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Chapter 455 [Done!]

Tianlijiao, the name sounds good. Just from the literal analysis, Tianli is a philosophical term, referring to the law that governs the changes and operation of all things.

However, after reading the information, He Sheng couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. What a weird sect, the phrase "unscrupulous" is tailor-made for it.

The achievements of Tianlijiao include but are not limited to: mind control, wealth plunder, physical exploitation, political subversion, etc. Even some of the things he saw were shocking.

Such a terrifying sect was able to grow so large in history. Why? It is because of the internal skills of the sect.

Cultivation requires a threshold. First you need talent, and second you need understanding. If you only have one of the two, you won’t go far. Only those who have both talent and understanding, and a little more opportunity, can reach the end.

However, Tianlijiao is different. No matter if you only have talent, understanding, or neither, after joining the sect, when you have enough merit, you will obtain the secrets of the sect.

The so-called secret method can make people advance by leaps and bounds. Of course, "advancing by leaps and bounds" is just an exaggeration. It is not true that practicing for just one day can be equivalent to others practicing for several years.

Among those secret techniques, there are many evil and strange ones. While the techniques are extremely cruel, they have no side effects and are extremely powerful.

Therefore, even though the Tianli Sect did all kinds of bad things and everyone knew how dark it was, there were still some people who were arrogant and thought that they would not be the ones being exploited, but would climb to the top and become one of the exploiters.

As a result, the Tianli Sect grew bigger and bigger like a snowball. In addition, the magical power of the secret method and the gambler mentality of the "God's Man" played a double role, and the momentum became stronger and stronger.

Until one day, they bewitched a prince of the Ancient Fish Kingdom. In order to join the religion, the prince performed the "Five Sufferings of Redemption".

The five sufferings of salvation are the means by which the Tianli Sect selects or chooses its high-ranking officials. The five sufferings are loss of wealth, severance of relatives, disfigurement, blood sacrifice, and murder. Only when all five sufferings are present can one achieve perfection.

The result, of course, was a big deal.

Okay, you let a prince suffer the five kinds of suffering?

In the early days, the Ancient Fish Kingdom was very capable of fighting. From the bitterly cold land in the north to the endless sea in the south, who had not been beaten by the Ancient Fish Kingdom?
The army was the elite of the elite, and the Shadow Division was even more ridiculous. The huge Tianli Sect was directly beaten to pieces by the joint efforts of the army and the Shadow Division, and the entire sect's top leaders were like dogs that had lost their homes.

But, this sect is very strange. Even though they were defeated, they would come back every once in a while. Then, they were defeated by the Shadow Division again, and the cycle has been repeated until now.

Later, they learned to be smart. Every time they make a comeback, they will change their names and develop their power secretly.

When they had saved up enough and were confident that they could fight the Ancient Fish Kingdom, they suddenly rebelled. In the early days, they were like a swarm of locusts, making the place they were in a mess.

In the middle period, they began to lose strength, and the Ancient Fish Nation was defeated one after another. In the late period? In the late period, they naturally collapsed, and the whole sect was chased and screamed.

“The information is incomplete.”

The Qianhu Suo treasury information provided by Wu Ping did not explain why the Tianli Sect could make a comeback again and again. What exactly did they rely on?
"According to the information, Tianlijiao usually starts with a blood sacrifice." As for why a blood sacrifice is needed, it is not clear, and it is not written above. Anyway, I tell you, if you find any trace of a blood sacrifice, it is likely that Tianlijiao has made a comeback.

"No, can't you evil sects be a little more innovative by holding blood sacrifices every day?" He Sheng complained, as if in his impression, all evil sects that could cause major incidents must have a necessary skill - blood sacrifice.

"There must be a reason, but I have too little information. Unless I can get more information. Or, simply capture a high-ranking member of the Tianli Sect."

Tianli Sect, ah Tianli Sect, it is both an opportunity and a danger.

Speaking of opportunity, it was the success in dealing with the Tianli Sect, which was ten times greater than his previous achievement in dealing with the barbarian general Huyan Bo.

Speaking of danger, Tianlijiao is, after all, a dangerous sect that pops up every once in a while to stir up trouble. Don't forget that there are many evil ways in their sect.

Moreover, if he fails to deal with it properly, the Tianli Sect will develop in his territory and sweep across the entire Shanzhou. Haha, Yingsi will not be lenient. Even his Qiuchi costume cannot protect him!
"We must catch all of them before they perform the blood sacrifice. Otherwise, once they complete the blood sacrifice, these people will swarm like locusts."

"Zhang Yue!"

Thinking of this, He Sheng shouted towards the door.

pony?

Xiao Ma is investigating in Zhenbei County!

"Sir, what are your orders?"

"Check for me if anyone has gone missing recently in the area under the jurisdiction of Songlin County. Remember, even if only one person is missing, you must report it to me."

Zhang Yue heard this, although he didn't know why his master was like that, he could tell that the serious tone was real.

"Don't worry, sir. If there is anything I have missed, please chop off my head."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and took people to investigate.

“We must seize this opportunity!”

In the history of the Film Department, those who had the chance to deal with the Tianli Sect, regardless of whether they had a background or not, all rose to prominence. Even a lieutenant could get a position as a general flag.

Don't think it's too little, after all, the credit that can be shared by the captain is too little. Moreover, the position of the general flag can be passed down, so it can be said to be hereditary.

Even if one's own strength is not enough, one can still enjoy the treatment of a general flag. Once one's strength reaches the standard, one can directly become a general flag with real power.

"If I can deal with the Tianli Sect, can I change my Qilin suit into a Qilin suit?"

The Qilin suit is a gifted suit that only the first-rank officials can wear. It is the highest-level gifted suit in the Ancient Fish Kingdom. It is mainly bright yellow and embroidered with the auspicious beast Qilin.

That thing can really save you from the death penalty!
As long as the crime committed is not an unforgivable crime.

"Heinous crimes are unforgivable."

His expression was a little strange, mainly because there were several evil things in it and he had no chance of committing any of them.

The ten evils are: treason, which is easy to understand and does not require further explanation. Treason, which refers to destroying the royal temples and mausoleums. Treason, which refers to treason and surrendering to the enemy.

If he is evil and treacherous, he will kill his respected relatives (parents, grandparents, etc.). He will not stand a chance. If he is immoral, he will kill people by exterminating the whole family or dismembering them. If he is disrespectful, he will offend the dignity of the royal family, such as stealing the imperial treasures and bumping into the ceremonial guards.

Unfilial, cursing parents, marrying in mourning. Disharmony, relatives killing each other, such as murdering cousins. Unrighteousness, subordinates killing superiors, students killing teachers. Civil strife, relatives committing adultery.

He is a lonely man and cannot commit any crime even if he wants to.

There are four of the ten evils that he cannot commit. The most likely thing he can commit is being immoral and unjust. After all, he has done quite a few things like wiping out entire families. A subordinate killing a superior is something he is sure to do given his personality.

At the same time, on the other side, at the junction of Songlin County and Zhenbei County, there is a village called Gucun. There are many Gu surnames in the village, and most of the villagers make a living by farming and hunting.

"Chief, today a team of officers from the Shadow Division came to investigate Gu Peng's grandfather. If it weren't for your great foresight and the transfer of the people to the dungeon, what we did would have been exposed."

At the village chief's house, several elderly people with gray hair were talking.

"It's all based on the wisdom left by our ancestors." The village chief said with a smile, and his words were very modest. But the expression on his face betrayed that he actually enjoyed the flattery from others. "Are there enough people?" The next second, the village chief's expression became serious and asked.

"That's enough, that's enough, one hundred and eight people, not one more, not one less. It's just because the situation is urgent, I had to capture some of our clansmen to make up the number." One of the old men replied hurriedly.

"It's okay, it's a necessary sacrifice. Since someone has mastered the art of corpse protection, we must find the blood as soon as possible. Just capture some tribesmen, I believe they will understand us."

"." The remaining few people couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this.

Village chief, do you want to listen to how badly those tribesmen in the dungeon are cursing? In addition, what is a necessary sacrifice? Why don't you sacrifice your children?

At this time, Xiao Ma returned to Songlin County.

"Sir, the escort master's name is Gu Peng, and he is from Gu Village in Zhenbei County. When he was young, he went to Zhenbei County to make a living. He has always been an ordinary, mediocre escort master in the escort agency. He does not have the ability to easily kill an entire family of people who have practiced Qigong."

After a pause, he said again.

"I dug out some bodies killed by Gu Peng and examined them. Many of them were actually killed by his fierce palm force. The dagger was just a tool he used to cover up the cause of death of the victims."

Hard to stretch!!
You guys have done so many bad things in Zhenbei County. When I have time, I will kill the coroner at the yamen gate as soon as possible.

"That is to say, the ancient village has martial arts passed down from generation to generation."

"That's normal. It would be strange if you could build a village outside the city without any martial arts inherited from your family. There are many ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests. If you dare to build a village outside, you must have been slaughtered by the beasts long ago."

The pony nodded and gave a reason. There were many beasts in the mountains. If we couldn't defeat them, what was the point of building a village?

"Strong palm force."

The man surnamed He frowned and asked again.

"Don't tell me that the late Wang Xiaoqi actually had some connection with the ancient village."

"???"

No, sir, how do you know what I am going to say next!

"Yes, sir. We found out that several decades ago, the daughter of a village chief eloped with a poor scholar from Zhenbei County. We don't know the name of the poor scholar.

Some old people who were not very smart said that the deceased village chief had been out for a while, and the direction he went was probably the direction of Songlin County. As for whether he went to Songlin County specifically, I don’t know.

Moreover, we found out that Gu Peng had always been keen on escorting caravans to Songlin County. Moreover, once they entered Songlin County, they would always disappear and no one knew where they went.

His fellow escorts always thought that he had gone to a brothel. After all, every time he came back, he would have a faint scent of powder on him.

Oh, yes. The village chief whose daughter eloped with the poor scholar died of illness not long after returning to the village. Afterwards, his younger brother took over as the new chief.

He Sheng closed his eyes and thought, then asked Xiao Ma.

"The late Wang Xiaoqi, was his father a cultivator?"

"No, there are records in the government treasury that Wang Xiaoqi's father was a poor scholar who made a living by writing for others. But Wang Xiaoqi himself has been practicing martial arts since he was a child." The person who spoke was not someone else, but Li San.

On a skewer!
A clue has already been sorted out in He's mind.

The daughter of the last patriarch of the ancient village eloped with a poor scholar to Songlin County and gave birth to the late Wang Xiaoqi. Later, his grandfather came to the house and gave the village's "Big Opening Stele Hand" to his daughter and son-in-law.

Then, the escort from Zhenbei County, who was born in Gucun, went all the way to Songlin County. Finally, the escort, under the pretext of hatred for public officials, or perhaps also with the intention of revenge against those in the public office, went to Wang Xiaoqi's home. While killing the whole family, he also took away the "Big Stone Opener" of the village.

However, it is still unclear why the previous clan leader took away the "Great Stele Opener" and gave it to his daughter and son-in-law, and why the escort of the ancient village wanted to take the "Great Stele Opener" back.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it. What matters is that there is something strange about the ancient village!
"grown ups!"

Zhang Yue's voice sounded outside the door.

"Come in and tell me how the investigation went."

In response, Zhang Yue did not even bother to greet and spoke immediately.

"I first went to the warehouse at the entrance of the government office to look for some information. Then I sent people to various villages around Songlin County to inquire.

The answer we finally got was that in recent years, hunters occasionally went up the mountain to hunt and went missing. However, the number of missing people has increased quite fast in the past six months.

Especially the area near Zhenbei County, which is almost twice as much as other places.”

"Tell someone to take the men and horses and go to the ancient village."

"Yes!"

And when he was gathering his men and preparing to head to the ancient village.

Ancient village, underground.

Hundreds of victims who were tied up tightly and had their mouths stuffed with foreign objects were struggling desperately. Under them was a huge black altar.

The altar seemed to be temporarily built and still looked very “new”!
"Everyone, I want to thank you for sacrificing your lives for my Tianli Sect." After he finished speaking, the village chief drew out his short knife and bled everyone one by one. Miraculously, the blood of those whose throats were cut was absorbed by the black altar.

Afterwards, mysterious symbols appeared on the altar, as if they were hastily carved overnight, emitting a bloody red light.

"The Birthless Ghost Mother, offer me a sacrifice of yin and yang."

As soon as the words fell, a red light burst out from the altar, penetrated through the layers of obstacles, and disappeared into the night sky. At the same time, everyone on the altar instantly turned into mummies.

"It's done!"

“Hahahahahaha~~~”

Everyone present laughed and was ecstatic.

He Sheng, who was leading his men to the ancient village, seemed to have sensed something and suddenly looked up at the sky.

A red light rushed down towards him!

(End of this chapter)