Chapter 2423: Chapter 2326: Possession

Bai Buzhi didn’t expect Huo Sining to throw something over, but he reacted quickly. Just at this moment, he’d already finished drawing the fourth talisman paper.

The talisman paper flew out and stuck right onto that worker’s face. That man’s actions paused, and taking advantage of this, Bai Buzhi swiftly took the Heavenly Bead.

As soon as he held the string of Heavenly Beads in his hand, Bai Buzhi was astonished, instinctively raising his head to glance at Huo Sining.

Huo Sining immediately nodded, but at this moment, there wasn’t time for her to explain more, because in just this short moment, the worker over there had already torn off several talisman papers stuck to his face, letting out a strange and eerie cackling laugh, surprisingly moving towards Bai Buzhi again.

The moment was critical, Bai Buzhi spat out a mouthful of fresh blood onto the Heavenly Bead with a puff, and in that instant, a faint blue light enveloped the Heavenly Bead so intensely that everyone couldn’t keep their eyes open.

Ignoring everything else, Bai Buzhi directly slapped the Heavenly Bead onto the forehead of the worker, who was at an arm’s length from him.

Under the blue light, the person seemed to be hit heavily, trembling all over, attempting frantically to shield the light while letting out a bone-chilling, shrill wail.

Then, before everyone could react, the worker darted out of the ancient tomb at an unnaturally fast speed and escaped down the dark corridor.

This turn of events was so bizarre and absurd that the group of people stood dumbfounded, unable to react.

"What’s going on with Xiao Yu?"

"What happened just now? Why did Xiao Yu make that sound, and his expression was terrifying..."

"Why did he run away? What happened?"

Seeing the worker just run away like that, the group of staff whispered among themselves, seemingly yet to understand the situation.

Huo Sining walked swiftly to Bai Buzhi’s side, asking nervously and worriedly, "Mr. Bai, are you alright?"

Bai Buzhi sat heavily on the ground, his face pale, coughing a few times into his hand, then vomiting a few mouthfuls of blood, regaining composure after four to five minutes. He waved his hand at Huo Sining and said with a wry smile:

"Inferior skills, I’m getting old."

Huo Sining looked concerned, handing over a bottle of mineral water infused with Spiritual Energy to Bai Buzhi while asking solemnly:

"Mr. Bai, that thing escaped, what should we do?"

With a helpless sigh, Bai Buzhi shook his head: "Chasing is useless, ordinary people are unlikely able to deal with it."

Zhou Shitao was nearby and naturally heard the strange conversation between Huo Sining and Bai Buzhi, couldn’t help but frown tightly and asked:

"What is actually happening? What do you mean by ’thing’?"

Huo Sining smiled wryly, instinctively glancing at Bai Buzhi.

She couldn’t explain what exactly that thing was, but from what she just observed, after the worker was shrouded in death aura, he had lost all sense, showing no signs of a living person.

Bai Buzhi coughed twice before slowly explaining:

"It’s a resurrection technique. I had only read about it in books but didn’t expect that someone actually mastered this demonic method."

"Resurrection technique?" Huo Sining and Zhou Shitao both repeated in unison, even the surrounding workers turned uniformly towards Bai Buzhi.

Bai Buzhi nodded and said: "This is what I mentioned earlier, a Taoist Secret Technique."

"Ancient texts mention that upon cultivation and attainment, one can abandon the physical body; this process is referred to as Yituo, akin to a silkworm shedding its cocoon, but to achieve immortality, one must inhabit a ’thing,’ which is the weakness of a Dao practitioner."

"I’ve once wondered why Taoist practitioners, who disregard the physical body, must find an object to worship?"

"It wasn’t until Xiao Yu just brought out that wooden box that I realized."

"What ascension, eternal life? It is merely soul transfer, nurturing the soul with the yin aura of the earth, dwelling in the ’weakness’ item while waiting for the opportunity to find a new physical body, completing the soul transfer to achieve rebirth!"

Bai Buzhi’s explanation consisted of numerous technical terms, which Zhou Shitao found difficult to understand, instinctively asking:

"Soul transfer? Do you mean borrowing a body to return to life? Was Xiao Yu just possessed by a ghost? Was it... Ge Hong?"

Bai Buzhi nodded but shook his head at the same time: "Not sure if it’s Ge Hong, but definitely a ghost from within this tomb."

Zhou Shitao breathed in sharply, while the surrounding crowd erupted into astonished whispers.

Bai Buzhi’s words were groundbreaking, completely dismantling the scientific and materialistic views held by all the onlookers, leaving everyone facing each other with disbelief.

However, Xiao Yu’s series of bizarre reactions just now was undeniably witnessed by everyone, leaving no room for doubt.

Zhou Shitao was also bewildered, instinctively glancing at the equally stunned Xie Daoyuan and Shi Qingyun, thinking Bai Buzhi’s statement was astonishing.

Bai Buzhi seemed aware of everyone’s reaction but offered no further explanation, merely raising his head in apology towards Huo Sining, handing over the bloodstained Heavenly Bead bracelet to her:

"Skill lacking, couldn’t subdue that thing, wasted your Magic Artifact."

Only then did Huo Sining notice that in just that brief moment, every bead on the Heavenly Bead bracelet showed fine cracks.

Her heart pained while also secretly startled, knowing that although she hadn’t used the Heavenly Bead before, Yan Feng had told her its considerable power, yet it was now ruined, indicating how dangerous the situation was.

With a pale face, Huo Sining thought of the thing escaping, worried that further troubles might follow.

"Don’t worry, your Heavenly Bead is indeed its restrain, that wave just reduced the demonic cultivation it preserved for thousands of years, even though it successfully transferred souls, I guess it won’t dare to show itself for a while."

Bai Buzhi reassured.

Upon hearing this, Huo Sining nodded, but internally still felt confused and curious:

"Was that box just now the item housing its soul? Does that mean anyone touching that box is doomed?"

Bai Buzhi shook his head and smiled: "You know too little about Dao Men. Taoism values the Five Elements and Yin and Yang, and achieving soul transfer isn’t so easy."

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