Hou Wenjie knew he had to change his plans, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
The temple in Luomen Village may be at level D, or even higher.
To be honest, he doesn't have a clear understanding of his current abilities and doesn't know whether he is considered strong or weak.
They adhere to the principle of self-preservation, waiting until they feel strong enough before choosing to emerge from seclusion.
Or should we forge ahead fearlessly, charging forward despite difficulties and obstacles?
They silently waited for the eerie waves to continue their surging and crashing.
Or should we stand up and fight back against the endless suffering that has befallen the world?
Three days later, when Hou Wenjie was presented with the news that Ye Feng had been trapped in Luomen Temple, Hou Wenjie made his choice.
He couldn't predict whether the future would become even more perilous, so even knowing that what lay ahead was incredibly dangerous and his life was in grave danger, he still had to take that step!
Now that he possesses the talent for cultivation, he should realize his potential in the battles against the strange beings.
Hou Wenjie dialed the phone number that had sent him the message earlier.
The call was quickly connected, and Hou Wenjie spoke:
"I want to go into the Temple of Rome!"
The person on the other end of the phone clearly knew Hou Wenjie's identity; she spoke in a pleasant female voice:
"This matter ends here, Mr. Hou. You should have heard Captain Ye talk about the eerie horror. This is not something an ordinary person like you can interfere with."
Furthermore, although we have not signed any confidentiality agreement with you, we do not want to hear any secrets about Luomen Village leaked from your mouth.
Otherwise, you will be arrested for endangering national security. I hope you understand…
Before making the call, Hou Wenjie had already decided that he could not possibly enter Luomen Village through surveillance and military blockade.
The strange python in his mind currently provides the abilities of [Snake Eyes] and [Snake Kiss].
[Snake Eyes] allow him to see through illusions, but can also cause mental dullness and confusion. [Snake Kiss] can devour the bizarre and consume the spirit.
However, neither of these abilities allows him to become invisible.
Therefore, he ultimately decided to reveal his identity as a mysterious figure.
So he interrupted the woman's voice on the phone and said:
"Actually, I'm also a member of the Bureau of Ghostly Affairs! I want to join the Bureau of Ghostly Affairs!"
"...What?" The woman's voice on the phone suddenly became louder, then paused, her tone becoming more serious:
"Let me confirm, Mr. Hou Wenjie, you said you yourself are also a Feng Gui person, is that right?"
“Yes!” Hou Wenjie replied.
"Okay... I'll connect you with our manager right away, please wait a moment..."
Soon, a deep male voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Hello, I am Feng Hongtu, the head of the Personnel Section of the Bureau of Strange Affairs in Yunmengze City."
Please confirm your location. The nearest police station will send a vehicle to pick you up and bring you to our Bureau of Ghost Stories.
"I'm currently in my own company, Banana Media's office," Hou Wenjie said.
"Okay, the car will be here soon. We can discuss the follow-up matters when we meet. That's all for now."
After ending the call, Hou Wenjie sat cross-legged in his office for a while, his eyes lowered in meditation. His spiritual light shone on his sea of consciousness, where a faint embryo-like shape, resembling an infant, was developing.
He recalled the records in the Taoist books that the foundation building process takes a hundred days, just like a person's ten-month pregnancy.
The ten months of pregnancy involve the uterus, amniotic fluid, and umbilical cord to nurture the fetus.
The Hundred-Day Foundation Building involves refining the "Intentional Soil" of the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, the "Essence Water" of the Consciousness Sea, and the "Divine Fire" of the Eyes' Nature Light to create the elixir-like infant body.
The book states that "the supreme secret of alchemy lies in the three elements of essence, spirit, and intention." At this moment, Hou Wenjie truly saw this as well.
He watched the fetus in his mind breathing rhythmically, and he naturally felt a sense of peace.
A short while later, a knock on the door interrupted him, and he knew that the person who was supposed to pick him up had arrived.
…
Sitting in the Bureau of Strange Affairs' office, after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Feng Hongtu said, "Could you demonstrate your abilities first?"
Hou Wenjie nodded, using his primordial spirit to activate the strange power of the python in his sea of consciousness.
This strange python is completely different from the original one.
Because Hou Wenjie meditates most of the time every day, the spiritual water in his sea of consciousness is already complete, so he did not suppress the strange python from devouring the essence water in his sea of consciousness.
As Hou Wenjie's mind stirred, two crimson vertical pupils suddenly appeared in his eyes!
Then, he glanced at Feng Hongtu.
Feng Hongtu immediately felt as if he had suffered a brief period of amnesia, forgetting what he was supposed to do next.
Fortunately, Hou Wenjie only revealed the strange power for a moment before withdrawing it. Combined with the strange wind he controlled, which shattered that trace of power, Feng Hongtu quickly regained his memories.
But he was still somewhat apprehensive because he had taken precautions.
The strange thing he controls is the strange wind, and his ability is to create a strange domain. Within this domain, strange things have a hard time getting close to him, and he can use the strange wind to cut and shatter the power of strange things.
Within the Yunmengze Bureau of Mysteries, his abilities rank among the top three! Yet Hou Wenjie subdued him in an instant, which made him feel even more respectful towards this newly emerging legendary figure of Yunmengze.
He calmed his fluctuating emotions, smiled, gestured for Hou Wenjie to sit down on the sofa, and then sat down beside him.
He took out two cigarettes, and upon learning that Hou Wenjie did not smoke, he lit one for himself.
Amidst the swirling smoke, he spoke: "Not bad! Brother! I'm older than you, so I'll take the liberty of calling you brother!"
…Brother, this strange ability is even stronger than mine. Can you tell me about the process of becoming a Sealed Ghost?
“No problem, Brother Feng.” Hou Wenjie was also well-versed in interpersonal relationships. He nodded and began to recount his journey to becoming a Feng Guiren:
"That was a few months ago. I was operating an excavator at the construction site. It was around 9 a.m. when a large python was suddenly unearthed at the site."
That snake was extremely ferocious; it tried to attack people as soon as it was dug out.
My coworker at the time, Wang Ming, operated an excavator and cut the snake in two in one go.
At that moment, I saw two wisps of black energy rapidly enter our bodies. The black energy was moving so fast that I wasn't sure if it was just my imagination.
To be honest, I had a very bad feeling at the time.
When I got home, I started to have a headache, but thankfully I recovered in the end.
Then, late at night, I received a call from Li Le, my foreman at the time, saying that Wang Ming had died. He asked me if I was alright, and I told him I was fine.
Later, I went to pay my respects to Wang Ming. Because this incident was so bizarre, I really didn't dare to work on the construction site anymore.
So, I asked the foreman, Li Le, to sell the excavator, deciding to take advantage of the rise of short videos and start a business.
Feng Hongtu listened attentively to Hou Wenjie's entire statement before finally asking, "You said you saw two plumes of black mist at the time?"
Hou Wenjie nodded: "Yes, not only that, when my aunt had an accident when I was a child, I saw what looked like a human face on the water, and water plants that looked like hair growing on that face."
Feng Hongtu thought for a moment and said, "It seems that your mental strength is far stronger than that of ordinary people. Ordinary people generally find it difficult to see illusory and eerie things."
Moreover, as my brother just said, the strange thing is divided into two, and only half of the strange thing killed Wang Ming!
Although that half of the strange creature wasn't quite at the D-level, it was close enough.
To be honest, this kind of bizarre, deliberate splitting has never happened before! It made us overlook this case!
Because F-level anomalies do not cause death. However, D-level anomalies, once they occur, will inevitably cause regional incidents.
Unexpectedly, there are such special cases. According to my brother's description, the newly split monster, although essentially downgraded in level and unable to break through the spiritual platform's blockade, is still strong enough to destroy the spirit, even before its level has dropped!
This is a significant discovery, and I will report it to my superiors.
Feng Hongtu did not simply believe Hou Wenjie's one-sided account; rather, it was because Ye Feng had reported the python incident upon his return, and the criminal investigation department had also conducted an investigation.
According to the investigation, the police confirmed that no one was present when Wang Ming died.
According to the testimonies of Wang Ming's wife, neighbors, and relatives, it is even more puzzling that Wang Ming committed suicide at a time when building a new house should have been a joyous occasion.
Therefore, the police classified the case as a mystery.
However, upon hearing Hou Wenjie's account, everything seemed to form a perfect closed loop.
Feng Hongtu had no choice but to believe it.
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