I changed the world.

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The slight discomfort caused by the spatial teleportation was quickly suppressed by Zhang Jing. The surroundings were silent, and he began to observe the location he had chosen.

This is the Zhongtai Amusement Park, located on the outskirts of Wuzhong City. It covers a vast area, and at this time, the park has long since closed, and the surroundings are completely silent. Zhang Jing is currently standing on a small hillside on the north side of the amusement park, with dense shade overhead, and a huge Ferris wheel not far away.

As for why he chose this location, Zhang Jing actually picked it randomly without much consideration. Anyway, he was going to have to deal with some events eventually, so he chose a location that seemed to have fewer people to avoid involving too many passersby.

Zhang Jing did not appear in his true form at this time. To be on the safe side, he still wore the "Hundred Transformations" mask. To outsiders, he appeared as a middle-aged man wearing a neat gray robe, leather boots, an iron crown, a short beard, and hawk-like eyes.

To prepare for any possible situation, Zhang Jing carried the Demon Refining Pot and the Heavenly Punishment Sword with him at this time. In addition, he placed more equipment and items in the spatial bead and carried them with him.

This time, he didn't bring Zhang Taihe with him for protection. He wanted to test whether he could handle the situation on his own; otherwise, he'd have to go through the trouble of making up excuses for Zhang Taihe. Of course, in an emergency, he could use his personal "talisman" to communicate with his teacher and summon helpers—a hidden backup plan.

In addition to the "protective talisman," he also wore the "Escape Talisman," a new magical artifact that Zhang Taihe had successfully created. It was worn on his person and, once activated, could block most detection methods, with an effect better than the "Earthly Fiend Forbidden Technique: Blinding." At this moment, Zhang Jing had already activated this magical artifact.

With just a quick glance around, Zhang Jing immediately noticed something amiss. He was currently positioned at a high point in the amusement park, from where he could overlook the surrounding environment. With his keen eyesight, he could clearly see that the area around the amusement park was almost completely sealed off. He could vaguely see traces of soldiers patrolling in all directions, and there were even some equipment that looked like some kind of heavy weapons platform deployed around the area.

In the central square of the Sino-Thai Amusement Park, a group of soldiers were stationed. In addition, there was a strange-looking object that appeared to be an altar, and a person dressed in monk's robes was sitting in the altar...

Is this a religious ceremony?

Frowning, Zhang Jing immediately realized something, took out the tortoise shell from the spatial bead, and used the Lesser Six Palace Heart Severing Technique to perform a brief calculation.

Just as he was calculating, the tortoise shell miraculously floated in front of him and began to slowly rotate...

This time, the feeling of being shielded was gone, replaced by a strong sense of crisis, as if some kind of danger was already upon us...

The next moment, golden light flashed in Zhang Jing's eyes as he began to carefully observe his surroundings. He then discovered that everything around him was shrouded in a faint black aura. The instant Zhang Jing noticed this aura, a feeling of oppression, fear, and despair arose within him, as if countless wronged souls were desperately and terrifiedly crying out in his ears…

At the same time, the energy within his body naturally circulated, and the illusion quickly dissipated. Before long, Zhang Jing made further discoveries.

It was a rather large building located on the west side of the amusement park. From the outside, the building looked like an abandoned structure. At the top of the building was a huge and ferocious monster head. In addition, there were some huge posters on metal poles around the building, all depicting terrifying monster scenes. From the promotional text on them, Zhang Jing immediately understood what kind of building it was.

"A haunted house..." Zhang Jing thought to himself. In his vision, this building was truly awash in black mist, with a large amount of almost tangible black energy emanating from it and spreading throughout the entire amusement park. If the black mist that had permeated the amusement park earlier made Zhang Jing feel as if it were the wailing of wronged spirits, then this haunted house gave him the illusion of seeing the entrance to a ghost town at first glance.

In Zhang Jing's eyes, this haunted house had transformed into some kind of supernatural existence, with a large amount of black energy spreading out from it, constantly eroding the surrounding area, and faintly enveloping the entire park within its range.

This is... a giant earthbound spirit!

Zhang Jing immediately recalled a description he had seen in a Buddhist text; he wasn't unfamiliar with this type of monster. In fact, he had previously encountered a haunted house left after a fire in Mijiafang, Kuaizhou City, Zhongzhou Province—a similar incident.

However, this one in front of him was on a completely different level compared to the one he had encountered before...

No, this level of earthbound spirit is already close to the category of "land spirit"...

"How did this happen..." Zhang Jing couldn't help but frown.

Chapter 309 The Test Begins

At this moment, he was basically certain that this was the test he was about to face...

He tried to recall... Zhongtai Amusement Park, the haunted house... and then he realized where he was. It was thanks to Zhongtai Amusement Park's extensive advertising in various media that Zhang Jing had heard of this place, which was advertised as "the number one haunted house in the East."

As far as I can remember, it was expanded from the original haunted house at Zhongtai Amusement Park and used as a selling point. It should be said that this is the first amusement park in China to use the haunted house as its main selling point, which attracted a lot of attention and drew many haunted house enthusiasts from afar.

Now it seems that this is precisely where the problem lies...

Just as Zhang Jing was deep in thought, he noticed a faint mist beginning to permeate the surroundings. Following this, the scenery began to subtly change. The buildings in the space rapidly crumbled, as if a time machine had been fast-forwarded. Some buildings and amusement rides developed climbing vines and patches of rust, while others began to change shape entirely… Simultaneously, the surrounding environment was also altering; the entire amusement park seemed to be rapidly expanding…

The entire area where the amusement park is located seems to have been completely isolated from the outside world, as if it had been dragged into another world...

This is a kind of barrier.

Zhang Jing is no longer the naive young man he once was. With the vast collection of Buddhist scriptures he has gathered, he has gained a constant stream of new knowledge. Coupled with Zhang Taihe's systematic teaching, he is now able to understand most supernatural phenomena.

The phenomenon before our eyes is a barrier woven by the Earthbound Spirit, a natural ability of the Earthbound Spirit. As it continues to develop, the area of ​​this barrier will grow larger and larger.

The surrounding fog quickly thickened, and soon his vision began to be affected. The deathly gray fog permeated the area around the buildings and trees, making his vision appear as if it were covered by a hazy filter.

However, overall, Zhang Jing's five senses are much stronger than those of ordinary people. Even without using True Fire to refine his eyes, he can penetrate the fog to a certain extent and greatly reduce the fog's concealing effect.

After retrieving the tortoise shell and estimating the location of the haunted house, Zhang Jing became more cautious and carefully made his way towards it...

Not far along, Zhang Jing suddenly heard a dull dragging sound coming from the thick fog beside him. He lightly leaped onto a nearby dawn redwood tree, using the branches and leaves for cover, and squinted his eyes as he looked in the direction from which the sound came.

The sound grew louder and louder, and soon a huge figure emerged from the thick fog. It was a large cartoon character sculpture. Zhang Jing recognized it almost the instant he saw its outline. He remembered that this sculpture had previously been placed on the side of the hillside. It was a round, chubby bear sculpture with an adorable appearance. It was a character from a well-known cartoon named "Tommy".

But at this moment, the sculpture in front of Zhang Jing had clearly come to life. Its more than three-meter-tall body looked around constantly, and its originally adorable face was now full of ferocious expressions. It let out heavy breathing and slowly walked towards Zhang Jing...

It walked past Zhang Jing's feet without noticing his presence, and continued forward, finally disappearing back into the thick fog...

Zhang Jing had no immediate intention of killing it and silently watched it leave.

After a short while, Zhang Jing gently landed on the tree and continued on his way...

As we walked through a small, circular park, we heard soft voices ahead.

"He saw us..."

"No...he didn't see it..."

"He saw us..."

"No...he didn't see it..."