Chapter 245 244. Happy Shooting (Subscribe!)
Dingxin Building.

The building is nine stories high, with a level on each level, and everyone who joins the Arctic Exorcism House must go through this level.

You can join the Arctic Exorcism House only after you reach the third floor or above.

Otherwise, no matter how much you want to enter the Arctic Exorcism Institute, or no matter who recommends you, you are not allowed to work there.

When Xu Qing stepped into and walked out of Dingxin Tower, almost everyone in the Arctic Exorcism Institute had received the news.

They gathered at the door and talked about topics related to him.

"How many floors do you think he can finally reach?"

"The fifth floor, to be accepted as a disciple by Master Qingxu, his aptitude must be quite good."

"But I heard that he has only been here for a year."

"The disciples of the Yuanfu Temple's headmaster's lineage have taken over as inspectors. They are all at the third level of Qi Refining, which means they are at least seventh-grade warriors."

"Not only that, for a genius like this, their combat power can often be raised to a higher level, at least from the sixth rank to the fifth rank, or even the fourth rank."

"In the Dingxin Tower, it's not just your cultivation level that determines which floor you can climb. Compared to your cultivation level, the stronger your heart is at slaying demons and defending the Way, the higher the floor you can climb."

"Yes, let's wait and see."

Inside Dingxin Building.

Xu Qing ignored the pressure and walked up to the second floor step by step.

Just stepped onto the second floor.

After a moment of blurry vision, another place appeared.

It seemed to be a battlefield. The sky was dyed blood red and broken swords were stuck in the ground like a forest.

The corpses piled up like a mountain, some of them were human, some were demons.
Just as Xu Qing was looking at the battlefield, several monsters crawled out from the pile of corpses, with green eyes flashing with cruelty.

Xu Qing had already figured it out by now.

This doesn't seem to be a warning, but more like a test.

The first level is a confrontation of momentum, and the second level is facing the attacks of demons. There are a total of twenty demons, all of which have the strength of the third level.

An ordinary cultivator would end up dead if he had to deal with twenty demons of the same level.

But for Xu Qing, it was not good enough.

Xu Qing's mind moved.

boom--

Jiazi, Jiaxu, Dingchou and Dinghai, the four guardian gods appeared with awe-inspiring power and forced back twenty demons in an instant.

then.

The four guardian gods moved at the same time, each of them took out the weapon in their hands, and the magical light of the weapons rolled.

Twenty third-level demons were crushed to pieces.

With the death of twenty demons, Xu Qing's vision became blurred again and he returned to the attic.

This process didn't even take a breath.

Xu Qing went upstairs again.

The demon hunters downstairs all showed surprise on their faces: "So fast! There seems to be no resistance at all."

"The second floor of Dingxin Tower is for dealing with attacks from multiple demons. The stronger the strength, the greater the number of demons."

"The Taoist priest of Yuanfu Temple hardly paused. I'm afraid he killed those monsters with one strike to achieve this effect."

"This strength is quite impressive. It can be regarded as equivalent to a cultivator of the fourth realm."

"Look at the third level. The third level is a public case. It doesn't test your strength. You can only pass it if you have something to say."

Under the watchful eyes of many demon hunters, Xu Qing stepped onto the third floor, and his vision became dazed again.

Appeared in a house.

Xu Qing looked around. The house looked quite grand. There were groups of slaves and servants in the house, and they all had ruddy faces. It was undoubtedly a wealthy family.

However, there is a ghostly aura——

This house is haunted.

Is this to find out the evil spirits? "This family is a good family in the secular world, and the blessings have continued for generations. In this generation, the head of the family is also a kind person, who often sets up a tent to give out white porridge and help the poor people."

At this moment, a gentle voice suddenly sounded in Xu Qing's ears.

Xu Qing turned around suddenly.

I saw a well-mannered middle-aged man in a white robe slowly walking towards me.

He has clear features, a fair face and no beard, a figure as graceful as an orchid or a jade tree, and is graceful and elegant.

Just based on this face, people will have a good impression of him at first sight.

"Who are you?" Xu Qing's eyes were fixed. This was clearly an illusion, but this person gave him the feeling of being a real person.

"As for me, I am just an elegant scholar. I founded the Arctic Exorcism Institute together with the founder of your school." The middle-aged man in white robe smiled kindly.

Xu Qing's expression changed.

The scholar who founded the Arctic Exorcism Institute together with the founder?

That person must have lived at least a thousand years ago!

"Junior greets senior." Xu Qing said respectfully.

The middle-aged man in white robe waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. I will die anyway. What remains here is just a tiny soul."

"I won't say any more. I just started my story. Please listen to it."

Xu Qing showed an expression that showed he was willing to hear more details.

"You should be able to feel that there is a ghostly aura in this house, right?" said the middle-aged man in white robe.

Xu Qing nodded.

"Then do you know where this ghost energy comes from?"

"I don't know."

"Then let's go and take a look." The middle-aged man in white robe flicked his sleeves, and the two of them appeared in the backyard.

Xu Qing looked intently and saw a bizarre scene: a noble lady who was obviously dressed in gorgeous clothes was kneeling in the yard and was being whipped with a bamboo whip by servants.

"Was this a mistake?" Xu Qing said.

"Do you know that there is a folk saying called 'beating happiness', which is also called the method of 'using a stick to drive away evil spirits and pray for a child'?" asked the middle-aged man in the white robe.

Xu Qing's thoughts turned, and related content flowed through his mind.

The so-called "beating happiness" is to use a bamboo stick to whip the bride who has not given birth to a child, and ask her "Is the bride pregnant?" while beating her, and continue to whip her until she agrees.

If the bride can give birth to a son next year, the whole family will naturally be happy, but if not, they will have to try again.

So this scene right now should be a happy one.

"Is the ghost energy related to this?" Xu Qing asked.

The middle-aged man in the white robe nodded and said, "This kind-hearted family took in several wives and concubines, and several of them were beaten to death. How can they not feel resentful?"

Xu Qing's eyes moved: "So this test is to convert the ghosts transformed by the wives and concubines of those families?"

The middle-aged man in the white robe shook his head: "Just answer a few questions for me. First, should the head of this family be killed? Or should he not be killed?"

Without thinking, Xu Qing uttered one word: "Kill!"

The middle-aged man in white robes did not expect Xu Qing to answer so decisively: "Why?"

"Killing for life is a matter of course."

"Is that the only reason?"

“Isn’t this reason enough?”

"It is indeed enough." The middle-aged man in white robe sighed, "Then the second question is, if this ghost wants to harm the owner of this family, will you save him or not?"

"Help!" Xu Qing answered as clearly and decisively as always.

"Why?" The middle-aged man in white robe raised his eyebrows.

"Because it's my duty." Xu Qing said in a deep voice: "Even if I can't bear to see it, I should save him."

"What a responsibility!" The middle-aged man in white robe praised: "I didn't expect that you are so young, but you can see things so clearly."

(End of this chapter)