After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 772 The jar that caused the demon, a gift from my great-aunt!
"what?"

In the study, Chen Yang shook off Qin Zhou's hand, which was tightly gripping his wrist. "Why did you call me here in such a hurry?"

"What's going on? Is something strange happening?"

Qin Zhou blew on his beard, his face still showing signs of lingering fear, as if he had been frightened by something.

Making trouble?

Chen Yang was taken aback.

Then Qin Zhou pulled a jar out from under his desk.

When Chen Yang looked at it, he realized it was indeed the jar Qin Zhou had shown him a few days ago.

The difference is that there are now several yellow talismans on the jar.

The yellow talisman was very new, clearly just put on.

"what's the situation?"

Chen Yang stared at Qin Zhou in astonishment. The old man was acting mysteriously, making the atmosphere a little scary.

After Qin Zhou pulled out the jar, he hurriedly took a few steps back, moving away from it as if it were something terrifying.

His face was still a little pale as he said, "These past few days, I've been having the same dream every night. I dream of a thick fog, and inside the fog, a voice keeps shouting, telling me to let it out..."

“The night before last, I was awakened by the same dream again. Guess what? I really heard that sound, and it was coming from this jar that I keep by my bedside…”

"At first, I thought it was a hallucination, or maybe a dream within a dream. I was so sleepy at the time that I ignored it and went back to sleep..."

“Until yesterday afternoon, I took a nap, and in a half-awake state, I saw that sound again. This time I was certain that the cry for help was coming from the jar…”

"But when I tried to communicate with the thing inside the jar, there was no response..."

"I immediately felt something was off about this jar, so I didn't dare put it on my bedside table anymore. I carried it to the study, and accidentally knocked over a bottle of freshly harvested Blood Pills that was on my desk..."

"Guess what? The blood pill fell onto the jar and was absorbed directly by it..."

"I guessed there was probably something unclean inside, so I found a few yellow talismans in town."

"Last night, I put it in the study, but it didn't stop making noise. In the middle of the night, I heard noises coming from the study, like something was rummaging through drawers and cabinets. It scared me so much that my scalp tingled and I broke out in a cold sweat..."

"I ran out quickly, called you, and then spent the night at a foot massage parlor outside the complex..."

"When I got back this morning, damn it, the study was ransacked, and the blood pills I painstakingly refined were gone..."

"Ninety percent of the time it was eaten by this jar. I must have run into something weird..."

"These past few days, although the contents of this jar have helped me improve my cultivation level considerably, look at me, don't I look much older, and have more gray hair..."

"Tell me, did the thing in this jar take away my lifespan while I was asleep? Did it give me a little something to lull me into a false sense of security, rewarding me with a bit of spiritual cultivation?"

……

At this point, Qin Zhou was visibly agitated.

You have to understand how difficult it was for him to cultivate.

I'm already over seventy, how much longer do I have left? I'm hoping that with these remaining days I can strive for the Creation Realm and thus gain a longer lifespan.

You son of a bitch, you're draining my lifespan, aren't you trying to kill me?
Qin Zhou thought about it more and more and it seemed to be true; he even felt a bit of a reddish tinge.

"Lifespan?"

Chen Yang's gaze fell on Qin Zhou.

Looking closely, it seems there are indeed quite a few more gray hairs, and he looks a bit older.

But if he doesn't say anything, you can't tell anything unless you look closely.

"It can't be that weird. Maybe it's just that I didn't sleep well and I look tired."

Chen Yang had no way of checking his lifespan, so he couldn't verify his statement.

"Looking haggard? I'm perfectly fine, Chen Yang. I'm probably just possessed by something evil." Qin Zhou said seriously, seemingly convinced of his own guess.

Upon hearing this, a black line appeared on Chen Yang's forehead.

You already know it's evil, yet you still call it dirty in front of its face. Are you afraid it won't mess with you?
Chen Yang didn't say anything, but bent down and picked up the jar.

This is clearly a soul urn, something Chen Yang had mentioned to Qin Zhou before. It's something that people used to put in their tombs as burial objects after they died.

The old man didn't seem to mind the bad luck at all; he not only brought it home, but also placed it on his bedside table to keep him company while he slept.

If you say he's timid, he dares to put a soul urn by his bedside; if you say he's brave, he can be so terrified.

"Be careful."

Qin Zhou hurriedly reminded him, but the person stood far away, as if it were some kind of biological weapon.

Chen Yang ignored him and simply placed the jar on the table.

"This talisman?" Chen Yang asked.

There was a stack of yellow talismans on top of the jar; no one knew where Qin Zhou had gotten them from.

Qin Zhou said, "When Fa Ning was still alive, I obtained the talisman from their Qingniu Temple..."

Ah!
Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated. This old man was really grasping at straws in his desperation. Fa Ning himself only had a second or third grade physique and hadn't even entered the Spirit Realm. How much skill could he possibly have?

If his talisman had been effective, he wouldn't have died in Raojiang.

It's just a psychological comfort.

Chen Yang flipped off the talisman and carefully examined the jar in front of him.

Chen Yang has now cultivated a primordial spirit.

Last time, he tried using his mental power and the system radar, but found nothing and couldn't detect what was inside. This time, he directly used his primordial spirit power.

But he still felt a special force preventing him from investigating.

"Elder Tree, Elder Leaf, what do you say?" Chen Yang asked telepathically, inquiring about the Three Corpse Divine Tree and the Five Thunder True Man.

"Do not understand."

"Hard to say."

The two answered readily: they had already looked at it last time, but they hadn't figured it out.

The result was the same this time.

Their spiritual power was also unable to penetrate it.

Chen Yang frowned even more deeply, reached out and grabbed the lid, trying to open it again.

But as he twisted it, he suddenly felt a pang of fear, a sharp pain in his chest, as if he had twisted his own heart.

It's so evil.

He quickly let go, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat, his heart pounding wildly as if it were about to jump out of his throat.

What the hell is this?

Chen Yang's face turned deathly pale, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

The jar sat quietly on the table.

"who are you?"

Chen Yang stared at it for two seconds, his wildly beating heart calming down, and suddenly asked the jar a question.

Qin Zhou stood to the side, his heart also pounding. He had wanted to ask Chen Yang this question for a long time.

But he dared not, fearing that a voice would answer him from inside the jar; he was all alone, and it felt too eerie.

Both of them stared intently at the jar.

The air seemed to stand still; all you could hear was your own breathing and heartbeat.

If a sound were to come from inside the jar at this moment, it would definitely bring the atmosphere of terror to its peak.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no response from the jar.

The contents of this jar are definitely not ordinary.

"I told you before, you couldn't handle it," Chen Yang said, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.

Qin Zhou was both amused and exasperated. "Quickly think of a way to deal with this."

"How about we just throw it away?" Chen Yang said.

Qin Zhou smiled wryly, "Where should we throw it? Who knows what kind of dangerous creature is inside? Throwing it away randomly would be harming people."

He was tempted to just throw it out the window and be done with it, who cares what it was, smash it to pieces, but that would be so inconsiderate.

What if there's something harmful inside? What if the jar breaks and something escapes and harms people?
Not to mention harming others, he might be the first to come after himself, so Qin Zhou dared not try it lightly.

Moreover, it wasn't even confirmed whether this thing was evil. After all, it could help him improve his spiritual cultivation. To throw it away without even knowing the details would be a huge loss if he was wrong. The fact that he turned to Chen Yang instead of others after the incident shows his trust in Chen Yang.

Chen Yang thought about it.

It doesn't seem like it was just thrown away.

"Since you can't handle it, why don't you give it a try?" Chen Yang asked after thinking for a moment.

He plans to take it back and study it.

There's no chance that my uncle might be able to figure out something about this strange and unusual thing.

Qin Zhou's face twitched upon hearing this. "Aren't you afraid?"

"What am I afraid of? Can't I put out a big cigarette butt?" Chen Yang spread his hands.

Qin Zhou asked, "What if this thing really drains your lifespan? Can you withstand it?"

"I'm young, I'm not afraid."

Chen Yang shook his head. "Just tell me, are you going to give it to me or not? If you're not going to give it to me, keep it and figure it out yourself."

"I'm just afraid of causing you trouble," Qin Zhou said helplessly.

Chen Yang said, "Then tell me, what other way is there to deal with it?"

Qin Zhou stared at the jar for a while, hesitated, and then said, "Alright, do whatever you want with it. But I'll remind you, don't put it in your bedroom tonight..."

Chen Yang didn't say much and simply picked up the jar.

The jar wasn't small, weighing about twenty or thirty pounds. He held the jar and shook it, and he was certain there was something inside, but he couldn't tell exactly what it was.

……

Without lingering at Qin Zhou's home, Chen Yang left with the jar in his arms.

Upon arriving at the underground parking garage, Chen Yang intended to put the can into the system's inventory.

But it didn't work.

I tried several times but couldn't put it into the system repository.

Chen Yang's gaze fell on the jar in his arms, his face filled with astonishment.

Could it be that the thing in this jar is alive?
The system rejects living things. Apart from the system's built-in pet space, which can hold pets that are bonded with the user, no living things can be placed in the system's space.

He tried to collect other things, and he could collect everything else, but he couldn't collect this jar.

It seems that only the presence of a living creature in the jar is the only explanation.

Chen Yang thought about it and realized that there was another possibility: the magic item in the jar was of too high a level to be placed in a lower-level space.

However, the latter possibility seems extremely slim.

After all, the system's warehouse space shouldn't be low-level, right?
What the hell?

It's not very convenient to carry around like this.

Chen Yang took out the Mountain Lord Seal and tried it, but it still didn't work.

Having no other choice, Chen Yang put it in the trunk.

After driving out of the residential area, Chen Yang didn't rush back but went to Taihetang instead.

Li Chunxiao is coming today; she has an appointment with Xue Kaiqi to discuss the things they couldn't reach an agreement on back then.

Chen Yang heard from Xue Kaiqi that Xue Chonghua had a younger brother named Xue Chongli. When he was young, he had some conflicts with Xue Chonghua and left in a fit of anger, becoming a disciple of Faxiang Temple. Now he is already a Creation Realm cultivator and a high-ranking member of Faxiang Temple.

After all, they were brothers. Although they hadn't seen each other for decades, blood is thicker than water. He returned for Xue Chonghua's funeral and wept bitterly for a long time while holding the coffin.

Although they are monks, they are still human beings with emotions and desires. How can blood ties and family affection be severed so easily?
Before his death, Xue Chonghua had warned Xue Kaiqi and the others not to disturb his younger brother's secluded cultivation unless they encountered problems they couldn't solve.

Xue Kaiqi and her family have indeed achieved this.

However, after Xue Chonghua's death, the Xue family suffered a lot of inexplicable suppression, both overt and covert. Allies who used to give the Xue family some face and cooperate with them in a polite and mutually beneficial manner gradually revealed their true colors, and some even turned against them directly.

The Xue family had no choice but to scale back its operations, something they had anticipated. To preserve the Xue family's foundation, a period of adjustment was inevitable.

But some people couldn't bear it, fearing that this pain would become a long-lasting agony, even tearing out bones and flesh, causing the Xue family's edifice to collapse.

For example, Fiona Sit's aunt, Ding Shuangshuang.

The Ding family was gone, and she didn't want the Xue family to be gone too, so she secretly tried to contact Xue Chongli.

Xue Chongli was also keeping an eye on the Xue family's situation. Since someone from the Xue family had come to him, he went along with it and returned to the Xue family under the pretext of entering the world to cultivate his mind, intending to stay there for a while.

The Xue family has risen again.

Xue Chongli, 97 years old, is a senior monk of the Hui generation at Faxiang Temple on Mount Kumgang. His Dharma name is Huiding. He is in charge of the Disciplinary Hall of Faxiang Temple and has reached the late stage of the Creation Realm.

With an unshakeable powerful backer, this person's mere presence commands respect from all sides.

As soon as the news was released, those forces that had previously made things difficult for the Xue family immediately stopped, and some even came to apologize in person. All the suppression and pressure receded like a tide.

That's the reality.

Xue Chongli's return undoubtedly tells everyone that the Xue family is backed by the Faxiang Temple of Mount Kumgang.

Looking at the entire domestic cultivation world, Faxiang Temple is an absolutely top-tier sect, and its influence is in no way inferior to that of Emei.

Who would dare to act recklessly in the face of such a being?

With her second grandfather's support, Xue Kaiqi felt confident again, and the Xue family's expansion had to continue.

The cooperation with the Guan family was restarted, so Chen Yang was asked to contact Li Chunxiao again.

……

When Chen Yang arrived at Taihetang, Li Chunxiao was already there, chatting with Xue Kaiqi in the conference room on the third floor.

The topics discussed were, of course, the same old stories.

The Xue family has restarted its acquisition of the Zhao family's assets in Luoshan. Now that the Zhao family has lost its strong leader, it is showing signs of fragmentation and disintegration. Even if the Xue family does not take action, other forces will soon pounce on it like wolves seeing flesh and blood and tear it apart.

The cultivation world has always been cruel, a world where the strong prey on the weak and the mighty are respected. When you possess great wealth but lack the ability to protect it, it's like a child carrying gold in a bustling marketplace—the danger is comparable to walking on a knife's edge, with countless eyes watching you like wolves and tigers.

Now that the Xue family has made a move, other forces will naturally give them some face, letting the Xue family eat first, and then they can have their share.

The Zhao family is definitely finished.

Not long ago at an association meeting, officials had already subtly indicated that the Zhao family would most likely be purged.

The Guan family would not be comfortable doing things like taking advantage of someone's misfortune or kicking them when they're down, but the Xue family didn't care.

The Guan family coveted the Zhao family's refined iron tempering technique, while the Xue family coveted the Li family's spiritual plant cultivation technique. You have what I want, and I have what you want. Under these circumstances, it's only natural to shake hands and cooperate.

Since it's all about trading other people's things anyway, there's nothing to feel bad about.

The two talked for a long time in the conference room, while Chen Yang simply waited in Xue Kaiqi's office. He had no interest in participating in business negotiations or similar matters.

It wasn't until almost noon that the two men emerged from the meeting room, both with smiles on their faces, clearly indicating that they had reached an agreement and that both sides were satisfied with the result.

Xue Kaiqi was originally a daughter-in-law of the Li family. Although she was Li Chunxiao's junior, the age difference was only about ten years. She and Li Chunxiao's mother, Guan Meiqi, had almost the same fate, so they had a lot in common.

As lunchtime approached, the three of them went to Wang'e Tower again, where Xue Kaiqi hosted the dinner, which had already been arranged.

Chen Yang made a special trip here, firstly because he hadn't seen Li Chunxiao for a long time, and secondly because he had something to discuss with her.

After dinner, Xue Kaiqi left, and Chen Yang and Li Chunxiao went for a walk by the river. He briefly explained the situation to Li Chunxiao.

The Tong family had previously expressed their desire to cooperate with the Guan family in developing the Dawa Mountain meteorite copper mine, and Tong Xin even asked Chen Yang to act as a go-between.

Chen Yang politely declined at the time, but after visiting Dawa Mountain and seeing it in person, he was somewhat tempted.

Since Li Chunxiao happened to be visiting, Chen Yang brought up the matter to see what she thought.

Although Li Chunxiao's surname is Li, she now holds absolute authority in the Guan family. Guan Meiqi recently even plans to have her change her surname to Guan, probably because she wants her to take over the family business.

“Aunt Xiao, I went there myself and saw it. The amount of meteorite copper on the mountain is huge, and the quality is excellent,” Chen Yang said.

After listening, Li Chunxiao paused for a moment, then said, "Xiaoyang, the Tong family is from Dawa Mountain, but Dawa Mountain doesn't belong to the Tong family. The mines in the mountain belong to the state, and the Tong family has no right to dispose of them privately. If you want to cooperate, I suggest that the Tong family report the mines. Then the Guan family can apply to the authorities on your behalf, and perhaps the Tong family can get some benefits..."

Chen Yang hesitated for a moment, and sure enough, Li Chunxiao's reply was exactly what he had expected.

Li Chunxiao quickly changed the subject, "Your great-aunt knew I was coming, so she specifically asked me to bring you some things..."

"Oh?"

But then Li Chunxiao took out a small red box from her handbag; it looked like a ring box.

She carefully opened the box.

Inside the box was a round, wine-red bead.

The bead is about the size of a ping-pong ball, almost transparent, like amber, and you can see a small sword about half an inch long sealed inside.

(End of this chapter)