The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 87: The Rite of Divination and the Advent of "Ghost Eyes"

Although Li Zhen's soul is not a pure ghost, it can be said to be half a ghost. The ritual of sealing the little ghost is also suitable for sealing his soul.

Theoretically, this ritual can only seal ordinary ghosts, and it is impossible to forcibly seal Li Zhen's soul in his body.

But what Li Zhen needed was not a forced seal, because he was different from those little ghosts who needed to be dealt with, and his soul did not want to leave his body.

This sealing ritual is just needed to provide a certain resistance to the escape of the primordial spirit.

In the quiet study, Li Zhen, whose facial features were sealed, sat alone in front of two evil statues.

His breath gradually became steady.

Li Zhen, who didn't even dare to breathe and could only breathe slowly through his mouth stuffed with glutinous rice, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If the soul really leaves the body on its own, it will be troublesome to return to the body...

I don’t know how long it took, but the voice of the little ghost that Li Zhen sent to guard around the house rang directly in Li Zhen’s mind.

"Someone's coming. They're driving. There are three of them: a woman and two men. They're very young..."

"The woman is my mother. They got out of the car... Oh, a man got out of the car, he rang the doorbell, and he kicked the little flower by the gate."

"Oops, one of the flowers fell off."

"He rang the doorbell again. He was very impatient and swore..."

Most of the people who come here are visiting their relatives for some purpose.

Li Zhen didn't even bother to guess who it was.

After a while, the little ghost's voice sounded in Li Zhen's mind again.

"That man said you might be dead at home and he didn't answer the phone... I grabbed his thigh and transferred the negative energy to him. He will be unlucky for a while."

"Oh, that girl also cursed at you, so I grabbed her. The youngest one didn't curse at you, so I didn't grab him."

Li Zhen, who was speechless, just listened silently.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Zhen felt more and more uncomfortable.

After making sure that his soul was completely stable, he removed the things that sealed his seven orifices one by one.

His mouth, which had never been closed, was a little stiff.

Some glutinous rice was swallowed into his throat, causing Li Zhen's throat to feel very uncomfortable.

He drank half a glass of water before he could barely swallow the glutinous rice.

It was already bright outside, and the sunlight shone into the room through the gaps between the curtains, leaving a golden ray on the ground.

It was this sunlight that made Li Zhen feel uncomfortable.

Yang Qi...

After putting on his clothes, Li Zhen squinted his eyes and walked to the curtains and slowly opened them.

The morning sun was not hot, but Li Zhen, who was exposed to the direct sunlight, still felt very uncomfortable, as if he had been exposed to the scorching sun for a whole day, and his whole body felt a tingling sensation like being pricked by needles.

Especially the deep red scars left on the body after being "burned" by cinnabar were extremely painful.

Ever since he cast the "Corpse Descent" on himself, Li Zhen hasn't felt this level of pain for a long time.

After closing the curtains, Li Zhen picked up the two evil demon statues, turned around and walked out of the study.

The two evil demons consumed each other in his consciousness, and fell into a special state of silence.

Li Zhen felt that the oppression from the evil will was far greater than before.

All the strange images on the evil demon statue held by Li Zhen have disappeared, and it looks like an ordinary statue that is a bit eerie.

This does not mean that he has completely solved the problem of erosion by the evil demon's chaotic will.

Once you practice the "Five Elements Evil Sublimation Method", you cannot stop. You must go to the end to find a way out.

So Li Zhen needs to prepare to visualize the next evil demon...

But this is not the most important thing right now.

The most difficult problem now is the loss of his Yang Qi...

As soon as Li Zhen walked into the basement, he saw the little ghost running out of the basement riding the blue inflatable pony.

"I just transferred the negative energy to those two people, the two who scolded you. They will definitely be unlucky for a long time!" The little ghost blinked and looked at Li Zhen and said again.

Li Zhen praised: "Well done, very conscientious."

"See, see, I'm not being lazy!" The little ghost rode his blue pony and ran around Li Zhen.

Entering the gloomy room, Li Zhen suddenly felt relaxed.

The terrifyingly evil zombie was like his natural "refrigerator", providing Li Zhen with a more comfortable resting environment, which was worth Li Zhen's daily feeding of blood.

After putting the two evil spirits back to their original positions, Li Zhen came to the altar and sat down cross-legged.

Li Xiangwen’s previous words reminded him.

He and Li Xiangwen cannot always rely on simple one-way communication methods to communicate. It is necessary to provide Li Xiangwen with a feedback mechanism.

Of course, this connection is not necessary.

What Li Zhen wanted to do was to use some method to directly infiltrate his influence to Li Xiangwen when necessary.

Or, to go further, if Li Xiangwen encounters any emergency, he can somehow rush directly to Li Xiangwen.

Li Xiangwen is now working for him, so he must be prepared for certain situations that may arise.

Li Zhen's spirit is very strong and his perception is particularly sharp, which makes his idea possible.

Of course, it was impossible for him to be able to sense someone just by mentioning their name.

Perhaps only the legendary gods can do this.

If Li Zhen wants to achieve his goal, he can only rely on the help of certain rituals.

Generally speaking, both shaman dance and spirit writing can borrow some magical powers from other places through corresponding rituals.

Li Zhen had no experience with shamanism or spirit writing.

With his evil spirit, it is impossible for him to obtain the blessing of the magical power of immortals and gods.

If he attracts the attention of some legendary gods and immortals, it is hard to say whether they will help him solve the problem or just kill him directly.

But then again, does Fuqi really work in the real world?
Li Zhen had never seen anyone practicing "spiritual writing" in the real world.

In addition to these two rituals, people also often use "going through the Yin" and "asking about rice" to solve certain problems.

The former requires the practitioner to temporarily "go down to the underworld" to communicate with the souls of the dead, or explore the situation in the underworld in order to solve real problems.

The latter does not need to go to the underworld, whose existence is unknown, but can directly communicate with the soul of the deceased through this ritual.

And Li Zhen himself is half a ghost, so isn’t he considered a “deceased person”?
This ritual is widely spread among the people, and Li Zhen saw the specific process in the memory of the one-eyed wizard.

Since he, ghosts, zombies, and demons can appear in this world, it means that this world should allow this kind of power to exist.

The widely spread ritual of "asking the gods" may be real and effective.

Li Zhen recalled the ritual of asking for fortune in the memory of the one-eyed wizard.

This ritual requires few instruments and the process is not complicated.

First, you need to choose a place with a strong yin energy, such as a cemetery.

If you don't choose this kind of occasion, you can also do it in a quiet room at night.

The only props needed are a bowl of rice, an incense burner, incense, paper money and other common items.

In addition, you need to prepare an altar covered with red cloth to place offerings.

Li Zhen found a square table and returned to the basement where the coffin was placed.

After setting up the square table, he found some fruits as tribute.

There is rice, paper money, incense burner, etc. at home.

After preparing these, Li Zhen made a rough statue of the Ghost King and placed it on the altar.

Although the statue is rough, you can still make out the features of its sharp mouth and fangs. Combined with the green skin painted on it, it is actually quite scary.

In the memory of the one-eyed wizard, this ghost king was one of the ghost kings of Mangshan, and was also the one in charge of the yin and yang affairs of the area, so Li Zhen was not worried about attracting the will of immortals and gods whose existence he did not know, and causing unnecessary trouble.

Light three incense sticks and insert them into the incense burner.

Li Zhen placed a piece of white paper with his birth date under the tribute.

After closing his eyes and meditating for a moment, bringing his body and mind into optimal condition, Li Zhen began to chant, "The heavens and the earth are dark yellow, yin and yang are in harmony, I respectfully invite the Ghost King of Mangshan... Disciple Li Zhen bows in respect, wishing to inquire of you regarding a great matter... Mi Tong Yin and Yang, the Holy Saint has descended!"

As he chanted, he grabbed a handful of rice and sprinkled it into the incense burner.

Then, pick up a stack of prepared paper money and light it.

Amidst the slightly pungent white smoke, Li Zhen closed his eyes, his body trembling. "Soul, return! Li Zhen, I have heard the call! Three souls and seven spirits, quickly return to the rice. The Yin and Yang are separated, but the rice bridge connects us..."

After reciting the spell several times in a row, Li Zhen's body froze.

Open your eyes and take a look.

Nothing unusual happened.

Li Zhen frowned.

Is it that this Ghost King doesn’t respond to me, or does he not respond to anyone?
Or maybe the person being summoned by Wenmi cannot be himself?

Or maybe the ritual of asking for fortune by the one-eyed wizard is useless in the real world?

Many questions flashed through his mind as Li Zhen removed the Ghost King statue from the altar. After some thought, Li Zhen also brought the two demon statues to the altar.

First trying to put the bat-faced demon on the altar, Li Zhen tried to perform the "asking for the gods" ceremony again.

The bat-faced demon was very considerate of Li Zhen. At the end of the ceremony, it made a "squeak" sound in Li Zhen's consciousness, which almost caused his soul to be shaken again.

Li Zhen, who was sweating profusely, took a long time to calm down before putting the spider demon on the altar.

"...Three souls and seven spirits, quickly return to the rice. The Yin and Yang are separated, and the rice bridge connects..."

As soon as Li Zhen finished chanting the spell, the evil demon showed no respect and did not react at all.

Both of these evil demons have only ignorant wills.

From the perspective of human values, this will is pure "evil".

It lacks the intelligence to understand commands and order, and will not obey any orders. It will only respond to specific evil rituals, a bit like a specific program.

It is normal that the "asking for the gods" ritual cannot elicit a response from them.

I have to go back to my old ways...

Li Zhen walked out of the basement, endured the scorching sunlight, and found a bunch of withered weeds nearby.

Returning to the basement, he rested for a while and made himself comfortable before skillfully tying the weeds into a doll.

She pasted her own photo on the doll's face, tied her hair around the doll's neck, and then wrapped the doll with a white cloth.

After putting the spider demon away, Li Zhen sat cross-legged in front of it and began to visualize the image of the spider demon.

There seemed to be a sound of water, and the spider demon that had been silent in Li Zhen's consciousness appeared again and opened its eyes to Li Zhen.

Li Zhenzhu felt that this time it was much easier to use the black magic than before.

"Sarawna... the bone jar drips blood, the vengeful spirit whispers... three souls shattered, seven spirits trapped in a net... bind their will, lock their souls... as night deepens, the evil god bows, seizing the soul and extinguishing the light, plunging them into the abyss forever..."

As he chanted the spell, the evil spider demon on the altar seemed to come alive, its entire body turning into a fleshy material, appearing even more evil.

Li Zhen picked up a short needle and stabbed it into the center of the eyebrows of the puppet in his hand.

As soon as the needle entered the doll's forehead, Li Zhen suddenly felt a sense of emptiness, as if his consciousness was about to be pulled out of his body.

Once the consciousness is pulled out, it actually means that his soul is pulled out.

Li Zhen did not insert another needle.

Without proper preparation, one more needle prick would probably cause his soul to leave his body.

A layer of sponge was placed on the crown of the doll's head, and Li Zhen inserted a short needle into the sponge, but it did not penetrate the doll.

Afterwards, Li Zhen used the remaining dry grass to tie another layer on the doll's head, and finally covered it with a layer of black cloth.

He wanted to ensure that the doll would be penetrated by a fine needle with just a slight tap.

After doing all this, Li Zhen placed the doll in front of the spider demon statue to allow it to be contaminated with more evil energy.

This kind of black magic is called "soul-capturing magic".

A powerful sorcerer can use this kind of sorcery to draw the enemy's soul and spirit to his front, directly torturing the opponent's soul and making the opponent live a life worse than death.

This is the black magic technique that Li Zhen inherited from Naimi. The difficulty of performing it is average, far lower than the half-ghost technique.

As long as Li Zhen gives this doll to Li Xiangwen, a connection will be established between him and Li Xiangwen.

This puppet had been cast under a spell by him, so Li Xiangwen didn't need to do anything extra. He just had to prick the puppet with the needle on its crown to summon Li Zhen's soul.

The dolls are not disposable. Li Zhen can cast a spell to take out the second one and set it up again like this.

The black magic cannot be exposed easily, and it must be disguised as "asking the gods".

If someone were to notice his presence and think he was a wandering ghost summoned by "Asking the Gods", he could give the other person a surprise.

This is the experience Li Zhen gained in "The Seven Ghost Hunters".

Li Zhen spent some time redesigning the "asking the gods" spell to conceal the nature of the black magic he was performing.

Spells generally require a source of power and a deceased person to be addressed.

After making up a name, Li Zhen removed some unnecessary content from the original spell and added a few words he thought were necessary to make it more mysterious.

In addition to the spells, there are some necessary ritual actions.

Li Zhen added an action of hitting the puppet with the bottom of a bowl to the original version to ensure that the needle would be knocked down.

The puppet is naturally used to replace the statue of the Ghost King.

After creating a complete "asking the gods" ritual, Li Zhen came to the coffin.

"Soul Capture" will put a certain amount of pressure on Li Zhen's soul.

So after Li Zhen confirmed that the talisman he obtained could be used in the world, he used the soul-calling talisman he got from the one-eyed wizard to set up a "soul-calling formation" with the coffin as the center.

Different from the previous corpse refining, this time Li Zhen added his own birth date to the formation he arranged to strengthen its directionality and avoid attracting wandering ghosts.

As long as his soul is not too far away, he can feel the call of this ghost formation.

The "Soul-Guiding Formation" can summon souls from a distance, but it is not as good as that kind of evil magic in calming souls, so Li Zhen chose that kind of evil magic before, and only uses the Soul-Guiding Formation now.

This is just a stopgap measure.

If you want to solve the problem, you still have to start with the Yang energy, otherwise sooner or later this soul-guiding formation will lose its effectiveness.

At night, Li Zhen asked the little ghost to send the doll he made to Li Xiangwen, and also asked the little ghost to pass on the "asking for the gods" ritual he designed to Li Xiangwen through dreaming.

This is an ability that the little ghost is born with. As long as it sneaks into the body of a sleeping person, it can send dreams to the other person.

The next day, before Li Zhen was summoned by Li Xiangwen in the evening, he was summoned by the rune on his arm.

The intervals between tasks are too short...

Li Zhen felt that he hadn't even had two days of rest when another task came.

I don't know what world this is...

Even though he became stronger and stronger, Li Zhen was not careless at all.

After preparing everything, wait for the mission to officially begin.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Zhen's vision became blurred as he was carrying the vampire zombie.

When his vision became clear again, Li Zhen found himself standing in a narrow alley.

There are flashing signs on both sides of the alley, and judging from the words on them, this is Hong Kong Island in the 1970s and 1980s.

There were not many people on the street, only a few office workers carrying briefcases hurried past, apparently they had just got off work.

It was evening and the sun had already set.

Li Zhen appeared on the street so suddenly that no one noticed anything strange.

The vampire zombie stood beside Li Zhen, his whole body covered in a black coat, including the "luggage" he was carrying. He also wore an old bamboo hat on his head, which looked very weird.

The few people passing by avoided Li Zhen and the vampire zombie from a distance.

Vampire zombies can really be brought here...

It seems that the guess should be correct...

Li Zhen glanced around and his eyes stopped at a narrow hair salon and nail salon diagonally opposite.

The rune told him that the one who summoned him was inside.

I don't know what the mission is this time...

Li Zhen walked towards the hair salon.

Suddenly, a beer bottle rolled to Li Zhen's feet.

"Hey, kid, where are you from? Looking at your appearance, are you here to cause trouble? You are the one who is here to fight, right?" A hoarse voice sounded not far away.

Li Zhen turned his head and looked over.

Three young men wearing vests and with tattoos on their chests walked towards him aggressively.

Even though the evil spirit in his body had become more restrained, Li Zhen's temperament was still very cold. Even if he just glanced at the other party, those people subconsciously stopped.

Ignoring them, Li Zhen turned and walked towards the hair salon and nail salon.

The man behind him said, "Kid, don't run if you have the guts! I'll take care of you!"

Li Zhen had no interest in these gangsters.

Leaving the vampire zombie standing at the door, he pushed open the sliding door of the hair salon and nail salon and walked into the shop.

"Sir, would you like a haircut or a manicure?" A slightly plump woman in uniform came up to me enthusiastically.

Li Zhen's gaze passed over the woman and stopped at a woman with sunken cheeks and dark circles under her eyes so heavy that even makeup couldn't cover them.

The woman next to Li Zhen followed his gaze and smiled, "So it's someone you know? Baoling, there's a customer looking for you!"

The woman called "Baoling" looked a little dazed, and it took her a long time to react.

He stopped what he was doing, walked over to Li Zhen, and said with a forced smile, "Sir, do you need a haircut or a manicure?"

"Manicure."

"Then please take a seat, sir."

Li Zhen sat down in front of the mirror, stretched out his right hand, and his gaze stopped at the eyes of the woman who took out the manicure tools.

Looking at those sinister eyes, he was actually certain that this was the world of an old horror movie called "Ghost Eyes".

(End of this chapter)