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Chapter 310 Promotion in the Underworld, and Promotion Again!

Two hours before the Bureau of Polling called on him, Chen Xin pondered a question.

With only the Mother-Child Corpse Demon as a pseudo-Black Abyss level existence, what can he do when he meets with the Bureau of Investigation later, and what can the Underworld gain?
After thinking it over, Chen Xin felt that the result might not be very good because... the amount of food was not enough.

Even if the Bureau of Investigation has reservations and suspicions about the existence of the underworld, it will not grant the underworld every request.

Of course, Chen Xin didn't want everything to be granted.

But whatever you want, you have to demonstrate the corresponding strength and value.

Otherwise, in the eyes of the Bureau of Investigation, what difference is there between the Underworld and those entities like Zhenlong Temple?
Therefore, Chen Xin felt he needed to have more trump cards up his sleeve.

The most direct approach, of course, is to upgrade the Yin-level talisman to the next level.

Only with a protective object truly comparable to the power of the Black Abyss did Chen Xin have the confidence to act.

But now there's a problem.

According to Chen Xin's plan, the first Yin Si level talisman to be promoted would definitely be a house-protecting medicine, but house-protecting medicine has its limitations.

If you want to give the Bureau of Investigation a shock, you should choose a talisman that can be deployed at will.

Therefore, it cannot be a medicine for protecting the home.

Chen Xin felt he would be missing out if he didn't choose the medicine to protect his home.

After agonizing for more than ten minutes, Chen Xin gritted his teeth and made a decision.

Since that's the case, let's upgrade two!

He currently has a little over 70,000 Yin Virtue Points, and with another 30,000, he can advance to a Yin Si-level Town Artifact.

To advance to the second level, you need to accumulate another 100,000 merit points.

If it were just Sanshan Village and the Holy Infant Cathedral, it would be quite difficult to accumulate 130,000 points of Yin Virtue. Even if one exhausted all resources and eliminated all the fierce ghosts, it would still be difficult to accumulate 130,000 points of Yin Virtue.

However, there are now more than just these two places where you can earn Yin Virtue Points.

The ancient town corresponding to the photo 'gate' is home to quite a few ghosts, especially the oil-paper umbrella and the faceless woman along the river.

If all else fails, you could try the crossroads that was merged with Sanshan Village, but that would definitely be the last resort.

Unless absolutely necessary and without complete certainty, Chen Xin did not want to touch that cross street, as he always felt that there should be a Black Abyss in that street.

After making up his mind, Chen Xin immediately began the operation.

With the Mother-Child Corpse Demon, dealing with ghosts and spirits is much faster.

When we went to the well at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño this time, the mother and child demons were practically mowing grass.

As soon as you stand at the bottom of the well, the infant ghosts rush up to you, and they die the moment they do.

However, Chen Xin felt a little heartache when he was killing those fierce-level infant ghosts.

Even though he knew that if he allowed these infant ghosts to develop to the level of ferocity before killing them, the merit points he gained would be at least five times greater, he still had to harvest them ahead of time.

However, I only feel sorry for him, but I don't regret it.

The stronger the impression the Bureau of Investigation makes during the first formal meeting, the fewer problems it will cause later.

So it's worth it to suffer a little bad karma.

And whether it's really a loss is still uncertain.

If we really reach a 'cooperation' with the Bureau of Public Opinion, then, putting aside everything else, it will definitely be promoted in Candlestone Town. At that time, the amount of Yin Virtue Points will not be just a few hundred a day as it is now, but could potentially increase tenfold.

Thinking this, Chen Xin accelerated the process of eliminating the mother and child corpses.

After accumulating a full 30,000 units of Yin virtue and killing the infant ghost in the well three times, Chen Xin finally summoned back the mother and child demon corpses.

I now have 100,000 merit points, so let's upgrade one first.

Chen Xin's gaze fell on the medicine for warding off evil spirits, and without any hesitation, he immediately upgraded it.

Chen Xin's eye twitched as he looked at the 100,000 Yin Virtue he had just accumulated in the "Complete Guide to Suppressing Things," now reduced to a mere fraction.

Just then, Chen Xin saw that Sanshan Village had changed, and the half-body phantom on the village roof appeared.

This time, after condensing half of its body, it did not stop.

The five-colored flowing sand continued to converge towards the half-body phantom, completely completing its lower half.

Once the light blue, semi-transparent phantom was fully formed, it disappeared from the spot.

Chen Xin was stunned for a moment, then looked at the "Complete Guide to Town-Suppressing Objects".

The page for medicines to ward off evil spirits has an additional entry, and the words 'underworld' have been changed.

"House-protecting and house-protecting medicine"

Uses: To ward off evil spirits, protect the home, nourish the spirit, suppress evil, and dispel malevolent influences.

Current strength: Yama level
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A house spirit?

Yama-level?
Chen Xin's eyes lit up, and he reached out to touch the medicine for warding off evil spirits, as streams of information flooded into his mind.

Chen Xin opened his eyes, smiling broadly, but with a hint of regret.

The effect of the Yama-level artifact suppression exceeded his expectations. Upon reaching the Yama-level, the first thing that would improve was his overall strength.

If those worm-like ghosts from the crossroads dare to come to Sanshan Village now, no matter how many come, they will all die.

This is a crushing victory on a higher level, not something that can be won by sheer quantity.

Secondly, Yama-level guardian artifacts have an additional ability: controlling lower-level guardian artifacts!
Chen Xin smiled when he saw this message.

It turns out that it wasn't that he couldn't control other protective objects, but rather that Chen Xin didn't possess a Yama-level protective object!
Upon learning this information, Chen Xin immediately thought about what the next artifact to be promoted to the Yama level would be.

Chicken Bro!

Chen Xin was still hesitating about which of the following items to choose next: Chicken Brother, Crow Prophet, Reed, or Sorrow Staff.

Now, he has no more hesitation.

It must be Brother Chicken. Only when Brother Chicken reaches the Yama level can the Underworld make the Bureau of Investigation understand that even if they have a talisman, they still have to listen to the Underworld.

In addition to being able to control lower-level town spirits, Yama-level town spirits can also consume Yin Virtue Points to actively repair some lower-level town spirits that are not completely damaged.

However, what puzzled Chen Xin was that the information seemed to indicate more than just repairing the talisman, but it didn't specify what else could be repaired, which required further testing.

In any case, the ability to control other town spirits is definitely the most beneficial ability for the underworld under the current circumstances.

But along with this ability came something else.

That is, among all the talismans, only the one that Chen Xin condensed from the "Complete Collection of Talismans" can be promoted to the Yama level.

All other items, whether created by outsiders or by Chen Xin himself, can only reach the level of the Underworld at most.

This is also what Chen Xin regrets.

But thinking about it, it makes sense; it would be a bit strange if 'Yama' were everywhere.

Along with this information, Chen Xin also received information about the next level of a town-suppressing object from the "Complete Guide to Town-Suppressing Objects".

The next level of a town-protecting artifact; of all town-protecting artifacts, only one can be promoted.

All the talismans are not of the same kind!
In other words, if Chen Xin upgrades the house-protecting medicine to the next level, Brother Chicken will only be able to remain at the Yama level.

As for whether it can be downgraded, the "Complete Guide to Town Statues" does not provide any indication.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that it is not possible.

Therefore, Chen Xin needs to be careful about which item to choose for the next upgrade.

You should wait until there are enough items in the complete list of talismans and enough options before making a selection.

Only in this way can you avoid regret.

These are the 'basic upgrades' of Yama-level guardian artifacts.

Another ability is that of the house-protecting medicine, which has reached the Yama level, namely, the [House Spirit].

After the house-protecting medicine reached the Yama level, it condensed a [House Spirit], which was the phantom that was previously at the top of Sanshan Village. This [House Spirit] can descend upon any sub-level protective object and grant the corresponding sub-level protective object temporary protective power, that is, the protective power of the 'Yama level'.

Because this ability is inherent to the talisman itself, it does not consume the merit points required for its application.

Moreover, after descending, the [Home Spirit] has another ability.

That is to 'bestow spirit' upon other houses within the area that have not yet buried the house-protecting medicine. The houses that are 'bestowed spirit' will receive the effect of the house-protecting medicine for a certain period of time.

This 'Spirit Bestowal' effect also does not consume Yin Virtue Points, but the strength of the Spirit Bestowal is controlled by the [House Spirit], in other words, by Chen Xin.

Although the highest level of 'Spirit Bestowal' is only the Underworld level and has a time limit, it is not as effective as the descent of 'House Spirit' which can directly upgrade one to the Yama level, but it is still better than nothing.

This ability to 'bestow spirits' reminded Chen Xin of the giant Buddha statue at Zhenlong Temple.

When Chen Xin thought of Zhenlong Temple, he thought of the "Eight Vajra Dragon-Suppressing Technique".

Originally, the relic was of little use to him, and the idea of ​​exchanging it for the "Eight Vajra Dragon Suppressing Technique" was just something Chen Xin suddenly thought of.

In this way, every underworld official will be able to condense into a "steel-lifting Vajra," which can be considered a symbol of the underworld officials.

In addition to the new [Home Spirit] effect, there is also the 'Spirit Nourishment' effect that the Home Protection Medicine originally had.

It takes 150 days to upgrade a Yin Si-level talisman to a Yama-level talisman.

Compared to the previous time when it only took 15 days for a Yin Shuai to be promoted to Yin Si, this is much longer.

But Chen Xin didn't feel any regret about it.

Not to mention that obtaining Yin Virtue Points became easier after the Bureau of Investigation used talismans on a large scale, the restriction that there can only be one Yama-level talisman greatly reduced the demand for house-protecting medicine from Yama-level talismans.

However, Yin-level talismans do not require this, but other levels of talismans do!
A Yama-level talisman can upgrade any talisman below the Yin Si level within a day, and it only takes three days to upgrade a Yin Shuai to the Yin Si level.

The above is the enhancement and information brought about by the first Yama-level guardian artifact.

Chen Xin flipped through the "Complete Collection of Town-Protecting Objects" and his gaze fell on the page about "Town Protection and Candlelight Night".

"Then next up is Brother Chicken."

With a single thought, the mother and child corpses, carrying reeds and a mourning staff, entered the ancient town through the photograph.

In the ancient town, Chen Xin had already sent the Crow Prophet to scout around, and besides the river, they discovered several other locations of the blood disaster.

However, this time, Chen Xin's main target was that river.

Compared to the bloodshed, the benefits that river could bring Chen Xin were definitely considerable.

As for why the reeds and the mourning staff were used, the reeds were used to kill faster, while the mourning staff was used to prevent other blood disasters from suddenly causing trouble.

Upon reaching the river, Chen Xin saw the figure holding an oil-paper umbrella on the bridge.

After chuckling, the mother and child corpses walked over.

As soon as she stepped onto the first step of the bridge, the girl holding the oil-paper umbrella nimbly jumped into the river.

Unfortunately, it wasn't Brother Chicken who came this time, nor were there any of Wei Tianrong and the others to drag us down.

After the girl jumped into the river, the mother and child demons leisurely walked onto the bridge and then threw reeds onto it.

Whoosh!
The reeds fell into the water and raged like a water python. In just half a minute, the soul hook was covered with oil-paper umbrellas and faceless women.

Once the reeds shrink, they will be met with the claws of the mother and child corpses.

If you ignore the appearance of the reeds and the figures on the soul hook, the mother and child corpses at this moment look like a fisherman with a great catch.

After about ten minutes, when Chen Xin had fished out the oil-paper umbrellas and faceless women in the river three or four times, his Yin Virtue Points had reached 50,000.

Just as Chen Xin was about to continue fishing, suddenly, a figure appeared on the bridge.

A figure dressed entirely in red floated on the bridge, only ten centimeters away.

When Chen Xin saw the pair of red eyes through the mother and child corpses, he knew what he had encountered.

One look and you're dead.

That guy who killed Chicken Bro!

He had wondered before why the Raven Prophet hadn't found 'One-Eyed Death', but now he understood.

The Raven Prophet was not strong enough and was deceived by the "One Glance Death" ability.

One look and you're dead—that's the Black Abyss!

Chen Xin immediately ordered the mother and child demons to pluck a claw at the chest of the one-eyed dead.

But they caught nothing; the hand of the mother and child corpses simply passed through the body of a dead man.

This situation reminded Chen Xin of Brother Chicken.

Even if you die at first glance, you also have the ability to become intangible!

As Chen Xin looked on in confusion, Yi Yansi reached out his hand.

With long red fingernails, about a foot long, it reached into the abdomen of the mother and child corpses and pulled out the yellow infant.

Sensing the rapidly descending aura of the mother and child corpses, Chen Xin immediately recalled all the talismans.

Fortunately, the nail bracelet was embedded in the corpse's body, and the corpse was brought along when it was recalled; otherwise, Chen Xin would have lost this combatant who could directly fight against the Black Abyss.

After stuffing Huang Ying back into the corpse of the evil spirit, Chen Xin glanced at the "Complete Book of Suppressing Objects".

There are still more than 40,000 merits to be gained.

Immediately, he turned the corpse around and headed straight for the neighboring town of Sanshan Village, the merged crossroads.

There is no other way.

It must be said that the Fiend Corpse is definitely more powerful when dealing with these physical ghosts.

In a single encounter, the blood worms and monsters blocking the street were torn to shreds.

What's even more interesting is that the mother and child corpses don't even need to exert any effort; the worm-like ghosts will unleash their suction force to pull them in!
This saved Chen Xin the effort of controlling it.

What followed was a one-sided massacre.

After killing eighteen heads, Chen Xin suddenly sensed something was wrong when he reached the fifth intersection.

This time, the mother and child corpses were unable to break free from the suction force!

Then, Chen Xin saw the black worm that was a different color.

"Black Abyss again?"

Chen Xin's face darkened, and he immediately summoned back the mother and child corpses.

"Are you bullying me because I don't have Black Abyss-level combat power?"

Chen Xin chuckled and glanced at the 110,000 Yin Virtue points on the "Complete Book of Town-Suppressing Objects".

"Give me a promotion!"

"House Protection - Candlelight Night"

Uses: To ward off evil spirits, to ward off evil spirits, to ward off evil spirits at night ....

Current strength: Yama level
……

Chen Xin's hand touched the page about Chicken Brother in "The Complete Book of Town Statues".

After chuckling, Chicken Bro headed straight for the crossroads.

Before even arriving, Brother Chicken transformed into a pale flame, shooting straight into the dark sky above the street.

As the altitude increased, the pale flames grew larger and brighter.

At one point, the rooster crowed.

In an instant, the underworld was as bright as day!

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(End of this chapter)