I'm modifying myself into the ultimate demon.

Chapter 97 Complete Demonic Transformation: Fusion with Ghost Bones!!!
The wood used for the shrine was unusual; Chen Mo didn't recognize it. And the baby in the yellow robe sat quietly inside.

Its appearance is exactly the same as the one Chen Mo had previously hallucinated.

If placed in a peaceful and festive environment, this baby in yellow robes would actually be quite good-looking. His skin is smooth and wrinkle-free, his features are well-proportioned, and he has a rather auspicious and wealthy appearance.

But now that it's sitting inside the shrine, it looks quite terrifying.

What surprised Chen Mo most was the yellow robe on the baby's body. It was a very luxurious gold color, made with gold thread, and embroidered with some special rune patterns.

Such exquisite workmanship is something that cloth shops in small places like Honghe County cannot produce.

Unfortunately, it was a stillborn baby.

His skin was somewhat dark, covered with bruises and prominent lividity.

But for some reason, the dead baby did not decompose or dry out.

Chen Mo thought to himself: This baby must be the pregnant female corpse that Shen Yujun found in the mass grave of Dayin Mountain, and the spirit child that was cut out of the female corpse's belly.

Because the Li family worshipped this spirit child who grants children, Shen Yujun, who had been unable to conceive, became pregnant within ten days. Then, a baby was born, but it escaped from her womb.

It's unclear whether the later madness and the ghost baby were caused by this yellow-robed baby or Shen Yujun's son.

But regardless, this yellow-robed baby is the origin of everything, and is of paramount importance.

At this moment, Chen Mo's ghostly figure was perched on the roof beam at the entrance of the ancestral hall, warily looking in all directions, but did not notice anything unusual.

Chen Mo then beckoned the doll over and confirmed it again, "Is this your master?"

The little girl nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice, and said, "Mmm."

Chen Mo said, "I'm here, why isn't your master saying anything?"

The rag doll said, "My master can't speak here. He can only communicate through me."

Can't speak?

Chen Mo looked up and around, and found that the ground was covered with rotten paper money, talismans, and other old objects. The entire ancestral hall showed signs of having been burned.

I wonder what happened here. They actually burned down the ancestral hall of the Li family residence.

Chen Mo turned the shrine over and found a yellow talisman pasted on the back.

Chen Mo knew a little about talismans, but he had never seen talismans like this before.

In the center of the talisman was a Bagua (Eight Trigrams) pattern, with extremely complex runes that far exceeded Chen Mo's familiarity with the subject.

Moreover, an ancient bronze mirror is inlaid at the head of the shrine, engraved with countless strange runes.

Although Chen Mo couldn't quite understand the runes and mirrors, he could roughly guess that these runes and mirrors were probably used to suppress the dead infant.

No wonder he can't speak.

However, when I previously hallucinated the yellow-robed infant, although the time was very short, it could clearly speak with its soul.

Chen Mo couldn't figure out the reason either, so he simply stopped thinking about it and asked, "What message did your master ask you to deliver?"

The rag doll said, "My master wants you to take off his yellow robe and take him away. Be quick."

Chen Mo ignored the puppet's urging and instead took another look at the dead infant in the shrine.

He then opened the control panel and scanned the stillborn infant.

Chen Mo now has a fairly thorough understanding and mastery of the reading function. After activating the cheat code, his eyes will have a certain scanning ability, allowing him to roughly determine the type of object.

For example, if you encounter a ghost, square bars will appear on any part of the ghost's body.

For example, in the case of a former patient with madness, the square bar would only appear when the scan showed the baby's face on the abdomen.

After a thorough examination, they were horrified to discover that the dead infant... was actually a human.

It's not a ghost.

However, when Chen Mo's gaze lingered on the baby's spine, he noticed a square.

The frame is white, but not pure white; it's a light silvery-white.

Ok?
A white frame? The same white color scheme as the Black and White Impermanence (a deity in Chinese mythology)?
Even more outrageous is that the square is densely packed with silver-white bars, which is enough to trigger trypophobia.

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment.

Before encountering the Black and White Impermanence, Chen Mo's cheat ability's frame and bars were all black. All the ghosts he encountered were this color. It seems that the cheat ability didn't yet have a color system at that time.

When I first saw the coffin of the Red Lantern Goddess at the Red Lantern Temple, it also displayed thirty-six black poles. It seems that even that coffin couldn't activate the square color scheme.

However, it was just a coffin after all, and the Red Lantern Goddess herself was never seen. Chen Mo dared not say for sure whether the coffin and the Red Lantern Goddess were the same thing.

However, encountering the Black and White Impermanence triggered the color scheme of the square.

The original black frame has become transparent.

Only the Black and White Impermanence are white.

Now, even the spine of this yellow-robed baby is white.

It is clear that this baby in the yellow robe is indeed very unusual.

Chen Mo counted the number of white poles.

A full thirty-six!

This stunned Chen Mo.

The Black and White Impermanence each had only one white staff, but this baby had a full thirty-six white staffs... How terrifying!

Although Chen Mo's time in the transmigration period was short, he had experienced quite a lot, broadening his horizons and reducing his sense of panic. He immediately suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and considered another question.

Why is the spine the strange part of this baby's body?
Although the spine is part of the human skeleton, it is extremely special. Not only is it the "Great Dragon" that internal martial arts masters refer to when cultivating true qi, but Chen Mo, as a transmigrator, also knows that most of the blood in the human body comes from the spinal cord, especially the spinal cord in the spine.

"Could it be the blood of a demon curse?"

"The original blood of the curse came from the spine of this stillborn infant?"

Chen Mo felt that his speculation was very likely correct.

Unfortunately, there were too many color levels and white bars, and Chen Mo's current reading function couldn't detect them.

Just then, the rag doll urged, "Hurry up, or we'll be discovered."

Chen Mo thought for a moment, then took off the yellow robe from the dead infant. He could vaguely see that the inside was covered with densely written words and drawings. Since the puppet kept urging Chen Mo to go back quickly, he didn't bother to look and simply put the yellow robe into the inner pocket of his sleeve.

"Does your master have anything else to say?"

The rag doll said, "My master told you to be careful of that Juan'er. Go back early. Don't arouse suspicion."

Chen Mo nodded in agreement.

He had noticed that Juan'er was acting strangely a long time ago.

The rag doll then strode over to the shrine and pointed to its two doors, saying, "You close the small door of the shrine."

Chen Mo was taken aback. "You can't turn it off?"

The rag doll said, "My abilities are too weak to turn it off."

Chen Mo thought to himself: You seem quite capable...

Without asking any further questions, he went over and closed the two doors of the shrine. The rag doll was very excited, and then covered up the clutter, restoring everything to its original state. Then he said to Chen Mo, "You'd better go back to the courtyard quickly, or you'll be in big trouble if you're discovered."

Chen Mo nodded in agreement, "Aren't you going back?"

The rag doll shook its head and even smiled, "My mission is complete."

After saying that, the rag doll spontaneously combusted and turned to ashes in no time, as if it had never existed.

Extremely weird.

Chen Mo gathered his thoughts and quickly retraced his steps.

His ghostly presence shone outwards, scouting ahead and keeping watch, and indeed no one noticed him.

When they returned to the secluded courtyard, they found the lights on in the west wing. Clearly, everyone had just been awakened by the commotion caused by Chen Mo and was on high alert.

The east wing, however, remained dark and gloomy.

Something is wrong.

Chen Mo made quite a commotion when he left, yet Juan'er wasn't woken up?

Chen Mo didn't say much, and directly sent his ghost shadow to quietly check the east wing. Then he walked to the door of the west wing and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong.

A wary voice came from inside, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Chen Mo."

Squeak.

The door opened.

Wang Hansheng timidly peeked out, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it really was Chen Mo: "You scared me! It's Master Chen! Come in quickly."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after Chen Mo entered.

Li Qiuhan, being observant, asked, "What did you go to do?"

Chen Mo made up an excuse, "I just went to the restroom."

As he spoke, Chen Mo glanced at the table where the doll had been placed, and was shocked to find a doll sitting quietly on the table with its back to everyone.

Chen Mo's pupils immediately contracted.

That rag doll just now clearly set itself on fire.

actually……

Thinking back to the waiter at Chunfeng Inn who repeatedly did the same work as Zhu Yutong... Chen Mo's judgment about this place became increasingly clear.

"I'm going to rest in the room inside. You guys keep watch for the rest of the night."

No one objected, so Chen Mo went to the bedroom and closed the door behind him. He lit an oil lamp, sat down, took a breath, and mentally reviewed what had just happened.

First, the yellow-robed baby is able to use his soul to control the puppet to deliver messages.

If that's the case... why doesn't the baby in the yellow robe just have the puppet deliver a message to him? Why does he have to write some information on the yellow robe and give it to him?

Isn't that redundant?
Chen Mo felt it wasn't that simple.

Judging from the way the puppet conveyed the message, led the way, and spoke, it's clear that the yellow-robed infant acted quite meticulously. He wasn't the type to create unnecessary mystery.

Using a yellow robe to convey important information suggests there were some concerns involved.

But... what exactly is the baby in the yellow robe worried about?

He's the originator of the curse, what could possibly make him hesitate?
It seems that the Li residence is becoming increasingly extraordinary.

Chen Mo cleared his mind of distractions, went to the oil lamp, and took out the yellow robe from his sleeve to examine it.

Sure enough, there were densely packed words on it. The handwriting was very clumsy, and it was neither ink nor cinnabar, nor even blood. It was a liquid that Chen Mo had never seen before.

As Chen Mo read through line after line of text, he gradually came to understand a story:
The baby in the yellow robe had no name, but her mother did. She was named Jiang Hongyue, and was not a local; she had come to Dayin Mountain years ago to visit relatives. She had unfortunately contracted a powerful evil spirit and inexplicably became pregnant. Jiang Hongyue rushed home to see her husband and share the good news. However, her husband was furious upon learning the truth.

Jiang Hongyue's husband hadn't shared a bed with her for years, and convinced that she was carrying an illegitimate child, he kicked her out of the house. With nowhere else to turn, Jiang Hongyue returned to Mount Dayin and prayed to an evil god, hoping to learn the origins of her child and its father through the deity.

The evil god remains silent.

Jiang Hongyue then planned to rest and give birth in Dayin Mountain.

She was pregnant for three years, but the baby still hadn't come out.

Later, Jiang Hongyue's husband died.

The husband's concubine took over the household affairs and sent an old Taoist priest with men to Dayin Mountain to kill the fetus in Jiang Hongyue's womb, so that the child would not fight for the family property after it was born.

However, after the old Taoist priest arrived at Da Yin Mountain and met Jiang Hongyue, he discovered that the child in Jiang Hongyue's womb was an evil spirit. He concluded that Jiang Hongyue had not had sexual relations with anyone, but had only been sexually conceived by an evil being from the underworld, which was why she was carrying a fetus that was half yin and half yang.

So the old Taoist priest set up an altar in the Dayin Mountain, intending to sacrifice Jiang Hongyue and the fetus in her womb.

Unexpectedly, the sacrificial ceremony went awry. All the participants and practitioners perished. The village where the altar was located was turned into a mass grave.

Sixty years passed in this way.

The fetus in Jiang Hongyue's arms, however, had not "died" because it possessed the bones of the Ghost Curse, and was always hanging on by a thread.

Later, Shen Yujun somehow learned about the spirit child who brought her a child. She went to the mass grave, dug up Jiang Hongyue's body, and even dug out the undeveloped fetus in her womb, which she then enshrined in a shrine.

The yellow-robed infant discovered that although he was a stillborn child, his spine contained the power of a ghostly curse, which allowed him to absorb incense and hear other people's prayers through the incense.

Thus, the yellow-robed infant devised a plan to be reborn through surrogacy. He then channeled a wisp of the power of the first generation of ghost curses into Shen Yujun's body via incense.

Shen Yujun indeed got pregnant.

However… the infant in the yellow robe was not yet proficient in the ghost curse, and Shen Yujun also enjoyed singing ghost operas at home during her pregnancy. Perhaps it was because of singing ghost operas, or perhaps it was because Shen Yujun's body was tainted by the power of the ghost curse… that a powerful evil spirit was attracted. That evil spirit also entered Shen Yujun's abdomen and stole the power of the ghost curse from the fetus.

And so, the evil infant was born.

After the evil infant was born, it became exceptionally powerful. The first thing it did was to take the yellow robe from the shrine, attempting to strip the robe of its spine and use it for its own purposes.

Although the yellow-robed infant was not proficient in using the power of ghost curses, it was still a first-generation demon and had a suppressive effect on the second-generation evil infant.

Finally, the evil infant had no choice but to have Shen Yujun find a Taoist priest to bless the shrine with a corpse-suppressing talisman and a corpse-suppressing mirror, sealing the yellow-robed man's ghostly curse power.

Without the Yellow Robe's interference, the evil infant grew stronger and became an accomplice to evil. Later, it encountered the Red Lantern Goddess, who suppressed it. The two sides then engaged in a long struggle for control of the incense offerings in Honghe County.

Seeing this, Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

"I see... No wonder I've been puzzled by the ghost baby's actions. So there really are two babies. In that case, this yellow-robed baby is quite alright?"

Chen Mo gathered his thoughts and continued reading:

The yellow-robed infant also said that she was being suppressed by the corpse-suppressing talisman, which was causing her great discomfort, and the power of the ghost curse was waning. Meanwhile, the evil infant was growing stronger and stronger, and sooner or later it would turn the tables and take away the yellow-robed infant's spinal ghost bones.

So the baby in the yellow robe tried to save himself.

His method was quite simple. The wisp of primordial ghost curse power imbued within the evil infant wasn't fully controlled by it. He could sense the evil infant's actions through this curse power, but dared not act rashly, lest the evil infant discover him. He remained hidden. Until he met Chen Mo… The yellow-robed infant discovered that Chen Mo could skillfully use ghost curse power, and that his blood was compatible with ghost blood. He then devised a plan, secretly communicating with Chen Mo using his soul's thoughts multiple times when the evil infant was out or asleep. However, each conversation left the yellow-robed infant exhausted, requiring a long period of sleep—a very difficult process.

Finally, the evil infant declared that he had no hope for the future, having been murdered by the old Taoist priest and his father's concubine. Although he wanted to avenge his mother, with the evil infant around, he had no chance. He said he and Chen Mo were destined to be together, and rather than wait for the evil infant to take his ghost bone, he would rather give it to Chen Mo, his destined one.

The yellow-robed infant also said: The evil spirit within that demonic infant originally came from the Great Yin Mountain. That's why the Black and White Impermanence periodically come to Qinghe Town to find the demonic infant and take it away. But the demonic infant is very cunning, always going out to avoid them. Tonight, the Black and White Impermanence are looking for someone. The demonic infant isn't at the Li residence, but be careful of Shen Yujun and Li Qing; they are not to be trifled with. If you've thought it through, then find a way to remove the corpse-suppressing seal and mirror from the shrine. I've given you the ghost bone.

Remember, the curse of that demonic blood cannot be broken. If you obtain the demonic bone, you will become incredibly powerful—far more powerful than me. I had the demonic bone, but my body wasn't fully developed, and I was killed. I'm just a useless piece of trash, but you're different. Decide quickly! Once you have the demonic bone, you can leave this place. If you master its power in the future, you won't be afraid of that evil infant anymore.

By the end, Chen Mo was speechless.

A baby is still a baby, and retains that temperament.

Chen Mo read the text again to make sure no information was missing.

There are illustrations at the end.

The illustration depicts Jiang Hongyue, especially her sitting in a room with a large pregnant belly, stroking the fetus inside her, and wearing a kind smile on her face.

It seems this baby in the yellow robe still loves his mother very much. He even recorded her appearance.

After a moment's consideration, Chen Mo made a decision immediately.

Anyway, I'm not human anymore, so why should I think so much?
Whether it's a human or a ghost, the right path is to continuously strengthen oneself and gain the power to protect oneself.

He put away the yellow robe and walked out of the room.

When everyone saw Chen Mo's serious expression, they all stood up.

Chen Mo said, "This place is very strange. If you want to get out, you need to cooperate with me on one thing. I will take Miss Ziyu out to find a way. You all stay here, especially keep a close eye on Juan'er in the east wing next door. If Juan'er leaves, take her into custody. If that doesn't work, you can kill her."

Li Qiuhan agreed, "Okay."

And so, Chen Mo and Guo Ziyu went out.

Guo Ziyu was not a talkative person. Since entering Qinghe Town, she had maintained the attitude of an observer, only saying a few words at crucial moments.

Guo Ziyu didn't ask any questions as she followed Chen Mo out.

Chen Mo spoke first, "Does Miss Ziyu know about corpse-suppressing talismans and corpse-suppressing mirrors?"

Guo Ziyu was taken aback, then said, "I know. Those are magical artifacts and talismans used to suppress powerful corpse demons."

Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that this woman was indeed not simple.

"Does Miss Ziyu have a way to take away the corpse-suppressing talisman and the corpse-suppressing mirror?"

Guo Ziyu hesitated slightly, "It depends on the specifics. If there's no special magic array suppressing it, it should be possible to take it."

Chen Mo cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, "I would like to ask Miss Ziyu for a favor..."

He probably told the story of the baby in the yellow robe.

Upon hearing this, Guo Ziyu could no longer remain calm and was greatly surprised. After a long while, she finally spoke, "Young Master Mo is truly an extraordinary person, actually finding that yellow-robed infant. If what Young Master Mo says is true, I am confident that I can take the corpse-suppressing talisman and the mirror outside the shrine."

As for why Chen Mo took the corpse-suppressing talisman and the mirror, Guo Ziyu didn't ask any further questions.

"Thank you very much, Miss Ziyu."

As they spoke, the two of them once again made their way to the abandoned shrine in the dark. Inside, Chen Mo lifted the rubble and debris, revealing the shrine. "This is the shrine..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Mo turned around and saw Guo Ziyu staring in disbelief at the baby in the shrine.

Guo Ziyu is not someone who easily expresses her emotions, and Chen Mo has never seen her so moved in all the time he has followed her.

After a long while, Chen Mo finally spoke, "Miss Ziyu."

Guo Ziyu finally came to her senses. "It's really amazing. I was able to take the mirror and the corpse-suppressing talisman from it."

As she spoke, Guo Ziyu bit her left index finger and used the blood to draw a talisman on her right palm. Then she reached out to take the talisman and the mirror from the shrine.

hum!
Jianzi and the Corpse-Suppressing Talisman immediately released powerful resistance, but it was still suppressed by the talisman in Guo Ziyu's palm.

Click!

Finally, Guo Ziyu removed the talisman and took away the mirror.

Chen Mo leaned closer to look and was shocked to find that the infant had instantly turned into dust and vanished. Only a precious bone remained, floating in the shrine.

It was exceptionally mysterious.

Chen Mo took the precious bone. "Miss Ziyu, let's go back quickly."

Although Guo Ziyu was surprised, she didn't say much and followed Chen Mo back to the secluded villa.

Chen Mo asked Li Qiuhan and learned that there was still no movement in the east wing before returning to his bedroom and closing the door.

Immediately sit down cross-legged.

Open the panel.

The specific information about the ghost bone could not be identified.

However, several lines of subtitles appeared.

[Currently available original solution essence: 700]

[Consuming 700 Original Essence will modify your skeleton, making it compatible with the Cursed Bones.]

[Should we make changes?]

Chen Mo took a deep breath.

I now only have five drops of Ghost Curse blood in my body, and all sorts of strange changes have already occurred.

If one were to absorb an entire vertebra containing pure Demon Curse blood, one could continuously generate Demon Curse blood and the power of the first Demon Curse.

If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll completely turn into a ghoul demon.

but……

Okay, no buts.

Chen Mo hardened his heart:
"Please revise it for me, thank you!"

(End of this chapter)