Chapter 336: Origin of the Infant Spirits

I didn't realize until I stepped inside that the so-called Family Planning Department was actually a clinic for abortions. If there was one room in the entire Maternity and Children’s Health Center that repelled me the most, it was this one.

The room wasn't large, divided into three partitions. At first glance, the walls were neatly tiled and impeccably clean.

There were no strange odors, either. Judging purely from its appearance, this department was completely ordinary.

I hadn't taken many steps inside before my chest tightened and my breath grew short. A chill seeped out from my very bones, making my whole body shudder uncontrollably.

"Yin energy is clinging to me. The malevolent yin energy in this room has probably thickened to a certain degree, almost taking physical form." The blood drained from my face, making me look as if I had contracted a severe illness. "This place isn't an Absolute Yin Affliction Cave, so why is the yin energy so heavy? Wang Yu and the little girl's ghost didn't have a very strong reaction, so there shouldn't be any Little Ghosts in this room."

I took out the Live Show Phone to record. In the outer partition meant for waiting patients, two rows of plastic chairs were set up. Yin energy coiled around the seats—like threads coming alive, they drifted toward the other partitions.

"The operating rooms should be in the other two partitions. Why did Wang Yu bring me here? What does he want me to see?" The interwoven yin energy appeared on the Live Show Phone's screen, making for a very uncomfortable sight. The livestream viewers in the chat began firing off barrages, complaining relentlessly.

Life Is So Damn Bleak: "This episode doesn't look very interesting. Compared to the previous ones, it's a complete downgrade. Please put some heart into it, Streamer. Could you take a little of the time you spend on female fans and put it into the broadcast?"

"All this puzzle-solving is too boring. We want real hand-to-hand combat! Hardcore action! Understand?!"

"New driver hopping on, still totally confused. Didn't you just tie up that woman? Is the bondage I'm seeing different from the bondage I imagined?"

"Judging by the Streamer's practiced technique, he must be a veteran in this field."

"Trash, fooling the audience with cheap special effects again!"

"I came over from Teacher Cang's stream! Begging to know! Why did Teacher Cang go offline?"

"I also came from Teacher Cang's stream. Motherfucker, no wonder this stream's popularity is so low with such a sketchy, hidden domain name!"

"Fellow believer of Teacher Cang here! This stream feels cursed. I couldn't find it before and was just about to give up. I took my phone to the toilet, and suddenly this stream popped up on its own, scaring the crap out of me! Did you guys know? Someone just died in our school's bathroom recently. I heard it was a little girl from another school who was brought here and strangled to death! Wait, I'm not even connected to the damn internet. What the hell is going on?!"

I casually glanced at the barrage. To my surprise, the viewership had broken records, surging past nine thousand.

'Is Chen Xiaocang's advertising that effective?' I quickly dismissed the thought. The real reason was probably because she suddenly went offline, causing her audience to frantically search for my stream out of curiosity. If they actively searched the web, anyone with something unclean lingering nearby might stumble into my broadcast. I wasn't sure if I had just dragged them into trouble.

Rising popularity was a good thing for me. It meant I would earn more points when the broadcast ended.

The barrage scrolled past rapidly. I didn't spot the IDs for Half-Immortal Liu or Daoist master Wan, but a newly appeared livestream viewer caught my eye. His way of speaking was somewhat peculiar; plainly put, he gave off a distinct air of profound authority.

Master Tianxin: "A human body is hard to obtain, and reincarnation is not easy. I pray to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to deliver the aborted Infant Spirits to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."

Judging by this person's barrage, he should be a Buddhist cultivator, though I wasn't too knowledgeable about Buddhist cultivation methods. 'Master Tianxin... Buddhist honorifics include Dharma Master, Venerable, Ascetic, Master, and so on. Judging by the name this person chose, he sounds like an enlightened high monk.'

I lowered my posture and asked, taking a chance, "Great Master Tianxin, can you tell what is causing the yin energy to tangle in this place?"

Master Tianxin: "Heaven and earth care, all transformations come from the heart; Benefactor may simply call me Tianxin. I have already seen through the karmic obstacle of this place. It is truly a sin, a grave sin!"

Even across the screen, I could almost picture a monk beating his chest and stomping his feet in grief. "Master, could you speak plainly? I haven't even entered the inner room yet, and I already feel unwell all over. Just now, I saw the threads of yin energy on the chairs all converging into the inner partition. I'm afraid that if I go in later, it will bode ill for me."

Master Tianxin: "Unless necessary, it is best not to enter the inner room. Too many killings have been committed in there; it has already been eroded by yin energy and has become a nest for ghosts."

"I'm afraid not going in isn't an option. To tell you the truth, I've also practiced a bit of Daoist arts, so I have some confidence in dealing with Little Ghosts and evil spirits." I spoke to the screen, wanting to hear this Buddhist cultivator's opinion.

Master Tianxin: "If it were ordinary ghosts and monsters, it would be fine, but what lingers in this room is the hardest to deal with. It is also the most pitiful and agonizing type of ghost."

"Within the inner room hides a massive number of Infant Spirits." Master Tianxin waited a while before sending his second barrage. "Infant Spirits can be considered the most pitiful spiritual bodies in the world. They resemble ghosts, but they are different from living souls that have reincarnated into the Ghost Dao. In most cases, they can only linger in the mortal realm until their original Yang Lifespan on earth is exhausted before they can enter reincarnation. Every single moment, they must endure the agony they suffered when they were aborted, along with the pain of having their lives forcibly stripped away and rapidly drained. Therefore, they are brimming with resentment and hatred, harboring deep hostility toward all things. These Infant Spirits, formed from aborted children, are ominous entities that even those who raise ghosts avoid. They cannot be controlled and are incredibly dangerous."

"Infant Spirits?" I was somewhat unfamiliar with the term. "Are Infant Spirits different from Little Ghosts?"

Master Tianxin: "Around 20 to 45 days into a woman's pregnancy, the fetal heart is instilled. The so-called fetal heart is the infant's consciousness, the proof of being born human. The existence of a Little Ghost occurs after an infant has already been born, or when a toddler dies a violent death due to certain external interventions. Their resentment is typically only about a tenth of an Infant Spirit's."

"The difference in resentment is that huge?" It wasn't just me; some of the livestream viewers in the chat were also curious.

Master Tianxin: "Yes, because the most fundamental difference between a Little Ghost and an Infant Spirit is that the ones who kill an Infant Spirit are their own blood parents, not someone else. There is a deep karmic bond between children and parents. If there were no bond, they would not come to your family. Bonds come in four types: repaying a debt of gratitude, seeking revenge for a grievance, collecting a debt, and repaying a debt. If they come to repay gratitude and you abort them, it is equivalent to murdering them. Not only is the gratitude gone, but a blood feud is forged. The next time you meet, they will come for revenge. If they come to seek revenge and you kill them, it adds grievance upon grievance, hatred upon hatred, knotting deeper and deeper, resulting in an endless cycle of vengeance life after life."

"Many people in modern society do not take abortion and miscarriage seriously. Medical science has also advanced, making abortions increasingly easy, so the number of Infant Spirits produced by abortions is growing. In truth, in the mortal world, many gynecological and andrological diseases, unnamed illnesses in living children, frequent disasters plaguing kids, and unexpected calamities striking parents are all related to the revenge and possession of aborted Infant Spirits."

"Bullshit, right? What era is this? It's the era of great openness, and you still care about that stuff?" Many livestream viewers in the chat questioned him.

Master Tianxin: "Three thousand dignified manners, eighty thousand subtle behaviors; a monk does not lie. The act of abortion harms both others and oneself. It leaves the person who undergoes it with a depleted body and a restless mind, and there will be karmic retribution. Furthermore, intentional abortion is abhorred by the deities, so as long as the Yin debt of the person who aborted the child remains uncleared and their sins unpurified, many prayers for blessings will be ineffective for them."

His statement was quickly drowned out by the livestream viewers' barrage. Some brushed it off, while others hurled vicious insults at him.

Master Tianxin did not get angry. He continued sending his barrages, as if insisting on his own views even if he had to make an enemy of the whole world. "I do not say this out of any prejudice, but as sincere advice. My Buddha is merciful; to stop evil is to do good."

I actually felt a bit of goodwill toward this Master Tianxin. He gave me a similar feeling to Half-Immortal Liu and Daoist master Wan—they all seemed like profound experts with genuine talent and real learning.

"Master Tianxin, since we know there are Infant Spirits hiding inside, what should I do to go in and investigate without being attacked by them?" I stood in the outer room, the chill piercing straight to my bones. The massive number of Infant Spirits had already polluted the Feng Shui aura here, forcefully twisting it into a ghost den.

"Benefactor, crossing over Infant Spirits cannot be done in a brief moment. It requires sincere repentance, and one must also endure the scorching of the Karmic Fire upon the heart."