Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 446 Exile and Banishment, the Prefectural Magistrate Frightened by the Prefect's Predicament
[You have opened: Treasure Chest (Excellent Grade), and obtained: Five Directions Ghost Sacrifice Soul-Suppressing Banner, Skill Book (Five Ghosts Devouring Fortune Curse), Five Ghosts Blood Ointment, Paradise Points x3900]
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【Five Directions Ghost Sacrifice Soul-Suppressing Banner】

[Type: Equipment/Magic Item]

【Excellent quality】

[Durability: 200/200]

[Attack power: 90~100]

【Five Ghosts Devour Gods (Active): Sacrifice 5 pieces of equipment (quality ≥ Excellent) to summon five ghostly phantoms to devour the target, dealing (Attack Power × (Excellent 2, Fine 10, Superior 100) + Spirit × 10) damage and stealing 1 of the target's buffs】

【Incense-Blessed Body (Passive): For each unit killed, gain 1 stack of Ghostly Blessing (each stack increases all attributes by 0.1%, up to a maximum of 50 stacks)】

【Evil Priest's Soul Burning (Passive): Damage dealt to gods/heroes increased by 30%】

【Five Elements Rotation (Passive): Automatically alternates between the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) when attacking, forming a generating and restraining effect.

[Blood Sacrifice (Passive): 5% of damage dealt is converted into health; the conversion rate is increased to 20% when targeting feared enemies.]

【Wild God's Injustice (Passive): When HP is below 30%, manifest the phantoms of the Five Demon Gods (All attributes +15%, lasts until the end of the battle)】

[Equipment Requirements: 35 points in Spirit, Priest-related Basic Skills LV.MAX, Personally destroyed a legitimate temple of deities, Possess a Willpower/Incense-based Energy System]
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[Skill Book: Five Ghosts Devouring Fortune Curse]

[Type: Active Skills]

【Excellent quality】

[Effect: Upon use, gain the active skill Five Ghosts Devouring Fortune Curse, which consumes lifespan to summon five ghosts from all directions to devour the target's fortune and strip them of one random buff, converting it into the user's permanent attribute.]

[Learning Requirements: Possess the Five Ghosts Transporting Skill, have a Yin-attribute Excellent or higher level inherited skill (LV.MAX), and have a Luck attribute greater than 3]
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Five Ghosts Blood Paste

[Type: Material]

【Excellent quality】

[Effect 1: Added during pill refining, grants the finished product the Pseudo-God Body talent (all attributes +10, but requires monthly human sacrifice)]

【Effect 2: Core material for drawing talismans, increasing the effect of excellent/good/superior talismans by 5000%/500%/100%】

[Effect 3: Buried in the ground, it generates the Five Directions Ghost Realm, dealing 5000 points of divine corruption damage per second to all units within a kilometer radius, lasting for 1 hour]

【Effect 4: Applying the weapon activates the Five Ghosts Entangling Soldiers, inflicting five abnormal statuses upon attack】

[Effect 5: After ingestion, one gains the Five Elements Ghost Eye talent, but is then corrupted by both ghostly energy and divinity. Upon the removal of the corruption, the Five Elements Ghost Eye talent is lost.]
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"Some spend money to buy things, some spend their lives to buy things, oh, and there's a mutated one too." Chu Danqing looked at the items that came out of the Five Directions Ghost Gods' treasure chest and found it really hard to comment.

But it must be said that the effect is indeed very good.

The Five Directions Ghost Sacrifice Soul-Suppressing Banner, if you're willing to sacrifice five pieces of excellent-grade equipment, can unleash a truly terrifying power.

Unfortunately, due to quality limitations, only three qualities—excellent, good, and outstanding—could be used as offerings.

If it's too low, the Five Directions Ghost Sacrifice Soul-Suppressing Banner won't be accepted; if it's too high, it's impossible to carry out.

"They're not very useful, so I'll just have to sell them." Chu Danqing muttered to himself, "The Soul-Suppressing Banner and the Five Ghosts Blood Ointment sell well, but I doubt any top-tier apostles would want the Five Ghosts Devouring Fortune Curse."

"We can only sell them to ordinary apostles now."

Ordinary apostles lack attribute points, while top apostles would rather have fewer attribute points so that they can delay their growth.

Therefore, they generally avoid these kinds of skills.

Of course, they generally won't deliberately hinder their own growth; if they can't delay it, they won't delay it, and they won't choose to deliberately obstruct it.

At most, he would just do what Chu Danqing did: deliberately hold onto a certain attribute value and then complete an extra war mission.

Yes, war missions are dangerous, but the rewards are far greater than those of the sprint class, especially the items in the war shop, which are all strategic resources.

Once someone has redeemed their item, there's a 99% chance they'll choose the war mission over doing the bonus mission again.

Just like Chu Danqing, putting aside everything else, he brought back a Nine Pillar God.

Welfare is something that, even if you break through it, you can't realize such high value unless you can convert the entire world into revenue, but that's obviously impossible.

They returned to the yamen and put down the three boxes.

"Your Majesty, the demon has been eliminated. Send someone to check if there are any discrepancies in the treasury's silver reserves," Chu Danqing said.

The Prefect was overjoyed upon hearing this.

The treasury is good at balancing accounts, but if demons appear in his territory, it will greatly affect his future.

But if you eliminate the demons, that's a political achievement, which is another way of putting it.

The matter of the treasury silver was actually dispensable.

“I am naturally at ease with Young Master Chu’s work.” The Prefect said, and waved his hand: “Take the treasury silver down and put it into the treasury.”

"Please wait a moment, Young Master Chu, I will judge this case."

As he spoke, he sat back down and said, "Xu Jingnian, you are a law-abiding citizen. Although you did not personally steal the treasury silver, you did eventually sell the stolen goods."

"Given your ignorance, I will show you special mercy and send you to Xuyang Town for a year of imprisonment."

"Do you accept the punishment?" The prefect's last words were not addressed to Xu Jingnian, but to Chu Danqing.

If Chu Danqing is not satisfied, he only needs to give a reasonable reason, and he will change the judgment.

Chu Danqing remained silent, never intending to incur a favor for Xu Jingnian.

He had already pleaded for leniency, so this treatment was already very good.

"One year of penal servitude" means being exiled, but Xuyang Town is located in Jinjiang Prefecture, so what kind of exile is that?
Anyone with eyes could see that Xu Jingnian had powerful connections and was only allowed to stay in Xuyang Town for a year because he couldn't save face. Furthermore, the local people of Xuyang Town wouldn't allow him to do any forced labor or hard labor.

Seeing that Chu Danqing did not move, the Prefect breathed a sigh of relief, but also secretly regretted it.

"It was truly my fault for being blind and ignorant. I am grateful for your magistrate's leniency and will accept the punishment." Xu Jingnian immediately admitted his mistake.

Since he had agreed, he was quickly made to sign and put his fingerprint on the document.

Because Xu Jingnian has connections, he was told to set off tomorrow, and he could go home today.

It just goes to show that having connections in high places makes things easier.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a minor incident; he would have to be given twenty strokes of the cane before being exiled, lest he escape on the way.

Then, the Prefect hosted a banquet for Chu Danqing.

Chen Biao then took Xu Jingnian back to prepare their luggage and clothes for their trip to Xuyang Town the next day.

"Young Master Chu, what is the origin of those five ghostly creatures?" the Prefect asked after pouring Chu Danqing a cup of wine.

Chu Danqing said with a half-smile, "As for its origin, it is related to Lord Prefect."

These words startled the prefect, who quickly said, "Young Master Chu, you mustn't say such things."

"Does Your Excellency still remember the loss of the pearl last night?" Chu Danqing said casually.

"Could it be...could it be that pearl?" Cold sweat broke out on the prefect's forehead.

“That’s right. I’m sure you know where this pearl came from,” Chu Danqing said. “I won’t ask about its origin.”

"It was because of this pearl that the five ghosts transformed into spirits. If they hadn't been eliminated in time, it would have almost caused a great disaster."

"To be honest, this disaster was blamed on me, not on the Prefect."

Having said that, the Prefect asked, puzzled, "May I ask, Young Master Chu, what is the difference?"

"Of course there is. If the Prefect can get through this calamity, then things will be peaceful for the foreseeable future."

"But since the Lord has not yet survived, this calamity will likely return soon," Chu Danqing threatened the other party.

Surprisingly, the scare tactic worked. The prefect stood up abruptly: "Please, Young Master Chu, remove this calamity from my body, I will..."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Chu Danqing shook his head and interrupted him, saying, "Lord, you know perfectly well how this calamity came about."

"Now that we know the cause, the solution is naturally clear as well."

"The one who tied the knot must untie it; I can't help you."

These words made the Prefect's face turn pale and then red.

He understood Chu Danqing's meaning, which was simply because of the problem with his own lord's moral character.

"I'll change it!" the Prefect said through gritted teeth.

When it comes to life, fortune, and future, one knows which choice to make.

"Your Excellency is so generous," Chu Danqing said with a smile. "In that case, I will help Your Excellency resolve this upcoming calamity."

"My treatment only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause."

"If the Prefect is just talking, then next time no one will be able to save you."

"Ah? Nearly a calamity." The prefect was drenched in sweat and hurriedly asked, "I wonder what kind of calamity it is?"

"Of course it's the grudge between the Jade Dragon and Golden Phoenix at the bottom of Hidden Pearl Lake." Chu Danqing continued to deceive, "That bright pearl was originally rubbed by the dragon and phoenix with the Heavenly River Jade, and it is closely related to them."

"Then, because of the Lord of the Palace, he was corrupted by the Five Ghosts, which caused the resentment of the dragon and phoenix at the bottom of Hidden Pearl Lake to surge."

"At most a month or so, the Three Pools Reflecting the Moon formation in Yinzhu Lake will no longer be able to hold its own."

"At that time, it will inevitably break free from its seal. Lord, after the Five Ghosts are dead, who do you think the Dragon and Phoenix will seek revenge on?" Chu Danqing said with a smile.

“Naturally it’s me,” the Prefect said hoarsely.

“That’s right, this is the Calamity Killing Scheme, with each link connected to the next.” Chu Danqing said, “I’ll first resolve your current crisis, and then you can become a righteous person who serves the country and its people.”

"Even if disaster strikes, someone will come to your rescue."

Upon hearing this, the prefect also had some doubts.

Although he believed it, he didn't know how much time he had left, so he asked Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing naturally continued his deception: "Those who follow the Way receive much help, while those who stray from the Way receive little help."

This prompted the prefect to smile wryly and say, "That makes sense, but..."

“Lord, it is you who wants to escape the calamity, not me,” Chu Danqing said. “You are asking me. Even if you escape the calamity, it will be attributed to me, not to you.”

Chu Danqing was too lazy to think about it. You are the father of a mansion, can't you handle things? Do you not have any advisors or strategists?
If you keep asking Chu Danqing, he'll easily be exposed if he tries to fool her too much.

So they simply used this excuse to block the other party.

As for being exposed? So what? His claims about the five ghosts and gods and the jade dragon and golden phoenix are not false.

Someone wants the Prefect to continue being a corrupt official, and Chu Danqing could become the target of their bloodshed.

(End of this chapter)