Starting from the folklore forum, making up town objects

Chapter 489 The Candied Hawthorn of the Ghost Realm

Just as Chen Xin was considering whether or not to go to the Xia family, the Xia family contacted him first.

After learning of the Xia family's intention to cooperate, Chen Xin smiled. Then, he added a condition to the cooperation terms, which was the problem Chen Xin was currently facing.

Xia Wuyou agreed.

This was something Xia Wuyou hadn't considered. If he had thought of it beforehand, the conditions for cooperating with the Underworld would have changed.

After the two parties reached an agreement on cooperation, they quickly began the subsequent actions.

In ten days, the Xia family located twenty entrances to the seventh floor for Chen Xin, which directly added twenty more to Chen Xin's seal!
He condensed ten of them into a thirty-layered seal and handed it over to the Xia family, consuming a total of three million merits.

Of these ten town seals, only one does not belong to Guanhong City; the other nine are all located within Guanhong City!

The Xia family's idea was simple: start by building their own power in Guanhong City, and use the other entrance as a vanguard for the Xia family to explore other areas.

We'll wait until the time is right before considering sending people there!

As for Chen Xin, he also received ten entrances, and at his request, these ten entrances were divided into two categories.

One category belongs to the town of Shimo, and the other belongs to the district of Niaoshao.

Furthermore, the Xia family found two other entrances in these two areas for Chen Xin to enter, thus resolving the awkward situation where Chen Xin had a 'property certificate' but couldn't find a house.

After their first collaboration ended, Chen Xin began exploring that world.

His first stop was the town where the stone mill was located.

Chen Xin threw the illusionary body into the entrance.

Upon entering, the illusion transformed into a calico cat.

This was the most suitable identity Chen Xin had obtained after the Xia family had searched for him multiple times.

As soon as Chen Xin opened his eyes, he felt someone touching him.

With a whoosh, Chen Xin dashed out.

After landing, he looked behind him.

There was a stone table, and a woman was sitting on a stone bench chatting with someone next to her. Because of her actions, both of them looked over.

"Sister, your Xiaoli is so agile, unlike mine, which has become as fat as a pig."

"Hehe, raising a cat is like raising a child. You can't give them everything they want. The more you spoil them, the lazier they become."

"My sister is right, I'll put him on a diet as soon as we get back!"

"..."

Seeing that the woman who appeared to be the owner ignored him, Chen Xin walked outside with cat-like steps.

He had only taken two steps when he thought of 'Xiao Li' whom the two of them had mentioned during their conversation.

He paused, then looked down through the gap between his front legs to the position of his hind legs.

Sure enough, there were no testicles!
Shaking his head, Chen Xin sighed and then ran away.

Once outside his home, Chen Xin began to quickly wander around the entire town.

Although he didn't know the layout of the town, he knew that there was a small river near the house where the stone mill was located, and it was also closer to the mountains.

So he quickly found the stream.

Walking along the river, Chen Xin saw the courtyard where the stone mill was located.

The courtyard used to be a typical farmhouse, but now it's just a pile of ruins.

Compared to the house where the Xia family sedan chair was located, this place was even more dilapidated.

Chen Xin didn't go through the main gate; instead, he jumped over the collapsed courtyard wall.

After looking at the scene inside, Chen Xin suddenly remembered the old man who sold tofu.

What kind of person is he exactly?

Why would I live and die with this courtyard?
Chen Xin couldn't understand it, so he immediately took out the stone mill seal from the Pot Heaven space and summoned the stone mill back to its original position.

When the stone mill seal is used in the outside world, it can select a target and turn it into a donkey pulling the millstone. But here, it is just a stone mill, without a donkey.

When the stone mill appeared, the entire courtyard began to recover, and Chen Xin's illusionary form changed back to its original form from a little female cat.

Looking at his body, Chen Xin took out the clothes he had prepared in advance from the Pot Heaven Space. He dressed as a farmer, which was very suitable for the identity of this courtyard.

With the clothes in hand, Chen Xin headed straight outside.

He was going to look for a place to see if he could buy a local donkey!

Making tofu isn't that difficult, and production can be resumed afterward. After all, money is quite a waste of good karma.

As for who should make the tofu, Chen Xin originally wanted to choose someone from the underworld, but entering the Ghost Realm currently requires the use of the Suppression Seal, and once inside, Chen Xin would no longer be able to interfere too much with the person entering, which is not a good thing.

So we need to think this through carefully. If all else fails, once he's familiar with the situation there, Chen Xin can go in and live with himself. That's not out of the question!
Thinking this, Chen Xin opened the courtyard gate and went out.

The town is quite large, but the most concentrated buildings are actually in the central area. Because there are no city walls or other dividing lines, Chen Xin couldn't tell where the town's boundaries were.

The farther away from the center, the more dispersed the buildings become, making the town appear to be very large!
Chen Xin walked around, stopping and looking at things. Because he already had experience with the Xia family and was still observing their progress, he didn't have the same initial caution as the Xia family.

During the journey, he also learned the name of the town: Qingshan Town, a very simple name.

While shopping, the ten taels of silver that Chen Xin had taken out earlier allowed him to buy things he wanted without hesitation.

For example, if he comes across some food on the street, he will buy it, but he won't eat it.

There are two reasons for not eating: one is that it would be a waste for the illusory body to eat it, as it would be the same as not eating at all.

Another reason is that Chen Xin wanted to show it to the outside world.

It's also very simple to get these things to the outside world. All Chen Xin needs to do is have his illusory body put the items into the Pot Heaven Space, and then he can open another entrance from the outside and take the items out.

However, Chen Xin is currently unsure whether taking these items out of the Pot Heaven Space will deduct his Yin Virtue again.

Since they were still on the street, Chen Xin didn't make a big fuss about using the Pot Heaven Space.

After browsing for nearly an hour, he had ten steamed buns, two strings of candied hawthorns, and a bag of pastries in his hands. It wasn't that he had a large appetite, but rather that the silver he had broken off from the silver bars had great purchasing power.

One tael of silver here can be further divided into ten qian of silver, and one qian of silver can be exchanged for one hundred wen. A string of candied hawthorns only costs ten wen.

Chen Xin's ten taels of silver could buy a thousand strings of candied hawthorns.

Besides food, Chen Xin also bought a donkey and some soybeans for making tofu, spending a total of five taels of silver!
As for the tools, they appeared one by one after the courtyard returned to normal, so there was no need to buy them.

With these things in hand, Chen Xin returned to the courtyard. When he encountered his neighbors on the way, he greeted them warmly and chatted with them for a few minutes.

Just like the situation at the Xia family's place, these people did not suspect his sudden appearance, nor did they even ask where the old man from before had gone.

It seemed that in their memory, Chen Xin had always lived here, and there had never been that old man.

"If that's the case, does that mean the old man's previous relationship also exists?"

Chen Xin thought of the shopkeeper the old man had greeted when he went to sell tofu. If it was really as Chen Xin thought, then these connections should still exist, which would be very helpful for him to integrate into the town later.

The reason the Xia family didn't know about the original Xia family mansion was because they had never lived there before, so they were unaware of it.

Chen Xin happened to have gone out with the old man to sell tofu.

If I hadn't gone then, I probably wouldn't have known about this relationship.

Once inside the courtyard, Chen Xin packed the food into his spatial storage, then tied the donkey to the shed. After that, Chen Xin had his avatar prepare food for the donkey.

Chen Xin himself had already opened the Pot Heaven Space and taken out the string of candied hawthorns inside.

Unexpectedly, it did not deplete his good karma.

"Could it be because these things were all bought with silver, and silver has already been used to perform good deeds in the underworld?"

Chen Xin made this guess, and then he looked at the food.

I thought the candied hawthorns would be spoiled, but the ones that came out looked even more mouthwatering than the ones in the Ghost Realm!
"Is there a problem after it's removed?"

Chen Xin looked at the candied hawthorn but didn't dare to take a bite.

After thinking for a while, he went to the top of the Golden Summit of Sanfeng Mountain and sat down next to Lei Zhenzi.

"Eat one."

Chen Xin handed over the candied hawthorn.

He was originally watching Lei Zhenzi of Sanfeng Mountain, but after hearing Chen Xin's instruction, he grabbed the candied hawthorn and ate the top one.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Xin noticed crackling electric sparks appearing on Lei Zhenzi's body.

But the flash of light quickly disappeared.

At the same time, Lei Zhenzi turned his gaze from the mountain to the candied hawthorns.

Chen Xin couldn't discern the emotions in Lei Zhenzi's eyes, but he could sense them through the talisman.

Lei Zhenzi is yearning!
Candied hawthorn berries can increase its power!
"It can increase the power of the talisman? This..."

Chen Xin took the candied hawthorn from Lei Zhenzi's hand, his eyes full of doubt.

He believed that candied hawthorns could increase the power of evil spirits, but how could they possibly increase the power of warding off evil spirits?

Could it be that there's some connection between that ghost realm and the "Complete Guide to Suppressing Objects"?
Chen Xin was taken aback; it seemed... there really was a connection.

Without the "Complete Collection of Suppressing Objects," there would be no Suppressing Seal. Without the Suppressing Seal, these "outsiders" would not be able to infiltrate the native inhabitants of the Ghost Realm. If they could not get in, they would not be able to take out these things, and thus would not be able to discover that these things also have an effect on suppressing objects.

However, perhaps this is just a coincidence.

Coincidentally, the seal in "The Complete Book of Suppressing Objects" encountered the corresponding mechanism of the Ghost Realm, which is why this happened.

Chen Xin felt that judging the "Complete Collection of Tranquilizing Objects" to be related to the Ghost Realm based solely on this was not rigorous enough.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xin summoned Huang Ying and had Huang Ying remove the amniotic sac from the head area. Then, he handed the candied hawthorn to the mouth of the infant ghost inside.

"eat."

The infant ghost opened its mouth, its sharp teeth biting off the hawthorn and the wooden skewer together, swallowing them without even chewing.

Subsequently, Chen Xin discovered that yin energy was emerging from the infant ghost's body.

The infant ghost's red eyes were even illuminated by the yin energy.

Once the Yin energy dissipated, the Blood Calamity-level infant ghost's true form actually increased its strength by a small amount!
"This……"

Chen Xin looked at the three hawthorns remaining in his hand.

Lei Zhenzi ate it just now, and the Zhen power increased; now the infant ghost has eaten it, and the Yin power has increased.

What would happen if a person ate it?
"Give it a try!"

Chen Xin appeared in Hell in a flash and found one of the people from the Ghost Slave Organization who had been thrown in first.

This group of people witnessed the evolution of Hell from the initial bronze pillar punishment to the more than twenty types of punishments available today.

As a reward, they were forced to try these punishments.

Because Chen Xin gave Bai Ying the instruction not to let these people die, she was also given plenty of Tu Su wine while they were being tortured.

Just a small cup of the Yin Si-level Tu Su wine is enough to make these people energetic again.

Looking at the ghost slave in front of him, whose eyes were bloodshot from torture, Chen Xin waved his hand to stop the iron tree leaves behind him from scraping against him.

Just as the man breathed a sigh of relief, a candied hawthorn appeared near his mouth.

Before Chen Xin could speak, the man opened his mouth and swallowed the candied hawthorn.

Immediately, a smile appeared on his face, and the Yin energy that had long been depleted in his body began to fill up again.

Moreover, his injuries are also improving.

It seemed that one candied hawthorn was not enough, so the man stopped after recovering about one-tenth of his injuries.

This discovery led Chen Xin to some speculations.

After waving his hand to make the iron tree move again, Chen Xin teleported to the side of another person.

This person was a Yang Xiu (a person who practices yang).

The same thing happened again; the person swallowed the candied hawthorn without any hesitation after seeing it.

For them, there is nothing left to worry about.

If the candied hawthorns were poisonous, then for them, it might be a kind of relief.

After the candied hawthorn was swallowed, a similar situation occurred.

But this time, what this person recovered was the power of qi and blood!

After leaving hell, Chen Xin's gaze towards the candied hawthorn in his hand changed.

If he's not mistaken, this candied hawthorn from the Ghost Realm can be transformed into various forms of energy!
If it is a talisman, it will transform into talismanic power.

If it is a ghost, it will transform into yin energy.

If it is cultivated in a yang way, it can be transformed into the power of qi and blood!

If it is a wounded Yin cultivator, it can not only be transformed into Yin energy, but also into life force to repair the injury.

In short, it will be what you need!
This situation reminded Chen Xin of something... bad karma!
However, Chen Xin's good deeds did not directly affect the power within his body, but rather the progress of his cultivation technique.

As Chen Xin's progress in the exercises improved, his qi and blood strength naturally increased as well.

But this candied hawthorn is different!
Even if someone has only cultivated a little bit of Qi and Blood Power, they can use candied hawthorns to push the Qi and Blood Power in their body to an extremely high level, even if they don't know the Qi and Blood Furnace and can't condense a Dharma Body.

Thinking of this, Chen Xin finally couldn't resist and took a bite out of the last hawthorn on the candied hawthorn.

Once it entered his mouth, the sweet and sour taste of the candied hawthorn filled his mouth, making it even more delicious than most candied hawthorns in the mortal world.

But after Chen Xin swallowed the candied hawthorn, he was stunned.

He clearly sensed that the moment the candied hawthorn was swallowed, it turned into a wisp of air and disappeared in his throat!

It wasn't absorbed; it truly disappeared!
Chen Xin did not feel any changes in his body.

"what happened?"

"Where are the candied hawthorns?"

……

(End of this chapter)