The energy from that big-headed ghost was no joke. Evan Chu instantly felt his dantian overflowing, but thanks to Luna’s modifications to the Star-Siphon Method, most of this power was unusable—only the ghost-qi could be kept. The rest had to be slowly forced out of his body.
Watching all that energy drain away made Evan’s heart ache. If only he could transfer it to someone else, that’d be perfect.
Suddenly, he thought of Bloodshadow Berserker Lion Shadow—maybe he could use this method on him. Who knew what realm Shadow had reached in the Monster Beast Forest by now? Evan missed him a little, and Goldwing too.
Absorbing the energy was fast, but expelling it took much longer. Evan spent nearly half an hour before he finally finished.
Hard work paid off—now Evan had a solid layer of ghost-qi. If he absorbed a few more Ghost Clan cultivators, no one would suspect he was human. He was genuinely pleased with this progress.
For the next few days, Evan hid in the shadows, using his spiritual sense to monitor a hundred-meter radius. He ambushed at least ten Ghost Clan cultivators, ranging from weak to strong—the strongest at Saint Martial sixth-layer peak. After absorbing all that ghost-qi, a misty shell formed around him.
To any Ghost Clan member, he looked like one of their own—unless a Venerable Martial Realm powerhouse showed up. "Time to check out Grimchart City. The only place with Netherghost Violet Orchids is the City Lord’s Mansion. I need a way in," Evan muttered.
He strode straight into Grimchart City. Along the way, he passed plenty of Ghost Clan residents. After donning a black robe to cover himself completely, not a single ghost saw through his disguise. Evan was thoroughly satisfied.
Just like human cities, Grimchart City had streets, hawkers, taverns, and inns. Evan wandered around for half a day, picking up all sorts of useful intel.
In the Netherworld, Netherstones were as valuable as Starstones. Whoever had more Netherstones was king. With just over a thousand Netherstones to his name, Evan was basically a pauper here—far too little by local standards.