The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 135 Li Xiangwen is in trouble; Li Zhen and Xiang Changshan set off.

Only after hearing the little ghost's exclamation did Li Zhen get up from inside the coffin.

Clutching the rotting cat that tried to escape after landing, the kid, beaming with delight, approached Li Zhen: "Wow, where did this cat come from? I think I just momentarily lost consciousness, and suddenly a cat appeared!"

"No, no, where did we go? Why am I next to you when I woke up? But wait, that's not important!"

"I love this cat! Can I keep it?"

Li Zhen said coldly, "Go back and calculate how many tasks you need to complete."

The little devil's face fell. He hugged the cat and started counting on his fingers. Then he heard a voice that sounded like heavenly music: "Clean up all these things on the ground. That counts as you completing a task. You can keep this cat for now."

The kid paused for a moment, then exclaimed, "I'll get it ready right away! Really, I've never met anyone as good as you! I swear, I'll definitely do my job well!"

As soon as it finished speaking, it picked up the cat with one hand and started tidying up the things on the ground with the other.

When they were cleaning up the jar, they saw the centipede inside and the little devil quickly put the lid back on.

"This guy looks fierce, where should we put him?"

"Place it against the wall." Li Zhen climbed out of the coffin. "Do you know carpentry? Go and build a multi-tiered shelf and put it against the wall to store these things later."

The little devil said eagerly, "I don't know how, but I can learn! Buy the tools and I'll learn quickly! I learn things very fast!"

Seeing how energetic the kid was, Li Zhen felt that his management methods were effective.

After scanning the basement, Li Zhen realized that, without his knowledge, his basement had become a haven for all sorts of evil creatures.

If we don't tidy this place up and redivide the space, who knows how chaotic it will become in a while.

After climbing out of the coffin, Li Zhen lured the vampire back into another coffin.

After thinking for a moment, he also placed the banshee in front of the vampire's coffin.

Feeling like they were back in a familiar environment, the somewhat dazed ghost fetus fell off the vampire and followed behind Li Zhen.

Taking out the little devil's heart and the red-eyed bat, Li Zhen arrived in front of the bat-faced demon statue.

After placing the little devil's heart back in place, Li Zhen tentatively put the red-eyed bat back onto the demon statue.

As usual, the red-eyed bat lowered its wings and covered the head of the demon statue.

The demon statue did not react at all.

Li Zhen frowned as he looked at the demon statue.

This demon statue has a very different aura from the one seen in "The Demon".

This quality doesn't refer to the inherent evil of demons, but rather to their aggressiveness.

The two demon statues in "The Demon" are very aggressive and seem to have a stronger will, but this demon statue is not like that.

The demon's will seemed to have been split into countless parts, each with some differences in personality...

Is this the current state of existence of this evil spirit?
While pondering, Li Zhen reached out and poked the face of the demon statue.

Regardless of personality differences, because of Fatty Huang, this demonic statue is significantly different in appearance from other demonic statues...

In the world of "The Demon", the bat-faced demon's desire to seize the red-eyed bat is likely to be used to be reborn through the red-eyed bat's body.

So why didn't Li Zhen intend to bring back the demon from the original world?
Is it because this will is too muddled and purposeless, or because this demon has not yet shown this intention?
Did this demon ever consider using his body to possess him?
In the past, Li Zhen would have worried about this, but now he doesn't need to worry about it.

Regardless of whether the demon had this intention before, after he contemplated other demons, this intention became impossible.

Looking at the demon statue, Li Zhen suddenly had another question.

If the demonic consciousness is chaotic, why does it still have such a strong sense of purpose?
Could it be something built-in, like some kind of forced program?

Or is it something like an obsession?

Since Li Zhen is wary of this evil spirit, he cannot leave the red-eyed bat here now.

Let's observe for a while before making a decision...

Without thinking further, Li Zhen led the red-eyed bat to the spider demon statue and examined the photograph he had nailed to the altar.

This time, no one broke his curse.

The photo was still firmly nailed to the altar, and the faces in it became a little clearer.

I wonder if those people found the second volume of the legal text...

Li Zhen led the red-eyed bat back to the coffin where he slept.

He picked up the piece of ebony and tried to put it inside the coffin as a pillow, but found that the piece of wood was too long to fit inside.

Li Zhen subconsciously thought that once he bought the tools, he could have the little devil cut the wood in two. However, after glancing at the ghost fetus and the vampire, he realized that his thinking was not flexible enough.

This piece of ebony may not look big, but it is actually very heavy and the wood is very hard. It feels very heavy in your hand, just like picking up some non-wooden material.

Upon touching the ebony wood, Li Zhen felt a very comfortable coolness.

With this, sleeping will definitely be more comfortable from now on...

Li Zhen moved the ebony wood slightly, gesturing to the ghost fetus so that it would bite down where he indicated.

The fetus obediently took a bite in that spot.

Even the hardest piece of ebony is not as hard as the teeth of a ghost fetus, which bit a sizable hole in it.

Detective Li patted Gui Tai's head to encourage him.

The demon fetus excitedly bit back at the spot it had just bitten.

Li Zhen glanced at the busy little ghost, then at the ghost fetus, and thought to himself, "At least I don't have to do everything myself anymore."

The responsible kid has the potential to be a butler; he needs to be properly trained...

Other ghosts are also tools that need to be used properly...

After the ghost fetus bit the ebony wood into two pieces, Li Zhen picked up the shorter piece and put it into the coffin.

Seeing that the length was just right, Li Zhen was very satisfied.

Resisting the urge to lie down and test the effect, Li Zhen took out the Ghost Face Moth Mother.

After meeting Wong Kam-sing, Detective Lee found suitable food for the Ghost Face Moth Mother from the sorcerer and fed her once. After that, the Ghost Face Moth Mother never showed any signs of hunger again.

This guy can go hungry for a long time after eating just one meal.

There's no need to starve it now, but I wonder how long it will take for this guy to reproduce.

Detective Li had the kid clean out a jar.

After throwing the dead bats they had brought back into the jar, Li Zhen put the mother ghost moth into the jar.

Once this creature sees suitable ingredients, it uses its mouthparts to inject a venom that accelerates the food's decay, thus speeding up its food production process.

Now, the female ghost moth has been placed on the bat's corpse, and the bat will decompose in no time.

If the female ghost face moth feels that the environment is very safe, she will try to reproduce.

After putting the lid back on the jar, Li Zhen instructed the little devil to place the female ghost moth next to the centipede and the spider.

The female ghost moth is of similar strength to the latter two and is not afraid of them, making them a suitable match.

The remaining items were all miscellaneous things. After giving the little ghost a few instructions, Li Zhen lay back down in the coffin.

In the mission world, although there was always a vampire as a "cooler" to keep Li Zhen company, allowing him to rest normally, the quality of that rest was far inferior to resting in a coffin with a heavier yin energy.

Moreover, now that a dark wood pillow has been added, although it's a bit uncomfortable on his neck, the yin energy emanating from it makes Li Zhen feel very comfortable.

Looking at his phone beside him, Li Zhen realized that almost a day had passed since he went to the mission world.

This time, the departure was much longer than the previous ones.

I'll think about the body's yang energy again after I wake up...

After putting down his phone, Li Zhen fell into a deep sleep in the coffin.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Zhen, feeling a tremor in his heart, suddenly opened his eyes and sat up abruptly from the coffin.

Li Zhen pressed his right hand against his pounding heart, his expression grave. After a moment, he turned and looked in a certain direction.

"My talisman has been activated. Has something happened to Li Xiangwen? No, he's too far away..."

Sensing Li Zhen's summons, the little ghost appeared impatiently in front of Li Zhen's coffin.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Go to Li Xiangwen's house and see what happened."

"I'm going right now! You watch the cat for me, make sure it doesn't run away!"

The little devil threw the rag doll on the ground, handed the cat to Li Zhen, and ran out of the basement in a few quick steps.

It's early morning now, and the sky outside is still dark, so it won't affect its activities.

Li Zhen summoned the Mahjong Ghost and had it bring the cat to the White Bone Staff.

Even at its peak, this cat was no match for the Mahjong Ghost, let alone now that the Yin energy has not yet recovered.
Seeing the cat trembling and lying in front of the white bone club, Li Zhen lay back in the coffin and closed his eyes.

From the little devil's perspective, he saw the street scene rushing by.

Not long after, Li Zhen saw Li Xiangwen's house.

My gaze jumped a few times, and "Detective Li" appeared inside Li Xiangwen's house.

There were two people's presences inside, a woman and a child, but Li Xiangwen's presence was not there.

However, the house was very clean and there was no sign of anything wrong.

Detective Li asked the little devil to turn on the light.

He looked at the altar set up in a corner of the living room, but did not see the effigy on it. The ritual implements that should have been on the altar were also missing.

Did Li Xiangwen take it away?
Did they sense some danger, which is why they took that thing away?
Soon, a woman's voice came out.

"Dad, is that you? Why are you back at this hour?"

After a rustling sound, Shen Lan opened the door.

Looking around but seeing no one, Shen Lan's heart skipped a beat, and she tentatively called out "Dad" a few more times.

No one responded to her.

The light seemed to turn on by itself.

The living room is now much cooler than before.

This was not ordinary shade, but a chill that was frightening.

The room contains an altar, which naturally creates a mysterious atmosphere and makes people overthink things.

Coupled with this atmosphere, how could Shen Lan, standing here alone, not be afraid?
Feeling a chill run down her spine, Shen Lan quickly took out her phone, opened an app, and tried to video chat with her husband.

The beeping sound rang out, but there was no response.

The other person is definitely sleeping at this time...

Shen Lan knew this and prepared to see if her best friend was there.

Suddenly, some of the offerings on the altar fell to the ground.

Shen Lan was startled.

But after seeing what had happened, her fear was greatly reduced.

Previously, Li Xiangwen performed a ritual to invite this mysterious being she worshipped, which helped her find her daughter's lost soul.

Although Shen Lan was somewhat afraid of that mysterious being, she was more afraid of the mystery itself than of the being itself. She wasn't so afraid of the being as a person; on the contrary, she felt more grateful.

Remembering Li Xiangwen's instructions, Shen Lan clasped her hands together and carefully walked towards the detective.

"You helped my daughter find her soul, and as her mother, I am extremely grateful to you."

“My father, Li Xiangwen, asked me to stay here with my daughter for a few days to recuperate and make up for the physical damage caused by the shock, so as to prevent any further accidents.”

"If you have any instructions, you can tell me directly. I will do what I can for you, and I will inform my dad if I can't do it."

Some more things fell from the altar, including a pen and a notebook.

Under Shen Lan's shocked gaze, the pen that no one had been holding automatically stood up and wrote a line on the notebook.

So shocked was she that Shen Lan didn't realize what had happened until the pen finished writing and tapped the notebook.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

She looked at the crooked, illegible handwriting, even worse than her daughter's—

Where is Li Xiangwen?

After reading this, Shen Lan quickly said, "My dad said he was going to Changshan to get something. He went last night and should be back tomorrow. I wonder what you need my dad for?"

The pen did not stand up again.

Shen Lan waited for a while but did not see any more strange phenomena.

She tentatively asked, "Are you still there?"

The pen didn't move.

Shen Lan was certain that the mysterious being had left.

But why would that person suddenly ask about Li Xiangwen?
Feeling a bad premonition, Shen Lan took out her phone and called Li Xiangwen.

No one answered the phone.

Anxious, Shen Lan dialed the number a second time.

The call didn't go through this time, apparently due to a bad signal.

Shen Lan was even more worried, so she dialed her husband's phone number.

……

Inside the coffin, Li Zhen opened his eyes and slowly climbed out.

Changshan?

Why did Li Xiangwen have an accident in Changshan?
Puzzled, Li Zhen looked again in the direction where he had sensed something.

The approximate direction and distance at which the talisman he sensed was triggered did indeed match Changshan.

Just now, Li Zhen thought of Changshan, but he wasn't sure, because in his opinion, Changshan didn't seem to have a reason to take action against Li Xiangwen.

Since those people from Changshan had already decided to go find the second volume of the Dharma Scroll, why did they still take action?
Was what they said before just to fool him?

When Li Zhen arrived in front of the spider demon, he saw that the photo was still nailed to the altar, unchanged.

Did those people abandon this guy and choose to attack Li Xiangwen directly?

No, those people didn't know they were behind the scenes. They probably thought that getting rid of Li Xiangwen would break the evil spell on him, so they attacked Li Xiangwen.
Detective Li felt it was unlikely.

Compared to that possibility, he was more convinced that Li Xiangwen had encountered some strange event and gotten into trouble outside Changshan.

What puzzled Li Zhen even more was that since Li Xiangwen had already taken the doll away, why didn't he perform the "asking the spirits" ritual to ask him for help?
Although the distance is quite far, and it's uncertain whether he can get there, it's impossible that Li Xiangwen used that thing and he was completely unaware of it.

But Li Zhen only sensed that the talisman had been activated...

Was it because of the special environment that he was unable to sense the power of the "ritual", or was it because Li Xiangwen did not even have the opportunity to perform the "asking the spirits" ritual?
I need to go to Changshan...

With a thoughtful expression, Li Zhen retrieved some items from the basement and then drove his car, which he hadn't driven in a long time, from the garage.

After going upstairs to get some more things and stuffing them into the car, Li Zhen also put the vampire that made him feel comfortable into the car.

After thinking for a moment, he brought the ghost fetus, the little ghost, the mahjong ghost, and the red-eyed bat into the car.

Perhaps we can use them...

The little devil took the cat with him.

Other things, including the female demon and the demon-faced moth mother, were sealed in the basement by Li Zhen with talismans.

Having not driven his own car for a long time, Li Zhen felt a little out of place sitting in his own vehicle.

He never imagined that after being diagnosed with a terminal illness, he would be able to drive his own car again.

After familiarizing himself with the car, Li Zhen drove it out the door.

The distance from here to Changshan is several hundred kilometers, and the entire route is on the highway. It's not traffic time now, so Li Zhen should be able to reach Changshan in a few hours.

Driving for hours can be quite a boring experience...

It's a pity that Li Zhen didn't learn any techniques like the Divine Speed ​​Technique or the Wind Riding Technique, otherwise going out would be much easier.

Glancing at the kid, Li Zhen thought to himself that he must teach the kid to drive in the future.

……

Inside a gloomy house.

Sweating profusely, Li Xiangwen stood before the altar he had set up, performing the spell he had tried countless times before.

"...On the road to the underworld, ghosts roam. Now, we beseech that nameless ghost to quickly come before the rice, for though the living and the dead are separated, the rice bridge connects them..."

After quickly and indistinctly reciting the incantation, he hurriedly picked up a white porcelain bowl with a broken bottom and smashed it three times on the altar.

After smashing it, Li Xiangwen quickly looked at the white rice in the bowl.

He became very anxious when he found that the rice was not reacting at all.

Hearing the faint sound of footsteps, his hands trembled.

He swallowed hard, then grabbed a handful of rice and threw it forward, his hands trembling.

"...I respectfully beseech the gods of the Three Realms, the spirits of my ancestors, your disciple Li Xiangwen sincerely kowtows...I understand the spirit world, I communicate with the yin and yang, please grant me access to the wandering ghosts of the underworld..."

The anxious Taoist Xuan Gui grabbed Li Xiangwen.

"It's no use, we're isolated from the outside world! If you keep chanting, that thing will come!"

Li Xiangwen grabbed the yellow cloth under the altar with both hands, rolled up all the various ritual implements on it, and curled up into a large wardrobe with Xuan Gui Daoist.

Even in the tense situation where his life was in danger, he couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "It's all the Taoist priest's fault. Otherwise, how could I have been in such a dangerous situation? I just wanted to get a book!"

Sensing Li Xiangwen's resentment, Daoist Xuangui smiled bitterly, "I never expected such a turn of events. My descendants are still unknown... Shh, they're coming!"

"Snap... snap..."

The sound of something lightweight rubbing against the ground reached their ears, making them tense and their heartbeats quicken.

The sound circled around the room and came to the wardrobe where Li Xiangwen and his companion were, startling them so much that they dared not breathe.

As before, the sound did not linger.

Li Xiangwen and his companion breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the voice leave.

"Are you leaving?"

Li Xiangwen placed his hand on the wardrobe, pushed it open a crack, and looked out.

Suddenly, a sinister eye appeared outside the wardrobe, meeting Li Xiangwen's gaze...

(End of this chapter)