I run a Taoist temple in a bizarre world.

Chapter 118 Finally, the Endurance is Over

After being stopped by Zhao Hai and having a brief conversation with him.

Chi Le returned to her dormitory.

"Judging from Zhao Hai's words, the Special Affairs Bureau has not yet realized that I have acquired extraordinary abilities."

"Is it because of Qingshan Temple?"

During his conversation with Zhao Hai, he mentioned that Chi Le's mental strength was very high, already far ahead of all the reserve spiritual masters in the entire training camp.

The original training program for reserve spiritual masters no longer held much significance for Chi Le.

Whether or not Chi Le attends the training camp for prospective spiritual masters is up to him.

He will also be creating a new, personalized training plan for Chi Le in the next couple of days.

"That means these two days are a holiday."

Recalling her brief conversation with Zhao Hai, Chi Le sat on the edge of the bed.

During the conversation, Zhao Hai tentatively inquired about Chi Le's ability to gain supernatural powers.

It was not explicitly stated that Chi Le was already an unranked Divine Sense Master with awakened abilities.

After the Special Operations Bureau's thorough physical examination, Chi Le was prepared for the Bureau to discover that he had acquired extraordinary abilities.

Chi Le couldn't think of any other reason why the Special Affairs Bureau hadn't discovered that he had acquired extraordinary abilities, except that Qingshan Temple was helping to cover it up.

"Speaking of which, the reason why others can't sense the chilling aura of the strange world on me is probably because of the Green Mountain Temple —"

"That's good too. It's like having a passive ability to hide one's presence around the clock—"

Thinking about his conversation with Zhao Hai, Chi Le yawned.

"However, Zhao Hai also mentioned that I should not skip the physical training for the prospective martial arts practitioners."

"—Is telling me to improve my physical fitness quickly a hint to me?"

"Perfect timing! The Biyue Martial Arts Academy in Guishiheliu Town will start teaching martial arts tomorrow. I can skip the physical training at the training camp and take advantage of the holiday to go to the Biyue Martial Arts Academy without having to think of an excuse."

Chi Le, sitting on the edge of the bed, was swaying precariously.

Back at the training camp.

With Zhong Shancheng in charge, the relatively safe, familiar, and quiet environment allowed Chi Le's accumulated fatigue to erupt completely.

Without insisting any further, Chi Le lay down.

Within seconds, the sound of even, gentle breathing filled the single bedroom.

evening.

Chi Le was woken up by a message on her phone.

Chai Siyuan, Luo Yang, and Wu Min, these three friends who met at the training camp, all sent messages to Chi Le to inquire about her.

He inquired whether Chi Le was in good health.

It seems that Luo Yang, who possesses the ability to "hear," somehow "heard" about Chi Le's situation that morning.

She then told Chai Siyuan and Wu Min about Chi Le's situation.

That's why he received three messages of concern.

After a quick wash, I felt refreshed.

Chi Le responded to all the messages and promised to come downstairs later to have dinner with them.

Then, Chi Le opened the last unread message.

To Chi Le's surprise, the person who sent him the message was Yu Xun, whom he hadn't been in contact with for some time.

Guess where your dad is right now?

【————】

Chi Le replied with an ellipsis, not intending to guess. Anyway, Yu Xun would eventually lose his temper and confess honestly in a little while.

As expected, in less than half a minute, Yu Xun was already typing nonstop in the chat box, just as Chi Le had predicted.

Looking at the "typing" message following Yu Xun's name on the phone's chat interface.

Chi Le put away her phone and went to the door.

Click~

The deadbolt was turned to the correct position, and the doorknob was turned down to open the door.

Standing at the door was Yu Xun, who was constantly tapping on his phone screen.

"What the hell?"

Looking at Chi Le, who suddenly opened the door and met his gaze.

Yu Xun froze on the spot, his typing fingers stopping.

"When did you arrive?"

Chi Le stood calmly at the door, as if he already knew that Yu Xun was standing there, waiting to give him a "surprise".

"I received the order from above at noon, and I just arrived not long ago—"

Yu Xun replied subconsciously, then realized what he had said and shook his head repeatedly.

"—No, no, how did you know I was right at the door?"

Could it be that—

Yu Xun took a half step back, leaning his upper body back to make it easier for him to look Chi Le up and down, whom he hadn't seen for a while.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked, because once he did, Yu Xun immediately noticed some changes in Chi Le.

Some subtle changes that he could neither see nor understand.

Yu Xun lowered his head and remained silent for a while, his expression seemingly somewhat forlorn.

The next moment, he suddenly put his arm around Chi Le's shoulder, with tears welling up in his eyes.

"Is this the unseen blood connection between a father and son?!"

Everything I showed Chi Le just now was an illusion, intended only to make Chi Le temporarily lower her guard.

It must be said, he did it.

"roll----"

Startled by the sudden turn of events, Chi Le only gave Yu Xun a single word in response.

Chi Le could guess that Yu Xun was right at his doorstep, but it certainly wasn't some so-called bloodline connection between father and son.

Since awakening his abilities, he has taken his first extraordinary step.

Chi Le's perception of the aura of those returning home during the day has become increasingly acute.

Now, as long as he concentrates his mind, no one returning home during the day can escape his perception within the entire training area.

Even within the training grounds, Chi Le could sense the group of students who, though they hadn't truly entered the supernatural world, had become tainted by things related to it.

Not to mention Yu Xun, who was already an unranked martial arts practitioner, standing right at his own room door.

In Chi Le's perception.

Yu Xun's chilling aura was like forcefully knocking on the door of his mind.

In addition, Yu Xun gave him a meaningful message.

It's not easy to not know where Yu Xun is.

After being scolded by his best friend, Yu Xun rediscovered the meaning of the day and returned to normal.

"I've never been to this place before, won't you take me inside to sit down?"

"Could it be—there's someone hiding inside?!"

Yu Xun's carefully maintained composure vanished instantly. He curiously peered left and right, craning his neck and looking over Chi Le's shoulder to examine the place where Chi Le lived.

"Tsk tsk, poor thing—does she really live alone?"

After confirming that Chi Le was indeed living alone, Yu Xun shook his head and patted Chi Le's shoulder with a hint of pity.

It's hard.

The fist hardened.

For a long time, Chi Le had not felt such a pure, eager desire to kill someone.

"roll."

When Chi Le told Yu Xun to get lost, his tone remained calm, showing no sign of the murderous intent churning within him.

"You should be eating by now, right? Take me with you, I'm starving."

So, Chai Siyuan and her two companions waited for Chi Le in the cafeteria.

Then they saw a strange pair approaching them.

Beside Chi Le, who always had a calm expression, was a smiling, tireless stranger who kept talking and laughing to himself.

The three of them watched helplessly as this unlikely pair sat down opposite them.

"Hello, I'm Chi Le's old friend—hmph, old classmate, my name is Yu Xun."

Yu Xun, who was in pain before he could finish speaking, changed his approach and began to introduce himself to Chai Siyuan and the other two in a more serious manner.

"Oh, hello, my name is Wu Min."

"Chai—Chai Siyuan".

The two girls introduced themselves one after the other.

Normally, Luo Yang, who should be the first to respond, was looking at Yu Xun, seemingly lost in thought.

"This is—"

Yu Xun, quite naturally, asked the two girls about Luo Yang, who hadn't said a word.

"This is—"

Wu Min had just started to speak when Luo Yang spoke up.

"Yu Xun, the younger brother of Yu Ying, the captain of a field operations team in the field operations department, right?"

"I've often heard other senior colleagues mention you. You awakened your abilities first, then joined the Special Operations Bureau. You like to be at the forefront of combat, and your physical attributes are among the best in the entire Jiangcheng Special Operations Bureau! I've heard so much about you!"

He took Luo Yang's outstretched hand and looked at his sincere and harmless smile.

And his long list of dishes.

This made Yu Xun realize.

It seems, perhaps, maybe, possibly that I was opened in front of everyone?

Yu Xun withdrew his hands from Luo Yang's tightly clasped hands, feeling an unparalleled shock at the kind-faced man before him.

"ha!"

Shrinking slightly behind Chi Le, the bald-haired, yawning old man Yu Xun finally felt a little safer.

As the instigator who frightened Yu Xun.

Luo Yang acted as if nothing had happened, warmly inviting Yu Xun to sit down.

And share the cafeteria food with him.

Luo Yang's behavior seemed to have touched a nerve with Yu Xun, who shrank back behind Chi Le again.

"Your friend seems a bit shy."

Luo Yang, having failed to share his insights, smiled at Chi Le.

Yu Xun wanted to refute this, but due to the fear of having his box exposed in front of him, he ultimately gave up and continued to shrink half of his body behind Chi Le, trying to regain the few moments when he was not seen through.

Luo Yang had no intention of ending the conversation so easily with Yu Xun, the newcomer.

I recently heard—

It's the same old suspense.

"Oh, tell me about it."

Wu Min was quite adept at this, and before Luo Yang could even finish speaking, she launched into a perfectly timed question.

Satisfied, Luo Yang stopped keeping everyone in suspense and shared the news he had "heard" with the four people present.

"In the near future, for anywhere from 3 to 5 days to 7 to 10 days, a significant problem is very likely to occur at the training camp."

As soon as Luo Yang spoke, his words stirred up waves in everyone's hearts.

What does it mean that something might happen at the training camp?

Everyone sat up straight, listening to Luo Yang continue.

"Recently, the higher-ups have transferred a lot of people to this training ground."

"It's not just the local Special Affairs Bureau in Jiangcheng; even Shicheng has sent a group of people over."

"Yu Xun is a good example."

Upon hearing his name mentioned, Yu Xun peeked out from behind Chi Le and glanced at Luo Yang.

But they met Luo Yang's smiling gaze.

"ha!"

Yu Xun breathed out again and shrank back behind Chi Le.

Luo Yang smiled and ignored Yu Xun, who had been triggered by his breath code one after another. His gaze first fell on Chai Siyuan, and after a brief pause, it moved to Chi Le.

He opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing more, abruptly ending the topic.

"In short, everyone is doing the same thing as usual lately, as long as they don't leave the training camp."

"Anyway, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. It's not going to be the turn of us ordinary people who don't even have superpowers."

"You're right, aren't you, Boss Yu Xun?"

"ha!"

The only response Luo Yang received was his breath.

After Luo Yang finished speaking, he leaned back and pushed the plate forward with both hands.

"By the way, Chi Le, are you alright now?"

Luo Yang spoke.

The two girls also remembered that one of their important tasks tonight was to check if Chi Le still had any health problems.

"I heard from Luo Yang that you caused quite a commotion in the preparatory spiritual master classroom this morning; even the medical staff from the logistics department came."

Are you alright now?

Wu Min asked with concern.

"fine."

Chi Le's answer was concise and to the point.

He was very hungry and was frantically devouring the food in front of him.

As for Chai Siyuan, she did not speak.

She simply used her bright, sparkling eyes to check if there was anything wrong with Chi Le.

"Um?!"

Yu Xun suddenly looked up and stopped exhaling.

He was like a cat hunting mice in a field at night, keenly sensing something amiss in the air.

It's like some kind of unpleasant, pungent stench that would likely leave this single guy feeling utterly wounded.

"ha!"

Feeling threatened, Yu Xun exhaled again.

In the eerie mornings, besides the moist, fresh scent of dew mixed with grass and trees, there is also a hint of musty, almost rotten smell.

In the past, I couldn't smell the melody.

Now that my mental strength has improved, I can "smell" it to some extent.

Standing on the rocky protrusion outside Qingshan Temple.

Chi Le stretched and wanted to take a deep breath of fresh air, but the faint musty smell in the air forced him to slow down his breathing.

Chi Le did not come to Qingshan Temple last night.

After dinner, I chatted with Chai Siyuan, Yu Xun and others for a while.

He returned to his single dormitory, washed up, and then slept soundly until now.

It has to be said that after two consecutive deep sleeps, Chi Le felt that she was in an incomparably good state.

"I've only just taken a step on the path to transcendence, so I can't completely stop sleeping yet."

As the sun fully rose, the musty smell in the air disappeared with the sunlight.

After taking several deep breaths, Chi Le was completely refreshed.

The panel appeared before my eyes.

[The shrine in Cuishui Village has received incense offerings from Li Zimu; incense offerings increased by 1!]

[The shrine in Heliu Town has received incense offerings from Wang Mushui, increasing the incense offerings by 1!]

[Received incense offerings from Zhao Zhu, Incense Offerings +2!]

[Received incense offerings from a Tier 1 Martial Arts practitioner, Incense Offering +5!]

[Successfully protected a Tier 1 Martial Body cultivator through the eerie night, Incense Offering +3!]

Total Incense Points Received: 131

Current number of worshippers: 136

I told Chen Cheng last night that a day-returning person would come to Qingshan Temple.

Therefore, when the incense is collected, there is also a part about the people who return home during the day in this world.

The two shrines, plus the rewards for Changxi Village residents coming directly to Qingshan Temple to offer incense, day-returning villagers offering incense, and the protection given to day-returning villagers through the night.

With various ways to obtain [Incense], Chi Le amassed over a hundred [Incense] points in just one night!

Not only that, the group of daytime visitors who came to Qingshan Temple last night also used the buildings inside the temple.

[Building: Mountain Gate, yields +3 Ghost Cores!]

[Building: Right Side Hall, yields +5 Ghost Cores!]

Total number of Ghost Cores obtained: 19

[Current Monster Core: 36]

Looking at the endless stream of prompts on the panel, Chi Le thought to himself.

Such a rich harvest was achieved in just one night.

"Could this be considered finally overcoming the ordeal?"