Please be my partner.

But what puzzled Mellen was that the woman in red had been warning him, rather than attacking him, not to enter the dangerous forest.

Mellen took a step forward, trying to get closer to the woman in red, but she vanished like a phantom.

There was no time for Mellen to think further. The ghosts in the dense forest sensed Mellen's arrival and were already approaching him.

A cold wind swept by, causing the trees to sway and emit a sound like ghostly wails, while the shadows on the ground stretched out towards Mellen, their claws outstretched.

A spark ignited at Mellen's fingertip, setting two exorcism talismans ablaze. Instantly, two balls of flame shot toward the shadows on the ground.

"Hiss!~"

The ghosts on the ground screamed, but it only made the shadows shrink slightly, and then more shadows surrounded Mellen.

Mellen shifted his feet, nimbly dodging, and no matter whether these ghostly figures came towards him or towards his shadow, they could not directly touch him. At the same time, one after another exorcism talisman was activated, and each flicker of flame represented one or even several ghosts being burned to ashes.

A few minutes later, the shadows of the trees stopped changing, and Mellen calmly stepped into the dense forest.

Clusters of ghostly flames lit up as his entry drew the attention of even more ghosts in the dense forest.

Looking at the experience packs, Mellen smiled and softly proclaimed, "Exorcise demons and slay evil, Six Ding and Six Jia, command!"

The two talismans shone with golden light, transforming into two golden armored warriors, each three meters and three inches tall. The light emanating from them alone was enough to make ordinary ghosts retreat.

The Six Ding and Six Jia Talisman is the only advanced talisman that Mellen learned from Elder You. It can summon the Six Ding and Six Jia to assist in repelling the enemy.

Of course, the six Ding and six Jia summoned here are not the legendary deities who control the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, but just a figurative metaphor, or to put it bluntly, a gimmick.

Making the Six Ding Six Jia Talisman is extremely difficult. Each one requires all the incense in a pebble, and that's just the minimum. If more incense is used when making the Six Ding Six Jia Talisman, the power of the talisman can become even stronger.

Given the limited resources available, Mellen has only managed to produce two Liuding Liujia talismans for the time being.

As golden light flashed and will-o'-the-wisps burned, the many ghosts in the dense forest met their doom that night.

It wasn't until dawn that Mellen leisurely emerged from the dense forest, holding the two Six Ding Six Jia talismans in his hand. By this time, the two talismans had become dim and lifeless, with nearly half of their energy consumed. This was only because although there were many ghosts in the dense forest, they were generally not strong, so the intensity of the battle was not high.

Normally, talismans are disposable items, and there is absolutely no reason to put the lid back on after using them halfway and then use them again next time.

However, Mellen was not normal, and the talismans he drew were also abnormal. Mellen had already considered this situation beforehand, so he made some improvements to the Six Ding Six Jia Talisman.

Even so, only Mellen himself can manage to use something halfway and then take it back. Others who get his talisman are still limited to single use.

Mellen was quite satisfied with the combat power of the Six Ding Six Jia Talismans. He believed that as long as he obtained more offerings and drew more and stronger Six Ding Six Jia Talismans, sweeping through Wushan would be just around the corner.

Just as Mellen was about to leave, he suddenly saw the disheveled, red-clad female ghost again on a low hill in the distance. However, this time, before he could make a move, she disappeared, seemingly just to take one last look at him.

Not long after, Mellen returned to Little Sand Village. However, since it was daytime, the villagers were all resting, and only a few village warriors were keeping watch (keeping watch during the day? Keep watch during the night??).

Mellen had been in the ghost sedan world for some time and had gotten used to the upside-down sleep schedule. Instead of disturbing the sleeping villagers, she rested in an empty house at the village entrance.

As darkness fell and the villagers began to get up and work, Mellen then headed to the village chief's house.

After yesterday's efforts, the village chief contacted four nearby villages, explained the trade situation Melen wanted to make, and showed them the samples Melen had provided. The four villages were naturally delighted with Melen's talismans and indicated that they were willing to trade.

It's worth mentioning that Wushan is rich in resources, and with the common enemy of ghosts, hunters from different villages occasionally help each other when hunting, cooperating for mutual benefit, which makes everyone get along very well.

Of course, the ability to maintain such harmony without any animosity must also be due to the influence of humanitarian forces.

With the help of Xiaosha Village, Melen visited the four surrounding villages one by one and successfully obtained the offerings he wanted.

After completing the transaction, Mellen asked the four villages to introduce him to more villages, as he needed more offerings. The villages readily agreed.

And so, Mellen began to travel from village to village at the foot of Wushan Mountain, visiting villages in the first half of the night, venturing deep into Wushan Mountain to grind for experience and level up, and returning to Xiaosha Village for a short rest during the day.

Because the talismans of Melen were so effective, these villages all longed for more, so some villages mobilized their villagers to pray at the local temple in order to generate more incense offerings.

After observing for a period of time and finding that it had no impact on the villagers, Mellen stopped interfering.

With ample incense offerings, Mellen had more and more talismans, and they became increasingly advanced, allowing him to clear the map faster. In just four or five days, he had swept the dense forest clean. Apart from a few scattered little ghosts hiding there, the entire forest was much clearer, and the originally dense yin energy gradually returned to normal.

Outside the dense forest, as Mellen watched the red-clad female ghost appear before him once again, some thoughts gradually formed in his mind.

During the past few days, as Mellen swept through the dense forest, the woman in red would appear from time to time. However, no matter how Mellen tried to communicate with her, the woman in red would not respond at all. As soon as Mellen made any move to approach, the woman in red would simply disappear.

"You have your own consciousness, don't you?" said Murren.

The woman in red did not react.

"You should be able to tell that I have no ill intentions towards you, otherwise I would have already taken action."

The woman in red did not react.

Do you remember things from before? How did you become like this?

The woman in red did not react.

"Okay, I don't know if you're satisfied with the current situation, but if you're not, I might be able to bring about some changes for you, but not now, but after some time."

The woman in red didn't... oh no, this time she reacted. Her head moved, as if she raised it or nodded.

After a long period of communication, some progress was finally made, which satisfied Mellen. He saw an opportunity in the red-clothed female ghost, an opportunity to find a new path.

Back in Little Sand Village, Mellen was ready to have a good rest for a day.

Mellen now has a deep understanding of the difficulty of obtaining the Heavenly Inheritance Record through the path of slaying evil spirits and exorcising ghosts. In the past few days, he has killed at least three or four hundred ghosts, but in his perception, he has only advanced the progress by about one-tenth.

If it were someone else, it would probably take three to five years to clear out so many ghosts.

However, this may also be related to the fact that the ghosts that Mellen eliminated were all too low-level. Next, he plans to continue to venture deeper into Wushan, where he will likely encounter more and more powerful ghosts.

After resting and completing a new round of transactions, Mellen had as many as twenty Six Ding Six Jia Talismans, two of which were advanced versions that consumed five cobblestone incense sticks, and hundreds of other medium and low-level talismans.

Today, Mellen can be described as fully armed and fiercely armed.

After venturing into the dense forest, Mellen unlocked a new area of ​​Black Mountain. As he ventured deeper, the yin energy intensified, and the evil spirits he encountered became increasingly difficult to deal with.

This time, Mellen did not go and return on the same day, but continued to delve deeper into the area.

Whenever Mellen needs a rest, he uses a modified version of the house-protecting charm, which gives him a small safe zone.

The house-protecting talisman is a superior version of the home-protecting talisman, with a stronger effect and a wider range, but the function is the same. After being improved by Mellen, it can cover an area so that ghosts dare not approach.

The advantage is that ghosts without intelligence will generally avoid it.

The downside is that intelligent ghosts might actually be attracted to it.

However, for Mellen, both the advantages and disadvantages are useful.

After venturing thirty or forty miles deeper, Mellen discovered a second excellent leveling spot: a massive abyssal chasm.

Calling it an abyss is a bit of an exaggeration. It's estimated to be only about four or five hundred meters deep at the bottom, but the very bottom of the rift is completely swallowed by darkness, and the chilling aura emanating from it can be clearly felt by Mellen even at the top of the rift.

This abyss and ravine is home to a large number of powerful ghosts, far surpassing the level of the dense forest.

Mellen speculated that as long as the ghosts in the rift valley were cleared out... no, perhaps only most of them would be cleared out, which would be enough to fill the progress bar and obtain the divinely bestowed inscription.

Once he understood this, Mellen was immediately filled with enthusiasm. He had been thinking about many plans during this period, and now all that was needed was this 'tailwind'.

Just as Mellen was working hard to upgrade, some beings deep in the Wushan Mountains seemed to have noticed the slight changes happening on the edge.

Chapter 674 Divine Inheritance and the Torrent of Humanity

The further away from human habitation a place is, the more difficult it is for the power of humanity to reach, and the power of ghosts will rise and fall accordingly, becoming stronger and stronger. The depths of Wushan are such a place.

In a valley deep within Wushan Mountain, the yin energy is so dense that it almost materializes and alters the celestial phenomena, thus the area is perpetually shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds.

In the valley, there is a huge statue of a demon, so lifelike that it seems to have been created by nature itself.

Beneath the demon statue stood three strange figures: one was elusive and ghostly; another was stiff and surrounded by malevolent energy; and the third appeared no different from an ordinary person, but his expression remained fixed.

Suddenly, the thousand-year-old zombie looked in a certain direction and asked in a deep voice, "Ghostly Phantom, Yin Puppet, what have you been up to lately on the outskirts of Wushan?"

Yin Kui, dressed as a scholar with an unchanging, strange smile on his face, said, "How could that be? Lord Ghost King's plan has reached its final stage. At this point, I naturally dare not cause any trouble. I just don't know if Brother Ghost has other intentions."

Hearing these seemingly pointed words, the ghost ignored them and looked at the thousand-year-old zombie, asking, "What happened?"

The thousand-year-old zombie glanced at the two ghosts and then said, "I sense that the yin energy on the eastern outskirts of Wushan is rapidly fading, and this phenomenon is spreading deeper into Wushan."

The ghost asked, "Will this affect the plan?"

The thousand-year-old zombie said, "Not now, but if left unchecked, perhaps."

The ghost said, "Since it could potentially affect the plan, we should eliminate the problem. Otherwise, we won't be able to bear the consequences if the Ghost King blames us."

"So, who will go?"

The thousand-year-old zombie remained silent. Although his zombie body was closely connected to the earth's yin veins, he was not good at speed and needed to guard the core of the Wushan earth veins, so he could not be moved lightly.

Yin Kui chuckled and said, "I'll do it. I can send my children over to take a look."

…………

"Boom!~"

Amidst the sounds of a massive herd of giants rushing about, bursts of golden light shot out, bringing a brief respite to the rift valley, which had been shrouded in darkness for years.

Under the protection of eighteen golden-armored soldiers, Mellen began to advance through the map. The main force was naturally the golden-armored soldiers summoned by the Six Ding Six Jia Talisman, while Mellen only needed to throw out some talismans, refresh the buffs, and finish off any stragglers.

Considering the environment of the Rift Valley, Melen also made several Light Charms on the spot.

Because of the environment of the ghost carriage world, although the ghosts are suppressed to some extent during the day, it is not much, and they will hide and are not easy to find. Therefore, Mellen usually performs ghost exorcisms according to his 'normal routine'.

But the Rift Valley is different. Due to its terrain, it is dark all year round. Although this makes the yin energy more concentrated and the ghosts gathered here stronger, it also makes the ghosts that stay here all year round very sensitive to light.

The Light Talisman is a low-level talisman, its only function is illumination. Even with Mellen's improvements, it only increases the brightness and range, and it has no effect on ghosts.

However, Mellen discovered that the Light Talisman was exceptionally effective in the Rift Valley; under the intense light, the strength of the ghosts in the Rift Valley was significantly weakened.

Although Mellen also discovered that this weakening was only temporary, and that the Rift Ghosts' strength was rapidly recovering over time, it was already sufficient.

Under the powerful offensive of the golden-armored soldiers, Mellen's advance in the rift valley could only be described as slicing through melons and vegetables, as if he were playing a grinding game.

As one powerful demon after another was killed, Mellen could vaguely sense that he was getting closer and closer to a certain boundary.

In a daze, it seemed that Mellen was standing in a void of supreme height, with a surging torrent in front of him.

When Mellen came to his senses, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. The illusion he had just experienced meant that he was one step closer to the truth about the ghost sedan world.

Just as Mellen was preparing to press on and fill the timeframe in the next day or two, a very discordant feeling suddenly arose in his mind.

Although Mellen can only display weak strength in the Ghost Carriage world, it doesn't mean he's truly weak; his powerful nature still allows him to possess a touch of the divine.

Suddenly, Mellen tossed a talisman into the air. The talisman exploded when it reached a height of about fifty meters, and an invisible wave swept out.

The exorcising talisman can ward off evil spirits and dispel evil influences, eliminate falsehoods and stop wickedness. It can break illusions and dispel confusion. It is effective against being trapped in a maze or being controlled by a spirit.

As an invisible wave swept by, the air distorted, revealing two figures dressed in gray clothes, like servants. Their faces were expressionless, and they stood silently in mid-air, looking extremely eerie.

Mellen immediately saw through their true nature. Although they looked like people, they were not; they were exquisitely crafted paper figures.

Mellen raised his hand and threw two exorcism talismans at the paper figures. However, these paper figures did not seem to be as simple as ordinary ghosts. They shot out a beam of black light, which directly engulfed the exorcism talismans and attacked Mellen.

Mellen drew upon the power of the Anjia Fu to disperse the black light.

Realizing it couldn't do anything to Mellen, the paper figure seemed to have no intention of lingering any longer and prepared to take flight.

Mellen couldn't just let them go like that. He had already figured out that the two paper figures were puppets, and there was someone else controlling them behind the scenes.

Mellen threw out two more talismans, which, once activated, transformed into golden ropes that swam toward the paper figure.

The paper figure tried to use the same trick again, releasing black light that surged toward the golden rope. However, the golden rope was not comparable to the exorcism talisman. It moved nimbly in the air like a fish, directly dodging the black light and suddenly accelerating, binding the paper figure before it could react.

The Golden Rope Talisman can conjure a golden rope to bind enemies, and it is even more effective when dealing with ghosts.

Mellen beckoned, and the two bound paper figures floated to his side.

After examining them for a moment, Mellen tapped one of the paper figures on the head, making a sound like tapping an empty cardboard box.

It must be said that these two paper figures are truly exquisite, with many details perfectly executed, clearly the work of a master craftsman.

With limited resources, Mellen could only tell that the two paper figures were puppets. As for their mastermind, he had no clue. However, judging from the purity of the yin energy on the paper figures, this person must be a troublesome individual.

The only good news is that, based on the faint connection between the paper figures and the controllers, their manipulators are probably not nearby, and are quite far away.

After studying it for a while, Mellen simply burned the two paper figures. Anyway, these paper figures would give feedback to the person behind the scenes every once in a while, so there was no need to alert them.

Looking at the rift valley that was already half cleared, Mellen muttered to himself, "What a hassle. Can't you just let me level up in peace?"

"However, now that I'm being watched, I can't afford to be leisurely any longer. It's time to show my true abilities and achieve my goal in one fell swoop!"

Mellen looked at the eighteen golden-armored soldiers. In order to conserve energy, Mellen only kept the Six Ding Six Jia Talisman running at a minimum. Even so, under his control, the eighteen golden-armored soldiers could still easily push across the rift valley.

But now, continuing to save money is clearly not an option. The mastermind behind the paper figures could appear at any moment, and Mellen needs to achieve her goal before that happens.

"Boom!~"

An even more intense golden light rose from the eighteen golden-armored soldiers, their strength greatly enhanced; correspondingly, their energy reserves were also being rapidly depleted.