The moment the opponent's hostility surfaced, the description provided by the inner spiritual tablet allowed Ji Xiang to make a judgment.
Unexpected.
These common folk were truly wicked.
The words spoken earlier by the Peacock Ming King then seemed to hold some truth. He hadn't expected that even the evil spirits of Avici Hell would offer advice.
Was he mistaken after all?
He had tried firing a shot to test the waters, and unexpectedly, this Du Lu Na Ghost, despite its fierce appearance, was actually a righteous individual.
Ji Xiang immediately reached out, the power of shattering the void beginning to brew for a warning. Du Lu Na Ghost's iron rod, which had just swung down, suddenly stopped mid-air. A strong wind swept the surroundings, stirring up billowing dust.
He looked up in surprise, and even as a mere spirit, he couldn't help but rub his eyes. "What was that power just now? Could you be...?!"
Mortal cultivators had not witnessed ascension methods because, after the Yuan Dynasty, no ascended figures had appeared. The Ascension Realm had become a legendary tale in the mortal world.
However, how could the ghosts and spirits of the underworld not have seen figures of the Ascension level?
They recognized the power of shattering the void!
The iron rod was retracted and dragged along the ground. Du Lu Na Ghost was momentarily at a loss for words, sizing Ji Xiang up from head to toe.
Ji Xiang waved his hand. "These people are indeed wicked. I have my own ways of dealing with them."
Du Lu Na Ghost: "What? What are you talking about? Why has your judgment suddenly changed? Do you know who I am now... No, I'm not a good ghost either. I just kill wicked people!"
Ji Xiang: "Oh, I mean, I intended to use gentler methods to discern good from evil. My intention was not to harm you or the common folk inside. Whether you are a good or evil ghost is irrelevant to me."
"Stop for now."
Du Lu Na Ghost's face still held deep resentment. "Are you an ascended being? Without a physical body? I didn't expect there to be someone of your caliber in Biao Shan He. Then I was indeed rude!"
"Alright! There's no part for me to play here! Whatever you say, goes!"
He was merely a spirit, lacking the qualification to engage in combat with an ascended expert. A single instance of shattering the void could turn him to dust.
As he was about to leave, Ji Xiang called out to him:
"Wait a moment. Stand there and help me bear witness."
Ji Xiang walked into the backyard. Seeing Ji Xiang enter, the people were overjoyed and let out cheers. They prostrated themselves on the ground, thanking Ji Xiang for his rescue.
Then, Ji Xiang told them:
"That ghostly creature will no longer harm anyone. You can leave shortly."
The common folk, with grateful expressions, kowtowed or bowed to Ji Xiang!
"Thank you, Daoist Master, for saving our lives!"
"Thank you, Daoist Master, for subduing the demons!"
"Daoist Master, we shall take our leave!"
The common folk were about to flee in a panic, but Ji Xiang stopped them.
"I said, wait a moment. I saved you, right?"
Ji Xiang asked.
"Yes, yes!"
The common folk replied, continuing to express their gratitude.
"I saved one of you, and all the others saw it, right?"
Ji Xiang asked again.
The common folk still replied, "Yes, yes! We all thank the Daoist Master for his great kindness!"
"All of you should bear witness for each other, there is absolutely no mistake, right?"
Doubt began to appear in the eyes of the common folk, but they still nodded, "Yes, yes...."
Ji Xiang grinned, then moved aside halfway. "Alright, now, you may leave."
The common folk began to surge outwards, but many turned their heads halfway, their eyes filled with confusion and strangeness.
They avoided the spot where the great ghost stood and squeezed their way out. There were many people here, and the little fox hid behind Ji Xiang. Du Lu Na Ghost gripped his iron rod tightly, watching these "wicked people" leave.
"Now, here, I saved people from the ghost's iron rod. This counts as doing good deeds."
"And the witnesses present are far more than two."
Ji Xiang was not releasing these people arbitrarily. After making the great ghost stop, he first let these people go. Simultaneously, in the inner spiritual tablet, the small window of the Heavenly Lord began to activate.
"Destroying the Mi Long Casino earned over six hundred Merit Points. Destroying the Shui Fu under Jin Shan earned over two hundred Merit Points. Now, saving these civilians, due to the numerous witnesses, with mutual witnessing, the Merit Points obtained will increase."
"Twelve hundred Merit Points. I didn't expect them to come so quickly."
Christ's witnessing method was practically a bug. To achieve Heavenly Immortal required thirteen hundred Merit Points, and in Christ's witnessing method, slaying demons and subduing monsters counted as Merit Points, saving lives also counted as Merit Points, and making the other party repent was also Merit Points. As long as someone bore witness for you, these Merit Points were established.
However, there were significant limitations. Under normal circumstances, someone like Ji Xiang, who was not even a believer, could not use the witnessing method. Moreover, the use of "Blessings," "Grace," and "Miracles" had strict level requirements.
And judging from the state of people like Matteo Ricci, they would not be able to use the witnessing method of the Heavenly Man Adam.
The accumulation of Merit Points had reached twelve hundred. The small window of the Heavenly Lord generously exchanged a powerful, one-time power for Ji Xiang.
White light surged, and in the unseen realm, a phantom resembling angelic wings flashed across Ji Xiang.
A Miracle!
"Let's see how these people try to harm me."
With a Miracle in hand, it could turn all impossibilities into absolute possibilities, transform all certain death situations into certain survival, and turn destined failures into destined successes.
Of course, there was a condition that slightly displeased Ji Xiang.
After the Miracle was used, all previously obtained Merit Points would be offered to the Heavenly Lord. In other words, the twelve hundred Merit Points, which were already extremely close to the thirteen hundred needed for Heavenly Immortal, would be directly reset to zero after the Miracle was used.
However, there was a gain for every loss. If the power of the Miracle was truly as formidable as described, then these twelve hundred Merit Points were not spent in vain!
Du Lu Na Ghost watched the crowd surge out, filled with anger. But Ji Xiang was the boss here, so he could only grumble:
"So, your way of dealing with them was to let these wicked people go?"
Ji Xiang took out some talismans from his sleeve. "Yes, let them go first, and then kill them."
You laugh at my ignorance of good and evil; I laugh at your ignorance of making the best use of everything.
"You?!"
Du Lu Na Ghost was utterly shocked. Ji Xiang, without another word, first threw out a Great Majestic Divine Spell!
This Great Majestic Divine Spell directly adhered to a "common folk," and in an instant, it exploded!
Everything turned to dust. After this common folk died, they let out a shrill, eerie cry!
The fleeing common folk all stopped in their tracks. They turned their heads, and their previously grateful faces immediately turned surprised and grim:
"Daoist Master, why are you killing people?"
Ji Xiang also nodded slightly. "Yes, why am I killing people?"
Where the common folk was killed by the Great Majestic Divine Spell, an invisible, hunched silhouette appeared. Ji Xiang raised his hand and shattered the void, causing the invisible ghost to dissipate into smoke!
The inner spiritual tablet displayed a description:
[Refining Form Ghost: Fiendish type! It often carries a tattered bag filled with human teeth, fingernails, and bones. This is a Refining Form Ghost. Those whose essence extraction is insufficient cannot condense into substance, thus they still gather qi to form a shape, requiring human bone material to solidify their external form.]
[This ghost can refine human forms and spirits. First, it refines bones, then flesh and blood, then skin, then clothing, until finally, it can merge with the living body, revealing no ghostly aura, showing no signs of spiritual presence, and being indistinguishable from a living person!]