The demon monk in the second dimension

Every time a vengeful ghost is devoured by Xia Zhi, the supernatural phenomena replicated by Ghost Lake will weaken by one point, until only the supernatural phenomena that suppress the vengeful ghost remain.

For Xia Zhi now, Ghost Lake is only a problem in terms of its size; otherwise, it poses no real threat.

If he continues to expand the area under his control, another half month will be enough to resolve the Ghost Lake issue.

During this period, Xia Zhi discovered that ghosts still entered the lake.

Those with some weaknesses grouped together in groups of three or four, while the stronger ones went alone.

These ghosts were all traveling in a small black boat with a coffin on it, seemingly intending to cross Ghost Lake and reach the next destination.

At this time of year, the summer solstice would cause huge waves to rise in the lake, slapping these ghosts into the water.

Or he could simply extend the bandage, throw out the ghost rope, and drag these ghosts into the lake to devour them.

……

While Xia Zhi was working hard in Ghost Lake, Cao Yanhua also saw results.

When the vengeful spirits and spirit tamers in the lake were all devoured by the summer solstice, the ghost lake stopped spreading in reality and even shrank.

Because this lake water also possesses a certain supernatural quality, much of it was swallowed up by the summer solstice with black mud.

But he later found the conversion rate to be so low that he stopped doing it.

Cao Yanhua received reports from officials in several cities that they had discovered that the supernatural forces in the nearby rivers had disappeared, and water supply to the citizens had resumed.

This immediately reminded Cao Yanhua of what Xia Zhi had said: it would take half a month to a month to deal with Ghost Lake.

"He truly deserves to be called a Ghost Master capable of resolving A-level paranormal events! If Ghost Lake is dealt with, then he has solved yet another A-level paranormal event."

Two red ghost candles and two white ghost candles can solve an A-level paranormal incident, so what more could you ask for!

Cao Yanhua, having gained Long, was no longer satisfied and soon thought of something else.

"However, since this ghost is so powerful, it should also take on more responsibility. As long as it can handle supernatural events, it doesn't matter if it's like Yang Jian. It just so happens that Cheng Hao, the person in charge of Zhongzhou City, disappeared in the Ghost Lake incident. We can think of a way to make him the person in charge of Zhongzhou City. Once the Ghost Lake is dealt with, Zhongzhou City should be unsealed."

This is not the first city to be locked down. Cities have been locked down one after another due to paranormal events, and the "ghost lake" has even caused water outages in many cities, sparking a huge uproar online.

The Asian headquarters is in a terrible predicament.

Thinking of this, Cao Yanhua couldn't help but sigh.

"The situation is becoming increasingly unstable. The rate at which ghost tamers are increasing cannot keep up with the rate at which vengeful ghosts are appearing. I wonder how long this stability can last."

Chapter 440 Ancient Town and Old Street

After Xia Zhi cleared away all the vengeful ghosts and corpses in Ghost Lake, he began to deal with the other half of Ghost Lake.

Summer Solstice voluntarily canceled his own ghost domain, diluted the black mud, and let it seep into the other half of the lake water that belonged to Ghost Lake.

It's like two cups of water of equal volume, one filled with ink and the other with plain water.

Mixing these two glasses of water together will make the ink clearer, but the other glass of water will no longer be considered clear water.

The ghosts in Ghost Lake have no intelligence and can only act on instinct.

When Xia Zhi released the Ghost Domain, without its barrier, the ghosts in the Ghost Lake once again invaded him, intending to imprison him.

Due to the change in the summer solstice, a large number of waves were stirred up on Ghost Lake.

The two lakes surged towards each other like lovers who hadn't seen each other in a long time, finally colliding and making a splashing sound.

Black lake water splashed, spreading like ink across the dimly lit area, creating a dramatic effect.

After canceling the Ghost Domain, Xia Zhi only left a small portion of the Black Mud in her body to control the Knocking Ghost, relying mostly on the power of the Knocking Ghost itself.

But with only half of the Ghost Lake remaining, its power was no longer sufficient to suppress the Knocking Ghost.

Summer Solstice was swept away by the water of Ghost Lake, which was mixed with black mud. Its body swayed and was swallowed by the lake.

But at this moment, in addition to the original fishy smell, the lake water also had a strong stench of rotting corpses.

Xia Zhi loosened the bandages on her body, revealing a body covered in dense, dark bluish-black lividity, corroding the body piece by piece until they merged together.

However, at the same time, these corpse spots also exerted an extremely strong and strange power, resisting the Ghost Lake and allowing Xia Zhi to move around in the lake water without being completely suppressed.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhi felt a pang of heartache.

To deal with Ghost Lake, he fed all the vengeful spirits to Black Mud, leaving only a set of iron chains to suppress the ghosts.

Among these vengeful ghosts are many formidable ones, and there must be some puzzle pieces that he can use.

Time slowly passed as the summer solstice and the ghost lake battled each other.

As the days passed, Xia Zhi gained more and more power that originally belonged to Ghost Lake.

Ten days later, the lake water had been completely stained black by the mud, which meant that Xia Zhi had successfully controlled the Ghost Lake.

Inside Ghost Lake, Xia Zhi took off her cloak and bandages and washed the corpse spots off her body with the lake water.

"Although this corpse spot is powerful, it is equivalent to the Seven Injury Fist, which is also harmful to this body. It is not advisable to reproduce too much."

He used bandages as rags to wipe and clean himself, using the power of the Ghost Lake to wash away the corpse spots on his body.

Soon, much of the lividity that had covered almost the entire body was cleaned away, leaving only a few patches on the body and hands.

After cleaning away the lividity, Xia Zhi's body floated upwards.

He wasn't swimming; rather, the waters of Ghost Lake were lifting his body upwards.

Before long, Xia Zhi stood on the dark lake, her feet touching the water but not sinking into it. Instead, she walked step by step toward a dock in front of her.

"Just as I thought. There are no real ghosts in this Ghost Lake, only a supernatural system that attacks all ghosts and people who enter the lake. It must have taken a lot of effort to set up such a supernatural place that does not belong to reality and is specifically for attracting and imprisoning evil spirits."

Having devoured Ghost Lake and many of the vengeful spirits within it, Xia Zhi underwent another evolution.

His ghost realm has been developed to the eighth level.

Standing on the dock, Xia Zhi conducted an experiment on the eight-layered ghost realm.

He opened eight layers of ghostly domain, and the flowing black light instantly enveloped the entire ghost lake, creating a scene of utter darkness.

As the summer solstice activated the power of the ghost realm, it was discovered that the waves on Ghost Lake had begun to recede.

A surge of water rushed from the shore toward the center of the lake—it was this very current that had carried Xia Zhi to the dock.

Xia Zhi immediately understood the strange power possessed by the Eighth Ghost Realm.

"The seventh layer of the Ghost Domain can reverse my own time by a small amount, and the eighth layer can reverse the time of the surrounding area as well? Even the original body cannot manipulate time, but I, the Blood God Child, have done so in this low-level spiritual world. The world is truly vast and full of wonders!"

Stopping the activation of the Ghost Realm, Xia Zhi followed the dock forward and unexpectedly saw the outline of Taiping Town again.

This shows that Taiping Town is indeed related to this ghost lake.

Xia Zhi hadn't gone far when she encountered the middle-aged woman with the harsh expression from before.

She was carrying a basket filled with dirty clothes, and her face was full of displeasure as if someone owed her millions.

Upon seeing the summer solstice on this path, the middle-aged woman was startled and exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you a human or a ghost?"

Xia Zhi's eyes flashed, and he had already seen through the middle-aged woman's true nature.

She actually only controlled one ghost, a tailor ghost that looked like an old rabbit.

The clothes worn by the middle-aged woman were all made by the tailor ghost; they were all supernatural items that could ward off the attacks of vengeful spirits and suppress them.

As Xia Zhi had said before, he had wiped the grudges with the people in this ancient town clean and ignored the middle-aged woman.

He activated the Ghost Domain, and in a flash, he entered Taiping Ancient Town.

The middle-aged woman's expression changed drastically, and without even washing her clothes, she hurriedly returned to the ancient town.

Inside the ancient town, Xia Zhi used the Ghost Domain to arrive at an old street.

He had previously discovered that there was an old street in Taiping Ancient Town that was not visible to ordinary people.

The place is bustling with people of all ages and genders, but their clothing and appearances are all very diverse.

There are modern styles, styles from the 1970s and 80s, and even clothing and accessories from the Republic of China era.

Xia Zhi clearly remembered that some of them had sunk into the Ghost Lake and become corpses, which he then swallowed with black mud.

"So this is just an illusion, not a real person?"

When the summer solstice arrives in the old street, the once bustling street immediately becomes eerily quiet.

The old street is lined with shops and a few small stalls, but all of them are closed.

There are pharmacies, tailors, coffin shops, and a paper-making shop selling incense and candles.

Of all the shops, only this paper-making shop was open.

Xia Zhi walked closer and took a look. There were two paper figures, one white and one black, one male and one female, placed at the entrance, as if they were welcoming guests.

However, normal shops use living people to greet living people, while paper figures can only greet dead people.

The two paper figures stared intently at Xia Zhi, their gazes seemingly fixed on him no matter where he went.

Seeing how enthusiastic the two greeters were, Xia Zhi stepped into the paper-making shop.

"You're talking as if I'm a living person."

Upon entering the store, Xia Zhi discovered that the space was larger than it appeared from the outside.

But this large shop had no lights, no candles, and no windows; it relied entirely on the light coming in through the main door for illumination.

Many items in the paper shop have been sold, leaving only empty spaces, but many paper figures and objects remain.

During the summer solstice, he saw a paper boat and immediately understood something.

"This paper boat should be able to navigate on Ghost Lake. Sailing the paper boat into Ghost Lake from the dock we just visited is a relatively safe way to enter Ghost Lake."

Looking at the paper figures in the shop, Xia Zhi always felt that they were originally living people, but were sealed inside the paper figures.

He had seen this kind of magic many times, and entering this paper shop actually felt like coming home.

After browsing around the shop, Xia Zhi spoke up.

"Where's the boss? How much are the things here?"

A voice drifted into Xia Zhi's ears, carrying a hint of a businessman's enthusiasm.

"They're all three yuan each."

Xia Zhi certainly didn't think that the three yuan the shopkeeper mentioned was ordinary money. Then she remembered the two three-yuan bills she had obtained after killing the Guiding Ghost.

He used his innate bargaining skills as a Chinese person to ask the question again.

"Can it be cheaper?"

As it turned out, Xia Zhi did not receive a response, so it seemed impossible.

Just as Xia Zhi turned her head, she suddenly saw a series of beautiful paper figures.

She wore a black braid, a common style during the Republic of China era. She had a slender waist, and her fair, oval face was painted with scarlet blush, as vibrant as blood.

Xia Zhi smelled it and confirmed that it wasn't like that; the blush was actually blood.

It's just that some other things were added to the blood.

This beautiful paper doll has snow-white skin and is dressed in elegant clothes. If this technology were used to make figurines, anime fans would absolutely buy them all!

Xia Zhi was certain that the paper figure wasn't behind her just now, but closer to the door.

Judging from her anxious appearance, she seemed very eager to be bought by him.

Even someone with their lower body would know that this beautiful paper doll is definitely not a good thing; it's a very ominous and supernatural object.

But the summer solstice is meant to bring great misfortune.

He gently embraced the paper figure as if it were a lover, and placed a three-yuan banknote on the counter.

"I want this paper figure."

In the blink of an eye, the three-yuan banknote disappeared, seemingly taken away by the shopkeeper.

Upon seeing herself being bought, the beautiful paper doll's smile grew even brighter.

Her face was flushed with a faint blush, as if she were shy and timid, just like a young woman getting married.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the shop became more cheerful, and even the lighting became brighter.

After all, the customer is king, and the rich are the boss!