I used folk talismans to ward off the evil spirit.

Chapter 20: The Promise of Inheritance, the Ingenious Use of the Mysterious Stone

After catching his breath, Cai Liang proudly puffed out his chest: "I have been saved by you several times, senior, and I have no way to repay you. Since you have guided me on the path of cultivation, I will naturally not try to have my cake and eat it too!"

Jiang Jun: ? ? ? When did I guide you on your path of cultivation?

The twelve-crowned cloak trembled slightly, its power of illusion concealing its doubt, and it softly hummed, "Hmm?"

Cai Liang then poured out the whole story, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

Jiang Jun, combining his own experience with the facts, understood the cause and effect.

When he made his move from a distance that day, shattering the six-pointed star teleportation array, some of the golden light actually leaked out.

Unfortunately, Jiang Jun left in a hurry, and the golden light did not have time to flow back. It was absorbed by the "Ghostly Prohibition" on the window and transformed into the power to suppress things, which then flowed into Cai Liang's body.

It was precisely because of this power to suppress things that Cai Liang believed he had won Jiang Jun's favor, and thus decisively rejected Zhao Chen's offer.

After all, the name "manipulator of monsters" sounds ominous, and although the power to suppress objects is weak, it is a breath of fresh air in this world of monsters.

Jiang Jun's brow twitched slightly: 'Others can also absorb the power of the suppressing object… Hmm! Things seem to be getting interesting!'

He flashed to Cai Liang's side, raised his hand and slapped Cai Liang's crown, pouring his true energy down into him.

"Your sea of ​​consciousness has been opened, your divine sense has been generated, and the power to suppress things has entered your body... Hmm, not bad, you haven't let down the opportunity I gave you." He nodded, pretending to be profound.

Cai Liang was initially stunned, but then seized the opportunity: "Since you, senior, have passed on your power to me, then you are my master! Master, please accept my bow!"

As he spoke, disregarding the muddy swamp, he knelt down and kowtowed three times to Jiang Jun.

Jiang Jun's lips twitched, and with a flick of his sleeve, he wiped the mud and water off the man's face with his inner energy: "Look at you, all slovenly!"

He paused, then said, "A master is someone who is both a teacher and a father, but I don't qualify as such to you. So let's drop the title of father and just call me master. You can simply call me teacher."

Cai Liang quickly called out, "Teacher," thus establishing their relationship of passing on knowledge and skills.

Jiang Jun did not refuse Cai Liang's offer to become his apprentice because such a guinea pig was truly rare!

Who knows when the next cascade of golden light will fall, revealing another glimpse of opportunity?

But rushing into a deal isn't a good thing.

He didn't immediately impart the cultivation methods, but instead pointed to the group of blue fish-like children: "Go, split open their skulls and see if there are any blue stones inside?"

Cai Liang was still a little scared, but he knew it was not the time to back down. He gritted his teeth, squatted down, picked up the wooden spear, and stabbed it into the mouth and nose of the Qingyu Ghost Child.

"Pfft..." Dark blood splattered, and the fishy smell grew stronger.

With a thought, Jiang Jun activated the "Ghostly Sorrow" and released a garlic aroma, neutralizing the fishy smell.

Before long, Cai Liang respectfully presented Jiang Jun with three small, shiny black stones, each about the size of a finger and emitting a strange fragrance: "Only three."

Jiang Jun accepted the three stones and immediately obtained general information about the "Azure Fish Mysterious Stone".

【Azure Fish Mysterious Stone】: Extracting its essence and injecting it into other mysterious objects can improve their quality.

If too much is injected, the Blue Fish Ghost Child may be able to "borrow something to return to life".

"The information in the brochure is not as detailed as it is..." Jiang Jun shook his head. "Indeed, the deeper purpose of the strange creature needs to be explored further; we can't rely on this little bit of information alone."

He pointed with his hand.

"Boom—" A flame fell, carrying an eerie and repulsive aura, burning the body of the Azure Fish Ghost Child to ashes.

Cai Liang stared intently at the scene.

On the day of the explosion at the Department of Mysteries' dormitory, he had also seen the demon wielders who controlled flames. But their flames all carried a sinister aura, and didn't look very righteous.

Jiang Jun's flame, however, was grand and imposing, clearly not of the same kind.

Cai Liang became increasingly determined in his choice.

After the blue fish-shaped ghost child was burned clean, he asked in bewilderment, "Why is this ghost different from the others? It even has a corpse after it dies?"

Jiang Jun recalled the description in the booklet and immediately put it to use: "This kind of monster is called the Blue Fish Ghost Child."

The Azure Fish Ghost Child is not a direct derivative of the Ghost Realm, but rather a blue fish from the real world that fell into the Ghost Realm and was corrupted and mutated by the Ghost Qi.

Similar to the venomous snakes and scorpions he had killed before.

This blue fish monster is ranked among the brave warriors. It not only retains its reproductive ability, but the stronger ones also have a greater chance of breaking through to become elite monsters.

If that were all, the Blue Fish Ghost Child would be nothing more than one of many strange creatures.

However, they can produce "Azure Fish Strange Stones," which, after being purified by supernatural objects, can avoid their side effects and are used to improve the quality of strange objects.

Jiang Jun held the three blue fish-shaped strange stones in his palm, playing with them like walnuts: "Generally speaking, a monster tamer's essence and spiritual sense are limited. Before advancing to the Refinement Realm, they can only contract one strange creature."

"The first strange object they refine is called their natal strange object because it is the most closely connected to it. If it is damaged, at best their foundation will be unstable, and at worst they will lose their lives directly."

"But not everyone has the opportunity to obtain an elite-level or even lord-level monster on their first contract. Even if they do, they are not guaranteed to successfully form a contract with it..."

Cai Liang realized, "Those who have only contracted with complete-level monsters, like Zhou Xia, can use this Azure Fish Monster Stone to upgrade the quality of her Yin Maggot Gu?"

Jiang Jun nodded slightly: "These few Azure Fish Mystic Stones were dropped by Wanderer-level Mystic Children. They can only improve the quality of Complete-level Mystic Items and help them advance to Elite-level."

"But if there are enough elite-level monster stones, they can even elevate an elite-level monster to a lord-level monster..."

He said, enunciating each word clearly, "And a Lord-level monster is a necessary condition for a Monster Tamer to advance to the Transcendent Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Liang's eyes lit up: "I know where to find elite-level ghost children!"

Jiang Jun was taken aback, but remained calm: "Oh?"

Cai Liang pointed behind him: "Half an hour ago, I was suddenly swept up by the eerie mist and landed on the edge of a battlefield. At that time, there were more than two hundred blue fish ghost children besieging more than twenty cultists."

"Among that group of eerie children, three were exceptionally tall, and their scales were not bluish-gray but dark blue. They should be the elite-level eerie children you mentioned."

"This cheap apprentice didn't come on his own, but was swept here by the eerie mist half an hour ago?" Jiang Jun frowned slightly. "What a coincidence... Could it be that he's bound to me?"

"This is not good. If this continues every time, with his strength, he might die any day..."

Jiang Jun shook his head, temporarily setting aside his worries, and pondered in his heart:

The three elite-level ghost children are all equivalent to the Refinement Realm. If he were to face them head-on, he might not necessarily win. However, since the ghost children are busy dealing with the cultists, he might be able to take advantage of the chaos.

Having made up his mind, he looked at Cai Liang: "Are you proficient in using the 'Unforbidden' power to suppress objects?"

Cai Liang nodded hurriedly, a refreshing scent wafting by, diminishing his presence: "It was only by relying on the power of the suppressing object that I managed to deceive the ghost child and escape from the battlefield."

"But then my luck ran out, the power of the talisman was exhausted, and I encountered another group of strange children. Luckily, I met you soon after, otherwise I would have been dead."

"Your comprehension is not bad." Jiang Jun nodded slightly, flicking a wisp of true energy onto him to further reduce his presence. "Lead the way."

The power of suppressing objects, refined into true qi, can now be used to enhance the suppressing ability of others, whereas it could only be used to enhance one's own suppressing ability.

After half an hour.

A fierce battlefield came into Jiang Jun's view.

He was utterly shocked: "There are actually cultists of the Ghostly Cult daring to operate within Qingjiang City's territory?!"