Chen Xu sat by the table and found Master Wu looking at him with a very strange gaze.

The master had his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in the middle of the inn room.

One moment, he would look up as if observing the heavens, sighing deeply with varied tones.

Another moment, he would stare fixedly at Chen Xu, as if looking at a treasure, yet also as if regarding a monster.

Sometimes, Wu Zhengze would look down at his own pacing feet, and at that moment, he would tightly close his mouth, not uttering a single word, not even a sigh.

Chen Xu dared not make a sound, although he was in excellent condition now.

He had a feeling: half an hour ago, he was truly weak and stupid, having a body full of power and divine abilities yet clueless on how to use them.

Such a waste of resources, truly pitiful.

Chen Xu even had the urge to immediately rise and chase after that evil ghost to destroy Pufeng Mountain!

Although one might say a gentleman revenges even after ten years, if one has the power, who would want to wait ten years?

A true man doesn't delay revenge overnight; who says this isn't the mark of a true gentleman?

But Master Wu was right in front of Chen Xu, staring at him intently, and Chen Xu dared not make a reckless move.

The two of them, in this subtle atmosphere, faced each other for quite a while.

Chen Xu wanted to stand up, since he was sitting while the master was standing, which felt inappropriate.

But the master insisted that he must remain seated.

Moreover, Chen Xu was aware that having just broken through in cultivation, he might have an illusory sense of power expansion.

This kind of expansion could easily lead one to lose rationality and make erroneous decisions.

In reality, he knew nothing about the intelligence regarding the evil ghost at Pufeng Mountain. Rushing impulsively for revenge might just be another way to seek death.

But could this matter simply be let go?

Chen Xu's mind was filled with innumerable thoughts, like wind stirring clouds.

Finally, he heard Wu Zhengze sigh, "Enough, I have studied diligently for decades, and my current cultivation is but meager and insignificant; I am just an ordinary talent.

How can I use ordinary perspectives to view the world's exceptional talents?"

This sigh made Chen Xu unable to sit still anymore, and he quickly stood up and said, "Master..."

"You need not speak," Wu Zhengze said, "I now understand why even the heroic spirit of the great scholars would wish to befriend you.

Chen Xu, aside from some cultivation basics and poetic learning, I have nothing more to teach you.

Feng Mingfu was right, shallow waters cannot harbor a true dragon; some things cannot be gauged by my experiences for you.

However, although you had a breakthrough today, it's best not to be overly brave and combative.

The fact that the evil ghosts from Pufeng Mountain dare to infiltrate the city has already greatly offended the Prison Control Department.

Xuanming Envoy Gongsun Jiuniang will certainly not let this matter rest easily today. You should wait here in the city.

Just wait until we hear news that Pufeng Mountain has been destroyed, then we can set off back to Jichuan County."

No matter whether Chen Xu decided to return to Prefecture City to continue his studies in the future, having passed the scholar examination, he had to return to Jichuan County for a visit first.

Having said this, Wu Zhengze and Chen Xu reviewed the event of the evil ghost attack today.

He told Chen Xu, "The evil ghosts on Pufeng Mountain were already quite famous ten years ago. Over the decade, three successive Xuanming Envoys of the Prison Control Department had intentions of eradicating this ghost lair.

But for some reason, they never truly succeeded over those ten years.

The current Xuanming Envoy, Gongsun Jiuniang, only arrived at the beginning of the year. She is a sword cultivator of the Daoist Sect, famed for her prowess in combat; she should be different."

This is an optimistic estimate, yet in reality, Chen Xu noticed that Wu Zhengze still had a faint cast of seriousness on his face while speaking.

If the evil ghosts of Pufeng Mountain were that easy to eliminate, they wouldn't have occupied that mountain for ten years.

It seems Wu Zhengze was merely comforting Chen Xu.

Chen Xu did not expose this point; he simply asked Wu Zhengze for more information on various matters about ghosts.

For example, the cultivation of ghosts; in ranking, starting from the lowest You-Si level, where they can usually begin to inflict various harms upon the living.

You-Si, Shadow Stinger, Bone Fiend, Crossing, Taiyin, Eternal Silence...

These are the currently known levels of ghost hierarchy. To put it simply, You-Si level ghosts are commonly called Ghost Soldiers, Shadow Stinger level as Ghost Officials, and Bone Fiend level as Ghost Generals.

Bone Fiend level usually already possesses combat power akin to an Advanced Scholar.

Of course, as the saying goes, there are no absolutes in the world.

Within the same rank, different humans and ghosts might practically possess vastly differing abilities.

As for Crossing Level, it undoubtedly refers to a Ghost King.

Yet there are some old Bone Fiend level ghosts who self-proclaim as Ghost Kings.

Some people embellish themselves, and some ghosts do the same.

Wu Zhengze whispered, "But now I suspect, the Ghost King on Pufeng Mountain might have already reached the Crossing level of cultivation..."

Chen Xu asked, "Master, could a Crossing level ghost equate to a Great Scholar of the Human Race?"

Wu Zhengze laughed and said, "Usually, they cannot. If it truly could equate to a Great Scholar of the Human Race, haha... such a ghost could never survive until now."

What kind of logic is this? Lower cultivation could live, but if the cultivation is too high, it would die instead?

Chen Xu pondered and didn't need to ask further, as he had already figured it out on his own.

He fell silent at once.

Later, Wu Zhengze explained to Chen Xu what the "Sixth Sense Barrier" was.

Originally, Chen Xu's mind was isolated because he had fallen into the "Sixth Sense Barrier."

Powerful ghosts can use ghost qi to obscure a living person's perception, isolating the divine soul in a false haze, losing all six senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and intention.

This is the "Sixth Sense Barrier."

The Sixth Sense Barrier is not unbreakable, yet it requires, firstly, high and strong cultivation, and secondly, an appropriate spiritual mechanism.

Sometimes, when caught off guard, even an Advanced Scholar might be blinded by the Sixth Sense Barrier of a Bone Fiend level evil ghost.

However, with a thriving Literary Fortune, Advanced Scholars often can quickly break through such illusions on their own.

After speaking about the Sixth Sense Barrier, Wu Zhengze suddenly seemed to recall something, a sentence almost on his lips.

Chen Xu waited for the master to speak, yet Wu Zhengze withheld his words.

What Wu Zhengze actually wanted to say was for Chen Xu to write a letter to Feng Yuanbai, asking someone to deliver it to the County Government, inviting County Magistrate Feng to take action.

He could go to Pufeng Mountain with County Magistrate Feng to destroy that ghost lair!

But in the end, Wu Zhengze dismissed this suggestion himself.

It wasn't that he thought they couldn't invite Feng Yuanbai, but Wu Zhengze believed that today, after Chen Xu was abducted on the street, Feng Yuanbai only needed not to be deaf, and surely would receive the news in a short while.

If County Magistrate Feng is concerned, he would come forward on his own shortly after.

If he does not come, then writing the letter might just be an unwarranted imposition.

Feng Yuanbai is still the County Magistrate of the county near the city; many of his actions cannot be taken freely. Whether he comes or not, Wu Zhengze would not blame him.

The two chatted about various topics, and after a quarter of an hour, Chen Xu bid farewell from Master Wu's room and returned to his own room.

Actually, Wu Zhengze had initially wished for Chen Xu to stay with him, but Chen Xu still declined.

Wu Zhengze didn't insist, but he retrieved a seemingly ordinary wooden token from his satchel and gave it to Chen Xu, telling him to carry it with him at all times, never to part from it.

Wu Zhengze said, "This is a protective talisman given by my mentor in the past, which can clear the mind and bring clarity at critical moments. Originally, it could be used three times.

Now there remains only one last usage opportunity, and I hope it can help you. Do not decline."

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