It was the skin of a benevolent-looking old man who was dressed like a monk.
Su Yu had a deep impression of him, as he knew that he was the elder who had recommended them to the Eighteen Linked Mountains, Jiu An.
Su Yu grabbed the skin and rubbed it in his hands. It seemed like it hadn't just been cut open, and there was still a wisp of ghost energy within it.
"Sheng Ge, do you know what's going on?" Su Yu summoned Sheng Ge out of his wrists.
As soon as he appeared, his gaze fell on the skin bag. He frowned and said, "It should be the Ghost Race's Painted Skin. After obtaining the skin bag of a living being, they refine it using a special method. The Ghost Race can then wear the skin bag and disguise themselves as the living being. It is extremely deceptive. Unless one is sensitive to the Ghost Race's aura, it would be very difficult to discover it. In the great war between humans and Ghost Race a hundred years ago, the human race suffered a great loss in this aspect. Many of the human race have people similar to the Painted Skin.
Painted Skin? Su Yu's gaze flickered as he wondered … Does the Ghost Clan have such a special ability? However, as he recalled how Sheng Ge was able to hide in a human's body and escape Elder Jiu's detection before escaping into the Mysterious Heavenly Divine Pavilion, it was obvious that the Ghost Clan was quite talented in this aspect.
Ding!
All of a sudden, a badge fell out of the Painted Skin and landed on the altar.
When he lowered his head and looked at it, he saw that it was a blood-red badge with the words "Ghost Prison Envoy" written on it.
Su Yu felt that this badge was quite familiar to him, as if he had seen it before.
Swoosh!
As Su Yu's heart shook, a dim light flickered from the spatial ring on his finger, and a blood-red badge appeared in his palm.
It was entirely blood-red, as if it was made of fresh blood. It also had the words "Ghost Prison Envoy" written on it.
The two badges were exactly the same!
The only difference was that the one that Su Yu took out of the spatial ring had the words "10,000" carved on its back.
As for the one that he took out of the skin, it had the words "9,000" carved on it.
"Ghost Prison Badges?" Sheng Ge suddenly screamed. She looked at the two Ghost Prison Badges in Su Yu's palm in disbelief. Her eyes were filled with excitement, reverence, and longing.
Su Yu raised his brows. "Oh? Do you know them? "
Sheng Ge's beautiful eyes couldn't take even half a step away from the two Blood Ghost Tokens. She spoke quickly, unable to hide the excitement in her heart. "Of course I know. These are tokens that only the noblest emissaries in our Ghost Race can obtain!"
"The way to get this token is to fight. As long as your battle prowess is ranked ten thousand in the Ghost Clan, you will be qualified to get the Ghost Prison Token and become the Ghost Prison Messenger. You will hold the military power and enjoy endless resources and training."
Su Yu looked at the Ghost Prison Token in his palm and asked curiously, "Then, what is the cultivation level needed to obtain the lowest level Ghost Prison Token?"
"Early stage Divine Master! Those ranked between 9,000 and 10,000 are all early-stage Divine Masters, and those ranked before 9,000 are at least middle-stage Divine Masters. " Sheng Ge licked her lips excitedly, "The Ghost Prison Token is not only a kind of identity, it also contains a kind of technique inheritance. It is a reward for the Ghost Prison Messenger."
As she spoke, Sheng Ge hesitated a few times before saying, "Master, can you …"
"Take it." After Su Yu heard her, he casually threw it to Sheng Ge. This item was useless to him, so why not give it to Sheng Ge?
After Sheng Ge got two Ghost Prison Tokens at the same time, she felt like she was in a dream, and she was dumbfounded by her sudden luck.
The Ghost Clan had billions of living beings, and being ranked in the top ten thousand was the dream of all of them. In fact, it was a dream that many living beings didn't even dare to hope for. Sheng Ge was one of them.
In the past, she was just a small soldier who had participated in the great war between humans and ghosts, and she was just a cannon fodder.
She didn't expect that she would survive such a great calamity and be suppressed in the Zhenlong World's Dragon Abyss of the Nine Underworlds. Then, she became Su Yu's slave.
She had already resigned herself to her fate, and she didn't expect that she would get two extremely precious Ghost Prison Tokens!
If she could use the technique inheritance within them, her power would surely soar, and she might even be able to pry into the Divine Master Realm's mysteries. She would then go from a Heavenly Ghost to a Ghost King!
"Thank you, master. Thank you." Sheng Ge was sincerely grateful to Su Yu for the first time.
Su Yu waved his hand indifferently. "Just work for me, and I will surely reward you."
Sheng Ge accepted his order and obediently stood beside Su Yu.
As for Su Yu, he looked at the Painted Skin in front of him and sighed. In that case, the real Jiu An had died a long time ago, and her body had been taken over by a ghost.
However, Su Yu still had some doubts in his heart. The Ghost Prison Envoy had already returned to the Ghost Prison a hundred years ago, so why did one suddenly appear here? And, where did it come from?
As he pondered this, Su Yu couldn't help but look at the altar again.
The Ghost Clan's symbols of the Illusionary Spirit Departed Soul Formation appeared around the altar, and Su Yu became suspicious about the formation's function. "Sheng Ge, you said that this formation can only be set up by an All Creation Realm ghost. Is that true?"
Sheng Ge nodded. "Yes. Only a Ghost Prison Envoy at this level has the ability to carve the symbols, and a Divine Master can't succeed."
As he looked at the Painted Skin in front of him, Su Yu pondered deeply. "Was the Ghost Prison Envoy who took over Jiu An an All Creation Old Monster when he was alive? Why do I feel that his power is still too weak? "
Having fought with Xue Di, Su Yu felt that even if the All Creation Realm ghost's power had only recovered to the middle stage of the Divine Master Realm, it shouldn't have been so weak.
Sheng Ge blinked her eyes, as she didn't quite understand what Su Yu meant.
Swoosh!
At this moment, Su Yu's ears twitched, and he immediately patted Sheng Ge's shoulder, sending her back into the Nine Jade Spiritual Pearl.
The four demons and the five great elders could easily discover the cave on the mountain's peak, and they could then follow the Ghost Energy to find the ancient altar.
"Junior brother Su?" Bai Shanliang's expression relaxed slightly, while a relaxed look appeared on his face.
He had assumed that Su Yu had failed to save Xue Qi, and that he had also been killed by the ghost.
"Humph! It turns out that he still isn't dead!" Bing Wuxin snorted coldly.
Su Yu smacked his lips. It was really difficult for ordinary people to accept Bing Wuxin's temper.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I was fortunate enough to be saved by a young expert, who was just passing by." Su Yu's face wasn't flushed at all.
His casual words caused the nine people's mental energies to move.
"Lad, quickly tell us what happened!" Elder Bai Yang's eyes flickered as he asked. He was quite concerned about this young genius, who possessed a terrifying fighting prowess, and his tone was quite strict.
Su Yu replied carefully, "Elder, I was planning to create a diversion to save Xue Qi, but I was unexpectedly discovered by the ghost. I assumed that I would surely die, but I didn't expect that a white-haired youth, who was just passing by, would save Xue Qi and lead the ghost away. I wonder what happened to her now?"
His words were filled with lies and truths, and no one could discern them.
He didn't have any background, nor did he know where he went? The people here were all disappointed, as they still didn't know who he was.
"Forget it, just stand aside for now. Is this the place where you discovered that Xue Qi was captured?" Bai Yang surveyed the surroundings.
Su Yu nodded. "That's right. That ghost was on the altar …"
Everyone followed his words, their gazes sweeping over the altar. It was easy to see that there was a familiar skin bag on the altar.
"A Painted Skin?" Unexpectedly, all of the elders, including Bai Yang, knew about the Ghost Clan's unique Painted Skin.
Swoosh!
Swoosh! The five of them rushed over, their expressions grave.
"It can't be wrong. According to the analysis of the many Ghost Clan's ancient books collected by our Elegant Spirit Mountain, this is the Ghost Clan's unique skin. I really didn't expect that my friend Jiu An, who accompanied us for many years, was already possessed by a ghost." Bai Yang sighed deeply, while grief appeared in his eyes.
But just after this, his expression became grave. "The Ghost Clan left the continent a hundred years ago, and they surely wouldn't reappear in Jiuzhou for no reason. Moreover, many small factions in our Eighteen Blessed and Heavenly Lands were attacked by unknown factions. So, we have reason to believe that the Ghost Clan from a hundred years ago showed signs of activity, and that they might make a comeback."
"That's right. It's fortunate that the Palace Master came here, and she will have full authority over this matter."
The elders' expressions became grave.
The hearts of Su Yu and the four demons became grave. Did the Ghost Clan want to make a comeback?
A hundred years ago, the terrifying clan that had destroyed Jiuzhou and plunged its people into misery and suffering would soon come back to Jiuzhou?
If that was the case, it would surely be a calamity for the human race.
This was especially the case since they had an emperor, Shen Yichen, who was on the verge of ascending to the throne and unifying Jiuzhou. He was capable of contending against the Ghost Prison's Great Emperor.
But, in that battle, he had died mysteriously.
If the Ghost Clan wanted to make a comeback, then no one would be able to stop the Ghost Prison's Great Emperor.
After the atmosphere became grave for a long while, the five elders arranged for some experts to guard this place, then led Su Yu and the others back to the camp.
"Your name is Su Yuxian, isn't it? Don't go away, as the Manor Master will come back shortly. At that time, he will probably ask you some questions, "Bai Yang said.
Su Yu nodded, then quietly waited in the camp with the four demons.
After an hour, Xue Qi came back, her face was deathly pale.
Apart from being quite weak, she didn't seem to have sustained any injuries.
Her safe return caused Bai Yang to pay a visit to the camp again. He inquired about what had happened before leaving.
"Senior sister Xue Qi, congratulations on your return." Su Yu revealed a faint smile.
Xue Qi, who had just gone through such a dangerous situation, was greatly frightened. She forced herself to smile and say, "Junior brother, many thanks for your concern."
Gongsun Wuxie rolled her eyes slightly, then chuckled and said, "Senior sister, you don't know this, but after you left, someone became so anxious that he risked his life to find your hiding place. It was only because he risked his life to find a place where you were hiding that a powerful expert came to save you. I heard that someone was almost captured by that ghost and had his skin sucked dry. I really don't know who his lover is."
As Xue Qi looked at Su Yu, a warm feeling welled up in her heart. They were just strangers, yet Su Yu had risked his life to save her.
"Thank you," Xue Qi repeated in a low voice, while gratefulness appeared in her gaze as she looked at Su Yu.
Su Yu chuckled and said, "It's not that exaggerated. Senior sister, you don't need to take it to heart. I still haven't repaid you for reminding me to pay attention to the Shao family's people."
At this moment, the tent's flap was lifted. Senior sister Ji Yu and the others, who had gotten the news, had come to visit Xue Qi.
"Junior sister Xue Qi, it's great that you came back." Ji Yu seemed to be trying to curry favor with Xue Qi, and the four inner sanctum disciples behind her also had the same expression. It seemed like Xue Qi's status in the inner sanctum wasn't ordinary.
Xue Qi revealed a faint smile and said, "Everyone, please don't worry about me. It's all thanks to junior brother Su's fearlessness that I was saved."
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