Watching Haoyun steadily capturing the moldy spiritual energy, Dao Lao couldn't help but remind, "Haoyun, always pay attention to your mental power level. If you consume too much mental power, you may enter a state of shock, and the moldy spiritual energy collector will automatically stop working. Also, pay attention to the changes in the capacity of your moldy spiritual energy storage. Due to your current overall strength being relatively low, your body cannot support a large-capacity moldy spiritual energy storage. So, if your moldy spiritual energy storage reaches the capacity warning line before you finish capturing all the moldy spiritual energy expelled by Liu Erwa, stop the capture immediately. I will take over the remaining capture work."

Glancing at the status bar on the left side of the system interface, Haoyun replied, "Don't worry, my mental power is still at 85%, and the capacity of the moldy spiritual energy storage is 63%."

"Good, very good. This is your first attempt, and you're doing great," Dao Lao said satisfactorily.

As they were currently engaged in important work, Dao Lao naturally abandoned his usual careless demeanor and became extremely serious. This inadvertently made Haoyun feel a sense of relief and a solid sense of reliance on Dao Lao.

"I wonder how long it will take to capture all this moldy spiritual energy. It seems that its volume is quite substantial," Haoyun remarked with some emotion after confirming his status again.

"Don't worry, this moldy spiritual energy storage is completely tailored to the volume of moldy spiritual energy. Even though your physique limits the capacity of your storage, it is still sufficient to accommodate the average level of moldy spiritual energy. That's why I had you personally capture moldy spiritual energy this time. This way, you can gain more experience, which will greatly help you in further improving your use of the moldy spiritual energy tracker and expanding the capacity of your moldy spiritual energy storage," Dao Lao explained.

"Furthermore, I did this to let you taste the sweetness of carrying out tasks. Don't forget, the moldy spiritual energy you capture can be exchanged for divine shield coins. So, consider the extra enhancement you receive this time as the fee for me staying at your place!" Dao Lao added.

"Pfft! 100 grams of mold energy for 1 divine shield coin? That's hardly anything! Feels like a bad deal!" Haoyun rolled his eyes, calculating in his mind.

As Liu Erwa convulsed and spat out the last breath of black mist, his moldy luck level dropped from three stars to one and a half stars. Under Dao Lao's guidance, Haoyun once again conducted a thorough inspection of the captured moldy spiritual energy and confirmed that there were no remaining traces of moldy spiritual energy. Then, the heavy stone that had been hanging over his heart finally fell steadily.

Looking at the branch of the moldy spiritual energy storage designated as Prisoner 001, Haoyun heaved a sigh of relief. After all, this terrifying moldy spiritual energy was now imprisoned within his moldy spiritual energy tracking system. If there were any leaks, he would be in big trouble. Who knew what abnormal reactions would occur if his body were invaded by this moldy spiritual energy?

However, speaking of reactions, at the moment when the moldy spiritual energy was captured into the moldy spiritual energy storage, Haoyun seemed to have a fleeting, subtle feeling of familiarity. Haoyun wasn't sure why he felt this way. Perhaps it was just an illusion caused by his nervousness? Haoyun thought to himself. After all, under the separate checks of Haoyun and Dao Lao, there were no abnormal reactions in Haoyun's body after capturing the moldy spiritual energy.

After expelling all the moldy spiritual energy from his body, Liu Erwa's eye sockets returned from empty darkness to their normal state with pupils and whites. Although his eyes still lacked vitality, they no longer exuded the dark and sinister aura they had before. In Liu Erwa's eyes now, there was a clarity and innocence reminiscent of his one and a half years of age. After recovering, Erwa first bowed deeply to the priests, expressing his gratitude for their help. Then, he quietly stood aside without speaking.

"Now that Liu Erwa's body is free of moldy spiritual energy, and he has let go of all his grievances from his past life, our mission this time is complete. Let's go, let's return to the base quickly, extract the mold energy, and see if we can find any clues about its purpose and Alina's whereabouts," Master Gu nodded satisfactorily at Liu Erwa, then cast another spell, silently disappearing from the sky of this world along with everyone else.

At the moment when everyone left this world, Liu Erwa quietly raised his head and glanced at the still-softened figure of Rixiang Zhongxiaogui. At this point, the face of his son in his arms had gradually turned pale. Seeing this, Liu Erwa calmly withdrew his gaze, his face showing no joy or sorrow, as calm as water.

Accompanied by another bout of intense vomiting from Haoyun, everyone once again appeared in Judge Yan's hall in a flash. Haoyun, holding onto a pillar while retching and resisting the tall guard who tried to pat his back, kept reassuring the group of restless maids in the distance, "I'm fine, I'm okay, there's no need for you fairy maidens to take care of me," and politely gestured for them to hurry and attend to Master Gu and the others.

As for Bayi, he felt particularly radiant on his face because he could accompany Master Gu on a trip. After bidding farewell respectfully to the adults, he hurriedly took his leave. Of course, Bayi wasn't eager to go back and organize the work materials he had acquired today. He just wanted to quickly show off the photo with Master Gu's autograph that he had taken while accompanying Master Gu on an errand to his other colleagues.

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You see, Master Gu is the second big shot in the thirteenth district of the Underworld. Anyone who has the privilege of accompanying Master Gu on a mission will be looked upon favorably by others when they return. Yes, that's right! Especially if it can make Bayi's beloved Rabbit Girl take a second look at him. Hahaha! Excitedly, Bayi dashed out of the Judgment Hall, leaving behind a group of helpless priests shaking their heads. Because everyone knew very well that not only would Bayi's showing off not impress the Rabbit Girl, but it would also likely earn him a good scolding from her.

After Bayi left, Haoyun, who had recovered from the dizziness of crossing the time and space lines, said, "Huh? Judge Yan hasn't returned yet? Shall we wait for him here?"

"No need," Dao Lao said, "Let's go back to the base first, lock the moldy spiritual energy in the recovery warehouse. Then, we can proceed with the next interrogation."

"Ah?! Leaving again! Can't you let me rest a bit longer?! Every time I step into the teleportation array, I feel dizzy and disoriented. If I leave now, I'll probably go into shock!" Haoyun rubbed his temples, complaining bitterly.

Dao Lao naturally couldn't delay work because of Haoyun's problem: "Your constitution is really troublesome! Sigh! Looks like when we get back, I'll have to figure out a way to adjust it again!"

Hearing that Dao Lao would help him adjust his constitution again, Haoyun immediately felt better. His back didn't ache anymore, his legs didn't hurt, and his spirits lifted. He quickly walked over to Dao Lao and urged him to return to the base.

"Master Gu, aren't you coming with us?" Haoyun, before leaving, couldn't help but ask Master Gu, who was watching them with envy-filled eyes.

"Ah, not this time! Liu Erwa is still here, isn't he? I need to watch over him first and see what to do when Judge Yan returns. Besides, you'll only be gone for a short while. I'll wait for the next time when we have more time to go together!" Master Gu said pitifully.

Indeed. Although they had resolved the issue of the moldy spiritual energy invading Liu Erwa's body, the matter of how to deal with Liu Erwa still needed Judge Yan's decision. At this moment, Haoyun thought of another question: "Oh? Right, Dao Lao. Why did Liu Erwa retain a one and a half star moldy luck level after expelling the moldy spiritual energy from his body? Didn't you say that only creatures in the lower realms have moldy luck levels?"

Before Dao Lao could answer, Master Gu preempted and said, "That's because although Liu Erwa is no longer a living being, he still hasn't drunk the Revival Divine Water. In this case, although he is now a soul, fundamentally, he is still in the state of his previous life. So, when he drinks the Revival Divine Water, the moldy luck level on his body will disappear. After that, based on Judge Yan's decision on how to deal with Liu Erwa, we can impose a brand new bout of bad luck on him."

Hearing Master Gu's explanation, Haoyun looked at the silent Liu Erwa with some unease. Then, he couldn't help but say, "Master Gu, could you inform Judge Yan to wait until I and Dao Lao return before making the final judgment on Liu Erwa? After all, this is the first task I've experienced, so I really want to be involved in the whole process, for myself and for everyone else."

Master Gu naturally understood Haoyun's meaning, so he made an OK gesture to reassure him. Then, Haoyun followed Dao Lao back to the base.

"Weird? Why don't I feel as dizzy when using your teleportation array?" Haoyun, noticing that he didn't have a strong reaction during this teleportation, asked puzzledly.

"That's because Master Gu used the teleportation spell of the Underworld. Even though your constitution has been strengthened a bit, you're still essentially a semi-physical mortal. So, that kind of spell naturally makes you feel very uncomfortable. But you are my assistant, and the modifications you underwent were specifically for the priests tracking moldy spiritual energy. Therefore, you are naturally more adapted to the teleportation array released by my base. Moreover, the teleportation array I used is a product of high-tech, so the side effects are naturally much smaller than those of Master Gu's more occult spell." Dao Lao explained.

"Alright, enough talk. You should first transfer the moldy spiritual energy to the base's moldy spiritual energy sealing warehouse! It's not very safe to carry moldy spiritual energy around." Dao Lao urged, changing his tone.

Haoyun nodded and followed Dao Lao back into the room with the incubation system. As soon as Haoyun entered the room, he stood in the familiar corner, and several projection screens and a faint green light beam instantly surrounded him. Under Dao Lao's guidance, Haoyun opened the permissions of his own system and linked it with this incubation system.

Then, under Dao Lao's skilled operations, the projection screen of the incubation system displayed the patterns of two containers. With a glance, Haoyun understood that one of the containers, labeled "65% capacity used," referred to his moldy spiritual energy storage. And the empty container naturally referred to the specialized moldy spiritual energy sealing warehouse exclusive to the base that Dao Lao mentioned.

Soon, a prompt appeared on the projection screen of the incubation system: "Detected moldy spiritual energy, code number 001. Shall we proceed with the transfer of moldy spiritual energy number 001?"

"Confirm transfer operation," Dao Lao said upon seeing the prompt.

As soon as Dao Lao's words fell, a very fine beam of light shot out from the projection screen floating behind Haoyun and accurately penetrated the back of his neck. Then, the other projection screen immediately displayed the words "Transferring moldy spiritual energy to the moldy spiritual energy recovery warehouse."

The entire transfer process was very brief, and Haoyun didn't feel anything. After the moldy spiritual energy was successfully transferred, the projection screen automatically disconnected from Haoyun's system after displaying the words "Your moldy spiritual energy has been successfully transferred! Thank you for your patronage! Welcome back next time! Goodbye!"

At the same time, Haoyun's consciousness received a prompt message from the system: "The moldy spiritual energy has been submitted. You have submitted a total of 250 grams of moldy spiritual energy this time, which can be exchanged for a total of 2.5 divine shield coins. The exchange of divine shield coins has been completed. Please check carefully."

As the emotionless synthesized voice of the system disappeared, Haoyun heard the crisp sound of two and a half coins dropping. Then, he saw an icon like a wallet appear in the upper right corner of the system interface in his consciousness. Haoyun opened it with his mind and saw a message—his possession of 2.5 divine shield coins.

Seeing the three words "divine shield coins," Haoyun's eyes lit up instantly, revealing his greedy nature. Although it was only 2.5 divine shield coins, it was still money!

"What can these divine shield coins be used for? Can they be used to exchange for equipment?" Haoyun looked excitedly.