The Old Man Inside the Gourd

"Ah!"

The piercing cry echoed through the room, enough to make souls tremble. Any weak ghost caught in it would have its soul shattered. Jia Xin circulated the True Essence within his body to block out the sound.

Zhang Chen, hidden within the spatial dimension, used his spatial ability to isolate the residential complex from the outside world, preventing the soul-deep cry from spreading and drawing anyone's attention.

The yellow talisman paper was not as simple as it appeared, merely something used to ward off evil. When Zhang Chen had first observed from several kilometers away and Jia Xin immediately recognized the opponent as an illusion-type ghost, he had decisively begun preparing the talismans.

This special yellow paper came from a secret realm deep within Huaxia Country. At the time, the Gate Masters of three sects, including Jia Xin, had entered the secret realm and discovered a temple left behind by a great expert from prehistoric times. Jia Xin had obtained a total of thirty-two sheets of this yellow paper from within.

The paper contained immense power. Jia Xin believed it to be the Heavenly Seal Talisman Paper mentioned in Daoist texts, though its method of creation had been lost more than a thousand years ago.

For that reason, Jia Xin had searched the library for records concerning this talisman paper and learned how to use it.

This Heavenly Seal Talisman was similar to ordinary yellow talisman paper. As long as one wrote on it with cinnabar, the power within could be activated, though the extent of the released energy depended on the user's ability.

The talisman Jia Xin had written had activated nearly ninety percent of the Heavenly Seal Talisman's power. An ordinary ghost would have its soul scattered and destroyed with the slightest touch.

Furthermore, the words Jia