The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 96: The Birth of the Ghost Fetus and the Awakening of the Red-Eyed Bat
"Many people in your Bat Clan raise evil creatures. Everyone in the know knows this."

Tirapa changed his sitting position from kneeling so that he could stand up at any time to sitting cross-legged.

"But you don't seem to know much about this evil thing?"

Li Zhen looked at Tirapa without saying anything.

Tirapa continued, "You are very strong. Your black magic skills must have reached a point where it is difficult to improve further, or in other words, it has passed the stage of rapid improvement."

Li Zhen was a little surprised, but still nodded.

He can use the "Five Elements Evil Sublimation Method" to constantly visualize evil gods and drive his own spirit to become stronger.

However, without this method that he had found with great difficulty, there would be no possibility for the rapid improvement of black magic.

The piece of beef placed in front of the six-armed bat-faced demon statue had already been completely devoured by maggots.

No matter how much beef Li Zhen put in, it would be quickly devoured.

Li Zhen can use both the black magic from the Magusu school and the black magic inherited from the Naimi school at will.

If there were no other methods, reaching this point would have already reached a certain limit.

If you come into contact with the evil will again, it will be easy to be eroded by the evil and lose yourself.

But if you don't come into contact with the evil will, the progress of black magic will be very slow.

If you want to make progress in the future, you can only rely on polishing your spirit and will day by day to fight against the will of the evil spirit.

As a result, progress is naturally slow.

Only Li Zhen has the conditions to go to different worlds to find evil spirits and various strange methods to quickly improve his cultivation.

Tirapa didn't know this, so he naturally thought that Li Zhen had encountered a bottleneck like other sorcerers.

Tirapa asked again, "Do you know why the Bat Clan wants to cultivate an evil creature?"

"Use evil objects to communicate with the evil will and perform black magic." Li Zhen gave such an answer naturally.

Tirapa looked at Li Zhen, as if waiting for Li Zhen to continue.

Li Zhen felt a little embarrassed when being stared at.

After a few breaths, Tirapa said helplessly, "I don't know who your master is. He raised such a powerful disciple like you, but he didn't teach you what he should have taught."

Li Zhen was very shameless and immediately took advantage of the situation and said to Tirapa, "Please teach me."

"I'm not worthy of your guidance. I haven't learned your kind of black magic, I've only been exposed to it." Tirapa said slowly, "The evil will is so terrifying. Even black magic practitioners are afraid of it."

"So some clever sorcerers used a more clever method to improve their sorcery skills, which was to first cultivate an evil creature."

"Using the body of an evil creature to carry the will of the evil demon is much better than directly contacting the will of the evil creature with the will of a human being."

"No matter how evil a creature is, it is still a living being of flesh and blood. A sorcerer can use a variety of methods to tame it."

"Even if we can't completely tame it, we can at least partially eliminate its ferocity and make it more docile. This will allow us to indirectly control the demonic power with relatively weaker humans."

"As a bat sect, you should also know how to tame bats."

Li Zhen nodded woodenly.

Is there such a thing?

No one taught him anyway.
The few pamphlets I received did not specifically discuss this aspect.

As for the red-eyed bat, Li Zhen first suppressed it with his willpower.

After the red-eyed bat completed its first transformation, he directly visualized the bat-faced evil demon and used the evil demon's aura to intimidate the red-eyed bat.

All he had gained was the memory of the imp he had initially beaten to death with a palm leaf whip, and he lacked much knowledge of the Magusu sect.

When it comes to black magic, each of the twelve sects is very different from the others, and Naimi also lacks understanding of the Bat Sect.

The Tirapa in front of him was just a wizard, but he knew so many secrets of the bat sect. It was impossible that he had simply "come into contact with" them as I said just now.

"As the bearer of the demonic will, it's naturally not easy for this evil creature to continue to grow stronger." Tirapa looked at the red-eyed bat. "At first, it can transform on its own, but as the evil creature grows stronger, it must do something to continue its transformation."

"what's up?"

"Devouring our own kind!"

"Devour other evil things?"

"Yes. Every powerful creature undergoes its own tribulations upon birth. This evil creature is no different. It has reached a critical stage in its growth. No matter what you let it devour, it will not be able to complete its transformation. Only by fighting with its own kind and surviving, completely devouring their will and evil spirit, can it complete its transformation."

"In that case, only one evil creature from the bat faction will survive in the end?" Li Zhen fell into deep thought.

The red-eyed bat is an alien species that was born after experiencing countless battles. Now if it wants to continue its transformation, does it need to fight again?

"That's the theory, but no sorcerer has ever been able to do this. If there was a sorcerer who could do this, then... I can't imagine how terrifying it would be."

"At that point, even the will of an ordinary person would be unable to suppress such a ferocious evil."

"Look, this bat of yours is already one of the most ferocious I've ever seen. You must have fed it a lot, but if you want it to complete its transformation, you must force it to wake up and let it devour its own kind."

"Master, do you know where there are Bat-faction mages?"

"I know."

"How can the wizard prove that he didn't lie to me?"

"Once I complete the next step of my technique, I can take you to him right away."

"What do you want me to do?"

Li Zhen looked into Tirapa's eyes.

It is impossible for the other party to say so much to him for no reason. He must have his own purpose behind it.

Tirapa didn't beat around the bush: "I need your help. I've been feeling a bit uneasy these past couple of days, and I feel like something big is going to happen."

"Why are you asking me, someone you've only met once, to help you?"

"Because I need your help, and you need me to help you," Tirapa said with a smile, "and because we are the same kind of people."

"I'm all alone on Hong Kong Island, and there's no one I can trust."

"People like us, once exposed, let alone finding help, would be lucky if we weren't killed by others."

Li Zhen didn't nod.

Tirapa emphasized, "Don't worry, I won't take up too much of your time. I'll have results on my side within a day or two."

Li Zhen looked at the huge demon statue behind Tirapa and said, "Besides leading me to the bat sect's sorcerer, I also want to learn your witchcraft."

If I'm not being secretive, real-life teaching and using a palm leaf whip to directly check memory each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Because the memory of what is observed is incomplete, so what is learned through the palm leaf whip is also incomplete.

If you are unlucky, you will see severely incomplete memories, just like Li Zhen saw when he watched the memories of the first little ghost.

Li Zhen remembered that Tirapa was finally defeated in the fight with others and was beaten to pieces.

He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation at the last moment, leaving Tirapa with an intact body and taking back some of his memories.

But now it seems that there is no need to go through so much trouble...

Of course, if the other party does not keep their promise, the palm leaf whip will come in handy.

Tirapa looked at Li Zhen for a long time and said meaningfully, "Whether it's black magic or witchcraft, they both rely on worshiping evil spirits to gain power. These methods are cruel and bloody, and they all come at a price."

“Many times you don’t know what the price is, but when the price comes, you will regret it.”

Li Zhen said unconcernedly, "I will bear the consequences of my choice."

Tirapa shook his head. "My witchcraft and your black magic worship different demons. You may not be able to learn them. The demons' wills may conflict."

"I want to try it." Li Zhen said.

After a moment of silence, Tirapa suddenly asked, "Do you know why I came to Hong Kong Island alone?"

Li Zhen became interested and guessed, "Is it related to your witchcraft?"

Tirapa confessed, "Yes, my witchcraft has brought me a lot of trouble. If you learn it, the trouble will spread to you."

Li Zhen smiled slightly: "What I'm least afraid of is trouble."

As long as the task is completed, he can just walk away. What trouble is there to worry about?
But in Tirapa's heart, this means something completely different.

He said with a moved expression, "I see your determination. Okay, I will pass on my witchcraft to you. I hope you won't blame me in the future."

"To be honest, if the master who taught me witchcraft had told me that it would be so troublesome, I would never have learned it." "You are stronger than me and more suitable to inherit this witchcraft. Unfortunately, you learned black magic first."

"What a shame... If I had met you first, my master would definitely look down on me, such a cowardly disciple."

Li Zhen didn't feel it was a pity.

He turned to look at the withered female corpse and asked, "Is the mage's ghost planting technique almost complete?"

Tirapa was surprised and asked, "Have you heard of the technique of planting ghosts?"

Li Zhen said perfunctorily, "I've heard others mention this evil technique, which can bring about a woman's posthumous resentment to this degree. It's terrifying."

"Her ghost is certainly scary, but it's not the scariest thing." Tirapa said confidently, "This spell is only halfway done so far."

"I still need to borrow the yang energy of an adult male to complete the last half."

"The so-called ghost planting is actually to plant an extremely terrifying ghost from her abdomen to avenge her."

Tirapa waved back, and the dead man who was forcibly controlled to walk came out from a corner of the house and limped towards the female corpse.

"The final process is about to begin. We need to stay away. We cannot watch this process."

Tirapa took the lead and walked to the back of the house.

Li Zhen glanced at the female corpse whose eyes were gradually opening, and walked to the back of the house with Zhou Tong.

At the back is a bedroom and kitchen for rest, which is fully equipped with various living utensils. It can be seen that Tirapa must have lived here for quite some time.

Tirapa sat down casually and said to Li Zhen, "To be honest, I've been facing setbacks everywhere since I came to Hong Kong Island. I have no place to use my magic, and even finding a job is difficult."

"A few days ago, I was trying to use magic to change my luck, but... I was almost beaten to death. Instead of changing my luck, it got even worse."

"I generally don't use those witchcrafts lightly because they come at a high price. Take ghost planting for example. Regardless of whether the spell succeeds or not, we will have to pay a significant price."

Zhou Tong muttered, "I'm willing to pay any price!"

"You're willing to pay any price, but have you asked me if I'm willing to pay it?" Tirapa sneered. "What if my revenge fails and my magic is broken? Do you think you'll be the only one to die?"

Zhou Tong lowered his head silently.

Tirapa said, "After completing the last step, the ghost fetus that is born will avenge you. You'd better hope that nothing unexpected happens."

Li Zhen suddenly noticed that Tirapa's hair was turning white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The dry wrinkles on his face were rapidly expanding, gradually occupying his face, making him look more and more like the mummies outside.

Noticing Li Zhen's gaze, Tirapa touched his face and said, "This is the price of using the demon-planting technique. It's the same for him."

Zhou Tong stared at his hands in a daze.

The dry cracks on his hands were also expanding rapidly.

How come Tirapa’s witchcraft is even more bizarre than black magic?
Li Zhen asked, "I heard that the ghost fetuses produced by ghosts are very scary. Will they get out of control?"

"Normally not." Tirapa pointed at Zhou Tong. "That thing needs his blood to feed on and can be controlled by his soul. But if something goes wrong with him, it's hard to say."

"The ghost fetus that was grown is like a ghost but not a ghost. It is indeed very scary. Once it gets out of control, it will be very lethal."

Li Zhen asked doubtfully, "If that's the case, why did you resort to such a costly evil technique to seek revenge?"

Tirapa smiled bitterly: "If I could use other methods to help him get revenge, why would I use this method?"

Judging from his tone, he seemed to have something to hide.

But he was unwilling to say more, and Li Zhen did not ask. He guessed in his heart that it was probably related to the trip to Hong Kong.

After a moment of silence, Tirapa said in a deep voice, "We have already killed one of his enemies. In addition to the man you have temporarily saved, there is also his wife's lover who has not been killed."

"Last night, I cast a spell to drive the wife's soul to kill someone. She possessed the man's wife and ultimately failed to kill him."

Detective Li was a little puzzled. "Why didn't she just kill the man directly, but possessed his wife?"

Tirapa said: "It's just her evil taste. She wants to torture people to death, not kill them directly."

"She knew that even if she couldn't kill anyone, once the thing she conceived was born, none of those people would be able to escape and would only die in despair."

"However, I sensed that the woman she possessed was in a strange state. It was as if she was suppressed by something and couldn't move at all. This made me a little uneasy. It seemed that she had also invited some expert to come to her."

Zhou Tong muttered, "She...she will kill that guy's wife?"

"No," Tirapa said, "This has nothing to do with the guy's wife. She just wants to use the guy's wife to torture the guy."

After waiting in the room for about half an hour, the three of them heard the sound of something falling on the bed at the same time.

"Success!"

Tirapa walked back to the front hall first.

Li Zhen and Zhou Tong followed behind.

At this time, the body that was brought back had become shriveled, and the skin on the surface of the body had lost its luster, as if it had been dead for a long time.

The abdomen of the female corpse lying back in its original position was slightly bulging, as if something was growing inside.

The female corpse's dry hands were placed on her abdomen, as if stroking something inside her belly.

Is the thing inside a ghost fetus?

Li Zhen's gaze also stopped at the abdomen of the female corpse.

He could feel the horror of what was brewing inside.

Circling the female corpse, Tirapa said to Zhou Tong, "Feed it with your blood, control it with your soul, and it will avenge you in a few days."

The problem lies in this "a few days" which doesn't need to be a few days...

Li Zhen reminded: "Since we have discovered that they may have hired a master, we must pay attention."

"There are many experts in Hong Kong. As long as they are willing to spend money, they will definitely be able to hire a real expert. If you are not prepared, you will be caught off guard..."

Tirapa nodded: "It does require attention."

Zhou Tong looked at Li Zhen: "What do you want me to do?"

"Do you know his address?" Li Zhen said simply, "Go stake out his place now. If you see any signs of a ritual taking place, report to Master Tirapa."

Zhou Tong, who was eager for revenge, didn't say much. He left some blood to feed the ghost fetus and prepared to leave.

Before he left, Tirapa threw something to him: "Actually, there's no need to go through so much trouble. If you notice anything, just pinch this and I'll be able to sense it."

Zhou Tong took the thing and left.

Looking at Zhou Tong's back, Tirapa shook his head: "He was blinded by hatred and had abandoned everything. Even if he had taken revenge, he would be useless."

Li Zhen continued, "It's his own choice. It has nothing to do with others."

Tirapa didn't know what he was thinking about, and sighed: "Yes, it's all my own choice."

He looked at Li Zhen and suddenly said, "Your body seems to have some problems. Your Yin energy is too strong, even stronger than when I cast the Ghost Planting Technique."

Li Zhen's mind moved: "Master, do you have a solution?"

Tirapa observed Li Zhen for a moment and asked, "You must have known for a long time that you had a problem. How did you solve it?"

Li Zhen shared his solution.

Tirapa pondered, "The direction is right. When we have some free time, we can discuss it further. Combining it with my witchcraft ideas might be of some use."

Li Zhen had many thoughts in his mind.

It was obvious that Tirapa was an experienced wizard.

He himself has the memory of a Taoist priest and is proficient in the art of black magic.

Combining the strengths of the three companies may really solve his problem.

If the problem of his Yang energy could be solved, there would be no more obstacles for his soul to leave his body.

After saying a few words, Tirapa stopped talking: "Okay, now we need to find that Bat Sect sorcerer."

"This sorcerer has been making money on Hong Kong Island by using his magic, and has done many immoral things for others. If you can kill him and let your evil creature devour his bat, you will know that I didn't lie to you about this matter."

Since becoming a sorcerer, Li Zhen has never met a sorcerer from the same faction.

At this time, I was naturally looking forward to seeing the other party and his black magic.

I wonder if the other party knows the sorcerer from the Magusu school?
When Li Zhen went out with Tirapa, this idea suddenly came into his mind.

(End of this chapter)