Hei Zi is a local dog, although it has an unexpectedly keen eye for evil spirits and astonishing courage and unyielding determination, but in the end it's just a local dog.

  The man in red was caught off guard by this pounce, but he was still an old fox. Despite having one hand severed, he fiercely swung his right hand, which was being bitten by Hei Zi. "Bang", Hei Zi was smashed against the cabinet like a broken rag, but it still didn't let go. The dog's instinct to protect its master and its hatred for the dark world were fully displayed at this moment.

  The man in red was apparently exhausted, although he himself had suffered serious injuries, but one severed hand would not be fatal, and with just one more blow, Zhang Wenbin would surely die.

  As he raised his arm high to strike again, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his forehead, and before he knew it, his body had already begun to leave the ground, and the hand that was raised in mid-air could no longer fall.

  The screen was frozen on a fragment: the black mole on the right hand of the red-clothed man was still tightly biting, and beside him stood the dying Cha Wenbin, but at this moment there was something more on his Tian Ding hole: Soul-destroying nail!

  It was this less-than-half-inch small nail that, just as he was about to deliver the fatal blow to Hei Zi, Cha Wenbin summoned his last ounce of strength and nailed it fiercely onto his head.

  The head of the Soul Nail was not as sharp as imagined, but rather dull, yet it easily pierced through the red-robed man's skull, this bit of resistance even made Cha Wenbin feel like he had stabbed into a piece of tofu, instantly entering his brain.

  Soul-destroying nail is an absolute ancient divine artifact, and this thing was originally created by a high-ranking ghost cultivator, with extraordinary lethality to the soul. Even if it's a Mahayana Golden Immortal, as long as they're hit, their soul will immediately scatter.

  Without even a mournful cry, the red-clad man who had just been invincible fell to the ground with a tilt of his body. His eyes were wide open, and he probably would never understand why an undead person like him would also have a day of death, and it came so suddenly.

  The horror of the Soul Nail lies in its incantation, among the ancient Taoist scriptures, only the Ghost Script is the most difficult to decipher. This long-lost secret technique may be due to its extreme toxicity or its profound mystery. It transcends the punishment of killing, not only can it kill but also make one never reincarnate, the three souls and seven spirits will all be trapped by it, and there will be no more talk of rebirth.

  Zha Wenbin watched as his opponent fell to the ground, and with a drooping eyelid, he fainted. In a daze, a swaying figure stumbled over to him, and all he felt was a wet sensation on his face, which brought back the feeling of being given by the three-legged toad, only this time it was even coarser.

  On the second day, when Jin Guanlong came here shaking according to the previous agreement, the bloodstains beside Cha Wenbin had already solidified into a black piece, and there was also a large black dog tightly pressed on his back, bringing the last warmth to the owner with body temperature. He, who was frightened out of his wits, dialed the public security phone number, and then an ambulance rushed away with several people, sounding sharp sirens.

  Three days later, in the intensive care unit of the provincial capital, Cha Wenbin opened his eyes for the first time: Chaozi, Zhuo Xiong, Heng Roulian, Jin Guanzhang, Leng Yiran, He Lao, Lao Wang, Zhao Suozhang, Leng Suozhang, and his son. The people around him saw that he blinked with joy and tears, celebrating the fact that this man had escaped death again. According to later descriptions, the nearest of the five fingers was less than a centimeter away from the lungs.

  Because the funeral home belongs to the Civil Affairs Department, the official explanation for the incident is that a thief entered the funeral home and Zhang Wenbin and others were injured while fighting the thief. The thief has been arrested. However, the folk version of the story is that an evil spirit appeared in the funeral home, causing multiple deaths, until a Taoist priest finally subdued it after a fierce battle. Some people even described how Zhang Wenbin performed his magic, making his name known throughout several counties as a master. With some people who had previously received his help, especially with the land in Wangzhuang, Zhang Wenbin almost became the spokesperson for the heavenly master, and his prestige reached an unprecedented height in the local area. Rich families hoped he could come to read their fortunes and predict their futures; ordinary families with minor illnesses or disasters also hoped he could provide them with a solution, saying that as long as he wrote a charm, everything would be safe. In short, various legends about him spread among the people, influencing up to today, and many still remember Zhang Wenbin.

  During my visit, I often heard the older generation say that their grandson was frightened and needed someone to call out his soul. Then they sighed and said: "If Wenbin were there, it would be better..."

  It can be confirmed that all the things were caused by that red corpse. As for him, the police had already registered him as a deceased person and took him to the funeral home. They wouldn't believe he was still alive. Once they acknowledged it, wouldn't they be slapping themselves in the face? Would the director dare say that he sent a living person to the morgue and left him there for so long?

  Hei Zi was also seriously injured in that incident. For this dog, Jin Guan Zhang didn't dare to neglect it and specially instructed the local county hospital to perform surgery with the same attitude as for a human being. Hei Zi had three broken ribs. However, after waking up, the dog had no appetite, hung its head every day, ate very little, and gradually became thinner. It wasn't until it saw Cha Wenbin again that it jumped up happily like a child.

  One month later, the weather had slowly started to warm up, and Zhang Wenbin had almost fully recovered, as if he had been given a second chance at life. As for matters of life and death, he seemed to have truly become indifferent, having bid farewell to the little ghosts several times and stepped into the underworld several times, it's unknown whether it was the underworld that feared him or if he really just had such great luck. On the day he left the hospital, Director Jin set up a table of fine wine in the provincial city, specifically to welcome him back and dispel the gloom.

  The people who came were all old friends, and at the banquet, Cha Wenbin did not drink wine, for the first time he expressed his views on this matter.

  First of all, it can be confirmed that if another batch of Chinese parasol trees are replanted and some roosters are raised, nothing will happen again in the funeral home where Jin is the director. The corpse still lies in its original position, and without Director Jin's personal order, no one dares to move it again.

  Secondly, regarding the identity of the man in red, relevant departments also made every effort to investigate after the incident, but there was no information available. This person's file on this earth is a blank sheet of paper. Even forensic doctors did not dare to perform an autopsy on such a sensational corpse and simply classified it as an unidentified body that died from natural causes.

  Third, that is the ins and outs of the matter, which is also what everyone is most concerned about. According to Cha Wenbin's judgment, this corpse was a modern society's extremely rare ghost cultivator, all of whom have the innate talent of communicating with spirits. Skilled in a certain kind of ancient and lost demonic art, can wield heterodox evil methods, and may even know some underworld ghost symbols. As for the data and classics of this sect, they are almost completely blank, and previously only Flower White Beard had any contact with it.

  But there is one thing that Wenwen can be sure of, people who practice ghostly arts must have a place with a strong aura and need a large number of ghosts as a medium or tool for their cultivation, or even as their sacrifice. In modern society without war and mass deaths from epidemics, it's very hard to find such a place, so he set his sights on the funeral home which is already located in an unlucky position.

  People who practice the Ghost Dao have a greatest skill, which is to hide the aura of living people. Because they have been in contact with those things for a long time, their bodies are already filled with ghostly energy, and they are just a shell controlled by evil spirits. Over time, they become a living dead person. Speaking of this, it's necessary to mention that man who appeared from the jade coffin. He can be said to have reached the pinnacle of the Ghost Dao technique, even able to break through the three realms' rules, revive the dead, and recreate his own three souls and seven spirits.

  This faction, which has been diametrically opposed to Taoist thought since its inception, is likely to be classified as a heretical or unorthodox school from a moral standpoint.

  At first, this person didn't have the intention to kill, he just wanted to occupy this place, so he started by killing the chicken to scare people away. But Jin Guanzhang not only didn't leave but also called someone to catch him, that's when he had the intention to kill. Although a ghost is essentially no different from an evil spirit, the only difference is that his body is still alive, so when he was sent into the cremation room, he would make another move, which led to Cha Wenbin's arrival.

  As for this inexplicable evil cult, Cha Wenbin couldn't fully explain it either, and could only say that the funeral home was originally a place where filth accumulated, and if one's heart wasn't upright, they would be even more likely to attract those wicked things. Saying this, he also glanced at Director Jin several times, causing his face to turn red and white alternately.

  On the second day, Cha Wenbin returned to the county town. The funeral home had been redecorated. The newly painted walls did add a bit of vitality to this place. According to his instructions, the body was sent into the high-temperature furnace again, and in less than half an hour, it became a white skeleton.

  Those ashes were secretly scattered into a nearby river, and the Soul Nail was retrieved and returned to Cha Wenbin. However, Cha Wenbin discovered that this nail had an additional black line on it. In comparison, the other five nails each had one line, while this one had two...

  Director Jin's kindness was rejected by Zha Wenbin, and how much the red envelope was worth is unknown to us. From then on, our county's cremation fees began to drop sharply, those wreaths and urns also started to take a flat price route, and Director Jin himself also began to participate more in social public welfare activities...

  That night, Cha Wenbin returned to the county town and stayed at Chaozi's place. After dinner, he felt a bit dizzy and went to bed early. Everyone thought that he was tired from his recent injuries, both new and old, so they didn't bother him much. That night, Cha Wenbin had a dream that he would never forget: His daughter returned to the Copper Furnace Abyss again, and he was stuck in the same place once more. Not only were there gluttons, but also a dark guard standing beside him, staring at him menacingly and saying, "You ruined my good deed!" Before waking up, Cha Wenbin vaguely saw that the dark guard was wearing a red robe...

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