97: Chapter 97 My gun can still shoot heads.

When Chu Xuan returned to the Mahavira Hall, the Spirit Washing ritual was mostly over, with only five people remaining.

What caught Chu Xuan's attention was that the crack, which was originally over three meters long, was now only about two meters. Although it still emitted billowing black mist that made one's heart palpitate at a glance, it was far less soul-stirring than at the beginning.

Next, the speed at which the crack shrank significantly accelerated, and in about five minutes, it was less than a meter.

Correspondingly, the rhythm of the White-haired Old Village Chief's Spirit Washing also quickened a lot.

Chu Xuan could see that burning incense to worship gods, sprinkling water from a white porcelain bowl onto the forehead, and kowtowing and kneeling were actually just dispensable formalities.

The most important thing was to open one's mind, offer no resistance, and allow the Specter emerging from the crack to enter the body to achieve a symbiotic relationship.

Finally, when the Spirit Washing ended, the crack was only about half a meter left; it was estimated that it would close completely in a few minutes.

Among these last five people, one died tragically on the spot and was sent to the lotus platform to feed the Great Buddha.

One became a Lost Ones, staggering out of the temple to become one of the many villagers.

Two obtained a teleportation skill.

The last person stepped into the God-Ascension Sequence, becoming a [Flash Leaper], and bound with the System.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan fell into thought, recalling the hint from [Future Tang Zheng] that the Great Buddha could also teleport.

Additionally, when he was in the dormitory and made the first kill of Chen Qing, the three Transcendent Skills given by the System were Berserk, Clone, and Mind Reading, which perfectly corresponded to the Night Demon's abilities.

Including subsequent mission rewards, options for skills like Berserk and Clone had appeared, and the Illusionist's Heart Bewitchment skill also corresponded with the Phantom Demon.

Chu Xuan felt this should not be a coincidence.

Perhaps the opportunity for everyone to obtain Transcendent abilities was somewhat related to the environment they were in at the time and the skills possessed by the Specter they faced.

"Little handsome guy, why are you all dirty and covered in mud? What did you and Xiao Zi go do, and why didn't she come back with you?" Fox stepped forward, looking Chu Xuan up and down.

"The little girl couldn't handle the roughhousing, why bother with her?" Chu Xuan smiled indifferently. "Sister, isn't it enough that I'm back?"

Hearing this, everyone had a strange expression, and Chen Yao, covered in tattoos, even curled his lips into a knowing smile.

"Isn't this against the rules?"

At this moment, a sarcastic voice sounded: "The people we went through so much trouble to bring here alive—even if they fail the Spirit Washing, that's just bad luck. But just making someone disappear like this, what's that about?"

Fox suddenly turned her head to look at Xiao Zei, who had his arms crossed, and giggled. "Xiao Zi was a newcomer I brought in. I haven't even said anything yet, so what's your hurry?"

"I'm just discussing the matter as it is and expressing an opinion. You can act like I didn't say anything, but this is indeed against the rules. If such things happen often in our Resurrection Society, wouldn't it slow down our pace of development?"

Xiao Zei glanced at Old Wu. "Old Wu, what do you think?"

Old Wu coughed lightly, clearly not wanting to get involved. "There is indeed such a rule, but a small compensation would suffice."

Fox waved her hand. "The little handsome guy and I hit it off, so forget the compensation."

"You can forget about it, of course, but if this kind of thing happens to others in the future, should we still forget about it? If we don't, wouldn't it seem petty?"

Xiao Zei turned his gaze to Chu Xuan and gave an apologetic smile. "Little brother, don't mind me. I'm just discussing the matter as it is; I'm not targeting you. It's just that..."

"Wait, weren't you just calling me 'Big Brother'? Why did the address change so quickly?"

Chu Xuan raised his hand to stop him, having no intention of being polite. He said bluntly, "Are we about to leave here, so you can't wait to take revenge on me? But your methods of sowing discord are too low-grade. Isn't it just compensation? I just happened to pick up some spirit money."

While speaking, Chu Xuan had already taken out five spirit money coins and handed them to Fox.

"Little handsome guy, you really don't have to be so polite..." Fox broke into a smile and only took two coins.

Seeing this, Xiao Zei was instantly fuming with rage. Wasn't that spirit money exactly what he had given away earlier?

He stared at Chu Xuan with a fierce gaze, but in the next second, he suddenly let out a cold smile. "For internal members of our Resurrection Society, some compensation in spirit money is naturally enough. But what if it's an undercover agent from the Night Watchers who sneaked in?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

Fox frowned. "If he were an outsider, how could he happen to wait at the eerie bus's route point and be so skilled at paying with spirituality? Besides, he killed official personnel in front of all of us earlier, especially Tao Jiajia. How could the Night Watchers do such a thing?"

"Of course, normal means wouldn't allow one to know these things, but what if it's [Revelation]? There is someone among the Night Watchers who has awakened the [Revelation] talent and has stepped onto the [Diviner] God-Ascension Sequence! The abilities of these two complement each other. It shouldn't be hard to calculate the bus's route point and the payment method, right?"

Xiao Zei sneered repeatedly. "Besides, this kid clearly looked like he had never touched spirit money before this; doesn't that fit perfectly? The purpose of all of us coming here was to bring newcomers for Spirit Washing, but what is this kid's purpose?"

"Fox, weren't you wondering earlier why this kid got on the bus alone without bringing any newcomers? Isn't that just wasting a person's fare for nothing? Isn't that suspicious?"

"As for killing the official personnel... we were all watching from the bus and didn't go down to check. For a Transcendent, it shouldn't be hard to use some faked methods to deceive us, right?"

Following Xiao Zei's words, everyone's gaze toward Chu Xuan began to gradually turn suspicious.

Xiao Zei continued, "When we were going up the mountain earlier, you didn't think I was intentionally picking a fight, did you? Do you really think I'm that stupid? Actually, I've felt this kid was suspicious for a long time, which is why I made a move to test him. It's just that this kid really has some skills; at Rank 1, his physical attributes were actually maxed out, and his [Heart Bewitchment] skill has reached at least Rank 2. That's how I ended up failing miserably."

"But doesn't this exactly prove that the Night Watchers have obtained relevant information through [Revelation] and [Divination], knowing that this place can suppress Ranks, so they sent such a person to investigate us and learn more about the Resurrection Society?"

At this point, a hint of mockery appeared at the corner of Xiao Zei's mouth. "Fox, Old Wu, the two of you told this kid quite a bit about our Resurrection Society just now, didn't you? Now think about it carefully—isn't this kid full of suspicious points?"

So he was waiting for me here!

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. He had just sensed Xiao Zei's intense malice, which was why he simply dropped the pretense, wanting to see what the other party was up to.

He hadn't expected the other party to try to frame him...

Chu Xuan laughed suddenly. It wasn't exactly a frame-up, but this person was truly annoying. He might really have to restart this time.

But Chu Xuan didn't plan to just sit and wait for death. Instead of being afraid, he laughed loudly:

"You really are a petty person, sparing no effort to throw mud at me just to get revenge! My guide died early, so it's only natural that I know less about the Resurrection Society, isn't it? I was being hunted everywhere by official personnel, so how could I bring any newcomers? And saying my killing of official personnel was a fake to deceive you is truly laughable. Who do you think you are? Are you even qualified for me to deceive you?"

Chu Xuan suddenly pulled the bolt of his submachine gun, aimed it at Xiao Zei not far away, and grinned savagely. "Why don't you try the 50 rounds of bullets in this submachine gun and see if they can blow your head off?!"