Chapter 181

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

"Wangsheng" is a Buddhist term, meaning the process of breaking free from the bonds of past evil karma and achieving rebirth, commonly known as death.

And the ultimate goal of Wangsheng is also to enable the deceased to achieve Buddha Fruit, forever leaving all suffering. (All above from internet search)

Wangsheng Village, Shen Yao sighed inwardly, this name appearing in such a strange and unpredictable place, even thinking in an auspicious direction doesn't work.

"Th-this place, is there no one?"

A timid one in the team couldn't help but speak up, feet constantly shuffling backward.

Empty and desolate, gloomy and terrifying

Clearly the sun hung high overhead in a clear blue sky, yet it still made one's heart pound with fear to no end.

Here, here, this place has strange phenomena ah.

Deliberately ignored information surfaced, and the emotions everyone had been suppressing were constantly amplified.

No one is not afraid of death, especially when they cannot see hope before death.

"Is, is anyone there? Anyone there?"

"Why don't we just leave, didn't they say stay here for seven days, let's go to the village entrance, the village entrance has open view, we have many people so not afraid."

"..."

Chatter chatter, chatter chatter, noisy enough to make ears hurt.

"Shut up!"

Still Zhao Cheng, his furrowed brow and cold gaze looking imposing without anger.

"Those who want to enter the village enter, those who want to leave leave, don't make noise here!

No regulation says the Instance World must have NPCs exist, everyone is an independent person."

After Zhao Cheng finished speaking, he himself took the lead picking a small courtyard that looked fairly tidy and went in.

Shen Yao tasted the implication of Zhao Cheng's words, thinking in her heart this isn't just every person for themselves.

This brief and fragile alliance, however, collapsed and disintegrated in just half an hour.

Shen Yao, who used the system's timer as a watch, turned around and also picked a small courtyard.

Creak—

The wooden gate was pushed open by human power, Shen Yao looked at the messy square small courtyard before her, pondering matters related to the Strange Instance.

Memories too few, understanding one-sided, too many people and mixed eyes also can't ask out anything.

Shen Yao exhaled, decided to temporarily rely on herself first, but Magic Qi and Spiritual Energy appearing simultaneously, indeed strange.

You must know in the Cultivation World Magic Qi and Spiritual Energy do not coexist, otherwise there wouldn't have been the matter of exterminating Magic Cultivators back then.

Right now, Shen Yao lowered her eyes to look at the swastika Bodhi Seed Bracelet on her hand, decided to do an experiment.

"Xi Chen?"

"You are"

Shen Yao appeared from the room, smiling at the excessively handsome youth before her, "Shen Yao"

Xi Chen heard this, his light brown eyes moved slightly, "Hello"

"Don't be nervous, how did you get in?" Shen Yao always had great patience toward Beauties, moreover Xi Chen's situation was special, his body continuously absorbing external Spiritual Energy, most suitable to use for an experiment.

Shen Yao stretched out her hand and pointed inside the room, "There are traces of someone's activity, but can't find the person."

Xi Chen nodded, bypassed Shen Yao and went in to look, "All are like this.

Other houses similar to here, some even have meals still hot."

This isn't an uninhabited empty village, more like the moment they entered, the villagers living here directly disappeared.

Shen Yao walked to Xi Chen's side, her hair top just reached the position of his mouth corner.

The tall, slender youth stood tall and straight, simple dressing making his superior appearance even more evident.

Shen Yao's eyes shone with brilliant colors, looking at Xi Chen until he couldn't help but step back two steps.

"Shen Yao, you"

"Nothing, just wanted to say we may have already disturbed the villagers living here."

Xi Chen puzzled, "What meaning?"

Shen Yao raised her leg and stepped forward one step, slowly compressing the space between herself and Xi Chen, "Literal meaning, the villagers may not have disappeared."

Her slightly thin body leaned against the wall, Xi Chen's lips pressed tight, eyes not good, "Shen Yao, don't joke around recklessly."

Shen Yao shrugged her shoulders, at this moment she and Xi Chen were extremely close.

If someone entered the door, they would only think they were embracing and whispering love.

Actually the atmosphere between both sides couldn't be called good, saying it was swords drawn and bows bent wouldn't be excessive.

"You are this Instance's Patroller right?" Shen Yao spoke, hand touching Xi Chen's cheek, "Or perhaps, you prefer I call you what?"

Xi Chen:...

The handsome youth's expression cold/indifferent, lowering his head to meet the beautiful young girl, the two people composed a beautiful scroll painting.

"Judicator"

Strange Instances have three roles, ordinary NPCs, Behind-the-scenes Boss, Patrollers.

The first two's titles are easy to understand, they are linked to Instance Clearance.

Patrollers are the name given by people of the present world; their role is also rather special — the meaning of patrolling, inspecting and examining; in Strange Instances, they are both neutral parties and middlemen who can trade.

Strange Instances are very strange; they have nothing, and they differ from those games — this place is more like a Small Secret Realm that has been separately cut out.

Perhaps it is a Small Secret Realm?!

"What can I trade? Or rather, what can I get from you?"

Shen Yao casually picked up a chair and sat down; her expression was no longer as tense as before.

Xi Chen looked at the girl before him who changed faces rapidly; his words were somewhat lacking in confidence: "This is merely a Beginner Instance; after clearing it, each person gets one Hidden Talisman."

Shen Yao's mouth fell open: "This poor?"

Xi Chen's face reddened slightly: "What do you want? This instance isn't difficult." They themselves were also very poor; even this would make them ache for several days.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao propped her chin with one hand, realizing belatedly that even if she exposed the other party's identity, there was no benefit.

Everyone is this poor; how to deal with the situation of Magic Qi Invasion.

Shen Yao, who could already roughly conjecture part of the truth of Strange Instances, felt a headache.

Seeing the girl no longer speaking, Xi Chen couldn't help but ask how she knew his identity differed from theirs.

Shen Yao glanced at him: "Your situation is too obvious," especially your body.

At first Shen Yao thought Xi Chen was a hidden Big Shot pretending to be weak; later, through chatting with the System and rummaging through the Original Body's memories to conjecture, she understood this person's identity.

Hmph, still not as good as a hidden Big Shot; from Xi Chen's performance one can tell this person is a rookie fresh out of the thatched cottage, but his aptitude is truly good.

Shen Yao touched her chin; she felt she was a bit greedy with her eyes.

Heaven knows if she succeeded with this person, how strong the child she gave birth to would be.

Slurp slurp

Hold it in, not the time yet; Shen Yao, you must maintain your persona.

Silently reminding herself, Shen Yao stood up, looked around, then pulled Xi Chen to the innermost part of the room.

Xi Chen:...

"You, what do you want to do?" Xi Chen tried to brace himself, his eyes carrying stubbornness: "Judicators do not interfere with instance circumstances; you want to clear it, you can only rely on yourselves."

Shen Yao nodded, while groping Xi Chen up and down she exclaimed that his aptitude was even more explosive than imagined: "Do you want to safely and without danger clear the residual Magic Qi inside your body?"

"You have a method?" Xi Chen was excited; in his heart he thought who wouldn't want that.

Magic Qi constantly entangles Spiritual Energy, making it so they fundamentally have no way to normally use Spiritual Energy.

The various magic techniques and artifacts passed down from early years cannot be used; this group of cultivators has truly rotten luck.

"I have a method, but it needs an attempt," Shen Yao sat beside Xi Chen, eyes unblinking as she stared at the other party.

Xi Chen did not refuse Shen Yao's approach; perhaps it was also because Shen Yao's words directly made him ignore the ambiguity between the two at this moment.

His mind full of the words "clear Magic Qi," Xi Chen bit his lip: "How do I believe you?"

Shen Yao raised an eyebrow: "Up to you." If it doesn't work, worst case she goes to find someone else.

Of the nine people who entered, there are still two whose symptoms are largely consistent with Xi Chen's.

But they are all Shen Yao's alternatives; after all, limited by aptitude, Shen Yao also fears she cannot gauge it properly and would harm lives.

Thinking of this, Shen Yao spread her palm; inside lay a beautiful flower petal scattering golden light.

"Eat it; there will be unexpected benefits." Xi Chen has good aptitude and a strong foundation; these petals bathed in Buddha Light can restrain evil Magic Qi, but the effect is also potent and will remodel the user's body.

For types like Xi Chen, enduring a bit will let them pull through; those two spares likely won't survive it.

Phew

Truly a bit troublesome, but fortunately, wait until she finishes experimenting before striking up conversation to probe, then decide what to do next.

Xi Chen looked at that petal, and as if possessed by a ghost or god, delivered it to his own mouth.

He craved too desperately to clear the Magic Qi inside his body; even knowing the other party might be suspect fraud, he still went forward without hesitation.

Fortunately, Xi Chen's luck was very good; he bet and won.

Sweat drenched his whole body as if just fished out of water, Xi Chen lowered his head panting roughly, gaze complex as he looked at Shen Yao beside him.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao reached out to pull Xi Chen up, while simultaneously helping him smooth the Spiritual Energy inside his body.

"Speak then; what exactly is the situation? Don't think I'm taking advantage of you; fair trade between us, I believe you'll need those petals even more."

Something that can clear Magic Qi, safe with no side effects — that's a huge profit, okay.

Xi Chen let out a light hum, shedding that cold persona, appearing even more arrogant.

"Strange Instances are actually Magic Qi Invasion; this world once experienced a Spiritual Energy baptism; now Spiritual Qi Revival has attracted Magic Qi.

We people, although we have always lived here, are not natives of this Shijie.

Ten thousand years ago..."

Xi Chen's voice is pleasant to hear; the story he tells is also very flavorful.

"If you could invest a bit, perhaps it would attract my interest even more."

Shen Yao finished her commentary, turned her head, fished out a Storage Bag and stuffed it into the other's hand.

"Inside are all petals with the same effect; take them back and hand them to the person who can make decisions.

Using Boundary Arrays and Small Secret Realms to circle off places invaded by Magic Qi has little effect.

Still need to raise the Whole Country's strength to cope with the later problems."

Magic Qi Invasion is undying and irreconcilable; between the two sides there will definitely be a victory or defeat.

Shen Yao gave Xi Chen petals: one, because Judicators stand on their side; two, she needs to use Judicators as a probe so she can choose certain things to hand over to the Country.

Sometimes, be high-profile when it's time to be high-profile, be low-key when it's time to be low-key.

Shen Yao doesn't mind mythologizing herself, but she even more doesn't want to sink into trivialities day after day.

After chatting with Xi Chen some more about the Strange Instance, Shen Yao decided to go handle proper business.

Proper business?

Facing Xi Chen's slightly dazed and cute face, Shen Yao smiled helplessly, "To gather everyone out, even though they are not relatives or old acquaintances, to Shen Yao it is merely a trivial effort; why must one be cold-blooded and ruthless."

"Remember to have the clearance rewards ready, see you at the Village Entrance."

With those words spoken, Shen Yao turned and left, a pitch-black long whip unconsciously appearing in her hand.

The Magic Artifact that had been placed in the Storage Bag for a long time finally had a day of seeing the light again.