Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 57 Conspiracy Theory of Cultivation

Sheng Zuchang, who was over sixty years old, looked completely bewildered and said in a trembling voice, "I don't know any Xie Yali at all. Are you sure you've got the right person?"

Li Xuan sneered and lightly sliced ​​the air with the blade, saying, "The air is filled with her unique insect-borne fungus. You still say it has nothing to do with her? Fine, I won't waste my breath on you. My mission is simply to eradicate the remnants of the True Immortal Temple. If you have any grievances, go to the underworld and complain to King Yama."

Sheng Zuchang, his face filled with despair, shuffled backward on the ground. Suddenly, he flung out a black pistol from his hidden right hand!

Before he could pull the trigger, Li Xuan, who had rushed up, stepped on his arm, and with a flash of light, severed it off, splattering blood everywhere...

Li Xuan couldn't be sure at first whether Sheng Zuchang was related to Zhenxian Temple; his coming here was just speculation.

I kicked him upon meeting him and mentioned Xie Yali's name, just to bluff him and observe his reaction. I never expected him to pull out a pistol.

Fortunately, he was on high alert and ready to act.

They stabbed that old man Deng!

Sheng Zuchang's face was deathly pale, blood flowing continuously. He knew that if the bleeding couldn't be stopped in time, he would die here. Under the shadow of death, he couldn't help but plead, "Help me stop the bleeding...please...we have no grudge against each other. I'm over sixty years old, and I've studied folklore and ghost culture for most of my life. I don't ask for much; I dare not dream of becoming an immortal. I just want to live a few more decades!"

Li Xuan picked up the pistol from the ground.

This was his first time handling a real gun. It didn't look very big, but it felt heavy and substantial in his hand. He pressed the button on the side, ejected the magazine, and glanced at the bright yellow bullets, which were quite attractive to a man.

Check the model number after I finish the task.

Sheng Zuchang was still pleading: "The immortal has descended and bestowed this blessing with great difficulty. I am too old... I must stay."

Li Xuan grabbed Sheng Zuchang's other arm and dragged him into the inner room, leaving a long trail of blood on the floor. He said, "Tell me the whole story. If it's even slightly unpleasant to hear, then today is the day you die peacefully in your bed."

He walked inside and saw that the desk lamp was on in the study, and the table was covered with a lot of papers.

Upon closer inspection, one finds a large collection of Taoist scriptures, talismans, ritual implements, and photographs of Liao Zhenfu, Qiu Miaofang, a pastor, Chen Liangwang, and Kevin Wright of the FBI.

Seeing that Li Xuan clearly recognized the materials, Sheng Zuchang sighed inwardly and said, "I've known Huang Yifeng and Lin Daosheng for a long time. A few months ago, they suddenly changed their personalities and moved a thousand-year-old Taoist temple from Guangdong, mainland China. I went to the Huanglin Building and saw what the temple looked like; I could tell it was in the Song Dynasty style..."

I had received guidance from Huang Yifeng and Lin Daosheng, so they invited me to seek immortality and ascension together.

They said that their master from their past life found them and enlightened them about their past life memories. Now everything is ready except for the final step: help their master kill five demons and have a policeman from the Taipei Police Department named Huang Huotu take charge of their dismemberment. Then the mission will be accomplished!

I didn't believe it at first, but after seeing the girl with naturally double pupils, I believed it. When I sensed that there was another 'older sister' who had already become an immortal, I immediately decided to convert to the True Immortal Temple!
It's rare for someone to live to seventy; I'm over sixty, so it's understandable that I'm afraid of death...

When I learned the day before yesterday that Zhenxian Temple had collapsed, Huang Yifeng, Lin Daosheng, and a group of believers had died, and Xie Yali had gone missing, I felt like the sky had fallen.

Last night in the early hours of the morning, the 'immortal' came to me in the form of a child, saying that he would give me an opportunity to kill the last remaining demon, and that on the day of my ascension, he would remember me!

You just said Xie Yali is dead... Yes, what happened?

Li Xuan stomped on Sheng Zuchang's abdomen, nearly suffocating him, and said, "With your body over sixty years old, you can handle a foreign investigator in his prime?" Sheng Zuchang hurriedly replied, "The immortal gave me a blackish-green pill. After swallowing it, I was full of strength. In addition, I had the method of controlling bacteria bestowed upon me by Xie Yali. Killing an unsuspecting person is not too difficult. Moreover, I acted overnight, which is when people are tired and asleep."

Xie Yali seems to be dead.

But her sister took over the job of slaying the demons, yet she didn't touch the demons herself, instead hiring this old man to do it...

Afraid of being tainted by karma?
Just then, Sheng Zuchang's face turned bluish, and numerous green streaks appeared in the whites of his eyes. He spat out a dark green liquid, looking extremely pained. Struggling, he looked at Li Xuan and cried out, "Call an ambulance for me... Hurry, I'm dying! I'm not reconciled! I've spent my whole life researching and clearly came into contact with real ghosts and gods, why..."

His head lolled to the side, and he died.

Li Xuan reached out and checked; there was no pulse, and his heart wasn't beating.

He plunged the knife into Sheng Zuchang's heart and rotated it twice to prevent any sudden resurrection. Then he inspected the entire room, collecting and carefully reading Sheng Zuchang's research materials.

In addition to the overt research, a hidden compartment was also found in the bookcase, which contained research on the Zhenxian Temple, but these were Sheng Zuchang's personal private materials.

This old guy didn't completely trust the True Immortal Temple. He was also afraid that the other party would act according to "ancient thinking" and kill all the modern believers after killing the human demon to sever the karmic connection.

To become an immortal, one must sever all ties with the mortal world.

There are countless similar Taoist stories, and Sheng Zuchang feared he might be the one whose story was cut off...

He secretly intensified his research on the cultivation methods and conduct of Song Dynasty Taoists, determining their factions, how many of them had become immortals, and even their reincarnation into the present day, what their next steps would be, and whether there were any remedies for failure...

Li Xuan saw this entry in Sheng Zuchang's notes.

If Xie Yali fails to slay the human demon, will the "immortal" take over and continue slaying the human demon? After that, who will be sent to Huang Huotu (assuming Xie Yali has no corpse) to undergo disintegration?
Sheng Zuchang speculated that the "immortal" may not have truly become an immortal in the first place, but rather became a ghost similar to the intermediate state between reality and illusion!
Xie Yali was merely a puppet put forward to complete the ceremony.

Once the demons are all killed and the puppet soldiers are dismantled, this "immortal" will likely seize Xie Yali's "achievements" through some kind of ritual!
In his densely packed notes, Sheng Zuchang's worries were almost overflowing, as he tried his best to speculate about Xie Yali and Sister Chengxian in the form of conspiracy theories.

He was cautious, and his direction was correct.

They just overlooked Li Xuan, who suddenly appeared these past few days.

Although Sheng Zuchang had a small collaboration with the Taipei Police Department as an "advisor," he did not have the authority to freely check anyone's information.

Even the day before yesterday, when Sheng Zuchang learned that Zhenxian Temple had been "captured," he initially suspected that a third party had been involved.

He had just finished explaining himself to the "immortal" last night, and today Li Xuan showed up at his door with a knife, kicked him as soon as he walked in... He didn't have a chance to plan anything...

After reading the notes, Li Xuan looked at Sheng Zuchang again and thought to himself that this was a talented person.

(End of this chapter)