I just became a Purple-robed Celestial Master and a Thousand year old Fox spirit wants to enter my bridal chamber - Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Paper Spirits Blocking the Way, Ghostly Artifact! Demon-Breaking Umbrella!

After the resurgence of demons and monsters,

Fierce ghosts kept emerging one after another!

She was the captain of a city’s paranormal department. Naturally, she had encountered numerous supernatural phenomena!

However, she had never heard of anything like a Mountain God before!

The only one claiming to be the City God was an old ghost that had appeared only a century ago. Now, suddenly seeing this shrine plaque, it left her quite puzzled!

“Tianshi, what’s going on?”

Lin Xiaoxiao turned her gaze toward Zhang Beixuan.

Zhang Beixuan grinned, “What’s going on? You don’t seriously think there’s a Mountain God here, do you?”

“Huh?!”

As soon as this was said, everyone turned to look.

Not a Mountain God?

Zhang Beixuan stretched lazily and said, “It’s nothing more than a mischievous spirit trying to deceive. Don’t waste time; let’s deal with it quickly and get back home.”

After Zhang Beixuan finished speaking, a golden light shattered this Mountain God’s shrine plaque!

Beneath this shrine plaque, a pitch-black entrance to an underground tunnel appeared.

Zhang Beixuan didn’t hesitate. He instantly entered the tunnel!

Immediately! A pungent odor wafted out!

Carrying a foul stench that assaulted their noses!

Pitter-patter—

They hadn’t walked far along the passage.

When suddenly, they heard footsteps!

Right after that! Within this pitch-black passage, two paper lanterns suddenly lit up. The light from these lanterns was a bewitching blood-red!

And holding these lanterns, surprisingly, there were two paper figures!

One male and one female.

The paper figures wore eerie smiles on their faces. Even a single glance sent shivers down one’s spine! It seemed like they had been guarding this entrance all along.

“Guests, please turn back. Our Mountain God is in seclusion, unavailable to visitors,” a soft voice emanated from the male paper figure.

It was chilling.

“Damn it… didn’t you say there was no Mountain God? What’s going on here?”

“Just by hearing this voice, I’ve got goosebumps all over!”

“Is this Chinese-style horror? These two paper figures are even scarier than the ghosts we encountered before!”

“In seclusion?” Zhang Beixuan raised an eyebrow. “You’re really trying to pull this off? A minor spirit like you dares to claim to be a Mountain God?”

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the two paper figures changed slightly, but they still wore strange smiles on their faces.

“Young Taoist! How dare you show disrespect to our Mountain God!” The female paper figure beside them spoke with a sharp, angry voice.

“I think you’re here to toast but not to eat the feast!” Zhang Beixuan retorted. “Since that’s the case, all of you can stay here!”

She produced a bell in her hand and suddenly threw it. A chilling wind swept through the entire passage, and it seemed like countless ghostly shadows surrounded them, making the already dark tunnel even more obscure. Even the two paper figures from earlier disappeared without a trace.

This sudden turn of events left everyone’s faces in shock, especially when they saw the multitude of ghostly shadows closing in around them. The sheer number of them was enough to overwhelm them countless times!

“Why are there so many malevolent spirits here?” One member of the paranormal department exclaimed.

The sheer number of these sinister entities was highly abnormal. Even in a densely populated city like Jiangbei, many ghosts couldn’t appear.

“These aren’t real ghosts! This is… the power of a ghostly artifact!”

Lin Xiaoxiao realized after a few moments of astonishment. Immediately, she grasped the situation.

Indeed, as she spoke, the sound of bells rang out. In the midst of the ghostly crowd, a bell covered in countless dark runes appeared.

“A ghostly artifact! And it’s of quite a high grade!” Lin Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened abruptly.

After the appearance of the bell, the surrounding space seemed to freeze, and the countless ghostly shadows appeared fully activated. They roared and charged towards them!

Hearing this, Zhang Beixuan also looked curiously at the bell. “A ghostly artifact? Something like a Daoist tool? In a previous draw, I won five B-grade Daoist tools, like the Yin-Yang Mirror.”

“It doesn’t seem all that precious, right?” Zhang Beixuan remarked, almost thinking it was a bargain item.

After all, one could obtain it with the lowest-level blank lottery, and it even came in a package of five. It didn’t seem particularly valuable.

Why did it seem so uncommon to Lin Xiaoxiao? Wasn’t this supposed to be a common item?

“Is this ghostly artifact rare?” Zhang Beixuan asked Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao was momentarily surprised by Zhang Beixuan’s question.

“Yes, they are quite rare. Ghostly artifacts are similar to Daoist tools, except humans use one, and spirits use the other.”

“They can both enhance the user’s power. This ghostly artifact seems to be at the B-grade level, and only a few are in an entire city.”

“B-grade? Only a few in a city?” Zhang Beixuan’s expression turned odd.

“This… I really underestimated the junk Yin-Yang Mirror I got earlier!”

This revelation led Zhang Beixuan to see a potential business opportunity.

Since she didn’t value those Daoist tools, why not find a chance to sell them in bulk to the paranormal department? It would enhance the country’s strength, protect the living, and allow her to make a handsome profit.

A win-win for everyone!

“Not good! Everyone, get ready to fight!” Suddenly, Xu Ming shouted from a distance, his ghostly energy activated. He drew a large knife from behind and swung it at an approaching ghost.

The ghost was split in half by the blow but didn’t perish. Instead, it struggled and quickly transformed into two more ghosts, again attacking Xu Ming. Other members of the paranormal department also unleashed their respective powers. Some could control ghosts, while others had their own supernatural abilities.

Only Zhou Mingyue, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Zhang Beixuan stood together. Zhou Mingyue continued to hold her phone and livestream the events. The viewers in the livestream chat were all on edge, witnessing the sudden turn of events. Lin Xiaoxiao watched the attacks triggered by the ghostly artifact and remained surprisingly calm.

“We need to break the ghostly artifact’s coverage as soon as possible, or we’ll be worn down alive.”

“Fortunately, I brought a special item this time!” She swung her arm, producing the “Demon-Breaking Umbrella.” Once opened, no evil spirits could approach within three yards of the umbrella’s radius…