"Using it directly is too risky." Clerk Chen tapped his fingertips on the table, "Below the Meridian Opening level, if you are not careful, you will be eroded by the chaotic killing will and become a demon who only knows killing."
He paused for a moment, and an enigmatic smile slowly appeared on his dry face, "But... I happen to have a method here that may allow you to control it temporarily."
As he spoke, he motioned for Lu Chen to come forward, his voice low, as if he was being taught a secret.
"My lineage is named Tomb Guardians. Today I will teach you a secret technique - Demon-Suppressing Brand."
"This technique is not a practice of Cultivation Method, but a technique that coexists with banning and borrowing. Using your own Essence Blood as a guide and your soul as a pen, you can forcibly leave your own temporary mark on an artifact infected by demonic nature."
"This seal can temporarily suppress the demonic nature within the device to prevent its backlash, and can also establish a connection, allowing you to borrow its power to a limited extent. More importantly..." Clerk Chen's eyes flashed, "It can completely isolate this object from the outside world, so that Rebirth Hall can no longer trace it!"
Under the guidance of Clerk Chen, Lu Chen sat down cross-legged and placed Mystic Water Mirror on his lap. He followed the instructions and forced a drop of Essence Blood from his eyebrows to fall on the dark mirror.
"Concentrate your mind, gather your mind!" Clerk Chen's voice was like a bell, shaking into the eardrums, "Use God as the pen and blood as the ink - visualize the shape and imprint of the Black Tortoise Suppresses the Sea!"
Lu Chen closed his eyes tightly, <Ten Thousand Year Black Tortoise Art> moved on its own, and the phantom of an ancient black turtle standing with its head above the sky suddenly appeared in the sea of consciousness.
The power of his strong soul condensed into an invisible carving knife, dipped in Essence Blood, and towards the depths of the chaotic will in the mirror, he carved the mysterious runes representing "suppression" and "forbidden" stroke by stroke.
Pain suddenly came in like a wave.
Each stroke is like a red-hot iron scorching the soul.
The remaining will of the demon in the mirror fought back crazily, and the bloody and chaotic images continued to impact his sea of consciousness.
Lu Chen Clenched his teeth, the Lingtai clung to the Qingming Festival, and the invisible carving knife in his hand remained as stable as ever.
Time passes quietly.
Exactly half a day later, when the last stroke came down, a faint golden rune flashed across the mirror and disappeared into the depths.
"Buzz--"
Mystic Water Mirror let out a soft cry, and the evil aura that was originally dissipated instantly disappeared. At this moment, it was simple and thick, like an ordinary ancient mirror.
Lu Chen opened his eyes, his face was pale and his body was wet, but his eyes were so bright that he could clearly feel that there was a vague connection between himself and this mirror.
Clerk Chen saw this, nodded slightly, and a trace of imperceptible satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
Then, in a casual conversational tone, he said, "Rebirth Hall is talking to Nanling Prefecture, codenamed Judge. His strength is unfathomable and his whereabouts are a mystery."
He paused briefly, as if he suddenly remembered something, "However, according to Tomb Guardians's lineage, they have a rule - whenever an operation in a place suffers a serious setback, within three days, the relevant people must gather at a secret stronghold in the city to undergo personal interrogation by Judge."
He looked at Lu Chen and said in a low voice, "This is your only chance to take the initiative to see the reality."
Before he finished speaking, a crumpled sketch was pushed in front of Lu Chen.
Scrawled on the map is the location of a grocery store deep in the West Market.
"Whether you dare to listen to the corner this time," Clerk Chen said with unabashed testing and playfulness in his tone, "It depends on your courage."
The night was dark, and Lu Chen returned to the secret room of his official residence, but his mood was even more solemn than the night.
He spread the sketch on the table, and the dim light illuminated the grocery store mark named "Four Seas Trading" on it.
Passively waiting has never been his style. Instead of being wary day and night of assassinations and pursuits that are coming at an unknown time, it is better to take the initiative and put the enemies in the dark within your sight.
The opportunity given by Clerk Chen is dangerous, but equally precious.
The West Market is the most chaotic area in Nanling Prefecture. Three religions, nine sects, traffickers and lackeys, monsters and villains... all kinds of people gather here. It is an excellent place to hide evil and evil. It also means that there are many dangers, and the power of the government is weakened to the extreme.
He knew very well that this probing was tantamount to pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth.
What he faces may be a complete "Rebirth Hall" stronghold, including the person in charge codenamed "Judge". Once exposed, the consequences will be disastrous, and he may face the thunderous siege of the entire organization.
You must be fully prepared.
Lu Chen began to calmly take stock of his trump cards.
Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Art has cultivated to an extremely advanced level, enough to hide it from most Meridian Opening realm warriors, but facing "Judge" whose strength is unfathomable and who may have already entered the Xiantian realm, it may not be safe.
Shadow Demon Trace Steps is extremely ghostly and is very suitable for sneaking and escaping. However, in a narrow indoor environment, once discovered, the space for dodge is extremely limited.
He needs stronger means specifically for stealth and concealment.
Fu Dao!
This idea flashed through his mind for the first time. A high-level "invisibility charm" or "Breath Concealing Talisman" is undoubtedly the best choice.
But he soon frowned. The high-grade talisman paper and cinnabar on hand had already been exhausted in the previous battles with the demon leader. Now that he was going to the Talisman Pavilion to buy, not to mention time was tight, and buying high-end materials in large quantities would most likely attract the attention of interested people.
What to do?
Lu Chen's gaze slowly moved to the depths of his mind, the piece of System Panel that only he could see, exuding a faint light.
[Host: Lu Chen]
[Realm: Bone Forging mid-level]
[Cultivation Method:<Ten Thousand Year Black Tortoise Art>(Perfect), <Shadow Demon Trace Steps>(Perfect), <Wind Thunder Spell-Breaking Talisman>(Dacheng)<Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Art>Dacheng]
[Realm: Bone Forging mid-term (advancing)]
[Demon Devil Lifespan:1874]
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four years!
This is the huge wealth he gained after killing the demon leader.
Looking at this huge number, Lu Chen was very satisfied.
He made a bold decision - decided to use it all for fusion deduction!
With a thought in his mind, he used Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Art's method, Shadow Demon Trace Steps's Movement Method essence, and the basic knowledge of Talisman that he had learned from Clerk Chen before, as materials, and threw them into the invisible Deduction Furnace in his mind.
[Fusionable deduction items detected...]
[Deduction direction: Specialized concealment and stealth secret techniques.]
[Estimated consumption: 300 years Demon Devil Lifespan.]
[Confirm the deduction?
"Yes!"