Chapter 315: Obsession

On the flying ship, Lin Jing opened his eyes.

From his Storage Pouch, he took out a marriage certificate containing cold, ghostly spiritual energy.

In fact, half a month ago, he had already cultivated the Longevity Physique to Major Achievement.

However, after reaching Major Achievement with the Longevity Physique, he did not rush to exit seclusion, but instead further cultivated the Divine Control Technique.

After all, he might need to use the Divine Control Technique later, so it was better to familiarize himself with it beforehand.

Having consumed several years of Lifespan and a large amount of Spirit Pills used to repair Golden Cores, he had initially mastered this Golden Core Divine Ability.

This cost was not significant; after all, now that he possessed the Major Achievement Longevity Physique, his Lifespan had reached twenty thousand years, so those few years of Lifespan were merely a drop in the bucket.

And what awakened Lin Jing from his cultivation was not the rough action of Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor stuffing the flying ship into its internal space, but the spiritual energy ripples from a dusty marriage certificate in his Storage Pouch.

Holding the marriage certificate in his hand, Lin Jing’s memories flooded back; for him, that was an event from decades ago.

At the Ancient Kingdom Academy, Mr. Cao, who was proficient in the Art of Wife Prosperity, had set up a course teaching the Art of Treasure Seeking.

And this marriage certificate was one of the ancient treasures that Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel had found during that course.

This marriage certificate was something Mr. Cao had obtained by accident, and its origin was unknown, but he had roughly speculated—wars were frequent in ancient times, and this marriage certificate was filled with cold, resentful power; it was possible that after a woman became engaged, her fiancé died in battle before the wedding, which caused such power to condense on the marriage certificate.

Regarding this useless object, Mr. Cao’s advice at the time was that it could be used to play with in one’s hands to improve resistance to this kind of cold, ghostly spiritual energy.

Lin Jing thought it made sense, but in reality, after throwing this marriage certificate into a corner of his Storage Pouch, Lin Jing had completely forgotten about it.

But who would have thought—at this very moment, the cold, ghostly spiritual energy on this marriage certificate had actually produced a resonance phenomenon.

This phenomenon could almost certainly conclude that the person who left the spiritual energy on the marriage certificate had appeared and was nearby.

And what made it unimaginable for Lin Jing was that the owner of this marriage certificate was actually one of the three great Void Profound Ghostly Objects of the Western Desert, the Ghost Bride?

Such a coincidence, even Lin Jing felt it was incredible, and he could not help but re-examine Mr. Cao’s abilities.

Cao Ziwei, the master of Wife Prosperity, truly lived up to his name.

With such skills, he even wanted to poach Mr. Cao from the Ancient Kingdom to the Demon Court.

At that moment, Lin Jing took the marriage certificate, saw the battle formation between Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor and the Ghost Bride through his Divine Sense, and after seeing the Ghost Bride’s desire for the marriage certificate, he thought for a moment and had an idea.

“Saint, how do you have her marriage certificate?”

Outside, Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor was confused, but at Lin Jing’s strong request, it still let Lin Jing out of its Void Profound space.

Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor had judged that the Ghost Bride’s power would not be its opponent.

Compared to the Ghost Shadow and Ghost Mother, this Ghost Bride could be considered the most conventional Ghostly Object.

In Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor’s view, she was likely born because her obsession before death had not dissipated; such Ghostly Objects existed everywhere and were considered the easiest type of Ghostly Object to deal with.

Compared to the Weapon Spirit that could invade Magic Treasures and whose origin was unknown, it was confident in taking down this Ghost Bride within a hundred moves.

The next second, Lin Jing appeared, standing on the head of the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor, looking at the Ghost Bride opposite, and took out a marriage certificate: “Is this what you are looking for?”

Seeing Lin Jing take out the marriage certificate, an urgent look appeared on the Ghost Bride’s beautiful face, and she immediately reached out to take the marriage certificate.

“Audacious.”

As the ghost hand struck, Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor saw this, let out a low roar, and the sky full of lightning turned into a pool, blocking the space between the Ghost Bride and Lin Jing.

“Give it back to me—”

The Ghost Bride withdrew her ghost hand, and the ominous aura on her body condensed more and more, with many chaotic-rule shadows appearing around her; seeing this, Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor frowned.

“As expected.”

“Saint, this Ghost Bride is definitely a Ghostly Object formed because a certain obsession remained unfulfilled before her death.”

“Coupled with her possessing a Yin-Gathering Spirit Body, during the process of becoming a Ghostly Object after death, she absorbed many resentful spirits of ancient deceased people, eventually aggregating into this current Void Profound state—”

“From the current point of view, although the Ghost Bride’s consciousness occupies the dominant position, during the long process of becoming a Ghostly Object, she should have also lost the memories and obsessions from her lifetime.”

“Therefore, her current state is very dangerous, extremely uncontrollable, and she is not a complete Ghostly Object.”

“In this state, she may lose her mind at any time because she cannot find the meaning of her existence, allowing the countless Ghostly Objects in her body to revive; she is an aggregated Ghostly Object.”

“This marriage certificate should be an object from her lifetime; if she comes into contact with it, this Ghost Bride, who is currently temporarily in control, might be able to regain her memories, thereby gaining absolute control of this body.”

“Therefore, whether it is to become a complete Ghostly Object or to completely get rid of her obsession and dissipate into the world, this marriage certificate is of extraordinary significance to her.”

Lin Jing nodded, also understanding this point.

“Your Highness, is this marriage certificate of any use to you?” Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor asked.

“Useless.” Lin Jing gave his permission.

“Ghost Bride, how about we make a deal?” Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor looked at the Ghost Bride.

“What—what deal.”

“We will return this marriage certificate to you. Afterward, if you regain your memories, resolve your obsession, and have no attachment to this world, then you may dissipate on your own, returning dust to dust, earth to earth.”

“If you still have unresolved obsessions and choose to become a Ghost Cultivator, that is up to you, but regardless of the result, you must help us do one thing, how about that? It will only take you less than a year.”

“You should understand that with me here, you have no way to forcibly take the marriage certificate from my hands; this is your only way to obtain it.” Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor proposed the deal.

Although this Ghost Bride was not its opponent, killing the Ghost Bride would not benefit it either.

In case the other party fought to the death, it might not necessarily come out unscathed.

And if it could make the Ghost Bride voluntarily be sealed by the Saint, thereby helping the Saint obtain the Golden Light Gu, that was more important. Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor finished speaking, took out a scroll, and said: “This is a Heavenly Dao Contract, I have already drafted the Contract; if you agree, we will proceed with the deal. And if you violate the Contract after the deal, you will be punished by Heavenly Thunder.”

“Okay.” Taking the Contract, the Ghost Bride agreed to this deal; she was already unable to control the other resentful spirits in her body. She checked the Contract and left her Soul imprint on it. Lin Jing then returned the marriage certificate to the Ghost Bride.

Whether the return of this marriage certificate would allow the Ghost Bride to be liberated or create an even stronger Ghostly Object, Lin Jing did not know. However, he had the same thought as Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor: if he could get a Void Profound Ghostly Object to voluntarily follow him for a period of time, then obtaining the Golden Light Gu would at least be easier.

The appearance of this Ghost Bride made Lin Jing temporarily give up on searching for the Weapon Spirit.

The next moment.

The Ghost Bride, having received the marriage certificate, felt her thoughts churning; the ancient resentful power that occupied the dominant position in her body all tended to calm down, and complex memories flooded into her mind.

The blurry handwriting on the marriage certificate also appeared in her own vision.

“So that’s how it is. I was originally a woman from a cultivation family, who had been in love with someone since childhood and had set a marriage engagement, but because of the ancient wars, she had to go to the battlefield and never returned—in order to find her, I traveled across mountains and rivers and also came to this battlefield, but before I could find her, I lost my life in the Yellow Springs—”

The Ghost Bride tried hard to recall the appearance of her beloved, only recalling the back of a female Cultivator holding a sword.

“Before confirming the result, I will not dissipate. Even if a long time has passed and she has already passed away, I must know her ending.” After the Ghost Bride regained part of her memory, the power fluctuations on her body actually increased, completely suppressing the resentful spirit power that she had absorbed through her Physique.

However, at this time, Lin Jing and Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor, who were on the side, already had question marks above their heads.

“Her? Her?” Two female Cultivators engaged? What the hell, did ancient Cultivators play so wildly?