The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 240 Ominous Signs and the Arrival of the "Murderous Cat"

In urban environments, unless you plan ahead, if you want to find a place with strong yin energy, you either have to go to a morgue or a cemetery.

Although the morgue is also filled with yin energy, it is easily noticed by others and could cause unnecessary trouble, so Li Zhen went to the cemetery this time.

Arriving at a suitable suburban cemetery, Li Zhen had the demon fetus knock out the gravedigger, and then led the banshee and two zombies to an open space suitable for setting up a magic array.

After setting up a magic circle on the ground to gather yin energy, Li Zhen threw the vampire zombie into the magic circle.

A faint aura of yin energy gradually converged on the vampire zombie within the magic circle.

Opening its blood-red eyes, the vampire suddenly inhaled, drawing all the Yin energy gathered in the Yin Gathering Array into its mouth and nose.

Li Zhen took the jade talisman out of his pocket and noticed that it seemed to be slowly absorbing yin energy.

After observing for a while, he placed the jade talisman on the vampire's chest.

An even denser yin energy emanated from the jade talisman, which, together with the yin energy gathered by the yin-gathering array, enveloped the vampire zombie in yin energy.

The two female ghosts, who were bound inside the vampire, also received the nourishment of yin energy and appeared on the surface of the vampire's body, intending to control the vampire to turn against Li Zhen, who was its master.

Be careful of the backlash once the vampire recovers.

This was something Li Zhen had already realized.

He wasn't surprised at this point. He simply sat down next to the vampire, placed one hand on the vampire's forehead, and forcefully suppressed the resentment of the two female ghosts with his own will.

If suppressed properly, Li Zhen can at least ensure that the vampires will not easily retaliate before they go berserk upon seeing blood.

Naturally, the vampire's unstable state wouldn't last long. Once it had overcome its own tribulations, Li Zhen would take the opportunity to resolve the problem.

"Uncle Dong," who had been left aside by Li Zhen, was also silently absorbing the yin energy.

Although its recovery speed is much slower than that of a vampire zombie without the help of the jade talisman, it is always recovering.

The reason Li Zhen kept this zombie by his side was because he believed it had great potential.

No matter how much this zombie recovers, it can't possibly be stronger than a vampire zombie, so Li Zhen temporarily put it aside, preparing to use the corpse-refining technique to re-refine the zombie when the time is right.

The demon fetus and the red-eyed bat have disappeared to play somewhere.

The new demonic fetus formed after the little devil possessed the body of the demonic fetus was very obedient to Li Zhen and dared not disobey Li Zhen's will in the slightest. Therefore, Li Zhen was not worried that they would hurt people, so he did not pay attention to them.

At midnight, the demonic fetus brought Li Zhen some food, and then disappeared again.

Li Zhen opened his eyes in the early hours of the next day.

The yin energy in this cemetery has been completely absorbed, and the eerie feeling that once permeated the cemetery has been swept away.

The vampire is still absorbing the yin energy from the jade talisman.

Judging from its condition, the vampire has recovered considerably in just one day.

In a few more days, it should be fully recovered.

Li Zhen was once again amazed by the powerful Yin energy contained within the jade talisman.

Without the pure Yin energy provided by this jade talisman, no matter how many graves he searched, he couldn't have restored the vampire's Yin energy so quickly.

Of course, to fully recover from this level of injury, the vampire will definitely need to be fed blood.

Even now, the vampire's injuries inflicted by Li Zhen have not healed, and his cheeks are still a bloody mess.

time to go……

Li Zhen stood up, summoned back the red-eyed bats and demonic fetus that were wandering around, and then walked back along the original path towards the apartment building.

Not long after they started walking, Li Zhen saw a bus coming towards them.

Half an hour later, Li Zhen, along with the female demon and others, got off the bus and headed towards the apartment building ahead.

The dazed bus driver drove the bus a kilometer or two away before snapping out of his daze.

Full of confusion, not knowing where he was, he rubbed his eyes and suddenly realized that he was holding a yellowish-orange object in his hand, which looked like gold.

……

After placing "Uncle Dong" and the banshee downstairs and having the demon fetus guard them, Li Zhen led the most dangerous vampire into the stairwell.

When he passed the floor where Aunt Mei and Uncle Dong used to live, he saw that Aunt Mei's room had been decorated according to the requirements of a funeral, but there were not many people inside.

Chin Siu-ho was inside the house, but Chan Yau was not.

Looking around but not seeing Aunt Mei's spirit, Li Zhen didn't linger and headed towards where Chen You lived.

Perhaps Aunt Mei will come back to visit on the seventh day after her death; I wonder if she will bring back some ghost messengers...

Arriving at Chen You's door, Li Zhen knocked on the door.

Not long after, a weary Chen You rubbed his eyes and opened the door.

His gaze swept over Li Zhen and the vampire, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed something and looked at the vampire again.

"It recovered so quickly? It seems you are indeed skilled at raising corpses." Chen You said with narrowed eyes, "Although it's a bit long-winded, I still have to say one more thing: the female ghost inside this zombie is no ordinary person, so you should be careful."

After speaking only briefly, he reluctantly placed the Five Elements Compass and a notebook he had prepared into Li Zhen's hands, saying, "To be honest, although I've mentally prepared myself for a long time, it still hurts to give these to you. If possible, please try to return them."

He touched the compass and sighed, "This is the only token left by my sect. Actually... speaking of which, since you took this and the things I compiled, you can already be considered a successor of my sect."

"However, there are many things you definitely can't fix. If you meet the right person, you should pass these things on. In the booklet you have, I've also noted down some things that aren't really related to the compass."

Detective Li was a little surprised.

Chen You's impression of him was neither good nor bad. The two had very different personalities, and he never expected that the other party would leave something related to inheritance directly to him.

You could tell from Chen You's bloodshot eyes that he must have stayed up all night preparing these things.

What surprised Li Zhen even more was that when he asked Chen You to wait a moment, Chen You, who had returned to the house, took out another set of talismans.

"These are some things I drew on the spot. They might be useful for warding off evil spirits. Take them with you."

"Thank you."

Li Zhen accepted all the talismans without any hesitation.

Li Zhen could never have too much of this stuff; he would always need it at the right time.

"No need to thank me, that's all I can do for you. Farewell, I hope you can return the items alive." Chen You yawned. "I can't hold on any longer, I'm going to die if I don't get some sleep soon."

After saying that, he closed the door.

Li Zhen smiled, turned around and walked down the stairs.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps rang out.

As Li Zhen passed by the building where Aunt Mei was, the white-haired little boy suddenly appeared from behind the corner of the wall and bumped into Li Zhen.

With quick reflexes, Li Zhen grabbed the little boy.

Bow down.

Li Zhen stared at the little boy, who had stuffed his mouth full and was desperately swallowing. The little boy shrank back in fear.

"Be careful next time, don't run around." Li Zhen released the little boy.

The little boy quickly ran upstairs.

After Li Zhen went downstairs, he reappeared in the stairwell and stared intently at Li Zhen's back.

Yang Feng, who was searching for the child, also appeared in the corridor, and followed the child's gaze to Li Zhen's back.

After returning to the location where the banshee and the others were, Li Zhen led them to a suitable place and looked at the runes on his hand.

After he killed the evil Ajiu and burned those suspected underworld messengers to ashes, the rune conveyed to him the meaning of returning.

It was only then that Li Zhen had the idea of ​​returning.

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he suddenly felt an indescribable palpitation, as if something extremely bad would happen if he said "return".

Even with Li Zhen's composure, this sudden surge of emotion caused him a slight sense of panic.

Another voice began to speak in his mind.

At one point, Li Zhen felt that it wasn't his voice, but the voice of the Destiny Demon.

In that voice, he heard a warning of impending danger.

Faced with such an ominous sign, Li Zhen naturally could not ignore it.

After resting for a while and feeling better, Li Zhen asked the demon fetus to find him a firecracker and a suitable piece of yellow cloth.

The burning gun isn't hard to find; as long as the demonic fetus finds someone who knows about burning guns, it can find them.

With the Demon Embryo's abilities, it won't take long for it to find what Detective Li needs.

Li Zhen, who was waiting in place, took out the golden Buddha.

Whether it was a misperception or not, the golden Buddha, which was only half-hidden in the clothes, gave Li Zhen a sense of security.

This feeling is not something that arises out of nowhere; it must be some kind of premonition.

More than half an hour later, the demonic fetus brought what Li Zhen needed.

Although the sky was beginning to brighten, it was still gloomy.

Li Zhen was on a secluded path behind the apartment, where no one could be seen at that moment.

He melted part of the golden Buddha with a torch, then spread out the yellow paper, took a brush from behind the demoness, and began to draw talismans on the yellow cloth.

He drew the talisman many times and was very skilled at it. He quickly reached the final stage.

In the past, Li Zhen could draw this talisman very easily, almost effortlessly. But now, he found it increasingly difficult, as if the pen in his hand had become a thousand pounds. Moving the pen even a little bit further would consume a lot of his energy and strength.

By the time he finished drawing, Li Zhen's forehead was covered in a thick layer of sweat, and his fingers, which were drawing the talisman, were trembling uncontrollably.

As Li Zhen was drawing the last stroke, a thought suddenly struck him, and he pulled the brush back.

The talisman, which was almost finished, suddenly burst into flames and soon turned into black ash.

This omen...

Li Zhen stared at the burning talisman in silence.

The more difficult the talisman drawn, the more difficult the change he intends to create.

After taking a few deep breaths, Li Zhen, whose face was pale, spent more than ten minutes adjusting himself before glancing at the demonic fetus.

The demon fetus, who had been waiting to the side and dared not make a sound, quickly took out a piece of yellow cloth and spread it in front of Li Zhen.

Li Zhen dipped his hands in the gold ink and continued making talismans on the yellow cloth.

As expected, the talisman ignited again, but compared to before, Li Zhen was closer to success.

Undeterred, Li Zhen continued to draw talismans with his fingers.

It wasn't until the eighth time that the talisman he drew was finally complete.

Seeing the talisman becoming increasingly faint, Li Zhen didn't have time to examine what he had drawn. He hurriedly drew several more times along the original trajectory of the talisman before it stabilized.

Looking at the gold elixir he had already used up, Li Zhen felt somewhat helpless.

From then on, unless he had the opportunity to obtain similar materials for drawing talismans, Li Zhen would never be able to draw such effective talismans again.

Not only were the golden Buddha statues used up, but even the yellow cloth was obtained by the demonic fetus from a new source.

But it's all worth it.

Li Zhen picked up the yellow cloth with the talisman drawn on it from the ground and shook it. After the gold ink on the talisman had completely dried, he wrapped it around his left arm.

When he looked at the runes that had appeared on his right arm, he no longer felt the same palpitations he had before.

They've postponed the crossing time again?
After packing his things and pulling "Uncle Dong" to his side, Li Zhen silently uttered "return" in his heart.

The scene before him suddenly distorted, but instead of the golden characters appearing, a new scene emerged after the distortion, clearly sending him to a new mission world.

Feeling a bit tired, Li Zhen rubbed his temples and glanced around.

It was nighttime, and the surroundings were pitch black, even under the streetlights. It felt like the outskirts of the city, with not a single pedestrian in sight.

Li Zhen was on a secluded street. Judging from the buildings and writing on the street, he deduced that this must be Hong Kong Island in the early 20th century.

Looking at the company across from him, Li Zhen vaguely saw "Fan's Group".

A car sped up and stopped in front of the "Fan's Group".

According to the rune, the person who summoned Li Zhen this time is in this car.

The driver's side door was opened, and a tall, thin young man rushed out of the car.

He didn't notice Li Zhen watching him from the darkness and ran straight to the company across the street.

Looking at the man's back, Li Zhen's face was full of thought.

This person's appearance is somewhat similar to the male lead in "The Curse," and they can both see some of Zheng Haonan's characteristics.

Based on the company on the other side, Li Zhen knew where he was without even looking at the runes on his hand.

Fan's Group...

Cheng Ho-nam...

And this era...

If Detective Li is not mistaken, this should be the world of "The Cat".

Li Zhen looked down at the runes on his arm...

(End of this chapter)