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Chapter 1403: Chapter 1026: Qu Luming the Persuader (3)

Qu Luming quietly explained, "Daoist Hao is an array expert. After becoming Mr. Jiang’s guest, he began exploring the various arrays in the courtyard. But it seems, the more he explores, the more perplexed he becomes."

"Jiang Yuan’s guests are truly... eclectic!" Mist Dragon was indeed intrigued–staying in the lower house would still allow him to enjoy the dense spiritual energy, yet compared to those exclusive courtyards, it was still slightly inferior overall.

Furthermore, after secretly observing, he noticed that all these guests possessed extraordinary skills, making his own abilities seem rather ordinary by comparison.

Should he also join the guests to gain an exclusive courtyard?

As he hesitated, he saw Jiang Yuan leading dozens of demon cultivators to choose courtyards for settling on the opposite Immortal Mountain.

"Ah! Mr. Jiang has taken new guests again." Qu Luming knew his task well and was indeed pleased with Du Li’s apt recommendation, grinning as he said, "We’re in for a treat! Whenever new guests join, Mr. Jiang holds a grand banquet.

But due to recent busyness, the nine major sects have joined without yet having had a welcome banquet. It looks like in just a couple of days, we’ll enjoy delicious dishes crafted by an Immortal Chef and indulge in unlimited spiritual wine."

Seeing Mist Dragon’s lack of enthusiasm, Qu Luming feigned puzzlement and asked, "What displeases you, Lord Miling? Do share; perhaps I, a junior, can offer some help."

"Whether it’s the exquisite cuisine crafted by the Immortal Chef or the spiritual wine, they both satisfy cravings; yet also allow for absorbing vast amounts of pure spiritual power without cultivation." Mist Dragon sighed, "For cultivators, it’s certainly wonderful. Yet for my demon body, no matter how high my cultivation is, it’s futile; just spending my remaining days in the mortal world waiting for eventual demise."

Qu Luming laughed, showing his teeth. "So that’s it! Lord Miling need not worry, perhaps it’s because you have not yet become Mr. Jiang’s guest, and he can’t share some secrets openly."

Feigning mystery, he lowered his voice, speaking softly, "Actually, I originally was a demon cultivator, not a ghost cultivator. But due to an unusual encounter, during the death of my demon body, I transformed into a ghost cultivator. Then, lucky to join Fengdu City as a Ghost Messenger, I achieved the Leopard Tail position."

Mist Dragon was once again shocked, his voice slightly trembling, "Daoist Qu, don’t make fun of me, demon cultivators dying without demise, unheard of!"

"How dare I speak bold words before Lord Miling?" Qu Luming quietly explained, "If you don’t believe, you can verify. Back during the Jade Dew Mountain fire tragedy, anyone keen on investigating can learn the details.

I was one of the demon cultivators who nearly died resisting the flame empowered by demonic power, and by chance received some life origin, thus becoming a ghost cultivator after death."

Mist Dragon had indeed heard about the Jade Dew Mountain fire incident.

Qihan Mountain was akin to an intelligence center; during his years nestled within the mountain, he spent idle days gathering various news. He often heard of the tragedy at Jade Dew Mountain, where it was said the Demon Realm Alliance dispatched numerous death warriors to prevent the flames with their bodies, barely managing to extinguish the fire.

As for the life origin... he vaguely heard it was the fundamental essence of all life, yet had never seen it firsthand.

"My demon body died, but I utilized life origin to survive and become a ghost cultivator, and that is the evidence." Saying this, he formed seals with his hands, creating two spirit root forms in mid-air–one flame, one ghost.

Before the shocked expression of Mist Dragon could ease, Qu Luming continued, "Aside from my lucky encounter back then, nowadays the only one seen to bestow life origin is Mr. Jiang. If Lord Miling wishes to regain what’s lost, probably only he can aid."