In this bizarre world, I can extract supernatural powers.

Feng County, Daqian Kingdom.

Xu Family Coffin Shop.

The oil lamp's flame flickered eerily in the deathly silence, its dim yellow light elongated and distorted, casting countless swaying shadows on the mottled wall, like curled ghostly claws silently tearing at the air.

Xu Bai leaned back in the rocking chair, holding a purple clay teapot in his left hand, the clear tea sliding down his throat with a cool sensation.

His right hand gripped a dark red wooden sword tightly, its blade gleaming with a ghostly light reminiscent of aged bloodstains, as if solidified with lingering resentment.

The coffins stood solemnly all around, their blackness lurking in the shadows like a lurking beast.

Every inch of the wood grain exudes a bone-chilling cold, as if it could suck away the warmth of a living person.

Carpenter Zhao Erniu wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at the dark red wooden sword in Xu Bai's hand, and shook his head.

"Shopkeeper, you are too kind. This broken wooden sword was exchanged for a fine coffin? That scholar... must have hit the jackpot."

Xu Bai put down the purple clay teapot and glanced at Zhao Erniu.

The light from the oil lamp cast dappled shadows on his face.

"In times of chaos, he gave up his ancestral possessions to bury his mother; he helped whenever he could."

Zhao Erniu scratched his head.

He felt that what the shopkeeper said was very profound.

"The money is yours, you decide."

Xu Bai spun the purple clay teapot: "It's getting late. The world is in turmoil. You should go home early."

Upon hearing the word "go back," Zhao Erniu immediately perked up.

"Okay, I'll get ready right away."

After tidying up for a while, Zhao Erniu seemed to have thought of something and moved closer.

"Shopkeeper, didn't Master Liu pass away a few days ago? He ordered a fine coffin from our shop, but something strange happened yesterday."

Xu Bai slightly raised his eyelids and yawned.

"What could possibly happen?"

Zhao Erniu looked mysterious, covering half of his mouth with his hand.

"I heard that on the day of the burial, the coffin was struck by lightning, and Mr. Liu suddenly came back to life and then disappeared without a trace."

"It's said... they run by jumping."

Xu Bai raised an eyebrow: "That's quite rare. At ninety years old, you can still hop around. You're in great health."

The Liu family was a prominent family in Feng County. Master Liu was known for his philanthropy and had a good reputation in the county.

However, he was quite old and passed away not long ago.

These subsequent events were quite unexpected.

"It's haunted."

Zhao Erniu whispered, "Everyone says that Master Liu has become a walking corpse. He must have a grievance and is looking for someone to take his life. We sold the Liu family's coffin. We don't know if we'll be targeted."

Xu Bai tapped the teapot lightly with his fingertips and scoffed, "Making coffins is about profiting from the dead; it's accumulating good karma. What's there to be afraid of? Do you think Master Liu would actually come running to you?"

Zhao Erniu immediately shuddered and looked out the window.

The bare branches outside the window swayed in the wind, and the shadows of the trees tore into claw-like shapes on the paper window, as if they were about to break through the window at any moment.

"Shopkeeper, I... I'll be going now!"

Zhao Erniu stammered, not daring to say more, then turned around, picked up his bundle, and hurriedly left the coffin shop.

However, before leaving, Zhao Erniu muttered something.

"How come the usually stingy shopkeeper is so generous today? That's a top-quality coffin..."

……

"Snapped!"

The door closed, and the room fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Xu Bai stretched.

The various coffins around them, bathed in light and shadow, reflected a chilling and eerie atmosphere.

If Xu Bai had just transmigrated, he might have been scared.

But having already spent over a month, Xu Bai had long since gotten used to it.

Since transmigrating, I have been the manager of the Xu family's coffin shop.

What made Xu Bai feel slightly better was that he hadn't transmigrated into a beggar or a character with a tragic past.

Thanks to the coffin shop, one can still enjoy a hot meal with meat and vegetables in Feng County.

The only thing that puzzled Xu Bai was the cheat system that came with him from his time travel.

Xu Bai

Cultivation Level: None

[Strange lifespan: Twenty years]

[Technique: None]

【The Talisman of Ghostly Longevity: Based on the Ghostly Longevity, it can extract the abilities of ghostly creatures】

【Strange Lifespan: A bizarre lifespan; by eliminating the strange, one can seize its lifespan.】

This is Xu Bai's cheat code, called the Ghostly Longevity Talisman, which allows him to extract abilities from strange creatures using Ghostly Longevity.

What is "strange lifespan"? It is, of course, an unusual lifespan.

What exactly constitutes the bizarre? That's a very broad topic.

Everything in the world, from human beings to plants and trees.

If a living being dies, and harbors resentment, it can transform into a strange and eerie entity.

Ghostly objects, on the other hand, are inanimate objects transformed by the influence of resentment, and possess many wondrous uses.

Xu Bai's extra twenty years of lifespan were obtained from his predecessor.

He transmigrated here; his predecessor had naturally died.

The accumulated resentment, coupled with the fact that it was located in a coffin shop, transformed it into something eerie.

After Xu Bai transmigrated, the strange entity naturally disappeared, and he obtained twenty years of strange lifespan from his predecessor.

For the past month, Xu Bai has been searching for the so-called strange object in order to activate the Ghostly Longevity Talisman.

But after searching for a month, he couldn't find a single strange object.

Today, the scholar came to sell his sword to bury his parents, which led to a truly unexpected and remarkable event.

Before my eyes, the smoke twisted like a snake, transforming into a line of text.

【Bloodstained Yin Wood Sword: Forged when a wooden sword was stained with the blood of the dead, brimming with resentment, and struck by lightning】

[Consuming twenty years of mystical lifespan, it can be extracted]

Xu Bai happened to have a lifespan of twenty years.

He stared at the smoke in front of him, then calmed his mind.

In a flash of inspiration, twenty years of my lifespan vanished without a trace.

The smoke shifted and changed, creating a mysterious atmosphere under the dim yellow oil lamplight.

[Obtained: Yin Wood Thunder Sword Technique]

[Yin Wood Thunder Sword Technique (Initial Mastery): Using true qi as a guide, the supreme thunder magic is transformed and covered the sword. When the sword is drawn, thunder roars, and all evil is repelled.]

"boom!"

A booming sound rang out, like muffled thunder exploding in Xu Bai's mind.

The words transformed into a torrent of information, flooding into Xu Bai's mind like a tidal wave.

Xu Bai closed his eyes and took several breaths to absorb all the information.

The next moment, Xu Bai felt an image surface in the depths of his mind.

The sea is surging, with towering waves.

Giant waves crashed in one after another, and the sky darkened like a black curtain.

Beneath the darkness, a phantom figure stands proudly between heaven and earth, holding a wooden sword.

On the wooden sword, endless lightning gathered, like a small, azure snake.

The phantom figure drew its sword indifferently, and terrifying lightning emanated from the longsword, winding its way towards the waves.

The towering waves roared and, under the lightning, turned into endless water vapor, vanishing in an instant.

The phantom vanished, and the waves returned to calm, as if the gigantic wave had never appeared.

Xu Bai came to his senses and found a warm current flowing through his body, quietly settling in his dantian.

With just a thought, he could manipulate this warm current as easily as if it were his own arm.

"This is... true Qi?"

Xu Bai understood instantly.

He picked up the wooden sword and circulated his true qi according to the Yin Wood Thunder Sword Technique.

The next moment, a streak of azure lightning appeared on the wooden sword, inspiring awe in all who beheld it.

Xu Bai felt a slight stirring in his heart, and the lightning naturally dissipated.

"It's finally done."

[Yin Wood Thunder Sword Technique (Beginner): Burning Ghost Life Can Be Deduced]

Looking at the words in front of him, Xu Bai combined them with the information he had just learned and instantly understood.

All supernatural powers extracted are of varying degrees of effectiveness.

The better the cultivation technique, the more life force it requires.

Regardless of whether the practice is good or bad, it is divided into four levels: initial understanding, minor success, major success, and perfection.

To improve, one also needs to use the method of divination based on the concept of "deceptive lifespan".

"So, I urgently need a strange lifespan?"

Xu Bai stroked his chin, thinking to himself, "But where am I supposed to find anything supernatural?"

After thinking for a long time, Xu Bai still couldn't come up with a solution.

However, the text before us has changed.

[Cultivation Level: Mortal Transformation Realm 5 (First Realm)]

Xu Bai didn't know what the five realms of transcendence were.

Since he acquired true qi, his cultivation level has changed to this.

The Golden Finger did transmit information related to the Ghostly Longevity, but there was absolutely nothing about the Fifth Realm of Transcendentalization.

"Let's not think about things without clues for now."

Now that he had just acquired the new cultivation technique, and it was already late, Xu Bai didn't want to think about it any further.

He lay in bed, ready to sleep.

But as soon as he activated his cheat ability, he was wide awake again.

……

The next day.

Sunlight pierced through the clouds, casting a golden glow.

Feng County, like someone who has just woken up, is gradually regaining its vitality.

On the streets, people either set up stalls or gathered together to chat.

The city is filled with a worldly atmosphere, yet it brings a unique sense of comfort.

Several women passed by Xu's coffin shop and then hurried away, as if they didn't want to run into bad luck in the morning.

The sunlight streaming in through the window fell perfectly onto the bed.

Xu Bai slowly woke up.

I went to bed very late last night, but when I woke up this morning, I was still full of energy.

The vital energy within the body seemed to be able to clear away the fatigue of the night.

A knocking sounded on the door, the rhythmic thumping conveying urgency.

Accompanied by urgent knocking, Zhao Erniu's voice entered the room.

"Shopkeeper, something terrible has happened!"

Xu Bai frowned slightly, got up, went to the door, and opened it.

"What's wrong?"

Outside the door, Zhao Erniu's forehead was covered in sweat.

As soon as the door opened, Zhao Erniu hurriedly slipped inside.

Before Xu Bai could speak, Zhao Erniu's voice came over.

"Shopkeeper, everyone's talking about it now. They're saying that after Master Liu disappeared, he went to the Liu family last night and killed two of their descendants. The constables have already gone to investigate."

"Moreover, Master Liu is coming to see us..."

Xu Bai frowned even more deeply.

"What does this have to do with me?"

At the entrance, several women were talking quietly, occasionally glancing at Xu's coffin shop.

These kinds of ordinary women are usually very well-informed.

In addition to what Zhao Erniu said, Xu Bai concluded that what Master Liu said might be true.

"The Liu family hired a Taoist priest."

Zhao Erniu took a sip of tea, his lips still a little pale.

"The Taoist priest said that Master Liu has become a monster, and anyone who gets involved with the monster will be implicated."

Upon hearing this, Xu Bai's attention was drawn to the word "strange".

"You just said...weird?"

Zhao Erniu didn't notice anything amiss and continued talking.

"We sold the coffins, coffins I made myself! Shopkeeper, let's run!"

"If that were to happen, we'd all be in deep trouble!"

Xu Bai rubbed his chin.

Weird?

If that's really the case, wouldn't Gui Shou have a solution?

No, no.

We must not act so impulsively.

Xu Bai suppressed the impulse in his heart.

"Are the constables still at the Liu family's residence?"

He wanted to go and see.

After all, if this matter really involves him, it's never wrong to find out more about it.

Zhao Erniu opened his mouth, then quickly nodded.

"That's right. The constables were investigating the Liu family's residence. The deaths of those two Liu family members were too suspicious. Their hearts and livers were ripped out while they were still alive, and blood was everywhere..."

Xu Bai pondered for a moment, then picked up the wooden sword that was placed in the corner.

"I'll go take a look."

Zhao Erniu said anxiously, "Shopkeeper, if you go to see it now, aren't you just asking for trouble? If you ask me, let's pack our things and run!"

Xu Bai shook his head and said, "If you're scared, just run. I have some money here for your travel expenses."

Zhao Erniu's eyes widened.

He felt he couldn't understand the shopkeeper anymore.

Why would you go and watch such a bizarre event? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

He wanted to offer a few more words of advice, since the shopkeeper had indeed treated him well.

Before he could finish speaking, footsteps sounded at the door.

Several constables slowly walked into the house.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a square face.

He should have been incredibly righteous, but a scar ran from his eyebrow to his chin, adding a touch of ferocity to his appearance.

"Manager Xu."

Officer Chen spoke solemnly, gripping the long knife at his waist.

"I have a few questions for you."