Chapter 15 Verse 13

  Fang Yuan finally understood that the so-called Sea God Island expedition was a conspiracy from the very beginning. She had been drawn into this matter, and it wasn't just a simple coincidence.

  "But how did you know I was going to join this Sea God Island expedition?"

  The purple butterfly smiled disdainfully: "How could you not come? I knew it, the master of the Blood Jade was on this island all along, he's the evil spirit that Uncle Quan mentioned. I publicized this expedition activity in various major forums, just hoping you'd see it. Taking a step back, even if you hadn't seen it, I would've found a way to get you to participate."

  Fang Wan curiously asked: "The master of Blood Jade? What kind of person is he?"

  Zi Die's face was somewhat unnatural, and she was obviously afraid: "He is a devil! A devil who should never exist in this world! We are lucky that we won't see him again."

  Who would have thought that even Zi Die, a ruthless woman who kills without batting an eye, is so terrified? The cruelty of the Blood Jade Master can be imagined.

  Fang Yuan thought of Zhong Bo's memories, the shadows in the broken temple, the coughing in severe illness, the terrifying soul-capturing technique, and the five robust men who killed each other...

  "Your meaning is that the master of Blood Jade has already died?"

  "Butterfly is not very sure: 'In theory, he should have died. More than sixty years ago, he was over thirty years old, let alone the fact that he was seriously injured at that time. It's impossible for him to live so long!'"

  "How did you know these things? What kind of person are you?"

  "You don't have to ask how I knew these things. As for who I am, it doesn't matter if I tell you. I'm a person of the Moon God tribe."

  Fang Yuan thought of Xiao Gu, the gatekeeper who had been constantly forcing He Jianhui to appear. He had once said that his clansmen would come looking for her.

  "The Moon God tribe? I've never heard of this nation before?"

  "The Lunar Tribe is not a nation, but a group that once shared the same faith. We believe in the Moon God."

  "God of the Moon?"

  "Yes, the Moon God. Our Moon God is not an ethereal being, but a real one, somewhat like the Living Buddha of Tibet. He is also a human being, yet a person with supreme wisdom and eternal life."

  Fang Yuan's head began to spin, as if listening to a mythological story: "You say that someone has the highest wisdom and I still believe it, how can there be eternal life and immortality?"

  The purple butterfly sneered again: "I know you won't believe it. Have you ever heard of a mysterious technique called 'Duō Shě'? In the eyes of spiritual practitioners, it's just a shell for the spirit and a residence for the soul. Taoist, Indian yoga, and Tibetan esotericism all have techniques for Duō Shě, which is what you ordinary people call 'borrowing a corpse to return to the soul'. More than 400 years ago, a living Buddha in Tibet died, and his body was being sent to the temple when it encountered a funeral procession. The deceased was a 19-year-old Han Chinese youth. At that time, he came back to life, claiming to be the deceased living Buddha, and was thus recognized as the reincarnation of the living Buddha through Duō Shě."

  "You're saying that your moon god has a soul-snatching spell, and even if the divine consciousness dies, it can still revive through someone else's body? So, eternal life?"

  "The general situation is roughly the same, but the specific process is different. Our saying is that the moon god will sleep and after sleeping for a period of time, it will be reborn in another person's body. The reborn moon god has the memory and wisdom before sleep."

  Although this is a strange thing, Fang Yuan can understand it. The living Buddha of Tibet also inherits the reincarnation of the soul boy, and there have been various legends about the supernatural since ancient times.

  "What exactly do you Moon God Clan want to do?"

  "For the development of human civilization, explore the secrets of the universe."

  Fang Wan was taken aback: "Your ideals are really lofty."

  The purple butterfly said faintly, "I know you don't believe it, but the creed of the Moon God tribe is indeed like this. Now, the science we advocate is a civilization that develops with material culture as its mainstay. However, in ancient times, there was another path to civilization, which was a civilization that developed with spiritual culture as its mainstay, and religion was the product of this development. The two civilizations have their own strengths and weaknesses. Modern science has brought human civilization to a new level today, but there are still many things that cannot be explained. Until now, the power of religion is omnipresent, devout followers are all over the world, even in the most scientifically developed regions of Europe and America, some countries still have more than 90% of people believing in Christianity."

  Looking at Fang Yuan's astonished eyes, Zitian felt a little proud. She paused for a moment and continued: "The history of modern human civilization is only a few thousand years old, which is less than 1% of the entire human history. Even in this 1% of civilized history, many civilizations have mysteriously disappeared, such as the Mayan civilization and the Mycenaean civilization. Many archaeological findings show that before our modern civilization, there existed ancient civilizations far more advanced than ours. Even Einstein believed that Antarctica had a highly developed ancient civilization. Scientists speculate that over 10,000 years ago, the Antarctic continent was warm, and the ancient Antarctic people created a highly developed civilization. The numerous discoveries of ancient civilizations in archaeology prove that our modern human civilization is not the first civilization in human history. Before this, humans have made many attempts but ultimately failed. And we, the Moon God tribe, tried to take another path of human civilization development, focusing on spiritual power research and achieving some success. Unfortunately, years ago, after the Moon God fell asleep again, for unknown reasons, it never woke up. The originally united Moon God tribe began to infight, split into four or five factions, and each of the major priests fought for leadership, severely damaging their vitality. The entire Moon God tribe gradually declined.

  "What's the relationship between Blood Jade and your Moon God clan?"

  "The Blood Jade is a token of the Moon Goddess, representing supreme authority, and has an immense connection with the Moon Goddess's resurrection."

  Fang Yuanyu angrily said: "After saying so much, your purpose is just for the Blood Jade. Why slaughter innocent people! You want it, I'll give it to you!"

  "Butterfly shook her hand: "No, I don't want the Blood Jade! I want you!"

  This time, Fang Yuan was completely stunned: "What do you mean?"

  "The Blood Jade is a spiritual thing. It's like a wild horse, it won't easily choose its master. But if someone tames it, it will merge with its owner as one. Now, the Blood Jade has already considered you its master, I getting it would be useless. So what I want, is just you!"

  Fang Wanru suddenly had an epiphany. No wonder, previously Cheng Lian and He Jianhui were both affected by the Blood Jade, losing their minds, while she herself was unscathed. The Blood Jade seemed like a double-edged sword, able to harm others as well as oneself.

  "Your inference is correct, Zeng Yingjie and the others were all killed by me. I set this trap to control you. Those insignificant people had to die, I couldn't let the Moon God tribe know that I was with you, nor could I let them reveal my whereabouts. There's one thing, you're wrong, Zeng Yingjie and Wan Lihai didn't die from poisoning, but from being infested by a parasite."

  "Gu?" Fang Yuan thought of Zeng Yingjie and Wan Liao Hai's eyes turning white with black dots, which was said to be a characteristic of being possessed by Gu.

  "The seven high priests of the Moon God tribe each possess a mysterious power. The Blood Jade Master has the power of soul capture, which is what you call hypnosis. I have the power of Gu. Of course, I am not a priest and my skills are limited in this regard, but it's more than enough to deal with ordinary people like you. I've already placed a Gu on you, so from now on, you'll do exactly as I say. Otherwise, when the Gu poison takes effect, you'll wish you were dead."

  Fang Yuan recalled the miserable cry of Zeng Yingjie before his death, which seemed to be inhuman. Even Wan Liao Hai and Zeng Yingjie, such strong boys, could not resist the invasion of Gu poison, let alone a weak and delicate girl like her?

  "What if I don't listen to you?" Fang Yuan said coldly.

  "Then you'll have to... die!" Zi Die said viciously.

  "In that case, I choose death!" Fang Yuan's tone was firmer than ever. "I would rather die than be a puppet for someone else, let alone a perverted murderer's puppet!"

  Zi Die looked at Fang Yuan with disbelieving eyes. She hadn't expected that Fang Yuan's answer would be to rather die than yield.

  "Have you really made up your mind? Think carefully, you're still young and beautiful, with a bright future ahead of you. Is it worth dying like this?"

  Fang Yuan coldly smiled: "I don't want to die, nor am I willing to die. But I won't become an accomplice to a murderer just to survive. Rather than living as a puppet controlled by the ambitious, a walking corpse, I'd rather die with dignity and integrity! At least in this life, I have no regrets!"

  The purple butterfly was finally enraged, with a bulging vein on its face: "Since that's the case, go die!"