"The situation is like this; we hit a blank..."
"The person hasn’t been caught yet, but experts have been stationed at all the main roads, and the search is ongoing in the ancient mine pits..."
Inside the ditation chamber, Cheng Jue’s face looked sowhat troubled.
Hearing that a Wild Man had been captured, not only Sha Lifei but also Li Yan was quite interested and followed Lv San to Baotong Zen Temple.
Baotong Zen Temple was bustling with activity, and since Cheng Jue was in charge of the matter, Li Yan took the opportunity to inquire about yesterday’s events.
Poli Han Balin was killed outside Lianxi Temple...
The Barbarian King’s tomb hid the Undecomposed Bone...
People from the Heavenly Saint Sect and Tusi City also secretly infiltrated and wreaked havoc.
Li Yan was shocked as he listened to each and every incident.
Busy with the crafting of Magic Artifacts and coupled with the fact that Wuchang was already full of experts, he hadn’t been much involved.
He hadn’t expected that so much had happened in just the short span of one day.
After hearing all the intelligence, Li Yan pondered for a mont and said, "They stole the Crimson Yaksha to avoid the Yin Bureau’s investigation, a demon has returned to life!"
Han Balin’s identity had long been leaked, and the Zen Sect had been dispatching people to search for him in secret, but they didn’t expect him to be hiding right under their noses.
Cheng Jue nodded and said, "We have the sa assumption."
"According to the surviving Miao people, when they first opened the Barbarian King’s tomb, no one who entered survived, and the Undecomposed Bone inside even took to attacking people at night. However, it was later sealed..."
"The identity of that Ge Wei elder has also been identified as a Xiangxi Hidden Treasure Man from the exploratory lineage, also skilled in Corpse Chasing Technique, his ans are treacherous, and he has been wanted by the Law Enforcent Hall for many years..."
"After he obtained the Crimson Yaksha and entered the underground cavern, when he ca out, the Undecomposed Bone was dressed and even spoke, surely it was an old ghost of the Ghost Sect returned to life..."
"The Ghost Sect’s plot in Wuchang involves, firstly, using Fengshui to disturb the Magic Veins, and secondly, aiding that old ghost’s return to life, a pity they still succeeded."
Regret filled Cheng Jue’s eyes.
After such great effort, countless lives were lost, and although they had managed to get Wuchang through the calamity, they still fell a move short in the end.
Li Yan said gravely, "The Ghost Sect’s poison has lingered for a thousand years, and Zhao Changsheng is especially cunning, laying plans everywhere, not so easy to deal with."
"Now that this affair has been laid bare for all to see, Zhao Changsheng’s identity is no longer a secret, and all mystical communities of Magic Veins will be vigilant, sooner or later they will catch him."
"By the way, what’s the deal with that Wild Man?"
Cheng Jue replied, "The Wild Man was captured outside Lianxi Temple, originally controlled by the Heavenly Saint Sect’s Gu Technique, the demons didn’t manage to take him when they left."
"Wild n are not uncommon; in many places across Divine State, demon hunters are the most skilled at dealing with them, with a detailed classification at their disposal."
Saying this, he took out a booklet and handed it to Li Yan after flipping it open.
Li Yan glanced at the cover, which read "Mysterious Strange Record."
He had heard about this book from the demon hunter Crimson Yaksha in Chang’an, a must-read treasure that docunted various mountain spirits and Wild n discovered over the generations.
The page that was turned to was precisely about the Wild n.
As he read, Cheng Jue explained, "There are currently five types of Wild n recognized."
"The Gan Giant lives in the mountains of Ganzhou, with a human face, long lips, black-bodied and hairy, with backward-facing heels, they laugh at the sight of humans, and often carry bamboo tubes, skilled in blowing poison darts..."
"The Divine Kui is active in the mountains around the Wei River, with a human face and a beast’s body, with one arm and one leg, they are a mountain spirit monster adept at controlling evil spirits..."
"The Mountain Demon has human intelligence, moves like the wind, and is skilled at throwing rocks. Curious in nature, they rarely attack villages..."
"The last one is the pathetic human goblin."
"The solitary-legged Mountain Demon has lustful nature, often abducting won into the mountains, occasionally bearing children that are part humanoid, part beast, covered with hair, known as human goblins."
"Years ago, there were many human goblins in Shennongjia causing trouble, frequently invading villages to attack people and abduct won, there was even a Demon King who could summon wind and ghosts, calling himself the ’One-legged Great King.’"
"Zhenwu Palace cooperated with our Baotong Zen Temple, and many demon hunters were invited to eradicate these human goblins..."
Li Yan nodded, "I have indeed heard of this."
In the City God Temple of Yichang, they bought human goblin hair, hunted by the i Mountain Taoist hunters, and the temple priest Yu Lingzi also ntioned this major operation from years before.
Cheng Jue hesitated for a mont and shook his head, "Actually, there was sothing that wasn’t made public at the ti."
"That group of human goblins abducted won and bore hundreds of human goblin children. At the ti, so proposed exterminating them root and branch, but they were all infants, and had not yet committed any evil deeds; we could not bring ourselves to do it."
"To preserve the reputations of these won, we couldn’t take the children away, so we released them back into Shennongjia."
"This one we’ve caught might very well be one of those human goblins from back then. If that’s the case, this tribe of human goblins has likely been enslaved by the Heavenly Saint Sect."
"We’ve cured him of the poison, but this human goblin only speaks the language of the High Level, so we’ve asked Master Lv to co help."
"Then what are we waiting for?"
Sha Lifei’s eyes were full of interest, "This is an opportunity to witness sothing new..."
...
"Roar!"
Accompanied by a low growl, a huge shadow charged directly at them, with ferocious montum, the chains binding it completely taut.
"Goodness !"
Across the iron bars, Sha Lifei gasped in surprise.
This was the prison of Baotong Zen Temple; after all, they also undertook the tasks of the Law Enforcent Hall, needing to detain offending Xuann Practitioners.
This human goblin was locked up there.
The creature was enormous, over two ters tall, with bulging muscles and covered in black hair, dressed in animal skin garnts.
Even its face was covered with black hair, with a square head, round glaring eyes staring fixedly at them, angrily bellowing.
"Humph!"
With a cold snort from Cheng Jue, the human goblin hastily retreated two steps, clearly having suffered at the hands of the great monk before.
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