Free Web NovelRitualistic Spells like Directional Soul Summoning can be traced back to ancient sacrificial activities.
Ancient sacrificial activities typically involved extremely complex procedures, sometimes taking several days or even longer to complete a set of steps.
Before starting the ritual, one needed to consult the almanac to choose a suitable date and time. During the ritual, procedures such as lighting candles to welcome spirits, burning incense and offering tributes, playing music and toasting, and reciting sacrificial verses had to be performed in strict order.
However, for Psychic or urban legend, these procedures could be simplified or omitted, compensated for by their own Spiritual Energy. Therefore, the strength of the caster's Spiritual Energy fluctuations was also a key factor affecting the success rate when performing this type of Spell.
Of course, when Psychic or urban legend attempt ritualistic Spells, if they are not confident, they can also choose an appropriate time and prepare sacrifices and sacrificial music to improve the success rate of the Spell.
In fact, Strange Tale games like Pen Spirit and Disc Spirit are specialized ritualistic Spells. However, due to the excessive simplification of the procedures and the lack of a specific prayer target, ordinary people cannot compensate for the missing parts of the procedure with Spiritual Energy, so they often attract some malicious 'little darlings'.
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Lu Yibei sat obediently in front of Qingji, her back straight, concentrating intently.
She looked like a serious primary school student listening to a lecture.
Halfway through, she seemed to realize that something wasn't quite right and interrupted, "Wait a minute, Ancestor, I have a question!"
Qingji nodded slightly, "Go ahead."
"Listening to you, Spells like soul summoning seem to be about using the Spell to reassemble the lingering souls of the deceased into low-level urban legend," Lu Yibei said thoughtfully. "When low-level urban legend take shape, you then use a series of operations to lure them over, is that right?"
"..." Qingji thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's one way to understand it.
"From the origin of ritualistic Spells, the initial purpose of these Spells was to summon ancestors, ghosts, or gods through sacrificial verses, offer sacrifices, and pray for peace in the home, favorable weather, national prosperity, and other matters.
"And based on some ancient texts related to sacrifices, the quality and quantity of the sacrifices often determined whether ancestors, ghosts, or gods would descend, and whether they would fulfill the petitioner's wishes after descending.
"From a certain perspective, it is actually about luring a certain being to descend with sacrifices and then exchanging with them using the sacrifices.
As for whether this exchange is equal and fair, that depends on the temperament of the being lured over and the strength of the petitioner's methods."
"Oh~!" After hearing Qingji's explanation, Lu Yibei nodded thoughtfully, "Now I understand!"
"The Directional Soul Summoning Spell is equivalent to sending a message to the deceased through things they had long-term contact with during their lives, telling them to hurry over because there are fun things and delicious food here. When they come over happily, you close the door and make them stand still so you can take a look, right?"
"Digging a pit, putting in bait, and letting them jump in... Isn't this fishing for law enforcement? I'm familiar with that!" Lu Yibei said confidently.
Hearing this, the corner of Qingji's mouth twitched, and he responded with a dark face, "Mm."
Such a proper Spell, with such a solemn and sacred origin, how did it get distorted when it came out of her mouth?
The key is, she was actually right! Qingji thought.
Having received the Ancestor's affirmation, Lu Yibei's bright, watery eyes rolled slyly in their sockets.
A bold idea was quietly brewing in her heart.
Speaking of which, when I perform the Directional Soul Summoning Spell, when setting the 'bait', should I make the 'bait' as tempting as possible?
If so, it should greatly increase the success rate of the Spell, right?
Anyway, it's just a trick, I don't actually have to give it to them! Lu Yibei thought to herself.
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On the ancient street, in front of the Yanzhi Tavern.
Hua Sang sat at the table, staring blankly at the hand in the bowl.
Her previous training from Qingji had always been on the theoretical knowledge level. She had never engaged in life-and-death practical combat training with Qingji like Lu Yibei, let alone experienced the 'Qingji exploded on the spot' incident.
The scene just now not only greatly shocked her but also made her worry about how she would explain if the sect discovered that the remnant souls of the Seniors and ancient sages in the disciplinary ruler had disappeared.
Although she wasn't afraid of sect rules punishment, as her physical and magical defense were already maxed out, her mental defense was almost zero.
Just thinking about the process of enforcing the sect rules was already making her tired.
The Senior who set up the process for enforcing sect rules back then, in addition to giving physical punishment to the disciples who made mistakes, probably also had the idea of tormenting the will of the erring disciples. Hua Sang thought.
Just as Hua Sang was pondering, a rustling sound reached her ears.
Following the sound, she saw that the hand in the bowl in front of her was actually wriggling. As it wriggled, the scattered flesh and blood residue floated up, forming a cloud of blood mist, outlining the shape of a human body. Then, using the remaining hand as a reference point, it gradually gathered, solidified, and merged... finally restoring its original form.
Hua Sang's eyes widened as she watched the scene before her. She opened her mouth, just about to say something to Qingji, when she heard Qingji say strange words in a childish voice.
"Hurry over... stand still... let me take a look... fishing for law enforcement, I'm familiar with that!"
Hua Sang, "..." If Senior is gone, I will definitely be punished by the sect. But if Senior is 'broken' and emitting a foul smell, will I be punished?
At this moment, her mood was a bit complex.
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After completely learning the method of performing the Directional Soul Summoning Spell two or three times from Qingji and practicing it several times under his guidance, Lu Yibei bid farewell to Qingji and returned her consciousness to reality.
The Directional Soul Summoning Spell requires not only a lot of materials needed for the Spell but also items that the deceased had long-term contact with.
Although it can be practiced in the illusion, various materials and items from reality cannot be brought in, so the soul cannot be truly summoned.
Therefore, the practical practice of the Directional Soul Summoning Spell still needs to be done by Lu Yibei herself in reality.
It's like, no matter how proficient you are at a driving simulator, if you want to actually drive on the road, you still have to get a driver's license.
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Waking up on the bed in the apartment, Lu Yibei slowly opened her eyes. After steadying herself, she took out her phone from under the pillow and checked the time.
05:21 AM.
There were about three hours until dawn.
There was enough time to visit Fat Er Ye before sunrise, exchange some calamity water for Alchemy residue needed to make Alchemy Dirty Bombs, and materials needed to perform the Directional Soul Summoning Spell.
Lu Yibei thought, glanced at Wang Yingying on the bedside table, and called out softly, "Coat, let's go!"
Immediately, the wardrobe door opened, and a red and white two-toned windbreaker flew out, covering Lu Yibei's body with a 'rip' sound as the zipper was pulled tight.
Today's Disaster was the initial skin.
Taking her keys and phone, and carrying a little over half a bucket of calamity water, Lu Yibei left the apartment, went to the garage to ride her beloved small electric scooter, and headed towards the Ghost Market.
She wanted to take a taxi, but Uncle Zhang Shan had been scared badly last time.
Only a day had passed, and she appeared again carrying a little over half a bucket of calamity water. Uncle Zhang Shan would definitely not let her in the car.
Riding the small electric scooter, she drove out of the Jingyi Apartment Complex.
Just as she passed the first camera at the entrance of the complex, the camera's indicator light flickered, and Lu Yibei's phone vibrated.
Lu Yibei pulled over to the side of the road, took out her phone, and saw it was a message from Netizen Laosepi.
Netizen Old Pervert 00: "Wang Bu Liu Xing, I got the xiezhi crown you wanted. It's from the early Western Han Dynasty, the age is guaranteed."
After reading the message, Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment and quickly replied.
Wang Bu Liu Xing: "That fast? How did you get it? Let me state beforehand, even if you guys expedited the process, I'm not paying extra!"
Items like the xiezhi crown basically only exist in museums and tombs. The former are watched by the Night Watch, and the latter mostly harbor a large number of urban legend. It's not easy to get one in a short time.
Netizen Old Pervert 00: "Speaking of which, it's quite a coincidence. Our Void, after hearing your suggestion, didn't he set off to look for the God Kingdom?"
Lu Yibei, "..." When did I suggest Void look for the God Kingdom? Did I suggest he find a good mom? If there's a misunderstanding and something goes wrong, I'm not taking the blame!
Netizen Old Pervert 00: "After a round of investigation, our Void discovered that an ancient tomb might contain a God Kingdom Prototype. So he incited a group of tomb raiders to raid the tomb, mixed in with them, and followed them inside."
Wang Bu Liu Xing: "Then, he found the God Kingdom Prototype?"
Netizen Old Pervert 00: "Not really, but the owner of that tomb was a Censor from the Western Han Dynasty. Void didn't find the God Kingdom Prototype, but he did find the xiezhi crown for you. Should I send it to you now?"
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Lu Yibei pondered for a few seconds, then typed a reply: "Can you send it to the Night Watch?"
Netizen Old Pervert 00: "?"
Wang Bu Liu Xing: "Uh, don't misunderstand, it's not the Hua City Si Ye Hui, it should be sent to the Jin Guan City Si Ye Hui, to Superintendent Inspector Xing Yuan."
Based on Lu Yibei's understanding of Jiang Li, even if she personally delivered this "gift" of questionable origin to her and begged her to accept it, she wouldn't take it.
After much thought, it seemed more appropriate to give it to her through Inspector Xing Yuan, under the name of the Night Watch.
After sending the message, Lu Yibei waited for quite a while before receiving a reply.
Netizen Old Pervert 00: "???"
Wang Bu Liu Xing: "Don't worry, I'm very familiar with her, there won't be any problems. How about I communicate with her first and then reply to you?"
Netizen Old Pervert 00: "Okay!"
This time, the reply came exceptionally quickly.
Lu Yibei exited the chat software, rubbed her temples, opened her contacts, searched for a while, found Inspector Xing Yuan's number, and dialed her.
"Beep—beep—!"
After a few rings of the busy signal, a slightly lazy voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hello, this is Inspector Xing Yuan of the Jin Guan City Si Ye Hui. Are you turning yourself in?"
"..." Lu Yibei was silent for a few seconds, then called out in a spoiled tone, "Godmother~! Stop messing around, it's me!"
Inspector Xing Yuan already knew her identity, and she was too lazy to hide it, so she went straight for the big move.
"Pfft!" Inspector Xing Yuan seemed quite satisfied with the address "Godmother", chuckled lightly, and asked, "Alright, what do you need me for?"
"It's like this, I have a urban legend friend..."
So, Lu Yibei spent two minutes explaining in detail to Inspector Xing Yuan how she got the xiezhi crown through her "urban legend friend", and how she planned to give it to her other "Psychic friend" through Inspector Xing Yuan.
"You're getting more and more criminal lately! A xiezhi crown from the Western Han Dynasty? That's already a national first-class cultural relic, isn't it?" Inspector Xing Yuan teased, "Taking such a big risk, is it really just to help a friend?"
"If it's just a friend, I can't help you with this. I can't harm you, right?"
"Not a friend, actually... it's... you know what I mean, right?" Lu Yibei's face flushed slightly, and she stammered for a while without saying a complete sentence.
As someone with experience, Inspector Xing Yuan immediately understood the hidden meaning in Lu Yibei's words and chuckled, "Hehehe, I get it, you like that Gan Yuan Jiang, right?"
Lu Yibei scratched the back of her head, "Well, you can't exactly say that."
"Then I won't help you."
"I like her," Lu Yibei said expressionlessly.
"Hehehe, alright!" Inspector Xing Yuan replied with a smile, "I'll agree to this matter. Tell your urban legend friend to deliver the item to the Nine-Eyed Bridge in Jin Guan City at ten o'clock on the night three days from now."
"As for where you got this xiezhi crown, I won't ask you. It's impossible that it came through any legitimate channels anyway."
If it could be obtained through legitimate channels, the Night Watch would have already gotten it and let Jiang Li go to the headquarters to advance her Spirit Mark.
"There's one more question..." Lu Yibei probed, "You won't take the opportunity to arrest my friend, will you?"
"You don't trust me, yet you still ask for my help?" Inspector Xing Yuan retorted. Just as Lu Yibei didn't know how to answer, she heard the other end of the phone say, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to your friend."
"As for you, behave yourself. If you can't fulfill our agreement after one year, even if Xiao Bai stops me, I will force you to sign the contract, understand?"
"I understand, I understand!" Lu Yibei said repeatedly, "I'm behaving myself! I'm a law-abiding urban legend."
"Tsk, smart mouth!" Inspector Xing Yuan spat, "Alright, that's all for now, talk to you later."
"Mhm, mhm, bye-bye."
Hanging up the phone, Lu Yibei felt as if a major weight had been lifted from ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) her heart. She let out a long sigh, then sent a message to Wanglu Laosepi.
Wang Bu Liu Xing: "Three days later, ten PM, Nine-Eyed Bridge, no problem?"
Netizen Old Pervert 00: "【Long-legged Mature Woman OK】"
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In the early hours of the morning, a cool breeze was blowing.
On the empty streets, a few wisps of thin fog drifted, and in the dark corners, creepy, twisted figures were having their final revelry before dawn.
On this street, which exuded an eerie atmosphere everywhere, a cute-looking girl, wearing cat ear headphones, rode a small electric scooter, humming a tune as she weaved through the streets and alleys.
"The cool breeze gently blows and quietly enters my clothes, summer has been stolen away without a sound~♪"
Wherever she passed, the urban legend played even more merrily.
Completely unaware that her image as the King of Weird Tales was being quietly tagged with the label of urban legend Diva by the urban legend, Lu Yibei rode her small electric scooter, enjoying the cool breeze as she headed towards the Ghost Market, her mind wandering aimlessly.
Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I went to see Fat Er Ye.
I wonder how Gu Qianqian's black workshop has been developing recently. If it hasn't gone out of business, it should have provided Fat Er Ye with a lot of Alchemy residue, right? Lu Yibei thought. freewebnσvel.cѳm
Although Fat Er Ye, due to a merchant's integrity, had always refused to reveal the source of the large amount of Alchemy residue in his possession.
But Lu Yibei had long since investigated through earth vein aura and urban legend informants that the seller who was selling Alchemy residue to Fat Er Ye was Gu Qianqian, selling at least one to two tons every month.
At first, Lu Yibei even wanted to cooperate with Gu Qianqian, but considering that bypassing the middleman and directly asking the seller for goods was not very ethical, and she couldn't find Gu Qianqian under the bridge after several attempts, she had to give up.
"When I caught Gu Qianqian in the God Kingdom Prototype before, I should have talked about cooperation with her properly," Lu Yibei muttered to herself.
It's a pity that my memory hadn't fully recovered at that time, and coupled with Gu Qianqian's ghostly appearance scaring me, I completely forgot about this matter.
Speaking of which, I wonder how Gu Xinian has been doing with taking the blame recently. I should go and ask later. Lu Yibei thought.
The disappearance of the Power to construct the God Kingdom Prototype led to the sudden disappearance of a total of over five thousand "residents".
Although the God Kingdom Prototype has the ability to self-repair and eliminate the effects caused by the disappearance of residents when the Spiritual Energy supply is sufficient.
However, the number of disappearing residents was too large, and it was inevitable that some would be noticed by the remaining residents, causing a disturbance.
At this time, a brave person is needed to step forward and take the blame.
How did that saying go... well, that world needs a "villain".
And the new Chairman of the Xunzhen Mutual Aid Society, Gu Xinian, is this "villain"!
It should be clarified here that Lu Yibei did not force Gu Xinian; he initiative approached her and took on that big pot.
In exchange, Lu Yibei needed to regularly inform him about the situation of Gu Qianqian and Gu Xiliu, and if it was convenient, to look after them when they needed it.
However, Gu Xiliu was easy to deal with; she had the Night Watch as her backing and a family of adoptive parents, so Lu Yibei only needed to occasionally inquire about her recent situation.
As for Gu Qianqian...
"I want to look after her too! After all, she's the cheap wife Old Dad brought back. Although nothing will happen between us, it's still right to look after her a little. But..."
But I also have to be able to see her!"
As the Hua City Monster King, Lu Yibei could easily know the movements of almost all urban legend in Hua City and most Psychic except for the Night Watch members.
And Gu Qianqian was a typical exception because she held the bamboo slip that connected to the Great Serpent God's God Kingdom.
Even if Lu Yibei occasionally discovered her tracks, she would disappear before she could be found, without leaving a trace of her presence.
"Fortunately, we have that special relationship. Even if we're not husband and wife, being friends is fine," Lu Yibei muttered to herself, "Otherwise..."
In the territory I control, there is an enemy whose whereabouts cannot be traced and who appears and disappears like a ghost. If she doesn't die, I can't sleep!
Lu Yibei muttered to herself and looked up, seeing the familiar storefront.
Fat Er Ye's shop had arrived.
