Chapter 273 272. Evil Book and Bone Girl (Subscription Request)
"To be honest, I only learned about the alliance between the Imperial Clan Bureau and the Arctic Exorcism Institute today."

Tianpeng rarely showed a trace of bitterness on his face.

"Or strictly speaking, only one person in the North Pole Exorcism Institute knew about the plan set up by the clan government beforehand, and the others were kept in the dark."

"After Lord Zhu kills those tomb keepers who were given titles without merit, he will also kill those princes who privately conferred titles on their own children."

"One is to shut up the sects all over the world, and the other is to find out the royal family members who are colluding with the Miesheng Alliance."

Chen Boxian, the chief priest of the National Bureau, frowned and said, "Has the fight between the two factions in the Arctic Exorcism Institute reached this point?"

There are no impervious walls in the world.

Two opposing factions formed within the Arctic Exorcism Institute, one adhering to the two main ideas of maintaining independence from the imperial court, and the other adhering to the royal power. This was no secret in the eyes of the major forces in the Imperial Capital.

Tian Peng shook his head: "No matter what the proposition is, it is for the sake of Dasheng and the people of the world."

"It's really hard for you to do this." Chen Boxian rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "According to my Confucianism, the whole world is ruled by emperors, so there is absolutely no problem in getting close to the imperial power."

"But who can be sure that the person sitting in that position is a wise ruler?"

"If a tyrant ruler holds all the power, it will be a disaster for the whole world."

"A dynasty rises because of one person and falls because of one person. Throughout history, how many dynasties have been defeated by those incompetent rulers?"

"As a Confucian practitioner and the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, aren't you afraid of being heard by others when you say this?" Taoist Qingshan said with a smile.

Chen Boxian was not impressed at all: "Confucianism respects the ancients, and when discussing kings, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are the first to be mentioned."

"The Five Emperors were all talented people who rose to power based on their virtue and talent. Why is it that now only the bloodline of one family is considered?"

"Shouldn't the throne of the world be held by a person of virtue and talent? How can bloodline inheritance ensure that the successor can govern the world well?"

"You are going to offend the world by saying this. If the person in the palace hears this, your official hat will be taken off your head."

Taoist Qingshan shook his head. He was already used to the unorthodox words of the Imperial College chief academician.

"Just take it off. With my accomplishments, there's no reason for me to be afraid of taking off this official hat." Chen Boxian curled his lips.

"Please don't interrupt me, both of you." Tian Peng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I haven't finished what I'm saying yet."

"I was just about to ask, why are you telling us all this?" Taoist Qingshan said quietly.

Such a secret should not be told to him and Chen Boxian, two unrelated people.

"This is what I want to say next." Tianpeng said seriously: "I hope you two can do me a favor."

Taoist Qingshan and Chen Boxian pretended to listen attentively.

Tianpeng's eyes were solemn: "I hope you two will follow me to exorcise the demons!"

"Exorcise the demon?" Taoist Qingshan frowned, then reacted, "Destroy the Sheng League?"

Tianpeng nodded: "The Arctic Exorcism Institute discovered a strange thing in an evil incident in the Imperial Capital City not long ago!"

"Strange things?" Chen Boxian glared at him, "Can't you just tell me all in one breath?"

"I was just about to say that, Master Jijiu, you just opened your mouth." Tian Peng paused and said, "Speaking of which, this matter is related to Huai'an and Ghost Island."

"More than half a year ago, we captured a ghost cultivator from Ghost Island in Huai'an. That ghost cultivator was under some kind of powerful curse, so we didn't get any clues from him."

"But starting from this ghost cultivator, my men followed the trail all the way and found out that it was an evil incident that happened in Imperial Capital City."

"In this evil incident, a peony lantern, a bone-female spirit and an evil book appeared."

Chen Boxian's expression changed slightly when he heard the words "peony lantern", "bone girl" and "evil book". Tian Peng continued, "Later, we learned that this evil book was suppressed by the first generation of the Imperial College and ended up on the ghost island by chance."

"And with the nourishment of that place, a 'disaster' (sixth realm) bone female spirit was born."

Chen Boxian said in a deep voice: "I remember that the Bone Girl was just a story in that evil book."

“Yes.” Tian Peng said slowly, “But now there is only this story left in the evil book. Lord Jijiu should know that every story in the evil book seals a fifth-level evil spirit.”

Chen Boxian nodded. "When this evil book appeared in the Imperial College, it ruined the practice of countless disciples. It was discovered by the first generation of the chief priest and suppressed with thunder and lightning."

"When the evil book was lost on Ghost Island, something unexpected happened." Tian Peng continued, "The skull girl devoured the evil spirits from other stories and became a 'disaster' on Ghost Island through her sins."

In this world, "gods" and "ghosts" are common to some extent.

Ghosts and gods, ghosts and gods, they are both ghosts and gods.

Gods have their own way of incense and worship, using the incense and worship of mortals to cast their golden bodies. Ghosts have their own way of sin and evil, using the fear of mortals to form the root of disaster.

A ghost that eats the essence, blood and flesh of living people can only be promoted to the fifth level of "evil spirit". To go further, it needs other opportunities.

To sum up, it is nothing more than heaven, earth and man.

The female ghost in Huai'an haunted house was brought into disaster by "good times". She gained enlightenment by absorbing a breath of destruction when the previous dynasty collapsed.

"Geographical advantage" refers to taking advantage of the evil spirit of famous mountains and rivers.

"Harmony among people" can be divided into two parts:
One is that people have special fates. Those who had extremely noble or extremely bad fates during their lifetime and died unjustly are like the "natural Taoist body" of Taoists and the "natural Buddha heart" of Buddhists. They do not need the right time and place, and there are no natural barriers to achieve "disasters" and "calamities".

The second is the evil path of sin, which spreads the bad reputation to all directions, and the fear of people's hearts is like incense, which can help ghosts break through the natural barriers of "evil gods" and "disasters".

This is the method used by the "bone girl" mentioned by Tianpeng.

"If that's what you said, it's because the population of Ghost Island is limited, and this Bone Girl can't go any further to achieve a body of disaster, so she came back to Dasheng?" Chen Boxian figured out the connection at once.

And think of more: "In the matter of Hongze Lake Lord walking on the river, Guidao made great efforts."

"But there is still no clear explanation as to how Hongze Lake Lord and Guidao are connected."

"What if the Bone Girl is behind this?"

"As a 'disaster', she should be a giant in the ghost world on Ghost Island. The words of the bone girl carry extraordinary weight. She is from Dasheng, so she knows Dasheng very well."

"That's right!" Tian Peng said loudly, "According to my guess, it must be the two masked mysteries who slew the dragon and ascended to god who were pulling the strings."

"And there is evidence that the two mysterious masked men are the ones who destroyed the Sheng League!"

"So as long as we catch that bone girl, we will be able to get clues to destroy the Sheng League from her."

Having said that, Tianpeng looked at Taoist Qingshan and Chen Boxian.

With his strength, he can defeat the Bone Girl, but it is not so easy to capture her alive.

　PS: This borrows from the Ming Dynasty banned book "Jian Deng Xin Hua" and one of Japan's three major ghost stories "Peony Lantern"

　　There is a saying: After this book was banned, it was spread to Japan, and an article in the book called "Peony Lantern" was "localized" into the "Peony Lantern" in "Jia Bi Zi".

　　The ghost in the "Peony Lantern" is the "Bone Girl".

　　PS: I'm stuck with a writer's block. The story of "Fengyang Imperial Tomb" is temporarily over. I need to start a new small storyline. I sat in front of the computer for a long time, but couldn't figure out how to write it, so I finished the last chapter in the early morning.

　　PS: I forgot to modify the two chapters yesterday. The plot will not change, but some of the writing and typos will be slightly modified.

　　
　
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