Rules of the Strange: I Became a God in a Bizarre World Through Taoist Arts

The perspective of the sky curtain has finally returned to normal.

At this moment, a pile of blood leech corpses had already gathered at Shen Xingzhuo's feet.

She lowered her eyes to look—

"The Three Corpse Worms specifically devour greed, anger, and ignorance..."

"I truly never imagined that my aunt's obsession could manifest as such an evil insect..."

Shen Xingzhuo's feet made a "crunching" sound, as if he were crushing withered leaves in late autumn.

Pei Jinxiu froze on the spot, completely still, upon hearing her words.

She vomited a mouthful of black blood.

She calmly wiped the blood from her lips and said with a self-deprecating tone, "I used to be no match for Pei Jinyu, and now I'm actually losing to you. Ha."

"What do you plan to do next? Kill me? Then kill Liu Jin? So that your dear mother can take over?"

Shen Xingzhuo shook his head but did not answer when he heard Pei Jinxiu's four questions.

"Stop with that pitying attitude!"

"Isn't everything I am now a result of your doing?!"

Pei Jinxiu suddenly swung her hands forward, and the dying worms on the ground began to revive.

"You wantonly hurt me! And you insulted me with this damned attitude!"

"Pei Yin! I will fight you to the death!"

[Huh? What is she yelling about? I don't understand.]

[Speaking of which, Pei Jinxiu could have easily seized power after Pei Jinyu was trapped in the evil formation, right? Why didn't she do it? Was it because she didn't want to?]

[Haha, the person upstairs has a sharp tongue!]

It's not that I don't want to, I just think about it all the time!

So ultimately, it's because she didn't fight for anything, just waiting for all the good things to fall into her lap. In the end, she could even find an excuse, saying it was because Pei Jinyu had all the advantages of timing, location, and connections.

【…】

In ghost stories.

Shen Xingzhu heard her roar and used one hand to pick at his ear.

"Look how anxious you are. Let's go to the ancestral hall to talk about it."

Her gaze turned serious.

"Mobius...it appears in three ghost stories in a row; it seems to love using this concept."

Shen Xingzhu was internally complaining, but her hands didn't stop moving.

Holding the jade brush, he drew intricate talismans in the air.

The talismans in the air moved without wind, returning to their respective positions.

The ground suddenly began to shake.

From the east, golden light rises, outlining a complete circle.

"One step covers ten thousand miles, ten thousand miles in one step. Heaven and earth may turn upside down, but the mountains and rivers remain the same!"

"shift!"

As soon as Shen Xingzhuo finished speaking, the women who were surrounded at the center of the circle suddenly disappeared from their original spot.

The sky was urgently tracking them, and only after they landed in the ancestral hall were clear images captured.

[Testing has shown that the Chosen One has comprehended the quest content of "Endless Reincarnation".]

[Please have the chosen one, Shen Xingzhuo, state the mission details. If the chosen one answers correctly, they may enter the ancestral hall. Upon entering, present the Guanyin brocade to the statue!]

[Attention! If the chosen one worships an incorrect idol, they will be immediately eliminated!]

The sound of ghost stories began at just the right moment.

Shen Xingzhuo smiled slightly and nodded with a very small arc.

Pei Jinxiu wanted to cause more trouble, but she saw that Shen Xingzhuo simply waved his hand, and she was trapped on the spot by Pei Jinyu and Shen Guantang, unable to move.

Pei Xi, sitting upright at the entrance of the ancestral hall, looked like a servant boy, appearing incomparably holy.

Shen Xingzhu cleared his throat and said:

"This mission has to start from the very beginning of the story."

"As everyone knows, the Pei family is extremely wealthy in the Jiangnan region and adheres to the old Pei family customs, which place women in high esteem."

Therefore, in the local area, the Pei family's daughter became the envy of many.

A single thought of envy can lead to endless calamities.

Many who were unwilling to accept this turned their attention to the heir of the Pei family…

Wait, wait, wait!

【…】

[Chosen One Shen Xingzhuo, please do not begin with the creation of the world! If you continue without a clear focus, you will be punished with lightning strikes!]