Without another word, Qin Ye picked up That Amorous Affair's phone and made his way straight to the rooftop.
The fifth floor was completely empty. A small staircase led straight to the rooftop. When he walked over, he noticed that the lock on the door had indeed been broken.
He kicked the iron door open and stepped in. Then, he drew a deep breath.
The rooftop was completely pale.
Thunder roared amidst the torrential rain, and the greenish-white lightning bolts illuminated a snow-white mourning hall!
White prayer flags fluttered in the air above the wooden frame.
Three figures sat silently amidst the pallid paper horses and paper dolls.
A pitch-black coffin sat in the middle of the hall. Two half-meter tall candles flickered with a faint yellow light amidst the torrential rain.
The candles burned brightly in the mourning hall.
Qin Ye slowly walked up to the coffin. The prayer flags rustled softly in the strong wind. It was an eerie sight to behold in this dark, rainy night.
Wang Zemin and his wife sat on the chairs with their eyes closed. They were dressed in traditional Chinese tunic suits.
They weren't breathing at all.
Their skin was cold and devoid of elasticity. It was hard to tell how long they had been dead.
Wang Chenghao lay unconscious on the chair in the middle of the hall. He was still breathing, but Qin Ye didn't wake him up.
There were some things that were better left in the dark than in the dark.
"This is man-made."
He glanced at the mourning hall and spoke with certainty, "Granny Meng's handbook states that ghosts can't touch anything in the mortal realm.
She can't afford to build a mourning hall like this. "
"It's more than that …" Arthis chuckled coldly, "Take a look at this coffin."
The pitch-black coffin was tied tightly with blood-red threads, while four bronze oil lamps were placed at the four corners of the coffin.
"It's a four-star summoning array formation … The four lamps represent the four great malefic stars of Ketu, Rahu, Voracious Wolf and Mars.
These threads are woven from human hair soaked in fresh blood. Seven days later, the malefic spirit will return to its rightful place.
This is a secret technique of the Earthly Branch.
Not bad … it looks like we've underestimated this old ghost.
He must've already made contact with some special existences in the human realm. "
Qin Ye gently stroked the coffin, and a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.
"You haven't answered my question. Will I be discovered by him?"
"Who knows." Arthis responded with disdain. Then, she suddenly came to a realization, "What are you trying to say?
Your smile is very treacherous. "
"I've suddenly thought of a problem …" Qin Ye lifted the lid of the coffin, "There might be a way to put my mind at ease … but now's not the time to be talking about that."
Arthis didn't pursue the matter because right at this moment, an extremely dense strand of Yin Qi suddenly shot into the sky from the coffin, and it even formed a vortex of Yin Qi that mortals couldn't see!
Inside the coffin was That Amorous Affair's corpse.
It was as perfect as before, and there was not the slightest trace of him jumping off the building.
She was wearing a black dress, just like in the video, with her hands on her chest.
But right beneath his hands was a scarlet stone that emanated boundless Yin energy!
A shard of King Yanluo's Seal!
Swoosh swoosh swoosh … In that instant, the entire Rivergorge City turned to look at him.
At the top of the Green Dragon Mountain Cemetery in Rivergorge City, an ancient tombstone emitted a soft cracking sound. Half a second later, with a soft cracking sound, a withered hand stretched out from the underground grave.
"Ah …" A greedy voice, almost as though it had just learned how to speak, echoed from within the crack, "I … I … I want to eat …"
On an antique street, a woman dressed in red clothes was combing her hair in front of a mirror. Her body didn't move, but her head turned 180 degrees in a bizarre manner. Drool flowed down her face like a waterfall as she stared straight into the sky.
Clear Creek County. The eruption of Yin energy was but a fleeting glimpse. Before anyone could even begin to search for it, Qin Ye flicked his sleeves, and the shard of King Yanluo's Seal was immediately drawn into the brocade pouch tied to his arm.
I've finally got it …
Even Qin Ye couldn't help but heave a long sigh of relief.
He hadn't had the time to see what the shard of King Yanluo's Seal looked like. But as soon as it touched his skin, he felt a wonderful sense of balance.
Yin and Yang had been balanced, and the great limit of three days had been broken.
But before he could even heave a sigh of relief, dozens of red dots appeared right outside the white mourning hall like flies.
"What's this?"
Arthis stared at the red dots curiously. Even with her vast knowledge, she couldn't tell what they were.
Qin Ye's lips trembled at the sight of it.
Of course you don't know … It would be strange if an old auntie like you who is out of touch with the times in the 90s would know!
"Hmm?
Why do you look so scared?
Your hand seems to be restless.
Are you going to raise it … Are you going to surrender?
Surrender to who?! "
Arthis' voice rose sharply as she spoke the last few words.
Where's your dignity as a civil servant of Hell?
"Bloody hell!" Qin Ye's temples throbbed uncontrollably, "This is called an infrared sight!
Idiot!! "
This is much more of a deterrent than your Frostmourne. Plug and die … Do you know the difference between hot weapons, heavy weapons, and cold weapons, meow?
"Oh …" Arthis suddenly recalled something, and she stared at Qin Ye as though she had just seen a ghost, "What the hell are you so excited about?"
"What the hell …"
"In your Hell's Emissary uniform, ordinary people can't see you at all. Why else do you think they're looking at you randomly?"
Qin Ye heaved a sigh of relief. Then, as soon as he set his hands down, he opened his eyes wide and asked, "I can't see it … but … can I hit it?"
"Of course you can!" Arthis replied in the same tone that one would use to answer an idiot.
Qin Ye raised his hands with trembling hands.
"Idiot!" Arthis bellowed, "Hide behind your classmate!"
Holy shit?!
Qin Ye glanced at the soul sphere with a look of admiration in his eyes, before promptly hiding behind Wang Chenghao.
Everything was silent amidst the howling winds and torrential rain.
Dozens of red dots remained fixed on the funerary hall. Ten minutes later, four figures emerged from the corner of the street.
They were dressed in black suits and carried black umbrellas. It was difficult to distinguish them from each other in the dark of the night.
That said … each of them exuded a strange energy fluctuation.
"Cultivators." Arthis glanced at them and responded affirmatively, "But they're all fairly low-end.
We cultivate Yin energy, while they cultivate Innate True Energy. Different paths lead to the same goal. "
Qin Ye scrutinized them for a few seconds, and then sighed bitterly.
He could tell from the look in their eyes that they were people that he couldn't afford to offend.
The four of them had only recently stepped into the dao. If the strength of their bodies were converted into Yin energy, it wouldn't be a problem for him to take down four of them with ease.
However, their identities were different.
They were representatives of the mortal realm. If he were to take down one of them, it would be tantamount to openly challenging the mortal realm.
Given his current strength, what else could it be other than courting death?
"Greetings, senior." The four men stopped in unison as soon as they arrived at the vicinity of the villa.
One of them bowed deeply and spoke softly, "We're investigators from the Clear Creek County branch of the National Special Investigations Department.
My serial number is AC-276. "
“AC-265。”“AC-285。”“AC-281。”
"We bear no ill will." The man who bowed respectfully responded, "We've been keeping an eye on this ghost for two whole weeks now.
We've been keeping an eye on it ever since it crossed the 'supernatural perimeter'.
Due to our insufficient strength, we've already notified the city.
We've assessed it as a 'pseudo-evil spirit'. "
"Just a moment ago, the pseudo-evil spirit's response had vanished.
Those who are able to single-handedly slay pseudo-evil spirits are all esteemed guests of the various provincial departments.
However … "
He paused, "I don't think we've managed to locate your serial number."
"May I ask if you're from the Shushan Sect, the Xiangxi Sect, or the Righteous Sect?
Or any other sect?
As powerful as you are, if you haven't joined any of the other organizations …
Could you give priority to the Special Investigations Department? "
"Supernatural perimeter?" Qin Ye asked softly.
Arthis pondered for a moment, "It should be something like a barrier …"
"Barrier?" Qin Ye expressed that it was difficult to understand such a mysterious concept.
"... Perhaps I can put it in another way. You adorable eggs are protected by a thin and feeble barrier that prevents billions of worms from breaking through.
As soon as one of them breaks through, it'll be akin to striking the jackpot.
Do you understand? "
"... Although this analogy is rather bizarre … I understand it instantly …"
The rain was pouring heavily, and the people outside were completely oblivious to the flirtatious yet indecent conversation that was taking place in the pitch-black villa. AC-276 spoke up cautiously, "It seems like senior isn't willing?
In that case … would it be possible for you to meet with me? "
"Senior, our world is currently undergoing a bizarre transformation. These changes are happening very quickly, and I believe you've noticed it as well.
This could very well be a major crisis for Cathay, and it could even affect the entire world.
The movies of the past are no longer a joke.
No matter how strong a single person is, it's still difficult to hold the fort in these times of upheaval. "
Another man in a suit chimed in, "Senior, given your strength, even if you were to enter the Special Investigations Department, you'd still be given an official position.
Similarly … it's only by entering the Special Investigations Department that you'll be able to access more resources.
We'll be able to obtain first-hand intelligence. "
Just as he said that, they had already surrounded the villa without making a sound.
Qin Ye furrowed his brows through the glass, "Do you have any way to allow me to leave silently?"
Arthis responded placidly, "Take out the shard of King Yanluo's Seal and hold it in your hand."
Qin Ye sighed softly. With a flick of his sleeves, the brocade pouch opened up and fell into his hands.
He immediately grabbed the shard of King Yanluo's Seal.
Just then, there was a loud bang in his mind!
The entire world seemed to be spinning around.
Boundless Yin energy …
He couldn't even count how much there was. He was no different from a single drop of water in the vast ocean.
It was almost as though he were looking at the Eighteen Abysses of Hell, or the migration of thousands of ghosts on the Yellow Springs Road. His field of vision widened infinitely, and he finally found himself standing right beneath the golden statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
The sky was high, and the earth was vast.
Thousands of years ago, before Hell, the sky was high and the earth was vast.
He was no different from an ant in front of a door.
His heart nearly stopped beating.
After an inordinate amount of time, he suddenly shuddered and snapped back to his senses.
He was already drenched in cold sweat.
Is this the divine artifact of Hell?
And it's just a shard?
He glanced at the one-and-a-half-inch shard in his hand with lingering fear. Just then, almost as though it had sensed the presence of a new owner, copious amounts of Yin energy immediately emanated from the shard of King Yanluo's Seal and wrapped itself tightly around him.
Seconds later, the Yin energy transformed into a skinny man dressed in black and wearing a tall hat.
"You've got twenty minutes.
Apart from that, you don't have to worry about Sledgehammer's reaction. He won't remember anything that has happened recently. "Arthis reminded him.
Qin Ye nodded. But just as he was about to rush out, he suddenly let out a muffled groan, grabbed his head, and squatted down.
Whoosh … A storm surged in his mind, and a rapidly changing image suddenly unfolded in his mind. And he was now in the perspective of a god!