Tianjin, starting with unorthodox methods to achieve immortality

When I came out of the branch office, the sun was already high in the sky.

Chen Mo looked around at the door, then turned and walked towards the guard's window.

The old man wearing reading glasses was still sitting inside reading the newspaper.

"Sir, I have a question for you," Chen Mo said. "Which tram do I take to get to Liuye Lane at the east end of the street?"

The old man pulled his reading glasses down further, and someone looked at him from above the frame. "Willow Leaf Lane? It's not far, only about two miles away. You can walk there."

"I know, it's just that the sun is too strong right now, and I can't walk every day."

The old man nodded, folded the newspaper and put it aside, "That's true, you can get sunburned like that."

He pointed outside and said, "Turn right after you exit the alley. There's a bus stop at the east end of the street. Take bus number one towards East Street. It's three stops. Get off at the entrance of Willow Leaf Alley."

"Thank you, sir."

Chen Mo walked out of the alley, turned two corners, and found the bus stop at the east intersection.

A metal sign was nailed to a wooden pole, bearing the words "East Street Entrance," and the paint on it was blistering from the sun.

Several people were standing on the platform, craning their necks to look in the direction the tram was coming from.

Chen Mo stood to the side, placing the bag containing his uniform at his feet.

After waiting for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the tinkling of bells came from afar.

A green tram came from the west, its front end adorned with two overhead wires that sparked as they scraped against the power lines above it, and it screeched as it braked.

The car door opened, and several people got out. Chen Mo followed the people waiting for the car and got in through the back door.

There weren't many people in the car, and there were still empty seats.

He sat down by the window.

The tram started moving, and the street scene outside the window began to move backward.

Chen Mo looked out the window, memorizing all the streets and intersections he had passed along the way.

After traveling two stops, he suddenly realized that the tram was indeed taking a roundabout route.

Liuye Lane is just south of the East Street intersection, a walk of only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, but the tram insists on taking a huge detour along the tracks, taking three stops to reach it.

But there was nothing I could do; it was just too hot, and I was too lazy to walk.

Taking a rickshaw would be slower than walking home.

"Or how about buying a car?"

Thinking about this, Chen Mo felt a little itchy. "I'll ask Fatty about the price on Ford later."

As a modern person, not having a car feels incredibly inconvenient, especially in this day and age...

While I was pondering, the tram clattered past another stop.

"Willow Leaf Alley entrance, we've arrived at Willow Leaf Alley entrance!" the ticket seller called out in a drawn-out voice.

Chen Mo picked up his luggage and got off the bus through the back door.

After walking for a few more minutes, I arrived at my family's small villa, number 177.

There is a small yard in front of the house, surrounded by a waist-high iron fence.

The courtyard gate was also made of iron and had a bolt, but it was not locked. The main gate inside was also open at this time.

Chen Mo pushed open the door and went in, but after taking only two steps, he suddenly stopped.

Zhou Nian peeked halfway out of the door, still clutching the rag in her hand. When she saw Chen Mo, she was clearly taken aback.

"Brother Chen is back?"

Chen Mo walked up the steps. "What are you doing here? You don't need to clean for me every day, just sweep occasionally."

"Didn't you say you might come back in a month? So I came to check on things again."

As she spoke, she took a key out of her pocket and handed it to her, saying, "This is your key. I'll come over once a week from now on, is that alright?"

Chen Mo took the keys and nodded. "Okay, come once a week. You don't need to come at other times."

Zhou Nian responded, took two steps outside, then turned back, "Then I'll go first. Call me if you need anything, Brother Chen."

"it is good."

The iron gate closed behind her with a soft clang.

Chen Mo glanced at it from the steps, then turned and went inside.

The living room was spotless, though water stains remained on the floor.

On the enamel tea tray on the table, two white porcelain cups were upside down, and next to them was a thermos, made of bamboo and polished to a shine.

He picked up his luggage and went upstairs. After arriving at his room, he first opened the window to ventilate the room and placed a pot of orchids on his desk in the living room to purify the air.

Otherwise, if the windows aren't opened for a month, the air inside will become quite stuffy.

He put his luggage on the ground and didn't rush to open it. He first carefully checked the room.

Fortunately, no one had come in, and the things and banknotes he had hidden before leaving were all in the secret compartment of the wardrobe.

He took everything out of his bag and put it away, then placed the standard-issue sword against the headboard, within easy reach.

After tidying up, Chen Mo closed the door and drew the curtains.

The room darkened, with only a few rays of evening sunlight filtering through the gaps in the curtains, casting thin shadows on the floor.

He sat cross-legged on the bed and closed his eyes.

Consciousness sinks into the sea of ​​consciousness.

Amidst the chaos, the Moon Mirror hung silently, emitting a cool, clear light.

His face was as clear as a mirror, reflecting his image.

With a thought, words appeared on the Moonlight Mirror—

[Technique]: Netherworld Shadow Puppet Technique (Low-grade Profound Rank)

[Description]: One of the Netherworld Sect's signature techniques, using shadows as a medium to refine the soul into puppets. Upon mastery, one can split the soul to create countless shadow puppets.

[Completion Effect]:

1. Shadow Puppet Differentiation. A shadow puppet can be created outside the main body. It cannot be controlled and attacks according to the local attack. As long as the main body is destroyed, the shadow is immortal.

2. Shadow Puppet Integration. This allows you to integrate a shadow puppet into your own shadow, automatically providing protection.

3. Shadow Puppet Substitute Death. Consumes mana to instantly swap positions with any shadow puppet within 30 feet, transferring 30% of the damage taken by the original user to the shadow puppet.

IV. Shadow Puppet Fusion. Fuse multiple Shadow Puppets into a "Shadow Puppet Giant God," increasing its size by 3 times and enhancing its combat power based on the original's attributes.

5. Myriad Shadows Canopy. Unfolds a "Shadow Domain" with a diameter of a thousand feet, transforming the shadows of all living beings within its range into "Shadow Puppet Soldiers." It consumes a huge amount of energy but possesses immense power.

He originally thought that after the completion of "Netherworld Shadow Puppet Technique", a new method of shadow puppet creation would appear, but he did not expect that they were all manipulation spells.

Although the final Ten Thousand Shadows Sky Curtain looked impressive, he couldn't unleash it at his current early Qi Refining stage.

After studying it for an hour, Chen Mo finally took out a palm-sized paper figure from his pocket and flicked it lightly.

The paper figure fell to the ground and grew taller with the wind.

In an instant, the paper, as thin as a cicada's wing, transformed into a life-sized, plain white paper figure with comical features and complete limbs.

The paper knife in his hand still gleamed coldly in the dim room.

With a thought, the paper figure was immediately enveloped in shadow. It remained in human form, but had no paper texture whatsoever, resembling a demon god.

This is the form of the Shadow Puppet.

"Shadow Puppet Differentiation".

As Chen Mo channeled the Yin energy into the paper figure from a distance, the shadows on its entire body surged violently, gradually peeling away another cloud of black mist from its original form, eventually transforming into a humanoid black shadow as tall as the Shadow Puppet.

It was entirely black, with blurred outlines and facial features hidden deep in the shadows.

Only the shadow blade in his hand, transformed from shadows, gleamed with a cold, dark light.

It stood silently beside the main body, like a shadow that had been forcibly removed.

"go."

Chen Mo looked around and set his sights on the orchid on the table.

As soon as he finished speaking, the pitch-black shadow puppet moved.

The movements were as fast as a ghost and as light as a wisp of smoke. The shadow blade in his hand slashed down silently, precisely cleaving towards the center of the orchid.

The blade sliced ​​through.

The orchid split cleanly in half from the very center, with a neat cut and not a single petal falling off due to the tremor.

Precise, clean, and beautiful.

Chen Mo's lips were about to curl into a smile.

boom!

The table suddenly split in the middle, the two halves of the tabletop collapsed with a crash, the flowerpot fell to the ground and shattered into seven or eight pieces, and soil was splattered everywhere.

The two halves of the orchid lay pitifully in the mud, completely devoid of their previous ethereal beauty.

Chen Mo's lips twitched.

Looking at the mess on the ground, and then at the dark clone standing silently beside the Shadow Puppet, he remained silent for a long while.

"In Tianjin, Immortality Begins Through Unorthodox Paths" - Stunning writing style and a captivating plot!