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

Cao Kun was overjoyed to hear this.

We've finally arrived.

What arrived? It was the lightning-struck wood, of course.

This is the only package he has overseas.

After agreeing on a delivery time with the other party, Cao Kun immediately felt a sense of anticipation.

After waiting for about an hour, a truck slowly drove up.

The carriage door opened, and Cao Kun saw a long, narrow cargo wrapped in a simple package.

Without using the Qi Observation Technique, Cao Kun could clearly sense the extremely yang, strong, and intense aura beneath the surface.

Cao Kun was overjoyed. Yes, this was lightning-struck wood, and it was far superior to ordinary lightning-struck wood.

Cao Kun didn't have a forklift ready, so the delivery personnel used a pallet and other tools to drag the lightning-struck wood off the ground and place it at the entrance of Cao Kun's yard.

After paying the shipping fee and tip, the UPS truck drove away quickly.

Cao Kun placed his hand on the goods, and the lightning-struck wood was stored in his system space.

Back inside, Cao Kun went straight to the basement.

He has already set up this place as a studio.

Cao Kun waved his hand, and the lightning-struck wood fell to the ground with a muffled "bang".

After removing the packaging, the true appearance of the lightning-struck wood was finally revealed to Cao Kun.

Looking at the obvious lightning patterns on it, Cao Kun was certain that this was a piece of wood struck by lightning three times.

He bought it for $25 and made a fortune.

Taking advantage of the daytime, he went out and wired the remaining $12.5.

Next, Cao Kun got busy.

It took Cao Kun five days to create several magical artifacts.

These include a peach wood sword, a thunder decree, a talisman for suppressing evil spirits, a Bagua mirror, and a celestial ruler.

The Tianpeng Ruler is also a Taoist ritual implement, and its overall shape is a long strip with four edges.

The top is engraved with the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Sun and Moon, Ziwei, the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper, the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper, and the taboo name of Tianpeng.

Yes, it's the Marshal Tianpeng that everyone understands.

But it's not the Pigsy from Journey to the West.

It is said that by waving the Heavenly Canopy Ruler, one can respectfully invite Marshal Heavenly Canopy to the altar to exorcise evil spirits.

That's obviously fake. There are so many Heavenly Canopy Rulers in the world; if everyone waved one, Marshal Tianpeng would be overwhelmed.

However, the Heavenly Canopy Ruler is indeed a powerful magical artifact; its movements are imbued with power and authority.

After placing the completed ritual implements on the altar, Cao Kun began preparing for the consecration ceremony.

After a flurry of activity, these ritual implements became true magical artifacts, possessing the power to ward off evil spirits and suppress malevolent forces.

Cao Kun held them in his hands, looking at this piece and that piece, clearly quite fond of them.

His combat strength was also greatly enhanced by these magical artifacts.

With these ritual implements in hand, Cao Kun arrived at the shop and reopened Wenxintang, which had been closed for several days.

He now desperately wants to find an evil spirit to test the power of his magical artifact.

However, after waiting for several days, no one came to him for an exorcism.

He even considered calling out Broken Flesh Face to try it out.

Cao Kun had no choice but to take out his laptop and go online again to search for places with ghost stories.

He used Google to search for "places where ghosts appear".

As a result, a whole bunch of them suddenly appeared.

Cao Kun looked at them and found that most of them were obviously fake.

And it wasn't even in Los Angeles.

Suddenly, a message caught his attention.

"Don't watch this video! Don't watch this video! Don't watch this video!"

Cao Kun was speechless; this tactic was too old-fashioned.

However, in this day and age, it should still be considered novel.

He clicked on it and was redirected to Google's own video website.

After Cao Kun clicked play, the video immediately started playing.

Cao Kun frowned after reading only a little bit.

"Whoever hears the three chimes accepts his invitation."

"When you hear the first sound, you must close your eyes and remain silent."

"During this time, you must keep your eyes closed, your mind open, and clear your mind of distractions while waiting for the second sound. You may only open your eyes after hearing the third sound."

Cao Kun paused the video.

He felt a sense of familiarity with those three sentences, as if he had heard them somewhere before.

But after thinking for a while, I couldn't remember.

Just as he was about to continue watching, a Cadillac drove up and stopped in front of the Wenxin Hall.

Next, a middle-aged white man walked in with a young girl.

The middle-aged man, nearing fifty, had a somber expression, his face showing both worry and a hint of anger.

The young girl looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, her face filled with fear and pale.

Under the aura-observation technique, her forehead was pitch black, and her face was shrouded in a deathly aura.

It looked like it was about to die.

Just like Meghan back then.

However, the female ghost who called back has already been dealt with by Cao Kun.

This girl was definitely not haunted by a ghost, but rather encountered some other evil spirit.

Upon seeing the guests arrive, Cao Kun closed his notebook and placed it aside.

He stood up and pointed to the sofa: "Please have a seat, both of you."

He took out several bottles of mineral water and drinks: "Please help yourselves."

"Excuse me, are you Master Cao?" the middle-aged man asked, but his tone didn't seem too uncertain.

"It's me." Cao Kun looked at the girl. "Something happened to her, didn't it?"

Upon seeing Cao Kun immediately reveal the truth upon meeting, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he suddenly had more confidence in Cao Kun.

"Hello Master Cao, you can call me Bain. This is my daughter, Amy."

After shaking hands with Cao Kun, Bain pulled his daughter to sit on the sofa.

Cao Kun glanced at Amy, noticing her troubled and uneasy expression.

She didn't greet Cao Kun, but kept looking around as if something terrifying was lingering around her.

Cao Kun asked, "What happened to her?"

Bain sighed. "Let her say it herself."

"Amy," Cao Kun called her name, "you're safe now."

Cao Kun's voice carried a hint of magic, and Amy's body trembled, as if she had awakened from some kind of predicament.

She turned to look at Cao Kun, her expression softening slightly.

Cao Kun asked, "Can you tell me what happened to you? You're safe here; no one will hurt you."

Amy: "I...I feel like someone, no...not a person, is trying to kill me, it wants to kill me."

As she spoke, she became panicked and fearful again.

Cao Kun: "Tell me slowly, who, or rather, what wants to kill you? Is it a ghost?"

Amy hesitated for a moment: "I don't know if it counts as a ghost?"

Cao Kun: "Have you ever seen it?"

Amy: "My friend has met him."

"Friend?" Cao Kun asked, "How are things now?"

"They're all...they're all dead." Amy's voice trembled. "They're all dead."

Cao Kun: "How many of them are there?"

Amy: "Three."

"Including you, there are four of you." Cao Kun asked the same question again: "Were you playing some kind of psychic game?"

Amy: "It's not a game, it's a ritual."

"A ceremony?" Cao Kun's interest was piqued. "What kind of ceremony?"

Amy: "We saw it online, it was a video, and it told us to do those three things..."

"Three sentences?" Cao Kun's heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed slightly. "Is it 'Those who hear three chimes will accept his invitation'?"

"When you hear the first sound, you must close your eyes and remain silent."

"During this time, you must keep your eyes closed, your mind open, and clear your mind of distractions while waiting for the second sound. You may only open your eyes after hearing the third sound."