The ten investigators, fully armed and carrying investigative equipment, entered the underground city. By seven in the evening, they had preliminary results.
The Chamomile Wizards Association, using a spiritualist summoning ritual, summoned an independent consciousness dark energy entity, which is a high-level fighter and currently missing.
The sound heard by Li Qi and others in the nightclub should have come from a dark energy carrier with illusion characteristics, its level unknown, and whereabouts undetermined.
"Little Shen, are you saying there's a magical treasure in the room with illusion techniques?"
Shen Jingye nodded: "This is the only reasonable explanation we can currently come up with."
Is this what you call a reasonable explanation?
If it's really a magical treasure, how high must its level be? Even Pan Dehai couldn't escape Li Banfeng's Golden Gaze Autumn Hair.
Could it be that this thing is in the dark dimension space?
Li Banfeng wanted to find an opportunity to use a begging bowl to go in and try, but Shen Jingye was more worried about another matter.
"Where on earth did that fighter's resentful spirit go?"
Li Qi asked, "What do the witnesses say?"
Shen Jingye handed the witness statements to Li Qi: "They didn't provide much valuable information.
This gathering was hosted by their president, who bought this summoning book through a similar organization in Lavsha Nation, and used the knowledge held by their association to conduct a spiritual communication ritual.
According to their description, at the beginning of the ritual, the lights in the room suddenly turned bright, and the temperature dropped sharply, which made these enthusiasts very excited at the time,
but later, the room showed signs of distortion and collapse. These enthusiasts fled the room. During their escape, one of them faced a tangible man, and two witnesses were injured after contact with the man,
Three dead were injured by a sharp object. The murder weapon has been identified, and it matches your deduction completely—it's the broken glass on the ground. If it really was a single strike that killed three, the situation is terrifying."
It's rare for Shen Jingye to be so focused on the case, and Li Banfeng greatly appreciated his professionalism.
"What are you planning to do next?"
Shen Jingye said, "I have already reported the case to the superiors, and they have initiated actions, very special actions which neither you nor I can inquire about in detail."
Li Banfeng was very surprised: "Special to this degree?"
Shen Jingye lowered his voice to the lowest: "To my knowledge, they have deployed a highly confidential person, who has a way to find that resentful spirit and eliminate it."
Li Banfeng frowned: "Little Shen, really no insider information can be disclosed?"
"It's not that I don't disclose it, it's that I truly don't know. This person's identity is classified, not even guessable!"
...
"What's so hard to guess?" Upon hearing Li Banfeng's description, his wife was dismissive, "Husband, where's the contract book that summoned the Evil Ghost?"
Li Banfeng said, "It's given to Shen Jingye. Shen Jingye said he handed it over to his superiors."
Hiss, hiss~
The phonograph sneered: "I thought it was some brilliant means; it's just the trickery of curse cultivators to hunt. This contract book is deeply connected with that Evil Ghost, essentially serving as his proof of arrival. The curse cultivators can use this connection to cast a curse on the Evil Ghost."
Li Banfeng nodded: "That's also a good way. If the curse is successful, can the Lost Soul be eliminated?"
The phonograph puffed out steam: "That's hard to say; it depends on both sides' cultivation level."
Li Banfeng thought for a moment: "The Lost Soul died once; their power must be impaired."
The phonograph said: "The curse cultivator doesn't directly cast the curse either; they use the contract book, adding complexity, and the curse technique suffers damage too,
Under these circumstances, neither side gains an advantage. If the curse cultivator's cultivation is higher than the Lost Soul's, there's a chance to curse the Lost Soul to death,
but if the curse cultivator's cultivation is inferior, and the Lost Soul withstands the curse, then the curse technique fails, and the curse cultivator will suffer backlash,
However, this Taoist Sect is indeed good at being assassins. In Puluo State, all forces hate curse cultivators deeply, eliminate them as soon as they're found. Few cultivators remain in this sect,
I estimate there aren't many curse cultivators in the Outside Provinces either. Occasionally finding one or two, they have to be used cautiously. Who knows when they might betray and stab in the back, happens without anyone knowing, doing things secretly as expected."
After clarifying the causes and effects, Li Banfeng could see the situation clearly: "Let's wait a couple of days. If there's no movement on this matter, it means the curse cultivator cursed the Lost Soul to death. If the curse cultivator failed, Shen Jingye will definitely come to find me,
Wife, the danger that appeared in the nightclub, I suspect it has to do with The Unnameable Place. I plan to take the begging bowl and have a look."
"Husband, Little Servant thinks this matter shouldn't be rushed. Husband has already reached the Cloud Top Second Layer in cultivation. An opponent who can make husband break into a sweat is certainly not ordinary,
Whether this adversary is in The Unnameable Place or not, Little Servant believes he's surely connected with the Lost Soul. After capturing the Lost Soul and questioning for details, it's not too late to investigate."
Li Banfeng hugged the phonograph and rubbed against the speaker passionately: "Where else can one find such a good, capable wife?"
The phonograph said coyly: "Husband, don't hold me so tight."
Hong Ying said coquettishly: "Qi Lang, have you learned to fly yet?"
The oil pot that was originally raised was put down, and Li Banfeng left the Portable Residence with his head down.
The phonograph swung a board and said: "You disgrace, why do you always belittle husband?"
Hong Ying leaned next to the phonograph and said: "I just don't like watching you two being intimate!"
"Why shouldn't we be intimate? We are a proper couple! Why should we need to justify ourselves..." The phonograph felt something wrong, pushed Hong Ying away a bit with the board, "You should distance yourself from me for a little while first."
...
The next morning, Li Banfeng sorted out materials and was about to go to a meeting when Shen Jingye knocked on the door and entered the office.
"Director Li, I have work to report to you."
"Little Shen, you're improving again, but I'm very busy now; let's schedule another time."
"Bureau Chief Li, where are you headed?"
"A meeting! Didn't you give the notice yesterday?"
Shen Jingye stopped Li Qi: "The meeting has been postponed."
Li Banfeng was quite worried: "Postponed until when? You're disrupting my work rhythm this way."
"It's okay not to have that meeting. Listen to me about something important first; the superiors have reassigned the task of searching for the resentful spirit to us. This is a sign of their trust."
"Why didn't they trust us before?"
"Let's not talk about the past events…"
Li Banfeng smiled: "So it failed, right? The curse didn't work, right?"
Shen Jingye pursed his lips: "I'm not entirely clear on the specifics of the failure."
"Then you should first clarify the circumstances, including how it failed, the curse cultivator's level, what method they used, and the current situation; compile it into a report and submit it to me."
Shen Jingye sighed: "It's really hard for me to address this issue with the superiors."
"Easy to address with me, right?" Li Qi's face darkened, "Don't come back to see me until you've figured it out!"
Shen Jingye left with his head down and worked from morning to night, finally acquiring the information.
The superiors deployed a Seventh Layer curse cultivator who used curse techniques via the contract book, fought for over two hours, and died from the curse backlash.
Was it really the Seventh Layer?
Back home, Li Banfeng carefully reviewed the information.
The publicly available level limit in the Outside Provinces is the Seventh Layer. This curse cultivator's level might be above the Seventh Layer, and their backlash indicates that the Lost Soul's cultivation is even higher.
Where to find this Lost Soul?
Li Banfeng couldn't come up with a good solution for the moment, but suddenly saw that the projector opened its film tray: "Seventh Guide, there's a call for you, from Tang Changfa."
Li Banfeng returned the call; Tang Changfa was in a cinema booth, whispering: "Shopkeeper, someone is delivering goods to Yin Si Niang."
"Where are they?"
"Just entered the booth."
"Stay put; I'll fly over!" Li Banfeng opened the window and jumped out.
Bam!
With a puff of dust, Li Banfeng stood up from the greenbelt of the residential area and rushed toward the Cultural Palace.
PS: Must learn to ride the wind and clouds soon, or else won't even be able to lift the oil pot.
This resentful spirit is of great importance; we must find a way to capture him.