Urban Demon Refining System

Lin Xiaomo looked at her deskmate with a puzzled expression. What's wrong with this guy today? He's acting all crazy.

"Um, my stomach is a little upset, I need to go to the restroom!" Sensing Xiao Mo's strange gaze, Zhao Baichuan quickly used the excuse of needing to urinate to make his escape.

"Phew!" He finally breathed a sigh of relief after closing the toilet stall door, and then took out his phone to check the game interface.

"Please register an account!" The sinister female voice rang out again.

"Gulp!" Zhao Baichuan couldn't help but swallow. This sound was too eerie, like...like a female ghost in a movie!

"Please register an account!" the female voice rang out again.

"Damn it, even playing a game is this creepy, I'm not playing anymore!" Zhao Baichuan pressed the "home" button, preparing to force quit the game.

"Please register an account!" However, strangely, the phone screen remained unresponsive.

"What?! Did it crash?!" Zhao Baichuan slapped the back of the phone twice.

"Please register an account!" The same voice rang out again.

"Is it infected with a virus?" This time he chose to force shutdown, but there was still no response.

"Could I have really encountered a ghost?!" He suddenly felt a chill and almost dropped his phone.

"Please register an account!"

"Damn it! Do you think I'm afraid of a virus program like yours? I'll register then!"

Zhao Baichuan turned his gaze back to the phone screen. Unlike the usual game registration process, the first line on the screen read in large, blood-red letters: "Please enter your real name."

"Real name? Zhao Zilong!"

"Name incorrect, please re-enter!"

"Oh ho! It's Zhao Gongming!"

"Name incorrect, please re-enter!"

"Warning! Warning! Due to your malicious actions, your relationship with Zhao Gongming has decreased by 10 points. Your current favorability is now at the level of dislike. Please be aware!"

"Uh, let's not mess around!" Zhao Baichuan was startled by the notification sound. "Zhao Baichuan!"

"Name matches! Please proceed to the next option!"

The phone screen flashed, and something resembling an attribute panel appeared before his eyes.

Name: Zhao Baichuan

Taoist cultivation: 0

Item: Sealed Stone (Unopened)

Spirit Coins: 55

Spiritual Power: 100 (gifted by the system)

The simple attribute descriptions left Zhao Baichuan somewhat confused. What was Daoist cultivation? Where did he get that currency? And why was this spiritual power a gift from the system?

"Never mind, let's go into the store and take a look!" His attention was quickly drawn to the eye-catching store logo in the lower left corner, and he clicked on it almost without hesitation.

The screen refreshed, revealing a series of gleaming golden items. These included things like Demon-Attracting Incense and Thousand-Mile Flooding Incense, all clearly related to ghosts and monsters. However, they were also very expensive, costing 30 spirit coins each.

As Zhao Baichuan continued browsing, he even saw the Ghost-Collecting Gourd and the Demon-Refining Teapot, which he had missed when choosing his initial items.

Ghost-Capturing Gourd: A low-grade magical artifact that has a certain effect on attracting ghosts and monsters. The effectiveness of capturing ghosts and monsters depends on their level.

Special Feature: Ghost Raising (Can hold 2 ghosts, can slightly increase ghost experience)

Demon-Refining Teapot: A low-grade magical artifact that has a certain effect on absorbing demons; the effectiveness of subduing them depends on the level of the demon.

Special Feature: Monster Taming (Can hold 1 monster, slightly increases monster experience)

The two items were priced the same, both at 10 spirit coins.

"The system is quite generous!" After thinking about his 55 spirit coins, Zhao Baichuan clicked to buy the Demon Refining Teapot. In an instant, the golden light covering the teapot disappeared, replaced by the three large red characters "Sold Out".

After purchasing the Demon-Refining Teapot, Zhao Baichuan continued reading. What he saw almost made him furious. At the very last line of the goods list, it clearly stated: Five Elements Attribute Sealing Stone, Price: 5 Spirit Coins!

"Damn it! I spent ages choosing and all I got was a five-dollar piece of junk!" It's no wonder he was so frustrated, because the Sealing Stone, like a Poké Ball in Pokémon, is a one-time consumable. Using it gives you a chance to capture monsters. If you successfully capture one, you can retrieve the Sealing Stone along with the captured monster. But if you fail, sorry, the Sealing Stone is gone.

"It's not that bad. At least I still have a sealing stone that seals away demons and monsters, right?" Zhao Baichuan could only console himself with this thought.

"Ding! Player has been detected to possess a demon-refining item. You will be automatically redirected to the beginner's tutorial quest. Do you wish to continue?"

"Keep going!" He'd already bought all the items, how could he not give it a try? Despite the game's somewhat eerie nature, Zhao Baichuan had to admit that he was completely captivated.

"Ding! Loading the Mythical Positioning System, please wait patiently!" The eerie female voice sounded again, but this time, Zhao Baichuan had developed a certain degree of immunity.

"Ding! Map location successful! Please follow the instructions!" A screen resembling an electronic map appeared on the screen.

"Please zoom in on the map!" On the map, a small red dot could be clearly seen jumping around. Zhao Baichuan swiped the screen twice, and the map slowly zoomed in, while the small red dot gradually grew larger. It turned out to be a drop of blood!

"Monster energy detected. Players, please scan the map."

"Scan!" He found the button that said "Scan" and clicked it.

"Ding! The location indicated by the blood droplet is where the monster is located." The female voice sounded again, and a red blood droplet kept jumping on the phone screen.

Zhao Baichuan compared the map and found that the location of the blood drop was not far from him, only about fifty or sixty meters away.

"Fifty or sixty meters! That's..." He was suddenly startled, kicked open the toilet stall door with a "thump," and ran hurriedly towards the classroom!

"Hey! What are you doing!" His action almost startled a guy who was urinating in front of the urinal. The poor guy shuddered and urinated directly onto his pants.

"Sorry, brother!" Zhao Baichuan apologized to him and sprinted towards the classroom at top speed, where the monster had appeared!

"Phew!" Zhao Baichuan came running back, panting, and burst through the door. The homeroom teacher had already left, and the classroom, which was originally a place of diligent study and inquiry, had turned into a bustling marketplace. Some were chatting, some were playing cards, and some were secretly playing on their phones. His sudden appearance made everyone pause, and the large classroom instantly fell silent.

"Tch! Trying to scare people again!" Once everyone recognized Zhao Baichuan, boos erupted, and the students all looked down on this jumpy guy.

"Hehe, just kidding, everyone, don't mind!" Zhao Baichuan laughed awkwardly twice, then slunk back to his seat, feeling a little puzzled. Where were the monsters he was promised? Why weren't they there?

"Hey? Zhao Baichuan, you're back! Isn't your bouquet of roses beautiful? Tell me honestly, who gave it to you?" Lin Xiaomo asked while arranging the roses.

"What?! Flowers!?" Zhao Baichuan immediately pointed his phone camera at the rose in Xiao Mo's hand.

"Ding, flower demon detected. Do you wish to subdue it?" A sinister female voice suddenly rang out.