Chapter 915: Chapter 464: Evil Spirit Possession, Water and Land Assembly (Part 2) Fang Cheng heard this, and his heart stirred.
He suddenly remembered that he and Cheng Jiashu had also talked about the topic of noble families and mutations in the chatroom back then.
What Lin Chuqiao said was pretty much aligned with Cheng Jiashu’s viewpoint.
Looking at the grave expression on Chen Xu’an’s face, Lin Chuqiao’s eyes flickered as she continued:
"But as far as I know, your Chen Family has been established for just over a hundred years and is in its prime. Logically, such a situation shouldn’t occur."
"Unless... there was some sort of change in your family’s Inheritance Secret Realm, causing the purification ability to weaken or fail..."
At this point, she deliberately paused, her eyes fixed on Chen Xu’an, observing his reaction.
Seeing Chen Xu’an’s face tense slightly, her tone shifted and softened:
"Of course, there’s another possibility."
"Considering the nightmares your grandmother had, we might speculate that your grandfather was already under some malicious spiritual attack before he passed away suddenly due to a severe illness."
"Moreover, after his death, he didn’t find peace, and that evil force took advantage, devouring his original soul and usurping the body."
"In other words, the ’person’ lying in the coffin now, who can move, is merely a shell possessed by an evil spirit!"
"Possessed by an evil spirit?!"
Chen Xu’an’s face turned even paler.
This explanation was even more terrifying to him than his grandfather turning into a monster.
A monster could still be explained by a mutation in the flesh due to bloodline ability.
But an intentional possession by an evil spirit clearly meant a hidden formidable enemy was targeting the Chen Family, plotting harm to the clan.
Pan Wendi and Bai Ling stood by, equally stunned.
Clearly, they did not expect the situation to take an even more terrifying and sinister turn.
Fang Cheng’s expression remained calm, though his mind raced with thoughts.
The clues about Chen Family’s strange events were gradually connecting, forming a vague outline of the truth.
Lin Chuqiao surveyed the group, her voice clear as she continued:
"The cause of this matter seems to be that the Chen Family was maliciously targeted with Black Magic, and among the Southern Ocean’s Black Magic pacts, there’s a very special sect known as the ’Spiritual Fall.’"
"Unlike the traditional ’Medicine Lowering’ and ’Gu Curse,’ practitioners of ’Spiritual Fall’ focus on cultivating their own spiritual power."
"A beginner in ’Spiritual Fall’ can use their willpower to remotely affect the victim’s emotions, causing hallucinations, or even losing their sanity."
"And those who cultivate to a higher level can even have an out-of-body experience, silently entering others’ dreams to cast curses and kill seamlessly."
"More than that."
She paused, emphasizing further:
"There’s a sinister technique called ’Flying Head Fall,’ where the practitioner’s head can detach at night, flying independently to suck the blood of the living."
"Because their soul devours the essence of the living due to long-term practice of evil techniques, even if the body dies, they can exist for a long time in a spiritual form, maintaining self-awareness for decades in certain Spiritual Secret Realms."
"Assuming... the murderer is such a malicious spirit whose consciousness hasn’t dissipated after death."
Lin Chuqiao speculated, her tone growing more assured:
"Then many mysteries in this Black Magic murder case can be explained."
"It is formless and invisible, able to secretly cast curses and make someone fall victim unknowingly, leaving no trace afterward."
"It can even influence and control the consciousness of the Chen Family members, turning someone into its accomplice without even realizing it, providing it conveniences!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Cheng suddenly saw the light.
Lin Chuqiao’s deduction was undoubtedly closest to the truth.
Perhaps, Uncle and the Professor traveled all the way to Tian Nan Province to track down this invisible, ghost-like special enemy.
Since the enemy had no physical form and remained hidden in an unknown spiritual domain.
So they chose to stay under the radar, observing, waiting for the storm in the Chen Family to reach its peak, where the enemy would fully reveal its true form.
If that’s the case...
Fang Cheng raised his eyebrows, looking at Chen Xu’an who was deep in thought, and asked:
"Mr. Chen, we can temporarily trust your words."
"Now that the murderer’s trace has been exposed, how do you plan to handle it?"
After speaking, he gazed intently at Chen Xu’an.
After all, that troublesome body was the former Family Head of the Chen Family, Chen Xu’an’s grandfather, and outsiders should not directly intervene.
Ultimately, the decision rested with the man before them, the Acting Family Head of the Chen Family.
Chen Xu’an’s expression went through a series of changes, from shock to fear, and then to anger.
In the end, all his emotions turned into a resolute determination.
"I want to burn it, once and for all!"