Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 313 Investigation, The Celestials Appear

Late at night, in the courtyard of the Dongli School.

Gu Mo, Gu Chudong, and Hongyi were sitting in the courtyard. Hongyi sat in front of Gu Mo, gently touching Gu Mo's forehead with her finger and guiding out strands of primordial spirit power. After a while, she slowly withdrew her hand and said, "Master, this is the incantation of the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique."

The Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique is Wang Dongli's martial art that uses a mortal body to perform primordial spirit techniques.

The woman in red said, "This martial art was created by a man named Wang Qingping. He was invited to Penglai Island more than 180 years ago when the island was opened. He was invited because he was outstanding in the art of Qi cultivation."

Later, when he met Bai Yujing, he indeed provided Bai Yujing with a remarkable martial art. While far from the Ascension Realm, it allowed the use of primordial spirit power, which Bai Yujing then improved upon. However, by the time the island was opened to the public again, Wang Qingping had already died, so it's unknown whether he made any further improvements to this martial art later.

Gu Mo asked, "Then, how did you know he was from the Peacock Spirit Clan?"

The woman in red said, "Bai Yujing has existed for many years, and its consciousness has become more and more perfect. In the process, it has met many people, including people from the Peacock Spirit Clan. As long as Bai Yujing has come into contact with something, it will always leave a trace and never forget it."

Gu Mo nodded slightly.

At this moment, Gu Chudong said, "This Wang Qingping should be Wang Dongli's ancestor, right?"

The woman in red said, "It should be. Wang Qingping accepted the invitation in Yunzhou back then, and now Wang Dongli is also cultivating the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique. It can be basically confirmed that Wang Qingping is Wang Dongli's ancestor."

Gu Mo said, "We'll find out by asking Wang Dongli later."

immediately,

Gu Mo then began to study the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique.

The woman in red directly imported the complete manual into Gu Mo's consciousness using primordial spirit techniques. Given Gu Mo's cultivation level, receiving the information from a manual was naturally a piece of cake.

"what!"

After reading through the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique manual, a sense of amazement welled up in my heart.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Gu Chudong asked, puzzled.

Gu Mo said, "This Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique is surprisingly similar to one of my martial arts techniques. In terms of refinement, they are almost equal. Even if it is slightly inferior, they are not far apart."

Gu Mo was referring to his Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique.

The Great Method of Planting Demon Seeds in the Dao Heart involves first cultivating the Dao Heart, then finding a furnace to plant demon seeds, and finally nurturing the demon seeds to gradually form a demon immortal and ascend to the primordial spirit.

The Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique uses oneself as a furnace to cultivate the primordial spirit. The theory is similar, and the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique is even more convenient and does not have the harsh and abnormal cultivation conditions of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique.

However, the reason why Gu Mo's evaluation was that the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique was slightly stronger was because the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique relied too much on the special talent of the Peacock Spirit Clan. The basic requirement for cultivating this martial art was that one must have the power of the primordial spirit in order to cultivate it.

Martial artists in the world only gradually separate their physical body from their primordial spirit after they have cultivated to the point of near ascension. They then gradually cultivate the power of their primordial spirit, and finally, upon reaching the ascension realm, they successfully separate their primordial spirit from their physical body.

Therefore, the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique presents a paradox.
One needs to possess the power of the primordial spirit to cultivate, and the power of the primordial spirit can only be obtained by reaching the Ascension Realm. However, once one has reached the Ascension Realm, it is impossible for anyone to switch to other martial arts and start from scratch.

Therefore, although the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique is a divine skill that can lead directly to the Ascension Realm, it is useless even if it is spread throughout the martial arts world. It is not much better than the common martial arts, because it is impossible to achieve results through cultivation.

but,

This martial art was tailor-made for the Peacock Spirit Clan, an unparalleled divine skill manual that was a perfect fit.

"This Wang Qingping is a capable person!"

Gu Mo sincerely praised.

Gu Chudong said, "It's just a pity that when he cultivated to the Ascension Realm, he must have become food for his inner demons."

Gu Mo: “…”

“By the way, brother,” Gu Chudong suddenly asked, “Isn’t Su Qianqiu’s Seven-Colored Treasure Robe made of the feathers of the Seven-Colored Peacock? Could it be used as a medium to extract Wang Dongli’s peacock spiritual energy?”

Gu Mo thought for a moment and said, "Theoretically it's possible, but the Wang family and Old Master Su have no connections, so it's not easy to do!"

"Yes!"

……

Gu Mo and his group arrived at Dongli Sect by chance, just in time for the passing of Old Master Wang. Their original plan to investigate the Wang family's ancestral history had to be put on hold until Wang Dongli finished handling Old Master Wang's funeral.

Therefore, Gu Mo, Gu Chudong, and Hongyi had no choice but to stay at the Dongli Sect.

As the leader of a sect and a grandmaster who is currently enjoying great popularity in Yunzhou, Wang Dongli's father's funeral was naturally extraordinary. Various martial arts sects in Yunzhou sent people to pay their respects, making it a very lively occasion.

Wang Dongli also consulted a famous feng shui master to set the date for the funeral, which was the morning of May 20th. However, the feng shui master did not choose an auspicious burial site because the old man had already asked someone to select a burial site and build a tomb for the living before he died, so he could be buried directly in it after death.

Soon, the day of the funeral arrived.

The Dongli faction held a grand banquet, which was very lively.

Gu Chudong reluctantly gave a gift of one hundred taels of silver, and then began to eat heartily at the table, trying to eat her fill and get her money's worth.

Just as the banquet was drawing to a close and preparations were about to begin for the funeral procession, a commotion of fighting suddenly erupted from the front yard, accompanied by the ear-piercing sounds of tables and chairs being overturned, dishes shattering, and shouts of shock and anger.

"What's wrong?" Gu Chudong suddenly looked up.

Gu Mo and Hongyi also looked bewildered.

Because there were many martial arts figures from the Dongli Sect present today, Gu Mo did not want to expose himself and attract the attention of people from various sects. Therefore, Gu Mo and his companions did not attend the banquet, but stayed in their courtyard and were unaware of what had happened in the front yard.

"Judging from the sounds, it's a conflict between the Six Doors and the Dongli Sect," said the woman in red.

What are the Six Doors doing here?

Gu Mo and the others were all highly skilled, and with deliberate effort, they were naturally able to discern some useful information amidst the noise in the front yard.

"Go and see."

Immediately, Gu Mo, Gu Chudong, and Hongyi exchanged a glance, and the three of them got up and went out.

At this moment, the square was a mess.

The once neatly arranged tables and chairs were now overturned and scattered, food and drinks were spilled all over the floor, and the air was filled with a strange smell of food mixed with dust.

Many guests who came to pay their respects fled in panic, while some disciples of the Dongli Sect, guests, and constables from the Six Doors lay on the ground groaning, clearly injured, and there were quite a few of them.

The atmosphere in the center of the square was tense.

Dozens of Six Doors constables dressed in black tight-fitting clothes and wearing standard long swords at their waists are confronting the Dongli Sect disciples who are holding weapons and glaring angrily.

The constables formed a semi-circle, their expressions stern. The one in the lead was none other than Du Sha, the chief constable of the Six Doors in Yunzhou!

Du Sha was facing Wang Dongli from a distance at that moment.

Du Sha kicked a Dongli Sect disciple away and said coldly, "Wang Dongli, is your Dongli Sect trying to rebel?"

Wang Dongli, dressed in mourning clothes, had a cold expression. He stared intently at Du Sha and said in a cold voice, "My father's funeral is imminent. You Six Doors should not push your luck. I'm saying this for the last time: whatever you have to say, we'll talk about it after the funeral!"

Du Sha remained expressionless, his eyes sharp as a hawk's, his voice equally icy: "This is no longer about whether you have a funeral or not; it's about so many of my Six Doors constables being injured!"

Wang Dongli remained expressionless and said, "I said, we'll talk about everything after the funeral."

After saying this, Wang Dongli called to the people responsible for carrying the coffin to begin the procession.

Du Sha stepped forward and said, "Wang Dongli, the funeral is fine, but you have to guarantee..."

"roll!"

Before Du Sha could finish speaking, Wang Dongli's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared.

Immediately, his figure shot out like a blood-red arrow, carrying an aura of reckless madness. The longsword in his hand burst forth with a dazzling cold light, and he and the sword became one, aiming straight for Du Sha's throat!

Du Sha's pupils contracted slightly. Knowing Wang Dongli's strength, he naturally dared not be careless. With a clang, the long sword at his waist was drawn from its sheath, its light as sharp as a bolt of lightning, carrying a chilling aura of killing intent, and he met the attack head-on without backing down.

Two grandmaster-level experts clashed violently right in front of the mourning hall, in full view of everyone!
"boom!"

The violent true energy exploded out with a roar, and the shockwave swept across, plowing up the already messy ground again, sending stones flying everywhere.

The two separated as soon as they touched, and then transformed into two blurry shadows. They fiercely fought with flashing swords and the sound of metal clashing was deafening. Every collision made the blood and qi of those with slightly lower cultivation levels around them surge.

"The Dongli faction is plotting a rebellion! Take them down!!"

"Let's fight these henchmen of the imperial court!"

Seeing that Du Sha and Wang Dongli were fighting, the Six Doors constables were filled with righteous indignation and roared as they rushed towards the Dongli Sect disciples. The Dongli Sect disciples were also full of passion and fervor and charged towards the constables as well.

A large-scale, bloody conflict is about to erupt!
"stop!"

Just then, a clear, cold shout, like a thunderclap from the heavens, instantly drowned out all the shouts of battle and the sounds of clashing weapons!
A green shadow appeared without warning in the sky between Du Sha and Wang Dongli, who were locked in fierce combat.

The person who arrived was Gu Mo, who had just come from the backyard.

He landed quickly, appearing in the center of the battle. His hands shot out like lightning, one grabbing at the spine of Wang Dongli's sword and the other brushing against the back of Du Sha's blade.

The movements may seem casual, but they contain an overwhelming and terrifying power.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

Two muffled thuds sounded almost simultaneously.

Wang Dongli's swordplay and Du Sha's blade energy seemed to have struck an invisible wall of steel the moment Gu Mo's hands touched them, their violent power being forcibly suppressed and deflected.

With a flick of his wrists, Gu Mo unleashed a powerful yet resilient force.

Wang Dongli felt an unparalleled, gentle force wrap around his longsword, and he was involuntarily pulled back several feet. Du Sha also felt a tremendous force coming from the blade, his tiger's mouth trembled violently, the longsword almost slipped from his hand, and his body was also shaken so much that he slid backward a long distance before barely managing to stand up.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Mo landed on the ground and stomped his right foot heavily on the ground.

"Boom!" Centered on his landing point, a visible ring of air suddenly spread out, like ripples caused by a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly sweeping across the entire square. This air wave was not a destructive impact, but it carried an incomparably powerful suppressive force.

The two groups of people who were about to charge at each other, whether they were passionate disciples of the Dongli Sect or elite constables of the Six Doors, were all hit by this wave of energy. They felt as if they had been pushed hard by an invisible giant hand. Their forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, and they staggered backward, losing their footing. They huddled together, their weapons clashing and clanging, but they could no longer form an effective charging formation.

The entire square fell silent instantly, with only heavy breathing and horrified gazes focused on the blue figure standing with his hands behind his back in the center.

"Hero Gu!" Du Sha steadied himself, recognized the newcomer, and his face showed surprise. He then suppressed his murderous aura, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Hero Gu, what brings you here?"

On the other side, Wang Dongli, who had been knocked back, also forcibly suppressed his surging blood and violent anger. When he saw that it was Gu Mo, the redness in his eyes faded slightly, but it was still filled with a violent aura.

"Chief Constable Du, I'm here to investigate the case of Tie Tou's disappearance." Gu Mo said calmly, cupping his hands in greeting, "Chief Constable Du, today is the day of Old Master Wang's funeral. It is unreasonable and unacceptable to lead people to storm the mourning hall, fight, and disturb the peace of the deceased."

Du Sha said angrily, "Hero Gu, this is not my fault. I came here to investigate the demons of the Heavenly God Society and saw that the Dongli Sect was holding a funeral. I thought that the dead should be respected and I did not plan to search immediately."

However, I was also worried that the people from the Heavenly God Society might take the opportunity to sneak away, so I was going to discuss with Wang Dongli and ask him to arrange for his Dongli Sect disciples to set up a perimeter to prevent anyone from leaving. Would that be alright? But as Wang Dongli was talking, he suddenly attacked and injured someone because one of my men accidentally kicked the paper-burning brazier, without even giving him a chance to apologize.

Just now, I still held back out of respect for the dead, even though my men were injured, and I agreed to let him have the funeral first. But he attacked me before I could even finish speaking. Master Gu, this isn't about me being unethical and disturbing the spirit of the dead; it's just that Wang Dongli is acting like a mad dog!

Gu Mo turned to look at Wang Dongli.

At this moment, Wang Dongli looked exhausted, his eyes were bloodshot, and he exuded a sense of weakness. He even staggered back two steps and leaned against a pillar without saying a word.

At this moment, Wang Dongli's son, Wang Xiuyuan, hurriedly came over, bowed to Gu Mo, and then bowed to Du Sha, saying, "Hero Gu, Chief Constable Du, I am truly sorry. My father and my grandfather had a deep affection for each other. In recent days, since the day my grandfather passed away, my father has been overwhelmed with grief and has fainted many times due to excessive sorrow."

These past few days, because he misses his grandfather so much, he hasn't been able to eat or drink, and hasn't closed his eyes to rest except when he's unconscious. He's been in a daze, and it's inevitable that he'll lose control of his emotions. Just now, because his grandfather's funeral is approaching, he was overwhelmed with grief, and his inability to control his emotions led to his irritability, which is why these things happened. I apologize on behalf of my father.

Wang Xiuyuan knelt down in front of Du Sha with a "plop" and said, "Chief Constable Du, the injuries to the constables of the Six Doors today are the responsibility of my Dongli Sect. Dongli Sect will bear all the expenses for medicine, lost wages, and condolences, and will also provide compensation afterward. Please forgive us for our petty offenses!"

Although Du Sha was a government official, he had dealt with people from the martial arts world for many years and had acquired a strong sense of chivalry and the habits of most martial arts people, namely, they would respond to kindness but not force.

Seeing Wang Xiuyuan's attitude,

His anger subsided considerably in an instant. He pulled Wang Xiuyuan up and said, "I'm not here today to fight with your Dongli Sect. I'm here to capture the demons of the Heavenly God Society. We can discuss compensation later. Right now, you have two things to do. First, as I said, seal off the Dongli Sect and don't allow anyone to leave without permission. Second, immediately have the Dongli Sect's healers come and treat the wounded."

Wang Xiuyuan quickly replied, "No problem, no problem!"

Wang Xiuyuan immediately began making arrangements and sent people to explain the reasons to the guests to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

To Gu Mo and the others' surprise, while Wang Xiuyuan was making arrangements in a flurry of activity, Wang Dongli was actually sitting on the ground leaning against a pillar and had fallen asleep, clearly exhausted.

Gu Mo also knew about what had happened to Wang Dongli in the past few days. Overwhelmed with grief, he had fainted several times while kneeling in the mourning hall and had not rested for six or seven days.

After a while

The funeral procession has begun.

“Master Gu, why don’t you come along?” Du Sha invited Gu Mo, saying, “The Dongli Sect has sealed off the area. Those two hidden Tianshen Society demons can’t escape. They might try to sneak into the funeral procession to find an opportunity to escape.”

Gu Mo immediately agreed and followed behind the funeral procession, asking as they walked, "Has the Heavenly Gods Society investigated thoroughly?"

Du Sha said, "Ten days ago, the Canglan Sword Sect sent a letter to our Six Doors, saying that they discovered that the people of the Heavenly God Society were the remnants left behind by Gongsun Jue, and that you were among them as a witness. Our Six Doors immediately joined forces with the Canglan Sword Sect to investigate."

We hadn't paid attention to it before. After all, every year some strange organizations emerge in the martial arts world. The Heavenly God Society is neither the first nor the last. As long as they don't commit murder or arson and just wander around in the martial arts world, we in the Six Doors don't care too much.

Now that they were determined to investigate, they easily uncovered some clues and confirmed that the Heavenly God Society was the remnant group left behind by Gongsun Jue. They immediately issued a warrant for their arrest throughout the martial world. However, the Heavenly God Society acted as if in defiance; previously they had been operating covertly, but now, once wanted, they began openly committing crimes everywhere. In just a few days, over four hundred people had died from the Gluttonous Divine Skill.

"They didn't catch anyone?" Gu Mo asked, puzzled.

“We’ve captured over twenty people,” Du Sha said. “However, they are all the lowest-ranking envoys. We can’t get any information out of them. All we know is that there is a sect leader, Gongsun Jue, an elder, ten protectors, and each protector has fifteen envoys under his command.”

However, according to our analysis within the Six Doors, the reason the Heavenly God Society fabricated the slogan of resurrecting their leader, Gongsun Jue, is likely a lie deliberately concocted by that elder to control the members of the Heavenly God Society and exploit their loyalty to Gongsun Jue.

at this time,

Gu Mo's expression changed slightly.

Because he received a system notification:
【New target detected】

[Wanted Target - Elder of the Celestial Gods Society]

[Mission Level—Five Stars]

[Quest Reward - Max Level Divine Blade Slash]

……

【New target detected】

[Wanted Target - Leader of the Heavenly Gods Society]

[Mission Level - Six Stars]

[Quest Reward - Max Level Dragon Palm]

……

Gu Mo didn't care much about these two martial arts. It wasn't that they were weak, but they didn't offer much benefit to Gu Mo now.

The Divine Blade Slash, originating from the Crescent Moon Blade, consists of eight forms, each containing thirty-six moves, and each move contains one hundred and eight variations, totaling thirty-one thousand one hundred and four variations. It can be described as infinitely varied, and it is a one-hit kill with overwhelming power.

The practitioner must first master all the variations, and finally integrate more than 30,000 variations into a single "slash," reaching the realm of "Divine Blade Slash." This realm is known as "beyond human comprehension," where nothing can be destroyed with a single strike; it is the ultimate form of swordsmanship.

This martial art can be said to be the pinnacle of all martial arts techniques in the world. However, Gu Mo's realm has long since transcended the level of techniques. Therefore, this martial art is of little help to him, and can only serve as icing on the cake.

As for the second technique, the Mighty Dragon Palm, it comes from "The Magic Sword and the Chess of Life and Death". This palm technique is extremely powerful and fierce, and can be called the top divine skill of the "hard-hitting school". It can release dragon-shaped energy from a distance and is known as the "number one palm technique in the world".

Similar to the "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms", it often uses both palms to generate power, which can conjure dragon shadows to attack enemies. It can also release dragon-shaped energy from a distance to strangle enemies, making it an enhanced version of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

For Gu Mo now, it's more of an added bonus, meaning it can provide some direction for martial arts principles.

……

What truly moved Gu Mo were the two pieces of information from the system notification, which indicated that the Heavenly God Society Elder and the Sect Leader were two different people.

but,

The fact that the leader of the Heavenly God Society didn't reveal Gongsun Jue's identity means that the person in question is someone else, and it's not a genuine resurrection of Gongsun Jue. However, being rated six stars implies that someone who has committed grave evil deeds in the past.

After reviewing the system message,

Gu Mo regained his composure and asked, "Then why did you come here today?"

Du Sha said, "Although we haven't been able to get any useful information out of the people we've captured, based on the traces revealed by the large-scale crimes committed by the Heavenly God Society in the past few days, they are constantly converging on Qingyang County."

This means that the headquarters of the Heavenly God Society is very likely in Qingyang County. So I came here to investigate, and sure enough, I made a great discovery. I found two groups of Heavenly God Society members and wiped them out when they gathered.

However, those people from the Heavenly God Society were too fierce. Those messengers, in order to protect the protectors, were willing to die one after another, buying the two protectors a chance to escape. Then, we pursued them relentlessly. The Dongli Sect is currently holding a funeral, a mixed bag of people, suitable for hiding, and those two infiltrated the Dongli Sect.”

"So that's it."

Gu Mo nodded and said, "Keep a close eye on the funeral procession and see if anyone escapes. As for the Dongli Sect, you can rest assured. Even if the Dongli Sect doesn't do a good job, it doesn't matter. My sister and Hongyi are here."

Du Sha nodded and said, "With you here, I feel very reassured."

The two chatted idly along the way, following the funeral procession out of the Dongli Sect. After walking for more than an hour, they arrived at the mountainside outside Qingyang City. Below the mountain was a large lake, which was formed by the river embankment built to control the floods of the river. Because the river water passed through it all year round, it had become a large lake.

The burial site of Old Master Wang was chosen right on the shore of the lake, amidst the green mountains. From a distance, it is a place where five veins converge. According to feng shui, this is a place that will bring blessings to his descendants.

The tomb of this old man was built very grandly, even larger than the courtyard of an ordinary family. There were twelve people carrying the coffin, and they were all able to enter the tomb without feeling crowded.

but,

Until the tomb was sealed and the funeral procession returned to the Dongli Sect, not a single person left the group.

Wang Dongli appeared dejected throughout.
After dragging his weary body back to the Dongli Sect, he said to Du Sha, "Chief Constable Du, if you want to investigate someone, start now. The Dongli Sect will fully cooperate!"

Immediately,

Du Sha didn't stand on ceremony and immediately ordered his constables to begin the investigation.

At this moment,
Hongyi suddenly transmitted her voice to Gu Mo, saying, "Master, I have found those two people from the Heavenly God Society. Just an hour ago, those two people knew the Turtle Breathing Technique and are currently pretending to be dead, hiding in the latrine in the East Courtyard."

Gu Mo thought to himself, "What a ruthless person."

then,

Gu Mo then transmitted his voice to Du Sha, saying, "Chief Constable Du, the person is in the latrine in the East Courtyard. Tell your men to act convincingly, pretend they haven't found anything, and let the other party escape."

Du Sha's expression remained unchanged as he transmitted his voice, "Hero Gu, your idea coincides with mine. I was also planning to lure them out. I've been chasing them for so long, and I've been looking for an opportunity to put some tracking powder on those two, but I haven't had the chance, which is why I've been relentlessly pursuing them."

However, now that the two are hiding in the latrine, it's difficult to track them down.

Gu Mo said, "You don't need to worry about that, I have my own way of handling it."

Du Sha didn't say anything more.

In the end, the Six Doors cooperated with the Dongli Sect to search the Dongli Sect for half a day, looking over everyone thoroughly, but ultimately left disappointed with nothing.

While the two were in a state of suspended animation, Gu Mo planted a strand of primordial spirit power in their sea of ​​consciousness.

After that, I didn't pay much attention to it.

Those two were truly ruthless; to avoid being caught, they hid in the latrine the entire next day without moving an inch.

It wasn't until midnight the next day that the two quietly climbed out of the latrine. Then, they silently sneaked into the house, changed into the clothes of the Dongli Sect disciples, and quietly left the Dongli Sect.

(End of this chapter)