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Chapter 153 Investigation
The person in the audience asked.

"Evil energy? Is it those guys from the Buddhist sect? They're the only ones around Lizhou who can refine souls into evil energy."

But the person on the stage shook his head.

"It's not that kind of thing. There's not a trace of yin energy or resentment in this malevolent aura. How should I put it? Instead, it's a strong smell of blood. What's even more bizarre is that there's actually a righteous energy within that bloody smell. It's truly strange."

The man in black robes on the stage sniffed around like a dog.

Still nothing.

A moment later, as if he were in the way, he abruptly lifted his robe.

In the firelight, a huge nose was revealed.

Only the nose.

All the facial features had vanished, leaving only a nose the size of a fist on the face.

Then, his nose twitched for a while, and then his neck twisted a few times, during which a line of blood suddenly appeared.

A mouth-like shape, covered in blood, opened from within, and the monster's voice came from it.

"What the village chief said earlier was indeed correct. There were only five smells of battle: Zaba, Zhengde, Mingfei, a puppet, and that outsider."

The person in the audience said in astonishment.

"Didn't Zaba bring any help?"

The monster named Jia Zeng immediately laughed.

"If he really asked for help, then he wouldn't be Zaba—putting aside his popularity, how could he possibly ask for help with his arrogance? It's already quite good that he brought those two things his master gave him."

“…You’re right.” The person in the audience nodded, then asked, “Besides that, are there any other clues?”

Jia Zeng took a deep breath and then said.

"I use my clairvoyance through my nose to see past events, so it's definitely slower. Let me see... Zhaba initially used the Heavenly Demon Dance, which was probably intended to detonate the blood curse on Zhengde, rendering him powerless to fight back. Moreover, the Heavenly Demon Dance also concealed the Corpse Puppet Transformation. If anyone dared to interrupt, Zhaba could immediately deliver a devastating blow—no wonder he's a direct disciple of the master; even alone, he performed it so flawlessly."

The person in the audience was getting a little impatient.

"Jia Zeng, you can just state the conclusion directly."

However, the person on stage only gave a mischievous smile.

"Don't rush, things need to be done step by step."

After saying that, he ignored his companion and slowly walked to the other side.

"After that, it seems... the Heavenly Demon Dance was successfully completed. Although the Corpse Puppet Transformation wasn't activated, the two sacrificial offerings successfully transformed into the skeletal forms of the Corpse Forest Couple. At this time, Zhengde also suffered a backlash; the three blood curses exploded simultaneously. He would be severely injured, if not killed, but..."

The person on the stage tilted their head back and sniffed.

"—The outsider suddenly made a move. This smell is... well, it must be the White Bone Dharma Form that stopped him. Then Zaba took the opportunity to unleash the Bloodstained Dharma Realm, forcing the outsider back while also forcing Zhengde to risk the corrosive effects of the Blood Curse and unleash the Heavenly God Path to protect the villagers."

If Zhou You were here and saw this scene, he would definitely be stunned and surprised—this guy with only one nose had actually guessed the previous situation almost perfectly just by smell!
However, the person in the audience seemed to take it all in stride, and just continued to ask with a hint of impatience.

"And then what? It seems like Zaba had the upper hand at that point, so how did he die?"

"Don't rush, this place has too much malevolent energy, I need to examine it carefully."

The person on the stage sniffed for a long time before speaking.

"After that, the battle seemed to have reached a stalemate. It was probably because the outsider's abilities were too strong, something Zaba hadn't anticipated. However, he immediately made a decision, sacrificing twenty years of his lifespan to cover the skeletal image with a spell. Strange, this was already the Ningge Sect's trump card, something even an ordinary master could handle, so why?"

He sniffed and suddenly said, "No, it's Zhengde! He used the Heavenly God Path and the Hell Path to bind those two Dharma Forms, giving the outsider a chance to get close—but here's the problem: he was clearly under three blood curses, so how did he manage to cast two spells consecutively in that state?"

He briefly fell into thought, only snapping out of it when his impatient companions below the stage urged him on again.

"Forget it, chasing Zhengde isn't our business anyway. Let me see what happens next."

"Finally... Zaba actually risked his life? This guy first reversed the Dharma realm, attempting to stop the outsider, then invited a wisp of the Venerable One's divine sense to possess him, intending to transform the entire village into the Bone Lock Cold Forest—ha, if such a technique were unleashed, even several masters working together probably couldn't withstand it—but unfortunately, he was interrupted halfway through, and then the outsider chopped off his head."

Seeing that he had finally finished searching, his companion couldn't wait to ask more questions.

"Jia Zeng, have you gotten any results? What exactly happened?"

The man called Jia Zeng simply shook his head.

"We understand most of it, but the key points are still unclear. For example, how exactly did Zhengde break the blood curse and unleash two Six Paths of Reincarnations? Where did these baleful energies come from? And how was Zaba's desperate struggle interrupted?"

His companion said.

"The village chief said that the outsider only left this place a few hours ago. If we want to catch up, we can still catch him. Then we can just grab him and ask him questions, right?"

Unexpectedly.

Jia Zeng, who only had one nose, suddenly burst into laughter.

"—Junior brother, we can certainly catch up, but what about afterwards? I personally don't think I have the ability to deal with someone who could kill the Great Lama Zhaba. Junior brother, do you have any brilliant plan to capture this guy?"

The person in the audience was speechless.

So Jiazeng continued to persuade him.

“Junior brother, you must understand that it’s not our job to hunt down Zhengde. We only need to gather the intelligence and report it to the Dharma King. What does that person have to do with us? Why create more trouble?”

"What about the Sama sect that took over after that? Should we remind them about this?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zeng's laughter became even more sarcastic.

“I say, the new Dharma King has only been in office for a few years, and you’ve already forgotten the previous situation? Our eight schools of Tantric Buddhism have a blood feud with each other. Although we’ve been forcibly united, why should we help them? Besides…”

“The Ningge and Sama sects need a three-stage Dharma assembly to welcome the Bodhisattva’s descent to earth, but we don’t. Why waste our energy on this?”

The people below the stage remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"So what do we do now? Just go back like this?"

The monster named Jia Zeng shook his head.

"We can't just go back like that. We've been instructed from above to keep this a secret and not let it leak out."

"you mean"

Jia Zeng raised his head and looked at the dark mountain village.

"Aren't these guys always clamoring to offer their bodies to the Buddha? Well then, for the sake of our Tantric Buddhism's great cause, let's send them to see the Buddha as soon as possible."

The person in the audience was taken aback for a moment, then revealed an expectant smile.

"what do you mean……"

"It's very simple, kill them all, leave no one alive."

(End of this chapter)