The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 297 - 194 Yin Criminal, Demon Lord_3

Chapter 297: Chapter 194 Yin Criminal, Demon Lord_3

When they came across corpses with lingering evil corpse energy, even with methods of protection, they couldn’t avoid being affected, which resulted in their current wretched state.

This was the true bottom layer of the Mystical Sect.

They mingled in various professions, without even unlocking their Divine Skills, merely knowing some techniques and methods, acting in accordance with ancient taboos, essentially risking their lives to make a living.

The use of the Lu Ban ruler was one such method.

Generally, it involved measuring the various parts and wounds of the deceased, as well as any traces of bruising on the body to determine fortune and misfortune, a clumsy and time-consuming process.

Upon seeing this, Li Yan couldn’t stand to see the old coroner exert himself and directly spoke up, "The problematic area should be in the heart, just open it up."

The old coroner was startled. The heart showed no sign of being engorged or discoloured, so why would it be in the heart?

Curious, yet knowing that Li Yan and the others were true Magicians, he dared not say much and directly used a scalpel to open up the heart.

The County Magistrate by his side immediately gasped in shock.

The heart appeared fresh and tender on the outside, but inside it was black and rotten, with a large accumulation of coagulated blood and tiny white worms wriggling about.

"It’s Witchcraft Technique."

His expression immediately turned to excitement.

Li Yan glanced at it, "No, it’s Demon Art."

"Demon Art?"

The County Magistrate was puzzled, not understanding the distinction.

Wang Daoxuan’s expression changed slightly as he explained gravely, "Those who command demons to wreak havoc are practitioners of Demon Art."

Li Yan nodded, "This method is the Fox Heart Technique. It requires the heart of an age-old, enlightened fox for sacrificial worship. During cultivation, surrounding fox ghosts wail in sorrow. Once cast, it can bewilder the human mind, not an Illusion Technique, hence no Evil Qi can be found."

"This Hu, I presume, saw his own family members as thieves, killed them wildly, and in his despair, he slit his own throat."

"This technique has a downside during cultivation; it incurs the vendetta of fox ghosts. County Magistrate, you should secretly capture some foxes and search throughout the city."

"As long as you find a fox howling in sorrow, that will be the murderer’s hiding place. But be cautious, that person will likely be difficult to deal with, and probably has accomplices..."

He said all this with a plan in mind.

Although the information provided by the Yin Bureau wasn’t detailed on how to cultivate, it did clarify various characteristics and weaknesses of the "Devil Body Longevity Technique."

In a certain way, it also imparted knowledge.

"Understood!"

The County Magistrate immediately caught on to his intent.

He abruptly stood up, his expression turning grave, and swept his gaze around, "No one present may leave."

After speaking, he called over a trusted aide and, with pen and paper, wrote down a letter, instructing, "You must ride out of the city at once, find the Hundred Households Qin, and hand him this letter!"

Upon seeing this, Li Yan inwardly praised him.

County Magistrate Guo may be an old fox, but he was also cautious in his actions, knowing they were dealing with a Magician, thus he did not let people leave to prevent leaking any information.

If nothing unexpected happened, the letter would surely instruct that Hundred Households to capture some foxes on his way back.

Sure enough, in less than an hour, hundreds of soldiers rushed back.

The commanding Hundred Households Qin, dressed in armor and towering in stature with an intimidating presence, held a machete in hand and a bow and arrows on his back.

Upon reaching the city gate, he gave a firm order:

"Lock down the city, set up checkpoints!"

As soon as he spoke, several archers sprinted up to the city walls, drew their bows, and kept watch over the main thoroughfares.

And as Hundred Households Qin led the soldiers into the city, the city gates thunderously closed.

With a wave of his hand, the soldiers behind him quickly released foxes from bamboo baskets they carried, each restrained by a hemp rope around its neck.

Facing these fierce soldiers, the foxes were all trembling.

The general paid them no heed and ordered his men to wander the city with the foxes in tow.

Shangjin City wasn’t large, and discoveries were made swiftly.

As the soldiers passed by a temple, all the foxes became instantly enraged as if provoked, losing all previous fear.

Their eyes dilated abruptly, their soft fur stood on end, and their tails perked up as they violently writhed and struggled.

At the same time, they bared their fangs at the temple, emitting a low and angry growl.

They looked as if they wanted to tear down and swallow the entire temple, sending chills down one’s spine...