Other than lust, Li Mu could also collect the desire to see, listen, and touch.
As long as it was within the six desires, it could help him cultivate.
He originally thought that these desires could only be absorbed from humans. He didn't expect that ghosts could do it as well.
These two female ghosts who had snuck into the inn to absorb his Yang Qi and covet his appearance had instead been absorbed by him.
The desire to see was one of the six desires. Like the other six emotions, when it was contained in the body, there wouldn't be any special feelings. However, if it was extracted, it would feel as if the body was hollowed out.
This was the same whether it was a human, a demon, or a ghost.
Yang Qi was produced by the seven souls of humans and contained in the body. It was greatly beneficial to ghosts and demons.
When a human's Yang Qi was absorbed, they would be weak for a period of time. After that, the Yang Qi would be automatically replenished by the seven souls.
If one absorbed too much at once, or if one's Yang Qi was absorbed too often, there was a possibility of dying.
In comparison, directly seducing a person's soul was more effective than absorbing their Yang energy. However, it would directly cause a death and attract the attention of the authorities. Therefore, some ghosts who had evil intentions but didn't dare to kill people would secretly absorb their Yang energy when they were asleep.
As long as they didn't absorb too much, the person whose Yang Qi was absorbed would at most feel a little dizzy and weak when they woke up the next day. They would recover quickly and wouldn't be suspicious.
Before they absorbed the Yang Qi, they would be weakened first. The two female ghosts at the level of resentment stood beside Li Mu's bed, not knowing what to do.
They had never encountered such a situation before.
After a moment, the older female ghost thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to try again?"
The two ghosts looked at each other and bent down at the same time. Facing Li Mu, they gently sucked.
On the bed, Li Mu, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes. His hands reached out from under the blanket and stuck two Fu-lu s on their bodies.
The two ghosts maintained their bent posture and froze there, unable to move at all. Their expressions were full of shock.
Li Mu got down from the bed, coldly snorted and said: "Absorbing people's Yang Qi to cultivate, you two ghosts, how dare you!"
Those who could use Fu-lu were almost all cultivators. It was as easy as flipping one's hand to exterminate a vengeful spirit like them. The older female ghost's body trembled as she begged, "Immortal Master, please spare our lives. We only absorbed some Yang energy. We have never harmed anyone. Immortal Master, please spare us!"
Li Mu glanced at them and said, "Do you think you can still talk to me nicely if you've harmed someone?"
There was a huge difference between a ghost that cultivated on its own and one that harmed others.
Ghostly cultivators relied on Yin energy and spiritual energy.
Ghosts that refined Yin Qi to increase their cultivation were bursting with Yin Qi.
On the other hand, ghosts like Su He, who cultivated by guiding spiritual aura, had overwhelming spiritual aura.
However, if it were a ghost that relied on consuming the Soul Essences of humans to swiftly raise its cultivation, the resentment and malevolent aura on its body would soar to the heavens. Just by getting close to it, one would feel extremely uncomfortable.
It was the same principle to distinguish between monsters and zombies.
Xiao Bai and the snake demon had very pure demonic aura. However, monsters that had consumed human blood would have a tainted blood aura in their demonic aura.
The zombies in Zhou County that drank human blood and the corpses that were nourished by spiritual energy under the Bay of Clearwater were also very different.
These two female ghosts only had Yin Qi and no malevolent aura. Obviously, they had never harmed anyone. Otherwise, Li Mu would not have taken out the Ghost Locking Talisman, but the Ghost Slaying Talisman.
Li Mu waved his hand, and the Fu-lu on the two female ghosts automatically floated down and flew back to Li Mu's hand.
After his magic power had greatly increased, he had learned two more supernatural powers. One was called to, and the other was called to, which was the ability to control objects remotely.
Although Li Mu could currently control some extremely light objects, there was no upper limit to the power of this supernatural power. He could only control the talisman remotely. However, when used by an Upper Realm cultivator, it could move mountains, fill seas, and cut off rivers …
Although they had regained their mobility, the two female ghosts still did not dare to leave. They stood beside the bed, trembling.
Li Mu glanced at them and said, "Although absorbing people's Yang Qi will not harm anyone's life, it is also not the right path. Seeing that your cultivation is not easy, I will let you live today. However, if you dare to do it again, I will not let you off easily!"
The younger female ghost seemed to want to say something, but the older female ghost pulled her and quickly said, "Thank you, Immortal Master. Thank you, Immortal Master. This little ghost will not dare to do it again …"
Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Remember what I said. Go."
The older female ghost bowed again and said, "This little ghost will take her leave …"
After saying that, she dragged the other female ghost and fled in panic.
After the two female ghosts left, Li Mu did not go to sleep. He picked up Baiyi and checked the Fu-lu on him. Then, he walked out of the inn and threw out a Ghost Seeking Talisman. His figure followed the talisman and soon disappeared in a certain direction.
It was already late at night. In the wilderness, there were two dark figures moving quickly through the wilderness.
They were the two female ghosts, one big and one small.
After walking for a while, the younger female ghost could not help but ask, "Sister, why didn't you tell Immortal Master to save us just now?"
The older female ghost looked at her and shook her head. "Immortal Master is merciful. He did not pursue our offense and let us live. How could we implicate him?"
The younger female ghost said with a bitter face, "But we did not absorb any Yang Qi today. We will be punished by the king when we go back …"
The older female ghost said, "Punish us if you want. We won't die anyway."
The younger female ghost said in a low voice, "But we are already dead …"
The older female ghost said angrily, "I said die again. Why are you so talkative? Hurry up and go back!"
The two female ghosts walked all the way. They did not realize that not far behind them, a figure who hid all his aura was silently following them.
Li Mu listened to their conversation and felt that the two female ghosts were loyal. It was not in vain that he let them go just now.
When they were in the room earlier, Li Mu had sensed that the two female ghosts were hiding something from him. Now, it seemed that it was true. They were controlled by the thing called "King", which was very likely to be a high-level ghost.
Li Mu did not know the level of the ghost, but he thought that it should not be in the Middle Realm.
Ghost cultivators in the Soul Realm would not be so sneaky. Su He was the most obvious example.
Their cultivation was powerful and they disdained absorbing the Yang Qi of mortals to increase their cultivation. Only weaklings who had not reached the Middle Realm would covet this little bit of mortal Yang Qi.
Although it was better to avoid trouble when they were outside, as a constable, Li Mu could not help but follow them because of the professional habit he had developed in the past half a year.
If the evil ghost was ordinary, he would directly eliminate it. It could be considered as eliminating evil for the people and worthy of his clothes.
If the evil ghost was too strong, Li Mu was already fully armed and prepared to run at any time. He would report this matter when he returned to the county office.
However, thinking about it, there would not be any Soul Realm ghosts in the wilderness, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
The two female ghosts floated all the way. In about half an hour, they arrived at a desolate tomb.
Li Mu followed them, but the two ghosts were nowhere to be seen.
He looked around and found that the terrain was low. It was a place where Yin gathered. Ordinary ghosts and demons would like to use this place as their nest.
A thick old tree stood there alone. There was a big hole at the bottom of the tree. The two female ghosts had disappeared near the hole.
Li Mu continued to use the Breath Concealment Technique. Just in case, he stuck two Breath Concealment Talismans on his body.
Under the tree roots, only two people walked side by side through the hole. After dozens of steps, their eyes suddenly opened up.
From the outside, this was just a wasteland, but there was a different world underground.
The cave was brightly lit by candles. A ferocious-looking evil ghost sat on a stone chair in the cave. Two female ghosts knelt at his feet, trembling.
In the cave, there were more than ten ghosts scattered around.
The evil ghost looked down at them and asked coldly, "Where is the Yang Qi you absorbed?"
The little female ghost knelt on the ground, her body trembling. She could not say a word.
The big female ghost raised her head and said nervously, "My king, we, we didn't meet any living people. There, there are no guests in the inn today …"
The evil ghost said indifferently, "You know what will happen if you return empty-handed, right?"
He stretched out his hand and a cloud of black gas surged out of his hand. In an instant, it condensed into a whip shadow. He whipped the big female ghost. The female ghost's body trembled, and even her soul shadow became a little illusory.
The evil ghost whipped the little female ghost again. The big female ghost pounced on the little female ghost and blocked the whip for her. She suppressed the pain and said, "She's still young. My king can punish me …"
"You're kind-hearted …"
The evil ghost whipped a few more times before saying, "Get lost. If you're so useless next time, this king will swallow you directly to avoid trouble!"
The little female ghost supported the big female ghost and leaned against the wall of the cave. He transferred some of his soul power to her. Her body was slightly more solid than before.
At this time, another two ghosts ran up and carried an unconscious young man. They said flatteringly, "My king, we caught a living person today for your enjoyment …"
The wraith looked at the human youth with a satisfied look in its eyes.
He waved his hand and sent out two clouds of black gas into the bodies of the two ghosts. The bodies of the two ghosts became even more solid. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. "Thank you, my king. Thank you, my king!"
The evil ghost walked in front of the human youth and opened his mouth. He said, "After swallowing the souls and flesh of a few more living people, I'll be able to break through to the Soul Realm. At that time, I'll definitely be put in an important position by His Highness …"
"Where should I eat first?" He slowly approached the young man and stretched out his arm. Black gas surged on his arm and gradually turned into a ghost claw, slowly reaching for the young man's neck.
Just as the ghost claw was about to touch the young man, a silver light suddenly flashed in the cave.
A claw filled with ghost qi was cut off and fell to the ground.
The evil ghost's face was ferocious. He covered his broken arm and said angrily, "Who is it!"
Baiyi Sword flew back and landed in Li Mu's hand. Li Mu appeared and slowly walked out of the cave.
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