"Kunie?"
Nohara Rin felt a bad premonition as she watched Kunie's body begin to mutate into a demon.
She was very smart and always remembered Kunie's words about not unleashing her demonic energy unless absolutely necessary.
That meant that unleashing demonic energy had very strong side effects.
Previously,
when Kunie unleashed her demonic energy, she would still communicate with them, asking them to cover her.
But now, Kunie unleashed even stronger demonic energy than before without a word, which meant that this side effect had surpassed its limit, reaching a point where she no longer needed to communicate with them.
"Stop, Kunie…"
Nohara Rin quickly tried to stop her.
She activated Palm Sage Art, pressing it against Kunie's constantly stretching skin, and keenly sensed that her cells seemed to be changing.
This process could not be reversed even by Palm Sage Art.
One must know that Palm Sage Art, as a panacea in the Ninja World, could even revive dead fish, but it couldn't stop the side effects of demonic energy unleashing.
In other words, Kunie might permanently turn into a demon.
Thinking of this possibility, Nohara Rin's pupils trembled slightly.
She didn't want… even a newly acquainted friend to make such a sacrifice in front of her.
"What should we do? What on earth should we do?"
Just when everyone was at a loss,
Clang.
It was also the sound of a bell, but it didn't sound eerie; instead, it was like the sun dispelling mist, making one's heart feel warm.
Accompanying the bell sound,
the graveyard, enveloped in mist, split open like a torn sack, revealing a crack through which light shone.
"Is it him?"
The Blood-Robed Taoist's face changed dramatically upon hearing the bell sound.
Losing his previous composure, he manipulated the two powerful zombies, intending to resolve the situation with everyone as quickly as possible.
Bang.
Kunie blocked him, her blade firmly pressed against the thick arms of the two zombies.
Kunie, whose face had already transformed into a demon's, let out a low growl: "I won't let you harm my companions!"
Beside her,
Nohara Rin and the others also rushed forward, using Ninja Art, Breathing Techniques, and the pirate swordsmanship used to cut through steel.
They firmly pinned the Blood-Robed Taoist in place.
Rip.
Tanjiro turned his head, dodging the powerful zombie's claw, but a long, narrow scratch still marked a hideous scar on his forehead.
Clang.
The grand bell rang a second time.
The formation was completely broken.
A figure clad in a golden Taoist robe, carrying a peach wood sword and holding a Taoist bell, rushed towards the Ren Family graveyard.
The figure flickered continuously, instantly crossing half the graveyard.
"Very well, once I refine the evil corpse, that will be the day you all perish."
The Blood-Robed Taoist's gaze fell on Kunie, and he said with considerable reluctance.
The powerful zombie under his control lifted the coffin from the ground, stirring up a gust of Cold Wind, and vanished instantly.
[Side Quest Completed, Reward Issued]
Listening to the reward points being credited, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Before they could act,
the yellow-robed Taoist had already arrived, frowning as he surveyed the surrounding situation and the demonized Guina.
The yellow-robed Taoist asked, "Was it you who prevented the Blood-Robed Taoist's evil corpse from emerging from the coffin?"
His voice was deep and had a convincing quality.
His dark eyebrows were almost connected, making his entire face appear very stern.
Although it was a question, his tone was affirmative.
"A demon, and a low-level demon with mixed bloodlines and incomplete intelligence, how could it appear on a human body?"
The yellow-robed Taoist frowned deeply, placing two fingers on Kunie's neck, who was struggling to maintain her sanity.
He muttered, "Strange, it's not a simple demonic bloodline, a pure human. Did she ingest flesh or fur contaminated with demonic aura?"
The yellow-robed Taoist's insight was exceptionally sharp.
His two fingers, held together like a sword, were about to slice open Kunie's tight clothing over her abdomen, with precise distance control to avoid exposing too much of the girl's skin.
Kunie reached out and grabbed the yellow-robed Taoist's wrist, shaking her head with a pleading look in her eyes.
She didn't want that ugly body to be exposed in front of her companions.
"Sigh…"
The yellow-robed Taoist sighed.
He had roughly understood Kunie's condition, so he took out a talisman and placed it on Kunie's forehead.
Kunie, who was on the verge of awakening, had all the demonic energy spreading from her body sucked into the talisman on her forehead, as if by a vacuum cleaner.
"Am I okay?"
Kunie looked at her restored hands, knelt on the ground, and respectfully said, "Thank you for your help."
Being thanked by the tall, exquisite, blonde girl, the yellow-robed Taoist rubbed his nose, forcefully suppressing the upward curl of his lips, indicating that he was not proud.
He waved his hand and said, "It was nothing. You discovered the Blood-Robed Taoist's plot and prevented the evil corpse from emerging, protecting the entire Ren Family Village from slaughter. I should be thanking you."
"My name is Uncle Jiu, a Taoist from the nearby Yizhuang."
[Hint: Your prestige in Ren Family Village +50, Status: [Minor Reputation]]
Black text appeared before everyone's eyes; this was an additional reward for completing the side quest.
The Prestige System.
It was also a special system in the quest world after the version update.
Opening the Prestige System displayed a large map of the entire [qing country ghost story] world, most of which was obscured by mist and in an unobservable state.
Only Ren Family Village lit up with a small dot, showing 50 prestige points.
At the very top was the prestige for the entire [Qing Country], where everyone had 0, in an unknown state.
It is said that,
as long as one continuously completes main and side quests and increases prestige, one can obtain very special rewards.
That's why most forces spared no effort in investing assets, throwing high-level combat power and resources into the quest world.
"This matter is also my fault."
Uncle Jiu sighed and said, "Some time ago, Master Ren discussed with me about helping to relocate his ancestor's grave."
"I had already agreed to help him relocate the grave, but two villages to the east were wiped out by vengeful spirits. While I was away to eliminate the vengeful spirits, the Blood-Robed Taoist took advantage of the situation, misled Master Ren into relocating the grave early, almost causing a great disaster!"
Uncle Jiu was also very puzzled.
In the past, although there were also zombies and vengeful spirits causing trouble, they were always scattered and sporadic occurrences, happening once every few years at most.
After all, zombies are ghosts that can only be born from accumulated resentment, Yin energy, and turbid energy.
The conditions are quite strict.
Under normal circumstances, zombies only have an extremely low probability of appearing if they happen to be buried in an extremely Yin place, or in a mass grave with many deceased.
Vengeful spirits, furthermore, require a strong obsession before death, and the person's birth characters must belong to Yin, and after death, the soul instinctively gathers Yin energy to potentially be born.
People with extremely Yin birth characters are already few, let alone needing to have deep obsession at the time of death.
The conditions are equally strict.
Under these strict conditions, zombies and vengeful spirits kept appearing continuously.
The number of vengeful spirits and zombies that emerged over several years was even greater than in the hundreds of years since the founding of Qing Country.
Even Uncle Jiu was perplexed.
Inside the Reincarnation Game space,
Fang Yi was diligently kneading new runes, while White-haired Loli curiously leaned her head in,
she couldn't understand, but she still wanted to watch.
Fang Yi expressionlessly reached out and pushed the White-haired Loli aside, explaining, "There are two modes of pollution invasion. One is like a military confrontation, directly sending Pollution Monsters to launch a frontal assault."
Back then, White-haired Loli was beaten so badly this way that she could only pack up and run away.
This mode is only suitable for weaker Tier 1 worlds.
For slightly stronger worlds, the polluted continent is unwilling to adopt this mode, as it can cause relatively large losses.
"So, it will be like the [qing country ghost story] world, polluting the core first, like a zombie infection spreading a virus, constantly and subtly spreading pollution until the entire world is swallowed."
Listening to Fang Yi's words,
White-haired Loli seemed a bit unconvinced about her weakness, but after thinking carefully, she couldn't refute it.
The [qing country ghost story] world,
is a fusion world combining countless Republic of China-era supernatural elements. Because the dragon pulse was polluted, it continuously gave birth to various demons and ghosts, as well as cultivators whose minds were disturbed by evil energy.
The [Fengyun] world was in the same situation.
Fang Yi simultaneously opened nine quest worlds precisely because the degree of pollution in these worlds was not deep, allowing for the swift elimination of pollution.
By then,
the world consciousness, already tormented and weakened by pollution, would not hesitate to defect to the Reincarnation Game space, becoming part of its territory.
White-haired Loli Afu jumped out tactlessly and asked, "Master, the players' gains have reached saturation. Do we still have the capacity to eliminate the pollution in nine worlds?"
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