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Chapter 246 What's outside the mountain?
The term "ghostly energy ball" is actually just a figurative name.

This thing also has another name, called "Netherworld Talisman".

Most of the Netherworld Talismans are translucent clumps of gas, about the size of a pigeon egg, with flowing blue energy inside, carrying a light and shadow that is different from those of the human world.

Chen Xu took a few in his hand and discovered that these things actually had entries.

The Netherworld Talisman contains the ability to pass through walls without leaving a trace. Crushing this talisman allows one to cast this technique within a quarter of an hour. Alternatively, one can boil this Netherworld Talisman in the rootless water at midnight, and combine it with the Eight Methods of Spiritual Invigoration to obtain a bowl of Invisible Soup.

After drinking it, the physical body can be rendered ethereal, transforming into an invisible shadow for half an hour.

Amazing! You can even cook Netherworld Talismans!

Let's look again:

The Netherworld Talisman contains the Three Smiles Dream Return Technique. Crushing this talisman allows one to instantly cast this technique, enabling the affected ghost to relive the scene they most longed for in their previous life and have a beautiful dream.

Or, this talisman can be boiled in water without roots at midnight... to obtain a kind of dream-returning soup.

Living beings who drink this soup will have a sweet dream, release their worries, and feel refreshed in body and mind.

This is interesting too.

The biggest difference between the Dream-Returning Soup and the original Three Smiles Dream-Returning Technique is that the original only works on ghosts, while the Dream-Returning Soup can be drunk by all living beings.

……

This thing is somewhat similar to the Forget-Love Mushroom that Chen Xu had obtained before.

However, Chen Xu had already used the Forget-Me-Not Mushroom. He also used it in combination with the Jade Dew of Wishes to obtain the miraculous technique "Celestial Illumination".

In addition, the ghostly arts contained in several types of Netherworld Talismans are: Water Splitting Technique, Hanging Technique, Earth Pushing Technique...

There are five Netherworld Talismans containing the Earth-Bulling Technique, which seems to be the most common and ordinary technique.

Chen Xu held a "bulldozer talisman" in his hand, his mind seemingly lost in thought.

He walked along the mountain path beside the village, a truly rugged mountain trail. To his left, he saw a narrow road extending along the mountainside, with the narrow path on one side and a jagged, high cliff on the other.

Walking on such a narrow path is not only inconvenient for transporting supplies, but even if one is carrying no supplies at all and simply walks empty-handed, it is often laborious, time-consuming, and dangerous.

As the saying goes, there is always another mountain to climb after descending one mountain, and the world beyond the mountain is yet another mountain. This is Chen Xu's biggest feeling after descending the mountain this time.

It's also hard to imagine why the residents of the neighboring villages originally chose to settle in such a remote place—

Perhaps it's because their ancestors have lived here for generations, or perhaps it's because of war or famine?
After much thought, there must be some unavoidable reason.

Human beings are often helpless in countless ways, and there is no need to delve too deeply into them.

Chen Xu suddenly realized that although he could not hold a high position in the government or truly transcend worldly concerns, he felt as if he could do something while walking on this mountain road.

The moonlight shone softly, and the village beside him seemed to be gradually left behind by Chen Xu.

Only the chirping of insects at night rose and fell, and in the village, one could vaguely hear human breathing, creating a vast and tranquil atmosphere.

Chen Xu had an idea in mind, but he did not act on it blindly. Instead, he released the puppet soldiers again to scout out the village.

This investigation had only one purpose: to ensure that the village was just an ordinary village.

Unlike Xiaopo Village before, which had been invaded by evil forces.

This can be considered a lesson learned. If another village is invaded by evil forces, then it will inevitably have to be cleaned up again.

The little hedgehog sat on Chen Xu's shoulder, while the little mouse peeked out from Chen Xu's sleeve. Both little demons were curiously watching the tray ghost returning from the ghost market.

The tray ghost, along with the short ghost, followed closely behind Chen Xu. The whole story, though long in words, was actually just a matter of a blink of an eye in Chen Xu's mind.

After examining the various ghostly energy clusters, he flicked his finger, ordering the Taoist soldiers to silently rush into the village.

The tray ghost was still immersed in the wonderful experience of instantly being transported to the "underworld," its face full of "emotion." As it watched the Taoist soldiers depart, it was still somewhat bewildered.

Confused as to why Chen Xu suddenly summoned Daobing to the village, it cautiously asked, "Your Excellency, is there something unusual about that village?"

The question was asked first, but the tray ghost belatedly realized what was happening and hurriedly perked up.

Hey, if there's anything unusual in that village, isn't that the perfect time for the treacherous ghost to show its true colors?

Thinking of this, the tray ghost instantly became excited. Its tray-shaped body spun around wildly, and its voice was exceptionally impassioned: "Your Majesty, if there is any trouble in the village, please send me there!"

"I can perform eleven different ghostly arts. Whether you want to kill enemies or scare people, I can do it all. I can even shapeshift, decapitate... Ouch!"

Before he could finish speaking, a Taoist soldier leaped gracefully from afar.

At the same time, Chen Xu suddenly raised his hand and threw out a ball of ghostly energy.

It was a Netherworld Talisman containing the power of "bulldozing".

The Netherworld Talisman rolled down towards the village entrance, and wherever it passed, earth and rocks fell from the nearby mountain wall.

Under the moonlight, the fallen soil and stones seemed to be at the beck and call of some invisible hand.

It clearly landed with a soft rustling sound, yet made no noise whatsoever.

Once they landed, they all vanished into thin air.

Of course, they didn't really disappear; rather, Chen Xu used the magic of his Dao soldiers to collect them into his Xuanming Ruins.

Bulldozing is somewhat magical, but it's not enough to make so much earth and stone vanish into thin air.

At this moment, Chen Xu actually used three spells in succession.

First, he used the Netherworld Talisman to perform the bulldozing technique; second, he used the Taoist soldiers to cast spells and activate the Mysterious Netherworld Ruins; and third, he used the "Flower is Not a Flower" technique to eliminate the rumbling sound of the earth and stones rolling down.

Using three techniques simultaneously is his current limit.

If he wanted to unleash even more power, Chen Xu found that with his current mindset and spiritual abilities, he was still somewhat unable to control it.

He was somewhat dissatisfied with himself, unaware that this spellcasting technique was actually incredibly powerful.

Most spiritual practitioners in the world would find it difficult to achieve what he did.

To have the mind to focus on three things at once, and then to control them with fine precision, is actually very, very difficult.

Chen Xu ignored the tray ghost's shock and the mouse's sudden squeak.

He focused solely on performing the three techniques. When the effect of the earth-moving technique was nearing its end, he lightly tapped his feet and retreated several miles away before throwing out another ball of ghostly energy.

The earth and rocks fell again, and the originally rugged and narrow mountain path was widened again and again.

After watching for a while, the tray ghost finally understood what Chen Xu was doing.

Yet it felt utterly incredible and unbelievable.

The tray ghost opened its mouth, desperately wanting to utter the words in its heart, but the words always hesitated when they reached its lips.

It wasn't until Wei Yuan, sitting on Chen Xu's shoulders, exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Chen, are you... are you building a road for the villagers?"

The tray ghost immediately exclaimed in his heart, "Oh dear!"
(End of this chapter)