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Chapter 88 Haha, I've succeeded, Daoist Master!!! (Please subscribe)
We respectfully invite all the celestial beings and deities to tread upon the nine-colored lotus throne, ride on phoenixes and cranes, and temporarily reside in the mortal realm!

Wearing a Taoist robe, Master Chen focused all his attention on the otherworldly materials, then traced them with his sword fingers, reciting incantations one by one.

He then sliced ​​his palm with his magic sword, dripping the blood into a box made of obsidian, and then stirred it rapidly.

Obsidian powder mingled with Master Chen's blood, gradually becoming viscous. Then came otherworldly cinnabar, and most importantly, the bone powder of the undead.

As the final bone powder was incorporated into the obsidian, the red, black, and white colors blended together with Master Chen's stirring, gradually turning into a grayish-brown!

Master Chen picked up his brush, dipped it in the mixed materials, and held the brush tip three inches above the talisman paper. He gritted his teeth and said, "If this talisman fails, I swear I will not return it to myself! If it is for the sake of saving the world, I am willing to suffer the pain of backlash; if it is for the sake of exorcising evil, I am willing to shorten my lifespan by thirty years!"

Upon hearing this, Master Zhou's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Wang Hu and Teng Yanchen exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes clearly conveying the question, "Is this reliable?"

Master Chen seemed to have exhausted all his strength and had no time to pay attention to their reactions, only staring at the talisman under his pen.

"...Please, Ancestral Master, lend me your great power, so that I may connect the two realms with a single stroke, reaching the Thirty-Three Heavens above and suppressing the Nine Netherworlds below. May Heaven and Earth lend their power, and may all the gods bear witness!"

The moment he finished speaking, he suddenly jerked his wrist.

The final stroke of ink, made by mixing obsidian powder, ashes of the dead, and cinnabar, was drawn on the talisman paper.

The ink was deep and dark, yet a faint, almost invisible light seemed to flow within it.

Thus, a talisman for warding off evil was created.

"call!"

Master Chen let out a long sigh, his body swayed, his face was much paler than before, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of cold sweat.

"Is that all?" Wang Hu leaned forward and asked cautiously.

Teng Yanchen, standing next to him, also looked like a curious child.

The two men were materialists, but seeing how earnest the two Taoist priests were, they were also moved by other spiritual beliefs.

There's no way they'd bleed themselves half a bowl of blood!
"Yes, it's done." Master Chen nodded, his voice a little weak. He took the disinfectant supplies from Wang Hu and cleaned the wound on his hand. "Let's go see if that little thing will take this."

He spoke lightly, but his legs felt weak.

Seeing his expression, Wang Hu didn't dare to ask any more questions, but he was still feeling uneasy.

If all this fuss is for nothing, it would be incredibly embarrassing.

The group followed him to the adjacent detention warehouse.

The little skeleton still looked like it was imprisoned in the alloy cage.

Because there's no one around, it's lying face down like a corpse!

Upon seeing the crowd enter, it immediately stood up and attempted to attack, but unfortunately, it was unable to break free of the alloy cage.

After a few hours, the bones in its right arm seemed to have thinned further, making it appear even more frail.

Master Chen mustered his strength, strode forward, and walked up to it, striking a pose befitting a superior being.

"You are a wicked and evil spirit, but in reality, you are a pathetic wretch! Today, I, a humble Taoist, will borrow the power of the Three Pure Ones to wish you an early ascension to the Western Paradise and a swift liberation!"

His voice was booming, and after he finished speaking, he chanted a spell and lightly tossed the talisman he had painstakingly drawn out.

The talisman spun a few times in the air and landed perfectly on the little skeleton's bald forehead.

And then... no more.

There was no flash of golden light, no thunder or lightning, not even a wisp of wind.

The talisman paper looked like an ordinary little advertisement, sticking there limply.

The provoked little skeleton's empty eyes glowed blue, and then its jaw opened and closed wildly, making a cracking sound.

It was like using the language of the dead to insult Master Chen's ancestors for eighteen generations...

Because the jawbone closes rapidly, the talisman paper falls quickly and is torn into pieces.

"Master, this... there's no reaction?" Teng Yanchen, who was the most impatient, couldn't help but ask.

"Don't rush." ​​Master Chen tucked his hands into his sleeves, staring intently at the still-swaggering skeleton. "Let the bullets fly for a while!"

He remained calm on the surface, but his heart was pounding. Teng Yanchen didn't know what else to say, exchanged a glance with Wang Hu, and helplessly rubbed his rumbling, hungry stomach.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The warehouse was so quiet that only the clicking sound of the little skeleton chewing its jawbone could be heard.

Five more minutes passed before Master Zhou approached the skeleton, and the little skeleton attempted to attack once more.

Wang Hu finally couldn't hold back any longer and cleared his throat: "Master Chen, how about... we go eat first?"

"Hey……"

Master Chen sighed deeply, as if his last bit of energy had been drained away, and he slumped down, waving his hand.

"Let's go, I'm hungry too."

The crowd had various expressions as they turned to leave.

"and many more!"

The young soldier who had been guarding the entrance suddenly called out to them, his voice trembling slightly.

"Look!"

Everyone turned around at the sound.

At the feet of the little skeleton, the fragments of talisman paper that it had unintentionally chewed and spat out seemed to have come to life, emitting wisps of pale white light!

Upon seeing this, Master Chen immediately shouted, "Hahahaha, I knew it! I've succeeded!!!"

……

In the modern world, at a gun club shooting range in the suburbs.

"boom!"

With a crisp gunshot, the orange frisbee, which had been flying at high speed, exploded in mid-air and shattered into several pieces.

"Beautiful!" The female coach at the shooting range gave a thumbs up and couldn't help but exclaim, "Mr. Lin, it's a real pity that someone with your skill level isn't participating in competitions."

Lin Li put down his Remington shotgun, the barrel still emitting a faint smell of gunpowder. Just as he was about to say a few words of modesty, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Otherworld exploration progress: 6.3701%"

"Gained 50 points of Source Essence"

His movements paused almost imperceptibly.

"What's wrong?" the coach noticed keenly.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little thirsty." Lin Li smiled calmly, unscrewed the mineral water bottle next to him, and took a swig.

Under the guise of drinking water, his mind was completely absorbed in the system panel that only he could see.

The exploration progress... has increased again?

"Because your chosen teammate has gained a deeper understanding of the other world, you have gained 5% exploration progress."

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Li's eyes.

5%!

It's important to know that ever since Deng Dakang and his group entered the other world, their exploration progress has been increasing at a snail's pace of 0.001% to 0.0001%.

Each growth represents a greater understanding of that world, whether it's the discovery of a new species or the creation of a small new map.

This is the first time we've seen a sudden 5% surge like today!
Last time, it seemed like it suddenly increased by one percent because I killed something.

What was the reason this time?

Lin Li really wanted to focus his attention on the vicinity of the time portal right now and take a good look.

But this place isn't very convenient right now!
"What...did they discover?"

(End of this chapter)