Dao Lao looked satisfied at the shimmering curtain of light and gestured with his hands towards the astonished Hao Yun, saying, "This is my temporary space creation device. It can open a temporary hidden space within the timeline of Earth while providing sufficient support to ensure the stability of this timeline."
"Whenever I go out on a mission, I always find a safe and secluded area and use this device to build a temporary hidden space as my base. Because this unique hidden space can shield all the energy from the spirit realm that appears inside it, to prevent these energies from interfering with the stability of the outside world. At the same time, this also prevents roaming malevolent energies from sensing my presence outside and fleeing before I can capture them."
Hao Yun widened his eyes, examining the curtain of light. "Wow! Is it really that amazing? So, are you going to set up this hidden space in my home?"
"Exactly. Because although you are just my assistant, you are actually considered a formal employee of our spirit realm. So, naturally, your home is the most suitable place to place this hidden space. Oh, by the way! Do you often have visitors coming to your house?"
"No, not at all. When I was in college, I didn't make many friends because I often went out to work, and my girlfriend has already broken up with me. Besides, it's a special period after the disaster, and nobody visits each other's houses anyway. So, except for me, no one else will come to my house."
"Oh, I just remembered. Your sudden appearance in my house will definitely attract the attention of the neighbors and the residential property management. So, to avoid arousing suspicion, we need to figure out a way to give you an identity. And also a health certificate showing you are not a virus carrier," Hao Yun added.
Dao Lao waved his hand dismissively. "Don't worry, I've got all that covered. After all, this is our spirit realm's territory, and such small problems can't faze me at all."
As soon as Dao Lao finished speaking, the light green barrier in front of him flashed once again before gradually settling into a completely still state, transforming into a light blue hue. Dao Lao gestured for Hao Yun to follow him, then confidently stepped into the barrier. Seeing Dao Lao disappear into the light blue barrier without a sound, Hao Yun summoned his courage, held his breath, and followed suit.
Feeling a sudden intense resonance spreading throughout his body in an instant, Hao Yun suddenly felt lighter. Then he realized that he had successfully passed through the mysterious barrier and entered the hidden space. Hao Yun had imagined that he might see a high-tech base like the Avengers, or perhaps a fantastical realm like a fairyland with ethereal mountains and mist. However, reality told him that dreams are always abundant while reality remains stark.
"What, what is this place?! There's nothing here?!" Hao Yun stood dumbfounded, disappointed by the sight before him.
"Huh? This layout... why does it seem so familiar? Ah! Isn't this the layout of my house?" After roughly observing the scene in this space, Hao Yun suddenly exclaimed.
Indeed, the layout of the empty space before Hao Yun was almost identical to his two-bedroom apartment. However, Hao Yun quickly noticed the differences. Firstly, the area of this two-bedroom apartment was much larger than his home, with higher ceilings. Secondly, the space was completely empty, without any furnishings. Lastly, and most intriguingly, although there were no lights in the room, the entire space was still brightly lit as if by invisible sunlight, even though there were windows with seemingly nonsensical bright light shining in from outside.
"Welcome to my temporary base! Feel free to look around, sit wherever you want, don't be shy!" Dao Lao sat lazily on a summoned lazy sofa, watching Hao Yun explore the layout of the base. Ignoring Dao Lao, Hao Yun continued to look around with curiosity.
Sitting leisurely on the summoned sofa, Dao Lao explained, "This space base can create various styles of spaces according to my requirements. But I don't like to make the base look fancy. So, I simply let it mimic the temporary space you mentioned. Anyway, once we resolve the matter with that ghost doll, we'll leave here. So, it's more convenient and faster to build the base this way! Ah! It's so comfortable to be here! That old car of yours makes my back ache!"
"I'm already giving you a place to stay, and you still have the nerve to be picky?" Hao Yun retorted with displeasure. Then, with curiosity, he asked, "Hey, Lao Dao, how did you summon this sofa? Can you summon one for me too?"
"This is a specially assigned space provided by the organization for me, so I can use my consciousness to create anything here. Since you are my designated assistant, you can also create anything you want in this space," Dao Lao said, gesturing for Hao Yun to try summoning a sofa himself.
Upon hearing this, Hao Yun immediately felt excited and eager to try his hand at creating something out of thin air. However, judging by the slightly lecherous expression on Hao Yun's face, it was clear that he didn't want to summon a sofa.
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At this moment, Dao Lao was like a tapeworm in Hao Yun's belly. As soon as he saw Hao Yun's expression turning abnormal, he immediately intervened, saying, "Although this base can summon various items out of thin air with its world as reference, it is limited to those logically conventional items. For example, sofas, chairs, and benches can be summoned here."
"However, things like food, airplanes, tanks, or treasures like gold and silver don't fit the logic of this space and naturally cannot be created. Oh, and creatures like animals or beautiful women, are also impossible to summon. So, don't even think about creating wealth out of thin air here, or dreaming of marrying a wealthy woman and reaching the pinnacle of life! Hmph! I advise you to put away your unhealthy thoughts. Otherwise, once you trigger the base's violation alarm system and suffer divine punishment from above, don't blame me for not saving you!"
Upon hearing Dao Lao's warning, Hao Yun quickly suppressed his lecherous behavior and pretended not to understand what Dao Lao was talking about.
Dao Lao then summoned a sofa and said, "Instead of thinking about these trivial matters, you should think more about how to utilize this space to practice controlling your consciousness and allowing your spiritual power to grow better during cultivation. After all, only when you can better and more stably control the Mold Spirit Energy Tracking System and possess more and stronger spiritual power, can I help you further activate your brain's latent potential. Otherwise, you won't be able to control this system well, and your system won't be able to unlock more functions for you to fully unleash its power."
After finishing speaking, Dao Lao casually took out several cans of coffee and, with an air of indifference, summoned a holographic screen on the room's huge wall, starting to examine the data from the ghost doll last night.
Hao Yun picked up a can of coffee and approached Dao Lao, asking, "So, any new discoveries?"
Shaking his head, Dao Lao said, "There are no new discoveries, but the tracker has sent back the whereabouts of Xiao Yong and his wife."
As Dao Lao spoke, the screen displayed a 3D scanning map of Rongjin City, with a clearly marked coordinate point. As the screen gradually zoomed in on the coordinate point, the 3D scanning map's street view was rapidly colored by the system. In just a few seconds, the entire area marked by the coordinates was rendered into a three-dimensional lifelike map.
"Is that red one—?" Hao Yun pointed at a red mark on the lifelike map.
"Yes, that red mark is the ghost doll," Dao Lao nodded. "This map is made from the data sent back by the tracker. The neighborhood where the red mark is located should be where Xiao Yong and his wife live. Now, the tracker has locked the positions of Xiao Yong, his wife, and the ghost doll. We just need to sit here, and we can completely monitor their movements."
Following Dao Lao's instructions, Hao Yun soon saw two blue dots on the map. One blue mark was stationary next to the red mark representing the ghost doll, while the other blue mark was approaching the other two marks from the street. According to Hao Yun's guess, the blue mark with the ghost doll was probably Xu Fang, while the mark on the way home should be Xiao Yong.
"I have shared this data with your system. You can now check their status in your consciousness," Dao Lao said, gesturing for Hao Yun to check his system and then refocusing his attention on the screen.
"The ghost doll, from the 13th realm of the Spirit Realm's Yin Realm; category: unlucky ghost; code: HP-CN-31415926. How come there are two more pieces of information in this ghost doll's information panel?" After confirming that he could proficiently check the tracking data shared by Dao Lao, Hao Yun once again turned his attention back to the screen and quickly found two new pieces of information.
"Well, it's probably because the tracker had close contact with the ghost doll all night. After all, the tracker is a product of the Spirit Realm and may still carry a bit of divine power. It's likely that this subtle divine power played a role, enabling it to further penetrate the mold spirit energy's concealment and help us gain a bit more information about the ghost doll," Dao Lao speculated uncertainly.
Seeing the new information obtained, Dao Lao's tone also seemed to relax a bit. "Since the tracker can penetrate the mold spirit energy around the ghost doll, it at least indicates that the strength of that mold spirit energy is not particularly powerful. Moreover, the ghost doll has been confirmed as an unlucky ghost, not another type of evil spirit, which means the danger level of this operation has been greatly reduced. The probability of causing significant harm to Xiao Yong and Xu Fang has also decreased significantly."
Dao Lao continued, "Since this ghost doll is an unlucky ghost, it's not surprising that mold spirit energy chooses to invade its body. After all, the purpose of mold spirit energy's existence is to spread negative misfortune everywhere. By attaching to an unlucky ghost, the two can collaborate to maximize the power of that mold spirit energy. And unfortunately, Xiao Yong and Xu Fang have become the only victims under the immense misfortune spread by them."
Hao Yun asked puzzledly, "But one thing I don't quite understand. Shouldn't this kind of unlucky ghost, along with the mold spirit energy they spread, be able to interfere with everyone around them? But from the current situation, why are only Xiao Yong and Xu Fang being harmed by them?"
Dao Lao sighed, "Ah, that's what I want to know too. Actually, whether it's an unlucky ghost or mold spirit energy, they can autonomously choose the targets they want to attack. That's what worries me. Because it seems that their target is only Xiao Yong and Xu Fang. I don't know why they are targeting Xiao Yong and Xu Fang specifically and preventing Xu Fang from getting pregnant."
"Now, how do we catch them?" Hao Yun returned to this question again. Judging by Hao Yun's eager appearance, he should have completely eliminated his fear of the ghost doll after a night of sorting things out.
Dao Lao greatly appreciated Hao Yun's rapid adaptation ability. However, at the same time, he also cautioned, "After all, we are dealing with a three-star mold spirit energy. We shouldn't be too careless. You should know that mold spirit energy ghosts are very cunning. If we don't figure out their motives and weaknesses and act rashly, we might fall into their trap and end up making things worse."
"And if we want to deal with mold spirit energy more effectively, we'd better find a way to make it voluntarily leave the ghost doll's body before it officially merges with it, to reduce the power boost of the ghost doll by the mold spirit energy. In this way, we can easily deal with both the ghost doll and the mold spirit energy!" Dao Lao concluded.