Rise of the Wasteland in Cultivation

Ye Wenrou jumped onto the wall and sat down next to Leng San, swinging her legs as she said, "Little San, you're not that old, but you seem to know a lot. Okay, I'll assume ghosts exist. So tell me, what are ghosts?"

After a moment's thought, Leng San replied, "The soul, or rather, a spiritual energy body, will perish along with the physical body after most people die. However, due to some special reasons, such as a person's spiritual power being particularly strong, the soul will not disappear due to the death of the physical body."

Or perhaps this person's obsession is exceptionally strong, so strong that it allows their soul to remain intact, continuing to wander the world, thus becoming a wandering ghost. Of course, there are other possible reasons, but the final result is always the same: the spiritual energy remains condensed and does not dissipate.

Ye Wenrou looked Leng San up and down curiously and said, "You speak quite eloquently. Where did you learn all this?"

"I saw it in a book, and I thought it made a lot of sense, so I wrote it down." Leng San didn't even blink as he casually made up a lie.

"So it seems you know quite a lot of characters. Aren't you an orphan? Who taught you to read?" Ye Wenrou seemed to like getting to the bottom of things.

"My parents taught me when I was young, but I was self-taught later. It's always good to have more skills; you won't regret learning more when you're young."

Perhaps feeling that the tone of the second half of the sentence was inappropriate for his status, Leng San added, "That last sentence is something Brother Leopard often says to me; he just wants to trick me into doing more odd jobs."

Ye Wenrou chuckled softly, then said admiringly, "You're quite impressive. It's amazing that an orphan as old as you could even survive, let alone learn so much on your own. By the way, according to what you just said, there shouldn't be many ghosts in this world."

Leng San nodded. Theoretically, that should be the case, but he had spent two nights in the ruins and was harassed by ghosts both times. This frequency seemed a bit high. Could it be that too many people died in the nuclear war, so there were more ghosts? Or was it that ghosts were more likely to form in a nuclear radiation environment?

"Ye Wenrou, do you want to see what a ghost looks like?" Leng San suddenly asked.

Ye Wenrou was taken aback for a moment, then said with a hint of excitement, "Little San, do you perhaps have the ability to see ghosts?"

"The ability to see ghosts? Ye Wenrou, you've been reading too many horror novels, haven't you?"

Ye Wenrou's face flushed slightly, and she pretended to give Leng San a flick on the forehead, saying, "How can you talk like that? It's rude of you to call me Sister Rou. Cough... I found a storage device while scavenging earlier, and it contained some ghost movies. The main characters had the ability to see ghosts; it sounded pretty exciting!"

Leng San was speechless. He had just sworn that there were no ghosts in the world, but it turned out he was a fan of ghost movies. He shook his head and said, "These are all lies. Ghosts are invisible spiritual energy bodies that can affect people's minds, but they can't be seen with the naked eye. If you can see them with the naked eye, it means that the ghost has already gained considerable power and has begun to materialize."

Ye Wenrou asked in surprise, "Is that so? Then what did you mean when you asked me if I wanted to see what a ghost looks like? Do you have a way to make a ghost appear?"

"Ghosts are invisible to the naked eye, but if they enter your dreams and become connected to your mind, you can see them," Leng San explained.

Ye Wenrou suddenly realized, "You mean you want that female ghost to possess my body again?"

"Smart, you understand immediately." Leng San gave a thumbs up.

Ye Wenrou said irritably, "To let a ghost possess you just to see a ghost, what kind of terrible idea is that? I won't do it!"

"What if this ghost knows how to leave the park?" Leng San asked rhetorically.

Ye Wenrou's eyes lit up, and she blurted out, "That's worth the risk, but how can I get that ghost to... ugh, how can I get that female ghost to enter my dreams again?"

Leng San broke out in a cold sweat; this girl's thoughts weren't pure!

"It's human nature to bully the weak and fear the strong, and ghosts are no exception. That female ghost successfully possessed you last night, and she will most likely come after you again next time. Moreover, you are a girl, which is yin, making you more compatible with that female ghost. Once she devours your soul, she can become stronger and take over your body."

Ye Wenrou immediately retorted angrily, "This is outrageous! You're picking on the weak, aren't you? Do you think I, Ye Wenrou, am a soft persimmon?"

After saying that, she puffed out her chest and asked menacingly, "Mistress, do you think Sister Rou is an easy target?"

Leng San's gaze unconsciously fell on Ye Wenrou's small breasts, then he quickly looked away and said, "Of course not!"

Seeing Leng San's reaction, Ye Wenrou's cheeks flushed instantly, and she quickly shrank back, scolding, "You brat, if you keep glancing around like that, you'll be sorry. You don't learn anything good, you've learned bad things from Zhou Chen."

Leng San was speechless. This was a normal reaction for a man; there was no need to imitate it. Fine, she wouldn't stoop to the level of a young woman like herself.

Leng San lightly pressed his hands against the wall, did a somersault, and landed back on the rooftop. He said, "Let's go. We need to make some arrangements before dark. Hopefully, we can catch it."

Ye Wenrou hurriedly jumped down from the wall and chased after her, saying, "Xiao San, are you really going to let that ghost possess me?... No, what if that female ghost possesses me and takes over my body?"

Leng San calmly replied, "Don't worry, I have my own way."

Before dark, Zhou Chen and Fatty finally returned from sweeping the building, but their haul wasn't much—no food or drink, just a can of lubricating oil, some clothes, and two lighters. The lubricating oil could be used to lubricate the bulldozer's bearings, though.

"Fatty, don't look so down. Finding a bulldozer today is already a miracle." Zhou Chen slapped the fat man on the back of the head.

The fat man, who had been looking sullen, suddenly perked up and chuckled, "That's right, I'll go burn some paper money for Da Ben." With that, he scurried downstairs.

Soon, night fell. Leng San had already wiped the talisman off the wall, and Ye Wenrou would continue to sleep in the same spot as last night.

According to Leng San's observation, Ye Wenrou's sleeping position was a gathering place for evil spirits, where yin energy was strongest. In addition, she was a woman, so it was no wonder that the female ghost chose to possess her last night.

As the night deepened, Fatty and Zhou Chen were already snoring loudly, and Bi Lang's breathing was steady, so he should have fallen asleep as well. However, Ye Wenrou was probably too nervous and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

"Xiao San, are you asleep?" Ye Wenrou asked softly.

Leng San, with his eyes closed, calmly said, "Sleep, don't make a sound."

Feeling a little relieved, Ye Wenrou closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep again. She didn't know how much time had passed, but she finally drifted off, her breathing even, her chest rising and falling slightly.

Just then, the clatter of high heels finally echoed in the corridor outside the conference room.

Leng San suddenly opened his eyes in the darkness, his gaze wary and sharp. In the past, in the world of cultivation, if he encountered any malevolent or evil creatures that harmed people, he would kill them without mercy. Now, if he hadn't lost all his cultivation, he wouldn't have needed to go through all that trouble.

Da da da……

The sound of high heels approached the conference room door, and the temperature seemed to drop. Leng San quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep again.

A sudden gust of cold wind rushed in through the door, blowing up the scraps of paper that Leng San had deliberately scattered by the door. The scraps of paper drifted towards Ye Wenrou, who was sleeping against the evil-gathering spot.

Ye Wenrou, who was in her sleep, was slightly startled. Leng San quickly jumped up, and nine small bamboo sticks appeared in his hand. He channeled his spiritual power and struck like the wind, sticking the bamboo sticks into nine places on Ye Wenrou's head.

Nine Needles to Conquer Godhood!

Leng San currently only has the cultivation level of the first level of Qi Refining, so he cannot use spells or project his divine sense. He can only use this "physical means" to seal Ye Wenrou's divine sea and trap that yin spirit.

"Ouch, that hurts! What are you doing, mistress?" Ye Wenrou cried out in pain as she stood up.

Leng San's expression changed slightly. Oh no, they'd fallen for a trap! That ghost hadn't possessed Ye Wenrou at all!

"Hehehe!" A strange laugh suddenly rang out. The fat man, who had been fast asleep, stood up at some point, holding an M4 automatic rifle in his hand. His lips were black, his face was sinister, and he was grinning smugly.

"Fatty, no—don't!" Ye Wenrou screamed in terror.

However, the fat man had already pulled the trigger and started firing at Leng San and Zhou Chen, but the M4 automatic rifle did not shoot flames. Instead, it made a series of firing pin clicks, indicating that there were no bullets in the magazine.

While the fat man was still in shock, Leng San kicked him against the wall and, before the fat man could get up, swiftly thrust nine bamboo skewers into nine spots on the fat man's head.

After the Nine Needles Sealing Divine Technique, the fat man immediately lay there motionless as if he had been frozen in place.

Leng San breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had taken precautions and unloaded all the bullets from the guns beforehand, otherwise tonight would have been a tragedy. This ghost was so cunning, deliberately creating an illusion to deceive him, but in reality, it had possessed the fat man.

At this moment, Ye Wenrou had already taken out the lighting energy ball, and the entire conference room lit up. Bi Lang and Zhou Chen were also awakened at this time, and were both shocked to see the fat man lying stiffly on the ground with nine bamboo sticks stuck in his head.

"Fatty!" Zhou Chen was about to rush forward to check on him when Leng San hurriedly shouted, "Don't touch him, Fatty is possessed by a ghost."

Zhou Chen stopped in shock and looked closely. Sure enough, he saw the fat man baring his teeth, his face contorted, and his expression ferocious, as if a human face was about to grow out of his original face.

"What's going on, mistress?" Bi Lang asked in surprise and doubt.

Leng San didn't have time to explain, because the nine bamboo sticks were about to fall. He quickly stepped forward and tapped them nine times, injecting his lightning spiritual power into the nine bamboo sticks, which stabilized the "Nine Needles Sealing God" technique.

"Who are you? Why are you going against me?" the fat man suddenly asked in a menacing voice, which turned out to be a woman's voice.

Bi Lang and Zhou Chen were dumbfounded. Ye Wenrou, who had been skeptical about the ghost story, was now completely convinced.

Leng San coldly replied, "Don't you know what you've done?"

"Let me go, and I'll leave right away. I promise I won't bother you again," the fat man said, his tone noticeably softening.