Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 355 I Don't Need to Take the Blame

The commotion from the fierce battle between Chu Tianshu and his group was palpable.

To the residents down the mountain, it was hard not to suspect it was a bomb.

There are only so many houses halfway up the mountain. If it were a gas explosion, there couldn't be so many explosions, one after another, intermittently.

However, after many people called to report it, the news was immediately transferred to the Environmental Countermeasures Office.

After all, this hillside villa belongs to the One Word Spiritual Retreat Society.

As for the nature of the One Word Spiritual Society, those who understand will understand, and those who don't are better off remaining ignorant.

The Environmental Countermeasures Division is mainly responsible for investigating special cases, but due to different national conditions, they do not have a relatively independent and complete system like the Special Arrest Division.

Upon receiving this case, their first reaction was to consider the attitudes of many people who are friendly to the spiritual community.

However, after they investigated the surveillance footage from several intersections near the foot of the mountain, the incident was immediately elevated to the level of needing to be investigated.

The license plates displayed on those surveillance cameras looked very familiar; they clearly belonged to vehicles belonging to "influential religious groups."

With so many evil sect leaders mixed together, if something really happens, it will definitely be a big deal.

But what should be done about this major issue? That raises another question.

If troops are directly deployed there, given the status and inclinations of these evil faction leaders, if they create a large overflow zone, the South Korean soldiers will simply be sent to their deaths.

Should we gather all the experts who can come from Busan and surrounding cities to go and investigate?
The Environmental Countermeasures Office simply doesn't have that much power.

In South Korea, highly skilled practitioners were mostly bodyguards or tutors for prominent families and political figures.

The Environmental Countermeasures Office not only cannot urgently summon them, but also has to consider the opinions of these highly skilled practitioners' employers.

After all, many of those employers have connections with the sect leader involved in today's incident, and they are currently taking a wait-and-see approach.

These kinds of employers might also want to see if those sect leaders can actually benefit from any rituals they put on.

If any of their subordinates intervene and cause trouble for Takagi and his group, they might face further difficulties and suppression afterward.

In the end, only a small team from the Busan local countermeasures office came out to investigate.

Their expertise is relevant, so if someone in higher-ups wants to continue the investigation, sending them out would be the right decision. And if someone wants to settle scores later, they'll be the ones to take the blame.

On the way here with the team, Shen Yan had already cursed his boss and his entire family a hundred and eighty times in his mind.

He was standing in the parking lot, his pupils trembling as he looked into the doorway.

"...Please cooperate!"

Only after uttering those words did he realize that the courtyard inside the gate was filled with corpses.

"Finally, someone's here. You guys were way too slow."

Chu Tianshu stepped out of the living room and stretched out his right hand.

“I want to report this. I came here on a trip across the border because I trusted Busan’s safety. But I accidentally stumbled upon an evil ritual being performed here, and a large group of people were trying to kill me and my friends to silence us.”

"We had no choice but to fight back..."

Shen Yan's subordinates, who had been stunned by Chu Tianshu's oppressive aura, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Shen Yan's strength was decent, but he barely heard what the translator was saying; he just stared blankly at Chu Tianshu's face.

Having fought with all his might, Chu Tianshu has regained his appearance.

Shen Yan had seen a photo of this face in person and listened to an entire, extremely serious research report when he went to Seoul for a meeting.

Later, he searched on the dark web and found that many cults had given this person codenames.

The Green Demon of the Secret Cave, the Demon of Tianshan!
"You are, Mr. Chu Tianshu?"

As soon as Shen Yan spoke, he realized that his voice was unusually dry, so he quickly pursed his lips.

Chu Tianshu's gaze fell on him: "You know me?"

"I know you, of course I know you."

Shen Yan strode forward, nodding repeatedly, "There are only a handful of humans in the world who are highly suspected of being forbidden beings."

"Mr. Chu is the most famous one recently. I never thought that such an important figure would be active in Busan."

He walked to the door and bowed deeply.

"It was our oversight that we failed to greet you in time."

Chu Tianshu raised an eyebrow, surprised that he actually had such a great reputation.

The reason is that he didn't know enough about the people he killed in the Tianshan Mountains.

As a lifetime honorary scholar of the Rose Society, Qiao has demonstrated his exceptional abilities at numerous exchange meetings in South Korea.

When Xu Ziqian escaped from Xuanguo, he stayed in the religious stronghold of South Korea for several years before being invited to go overseas again to expand his business.

At the time, the local religious sects were impolite and very resistant to Xu Ziqian's arrival, which triggered a series of disputes and involved many high-level forces.

The fact that Chu Tianshu was able to kill Xu Ziqian was enough to terrify many people in South Korea.

Shen Yan straightened up, feeling an indescribable sensation as he drew closer to Chu Tianshu, and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Chu, have you really...?"

Chu Tianshu happened to glance at him, and he immediately became alert and stopped talking.

It's not just me.

Chu Tianshu thought to himself, "There were eight forbidden masters active in Busan not long ago."

Although there are only six left now.

On another note, why does this Korean seem so happy to see me?

Chu Tianshu was a little suspicious.

Little did he know, Shen Yan was already laughing hysterically inside. "Hahahaha, you bunch of idiots—you dogs—you're afraid of things going wrong, but you don't dare take responsibility, so you're making my team take the blame."

“There’s a demon from Tianshan here. If you have the guts, grab him and make him the scapegoat.”

"We didn't even notice this demon entering the country. This responsibility can't possibly fall on the shoulders of a small action team like ours."

Shen Yan's lips curled up several times, but he forced them down again.

After Chu Tianshu appeared, the earpiece, which had been silent for a while, suddenly received real-time instructions from the superior.

"Captain Shen, this matter... you'll be in charge of this person for now. Report his whereabouts promptly and try to keep him away from any of our departments."

"We need to hold a meeting to discuss this incident."

Shen Yan's face stiffened.

If you're going to hold a meeting, just say it directly if you don't dare to speak up.

However, regardless of whether Chu Tianshu's actions at the villa were in self-defense or not, given Chu Tianshu's status and attitude, he wouldn't casually eliminate their action team.

Although Chu Tianshu was unaware of Shen Yan's thoughts, he could still hear the commands from the earpiece.

"Since you're in charge of investigating this matter, then thoroughly search for evidence of the One Word Spiritual Society's crimes."

Chu Tianshu waved his hand casually, "An evil ritual was performed here, and the aura is still very unfriendly to the human body. You should not come in for the time being."

"Let's go up the mountain first and check Takagi's house."

He remembered something and clicked on his wristwatch.

“I have UN credentials and authorization documents here. You can scan the code to check them on the corresponding website, or you can report them to your superiors to prove that I have the right to assist in investigating and recording paranormal events in various places, even though I have been involved.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yan felt a pang of sadness for some reason.

That's so reasonable! That's wonderful.

Chu Tianshu had no intention of making things difficult for these errand runners.

Seeing the change in Shen Yan's expression this time, he guessed the reason to some extent and reached out to pat Shen Yan on the shoulder.

Shen Yan solemnly took out his phone, scanned his wristwatch, and then looked at the evil sect leaders filling the courtyard. Finally, he had time to recall his usual annoyance and helplessness towards these guys.

"Thank you!"

He didn't explicitly say why he was thanking him, but he bowed again.

Chu Tianshu smiled.

at the same time.

Minister Han watched a video conference with the head of the Busan Countermeasures Office at home. His usual smile was nowhere to be seen.

With a cold expression, he walked away from the computer, went outside, and went into another room.

The room is quiet and peaceful, with lush green potted plants.

Inside the shrine is a six-armed Mahakala statue, about one foot tall and made of pure gold.

Beginning in the 13th century, the Mongol Yuan dynasty regarded Mahakala as a war god.

When Kublai Khan attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, many soldiers said that they saw Mahakala leading heavenly soldiers and generals, filling the sky, defeating the Song people's guardian deity of the north, and causing Zhenwu the Great to flee in a sorry state.

In the eighteenth year of the Zhiyuan era, Kublai Khan again ordered the demolition of Zhenwu temples. Within the Quanzhen School, records about the Zhenwu deity were also to be abridged, with Zhenwu now referred only to the primordial essence of the kidneys.

The worship of Mahakala reached its peak, and after the fall of the Song Dynasty, Mahakala statues were bestowed upon various vassal states.

The one in Minister Han's home is an antique from back then.

However, less than a century later, the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed by the Ming Dynasty, and the Zhenwu lineage was revived.

Minister Han's family's martial arts technique was already incomplete at that time.

By the time it was passed down to his grandfather's generation, they were already plotting to follow another school of thought, so his father began to practice unorthodox and evil arts.

However, in his later years, his father often had strange dreams, and the unorthodox magical powers in his body gradually dissipated, leading to his death from illness.

By the time of Minister Han's generation, they had accumulated considerable wealth through family connections and were already quite wealthy, so they could enjoy their lives without any perseverance in practicing any magic.

Until he also started having strange dreams, seeing the silver-haired person in his dreams.

Minister Han picked up three incense sticks, silently chanted a mantra, and bowed to the statue of the deity.

“Master, a foreigner who appears to be taboo has appeared in Busan.”

The smoke covered the face of the deity, as if creating another appearance: high brow bones and cheekbones, and long, neatly combed hair down the back.

"You mean a modern taboo?"

The silver-haired man's voice came out, "Is that person in a mountain? Is it because they stayed behind after the battle and someone reported them to the police?"

Minister Han asked respectfully, "Does the Master know?"

"I just learned about this person, but I don't know any details about his background yet."

The silver-haired man said, "He will also be our opponent. Now that you know, gather all the information about him. I want to see it when I get back."

Minister Han looked surprised and said, "Since he's an opponent, should I use some methods to cause him some trouble, like a diplomatic protest..."

"Those trivial matters are meaningless; don't alert them."

King Sora said leisurely, "Either do nothing, or when you do, you must achieve great things."

"After you have prepared the materials, hide yourself. In a few days, I will ask you to do another thing, a small thing."

"But that is the value of your identity, and it will be the beginning of my decisive victory!"

(End of this chapter)