All the credit goes to you this time.

The wind stopped, and the howling of ghosts vanished.

The gloom that had shrouded the residential complex for who knows how long was swept away. For the first time, the cold, clear moonlight spilled across every inch of the land without obstruction.

The entire world seemed to have been put on mute in an instant.

Gripping the Human Emperor Banner, Lin Mo could clearly feel that this spiritual artifact had become much more profound than its initial version.

It gave off a bit of a Dark Souls vibe.

He wouldn't be able to just casually take this thing out for a while.

Otherwise, he would be dealt with as an evil cultivator in a matter of minutes.

He lifted the long banner. On the pitch-black surface, there seemed to be a brand new, extremely blurry mark, within which a majestic and pure power was slowly gestating.

Very nice, as expected of my lifebound spiritual artifact.

"The moonlight tonight is freaking beautiful!"

With that, Lin Mo vanished into thin air.

Not long ago, at the entrance of the residential complex.

Situ Zhengfa was muttering incantations, looking exactly like an otherworldly master.

His disciples and assistants were nimbly laying down circle after circle of yellow talismans around him.

These talisman papers fluttered loudly in the night wind. The patterns drawn on them in cinnabar were eerie and complex; they were Evil-Suppressing Talismans.

According to Situ Zhengfa's plan, as soon as he opened his ritual altar, the surrounding vengeful spirits and malicious entities would be drawn over like moths to a flame, crashing to their deaths against the talisman array.

Once and for all, clean and efficient.

At least, that was how the script was written.

However, man proposes, God disposes.

The ritual was only halfway done when a demonic wind suddenly whipped up from the ground, blowing so hard that people couldn't open their eyes.

The crowd instinctively looked up, only to see the originally overcast sky now surging with wind and clouds. Thick, heavy dark clouds converged from all directions, twisting into a massive black vortex at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the center of the vortex, a horde of demons seemed to dance wildly, yet not a single sound could be heard. The dead silence was terrifying.

"Hiss..."

Every agent of the Pengcheng Branch present was shocked by this celestial anomaly, collectively gasping for air.

Their gazes ultimately converged on the figure performing the ritual ahead of them.

It turned out that this master... truly possessed world-shaking abilities!

A young agent next to Zhao Liqiang, his eyes wide as saucers, couldn't help but lower his voice and sigh in a tone bordering on worship,

"Brother Zhao, this is amazing! From which immortal mountain did you invite this deity?"

"Hong Kong."

Zhao Liqiang stood with his hands behind his back, his chin raised slightly, unable to hide the smug look on his face.

He patted his colleague's shoulder with feigned profundity, but his heart was blooming with joy.

He had just been trying any doctor in a panic, but he never expected to have actually found a treasure.

"I told you, a place like Hong Kong is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

Zhao Liqiang wore an expression of everything being under control. "Look at this spectacle. Now this is what you call professional!"

Problems that could be solved with money were never truly problems.

This kind of expert with a clear price tag, who only cared about money and not personal ties, was actually the most reassuring.

"With this master here, I think this case is in the bag!" The young agent looked excited.

However, the "steady as a mountain" master they were talking about currently had legs under his Tang suit that were trembling uncontrollably.

But to others, it just looked like he was performing his ritual.

Cold sweat dripped down from Situ Zhengfa's forehead along his cheeks, falling drop by drop onto the dry ground and evaporating instantly.

His face was three shades whiter than the underwear beneath his pants.

Damn it, he was really going to mess up big time this time!

The act was ruined!

Catching ghosts and subduing demons had never been his main profession. What he excelled at was fortune-telling, altering fate, and fooling... ah, no, counseling the wealthy wives of rich businessmen.

Although he knew some basics of ghost-catching, that was all just putting on a show relying on the various magical artifacts passed down from his sect's founders. It was only good for scaring off minor ghosts and little monsters.

Who could have thought that the yin energy in this residential complex was not only heavy, but could actually take physical form and manipulate the weather!

This was a fucking omen of a peerless monstrosity being born!

"What are you standing around for!"

Situ Zhengfa's heart was pounding wildly, but he didn't dare show any fear on his face. He spun around abruptly and shouted sternly at his assistants behind him, "Light the fires! Light all the torches! Use the consecrated lamp oil, hurry!"

His voice sounded a bit shrill due to his desperate attempt to maintain composure.

The assistants shuddered at his explosive shout, not daring to slack off. They immediately pried open the oil barrels, dipped the hay-wrapped torches inside to soak them, and then lit them straight away.

Whoosh!

One, two, dozens of torches lit up in succession.

The roaring flames were distributed into the hands of every agent. The crowd held the torches high, the orange-yellow firelight connecting into a scorching wall of fire that temporarily forced the cold, eerie wind back a few meters.

As the warmth spread, everyone felt a little more at ease.

Looking at Situ Zhengfa's unhurried and calm face, they felt even more that this person was unfathomably profound.

At least, that was what they believed.

Only Situ Zhengfa himself knew that he was currently panicking out of his mind.

With things as they were, hundreds of eyes were staring at him; he couldn't run away even if he wanted to.

He could only bite the bullet and play this act out to the end!

Right at this moment, the yin energy that had been dispersing outward suddenly shrank back.

It felt as if it had been forced back by the heat of the torches.

Even Situ Zhengfa's expression changed drastically.

Because he sensed the yin energy in the area disappearing, he wrapped a string of Evil-Suppressing Talismans around himself, held up a torch, and crossed the threshold of the residential complex's entrance.

"Look, there are stars in the sky!"

Someone suddenly spoke up, and everyone raised their heads, only to see the original dark clouds shrinking smaller and smaller, gradually revealing the surrounding starry sky.

"This... it worked?!"

"That's it?!"

Situ Zhengfa was also very confused. He hadn't done anything at all!

Holding the torch, he walked toward the residential complex.

All the cold, eerie aura had dissipated. At this moment, this residential complex seemed just like any ordinary neighborhood.

Situ Zhengfa looked around. His Qi Observation technique was also somewhat accomplished.

Yet now, he couldn't see anything at all.

"No! Let's get in the helicopter!"

Situ Zhengfa didn't plan to go any deeper; after all, he knew exactly how much skill he actually possessed.

After walking out of the complex and boarding a helicopter to circle above the neighborhood for a long time.

"It's all gone," Situ Zhengfa muttered.

Zhao Liqiang, accompanying him, complimented, "It had to be Master Situ taking action. The problems of this residential complex were easily solved."

Although it felt very good to hear, Situ Zhengfa still said, "I feel like this matter has nothing to do with me. However, since the yin spirits have completely dispersed, the ritual to alter the Feng Shui layout can begin."

As the helicopter slowly descended, Situ Zhengfa couldn't help but say, "The remaining matters will actually be easy to resolve."

It was also at this time that a figure walked up.

He proactively reached out his hand toward Situ Zhengfa.

"Hello, I am the acting chief of the Yanhuang Awakening Pengcheng Branch. My name is Dongfang Shuye."

Although Situ Zhengfa wasn't very familiar with the situation of Yanhuang Awakening, the person in front of him was clearly a young man.

However, serving as a chief in Pengcheng was enough to illustrate the stakes involved.

"Hello, hello!"

Situ Zhengfa was just about to open his mouth to say that the issue of the yin energy inside the residential complex had nothing to do with him, but Dongfang Shuye had already grasped his hand.

"I intend to give all the credit for this matter to Master Situ."

Situ Zhengfa: "Huh?"