Wait until you die, and become a ghost cultivator with Second Sister

【“Second Sister, being a ghost cultivator isn’t easy either, is it? You must have suffered a lot.”】

【“It was certainly difficult getting used to being a ‘ghost,’ but there are some advantages too. For example, I can carry around a whole pile of bodies grown from the Soul Sea and use whichever one I want.”】

【Ji Wuqing’s eyes lit up at once.】

【“That sounds so fun! Doesn’t that mean you can change into whatever you want?”】

【“Mm. I can even turn into a man!”】

【“Wow! Can you turn into other races too?”】

【“Animals too.”】

【“That’s incredible! I want to become a ghost cultivator too!”】

【Ji Baiming hurriedly pulled Ji Wuqing back.】

【“Forget it! The first step to becoming a ghost cultivator is becoming a corpse!

Besides, didn’t you join the Tinder Society because you revere the human race? Once you die and become a ghost cultivator, you won’t be human anymore. You’ll be a member of the ghost race!”】

【“Oh, so that’s how it is. Then I’ll have to think it over carefully…”】

【After learning about each other’s circumstances, you began discussing the matter at hand.】

【Although you had managed to evade pursuit for now, this was only an underground cavern. You couldn’t stay here for long.】

【Ji Wuqing suddenly had an idea.】

【“Sister Chen Yue, your master is so famous, and you’re a high-ranking official of the Netherworld. Why don’t you talk to the Peaceful Bureau and ask them to stop making trouble for us?”】

【The corner of your mouth twitched.】

【“Why are you calling her ‘Sister’? You’re much older than my second sister…”】

【Ji Wuqing jabbed you in the head with her fist.】

【“Do you have a problem with that?”】

【Chen Yue watched you two bicker with a smile.】

【“Wuqing, I’m afraid I don’t have that much influence. Even if my master came personally, it probably wouldn’t work. If it were something else, I might be able to put in a few words, but the Saint Dragon Society and the Tinder Society are mortal enemies.”】

【Ji Wuqing sighed.】

【“Are we going to hide underground forever, then?”】

【Chen Yue told you that the Netherworld had paid a tremendous price to send her to the Milky Way star system.】

【She had not come alone. She had brought a massive team of ghost cultivators with her.】

【They had only one mission this time: repair the Nether Domains within the Milky Way star system that had been maliciously destroyed.】

【As mentioned before, although most people had no objection to the existence of Nether Domains, that was not true of everyone.】

【As a result, Nether Domains were often damaged in certain regions.】

【If it happened in an uninhabited area, it was no big deal. They could simply send people over slowly and repair it at their leisure.】

【But this time, the damaged areas were all located on second-class and first-class stars—places with enormous populations. The Netherworld was desperate to restore them.】

【That was why they had been willing to pay such a steep price to send Chen Yue and her subordinates here.】

【Even so, it had taken them many years to arrive.】

【If she failed to complete the mission, Chen Yue would have no face to answer to the Netherworld for what it had spent sending her here.】

【“Second Sister, go take care of your own business. Don’t worry about me. I’ve already made it through so many hardships; this little difficulty is nothing.”】

【Chen Yue reached into the empty air and pulled out an object.】

【It was a talisman with red characters on a yellow background. The red strokes were incredibly intricate, resembling both written characters and ghosts.】

【“This is a ghost talisman. It contains a strand of my master’s soul imprint. If someone threatens your life and you have no way to escape, try activating this talisman and showing it to them.”】

【“Could it contain a strike from an Immortal King?”】

【Chen Yue smiled and shook her head.】

【“There’s nothing inside. It merely proves your relationship with me.”】

【As a ghost cultivator, Chen Yue’s cultivation method was entirely different from that of living cultivators.】

【Ghost cultivators and ordinary cultivators occupied different resource niches within the universe.】

【The cultivation resources the two sides required did not overlap—except for those cultivators who needed souls.】

【That was why Chen Yue couldn’t give her little brother any real benefits even though she wanted to. All she had was this ghost talisman, which could identify the holder as someone connected to the Red River Nether King. At best, it could be used as a little face-saving token.】

【Ji Wuqing came over.】

【“Sister Yue, do you have any more of these talismans?”】

【Chen Yue gave a bitter smile.】

【“This talisman isn’t powerful. Its ability to ‘save your life’ comes from the relationship between Chen Yi and me, so…”】

【“I understand! When you’re away from home, everything comes down to personal connections! Even if those animals from the Saint Dragon Society are arrogant, they wouldn’t completely disregard the Netherworld’s face.

But Chen Yi and Sister Yue are close, and Chen Yi and I are close too! To tell you the truth, I’m his…”】

【Ji Wuqing paused, her eyes darting around.】

【Chen Yue watched her with an amused smile.】

【You let your eyelids droop, waiting to see what nonsense she would come up with.】

【“Fiancée!”】

【If this had been a comic, you, Ji Baiming, and Chen Yue would all have fallen backward in unison.】

【Chen Yue explained that face could only be used so many times before it stopped working. She could give Ji Wuqing another ghost talisman, but she couldn’t guarantee that it would be effective at a critical moment. It was better not to place their hopes in it.】

【Ji Baiming dragged the rambling Ji Wuqing aside, then stepped forward and said,】

【“The situation outside is extremely tense right now, so none of the three of us can go out. But Miss Chen should be able to move freely on Vermilion Purple Star.”】

【“Indeed. Patriarch Ji, if there is something you need me to do, please say so.”】

【“Please go to a certain place and deliver a message to the people there. Once that is done, the three of us will be safe.”】

【“Excellent.”】

【Ji Baiming used a sound-transmission technique to tell Chen Yue the location.】

【Chen Yue nodded.】

【“Rest assured, Patriarch Ji. I’ll set out at once.”】

【Before leaving, Chen Yue took your hand, her eyes filled with reluctance.】

【“Fourth Brother, Second Sister has an important mission. It may be a very long time before I can come see you again…”】

【“Second Sister, don’t worry about me. I’m not a child anymore. I don’t need to cling to my brothers and sisters all the time.”】

【“It’s just a shame that the living and the dead walk different paths. I’m far away in the Netherworld, and there’s nothing I can do to help you on your path of cultivation. I know the human race is in a very difficult position these days, and you’ll have to suffer.

But don’t worry, Fourth Brother. I’ve left a mark on you.

When the day comes that you die and enter a Nether Domain, I’ll be waiting for you in the Soul Sea. I’ll pull you out and have you become a ghost cultivator with me.”】

【She spoke from the bottom of her heart, but hearing it still sent a chill down your spine.】

【“Second Sister, I… I haven’t had my fill of being human yet. We can worry about becoming a ghost later…”】

“Can you draw traits after you become a ghost?”

In the real world, Chen Yi was considering the question.

In theory, it should be impossible.

After all, becoming a ghost cultivator required dying first.

Once a person died, the simulation would stop.

Just look at how every simulation ended with a line like, “You died,” or, “You sacrificed yourself.”

“We’ll know once this simulation ends.”

【Second Sister left.】

【Ji Baiming told the two of you to stay in the underground cavern. Someone would come to pick you up.】

【“Dad, who’s coming to pick us up?”】

【“You’ll know when they get here.”】

【“Why are you being so mysterious? What did you just say to Sister Yue? Why can’t you tell us too?”】