"Regarding this point, our dorm's 'wise man,' Chu He, once made a deduction, a meme infection or meme virus."

Gui Yi sighed and explained, "He believed that 'Gui' not only possessed various terrifying killing abilities but also shared certain traits, such as... being unkillable! And also... the meme virus! Any human who came into contact with it would be 'infected,' like us... No matter how we discuss these things with outsiders, they subconsciously think we are joking, lying, or trying to substantiate our lies with their 'science.'"

"No media would take the initiative to report on it, and even if they did report related cases, they would quickly sink into the sea of countless pieces of junk information due to lack of attention... That's the meme virus, and it can also be regarded as large-scale subconscious information manipulation, regional hypnosis... scary, isn't it?"

"Except for those who have also been contaminated with the meme and have seen 'Gui,' as well as some fanatics, firm believers, or a minority with sufficiently high rationality who can use logic to overcome this hypnosis on their own, it's very difficult for those who haven't witnessed it with their own eyes to believe in the existence of 'Gui'!"

"That's why our world still looks 'normal'..."

Gui Yi finally said, "Right, it seems like we've been dealing with death and escape since we got here, and I haven't introduced myself. My name is Gui Yi, and this is my sister..."

He pointed to the woman in the white dress, then pointed at the buzz-cut man, "His name is Long Li, and we three are all official delivery personnel."

"I... my name is Han Bingjie..."

The otaku said with a crying face, just having spoken a sentence, when he heard footsteps coming from outside.

Tap tap!

Tap tap!

The sound of high heels scraping the floor was particularly jarring in the empty corridor.

Closer, even closer...

Thump thump!

Thump thump!

Gui Yi seemed to hear his own heartbeat as he reached out and slowly, ever so slowly, pushed open the window.

Ali was the first to squeeze past Han Bingjie and scurry out.

As official delivery personnel, they all had experience and knew that in this type of escape job, one should never choose places like high floors in buildings with no way out.

Since 'Gui' was in the corridor, jumping out of the window was the way to flee, after all, this was just the first floor!

"Old Han, you need to hurry!"

Gui Yi said in a low voice to his sister and Old Han, "I've been thinking about a way out. The company wouldn't assign us tasks that are sure to kill us... I feel, time might be the trap... Earlier in the school, I didn't find a single intact clock... Maybe... the watches, phones, and other timekeeping devices we carry... attract 'Gui!'"

"Also, possibly, the act of looking at the time emits an attraction."

As he spoke, he helped Han Bingjie and his sister out and watched them sprint away, lifting their skirts and meeting up with Long Li.

Just as he was about to climb out the window, the classroom door opened...

A cold wind gusted into the classroom, causing Gui Yi's body to freeze abruptly, his motion to jump out the window stopping right there.

A pair of cold hands embraced him from behind.

"Run!"

He let out a scream, struggling to turn around, wanting to see 'Gui's' face clearly.

In the next moment, his eyes widened, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Thud!

A body slowly crumpled to the ground!

A gentle breeze fluttered, and the classroom returned to calm.

Suddenly everything around him grew darker, and some unfathomable things happened.

In the void, invisible lines converged, forming a mysterious large gate.

The door slowly pushed open, and a large black umbrella fell out, landing on the body of the Gui Yi.

Moments later, a hand grasped the umbrella and used it as a cane, propping up the body that had once been Gui Yi's, and slowly rose to its feet.

"Ah, True Spirit possession, always better than transmigration!"

Zhong Shenxiu stretched languidly, his whole body's joints crackling loudly, "I certainly have no desire to become a baby..."

He pulled up the Heavenly Show System, giving it a cursory glance:

[Name: Gui Yi (Zhong Shenxiu)]

[Ghost Immortal Reincarnation Skill: First Layer]

[Heavenly Show Points: 9023 (17%)]

[Gate of All Paths: Opening]

...

"The Ghost Immortal Reincarnation Skill is a secret technique to break through to the Dharma Body. Now that my body has completely transformed into an immortal one, sealed within the Imperial Family's secret realm, my True Spirit must cultivate the Ghost Immortal Reincarnation Skill to the ninth layer to return, fuse True Spirit with body, control the immortal transformation, pass the bodily tribulation, and refine the Dharma Body!"

"This Ghost Immortal Reincarnation Skill is, in essence, a secret technique for the cultivation of True Spirit that continually enhances one's rationality, and also integrates a bit of Buddhist Sect teachings with Western occultism. With each breakthrough of a layer, one must accumulate a certain amount of willpower, or perhaps an anchor for the spirit?"

"Haha... not even ten thousand Heavenly Show Points, huh."

"So that means, either cultivate the secret technique, or gather one hundred thousand Heavenly Show Points in this world, and then I can return?"

Zhong Shenxiu let out a hearty laugh, bent double, looking every bit like a comical clown.

Seconds later, he straightened up, rubbed his face, and sighed, "All myself, one and the same, even separated by the Three Thousand Worlds, am I still influenced by a hint of madness from the body?"

"With so many worlds in between causing such severe pollution, if I had reincarnated directly within the Seven Luminaries Heaven without the protection of a powerful being, I'd probably have lost my sanity ages ago, right?"

He could feel it; deep within his heart, as if a chaotic spring had been tapped.

An endless stream of madness and pollution bubbled up from this spring.

"It seems to be a world of technology... perhaps, I need a psychologist..."

"Haha..."

Zhong Shenxiu caressed the large black umbrella in his hand and chuckled again, "Haha... I must be mad to have brought this cursed item with me... Even bringing that fairy-slaying pup along would've been better; its negative effects can kill..."

"No, without sufficient mana cultivation, it's impossible to wield a Spiritual Treasure. Especially one with sentience, denoting the potential for betrayal... But with cursed items, as long as one knows the method of use and how to avoid the negative effects, even an ordinary person can utilize them to some extent... This umbrella doesn't have any traits of a living being, making it the most suitable for me at this moment."

"Besides... owning it with such a high level of essence, it's probably the most powerful weapon I possess right now. A True Spirit also needs the power of self-preservation... I'm not mad; this decision was made after careful consideration..."

"But this sort of tightrope-walking adventure is really thrilling..."

Fortunately, this cursed item was usually sealed, and as long as it wasn't opened, it would cause no harm.

Should he face a life-threatening crisis, the negative effects wouldn't matter anymore.

Zhong Shenxiu held the umbrella handle, planted the tip of the umbrella on the ground, and began to search the memories of this body.

Gui Yi, unemployed youth, full-time employee at the Anywhere Express Company...

Mission, weirdness, fear...

The last wish before death was to survive with his little sister, become a director, and resign from the company...

"Wait... something's wrong with this person's memories."

Zhong Shenxiu rubbed his temple, giving a strange chuckle, "'I' don't even have a little sister..."

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