A ghost storyteller looked up at the sky, seemingly trying to find the bird's shadow, but then he stood there blankly, remaining motionless.

He looked up? He saw the moon!

Rule 1: Don't look at the moon! Don't stay in moonlight for extended periods!

Looking directly at the moon is indeed dangerous! As we all know, in the world of ghost stories, ghost storytellers are a consumable resource, used to eliminate dangers for other ghost storytellers.

The ghost storyteller stood motionless for a full two minutes before he began to take stiff steps and walk in one direction.

Jiang Ran observed that his pupils had completely dilated, losing all traces of humanity. He walked forward step by step like a walking corpse.

He was corrupted by the moon!

Jiang Ran's two-minute vigil over this guy was worthwhile. He figured that since the guy hadn't died on the spot, something new would likely happen, and that's how he caught him!

The other ghost storytellers had all dispersed, but since this was Aransta's dream, these people didn't actually exist.

They lacked independent thinking. In Aransta's mind, these lowlifes were just small-time crooks who would die from all sorts of foolish actions.

Jiang Ran followed, wanting to see where this guy could run to. The entire cemetery was larger than he had imagined, with countless tombstones neatly arranged in square formations, and this guy was moving through them.

After walking for more than a minute, Jiang Ran noticed a line of bloody footprints on the floor, which were left by that guy!

His pace slowed down, his steps became more and more unsteady, and finally, he put his finger in his mouth and tore his entire lip open!

He fell to the ground and was silent.

This is exactly what Jiang Ran was most worried about. If the danger lurking in this instance were those strange creatures, then he wouldn't be worried at all.

Because he now has so many ways to deal with strange creatures, and he also has the Mountain God, a near-god, by his side, he is not afraid of those powerful strange creatures!

But it is precisely this kind of pollution that leaves you dying without knowing why that is the most terrifying! Apart from taking preventative measures, there are few better ways to deal with it.

Jiang Ran looked ahead and could vaguely see a blurry building in the darkness.

He immediately continued along the road and finally found a temple at the end of the road. It was nighttime and there were no lights in the temple, so going in would inevitably plunge him into darkness.

"I need something to provide light."

This is a miracle from the Wheel of Fortune!

Jiang Ran casually scribbled on the ground with his foot and quickly found a lighter. It was quite "reasonable" that a lighter would appear in this place!

The Ghost Storyteller's Classroom is now open! How do you start a fire in the wild? Well, you use a wild lighter, of course!

The mountain god struck the ground with his scepter, and a flammable vine grew out. Jiang Ran plucked the vine and then broke off a branch to make a simple torch.

"Let's go in and see what's inside this temple."

It's definitely not a proper temple. Who would open a temple in a cemetery?

May the night bring peace to those who sleep forever.

The goddess of night will protect her children.

There was a sentence written on each side of the temple gate. The gate itself was not dilapidated at all and looked like it was regularly maintained. However, Jiang Ran did not encounter anyone who appeared to be a cemetery staff member along the way.

Jiang Ran stepped into the temple's main hall and used the torchlight to observe the surrounding walls. The walls were covered with murals, which generally praised the goddess of night.

The hall seemed rather empty, with only one table standing in the center.

Offerings to the goddess of night were laid out on the table.

It was a heart pierced by a cross, a human heart.

There is also a line of text engraved below.

The darkness will not refuse believers from embracing it.

The goddess will purify your soul.

This unusual offering cast an eerie atmosphere over the entire temple. Jiang Ran took out the heart, examined it closely, and finding nothing particularly special about it, put it back.

There were two doors, one on the left and one on the right, in the corner of the hall, corresponding to two passageways. Jiang Ran pushed open the door on the left and walked in through the passageway.

Entering the temple will earn you the goddess's attention.

Those who are devout will receive blessings.

Jiang Ran stopped because the further he went, the more he vaguely felt a slight pain in his chest. In the world of ghost stories, even the slightest abnormality should not be ignored!

The devout will be blessed... This reminded Jiang Ran of the rule about blessings.

Rule Three: Darkness is the best protection. The goddess of night will protect her children, but only if you are completely immersed in darkness.

We keep mentioning protection, but what happens if you don't receive protection?

Jiang Ran took another step forward.

The pain in my chest intensified.

It seems that continuing forward without protection will only lead to death, but must one be completely immersed in darkness to gain protection?

Who knows if this rule is correct?

Jiang Ran used the [Remnant Dream] technique to change his physical state to one that would not be contaminated, freeing up a large portion of his mental energy. However, the pain also completely disappeared as a result.

The existence of this temple itself is a pollutant. Shouldn't the correct procedure be to find some other items before exploring this place?

Who cares? We've already come this far, we just need to deal with whatever comes our way. Jiang Ran can't just turn back like this, can he?

As Jiang Ran descended the corridor stairs, he discovered a skeleton. The skeleton belonged to someone in a devout kneeling posture, with most of the flesh rotten, revealing the stark white bones beneath.

He seemed to be holding something in his hand. Jiang Ran stepped forward and pried open his fingers, revealing a pendant inside, a moon-shaped pendant.

The pendant was originally silver, but most of it is now rusted and covered in rust, just like the moon being obscured by dark clouds.

Jiang Ran put the pendant away, as it was likely an important item, and then continued on his way with the torch in hand.

Next was a spiral staircase that kept descending. Through the hole in the middle, Jiang Ran couldn't see the bottom at all. The further down he went, the stuffier the air became, and he already felt a slight sense of suffocation.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Ran finally reached the bottom, but the torch in his hand was already dim, and the flame was about to go out.