The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 190 Possessed

The mummified corpse waved its hand again, and the pebbles on the ground moved even faster.

Some pebbles clustered together, while others moved away from the others, heading towards the edge where the pebbles had gathered.

The mummified corpse inserted its withered fingers into its mouth, smeared them with a mixture of blood and mucus, and then touched the stones with its fingers.

The stone that was touched changed.

Blurry human faces materialized from the stones.

The faces included men and women, young and old, and each face was incredibly lifelike.

Li Zhen stopped what he was doing and looked at the two faces on the pebble.

He recognized that face just now; it was the same man he had seen holding a kitchen knife, and the woman being chased and attacked by the man.

Beneath the mummified corpse, two pebbles, depicting a man and a woman, are rapidly approaching each other.

The faces that appeared on the other stones must be those of other villagers in the village.

The mummified corpse spoke, "I have been sitting here for so many years, studying divination every day... There has always been one question that I have not found the answer to."

"You tell me, if a person could consider as many conditions as possible, such as a person's birth date and time, a person's personality, and all external conditions, could he predict that person's future? Could he predict what that person will do at what time every day, and what the outcome will be?"

Li Zhen said, "Can one person calculate everything?"

“Alas, it is impossible for a person to calculate everything, but one can try to consider things more comprehensively.” The mummified corpse’s voice became somewhat indistinct. “I have been observing the villagers at the foot of the mountain, and over the years I have been able to calculate their thoughts and ideas and predict their future.”

"Look, this is what I see for their tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that..."

The mummified corpse waved its arms a few times.

The pebbles on the ground kept changing.

Li Zhen noticed that after the mummified corpse swung its arms five or six times, the woman finally collapsed to the ground.

“Fate and destiny… have never been some kind of metaphysics, but rather a means of observing the world and using a lot of information to summarize one’s observations and predict future events,” the mummified corpse said. “Now the celestial phenomena are changing, and a lot of information is also changing. Some things have long been found to be false, and the divination methods used by the ancients may not be in line with the development of modern society.”

"Based on Zi Wei Dou Shu, I have reorganized a special method of divination. If you want to learn it, I will pass it on to you."

Seeing the surprise in Li Zhen's eyes, the mummified corpse sighed, "I won't live much longer. If you can take my methods to Changshan and let Wu Qiyuan's descendants see my skills, then all that I've done won't have been in vain."

Unmoved, Li Zhen carved some talismans on the places where the black blood clots were buried, and then began to chant incantations.

The mummified corpse lowered its head: "It seems that everything I did was in vain. What a pity... If Wu Qiyuan could have lived a few more years, I wouldn't have so many regrets."

The incantation coming from Li Zhen's mouth became more urgent.

The soil where he buried the blood clots rose up one after another, as if something alive was buried underneath.

The runes carved on the ground emitted a bloody light, suppressing the bulging soil once again.

Faint screams emanated from beneath the ground.

Li Zhen suddenly plunged his finger into the damp ground.

The screams vanished instantly.

The soil around Li Zhen's hand kept undulating, as if all those things were gathering next to Li Zhen's fingers.

A sharp pain shot through his fingers, as if countless ants were biting them.

Li Zhen's expression remained unchanged, but his scarred face was rapidly turning pale.

After three breaths, Li Zhen pulled his fingers out of the soil.

Tiny wounds appeared on the almost completely healed finger, making it bloody again.

Ignoring his fingers, Li Zhen casually flicked them away and mumbled two incantations.

After a strange cry, small, pale arms emerged from where Li Zhen had buried the blood clots.

Those arms were exactly like human arms, each with five fingers, but unlike normal human arms, those arms were only the size of one of Li Zhen's fingers, making them look very strange.

The moment these arms appeared, an indescribable stench began to permeate the cave.

A sudden breeze caused the stench to spread even faster.

Logically, vampires and banshees are not living people, so they shouldn't be afraid of this smell.

However, the vampires and banshees that had retreated behind Li Zhen began to become agitated, seemingly extremely disgusted by the stench.

After suppressing the vampire and the banshee, Li Zhen looked at the desiccated corpse.

The stench spread to every corner of the cave in the blink of an eye, and everything that came into contact with it carried a putrid smell.

The flow of energy within the cave immediately changed.

The once vibrant, fresh air had now completely stopped flowing, as if the cave had become a stagnant pool that hadn't seen any fresh water for many years.

Li Zhen was somewhat surprised to see that the method he used was more effective than he had expected.

Among the documents he received, someone worried that he might not be satisfied with a standard solution, so they added a kind of evil magic that could ruin a person's feng shui.

The best place to use this kind of evil magic is actually at the ancestral gravesite of someone else.

But it's also suitable to use it here.

This is the core of the Mountain-Suppressing Mystic Seal. With the Mountain-Suppressing Mystic Seal fully activated, disrupting the flow of Qi here with evil magic will definitely provoke a powerful counterattack from the Mountain-Suppressing Mystic Seal.

In that case, the mummified corpse is definitely finished.

After entering, we examined the flow of feng shui energy and the relationship between this place and the outside world.

A rattling sound rang out as the chains binding the mummified corpse tightened their grip, causing extensive peeling of rust and revealing the hidden talismans that emitted an even more dazzling light.

The remaining talismans that had been pasted all over the cave were simultaneously set ablaze.

The mummified corpse's fingers detached from its palm, fell to the ground, and instantly turned to ashes.

Then, its paw fell to the ground.

Looking at his bare right arm, the mummified corpse was somewhat surprised: "This method is very effective in polluting auspicious sites, but... evil is not Wu Qiyuan's method."

Li Zhen said, "In your words, Wu Qiyuan is so evil, why doesn't he practice some evil arts?"

“You’re a strange person.” The mummified corpse’s entire forearm fell to the ground. “My divination skills have reached a high level, but… I never expected you to appear.” “You are a big variable, a variable that was not expected by me. Even if we meet, I can’t see your future or your origins.”

"I don't know where Wu Qiyuan found someone like you. Is his method really that much better than mine? How could a dead man have such a profound impact on me and the future?"

As he spoke, his entire arm had disappeared.

At the same time, its leg bones also began to turn to ashes.

Looking at the mummified corpse, Li Zhen said, "If you keep talking nonsense, you're really going to die."

The mummified corpse looked up at Li Zhen and let out a dry laugh: "You've never believed what I say? Or rather, you trust Wu Qiyuan's words so much?"

Li Zhen sneered, "I don't believe you, nor do I believe Wu Qiyuan. I only believe what I see myself."

"Since you sent people to kill me, then I will naturally kill you."

"If you keep pretending now, you'll really die."

"Heh, yeah, enough of this nonsense. You're ready, and so am I." The desiccated corpse's head fell to the ground. "Of course, I should thank you first for helping me escape."

The mummified body quickly turned to ashes, followed by the head.

Before disappearing, the mummified corpse's two sunken eye sockets stared intently at Li Zhen.

The moment the mummified corpse disappeared, the entire cave suddenly shook.

An even louder creaking sound of chains grinding together rang out.

The entire ground was rapidly cracked open by the huge iron chains that emerged from underground.

One rock after another was pulled out.

In the blink of an eye, the ground became an uneven depression.

The icy water flowing from all directions quickly filled the depressions, turning them into puddles filled with muddy, yellowish water.

Where the mummified corpse disappeared, a huge whirlpool appeared in the water. Then, an old, weathered hand covered in age spots suddenly reached up and grabbed the iron chain by the puddle.

A wet figure slowly crawled out of the water.

The figure had a slightly hunched back, and his gray hair was disheveled and dripping with water.

Judging from the figure and clothing, this figure should be the old woman who was swallowed by the ground, but the old woman's figure is very strange.

Only after the old woman had completely emerged from the mud pit did Li Zhen realize what was so strange about this person, or rather, this corpse.

Although its upper body belonged to an old woman, one of its shoulders belonged to the dwarf who had been killed by Li Zhen.

Moreover, this "old woman's" body, even her upper legs, is composed of different parts.

Pale, expressionless faces were embedded in its body, making it look extremely eerie.

Sensing the change in atmosphere, the red-eyed bat flew out from the banshee's back and landed on her head, its eyes fixed intently on the "old woman" opposite her.

"My destiny is too heavy; an ordinary body cannot bear my soul. This body that was created is barely suitable."

The "old woman" stretched her body, twisted her head at an incredible angle, and looked at Li Zhen from behind. A smile appeared on her pale face: "Without you breaking the pattern here and breaking my old body, I might have had to wait a long time to get out of this predicament."

A dark shadow flashed, and a red-eyed bat appeared above the "old woman's" head.

After a piercing, indescribable scream, a trickle of blood flowed from the old woman's ears.

Mixed in the blood were tiny specks of white, viscous substance, like brain matter.

But the "old woman" showed no sign of panic: "Nice bat. If I were a human, I might be afraid of this..."

With a "bang," its head suddenly exploded like a watermelon that had been smashed, splattering red and white everywhere.

This thing is extremely attractive to red-eyed bats.

Upon smelling the splattered substance, the red-eyed bat snatched the largest piece in mid-air.

The old woman nonchalantly reached into her shoulder and used her magic to "remove" a head, placing it on her neck.

The severed head still had a neck attached. When it was added back to the neck, the neck became much longer than before, making it look even more bizarre.

The granulation tissue writhed, and its neck soon fused together, leaving only a noticeable "scar" at the junction.

Now, the original "old woman" has been replaced by a "dwarf".

"...This bat, but it can't do anything to me right now?"

It moved its legs and walked towards Li Zhen in a strange manner: "You are really strange. You shouldn't be here, but... you came at the right time. You are a gift from heaven."

The dwarf's voice was completely different from the old woman's.

A childlike, clear voice echoed continuously within the cave, making the atmosphere even more eerie.

Looking at the other party, Li Zhen calmly said, "Since you never anticipated my arrival, how do you know I am your gift, and not the other way around?"

“After I learned that you were Wu Qiyuan’s successor, I wanted to kill you, this anomaly, but I failed in the end.” The “dwarf” opened his eyes, his lifeless pupils forcibly turning to Li Zhen. “After Fang Zhongxin’s accident, I knew you would come looking for me, but I didn’t expect it to be so soon.”

"Now it seems that everything is just right."

Li Zhen suddenly asked a question that seemed completely unrelated to the current situation: "Even if you people know a lot of information, can't you predict your own fate?"

The dwarf replied, “It is said that those who can divine others cannot divine themselves, but I do not believe it. My newly established method of divination can divine oneself, provided that the information obtained is correct. Otherwise, the divination results will be far removed from what will actually happen.”

Li Zhen closed his eyes.

As if struck by a heavy blow, the "dwarf's" head snapped back, and several of his faces were simultaneously flattened.

Li Zhen opened his eyes again, frowning as he looked at the "dwarf".

"Do you really think everything I said was a lie?" The voice came from the head hanging behind the "dwarf." "From the moment you stepped into the fog, things were already destined. No matter how you resisted, you couldn't change the outcome."

One by one, the eyes on the "dwarf" opened, and pairs of lifeless eyes were manipulated to look at Li Zhen.

Li Zhen's eyes suddenly lost all their luster.

The dwarf's eyes all popped open at once, and his eerie body fell backward to the ground.

One by one, heads and pieces of body separated from its body...

(End of this chapter)