American Zombie Detective

Chapter 204 The Celestial Master's Successor

No wonder she's a lucky charm! Her luck is simply unbelievable!

Qin Jin had just absorbed the blood of Jesus, and the sacred energy and benefits it contained were still fresh in his memory. Then Johnny sent him such a generous gift—

Red clots? Moving blood vessels? Relics of Shakyamuni Buddha —

This feeling—this description—

It's exactly the same! If I'm not mistaken, this contains the sacred blood of Buddha!

The blood of Jesus, originating from Western faith, already possesses such miraculous effects; what about the blood of Buddha, which originates from the East and is even more ancient and profound?

Is its power more suitable for his Eastern zombie body? And what kind of amazing transformation can it bring?

"Well done, Johnny!" Qin Jin's voice remained steady, but those familiar with him could detect a very subtle difference: "What was the name of that colonial governor you mentioned earlier? Where in India was he found? Do you remember the exact time?"

Johnny was flattered and a little bewildered that his boss was so interested in this strange story: "I remember, I made a special note of it! In 1898, British colonial officer William—William Pepe—dug it up in the village of Biprowa in Uttar Pradesh, India. Yes, that's the name!"

"William Pepe, Bipulawa village, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1898 —" Qin Jin repeated, memorizing this information.

"Great, Johnny, this information is very useful."

"Huh? It really worked?" Johnny was both surprised and delighted, his voice brightening slightly. "They really put the relics in the monastery?"

"—It has nothing to do with the monastery! Besides, the monastery has already been found, you don't need to worry about it anymore!" Qin Jin rubbed his forehead, somewhat annoyed by Johnny's rudeness and ignorance: "Here's what we'll do, you go to England tomorrow, investigate based on this clue, and find the whereabouts of this relic. Do you have enough money?"

"---Uh, that should be enough, right, there are still over 2000 left.---"

"That's not enough. Give me your hotel room number, and I'll have someone deliver the money tomorrow—don't worry about who it is, understand?"

"Yes, boss! I understand. Don't be afraid!"

Johnny readily agreed, feeling a huge weight lifted off his shoulders, and even a hint of pride in his heart—although the process was a bit miserable, it seemed that his trip hadn't been in vain.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Jin went to find Selena, who was still dealing with family affairs. When Qin Jin told her about sending money, she immediately had someone contact family members near Sibiu to send Johnny $5 in funding.

It has to be said, vampires are really rich!

The next morning, the Bombardier Global 7500 arranged by Selena was already waiting at a nearby small airport.

The aircraft was luxuriously decorated, with four separate cabin areas and a custom-made private bar. The only thing Qin Jin found uncomfortable was the bed—

Inside were vampire coffins, that's just unbelievable!

The long transoceanic flight lasted nearly twenty hours, and the plane finally landed at Sacramento's international airport in California at midnight the following day.

Qin Jin's favorite Dodge is still parked in this long-term parking lot.

Qin Jin and Alessa picked up their car and drove straight onto the highway back to Los Angeles. More than two hours later, they finally entered the familiar Los Angeles city area.

The morning sun had already bathed the city of angels in its light, and the car drove directly back to their residence.

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For the next two days, Qin Jin did not go to work, but instead spent his time dealing with social obligations.

He distributed the "vampire blood" he had brought from Romania to his close friends, including Constantine, among others.

Catherine, Supervisor Frank, and Team Leader Bruce —

Then came the high-ranking and powerful Chief Edward, Deputy Chief Logan, and Deputy Chief Thomas —

Some friends hadn't forgotten, after all, when he was suspended last time, many people had spoken up for him, including Congressman Michael.

Chief Morton, and Supervisor Sean of the Western Division —

Afterwards, Qin Jin went to see the renovation and decoration work of the new house. The demolition had just been completed and the garbage was being cleaned up. It looked like the whole process would take a long time.

Just as Qin Jin got home, he unexpectedly received a call from Qing Yin, whose voice sounded extremely flustered: "Qin! Watch the video, I'll send you the link, watch it quickly!"

Then, the call ended, and a video link was sent to Qin Jin's MSN, which he casually clicked on:

In the video, a female internet celebrity wearing a windbreaker, with exquisite makeup and even a series of beauty filters such as big eyes, slim face, skin smoothing and whitening, is standing on a mountain peak shrouded in clouds and mist, with the typical landscape of the mountains and ridges of western Sichuan in the background.

Facing the camera, she deliberately raised her voice, exclaiming with exaggerated excitement: "Family members, who would understand! I'm right here in Yuntai Mountain, Sichuan! The legendary place where Zhang Tianshi ascended to heaven! The ascension platform is just ahead! But before we go up to the ascension platform, let me show you something incredibly magical—the Hidden Sword Cave!"

The camera followed her finger as it turned to a steep, sheer cliff on one side.

On the almost vertical cliff face, there was a naturally formed stone cave entrance, which was a stone door. It was unclear whether it was real or a pattern carved on the cliff.

Most strikingly, the cave entrance is blocked by two thick black iron chains crisscrossing each other, with a huge ancient bronze lock hanging in the center, standing firm in the mountain wind, exuding a solemn and oppressive atmosphere.

"Did you see that? Did you see that?!"

The online influencer loudly proclaimed, "It's said that this is an important sacred site where Zhang Tianshi (the Celestial Master) subdued demons! Legend has it that before his ascension, the Celestial Master left behind three supreme supernatural powers in this cave: a demon-slaying sword, a demon-subduing decree, and a corpse-suppressing bell!"

She paused, her tone becoming even more mysterious: "Legend has it that when Zhang Tianshi was vanquishing demons across the land, an extremely powerful monster managed to escape. Tianshi encountered it three times but failed to kill it. Finally, he deduced that this monster possessed profound demonic nature and might reappear thousands of years later. Therefore, he left behind these three supernatural powers specifically to subdue that monster! He also prophesied that when demons gather and their demonic aura soars to the heavens, his successor will come to this place, open the stone cave, and go to slay the demon!"

"What's even more amazing is," she added, trying to create more suspense, "that this cave has been opened three times in history! Each time, it was a disciple of the Celestial Master who came to take away supernatural powers to find that demon, but unfortunately—it seems none of them succeeded. So the cave was locked again, waiting for the next chosen one—wait, what?"

Wait! What's that?!

Just then, the video camera suddenly shook and then quickly zoomed in, pointing towards the cliff.

The comment section was instantly flooded with "Holy crap!" and "Someone has connections!"

On the near-vertical cliff, a figure whose face was obscured was climbing with incredible lightness and agility, as if gravity had no effect on him. He was now close to the stone cave sealed by iron chains.

"My God! What is he doing? Can you even climb that? Where are the security guards? Where are the supervisors?"

The internet celebrity's voice was filled with shock and a hint of excitement at having caught a breaking news story, and the camera followed the figure intently.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the person landed directly on the narrow platform at the cave entrance.

He seemed to observe the stone door and the ancient chains for a moment, and then—he simply reached out and gently pressed his hand on the stone door.

The next moment, something unbelievable happened. One or two iron chains automatically loosened, fell and swung, hitting the stone wall with a "clattering" sound, and the tightly closed stone cave silently slid open inward, revealing a crack.

Without the slightest hesitation, the man vanished into the darkness of the cave in a flash.

The video only shows the incredulous exclamations and noisy discussions from the internet celebrity and surrounding tourists: "He went in? He just went in like that? Are those chains just for show?!"

Time seemed to stand still.

The camera was fixed on the open stone door, while comments scrolled wildly across the top of the screen, such as "Special effects, right?", "This script is amazing!", and "What incredible AI!"

About ten minutes later, just when everyone thought it might be a farce or a prank, the stone door suddenly opened again!

A figure shot out!

But this time, he didn't climb down; instead, he stood on a seemingly simple longsword and floated in mid-air outside the bottomless cliff!

The mountain wind rustled his clothes. The man seemed completely unconcerned about the countless shocked gazes and cameras below. After determining his direction, he transformed into a streak of light, carrying him into the distant clouds and disappearing from sight!

The video abruptly ended there, was banned by the platform, and then went completely black.

The video was released more than a week ago.

"Snap!"

Qin Jin suddenly stood up straight!

He crushed the phone in his hand!

A chilling, terrifying aura emanated uncontrollably from his body, causing the temperature in the living room to plummet and frost to instantly form on the water glass on the table.

Yuanxiao let out a terrified sob and burrowed into Alessa's arms, trembling.

Aresa also raised her head, her grey-blue eyes looking at Qin Jin with a hint of inquiry.

Qin Jin's pupils inexplicably turned red, his muscles tensed, and two fangs involuntarily protruded from his lips—the most instinctive reaction when facing a mortal enemy.

He absolutely cannot be mistaken!

That sword—that seemingly simple and unadorned sword, yet containing supreme power of pure Yang energy—was none other than Zhang Tianshi's sword back then!

that's it!

He was pressed forward several times, the worst time being when he almost had his head chopped off, but luckily he jumped into the river in time.

The Celestial Master's Demon-Slaying Sword! Authentic! Completely different from the two fakes displayed in the museum!

It—and its successor—have reappeared in the world!