I run a Taoist temple in a bizarre world.

Chapter 15 Attempting to Gain Extraordinary Abilities

While Chi Le was pondering, He Xiaoxiao had already completed the process of absorbing the gray mist that was as solid as a substance.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Wang, I think I... succeeded."

He Xiaoxiao raised her hands to her chest, as if she had seen something new and exciting before, examining it from all angles.

"Something feels different."

"Hey, Brother Zhang, Brother Wang, why are my hands starting to turn transparent?"

"Could this be my extraordinary ability?"

He Xiaoxiao was taken aback; it was as if the transparency of her hands had been adjusted in this world.

First the skin, then the muscles, then the bones; the color of the arms began to fade, eventually becoming almost transparent.

She could even see Wang Haojing's slightly reluctant face through his arm.

"This is not your ability; it's just that we've spent enough time in this strange world and are about to return to the real world."

Zhang Guanghai accepted some of the strange items obtained from hunting wolves in the forest, which Wang Haojing willingly offered with both hands, and continued speaking.

"I remember you're from Shicheng? Perfect, I'm from Shicheng too."

"Go back to the present world and go to the Special Situation Emergency and Handling Bureau of Stone City, or Special Bureau for short."

"I will be waiting for you there. I will arrange for someone to systematically teach you how to better utilize your supernatural abilities and how to better survive in this bizarre world."

"Brother Zhang..."

He Xiaoxiao wanted to say something more.

But Zhang Guanghai did not give her a chance.

Some parts of his body are now also beginning to become transparent.

This means that his time in the bizarre world is also running out.

Zhang Guanghai quickly walked up to Chi Le, cupped his hands in a fist salute, and said...

"Thank you, Abbot, for taking the initiative to protect us tonight. Without you, the three of us would probably not be able to leave together. This is just a small token of my gratitude."

Zhang Guanghai's gratitude was very sincere.

He placed the clump of gray mist in his hand on the offering table and bowed again.

Zhang Guanghai knew perfectly well that if it weren't for Chi Le's intervention...

One of Wang Haojing and He Xiaoxiao will definitely die in this bizarre world tonight.

Zhang Guanghai found this outcome unacceptable.

Fortunately, there is this mysterious and powerful abbot of Qingshan Temple.

Regardless of whether he is like himself, from the present world, a day-returner who travels to a strange world every night and returns to the present world in the morning.

They are still the natives of this strange world, bizarre beings with their own rules of supernatural tales.

Or perhaps a neutral NPC-like character in a bizarre world.

Zhang Guanghai should rightfully express his gratitude to the abbot.

"Incense has been offered."

Chi Le's answer was brief.

But Zhang Guanghai understood what he meant.

Since you offered incense to the statues at Qingshan Temple, it is our duty to protect you within the temple grounds.

Zhang Guanghai straightened up, his face no longer showing simple gratitude, but rather a deep respect from the bottom of his heart.

"Brother Zhang, how do I get to the Special Affairs Bureau? I've been thinking about it for ages, does our Shicheng even have such an organization?"

In those few short seconds, He Xiaoxiao's body became almost completely transparent.

Receiving no response from Zhang Guanghai, He Xiaoxiao shouted at Chi Le at the last moment.

"By the way, Abbot, you still haven't answered me: next time you come to this strange world, will you be able to reach Green Mountain again...?"

Before she could finish speaking, He Xiaoxiao's body completely disappeared from Qingshan Temple and returned to the real world.

Zhang Guanghai picked up where He Xiaoxiao left off, but with a completely different meaning.

"Then, Abbot, we shall take our leave now, and meet again when the opportunity arises."

Chi Le nodded in response.

Zhang Guanghai and his companion completely vanished into the bizarre world.

A notification popped up immediately.

[Successfully protected a mortal through the night from evil spirits and demons; Incense offering +1]

[Successfully protected an unranked Divine Sense Master through the night from evil spirits and demons. Incense offering +2]

[Successfully protected a Tier 1 Martial Arts practitioner through the night from evil spirits and demons. Incense offerings +3]

Another 6 points of incense were received.

Chi Le pulled over a chair and slumped down in a relaxed, limp position, like a boneless lump of mud.

"It's exhausting to put on airs in front of others."

After slumping for a while, Chi Le got up from his chair, not forgetting his business.

Upon reaching the [Mountain Gate], Chi Le once again spent 2 [Incense Points] to summon the local earth god of Changxi Village from the mural and commanded him to follow closely beside him.

Only after confirming that the local earth god of Changxi Village was always by his side did Chi Le finally make up his mind.

"Chi Le, Chi Le, becoming a shut-in is a dead end."

Step out of Qingshan Temple.

The cold, eerie gray mist coiled around us like octopus tentacles.

"This feels awful, let's finish this quickly and get back to Qingshan Temple!"

Chi Le quickly walked towards the nearest wolf in the forest.

A sharp, slender splinter of earth emerged from beside Chi Le's feet, which Chi Le gently snapped off.

He picked up the earthen spike and aimed it at the forest wolf in front of him, who was barely clinging to life.

Chi Le thrust his sword, and the wolf in the forest died instantly.

The surrounding gray mist flowed slowly from the center of the wolf carcass in the forest.

It circled the wolf in the forest a few times before finally stopping on its forehead.

A cloud of gray mist, entwined together, appeared, resembling a tangible fog.

Chi Le pulled hard, and the fog fell down with a sound.

"Is this what can awaken my extraordinary abilities?"

Without lingering, Chi Le took the fog ball and hurried towards the Taoist temple.

Fortunately, no accidents occurred during Chi Le's entire journey to and from Qingshan Temple.

He returned to Qingshan Temple without incident.

The moment I stepped into Qingshan Temple, the chill and eeriness vanished.

Instead, there is a sense of security, an unparalleled sense of security.

"It's still more comfortable inside the Green Mountain Temple. Actually, there's nothing wrong with being a homebody."

Sitting on the familiar wooden chair, Chi Le sighed with emotion.

"Next..."

Looking at the wisp of mist in his hand, Chi Le recalled He Xiaoxiao's movements under Zhang Guanghai's guidance.

"It should be this one."

Chi Le sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes, and placed his hands together in front of his lower abdomen, palms facing upward, with a ball of mist in each hand.

"Calm your mind, imagine the fog melting in your palm like ice cream..."

After a long while, Chi Le casually tossed the unchanging fog aside.

"What the hell? He Xiaoxiao's progress is going so smoothly, why is it not working for me?"

"It doesn't make sense. Every step is exactly the same as He Xiaoxiao's, so why isn't it working?"

He tried various methods to integrate the mist into his own blood, but failed.

Chi Le was not only stunned, but also a little disoriented.

The extraordinary is so close, seemingly within reach, yet so untouchable.

"I refuse to believe it!"

Chi Le sat cross-legged on the ground again, trying to absorb the mist.

Within a few minutes, Chi Lexin believed it.

"Could it be because I own a Qingshan Temple?"

After much thought, Chi Le could only come up with this possibility.

Aside from gender, the only difference between him and He Xiaoxiao is this.

"Could it be because of Qingshan Temple that, even though I also came from another time, this strange world considers me half-native?"

"Instead of pure transmigrators like He Xiaoxiao and Zhang Guanghai?"

"Does this mean that my methods for gaining supernatural abilities, like those used by Zhang Guanghai and his group, are ineffective?"

"If that's the case, then we're in trouble."

Chi Le tapped her fingers lightly on the armrest of the wooden chair.

"The Special Affairs Bureau that Zhang Guanghai mentioned should be the official organization that our Great Xia established specifically for the bizarre world."

"Joining them is an option to solve my problems."

"But do they have a solution for my specific situation?"

After careful consideration, Chi Le decided to temporarily refrain from contacting the Special Affairs Bureau.

He needed to explain that he couldn't reach the extraordinary level by absorbing the mist.

That might expose the fact that he owns the Qingshan Temple.

He didn't want to be exposed so soon.

If we're going to expose it, we'll wait until the situation is right later.

"Then, if we want to make contact with the extraordinary, we can only try the methods of this world."

Chi Le looked out.

"We need to put our trip to Heliu Town on the agenda as soon as possible."