164: Chapter 164 The Spark of Humanity, Another Offering of Spiritual Money

"There's no need for that. I still have some spare spirit money on me," Xinyue Fox said with a soft laugh as she took out another 20 spirit money and dropped them into the pitch-black crack on the scroll.

Soon, black mist surged out of the crack once more.

The Specter that emerged this time could only be considered an ordinary D-rank Specter; its quality was not even close to the previous one.

Xinyue Fox's expression showed a hint of disappointment. "A pity. This Specter is a bit weak, but being able to teleport it here is already no easy feat. We'll just have to make do with it."

Tang Zheng had seen Chu Xuan's previous performance, so he no longer had much psychological burden regarding this type of Specter invading his body. He stepped forward directly.

The black mist poured in through the top of his head, enveloping Tang Zheng entirely in the blink of an eye. However, there was no movement for a long while. Just as the black mist was about to dissipate, a strange howl echoed from within.

Xinyue Fox's expression changed, and she quickly shouted, "Tang Zheng, relax your mind! Do not resist! Compared to this D-rank Specter, your Mental Energy is too strong; it cannot invade your body!"

The black mist grew thinner, faintly revealing Tang Zheng's innocent-looking face inside. He spread his hands. "I'm not resisting."

Xinyue Fox frowned. "Use your consciousness to feel it, and actively accept it into your body."

"So much trouble?"

Tang Zheng muttered. After a few seconds, the strange howling gradually subsided. As the black mist completely merged into Tang Zheng's body, this "Spirit Washing" was finally considered complete.

"I feel like there's something strange inside me. It seems to want to take control of my body... my hand..."

Tang Zheng's expression shifted slightly as he raised his hand. The skin on his right hand rapidly decayed, turning a ghastly green. Countless pustules bubbled up and burst, leaking a foul-smelling liquid.

As it hit the floor, it made a "sizzling" sound, corroding a small hole in the wooden floorboards.

"Don't worry, it can't do that at this stage. It will grow along with you later. You only need to increase your Charm attribute to suppress it, and you can obtain a portion of its power."

Xinyue Fox explained, "This should be a Specter with corrosive power. it can make your talent even more effective. It's equivalent to having a corrosive attribute attached when you engage in close-quarters combat with others, greatly increasing your power."

Tang Zheng said in surprise, "Eh? I really have an extra Transcendent Skill [Corrosion]."

"Without entering a corresponding Sequence Path, Transcendent Skills can only be upgraded to Level 3 at most. However, if you have a Specter in your body, you can upgrade that Transcendent Skill to Level 5."

Xinyue Fox's voice revealed a hint of strange emotion. "This is exactly where the strength of our Resurrection Society lies. We use the characteristics of Specters to strengthen ourselves, thereby resisting the invasion of Specters. This is what's called 'learning from the Specters to control the Specters.'"

"The gods that Specters believe in, we can believe in them too!"

"Even if one day in the future, the Specter forces gradually grow and gain the upper hand, with the Specter traits contained within our bodies, we can completely choose to join the Specter side and believe in their gods. This way, we can preserve the kindling of humanity, which is not out of the question."

"We are the true future of humanity!"

By the end, Xinyue Fox's voice had become high-pitched and passionate, as if she were carrying out a great and noble mission, bearing the heavy responsibility of humanity's future.

Chu Xuan couldn't be bothered to listen to her nonsense and directly interrupted her self-immersion.

"Tang Zheng's Spirit Washing is successful, right? Someone who already has a Sequence Path and has self-awakened a talent should be considered a high-quality newcomer, right? My commission shouldn't be small, right?"

"Naturally. When ordinary people join the society, even if they successfully complete Spirit Washing, they must pay spirituality as a membership fee. At the same time, it serves as the Guide's fee—which is the commission you mentioned."

"But it's different for a Transcendent joining. The Guide's fee is provided by the Resurrection Society. I estimate Tang Zheng can bring at least 30 spirit money in reward commission. We just need to register it; I'll write it for you."

Xinyue Fox took out a note and quickly wrote down the details:

[Guide: Chu Xuan]

[Initiate: Tang Zheng]

[Spirit Washing Result: Obtained Transcendent Skill — Corrosion]

[Note: Tang Zheng has self-awakened a talent and entered a Transcendent Path. Current personal Rank: LV.2.]

"Next, you two just need to leave your blood on this paper, and the registration will be successful. It will be recorded in the files for you."

Xinyue Fox added an extra explanation, "The blood is bound to your respective identities and can verify the authenticity of the registered content."

Chu Xuan's eyes flashed.

If this were reality, he might have some reservations, but since this was a dream, it didn't matter.

However, the Phantom Demon was still watching all of this. If he just dripped his blood in like that, it would seem too careless and might arouse suspicion. This wasn't reality; it was still a dream.

Furthermore, he wasn't actually Chen Yao's recruit, so he hadn't been registered. If this registration were identified, wouldn't his previous efforts go to waste?

With this thought, Chu Xuan's mind stirred, and he suddenly asked, "All of us should be considered your recruits, right?"

Xinyue Fox nodded. "As a Constellation Envoy, I am the person in charge of Haicheng for the Resurrection Society. As long as you successfully complete Spirit Washing here, you are naturally all considered my recruits."

Chu Xuan asked again, "So when we bring in newcomers, you should also get a corresponding 'commission,' right?"

Xinyue Fox nodded again.

A strange look appeared in Chu Xuan's eyes. "But the commission harvested from several generations down shouldn't be as much as the 'commission' you get from directly bringing someone into the society, right?"

"The commission for leading the first generation of recruits to successful Spirit Washing is the highest; it gets less and less after that." Xinyue Fox frowned. "What are you trying to say?"

"One last question."

Chu Xuan answered with a question of his own, "As a Constellation Envoy, the commission you get for leading newcomers should be more than what we low-level members get, right?"

A glint flashed in Xinyue Fox's eyes. "Yes. For example, a high-quality member like Tang Zheng—if he were my direct recruit, I could harvest at least 50 spirit money."

"I have a proposal."

Chu Xuan smiled slightly. "Change Tang Zheng to be under your name, making him your first-generation recruit. Then, all the commission obtained will go to me. How about it?"

Xinyue Fox giggled. "The rewards all go to you? Then what benefit is there for me?"

"Having such a direct recruit is an intangible asset in itself, far more valuable than the rewarded spirit money. This is only beneficial for you," Chu Xuan said.

Xinyue Fox asked curiously, "In that case, why would you give Tang Zheng to me?"

"The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. I naturally have my own plans. You only need to tell me if you agree or not." Chu Xuan had a look of profound mystery.

Xinyue Fox gave Chu Xuan a deep look, then nodded. "Fine, I agree."

After saying that, she wrote a new note. This time, the Guide's name was changed from Chu Xuan to Xinyue Fox.

Next, Xinyue Fox and Tang Zheng each pressed their bloody fingerprints onto their respective signature spots.

Finally, she dropped the note into the copper bowl that had held the spirit money earlier. Like a clay ox entering the sea, the note vanished in the blink of an eye.

Not long after, accompanied by a crisp "clatter" sound, dozens of silver coins actually appeared out of thin air.

"There are actually 55 spirit money, 5 more than my previous estimate."

Xinyue Fox poured out a pile of spirit money and gave them all to Chu Xuan. Perhaps because she had gained a recruit like Tang Zheng, her tone when speaking was much lighter than before.

Chu Xuan was also very happy; he had another 55 spirit money.

The Resurrection Society really is a good organization!