Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1041 Eliminating the Gap and Reinforcing the Old Bundle

One day later, Director Lei and Lan Shengu 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 these secret instruments from ancient times are very different from those of today. They require careful testing bit by bit, so at the end of the day, a lot of mental and physical energy is consumed.

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 start removing the secret instrument now."

Chen Chuan glanced at the two of them and said, "Director Lei, Consultant Lan, do you have any questions?"

Director Lei said in a deep voice, "No problem. We originally estimated that the longest time limit would be two days, so we made preparations for two consecutive days. Now it only takes one day, which is just right for us to proceed to the next step. The old evil inside should have noticed our actions, and we can't give Him too much time to prepare."

Lan Shengu also said: "Yes, Director Chen, we are in a good state now, and we can make a concerted effort."

Chen Chuan looked at the two of them again, making sure that they were not reluctant, so he said, "Okay, then I agree to your request. Director Lei, you and Consultant Lan can just go ahead and do it. I will handle any problems."

Director Lei nodded solemnly.

He discussed with Lan Shengu, and each of them took their people to different positions. At the other positions, there were also some nervous members of the Esoteric Cult Examination 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 of the hidden treasure need to be completed at the same time, and the sealing ceremony 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. Looking 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 biological field of two people to block the excessive power that may leak out at that time.

He will be responsible for solving 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 final round of proofreading to prevent some individuals from being mentally misled and making mistakes.

However, Chen Chuan thought that 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 keeping an eye on the sky. After a while, the countdown began to the final minute. At this time, a shot would be fired every ten seconds.

As time passed slowly, it finally arrived at the last agreed time. 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 Secret Teaching 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 ritual lost its own fulcrums. The first thing affected was the rift that was opened later.

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 in the next second after the ritual node was destroyed, another signal gun sounded, and the flare flew high into the sky. As long as the members of the Secret Cult Bureau at the foot of the mountain saw it, they would immediately activate the sealing ceremony originally used as a substitute.

However, even though the signal gun was fired, none of the secret cult members 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 carried out, 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.

The headless statue was indeed moving, accompanied by a series of golden bell-like sounds, and phantom figures flew out from the chains on its body, dancing around it. At the same time, there were also the sounds of chanting spells, which seemed to come from a very far distance, but were extremely clear. However, even with such a strong restraining force, it seemed that it still could not stop the statue's movements. It could be seen that one of its hands slowly raised up, and then with a bang, it grabbed the root of the opposite chain, as if it wanted to pull down 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 was standing 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 whole 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, although this force seemed powerful, 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 level.

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, the old villain wasted a possible chance to turn the tables, and such an action would not be without cost.

Sure enough, after this force was released, it first caused the originally flickering cracks to close rapidly. Without this channel for transmitting power, the headless statue that was restrained by the spirit seemed to become powerless all of a sudden.

At this moment, the members of the Secret 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, which all shook violently and made clear and bright sounds.

These were the people Chief Lei had arranged early in the morning. He had long 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 who are responsible for suppressing the old evil.

After receiving the clear signal, the members of the Secret Cult 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 use 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 previously removed rituals been quickly filled, but some more detailed and reasonable adjustments have also been made based on the current situation.

The effect was very good. Chen Chuan immediately saw that the headless statue seemed to be under some kind of heavy pressure. Its originally towering body suddenly lowered down. At the same time, the two arms that were stretched upwards suddenly broke into pieces. 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 and surrounding it layer by layer, becoming tighter than before. Finally, the headless statue became completely silent and 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 spirits, walked out, and then found Zarnik and the other man.

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, so 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 together. 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, all other steps were arranged according to the established plan. Under normal circumstances, such a ceremony could 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 Cult Inspection Bureau who stayed here, everyone would be evacuated in batches.

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(End of this chapter)