Huang's family.

    About ten to fifteen people gathered near the garden, pointing and whispering.

    "Is that Mr. Chen Xianzhang?"

    "Ze, he looks really handsome."

    "Even the one beside him is a handsome figure. It's said that he is Master Zhang Xianzhang. Are all immortals so handsome?"

    The old grandmother of the Huang family, as well as Huang Dalang and Huang Erlang's families, were all talking.

    In front of him, Huang Erlang pointed to a flower bed near the corner of the wall and said, "Master Chen, it's right here. I heard it clearly last night, the eerie screams were coming from here."

    "Wait a moment, I'll take a look."

    Chen Yun activated the Qi Observation technique and looked towards the location of the flower bed.

    Indeed, there were faint strands of very light black qi faintly spreading. However, the soil was quite thick, so it was hard to see exactly how much black qi was inside.

    Zhang Qian asked: "Master Chen, how is it?"

    Chen Yun closed the Qi Observation technique, "Yes, it is this."

    As he spoke, he turned to look at the side, "Grandfather, let Huang Da Gao and Huang Er Gao dig up this place."

    "Alright." Uncle Three responded to his sons, "Big Brother, Second Brother, start working."

    Huang Er Lang picked up the shovel, "Alright, Dad."

    Huang Er Lang spat on his palm, rubbed it with saliva, and then picked up the shovel to start digging.

    One shovel.

    Two shovels.

    Not long ago, Huang Da Lang and Huang Er Lang had already dug a meter deep hole in the flower bed.

    Chen Yun and Zhang Qian had been staring at it, but so far they hadn't found anything.

    Huang Da Lang and Huang Er Lang continued to dig with all their might, not hearing the shout to stop.

    Soon, the surrounding area was filled with dirt, and the pit had nearly two meters of depth.

    "Stop!"

    Chen Yun called out to the two brothers.

    Uncle Three looked tense and asked, "Has it been found?"

    Huang Da Lang and Huang Er Lang were afraid of being haunted by ghosts, so they quickly climbed out.

    Chen Yun pointed at the hole and said, "Can you see a jar in there?"

    Zhang Qian bent down to take a look and said, "Oh, there really is a large jar in there. From the appearance, it looks like a jar for storing corpse bones."

    Hearing the conversation between the two, Uncle Three and his two sons also looked down and saw that there was indeed faint glint of pottery in the pit.

    Although the dirt was well-covered and the shape of the pottery couldn't be seen clearly, anyone knows that in some poor families, they can't afford a coffin, so after a person dies, they are placed in a large pottery jar.

    "Mom's, that old man Qin is a bastard. He once told me that this house was a precious land for fortune, and deceived me into buying it. Who would have thought that there would be a dead person inside?"

    Huang Da Lang and Huang Er Lang were also angry.

    There's no wonder they are so angry. Anyone would be upset to suddenly discover that the house they spent a lot of money on is hiding a jar containing a dead body.

    Chen Yun can understand their feelings.

    He wanted to comfort them.

    Suddenly, Chen Yun felt a consciousness coming from the jar.

    "Monk! Please let go! Monk! Please let go!"

    Chen Yun was stunned, thinking he had heard wrong. He turned his head and looked at the side, "Brother Zhang, did you hear anything?"

    Zhang Qian looked puzzled, "No."

    "Grandfather, Huang Da Lang, and Huang Er Lang looked at each other in confusion, clearly they hadn't heard anything either."

    At this moment, the jar again came with a consciousness: "Monk, they don't have any power and can't hear."

    Oh, now I see.

    Chen Yun squatted down and spoke to the jar, "You have committed so many sins, why should I let you off the hook?"

    Uncle Three looked confused and pulled Zhang Qian, "Master Zhang, who is Master Chen talking to?"

    Huang Da Lang and Huang Er Lang also looked over.

    "He should be communicating with that evil ghost." Zhang Qian whispered, "Master Chen has cultivated his magic powers and can communicate with ghosts and gods. We, who are flesh and blood, can't hear them unless they communicate to us in special ways, like through dreams, unless they speak directly to us."

    Uncle Three, Huang Da Lang, and Huang Er Lang finally understood.

    At the same time, their gaze towards Chen Yun became even more respectful.

    As the master can communicate with ghosts and gods, it is understandable that they should be respectful towards him.

    These people, though unaware of what Master Chen was conversing with the evil spirit about, were too polite to interrupt him.

    The evil spirit sent a consciousness again, "Monk, I really haven't committed any evil. I just wanted to scare the Huang family a bit and make them move away from here."

    Chen Yun asked with interest, "Why did you do this?"

    The evil spirit sighed and said, "I was originally the owner of this house. However, during my lifetime, I was fond of gambling and lost all my family fortune. Later, I was pursued by debt collectors, causing my family no peace. Out of desperation, I drank poison and died. As for why I am buried here, it might be because I lost all my farmland and my wife couldn't afford a coffin or find a place to bury me. Therefore, she placed my remains in a clay jar, dug a pit here on the spot and buried me."

    Chen Yun listened quietly as the other explained.

    The evil spirit continued, "I didn't realize that after death, I suddenly became alive. But at that time, I was confused and didn't know what was happening. It wasn't until about 20 years ago that I gradually regained my memories."

    Chen Yun pursued, "So you began to create nightmares when you found people living in the house?"

    The evil spirit's voice carried a hint of bitterness, "At first, I was not in control. Although I regained my memory, I was still confused and acted purely on instinct. It wasn't until recently that I became increasingly clear-headed and gradually gained control over myself. Then... you know what happened."

    Chen Yun suddenly remembered the evil ghost formed by the second son of the Wu family, which was also confused and acted purely on instinct.

    If this inference is made, will ghosts harm people instinctively when they are first born?

    However, as time passes or as their abilities grow, they will gradually regain reason, and perhaps one day they could become ghosts and gods?

    Chen Yun remembered Guan Er Yi.

    Once upon a time, Guan Yu died and, because of the people's worship, he gradually became a local king of ghosts. By the time of the Sui Dynasty, he was officially enshrined as a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva by Buddhism, which truly made him a deity.

    Guan Yu became a god because of offerings.

    The second son of the Wu family became a god because of "Qi Beads".

    Then, what is it that made the current evil spirit become a ghost?

    Chen Yun felt that there might be some valuable treasure hidden in the Huang family's house.

    He decided to ask for more information, "Do you know why you became a ghost?"

    The evil spirit suddenly fell silent, as if unwilling to reveal the secret.

    Chen Yun coldly laughed and said, "If you don't say it, then don't blame me for being heartless in my actions!"

    The evil spirit spoke in a pitiful voice, "Even if I tell you, without this treasure protecting me, I will still die. I have created nightmares to scare the old Huang family. I was afraid they would notice this treasure and take it away. In that case, my soul would be scattered and my ghost would dissipate. Master, if you are truly compassionate, please let me go. I promise that from now on, I will never cause trouble again."

    It seems that the existence of that treasure is closely related to whether the evil spirit can survive.

    As the saying goes, "Heaven has good intentions for preserving life."

    If the evil spirit really caused harm like the second son of the Wu family, Chen Yun would definitely kill it without hesitation.

    However, this evil spirit really hasn't done anything too heinous; it's just created nightmares and wanted to make the Huang family move away from the place.

    Chen Yun really can't bear to kill it.

    But if this evil spirit is not destroyed, who knows whether the Huang family will have peace after they leave?

    Chen Yun thought for a moment and then decided to eliminate the spirit.

    Chen Yun spoke sincerely, "As the saying goes, ghosts tell lies without end. How can I know if what you're saying is true? Therefore, I apologize for causing you inconvenience."

    "Please! Don't kill me!" The evil spirit was desperate and pleaded loudly, "I can tell you where that treasure is, but you have to promise me one thing in return."

    Chen Yun asked, "What is it?"

    The evil spirit said, "After you obtain that treasure, let me continue to stay near it, as long as I can absorb the qi there. This way, I can live and you can also take me away from here."

    Chen Yun smiled mockingly, "If I bring you with me, who knows if you'll harm me?"

    Upon hearing this, Zhang Qian wanted to say something but ultimately didn't open his mouth.

    On the contrary, Uncle Three, Huang Da Lang, and Huang Er Lang shook their heads repeatedly.

    Although they didn't know what the evil spirit had said to Master Chen, they knew that ghosts were evil and ominous, and could not be kept close to them.

    The evil spirit smiled and laughed helplessly, "You have a strong and oppressive vitality like fire, and also a unique power. I have a feeling that if I touch that special power, I will disappear instantly, so how could I harm you? Moreover, last night a red light flashed, and I almost died. If it weren't for that treasure protecting me, I might have died then."

    Ah?

    Am I that powerful?

    This evil spirit is much stronger than the second son of the Wu family.

    In the past, the second son of the Wu family almost wiped out several people from his group.

    Chen Yun hasn't yet known if what the evil spirit said was true or false.

    He pondered for a moment and started to use his vision to carefully observe the jar again.

    As expected, the black qi inside the jar had diminished to ninety percent of what it was yesterday, indicating that it had indeed been severely damaged by the talismans.

    In other words, the evil spirit didn't lie.

    I didn't realize that I had become so powerful.

    Chen Yun felt rather reflective in his heart. All this time, he had thought of himself as weak, yet the evil spirit that was once much stronger than the second son of the Wu family was no longer a match for him.

    Perhaps seeing Chen Yun silent, the evil spirit was afraid that it would really be eliminated and immediately added, "Master, don't kill me. Afterwards, I can serve you as a cow or a horse. I'm very useful. I can not only create nightmares for people but also create illusions and control others. I can definitely help you. Don't you guys as monks know how to control ghosts?" The evil spirit spoke willingly and earnestly, hoping that Chen Yun would spare its life.

    Chen Yun told the truth, "I don't know how to control ghosts."

    The evil spirit spoke in a heart-wrenching voice, "So you really have to eliminate me?"

    Yes, it seems that the only option is to eliminate you.

    Chen Yun didn't want to eliminate the evil spirit, but he wasn't sure if he could control it if he took it with him.

    He was about to strike.

    Suddenly, he had an idea.

    Isn't the second son of the Wu family storing his spirit in the Qi Beads?

    If this evil spirit could be transferred to the Qi Beads, and he then hid the beads in a secret compartment of the small bronze furnace, wouldn't the other party be unable to harm him even if they had malicious intentions?

    After all, the small bronze furnace can be hidden in the "dimension" when it is stored.

    Thinking of this, Chen Yun explained his plan to the evil spirit.

    Of course, he didn't mention the small bronze furnace. He only said that there was a treasure that could provide shelter for the evil spirit, so it wouldn't disappear when it lost the precious object.

    Of course not. Chen Yun couldn't mention it with so many people around.

    As for whether the ghost would detect any abnormalities being trapped in the secret compartment of the small bronze furnace, Chen Yun would definitely conduct a test.

    If the evil spirit detected any abnormalities, he wouldn't necessarily hide it in the "dimension."

    But if the evil spirit didn't detect any abnormalities, then it could be safely stored in the dimension.

    Although the evil spirit would know about the small bronze furnace, it would at most think of it as a treasure for storage and wouldn't cause too much trouble.

    Furthermore, Chen Yun had thought through this. If the evil spirit didn't behave well, he could just eliminate it directly. He didn't have to worry about it leaking the news.

    The evil spirit immediately agreed after listening. It seems that he is really afraid of being eliminated.

    After receiving the response, Chen Yun didn't immediately take out the Qi Beads. Instead, he asked, "Now can you tell me where the treasure is?"