Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 882: Land of Deep Slumber

Chapter 882: Chapter 882: Land of Deep Slumber

The Slumber Mist seems mystical, but its ability only causes temporary out-of-body experiences.

If taken outside, it would just make someone drowsy for a while.

But the Yin Emperor’s Tomb beneath Muyuan Community transforms at night into a ’magnet’ targeting souls. All soul or ghost-like ethereal beings feel drawn to an unknown place within the tomb.

The difference is that souls are attracted without realizing it, while ghosts can slightly resist.

To many, ghosts and souls are considered to be the same.

But actually, they are quite different.

The essence of a creature is imprinted on its soul; possessing a soul makes a being intelligent, without which it is merely a walking corpse. High-level superpower users’ souls carry the source of their strength.

Generally, souls can’t be interfered with through normal means, nor can they interfere with reality. Only those with special abilities can see souls.

Even though Wen Wen is a powerful superpower user now, without special means or in certain places, he can’t see human souls.

A ghost forms when a soul breaks free from its host body and, influenced by a certain power, becomes less ’pure,’ turning into a non-corporeal ’monster.’ Ghosts can be observed and can affect reality.

Simply put, souls are more fragile and pure compared to ghosts.

For certain entities, souls are the hard currency, while ghosts are utterly worthless.

Moreover, according to ancient records, the source of the undead catastrophe wasn’t Luo Feng’s body, as Luo Feng had been sealed within a tomb before then.

However, the later disaster also affected Lingyuan County, resembling the phenomena caused by Luo Feng’s corpse.

This led Wen Wen to suspect a possibility: Luo Feng might have consumed an Elixir of Life, leading to his eerie and terrifying state.

Who’s to say the person who initially crafted the Elixir produced only one such pill?

Perhaps later they altered the formula, eventually creating something like Capital Feng Ghost God, a catastrophe-level Ghost God!

Wen Wen couldn’t find the name of the person who crafted the pill in the records, only a vague title.

’Taoist Immortal Youdao’

Who knows if this is that person’s Taoist title, their actual name, or merely an honorary address.

But regardless, they are definitely someone worth paying attention to.

Although logically speaking, this Taoist Immortal Youdao should have become dust in the grave, otherwise wouldn’t have remained unknown for so many years.

But if he really is still alive, he might be even more terrifying than the Capital Feng Ghost God!

There wasn’t much in these records requiring Wen Wen’s attention anymore, so Wen Wen decided to find Tao Qingqing.

He wanted to personally see what kind of place the mysterious space within the tomb is.

However, he wasn’t as headstrong as Tao Qingqing. He first released the Scavenging Demon from the sanctuary, burying it outside Muyuan District as a marker to ensure he won’t get lost if something goes wrong.

The Scavenging Demon was still an emotionless monster; no monster knew better how to serve as a landmark.

According to the records, that mysterious space is both within the tomb yet not part of it.

Therefore, barging in recklessly would surely not lead to finding that space, but Wen Wen found his method from the records.

The simplest would be to inhale the Slumber Mist, allowing the soul to be drawn into the space, but Wen Wen would never use such a foolish approach unless he activated his Curly-Haired Gorilla Physique.

That space isn’t only attractive to souls but also has significant allure for ghosts. Therefore Wen Wen could transform his body into a ghostly physique and enter that space using his physical self.

Thus, he converted the blue monster physique with teleport ability into Qin Shuang’s evil ghost physique, becoming an evil ghost with demon aura and ice manipulation powers.

Once Wen Wen transformed into this state in Muyuan District, he felt a force pulling him, but it was somewhat lacking.

The force struggled to draw even a mid-sequence level fierce ghost, while Wen Wen’s current strength matched that of a true order level powerful evil ghost.

So Wen Wen reluctantly used the link between the sanctuary and Tao Qingqing to perform reverse attraction, actively cooperating with the force, and ’swish,’ disappeared into the air.

The White Mist Giant also vanished with Wen Wen, and after its disappearance, Seventh Master Tian’s figure materialized, looking bruised and battered.

He grimly observed the already-robbed inn and soon transformed into gray-black mist, vanishing into the air. Muyuan Community returned to tranquility.

Meanwhile, in another town free of Slumber Mist, Seventh Master Tian reappeared.

"That guy is too dangerous; he can’t be allowed to leave alive. But since he willingly entered the ’Land of Deep Slumber,’ he shouldn’t think of leaving."

"No matter the cost, I must bury that guy here."

"As for Wang Dayi, he’s useless, anyway. Once I get out, I’ll kill him and train his grandson as the new Demon Hunter..."

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Tao Qingqing sat in a residence, gazing at the gray sky through the window, holding a cactus and casually plucking its spines.

She had realized something was off.

It’s not that Muyuan District becomes different at night; rather, she was transported to another place when changes started occurring there. This wasn’t simply a matter of people turning into demons and ghosts.

Although it seemed identical to Muyuan District, a simple investigation revealed it was merely a likeness.

The most obvious flaw was that none of the household appliances worked, not due to lack of power, but because they were mere shells.

Opening a remote control revealed solid plastic inside...

Even if someone were to add a circuit board as a semblance, Tao Qingqing wouldn’t be fooled.

But being solid...only proved that everything was forcibly mimicked by some power, and the power’s owner likely didn’t understand modern technology.

Of course, the most direct evidence was Tao Qingqing’s inability to seek Wen Wen’s help through the sanctuary, only emitting incomprehensible signals.

The sanctuary’s mighty power was very strong; if she wasn’t in another space, this phenomenon wouldn’t occur.

In truth, the sanctuary’s power was even stronger than she imagined; it could barely facilitate communication across different spaces.

Her inability to communicate with Wen Wen was due to her own condition, as she was already in a soul-like state after night fell.

While her body was hung like cured meat on the ceiling by Seventh Master Tian!