The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 118 Visualizing the Arrival of New Demons and Ghosts

Cang Weihua looked at Li Zhen and forced a stiff smile: "I'm talking nonsense...nonsense, don't take it to heart, my calculations are not accurate at all."

Yu Changzheng said quietly, "This old guy is an expert in divination and his calculations are very accurate. My little skills in interpreting divination for others are child's play to him."

Cang Weihua's eye twitched, and he quickly explained, "I said that the one who's beyond saving and waiting to die is that old guy Yu Changzheng. He's too old for that; getting involved in this kind of thing is definitely a dead end for him."

Li Zhen laughed and said, "Am I really beyond saving?"

Cang Weihua shook his head repeatedly: "I haven't mastered the skills yet, I was just talking nonsense. I'll go back and practice now, if I don't learn them..."

Seeing him turn to leave, Yu Changzheng grabbed him again: "We've been friends for so many years, and you're not even willing to help me with something?"

After saying that, he looked at Li Zhen and explained to him, "That old guy is like that; he wants to run away as soon as he encounters a little trouble."

Cang Weihua sighed: "I'm just a fortune teller, what can I do to help you? At most, I can tell you where that person is."

Yu Changzheng was overjoyed: "Knowing where they are makes things much easier."

Cang Weihua counted on his fingers: "The 17th of the third lunar month, 3 PM."

"The original hexagram is Xun (wind), and the changed hexagram is Zhen (thunder)... Fifth line."

"Xun represents wind and corresponds to the southeast. Zhen represents thunder and corresponds to the east."

"The fifth line indicates that perseverance will bring good fortune and there will be no blame. It suggests that this person is currently in a stable situation, but needs to remain upright."

After shaking his head for a while, Cang Weihua finally said, "This person should currently be located in the southeast and is moving eastward."

"Around 8 p.m., he can be seen in an open or wooded area in the east, such as a forest, field or hilly area."

Yu Changzheng said solemnly, "The southeast, isn't that the Qingshui Bay area? It's the only way to get to my house from the southeast to the east, and that person should be on their way."

Cang Weihua said, "That's all I can do; I can't help you with anything else."

Yu Changzheng gave an awkward laugh: "Besides this matter, there's something else I need your help with."

Cang Weihua said weakly, "Speak quickly, I knew it wouldn't be anything good."

Yu Changzheng coughed and said, "It's nothing serious. You're also an expert in magic arrays, and we need a magic array to suppress evil spirits right now."

"Exorcise evil spirits?" Cang Weihua glanced at Li Zhen with a puzzled look.

“That’s right, it’s an exorcism.” Yu Changzheng explained, “You also saw the evil aura emanating from this person…”

Cang Weihua turned and left.

Yu Changzheng grabbed him again: "I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you leaving?"

Cang Weihua said speechlessly, "This guy's evil aura is terrifying enough, how am I supposed to suppress it? Aren't you trying to kill me?"

Li Zhen, who had just sat down in the chair, explained, "It's not about completely suppressing the demons within me, but just temporarily calming them down so they won't disturb my cultivation."

Once you begin visualizing a new demon, the original two demons may rebel.

Li Zhen was unsure whether the methods of the "Five Elements Evil Spirit Sublimation Method" could suppress the rioting evil spirits, so he needed to prepare suppression measures in advance.

This visualization is slightly different from the last one.

The last time, he used his primordial spirit power to forcibly suppress the backlash from the spider demon and the bat-faced demon before performing the ritual, so it went very smoothly.

This time it might not go as smoothly as last time.

If a demonic backlash occurs during the visualization process and cannot be suppressed, it will be a fatal problem for him.

The "Spiritual Talisman Scroll" contains methods to suppress the backlash of evil spirits, but Li Zhen is not entirely at ease with it.

After all, the "Spiritual Talisman Scroll" does not record anyone using demons of this level to enhance talismans.

Detective Li had mentioned this issue to Yu Changzheng, asking him if he had any solutions.

Yu Changzheng is a professional at dealing with evil spirits.

If Yu Changzheng has no solution, then Detective Li will have to find one himself.

At the time, Yu Changzheng said his friend had a solution.

This friend must be Cang Weihua, the man standing right in front of me.

Cang Weihua wiped his sweat: "It's not difficult to do that. We can try setting up an array."

"But let me make it clear first, I will not get involved in your affairs, I will only offer advice, and you will have to do everything yourselves."

Neither Yu Changzheng nor Li Zhen had any objections.

After preparing all the materials, Yu Changzheng mixed mulberry wood juice, pine resin powder, century-old peach wood powder and ink to make the talismans needed, and drew several talismans that Li Zhen needed.

These talismans are only semi-finished products. They need to be soaked in willow sap once more and then dried before they can be used.

Having completed the dozen or so talismans needed by Li Zhen, Yu Changzheng then began making the talismans needed by Cang Weihua.

At noon, Zheng Guoquan called and asked Yu Changzheng to preside over the funeral arrangements for his family.

Yu Changzheng declined to go, saying he didn't have time, and spent the whole afternoon making talismans.

In addition to wood-attribute talismans, he also drew many soul-summoning talismans and other talismans to suppress the backlash of evil spirits at Li Zhen's request.

The following are some of the talismans recorded in the "Spiritual Talisman and Talisman Scroll".

Creating wood-attribute talismans is much easier for Yu Changzheng because it doesn't require any preparatory rituals.

Creating the "Soul-Calling Talisman" that can summon back the soul and spirit, as well as the other talismans required by Li Zhen, is even more complicated, requiring preparatory steps such as bathing and chanting scriptures.

After finishing drawing the talisman, Yu Changzheng was also quite exhausted.

Cang Weihua, who had said he wouldn't participate, sighed and drew all sorts of talismans in Li Zhen's room.

It wasn't until evening that he finished drawing the talismans and placed various magical artifacts among them before announcing that the magic array to suppress the demons had been set up.

As soon as Li Zhen entered the room filled with all sorts of talismans, he found that his perception of the demonic will within him became intermittent.

This magic array does indeed have a suppressive effect, and it is definitely much more sophisticated than Li Zhen's own methods.

As darkness fell and he sensed the increasing activity of Yin energy, Li Zhen thanked Yu Changzheng and the other man before entering the room.

Watching Li Zhen close the door behind him, Cang Weihua, who had been holding his breath, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He grabbed Yu Changzheng and whispered in fear, "Did you see that? That...zombie in his room! I think it's probably close to becoming a white zombie!"

Looking at Li Zhen's door, Yu Changzheng nodded: "I know."

This calm demeanor startled Cang Weihua: "A white zombie! I've lived all these years and never seen one! Don't you know what that means? If it's even a little bit higher up, then it's a flying zombie of natural disaster level!"

Yu Changzheng withdrew his gaze: "Becoming a flying zombie is extremely difficult. It's not one in ten thousand, but it's close enough. Don't worry too much. In the current environment, what conditions are there for a white zombie to be born?"

“That’s true.” Cang Weihua nodded subconsciously, then his eyes widened again. “Not to mention the white zombies, but that ghost, the one with its face in its mouth, did you see it? I bet it was created using some kind of terrifying evil magic!”

"This strength is definitely no less than that zombie, and there's also that disheveled ghost... The bat inside the zombie's clothes is the most terrifying. I was frozen in fear just from one glance at it."

"I really admire you. Living in the same room with so many evil creatures that could easily kill you, aren't you worried about getting killed? You truly deserve to have walked through the gates of hell."

Yu Changzheng said, "I slept very well last night, and nothing unexpected happened."

Cang Weihua didn't know what to say. Recalling what he had just seen, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "That fleshy statue inside, the one that looks so sinister... is that the demon he wanted to suppress?"

Yu Changzheng hesitated for a moment before recounting how Li Zhen used the method of sacrifice to make the demon devour the Ghost King.

Cang Weihua was dumbfounded.

After a long while, he said, "Don't you know how powerful the Spirit-Eating Ghost King is? He used an evil sacrificial ritual to summon a demon, which swallowed the Ghost King whole. What kind of demon was that... Don't you think how terrifying it was?"

Yu Changzheng said, "Isn't this suppressing evil spirits?"

"Suppress? Are you playing dumb, or are you really stupid? He summoned it, why suppress it? With his abilities, I don't think he lacks the means to deal with that ghost king." Cang Weihua lowered his voice even further, "I think he wants to control the demon with his own body..."

Yu Changzheng asked in surprise, "Controlling demons with one's own body?"

"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down." Cang Weihua quickly covered Yu Changzheng's mouth. "I don't want to die..."

Yu Changzheng pulled Cang Weihua's hand away: "What's wrong with using your body to control demons? At least you've suppressed the evil spirits, right?"

"It's not that easy," Cang Weihua said in a low voice. "It's like a dam. If you keep adding water to it, what will happen in the end? You old man, do you not know what kind of trouble you've created?"

"What's even more terrifying is that he has so many powerful evil beings around him that others might not encounter in their entire lives, plus he himself is such a humanoid demon... Subduing him into a Dharma protector would be an incredible feat, like becoming an immortal or a Buddha on the spot?"

"That Tantric master will definitely come; we'll be able to see a performance..."

Suddenly sensing a peculiar evil aura emanating from Li Zhen's room, Cang Weihua's expression changed.

He breathed a sigh of relief after the evil aura slowly dissipated.

Wiping away his cold sweat, he was surprised to see that Yu Changzheng's front door was open.

A gust of cold wind blew in from outside the door.

"The moonlight is dim, the wind is cold... Little feet, stepping on bloodstains... Reaching out, I'll grab you... Don't look back, when the night is deep, after the song is over, to whom will you belong?"

A sharp, eerie sound came from outside, carrying a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

Upon sensing the aura of evil, Yu Changzheng was startled. Without considering what was happening, he instinctively ran to the shrine and tore off the cloth covering it.

The statue seemed to sense something and suddenly turned towards the doorway.

A beam of golden light emanated from the eyes of the statue.

The door was suddenly slammed shut by a gust of cold wind.

A sharp scream came from outside.

Yu Changzheng and Cang Weihua exchanged a serious glance, then heard another strange voice speaking from outside. "How can someone treat a guest like that?"

"If we can't even get through the door, how can we ask someone to go back for our master?"

"If we can't get in, we'll go around to the back and notify him."

"is this okay?"

"Why not? If others won't let us go through the front door, then we'll have to go through the back door."

“You’re so smart!”

After a rustling sound, the sounds disappeared.

Yu Changzheng took his copper coin sword and was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Cang Weihua.

"What are you going to do?" Cang Weihua asked.

Yu Changzheng looked towards the doorway: "I think these demons want to go to see that layman from the back. What if they disturb the layman's ceremony..."

Cang Weihua said speechlessly, "Are you stupid? There are talisman arrays in that room. Ordinary evil creatures can't get in. And if they could, would you be a match for them? Don't worry, I think he's definitely prepared. Otherwise, he wouldn't be performing any rituals here."

Yu Changzheng put down the copper coin sword: "Didn't you say you had to go to the east at eight o'clock to see that master? How come you're here so fast?"

The "guru" those voices outside the door were talking about must be that esoteric Buddhist master.

"I meant to see that master, not these monsters. Have you seen the master now?"

Cang Weihua waved his hand in front of his nose and said with disgust, "It smells foul. I don't know if it's a weasel or a fox."

"That guru arrived so quickly. Before he even got there, he sent an evil spirit to give people a warning."

He stroked his chin and pondered, "In my opinion, what that master is practicing is probably the Dharma protector practice."

Yu Changzheng frowned and said, "The guardian deities of Tantric Buddhism have a strong ability to restrain evil spirits. If someone has been visualizing and worshipping the guardian deities for a long time and has received their powerful blessings, then this layperson's situation is not good."

Cang Weihua disagreed, saying, "Being a protector under the master wouldn't be bad either."

Yu Changzheng glanced sideways at Cang Weihua: "Would you do it if I told you to be a dog?"

……

The magic array that Cang Weihua prepared overlaps with many things recorded in the "Spiritual Talisman Scroll".

Li Zhen didn't add anything unnecessary to Cang Weihua's magic array; otherwise, it would not only be useless but might also affect the operation of the magic array.

After pasting the demon-suppressing talisman he had seen in the "Spiritual Talisman Scroll" on the wall, Li Zhen sat cross-legged in the center of the magic array.

He placed the fleshy demon statue in front of him, dipped his hand in the prepared cinnabar ink, and first drew a few simple strokes around his body. Then he drew the talismans recorded in the "Spiritual Talisman Scroll" on his body.

He had already visualized the spider demon and the six-armed bat-faced demon, so the positions corresponding to the kidneys and spleen on the talisman he drew were complete, with only a gap left on the liver, which corresponds to the wood element.

After drawing the talisman, his body was corroded by cinnabar, leaving red marks.

Especially since there were already wounds on her arms, the addition of cinnabar made those wounds even more unsightly.

The pain did not affect his movement.

After attaching five wood-element talismans made by Yu Changzheng to the fleshy demon statue, Li Zhen then attached several more talismans to the positions corresponding to his five internal organs.

After calming himself down, Li Zhen focused his attention on the fleshy demon statue.

The "Five Elements Evil Spirit Sublimation Method" also requires visualization, which uses a special visualization method to visualize evil spirits as corresponding attributes.

This demon should be of the wood element, so Li Zhen visualized it entering his body and transforming into a large tree with vigorous life force.

But he hadn't yet used the visualization techniques described in the scroll. Just thinking about that image gave him the feeling of a large tree inside his liver.

The process went too smoothly, so smoothly that Detective Li found it unbelievable.

But this feeling is exactly the same as that described in the legal text.

Li Zhen hesitated before placing his hand on the talisman affixed to the demon.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through him. Li Zhen felt as if someone had ripped out all his internal organs, leaving him feeling completely empty inside.

He looked down and found himself to be a sacrificial corpse, his internal organs indeed emptied, leaving only the flesh.

Then look around.

Everything in the room became blurry, and corpses, killed by various cruel methods, appeared in Li Zhen's eyes.

It's an illusion!
Li Zhen withdrew his right hand, focusing intently on his mind.

Suddenly, a "whoosh" sound rang out, like the sound of paper being blown by the wind.

As the scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood gradually faded, Li Zhen saw talismans floating on the wall.

Large swaths of talismans had turned to ashes and fallen to the ground.

The talismans that Cang Weihua drew on the ground also emitted a golden light.

Half of the various magical artifacts that Cang Weihua had placed in different locations had already fallen to the ground.

The magic circle worked from the very beginning...

Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

The demon's reaction was far more intense than he had anticipated.

Before the two evil spirits within him could erupt, this one had already begun to backfire.

No wonder using witchcraft comes at such a high price...

With the arrow already on the bowstring, Li Zhen reached out and lit a talisman affixed to the demon statue.

The talisman quickly caught fire, igniting several other talismans in the process.

"...The Wood element nourishes the spirit, the Azure Spirit protects the body, the talisman summons life force, and evil spirits are subdued..."

The demon statue's eyes flickered, and the flesh on it began to writhe, making strange noises, like the sound of some kind of root being slowly pulled apart.

Li Zhen noticed that the "dried mud" on his hand was rapidly expanding, and in a short period of time it had covered his entire arm.

The feeling of life fading away made Li Zhen's heart tighten.

He reached out and dipped his finger in ink mixed with cinnabar, then drew a stroke on his liver to complete the talisman.

"...The righteous energy of wood cleanses the impurities and purifies the soul...May it forever uphold the true spirit! So be it!"

When the talisman burned out, it transformed into a streak of blackish-blue light that rushed into the location corresponding to the liver where Li Zheng had just completed the talisman.

Li Zhen felt a weight on his liver, as if a seed had been planted.

The seed was planted, and without waiting, it immediately grew into a towering tree.

The demon's chaotic will has been successfully introduced into the liver and, under Li Zhen's guidance, is rushing towards the dantian.

The "dry mud" quickly spread throughout Li Zhen's body.

Starting from his arm, every inch of his flesh was writhing and twisting, trying to contort him into some kind of monster.

An indescribable stench of blood and evil emanated from his body, making him appear as if he were a human-shaped demon.

What exactly is the origin of this Damasulo?
How could introducing just a little bit of a confused will have such a big impact on oneself?

Even Li Zhen, who had experience with visualization, was a little nervous at this moment.

Only after sensing the resurgence of the will of the Spider Demon and the Six-Armed Bat-Faced Demon, and achieving a balance of power with this demon's will, did Li Zhen breathe a sigh of relief.

A strange squeak came from Li Zhen's body, and his shadow under the light slowly began to wriggle.

"The moonlight is dim, the wind is cold... Little feet, stepping on bloodstains... Reaching out, I'll grab you..."

A shrill, eerie voice came in from outside the window.

Li Zhen looked up at the window.

There were many people outside, and I don't know how many were standing outside the window.

Beside the bed, the vampire slowly raised its head and looked out the window.

The demon fetus and the red-eyed bat had both awakened, their eyes fixed intently on the window.

The little devil and the mahjong devil also poked their heads out and looked out the window.

There was a rustling sound outside the window, as if they were arguing about something.

After a while, all the sounds disappeared, and a sharp, distorted voice coughed lightly: "Our master invites you to meet with him and experience his Dharma."

Then came a hushed, whispered question: "Did the guru say that?"

Several other noisy voices followed: "Yes, yes, that's right!"

"No, the master said 'a meeting,' not 'a while'!"

"No, no, it should be 'a while'!"

"That's not right either. It says 'and,' not 'with.' You made the same mistake twice. I'll do it next time!"

……

Detective Li has finally encountered something that makes him feel interesting again.

He smiled and said, "If you can't even get through the door, how can I dare to go out with you?"

(End of this chapter)