I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 93: Faceless Immortal
Upon hearing this, Bai Yunrui immediately stood up, clasped his fists towards everyone, and said:
"This case started with the strange puppet that spread in Bianliang City in recent months. This puppet has caused dozens of deaths, and we have been tracing its source.

"These days, according to our investigation, we found that these puppets can automatically absorb part of the souls of the surrounding creatures and transform them into filthy air. In addition, they are attached with some spiritual pollution from evil gods, which is very tempting. They can change people's minds unconsciously and make them believe in a hidden god from the bottom of their hearts, called the 'Faceless Immortal'.

"At present, we still don't know the name and origin of this 'Faceless Immortal'. We only know that he possesses divinity and cannot be looked at directly. He is at least a demigod of the seventh realm, and not even a god among the three orthodox and four unorthodox paths.

"The evil cult that worships him is called the Wushi Sect, and it has only suddenly emerged in the past few months..."

He paused for a moment here, as if he was organizing his next thoughts.

At this moment, Bao Zheng suddenly spoke:

“I’ll interrupt you. Although the Wu Shi Sect has only become known in the past few months, they are not a newly emerged new religion.

"This sect has actually been recorded in writing since Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty. The true history should be even earlier than this. It is a very ancient secret sect.

"Moreover, the 'Faceless Immortal' they worship also has a name in the world, but I cannot tell you about it here. Because even if you silently recite his name, this god will see it, and it is better for you not to know it.

"The origin of this god is quite complicated, so I am not going to elaborate on it. In short, he is a servant of a ninth-level righteous god, or a subordinate god. Although he is not a righteous god, his status is also very high, and he has never committed any bad deeds. He is not an evil god in the traditional sense."

Hearing this, all the knights present showed puzzled looks on their faces.

No one would have thought that the Wu Shi Sect was a secret sect that had been passed down for more than a thousand years. It was even more difficult to believe that the "Faceless Immortal" who had been plaguing the city of Bianliang for several months was not actually an evil god.

But Bao Zheng was a Jinshi, and a "scholar" of the fourth realm. He was knowledgeable and well-informed, and no one would question the stories about the mysterious world he told.

Xu Liang raised his white eyebrows and asked respectfully:

"Master Bao, the people of Shanxi are not well educated. Excuse me for being blunt, but the Faceless Immortal has already infiltrated the human world with his power, and has contaminated more than one person. If he is not an evil god, could it be that the Wushi Cult has borrowed the power of the gods?"

Bao Zheng smiled slightly:
"What the Third General said makes sense. I am just repeating history. But in the mysterious world, there is no omniscient, omnipotent, and perfect god. The recent changes of the Faceless Immortal are very thought-provoking. Maybe there is something wrong with this god himself. He may have lost control of his power, or he may have encountered some kind of pollution. The specific reasons are beyond the reach of us mortals to guess."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. The room was so quiet that one could hear the thumping of one's heart.

A true god, at least a strong one at the eighth level, might actually encounter all kinds of mysterious dangers like ordinary practitioners, and even fall into some kind of madness and lose control. It's creepy just to think about it.

Bao Zheng saw the change in everyone's expression, smiled slightly, and said slowly:

“Everyone, don’t panic. After the Conferred God War, there are no more gods walking the earth. Even the few true gods can only infiltrate our power occasionally, but they cannot truly descend.

“Whether the Faceless Immortal has problems or not, he cannot take the initiative to influence this world. What we have to deal with are never gods, but practitioners with ulterior motives. Please remember this no matter what.”

His tone was like the breeze and the warm sun, gentle and firm, making people feel indescribably at ease and peaceful, and immediately calming the anxiety and irritability in the hearts of the listeners. Is this the power of the righteousness of a Confucian cultivator... Li Qingyun looked at Bao Zheng, and silently repeated the second half of his words in his heart, and immediately felt a strong sense of mission.

The real scourge to the world are only those ordinary people with evil natures. The mission of Kaifeng Prefecture is to eradicate them one by one.

After the discussion, Bai Yunrui continued:
"We have now investigated clearly that the one who spread these puppets was Qiu Wang of the Wu Shi Sect. His purpose was to use them as a medium to secretly develop believers and collect a large number of living souls.

“This person is a spiritual practitioner at the fourth level. He has the ability to plant spiritual seeds in people, control their thoughts, and distort their wills. Therefore, his secret activities have never been discovered.

"It was not until Fourth Brother Lu took Li Qingyun to roam in the dreamland and destroyed one of Qiu Wang's spirit seeds that we saw the true face of the mastermind behind the scenes. We then further investigated his identity and found that he was the head of Xuanwu Pavilion and had been hiding his identity for many years by faking his death.

“Qiu Wang’s lair is in Wuyou Cave. I have looked for some clues there and destroyed several of his bases, but have not made any substantial progress.

"It was not until yesterday that we solved a murder case at Gaosheng Inn. With the help of part of the soul of the deceased Liu Changyou, we learned that Qiu Wang was planning a 'divine descent' ceremony to bring the faceless immortal into Bianliang City.

"We received the latest intelligence this morning that Qiu Wang's sacrificial ceremony is likely close to completion, and we also found four possible locations for the God's Descent ceremony.

"Now we need to arrange for people to quickly enter Wuyou Cave, destroy the sacrifice, kill Qiu Wang, and prevent the real god from coming."

After he finished speaking, the Southern Hero Zhan Zhao asked:

"Why does Qiu Wang want to trigger the descent of the gods? Once the gods descend, he, as the host of the sacrifice, will be facing the gods directly and will surely die. What good will this do him?"

Bai Yunrui replied:

"Judging from Qiu Wang's recent style and methods, his spirit is likely to have been seriously polluted, so he will activate the divine descent at all costs."

“And if, as Mr. Bao guessed, we allow a god who may fall into madness and lose control to descend into the world, it means that uncontrollable pollution will spread wantonly. Once things develop to that point, I am afraid that the people of the entire Song Dynasty will become all kinds of strange and deformed monsters, and the vast country will become a living hell.

"Therefore, I think it is best to set off now without further delay. Every quarter of an hour we delay may allow Qiu Wang to make further progress."

Xu Liang asked:

"Yunrui, is your information reliable? If we go in with a big fanfare and go to the wrong place and alert the enemy, we may not be able to catch Qiu Wang next time. Don't forget that he is a spiritual practitioner."

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(End of this chapter)