Courtyard House: Time Traveler Not Yet a Ghost

In the dead of night atop Victoria Peak, all was quiet.

He Damin stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his study, gazing at the dazzling starry sky outside. Among those stars, sixty were stars he had created himself, silently flying in their respective orbits.

Thirty-six communication satellites and twenty-four positioning satellites.

They are his eyes, his ears, his nerves.

But satellites are just the tip of the iceberg.

He Damin turned around, walked to the desk, sat down, and turned on the milky-white computer. The Galaxy System started up, and a special interface appeared on the screen—the Small World Resource Management System.

"It's time to take stock," he muttered to himself.

For the past two years, he has devoted most of his energy to the satellite project, neglecting to take stock of other things in his small world. Now that the satellite deployment is complete, he can finally calm down and take a good look at how much wealth he has accumulated.

[Cultivation Realm]

Current realm: Mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm

Breakthrough time: 1953 (at the top of Taihang Mountain, overcoming two consecutive tribulations).

Lifespan: Approximately two thousand years

Dantian Purple Mansion: The Nascent Soul has merged with the Yang Spirit, transforming into the Natal Spirit, seated cross-legged on the Purple Mansion Lotus Platform, surrounded by a misty purple aura.

Divine sense range: When fully extended, it can reach a radius of 500 li; with precise control, the range is 100 li.

[Main Cultivation Technique]

Tai Chi Harmony Exercise: Harmonizing Yin and Yang, building a foundation and cultivating vitality, reaching a state of perfection.

The Daoist Primordial Alchemy: Refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, refining emptiness to unite with the Dao, having reached the state of refining spirit to return to emptiness.

Martial Arts Skills

• "National Martial Arts: Twelve Tan Leg Techniques": Powerful and fierce, masterful to perfection.

Bajiquan: Close-quarters combat, explosive strikes, reaching the pinnacle of internal energy (Dan Jin).

Xingyiquan: Five Elements and Twelve Forms, Combining Softness and Hardness

Tai Chi Chuan: Overcoming hardness with softness, using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds.

Wing Chun: Close-quarters combat, using speed to overcome slowness.

• "Lightness Skill: Swallow Skimming Water": Agile and swift, its movements and turns are like a swallow skimming the water.

Pills: "Marrow Cleansing Pill x 4", "Foundation Building Pill x 5", only one available, labeled "Fusion Pill", note: [Main function is to perfectly fuse the soul and body].

[Spell Skills]

• Talisman basics: Proficient in drawing various types of talismans

• Footwork and hand gestures: Skillful use of various hand gestures and mudras.

• The Method of Using the Three Pure Bells: Highly Effective Against Evil Spirits and Ghosts

* *Introduction to Peach Wood Sword Crafting*: This book allows you to craft simple magical artifacts.

[Soul Secrets]

• Soul Splitting Technique: Allows the user to create a clone of their spirit, enabling them to travel thousands of miles.

• Memory Reading: Can forcibly read the memories of others (damages the soul)

• Soul Control: Ability to directly manipulate weak souls

He Damin looked at the data and nodded slightly. In this era of declining Dharma, the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm already placed one at the pinnacle.

He opened the second folder—[Soul Refining Banner].

The screen displays detailed data about the Soul Refining Banner:

[Soul Refining Banner - Current Status]

• Rank: Ancient Treasure (advanced five times)

• Current Soul Power Reserves: Approximately 320 evil souls (300 from Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, and 20 from hostile forces in Hong Kong)

• Refining progress: Currently being refined; all of it can be converted into pure soul power.

[Unlocked Abilities]

• [The Soul Refining Banner has successfully upgraded for the first time!]

[Unlock Ability: Blood Soul Chains - Can imprison living souls and tear apart spirits]

[Unlock Ability: Soul Banner Domain - Suppresses the strength of all souls within its range after deployment]

[Soul Refining Banner successfully advanced to its second stage]

[Blood Soul Chains - Power Enhanced, now includes the "Soul Devouring" trait, allowing it to absorb soul fragments to repair itself]

[Soul Banner Domain - Range expanded to a radius of thirty feet, with the addition of the "Soul-Capturing Maze" effect]

[Unlock Ability: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons - Can summon phantom demons from banners to assist in battle]

[The Soul Refining Banner has successfully advanced for the third time!]

[Blood Soul Chains evolve into "Netherworld Chains," imbued with "Soul-Eating Yin Fire," capable of burning souls and significantly increasing damage to spirits.]

[The Soul Banner's domain has been expanded to a radius of fifty feet, and the "Wailing of Vengeful Spirits" effect has been added, which can significantly weaken enemy morale and cause psychological panic.]

[The number of demonic phantoms summoned during the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is doubled, their strength is increased, and they can briefly materialize to attack.]

[Unlock Ability: Soul Banner Projection - Can split into small Soul Refining Banner phantoms, attaching to objects or specific locations to form a continuous soul-absorbing/suppressing area.]

[Unlocked Ability: Soul Devouring Feedback - When the Soul Refining Banner absorbs souls, it can feed back a small amount of pure soul power to nourish the host's soul, accelerating soul cultivation.]

[Spatial Transfer Skill: When the soul splits into two anchor points, the physical body can enter the Taiji Yangji Space and exit the space at the location of the soul split. However, the drawback is that the soul split can only travel at night.]

[The Soul Refining Banner has successfully advanced for the fourth time!]

[Basic Enhancement]:

The banner's essence has been enhanced: its capacity and efficiency in absorbing, refining, and storing souls have increased fivefold. Resistance to soul power attacks has been significantly increased.

Soul Feedback Enhancement: The effect of [Soul Devouring Feedback] is improved, resulting in more and purer soul power being fed back.

Domain Expansion: The effective range of the [Soul Banner Domain] has been expanded to a radius of one hundred zhang (approximately three hundred meters)!

[New/Enhanced Abilities]:

[Netherworld Chains - Soul-Eating Thunderfire]: The Netherworld Chains have evolved once again! The chain itself is now more solid and resilient, and in addition to the Soul-Eating Yin Fire, its surface is now surrounded by fine, ghostly blue lightning—Soul-Eating Thunderfire! This lightningfire possesses the dual properties of Yin Fire's ability to scorch the soul and Yang Lightning's ability to dispel evil.

It deals double damage to spirits and has a strong penetrating and destructive effect on physical targets (such as enchanted armor and energy shields), and can also cause a small area of ​​lightning paralysis.

[Soul Banner Domain - Underworld Illusion]: Domain effects greatly enhanced! [Wail of Vengeful Spirits] upgraded to [Elegy of the Underworld], with stronger mental impact and the ability to weave a realistic illusion of death.

Those trapped within experience hellish tortures, such as being torn apart by knives and fire, or having their skin peeled off. Those with weak wills may suffer a mental breakdown or even have their souls shattered. The 【Soul-Stealing Maze】 effect is enhanced, and can interfere with the sense of direction and time of enemies within its range to a certain extent.

[Night Parade of One Hundred Demons - Command of the Demon Generals]: The maximum number of summoned demonic phantoms has been increased to one hundred! Furthermore, the materialization time of these phantoms has been extended, and their strength is increased. A new "Demon General" unit has been added—it consumes more Soul Power.

Summon powerful ghost generals (up to three at a time) whose strength is equivalent to that of a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. They possess simple intelligence, can execute more complex combat commands, and command ordinary ghost shadows in battle.

[Soul Banner Projection - Reality/Illusion Conversion]: Projection ability upgraded! The differentiated soul banner phantoms are more stable and their duration is extended. A new "Reality/Illusion Conversion" characteristic has been added—after soul power infusion reaches a certain level,

The projection can briefly transform into a semi-solid form, possessing a small portion (about one-tenth) of the original's power, and can be used to set up a more powerful temporary barrier or as a one-time killing trap.

[Unlock Ability: Blood Soul Soldier]: Consumes a large amount of soul power and life essence (blood beads) to create a materialized "Blood Soul Soldier". The soldier's form is fixed (such as a skeleton soldier wielding a knife, a vengeful spirit wielding a bow, etc.).

Possessing characteristics between the ethereal and the physical, they can be damaged by both physical and spiritual attacks, and are impervious to ordinary swords and blades. Only energy attacks or methods targeting the soul are effective against them. A Dao soldier's strength is equivalent to that of a well-trained martial artist.

They can independently perform tasks such as guarding, patrolling, and simple assassinations; their duration depends on the amount of soul power consumed. (Currently, the maximum number of Dao Soldiers that can be maintained simultaneously is ten.)

[Unlock Ability: Soul Link]: Select a target with a clear soul imprint (requires close contact or possession of their personal items, flesh, hair, etc.) and expend soul power to cast this spell. Upon success,

As long as the target is within the Soul Refining Banner's domain (currently a maximum of one hundred feet), their approximate location and intense emotional fluctuations (such as fear, murderous intent, or ecstasy) will be vaguely sensed by the Soul Refining Banner. It will be ineffective if the target is outside the domain or if the target has a powerful means of shielding.

This is a technique for tracking and locating the enemy.

[The Soul Refining Banner has successfully advanced for the fifth time!]

A vast stream of information flooded into He Damin's consciousness, not in words, but as a direct, primal perception:

[Flag Body Essence Leap]: Capacity and refining efficiency increase tenfold, as if opening up a sea of ​​soul power, allowing 100,000 souls to be absorbed and refined simultaneously. [Soul Devouring Feedback] Qualitative change: Feedback soul power can be directly transformed into Yang God resources, endlessly regenerating.

【Netherworld Chains - Yin-Yang Twin Chains】: One yin and one yang, twin chains working together. The yin chain binds the soul and fixes the spirit, corroding bones and destroying the mind; the yang chain shines like heavenly thunder, specifically designed to break through the armor of evil spirits. The combined attack of the twin chains can temporarily freeze the target's form and spirit.

【Soul Banner Domain - Netherworld Ghost Realm】: The range extends to 300 zhang (kilometers), forming a self-contained world within the domain, where light, shadow, temperature, and gravity can all be adjusted at will. The newly added "Ghost Realm Projection" can overlay the illusion of the domain onto reality for 100 zhang, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.

【Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts, Court of Ten Thousand Ghosts】: With a single thought, one can summon a thousand phantom ghosts, guarded by ten late-stage Foundation Establishment ghost generals. Furthermore, by expending a massive amount of soul power, one can summon a "Ghost King" with simple intelligence and strength comparable to an early-stage Golden Core cultivator to descend upon the world!

【Soul Banner Projection - External Avatar】: The projection can be entrusted with a split soul, creating an "avatar" that possesses 30% of the original body's strength and can act and think independently, with a maximum lifespan of twelve hours.

【Blood Soul Dao Soldier - Dao Soldier Legion】: Up to 100 Dao soldiers, with all types of soldiers, can form a battle formation that can rival a thousand troops.

【Soul Ties - Chasing Souls Across Thousands of Miles】: No medium is needed; the spell can be cast simply by knowing the target's name and appearance. The perception range extends to hundreds of miles, and the target's state can be vaguely sensed.

[Unlock: Soul Banner Cave Heaven]: A ten-mile-long cave heaven naturally forms within the banner, which can store souls and nurture ghosts, imprison enemies and hide oneself. Consciousness can enter, and the physical body can also temporarily take refuge within it (the flow of time within the cave heaven is the same as outside).

[Unlock: Reincarnation Guidance]: First glimpse into the authority of reincarnation! You can actively guide newly deceased souls into the banner, and you can also try to "cast" the souls in the banner to the six realms of reincarnation (currently, you can only relatively reliably cast them to the animal, hungry ghost, and hell realms, and the success rate depends on the strength of the soul).

He Damin looked at the data on the Soul Refining Banner, a slight smile playing on his lips. The three hundred evil souls in Tokyo were wailing day and night within the banner, being refined into the purest soul power to nourish his primordial spirit. Once all three hundred were refined, his primordial spirit's power would rise to another level.

He opened the third folder—[Small World: Anode Space].

This is the most important part. A huge 3D map unfolds on the screen, showing the entirety of the small world.

【Small World: Overview of Anode Space】

• Area: Approximately 3,000 square kilometers (three times larger than the original area)

• Spatial characteristics: An independent blessed land with a spiritual energy concentration approximately ten times that of the outside world.

• Time flow rate: synchronized with the external environment

• Core functions: Material storage, industrial production, and secluded cultivation.

[Vault Reserves]

• Gold: Twenty 10-ton gold bars (totaling 200 tons), plus 1.2 million taels of gold ingots and a number of gold artifacts.

Silver: One billion taels of official silver (approximately 31,000 tons), piled up like a silver mountain.

• Jewelry and Jade: Jadeite mountain carving "Mount Tai Wonders", various jade artifacts, gemstones, pearls, etc., with an incalculable value.

Antiques and calligraphy: Hundreds of pieces including Song Dynasty editions of ancient books, authentic works by renowned artists such as Zhao Mengfu, Dong Qichang, and Tang Yin.

• Gold and silver utensils: a set of sixteen gold chimes, gold bowls and chopsticks, silver plates and teapots, etc., totaling hundreds of pieces.

• Enamelware: Dozens of cloisonné enamel bottles, incense burners, boxes, and tripods with copper bodies.

Looking at the data on the pile of gold bricks, He Damin couldn't help but smile. Two hundred tons of gold, one billion taels of silver, plus those priceless antiques and paintings... This wealth, not to mention Hong Kong, but even in the whole world, few can compare.

He continued scrolling down.

Industrial Zone

• Area: Approximately fifty square kilometers

• Main facilities:

Wafer production line: a complete set of equipment including lithography machines, etching machines, and ion implanters.

Electronic component production lines: production lines for motherboards, graphics cards, hard drives, memory, and other accessories.

Satellite assembly workshop: capable of assembling ten satellites simultaneously.

Materials Synthesis Workshop: Capable of synthesizing various special materials

Precision machining workshop: machining equipment with nanometer-level precision

• Number of robots: 872

Service robots: 600 units (responsible for handling, maintenance, and miscellaneous tasks)

Research robots: 50 units (responsible for design, research and development, and testing)

Production robots: 200 units (responsible for production line operation)

Combat robots: 22 units (obtained from UFOs, not yet activated)

• Core production capacity:

Chip production: 5,000 wafers per month (0.18-micron process)

Motherboard: 3,000 units can be produced per month

Complete machine: 500 units can be produced per month (pre-installed with Galaxy system).

Satellites: Production has ceased (sixty satellites completed).

• Technical Resource Database:

Source: UFO Photon Computer

Contents include: chip design, computer architecture, materials science, energy technology, and aerospace technology.

Total volume: Approximately five million TB (compressed)

Analysis completed: Approximately 15%

Looking at the data from the industrial park, He Damin felt a surge of accomplishment. More than 800 robots, a monthly production capacity of 500 computers, and a massive amount of technical data... this was his true source of confidence.

He continued scrolling down.

[Satellite System] (Latest)

• [Spark Communications Constellation]

Quantity: Thirty-six

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit, altitude approximately 1,400 kilometers

Functions: Global real-time communication and data transmission

Status: All systems are operating normally, providing global coverage without any blind spots.

· [North Star Position Constellation]

Quantity: 24

Orbit: Medium Orbit, altitude approximately 20,000 kilometers

Functions: Global precise positioning, navigation, and timing

Accuracy: Meter level (civilian use), with the potential to be improved to centimeter level in the future.

Status: All systems are operating normally, with global coverage.

• Ground Control System

Main control station: Basement of Victoria Peak Villa

Backup site: Underground vault of the headquarters of the World Bank

Functions: Satellite monitoring, data reception, command transmission

He Damin watched the icons of the sixty satellites slowly move across the Earth model, a surge of excitement welling up inside him. This system was at least fifty years ahead of the rest of the world.

He took a deep breath and opened the last folder—[Small World: Cathode Space].

• [Small World: Overview of the Cathode Space]

• Area: Approximately 500 square kilometers

• Spatial characteristics: A dark and shadowy place, rich in yin energy.

• Core Functions: Soul Refinement, Reincarnation

• 【The Eighteen Levels of Hell】

• Status: Completed (fused with the Soul Refining Banner Cave Heaven)

• Levels: Eighteen levels, each with different environments and instruments of torture.

• Current number of imprisoned souls: approximately 320 (currently being refined)

• Main functions:

Imprisoning evil spirits: They are assigned to different levels according to the severity of their sins.

Refining Soul Power: Evil spirits dissipate during punishment, transforming into pure soul power.

Reincarnation Guidance: Souls that meet the requirements can be reincarnated into the six realms of reincarnation.

• [Six Paths of Reincarnation Projection]

Heavenly Dao: Purple-gold light, not yet activated (requires higher cultivation level)

Humanity: Milky white light, not yet activated (requires higher cultivation level)

Asura Path: Crimson light, activated in limited quantities.

Animal Realm: Earthy yellow light, operating normally.

Hungry Ghost Realm: Ghastly green light, operating normally.

Hell Realm: Pitch-black light, operating normally.

·【Soul Refining Banner Body】

• Location: Floating in the core of the eighteenth level of hell

Status: Currently refining the three hundred evil souls of Tokyo.

• Estimated completion time: six months

He Damin stared at the data in the cathode space for a long time in silence.

The eighteen levels of hell, the six realms of reincarnation… no one would believe these things if you told them. But they truly exist, operating ceaselessly day and night within his little world.

The evil spirits imprisoned at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for nearly a century are now suffering their due punishment in hell. Once they are refined and transformed into pure soul power to nourish him, his primordial spirit power will reach a new level.

He turned off the computer, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh.

• Cultivation level: Mid-stage of the Divine Transformation Realm.

• Wealth: Two hundred tons of gold, one billion taels of silver, and countless treasures.

• Industrial: More than 800 robots, with a monthly production capacity of 500 computers (due to material shortage).

• Technology: Sixty satellites, forming a global communications and positioning network.

• Forces: Soul Refining Banner, Eighteen Levels of Hell, Twenty-two Combat Robots.

Everything he possesses far exceeds the imagination of this era.

He Damin stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the dazzling starry sky outside.

"That's about it," he muttered to himself.

• In Tokyo, the Japanese have made good progress in industrial development in recent years, accumulating considerable wealth in automobiles, electronics, steel, and more.

It's time to go and take a look.

He turned around, his gaze falling on the computer screen. On the screen, the icons of sixty satellites continued to move slowly around the Earth model.

• Thirty-six communication satellites and twenty-four positioning satellites.

He Damin's lips curled up slightly.

"You little devils, just you wait."