C3 Renting a Haunted House

"I can no longer stay in the dorms and it wouldn't be convenient for me to continue cultivating there in the future. It’s really best if I rent a room somewhere outside."

Ye Tian turned his head around and looked up to study the dormitory building. His mind was already made up. He planned to go around and see if there was any suitable housing in the area.

But in the next moment, upon touching his pocket, a bitter smile popped up on his face.

After his parents passed away, he no longer had any source of funds coming his way. Now, there was only 600 yuan left in his pocket.

Such a measly amount of money would not be enough to get him a big meal, nevertheless, rent a house.

With 200 years of cultivation under his belt, he never thought that as a great cultivator at the Uncut Jade Stage, he would one day have to worry about money.

"With 200 years of cultivation, but never would I have thought that finding a place to live would be this hard. Killing myself with a headbutt would be doing myself a favor."

After mocking himself, Ye Tian smiled calmly and calmed himself down. With his heart perfectly at ease, he walked out of the campus. As he walked, thoughts of ways to earn money engaged his mind.

Attending class was no longer of any importance to him.

Right now, the only thing that he was focused on was to find a place to settle down as soon as possible so that he could increase his cultivation and find a way to find the lost Ning Yao.

Out of sudden, Ye Tian’s stomach made a loud gurgling noise. He had not eaten in a long time and was hungry.

Hearing his stomach rumble, Ye Tian suddenly recalled that he had only eaten one meal in the past two days in order to save money. The meal only consisted of a bowl of instant noodles that Shi Xiong had been kind enough to give him.

He just cultivated for a short period and gave Niu Xu a beat up, costing him a lot of energy. At this point in time, his body was at its limit.

"Bying saving money wouldn't help me pass this current difficult situation. As the dignified Pill Monarch, how can I starve myself?"

Ye Tian’s eyes searched for any street vendors around, feeling all his past thoughts were too ridiculous. He turned around having caught sight of the snack street outside of the school gate. After settling down in a noodle shop, he said, "I’d like a bowl of beef noodles, with extra chili on the side, a deep-fried boiled egg, and some dried tofu."

The female boss was quick to respond to his request. Two minutes later, a steaming hot bowl of hot beef rice noodles was sitting simmering before him.

"Such delicious food. It has been a long time since I tasted it the last time."

Ye Tian took another bite of the spicy and fresh beef rice noodles. He coughed softly from eating too fast, but his face still held the immense sense of nostalgia and excitement he was feeling.

In all his two hundred years in the Square Inch Spirit Domain, he had to say that he missed the taste of this kind of hot and spicy food the most.

"How long has he been hungry for? Is he so happy just because of a bowl of beef noodles? It’s like he has had nothing to eat for centuries."

The Boss Lady saw the expression on Ye Tian’s face and instantly felt sympathy for him.

"Auntie, do you know where I can rent a house? There are only two things I need for a house. For it to be quiet and cheap. The cheaper the rent is, the better it is."

At this very moment, Ye Tian turned to look at the Boss Lady, asking with a smile on his face.

People who owned small businesses were the most resourceful and economical. The Boss Lady should know a good place where Ye Tian can rent a house.

"There happens to be a suite ready for rent. The price is cheap, but…"

As the Boss Lady was saying this, she seemed to have changed her mind. After hesitating for a bit, she nodded her head, then said, "Forget it. I’ll take you to look over the house myself. If you are satisfied with it, then we can make arrangements for other things."

From her reaction just now, could there be something wrong with this house?

Ye Tian turned to look at the Boss Lady but did not say anything else.

Right now, a cheap rental house was at the top of his list. As long as it was quiet with nothing to distract him while he was cultivating, then he wouldn't have a problem with anything else.

Even if something abnormal did occur in that house, with him, the Pill Monarch guarding there, all demons and devils would have long fled.

A few minutes later, Ye Tian found himself following behind the Boss Lady to an old house based in the depths of an old alley on the outskirts of campus.

"This is the house I’ve been telling you about. There are two bedrooms and one living room. The rent is not bad. I’ll only charge you 500 rent per month. In addition, you will have heaters, natural gas, internet, and television here. It also meets all of your requirements. Only a few people live in the area and usually, it is very quiet. Even if you look further around the school, you won’t find a better and cheaper rental place."

After the Boss Lady opened the door and entered the house, she right away began showing Ye Tian around the place.

Ye Tian could only nod his head slightly. This rental house did indeed meet his all-above requirements.

Although the premises looked a little old and worn, the surroundings still appeared clean. In the courtyard, a small flower bed made the place look homier. Other than the crickets’ chirps, no other noise disturbed the tranquil environment of the house.

Not bad for 500 yuan per month.

Furthermore, the distance from this place to his school was not far, so it would be convenient for him to commute back and forth.

Even though the curriculum was no longer at the top of his list of concerns, he was still a student, nonetheless.

To add to that, he felt that his parents’ death was strange. Suspecting that the true murderer might be still secretly watching him, he wanted to be sure to live a life not too different from before all these weird occurrences, so that he would be able to catch the murderer off guard and make his capture a sure thing in the end.

After all, he could remember when he was on campus, feeling eyes on him at all times. However, when he turned around to check, there would be no one there.

Of course, most important of all, he felt that the Spiritual Energy in this house was stronger compared to the outside world.

"However, there is something you probably should know about this house. The reason why the rent here is so cheap is because the previous tenant passed away here. Thus, this place is not considered very auspicious. It can even be said to be a haunted house. If you plan on moving out because of this in the future, I can not offer you a refund on the deposit."

At this time, the Landlady said this to Ye Tian.

"I don’t mind any of this. But I can only afford to pay a month’s rent currently. Is this okay? The next time I see you, I’ll pay you the rest of the money."

Ye Tian casually said this while shaking his head.

He had been cultivating martial skills for around two hundred years. He was used to strange occurrences. Real demons and devils had died by his very own hands, and the majority of them were refined into pills by him. What could a single haunted house do to him?

Furthermore, from his experience, the scary thing wasn’t demons or devils, but humans!

"Alright. Just so we are clear. You make the decision and you want to rent this place, I nerve force you to do so. If you find this is something you end up regretting in the future, remember this, I won’t be refunding your deposit."

She directly agreed to his demand. She was very lucky to be able to rent this type of house with a certain amount of ‘history’ attached to it. She could care less about the rent money.

Ye Tian relaxed and smiled good-naturedly after signing the contract with the Landlady. He paid her the last remaining five hundred yuan that was in his pocket.

After the auntie left, Ye Tian turned on all the lights in the house so that he could get a better look at his surroundings. After carefully examining the place, he nodded his head in satisfaction.

Although the Landlady had talked his ear off, he was glad for her diligence. There was not a speck of dust in the house and this definitely saved him a lot of effort in the long run.

“This is…”

As Ye Tian was walking to the corner of the yard, his eyes suddenly stopped, catching sight of something. He bent down toward the broken brick on the ground and picked it up.

He could see three deep cylindrical marks on the broken brick.

Just by glancing at it, Ye Tian could tell that the marks were left there by a human finger.

Someone had left their fingerprints on the brick while crushing it with one hand. Could the person who perished here be a martial artist?

Ye Tian stared down at the brick for a good moment before throwing it aside.

A martial artist was nothing against a true cultivator.

“Because I’ve been reborn, I’ll have to start from the beginning. Which introductory method should I learn first?”

While Ye Tian was thinking about this, the gaze on his face suddenly changed.

As the Pill Monarch of Square Inch Spirit Domain, he was respected all across the land. In order to get a pill from him, all the sects in Square Inch Spirit Domain exchanged with him all kinds of cultivation techniques and secret spells. Therefore, at least ten thousand cultivation techniques were stored in his mind!

“Idea of Flint Monastery!”

Ye Tian was absorbed in his thoughts for a good moment. However, instead of choosing the Dark Green Dao Art that he had cultivated in the past, he chose the Idea of Flint Monastery that a rogue cultivator gave him in exchange for a pill.

According to the rogue cultivator, this technique was gained from the depths of an extinguished Flaming Planet. It appeared that it had something to do with Sui Sovereign, a cultivator who had once founded an advanced era within the Square Inch Spirit Domain and used his might to rule all the races in the universe!

At that time, Ye Tian’s cultivation had reached the Uncut Jade Stage. Even though it was only a fragment of the Golden Core Stage, it was a notch better than the Tiandu Ten Thousand Spell!

One of the rare attributes of this cultivating technique was that it would allow one to condense a Spirit Fire.

As a pill cultivator, the Spirit Fire would have proven beyond helpful while refining pills.

“I have to master this method!”

Ye Tian did not waste any time at all in getting started. He cleared his mind and closed his eyes to meditate. He imagined himself as the Sui Sovereign, sitting alone under the scorching sun.

In an instant, all the sunlight within a thirty feet radius started gathering force towards Ye Tian and launched into his body. It could be said that the Idea of Flint Monastery was an extremely powerful technique!

In an instant flash, a faint golden flame shadow slowly glowed from within Ye Tian’s Dantian!

The golden flame shadow materialized before him in the air and the speed of the absorbing light became even faster. It quickly expanded to 30 meters just like that!

In fact, if there were people around in the courtyard, they would have quickly noticed the dropping temperatures.

In the distance, a golden sun hung quietly in the dark and cold universe. It shone down light and heat from outside. All of a sudden, a blazing flame burst out. After a long time, it finally calmed down.

After half an hour later, Ye Tian opened his eyes. A smile played on his lips as a golden light flinted in his eyes. A golden flame was flickering in his eyes. However, it was so subtle that if one did not look carefully, it would be easy to miss this entirely!

“When I started cultivating the Dark Green Dao Art, it took me three days to get to the Cavern Stage. But when I was cultivating the Idea of Flint Monastery on Earth, where the Spiritual Energy was weak, it only took me half an hour to master it. The Idea of Flint Monastery is indeed an extraordinary thing!”

Ye Tian was shocked by the speed of his cultivation. While clenching and unclenching his fist, his eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief.

At this time, the phone beside him suddenly rang.

“Ye, where did you end up staying last night? Come to school at once. You missed Ice Devil’s class in the morning. If she found out you weren’t there, you will definitely fail the class!”

As soon as Ye Tian picked up the phone, Shi Xiong’s loud cries could be heard coming from the other side of the receiver.

Ice Devil!

The expression on Ye Tian’s face changed slightly. ‘Ice Devil’ was the teacher’s nickname. Her real name was Yan Bing.

Yan Bing was very beautiful and it was because of this that she was liked by many teachers and boys in the school. However, she had a cold personality and ignored all sorts of flattery that came her way. This didn’t help that she also had very strict requirements for her students. Once she found out that any of her students skipped class twice, she would fail them at the end of the term.

Ye Tian had already skipped once on the day his parents suddenly passed away. Now, he only had one chance left.

Since having a low profile was vital when it came to finding out who the murderer was, he would start first by continuing his farce as an ordinary college student.

“Alright, I’ll be there in a second.”

Ye Tian said this in an indifferent voice. After he put down his phone, he got up and walked out of the door of his newly rented house.

Ye Tian had just made his way out of the corner of the street when a strong man in a black T-shirt appeared from out of the corner of the alley. He stared coldly at Ye Tian’s back without blinking.

The strong man stood on the tip of his toes, like a nimble ape, he made his way over the wall and landed effortlessly in the yard. Then, he carefully made his way towards the room.

However, the brawny man did not notice that there was a petite girl, sitting on a wall not far from him. He did not see that she was holding a bag of melon seeds and taking turns eating and spitting them out while watching his every move with a smile on her face.