While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Michael.

Even in Hollywood, a place where celebrities gather, this name represents the pinnacle of success.

Memories of his past life flashed through Cao Kun's mind.

According to the timeline, this music legend is currently mired in various negative controversies.

Less than four years remained until his tragic death in 09.

Cao Kun spoke calmly, "Michael, is there something you need?"

"I encountered...something beyond the realm of reason."

Michael's voice trembled slightly: "About my ex-wife, Debbie."

We met recently to discuss the children, but... we can't have any contact.

"Can't we have contact with him?" Cao Kun didn't mock Michael because he had come to him about this matter.

Because if it's a matter of being unable to contact someone verbally, then the other party has no way of finding him.

Cao Kun asked, "Does it mean they can't be touched in a physical sense?"

"Yes, it's physical."

Michael was breathing rapidly, and in the background, there was a faint sound of some sticky liquid rubbing together.

"As long as there is physical contact between my skin and hers."

Our skin and flesh will 'merge' together like melted wax.

We need to use violence to forcibly separate them.

Cao Kun's heart skipped a beat, and he asked coldly into the phone, "Have you been to some strange caves?"

Or perhaps you drank some kind of spring water that tasted fishy?

"How...how did you know?"

Michael exclaimed in surprise: "Two weeks ago, we went to Nevada to see the sights."

We accidentally fell into a cave and got trapped inside.

Debbie was very thirsty and drank the water dripping from the crevice in the rock. I also drank a little.

Everything went mad after I came back that day!

Cao Kun's heart sank.

He knew it was indeed the movie he had just imagined.

This is from the horror movie "Bitter Sweetness".

In the film's setting, this originates from a secretive cult in a mountain village.

That sect possesses a kind of "holy water" extracted from deep mountain caves.

Anyone who drinks this water or has a wound soaked in this water will be harmed.

It will produce a terrifying biochemical reaction.

As long as two people have physical contact, the cells in their bodies will undergo abnormal changes.

The skin and flesh will dissolve rapidly and rearrange themselves.

Two independent life forms were forcibly integrated into a deformed conjoined monster.

This cult firmly believes that this is the most perfect state of symbiosis for humanity, and it is called "Flesh and Blood as One".

Just as Cao Kun was about to reply, he suddenly remembered a material mentioned in alchemy—Taiyi Shengji Marrow.

Taiyi Shengji marrow, born from the stone marrow of an extremely yin and cold place, possesses terrifying regenerative abilities.

This is the core ingredient for refining "Rebirth Pills" or even "Reshaping the Dharma Body".

Cao Kun's once calm mind was suddenly stirred by a ripple.

The Rebirth Pill, a miraculous medicine for healing, has almost disappeared from Earth in the Dharma-ending Age.

Let alone turning to bones, as long as the soul doesn't dissipate, even if half the body is rotten, this thing can forcibly bring the life back.

Could that so-called holy water be the Taiyi Life-Generating Marrow?

Cao Kun's heart suddenly burned with excitement.

If that's true, then it's a great deal.

He had never thought about this before.

After all, there are so many horror movies.

I won't deliberately think about it unless I encounter it.

But now, Cao Kun feels that there seems to be a great possibility.

As for why ordinary people cannot touch each other after drinking it.

Once they touch, they will merge together; Cao Kun needs to study this further.

"Master Cao, are you still listening?"

Seeing that Cao Kun remained silent, Michael pressed for an answer.

"Of course, I'm listening." A light shone in Cao Kun's eyes.

Even if Michael doesn't pay him, he has to go on this job.

"Michael, where are you now?" Cao Kun stood up and asked.

Michael: "Neverland Ranch in Barra County, Los Angeles. I'll send a helicopter to pick you up right away."

"No need, just wait for me."

Cao Kun hung up the phone and walked into the back garden.

With a swift movement, he soared into the sky and quickly reached the clouds.

It's daytime, so we definitely can't fly too low, otherwise people will see us.

Fortunately, they are both located in Los Angeles and are not far apart.

A few minutes later, inside Dream Manor.

Cao Kun slowly landed above the manor.

With a sweep of his spiritual sense, he had already extracted the life force of the humans within the manor.

This estate is truly enormous.

It has various entertainment facilities.

Including amusement parks, zoos, and cinemas, it is full of childlike fun and fantasy.

There weren't too many people.

Aside from the various staff members, there weren't many people inside the main building.

After confirming the two auras, Cao Kun moved and appeared by the deliberately placed window.

Through the window, Cao Kun saw that it was a medical room.

Michael and Debbie sat on two deck chairs five meters apart.

Both of their arms were wrapped in thick, blood-soaked gauze.

Seeing that figure he had seen many times on television, Cao Kun felt a slight stirring in his heart.

Judging by the timing, this is precisely the time when he is embroiled in scandal.

There has been no definitive conclusion from the outside world regarding whether he actually did that thing.

However, almost everyone around him and those close to him stood on his side.

To prove to him that he did not do such a thing.

A few thoughts flashed through Cao Kun's mind, then he shook his head.

This kind of thing doesn't really concern him right now.

Let's deal with that first; the immediate issue is more important.

"Master Cao!" Michael was startled when he saw Cao Kun outside the window.

"You...you're flying?"

Michael was startled and tried to stand up, but because of his weakness, he fell back down.

On the other side, Debbie was also shocked, staring blankly at Cao Kun outside the window with her mouth wide open.

Cao Kun didn't say anything, but flashed through the open window and entered the infirmary.

He walked up to Michael and ripped off the gauze on Michael's arm.

On Michael's forearm, there was a bloody hole the size of a palm.

The muscle tissue there had an eerie silvery-gray color.

The flesh at the wound was actually wriggling slightly, as if it had its own life.

The strong smell of blood was mixed with a peculiar, sweet aroma of life.

Cao Kun looked at Debbie's wound again, and it was the same.

Cao Kun stared at the writhing flesh and blood, smelling the sweet fragrance in the air, a hint of eagerness flashing in his eyes.

It really is Taiyi Shengji Marrow! And its purity is astonishing.

"Master Cao, can you cure him?" Michael's eyes were filled with despair.

"It can be cured, but the process will be very painful."

Cao Kun concealed his emotions and turned to look at Michael.

"I'll save your lives for $10 each, but I need one additional condition."

"What are the conditions?" Michael asked hastily.

Cao Kun: "I want to go to the cave where you drink water."

Michael was taken aback for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "No problem!"

That awful place, I never want to go back to it again in my life.

But if you can cure us, I'll personally take you there!

Cao Kun took out a jade bottle that was entirely green from his bosom, and then took out several three-inch-long silver needles.

He looked at Michael: "Put your hands flat."

Michael struggled to raise his arm and place it on the operating table.

Upon closer inspection, the palm-sized bloody hole revealed silvery-gray flesh that resembled countless tiny worms writhing wildly.

Cao Kun's eyes narrowed, and the silver needle in his hand fell swiftly.