Chapter 474: Chapter 438: Finding People
Since Monk Bingchen was not aware of Sang Que’s situation, she explained briefly.
"In your understanding, witches throughout the ages were not Yin Walkers, but in my case, this tradition was broken. I became a Yin Walker, currently in the Ninth Floor of Nine Netherworld, and what I control is the former Five Spirits Saintess, who was later captured by the Evil Suppression Bureau and turned into an Evil Ghost, Yin Tong Gui Chou."
"By chance, Yin Tong has currently succeeded the Five Spirits God of Yunzhou, residing on the Sixth Floor of Nine Netherworld. Back then, the Evil Suppression Bureau intentionally took her heart to suppress Yin Tong, leaving her incomplete. In this red cloth bag is the missing heart of Yin Tong. Once she merges with the heart, she can become complete, and I can officially step into the Sixth Floor of Nine Netherworld and begin preparing for the ceremony to advance to the Ghost God Realm."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked at how Sang Que, at such a young age, could reach such heights. The key question is, where did her power of incense come from?
Yao Zhen couldn’t help but ask, "You truly plan to advance to the Ghost God Realm? Aren’t you afraid of losing your sanity completely?"
Qiao Ling also said, "The Ghost Opera Troupe Leader and Zuo Jinye sacrificed an entire Qinzhou to advance to the Ghost God Realm, what are you going to sacrifice?"
The Ghost Vendor nodded slightly, while Monk Bingchen, having stayed in Tibet, was unaware of many things and listened quietly without expressing an opinion.
Sang Que slowly spoke, "From Ghost Level to Ghost God Realm, both incense and the power of fear are indispensable. As Prime Minister, Zuo Jinye has the incense of the people of Da Xuan. The Ghost Opera Troupe orchestrated chaos in Qinzhou, turning every city and county into a Death Domain, collecting the people’s fear. The struggle between the two was inevitable, ultimately fulfilling Zuo Jinye. Don’t worry, I won’t use such cruel methods, I will find another way."
"Regarding this part, I also have some questions to ask you. After the Qinzhou incident, I thought carefully; the Ghost Opera Troupe Leader’s blood sacrifice of a million Qinzhou people was his advancement ritual. He needed Zuo Jinye’s incense probably to maintain his Heart Lamp with this incense after the completion of the advancement ritual, suppressing the Hua Dan he controlled and keeping himself conscious."
"As for Zuo Jinye, he has a million incense, which is used to suppress ghosts, so his ghost power is insufficient and can’t reach the ability of the Ghost God Realm. If Zuo Jinye wants to fully step into the Ghost God Realm, he needs to devour the power of the Ghost Opera Troupe Leader. As for what Zuo Jinye’s advancement ritual is, I do not know, perhaps he has already completed it beforehand, I don’t know if my guess is correct?"
At this time, Monk Bingchen spoke, "Using the power of fear to control ghosts places ghosts above humans, while using the power of incense places humans above ghosts. Prime Minister Zuo was successful in the end because he had incense far surpassing a million, sufficient to suppress the Ghost God he would advance to. In our Tibet, people’s reverence for the Longevity Buddha is extremely devout, and the power of incense is far stronger than you can imagine."
Yao Zhen continued to ask, "So, as long as the incense power is several times stronger than the power of fear, a Yin Walker has a chance to advance to the Ghost God Realm without losing sanity?"
Monk Bingchen nodded, "That is how we in the Buddhist Sect see it, evil cannot prevail over good, this has been true since ancient times."
Qiao Ling pondered softly, "It seems that Zuo Jinye’s success this time was inevitable."
The Ghost Vendor nodded in agreement, "In the past, those who attempted to advance indeed lacked the high status and the gathered incense that Zuo Jinye had."
Everyone couldn’t help but look at Sang Que, as Zuo Jinye virtually gathered the incense of the entire Da Xuan, where would Sang Que get so much incense from?
Sang Que remained calm, as if incense were the least of her worries and the easiest issue for her to resolve at the moment. Instead, collecting the power of fear seemed more troublesome.
If not careful, Sang Que might also have to, like Zuo Jinye, find a ghost close to the Ghost God Realm to devour. Thinking of this, Sang Que thought of the escaped Earth Ghost. It is said that ever since the Yunzhou incident, people haven’t been able to find any trace of the Earth Ghost, no matter how they entreat or pray in the woods, the shen kan of the Earth Ghost has not appeared.
But it seems that devouring an Earth Ghost wouldn’t be enough, as the people of the Deceit Dynasty don’t actually fear the Earth Ghost that much. Those who are desperate would instead actively seek out the Earth Ghost, asking for its help.
"We’re getting a bit sidetracked, let’s take it step by step and check if this thing has any issues first."
Sang Que brought everyone’s thoughts back, and Monk Bingchen said ’Infinite Life Buddha’, taking off his 108 prayer beads from around his neck, wrapping them twice around his hand, and began quietly chanting Buddhist sutras towards the red cloth bag on the table.
Monk Bingchen came this time with the mission to fully assist Sang Que, as long as it didn’t violate the precepts of the Buddhist Sect.
After briefly chanting, Monk Bingchen placed the double-loop Buddha Beads around the red cloth bag, each dark red bead having strange golden Buddhist text on it, resembling little golden worms wriggling inside the beads.
Monk Bingchen reached out to unwrap the red cloth bag, revealing a piece of meat wrapped in yellow talisman paper, looking like dried bacon with no vitality.
Yao Zhen leaned in to closely observe the yellow talisman on it, then made a Taoist Seal with a gesture, shouted ’Release’, and the yellow talisman spontaneously combusted into ash.
Qiao Ling drew a silver needle from her sleeve, stood up, and stabbed it into the heart.
The Ghost Vendor also took out a dirty magnifying glass, and with his one eye, inspected it.
The chanting of Monk Bingchen continued, and the golden Buddhist text on the Buddha Beads grew even more dazzling.
The four people each demonstrated their skills, conducting a thorough inspection of the heart.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the four unanimously expressed that there were no issues, at least none that they could detect with their skills.
Sang Que repackaged the heart and prepared to take it back to the modern world for a comprehensive scan with modern equipment.
"Thank you all, I have another thing that needs your help."
"Not again, you’re still..." Yao Zhen mumbled quietly, Qiao Ling chuckled, knowing that Yao Zhen and Sang Que had a good relationship.
Sang Que was indifferent, "This trip to Shengjing, many things were beyond my expectations, and it disrupted my previous plans. Yin Tong needs a preliminary ritual to advance to the Ghost God Realm, which is also her last wish: she wants to seek revenge on three people. Originally, I was to find these three in Shengjing City, but unfortunately, I fled Shengjing in a rush, so I had no chance to find them."
Before going to Shengjing, Yin Tong had already mentioned those three people to Sang Que: a monk, a Daoist, and a government officer from the Evil Suppression Bureau.
When she first arrived in Shengjing, she was discovered by people from the Evil Suppression Bureau and hurriedly hid in the Meng Mansion, having to pose as a member of the Meng family daily while plotting rescue plans, leaving no time to search for them.
Later, although she met He Buning, he told her that he wasn’t in power in the Shengjing Exorcism Bureau, so she didn’t mention this matter.
She thought she’d missed the opportunity, but on the way back, with little hope, she inquired from Qin Ze, who unexpectedly provided some clues.
In Shengjing, Qin Ze, having nothing else to do, wandered around the Evil Suppression Bureau, chatting with people, akin to Xiao Liu’s previous penchant for gathering gossip.
The Shengjing Exorcism Bureau can now artificially create Yin Walkers. Out of curiosity, Qin Ze wanted to witness this, and during his investigation, he learned that the department responsible for creating Yin Walkers wasn’t located within Shengjing City but hidden elsewhere.
This department was initially the one that created Yin Tong, led by the Taoist Sect, Buddhist Sect, and Evil Suppression Bureau, known to very few people.
Since the Evil Suppression Bureau was hard to approach, Sang Que thought of investigating from the Buddhist Sect and Taoist Sect’s side. Once she found someone directly related, the rest would be simple.
