Chapter 23: 23

Soul Light Leader!

On the auction day of Night Charm, all hell broke loose. It could best be described as a fierce battle between dragons and tigers. The tangy smell of blood saturated the air as all the towering figures of each sect swung their mighty swords against each other, full of vim and vigor. And by the time it was done, 20 bottles of Night Charm were auctioned for a stupendous price of nearly 8 million. An Xian also added a medium-grade pill and a pot of flowers to each buyer to repay the support of the flower friends. 

 

When other pharmacies saw Huahua World’s popularity, they were so envious that they copied its strategy and organized a monthly drug auction. New products were not devised with the snap of a finger. Aside from having a specific function, they also had to ensure its quality. A few transactions later, customers were utterly disappointed by the recently developed drugs as they were only ideal on paper. This led to a more significant decline in the stores’ reputation and popularity.

 

Only then did the shopkeepers realize the power of Huahua World’s Leader. Not to mention the release of new drugs every month, each of which was still remarkably superb. A team of pharmacists might not produce similar results unless accompanied by senior pharmacists willing to stay for a long time. Above all, a high-ranking pharmacist could make hundreds or millions of medicines in one sitting. But how could a lone senior pharmacist who resorted to an online store rise in popularity?

 

After failing to follow in its footsteps, the shop owners could only watch Huahua World dominate while their insides twisted with bitterness to the point of hiring people to besmirch the shop.

 

An Xian also received olive branches from all directions. Oddly good enough, no one brazenly sought trouble like last time, and neither did she was sure if He Lin secretly helped. 

 

Regarding his recent enormous reward, she also intended to create a collection of luxurious, specialized medications for him. A one-stop service for treating his mental injury, stabilizing his mental power, supplementing the brain and building his health, detoxifying and nourishing the skin, regulating the endocrine, and improving his sleep quality.

 

At this precise moment, the bidders who had gotten Night Charms — to secure free quotas for the upcoming new drug and confirm whether Night Charm could see spiritual bodies — launched ghostly live broadcasts.

 

Jiang Zheng was a supernatural enthusiast. He mostly watched horror and ghost movies for fun and considered himself gutsy. Lucky for him, Jiang Zheng managed to secure a bottle of Night Charm. He invited three individuals to the graveyard for a thrilling ghost hunt. 

 

“We’re here at an abandoned laboratory on the outskirts of Xianlu City. Fifty years ago, an experimental accident befell, resulting in the demise of over 100 researchers at the scene. No one ever tried to manage this place after that tragedy; thus, it has been abandoned.” 

 

Before the laboratory’s entrance, Jiang Zheng looked at the camera gloomily. 

 

“It’s 11:55 pm, and it will be midnight soon. Apparently, it is said that ghosts usually appear after midnight. So, we’ll use the charm now and prepare to enter the lab promptly.”

 

He fished out Night Charm, sprayed it on his left eye, and passed it along to his companions.

 

By the time the four finished spurting into their eyes, the time also hit four zeroes. They cautiously walked into the laboratory with muted excitement. 

 

Hundreds of people flocked to the live broadcast room, nervously watching their every move. The suffocating stillness that cried chills, the dim light, the group’s faint breathing, and the crunch of stepped debris contrived a hair-raising atmosphere. 

 

Almost three minutes later, Jiang Zheng turned around to face the camera. He continued walking backward and explained, “First, Night Charm lets you see things clearly in the dark. You can even see a tiny bug ten meters away. A pity that I haven’t seen anything….”

 

The voice trailed off with a grunting sound, and an odd expression crept on Jiang Zheng’s face. His mouth was wide open while his eyes gaped straight at the top of his companion’s head. 

 

The other two fellows followed his line of sight. The last fellow also stared at them. Then they pointed to each other, faces aghast. 

 

“Aaaaaaaahhh…”

 

Screams and shrieks quickly filled the hallway. Bodies bumped heavily into each other as they huddled together. Their backs pressed against the wall while their shaky eyes gazed at each other.  

 

Everyone in the live broadcast room was on tenterhooks when they saw this scene.

 

[What did they see?]

 

[Fuck, what did you see? Say it. It’s making me anxious!]

 

[Don’t you think you should tone it down? Anyway, just say a few words.]

 

Incessant chants filled the broadcast room, but the four never replied. It was as the group went on a wordless communication weighing whether to continue the live broadcast or turn around and scurry away. 

 

After a long while, Jiang Zheng croaked, “I-I think I should give up this broadcast….”

 

[Don’t ah. I’ll give you a gift, so continue streaming.]

 

[Offered 999 as dead coin — done. Quickly tell me what you saw.]

 

Jiang Zheng depressed his back against the frigid wall. His left eye’s pupil, which he had dripped with Night Charm, immediately shrank. A slight chill crept up on his back, and his legs were stiff — he could not move at all. 

 

The other three were in the same condition as he was. Their nerves were tense, and their palms were drenched in cold sweats.

 

Dozens of cloudy white lights sailed toward them. Soon, like layers of self-peeling orbs, the group was surrounded by hauntingly distorted faces.

 

‘It turns out that there are ghosts. Oh my stars, ghosts exist. Ghosts are real!’ Jiang Zheng chanted inside like a broken record, regretting making his death closer. 

 

‘But what the hell did I see? I thought watching paranormal movies would make me fear nothing in Heaven and earth. So how come I wet myself from fright?!’

 

‘Holy fuck, don’t go near me! Help, ah!!!’

 

Perhaps someone heard his inner desperate cry that a voice sounded out from a live broadcast. 

 

[Don’t be afraid. They won’t hurt you.]

 

‘Easy for you to say since you’re not the one in close contact with them!’

 

[I am Huahua’s Leader.]

 

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Sorry? Leader?

 

Commotion immediately buzzed around in the live broadcast room. They never thought that the Leader of the Huahua himself was watching the live broadcast, let alone him giving his first-ever speech!

 

“Leader, leader. What should we do?!” Jiang Zheng, who seemed ready to stake it all while clasping on his life-saving straw, shouted at the camera. 

 

[I added a medicinal powder bottle when I sent you the Night Charm. Do you have it with you?]

 

“Do, I do.” Jiang Zheng controlled his trembling and pulled out a bottle from his pocket. 

 

[This is a developer powder. Pour a handful and sprinkle it on those white silhouettes.]

 

Jiang Zheng moved fast.

 

When the powder was applied, more than a dozen white phantoms appeared in the previously empty corridor. They were nebulous, hovering above the ground, and could be mistaken for fog if you don’t look closely enough.

 

Everyone’s faces became incredulous and aghast.

 

[Among the four of you, who has the highest mental level?]

 

Jiang Zheng blanked out for a bit. [I- my mental level is C.]

 

[Good. The rest of you hide your mental fluctuations as much as possible. Only you, Jiang Zheng, let forge a mental field. Then move outward slowly.]

 

Listening to the calm voice of the Leader, Jiang Zheng did not feel so scared anymore. He took a deep breath and manifested peace within. Then, after waiting for his companions to calm down, heeding the Leader’s instructions, he released his mental power, gradually expanding it outward. 

 

Once the domain had taken shape, he marched out of the laboratory.

 

He walked ahead, utterly blind to the situation behind him, but the people in the live broadcast room could see it. They witnessed a long queue of over a dozen orbs of light weaving behind Jiang Zheng. Concurrently, new white lights bobbed out of other rooms one after another and were figure-revealed as soon as they passed through the place where the developer powder was sprinkled. 

 

And nearly a hundred phantoms trailed after Jiang Zheng in less than a minute, like a long iridescent band of silk fluttering and ethereal-like. The once terrifying atmosphere instantly dwindled. And somehow, the procession even carried a bit of sacredness.

 

The pressure on his body faded as soon as he stepped out of the laboratory. Jiang Zheng turned to look back. A vast expanse of whiteness greeted him, making his knees almost buckle down in fright.

 

As luck would have it, a familiar voice was transmitted through the broadcast room. 

 

[Watch quietly, they will leave soon.]

 

Sure enough, under the moonlight’s bath, the phantoms evanescence like stars dissipating into the night. 

 

Jiang Zheng looked at it with glazed eyes. He did not regain back his senses for quite a while. 

 

[They were trapped in the laboratory for decades. And they could finally see the light today, thanks to you.]

 

And with that, Jiang Zheng’s fear ebbed, replaced by a subtle sadness. He came here to have some fun. He never expected to see the existence of another world with his own eyes. Those laboratory souls were clearly researchers who made significant contributions to the country during their lives. However, after death, they were imprisoned in this desolate location and could not escape.

 

Questions flooded his mind. Such as, “why were they imprisoned here,” “how could he bring them out,” and “why could they only be liberated and finally rest once they leave the laboratory.”

 

It was not just him. Inquiries were also raised in the broadcast room.

 

However, the Leader had already disappeared. Though she left as quietly as a feather, her absence left a large void in the community. It was simply a manifestation of OCD — suffocating and insatiable curiosity!

 

Leader? Leader? Soul Light Leader! We beseech you to return to us and fill this vast pit!!!

 

An Xian did not want to explain too much. To her knowledge, the phantoms in the laboratory were not typical scary apparitions. Instead, they’re soul power remnants of the deceased. Because no one cared about it, the laboratory, which had not seen the light of day for decades, gradually formed a semi-enclosed special kind of magnetic field. That field became a preserving dome for the soul powers. They had no consciousness. Merely a type of spiritual energy that resembled the human soul. 

 

The actual ghosts were only visible shortly after their deaths. They would either vanish like smoke into thin air after over seven days or enter reincarnation. Very few would only persist in this world unless they had strong sentiments. These ghosts could never stay for too long if there were no suitable place to linger. Ghosts that have existed for decades or even centuries were essentially the spirits of monks’ or cultivators’ spiritual souls. 

 

There were so many wonderful spiritual energies within this world. So, what was the big deal about a mere residual soul power? It might even move her if it was an actual ghost or spirit.

 

She felt lax because such things were commonplace for her. But she did not know how powerful that event would have been on ordinary people.

 

Their worldview had been turned upside down, okay? The renowned scientific knowledge had been severely questioned, okay? Would atheism evolve into the supernatural, wouldn’t it?

 

To drop such a fucking bomb, then act like it’s mere nothing. Eating like usual, sleeping like normal, and never responding or explaining. Wouldn’t you be enraged? Wouldn’t the powder turn black in a matter of minutes?

 

The disturbances caused by Night Charm continued to ferment. Various videos even infiltrated and polluted the internet one after another. The situation had grown so worse and more pervasive, so much as some groups set up searching for spiritual bodies. Further, a specialist who spoke from experience stated that the video content involved special effects. Not at all credible.

 

Whether believing it or not, the attention still soared unabated. 

 

Taking advantage of the craze, Night Charm’s clones sprouted everywhere. Although the efficacies were far inferior to those of Night Charm, they still allowed people to see some spiritual bodies. There were few genuine encounters despite the rief efficacy period. People still rush over like mad ducks to get the rip-off. It’s a good thing this was the year of technology. As if this was the self-cultivation era, their search for spiritual bodies only meant courting death.

 

It’s also worth noting that Jiang Zheng purchased the laboratory shortly after. He renovated the entire facility, hired talents, and specialized in researching diverse supernatural phenomena.

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