The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 567 - 323 Human Goblin

Chapter 567: Chapter 323 Human Goblin

"The situation is like this; we hit a blank..."

"The person hasn’t been caught yet, but experts have been stationed at all the main roads, and the search is ongoing in the ancient mine pits..."

Inside the meditation chamber, Cheng Jue’s face looked somewhat troubled.

Hearing that a Wild Man had been captured, not only Sha Lifei but also Li Yan was quite interested and followed Lv San to Baotong Zen Temple.

Baotong Zen Temple was bustling with activity, and since Cheng Jue was in charge of the matter, Li Yan took the opportunity to inquire about yesterday’s events.

Poli Han Balin was killed outside Lianxi Temple...

The Barbarian King’s tomb hid the Undecomposed Bone...

People from the Heavenly Saint Sect and Tusi City also secretly infiltrated and wreaked havoc.

Li Yan was shocked as he listened to each and every incident.

Busy with the crafting of Magic Artifacts and coupled with the fact that Wuchang was already full of experts, he hadn’t been much involved.

He hadn’t expected that so much had happened in just the short span of one day.

After hearing all the intelligence, Li Yan pondered for a moment and said, "They stole the Crimson Yaksha to avoid the Yin Bureau’s investigation, a demon has returned to life!"

Han Balin’s identity had long been leaked, and the Zen Sect had been dispatching people to search for him in secret, but they didn’t expect him to be hiding right under their noses.

Cheng Jue nodded and said, "We have the same assumption."

"According to the surviving Miao people, when they first opened the Barbarian King’s tomb, no one who entered survived, and the Undecomposed Bone inside even took to attacking people at night. However, it was later sealed..."

"The identity of that Ge Wei elder has also been identified as a Xiangxi Hidden Treasure Man from the exploratory lineage, also skilled in Corpse Chasing Technique, his means are treacherous, and he has been wanted by the Law Enforcement Hall for many years..."

"After he obtained the Crimson Yaksha and entered the underground cavern, when he came out, the Undecomposed Bone was dressed and even spoke, surely it was an old ghost of the Ghost Sect returned to life..."

"The Ghost Sect’s plot in Wuchang involves, firstly, using Fengshui to disturb the Magic Veins, and secondly, aiding that old ghost’s return to life, a pity they still succeeded."

Regret filled Cheng Jue’s eyes.

After such great effort, countless lives were lost, and although they had managed to get Wuchang through the calamity, they still fell a move short in the end.

Li Yan said gravely, "The Ghost Sect’s poison has lingered for a thousand years, and Zhao Changsheng is especially cunning, laying plans everywhere, not so easy to deal with."

"Now that this affair has been laid bare for all to see, Zhao Changsheng’s identity is no longer a secret, and all mystical communities of Magic Veins will be vigilant, sooner or later they will catch him."

"By the way, what’s the deal with that Wild Man?"

Cheng Jue replied, "The Wild Man was captured outside Lianxi Temple, originally controlled by the Heavenly Saint Sect’s Gu Technique, the demons didn’t manage to take him when they left."

"Wild Men are not uncommon; in many places across Divine State, demon hunters are the most skilled at dealing with them, with a detailed classification at their disposal."

Saying this, he took out a booklet and handed it to Li Yan after flipping it open.

Li Yan glanced at the cover, which read "Mysterious Strange Record."

He had heard about this book from the demon hunter Crimson Yaksha in Chang’an, a must-read treasure that documented various mountain spirits and Wild Men discovered over the generations.

The page that was turned to was precisely about the Wild Men.

As he read, Cheng Jue explained, "There are currently five types of Wild Men recognized."

"The Gan Giant lives in the mountains of Ganzhou, with a human face, long lips, black-bodied and hairy, with backward-facing heels, they laugh at the sight of humans, and often carry bamboo tubes, skilled in blowing poison darts..."

"The Divine Kui is active in the mountains around the Wei River, with a human face and a beast’s body, with one arm and one leg, they are a mountain spirit monster adept at controlling evil spirits..."

"The Mountain Demon has human intelligence, moves like the wind, and is skilled at throwing rocks. Curious in nature, they rarely attack villages..."

"The last one is the pathetic human goblin."

"The solitary-legged Mountain Demon has lustful nature, often abducting women into the mountains, occasionally bearing children that are part humanoid, part beast, covered with hair, known as human goblins."

"Years ago, there were many human goblins in Shennongjia causing trouble, frequently invading villages to attack people and abduct women, there was even a Demon King who could summon wind and ghosts, calling himself the ’One-legged Great King.’"

"Zhenwu Palace cooperated with our Baotong Zen Temple, and many demon hunters were invited to eradicate these human goblins..."

Li Yan nodded, "I have indeed heard of this."

In the City God Temple of Yichang, they bought human goblin hair, hunted by the Mei Mountain Taoist hunters, and the temple priest Yu Lingzi also mentioned this major operation from years before.

Cheng Jue hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "Actually, there was something that wasn’t made public at the time."

"That group of human goblins abducted women and bore hundreds of human goblin children. At the time, some proposed exterminating them root and branch, but they were all infants, and had not yet committed any evil deeds; we could not bring ourselves to do it."

"To preserve the reputations of these women, we couldn’t take the children away, so we released them back into Shennongjia."

"This one we’ve caught might very well be one of those human goblins from back then. If that’s the case, this tribe of human goblins has likely been enslaved by the Heavenly Saint Sect."

"We’ve cured him of the poison, but this human goblin only speaks the language of the High Level, so we’ve asked Master Lv to come help."

"Then what are we waiting for?"

Sha Lifei’s eyes were full of interest, "This is an opportunity to witness something new..."

...

"Roar!"

Accompanied by a low growl, a huge shadow charged directly at them, with ferocious momentum, the chains binding it completely taut.

"Goodness me!"

Across the iron bars, Sha Lifei gasped in surprise.

This was the prison of Baotong Zen Temple; after all, they also undertook the tasks of the Law Enforcement Hall, needing to detain offending Xuanmen Practitioners.

This human goblin was locked up there.

The creature was enormous, over two meters tall, with bulging muscles and covered in black hair, dressed in animal skin garments.

Even its face was covered with black hair, with a square head, round glaring eyes staring fixedly at them, angrily bellowing.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort from Cheng Jue, the human goblin hastily retreated two steps, clearly having suffered at the hands of the great monk before.