Chapter 75 Four Treasures
"Alright, I have something to ask it!"
With only three fragments of the soul remaining, and any further absorption would mean losing even the soul itself, Chen Cheng spoke up to stop Lü Xiachan.
With his permission, Lü Xiachan devoured the remaining few living souls, while he used his slightly restored Taoist qi to gather the three remaining fragments of the Ghost King together.
The Ghost King, now reassembled, no longer possessed the eerie ghostly aura it had before. It was now even inferior to Lü Xiachan, not even qualifying as a ghost, but merely a soul slightly stronger than a living soul.
"I'm asking you a question, so answer honestly. Otherwise, I'll use talisman fire to burn you to ashes bit by bit. If you cooperate, I'll make sure you disappear quickly!"
The "Ghost King" nodded blankly.
"What's your name? In what era were you born?"
"His name was Zhou Yanchang, and he lived during the reign of Emperor Guangxu in the late Qing Dynasty!"
"How did you die? And why were you suppressed here?"
"I was framed and killed before I was born. Later, I was trained by an evil Taoist to become a ghost king and help him kill people. Until I met a Taoist priest named Qianji Zhenren, he killed the evil Taoist. Because he was also seriously injured, he could only use a talisman to trap me here. Until the construction here was started and one of them was destroyed, I still could not escape this talisman!"
The Ghost King, also known as Zhou Yanchang, seemed to have just gained sentience and honestly confessed everything.
Just as I expected!
Then he asked, "What are these talismans? Where are they buried?"
"A Bagua mirror, a soul-collecting bottle, a soul-fixing needle, and a sword made of lightning-struck wood that was destroyed!"
Chen Cheng secretly regretted it, but there were still three magic artifacts that were quite good.
Next, under Chen Cheng's interrogation, Zhou Yanchang pointed out the locations of the four talismans. After he finished speaking, Chen Cheng said, "Your sins are grave. In addition, you killed more than a dozen workers in this building. Even if I don't destroy you, Heaven will not forgive you. Xia Chan, I'm entrusting you with this!"
Lu Xiachan's ghostly power had greatly increased by this time. After devouring several living souls, upon hearing Chen Cheng's words, she licked her lips twice with her scarlet tongue, flew to Zhou Yanchang's side, and tore the former ghost king to pieces and devoured him in a few moves. After tonight, her ghostly power will be stronger than when she was at Chu Tianqing's house. If there are a few more events like this, she may even reach the level of a ghost cultivator.
Although Chen Cheng suffered internal injuries, he was extremely happy. He had killed a ghost king on his own—no, with the help of Lü Xiachan. Another reason for his happiness was that Lü Xiachan's soul had stabilized and she could now help Zhang Qian resist her fate. Furthermore, he had obtained three magical artifacts, which were old items from the Qing Dynasty. The Taoist master Qianji Zhenren was also quite skilled; he had killed the evil cultivators and suppressed the ghost cultivators of that time, truly a master of Taoism!
After doing all this, a golden, shimmering power of the Heavenly Dao slowly entered his crown chakra, then circulated throughout his body before entering his dantian. This time, the power was greater than the one he had in the mine, perhaps because this time he was completing a difficult task on his own.
Chen Cheng meditated to recover his strength until dawn before getting up. During this time, Lü Xiachan stayed by his side to protect him and absorb the remaining Yin energy. By the time Chen Cheng left, the haunted building was just like a normal building. However, he still planned to dig out the three magical artifacts.
Driving to Yang Kaiguang's villa, they dialed Chu Tianqing's number. Neither of them had slept last night, their minds preoccupied with Chen Cheng's ghost-catching mission. They wondered if Chen Cheng could subdue the fierce ghost or escape unscathed.
Chu Tianqing was overjoyed to receive the phone call informing him that Chen Cheng had returned safely, and the two of them quickly got up to open the door and greet him.
When they saw Chen Cheng, whose clothes were tattered, who was in a sorry state, and whose mouth was stained with blood, the two were shocked and quickly took him into the villa.
"Master Chen, how are you? Are you badly injured?"
"It's nothing, Brother Chu. I just got a little injured. Fortunately, I didn't fail in my mission. Last night, I fought a fierce battle with that ghost and finally got rid of it!"
"Really? That's great, Master Chen. Can I start now?"
"There is one more important thing to do before we start work, otherwise, in addition to this fierce ghost, other evil ghosts and vengeful spirits will appear in the future!"
"ah"!
Yang Kaiguang exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be?"
"When I subdued that fierce ghost last night, I used Taoist magic to force it to tell the truth. The building you contracted was originally set up with a formation to suppress this fierce ghost, which is why it can't escape. However, the formation is an extremely yin place. If it is not broken, it will attract other ghosts. They can only enter but not leave. So, if you want to truly achieve peace, you have to dig out the suppressing object to prevent future troubles!"
"I'll do whatever you say!"
"Okay, find me a guest room first. I'll rest for a while, and when the yang energy is at its peak at noon, I'll tell you what to do!"
"Okay, okay!"
Yang Kaiguang nodded in agreement without hesitation.
Although Chen Cheng suffered internal injuries, fortunately he was protected by Taoist magic, had a strong body, and received corresponding Heavenly Dao power. After resting for a morning, he quickly recovered to about 70-80%.
Around noon, Chen Cheng got up, took a shower, changed into the clothes Yang Kaiguang had prepared for him, ate a simple lunch, and then the group went to the construction site. Chen Cheng had an excavator brought in and started digging in the four directions he had calculated: east, west, south, and north. Chen Cheng personally stood by and directed the operation. Soon, they unearthed a broken lightning-struck wooden sword on the east side of Building 13. Chen Cheng picked up the two pieces of lightning-struck wood; they were in good condition. Although broken, they could still be made into some small pendants or magical artifacts.
Then, they dug out jade bottles the size of mineral water bottles in the northwest, south and north directions. These were the soul-collecting bottles that Zhou Yanchang had mentioned. He had heard his master talk about this magic weapon. After refining it for his own use, he could absorb ghosts and annihilate them by reciting a spell.
A coffin nail, also called a soul-fixing needle, is a magical artifact that is especially effective against zombies, people or corpses possessed by evil spirits. If there had been such an artifact in the mine, they wouldn't have been in such a sorry state the first time they went down the mine!
Finally, they dug out a palm-sized Bagua mirror. This magical artifact has a similar effect to a demon-revealing mirror. Although all three items were covered in mud, they were in good condition. After cleaning them and having them re-consecrated by the ancestral master, they could be used by them. He was overjoyed.
Yang Kaiguang and Chu Tianqing watched the whole thing, and each time something was unearthed, they were both astonished.
"Master Chen, is it all settled?"
"Yes, Mr. Yang, this building will be just like the other buildings in the future, clean and tidy, and there will be no more paranormal events."
"That's great, but, hehe, Master Chen, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I'm scared. Could you open my Yin Eyes again so I can see for myself?"
Chen Cheng understood what these businessmen were thinking. They were afraid that they would end up like the others before them, saying that things were settled and taking the money, but that something would still go wrong.
"No problem, if you want to see everything, just go back to Building 12 from yesterday!"
"well".
Yang Kaiguang said happily, and asked the workers for two bottles of mineral water!
The three of them went to the room they had observed the day before. Chen Cheng used the same method to open their Yin Eyes. Yang Kaiguang hurriedly looked at Building 13 across the street and found that, just as Chen Cheng had said, Building 13, which he had contracted, was clearly visible, just like the other buildings. There was no longer any black mist like yesterday!