Playing the male antagonist in a melodramatic novel is fine for a bit of fun.

The moment John heard Chen Zhou's words clearly, he thought there was something wrong with his ears.

He asked again, still incredulous, "What are you going to do?"

Chen Zhou assumed John was in a good state of mind and that's why he didn't panic, so he explained a little: "Refining you means turning you into a puppet, like a Vajra warrior in Buddhism. But I have an advantage: you'll be under my control and will follow my will. Of course, for you, that should be considered a disadvantage."

John's face then showed panic. He was now certain of one thing: this ghost really wanted to kill him.

He wanted to turn and run away, but an invisible force held him back.

As Chen Zhou affixed the Vajra Talisman to John's body, he said, "Don't be afraid, it won't hurt."

With his body out of his control, John could only tremble as he spoke, "If you wanted to kill me, why didn't you do it yesterday? Why wait until today?"

Chen Zhou replied matter-of-factly, "I didn't bring any materials yesterday."

John closed his eyes, and tears fell.

After a moment of silence, John seemed to have mentally prepared himself before continuing, "Will my soul be forever trapped in this body, at your mercy?"

Chen Zhou shook his head, threw John directly into the cauldron, and replied, "As I just said, my will comes first. Leaving your will intact might cause trouble, so it's impossible to leave you with consciousness." (Note: Leaving him intact wouldn't actually cause trouble, but Chen Zhou felt that having a conscious puppet gave him a sense of being spied on, which he disliked.)

John felt the liquid from the cauldron entering his body, and he could feel his body constantly growing stronger, rapidly advancing towards the Grandmaster realm.

Perhaps, when this ghost is successfully created, I will have the strength to escape or even kill it.

Chen Zhou looked at John in the cauldron and nodded in satisfaction: "Your physical condition is not bad. You should be able to reach the Grandmaster Perfection realm. It wasn't in vain that I spent so much time searching for materials in the middle of the night."

Grandmaster!

John was shocked; a Grandmaster was a peerless master among mortals.

Every Grandmaster is the uncrowned emperor of the martial arts world.

Once a Grandmaster appears, the martial arts world will only have the voice of that Grandmaster.

And this ghost actually claimed that its cultivation level could be raised to Grandmaster?

Even the little figure in the strategy guide was somewhat surprised: "You're not some celestial being, are you?"

Then, the little strategist shook his head again: "No, no, if you were a Celestial, I should be able to sense it. After all, I could feel that aura when Ye couldn't become a Celestial and ran away."

What level of cultivation have you reached? Just tell me.

Chen Zhou patted her head: "Me? I'm just an ordinary person who aspires to become an immortal. Right now, I'm just a minor Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Strategy Tip: Elderly People on the Subway Using Their Phones

【you?】

[An ordinary person?]

Are you kidding me?

Chen Zhou chuckled and joked, "A person who has connections throughout the world."

The strategy of winning over the villain suddenly seemed reasonable to her; she didn't think Chen Zhou was joking.

After all, celestial beings can roam the world with impunity.

Given Chen Zhou's abilities, he would be even stronger than a Celestial Being, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a being who has reached the heavens.

John, who was inside the cauldron, had already sensed that his body had reached the Grandmaster level.

This feeling filled him with both joy and despair.

What's gratifying is that he was able to reach the Grandmaster level in this lifetime, a level he never dared to dream of before.

Desperately, even the Grandmaster couldn't move his body at all.

This suggests that the ghost before them might be comparable to a legendary martial artist, which is why even a grandmaster's power cannot withstand it.

Chen Zhou looked at John's body and nodded in satisfaction: "It's about time to let your soul out."

To make the body more perfect and rounded, the soul must exist.

Now that everything is perfect, John's soul no longer needs to remain in his body.

As he spoke, Chen Zhou summoned the Soul-Locking Talisman.

With John's eyes filled with despair and lifelessness, Chen Zhou placed the Soul-Locking Talisman on John's head.

In an instant, John felt a suction force.

Immediately afterwards, the world spun around him, and he saw that his body was inside the cauldron.

His current perspective is clearly from the air.

He looked down at his current form of existence, then at himself inside the cauldron, and said uncertainly, "I've become a ghost?"

Chen Zhou: "You could say that I directly extracted your soul."

John was a little confused, and finally decided to ask the ghost in front of him, "What do ghosts usually do?"

Chen Zhou shook his head: "I don't know."

John asked in confusion, "Aren't you a ghost?"

If the demon senior in front of me is this strong, he must have lived for a very long time. How could he not know what a demon does?

Chen Zhou patted his chest: "I'm alive, a living person, a genuine living person."

John recalled the scene from the previous night: "What about yesterday?"

Chen Zhou: "Just kidding."

John was speechless, unable to understand the expert's thoughts.

Even though everything is fine, you still have to make yourself laugh.

But now that he is dead, the things that happened in his life are no longer relevant to him.

So he continued, "What should I do now?"

Although a master is not a ghost, the fact that they can extract their own soul suggests that they must have some understanding of ghosts.

Therefore, it's always good to seek advice.

Chen Zhou: "Go to the cycle of reincarnation. You should have already felt the guidance."

Whether reincarnation exists in this world is uncertain, because I have never witnessed it myself.

But Chen Zhou was certain of one thing: the ability to guide ghosts existed; he had witnessed it many times.

If one doesn't have a strong obsession in their heart, they won't remain in the human world. The Yin Tianzi system is just pure scoundrel.

John nodded. "There is indeed a pull on me, but I don't want to go right now."

Chen Zhou's expression immediately turned serious: "After being born into this world, I don't like to destroy people's souls after I kill them, but it's different for someone like you who still lingers in the human world."

Unlike the cultivation world, this world does not have the possibility of subsequent retaliation if an immortal soul is created.

Therefore, after Chen Zhou kills someone, he will not destroy their soul; he will let them reincarnate.

Life is not easy, and even if one is reincarnated, one cannot retain the memories of the previous life. Therefore, Chen Zhou is willing to let their souls go.

But if the soul of the person he killed wanted to linger in the mortal realm, Chen Zhou would not show any mercy.

Therefore, if John continues to be stubborn and unrepentant, he will have no chance of being reincarnated.

John was silent for a moment: "I want to say goodbye to my master, and I also want to see the child who fed me ten years ago. These are my last two wishes."