Holy Bone

Chapter 1988 Returning to the Mortal Realm, Trouble at the Celestial Master's Mansion
Jin'an, whose accumulated merits were inexhaustible, then began to bestow titles upon other magical treasures.

This time, the imperial decree was bestowed upon the Great Stone Bow.

Speaking of this large stone bow, Jin An felt quite emotional.

His earliest connection with the Great Stone Bow was in Wuzhou Prefecture, but unfortunately the Great Stone Bow was later destroyed.

When he was about to attack the Holy Land of No Birth and destroy the fake Ling Mountain and the fake Bodhisattva Vajra, Fatty Li picked up several treasures at the entrance of the Criminal Investigation Department. One of the treasures was this large stone bow and stone arrow.

Although the giver of the Great Stone Bow has not yet been found, Jin'an and the old Taoist priest already knew in their hearts that the giver was the White Coffin Fierce Corpse, Da Piao Liang.

Because few people in Jin'an knew that they were skilled in using the large stone bow, the beautiful white-coffined fierce corpse in Wuzhou Prefecture was one of the few.

Moreover, this large stone bow is related to a blessed land, and is an ancient treasure found only in blessed lands.

Ordinary people cannot enter such blessed lands.

Only those of extraordinary status, such as the White Coffin Fierce Corpse Da Piao Liang, can enter the blessed land and regain the Great Stone Bow.

Imperial conferment!

The Great Stone Bow, the first imperial decree bestowed upon it!
Consuming three million units of Yin virtue!

Jin An has acquired another magic weapon at the late stage of the fourth realm!

This large stone bow was a gift from the White Coffin Ferocious Corpse, Da Piao Liang. The gift alone propelled him to the peak of the late third realm, and with just one imperial decree, he reached the late fourth realm.

Jin An was overjoyed and looked at the book over and over again, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Taking this opportunity, Jin'an also bestowed imperial honors upon the stone arrow.

The beautiful white-coffined, fierce corpse not only gifted him a large stone bow, but also several stone arrows.

Ultimately, Jin An bestowed three million upon each stone arrow, and they were all granted the destructive power of the late fourth realm. With these fourth realm stone arrows, he would no longer fear the siege of fourth realm beings.

Next, Jin An took out several Five Thunder Demon-Slaying Talismans and conferred titles upon them one by one, all of which were conferred to the late stage of the fourth realm.

One sheet is worth 6.6 million merits.

Three of them would amount to 19.8 million merits.

In bestowing these magical treasures and talismans, he consumed a total of 37.8 million merits.

In the past, such a consumption would have made him feel distressed for a long time, but things are different now. Compared to the 170 million merits he possesses, this consumption is nothing.

Now that he was no longer worried about the consequences of his past misdeeds, Jin An began to focus on cultivating his "Qi and Blood Divine Chapter" and "Six Extremes Xingyi Boxing".

The most important aspect of cultivating the "Qi and Blood Divine Chapter" is the cultivation of elixirs. In the past, he had to be frugal with them, but now things are different, and he can cultivate without any worries.

If he can master this ancient divine technique obtained from the underworld as soon as possible, his strength will definitely increase significantly.

And the Six Extremes Xingyi Quan should not be neglected.

He used to struggle because he lacked dragon essence, making it difficult to cultivate this technique to its highest level. But things are different now. He obtained a lot of dragon essence from the powerful dragon guardians in the underworld, and this time he can finally cultivate his Six Extremes Form and Intent Fist to perfection.

Jin An immediately ceased his hesitation and bestowed upon the Essence Elixir and the Blood and Qi Elixir, while simultaneously engaging in martial arts and the cultivation of the Godless.

……

Time flies by during cultivation, and five days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Five days later, a group of people with very unusual identities arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department.

"Master Jin'an, the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion have arrived!" Fatty Li rushed into Jin'an's study and immediately revealed some incredible news.

"Oh?"

Jin An put down the case file in his hand, looked up and asked, "The Criminal Investigation Department and the Celestial Master's Mansion have not had any contact for one or two decades. How come they have time to come to the Criminal Investigation Department?"

Did they say why they came?

Fatty Li shook his head with a displeased expression and said, "They won't tell you. They say they'll only talk when they see Master Jin'an. They just say they have important business to discuss with you."

After a moment of contemplation, Jin An said to Fatty Li, "When will the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion reveal their purpose in seeking me? Then I will bring them in to see you."

Fatty Li hurriedly agreed, and then calmly went out to deal with the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Didn't you hear Jin'an say there's no rush?

Then what is there for him to rush about? He can just walk at a leisurely pace.

As a result, about half an hour later, Fatty Li came in a hurry again, but he came alone, without any of the Celestial Master's Mansion members following behind.

Before Fatty Li could even speak, Jin An put down the case file and asked with interest, "Oh?"

"Why didn't anyone from the Celestial Master's Mansion come with you? What, are they urging you again, hoping I can make an exception and see them?"

Fatty Li first brewed himself a pot of tea, took a big gulp, and then said, slightly out of breath, "Phew, I'm so thirsty!"

"Master Jin'an, the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion say they have a favor to ask. They beg you to help the Celestial Master's Mansion this time, for Elder Luo Tian's sake. The Celestial Master's Mansion is in trouble..."

"In order to persuade you, the Celestial Master's Mansion even invited Elder Luo Tian this time. Elder Luo Tian and the others from the Celestial Master's Mansion are waiting for you, Daoist Jin'an, in the Martial Arts Hall outside. Daoist Jin'an, what do you think... are you going or not?"

"Huh?" Jin An exclaimed in slight surprise.

Then, with a quick glance and a smile, he said, "Since Elder Luo Tian has come in person, it wouldn't hurt to meet the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion."

"Fatty Li, go and bring your men over. I want to question the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion. The Criminal Investigation Department and the Celestial Master's Mansion have never had any dealings. What is their purpose in coming to my Criminal Investigation Department this time?"

"Alright, Master Jin'an, it's great that you're willing to see the Celestial Master's Mansion. I'm so annoyed with the people there." Fatty Li said with a beaming smile.

Jin An laughed and said, "Go and bring people over quickly. If you keep making the Celestial Master's Mansion wait like this, don't blame me for being heartless when you have to work overtime later."

As soon as Jin An mentioned working overtime, Fatty Li got anxious and rushed out to bring people from the Celestial Master's Mansion over.

Fatty Li acted swiftly, and in no time at all, he brought the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion over.

The people who came from the Celestial Master's Mansion this time were all at the third level. Whether in the Celestial Master's Mansion, the Jade Capital Golden Palace, or the Zhenguo Temple, those at the third level are qualified to become elders and enjoy the respect and love of being second only to the emperor.

In an ordinary sect, the sect leader would undoubtedly be the one in charge, as one person can decide the life or death of an entire sect.

Today, five or six elders from the third realm of the Celestial Master's Mansion actually came all at once.

Don't underestimate this number.

Five or six people at the third level are enough to destroy several small countries. Even in Kangding, where there is no shortage of people at the third or fourth level, they can cause considerable disaster.

Before the Four Symbols Formation of Heaven and Earth is broken, the third realm is the pinnacle of the world, the top of the pyramid in the entire world, enjoying an unparalleled title.

Among these third-level elders of the Celestial Master's Mansion, Elder Luo Tian stood out the most because he was pushed to the front by the crowd and walked at the very front.

The elders of the Celestial Master's Mansion, all at the third level, immediately bowed to Jin An upon seeing him, saying, "Greetings, Commander."

"Greetings, Daoist Jin'an." Elder Luo Tian alone had no luggage, his sleeves tucked behind him, and he looked up at the sky, ignoring Jin'an's presence as if they were strangers.

No wonder Elder Luo Tian is so distant.

In the past, he was often challenged by Jin An.

The two had clashed more than once or twice, but each time Elder Luo Tian suffered a great loss and had to thank Jin An for saving his life in front of everyone afterwards.

Anyone would feel terrible in this situation.

They even had the urge to eat Jin'an meat raw and drink Jin'an blood raw.

If it weren't for the fact that all the elders in the sect invited him to the Criminal Investigation Department to persuade Jin An, Elder Luo Tian would never have approached the area within a hundred feet of the Criminal Investigation Department in his entire life.

but.

Sometimes, circumstances are beyond our control.

Unfortunately, all the elders of the sect came today to invite him to come out of seclusion and meet with Jin An.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and come.

His anger did not diminish in the slightest.

He wished he could tear Jin An to pieces and kill him on the spot.

But the truth is that Jin'an's strength has greatly increased, and he is no longer a match for Jin'an.

So I had to swallow my anger.

The key point is that his relationship with Jin'an soured that, apart from the two parties involved, almost no outsiders knew about it and had no idea about Jin'an's true background.

Because of the "good relationship" between Elder Luo Tian and Jin An, the Celestial Master's Mansion has always regarded Jin An as an honored guest. For example, when the Celestial Master's Mansion really encountered difficulties, it had no choice but to come to the Criminal Investigation Department to ask Jin An to help the Celestial Master's Mansion.

However, Jin An didn't care about Elder Luo Tian's reaction at all. Instead, he looked at Fatty Li with concern and said, "Fatty Li, go outside and bring me a hemp rope."

Fatty Li was a little confused for a moment and asked what he needed the rope for.
Jin An chuckled: "I noticed that Elder Luo Tian has been gazing at the sky, as if his neck is uncomfortable. Why don't you bring a hemp rope and hang it from the roof beam so that Elder Luo Tian can put his neck on the rope and relieve his neck pain and discomfort a little?"

Fatty Li was about to nod in agreement, but he immediately stopped nodding, thinking to himself, "Isn't this the posture of hanging?"

Then he looked at Jin An with a shocked expression, speechless for a moment, only the shocked expression on his face revealing the turmoil in his heart.

Jin An frowned and said to Fatty Li with slight displeasure, "Why haven't you prepared the rope yet? Is Elder Luo Tian not my guest?"

Fatty Li glanced at Elder Luo Tian, ​​then at Jin An, and finally gave a dry "Yes" before going outside to prepare the rope.

As he walked, he looked at Elder Luo Tian with pity.

Elder Luo Tian naturally understood the implication in Jin An's words. He froze, unable to explain the cause and effect clearly. He could only grit his teeth and keep craning his neck, thinking about how to refuse Jin An's "good intentions".

Fortunately, the elders of the Celestial Master's Mansion spoke up in time to help Elder Luo Tian out of the predicament: "Daoist Jin'an, there's no need to trouble yourself. Elder Luo Tian's neck is a minor matter. What we are about to discuss is the real issue!"

"We desperately hope that Daoist Jin'an will save our Celestial Master's Mansion this time. Our life or death depends on this!"

When the elders of the Celestial Master's Mansion spoke with deep emotion, several of them couldn't help but have their eyes redden and become teary-eyed.

Only when faced with immense hardship will a person display such an expression.

After the elders finished speaking, they couldn't help but secretly tug at Elder Luo Tian's sleeve a few times. Forced into a corner, Elder Luo Tian could only lower his head and say, "We hope that Daoist Jin An will help us!"

Elder Luo Tian gritted his teeth and spoke each word clearly. After he finished speaking, he wished he could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it, never wanting to come out again in this lifetime.

Jin An frowned: "What exactly is the matter?"

Faced with Jin An's question, the elders of the Celestial Master's Mansion sighed and began to tug at Elder Luo Tian's sleeve, hoping that Elder Luo Tian would personally explain the ins and outs of the matter so that Jin An would be able to help the Celestial Master's Mansion this time.

However, it was already quite difficult for Elder Luo Tian to speak to Jin An. To expect him to beg Jin An again would be wishful thinking.

Elder Luo Tian remained silent throughout.

Finally, the elders gritted their teeth and slowly explained the reason for the matter.

"Master Jin'an, did you visit the spirit world five days ago?" an elder asked first.

Seeing Jin An shake his head in denial, the elder continued with a long sigh, "Five days ago, the three remaining elders of the Eight Scenery Sect of my Celestial Master's Mansion went to the underworld together, and since then, we have lost all contact with them."

"These past few days, our Celestial Master's Mansion has been venturing into the underworld quite often, trying to find Marquis Po Jun and the other two, but we still haven't received any news..."

Jin An's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly wondered if the Celestial Master's Mansion had come to the Criminal Investigation Department today to ask him to go down to the underworld to find the three old men, including the Old Man of Li Huo.

However, the elder's subsequent narration proved Jin'an's guess to be completely wrong.

"Just as we were venturing into the underworld every day to search for the whereabouts of the three, including Marquis Po Jun..." Another strange thing happened at the Celestial Master's Mansion...

"One of my disciples from the Celestial Master's Mansion has mysteriously disappeared..."

"All the disciples who participated in the search have also disappeared..."

"At first, ordinary disciples were in charge of the search, but later the search was alerted by the more powerful core disciples, but even the core disciples disappeared..."

"Later, the alarm reached the elder's personal disciple..."

"Later, the alarm reached the elders of the third realm..."

"But without exception, everyone who participated in the search ultimately disappeared!"

"They disappeared without a trace!"

"Just like when the first disciple mysteriously disappeared, he vanished without a trace, leaving not a single clue behind!"

Ok?
Jin An was slightly surprised. Even a third-level elder could mysteriously disappear. This was no small matter.

However, Jin An did not speak, but instead let the elders of the Celestial Master's Mansion continue.

An elder from the Celestial Master's Mansion said, "The elder's mysterious disappearance is a major incident. It immediately alarmed the entire Celestial Master's Mansion. Subsequently, the mansion dispatched all available elders to participate in the search..."

When he got to this point, the elder paused, his face turning grim.

Sure enough, his next words proved that this matter did not have a good outcome.

Two more elders from the Celestial Master's Mansion have mysteriously disappeared!
Including the one who went missing earlier, that makes a total of three elders who have mysteriously disappeared!
That's the disappearance of three experts at the third realm!
This is not an ordinary disciple who has disappeared!
After this incident, no one in the Celestial Master's Mansion dared to investigate the matter further, fearing that they too would be implicated and suffer "unexplained and mysterious disappearances"!
but.

This matter could be considered a big deal or a small deal. With so many people missing, the Celestial Master's Mansion, as one of the three holy sites, must give its subordinates an explanation and stabilize morale, no matter what.

Otherwise, the Celestial Master's Mansion would be on the verge of collapse in the blink of an eye.

So, having no other choice and not wanting more people to mysteriously disappear, the Celestial Master's Mansion approached Jin An, hoping that Jin An, as the Commander of the Criminal Investigation Department, could help the Celestial Master's Mansion, whether he was alive or dead, to find those who had gone missing.

(End of this chapter)