Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 374 The Art of Raising and Refining Corpses (6000+ words)

In front of a detached villa on a small hill in Tsim Sha Tsui, far from the bustling area.

A red car suddenly stopped, and a muscular man jumped out.

The burly man got out of the car looking flustered, and rushed into the villa by pushing open the gate.

He had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by a tall, cold-looking man in a suit.

"Something's happened! I need to see the boss!"

The burly man hurriedly explained.

His name is Eddie. On the surface, he is the boss of a fitness club, but in reality, he uses corpses to transport drugs for a mysterious boss and makes huge profits.

Now that the police are knocking on his door, in order to avoid being arrested and imprisoned, he has no choice but to seek help from this mysterious boss who can move corpses.

"Follow me!"

The cool-looking man in the suit nodded expressionlessly and led Eddie into the villa.

Upon entering the villa, the cool-looking man in the suit wanted to examine Eddie's body. Eddie, who was covered in fat, refused and was easily knocked to the ground in just two moves.

It turns out that this cool-looking man in the suit is actually a top-notch martial arts expert.

After the forced physical examination, Eddie was taken to a room filled with Japanese style.

Inside the room, a beautiful woman dressed in a black Japanese-style robe was playing with a white cat, creating a warm and harmonious scene.

"Boss, the police have come knocking on our door about Zhuzhu's case!"

Eddie swallowed hard and recounted how he had just been chased by the police at the gym.

The beautiful woman replied softly without raising her head:

"It's alright, let's wipe the blood off your forehead first!"

Eddie turned his head to look at the large mirror next to the beautiful woman. He noticed that a character "令" (command) had appeared on his forehead, imprinted in blood.

So he quickly wiped the blood off his forehead with his hand.

However, just as he raised his hand to wipe away the blood, the beautiful woman reached into her bosom and pulled out a chrysanthemum, gently turning it while chanting a spell.

As the incantation ended, the chrysanthemum petals instantly filled the air, and Eddie's image in the mirror gradually disappeared, imprinting itself in the eyes of the white cat beside him.

"Boss, I need some money. I need to leave Hong Kong for a while and come back when things calm down!"

After wiping the blood from his forehead, Eddie quickly bowed and begged.

The glamorous woman didn't reply, but the cool-looking man in the suit next to her let out a cold laugh:

"You still want money? I'm afraid you won't live to spend it!"

Eddie was shocked to hear this, knowing that the other party intended to kill him to silence him, so he immediately rushed towards the glamorous woman, intending to take the seemingly weak boss hostage to threaten the terrifying man in the suit.

Unfortunately, just as his hand was about to touch the beautiful woman, she reached out and grabbed the white cat by the neck, lifting it up.

Then something strange happened: Eddie was lifted into the air as if something invisible had grabbed his neck.

A moment later, the beautiful woman released her grip, and the white cat fell to the ground, as did Eddie.

"Please, let me go!"

Upon hearing Eddie's plea, the beautiful woman, who had been all gentleness, revealed a twisted smile.

With a wave of her hand, a thin rope flew up from the ground, wrapped around the cat's neck, and hung it directly from the roof beam.

Similarly, Eddie was also suspended in mid-air as if an invisible rope had wrapped around his neck.

Watching Eddie and the white cat struggle in the air until they gradually fell silent, the glamorous woman's smile faded, and she gave a command to the man in the suit in Japanese:

"There's a martial arts expert among the police; they'll probably arrive soon. Go and prepare them!"

As a master of the Nine Chrysanthemums sect, when she saw the character "令" on Eddie's forehead, she knew that Eddie had been tracked by Chinese Taoists using magic.

"Hi!"

The cool-looking man in the suit bowed respectfully to the beautiful woman, then dragged Eddie's body and left the room.

"I never expected they were all police officers!"

Flying stealthily through the air, Jerry also used his extraordinary hearing to understand the whole story by listening to the conversation between the Taoist priest named Lin Feng and the two young men below.

It turns out that a few days ago, the police encountered a strange incident while investigating a drug trafficking case. The drug-carrying woman had a blank expression and was incredibly strong. Seven or eight police officers could not stop her from moving forward. In the end, an out-of-control truck knocked the woman down.

Upon investigation, the police discovered that the woman was the daughter of Granny San in Tung Ping Chau, and therefore requested Granny San to come in to give a statement. In order to take care of Granny San's elderly health, Lin Feng, a police officer in Tung Ping Chau, came to cooperate with the police investigation.

Besides being a police officer, Lin Feng had also studied Maoshan Taoist arts. After examining the corpse, he noticed something strange and suspected that evil cultivators were using the walking corpse to transport drugs.

Lin Feng's former partner, now a police inspector, knew Lin Feng's abilities and the seriousness of the matter, so he dispatched two of his best officers to assist Lin Feng in solving the case.

However, one of the young police officers, who also shared the same surname Lin, only believed in science and thought Lin Feng was just a swindler who knew some tricks, so he didn't trust him.

"I really found it! Uncle Feng, you're amazing! Please take me as your apprentice!"

The crew-cut police officer who had just been cursed by Lin Feng saw that he had actually found Eddie, who had just escaped, as Lin Feng had instructed, and immediately wanted to kowtow and become his disciple.

Officer Lin's eyes widened, but he thought it was just a coincidence.

"The car has been found, but the person isn't here. What's the use?"

If Uncle Feng hadn't deliberately let Eddie go, they could have caught Eddie at the gym and taken him back for interrogation.

Lin Feng glanced at Officer Lin, then pointed to the large villa in front of them and said:

"The person is in here!"

How did you know you were here?

Officer Lin looked completely incredulous.

Lin Feng explained:

"Two snakes coiled in front of the door, two pillars reaching the sky opposite, sunlight cannot penetrate, fog gathers and is difficult to dissipate, yin energy condenses into a pool, yin energy plus dampness, forming an extremely ominous burial pattern."

"The Taoist arts of the Maoshan Sect seem to be quite different from those of the Li family."

As Jerry listened to Lin Feng's analysis of the villa, he murmured to himself.

He had studied the Taoist arts of the Li family, which mainly focused on spells of wind, fire, thunder, water, and ice. Whether it was magic swords or talismans, their emphasis was on destructive power.

However, the Maoshan Taoist techniques used by Lin Feng, such as the ambush and tracking technique just now and the feng shui analysis and judgment now, are not found in the Taoist books of the Li family.

However, it was precisely this that made Jerry even more interested in the Taoist arts of the Maoshan School.

"Uncle Feng, we're investigating a case, not doing feng shui. If we write what you said into the report, the judge will think we're all mentally ill."

Officer Lin helplessly rubbed his forehead.

"All I know is to catch the murderer and uphold justice; I don't care about anything else!"

Lin Feng left a message and turned to enter the villa.

Upon seeing this, Officer Lin quickly stopped him and said:

"Uncle Feng, we don't have a search warrant, we can't break in. 2237, go contact headquarters and ask the inspector to issue a search warrant, and bring more brothers with you."

"It will be too late once the search warrant is obtained!"

Lin Feng shook his head.

Upon hearing this, the crew-cut police officer standing nearby was momentarily at a loss as to whose advice to take.

Just as Lin Feng was about to take down the troublesome Officer Lin and bring 2237 into the villa, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang out from not far away:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, we meet again!"

"It's you!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Lin Feng's face immediately showed a look of surprise.

Because this person was none other than the foreign sorcerer named Carmen from the gym in Tsim Sha Tsui.

"Sir, this area has been cordoned off by the police. Please do not cause any trouble and leave immediately!"

Upon seeing Jerry, Officer Lin recognized him as the foreigner who had spoken to Uncle Feng earlier. Thinking he had followed them here in his car, he immediately waved to shoo him away.

After all, someone who calls himself a "fellow Daoist" and claims to be a foreign mage is probably not very mentally sound.

"Officer Lin, right? I'm here to deliver a search warrant!"

Jerry turned to look into Officer Lin's eyes and secretly cast a mind-controlling spell on him.

Upon hearing this, Officer Lin immediately looked at Jerry with the eyes of someone examining a seriously ill patient:

"What? You have a search warrant? Do you think I'm stupid?"

If it weren't for the fact that the other person was a foreigner, and that his clothes didn't look cheap, and that he had a very noble air about him, he would have really wanted to kick him and let him know what the consequences of deceiving the police were.

Jerry smiled, unconcerned. He put his hands behind his back, silently recited a transformation spell, and then handed the search warrant that had appeared out of thin air to Officer Lin.

"Look, isn't this a search warrant!"

Officer Lin took the search warrant with some skepticism, and then he was completely dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Officer 2237, with the crew cut, turned around and looked at the search warrant in surprise, saying:

"Brother Lin, this really is a search warrant issued by our bureau. Look at the stamp and signature, it's exactly the same as the search warrant we applied for last time."

"Who exactly are you?"

Officer Lin looked at Jerry with a puzzled expression as he held the search warrant.

He could tell the search warrant was genuine, of course, but he hadn't heard that a new person had recently joined the station, especially a foreigner. The key point was that even if the other party was someone from the station, it was impossible for them to just happen to need a search warrant and have it delivered to them so quickly.

So no matter how you look at it, this whole thing seems very strange.

"Officer Lin, is the search warrant genuine?"

Jerry asked with a smile.

Officer Lin hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The search warrant is absolutely genuine; after so many years as a police officer, he wouldn't mistake it.

"That's good. With a search warrant, we can go in and arrest the criminal. If we wait any longer, the other party might escape and it will be too late."

Jerry casually replied, then came to Lin Feng's side and together they pushed open the door and entered the villa.

"I heard rumors that someone in this house is using magic to harm people, so I came to see if it was true. I didn't expect to find Fellow Daoist Lin here as well."

"I see. Carmen's magic, which created something out of nothing, was truly impressive!"

Upon hearing Jerry's explanation, Lin Feng suddenly realized that the other party was also after the evil cultivator in the villa. No wonder they ran into each other so quickly.

"It's just a little trick, nothing compared to Fellow Daoist Lin's authentic Maoshan Taoist arts."

Jerry smiled and replied very modestly.

What he just did wasn't a trick; he first used the Mind Control Spell to read Officer Lin's thoughts, learned what the search warrant looked like, and then used a Transfiguration Spell to conjure it up.

Therefore, if we really look at it, the search warrant can't really be said to be fake.

Seeing the foreign monk beside him speaking so humbly, and having just helped him with a small favor, Lin Feng immediately felt more favorably toward him.

"Actually, it can't be considered authentic anymore. After all, the Maoshan School has long since disappeared. We Taoists who call ourselves Maoshan disciples can only be considered to have learned a little bit of the basics."

"The Maoshan Sect is long gone!"

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Jerry was startled, but he didn't show it on the surface.

He secretly thought to himself that the Taoist sects in China might not be as prosperous as he had originally thought.

Upon entering the courtyard, what comes into view is not the garden pool that is typical of villas, but a striking expanse of barren black mud.

Upon seeing this, Lin Feng's expression changed. He immediately squatted down and smeared the black soil on the ground, revealing a patch of snow-white lime and some glass shards.

"Glass condenses mist, absorbs the essence of the sun and moon, and lime serves as a preservative—this is a method specifically used to raise and control corpses. Hmph, truly a heretical and unorthodox practice!"

"The art of raising and training corpses—this is the first time I've ever seen such a thing!"

Jerry could only sense a little bit of special energy contained in the muddy ground, but he didn't know that this energy was actually used to refine corpses.

In the magical system he learned, it seems that only the magic Voldemort taught him for creating Infernals is related to corpses.

There seems to be no trace of magic related to the creation of corpses in the Taoist arts of the Li family and the Clow Cards that combine Eastern and Western magic.

"Uncle Feng, look here!"

The crew-cut police officer pointed to a stone pillar at the very front of the muddy ground, on which was a very distinctive chrysanthemum symbol.

Lin Feng's pupils contracted again when he saw the logo:

"So it's the Nine Chrysanthemums faction!"

"The Nine Chrysanthemums faction?"

The crew-cut police officer looked completely puzzled.

"All the arts of Qimen Dunjia in the world originated from China. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, China and Japan conducted trade exchanges, and the Jiuju School arose at that time."

However, while the Nine Chrysanthemums faction isn't exactly righteous, it's not evil either. Why would they use walking corpses to transport poison?

Lin Feng explained, then took off the jade pendant engraved with a spell from his neck and stuck it on the chrysanthemum symbol. Instantly, a surge of dark energy was activated by the jade pendant, forcibly sending it flying.

Taoist priests in China share a common characteristic: while practicing magic, they also cultivate martial arts. Therefore, aside from magic, their skills are quite remarkable. Li Xiaolang is an example of this, as is this Taoist priest Lin Feng.

Therefore, when the jade pendant was flicked away, Lin Feng reached out and accurately caught it in his hand.

"So it turns out that the spiritual path turned into the demonic path."

"Alright, Uncle Feng, stop playing tricks. If we don't go in soon, Eddie might disappear anywhere!"

Officer Lin clearly didn't believe anything Lin Feng had said. Seeing that Lin Feng was still not going in, he stopped paying attention to Lin Feng, the flat-headed officer, and Jerry, who had come to deliver the search warrant in a mysterious manner.

He pulled out a pistol and took out a search warrant, ready to knock on the door.

"They'll all be petrified!"

Jerry, standing to the side, pointed at Officer Lin, freezing him in place, then smiled at Lin Feng:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please continue!"

Whether it's Lin Feng now or the evil cultivator inside whom we haven't met yet, in Jerry's perception, the energy contained in their bodies is not strong, at most only slightly stronger than Li Xiaolang now.

Therefore, neither of them posed any threat to him. He simply wanted to observe their battle and learn about the art of Qimen Dunjia.

"Freeze-in-the-body spell!"

Seeing Jerry easily freeze Officer Lin with a spell, Lin Feng's face immediately showed a look of surprise.

He initially thought Jerry was young and therefore his magic skills weren't very good, even though Jerry had shown off a decent illusion at the door.

But when he saw Jerry cast the immobilization spell, he realized that this young foreign sorcerer was quite skilled.

After all, in this day and age, there are really not many Taoist priests who can cast spells like the "immobilization spell."

"Master Carmen, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. If we rush in like this, we might easily fall into an ambush!"

Ignoring the frozen Officer Lin, Lin Feng spoke somewhat solemnly to Jerry.

This is the lair of evil cultivators. Who knows if there are any spells or traps set up inside? Going in directly like this is obviously an unwise choice.

"Fellow Daoist Lin is right."

Jerry nodded in agreement, appearing to put Lin Feng's interests first.

Seeing this, Lin Feng took out a red thread, called over the crew-cut officer who was curiously observing Officer Lin's condition, and wrapped it around his index finger again:

"Let me test their strengths and weaknesses first!"

After saying that, he took out the glass from his pocket again, then used his magic to burn a talisman and put it into the glass, then covered the crew-cut policeman's mouth.

The crew-cut police officer inhaled the smoke from the burning talisman in the cup, and immediately closed his eyes and lay on the ground, once again entering a state of unconsciousness controlled by the talisman.

At this moment, Lin Feng took out another incense stick, lit it, and put it into the mouth of the crew-cut policeman.

Lin Feng gently pinched the incense stick in the crew-cut officer's mouth with his index and middle fingers, silently recited a spell, and lifted it upwards, causing the crew-cut officer to stand upright from the ground.

Then, Lin Feng, holding the incense stick, led the crew-cut policeman step by step in the opposite direction from the villa's main gate.

Meanwhile, in the villa's main hall, Eddie, the burly man who had just been killed by the beautiful woman, suddenly had a puff of green smoke rising from his mouth, and the character "令" (command) appeared on his forehead once again.

Surprisingly, he also stood up and walked towards the villa's gate, just like the crew-cut police officer outside.

The beautiful woman, who had been waiting in the hall for a long time, saw this and gradually raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a cold smile. Then she calmly took out a chrysanthemum and charmingly bit it into her mouth.

With one hand she made a spell, and with the other hand she gently pulled at the center of the chrysanthemum, and a magical yellow thread was pulled out.

With a gentle flick, the silk thread seemed to come alive and flew out, quickly looping around Eddie's neck. Then, with a forceful pull, Eddie collapsed onto the hall floor.

Similarly, the crew-cut police officer outside was also pulled down onto the black mud.

"What an exquisite spell! It can forcibly control the body by using a slight connection between souls."

Jerry watched the two magic duel with great interest, and didn't forget to analyze it to some extent based on his understanding of magic.

Lin Feng used a drop of blood he had previously obtained from Eddie to establish a connection in their souls using sophisticated Maoshan magic, which allowed him to control Eddie's corpse through the crew-cut police officer.

The evil cultivators inside also used this connection to control the crew-cut police officers outside.

Although the magical battle between the two was not as destructive as spells like wind, fire, thunder, and lightning, to be honest, it was still quite dangerous.

It can only be said that each has its own characteristics and strengths.

Take Li Xiaolang as an example. Whether he faces Lin Feng or the evil cultivator inside, Li Xiaolang has an extremely high win rate.

However, if it's not a direct battle but a covert contest, then Lin Feng and the evil cultivators could kill Li Xiaolang silently.

Seeing the obvious ligature marks on the crew-cut officer's neck, and knowing he was about to be strangled to death, Lin Feng immediately chanted a spell, plucked the burning incense stick from the officer's mouth, and threw it at his neck.

Inside the villa, Eddie's neck instantly caught fire, burning through the yellow wire and then burning towards the glamorous woman who controlled it.

Upon seeing this, the beautiful woman immediately snapped the yellow line, a hint of interest appearing on her face.

After a brief test, she realized that the person from outside was probably not much less skilled than her, but she also found a loophole in the opponent's technique.

She leaped to the spot where Eddie's body lay, chanting incantations as she quickly wove a strange array pattern around the non-existent incense stick above Eddie's mouth with yellow thread.

Outside, Lin Feng realized he could no longer use the incense to pull up the crew-cut police officer lying on the ground, and knew something was wrong.

Sure enough, the incense stick in the crew-cut officer's mouth was no longer under his control. It seemed to have transformed into a steel needle, slowly extending down the crew-cut officer's mouth, trying to pierce his throat and kill him.

"How dare you, you heretics, act so presumptuously!"

Lin Feng shouted loudly, chanted a spell, then used one hand to hold the incense stick still, and with the other hand, he rubbed the incense stick to pull out a handful of ash, which he then sprinkled into the nostrils of the crew-cut policeman.

Inside the room, the beautiful woman was continuously casting spells using a magic circle conjured from a yellow rope when Eddie suddenly exhaled two long plumes of smoke from his nostrils, which actually sent her flying backward.

"You're asking for it!"

Originally thinking she had found a weakness and could outmaneuver her opponent, she was instead injured. The beautiful woman could no longer remain calm. With a wave of her hands, streaks of yellow lines flew out and instantly wrapped around Eddie's limbs.

Then, as if controlling a puppet, she manipulated Eddie's corpse and used a spell to control the crew-cut police officer outside through Eddie's corpse, launching an attack on Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was suddenly attacked by the crew-cut police officer. He quickly retreated to defend himself, but fearing that he might hurt the crew-cut police officer, he dared not fight back. For a moment, he was beaten into a disadvantageous position by the crew-cut police officer.

While dodging, he inadvertently glanced at Jerry next to him and found that the other guy had somehow gotten a small stool and was actually sitting there eating sunflower seeds. He couldn't help but twitch his lips.

By the way, do foreigners also eat sunflower seeds?

"Good luck, Fellow Daoist Lin! I've gotten Officer Lin outside; don't worry about accidentally hurting him!"

Jerry saw Lin Feng looking at him, spat out the sunflower seed shells in his mouth, and waved to him with a smile.

(End of this chapter)