I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 1063 Refining the Five Ghosts
Zhang Chen wanted to clean up the house himself, but looking at the dilapidated state of the house, he felt at a loss: "If only I could refine a few ghost servants and have them do things for me, that would be great."

Zhang Chen looked at the torn quilt, the broken cups, and even the mud on the kang (a heated brick bed) had been dug up and the floor tiles had been pried off one by one. During the time he was away from home, no one had cleaned the house at all. Perhaps those people never even thought he would come back.

Zhang Chen stopped tidying up the house and turned to leave. He was going to the Chaotic Mound outside the city to see if any human spirits remained. Now that the world had changed so drastically and spiritual energy had emerged, those ghosts should have a chance to survive.

In his memory, there was a massacre site outside the city where hundreds of thousands of people had been slaughtered by the Japanese and thrown into a large pit. The resentment within was immense, and if ghosts existed in the world, they were most likely from this place.

Although the Han Dynasty filled in the ruins after its founding, the people still felt a chilling atmosphere and an indescribable terror after passing by.

As soon as Zhang Chen opened the door, he saw Wang Fang peeking out half her head while she was airing out the quilts, secretly watching him. When she saw his gaze, she quickly pulled her head back in.

"She's just a petty person. Once I've refined the Five Ghosts, I'll let her experience what it means to be in turmoil." Zhang Chen wasn't in a hurry to settle scores with Wang Fang. He strode towards the gate, but before he could even step out, he heard Wang Fang shout behind him: "Zhang Chen, stop right there!"

Zhang Chen stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked at Wang Fang, wondering what kind of trouble this woman was up to.

Seeing Zhang Chen about to leave, Wang Fang panicked. If Zhang Chen had escaped from prison and was allowed to get away like this, her whole family would definitely suffer the consequences.

"Are you hungry? I'll cook for you." Wang Fang met Zhang Chen's gaze and stammered, trying to stall for time while Zhang Xiao summoned the constables.

"I'm not hungry." Zhang Chen didn't believe this woman would be kind enough to care about him, so he turned his head and continued walking out.

"Hey, hey, hey... wait a minute, don't go yet!" Seeing that Zhang Chen was about to leave again, Wang Fang quickly rushed forward, blocked Zhang Chen's way, and grabbed Zhang Chen's arm.

Zhang Chen stopped in his tracks again, seeing Wang Fang grabbing his arm. A look of confusion appeared in his eyes. Why was this woman acting so strangely today? What exactly did she want to do?
"I have something I want to say to you. I think we should talk." Seeing that the constable was taking a long time to arrive, Wang Fang could only try to stall for time.

"I don't have time to waste with you, get out of my way." Zhang Chen shoved Wang Fang aside and continued walking towards the door.

“Zhang Chen, stop right there! You can’t just leave like this. What will we do if the constables ask us questions? Won’t we be implicated because of you?” Wang Fang shouted when she saw Zhang Chen trying to walk away. “You can’t just think about yourself. You have to think about your father, your younger brother and sister, right? If you become a fugitive, how can we face people? The country will definitely hold our whole family accountable.”

Zhang Chen finally understood. It turned out that the other party had put on this show, showing all sorts of concern and concern, as if he were a fugitive who had escaped from prison.

Looking at Wang Fang's ferocious expression, Zhang Chen was speechless. How could there be such a big difference between people?
Thinking of Zhang Shi, who raised three children as an orphan and widow back then, and then looking at Wang Fang in front of him, Zhang Chen could only say that people's hearts are no longer what they used to be.

Zhang Chen had nothing to say about Wang Fang; he had already sentenced her to death in his heart. Too lazy to pay attention to her, he turned around and continued walking towards the door. Just then, Wang Fang rushed over and grabbed Zhang Chen's arm, preventing him from leaving.

The tug-of-war between the two had already alerted the neighbors, who all craned their necks to watch the commotion. When they saw Zhang Chen struggling with Wang Fang, they were all shocked, thinking that Zhang Chen had escaped from prison. However, no one dared to interfere.

With everyone watching, Zhang Chen couldn't make a move, lest someone notice something amiss and cause more trouble. He could only be held back by Wang Fang.

Just as the two were struggling, Zhang Xiao led four constables and walked quickly over from a distance. Upon seeing the constables, Wang Fang hurriedly shouted, "The criminal is here and is trying to escape. Come and catch him immediately!"

The four constables, seeing Zhang Chen struggling with Wang Fang, quickly drew their pistols from their waists and surrounded Zhang Chen. The leader shouted, "Hands behind your head, squat down!"

Helpless, Zhang Chen could only squat on the ground with his hands covering his head. The constable rushed up warily and quickly twisted Zhang Chen's hands.

"Officer, I've caught the fugitive for you. I wonder if the government will reward you?" Wang Fang asked from the side.

The constable turned to look at Wang Fang and said, "Whether he is a fugitive or not needs to be verified. If he really is a fugitive, the government will naturally reward him."

After speaking, the constable began to verify Zhang Chen's identity: "Name."

"My name is Zhang Chen. I was previously arrested and imprisoned, but I was released on bail this morning. My documents and identification are with me," Zhang Chen replied calmly.

Upon hearing this, the constable reached into Zhang Chen's arms and indeed found a bail certificate. He looked Zhang Chen up and down, then carefully examined the document before saying to the constable who was holding Zhang Chen's arm, "He's been released on bail. It's all a misunderstanding. Let go of him now."

He then apologized to Zhang Chen, saying, "It was all a misunderstanding. We were impolite." Zhang Chen flexed his wrists, glanced at the constable, and smiled, "It's all for the sake of the responsibility on our shoulders. You are also doing it for the stability of society. If all constables were as dedicated as you, society would be peaceful and prosperous."

After exchanging a few perfunctory compliments with the constable, Zhang Chen turned and left, leaving Wang Fang and Zhang Xiao dumbfounded. Zhang Chen glanced at the two of them indifferently before turning and walking away.

"Officers, are you mistaken? He's a fugitive! How could you release him?" Zhang Chen could still hear Wang Fang shouting at the officers from a distance.

"They are prisoners, that's true, but someone got them released on bail and paid bail."

……

As the sounds around him faded into the distance, Zhang Chen's gaze swept across the street, where he spotted a horse-drawn carriage. He immediately took out his money and hailed one: "To Luansanggang outside the Huangpu River."

The coachman was taken aback: "Sir, that place is deserted and eerie. What do you want to do there?"

Zhang Chen didn't speak, but gave the driver a cold look. The driver jumped and quickly cracked his whip: "One yuan to the Huangpu River."

Zhang Chen didn't say much. He simply took out a coin from the package Wang Biao had given him and handed it to the driver. Then he sat quietly in the carriage and waited.

The carriage sped along, and in just an hour, the driver lifted the curtain and called out, "Sir, we've arrived at Luansanggang."

Zhang Chen stepped out of the carriage and gazed at the desolate, uninhabited open space. He could feel an overwhelming chill rising into the sky, invading his entire body and causing him to shiver involuntarily.

"Very good!" Zhang Chen secretly praised this. The yin energy here was so thick that ghosts and monsters must be lurking there.

"Wait here for me for an hour, and I'll give you an extra dollar," Zhang Chen instructed the driver, as he didn't want to walk back.

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, the driver beamed with joy. It was always good to earn an extra dollar so as not to return empty-handed. However, upon hearing the mournful cries of crows in the mountains, the driver quickly said, "Don't worry, I'll wait for you here. But you should come back soon, as this place is really cold and damp, and I feel a chill down my back."

Zhang Chen ignored the driver's words and walked step by step toward the mass grave. Now the mass grave had been filled in, and standing on it, one could see the Huangpu River not far away.

As Zhang Chen walked, he tried to mobilize the power of Yama. To his surprise, not only could he mobilize the power of Yama, but he also sensed the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

However, under the suppression of the vast world, this power is extremely weak, but it is enough for Zhang Chen to use at this moment.

Zhang Chen mobilized the power of Yama and carefully sensed the entire Chaotic Mound. In an instant, it covered an area of ​​thirty miles in radius. In his perception, there were more than a dozen energies lurking beneath the Chaotic Mound.

“Hundreds of thousands of people died here in the past, and indeed, ghosts and monsters have sprung up. With the arrival of the Golden Age, this place will only become more and more eerie,” Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

As the power of Yama spread, the dozen or so streams of energy seemed to sense the pressure of Yama's power. They all trembled under the aura of Yama's power, as if an ant was facing the overwhelming might of heaven.

As soon as Zhang Chen had a thought, five wisps of black smoke emerged from the ground and disappeared into his sleeve. He then saw his magical power flow within his body, and the Five Elements Authority was activated. In an instant, the five wisps of black smoke transformed into five-colored light, and within that light, faint human faces appeared.

"The Five Ghosts have been successfully trained, but they are rather weak. Due to the constraints of the Great Thousand World, they can only lift one hundred catties of objects." Zhang Chen felt that the Five Ghosts he had created were somewhat useless, but as the forbidden laws of the Great Thousand World were restored in the future, the power of the Five Ghosts would gradually increase step by step.

"Let's make do with these for now." Zhang Chen put the five ghosts into his sleeve. The five ghosts transformed into five colorful silk threads, like colorful ropes, which tied around Zhang Chen's wrist.

Having achieved his goal, Zhang Chen turned and headed down the mountain. In the distance, he saw the coachman standing at the foot of the mountain, looking around furtively, like a frightened bird, as if afraid that some monster in the desolate hill might pounce out and devour him.

P.S.: I've been sick these past few days, and the recent plot involves urban terminology, which has been censored and I have to revise it every day. So the extra chapter for the author might be a few days late.

Ugh, guess why I got up at 6 AM to update this... *crying*, I have a bad feeling about this...

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