The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 295 - 194 Yin Criminal, Demon Lord

Chapter 295: Chapter 194 Yin Criminal, Demon Lord

However, how could a murder case trigger a Hook Paper response?

There is only one possibility:

There is information left by a yin criminal!

Li Yan’s curiosity rose, and he quickly walked forward.

Before long, as the thick fog rapidly dispersed as it had before, a well suddenly appeared in front of him.

However, when Li Yan saw it, he paused in astonishment.

This well was completely different in material from the ones he had seen before.

The original wells were similar to those made of bluestone, ancient and mottled.

But this well, it was similar to obsidian in quality, covered with all sorts of oracle bone script and Blood-Colored Talismans.

So ancient, he couldn’t understand a thing.

What is this?

Li Yan approached and peered in, and immediately, a chill rushed over him.

He saw that inside the Black Well was a pool of dark, dirty blood, bubbling and churning slowly as if something was swimming within.

Such a sight was truly terrifying.

Why is it Black Well Blood Water?

A sense of unease rose in Li Yan’s heart.

This thing, it really didn’t bode well.

That the Yin Bureau would use this item to display and release tasks,

It must be something not to be trifled with!

His heart uneasy, he placed both hands on the edge of the well.

Gurgle gurgle~

Sure enough, the thick blood inside began to churn, quickly forming a vortex, and at the center, a beam of light appeared.

In the midst of the black fog, a massive stone emerged, square and angular, obviously made of sandstone, covered with dense and irregular pits, all filled with cinnabar, forming runes of various sizes.

Strikingly similar to what was seen at the mouth of the well.

What is this?

Seeing this, Li Yan’s doubts deepened even further.

While he was curious, the sandstone above suddenly became transparent, allowing him to see the interior.

It turned out that inside was wrapped a bronze coffin!

It was also full of runes, verdigris-stained, primitive, and thick.

Then, the lid of the bronze coffin became transparent again.

Upon seeing the scene inside, Li Yan’s pupils contracted sharply.

He saw that within the coffin, lay a young girl, who appeared to be only seventeen or eighteen years old with skin white as snow, dressed in an emerald-green camisole, clearly not a common style found in Great Xuan.

On her head, she wore a goose crown, her features exquisitely beautiful, seeming like a fairy, the only difference being her purple, long eyebrows.

A young girl with purple, long-life eyebrows, it was quite an oddity.

Not only that, her forehead and limbs, all internal organs were pierced by sharp bronze spikes, yet not a single drop of blood was exposed.

What is this?

Li Yan was puzzled, who would enforce such a cruel punishment?

Furthermore, how was this related to his assigned task?

He examined closely and quickly noticed something odd.

The bronze cone inserted into the girl’s heart was obviously protruding a little, loose and swaying from side to side.

A red mist billowed from the wound, vanishing into the darkness.

Just then, a scroll appeared before his eyes, densely packed with writing.

Li Yan saw it and his eyes immediately widened.

This was even more shocking than anything he had seen before.

He had long since discovered that all deities were unable to communicate.

Whether it was the Mountain God of Chaotic Burial Mound, the Daoist under Zhongnan Mountain, or this Yin Bureau, all remained silent, showing signs only through certain illusions.

Li Yan was unclear of the reason.

Perhaps there was some unknown taboo between gods and men.

And having been a living Yin messenger for so long, this was the first time he had actually seen a message from the Yin Bureau.

He looked intently, only to see the writing:

"This demon was originally a spirit from Yin Shang, who escaped after the Sealing God war, seized the body of a Qin Fangshi, practiced Devil Body Longevity Technique, disturbed Yin Yang, wreaked havoc in the Human World, and was suppressed in the Heavenly Palace in the city of Wucheng at dawn...

"Leaving ’Devil Body Longevity Technique’ in the ’Eternal Immortal Vault’, they utilized Gu to deceive and sacrifice fools, allowing a wisp of Demonic Qi to escape..."

The more Li Yan read, the more alarmed he became, it was related to the "Eternal Immortal Vault."

After capturing a yin criminal on Taibai Mountain, Yu Linzi had divulged a secret to him:

A secret group of Fangshi had been digging up Ancient Times Sealing God war sites, active since the Zhou period, eventually uncovering many secret techniques, which during Qin and Han were compiled into volumes called the "Eternal Immortal Vault."

The Fang Xian Dao flourished in Qin and Han for a time, and although it was later exterminated, the "Eternal Immortal Vault" spread secretly, leaving continual disasters.

This "Eternal Immortal Vault" contained seventy-two Longevity Techniques, all cruel and virulent, and required blood sacrifices to appease the Seventy-two Demon Lords.

The old Daoist he captured on Taibai Mountain was practicing "Altar God Longevity Technique," honoring the Demon God Gongye Qiu, rumored to also be a spirit from the Sealing God war.

And this time, it was one of the Seventy-two Demon Lords, named Yuan Zimei, owing to incense offerings, a strand of Demonic Qi had escaped.

No wonder they used a black well to release the task!

Doesn’t the Yin Bureau measure strength when releasing tasks?

He was not some great immortal, how could he deal with a Demon King!

But reading further, Li Yan relaxed somewhat.

It turned out that this task was not mandatory, and whether he accepted or not, or succeeded or failed, there would be no punishment.

As long as he found traces of the other party, he could summon an Innate Yin God through the Hook Paper to capture it.

This case, it really was Evil Skill harming people.

But the aura was hidden and high-end, so including all the Magicians like him, they couldn’t see through it, yet the Hook Paper sensed it and issued the task...

The scroll didn’t just clarify the Demon Lord’s background, it even explained the characteristics of his Evil Skill, clear and straightforward.

Various bloodthirsty techniques, Li Yan frowned as he read, but when he saw the reward listed at the back, his eyes suddenly lit up, and without hesitation, he accepted it.

The reward for capturing this wisp of Demonic Qi was not an Astral Order, but a fairly high-level Gang Qi, which could enhance the power of the Magic Artifact.

More importantly, this Evil Qi actually contained cosmic blessings.