After a brief exploration, Zhong Yi understood the purpose of the small house.One could purchase Magic Treasures, inquire about ghost information, and adjust modes here.The Magic Treasure section was filled with what appeared to be low-level folk Magical Artifacts.For example, a needle for measuring temperature, an evil-warding copper coin to prevent ghost disturbances, and evil-dispelling incense to drive away ghosts…“Many tools are locked. It seems I need to upgrade,” Zhong Yi thought.Zhong Yi quickly scanned the items and immediately felt that this Illusion Realm was unusual.The basic information on ghosts contained various descriptive features.For instance, some ghosts appeared in places where the surrounding air was bone-chillingly cold;some ghosts would leave footprints on salt, while others would be accompanied by ghost fires invisible to the naked eye…These features corresponded precisely with the various tools sold in the shop.Evidently, this was another unique new gameplay style.It likely involved elements of deduction!This was Zhong Yi’s forte.With that thought, Zhong Yi quickly organized a team, pulling the other three into his squad, and started the first game.The Illusion Realm’s System prompt appeared:【You are investigators from a well-known ghost-catching team in the mortal world, specifically responsible for investigating and compiling detailed information on malevolent ghost cases.】【A nearby town is experiencing frequent malevolent occurrences…】【Utilize ghost knowledge and relevant tools to gather as much ghost information as possible and determine the type of evil entity.】【Map: Haunted House】【Current Difficulty: Amateur (Remaining attempts: 5)】【The evil entity will not actively hunt within the first five minutes of the game.】【Friendly Reminder: Please stay away from darkness and maintain your sanity.】“What does this mean? Amateur difficulty? Old Zhong, who are you looking down on?” Zhou Yue immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.He, a dignified Cultivator at the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation, had to play on amateur difficulty to catch a ghost?“I didn’t choose it. It’s set to amateur by default right now.” Zhong Yi shrugged helplessly.“Amateur is amateur, but it specifically reminds us there are only five chances… Who cares!” Zhou Yue pouted and grumbled.He looked around.The five of them appeared inside a huge carriage.On the side of the carriage hung a dazzling array of rather shabby-looking folk Magical Artifacts.Zhou Qiaoling had been squatting in front of the Magical Artifacts for a while, examining them carefully.“Oh, it’s rare for Junior Sister Zhou to be so proactive in exploring the rules?” Zhong Yi felt a sense of comfort.“Proactive my ass! She’s clearly looking for something valuable to pocket first…” Zhou Yue’s mouth twitched as he mercilessly exposed her.“How strange…” Zhou Qiaoling, exposed, showed no embarrassment and muttered to herself with a frown.Zhong Yi: “What? What’s strange?”“Here…” Zhou Qiaoling’s expression was very puzzled.“There are no Magical Artifacts that can harm ghosts… Not a single one!”Upon hearing this, everyone looked around.For the initial novice match, the System had given them a batch of free basic tools.They searched with wide eyes but couldn’t find anything that looked like it could be used for combat.There wasn't even a basic peach wood sword…The only somewhat useful # Nоvеlight # items were the copper coins and evil-dispelling incense.However, both were single-use items, meant to block ghost damage…“So…,” Zhong Yi stroked his chin, lost in thought.“When facing ghosts, we can only defend, not attack?”“Hmph, what about our cultivation? There should be some Spiritual Qi, right!” Zhou Yue snorted coldly and quickly mobilized the Spiritual Qi within his body.The reality was—His body was empty, not a single drop.Zhou Yue was dumbfounded.He instantly understood Lu Ze’s intention.No cultivation, no weapons…Facing ghosts, there was only one path: waiting for death!“Fortunately… this Illusion Realm doesn’t require us to catch or kill ghosts, only to discover the ghost type.” Zhong Yi looked at the other side of the carriage and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.On a special green stone slab, several large characters were written:【Optional Objectives for this Mission:】【1. Confirm the type of evil entity】【2. Block one evil entity hunt with an evil-warding copper coin】【3. Sanity value drops below 25】【4. One team member witnesses a strange event】Next to the stone slab was a sound-recording Jade Slip, and the voice within reminded everyone that the more mission objectives completed, the higher the reward.Clearly, this was not a combat Illusion Realm for fighting ghosts.Instead, it was an intellectual battle Illusion Realm that required using tools to investigate clues and determine identities.“Bah! Old Devil Lu really has ill intentions!!” Zhou Qiaoling gnashed her teeth resentfully.Upon realizing they had no cultivation or weapons, she had instinctively retreated to the center of the group, fearing being entangled by ghosts.“Haha, it’s just mere ghosts, what’s there to be afraid of!” Mu Yawen, however, looked full of confidence.“I am a Pure Yang Spiritual Body, my Soul is supremely Yang and unyielding. Which ghost dares to approach? I’ll burn them to ashes… Hahahahaha!!”With that, Mu Yawen took the lead, jumped out of the carriage, and strode towards the haunted house ahead.As soon as he got out of the carriage, he shivered.“Hiss, so cold!”He looked around.It was evening, and the sky was growing dim.Despite being a summer scene, there was a sudden, inexplicable chill.Zhong Yi and the other two each selected a few tools and also got out of the carriage.“Ho, piercing evil combined with lonely Yin evil? It really is a haunted house.” Zhong Yi stood at the entrance, looking around.The road directly facing the main gate, and the main gate directly leading to the back window in this room layout, immediately allowed him to identify some signs of a haunted house.“I’m afraid the bedroom is also in an inauspicious position.” Zhou Yue, who knew a bit about Feng Shui, nodded in agreement.The environmental rendering, the oppressive color palette, the sinister Feng Shui…But the group did not feel afraid.This was the Celestial Cultivation World.Malevolence, Feng Shui, and even true ghosts were things that Cultivators had mostly experienced firsthand.When projected into the Illusion Realm, it wasn't as terrifying as in their previous lives.At this moment, with Zhong Yi and Zhou Yue’s live broadcast starting, more and more Cultivators came to watch.【Old Devil Lu must be crazy, right? He wouldn’t think that these little Feng Shui designs and gloomy visuals could scare us, would he?】【Standing before you are dignified Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators!】【And this is supposed to make us cry?】【True Disciple Zhong, go! Let Old Devil Lu see that we players aren’t so easily bullied!】【I can’t imagine how a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator could be scared by ghosts.】“Quick, Old Zhong! Let’s speedrun this Illusion Realm, I still need to go back and climb the ranks!” Zhou Yue eagerly followed behind Mu Yawen, striding into the haunted house.Zhong Yi, standing at the end of the team, thoughtfully stared at the bottom right corner of his vision at the entrance.There was a special section there:【Sanity Value: 100】“Strange…”“What exactly does ‘Sanity Value’ represent?”Zhong Yi recalled that both the rule prompts and the mission objectives contained elements related to Sanity Value.Just then,A chilly evening breeze blew, and the Sophora tree outside rustled.The Sanity Value suddenly dropped from 100 to 99.The night, it seemed, deepened.

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