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

Before leaving the ghost story, Shen Xingzhuo opened the points redemption shop.

There aren't many items inside, only seven types:

Physical Enhancement Potion (100 points), Mental Enhancement Potion (100 points), Mental Enhancement Potion (150 points, note that it can only be used after taking the Physical Enhancement Potion).

Sniper Rifle (1500 points, includes 7 Demon-Slaying Bullets upon purchase, with one bullet added for every 20 points thereafter; bullets can be purchased again in the Strange Tales section at any time).

Ghost Hunter Sword (1500 points, can freely change into three forms: sword, spear, and bow. Each change deducts 20 points. Can be used at will when you have enough points).

Life and Death Blade (10,0000 points; Life Blade can heal wounds, cutting away the wound will stop the strange contamination; Death Blade can kill the strange, killing instantly).

Shop upgrade items (5,0000 points; new items will be added after the upgrade, and the exchange channel for Mystic Crystals will be opened).

Shen Xingzhuo examined the items carefully, thought for a moment, and used only 2000 points to exchange for 10 bottles of body enhancement potions and 10 bottles of brain enhancement potions.

Of all the items for killing monsters, only the Life and Death Blade interested her, but she definitely couldn't afford the 100,000 points required.

I might as well forget about it and just forge one myself to use for now.

As for the remaining 1700 points, I'll save them for now and see if I need to exchange them for the two monster-killing items once the type of the next ghost story is determined.

Will the chosen one choose to return to reality?

The ghost stories returned to silence.

Shen Xingzhuo nodded.

The next second, a flash of white light appeared, and she was already standing in front of the heavy gate of the Zhuhua Alliance Command Center.

Assistant Xu, dressed in a crisp uniform, was already waiting at the door.

The moment he saw her, he swiftly raised his hand in salute, his eyes barely concealing his excitement.

"Welcome back! Chosen One, follow me!"

Shen Xingzhuo followed in his footsteps and, with his introduction, embarked on the interstellar age's mode of transportation—the floating disc.

Curious, she tapped her toes. Where she touched, the air vibrated, but it did not affect the smooth flight of the floating disc at all.

This scene, as observed by Assistant Xu, made him think, "He's still just a child."

He showed a pained expression.

Shen Xingzhu noticed out of the corner of her eye and thought he was afraid that she would damage the flying vehicle, so she immediately stood up straight.

In a short while, the two arrived at the core command room.

Guan Shanyue and the Huaxu team had been waiting for a long time.

"Hello Commander Guan, it's great to finally meet you in real life. I'm Shen Xingzhuo."

Shen Xingzhuo stepped forward first to shake hands with Guan Shanyue.

Only when his slender hand was held in his palm did Guan Shanyue truly realize how thin she was.

However, you can tell from her strength that she is just thin, but not weak at all.

Guan Shanyue introduced herself with a smile, "I am Guan Shanyue, and these children behind me are members of the Huaxu Team. They all have so much to say to you, they can't hold back anymore."

Shen Xingzhuo looked back and nodded slightly.

Unable to contain her excitement, Lu Qianling waved to her.

But this was not the time for pleasantries; they had many questions to ask.

"Xingzhuo, regarding your identity..." Guan Shanyue hesitated for a moment, "After each chosen one is selected, we will review their personal information in advance."

"Only by understanding the Chosen Ones' style of doing things can we make better judgments and establish absolute trust."

"But you...we couldn't find anything about you."

Guan Shanyue's expression wasn't particularly grave. In the interstellar era, with war raging everywhere, it was actually quite normal for some information to be overlooked.

However, if this were to happen now, especially to the Chosen One, it would still cause some trouble.

Shen Xingzhuo expressed his understanding.

She thought for a moment about how to explain, and in the end, all her words boiled down to five words: "I am a time traveler."

The command room fell silent.

"Are you kidding me?" Su Anyu asked tentatively.

"Unfortunately, no." Shen Xingzhu shook his head and continued, "Before I transmigrated, I happened to catch more than a dozen evil spirits and send them to the underworld, but later I realized that it must have been on the day the gates of hell opened."

"The laws of time underground are different from those on the surface; it can be understood as a circular passage."

"When I was heading back home, I stepped into the gates of hell, and by some twist of fate, I ended up in this time and space."

"So it's normal that you don't have any information about me. To you, I should be a genuine human-shaped antique."

Shen Xingzhu shrugged.

Guan Shanyue was the first to process everything she said.

"No wonder you're skilled in Taoist arts."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xingzhuo suddenly remembered some information that had been missed in her memory.

"Speaking of this..." she narrowed her eyes, "I happened to be there when the previous chosen one failed to complete the game. Everyone around me was in despair, almost to the point of being filled with dread."

"Just as I was about to recite the Heart-Cleansing Mantra, I was chosen by the ghost story and became the new chosen one."

"I didn't have time to think about it in detail before, but now it seems that I suspect the reason why the ghost story chose me is related to my use of Taoist magic at the time."

"What a coincidence! Don't you have any Taoist priests here?"

Guan Shanyue paused, then shook his head.

It seems that there are still many messages that need to be synchronized between them due to the centuries-long gap between them.

She could only answer succinctly, "At the end of the world, all faith collapsed. The Xuanmen lineage was almost completely wiped out. All that remains are a few tattered ancient books in the archives..."

Shen Xingzhu nodded solemnly.

Suddenly I understood why I was being targeted!

"So, I'm their natural enemy?"

"That's right!" Su Anyu excitedly answered, "You have no idea how excited I was when I saw your... urgent order! I was so excited!"

A teammate whispered sarcastically, "Tsk, I wonder who was the first to say that the Star-Burning Dao Technique didn't work~"

Su Anyu's face flushed red. "I'm so sorry! Sister Shen, I shouldn't have doubted you!"

Shen, Sister Shen?

Shen Xingzhuo was shocked. "I'm only eighteen! You're calling me Sister Shen???"

Now it was Guan Shanyue and the others' turn to be shocked. They knew she looked young, but they didn't expect her to be really young!

"Well... um... let's follow the order of seniority based on ability, you deserve to be called 'older sister'!"

Shen Xingzhuo stared at him with deadpan eyes, "Oh."

This expression amused many people.

How long has it been since they've felt this relaxed? They can't even remember.

"In short..."

"I think you can absolutely trust me." Her voice was firm. "Even if I encounter some difficulties in the ghost stories, and I may not be able to figure out the solution for a while, I have enough ability to protect myself, so there will definitely be no failure."

Guan Shanyue nodded solemnly. Their eyes met, and a silent understanding was established at that moment.

Shen Xingzhuo took out the items he had exchanged in the ghost stories.

"These are enhancement potions I redeemed with points. The blue bottle is for mental power, and the red bottle is for physical functions. Each person can only use one type within ten days, otherwise they will explode and die."

"Unfortunately, I couldn't exchange for the items needed to kill the monsters..." she said with some regret.

"No! We're already very strong with these!" Guan Shanyue said decisively. "With these, we can rescue even more people! We can train more elites to tackle the legendary tales of the ranking system!"

Shen Xingzhu smiled slightly.

"Alright, you can take these medicines and use them. I trust you can choose the most suitable candidate."

Guan Shanyue asked in confusion, "And what about you?"

Shen Xingzhu shook his head.

"Do you remember when you warned me that ghost stories were deliberately targeting me?"