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

[He actually has 1000 merit points! This is on a completely different level from those ghosts before.]

No wonder basic summoning spells weren't very effective against her.

[But the "Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Mantra" is indeed powerful. With a single incantation, it utterly obliterated his soul, without me needing to intervene further.]

"Master Cao, is she...is she dead?"

Amanda's cautious voice interrupted Cao Kun's summary.

Cao Kun nodded: "Yes, it's resolved. You don't have to die."

As soon as Cao Kun finished speaking, Amanda rushed over, hugged him tightly, and burst into tears.

She's only 19 years old this year.

No, according to her birthday, she is still 18 years old.

You can imagine the fear a young girl like this must feel after experiencing something like this.

Previously, I was able to barely manage to hold on.

Now that I hear the matter has been resolved, I can no longer stay strong.

The soft, fragrant flesh nestled in his arms stirred Cao Kun's heart.

[This girl, really, doesn't she know that her figure can easily lead to some embarrassing situations?]

Cao Kun patted her on the back: "Alright, it's alright now. I've already eliminated that ghost, it won't hurt you anymore."

After crying for a while, Amanda finally left Cao Kun's embrace.

Cao Kun turned his head and saw that his shoulder was covered in tears and snot, which left him speechless.

Amanda chuckled and blew a snot bubble.

She was so embarrassed that she wanted to die, and hurriedly rushed into the bathroom.

Cao Kun smiled and began to clean up the mess.

After he finished packing his things, Amanda came over, holding a check in her hand.

Cao Kun accepted it, his heart filled with joy.

With this 2 yuan, the rent pressure has been greatly reduced.

Seeing Cao Kun put the check away, Amanda said gratefully, "Thank you, Master Cao, you saved my life."

Cao Kun laughed and said, "You pay, I'll do the work, no need to be polite."

Amanda looked around: "You're really amazing. I can feel that the house has changed. I don't know exactly what has changed, but it just feels much more comfortable."

Cao Kun: "It would be better to wait until the weather is clear, open the windows, draw back the curtains, and let the sunlight in."

"I understand," Aman agreed, then her expression turned expectant. "Can I ask you one more thing?"

Cao Kun: "Go ahead and ask."

Amanda: "Can you do fortune telling?"

Cao Kun was taken aback: "You want to do divination?"

Amanda retorted, "Who wouldn't?"

Cao Kun hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What aspect do you want to ask about?"

Seeing that Cao Kun asked directly without saying that she didn't know, Amanda's eyes lit up: "Career, relationships."

Cao Kun suddenly dropped his expression and became mysterious: "In our country, there is a saying, 'Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed.' If you want to know, you will have to pay a sufficient reward."

Amanda readily agreed: "Of course, however much you want, it can't be too expensive, I don't have much money."

Cao Kun was pondering how much money he wanted when Amanda offered, "Let's keep it at 20,000, 10,000 each for career and relationship."

Cao Kun's eyes brightened slightly.

He wasn't prepared to ask for this much.

"Okay, 2 it is." Cao Kun agreed immediately: "What do you want to ask first?"

Amanda replied without hesitation: "Career, of course."

Hearing his decisive answer, Cao Kun couldn't help but admire him, thinking to himself, "No wonder he's a famous Hollywood anxiety sufferer."

Amanda, as one of Hollywood's four rising stars, has not become a superstar, but she still makes headlines. Cao Kun is fairly familiar with her situation.

Cao Kun wanted to say it directly, but then felt that it was too undignified.

It's hard to convince people just by saying it.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Kun took out three copper coins, placed them in his palm, shook them a few times with his hands together, and then threw them on the table.

After six consecutive attempts, Cao Kun extended his right hand and began to calculate with his fingers.

After a moment of calculation, Cao Kun said in a charlatan-like manner, "What I see now is that you will soon become famous because of a work."

From then on, your career progressed relatively smoothly. Although you didn't become a superstar, reaching the ranks of second-tier actresses was no problem.

Amanda was overjoyed and asked excitedly, "Soon? How soon?"

Cao Kun: "Have you had any films released recently?"

Amanda: Yes, my movie "Mean Girls" will be released at the end of this month, and I play a supporting role in it.

Cao Kun: "That's the movie."

Amanda was overjoyed: "Really?"

Cao Kun: "Won't it be verified very soon?"

"You're right," Amanda said with a bright smile. "What about my love?"

Cao Kun: "Assuming no one changes your destiny, you will experience three relationships before you turn 30. After 30, you will get married and have children, a son and a daughter."

Amanda's smile widened: "That sounds great."

Cao Kun: "But love is full of variables. Perhaps the appearance of a certain person will disrupt your love life. You should be prepared."

Amanda said magnanimously, "It's okay, as long as my career is doing well."

Cao Kun: "You should pay your fee now."

"Wait me a moment."

Amanda went upstairs, and when she came down, she handed Cao Kun a check for $2.

Cao Kun took it, and he almost couldn't suppress his smile.

He earned $2 just by talking.

After working so hard for so long, I only earned $2.

Compared to that, 2 is much easier.

In particular, the troublesome rent problem was actually solved just like that.

Just as Cao Kun was about to leave, Amanda asked again, "You said I can't become a big star, so what should I do if I want my career to be better?"

Cao Kun: "This is about changing one's fate and turning one's luck around, which is not just a matter of tens of thousands of dollars."

Amanda thought about it and agreed.

However, she doesn't have much money left.

After some consideration, Amanda decided to wait until "Mean Girls" was released to see if Cao Kun's claims were true or false.

Amanda said regretfully, "Alright then, I'll contact you again when I can afford to pay you enough."

Cao Kun: "I will wait for your call."

Amanda saw Cao Kun to the door, and Cao Kun got into his car, waving goodbye to her.

Back at Wenxintang, Cao Kun took out two checks for $2 each, and an uncontrollable smile crept onto his face.

"I made $4 in just one night."

"The profession of exorcist is indeed lucrative."

"More importantly, you can also gain merit points and upgrade your cultivation level."

Cao Kun put the check away and entered the system.

Merit points increased to 1200.

Upgrade buttons are lit up next to cultivation level, Taiqing Sword Technique, and Talisman Technique.

Without hesitation, Cao Kun upgraded his cultivation level first.

The pain struck again, and even though Cao Kun was prepared, he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Cao Kun thought this might be the reason for the forced upgrade using merit points.

If one cultivates on their own, they shouldn't experience such pain.

However, if one can improve their cultivation level so quickly, then so be it, even if it's painful.

Anyway, there's no other way right now.

Cultivation level: Third-grade Human Teacher

Merit points: 800

"A whopping 400 points less! That's a multiple increase!"

"The next level is 800 points."

Cao Kun glanced at it and saw that the upgrade button next to cultivation level had turned gray.

This means he guessed correctly.

"If this keeps going, it'll be terrible."

Cao Kun was having another headache.

"Never mind, we'll see later."

Cao Kun shifted his gaze to the "Taiqing Sword Technique" and the "Talisman Technique".

"Talisman Technique, upgraded."

Talisman Technique: Double Level

Experience points: 700

"When I had 1200 points, I could still upgrade the Taiqing Sword Technique, but I can't now."

Does this mean that upgrading a spell from level two to level three requires 1000 points?