Chapter 221 Secret Ceremony
Director Lei walked to the table, picked up the chess piece-shaped model ornaments on it, and then arranged them in order to form an outward-expanding shape.
He turned around and explained to Chen Chuan, "Look, if these chess pieces represent rituals from the old times, then..."
He took out a pen and drew a few lines in it, but they were not simply connected. Instead, there were different lines connecting the distance and the nearness, and each one was different.
Chen Chuan looked at the various chess pieces and the lines placed on each piece, and seemed to be thinking about something.
"Do you understand?"
Director Lei tapped on the lines. "Since his ritual wasn't originally a cohesive whole, it's very difficult to connect them together. I guess he spent a lot of time connecting and patching things up, but such a ritual is destined to be impossible to achieve as a whole. It needs to be promoted piece by piece.
When this is launched, it also gives us enough time to react. We can target them one by one. The more destruction we cause, the less successful the ritual will be.
But this takes time, and he will definitely use a core that will play a key role. We need to find it. Before we find it, there is no guarantee that we can destroy the entire ceremony. During this period of time, you will need to take the lead.
And because he was the first to take action, we can only follow behind. We are not sure how many rituals from the old times were used, so the time is difficult to determine."
Chen Chuan nodded. In other words, before the esoteric ritual was completely destroyed, or before the outcome was decided, he would undoubtedly have to bear the ritual targeting himself.
He didn't feel much of a burden about this. After all, he had a second self, and it was just a matter of consumption.
He now has eighteen hours of overlap time. Although this time will be continuously reduced due to excessive damage, he will not stand there and do nothing. Besides, he is not fighting alone this time.
Director Lei said solemnly: "We will not let you face these things unprepared, so I will try my best to prepare various rituals for you to resist the invasion in advance in the next few days. But this is not enough. At the critical moment, you still need to find ways to resist or destroy the rituals yourself.
In fact, if necessary, we will carve Tantric rituals on the surface of human skin, but Tantric rituals are very spiritually infective. This practice has a huge impact on people and may make it difficult for them to maintain their sanity.
If you are just a person performing a tantric ritual, we can have someone inject the drug nearby, or let someone else take over if we see something is not going right. But considering that you are still a fighter and need to keep a clear mind and sufficient physical strength, I don't think this method is suitable.
The only way is to set Bumiyi patterns on your clothes and other items, and you can prepare several sets to achieve the purpose of counterattack."
Chen Chuan nodded. This consideration was correct. Although I could divert these infringements secondly, I could use other means instead. Of course, I would use other means first.
No matter how long the second me overlaps, as long as we enter the battle, every minute and every second must be used carefully, after all, it is a matter of life and death.
Director Lei continued, "Secret instruments all require advance preparation, and they use a lot of time and materials to pry open anomalous substances, so everything is prepared in advance, even if you use it temporarily.
It's like the cards in your hand. When you enter the game, all the cards you can play are already in your hand. It depends on how you play them and how you make the most of each card.
But you are a fighter, not a pure esoteric expert, so these are all just auxiliary, allowing you to play to your strengths without interference.
Over the next two days, I'll teach you how to quickly identify the type of esoteric ritual, as well as simple countermeasures. That's all you need. I've already had my staff begin preparations. Teaching based on actual practice is more memorable. Now, take some time to arrange your affairs, and we'll begin shortly."
Chen Chuan said hello. After he finished talking with Director Lei, he called the original team members and said that there was a commission to wipe out an armed gang in the near future and asked if they had time.
Not surprisingly, after hearing his invitation, everyone readily agreed.
Even without talking about our friendship, the commissions Chen Chuan brings are always of extremely high quality and extremely rewarding. Ordinary commissions cannot compare to them at all, and they cannot be missed.
However, due to the high confidentiality level of this commission, it cannot be done through the company. He also did not want to trouble Director Lei, so he called Gao Ming to handle the matter.
After Gao Ming successfully escaped from the appeal court, he is now famous within the legal profession. Although Chen Chuan's escape seems to be due to the problem that Molan Company itself was targeted, he may have used information, judged the situation, and successfully achieved his own goals, which is rare.
At one time, many law firms came to poach him, and some upper-class people sent invitations, hoping to hire him to join their own legal team.
But Gao Ming refused them all. However, he did not get involved in any big cases because of his sudden fame. Instead, he took over a few small cases in a low-key manner and tried to stay out of other people's sight as much as possible.
According to him, when Chen Chuan successfully enters the central city, that will be when his value will truly increase, and there is no need to show up too early now.
The current hibernation is for greater harvest in the future.
When he received Chen Chuan's call, he gladly agreed. Chen Chuan was not only his cousin, but also his first client. Of course, he had to give priority to the requirements of his first client, and everything else was secondary.
After the call, in the afternoon, Director Lei took him to the training hall, which had been filled with various esoteric Buddhist patterns painted in advance.
Director Lei walked in the middle of a secret ritual pattern and said solemnly, "There are many types of secret religious rituals. How to deal with them requires long-term training and repeated confrontation training. Not to mention the investment itself, it is also a huge blow to the human spirit. We don't have the time nor the desire to do so.
Therefore, we have prepared counter-rituals for you in advance. You just need to be able to distinguish which ritual you need to use to deal with it when the time comes.
Judgment is crucial here, as there's very little room for reaction. While most secret rituals can be cracked after they're activated, some, once launched, leave you with no chance to counterattack. Therefore, it's important to act before that happens. This depends on one's observation and acumen."
Having said that, he handed him a dozen or so exquisite cards with various secret ritual patterns painted on them.
"These are the secret ritual patterns drawn on your clothes. I will trigger the secret ritual here. What you need to do is to identify and find the correct corresponding cards as quickly as possible to offset the effects of the secret ritual."
Chen Chuan took a look at the cards in his hand. These cards were complex and gorgeous. At first glance, they all seemed similar. It was really not easy to remember and distinguish the differences and similarities between them.
But fortunately, he had read the information carefully before, and his observation skills were also good, so he was able to tell it clearly after looking at it for a while.
Director Lei said: "If you are ready, let's start."
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Director Lei, I'm ready."
Just as he said this, Director Lei clapped his hands together. At the same time, he suddenly saw a sign of emptiness appearing on the second me, which showed that the ritual had been activated silently.
He thought about it and decided to face the effect of the ritual directly, so he didn't let the second me resist it.
And at the moment he made the decision and took action, he suddenly felt that Director Lei's applause seemed to come from a distant place.
The light around me seemed to dim at this moment, and I felt like I was in a deep, empty cave, surrounded by loneliness and anxiety. Even my limbs seemed to be slowly moving away from me, and seemed willing to sink into it.
He immediately recalled the information he had read before. According to the description there, most of the esoteric rituals, when not using ghost stories, are actually mental invasions. There are also material damages, but they are relatively not that strong.
Although it is possible to fight back under normal circumstances, considering that this is only a test, the real effect should be stronger than this, so it will be difficult to deal with. If there is an enemy nearby at this time, it will be very dangerous.
He remained calm and looked at the cards in his hand, but found it difficult to recognize the pattern at this time. He quickly selected one based on his previous memory. As he did this, the feeling quickly subsided and everything around him quickly returned to normal.
Director Lei looked at him and said, "Very good, you read the information carefully." He paused, "Then let's continue."
In the following time, with the cooperation of Director Lei, Chen Chuan repeatedly familiarized himself with the use of this traditional ritual. Since the parts that needed to be mastered were not complicated, he mastered it in just one afternoon.
At the end, he asked Director Lei a question.
"Director Lei, I'd like to ask you a question. The Life Esotericism can transfer a person's vital energy. If we have more manpower and financial resources, can we use this to achieve longevity?"
Director Lei slowly said, "This is a very dangerous topic. The purpose of esoteric rituals is to pursue various aspirations that humans cannot achieve on their own. They are simply accomplished through established rules and channels. They can only achieve what the rules allow. Fortunately, no such situation has occurred so far."
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Just because we haven't discovered it doesn't mean it's impossible?"
Director Lei said: "That's right. Since the old times, people have been working towards this goal. Although no one has achieved it, people have not completely given up and are still looking for this possibility.
The so-called transfer of vital energy by the Life Sect is actually not sustainable. The recipient may feel energetic at first, but it will soon return to its original state and nothing will appear to have changed.
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "So, it's like taking an energy-boosting drug?"
Director Lei nodded and said, "Your example is very vivid. In fact, the actual effect is weaker than simply taking the medicine, and it may also bring various side effects.
Then you may ask, why would anyone spend a lot of money and manpower to try it when the effect is so weak?
That's because compared to the material gains brought by the ritual, the spiritual pleasure and satisfaction it brings are unforgettable. Especially the feeling of vital energy flowing into the body, as if reborn, which makes many people unable to stop, and even become addicted.
At this point, his voice grew heavy. "All rituals bring about mental stimulation. Many staff members of the Esoteric Affairs Bureau are now injecting medication to alleviate the side effects of frequent ritual use. However, the only way to truly combat these effects is through self-control and a firm will."
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(End of this chapter)
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