I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

As the man hardened his resolve, he lunged at the illusory figure, and the copper coin in his hand began to emit a faint blue light.

In the very beginning, the blue light was extremely faint, like a firefly at dusk, and because it was not infused with enough divine power, it flickered as if it would go out at any moment.

The elusive figure was instantly noticed by the man as he lunged at it. Its body turned mechanically and stiffly, but in an instant, it was facing the man directly.

At this moment, the man also saw the figure's appearance. It seemed to be a woman with empty and lifeless eyes, and two lines of bloody tears flowing down her cheeks.

The moment the man saw his eyes, his mind went blank, followed by an overwhelming sense of fear that froze him, both in body and mind.

However, its lunging motion did not stop; instead, it continued its momentum and crashed directly into the female ghost.

His right hand, which was holding the copper coin and stretched forward, touched the female ghost immediately.

"Om~!"

The moment the two made contact, the copper coin, which had been emitting a dim blue light, seemed to be stimulated and instantly shone brightly.

Amidst a burst of blue light, nine small cauldrons emerged, each centered around a copper coin, covering an area of ​​one meter in radius, instantly enveloping the female ghost.

"Ah~!"

In an instant, the female ghost let out a shrill scream, her body was instantly suppressed and sank downwards. The blue light eroded her body, and a wisp of smoke rose from her body, making her appear more ethereal.

In the next instant, it suddenly unleashed its power and quickly fled away.

However, the nine small cauldrons seemed to form an energy barrier, trapping it firmly within, and no matter how it struggled, it could not leave the area within a meter.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, a vicious glint flashed in the female ghost's eyes. She turned her hands into claws, with three-inch-long, chilling fingernails growing out, and suddenly turned around and pounced on the man.

However, the blue light on the copper coin spread and instantly enveloped the man. The moment the female ghost touched the man, she was violently thrown back, her growing fingernails were broken off, and she was then dissolved in the blue light.

Immediately afterwards, the blue light emanating from the copper coin and the nine cauldrons began to rapidly recede, shrinking back into the copper coin along with the female ghost.

This astonishing scene directly confronted a family of three.

"It really does possess the ability to uphold righteousness, ward off evil, and suppress demons."

Bathed in the moonlight, gazing at the exquisite copper coin in his hand, the man couldn't help but murmur to himself.

Then, the man looked at the wide-open door and the courtyard gate, then at the copper coins in his hand. After a slight hesitation, he ultimately did not leave the room.

He simply closed the door and returned to his bedroom to snuggle up with his wife and children.

This time, although he was still somewhat afraid of the possible ghosts in the outside world, he was much less panicked.

Unbeknownst to them, after suppressing the female ghost, the power contained in the copper coin flowed, creating a fist-sized illusory underworld. The female ghost was compressed into a ball the size of a ping-pong ball and firmly suppressed within it.

Although this illusory underworld was spontaneously transformed by the stimulation of the nation's fortune by vengeful ghosts, it is only the size of a fist.

However, because it is supported by copper coins, its strength is still quite good.
It can at least barely withstand the power of someone who has just entered the Qi Refining stage, so suppressing such a newly formed female ghost would be a piece of cake.

Ultimately, while this female ghost was not someone an ordinary person could fight, she wasn't actually that strong.

As long as one possesses a slightly stronger amount of true qi or similar energy, one can easily repel or even kill it.

However, after the female ghost is killed and disappears, she will be reborn again and again because of people's preconceived notions about her.

This is what makes vengeful ghosts so difficult to deal with.

Now, with the illusory underworld suppressing it, the possibility of its rebirth is eliminated. Most of the spiritual power that gathers towards it will be devoured by the power of the underworld, increasing the strength of the illusory underworld.

Thus, the vengeful spirits suppressed by the underworld have virtually no chance of escaping.

As time goes by, people's impression of him gradually fades, and the spiritual power that arose from him and was directed towards him will naturally fade and eventually disappear.

By this point, the vengeful ghost can actually be killed.

As for whether they live or die, that depends on the dynasty and the intentions of the city gods and local deities who are suppressing them.

Of course, those vengeful spirits suppressed within gold, silver, and copper coins, being outside the Celestial Empire and not under the jurisdiction of City Gods or Land Gods, could exist for an extremely long time if the dynasty did not pay attention to them.

It will only perish completely when its ghostly form is worn away by time and the rules of nature.

Now, back to the present, early the next morning, the neighbors cautiously peeked out, and when they saw the courtyard gate that had been smashed open by the vengeful ghost, they couldn't help but sigh, another family had suffered a calamity.

These years have become increasingly difficult. Not only are there oppressions from officials, soldiers, and bandits, but ghosts also roam at night, making life unbearable.

As the sun rose higher, someone finally tried to approach and look into the courtyard.

Just then, the family, who had stayed up most of the night, finally woke up.

The man opened the door, yawning as he walked out.

"Ah~, a ghost!"

In an instant, a series of screams and hurried footsteps rang out outside as everyone fled in a panic.

The man, who had just stretched halfway, froze on the spot, staring blankly at the fleeing people.

After a long while, he gradually came to his senses and exclaimed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:
"Hey, hey, hey, don't run away! I'm not a ghost!"

After a long explanation, everyone finally believed that the man's family had not been harmed by a vengeful ghost.

After learning the whole story, everyone was shocked and begged the man's family to let them see the copper coin that came from the distant East.

Faced with the crowd's repeated praise and requests, the man finally took out a copper coin and channeled his divine power into it.

In an instant, it began to shimmer with a faint blue light.

Looking at the faint blue light, everyone couldn't help but have some doubts. Could it really subdue the evil spirit?

Under the gaze of the crowd, the man became somewhat anxious and began to recount what had happened.

The old village chief listened to his story and nodded thoughtfully.

"Perhaps it is only when this copper coin encounters a demon that it unleashes its powerful force."

"Yes, yes, that's definitely the case."

After listening to what the old village chief said, the man nodded repeatedly.

The others also looked enlightened.

"Oh!"

“So that’s how it is”

"I really envy Third Brother for having such a treasure."

For a moment, everyone looked at the copper coin with a burning desire.

This is a life-saving treasure; who wouldn't want to have it?

Seemingly sensing the unusual atmosphere, the man's expression changed slightly, but he quickly smiled and said:
"What's there to envy? Many merchants in Alimatu have these kinds of copper coins."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Of course!"

The man referred to as Third Brother would certainly nod.

"it is good!"

The old village chief paused with his cane, and said excitedly:

"Since such treasures exist, we must buy as many as possible, lest we encounter demons and lose our lives."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah"

"Yes, yes! We're going to Alimatu today. No matter the price, we have to buy it!"

Immediately, everyone went back to pack their bags and money, and set off together for Alimatu.

The man called Third Brother gritted his teeth, took out another four taels of silver, and went to Alimatu together.

He wanted to buy two more copper coins, one for himself and one for the child.

Even so, most of the family's savings were spent.

However, he felt it was worthwhile, at least in this way, his family could be protected from being harmed by evil spirits.

With the protection of the copper coins, he was able to work in the fields for longer periods and go hunting in the mountains, always managing to earn the money back.

After purchasing the copper coins, the group even held a ceremony to pray that the coins would protect them from being harmed by evil spirits.

As people worshipped, a surge of faith converged and continuously flowed into the copper coins.

In an instant, all the copper coins began to emit a blue light, covering at least three inches, which was much stronger than activating it with divine power.

However, that's all there is to it.

They were not citizens of the Celestial Empire after all, and were unable to fully activate the copper coins; they could only manifest some supernatural phenomena.

However, the villagers who saw this scene were already very happy.

This means that these copper coins truly possess supernatural powers, and it also means that their future safety will be better guaranteed.

Unsurprisingly, everyone felt a sense of curiosity and longing towards the legendary Eastern Celestial Empire.

Even copper coins possess such mysterious power.

Does that mean that in the Eastern Celestial Empire, there is an even more magical power, so there is no need to worry about the harm from demons?

Immediately, everyone began inquiring about matters concerning the Eastern Celestial Dynasty.

When they heard those traveling merchants say that everyone in the Eastern Celestial Empire possessed supernatural powers and every family had enough to eat and drink, they couldn't help but show their longing and envy.

If only they could live in China, they wouldn't have to suffer like this now.

Gradually, as more and more copper coins unleashed their magical power, they saved more and more people.

People's yearning for the Celestial Empire reached its peak.

They attributed all their beautiful visions and desires to the Celestial Empire.

In their hearts, that place was the legendary paradise, the place they longed for in life and death.

Many people packed their bags and embarked on a pilgrimage to the Celestial Empire.

Even those who did not set off for various reasons began to hold frequent worship ceremonies, praying for the protection of the Heavenly Emperor.

As time went by, the people's continuous worship and their yearning for the Celestial Empire enabled the copper coins in their hands to begin to unleash more power.

Some people have even been able to activate the Nine Tripods pattern on the copper coins on their own.

And this is already very close to the level of the people of the Celestial Empire.

This also means that their recognition of the Celestial Empire is gradually approaching that of the Celestial Empire's subjects.

In other words, they are already devout, even fanatical, believers in the Celestial Empire.

On a spiritual level, the bright yellow national destiny that originally belonged entirely to the Kazakhs above the entire village has now become layered.

The spiritual power generated by the villagers will, as before, be transformed into the national destiny power of Kazakhstan.

The other part, however, is directly connected to copper coins, continuously flowing into them and transforming into the national fortune power within them.

One by one, the bright yellow national fortune belonging to the Celestial Empire rose from the copper coins of each household, transforming into a very thin layer of bright yellow mist that enveloped the entire village and suppressed all demons and monsters.

It was also because of the villagers' beautiful vision of the Celestial Empire and their desire for copper coins to suppress evil spirits and protect themselves.

This caused the newly formed celestial dynasty's destiny to autonomously evolve into two realms: the celestial realm and the underworld, which could only cover villages.

Its strength is also capable of bearing the power of the Qi Refining realm.

When a villager dies in the village, if he has a deep longing for the Celestial Empire, he can go to this illusory fairyland to continue a beautiful illusory life until his soul can no longer withstand the erosion of time and transforms into spiritual power to merge into the illusory fairyland.

Those vengeful ghosts who have lost their minds, if suppressed by the copper coins, will directly enter the underworld that shrouds the village.

Because of the helplessness of neighboring countries against vengeful spirits, such situations have become very common in these countries, and can even be said to be ubiquitous.

In the very beginning, the emperors, khans, and leaders of these countries were somewhat wary and worried.

However, as time passed, they gradually felt relieved when they discovered that the Emperor's Mist seemed to be just a layer of national fortune-like power targeting demons and monsters, and would not have any impact on their own national fortune or other forces.

Even at the very end, the head of state would bestow silver and gold coins as rewards upon meritorious ministers, princes, princesses, and others.

After all, as the emperor and crown prince, they were protected by the dragon's aura and had no need to worry about the existence of evil spirits.

However, other princes and nobles did not have the protection of the dragon's aura.

Although princes and princesses, as sons of the emperor, possess some imperial aura, they are ultimately inferior to the emperor and crown prince.

If you encounter some powerful and vengeful ghosts, there will still be some danger.

The dragon aura of these countries is not as strong as that of the Celestial Empire.

As for the nation's fortune, it is weaker than the dragon's energy, and is more about suppressing the power of evil spirits, offering them little protection.

Therefore, the more protective treasures one has, the better.

As a result, the value of Chinese currency abroad began to rise steadily.

Copper coins flowed into the homes of ordinary people, while gold and silver coins entered the homes of royalty and nobility.

Many merchants even stopped buying and selling goods altogether and instead engaged in the resale of the Celestial Empire's currency.

It was no longer a currency used for trade; it had become a luxury item, a treasure. (End of Chapter)