The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 188 The White Crane Boy Who Was Frightened Back and the Being Under the Mountain-Suppressing Seal (Revised)
A dark, indistinct object was tossed from the hand of someone behind the old man with a cane, and was caught by the young man with perfect understanding.

He turned around, draped the object over his body, and then reached out to take it, placing a "crane crown" shaped like a white crane on his head.

In an instant, the person transformed into someone wearing a cloak, a "crane crown," and brightly painted face, as if about to go on a theatrical performance.

Is this an invitation to a deity?
Detective Li could tell at a glance what the young man was up to.

"Inviting gods" is a very broad concept. People in different regions use different methods to "invite gods." For example, the "divine attack" that Li Zhen has seen is one way to invite gods.

The young man in front of them was clearly not using "divine strikes".

Based on Li Zhen's knowledge, the method this person used was more like "spirit mediumship," which is common in many coastal areas.

This person must be a spirit medium...

Li Zhen is very interested in any magic involving gods or spirits.

He had already witnessed the power of the underworld in this world, and now he was about to witness the power of the so-called gods?
Li Zhen watched quietly as the young man stuck three lit incense sticks into the top of his head.

After the three incense sticks were placed, the young man's demeanor changed drastically. When he opened his eyes again, his pupils instantly turned into a horizontal line before returning to normal.

The young man was no longer as unserious as before; his expression had become extremely serious.

With a quick glance, the "young man's" gaze swept over the vampire and the woman before finally settling on Li Zhen, and he said coldly, "Heretical and evil!"

"White Crane Boy?" Li Zhen felt an inexplicable sense of pressure from the other party.

Do gods really exist in this world?

The "young man" snorted and took a big step forward with his right foot, followed by a step with his left foot in a special manner.

With a strange look in his eyes, Detective Li walked towards the young man.

A massive amount of evil energy slowly emanated from his body, tangling behind him into three indistinct yet powerful demons.

An immense sense of oppression descended, causing the old man with a cane standing not far away, as well as the people behind him, to change color simultaneously.

The old man with the cane had a sudden jolt of fear when he saw Li Zhen's primordial spirit.

Others may not know the old woman's abilities, but as an elder of his generation, he knew her capabilities perfectly well and was well aware of how terrifying she was.

If she weren't exceptionally capable, the old woman wouldn't have survived to this day.

The old man was confident that if he were to fight that old woman to the death, he would have a 60-70% chance of winning, and the old woman would most likely be the one to die in the end.

There was absolutely no way he could just kill that old woman so easily.

But the young man with an air of wickedness in front of me did it.

The knowledgeable old man with the cane knew that when Li Zhen killed that old woman, he initially used the method of separating his primordial spirit from his body.

This method is completely unpretentious; as long as you use your primordial spirit, you can fight your opponent to the death.

The drawback of this method is that if one's own primordial spirit is not strong enough, not only will one fail to kill the opponent, but one's primordial spirit may also be severely damaged by the opponent.

The old man with the cane hadn't seen anyone kill someone with their primordial spirit for many years.

In all his years of life, he had never seen many people whose primordial spirit was this strong.

The old man gripped his cane tighter, ready to intervene and save the person at any moment.

The young man he was responsible for protecting was undoubtedly a genius. From the fact that he didn't need to set up an altar or carefully perform a face reading, but only needed to draw a few strokes on his face, it was clear how close this young man was to the White Crane Boy.

It's like the White Crane Boy is chasing after her to feed her.

But the old man with the cane still didn't think highly of the young man.

Looking at that chillingly malevolent aura, the old man with the cane felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

He only owed someone a favor, so he accompanied this young man of unusual background out for a stroll, but who knew that such a thing would happen?

You really should check the almanac before going out...

As soon as the old woman disappeared, the woman and the other two regained their mobility, collapsed to the ground, and then struggled to crawl to the stream.

Stimulated by the terrifying evil energy, the three felt their bodies go weak and began to tremble uncontrollably.

But the three of them couldn't help but look at Li Zhen and the young man who had summoned the White Crane Boy.

……

The "young man" raised his right hand.

A trident flew out from behind the old man with the cane and landed precisely in the "young man's" palm.

He clenched his fist, gripped the trident in his hand, and thrust it forward with force, piercing Li Zhen's chest.

Before Li Zhen, the space filled with evil energy seemed to become distorted, as if countless layers of space overlapped in front of him.

The trident slowed down as it approached his chest.

After his body regained some of its yang energy, Li Zhen finally reached a peak state where he didn't need to worry about anything else.

This was also his first serious move since his peak.

Just as the trident was about to pierce Li Zhen's chest, a strange, distorted sound suddenly came from Li Zhen's body.

The young man holding the trident remained expressionless, but in an instant, all the color drained from his face.

The three demons became clearer behind Li Zhen: the bat-faced demon on the left, the spider demon on the right, and the indistinct Damasul in the center. Their upper bodies continued to elongate, gradually enveloping the young man in their shadows.

The young man's body was affected by the evil influence, and it began to mutate and gradually start to move.

As the trident pierced Li Zhen's chest, the "young man" suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and was thrown backward as if struck by a heavy blow.

The young man, his face covered in blood, struggled to his feet after crashing heavily to the ground. He picked up the incense stick that had fallen to the ground and tremblingly stuck it back into his hair.

However, the incense stick suddenly burst open as soon as it was inserted, leaving the young man stunned.

Upon seeing this, the old man with the cane froze for a moment.

"Something's wrong... this... how could this happen?"

Although the White Crane Child, who was possessing this young man, was no match for him, it was not time for him to withdraw. So why did the White Crane Child retreat?
Just as the young man was in a daze, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to writhe, silently swallowing the blood he had spat out, and then cracked open a fissure, pulling the young man's body into the ground.

The fact that the old woman's body had been taken away had already made Li Zhen wary, so how could he possibly let this young man be devoured again?

Just as the young man was being swallowed up, the red-eyed bat, which had received Li Zhen's order, appeared on his body, grabbed his collar, and pulled him out of the crack in the ground.

The ground continued to shake, and the surrounding atmosphere became eerie once again.

The things that have been suppressed are about to retaliate!

Ignoring the young man, Li Zhen, having resolved the trouble, quickly returned to the mountain peak.

Picking up the prepared yellow paper from the ground, Li Zhen skillfully drew the talismans he needed on it.

After sticking the yellow paper onto the soil at the foot of the mountain, Li Zhen poured a light green liquid with a strong, pungent odor that he had prepared onto the soil at the foot of the mountain.

After wisps of pale green smoke rose up, green bubbles were squeezed out of the soil. The bubbles spread rapidly across the mountain, and soon they reached a place where Li Zhen could no longer see them.

At this moment, the entire mountain peak seemed to have transformed into a bizarre mountain composed of a special substance that was bubbling.

The mountain in the middle is of the earth element and is used to support the entire Zhenshan Xuan Seal.

To disrupt the feng shui arrangement of this mountain peak, one needs to use water features to disrupt the overall fan-shaped structure.

After a series of noisy "gurgling" sounds, all the strange noises disappeared, but from the sense of oppression he felt, Li Zhen knew that this was just the prelude to a major change.

He looked up at the other mountain peaks, mentally preparing himself for a major change.

A deafening roar suddenly erupted, making Li Zhen's head buzz.

Before Li Zhen's eyes, those mountain peaks looked as if they had been hollowed out, all of them appearing shorter.

Between the five mountain peaks, the energy swirled chaotically.

The mountain trembled, and small pebbles kept rolling down, cracking the ground.

The stream that originates from this mountain is blocked by a crack.

After the stream flowed into the bottomless crevice, the downstream area immediately dried up.

The flow of energy between the mountain peaks became even more chaotic.

The air seemed to thicken, filled with an indescribable squeezing force, gradually forcing the evil energy released by Li Zhen back into his body.

Not only him, but everyone who was there felt unwell, and some people had already fainted on the ground.

Although Li Zhen knew that some changes would occur here, he did not expect the changes to be so drastic, even directly affecting the terrain.

The feng shui master with the slicked-back hair didn't mention in his design that the changes would be so obvious.

Soon, the violent shaking gradually stopped.

Having finally regained his footing, Li Zhen closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings.

The obvious changes have stopped, but the conflict of Qi here has become more intense than before.

It may take some time before it returns to a balanced state.

Li Zhen opened his eyes, looked around, and walked to the crack next to the stream that had spread to a width of nearly one meter.

It was pitch black inside, and I had no idea where it led.

Once the vampire and the banshee were behind him, Li Zhen jumped into the crevice without hesitation.

The vampire and the banshee followed closely behind and also entered the rift.

Not long after, the young man slowly walked to the crack.

He glanced inside, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and asked the old man with a cane beside him with a melancholy expression, "Uncle Huang, am I very useless and arrogant? My family always indulged me in the past?"

The old man with the cane shook his head: "You are excellent, worthy of the name of genius. One setback is nothing, as long as you are alive."

"Who is he?" the young man asked, looking at the crack.

The old man with the cane continued to shake his head: "I don't know either. The only thing I'm sure of is that this is a young man, not an old man."

The young man was silent for a moment, then suddenly said to the old man with the cane, "Uncle Huang, I want to go down and take a look."

The old man with the cane said, "It's very dangerous down there. I can't go down with you. If something unexpected happens to you, I won't be able to save you."

"Just wait for me upstairs, Master Huang. I'll be back soon." The young man greeted the others behind him, rubbed his chest which felt heavy, and slowly climbed into the crevice.

……

Below the crack is a slope composed of gravel and soil.

Sliding down the slope, Li Zhen found himself in an underground cave.

Half of the cave has been blocked by the collapsed ground, and only half of it is still intact, with the stream flowing down in this direction.

Li Zhen took a portable flashlight from behind the vampire.

He turned on his flashlight and walked forward along the stream.

The cave wasn't low; Li Zhen could walk normally inside.

After passing through a narrow crevice in the rocks, the space ahead widened, becoming about the same size as Li Zhen's bedroom.

Upon reaching this point, Li Zhen noticed that the ground was covered with all sorts of white bones.

Most of these skeletons belong to various animals, with only a small portion being human remains.

Li Zhen found many talismans on the skeletons and on the walls of the cave.

Judging from the techniques used to make the talismans, Li Zhen could tell that these were definitely made by people from Changshan, and most likely drawn by Wu Qiyuan himself.

After walking forward for about a minute, Li Zhen came to a wider hole.

The water flowing from the stream merges into the underground river from one side of the cave, creating a "splashing" sound.

The caves here have been severely eroded by underground rivers, and are full of large, pitted holes.

Below the large hole is an underground river.

On a small island in the very center of the cave, an old, mummified corpse sat cross-legged.

The mummified corpse was dressed in ancient clothing, with long, gray hair, its head drooping to its chest, and its long, white beard reaching down to its abdomen.

Its hands were folded over its lower abdomen, making a strange gesture.

Several iron chains were wrapped around the mummified corpse.

The iron chain was enormous, almost as thick as Li Zhen's arm, covered in rust, and the inscriptions on it were still faintly visible.

Yellow talismans were pasted on the iron chains and around the mummified corpse, which were likely the work of Wu Qiyuan.

Only after getting within two or three meters did Li Zhen discover that a dagger was stuck in the head of the mummified corpse.

Did he think the mummy's head was a bit strange earlier...?

"You came……"

The hoarse, unpleasant sound, like the rusty iron scraping against each other, emanated from the mummified body.

In the beam of the flashlight, Li Zhen saw that the mummified corpse's head was slowly rising.

Then, the mummified corpse pointed its sunken eye sockets at Li Zhen.

“I didn’t expect we’d meet so soon. Logically speaking… this process should have been delayed by a year to… two years…” The mummified corpse’s lips moved a few times, and it made another shrill sound.

(End of this chapter)