I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 87 Interrogation
Lu Zhen sighed:

“Although his soul is attached to the puppet, it is bound by some kind of seal. Only a specific method can open it. Otherwise, I can only sense the soul and spirit body, but I can’t communicate with him.

"It's like a locked transparent box. I can see what's inside, but I don't have the key, so I can't open the lock and take it out.

"Yunrui and I are trying to figure out the structure of this puppet and how to break the 'lock' that seals the spirit, but we don't have a good idea. Maybe we need to consult some experts in witchcraft and magic tools."

So that's how it is... Li Qingyun looked at the puppet on the ground and remembered the altar he saw in the divination screen, and the translucent figures floating above the altar...

There are also very similar puppets placed there, the only difference is that each of the puppets in the divination picture has a name engraved on it.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he said to Lu Zhen:
"Can I try?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhen and Bai Yunrui turned their heads to look at him, their faces filled with surprise and confusion.

Lu Zhen smiled and said:

"I didn't expect you to be good at refining equipment. Go and give it a try. Just don't damage the soul inside."

Li Qingyun nodded, walked into the magic circle, picked up the puppet, pondered for a moment, and suddenly drew out his sword to break the evil, and carved words on the puppet:
"Huashan School, Liu Changyou".

Bai Yunrui was startled, slapped the armrest of the chair, and was about to stand up:

"Qingyun, what are you doing?"

However, Lu Zhen gently pressed on his arm, signaling him not to be anxious, and watched Li Qingyun's movements with relish. His spiritual intuition told him that with the movement of the knife, some mysterious and special power was released.

Li Qingyun wrote Liu Changyou's name on the puppet, and suddenly inspiration struck him, so he put it on the ground.

A cold wind blew by, and suddenly a blurry and transparent spirit appeared right above the puppet, floating dazedly and numbly.

He was a young man in a black robe, about twenty years old, with delicate features and a childish look, and he was not ready to face death.

There was no need for psychic communication; the three people present clearly saw the emptiness and confusion on his face, and could personally feel the unwillingness and pain of being on the verge of death.

Bai Yunrui sat back in the chair, and there was more surprise and admiration in his eyes when he looked at Li Qingyun. His eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was a slight smile in the corners of his eyes. A rare expression of concentration and warmth appeared on his rugged face.

……

"What's your name, and why did you die in Gaosheng Inn?"

Lu Zhen's voice was distant and ethereal, as if it came from another world, and was full of soothing power.

The young man in black robe was in a trance for a moment, and then he slowly said:
"My name is Liu Changyou, and I am a true disciple of the Huashan Sect. I died in Gaosheng Inn because I failed to build my foundation with the Earth Method and could not control the power in my body, which caused my body to mutate.

"But the real cause of my death was Qiu Wang of the Wu Shi Sect. If it weren't for his intervention, I wouldn't have to rush to advance, but would have found a quiet place and made all the preparations before building my foundation."

As expected, it is exactly as I guessed... Li Qingyun said with great interest:
"Qiu Wang is also our enemy. As long as you can provide some useful information, we can find a way to catch him and avenge you."

When Liu Changyou heard this, his empty eyes suddenly brightened up and he said seriously:
"Qiu Wang is a 'spiritual wizard' of the fourth realm. If you want to capture him, regardless of the spiritual wizard's own combat power, the biggest problem is how to find him.

“With Qiu Wang’s cultivation and his special ability to distort consciousness, if he wants to hide himself, then even if he walks in front of low-level cultivators, they will ignore him. Even ordinary fourth-level cultivators can be easily misled and mistake him for someone else.

"So the so-called bounty and tracking will not work on him at all. If you want to catch him, it is best to first determine his most recent location, and then have several fifth-level masters search for him in a large area."

"What I can tell you is that he recently appeared in the Worry-Free Cave."

It's as good as saying nothing. If I can find a few powerful people in the fifth realm to join forces, why should I bother fighting with you here... Li Qingyun complained in his heart and rolled his eyes.

It's not that there are no Fifth Realm experts in Bianliang City. If Li Qingyun really wants to lose face, he can at least try to ask Mu Guiying from Tianbo Mansion to help. After all, the two of them are still in a cooperative relationship. But even the powerful Hun Tian Hou may not be able to locate Qiu Wang in the vast and complex underground city of Wuyou Cave.

Lu Zhen paused and said slowly:

"The Worry-Free Cave is several miles in radius. Even if an ordinary person hides inside, it is not so easy to find him. Do you have any other way?"

Liu Changyou shook his head, looking increasingly frustrated:

"I am just a Taoist practitioner who failed in building a foundation, and I am quite knowledgeable about battle formations..."

Li Qingyun rolled his eyes, thought for a moment and said:
"It's not easy to find him, but we can find a way to lure him out. Is there anything that he would rather take risks to get?"

Liu Changyou thought about it carefully and said:

"Qiu Wang is a madman. He is now preparing for the descent of the gods. He wants to open the two worlds and let their faceless immortal descend to the human world. As long as he can achieve or get close to this goal, he will try it at all costs. But I don't know how to do it specifically. After all, I am not a member of the Wu Shi Sect."

Bai Yunrui's face turned cold as ice when he heard this:
"God descends? Is he crazy? If he starts the God descending in Bianliang City, the entire Song Dynasty will face a catastrophe, and even the Liao Dynasty and the Western Xia will be affected. Once the third God War is triggered, everyone will be deeply involved. Does he want to destroy the world?"

As the future leader of the Upper Three Sects, he knew much more than ordinary people, so he was particularly shocked by Qiu Wang's crazy behavior.

Liu Changyou smiled bitterly:
"Since ancient times, there have been predictions that the war between gods will repeat every two thousand years. The most recent records include the battle between Huangdi and Chiyou four thousand years ago, and the Conferred God War two thousand years ago. Now it is time for the war between gods to begin again, and naturally all kinds of trendsetters will emerge. If you want to stop this cycle, you must first stop Qiu Wang.

"If you have a way to lure him out, I can provide a formation to trap him for half an hour. If you can gather a few fourth-level cultivators to work together, it will be enough to kill him."

Lu Zhen nodded:

"Tell me about your formation first, and then we can think of a way to find Qiu Wang."

Liu Changyou said:
"I carry with me a treasure of the Huashan Sect, called the Eight Diagrams, which was made by Zhuge Wuhou in the past. This item is stimulated by the spiritual power of the cultivator. The greater the power absorbed, the stronger the ability to trap the enemy. It has eight gates: Rest, Life, Injury, Stop, Scenery, Death, Shock, and Open. Each of them has its own unique use and is miraculous..."

……

After Liu Changyou's soul left the puppet, it stayed for just over an hour before dissipating on its own, forcing his interrogation to be terminated.

When Li Qingyun returned to his residence, it was already dark.

He was exhausted and just briefly summarized his experiences of the next day, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

Not knowing how long he had slept, Li Qingyun suddenly felt a gust of cool air blowing on his body and woke up in a daze.

He looked around and found that the bedroom door had been opened at some point, and the cold wind in the middle of the night blew in.

Grunting, he stood up to close the door, but just as he reached the door, he found a woman's face pressed against the door frame, smiling faintly at him.

Li Qingyun was shocked and quickly reached for his waist, wanting to draw his sword to fight the enemy.

But when he touched it casually, he found nothing.

"Are you looking for this knife?"

Madam Wei held up her precious sword to smite the evil, and said with a smile...

……

(End of this chapter)