Bliss After Five Flicks, Unused

Anthony's men brought people back from all over the estate.

Apart from the six ice blocks, the other guests' injuries were not too serious, but they were rather disheveled and their minds were also traumatized.

Some of them, upon being invited, waved their flags and prepared to flee.

"We haven't even started discussing serious business yet, and you're already leaving like this? That's incredibly rude of you."

Chu Tianshu's voice reached their ears directly.

Startled, they thought Chu Tianshu was speaking behind them and quickly turned around to look, filled with suspicion.

"No need to look anymore, I'm talking about you guys. Come back quickly and let's discuss important matters."

Chu Tianshu was able to deliver his voice so precisely to their side; if he really tried to escape, he would likely be caught immediately.

These men steadied themselves and returned on their own, without needing any help from Anthony's men.

Chu Tianshu was no longer in the courtyard; he had long since returned to the conference hall and was sitting at the head of the table.

A beautiful woman's severed head lay on the table, her blood-stained golden hair spread out, her eyes blinking, her pupils shifting left and right.

That was her soul, trying to break free from the seal.

Anthony stood smiling to the side, gestured, and said, "Please, everyone, have a seat."

The guests stood on either side of the long table, exchanging glances. Someone whispered, "No need. I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. Standing is comfortable; it'll help me stretch my muscles."

Chu Tianshu was drinking tea from a white porcelain straight-sided teacup when he heard this, so he put the teacup down.

"Sit."

Before the words were even finished, the sound of chair legs being dragged around filled the living room.

In the blink of an eye, all the guests pulled out their chairs and sat down, each one making sure to take their assigned seat.

Someone realized they were sitting in the wrong seat and was about to get up to change seats when the person next to them quickly replaced their name tag.

It's easier to change a name tag than to change a person; this person just didn't quite grasp the situation.

Actually, the brand names here are quite sophisticated.

Anthony is still a kind person.

The seating arrangements for them took into account both the differences in their social standing and the fact that those with past grudges avoided face-to-face interaction.

Adams, the silver-haired man, was seated second to Chu Tianshu's left.

The three people sitting on the right are Jon, Chen Taozhi, and Alexis.

The three on the left are Anthony, Adams, and Tang Rongfa.

However, when Adams was helped to sit there, he felt extremely uncomfortable, as if ants were crawling under his buttocks.

He's still experiencing auditory hallucinations, as if he can hear the sound of a demonic blade scraping against his bones.

He was afraid that if he sat too close to Chu Tianshu, his bones would be exposed to the wind.

"You have all passed the first round of interviews; none of you are possessed by Evil Spirit."

Chu Tianshu spoke up, "But a spy doesn't necessarily have to be Evil Spirit. You haven't cleared your names completely yet."

"When we conduct operations or do business later, we'll need to see your performance and how hard you work."

The crowd, who had been somewhat distracted and silent, suddenly perked up and became more focused upon hearing that there was a business opportunity.

Previously, they had been quite reserved about the collaboration, believing they had a lot to rely on.

But just now, Chu Tianshu's methods not only taught them a harsh lesson, but also made them reconsider the threat posed by the monsters of the Spirit Realm.

After acquiring the Collective Karma Spirit Body Contract, their rapidly growing and wildly expanding confidence led them to believe that the monsters of the Spirit Realm could only harm ordinary people and were not capable of harming them at all.

However, Chu Tianshu was able to easily defeat them all by himself.

Do those monsters from the Spirit Realm really have no powerful methods?

Anthony began, "I have a plan here. I've made some minor revisions based on Captain Chen's feedback. It mainly outlines how to coordinate and utilize our available resources and manpower to stabilize the situation and suppress the demons' threat."

As he spoke, his men distributed the plan to everyone.

The Exorcist Association's original coordination and cooperation was, in fact, a loose alliance.

It's just that the alliance members, who weren't contributing much before, have now become more willing to contribute.

However, their territories were intertwined, with no clear plans between them, and their Lineage powers focused on very different areas.

Some people value real estate more and want to protect the mall's property. They believe that if merchants leave the mall and are harmed, it has nothing to do with them because new merchants will always come.

Some people place great importance on the safety of their high-tech talents and their families, because for them, talent is more valuable than real estate.

This inevitably leads to vastly different approaches they take when dealing with supernatural events.

If we continue to let them do as they please, they might cause more trouble once they start to exert their influence.

We must break this unspoken rule of each occupying its own territory and being wary of each other before we can truly speak of an alliance and cooperation to fight against the devil.

Chu Tianshu's existence made it possible for this revised plan to be implemented.

This demonstrated to everyone the attitude and determination to break down corrupt unspoken rules in order to achieve this cooperation.

Everyone was looking at the project proposal, while Chu Tianshu was reviewing the ice cubes.

The spies were easy to interrogate. After sealing their banners, Chu Tianshu directly cast a spell of Soul-Bewitching Mantra on them, which they were completely unable to resist due to their own cultivation levels.

Unfortunately, these spies knew very little. Their contact with the Flame Demon Clan was entirely dependent on the Flame Demon taking the initiative to reach out, deliver a few orders, and bring some rewards.

Chu Tianshu quickly focused his attention on the witch's head.

Give up.

The witch sneered, "I have extensive knowledge of all kinds of torture and methods of torment, and I am highly skilled in them. Many of these punishments are beyond your wildest imagination."

Trying to extract secrets from me is doomed to failure.

Chu Tianshu assumed she was providing accompaniment, took out a handful of silver needles, and carefully inserted them one by one into her head.

The witch quickly fell silent, her lips trembling slightly, as if she were trying to hold back her emotions.

Why would anyone think that being good at tormenting others and being vicious enough means they are strong?

Chu Tianshu spoke softly and flicked a silver needle.

Bite!!!

He only played one needle, but all the silver needles resonated together.

The sound was like a long, melodious slash of a knife, clear and pleasant to the ear, yet it pierced the heart and sent chills down the spine.

He condensed the Saber Intent of the Heavenly Heart Sorrowful Demon Slash into threads and inserted them into the sensitive points of the witch's soul body that he had just calculated.

The witch was covered in sweat, her eyes unfocused, but she held on with all her might.

The constitution of the Flame Demon Clan is transformed along with their soul, making them highly adaptable. As long as they can withstand the first wave of pain, the pain they feel when faced with the same torment later will be greatly reduced.

Bite!!

Chu Tianshu flicked his finger again, and the witch let out a soft groan of pain.

What's going on? Why is it hurting even more?

"The first wave of resonance not only causes you some pain, but also increases your sensitivity, so the second wave will be more painful, and the third wave will be even more intense."

Chu Tianshu stared at the witch's face, his calm gaze like two tangible beams of light, scrutinizing the soul locked within her skull.

"A sapling won't grow straight if it's not pruned, and a person will become shrewish if not disciplined."

"Evil Spirit are the same principle."

He had barely finished speaking when he flicked his third finger.

The witch's pupils contracted sharply to their limit, then gradually dilated.

The third time came too quickly, with too little time between it and the previous round, which was unexpected and gave her an even more unbearable stimulation.

In reality, pain cannot be intensified indefinitely.

Chu Tianshu pondered to himself that if the opponent could still withstand the fifth finger flick, he shouldn't flick the sixth finger directly, as that would most likely cause the soul to collapse.

Therefore, after the fifth finger, one should switch to the concept of ultimate bliss from the Mountain Collapse Combat Calculation to soothe the wounds of the soul and body, bringing a sense of calm and warmth to the peak of ultimate bliss.

Bite!!

While he was thinking, he flicked out his fourth finger.

The witch hissed, "I... I confess—"

Chu Tianshu felt a little regretful, pinched the end of a needle, and stopped the resonance.

This is an unlucky Evil Spirit; it was just one finger away from enjoying a blissful moment.

The witch's soul gasped for breath for a moment, and even her bodyless head seemed to be taking a deep breath.

After a long while, she still couldn't stop trembling and dared not play any tricks, so she told the truth.

This witch is not the real Madam Mala.

She was originally a witch in a small town in South America. Because of her ugly appearance, she was despised and bullied from a young age. She studied voodoo magic and killed people in revenge.

Later, she mastered magic and took control of the entire town, but her temper became even worse, and she often harmed beautiful tourists without cause.

She usually killed the men directly, but for the women, she would skin them and keep them.

More than a decade ago, this person came into contact with the Flame Demon Sacrificial Art and began his efforts to transform himself into Flame Demon.

In the past two years, she successfully transformed herself, left the town, traveled around, offered sacrifices repeatedly, and received divine blessings.

A few months ago, this person was assigned by the Flame Demon Clan to come to San Francisco, impersonate Madam Mala, and infiltrate the Exorcist Association.

Her main task was to observe the extent to which masters like Anthony and Adams mastered the art of banners, as well as how many ghost soldiers they had signed and to what extent they had trained them.

Once she has uncovered the truth, the witch will seize the opportune moment, in coordination with spies within the association, to lure all these high-ranking officials into the "Fire Field."

"---- The Fire Field' is not a fire location in the ordinary sense, but a term from the Familiar Puppet Studies."

"Many gods in the Spirit Realm can also absorb the essence of living souls during battle, but their absorption rate is relatively low. Experts in Familiar Puppet Studies, can create more efficient environments."

"By utilizing the chaotic struggle between numerous Spirit Body in a specific location, and nourishing the majority of the losers, powerful Familiar Puppet are cultivated."

The witch's voice was deep, "Relying solely on the altar to communicate and bring powerful spirits, a large number of elites, and puppets from the Spirit Realm into reality is too troublesome; the costs and benefits are not balanced."

"In reality, only by collecting top-quality raw materials, or even directly establishing a puppet production line, can we have a bright future."

"The Collective Karma Spirit Body Contract, invented by humans, is a huge problem, but if it can be used properly..."

"It's like the contract cultivators are helping us cultivate a continuous stream of excellent materials!"