As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

As night fell, the entire coastal city lit up.

Two electric scooters weaved through traffic, heading from the city center toward a suburban residential area.

An hour later, the two finally arrived at their destination.

This is a newly developed area in Binhai City in recent years. The subway has only recently opened, and the occupancy rate on one side is already quite high, while the other side is still under construction.

The white light of the searchlight shone through the corrugated steel fence in front of them. Inside the fence, machines roared. It was past this hour, and the construction site was still open for business.

Shen Qing parked the car and looked up.

A towering tree suddenly came into view, with a lush canopy, but the trunk was dark and a large piece was missing from the middle.

Those are traces of carbonization after being burned by lightning.

Shen Qing frowned. Wasn't this the construction site where her older brother worked?

Although he didn't know the name of the construction site, he noticed it on the way. There was another construction site nearby, belonging to the same company.

He subconsciously avoided thinking in that direction.

"This tree is still alive. It's an ancient tree over 500 years old, a first-class protected plant."

Xie Chong parked his car and walked over, looking around as if he were very familiar with the place.

"He survived a year ago after enduring a bolt of lightning. If he hadn't been burned so badly, he probably would have become a spirit by now."

"It's not impossible for them to become sentient now."

Shen Qing shook his head. He felt a bit stressed when he saw the ancient tree, especially since it was even older.

"But there was no response."

Xie Chong shook the instrument in his hand; it was a palm-sized metal box, but the screen didn't respond.

"Now that they've come so close, if there really were any spirits or monsters, they should at least have some kind of reaction."

He patted the outer casing of the instrument, but unlike an old television, it didn't work as easily as patting it.

"Let's go in and take a look first."

The construction site was still open for get off work, and they didn't notice anything unusual, so they secretly climbed over the fence and sneaked in.

After walking around the construction site, the two still found nothing, until a sudden exclamation came from not far away.

"A ghost!!"

Upon hearing the shouts, the two rushed over, where several workers had already gathered.

Nothing serious happened. A worker fell to the ground, pointing in a direction, his face pale.

"Old Zhou, what's wrong?"

"What the hell? What did you see?"

The scene was chaotic.

Seeing this, the two disappeared and retreated into the shadows. Xie Chong looked around.

"Where is the ghost?"

Shen Qing suddenly turned her head, and something seemed to flash past in the direction of the big tree. "Did you notice what seemed like a phantom flashed by?"

He wasn't sure if he was imagining things.

Xie Chong looked in that direction, widened his eyes, and shook his head. "No, why don't we wait and see? The yin energy is strongest at midnight, we might find something."

The two hid in a corner until midnight, when the construction site was still open for get off work.

"Should we retreat?"

Xie Chong yawned, squatted for a long time but still couldn't find anything, and his legs were numb.

Shen Qing didn't reply, her expression suddenly turning serious.

"The boss knows a bit about our situation, so contact him directly and have him tell the workers to go home."

"Off work? What's up?"

Seeing Shen Qing's serious expression, Xie Chong immediately shut up and stopped asking questions, taking out his phone to search for a number.

"To scare away ghosts and monsters?"

Shen Qing murmured, and in his vision, there really was a phantom figure, but the instruments in their hands did not react.

Without the slightest hesitation, he bit his middle finger, and a fragrant, metallic taste of blood filled his mouth.

Some thick blood seeped from the wound, turning into a drop of blood.

"I...I meant no harm."

Just as Shen Qing was about to flick the blood bead away, the phantom spoke, its voice trembling as if it came directly from his mind.

"No, what are you doing!"

Xie Chong, who had just finished making the call, turned around and saw Shen Qing's index finger covered in blood, and was instantly startled.

Why did he suddenly start self-harming? Is he possessed by a ghost?

……

Meanwhile, under the same night sky, Jiang Cheng, who was dusting, frowned and glanced at Lao Zhou, who was resting not far away.

"I'm seeing ghosts more and more often, what's going on?"

The ghost sightings used to happen three times a week, but now it happens once a day. It's no longer fair to say I'm exhausted. Fortunately, I haven't been injured again.

But what exactly is the reason that if things continue like this, this job will really become unworkable?

Jiang Cheng's phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was Zhao Bapi.

"Feed?"

Before he could even speak, Jiang Cheng froze upon hearing the words from the other end. "What? Off work?"

Zhao the Skinflint usually wishes they could work 24/7, preferably without paying them.

What's going on today?

"Take a break today, so you won't keep talking about seeing ghosts. You can all just go home now, and I'll take the blame for the losses."

Zhao Bapi's voice on the other end of the phone was harsh, clearly showing his annoyance and displeasure, but Jiang Cheng didn't care.

Although he didn't know the situation, no one would object to leaving get off work early, so he quickly passed on the message.

The workers turned off the machines and gradually dispersed. He walked out of the construction site and stretched his neck. "At least I can get off the early shift today."

We usually finish work at 2 a.m., but today it's only 11 a.m., three hours earlier than usual.

There's no one home.

Standing by the roadside, Jiang Cheng was about to scan a shared electric bike to go home when he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the two electric scooters parked not far away looked so familiar.

"Whoosh!"

Before he could think further, a more familiar black car drove by and stopped at the entrance of the construction site, where a bald middle-aged man appeared.

"Zhao the Skinflint?!"

Jiang Cheng immediately changed direction. This Zhao the Skinflint had finally shown up; collecting the debt was the most important thing!

……

Meanwhile, at the construction site.

Xie Chong, who had just installed the dispelling device, dusted himself off and stood up. He looked at Shen Qing, who was chatting with the void not far away, and was immediately bewildered.

"No, is there really a ghost?"

But why couldn't he see it? Xie Chong looked at the instrument in his hand, even more confused.

"Okay, I understand."

Shen Qing nodded, taking one last look at the ethereal, emerald-green figure that was gradually disappearing before her eyes.

He turned to look at Xie Chong.

"It's not a ghost, but the essence of this ancient tree. However, due to the lightning and fire a year ago, it's too weak for normal people to see."

Only those who are extremely exhausted, whose yang energy is weakened, or those with a strong spirit can notice it.

"So, your soul is stronger than mine?"

Xie Chong's expression changed from bewilderment to existential doubt. He admitted that he couldn't beat Shen Qing, but his elemental abilities were not as strong as a person with physical abilities and a powerful soul.

But it didn't matter anymore; he was too lazy to dwell on it and straightened his expression.

"Was it the one that caused all that trouble before?"

As he spoke, Xie Chong took out a talisman from his pouch and prepared to make his move. He didn't care whether you were weak or not; harming people was wrong.

Where is it?

Elemental mysticism can cause some damage to spirits, but it can't find its target.

"It is," Shen Qing nodded, "but it wasn't intentional."

Xie Chong was taken aback, his expression turning strange. "What, you're not going to soften your heart, are you?"

The tragic love story between humans and ghosts on TV, will it actually happen in real life?

But considering the other tree demon that Shen Qing killed last time, it shouldn't be this bad.

"It's not here now, let me finish."

Shen Qing looked in the direction of the big tree, "Its previous behavior was all to attract people's attention. There are other demons buried under here."

He then recounted all the information he knew.

"..."

"You mean there's a demon buried under this tree that hasn't been discovered for a year? Holy crap, that's probably not easy to deal with!"

Xie Chong was dumbfounded. Just to be on the safe side, he made a phone call directly, "No, we have to call in reinforcements."

"Reinforcements?"

Shen Qing shook his head. "Hopefully we can make it in time. Don't forget to install the repelling device; it will attract the attention of demons."

Dispelling items prevent people from approaching, rather than directly dispelling crowds, and their use will attract the attention of demons.