Chapter 36

"Isn't it the Beast Creation Technique?"

Qin Shaoyou and Zhu Xiuzai exchanged a glance.

Did they misjudge the situation?

Then how did the dogs get those wounds? And their complex gazes, they were just like humans.

Before the two could ask, Su Tingyu continued, "This is an even more cruel and vicious black magic than the Beast Creation Technique!"

"So these dogs, are they actually transformed humans?" Qin Shaoyou asked, stunned.

"Yes." Su Tingyu nodded.

Qin Shaoyou fell silent for a moment, then looked at her seriously and said, "Daoist Su, I have a suggestion... next time when you say something important, can you not pause and just say it all in one breath?"

Su Tingyu did not respond.

She continued her explanation:

"A few years ago, in a county in Nanzhao, a similar case occurred.

At that time, a Black Lotus Sect demon used black magic to transform children into pigs, dogs, and other livestock, and tricked their families into killing them with their own hands, in order to harvest their resentment and so-called 'killing merit.'

Unfortunately, Nanzhao did not detect and stop it in time, ultimately leading to a large-scale curse in the county, where everyone died and turned into evil spirits and zombies, turning the entire county into a hell on earth.

This is the so-called hellish Buddhist kingdom created by the Black Lotus Sect!

After this hellish Buddhist kingdom appeared, it would expand to surrounding towns and villages. The evil spirits and zombies would eat the flesh and blood of living beings, and the overwhelming ghostly aura would corrupt the living, driving them mad and turning them into evil spirits and zombies as well.

This tragedy in Nanzhao led to many deaths and displaced families. In the end, the Demon Suppression Bureau, along with multiple parties, had to intervene at a great cost to suppress the tragedy.

That small county, once a prosperous first-class county, became a desolate ghostland that no one dared to enter..."

The Black Lotus Sect again? How are they everywhere?

Qin Shaoyou frowned, and when he looked at Su Tingyu, she had clearly been holding her breath for a long time after speaking such a long passage.

Especially when she spoke the last two sentences, her voice had weakened, giving the impression that she was running out of breath.

This made Qin Shaoyou feel very embarrassed: "You don't really have to speak in one breath without a pause..."

Su Tingyu, panting, glared at him, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Why didn't you clarify?"

Qin Shaoyou spread his hands, "I didn't expect you to be so honest and really speak everything in one breath, especially such a long passage."

After a pause, he added, "Sorry, Daoist Su, I'm right here, you're glaring at the wall."

Su Tingyu quickly adjusted her direction and glared again, muttering, "I said, why do you look so broad?"

"..."

After a few seconds of silence, Qin Shaoyou asked, "So, the case of the missing children in Mianyuan County is the work of the Black Lotus Sect? Their goal is to turn Mianyuan County into a new hellish Buddhist kingdom?"

"Not just a hellish Buddhist kingdom."

Since Su Tingyu was still catching her breath, Su Jianqing answered the question.

"This is also a crucial step in the Black Lotus Sect's cultivation of a killing Buddha!"

"Killing Buddha?"

"The Black Lotus Sect promotes killing as a form of cultivation. They claim that by killing many people, one can achieve the status of an Arhat or Bodhisattva. To achieve the status of a Buddha, one not only needs to kill many people and accumulate a lot of resentment, but also perform a sacrificial ritual."

"Creating a hellish Buddhist kingdom is the sacrificial ritual for achieving the status of a killing Buddha?"

"Exactly. Once one becomes a Buddha, they naturally need a Buddhist kingdom to match their status."

Hearing this, Qin Shaoyou and the other demon hunters burst into curses.

Using the blood and lives of others to achieve one's own path to Buddhahood...

Are they even Buddhas? They are more vicious than demons!

Su Tingyu, having caught her breath, added, "Fortunately, you are meticulous and discovered the problem early, giving us time to stop and resolve it.

If we had delayed, and the Black Lotus Sect demons had completed their plan, there would be no chance of recovery.

At that time, not only would the Black Lotus Sect gain a killing Buddha, but the county would become a hell on earth, and even Luocheng would be affected, becoming a place where demons and zombies run rampant.

You, the demon hunters, would be the first to be targeted, with your hearts and intestines dug out and eaten."

Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but shudder.

He wanted to eat demons, not be eaten by them.

But isn't it too crude for demons to eat people? Digging out intestines and eating them directly? No washing? Just raw intestines?

Qin Shaoyou, relieved that the problem was discovered early, also pondered, "A case this big, I can't handle it alone with just a few subordinates... I need to call for reinforcements!"

This case not only involved the Black Lotus Sect but also a killing Buddha.

Although he didn't know how powerful the killing Buddha was, if they dared to call themselves a 'Buddha,' they must be strong.

So it was better to be cautious, to avoid increasing the reincarnation rate this year, making the reports look bad and causing him personal trouble.

Thinking this, Qin Shaoyou turned to Wei Lishi.

He wanted him to run back to the Luocheng Demon Suppression Bureau for reinforcements.

I can't defeat the boss, but I have many brothers. Calling them to help should work, right?

Wei Lishi was terrified by Qin Shaoyou's gaze.

He pitifully said, "Sir, I just made a round trip."

In other words, could you send someone else instead of always picking on him?

Qin Shaoyou also felt it was a bit much, and chuckled, "I know you're tired, but didn't I consider that you've already made a round trip and are familiar with the route?"

Wei Lishi was on the verge of tears: So being experienced is also a mistake...

"Are you planning to send someone back to report?"

Su Tingyu listened to the two men talking, tilting her head.

"Not just to report, but to bring reinforcements. This is a deep and complex case, and we can't handle it alone."

Qin Shaoyou spoke seriously, fearing that the Su sisters might be too eager to take credit and insist on fighting.

Su Tingyu said, "Then you can't send Wei Lishi again. They are already exhausted from the round trip and are only holding on with the talismans and elixirs we gave them. If you send them to Luocheng again, they will die of exhaustion."

What a good person.

Wei Lishi gave her a grateful look.

Qin Shaoyou also thought it made sense and looked at the other demon hunters.

Before he could assign someone, Su Tingyu pulled out a paper crane from her pocket and handed it to him.

"You don't need to send anyone. Use this to report."

"What is this?"

"A crane talisman from the Jade Emperor Temple. You just need to speak to it and let it smell something with the target's aura, and it will accurately find the target and deliver your message.

Of course, it won't work over long distances, but from here to Luocheng, it should be fine."

This is the Daoist talisman magic? Indeed, it's amazing.

But shouldn't something that tracks by scent be a dog, not a crane?

Qin Shaoyou curiously examined the crane talisman and suddenly caught a sweet, cloying scent from it.

He sneakily glanced at Su Tingyu's ample chest.

Soon, Qin Shaoyou followed Su Tingyu's instructions and released the crane talisman.

Watching the crane talisman fly away, Qin Shaoyou收回目光，朝纸人消失的方向看了一眼：“道长苏，带路吧，我们去追踪纸人，看看它们到底是谁指使的，会不会是我们猜想的那个人！”

苏听雨点点头，鼻翼微动，立刻嗅到了旁人察觉不到的妖气。

她抬手一指，信心满满地说：“往西走！”

苏见晴再次扶额。

秦少游等人也很无奈。

“你指的方向是东……”

“啊？”

得了，这个小苏道长不仅眼神不好，还不辨方向……

秦少游心累地问：“我们到底是去西呢，还是往你手指的方向走？”

苏听雨不好意思地说：“往我手指的方向走，妖气就是往这个方向去的，不会错。”

苏见晴忍不住叹道：“以后再有寻路的事，你也别说东南西北了，就拿手指吧，免得误会。”

秦少游却想到了一件事，忙问：“小苏道长，你的鹤符……不会也不辨方向，乱飞吧？”

收回目光，朝纸人消失的方向看了一眼：“道长苏，带路吧，我们去追踪纸人，看看它们到底是谁指使的，会不会是我们猜想的那个人！”

苏听雨点点头，鼻翼微动，立刻嗅到了旁人察觉不到的妖气。

她抬手一指，信心满满地说：“往西走！”

苏见晴再次扶额。

秦少游等人也很无奈。

“你指的方向是东……”

“啊？”

得了，这个小苏道长不仅眼神不好，还不辨方向……

秦少游心累地问：“我们到底是去西呢，还是往你手指的方向走？”

苏听雨不好意思地说：“往我手指的方向走，妖气就是往这个方向去的，不会错。”

苏见晴忍不住叹道：“以后再有寻路的事，你也别说东南西北了，就拿手指吧，免得误会。”

秦少游却想到了一件事，忙问：“小苏道长，你的鹤符……不会也不辨方向，乱飞吧？”

收回目光，朝纸人消失的方向看了一眼：“Daoist Su, please lead the way. We'll follow the paper figures to see who is behind them, and whether it's the person we suspect!"

Su Tingyu nodded, her nostrils flaring as she immediately detected the demonic aura that others couldn't sense.

She pointed and confidently said, "Go west!"

Su Jianqing facepalmed again.

Qin Shaoyou and the others were also exasperated.

"You're pointing east..."

"Ah?"

Well, this Daoist Su not only has poor eyesight but also can't tell directions...

Qin Shaoyou, feeling exhausted, asked, "Should we go west, or in the direction you're pointing?"

Su Tingyu, embarrassed, said, "Follow the direction I'm pointing. The demonic aura is going that way, it won't be wrong."

Su Jianqing couldn't help but sigh, "In the future, when we need to find a direction, just point, don't say east, west, south, or north, to avoid misunderstandings."

Qin Shaoyou, however, thought of something and quickly asked, "Daoist Su, your crane talisman... won't it also be directionally challenged and fly around randomly?"