"Oh, it's not up there either?" Xie Yuxin said in a neutral tone as he raised his hand and pointed upwards with a faint smile.
"Up there? The fourth floor is where our Impermanence Pavilion holds its high-grade cultivators exchange meeting, so there's naturally a chance for breakthrough pills to appear there. However, that's not a place that just anyone can enter. You'll have to possess our Impermanence Pavilion's guest elder badge to enter, "the red-haired ghostly woman scoffed.
"Many thanks for your guidance, shopkeeper." Shen Luo nodded at the red-haired ghost woman. He wasn't angry, but he thought to himself, 'So this is the origin of the white medallion.'
With that said, he gave Xie Yuxin a meaningful glance and the two walked towards the entrance of the fourth floor.
"Humph! Two country bumpkins want to go to the fourth floor? What a joke! "The red-haired ghost woman coldly snorted.
Shen Luo quickly arrived at the entrance of the fourth floor and took out the white medallion with a flip of his hand.
"This way, please." The two black-armored ghost guards glanced at the medallion and stepped aside.
Shen Luo secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He walked in with Xie Yuxin, and their figures quickly disappeared in front of them.
When the red-haired ghost woman saw this, her face was filled with disbelief and she stood there blankly like a log.
… …
Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin walked up the stairs and quickly arrived at the fourth floor.
In front of him was a hall that was more than a hundred feet in size. A white figure was standing there, facing the inside.
When the white silhouette heard the voice, it stood still and slowly turned around. It was a ghost similar to the hanged ghost in the ruined temple.
"I am Impermanence Pavilion's Deacon Bai Yan. Are you two also here to participate in the exchange?" The white ghost examined the two and spoke with a hazy voice.
A cold Yin Qi revolved around the white ghost. It was much more powerful than the hanged ghost's, and the cold Qi was much heavier. Although it wasn't deliberately releasing it, Shen Luo felt his limbs turn numb.
"Yes." Shen Luo was inwardly shocked by the Impermanence Pavilion's strength.
"Impermanence Pavilion welcomes you two esteemed guests. May I know your names?" The white ghost asked.
Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin both gave their surnames and didn't mention their names.
"So it was Shen Daoyou and Fellow Daoist Xie. Welcome. However, according to the rules, I will need to inspect your guest medallion." The white ghost said.
Before Shen Luo could speak, Xie Yuxin impatiently said, "Didn't the guard already inspect it?"
"This is Impermanence Pavilion's rule. Please forgive me." The white ghost bowed.
"It doesn't matter. You can check it." Shen Luo waved his hand and took out the white token again.
The white spirit looked at the token and nodded slightly. Just as it was about to say something, its eyes suddenly flashed and it let out a soft cry of surprise.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this command medallion?" Shen Luo asked when he saw the other party's expression.
"No problem. May I know where Fellow Daoist Shen obtained this token?" the white spirit asked.
Shen Luo's eyes narrowed as the image of the boy appeared in his mind.
"Why do you ask? Doesn't Impermanence Pavilion always claim that you don't ask about the origin of others?" Xie Yuxin asked.
"Fellow Daoist Xie is right. I misspoke. Please come with me." The white ghost bowed apologetically and turned around to float inside.
Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin secretly exchanged glances and followed into the depths of the hall.
The white ghost raised its hand and pressed on the wall. With a click, a passageway appeared. At the end of the passageway, there was a faint flicker of white light.
The white ghost led the way. Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin silently followed behind. Not long after, they reached the end of the passageway. There was a tightly shut white stone door. There was a layer of dim white light on it.
The white ghost raised its hand and a white light flew out of its hand and hit the door.
The white light on the stone door quickly dimmed and slowly opened. A spacious and bright hall appeared in front of them.
The hall was oval in shape. There was a large semi-circular table in the hall. Behind the table were twenty or so stone chairs. Half of them were occupied. There was an empty wooden table opposite the table. Behind the wooden table were three black wooden chairs.
As soon as Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin came in, several gazes swept over them.
Shen Luo's expression remained unchanged. He secretly sized up the ghosts present and found that there were wandering souls, zombies, malicious spirits, and all kinds of ghosts. The tall, dark-skinned youth he had seen before was among them.
However, he didn't have Divine Sense and couldn't see the cultivation of the ghosts present.
"Please sit here." The white ghost led the two of them to two empty seats behind the stone table.
"I say, Deacon Bai Yan, what's wrong with Impermanence Pavilion? Don't you think it's too rude to let cultivators from the human world here?" As soon as Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin sat down, an ear-piercing voice rang out. It was a black-scaled youth, his face full of arrogance.
The black-scaled youth seemed to have a high status. Behind the stone chair he was sitting on was a tall attendant covered in a blood-red robe. As soon as he spoke, the ghosts present were in an uproar, their gazes becoming much colder.
Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin were startled. They obviously didn't expect that the Ghost City mask they were wearing would be seen through at a glance.
"Ghost City has no written regulations restricting the entry and exit of Yang cultivators from the human world. Moreover, this Fellow Daoist has a Guest Elder Token of Impermanence Pavilion, and a first-class one at that. According to the rules, there is nothing wrong with using this token to enter," Bai Yan said, not surprised at Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin's identity, as if he had already discovered this matter.
"I've basically met all the holders of your Pavilion's first-class tokens, but I've never heard of these two people. Fellow Daoist Bai Yan, please don't be deceived by these thieves." The black-scaled youth's voice rose a bit, as if he didn't like Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin.
"Many thanks for Fellow Daoist Black Streak's reminder. The token has already been examined, and there is nothing wrong with it." Bai Yan said with a smile.
Shen Luo's heart calmed down a bit. Although he felt somewhat uncomfortable, his current cultivation wasn't high, and this was his first time in Ghost City. He didn't want to cause trouble, so he restrained his emotions.
"Your Excellency's tone is really big. It seems that having been seen by Your Excellency is more useful than this Impermanence Pavilion's token!" Xie Yuxin coldly snorted, retorting with ridicule.
"What did you say!" The black-scaled youth flew into a rage.
"Fellow Daoist Black Streak, please calm down. Everyone who comes to Impermanence Pavilion is a guest. Fellow Daoist Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin, let me introduce you to the other Fellow Daoists present. This is the Yin God of the Underworld, Senior Li Shuang. Fellow Daoist Black Streak comes from Netherworld Mountain, and is the grandson of Senior Black Mountain of Netherworld Mountain. This is Fellow Daoist Onizaki of Mang Dang Mountain, and this is Fellow Daoist Qing Ao of Fengdu … "Bai Yan hurriedly changed the topic, introducing the other ghosts to Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin. The first one he introduced was the black-skinned youth, and then he pointed out the identity of the black-scaled youth, vaguely warning them.
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