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Chapter 477 Human Deception
The members of the Purification Division had all been secretly instructed by Di Youzhi to keep a close eye on Jia Zongdao throughout the journey.

Di Youzhi himself was even more so.

In the past few days, Jia Zongdao has often unintentionally seen Di Youzhi watching him from not far away.

Jia Zongdao was not angry.

this is necessary.

As expected, Di Youzhi discovered Jia Zongdao's sudden change of heart.

When ordinary people encounter strange occurrences, they will naturally be frightened and retreat repeatedly.

However, the officers of the Exorcism Division under Lord Xu were well-trained. They quickly drew their swords, crouched down, and assumed fighting stances to surround him.

First, they surrounded the enemy, and then each of them used their own sect's skills, whether magic, divine power, or elixirs... By combining these skills, the team's lethality could be maximized.

With a wave of Xu Yuan's hand, the captains would not dare to make any rash moves.

Xu Yuan carefully observed Jia Zongdao.

His current state is consistent with Chen Tong's description.

The underworld officials use the souls of those who died in shipwrecks as raw materials to perform "life-harvesting and dismemberment" at the soul level.

Finally, the new "soul" was sent into the water corpse.

Jia Zongdao's mended "soul" shattered once more.

The water corpse also revealed its true form.

"Lord Xu!" Geng Qi stepped forward nervously. Jia Zongdao was in the group, very close to Miss Jinxi.

Similarly, Uncle Xi immediately shielded Wei Jinyuan behind him.

Xu Yuan kept his eyes on Jia Zongdao, but still did not take any action.

The biggest difference between those who keep vigil and ordinary people is that they both practice the "Two Realms Law".

The City God and his evil spirits secretly replaced the guardians of the government-run mortuary, seemingly with the aim of seizing control of the gateway between the mortal and the underworld.

But Xu Yuan always felt that it wasn't that simple.

A large shadow spread rapidly beneath Xu Yuan's feet.

Those were three enormous demons baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.

Xu Yuan had already retrieved the "Morbid Net," which was now held in his palm.

Animal sinew ropes and leather twill are also ready.

In the midst of this strange turn of events, Jia Zongdao has lost his reason.

The shattered and chaotic soul quickly transformed into pitch-black ghost flames around the body!
His body swelled up to two zhang tall, with fangs and bloodshot eyes, claws like willow-leaf knives, and his whole body covered with thick black hair. Suddenly, he roared and charged wildly toward Di Youzhi.

Di Youzhi laughed arrogantly, spat a ball of fire into his palm, and then pushed it outward.

A ring of fire the size of a millstone suddenly appeared in front of him with a loud bang.

"You really think your Grandpa Di is a pushover?"

The ring of fire flew forward, continuing to expand, then flipped upwards before descending—intending to trap Jia Zongdao within it.

However, a patch of yin energy tentacles suddenly grew on Jia Zongdao's neck.

Six of them rapidly grew longer and thicker, pulling and tugging into the void, tearing open a rift and entering!
This is the benefit of practicing the "Two Realms Law".

Jia Zongdao instantly vanished into the turbid realm.

Without practicing this method, only a great evil spirit of at least the fourth rank or higher can freely enter and leave the turbid world.

Di Youzhi's sure-fire attack missed its mark.

The next moment, a rift was torn open behind him.

Three tentacles coiled and extended out.

Once behind Di Youzhi, they suddenly dispersed, wrapped around Di Youzhi's body, and tried to pull him into the turbid chamber!
Di Youzhi roared, and flames erupted from his body.

The scalding tentacle suddenly retracted.

However, Jia Zongdao emerged from the turbid chamber, opened his blood-red maw, and spewed a thick, dark corpse aura at Di Youzhi.

The corpse's aura, like a turbid stream, landed on Di Youzhi, instantly making him dizzy and swaying, almost causing him to fall.

But one plant grew rapidly.

One of its leaves instantly grew to the size of a bed mat, enveloping Di Youzhi and sending a refreshing medicinal fragrance into his nostrils.

Di Youzhi immediately regained his senses and retreated quickly, his entire body spitting fire.

Zhou Leizi saved his old boss at a crucial moment.

But this also attracted Jia Zongdao's attention.

A rift was also torn open behind him, and a huge claw reached out.

The long, knife-like claws came down from above, aiming to pluck his head off like a fruit!

Zhou Leizi let out a strange cry, shrank his body, and scattered a patch of seeds with his hand.

These seeds grow many tendrils in the air, which connect with each other to form a strong, large net.

The large net entangled the claw.

But with just a tug, the claws tore the net apart.

Zhou Leizi bought himself a little time, then suddenly leaped and pounced on Wei Jinyuan!

Wei Jinyuan almost burst into a tirade:
You are a real dog!
If you need someone to save your life, run to Master Xu's side!
Why are you trying to pick a fight with me?!

Uncle Xi was also somewhat dissatisfied, but he had owed Xu Yuan many favors in the past, and now that his men were rushing over, Uncle Xi couldn't just kick them away.

Zhou Leizi crouched down and used a movement similar to "catching a cicada in eight steps" to walk past Uncle Xi.

The crack in the void stretched from where Zhou Leizi had just been standing all the way to Uncle Xi.

The enormous claw then emerged and reached out to grab Uncle Xi.

Uncle Xi snorted coldly, "If I hadn't exhausted all my Gu worms, how could I allow you, this evil spirit, to act so presumptuously in front of me?"
Gu worms can enter the turbid realm.

Uncle Xi has been "fallen from grace" for a long time.

He was really seething with anger.

The claw reached out in front of him, and he quickly stretched out both hands.

All the people saw was a fleeting afterimage, followed by a few crisp "crackling" sounds.

Uncle Xi has already withdrawn his hands.

From the crack in the turbid chamber came Jia Zongdao's shrill screams.

Uncle Xi broke off all the claw blades on that claw with his bare hands!
Wei Jinyuan raised his eyebrows in triumph and exclaimed, "My Uncle Xi is invincible!"

Uncle Xi also gave a haughty snort.

Then suddenly I realized something was wrong!

Looking down, I saw a crack had appeared under my feet and was rapidly widening!

If I'm not careful, I'll fall into the murky world!
Uncle Xi flashed away in a flash, arriving three zhang away.

Then he realized something was wrong; he had only thought of himself and had exposed the young master!

The crack spread rapidly and reached Wei Jinyuan's feet!
Uncle Xi's eyes were bloodshot with rage. With the young master's level of skill, once he fell into the filthy realm... he probably couldn't be saved!
Just then, a piece of rock the size of a chess piece fell from the sky and struck the crack in the turbid space.

It made a muffled "thud".

Immediately afterward, Jia Zongdao's furious roar echoed from within the crack.

Wei Jinyuan hurriedly retreated.

Xiao Bin and Nan Zhenchuan rushed over and grabbed the young master as they ran.

This means I owe Lord Xu another favor.

What's really awkward is that the way Lord Xu saved the young master was by extorting the auspicious object from him!
You should thank them!
The flying stone returned to Xu Yuan's hand. Like a chess player, Xu Yuan held the "chess piece" in front of him with two fingers, looking at the cracks that kept appearing in the turbid space around him, his face showing a solemn and wary expression.

The City God and evil spirits reside in the mortal realm; will they seize the opportunity to attack?

At the same time, Xu Yuan wondered, "Did he suddenly activate the hidden technique within Jia Zongdao's body because he felt he could no longer hide it?"

"This is indeed a bit tricky."

Xu Yuan lacked effective means to intervene in the corrupt world.

The great evil spirits in the turbid world of Champa feared Lord Xu because Xu Yuan was able to attract the attention of "Deep Void".

However, this is a desperate measure that requires Xu Yuan to personally participate, and it cannot be easily implemented.

Behind this fake village, in this murky place, one can only imagine the evil spirits controlled by the fake village.

Xu Yuan had an idea and connected the foul net and the animal sinew rope together.

When combined, they resemble a "fishing net".

Xu Yuan quietly found a "crack" and threw it out.

Uncle Xi let out a low growl, and his eyes transformed into bulging, brownish-yellow compound eyes.

The "Gu Body" was activated.

The clothes behind him were ripped with a hiss.

Four slender arthropod legs grow out from the outer back.

Uncle Xi even created a temporary organ behind his back that could spray out spider silk.

A worm that is a dozen feet long, plus spider silk, can ensure that Uncle Xi will not easily fall into the rift in the turbid space.

He quickly hoisted Wei Jinyuan onto his back, then stood suspended in mid-air using his arthropod legs, warily watching his surroundings.

Suddenly, ripples appeared in the void behind him.

Ripples arise from the turbid space.

From each ripple, a fleshy tendril extends.

Like dark red bloodsucking worms, it crawled toward Wei Jinyuan.

Wei Jinyuan raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "I am a sixth-rate person. You think I'm an easy target? You've picked the wrong person!"

Wei Jinyuan raised his hand, and a faint white-blue mist appeared in front of him.

The area is about the size of a door panel.

This conveniently blocked Wei Jinyuan and Uncle Xi from behind.

The fleshy tendrils entered the mist, as if triggering some kind of restriction.

The mist quickly condensed into a sheet of ice, freezing all the fleshy tendrils inside!
The fleshy tendrils writhed violently, caught in a dilemma!

Jia Zongdao, who was hiding in the turbid chamber, seemed to be in great pain.

His roar echoed from those ripples.

Wei Jinyuan's four retainers, including Uncle Xi, immediately looked at their young master with new respect!
This is a flexible application of the "ice needle technique".

It sounds simple, but it's actually a bit complicated.

Most importantly, my young master never had the mind to think about how to apply his "law" in practice before.

When I was in Beidu, I focused all my attention on eating, drinking and having fun.

Wei Jinyuan was quite pleased with himself.

Having been dealt a heavy blow by Lord Xu during this period, I secretly worked harder.

He then figured out this skill.

In fact, his methods are profound and wondrous, and are the pinnacle of the lineage that can be cultivated all the way to the "super first-class" level.

He just wasted it.

"Lord Xu, act quickly!" Wei Jinyuan shouted, "I have already restrained this evil spirit!"

These fleshy tendrils came from Jia Zongdao's neck.

Seventeen were frozen.

Jia Zongdao would then truly have no way to escape.

Xu Yuan was also surprised that Wei Jinyuan actually helped.

The fishing net was cast into the murky water.

Xu Yuan immediately began to experience a strong infection.

The "unfettered" destiny trembled violently, constantly exempting it from these contaminations.

But Xu Yuan was also suffering quite a bit while enduring it.

The tendon pills were usually inside Xu Yuan's abdomen.

This infection made Xu Yuan feel as if a terrifying maw full of fangs was growing inside his stomach.

This massive maw, influenced by Dan Xiu's "bait" ability, is filled with a ferocious hunger. Once it truly takes shape, it will be able to devour everything!
So the first one to be eaten was Xu Yuan himself!

Fishing with nets in murky water is truly like casting a net into muddy river; whether you catch anything depends entirely on luck.

Now, however, a target area has been identified.

So the animal sinew rope spun around and quickly flew behind Wei Jinyuan.

But behind those "ripples," an angry roar came from Jia Zongdao, and then bloody tumors flowed out from those fleshy tendrils!
It crashed into the blue ice in front of Wei Jinyuan.

It exploded with a "pop pop pop" sound, the flesh tore apart, and foul-smelling blood sprayed all over the ice.

A cloud of murky, poisonous gas formed.

The poisonous cloud, as if alive, spread across the ice layer and engulfed Wei Jinyuan and Uncle Xi.

Wei Jinyuan patted Uncle Xi anxiously and shouted, "Let's go, let's go!" He was only arrogant for a moment before the true colors of the young master Wei were revealed.

Uncle Xi, with the young master in tow, moved his insect legs and quickly flashed to a distance of twenty feet.

As Xu Yuan's hand sank the animal sinew rope, the fishing net in the turbid room had already caught something.

Xu Yuan swiftly closed the net.

At the same time, Jia Zongdao's roar echoed from all the turbid rifts and ripples opened by him.

The animal sinew rope grew heavier and heavier.

Jia Zongdao fought valiantly in the corrupt world.

The ripples quickly subsided and calmed down.

The cracks also began to close.

The animal sinew rope entered the crack in the murky space and closed the fastest.

Xu Yuan frowned. Jia Zongdao was planning to use the turbid space to cut his beast sinew rope.

Could this fifth-rate medicinal pill withstand the attack? Xu Yuan wasn't sure.

So Lord Xu pressed down with two fingers.

A "chess piece" fell into that crack.

"Click!"

Everyone heard a clear sound.

A flying rock from outer space got stuck in a rift in the turbid space.

Jia Zongdao's roar came again, and all the rifts in the turbid space had closed, leaving only this one.

Suddenly, the flying stone from the sky trembled.

Jia Zongdao used some unknown means to push the flying stone out of the sky.

Xu Yuan waved his hand and shouted, "Dreams come true!"

The carriage rolled in and used its shafts to stop the flying stone from the sky.

No matter how Jia Zongdao pushed in the turbid room, the flying stone from the sky and the "dream come true" remained completely unmoved!

Jia Zongdao then tried to pull the flying stone from the sky into the turbid realm.

However, if it touches the flying stone from outer space for too long, it will be burned by the auspicious light emitted by this auspicious object!
Jia Zongdao was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Xu Yuan had been exerting force continuously, pulling it behind the crack.

Jia Zongdao resisted, but Xu Yuan had already borrowed the power of the fourth-rate "Dragon Transformation Technique".

How could Jia Zongdao possibly withstand it?
After being pulled over, it clung tightly to the flying rock from outer space.

A bright yellow auspicious light shone continuously.

Each time, it felt like being burned by the fire in my belly.

Jia Zongdao roared incessantly, and after a few moments of struggling, he finally reopened the rift in the turbid space and was pulled out by Xu Yuan.

Boom!
A filthy net enveloped Jia Zongdao as he fell to the ground.

Xu Yuan raised his hand and picked up the flying stone from the sky.

Wei Jinyuan hurriedly offered a suggestion: "Quickly stuff this auspicious creature into the net! Suppress it to death!"

Xu Yuan did not make a move.

Jia Zongdao's sudden change of heart at this juncture is rather strange.

Moreover, after Jia Zongdao's treacherous actions, he seemed to have no clear objective.

What does it want to do?
It did not storm the fake village.

Who does it want to kill?

It shows that it fought with Di Youzhi and Zhou Leizi for a while, and then was led by Zhou Leizi to Uncle Xi, where it fought with Uncle Xi and Wei Jinyuan.

It's also unclear who it most wants to kill.

It feels like...

Suddenly, this created a "target" for Xu Yuan and his group.

Moreover, Xu Yuan always felt that Jia Zongdao was a good person.

The treacherous change was definitely not what he truly intended.

Wei Jinyuan said urgently, "Lord Xu, what are you still hesitating for? Don't let this evil spirit escape!"

Xu Yuan opened the door of the "Dream Come True" car and then dragged the "fishing net" inside.

Jia Zongdao, who was about two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) in size, was stuck in the car door in the "fishing net".

The carriage that brought his "dream come true" wasn't even two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) long.

However, with a forceful tug from inside the carriage, "Fishing Net" and Jia Zongdao squeezed into the carriage door together.

The carriage swayed slightly, the doors closed, and all was quiet.

It felt very strange that a carriage that was only a little over ten feet long could contain an evil spirit that was two feet long.

Wei Jinyuan tumbled off Uncle Xi's back, walked to the carriage with a puzzled look on his face, and circled the carriage twice.

The carriage suddenly swayed back and forth, startling Wei Jinyuan so much that he jumped back!
Having successfully tricked Wei Jinyuan, the carriage seemed quite pleased and swayed gently once more.

Inside the carriage, Xu Yuan used the "Unfettered" technique to condense a "life-saving technique" and struck Jia Zongdao.

The reason for hiding in the carriage was not because he was worried that others would see his "fate-telling techniques".

Xu Yuan suspected that Jia Zongdao might have some kind of evil magic planted by the fake village within his body.

If Jia Zongdao is not placed in a space that isolates him from the outside world, his "unrestrained" destiny may be revealed.

After this life-altering technique was used, the strange changes in Jia Zongdao's body were noticeably weakened by several percent.

Its body, which was two zhang in size, shrank to a little over one zhang.

Large patches of black fur fell off its body.

The fleshy beard on his neck retracted.

Xu Yuan clicked his tongue; one life-saving technique wasn't enough.

It's not that "being unrestrained" is bad, it's that Xu Yuan's own level is not good enough.

Xu Yuan then condensed a second life-memory technique.

The strange changes in Jia Zongdao have subsided somewhat this time.

You can already make out some human features from it.

Jia Zongdao also regained some of his "humanity," and the bloodshot in his eyes faded.

“Lord Xu…” Jia Zongdao began with difficulty, his voice hoarse.

Xu Yuan nodded, took a deep breath, and exerted all his strength to condense his third "Life Technique".

The life-altering technique landed on Jia Zongdao, who fully recovered, while Xu Yuan collapsed from exhaustion.

"My lord!" Jia Zongdao stepped out of the filthy net and bowed deeply to Xu Yuan inside the carriage, saying, "I am deeply grateful for your great kindness; I will remember it forever!"

Xu Yuan spoke weakly, "Just now... did you remember anything?"

Jia Zongdao recalled for a moment and said, "I do remember some key things..."

“I am not that water corpse, I am Jia Zongdao.”

"But that evil spirit swapped parts of my soul and the water corpse's spirit, seemingly to deliberately confuse my memories. I don't know why?"

"When I saw the fake village just now, a dry and sharp voice suddenly rang in my mind and said to me: The time has come."

This seemed to be a pre-arranged secret code.

Then a terrifying power surged within me, which I could not suppress no matter what I did, and I transformed.

After the strange turn of events, I understood my mission: to open the gate to the turbid realm. But it wasn't as simple as just opening the gate. It seemed that something within the turbid realm was working in my favor; once the gate opened, a massive vortex would form, sucking everything around it into the turbid realm!

Xu Yuan stroked his chin in confusion: "Inhale into the turbid space?"

This must be the true purpose of the fake village evil spirits and the City God evil spirits.

They never imagined that Xu Yuan could use life-saving techniques to completely dispel the corruption on Jia Zongdao's body and turn him back into a human.

Generally speaking, after a complete transformation, it becomes an evil spirit.

The only option is to kill it.

In the past two hundred years, there has never been a precedent of a complete upheaval in the Ming Dynasty that could be reversed.

"Their target is Champa."

Xu Yuan understood.

Jia Zongdao's cunning act here stems from the fact that the evil spirits of the fake village feel they can no longer hide.

Or rather, continuing to hide has become pointless.

However, their original plan was for Jia Zongdao to take charge of the Champa Charitable Estate.

Jia Zongdao's cunning maneuvering within the mortuary allowed him to open even larger and more secure "gateways."

"They want to drag the entire Champa into the filthy world?!"

Similar cases have been recorded in the files of the Exorcism Bureau.

The evil spirits have succeeded before.

Historically, two counties in Japan were dragged into the mortal realm by evil spirits.

The evil spirits that carried out this plot feasted to their hearts' content in the turbid realm!

Such conspiracies are all the work of evil spirits from outside.

Moreover, there must be further plans.

It's not just about food and drink.

If the goal is merely to devour people, that's like draining a pond to catch all the fish; it's better to hide in the filth and continuously consume the "vulgarity" that arises from the city.

Regardless of success or failure, the evil forces behind them were hunted down and eliminated by the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming emperor reacted extremely violently to this behavior.

They must be punished as they deserve, otherwise all evil spirits will follow suit, and the Ming Dynasty will never have peace.

What is the true purpose of the City God and his evil spirits?

It lurked in "Diqiu" for decades, looking for an opportunity to send its underworld messengers into the mortal world, and then looking for a suitable candidate and opportunity to replace the guardian of the mortuary.

The three cities must be dragged into the turbid realm...

Champa has a population of over 300,000. Lucheng and Liancheng have fewer, but still close to 200,000.

What can these nearly one million people bring to the City God and evil spirits after entering the mortal realm?

……

Wei Jinyuan dared not approach "Dream Come True" any further.

He stayed by Uncle Xi's side, scratching his head in frustration.

"What is Lord Xu up to?"

Geng Qi said coldly, "Lord Xu has his reasons. You can't guess them anyway, so don't waste your brainpower."

It was practically saying: With a brain like yours, you shouldn't presume to comment on Lord Xu's actions.

Suddenly, the car door opened, and Xu Yuan stepped out alone.

Wei Jinyuan blinked: "Where is Jia Zongdao?"

Xu Yuan glanced at him: "Of course it has been eliminated. Do you think I would keep an evil spirit around?"

Wei Jinyuan slapped his forehead, realizing he had asked a stupid question.

Xu Yuan then looked at the evil spirits of the fake village.

Upon hearing Xu Yuan's words, the withered tree at the village entrance suddenly swayed violently.

But then came the sound of horses' hooves, and a rider galloped up on the road at the village entrance.

The sound of horses' hooves alone felt exceptionally heavy.

When they got closer, everyone was surprised.

The horse was over ten feet tall and far more robust than an ordinary steed.

Its entire body was fiery red, and a sharp, long horn grew from the top of its head.

A horse's tail resembles a leopard's tail.

Sharp fangs protruded from the horse's mouth, and smoke spewed from its nostrils!

This is a war beast bred using a special "method".

The person sitting upright immediately was clearly a martial arts practitioner.

He was a size bigger than Lang Xiaoba and Ji Shuangqiu.

He was dressed in leather armor, had a full beard, and his eyes, like copper bells, shone brightly.

His skin had a peculiar sheen, as if his entire body were cast from brass.

In the center of his forehead, there was a protrusion that looked like a third eye about to grow out of it.

When Miss Jinxi saw this person, she cheered and ran to greet him: "Senior Brother Zang, it's you!"

(End of this chapter)