After dividing the loot, they gathered once more and then each went their own way.

When Xiao Mu returned home, the first thing he did was to give the Devil Beads to his Ghost Servant.

This time, they obtained a generous amount of Devil Beads. After the Ghost Servant used them, his strength increased significantly. Judging purely by strength, he was already on par with the Blue Blood Ghost.

It was about time the weapon of his Ghost Servant was upgraded.

Observing his Ghost Servant's improved strength, Xiao Mu fell into contemplation.

The Ghost Servant's weapon was still the Soul Soldier Broken Blade that he initially had. After his strength increased to this extent, the blade seemed entirely outmatched.

The five realms of the "Ghost King Scripture" were Body Refinement, Weapon Refinement, Skill Refinement, Armor Refinement, and Treasure Refinement. His Ghost Servant had just started with the first step.

However, his Ghost Servant's power had already reached the third stage, being comparable to a Blue Blood Ghost. Relative to this, the training of the Ghost King Scripture had delayed his progress considerably.

Given the Ghost Servant's strength, he should be refining skills as per the "Ghost King Scripture" at this point.

"No matter. I'll first upgrade the Ghost Servant and bring out the Refining Weapons chapter of the "Ghost King Scripture". Let's actually refine a weapon and see."

Xiao Mu quickly made a decision.

He took out the now blank "Ghost King Scripture" and placed a finger on it.

Compared to last time, the required energy points had doubled, totaling four.

Xiao Mu chose to accept and another option appeared.

This time it was a self-selection option.

For Weapon Refinement, among the eighteen types of weapons, Xiao Mu could select one of his choosing at the cost of an additional energy point. Else, a random one would appear.

Xiao Mu didn't hesitate to select this self-selection option, and for the weapon, he chose the blade.

After all, the Ghost Servant's innate Soul Soldier weapon was a blade, clearly showing a special talent for using blades.

After selecting, Xiao Mu initiated the variant change.

Energy points were consumed and a new "Ghost King Scripture: Refining Blade Chapter" appeared.

"Learn it."

Xiao Mu threw the "Ghost King Scripture: Refining Blade Chapter" to his Ghost Servant.

"Yes, Master!"

As the Ghost Servant respectfully agreed, he immediately placed his hand on the "Ghost King Scripture: Refining Blade Chapter", choosing to accept the knowledge inheritance from the secret manual.

After the successful learning and returning the now blank "Ghost King Scripture" to Xiao Mu, the Ghost Servant immediately sat down and started channeling his energy.

The body of the Ghost Servant released a faint golden light, with a part of the soul power spreading to the Broken Blade. It quickly covered the Broken Blade and, surprisingly, it slowly conjured a complete blade, with the Broken Blade at its core.

This blade, formed by a gathering of soul power, was a Soul Blade.

This blade, emitting a faint golden light, was clearly an extraordinary treasure.

But that was not all. Shortly after, Xiao Mu noticed that the golden light continued to spread throughout the Soul Blade, as if it was forming some kind of array formation inside the blade.

"Huh!"

This discovery made Xiao Mu slightly stunned but delighted at the same time.

It seemed the Ghost Servant's innate talent for the Soul Soldier Broken Blade was helpful. An ordinary Ghost Servant, not having the inborn type of Soul Soldier, would not develop a situation where a Blade Formation is formed inside the Soul Blade after it has congealed.

The current phenomenon of the Ghost Servant was due to a large part of his soul power being used to congeal the Soul Blade, resulting in an excess of soul power.

This surplus of soul power won't return to the body of the Ghost Servant. On the contrary, it stays on the Soul Blade, and eventually forms a Blade Formation.

The purpose of the Blade Formation is simple--to enhance the power of the Soul Blade.

Filled with excitement, Xiao Mu couldn't help but examine the Ghost Servant's Soul Blade.

Inside the Soul Blade, the formed Blade Formation wasn't large. It was just a tiny Burst Formation.

This means that during a battle with an enemy, the Ghost Servant only needs to input soul energy into the blade formation to instantly generate an explosive force. This not only increases the power but also offers the advantage of a surprise attack.

Overall, Xiao Mu is very satisfied with this change.

With this special Soul blade, the Ghost Servant's power is now estimated to be slightly stronger than that of the Blue Blood Demon.

After storing away the Ghost Servant, Xiao Mu begins to consider how to improve his own strength.

This time, he has a total of 14 Energy Points. After using five for the Ghost Servant, he has 9 left.

Xiao Mu plans to make judicious use of these 9 Energy Points.

He first compiled a list of areas where he needed to improve, as well as those he could improve.

First, his Realm.

Elevating his Realm from the early Spirit Communication Realm to the middle Spirit Communication Realm is of utmost importance. To deal with the Red Blood Demon Prince in seven days, his own Realm is critical.

Also, there's the Peach Wood Sword.

The Peach Wood Sword can also be upgraded, and it requires four Energy Points to do so.

Then, there's the matter of the Spiritual Array.

For the current level of the Spiritual Array, it can barely be improved any further.

The power of the Spiritual Array at this level is really worrisome. At most, it can only trap a Green Blood Ghost and no Blue Blood Ghost.

If it doesn't upgrade, it may get phased out in future battles.

When facing Red Blood Demon of this level, it's estimated to be practically useless.

But how to upgrade it is something that Xiao Mu was not particularly clear on at the moment.

According to the "Qimen Array Method", enhancing the power of a Spiritual Array requires a Formation Eye.

Concerning the Formation Eye, it's something called the Illusion Spirit Treasure.

An Illusion Spirit Treasure is not a Magic treasure. It's a treasure transformed from Dao Method Spiritual Energy but it has special effects. It can not only be used as the array eye of the Spiritual Array but also used independently, which is extremely amazing.

It seems that when there's a chance, he also needs to seek similar books to transform the book related to the cultivation method of the Illusion Spirit Treasure.

The only three areas that can be improved right now are these.

Among these three items, Xiao Mu contemplated and felt that the most important one is still the Realm.

Without any hesitation, he used all nine Energy Points to transform the Ginseng. He consumed it to enhance his own Realm.

Three days later, Xiao Mu who had exhausted the transformed Ginseng stood up from the ground.

A joyful expression appeared on his face. The effect of the transformed Ginseng by the nine Energy Points was quite good. His strength was now on the verge of upgrading to the mid-stage of the Spirit Communication Realm. With just another three to five Energy Points, he estimated he would be there.

Right now, there were only four days left before the Demon Prince would return. This period of time was certainly more than enough for him to acquire those two or three Energy Points.

So he went online, using various methods to gather information.

A few hours later, a piece of information on the local forum caught Xiao Mu's attention.

It was a piece of casual chatter posted online, similar to a complaint, so it didn't attract much attention from others.

But Xiao Mu, with his keen observation, noticed the strangeness.

Desolate Mountain Little Monk: Bad luck, had a nightmare last night, dreamed that an Evil Ghost wanted to eat me, thank goodness it was just a dream, quite a scare!

Xiao Mu posted to ask the original poster, "Friend, can I ask where you are?"

Desolate Mountain Little Monk replied soon after: "Looking at my ID, you should have guessed what I do and where I am. May I ask if there is something you need?"

Could he be a monk?

Xiao Mu wondered in his heart while replying indifferently: "I've been free lately and wanted to find a place to visit. Judging by your tone, you seem to be a master, right? May I ask which temple you are in? I want to go visit, and while I'm there, I also want to offer some incense and donation."

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