The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

Upon hearing his words, Wen Taiquan's face showed a slight hint of embarrassment.

"Well, basically, to a certain extent, it's unlikely to be wrong."

Li Qing's eyebrows twitched upon hearing this, "So you mean there's still a chance of error?"

Wen Taiquan nodded, with a slightly helpless expression, "There will be errors."

"Because the anomalies are diverse."

"Their formidable strength sometimes makes it difficult for ordinary intelligence personnel to analyze."

"The experts in the Demon Slaying Temple may encounter problems in analyzing this information, thus prioritizing high-level tasks to lower levels."

"How many casualties are there each year?" Li Qing quickly asked a sensitive question.

Wen Taiquan looked at Li Qing helplessly, "At least ten percent."

Li Qing's heart skipped a beat. If it's ten percent per year, then in ten years, they would have all been replaced, indicating a staggering level of danger.

Seemingly sensing Li Qing's concern, Wen Taiquan hurriedly continued, "Mainly because some people are crazy about taking on tasks for cultivation resources, leading to such high losses."

"Most cautious cultivators are very careful when taking on tasks."

"As long as they are cautious enough, the probability of casualties is not high."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing shook his head inwardly.

"Let's see first. If it's too dangerous here, then be ready to leave at any time."

"Anyway, the probability of accidents in Class C tasks is still very low."

"There are only a few dozen Exorcism Captains in total, so it's not as dangerous as you think."

Wen Taiquan explained, seemingly trying to downplay the issue of risk.

He continued, "Anomalies are mainly divided into several categories. The first is the offensive type."

"For example, anomalies with strong physical strength, speed, and body. The best way to deal with these anomalies is through long-range attacks, using spells to kill them."

"The second type is the bizarre type, which possesses strange abilities."

"For example, once it inflicts damage on an enemy, the enemy's wound will rapidly decay, eventually leading to complete collapse and death."

"Some anomalies can also emit a strange mist that creates an environment where nothing can be discerned, and this mist also has a corrosive effect, ultimately corroding and killing the target."

"There's also the mental category."

"These anomalies are more dangerous as they can influence the target's mind."

"Some targets, once affected, may even completely forget their past and fall into a bizarre mental illusion."

"Some may go mad in the mental attack and eventually die."

"All anomalies are evolved from the countless Essence Qi above our heads."

"These anomalies are mainly divided into these three types."

"Most of them are the result of some obsessive events in the city, attracting the Essence Qi above our heads and giving rise to anomalies."

"Killing anomalies can earn you merits, ten for Class A, five for Class B, and one for Class C."

"All the gains from the mission belong to you."

"In addition to these natural anomalies, there are also mutated cultivators."

"These cultivators usually lack rationality and will crazily slaughter any life they see."

"They are at least twice as powerful as when they are normal."

Compared to anomalies, these mutated cultivators are the most dangerous.

Although they are crazy, it's only at a superficial level.

Their instinct for battle does not disappear, but instead becomes more fierce and brutal due to their madness.

"So, if you encounter mutated cultivators in the future, you have to be even more careful."

Listening to Wen Taiquan's introduction, Li Qing's gaze swept over a row of white jade plaques at the bottom, numbering about 30.

He carefully looked at each one, and each plaque was accompanied by a small note describing some content.

"The incident of grave robbing in Ping'an Village, ...".

"The incident of the old man selling fried dough sticks, ...".

"The incident of human head candles, ...".

...

At first glance, none of them seemed to be easily resolved.

His eyebrows twitched, and soon he locked onto a task.

"The crying in the ruins of the Li Mansion of the Cao Yun Chamberlain's Office (no casualties). The crying at midnight in the ruins has disturbed the surrounding people..."

Looking at the task description, Li Qing smiled, "This task will do."

Wen Taiquan looked at the task he had chosen, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, "This task is about the Cao Yun Chamberlain's Office that died a month ago."

"The entire family was burned to death in a fire."

"It's said that they were attacked by thieves, and it was a ruthless attack with no one escaping."

"Since then, crying has been heard every night."

"Some people have taken on the task to investigate, but they haven't found out what's going on."

"This task is not very risky, but it's very troublesome."

Li Qing nodded, "I've never dealt with anomalies before, so this task is not dangerous and is just right for me."

Wen Taiquan chuckled, "Brother, you are really cautious."

Li Qing smiled, "There's only one life, so I need to test the waters first."

"Alright, let's go. We'll go register!"

With that, he had already taken the jade plaque and arrived at the nearby registration office.

Li Qing registered his name and obtained all the files.

After reading through them for a while, he roughly understood what was going on.

The Cao Yun Chamberlain's Office was an official in charge of managing the city's outer docks.

Ranked as a Sixth Grade official, in Jade City, they were only second to the Prefect.

Half a year ago, the entire family was killed, as shown in the coroner's report.

They were killed before the fire, with the entire family stabbed to death.

A month after the Cao Yun Chamberlain's Office turned to ashes, crying began to be heard, seemingly the cry of a woman.

According to the information in the files, the crying was highly likely to be the lingering resentment of the female members of the Chamberlain's Office, merging with Essence Qi to become an anomaly - the Weeping Ghost.

This kind of ghost emits various strange sounds, instilling fear in living beings.

If the fear persists, it will eventually attract this ghostly anomaly, leading to the victim's Essence Qi being drained and death.

The Weeping Ghost is an illusory creature, and ordinary physical attacks are ineffective against it.

It requires extreme elemental spells, such as fire magic, lightning magic, ice magic, and the like.

The more he read, the more surprised Li Qing became.

The contents of the files were extremely detailed, making various possible inferences and even providing solutions.

Li Qing looked at Wen Taiquan in surprise, "Who compiled these files? They're so capable."

Wen Taiquan chuckled, "You've met him too."

Li Qing suddenly realized, "You mean Master Huang?"

"Yes, Master Huang is a jack-of-all-trades at the Demon Slaying Temple."

"He has seen countless events related to anomalies and is considered the foremost authority on anomalies in the entire Jade City, with no one daring to claim otherwise."

Li Qing was surprised, "I didn't realize Master Huang was so capable. What are his hobbies?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Taiquan's eyes revealed a hint of amusement.

"Brother Qin, you have ulterior motives."

Li Qing smiled, "With such a comprehensive encyclopedia at hand, it's only natural to build a good relationship."

"Maybe in the future, if I encounter trouble, I can seek his guidance and find a way out."

"It's human nature, I understand!" Wen Taiquan said meaningfully.