Chapter 0046 – The Deceiver – Absolute Returns

“Sha Woo Jong.”

One Flower Sword Venerable’s, beloved, Sha You Zhong.

The reason I am, skeptical of him, is because, as I recall, he ended up in the end.

He was controlled by a soul-searching technique to kill Swordsman Ichika, and was killed by Swordsman Ichika. The fact that a loyal subordinate could be controlled by a soul-sucking technique to kill his master left a deep impression on me.

Later on, people realized that he was actually, secretly in love with, a flower sword honored. But, who was the one who cast a soul-taking spell on him was never found out. People, just, treat this matter, as, a, love born hate, tragedy.

There’s another reason why I, for one, suspect Sha Woo Chung.

I recently, competed with One Flower Sword Honored, for three days. This incident, must have, stimulated him.

“He must be, wanting to use a knife to kill, so that I, and the Soul Regenerating Demon, will lose both, or, so that I, will have no time to care about, the One Flower Sword Venerable.”

I don’t know, how he, knew, where those bodies, were buried, or how he, got, that fan. But he succeeded in leading me to the Soul Reaper. After all, I couldn’t just sit back and do nothing about it.

He, however, must not have thought of it:

He, not only, pushed me, into the, Dementor, but also, pushed himself, into the, abyss.

The next day, I took, Xu Dalong, and a few, law enforcement officers, and headed to, Western Fantasy Town.

We, beforehand, had, informed, the people of West Fantasy Town, so, when we got there, there was a, ghost magician, waiting for us.

“My name, Senator Lui, please, everyone, follow me.”

We, following, Senator Lui, move forward.

After walking, not long, we, came to a, garden. I, suddenly, stopped in my tracks.

“Wait, I feel it, ghostly aura!”

I made, the crowd, stop, and carefully, observe, the surroundings. I realized that the ghostly aura, was emanating from, a plant, called, the ghost flower, planted in, the garden.

“It’s, those flowers, emanating, the scent.”

Lu Shen, somewhat, surprised. If it wasn’t, a person with a high level of cultivation, wouldn’t be able to feel, the ghost flower, emitting, a ghostly aura.

“If, someone who is not a Ghost Artist, is exposed, for a long period of time, to the ghostly aura of the Ghost Flower, it will, result in, internal energy, not functioning well, and, it will be easier, to be controlled by the Dementor Technique. In light cases, hallucinations are produced, and in heavy cases, one goes off the deep end.”

I said, pulled out the black devil sword, make a gesture, want to, those ghost flowers, all, cut down. Lu Shen, seeing this, hurriedly, said:

“Please wait, I, can temporarily, suppress, the ghostly aura of the Ghost Flower.”

He took out a, small cylinder, from his pocket, and placed it, in the center of the garden. Inside the cylinder, a stream of, white smoke emerged, sucking in, all, the surrounding, ghostly air.

“Quick, while you can, get over there!”

I led, the crowd, quickly, through the, garden.

“If, I don’t find out, are you, just going to, let us, just, walk in?”

“I’m sorry.”

Lu Sen, lowered his head. I knew that he was also, following orders, so, did not, again, hold him accountable.

At that moment, Xu DaLong, in a low voice, said to me:

“Thank you, Courtier.”

I looked back and realized that, not only, Xu Dalong, but even, those, law enforcement members, were all, gratefully, looking at me. If it wasn’t for me, they, would all, have been, affected by, the ghostly aura.

“Don’t let your guard down, either.”

“Yes!”

We, continued on our way, and along the way, from time to time, we would come across, some, stone statues, or, buildings that emanated, a ghostly aura.

Every time, I can, in time, find, those ghostly auras, and Senator Lu, will, in time, suppress them.

I finally, understand, Xu DaLong, why, so afraid, Soul Regenerating Demon. This is simply a path to death!

We have, finally, arrived, in the, center of, West Fantasy Town.

The buildings here, are, very peculiar, most of them, are, spiral, like, snail shells. This style of architecture, I’ve never, seen in, Middle Earth.

Xu Dalong, was also, for the first time, here. He, at first, still, felt, new to these, strange buildings. But not long after, he, began, to feel, dizzy. These buildings, just by looking at them, made people, dizzy.

I told, Xu Dailong, and, those, law enforcement officers, to close their eyes, and follow me. They, with their eyes closed, lined up, with their hands on the shoulders of, the people in front of them, and followed, behind me.

In the midst of these oddly shaped buildings, there was a conical building that stood out. There, is the residence of the Soul Regenerating Demon.

His room is, even more, dazzling. The walls, the floor, the ceiling, were filled, with, spiral, patterns. I, just, standing there, felt, dizzy.

The Demon Regent, was sitting, in the center of the room.

Demented Demon, Night Vegetable.

His looks are so ordinary that he can’t be found in a crowd. I, even think, that, in, the village of, the, magic family, one, could, casually, find, ten, people, who, looked, like, him. In, this, dazzling, room, his, ordinariness, stood, out.

He is like a symbol, a representation. He, tells us that those, who are, really, scary, are often, hidden, underneath, the mundane exterior.

“See you, Demonfather.”

I, respectfully, salute him.

I, in my previous life, did not, have, any dealings with him. Even if, I later, in order to find, refining materials, returned to the Demon Sect, I, also, did not, deal with him. But I, know that he, is, among the Eight Devil Venerables, the one who has lived, the longest.

“Mr. Li, goodbye.”

His voice, came from, all directions, and I, couldn’t tell, where, exactly, he was, talking.

“You, come here, what’s the matter?”

This time, his voice, like, came from, behind, me, like, someone, whispering, in, my ear.

He, had this, way of, talking, that was, distracting, in the sense that he had, begun, to, cast, a, regimen, on me.

“I’m here, investigating, a case.”

The Demented Demon’s, gaze, fell on, me.

His pupils, suddenly, dilated, and became, pitch black. I, felt, my consciousness, begin, to, become, blurred. I guess, those, who, came with me, are, now, delirious.

“Kind of.”

His voice, in my head, echoed, as if, from, my heart.

“I, for one, am willful, rather strong.”

The reason why I was able to resist his soul-taking technique, in addition to my own strong willpower, but also because I practiced the Heavenly Demon Body Protecting Technique. The Heavenly Demon Body Protecting Technique, which operates automatically, helped me to resist the erosion of the ghost energy. Of course, my current cultivation level is not deep enough, if the Soul Regenerating Demon is at full strength, I may not be able to withstand it.

In order to avoid, unnecessary conflict, I, to get right to the point, stated, the purpose of my trip.

“Recently, we found some, strange corpses, and at the scene, a, ghost magician, spell.”

“What spell?”

I, took out, the, fan, and showed it to him.

It seems that every, ghost fan, has, its own owner. The Demon Regent, took one look at, the fan, and, called, one person.

“Call, Ling Portable, here.”

He, surprisingly, didn’t ask, me, what was so, strange about those bodies. That means, he, already, knows, what’s going on, with those bodies.

“He, must have known, the bodies, what was going on.”

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