The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine
Chapter 1357 - Chapter 1357 Chapter 1357 Theres a Ghost at Work

Chapter 1357: Chapter 1357: There’s a Ghost at Work! Chapter 1357: Chapter 1357: There’s a Ghost at Work! Huang Xiaolong was not surprised by the eerie events happening before his eyes.

Through his research into this world’s abundant and endless gemstones, Huang Xiaolong had already found the answer.

The gemstones of this world could absorb the fighting spirit and ambitions of any creature, turning any being full of ambition into an apathetic salted fish!

Content with the status quo! Overwhelmed with happiness! Idly awaiting death!

These treasure hunters before him were just like that! They had fallen victim to the gemstones’ curse without even realizing it, and still, they looked absolutely delighted!

They had once sworn an oath to secure a significant finding in the treasure of the Heavenly Immortal Emperor, even at the cost of their lives. But now, they had cast all that aside, forgotten as if it was beyond the highest heavens.

In fact, in this world, it was very difficult to avoid trouble.

Because–gemstones were everywhere, and that brilliant glow was the poison that corroded one’s will!

No one could escape the radiance of the gemstone shining on their body.

So naturally, they were affected.

As for Huang Xiaolong?

In truth, Huang Xiaolong had been exposed to the gemstone’s light as well but managed to maintain his true nature.

After careful consideration, Huang Xiaolong had found some answers–

The mysterious power within the gemstones that eroded people’s fighting spirit was driven by Evil Qi! And Huang Xiaolong happened to be fearless against these types of Evil Qi! He was the Yin Emperor, had assimilated the Hell Star, and any death qi, grievance qi, Evil Qi, or impure qi in the universe were hardly able to shake Huang Xiaolong’s spirit and willpower.

In fact, Huang Xiaolong was the nemesis of these dark, negative energies!

In such a world, it seemed as though the treasure hunters weren’t truly harmed, but it was akin to an invisible manslaughter!

Watching the treasure hunters before him, their faces beaming with happiness, Huang Xiaolong felt like vomiting.

“Heh, since you all enjoy idling away in this world, then do as you please,” Huang Xiaolong waved his hand.

For the time being, he hadn’t figured out how to snap these cursed treasure hunters back to reality.

So he simply stopped thinking about it.

Out of sight, out of mind; best to send these treasure hunters away for now.

As he spoke, Huang Xiaolong took five slaves into the underworld.

“Heh~~ Huang Xiaolong, everybody has their own aspirations. Since you’ve made up your mind to continue exploring, we won’t force you,” said the Sword Immortal Emperor with a look of regret. “However, we all hope you will reconsider~~ heh heh, after all, we are companions in adversity. It would be lovely to stay and enjoy the good life together. Why risk it again? Losing your life over it would be too much of a loss~~ Hmm, Huang Xiaolong, we’ve truly found no clue to the key to this realm. With your Yu Fan erudition and Zhi-like cleverness, perhaps, you might find some traces.”

“Enough, if you wish to indulge in distractions that sap your ambition, that’s your business. Don’t bother me with it,” Huang Xiaolong said with a cold chuckle.

“Then let’s go find some pleasant residences and settle down quickly!” the Purple Flame Immortal Emperor said impatiently. “We need to truly become one with the natives of this world to taste the deeper levels of happiness!”

A group of treasure hunters hurriedly left the temple.

Before leaving, the Third Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess still wanted to persuade Huang Xiaolong, but he forcibly expelled them.

Once the treasure hunters had scattered, only Huang Xiaolong remained in the temple.

The atmosphere, suddenly empty and quiet, became somewhat eerie.

“There must be something behind this world controlling everything~~” Huang Xiaolong frowned deeply. “Divine beings? Could it be the so-called divine beings of this world?”

“This place is a temple. I think I’ll search it thoroughly once more~~” Huang Xiaolong couldn’t help but return to the grand hall where the peerless beauty’s portrait was enshrined.

Inside the hall.

The smoke from the incense within the shrine was hazy, giving it an ethereal appearance.

The portrait enshrined there showed a woman about to ascend to the heavens.

It was a portrait full of artistic conception, but in Huang Xiaolong’s eyes, it exuded death qi.

“This portrait is definitely peculiar~~” Huang Xiaolong was certain of it.

However, when he previously opened his Yin-Yang Eyes and used the Revealing Charm, he had discovered no clues.

Huang Xiaolong stood before the portrait, his eyes squinting slightly, muttering to himself, “I don’t believe in curses~~”

As he spoke, Huang Xiaolong pricked his right index finger directly!

A drop of essence blood oozed out!

The blood drop shone brightly, pure and immaculate, containing the supreme divinity.

This was Divine Blood!

With a whoosh~~~!

He flicked this drop of Divine Blood directly onto the portrait!

This world, filled with death qi, led Huang Xiaolong to speculate that perhaps malevolent spirits were at play.

Yet methods such as the Yin-Yang Eyes and the Revealing Charm proved ineffective. This indicated that the ghostly existence in this world was cunning and well-hidden.

But Huang Xiaolong’s blood, as the Yin Emperor’s blood, could break through thousands of souls and ghosts!

So, he decided to give it a try.

The Divine Blood stained the portrait.

Suddenly!

A drastic change occurred!

The once calm portrait started to ripple with rings of death qi!

As if a stone had been thrown into a pond.

Everything started boiling over!

The portrait of the enchanting beauty on the scroll began to blur!

Soon, the scroll churned like a vortex!

It seemed that this scroll could lead to a profound world!

“Hehe~~,” Huang Xiaolong had a movement of his heart and immediately released his divine sense, infusing it into the scroll!

Huang Xiaolong’s divine sense, like a swimming fish, darted into the vortex within the scroll.

The divine sense roamed.

Within the vortex, a series of images flickered by, playing in black and white like a galloping horse views the flowers.

Huang Xiaolong saw a breathtakingly beautiful girl wearing a phoenix crown and Xiapei robes.

This girl was the one depicted in the scroll.

She was the leader of a world.

She was a queen.

Her demeanor was noble.

Her power, unparalleled.

Her subjects revered her as a deity.

And addressed her as “the divine spirit.”

She also possessed formidable strength.

However, she had passed away!

Her subjects buried all the treasures of their world with her as funeral offerings.

Afterwards, her ghost did not scatter but transformed into a ghost!

As a ghost, she still influenced the pattern of this world.

One day, an extremely powerful existence from the universe arrived in her world and saw her ghost.

This utmost powerful being gave her a key!

…

“Sigh~~~” Huang Xiaolong withdrew his divine sense, feeling a bit tired.

However, at this moment, the fleeting and surging scroll also returned to its original state.

“Indeed, it was a ghost at play!” Huang Xiaolong felt suddenly enlightened.

He sorted through his thoughts–

“This world’s original ruler was a queen, the very enchantress depicted on the scroll–she turned into a ghost after death. All the world’s treasures were her burial items!”

“So, that’s why those gemstones and treasures contain an intractable evil Qi.”

“And this queen, within the treasures, she infused another kind of power–a power that corrupts the will of living beings. This power draws upon evil Qi to activate~~~”

“Later on, the buried treasures were all unearthed and used by the indigenous people to build their houses–the mysterious power within the treasures made all the indigenous people carefree, without worries, filled with silly happiness~~~ This world became incredibly harmonious~~~”

“And then, the Immortal Emperor came to her world and found her as a ghost~~~”

“The Immortal Emperor handed over the key to the next realm to her!”

“Possibly, the Immortal Emperor told her that one day in the future, a treasure hunter from afar would come to her world in search of the key. Therefore, she painted several murals.”

“The future generations of this world then regarded the content of the murals as prophecy.”

“So, the extra mural that appeared before was naturally the work of this queen. Oh, no, to be precise, it’s the ghost, the queen’s ghost!”

…

He figured it out!

Completely figured it out!

“Hahaha~~~” Suddenly, Huang Xiaolong let out a hearty laugh.

Ghosts?

Ghost hunting?

This was Huang Xiaolong’s forte!

In the past, on Earth, Huang Xiaolong had almost captured all the ghosts and ferocious spirits, making them disappear!

This put an end to the frequent paranormal occurrences on Earth!

He never imagined that upon arriving in the Heavenly Realm, he would get to hunt ghosts again!

This was truly thrilling!

After taking control of the Hell Star, it was no exaggeration to say that Huang Xiaolong was the nemesis of any ghost or ferocious spirit in the universe!

Hunting ghosts was as natural as breathing!

“Alright! You actually dare to play tricks in front of Little Master me~~ I won’t be courteous then!” Huang Xiaolong looked playfully at the portrait of the queen on the scroll.

“Little Master will definitely reveal your true form! Then, I’ll have to teach you a lesson~~ Hahaha~~”

Huang Xiaolong laughed even more cheerfully.

As long as he caught the queen’s ghost, naturally, he would be able to obtain the key to the next realm!

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