Starting from the folklore forum, making up town objects

Chapter 357 The Copper Pillar Seal, The Punishment of the Copper Pillar
Although Chen Xin observed some patterns, the problem now is that the illusory body may not even last until the pillar of the possible true form of the turbid ghost appears.

Looking at the illusory body that was gradually on the verge of collapse, Chen Xin suddenly had an idea, but whether it would work or not, he would have to wait and see.

After about two breaths, when the phantom reappeared on the fourth pillar, it finally couldn't withstand the pressure and was burned to ashes.

At the same time, Chen Xin consumed 20,000 units of Yin Virtue to resummon the substitute paper-cut and threw it into the Netherworld.

But since it was summoned again, it didn't reappear on the pillar.

But Chen Xin was still staring at that spot.

Chen Xin wondered if the turbid ghost had paused for a moment. For a full breath, nothing happened after the illusion appeared, but then the illusion appeared on a pillar.

It's the fourth pillar!
Chen Xin breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering this scene.

The remaining Yin Virtue Points in the "Complete Guide to Suppressing Things" are a little over 150,000. Of these, 100,000 are Yin Virtue Points that he has not used and has saved as a reserve. The remaining 50,000 are Yin Virtue Points that he has accumulated in the past few days after upgrading the Sorrow Staff to the Yama level.

With 150,000 merits, it costs 20,000 to revive the paper-cut substitute once, and it can be revived seven times.

Now his guess has come true; the turbid ghost, a being with its own intelligence, is different from ordinary ghosts.

Upon detecting the aura emanating from the phantom, it did not treat the phantom as a new prey, but instead started directly from the pillar where the phantom had been burned to death.

Thus, Chen Xin's "refill" operation came about.

But even though the 'refill' was successful, new problems arose.

The new illusory body might be able to support two more pillars, but how many more pillars will be needed to reach the true form of the turbid ghost is unknown.

Seven times, 140,000 merits in yin virtue, should we waste them all here?

This is what Chen Xin is struggling with.

One hundred and forty thousand merits is a lot, as it can elevate a Yin-level protective object to the Yama level, but it's not much either.

The Great Xia is now rife with evil spirits. Even though the speed at which one can accumulate Yin Virtue Points has slowed down compared to a few days ago, it is still possible to gather 100,000 Yin Virtue Points within a week.

Once the underworld officials become familiar with the crow feather raincoat and upgrade the level of their protective items, they can enter the underworld area to help Chen Xin 'accumulate merit,' which will become another source of merit.

In less than a week, Chen Xin finally decided to take the gamble!

If all else fails, on the last try, just use the "Complete Guide to Suppressing Items" and try your luck.

After making his decision, Chen Xin stopped looking at the negative karma that was decreasing by 20,000 each time.

But after being resurrected three times, Chen Xin realized that something was wrong.

From the beginning until now, the first illusion was destroyed when it was from the first to the fourth stem, the second illusion was destroyed when it was from the fourth to the sixth stem, and the third illusion was destroyed when it was from the sixth to the seventh stem.

But by the time the fourth or fifth illusion appeared, it was no longer possible to jump to the next one.

The fourth illusory body was destroyed by the seventh!
The fifth illusion was destroyed, but it was still the seventh one!
Therefore, the illusory body could not hold out long enough for the turbid ghost to transfer it to the next pillar.

The seventh pillar is enough to deal with the illusion.

As he watched the sixth illusory body being burned on the seventh pillar, Chen Xin glanced at the 70,000 Yin Virtue he still had.

Should we continue?
At present, it seems that there is little point in continuing.

"Then let's just use the 'Complete Guide to Talismans'."

Thinking this, Chen Xin summoned his eighth illusory body and sent it back into the Netherworld.

Just as the illusion reappeared on the pillar, and Chen Xin was about to have it summon the "Complete Book of Suppressing Objects," he discovered that something was amiss.

When he realized the difference between the pillars in front of him, his illusory body was burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"That is……"

Recalling what had just happened, Chen Xin thought for a while before coming up with a guess.

It seemed that the endless stream of phantoms had piqued the curiosity of the turbid ghost, which pulled the phantom directly in front of its true form!

Immediately, Chen Xin summoned his ninth illusory body and placed it into the Netherworld.

This time, Chen Xin was highly focused.

As the scene shifted and a brass pillar appeared before him, engraved with different characters such as 'thief,' 'traitor,' and 'evil,' Chen Xin immediately summoned the 'Complete Guide to Suppressing Objects'.

Just as the "Complete Guide to Suppressing Objects" appeared, the side of the phantom body that was pressed against the copper pillar was already charred black and burst into flames.

Just then, the "Complete Collection of Town-Suppressing Objects" made a rustling sound, as the closed book had somehow opened.

The pages of the book turned on their own in the darkness, without any wind.

At one point, the books snapped shut together.

Just like with the eyeball last time, the bronze pillar was grabbed as if by an invisible giant hand and forcibly stuffed into the pages of the "Complete Book of Suppressing Objects".

At the same time, the crimson pillar that filled Chen Xin's vision also disappeared, leaving only the rat's skeleton illuminated by the flames of the burning phantom body.

After the flames died down, silence fell over the surroundings.

Everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

But Chen Xin knew that wasn't the case.

Chen Xin summoned the "Complete Collection of Town-Suppressing Objects" and saw the two lines of text on the cover.

[Number of evil spirits already suppressed]: 2
[Unlocked Seals]: Tongyou Seal, Hutian Seal, Tongzhu Seal
The number of demons suppressed increased from 1 to 2, but the number of suppression seals only increased by one.

Chen Xin frowned and looked at the 'Tongyou Seal' at the very front.

"Therefore, of the two seals that appeared for the first time, the Tongyou Seal was a seal given as a gift when it was first unlocked, while the Hutian Seal was the seal obtained after the true suppression of the turbid ghost."

Chen Xin was somewhat disappointed.

Looking at his remaining 10,000 merits, he placed his hand on the seal column.

Immediately, information about the new town seal flooded his mind.

"So, it really is a form of punishment."

When Chen Xin saw the rat skeleton repeatedly condense a soul and be burned to death, the word 'punishment' came to mind.

Now that he has obtained the new town seal, he has confirmed this guess once again.

Chen Xin looked at the last 10,000 points of Yin Virtue and immediately chose to use them.

Immediately afterwards, a new seal appeared on the cover of "The Complete Book of Town-Protecting Objects".

Picking up the seal, Chen Xin glanced at himself.

Where should it be printed?

After looking him up and down, Chen Xin suddenly remembered something.

If we continue to suppress the evil spirits and the number of suppression seals keeps increasing, wouldn't it be impossible to accept new suppression seals once all the parts of the body are covered with them?
Does this mean we have to selectively imprint the warding seal on ourselves?
If that's the case, then the number of seals that can be printed on the talisman will be limited. For a talisman like the evil spirit money, does that mean that only one seal can be printed on each side and that's the limit?
Chen Xin felt something was wrong, so he spread out his left hand and looked at the spot where the 'Hutian Seal' had been imprinted.

The bronze pillar seal fell with his right hand and landed on his palm.

The bronze pillar seal disappeared, and a new seal appeared on Chen Xin's left palm.

As Chen Xin's thoughts shifted, different marks appeared on his palm.

"It seems to have no impact."

Chen Xin felt a slight stirring in his heart.

It seems that the seal is imprinted on the palm of the hand, but perhaps each seal exists in a different space, just like the netherworld?
Chen Xin shook his head, no longer thinking about it. As long as it could be stacked, there was no need to worry about the number of Zhenyin seals in the future.

"Where should we go to test the effect of the bronze pillar seal..."

Chen Xin thought for a moment. He had originally planned to try his luck with the Blood Calamity or the Black Abyss in the Underworld, but then he remembered that there was something he had forgotten about in the Netherworld. Immediately, Chen Xin took a step forward, and when he reappeared, he was already in the first level of the Netherworld.

……

Bai Ying stared blankly into the darkness ahead.

He didn't know how long he had been there, or how much longer he would have to stay.

When he first arrived, he was full of scheming, thinking about how to survive and feign compliance with this unknown and powerful enemy.

Now, all he wants is to hear someone talk to him, to have someone pay attention to him.

Bai Ying had always thought he was someone who could endure loneliness, but only now did he realize that his so-called ability to endure loneliness was relative.

In the mortal world, he can be alone for a long time because he knows that he can end his solitude if he wants to.

But now that he realizes he can't break free from being alone, his so-called patience is utterly worthless!

Looking at the cherry blossom tree in her hand, Shiro Sakura had only one thought.

If he can get out, he can do whatever he wants!
Of course, this is the same as his 'patience'; perhaps once he actually goes out and has choices, this idea may become less firm.

Everything is relative, but those living within it are simply unaware of it.

Just as Bai Ying was staring blankly at the light emanating from her own body, suddenly, everything around her changed.

He returned to his office.

After a long pause, Bai Ying finally stood up from her slumped position.

"How is this going?"

Bai Ying murmured, followed by ecstasy and excitement.

Looking at the person who used to be her deputy sitting in her former seat, Bai Ying wasn't angry at all.

"Haha, I'm back! I'm back! Zhao Li, I'm back!"

Bai Ying slammed her true form onto the desk, then laughed maniacally at Zhao Li.

"Zhao Li, I said I'm back!"

Bai Ying looked at Zhao Li with some displeasure. When she saw that Zhao Li still ignored her, she slapped Zhao Li hard on the head.

The slap landed on Zhao Li's face, but made no sound, and Zhao Li was not shaken in the slightest by the slap.

Bai Ying was startled, looking at her own hands and then at Zhao Li's face.

Then, he turned his head to look at his true form.

It seems there was no sound when the main body was placed on the table.

A sudden sense of panic arose in Bai Ying's heart.

He kicked the monitor on the table hard, but even though he was kicked backward, he couldn't make the monitor shake.

With increasing fear on her face, Bai Ying looked at her office door and rushed over.

His hand gripped the doorknob, trying to pull open the wooden door he had opened countless times, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge it an inch.

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

As if she had just thought of something, Bai Ying shouted.

Then he saw the gap under the door.

Immediately, he transformed into a cherry blossom, flew towards the crack in the door, and then slipped out.

Bai Ying, who had regained his form in the corridor, smiled as he saw a streamer walking out of the door.

He walked over laughing, only to be bumped into by the skinny little streamer.

Bai Ying's eyes reddened as she watched the other person leave.

He chased after her and saw the young anchor getting water from the tea room. He reached out to turn off the water.

But he couldn't press that tiny button!

"Impossible, impossible!"

Bai Ying kept pressing the button to stop the water flow, but the button was like a fake and didn't move at all.

Seeing the water gradually filling the cup, Bai Ying reached out to stop the flow.

But he couldn't reach his hand in at all; the water was like an iron pillar, blocking his hand.

Watching the young anchor leave with the water, Bai Ying seemed lost in thought, muttering things like "impossible."

After that, Bai Ying frantically entered one room after another.

But the result was the same.

He could see the streamers, and he could see them saying 'Thank you for the little heart, big brother,' but he couldn't do anything about it.

He was like a transparent person, detached from the world.

How is this feeling any different from being in the dark?
Bai Ying was furious and yelled down the corridor, "What do you want? Come out here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding scene turned into black mist and dissipated. Then, Bai Ying saw one bronze pillar after another appear in the darkness around him.

Using the orange-red light from the surface of the bronze pillar, Bai Ying could see its uneven surface.

Just as he was wondering, he suddenly realized that the bronze pillars had disappeared, and without him noticing, his back was pressed against something, and his hands and feet were also stretched back and pressed against it.

Turning her head, Bai Ying saw what was behind her.

Aren't these the bronze pillars he just saw?

Why would he appear on the bronze pillar?

Just then, images suddenly flashed through Bai Ying's mind.

Those images were of the 'anchors' he sent out after joining the Ghost Slave.

With each image that flashed by, the bronze pillar behind him grew hotter.

As the images flashed by like a marquee, the temperature of the bronze pillar behind Bai Ying rose higher and higher.

For the first time after becoming a ghost, he felt scalding heat!
Soon, Bai Ying could no longer bear the temperature, and he cried out in pain.

However, this did not reduce the temperature on the bronze pillar behind him in the slightest.

At one point, Bai Ying's body was burned to ashes by the copper pillar, leaving only a small white cherry blossom tree still on the copper pillar.

Soon, the cherry blossom saplings turned into white cherry blossoms again.

Bai Ying regained consciousness, and then he saw the scene he had seen before.

Everything is starting to repeat itself again.

Bai Ying perished again amidst her shouts, only to reform shortly afterward.

This cycle repeats endlessly.

……

P.S.: I don't have time to write during the day, I only start in the early hours of the morning. Taking care of the baby is too tiring, but thankfully my family has been helping me take turns.

Indeed, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.
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