I discovered a world bug.

"So, what are you controlling now, the spirit or the snake?"

On the way back to Linchuan city, Lu Ran glanced curiously at Lin Shu's side in the passenger seat.

The snake was gone; according to Lin Shu, it had been "put away."

But she could still feel an indescribable chill surging from that direction, as if she were being watched intently by something unseen.

However, this is most likely a placebo effect.

After all, Lin Shu also said that when the "snake" is not activated, it will not have any impact on the real world.

"It is both a spirit and a snake."

Lin Shu replied:

"Its 'appearance' is no different from that of snakes raised using the same methods. I think this is probably a preconceived notion."

"If I had raised a 'yin spirit' from the beginning, that's probably what I would have seen."

"However, appearance is not important; what matters is ability."

"It is now basically certain that my snake has fused with a considerable portion of the Yin spirit's power."

"It can do more than just make people unconscious—the fact that you can see it proves that it has hallucinogenic power."

"The reason you didn't actually enter the illusion is because I didn't use a spell to trigger it."

"Mimihe, this should be called Mihe."

Liu Xizhu, sitting in the back seat, interjected:

"If the Mystic Combination is effective, then all subsequent abilities should also be effective."

"After all, according to the Yinshan True Scripture, the combination of illusion and reality is the foundation of the Six Methods of Yinshan."

"Other practices, including calling back the soul, regulating the soul, locking the soul, driving away the soul, and summoning, are all based on the foundation of supernatural coercion."

"However... it's indeed difficult to verify. We can't just grab anyone and use the Yinshan Technique on them..."

"No rush."

Lin Shu shook her head.

"There will always be an opportunity, and it's coming soon—the operation against the Hongyuan Society is about to begin, and once it starts, we'll have targets everywhere we go..."

Lin Shu's tone was somewhat cold—of course, he didn't feel any psychological burden when he said these words.

If it were just a simple enemy or opponent, he might still have some reservations.

He would wonder if those people were truly forced into this situation, or if they had some unspeakable difficulties.

Just like Li Yu back then, he did indeed attack himself, but to say he was an absolutely, extremely bad person wouldn't be accurate.

In Lin Shu's moral framework, someone like Li Yu should indeed be sentenced to death, but before that, there is one more chance to appeal.

And what about Hongyuan Society?

Lin Shu knew nothing about this secret society that had not been ordained, but as the things they had done were laid bare before her, it was hard for her to convince herself to retain even the slightest bit of sympathy for them.

Take Yu Zhe as an example.

He claimed with certainty that everything he did was to raise money for his seriously ill wife's medical expenses, but in fact, he had already joined the Hongyuan Society before his wife became seriously ill.

His ability to climb to the "near the core" position was not due to luck, but entirely due to the highly effective Yinshan method.

As for how the Yinshan method's effects are manifested...

That was drawn with the blood of innocent people and innocent families.

Are you innocent?

Do you think it's unfair?

Have you ever thought about whether it's fair to ordinary people who suffer undeserved misfortunes?

So forget about appealing; you won't even have the chance to postpone the execution.

Destroy them as soon as you see them – that's the right way to handle it!

Of course, whether to handle it through proper rituals or to take a more direct approach and deploy military forces for a devastating strike depends on how the situation develops...

Hopefully, Qin Lang can extract more clues from Yu Zhe as soon as possible and finalize the plan.

This way, I can make more preparations.

However, this mission is of utmost importance, and I must perform a divination no matter what.

Moreover, it must be a divination performed regarding one's own death.

I wonder what kind of death I'll witness this time...

Lin Shu's thoughts drifted away, while Lu Ran drove onward.

An hour and a half later, the group returned to Linchuan.

The car stopped in the courtyard of the temporary residence, and as soon as he got out of the car, Qin Lang, looking travel-worn, came to greet him in the building.

"They're out!"

Qin Lang's expression was slightly excited, but coupled with his words, it seemed somewhat... eerie.

"What's coming out?"

Lu Ran rolled her eyes.

"Don't say things with that kind of expression!"

"...The results are in."

Qin Lang glared at Lu Ran and continued:

"Yu Zhe has confessed everything he could, and we have verified its accuracy through multiple channels."

"According to his confession, the head of the Hongyuan Society is a man named Fu Quan."

"Starting in 2005, Fu Quan had been organizing various activities. Later, he created several major incidents in Guangshan and Zhaoyuan. It was after these major incidents that his power and economic strength rose rapidly and his influence continued to expand, which attracted the attention of local anti-cult organizations."

"Around 2014, the secret society he belonged to was destroyed by the local authorities, the members fell apart, and he himself died before being arrested due to a sudden illness."

"But now it seems that he may not be dead, but just faked his death to escape."

"And after escaping, he re-established the Hongyuan Society and made connections with certain foreign forces."

"So... finding him is the same as finding the root of the problem."

"We've already started the investigation—by tomorrow, at the latest, we should be able to pinpoint the new identity he used after faking his death."

"The operation will begin no later than the day after tomorrow. This time, we're going to really crush him!"

After she finished speaking, Lin Shu and Lu Ran exchanged a glance.

At this moment, they all realized that the decisive moment of this phase of the "final battle" had finally arrived...

......

Back in her room, Lin Shu had no time to calm her racing heart, which was racing because the "final battle was about to begin."

He immediately set up the ritual for divination using yarrow stalks and tortoise shells, and began a new round of divination regarding his own death.

Lin Shu was already quite familiar with the process, as it did not require the introduction of the twenty-four categories of gods.

The whole process was smooth and quick. A few minutes later, when the tortoise shell cracked and made a crisp "pop" sound, Lin Shu once again entered the "illusion" formed by divination.

Still from a first-person perspective, perhaps because of my increased "skill," the image was clearer than the last divination.

But this time, the scene he saw was extremely simple.

It was so simple that it even instilled fear in him once again.

He saw that he was sitting in that Toyota Land Cruiser.

Lu Ran was driving the car from the driver's seat, and the odometer showed an astonishing number: "240".

He held many amulets in his hand.

As for those amulets, one after another they emitted blue smoke, were destroyed, and burned through.

My heart was in excruciating pain, and my consciousness was gradually fading.

Before completely fainting and plunging into complete darkness...

I think I saw it...

Countless faces!