Chapter 67: Chapter 58 Gathering Yin Formation Chapter 67: Chapter 58 Gathering Yin Formation The next day.
Zhou Yuan woke up and immediately saw Fang Qing sitting in front of the computer, writing notes that filled more than half a notebook.
As a fierce ghost, Fang Qing did not need sleep, and her energy remained at its peak. She had spent the whole night studying transcendent knowledge.
Fang Qing turned her head to look at him and said, “I understand my current situation now, but I still need some practical exercises for the application of my abilities.”
“Hmm… by the way, do you need to eat now?” Zhou Yuan’s stomach was a bit hungry.
“Ghosts eat human flesh,” Fang Qing said gloomily.
“So, do you eat?”
Zhou Yuan took out a human sausage.
Fang Qing instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then shook her head. “I won’t eat that. It’s disgusting.
At my level, I don’t need to eat food anymore. I just need to regularly supplement some negative energy like Yin Qi, ghost energy, or evil Qi.
Even if I don’t have that, it’s fine. At night, I can absorb the essence of Yin Qi from heaven and earth.”
“That’s pretty easy to maintain.” Zhou Yuan marveled.
Fang Qing closed the notebook. “Let me return to the Paru Ball. There’s space inside where I can practice my abilities.”
“?”
Zhou Yuan was surprised. “You even know about the Paru Ball?”
“I’m not a primitive person. I can go online and play games too.”
Fang Qing looked at Zhou Yuan calmly. “I looked up the settings of the Paru Ball. It’s basically similar to a Poké Ball, except the Paru Ball performs a mental brainwash on the Paru to make it obedient… So, I’ve actually been brainwashed, haven’t I?”
Zhou Yuan froze.
Fang Qing continued, “I don’t mean anything by it. I just want to remind you that if you catch other pets in the future, it’s better to capture those abnormal creatures without much intelligence.
Otherwise, it will be easy for them to detect that they have been mentally brainwashed, which isn’t a good thing, even if they notice.”
Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment and suddenly asked, “Why did you tell me this?”
“Because even though I know I’ve been brainwashed, I’m still loyal to you.”
The mental brainwashing effect was that good… Zhou Yuan scratched his head. Now that Fang Qing had regained her consciousness, treating her as a Paru would be inhumane, like a heartless slave owner.
But if he let her out of the ball… the uncontrollability of a fifth-tier fierce ghost was simply too great.
Considering it all, it was better to let her stay in the ball.
But he still needed to say something nice.
“If you don’t want this, I can release you and let you recover your normal consciousness.”
But Fang Qing shook her head, “I personally don’t mind. You awakened me, gave me a second life, and are going to help me get revenge. These are great favors. Whether or not I’ve been brainwashed, I will be loyal to you and repay you.”
“Is that so…”
Zhou Yuan nodded, “I will definitely treat you well.”
“I believe you.” Fang Qing nodded.
Then, Zhou Yuan put Fang Qing back into the Paru Ball, giving her space to practice her abilities.
Stretching, he opened the system and started the daily lucky draw of the big wheel.
Whir!
The big wheel spun wildly and finally stopped at an unopened black item.
{“Name: Chilled Black Tea 500ml”}
{“Quality: Common”}
{“Special Effect: After drinking, increase flame resistance by 70% for 5 minutes and feel mentally refreshed. (Note: Effect only applies to the first sip)”}
{“Remark: At room temperature, it tastes like horse urine; chilled, it’s as good as premium liquor.”}
Hmm… Chilled black tea?
Zhou Yuan counted. The lucky draw wheel had already unlocked six items, leaving six unopened. He wondered if there were any powerful items like the {“Ultra-Luxurious Delicious Crab Burger”} among them.
After washing up, Zhou Yuan changed his clothes and went out, planning to take a walk around the mall where Fang Qing was buried and have lunch.
In recent years, the Lantian Group had built only one mall, called “Wanxiang Plaza,” a place that has everything imaginable and is a highly popular shopping center.
Half an hour later, Zhou Yuan took a cab to Wanxiang Plaza. Although it was a workday, it was still packed with people.
Damn, don’t these people need to work?
Zhou Yuan hated crowded places, finding them suffocating with no enjoyment at all.
Following the crowd into the mall, he soon encountered a group of familiar faces.
“Hey, Yuan!” Chen Guangxi was the first to spot him.
Next to her were Bai Xiao and other members of the Mobile Task Force. They were all wearing casual clothes, clearly here for a group outing.
Zhou Yuan walked over and greeted, “Where’s Jiang Wuming?”
Chen Guangxi was holding a bucket of vanilla ice cream, scooping large spoonfuls and eating, “He’s dead, playing a resurrection match.”
“How did he die this time?” Zhou Yuan was quite curious.
“We passed by a construction site. A crane was transporting steel pipes but wasn’t tied up properly. They fell and killed him… The steel pipes fell vertically, skewering him like a kebab,” Chen Guangxi said.
“Ouch… That sounds excruciating.” Zhou Yuan shuddered just thinking about it.
“Have you eaten? I’ve reserved a table with some good dishes. Want to join us?”
“Sounds great.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes lit up. Say what you will, Chen Guangxi had excellent taste. The last meal was a gourmet feast, and this time it was certainly going to be another table of delicacies.
“After eating, we’re going to watch ‘Sharknado 21: Sharks in Space.’ Want to come? If you do, I’ll buy the tickets.”
“Sure… Wait, that movie has twenty-one installments now?”
“It’s making money, not embarrassing. The twenty-second is already in production, called ‘Sharknado: Parallel Universe Escape.'”
·
Following the group, they took the escalator upstairs. Zhou Yuan glanced around, and the Eyes of Identification soon reacted.
{“This mall hides an unknown secret… All right, no more teasing. This mall has a Gathering Yin Formation set up, intended to nurture something malevolent. But the person who set it up didn’t realize that Fang Qing’s body was also at the formation’s center.”}
{“As for Dache, they appear to be here for team-building, but they’ve actually come to investigate some information.”}
Reading the prompt, Zhou Yuan almost burst into laughter.
Now that Fang Qing was a fifth-tier fierce ghost, everyone knew who the Gathering Yin Formation was actually nurturing.
Life is full of surprises… Zhou Yuan shook his head internally and wondered whether the person who set up the formation had noticed. If they had, they’d probably be mad with rage.
·
That night, at 11 p.m., the mall was closed and eerily silent.
In the underground parking lot, Bai Xiao walked around with an instrument. When he reached a certain spot, the instrument suddenly emitted a rapid alert.
“This is the place.”
He took out a piece of chalk and drew an X on the ground.
“Whatever the Gathering Yin Formation was nurturing is right below. Set up the barrier.”
It didn’t take long for several isolation barriers to be established.
Whatever was cultivated at the heart of the Gathering Yin Formation was bound to be extremely fierce.
Jiang Wuming’s eyes flashed with a sharp gleam. He activated the {“Gravity Ring”}, overturning gravity.
Crack, crack, crack… The ground cracked open, and a cylindrical concrete pillar slowly rose up.
Chen Guangxi stepped forward, grabbed the earthen pillar, moved it aside, and placed her palm on it for a moment, then pressed down hard.
Bang!
The pillar shattered into pieces and a wooden box fell to the ground with a clatter.
Everyone stood on high alert. This was what the Gathering Yin Formation had been nurturing.
“No need to be tense. Whatever was inside is already dead.”
Chen Guangxi picked up the wooden box and opened it, revealing a hideous, shriveled, grotesque embryo lying inside, long dead.
“It’s indeed an Evil God Embryo. But… how did it die?”
Everyone was stunned. This was, after all, the core of the Gathering Yin Formation. How could it starve to death?
“There should be something else below,” Chen Guangxi said. “Jiang, keep digging.”
Jiang Wuming activated his ability again and dug up another concrete pillar.
Chen Guangxi placed her hand on it, sensed for a few seconds, and then sliced it open with her fingers, Gang Qi as sharp as a sword, cleanly cutting through the column.
Both cut surfaces revealed a human-shaped outline.
“Someone was buried below. This person… No, this ghost absorbed all the Yin Qi provided by the Gathering Yin Formation, causing the Evil God Embryo to starve to death… It looks like this ghost also absorbed the Evil God Embryo to death.”
Chen Guangxi immediately understood the situation.
She said solemnly, “This ghost has been nourished by the Gathering Yin Formation for so many years and absorbed the Evil God Embryo. It must be formidable now.
The Yin Qi gathered here isn’t much, which means the ghost left not too long ago. Notify the bureau.”
·
At the same time, in the luxurious Xinghe Bay neighborhood.
The moon was dark and the wind was high, and all was silent.
Zhou Yuan, in Shadow Transformation, traversed through the darkness, effortlessly infiltrating a brightly lit villa.
In a dark room, he took out the Paru Ball and released Fang Qing.
“Go get your revenge,” he whispered.
Return the pain you endured, tenfold, to every single one of them.