Chapter 1041 Eliminating the Gap and Renewing the Old Bundle
One day later, Director Lei and Lan Shen Gu completed all the preparatory work for the stripping ceremony nodes, and the process went much more smoothly than expected.
However, dismantling the secret instrument requires a high degree of mental concentration and no mistakes can be made. Especially since these secret instruments from ancient times are very different from those of today, they require a little bit of careful testing, so at the end of the day, the mental and physical exhaustion is very great.
After it was over, they took a brief adjustment, took some medicine, and when they felt refreshed, they came to Chen Chuan together again.
Director Lei came forward and said, "Director Chen, we have completed the previous work. Please begin removing the secret device now."
Chen Chuan glanced at the two of them and said, "Director Lei, Consultant Lan, do you have any questions?"
Director Lei said solemnly, "No problem. We originally estimated the maximum time limit would be two days, so we prepared non-stop for two days. Now it's only been one day, which is perfect for the next step. The old evil inside should have noticed our actions, and we can't give it too much time to prepare."
Lan Shengu also said, "Yes, Director Chen, we are in the right state now and can make a concerted effort."
Chen Chuan looked at the two of them again, confirming that they weren't being reluctant, and said, "Okay, then I agree to your request. Director Lei, you and Consultant Lan can just go ahead and do it. I'll handle any problems."
Director Lei nodded solemnly.
He discussed with Lan Shengu, and each of them took their people to different locations. At other locations, there were also some nervous members of the Esoteric Cult Inspection Bureau standing there. They were wearing their certificates of independence and looking at their proofread pocket watches from time to time.
The dismantling and destruction of the secret ritual nodes need to be completed at the same time, and the sealing ritual outside will be activated the next moment, so there needs to be a gap between them.
However, this period is also the time when problems are most likely to occur, because after dismantling the secret ritual, the rift loses its isolation. Although it can no longer exist independently, the constraints on the old sin will also be largely broken.
This will cause its power to return faster.
During this period of time, there must be enough power to suppress it, so as not to give this old evil a chance to break free.
After Chen Chuan and the others started to prepare, he raised his hand and signaled, and Zarnik and the other man immediately stood at two pre-designated positions. From above, they formed a triangular encirclement around the location of the statue.
He doesn't need two people to do anything. He just needs to use the two people's biological field to block the excessive power that may leak out at that time.
He will be responsible for solving the major problems, if any.
After waiting for a while, there was a bang, and signal guns were fired simultaneously in all directions. After a while, there was another sound. This was the last round of proofreading to prevent some individuals from being mentally misled and making mistakes.
However, Chen Chuan thought this was unlikely, because no matter what their intentions were, their main priority was to dismantle the binding ritual, and the old evil would not hinder them at this time.
Director Lei kept an eye on the sky. After a while, the countdown entered the final minute. At this time, a shot would be fired every ten seconds.
As time passed slowly, the final agreed time finally arrived. As the signal gun was fired, he immediately inserted the jade ruler in his hand into a crack in the mountain wall.
At the same time, in a total of twenty-eight directions, Lan Shen Gu and all the members of the Esoteric Buddhism Bureau inserted all the jade rulers into the gaps prepared in advance.
The entire secret ritual borrowed the power of Jiaoshan itself. Now that it was blocked, the original order was disrupted, and the internal fulcrums of the ritual were lost. The first thing affected was the rift that was later opened.
The crack had originally expanded to a length of more than 40 meters, but now it began to flicker constantly and became extremely unstable, as if it would disappear at the next moment.
At the same time, almost the next second after the ritual node was destroyed, another signal gun sounded, and the signal flare flew high into the sky. As long as the members of the Esoteric Cult Bureau at the foot of the mountain saw it, they would immediately activate the blocking ceremony originally used as a substitute.
However, although the signal gun was fired, none of the members of the Secret Cult Bureau at the foot of the mountain saw it. In their eyes, the mountain was quiet at the moment, and no notification was issued at the appointed time, so it was difficult to take action.
On Chen Chuan's side, at the moment when the secret ritual was removed, it was as if a layer of illusion was removed, and the entire temple was exposed.
And a stronger force, between illusion and reality, surged out from inside and hit his biological field.
This caused ripples to appear in his field, but he remained unmoved and took a step forward. The next moment, he appeared on the edge platform that extended outward from the depths of the secret treasure. At this moment, he looked forward.
As expected, the headless statue began to move, accompanied by strange sounds like golden bells. Illusory figures flew out from the chains on its body, dancing around it. At the same time, the sound of incantations was heard. The sound seemed to come from a very far distance, but it was extremely clear.
But even such a strong restraining force seems unable to stop the statue's movements. One of its hands can be seen slowly raising, and then with a bang it grabs the root of the chain opposite, as if trying to pull off the connecting part.
However, at this moment, its wrist was grabbed by another hand that emerged from the atmosphere, making it unable to move.
Just as it was about to raise its other hand, it was also grabbed by the other hand, making it unable to move. At this moment, its headless body turned around and "looked" at Chen Chuan.
Chen Chuan stood above. He took out the statue and looked at the other party calmly. He exerted force with his five fingers and with a click, the entire statue was crushed by him. Then he opened his hand and let the shattered stone chips fall from his hand.
The headless statue seemed to burst out with anger, and at the same time, a force stronger than before rushed out.
However, this force seemed powerful, but when it reached Chen Chuan, it was completely powerless and just blew away like a breeze.
Chen Chuan understood that the thing on the opposite side probably took advantage of the crack that had not yet completely collapsed and drew power from it that exceeded a certain limit.
This might not have been a problem in the past, but now with the constraints of the World Ring, it is almost impossible to do.
On the contrary, by doing this, this old villain wasted a possible opportunity to turn the tables, and such an action will not be without cost.
Sure enough, after this force was released, it first caused the originally flickering cracks to close quickly. Without this channel for transmitting power, the headless statue that was bound by the spirit seemed to become powerless all of a sudden.
At this moment, the members of the Esoteric Cult Bureau who were guarding the ceremony at the foot of the mountain saw from afar figures rushing down the mountain. While running, they also pulled a long rope connected from the bottom of the mountain. At the bottom of the rope were tied bells, all of which shook violently and made crisp and bright sounds.
These were the people Director Lei had arranged early in the morning. He had already considered that if the signal flares were useless, then he would let the fighters in the team rush down the mountain as quickly as possible and deliver the message manually.
This method is very useful. Each of them wears a jade pendant to prevent mental invasion. Even if the old evil can cause some cognitive illusions to ordinary people, it cannot interfere with them, not to mention that there are Chen Chuan and others responsible for suppressing the old evil.
After receiving the clear signal, the members of the Secret Teaching Bureau at the foot of the mountain did not dare to delay and immediately activated the secret ceremony that had been set up long ago.
As the ceremony began, at that moment, an invisible force gathered towards the temple.
Over thousands of years, the arrangement and application of secret rituals by the people of this world have reached a great level. Many of the delicate and ingenious aspects are incomparable to those in ancient times. Not only have the gaps in the rituals that were previously removed been quickly filled, but some more detailed and reasonable adjustments have also been made according to the current situation.
The effect was very good. Chen Chuan immediately saw that the headless statue seemed to be under some heavy pressure. Its originally towering body suddenly lowered, and at the same time, the two arms that were stretched upwards suddenly broke and shattered. If its torso was originally standing, it now seemed to be forced to sit down and curl up into a ball.
The chains responded by shrinking inward layer by layer, becoming tighter than before. Finally, the headless statue fell silent and remained motionless.
After seeing this scene, Chen Chuan knew that the ceremony had been completed. He took a look and found that there was no problem, so he dismissed the spirit image, walked out, and then found Zarnik and the other person.
The two men still held their positions firmly, and it seemed that they were not affected by any impact.
He asked, and the two people said that in their time, they had seen many such "gods" and had dealt with them many times, and they were very experienced in this area. Although this one seemed to be more powerful, they could still withstand it.
Chen Chuan understood that in ancient times, gods and humans indeed coexisted. Not to mention the new era, it was also like this at the end of the old era.
However, in the Eastern Continent, the truly powerful gods are all under the control of the two religions. Judging from the classics, the closer we get to the new era, the fewer such things there are. There are many reasons for this.
After a while, Director Lei and Lan Shen Gu arrived and reported to him, confirming that the ceremony had been successful. Except for a change, the other steps were arranged according to the established plan. Under normal circumstances, such a ceremony can be guaranteed to go on without problems for more than a hundred years.
But in reality it won’t take that long, because once a big collision occurs, everything may be changed.
Chen Chuan trusted their professionalism, but as the director of the Defense Department, he also checked it according to the procedures. After confirming that there were no problems, he arranged for people to completely seal up the temple and announced that except for the members of the Esoteric Investigation Bureau who stayed here, everyone would be evacuated in batches.
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(End of this chapter)
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