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Chapter 384 Sewing the Suppressing Object, Breaking the Limits!
After completing the stitching of the eight meridians of the ghost slave, Chen Xin did not continue to attempt stitching between the yin objects.

Having gained experience in sewing together yin objects, Chen Xin then began preparing to sew together the yin objects.

If even yin objects are like this, what will suppressing objects be like?
Chen Xin glanced at his talisman, but after looking at it, he felt at a loss for what to do with it.

In fact, even without the "seam mark", the talismans still work together.

For example, with the Staff of Mourning and the Candlestone Town, Chicken Bro's flames can enhance the Staff of Mourning's abilities.

The yellow infant inside the placenta can even use various talismans such as mourning staffs and reeds to attack.

In this case, the combination of the two talismans is equivalent to the stitching of 1+1=2.

Therefore, if the effect of sewing the weights together is still 1+1=2, then there is absolutely no need to sew them together.

What Chen Xin needs to do is find the kind of stitching combination that transforms the quality of a weight by achieving 1+1=1!

Chen Xin scanned the "Complete Collection of Suppressing Objects" with his eyes, and soon his gaze settled on a suppressing object.

Netherworld Fox Figurine!
The abilities of the Netherworld Fox Puppet are actually quite strong. Whether it is a Yin Messenger, a Yin Marshal, or a Yin Official, the Netherworld Fox Puppet has its own characteristics.

The Yin-Yang level Netherworld Fox Puppet can track and devour ghosts in cemeteries and mausoleums. Moreover, it can devour not only ordinary ghosts, but also the ghosts inside a cultivator's body without harming the cultivator's body.

Currently, apart from the Yama-level Sorrow Staff's [Night Walk], Chen Xin has not seen any other talisman with this ability.

Not only in terms of suppressing objects, Chen Xin had also rarely seen anyone with this ability in the Bureau of Investigation.

To deal with Yin Xiu, the Bureau of Investigation either kills Yin Xiu and takes the ghostly entity from his body, or directly separates the ghost from Yin Xiu's body.

However, this separation will not only cause the ghost itself to resist, but will also damage the Yin cultivator's body. The Yin cultivator who could have survived after the ghost was removed will have a significantly increased probability of death after being separated through this method.

Therefore, if the restriction of the 'graveyard' were removed, even using the Nether Fox as a 'surgical cat' would be more useful than it is now.

Especially now that the Bureau of Public Opinion is in a phase of eliminating the supernatural and preserving the virtuous, the unique characteristics of the Yin-Yang level ghost puppet will obviously be favored by the Bureau of Public Opinion.

As for the Yin Marshal-level Netherworld Fox Puppet, its cries have the added effects of 'breaking illusions' and 'intimidating'.

These two additional abilities are quite effective against vengeful spirits and malevolent forces, especially those with domain-type abilities like 'evil mist'.

The Netherworld Fox Figurine can directly negate the effect of 'evil mist,' turning a special evil spirit into an ordinary one.

Unfortunately, unless such an ominous presence appears around a 'graveyard', the Netherworld Fox Figurine is essentially useless.

As for the Netherworld Fox after it is promoted to the Underworld level, its ability called [Devouring Evil] is even more powerful.

Previously, Chen Xin had damaged a Yin-Yang rift on the ancestral mountain of Wangjiagou. The Yin-Yang area on the other side of that rift was a burial mound.

Because there is no entrance, the only option is to place a talisman inside. Chen Xin had placed one before the Netherworld Fox Puppet was promoted to the Netherworld level.

As a result, he was killed by the ghosts in the coffins in the Yinming Graveyard Mountain and by the blood disaster. At that time, Chen Xin did not have many Yin Virtue Points, and there were other Yinming areas to explore, so he did not go there again.

After the Netherworld Fox Puppet advanced to the Underworld level and obtained the [Devouring Fiend] ability, Chen Xin deployed the Netherworld Fox Puppet once more.

That time, all the ghosts and monsters on the entire cemetery, including the Blood Calamity, were swallowed by the Netherworld Fox Puppet!

The term "devouring evil spirits" refers to the process by which the Netherworld Fox Puppet transforms into another form once it has devoured a certain number of evil spirits.

If I had to give it a name, that form should be called... Nether Tiger!
Unlike the cloth dog, which can remain in its enlarged state for a long time, the Nether Tiger's existence is short, but it doesn't need to be too long either.

The Nether Tiger that appeared on the Netherworld Gravesite Mountain roared at the top of the mountain.

Immediately afterwards, all the coffins on the burial mound exploded.

After the howl, [Devouring Evil] began.

All the ghosts and monsters hidden in the coffin were sucked out of the coffin and entered the seemingly bottomless mouth of the Nether Tiger.

That one bite alone earned Chen Xin tens of thousands of points of good karma!

Its ability to clear away evil spirits is not much worse than that of the Yama-level Chicken Brother's [Burning Night]!
The Netherworld Fox Figurine only requires the Underworld level!

Therefore, Chen Xin always felt it was a pity about the Netherworld Fox Figurine.

Whether in the underworld or the mortal world, the probability of ghosts staying only in graveyards is very small.

Similarly, in this world where ghosts and spirits abound, no one would go to a cemetery!
Therefore, whether Chen Xin used it himself or the underworld officials exchanged for it, the Netherworld Fox Figurine seemed to be somewhat unpopular.

Unless the method of making the ghost fox figurine is disclosed to the Bureau of Investigation, given the Bureau's circumstances, it might have some use.

Now that the stitching seal is available, Chen Xin is wondering if he can change the situation of the ghost fox figurines.

For example, restrictions on cemeteries!
Taking out the Netherworld Fox Figurine, Chen Xin thought for a moment and then summoned Nine Suns.

Cloth dogs have no geographical restrictions. If they are sewn together with ghost fox figurines, will the ghost fox figurines also gain the ability to move freely?
Thinking this, Chen Xin summoned the sewing needle.

"How should I sew it?"

Chen Xin suddenly encountered a problem. In its normal form, the cloth dog is a small ornament, but it will grow larger after being activated.

If the cloth dog is sewn onto any part of the spirit animal other than its feet, the spirit animal will tilt and sway as the cloth dog grows larger.

However, if the cloth dog is sewn onto the feet of the Netherworld Fox, the Netherworld Fox figurine cannot be placed stably.

In the end, Chen Xin placed the ghost fox figurine and the cloth dog back to back and then sewed their tails together.

Afterwards, Chen Xin stroked both of them, and the information he received made his expression freeze.

Looking at Jiuri, Chen Xin asked, "How are you feeling?"

Upon hearing this, Jiu Ri grew larger.

As it flicks its tail, the Netherworld Fox Figurine sways along with it, like a small ornament attached to a dog's tail.

"Aside from being a little irritable, I don't feel anything else."

Jiu Ri said.

Chen Xin was silent for a moment, then said to Jiuri, "Try to see if you can still [swallow yang]."

Jiuri was surprised: "This is the mortal world, of course it's possible."

As he spoke, Jiuri opened his mouth.

suck~
A gasp was heard, and only a few strands of yang energy had entered before Jiu Ri's mouth emitted a series of "poof" sounds.

Startled by the sudden noise, Jiuri looked at Chen Xin with a bewildered expression.

"What's going on here?"

As it spoke, it continued to [devour Yang]!
This time it used even more force, the explosion in its mouth was louder, and even its upper and lower jaws were forced open by the explosion.

Chen Xin looked at this scene with a sense of helplessness.

He only thought about giving the cloth dog the ability to move freely to the Netherworld Fox puppet, but forgot about the incompatibility between the two.

One is [Swallowing Yang], the other is [Swallowing Evil]!
Without a mediator to harmonize Yin and Yang, the Netherworld Fox Figurine and the Cloth Dog are simply incompatible!

Now, after the stitching, the cloth dog's Yama-level ability [Devouring the Sun] is gone, and the Netherworld Fox Puppet not only failed to remove the graveyard restriction, but its [Devouring the Evil] ability is also gone.

After the two weights were sewn together, the result was that 1+1<2, or even less than 1!
Having stopped Jiu Ri from trying, Chen Xin separated the two.

"If the ghost fox figurine can't be sewn onto a cloth dog, then it should also be unsuitable for sewing onto other talismans with clearly yang attributes, such as the Candle Night Stone Town and the Prosperity Basin." "And talismans like the Suppressing Money and the Mourning Staff don't have similar effects..."

Looking at the Netherworld Fox figurine, Chen Xin felt that this path seemed somewhat difficult to traverse.

But just then, his gaze fell on a talisman.

[Auspicious Doorpost for Ward Off Evil]

Thinking about the situation with the door knocker, Chen Xin's eyes lit up!
If the Netherworld Fox Puppet cannot move freely, how about changing the restriction on it?
For example, what if it could only be activated in a cemetery, but instead it's activated in a 'home'?

Wouldn't this be easier than removing the limitations of the Netherworld Fox Puppets?
Moreover, the door knocker and the ghost fox figurine are compatible in some ways.

The ghost fox figurines guard graves, while the door knockers guard homes.

Furthermore, the ghost fox figurines and door knockers complement each other in their ability to deal with ghosts and spirits!

The ghostly fox figurine is for ghosts that have entered the graveyard, while the door knocker is for ghosts that have not yet entered the 'house'.

All of this made Chen Xin have high expectations for the sewing of the door knocker and the ghost fox figurine.

Immediately, Chen Xin summoned the door knocker!

That is, two stone blocks.

In fact, the door knocker was a talisman created by Chen Xin to gain merit points and meet the needs of the Bureau of Investigation; Chen Xin himself rarely used it.

Even if the effect of the door knocker is overridden by the Netherworld Fox, as long as the Netherworld Fox can be activated in the 'home', it will still be more useful to Chen Xin than the door knocker plus the Netherworld Fox!

Thinking this, Chen Xin picked up the Netherworld Fox figurine, placed it on a stone block, and then sewed the two together with a sewing needle.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Xin obtained information about the sewn-up town.

After understanding the situation, Chen Xin frowned.

Even after being sewn together, the Netherworld Fox Puppet still couldn't be activated outside the graveyard, but some of its abilities merged with the door knocker.

Originally, the door knocker was meant to deter evil spirits outside, like the sound of drums and thunder.

Now the thunderous drumbeats at the door have disappeared, replaced by the meows of cats; the original 'driving away' effect has now become 'attracting'.

Once the ghost is attracted to the doorway, the stone pedestal in the middle of the doorway, where the ghost figurine is placed, will swallow the ghost.

Once the evil spirits have been devoured to a certain extent, the Nether Tiger will not appear, but the [Devouring Evil] skill can be triggered by the Nether Fox figurine on the doorstep.

After [Devouring Evil] is activated, all ghosts within a radius of 100 meters will be attacked by a tiger's roar. Those that cannot withstand the roar will be shattered, while those that can withstand it will be sucked into the Netherworld Fox Puppets.

However, this range is much smaller than the range that the Netherworld Fox could cover when it transformed into a Netherworld Tiger, and it cannot be moved.

There is gain in loss.

However, there is a drawback after the stitching: when the stitched ghost fox figurine is placed in the graveyard, the door knocker effect is completely lost.

Because the cemetery has no door!

Unless it's a cemetery like Zushan, where the sewn-on door knocker is placed at the cemetery gate, it won't be effective.

Overall, after being stitched together, the Netherworld Fox Figurine was still confined to the graveyard, but its abilities could be used outside the graveyard, though with reduced effectiveness.

Chen Xin felt somewhat helpless.

"That's settled for now. When we're compiling the list of talismans later, we'll see if we can find one that matches the Netherworld Fox Figurine."

After putting away the clown figurine, Chen Xin did not stop his research on the stitching of the talisman.

Just now, while studying the Netherworld Fox Figurine, Chen Xin suddenly had an idea.

Previously, he was only thinking about sewing together the talisman to make it stronger, but the use of the [Sewing Seal] should be more than that!
For example, could two talismans be sewn together to cancel out each other's 'taboo'?
For example, the mourning staff.

When the mourning staff is waved lightly, it can summon evil spirits. If a person does not know the taboos of the mourning staff, he may accidentally summon evil spirits when using it and be attacked by them.

What if the mourning staff were sewn together with the reeds?
The ghosts summoned by the mourning staff were directly bound by the reeds, which solved the problem of the mourning staff and eliminated the need to use the reeds to find ghosts!

Similarly, this operation can also be applied to other objects.

For example, cloth dogs are afraid of water. If they get wet, the paper dog inside their bodies will be damaged and will then turn on their owners.

If the placenta is sewn to the cloth dog, and the placenta is used to wrap the cloth dog, wouldn't the cloth dog be immune to water?
For example, if the magpie feathers are not made successfully, not only will they fail to provide a warning, but they will also attract evil spirits.

If you sew magpie feathers together with a pot or three yang fire lamps, wouldn't any evil spirits that come looking for them never return?

Of course, these are just Chen Xin's ideas. Just like the previous failure of combining the Netherworld Fox Figurine and the Cloth Dog, whether the taboo can be truly offset after sewing them together is not a simple matter.

Perhaps in the future, when the "Complete Collection of Talismans" records hundreds of talismans and various combinations, the probability of offsetting taboos will be much higher.

With only a dozen or so townspeople, it won't be easy for Chen Xin to achieve this.

But I should give it a try anyway.

Chen Xin calmed down and began to try sewing and combining the various items one by one!
While Chen Xin was conducting his experiment, he was unaware that his successful resolution of the 'assimilation' issue would lead to a series of unexpected events.

Just like when they obtained the [Heavenly Seal], it exposed the location of the divine messenger's hiding place.

Last time it was the messenger of the gods who was unlucky, but this time, it's a different unlucky one!
……

The Bureau of Polls.

Chu Xiu and the others were in Director Feng Jin's office, reviewing the reports that had gathered from various places.

The content of the message left them unsure how to react.

Overnight, in all 109 cities of the Great Xia Dynasty, except for the city where the headquarters was located, ordinary managers in each of the remaining 108 cities suddenly realized that they had been manipulated into doing things against their conscience.

Meanwhile, the top officials in more than a dozen cities suffered from skin ulcers and subsequently died.

These problems were originally quite serious, but when the General Administration received information from the international community, it was discovered that the situation in Great Xia seemed... not so bad!

Abroad, in the neighboring Golden Middle School of Great Xia, a third of the country's administrators, most of the wealthy businessmen, and people of status and prestige, including the president, suddenly went berserk and started biting anyone they saw!

According to a spy from the Great Xia Dynasty who infiltrated the Golden Kingdom, those people have red eyes and, after biting someone, not only suck their blood but also inject a blood-red leech-like substance into their body.

People parasitized by the blood-red leeches will "revive" after ten minutes, becoming like those people, going berserk, biting, sucking blood, and spreading the disease!
In just one night, the Kingdom of Golden Hair was thrown into chaos.

The golden-haired nation, once renowned for its 'freedom,' is now rife with burning, killing, looting, and plundering.

Among them are those who were 'infected', but the majority are ordinary people from the blonde country!

The Great Xia spies were originally waiting for the Golden Kingdom's army to come out and suppress the situation, but they discovered that the same situation had also broken out within the Golden Kingdom's army.

The army is preoccupied with its own problems; how can it suppress others?
What surprised the Bureau of Investigation the most was that the message sent back by the Great Xia spy said that the blood leeches contained yin energy, but they were not ghosts!

Shortly after this news arrived, Great Xia received another message from spies operating in other countries.

Similar situations are occurring in various countries.

After a night of investigation, the Bureau of Investigation also uncovered a clue.

The source of this sudden situation seems to be related to the 'progenitor of vampires'!
……

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