The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 223 The Initial Fusion of the Demonic Fetus and the Demonic Fetus's Journey Out to Find People

“I went on a trip a few days ago and didn’t receive any calls from him, but when I came back I saw a few text messages,” Li Zhen said, frowning. “But I replied to the messages and haven’t received a reply.”

Mr. Huang said helplessly, "A few days ago, his mother said a few words to him, and he cut off contact with his family. I don't know where he went. I'm worried about his safety, so I came to ask you."

“You’ve known him since you were little, and you know he rarely goes for so many days without any news.”

"If he contacts you, just tell him to call us back."

Li Zhen agreed.

After hanging up the phone, he casually cast a hexagram using the Plum Blossom Divination method, obtaining the primary hexagram as Dui above Kan below and the changing hexagram as Dui above Gen below.

The trigram Dui (兑) above Kan (坎) is also known as Ze Shui Kun (泽水困).

Dui represents the lake, the west, and corresponds to metal.

Kan represents water, the north, and corresponds to water.

The Kun hexagram symbolizes being trapped and facing difficulties, suggesting that the person may be in a certain limitation or predicament, and is located in the west or north.

That fat guy did have a problem.

However, it's not a big problem; we're just in a difficult situation.

Li Zhen wasn't too worried about Fatty Huang. When the divination was performed, he didn't have any bad premonitions.

The influence of the "Destiny Demon" on him had clearly deepened. Even though he hadn't learned much about Plum Blossom Divination, he could use it readily when needed.

After casting a divination, more related information came to mind, giving him a deeper understanding of the profession.

After a while, and after experiencing similar scenarios a few more times, he will soon reach a level that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Li Zhen, lost in thought, cut the red rope into three feet and three inches.

After pulling several red ropes through the cinnabar to coat them, Li Zhen took the red ropes and the demon fetus to his coffin.

After setting up the altar simply, he lit two candles and three incense sticks on it. Then, the practitioner closed his eyes, meditated, and chanted softly: "Yang leads Yin, the red thread opens. The soul disperses through the seven orifices, the spirit gathers in the three souls. Lend me your hands, to bind your Yin soul..."

After reciting it three times, Li Zhen placed the red rope on a bowl filled with water, letting the middle section of the red rope hang in the bowl.

The blood from the cinnabar and red rope gradually seeped into the water.

Li Zhen dipped his finger in water, ran it across the red rope, and tied the rope into "soul knots".

"The red thread binds the soul, yin and yang unite as one, heaven and man are one body, and the Dao is inseparable from the law..."

After the Soul-Binding Incantation was recited three times, the "soul knots" were successfully tied.

The red on each rope became even more vibrant, and drops of water slid down the ends of the knots, as sticky as fresh blood.

Li Zhen retrieved the jar containing the little devil's heart, took the heart out of it, squeezed out some of the viscous fluid, and put it into a bowl.

As he pulled the red ropes down from one end of the bowl, each rope became covered in the sticky fluid flowing from the little devil's heart.

The demonic fetus turned its head and looked at the red rope in Li Zhen's hand. Judging from its eyes, it was impossible to tell whether it was the little ghost or the demonic fetus observing.

Even if it's a demonic fetus, Li Zhen isn't worried, because the demonic fetus is powerless to resist.

After drawing a magic circle symbolizing the five elements around the demonic fetus, Li Zhen grabbed a red rope and tied it to the demonic fetus's right hand using a special method.

"...A red rope forms a bridge, never to be separated. Heaven and earth bear witness, the law is perfected without regret..."

The demonic fetus did not resist.

Li Zhen took out the other red ropes one by one and tied them to the demon fetus's left hand and both legs.

The last red string is tied in a more complicated way.

After Li Zhen prepared the rope on the altar, a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead.

Finally, the rope was tied around the neck of the demon fetus.

After tying the rope up, Li Zhen pulled it to both sides, and the rope immediately tightened.

All the ropes simultaneously emitted a crimson light, rapidly contracting inwards and disappearing beneath the demonic fetus's skin.

The demonic fetus screamed and fell straight backward to the ground.

Less than a minute later, it rubbed its eyes and climbed up from the altar, patting its body incredulously, and exclaimed in surprise, "How strange, this body... it feels like it's become mine, so familiar... wow, it's much more active than before!"

"That guy is gone too! Waaah, I can come out now!"

After gesturing wildly for a while, the "demon fetus" blinked its eyes, reached out and grabbed the rotten cat that was trying to sneak away, pulling it into its arms.

Its arms were too short to hold the cat, but once it grabbed the cat, the cat obediently stayed still and didn't dare to move.

The "demon fetus" opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs, and instantly swallowed the rotten cat whole.

The rotten cat was so frightened that it fainted on the spot.

The "demon fetus" spat the rotten cat out of its exaggeratedly large mouth and said listlessly, "Not fun, not fun!"

Its eyes darted around, and seeing Li Zhen staring at it, it immediately stood still and asked Li Zhen, "Have I taken over its body yet? I can't feel its influence anymore, strange... it seems to be..."

Li Zhen nodded: "It will gradually integrate into you and become a part of you."

"This process will be repeated. Pay attention to the red strings on your body. If there is anything unusual, you need to be vigilant."

"I understand, I'll be careful." The "demon fetus" patted its chest. "It's been so long, but I can finally move around again!"

Its form disappeared, and when it reappeared, it appeared at the place where Li Zhen had sealed the big-headed little devil. It picked up the big-headed little devil with one hand and was about to erase the seal on the big-headed little devil.

But just as it stretched out its little hand, it suddenly looked at Li Zhen again.

Only after Li Zhen nodded did it release the seal on the big-headed little devil.

The big-headed little devil had been sealed for a while. When he opened his eyes, he saw such a terrifying thing. He closed his eyes again and almost fainted from fright.

It has not yet recovered to its peak. It couldn't even beat the little devils before, and now it's even more difficult to deal with the "demon fetus".

The "demon fetus" wreaked havoc, squeezing the big-headed little devil until his eyes rolled back in his head.

After causing enough trouble, the "demon fetus" finally broke the seal on the rag doll, grabbed the rag doll in one hand and the big-headed little devil in the other, and sat on the rotten cat's back, frolicking around in the basement.

The rotten cat is now terrified of the "demon fetus," and it runs wherever the "demon fetus" points.

After playing for a while, "Demon Fetus" made the rotten cat stop in front of Li Zhen.

Li Zhen glanced at the pitch-black night outside and said to the "demon fetus," "Go to the west and find someone for me."

"Where is the west?" the "demon fetus" asked, blinking.

Li Zhen pointed west: "This way, don't go the wrong way. Keep walking this way at a normal speed until dawn."

He paused, pointed north, and said, "If you can't find anyone, turn north and look."

"By tomorrow night, if you can't find it, come back."

Li Zhen found a broken watch that Fatty Huang used to carry with him and said, "This has his scent on it. With your abilities, you can smell his scent even from more than ten miles away. Finding him shouldn't be difficult."

"If you find him, bring him back safely. If anyone tries to stop you, eat him."

Having been locked up for so many days, today not only did it emerge from the jar, but it was even allowed to go outside and move around. The "demon fetus," who had been waiting impatiently, couldn't wait to slap the rotten cat on the head as soon as Li Zhen finished speaking, sending the cat running out of the basement. The broken watch that Li Zhen was holding also disappeared at the same time.

The demon's shrill voice came from outside: "I'll bring them back soon. Anyone who tries to stop me, I'll eat them!"

Li Zhen believed this.

The imp has taken over the demonic body of the fetus. Even though the demonic body has not yet recovered to its peak, with the imp's wit and the fetus's ferocity, there is very little in the mortal world that can stop it.

Detective Li put the little devil's heart back into the original jar.

The little devil is currently being forcibly merged with the demonic fetus and has not yet completely broken free from the control of this heart.

If Detective Li were to target the heart, the little devil would definitely be tortured to the point of wishing for death, or even be reduced to ashes.

The kid may seem silly, but he's actually very shrewd when it comes to important matters.

Even though it felt stronger after waking up this time, it deliberately avoided mentioning its heart.

Li Zhen put the jar back in its original position and dripped a few more drops of blood into it.

Feeding this heart is now indirectly feeding the demonic fetus that has merged with the imp.

The effectiveness of the Wang family's methods remains to be seen.

Detective Li will not relax his observation and control over the merged demonic fetus for the time being.

If something unexpected happens, he will use new methods to deal with the demonic fetus.

In addition, Li Zhen was also observing whether the little ghost who had merged with the demonic fetus could see any memories from the demonic fetus.

If possible, he might be able to uncover more secrets of the White Lotus Sect.

But judging from what just happened, it seems the kid didn't get anything.

This requires long-term observation, and Li Zhen is not in a hurry.

After tidying up everything in the basement, Li Zhen took some things to his bedroom.

Li Zhen sat down at his desk, rested for a moment, adjusted his state, and then began to recall the memories he had received from the High Priest of the Gu Clan.

The mutual devouring between the Great Black Buddha Mother and the evil spirit is still ongoing, and it may take two or three days to see the final result.

There's no rush to do visualization for now.

Therefore, Li Zhen prioritized creating a form of black magic that combined the special Gu techniques of the Gu clan, eliminated evil spirits, avoided oaths, and maximized his own abilities.

By now, he has learned various forms of black magic and acquired the memories of many black magic masters with considerable expertise. With the help of "Destiny Demon" and others, it is not impossible for him to try to create his own black magic.

Besides, what he's trying to do isn't actually to create, but to improve.

……

While Li Zhen was engrossed in various black magic spells, the "demon fetus" sitting on the back of the rotten cat was running rapidly in the direction Li Zhen pointed.

The rotten cat was extremely fast, leaving only a phantom as it passed by, and could run more than ten meters away in the blink of an eye.

As they passed through a grove of trees, the rotting cat that had suddenly appeared stopped.

He patted the rotten cat's "demon fetus" and looked around: "Are you sure this is the way? I feel like we've gone the wrong way?"

The rotten cat looked ahead cautiously.

The "demon fetus" slapped the rotten cat on the head and said fiercely, "Is this really the way? You seemed to have turned around once just now. If you went the wrong way and couldn't find anyone, I really would eat you up."

The rotten cat was trembling with fear, but still looked ahead.

"What do you think?" "Demon Fetus" looked at the big-headed little devil it was holding in its hand.

The trembling, big-headed imp pointed in another direction.

The "demon fetus" grinned and said, "Is it really this way?"

The big-headed imp hesitated for a moment, then quickly pointed in the direction the rotten cat was looking.

The "demon fetus" asked again, "Is it this way? It's specified and can't be changed!"

The big-headed little devil hasn't changed.

The "demon fetus" finally looked at the tattered rag doll.

The rag doll quickly pointed in the direction the big-headed little devil was pointing.

The "demon fetus" shook the tattered doll and grinned, saying, "You're all pointing this way, right? If you're wrong, I'll just pick one of you to eat."

The trembling was even more pronounced in animals like the rotting cat.

The "demon fetus" stretched out its little hand, about to pat the rotten cat's head to make it move forward.

Suddenly, my whole body froze.

On its body, the previously hidden red ropes reappeared faintly, emitting a pale blood-red glow.

The "demon fetus" looked unfocused for a moment, then quickly regained its focus, but it stood quietly in place, without moving.

After a long while, the red ropes slowly disappeared into the body.

Only the red rope on its left hand refused to disappear into its body.

Faint voices came from the left hand.

The "demon fetus" never answered.

The hand dropped the rag doll and reached for its own hideous face, only to be blocked by its own right hand.

The "demon fetus" whispered, "You don't understand. You have no chance to resist. If you think too much, you'll only end up dead."

"It's good that you're still alive. He's terrifying. He's what I'm most afraid of. I'm extremely afraid of him, although I don't know why. I'm just really scared."

"Look, you're still alive, aren't you? What's wrong with that? Do you want to die?"

"Besides, he's actually a good person..."

As the demonic fetus spoke, it suddenly exerted force with its left hand, almost grabbing its own face.

The red ropes that had disappeared reappeared on its body.

The "demon fetus" bared its teeth for a while, then finally lowered its left hand.

"He's such a good person! I told you before. Look, am I doing just fine now? I have whatever I want, I can eat whatever I want, and I don't have to worry about going hungry at all!"

Whether it was because it persuaded them, or because the original demonic fetus's remaining consciousness had exhausted its accumulated power, the will to resist gradually dissipated.

All the red ropes, including the one on the "demon fetus's" left hand, disappeared into the skin at the same time.

The "demon fetus" reached out its hand, and the tattered doll that it had thrown away flew back into its hand, as if afraid that if it was a second too slow, it would be eaten.

The cat was hit hard on the head and immediately ran forward.

The sinister voice of the "demon fetus" rang in the rotten cat's ear: "Don't talk nonsense when you get back. Whoever talks nonsense will be eaten first."

(End of this chapter)