Golden Core is a Star, and You Call This Cultivation?

Li Xiang's heart was uneasy, but his face still bore a resolute expression.

Guards like him had long been prepared to face death.

If he were to die this time, his parents and family would be taken care of by the Sky Federation, and his name would be recorded separately in the family genealogy.

He approached Zhao Song and effortlessly hoisted him onto his back.

However, as he carried Zhao Song, he felt a dark force emanating from Zhao Song's calf. It was clearly a Wraith.

He dared not look, for if he did, he might see the Wraith before even reaching the restroom.

Zhao Song's body was stiff, as if he had been dead for days, lying on Li Xiang's shoulder.

Zhao Song glanced back stealthily and was instantly horrified. A female Wraith in a white robe, with long, disheveled hair, stood eerily behind them.

Under normal circumstances, he might have dared to say she was a beautiful Wraith, and he would have considered himself lucky.

All the experts present watched this scene with tense expressions.

"Professor Liu, how much of what the Vampire Emperor said do you think is true, and how much is false?"

"Hiding in the restroom and saying 'someone's here'... it's just too childish."

The other experts murmured among themselves.

If you're in a public restroom and someone knocks, saying "someone's here" would indeed prevent the person from entering.

But that's under normal circumstances.

Now, what's outside is a Wraith.

"Could it be that the Vampire Emperor has discovered our identities and is toying with us?" someone suggested.

The others felt a heavy weight in their hearts. That was a possibility.

"This is too absurd."

There had never been such a case before.

Wraiths cannot be understood through ordinary human reasoning.

At this moment, Professor Liu slammed the table and said gravely, "Do not speculate about the Supreme Being. Besides... we'll know the result soon. What's the point of arguing?"

The room fell silent, and everyone turned their attention to the large screen.

Li Xiang was equipped with a live-streaming device, allowing everyone to see what was happening in the restroom.

At this moment, Li Xiang had already carried Zhao Song into the restroom.

Inside the restroom was a toilet, and the space was quite large. Even with two people inside, there was still plenty of room.

Li Xiang took a deep breath and stood quietly. Under the bright light, he could hear Zhao Song's heart pounding.

Besides that...

His pupils suddenly contracted.

Tap, tap...

The faint sound of footsteps reached Li Xiang's ears.

He knew this sound came from the Wraith.

He and Zhao Song had been entangled with the Wraith for too long, and now he could see the Wraith.

Once you see a Wraith, it means death.

"She's here," Zhao Song said, his voice trembling.

In the empty restroom, the tapping footsteps were particularly piercing.

The sound grew closer and louder.

Zhao Song was extremely nervous.

Li Xiang was a professional and shouldn't have been afraid, but now he was also tense.

Tension is contagious, and the experts in the hall held their breath, sweating for Zhao Song and Li Xiang.

If Zhao Song died, would the chat group still exist?

Could they still rely on the Vampire Emperor's help to deal with the Wraiths?

The Wraiths were nearly invincible, and the number of lives taken by them each year was skyrocketing.

At this moment, the two in the restroom exchanged glances.

The Wraith had stopped at the restroom door.

And most bizarrely, the Wraith actually knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock!

The knocking was rhythmic, pounding on the hearts of the two in the restroom.

Zhao Song was terrified.

Outside, it was eerily quiet, with only the sound of knocking.

"Someone's in the restroom."

Remembering Qi Yuan's words, Zhao Song quickly said.

At this moment, the female Wraith outside the restroom seemed momentarily stunned, as if unsure what to do.

In normal circumstances, when this happened, the person in the restroom would first feel an itch on their buttocks, as if something wet and hairy was touching them. Then, looking into the toilet, they would see a pale face.

However, this time, the female Wraith, upon hearing that someone was in the restroom, simply... left.

The sound of footsteps grew fainter until it disappeared completely.

Zhao Song's face showed disbelief. "The Wraith... really left?"

This was the first time something like this had happened.

Usually, a Wraith wouldn't leave without killing someone.

He couldn't believe it and even glanced at the toilet.

What if the Wraith hadn't left and was hiding in the toilet?

"Gone?"

"The Wraith left!"

Zhao Song took a deep breath.

At this moment, Li Xiang mustered his courage and peeked through the door crack.

The area he looked at was empty.

He didn't see any ankles, nor did he see the figure of the female Wraith.

He said, "The Wraith really left."

In the hall, everyone who heard this showed expressions of joy, disbelief, and confusion.

The terrifying Wraith... had actually left!

The method taught by the Vampire Emperor really worked!

"It really worked!"

"Just by saying 'someone's here' in the restroom, the Wraith will leave?"

"What kind of principle is this!"

Everyone was shocked, finding it unbelievable.

At this moment, Li Xiang and Zhao Song also came out of the restroom.

The others looked at the two with moved expressions.

Professor Liu said excitedly, "Zhao Song, you've done a great service."

Zhao Song's initial fear had now turned into joy.

Professor Liu continued, "The most urgent task now is to confirm with the Vampire Emperor whether this method... can be used at home in the future."

"Yes, if it can be used, we must mobilize the entire Sky Federation to build public restrooms!"

"This matter must be brought to the attention of all the council members for a meeting!"

"Building public restrooms!"

"This is a national strategy!"

The people present spoke solemnly, as if discussing a matter of national importance.

If this news were to leak, it would surely leave those who heard it utterly confused.

A national strategy... to build restrooms?

Is this nation's citizens maggots?

"Vampire Emperor, thank you. With your method, the Wraith really knocked and then left.

But is this method... a one-time thing, or can it be used in the future?" Zhao Song asked nervously.

The group members watched the chat, their hearts tense.

"This is my divine decree. In your world, it can be used indefinitely," Qi Yuan said indifferently.

Divine decrees are complex and mysterious.

His special abilities are the same.

Combining his special abilities with divine decrees produces equally peculiar effects.

"Thank you, Vampire Emperor!" Zhao Song said excitedly.

Seeing this, Professor Liu understood that the national strategy of building public restrooms should be put on the agenda.

After all, this was a welfare policy that could save countless lives.

If you encounter a Wraith on the road, the first thing to do is run to a restroom.

It could save your life.

At this moment, someone said, "But some Wraiths appear without giving us time to enter a restroom."

This was true.

The appearance of Wraiths is always bizarre, and they might appear out of nowhere.

Moreover, they might start hunting within moments.

Where would you find the time to run to a restroom?

Could the entire Sky Federation be turned into public restrooms?

Professor Liu looked at Zhao Song and said, "Ask him, what if there's no time to reach a restroom?"

Zhao Song repeated Professor Liu's words.

At this moment, in this dimension, Qi Yuan appeared in front of a pig trotter rice shop.

Even though the chances of Wraiths appearing at night were high, business had to go on. One couldn't starve, right?

Seeing the message in the group, Qi Yuan said indifferently, "Isn't that simple? Just pick your earwax. As long as you're picking your earwax, no one can touch you, not even Wraiths."

Qi Yuan felt particularly clever.

As everyone knows, when someone is picking their ears, no one can disturb them.

So, even Wraiths can't.

"Picking earwax?"

The experts were stunned, their faces showing disbelief.

"Would that work?"

"It still feels so strange!"

"I don't know why, but even though it sounds ridiculous, it feels somewhat reasonable!"

After all, if saying "someone's here" in a restroom could make Wraiths leave, then Wraiths not being able to disturb someone picking their earwax also seemed normal, right?

At this moment, the shop owner brought over a steaming bowl of pig trotter rice.

Qi Yuan took the bowl and began eating slowly.

"Ah, the taste of Hextech. It's been years since I've tasted this."

Through the divine decree, he had already determined the coordinates of these worlds.

Thus, he chose to descend.

As soon as he arrived, he had a bowl of pig trotter rice.

"Handsome, can I get your contact info?"

At this moment, a young woman in hot pants approached. Her shorts reached her thighs, revealing long, straight legs. She had a faint smell of alcohol and wore heavy makeup, looking mature but still youthful.

Not far away, her friends were laughing, some recording the scene on their phones.

"Sorry, I'm married, and my child is old enough to fish," Qi Yuan declined.

Being handsome comes with its own set of troubles.

The young woman's eyes showed disappointment.

After all, someone as handsome as Qi Yuan was a first for her. He seemed... like a male celebrity.

No, even male celebrities didn't have this unique aura.

"Although I can't give you my contact info, there's one among your friends I'd like to meet," Qi Yuan said, looking at the five young women, a smile in his eyes.

The young woman was stunned. She hadn't expected this handsome man to be interested in one of her friends.

She began to doubt her own attractiveness, feeling somewhat frustrated. "Which one?"

"The one in red, with long hair down to her waist, and only one arm."

"My friends aren't wearing red, and none of them are disabled!" the young woman said firmly. But as she turned to look at her friends, her expression froze.

"A Wraith... a Wraith!"

The other friends, startled by her reaction, realized something was wrong.

They looked over, and their expressions also froze.

"Wraith!"

"Wuwu, a Wraith!"

Behind them stood a Wraith, with one arm, dressed in red, her hair long, and her face bearing that peculiar expression that instilled fear in anyone who saw her.

This was a Wraith, a spirit that could take lives, standing right beside them.

Seeing the Wraith, they felt like mice encountering a cat, their spines chilled, some even wetting their shorts.

"Can I invite your red-dressed friend to have some pig trotter rice?

This pig trotter rice is quite good, much more delicious than those cheap meals, and a bit more upscale," Qi Yuan said seriously.

This bowl cost 26 yuan, after all.

It wasn't something those cheap meals could compare to.

The young woman was dumbfounded. Qi Yuan's words snapped her back to reality.

"She... she's not human, she's a Wraith!"

Now she regretted going out with her friends tonight.

At the same time, she was curious. How did this handsome man not know it was a Wraith, and why wasn't he reacting at all?

Was he mentally ill, or perhaps intellectually disabled?

"Hey, do you want to come over and have some pig trotter rice?" Since the young woman wouldn't call the Wraith over, Qi Yuan did it himself, waving at the Wraith.

The other young women were stunned.

Was this man really inviting the Wraith to have pig trotter rice?

Was he insane?

A lunatic!

Would a Wraith even respond to a human?

But then, something unimaginable happened.

The red-dressed Wraith floated over to Qi Yuan.

"The Wraith... he called her over?"

"This!"

The young women were both shocked and bewildered.

In the next second, the red-dressed Wraith sat down beside Qi Yuan.

The young women, seeing this, were terrified. They didn't know whether to stay or run.

Because when encountering a Wraith, running would trigger its hunting instincts, accelerating the killing.

"This pig trotter rice, though full of artificial flavors, the rice is real. Here, have a taste."

Qi Yuan pushed his bowl of rice toward the Wraith.

His eyes showed a hint of curiosity.

[Wraith: A special entity formed after the death of a living being, usually appearing in abandoned lands.]

This information surprised him.

The former Flowing Wind Realm, due to the Deceitful Fate Tablet, was known as the God-Forsaken Land, where the sun and moon did not shine.

Now, this place seemed to be an abandoned land.

Regarding abandoned lands, he had read a few lines in the library some time ago.

It was mentioned that a true god had died in an abandoned land.

About abandoned lands, Qi Yuan didn't have much information.

It seemed he needed to visit the library again to understand what was so peculiar about abandoned lands.

The Wraith sat beside Qi Yuan, picking up the chopsticks with her left hand and eating the remaining rice from Qi Yuan's bowl.

The young women around were shocked.

A Wraith had accepted a human's invitation to eat.

Was this a dream?

Or had the world gone mad?

At this moment, Qi Yuan looked at the Wraith with admiration.

"You lost one arm and became so powerful, terrifying these people. If you lost both arms, wouldn't you be even stronger?"

The Wraith, who had been eating, stopped and stared at Qi Yuan, her expression eerie.

Qi Yuan looked at the Wraith, curious.

In the myriad worlds and universes, he had seen countless beings and races.

Stone people, metal creatures, silicon-based life forms—he had seen them all.

But a Wraith like this was a first for him.

Though somewhat similar to the ghosts of the Divine Wood Universe, they were entirely different beings, or rather, not beings at all.

If he had to compare...

Qi Yuan remembered when he had the strange painter use the Mountain and River Brush to help him paint the Underworld.

When the Underworld was first created, some dirty things had entered, babbling in incomprehensible languages.

Later, Qi Yuan, acting as a language teacher, taught those dirty things to speak.

Finally, they conveyed their purpose.

"No... soul, borrow... return..."

In the end, those dirty things condensed into the Monument of the Dead and placed it in the Underworld.

To Qi Yuan, the Wraith before him was somewhat similar to those dirty things.