Those Years When I Appraised Treasures At The Pawnshop - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Slaying Ghosts

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

All his plans and preparations were for this moment.

Chen Shaojun maintained the Spiritual Eye technique and used the Divine Vision technique at the same time.

This was also because his spiritual power had greatly increased. Otherwise, the consumption of energy from casting two techniques at the same time was really not something he could withstand.

Using the Divine Eye technique, a beam of divine light shot out and shone on the jade ruyi.

Buzz!

In an instant.

His aura was drawn in.

The dense baleful aura that covered the jade ruyi was like a beast king whose territory had been invaded. It rushed out rapidly and pounced towards Chen Shaojun.

Sizzle…

Chen Shaojun’s spirit and will clashed with the baleful aura. They were like two symmetrical millstones that constantly ground against each other.

Ten wisps, 20 wisps, 30 wisps…

The baleful aura was continuously being consumed.

Chen Shaojun’s sharp spirit and will also became somewhat chaotic from the impact.

The two of them were on opposing sides.

Either the good would triumph over the bad, or the bad would triumph over the good.

If he won, then the baleful aura would be obliterated and it would vanish without a trace.

However, if he lost, the baleful aura would enter his body. The consequences would be unpredictable.

Gradually, Chen Shaojun felt that he could not take it anymore.

His spiritual power was not that strong, to begin with. He was no different from an ordinary person. Although he had made some progress during this period of time, and the Spirit Concentrating Pill had greatly increased his spiritual power, his spiritual power was only at most twice as strong as an ordinary person.

Even if his spiritual power was twice that of an ordinary person, he was also an ordinary person.

He was able to handle ten, or even a few dozen, wisps of baleful aura using his Divine Vision technique, which had reached the Proficient-Level.

However, the baleful aura covered the jade ruyi, and there were over a hundred wisps of baleful aura. Thus, his power was somewhat lacking.

Furthermore, this was only the baleful aura.

The ghost had yet to make a move.

As he was thinking…

Chen Shaojun suddenly felt the temperature around him plummet as a cold aura emanated from his surroundings.

“The ghost finally can’t take it anymore, huh?”

Chen Shaojun was constantly paying attention to the ghostly shadow entrenched within the baleful aura.

After sensing that the baleful aura was being continuously consumed, the ghost could no longer sit still and it simply rushed out from the jade ruyi.

This was a ghost wearing a scholar’s robe. It seemed to be in its thirties or forties. Its hair was messy and its face was incomparably pale. Furthermore, its seemingly empty eyes contained a trace of viciousness.

The thing that attracted the most attention was its neck.

There was a huge gash on its neck that almost sliced through its entire neck.

Under the Spirit Eye technique, Chen Shaojun could even see the flesh and its trachea through the gash…

But…

At the same time, Chen Shaojun noticed that his surroundings had changed drastically.

At this moment, he was in the middle of a desolate and uninhabited mountain forest. Vegetation was dense everywhere, and there were burial mounds scattered all around him. Only in the distance did it seem as if a candle in someone’s house was shining.

“Is this a ghost wall?”1

Chen Shaojun’s expression changed slightly.

Although he did not understand the ghosts of this world, he had heard many folk tales about them.

He quickly recognized that this was a common method used by ghosts, ghost walls.

This method wasn’t very lethal, but it was most effective in confusing others. If one wasn’t careful, one would fall into a trap set by the ghost and encounter a threat.

“Break!”

Although Chen Shaojun was flustered when faced with this scene, he was prepared for this.

He quickly stretched out his hand and quickly opened a bamboo tube.

Even though everything happened so fast, Chen Shaojun still made timely preparations for this appraisal.

In addition to the wood carving required for the Substitution technique, he also prepared two bamboo tubes.

One of them contained a virgin’s urine, while the other contained the blood of a black dog.

These two items were famous in folklore for their ability to exorcise evil spirits.

He did not know if they were really effective.

However, if possible, he naturally would not be stingy with his preparations.

At that moment, the bamboo tube that Chen Shaojun opened contained the blood of a black dog.

It was something Chen Shaojun took from Lame Liu’er’s black dog after taking its fur.

In order to prevent the Substitution technique from failing, Chen Shaojun did not dare to take too much blood, but he still extracted half a cup of blood.

He opened the bamboo tube and could smell the strong scent of the black dog’s blood.

Chen Shaojun did not even think about it as he shot forward.

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!

The ear-piercing sound of corrosion rang out. What forest? What grave? What house? They all completely disappeared.

At that moment, he was still standing in his room. He did not even move an inch.

At the same time, his spiritual power was also being consumed at every moment. It clashed with the baleful aura in the jade ruyi.

The ghost wall was broken!

The ghost shadow flew back and left the range of the black dog’s blood. There was a trace of bewilderment on its face.

“It is indeed effective.”

Chen Shaojun was overjoyed. He struck while the iron was hot and hurriedly opened the other bamboo tube.

Compared to the small amount of blood from the black dog, there was naturally a greater volume of virgin’s urine.

He wasn’t the only one who had contributed. After all, all of the apprentices were virgins with no experience.

He flung it out.

“Ah…”

With an earth-shattering howl, the entire room was filled with sinister winds. Under the influence of the virgin’s urine, the ghostly shadow was corroded and holes appeared in its soul as if sulfuric acid had broken through its face. As a result, its already hideous face was riddled with holes.

“How ruthless!”

The ghostly shadow was infuriated. It opened its mouth and let out a soundless howl. Its eyes were fierce and venomous as if it was facing the target of its irreconcilable hatred. Then, an eerie ghost aura descended upon its surroundings, and it looked as if hell itself had descended.

Then, the ghostly shadow flew over and rushed towards Chen Shaojun.

At that moment, it was planning to use one of the special abilities of ghosts, the possession technique.

Once Chen Shaojun was possessed by the ghost, his entire body would be under its control.

The ghost would make him poke his eyes and nose, then grab his own neck to kill himself… His body would no longer be under his control. Chen Shaojun would rather end his own life rather than be under the control of the ghost.

“Now’s the time.”

Chen Shaojun’s face tensed up. He knew that this was a critical moment.

Without any hesitation, he executed the Substitution technique.

Buzz!

A dark light flashed on the carving of the black dog.

Immediately after, Chen Shaojun felt his body turn cold as the ghostly shadow entered his body. But immediately afterward, the ghostly shadow seemed to have teleported to the wooden carving of the black dog.

Under the effect of a special force, the surging baleful aura that fought relentlessly against Chen Shaojun surged into the wooden carving of the black dog.

At the same time…

In the backyard, the dispirited black dog instantly felt uneasy. It quickly stood up and looked around in bewilderment.

However, in the blink of an eye, its eyes widened and it let out a mournful howl.

Its howl was so loud and desolate that it sounded like snow falling in June. It was filled with grief and injustice.

Chen Shaojun couldn’t care less about the faint barking of the dog in the distance. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the wooden carving of the black dog. He saw that it had cracked and was about to split open. He instantly realized that the ghost was more ferocious than he had imagined. He also noticed that something was wrong.

The ghost was about to break free from the wooden carving of the black dog.

Without any hesitation, Chen Shaojun took out a kitchen knife and slashed the wooden carving of the black dog.

Pa!

The wood carving was cut in half.

Then, a puff of black smoke erupted.

“Is it over?”

Chen Shaojun was bewildered. In his daze, he saw the Eight-Directional Spirit Realm appear in his mind.