Starting from the folklore forum, making up town objects

Chapter 341 The Red Thread Plants a Ghost, the Transaction Ends

Crunch!

The ear-piercing sound of two chairs scraping against the floor rang out, and Fan Yaohui and Chu Xiu both stood up.

They had no choice but to stand up; with a wicked god of the world beside them, how could they dare to sit down!

Both Fan Yaohui and Chu Xiu were shocked by the methods used by the underworld.

Previously, they had only seen the shadow of the God of Chaos through the Bureau of Investigation, after all, they had seen other Gods of Chaos in this form before.

Although I was shocked, I could understand.

But what is happening now?

The God of Chaos... is he served directly to the table?

Are the gods of the underworld so casual?
Of course, that's not the key point. The key point is why the gods of the underworld can come to the mortal world so easily.

Does the underworld not have a threshold between the mortal world and the living world?

After calming down, Chu Xiu looked at the Crow Prophet.

"Crow Walker, from the Underworld... This esteemed walker, can you freely leave this mortal realm?"

"The turbid world?"

"The Turbid World is the name we use for the space where the Turbid World Gods reside. I wonder how the Underworld names the space where the Turbid World Gods reside?"

The Raven Prophet looked at the two men and uttered two words.

"Netherworld."

"The Netherworld?"

Fan Yaohui was taken aback and asked, "Is it related to Yinming?"

"It's okay."

"Uh, then why is it called..."

Fan Yaohui stopped mid-sentence, realizing that Yinming was a name the Bureau of Investigation had given itself.

If anyone should ask, it should be the raven prophet, 'Why is darkness called darkness?'

"Can you answer my question now?"

As soon as the Raven Prophet finished speaking, the dark figure vanished.

Seeing this, Chu Xiu then went to another spot and sat down.

As for Fan Yaohui, there seemed to be some disappointment in his eyes because of the departure of that dark figure.

"Our communication with the gods of the mortal world mainly relies on the gods of the mortal world taking the initiative to contact us. The gods of the mortal world cannot directly reach the mortal world, so they need to use some mediums to establish contact with the mortal world."

"Different gods of the mortal world require different mediums to communicate."

Chu Xiu paused here, and only continued speaking after hearing Feng Jin say in the earpiece, "Tell him about the red thread and the ghost seed."

“Take the two world gods we know about, ‘Red Thread’ and ‘Seed Ghost’, for example.”

"The medium of the red thread is all those who are tied with a red string and have a strong desire for love."

"For all such people, the red thread can descend through their bodies and help them fulfill their wishes."

At this point, Chu Xiu seemed to have thought of something.

"Of course, we cannot fathom the nature of the God of the Turbid World. Take the Red Thread for example. Sometimes, after He descends, He will not act according to the true desires of His target, but will instead arbitrarily tie the Red Thread."

"Most importantly, as long as it is a thread that He wants to pull, the person who is pulled, or whatever the creature, will definitely not be able to escape it, and will definitely develop feelings of love for the person He has possessed. Even if the person who is pulled is a dog, that dog will love the person who has been possessed madly."

"Fortunately, He is not a being who likes to descend. He only occasionally chooses someone who meets the requirements to do things. We once thought about communicating with Him, but the result was that the agent from the Bureau of Investigation we sent was set up and fell in love with a man."

“Since then, we have stopped interfering with the red line.”

Chen Xin also felt it was somewhat miraculous after hearing about the red thread.

Even the gods of this turbid world have such leisure and refined tastes; do they also have their own consciousness?

Chen Xin thought of the cat that had taken him to the underworld. After it was killed once, it returned shortly afterward and came straight for Chen Xin.

So it seems they really do have their own consciousness!
At least hold a grudge!

Suddenly, Chen Xin was taken aback.

If that's the case, then wouldn't the God of Turbidity be the 'wise ghost' that the Bureau of Investigation is talking about?
It has its own consciousness and thinking ability, and at the same time, it has the body of a ghost. What else could it be but an intelligent ghost?
However, the places where the God of Turbidity appears are different from those where the Wise Ghost appears, and their abilities are also vastly different.

But setting those aside, are there any differences between the two?

Chen Xin hadn't expected things to be different.

So, if we take the evil spirits to their extreme, they will become a new intelligent race?
Is this 'wisdom' a revival of the original memory, or the rebirth of new wisdom?
Chen Xin had no idea.

It seems that all of this can only be known when Chen Xin can stand before the God of Chaos, not be instantly killed by Him, and be able to communicate with Him.

But... does the Bureau of Investigation know about this?
Chen Xin looked at Chu Xiu and Fan Yaohui. If he could think of something, why couldn't the Bureau of Investigation, with its many brains, have thought of it?

So, was it false for the other party to say that they had no research on 'wise ghosts'?
Chen Xin suddenly realized, but that made sense. He wouldn't reveal everything at once; he always had to keep something in reserve.

I wonder where the Bureau of Investigation's research on the intelligent ghosts is going?

Chu Xiu had no idea what Chen Xin was thinking at that moment, and he continued talking.

"Then there is the 'Seed Ghost'. It can be said that His appearance played a great role in helping mankind resist ghosts and evil spirits. Without Him, there would have been no first batch of Yin cultivators, and there would be no situation like this today."

Hearing this, the Raven Prophet spoke up: "According to what you just said, the red thread can descend to a designated medium, so naturally the 'spirit seed' can too?" Seeing Chu Xiu nod, the Raven Prophet asked again: "So, this person's medium is all Yin cultivators?"

Chu Xiu remained silent for a moment, then nodded again.

While they had to admit that the 'seed demon' had helped them in the early stages, they now had new worries.

If the 'seedling ghost' suddenly had other ideas, what would be the outcome for these Yin cultivators of Great Xia?
No one knows.

Even though they have begun to promote the path of Yang cultivation, Yin cultivation cannot be shaken off.

Even if time could be reversed, even if they knew back then that the 'Seed Demon' had other purposes for helping them, Great Xia would not give up the opportunity given by the 'Seed Demon'.

Because at that time in the Great Xia Dynasty, apart from the 'seedling ghosts,' there was nothing else that could rival the ever-growing number of evil spirits.

Chen Xin understood from this incident why the Bureau of Investigation had been wary of the town's appearance.

It's probably the 'seed demon' that's causing them worry!

Who knows if, in the future, if one becomes dependent on the talisman, one might become a medium for a turbid god called 'talisman'.

If it weren't for the messenger's shady tactics, the Bureau of Investigation would probably have taken a long time to popularize the talisman. They would only consider popularizing the talisman after proving that 'Warm Sun' couldn't do certain things.

Speaking of the warm sun, it seems that because the last time the 'warm sun' alleviated the crisis of the Great Xia Dynasty, Chen Xin found that the rate at which the number of talismans in the "Complete Collection of Talismans" was increasing had also begun to slow down.

Logically, the manufacturing speed of the talisman should increase as time goes on, but it has started to decrease now.

Previously, Chen Xin wondered if the Bureau of Investigation was crazy for not using the resources provided to the town.
Now I understand. They're afraid and want to limit the number of talismans to a certain level, just like they restrict the practice of Yin cultivation.

After listening to Chu Xiu's explanation, Chen Xin gained some knowledge, but not as much as he had imagined.

The most crucial information about the underworld was not obtained from the Bureau of Investigation.

After a moment of silence, the Raven Prophet spoke directly: "How much do you know about the Turbid World?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu and Fan Yaohui exchanged a glance.

"We have no knowledge of the information about the turbid world. We only know that it is the place where the gods of the turbid world reside. We have never seen what it is like, nor do we have the means to see it."

Chen Xin glanced at the two of them but didn't press the matter further.

"In that case, our deal ends here for now. As for the information you provided about the God of Chaos, the Underworld can give you another talisman."

"Do you want a talisman for warding off evil spirits, a protective charm, or even a weapon-like talisman?"

Upon hearing what the Raven Prophet said, Fan Yaohui swallowed hard.

Can I still choose?
"Wait a moment, we need to discuss this."

Chu Xiu hadn't expected that he could choose the 'final payment' himself.

Immediately, he and Fan Yaohui left the conference room and contacted Feng Jin through earpieces.

"Chief, which one do you want?"

"I think the kind of items that can ward off evil spirits are good. This way, our specialists can save time protecting the public and focus their energy on other things."

Chu Xiu shared his opinion.

"I think weapons are better. We already have the Thunder Drum for protecting homes, plus the Candle Night Stone Town. Both of them provide a high level of protection for the people. Any more would just be icing on the cake. It would be better to improve the officers' combat capabilities so that we can resolve emergencies more quickly and efficiently."

Fan Yaohui said.

After listening to their analysis, Feng Jin gave a different answer.

"For protection, ghosts and spirits can be eliminated slowly. Training specialists takes too long. We have the Soul Staff, Soul Binding Rope, and new equipment we made ourselves, which is enough. In terms of house protection, in addition to the Candle Night Stone Town and the House Protection Thunder Drum, we can also add a Rising Sun Spirit Fire Basin. But in terms of protection, we are still lacking."

"Furthermore, with more types of talismans, we can learn more about the underworld. After all... each talisman corresponds to a person in the underworld."

"If the Underworld makes any further transaction requests, everything except core secrets is open to trade. If possible, I'd like to know exactly how many Resurrected Walkers the Underworld has."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu and Fan Yaohui said nothing more.

After returning to the conference room, the two informed the Raven Prophet of their choice.

"We choose protective amulets."

"Listen carefully, what I'm about to tell you is about how to make sachets for exorcising evil spirits and the taboos..."

Two minutes later, the Prophet Crow left. Chu Xiu and Fan Yaohui looked at the crafting method and materials for the new town artifact in their hands and couldn't help but sigh again.

"Who would have thought that combining these things would be effective against ghosts and spirits?"

Fan Yaohui, who was standing next to Chu Xiu, did not agree with what Chu Xiu said.

"It's not that they are effective against ghosts and spirits, but rather that they are effective against ghosts and spirits because of the existence of the underworld."

Chu Xiu remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Tell me, what exactly is the nature of the underworld's mortal gods? Why can they appear in the mortal world?"

Fan Yaohui frowned.

"Perhaps it's not what we think. All the gods we've encountered in the mortal world needed a medium, so there's no reason why the underworld shouldn't."

"Perhaps, that black mist is the medium of the gods of the underworld? After all, I didn't sense any aura in that black mist just now, unlike the eerie oppressive feeling we had when other gods of the underworld descended."

"Perhaps, it really was just a shadow, not the real god of this mortal world."

Chu Xiu nodded in agreement after hearing this.

Only this explanation can put his mind at ease; otherwise, the underworld would be too terrifying.

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P.S.: I'll post this later as an extra chapter.
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