Zhang Hao smiled and explained: "This ghost is not aggressive, it just wants to complete the Yin age and reincarnate safely. But if you encounter an evil spirit, that's the real danger."

He further explained the concept of Yin Ling and the importance of accumulating Yin De.

Lin Jiu gave this precious good deed to Zhang Hao, which shows how much he values ​​Zhang Hao.

Hearing this, Chen Jiuli and Hao Xie were shocked by Lin Jiu's generosity.

They began to understand that what those who practiced Taoism pursued was not only to improve their personal cultivation, but also to maintain the balance of yin and yang between heaven and earth.

Zhang Hao turned to Chen Jiuli and proposed a new task: to transport a batch of corpses to the Central Military Region. This was a difficult task that required superb corpse-driving skills.

Chen Jiuli pondered for a moment and firmly accepted the challenge.

Under Zhang Hao's gaze, he walked towards the morgue, ready to start this unusual journey.

As the corpse-driving bell rang, the corpses stood up one after another and followed Chen Jiuli's steps.

Zhang Hao nodded with satisfaction. He knew that Chen Jiuli was ready for the challenge and believed that he could successfully complete the task.

This trust and expectation will become the greatest motivation for Chen Jiuli to move forward.

Chen Jiuli nodded calmly. To him, hard work was nothing.

He believed that during this journey of corpse-driving, he would be able to further hone his corpse-driving skills and thus achieve a leap in his skills. He responded simply: "No problem."

After hearing Chen Jiuli's answer, Zhang Hao had already made a decision in his mind.

Since Fatty Wang was not there and Hao Xie’s knowledge of corpse-driving was not as good as Chen Jiuli’s, this task naturally fell on Chen Jiuli’s shoulders.

However, Zhang Hao also realized that these corpses, which had been infected with corpse poison and died unnatural deaths, would likely undergo abnormal changes if they were stimulated along the way.

This risk made Zhang Hao feel a little worried. He was afraid that Chen Jiuli might not be able to cope with such an emergency.

So, he pondered for a moment and then said, "There is no need to rush the matter of driving corpses. Didn't you want to learn how to draw the seal of a fourth-rank official? In the next few days, I can teach you how to draw talismans."

He admitted that although Chen Jiuli might not be able to master the official seal of the fourth or even fifth rank in a short period of time, it would still be possible for him to learn the official seals below the fifth rank if he had enough understanding.

Zhang Hao asked Chen Jiuli: "What do you think? Do you want to learn to draw talismans, or start a journey to drive corpses directly?"

Even Chen Jiuli, who has a cold personality, couldn't hide his inner joy at this moment.

However, he remained calm, only glancing at Zhang Hao with a hint of resentment, and responded: "What's the point of this?"

When the four of them had gone on adventures together before, they had not realized that Zhang Hao was so secretive.

Now that he has opened this Yin-Yang Inn, Zhang Hao's talents are gradually revealed.

Each skill is enough for them to ponder for a long time.

Especially after witnessing the power of the fourth-rank official seal, Chen Jiuli could no longer resist the temptation to learn.

He nodded firmly: "Learn!"

Hao Xie, who was standing by, watched this scene with envy, muttering in a low voice: "Ah, talented people are really enviable. They learn everything so quickly!" Although he also wanted to learn, he could only shake his head helplessly when he thought of the Corpse Sacrifice Order that he had not yet fully mastered: "Forget it, I'd better learn the Corpse Sacrifice Order first."

In this small courtyard, Hao Xie's whispers naturally could not escape the ears of the two.

Zhang Hao smiled and explained, "You should be content. Master Lin Jiu wants to learn the Corpse Sacrifice Order, but no one teaches him!"

Hao Xie smiled with relief after hearing this: "That's right, biting off more than you can chew, I'd better concentrate on studying this first."

Zhang Hao turned to Chen Jiuli and took out a pen and a piece of yellow paper from his bosom. "Although the official rank I drew is not a real official rank, the effect is almost the same. When you drive the corpses, the resentment and evil spirits brought by these corpses may cause you trouble. When you can't solve the problem, use this thing."

He warned, “But there are risks in using it.”

Chen Jiuli asked curiously: "What risks?"

Zhang Hao glanced at the morgue. "It's not easy to imitate the official position of the ghost house. If you are not careful and are discovered by the underworld, you will have violated the laws of the underworld and will be held accountable by the underworld. Moreover, some ghosts, corpses, zombies and other evil things can distinguish the authenticity of your things. When I used the fourth-rank official position to suppress the eight corpses today, there was also a certain amount of luck involved."

After hearing this, Chen Jiuli frowned and recalled what happened today.

He did not notice anything abnormal with the corpse at that time, but after the official seal emitted a green light, the corpse surrendered.

He shook his head in confusion: "I don't understand."

Zhang Hao pointed at the armchair in the morgue and continued to explain: "We have been running this Yin-Yang Inn for a long time, and there are some things I need to tell you. This chair is the number one evil object in Fengmen Village, and anyone who has sat on it has suffered misfortune. Because there is an evil spirit sealed on this chair. Today I will first use the fourth-grade official seal to suppress the evil spirit, and then use its Yin evil power to make the corpse submit. This makes my official seal more like the official seal of the ghost house, and more realistic!"

Chen Jiuli frowned again and thought, then asked: "Manager Fang, those eight corpses today should not be a big deal to you, right?"

Zhang Hao smiled bitterly and waved his hands: "Ordinary corpses are naturally nothing. But what you don't know is that the birth dates of these eight corpses are related to each other. When they stand together, they are extremely powerful, no less powerful than the ghost messengers of the ghost house. Master Lin Jiu is also helpless today because his magic weapon is not with him and his strength is limited."

Chen Jiuli was shocked after hearing this and said with emotion: "I didn't expect these eight corpses to be so powerful!"

He nodded to show his understanding, and looked at Zhang Hao expectantly: "Boss Fang, please tell me how to draw this kind of talisman! I will be careful when using it next time!"

Zhang Hao nodded slightly, then picked up his pen and sketched a series of complex symbols on the yellow paper.

He tapped his fingers lightly, placed them between his brows in a special gesture, closed his eyes and concentrated, as if summoning some profound power.

A breeze blew quietly through the yard, and Chen Jiuli felt a coolness coming over him, and his spirits were lifted.

He stared at Zhang Hao intently, thinking to himself that this might be the key to the spell.

Zhang Hao suddenly opened his eyes, and there seemed to be some mysterious power between his fingers, and he gently pressed on the drawn talisman.

In an instant, the symbols on the yellow paper emitted a turquoise light.

With each flash of light, the surrounding atmosphere gradually became solemn.

After the first ray of light, Chen Jiuli noticed that the atmosphere around him became oppressive. A thin layer of mist filled the air around the Yin-Yang Inn. The green light was faintly visible in the mist, like a scene from the underworld.

When the second ray of light came on, the room in the inn seemed to undergo a strange change, as if it had turned into a government office with the words "Ghost House" marked on it.

When the third light flashed, eight ghost soldiers appeared silently at the gate of the government office. After the three green lights flashed, everything returned to its original state, and the talisman of Zhengqin's official position returned to silence.

“The key to drawing the Zhengqin official position spell lies in whether you can guide the spiritual energy and imagine the official seal in the ghost palace in your mind.” Zhang Hao explained.

"As long as a trace of spiritual energy can be introduced, no matter how much, the talisman can achieve the effect of a fifth-rank official. If spiritual energy cannot be introduced, the rank will be lower than the fifth rank. And to conceive the official seal in the ghost house, you need to imagine the images of the ghost messenger and judge in the ghost house as clearly as possible after drawing the talisman. The more powerful the image you imagine, the more powerful the talisman will be. As for how to perceive the spiritual energy of the yin and yang worlds, this requires your personal understanding."

Chen Jiuli frowned and looked at the talisman for the official position of Zhengqin drawn by Zhang Hao, feeling a little confused.

He had to admit that every move Zhang Hao taught him was full of mystery.

To master these requires not only hard work but also talent.

If you don’t have talent, you’ll probably be like Hao Xie and Fatty Wang, who still haven’t mastered the art of corpse-driving.

Of course, Zhang Hao also taught them other skills. After all, there are thousands of paths in life, and if one doesn’t work, you can always try another.

But the talisman for the official position of Zhengqin in front of him was obviously not something that could be learned in a short period of time.

"Okay!" Chen Jiuli nodded, took the talisman paper handed by Zhang Hao and looked at it carefully, "Wait until I learn this before leaving."

Zhang Hao smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder and turned back to the house.

Chen Jiuli picked up a pen and copied four complex symbols on the yellow paper. Then he imitated Zhang Hao and touched his forehead with his index and middle fingers, trying to feel the mysterious aura.

However, after a long time, he felt nothing except the night wind and the barking of the village dogs.

"It seems that it is not easy to draw a fifth-rank official." Chen Jiuli muttered to himself as he looked at Zhang Hao's lighted room.

He really wanted to ask for some more tips on talismans, but then he remembered that Zhang Hao had already taught him all he knew, so he shook his head and turned back to his room.

In the next few days, the Yin Yang Inn seemed exceptionally peaceful.

Hao Xie studied "Strange Stories of Corpse Driving" every day and discovered many unknown creatures and secrets from it, while Chen Jiuli kept practicing drawing talismans in the room. The yellow paper piled up more and more, and gradually he had some understanding of the talisman for the official position of Zhengqin.

At first the talismans he drew seemed ordinary, but as he practiced more, strange images began to appear before his eyes when he was drawing the talismans.

One night seven days later, Chen Jiuli stared at the yellow paper in front of him, took a deep breath, and recalled the countless talismans he had drawn in the past few days.

Those symbols were already deeply engraved in his mind. He picked up the pen and concentrated his energy to complete the Zhengqin official position spell in one go. At the moment when the last stroke was put, a strange picture suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

"Where is this?" He was surprised to find himself on a dark, green path, with dry trees and huge rocks on both sides.

As he concentrated again, some vague figures gradually appeared on the path. These figures did not seem to notice his existence and walked on the path on their own.

At the same time, a noisy sound rang in his ears.

"Is this the way of ghosts?!" Chen Jiuli shouted in astonishment.

As soon as he finished speaking, a man in black clothes and holding an iron chain appeared on the road. The man had a gloomy face and a dull gaze, and behind the iron chain was an illusory figure.

Hearing Chen Jiuli's voice, the man suddenly turned his head and stared at him, then shouted, "Who is it?"

Chen Jiuli was so frightened by the shout that he closed his eyes tightly. When the voice in his ears gradually disappeared, he opened his eyes and found himself back in the bedroom.

At this moment, a faint green light flashed on the talisman of Zhengqin official position that he had just drawn.

"This is..." Looking at the light on the talisman, Chen Jiuli felt a surge of ecstasy in his heart, and couldn't help but roared excitedly: "I succeeded?"

He picked up the talisman in his hand and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but think of the ghost scene he had just seen and the man in black.

"Is that person really a ghost?" He shook his head and walked out of the room with the talisman he had just drawn.

Just then, he saw Zhang Hao instructing Hao Xie in practicing the Corpse Sacrifice Order, so he walked over. "Brother Zhang!"

Zhang Hao turned around and glanced at Chen Jiuli, then said to Hao Xie: "Well, just practice like this."

After that, he walked over to Chen Jiuli and asked, "What's wrong? Is the painting done?"

Chen Jiuli nodded, still looking taciturn, but his eyes could not hide the excitement. He handed the yellow paper in his hand to Zhang Hao, who looked at him expectantly.

Zhang Hao looked at Chen Jiuli with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Although Chen Jiuli drew a complete Zhengqin official position talisman within a week, this talent was already quite amazing, but he still wanted to ask whether Chen Jiuli took Lin Jiu and those Maoshan monks seriously.

He commented: "This talisman can only be considered ninth grade at best."

Then he comforted her, "But it's better to have an official position than to have none. A ninth-rank sesame official is still an official."

Zhang Hao frowned slightly, looking a little confused, which made Chen Jiuli nervous as well.

Zhang Hao took a deep breath and said in a puzzled tone: "The official seal of yours is not attached with spiritual energy, but ghost energy."

After hearing this, Chen Jiuli recalled what he saw when he was drawing the talisman. He described: "After I finished drawing the talisman, I seemed to see a distant place with many ghosts and a man in black clothes holding an iron chain. He should be a ghost messenger, right?"

After hearing this, Zhang Hao thought to himself that Chen Jiuli indeed had an extraordinary talent in drawing talismans. He could even accidentally break through the boundary between yin and yang, which was difficult for ordinary people to do.

He explained that in folk tales, people often encounter ghost walls, sleep paralysis, or accidentally enter a ghost street when walking at night. These are things that people who wander between the Yin and Yang worlds may encounter.

And Chen Jiuli’s experience just now was the proof that he was wandering between the yin and yang worlds.

Zhang Hao encouraged Chen Jiuli to remember the feeling of entering the ghost world, and pointed out that the ghost energy on the official seal might come from that ghost.

Chen Jiuli's heart was filled with joy as he realized that he had really drawn the talisman for the official position of Zhengqin.

He began to look forward to the day when he would be able to paint a picture like Zhang Hao, a fourth-rank official.

Seeing Chen Jiuli full of motivation, Zhang Hao was secretly happy.

He reminded: "It's almost time. Now that you have learned the spell, we can start driving the corpse on the road."

As he spoke, he handed Chen Jiuli a stone seal, "This is my newly carved fourth-rank official seal. If you carry it with you, you will have more protection on the road." (End of this chapter)

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