A passerby in a horror movie

The reason why Li Haotian did not immediately notice the source when collecting newborn souls is because souls sometimes get taken back by the Heavenly Dao or become ghosts.

Therefore, it is normal that a small number of people's souls are not devoured by the source after they die.

However, newborns are different. As soon as someone is born, the source will send down black energy to pollute the environment, thereby eroding the way of heaven.

If a newborn is not contaminated, that is definitely abnormal, and the source will be investigated.

Most importantly, after these newborns are cleansed of contamination, they will be protected by the heavens, and the source will be unable to contaminate them again.

Because if they were to make another move, it would be easy for the Heavenly Dao to detect their presence.

However, it's just a newborn right now. Even if the source is found, there won't be much action taken; it will only be glanced at. Only by increasing the intensity of the investigation can we make it anxious.

But after learning how to attract the attention of the source, Li Haotian sped up his actions.

For more than ten days in a row, Li Haotian visited all the surrounding hospitals, especially those with a large number of pregnant women.

With the divine light of the jade ruyi, the polluted souls of these newborns were purified one by one.

During this time, Yoshiharu Hashimoto also called him to inquire about the situation, but Li Haotian did not explain much and just told him to wait.

During this period, while purifying the newborns, Li Haotian felt an increasingly oppressive gaze upon them.

Even before Li Haotian could make a move, he could feel the presence of a gaze, as if it were patrolling.

"We need to speed things up!"

Li Haotian stood in the hospital corridor, looking somewhat worried.

Just after purifying an infant with the Jade Ruyi, Li Haotian felt the divine power within the Jade Ruyi decrease somewhat.

Purifying the baby's soul doesn't actually require much divine power. The main purpose is to conceal Li Haotian's aura and evade the source's investigation, which is what consumes a lot of power.

During this time, Li Haotian also took the opportunity to imprison some newly born ghosts.

After being illuminated by divine light, these ghosts' souls stabilized considerably, and they mostly became ghosts, but they were merely wandering spirits, and few of them retained any memories of their previous lives.

However, with the increasing number of ghosts, Li Haotian also noticed some abnormal situations.

He discovered that these ghosts were attracted to each other, and that as the ghosts gathered together, the yin energy gradually increased, and the ghosts even began to grow stronger.

Li Haotian even had a strange feeling that if these ghosts increased to tens of thousands, something special would definitely happen.

Nearly a month later, Li Haotian moved around in large hospitals on the island of Taiwan, but his efficiency was getting lower and lower.

Because the investigation into the source is becoming more and more frequent!

Every time he met that gaze, Li Haotian felt as if he were being pricked by needles. This fear, which came from the depths of his soul, made Li Haotian feel extremely depressed.

Most importantly, nearly half of the divine light within Li Haotian's jade ruyi had dissipated, which caused him to be somewhat hesitant and timid.

According to the goddess Mazu, there are many methods for tracing the source.

This kind of scanning is just the simplest one; if you scan too many times, the Heavenly Dao won't notice.

If scanning proves ineffective, then the next step will be taken at the source.

Only by taking the next step can the Heavenly Dao detect it, giving Li Haotian an opportunity to take advantage.

"It should be soon."

After dodging another glance, Li Haotian could clearly sense that the gaze was becoming increasingly urgent.

Because Li Haotian could already sense that even pregnant women who hadn't given birth yet were being stared at, he rarely had any opportunities to take advantage of them.

However, Li Haotian no longer needs to exploit loopholes.

Because, in addition to newborns, he has collected thousands of souls.

These souls were imprisoned in the mysterious space of the jade ruyi, where they attracted each other, and the yin energy slowly condensed, even emitting a trace of the netherworld.

Although Li Haotian was unfamiliar with this ghostly aura, he had learned a lot from Uncle Nine and knew that it was the aura of the underworld attracted by the gathering of ghosts.

If this happened in the world of Mr. Zombie, the underworld officials would probably have already arrived.

Unfortunately, the underworld was empty, and even though a large number of ghosts were sensed, no ghost messengers came.

However, if enough Netherworld energy is gathered, it can automatically open a passage to the Underworld, so Li Haotian still needs to continue collecting it.

Unfortunately, Taiwan is not a large island, and there aren't many large hospitals, so it's not easy to collect more souls.

During this time, Li Haotian also thought about going to the crematorium to collect the ghosts of the newly deceased, but the crematorium only takes people there after they have been dead for some time.

By this time, the person's soul has long since dissipated, and there's no way he could collect it.

Therefore, Li Haotian could only move between different hospitals.

After all, hospitals see pregnant women and the dead every day.

Two months passed just like that.

Li Haotian's efficiency over the past two months hasn't been slow, because he's changed locations and gone to the mainland.

During this time, Yoshiharu Hashimoto also helped out in some ways.

This wasn't something Li Haotian requested; rather, it was because Hashimoto Yoshiharu couldn't wait any longer and called Li Haotian every day to ask to see him.

After meeting him once, Li Haotian told him what he needed to do these days.

Although he didn't explain why he did it or offer any further explanation, Yoshiharu Hashimoto was still very eager to help him.

Although Li Haotian didn't want him to get involved.

But Yoshiharu Hashimoto also had his own methods.

He gave all his savings to Li Haotian, then used his connections to help Li Haotian obtain the status of a scientific researcher, and also compiled some hospital information, which saved him a lot of time.

"Mr. Li, how are you? Are you alright?"

Inside a hospital in mainland China, Li Haotian received a call from Yoshiharu Hashimoto.

Li Haotian replied casually for a few words and then hung up.

Although Yoshiharu Hashimoto hasn't been traveling with him these past few days, he's been calling from time to time to check on things.

He didn't know what Li Haotian's purpose was, but he knew that Li Haotian was definitely doing something important.

Moreover, given Hashimoto Yoshiharu's intelligence, he was able to guess some things by analyzing the information revealed in Li Haotian's words.

Therefore, he was also worried about Li Haotian's safety.

After all, if Li Haotian were to die, he might not be able to find another extraordinary person like Li Haotian.

Of course, Li Haotian was also not at ease with Hashimoto Yoshiharu, who was also a suicidal person.

Despite being told not to get involved in his affairs, Yoshiharu Hashimoto remained very proactive and would call every now and then.

Helpless, Li Haotian could only let him live in the Great Heavenly Empress Palace.

With the protection of Mazu, this guy should be safe for the time being.

After hanging up the phone, Li Haotian collected some more recently deceased souls.

"This hospital has collected almost everything."

Li Haotian murmured.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the hospital, he sensed a special aura emanating from the jade ruyi.