In this special control zone that was like a country within a country, no matter what secret activities the special agents of the Celestial Court were doing here, Donghua City had no right to interfere.
After arriving at an office, Qiu Xingze handed over the book and explained what had happened. "… This is the book that Zhou Bai gave us in the end. He might be the key to summoning Gu Letian."
As he reported, he glanced in the direction of the interrogation room. There were faint screams and roars coming from there.
Luo Yan, who was behind the desk, took the book and said, "We suspect that some commoners are secretly contacting Gu Letian to carry out some evil ritual. So, we brought them here for interrogation. "
Hearing Luo Yan's words, Qiu Xingze sighed and did not say anything.
He knew that those so-called "commoners" were probably wronged. This was Luo Yan's deliberate revenge. At the same time, he was using his power to gain benefits. After these people were ransomed, their value would be severely reduced.
Although Qiu Xingze disdained the other party's actions, as the son of Luo Tianjun, he could not stop him.
Moreover, the Celestial Court, from the main gods to the many cultivators below them, had already exploited all aspects of the four cities. It was only because of some scruples that they maintained their bottom line. It was not something that Luo Yan could reverse alone.
Qiu Xingze could only pretend that he did not see this. He only hoped that the other party's actions this time would not affect the investigation of Gu Letian.
Luo Yan looked at the book in his hand and said, "This is the book that can make people dream of Gu Letian? What about that Zhou Bai? Why didn't you bring him here? "
Qiu Xingze said, "After all, Zhou Bai is someone that the Three Pure Ones Daoist Sect values. We should use gentler methods. Moreover, he is very cooperative. I don't think there is a need to use coercive measures for now. "
Luo Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. He thought about capturing Zhou Bai and asking for some benefits from the Three Pure Ones Daoist Sect before letting him go. However, after thinking about the Chief Elder of the Three Pure Ones Daoist Sect, he still chose to give up.
Although he abused his power and plundered the wealth of the people, he knew that he had to pick the softest targets.
"Hmph, count yourself lucky. However, if I find evidence of you colluding with Gu Letian … "
He waved the book in his hand and said, "Let's see what this thing is."
Qiu Xingze asked cautiously, "Don't we need to return to the Plague Department and report this to the True Lord?"
Luo Yan waved his hand dismissively. "Everything is reported directly to the True Sovereign. What's the use of us? The four major cities were now investigating Gu Letian. Did they have to report all the clues they found to the True Lord? Did the True Lord still have other things to do?
Moreover, the Plague Division's experimental conditions here are very complete. Together with the experts that were sent here this time, it's enough to see if there's anything magical about this thing. "
Qiu Xingze followed Luo Yan out. Meng Ruocun was not a member of the Plague Division, so he waited outside the office. Yan Shan followed and looked at the two of them. "How was it?"
Luo Yan glanced at Yan Shan. This Young Master Yan used to be known as the Fourth Young Master of the Celestial Court. He was much more prestigious than Luo Yan in the Plague Division, but now he had become Luo Yan's subordinate.
Even so, Yan Shan was still an Immortal God Seed. His attitude toward Yan Shan was much more polite than when he treated ordinary people. He slowly said, "We plan to immediately have someone analyze the contents of the book. Why don't you come along if you want to read it? "
The three of them arrived at the Plague Division's laboratory. With an order, the entire laboratory became busy.
The book was protected by layers of protective matrices. Qiu Xingze, Yan Shan, Luo Yan, and the others stood in the observation room to observe the situation inside.
One by one, the Plague Division cultivators activated the protective matrices and activated the detection treasures. All kinds of Primordial Spirit power swept back and forth in the air. Countless runes lit up on the walls, floor, and ceiling.
The Plague Division cultivator in charge of the experiment was called Perfected Plague. He was a level-eight cultivator. This time, he was specially sent by Luo Tianjun to support Luo Yan and Qiu Xingze's investigation in Dong Hua City.
Perfected Plague stood beside Luo Yan and the others. He ordered, "Let test subject number one begin."
In the enclosed space, a wall suddenly opened up. A middle-aged man with a despairing and numb expression slowly walked out.
Qiu Xingze asked, "Who is he?"
Perfected Plague smiled and said, "A volunteer who volunteered to participate in the experiment. We gave him compensation so he could help us with some Plague Division experiments.
Qiu Xingze frowned and didn't say anything.
Luo Yan said, "Hmph, the Plague Division conducts so many experiments every year. How can we just rely on animals? Like this book, we can't just read it before we confirm it's safe, right? How can the price of going crazy be the same for a civilian and a cultivator? "
Daoist Plagues ordered, "Number 119, go open that book and read it. Don't stop until we tell you to. "
The middle-aged man walked up and opened the book. Lines of twisted characters appeared in front of him.
Under the observation of the Plague Division cultivators, the man's physical condition didn't change much. However, his expression became more and more confused. In the end, he completely fell into a state of dementia and didn't respond to their orders.
Perfected Plague sighed and said, "It's the same reaction as the page left in the Celestial Court. After reading it, one's intelligence will decrease until one becomes an idiot and completely loses the ability to read."
Yan Shan sighed and said, "It's really an extremely twisted evil thing."
Luo Yan wasn't nervous. "But that's it, right? After reading it, it'll be fine after some time. One's intelligence will return to normal and won't become distorted or go crazy. "
Perfected Plague nodded and said, "Gu Letian's ability seems to be very limited at the moment. Only when one faces him directly will he be left with long-term mental trauma. Just reading the words he left behind will only temporarily lose one's intelligence. "
"He's not invincible. Instead, he has a vague pattern. As long as we can understand the pattern of his ability, we can try to capture him."
Perfected Plague said with some enthusiasm, "If we can capture him and study him, it'll definitely be able to greatly advance many of the Plague Division's current research projects."
"Some victims think he's a disaster, but in the eyes of the Plague Division, he's clearly prey, a treasure."
Luo Yan and Perfected Plague laughed. Only Yan Shan frowned, a vague sense of uneasiness rising in his heart.
After letting a few civilians experiment with it, Perfected Plague and the rest were even more certain of the safety of the page. They then sent a fifth realm cultivator of the Plague Division to read the contents of the book.
Perfected Plague said, "It's useless for ordinary people to read it. It can only be used to explore the way. Only after a cultivator has read it can they try to find out the secret within. "
The fifth realm cultivator flipped the page and saw the words written on it: "My name is Gu Letian."
"My name is Gu Letian."
"You're very handsome."
"You're ugly."
"You're very talented."
"You're very weak."
"Your figure is just right."
"The person you love loves you."
"The person you love hates you."
…
As he read, the cultivator felt that the contents of the book were confusing and contradictory. He couldn't understand the meaning of it at all. However, his eyes gradually became confused, and his intelligence continued to decline as he read. He was almost completely obedient to the contents of the book.
Then, a sentence appeared in front of him.
"If you're a cultivator of the Plague Division, turn to the last page and start reading backwards."
"If you are not a monk of the Plague Division, continue reading."
Perfected Plague Poison frowned. "What's going on? How did he flip so many pages?"
Luo Yan crossed his arms and said, "When he comes out and recovers his intelligence, we'll know why."
As the cultivator flipped to the last page, lines of words that commoners had never seen before appeared in front of him.
"Gu Letian was born in the void."
"He's one of the many shadows of Tendo. He possesses endless power and knowledge."
"Pray to him. As long as you pray to him, you'll obtain all kinds of knowledge and power."
"Pray to him. As long as you pray to him, you'll obtain endless food."
"… Endless life."
"… Endless wealth."
"… Endless beauties."
"… Endless handsome men."
As he read the lines of words, the cultivator whose intelligence had decreased easily chose to believe it.
He yearned for Gu Letian's power, knowledge, wealth, and life.
A strong desire and greed emerged from the bottom of his heart. Thick and black ropes rose from his body into the sky and extended out into the world that ordinary people couldn't see.
Then, the cultivator saw the last line of words: "From now on, you're Gu Letian. Next … "
A bright light shot out from the cultivator's eyes. Violent primordial spirit power tore the book in front of him, exposing the interlayers and surrounding the cultivator's body.
The characters on the interlayers combined and turned into lines of words. They were so big that everyone present could see them. They kept flashing in front of their eyes: "My name is Gu Letian. My name is distorted and cannot be looked at directly …"
Everyone present saw the lines of words flashing in front of their eyes and felt their consciousness gradually blur. An instinctive fear rose from the bottom of their hearts.
At the same time, the realm five cultivator opened his mouth and said slowly, "My name is Gu Letian. Who is calling me? "
"I'm one of the many shadows of Tendo. I possess endless power and knowledge."
"Pray to me. Boundless power awaits you …"
At the same time, he started to close the formations and restrictions …
Following this cultivator's cry, many of the cultivators whose intelligence had decreased gradually felt a yearning for Gu Letian's endless power, knowledge, wealth, and life.
Black lines that could not be seen by humans pierced through the bodies of many cultivators present. They passed through the layers of protection of the laboratory and shot into the sky.
At the end of the black lines, a ball wrapped in layers of black mud tore through the protection and slowly descended into the laboratory. The black mud kept rolling and dripping on its surface. It carried an unparalleled evil aura and kept attacking everyone present.
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