"And who is the Venerable One of Desire?"
Seeing the composure on Canglan City's face, Lu Qing knew that this being called the Venerable Miaoyu was probably no ordinary expert.
"The Venerable Miaoyu is a Supreme Elder of the Hehuan Sect, a top sect in the Upper Realm. He is a powerful Nascent Soul Realm cultivator at the fourth level of Nascent Soul."
Mo Hongyun said slowly.
"The fourth tribulation of the primordial spirit..." Lu Qing's heart trembled.
Each time a cultivator in the Primordial Spirit Realm survives a Primordial Spirit Tribulation, their strength undergoes a dramatic transformation.
A powerful being who has survived four tribulations of the primordial spirit would probably be able to withstand even a single breath from him in his current state.
"It's not so bad that he's only at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage, but this Venerable Wonderful Desire is notorious for his lustful nature. He especially likes to collect women with special physiques to use as concubines for dual cultivation."
The Lord of Canglan City looked rather grim.
“Hongyun, what happened to her later? It is said that the Venerable Miaoyu cultivated the supreme technique of the Hehuan Sect, 【Miaoyu Huanxi Zen】.
That technique was extremely strange and difficult to deal with; very few women who set their sights on him could escape his control.
"What else can I do?" Mo Hongyun said calmly. "I am just a minor Golden Core cultivator. I have been targeted by a Nascent Soul Fourth Tribulation expert. What other options do I have but to accept my fate?"
Even our Mo family patriarch's cultivation level was only at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage.
How could they possibly be a match for a behemoth like the Hehuan Sect?
Even at that birthday banquet, I had no idea that I had been targeted by the Venerable Miaoyu.
It wasn't until I returned to my tribe that I saw this thing on my body.
After saying that, Mo Hongyun conjured a burst of magical power in her hand and made a gesture in front of herself.
Fragments of cloth flew everywhere, and a tear appeared in her robe near her chest, revealing a patch of snow-white skin.
However, neither Lu Qing nor the City Lord of Canglan were paying attention to this.
Their gazes were fixed on a strange mark on Mo Hongyun's chest.
It was a strange red curse mark, about the size of a thumb, made of red lines. It seemed to be moving like a living thing, which was terrifying.
"It really is the 【Joyful Heart-Eating Curse】!"
The Lord of Canglan City's expression changed drastically when he saw the strange curse mark.
"It is said that this is the signature Taoist technique of the Venerable Miaoyu, and it is extremely strange."
Those who fall under this spell will not only have their minds gradually corrupted, but will eventually become completely devoted to it and obey its every word.
Moreover, this spell is completely under the control of the caster.
No matter where the cursed person flees, they will be sensed by the cursed entity, and there is no possibility of escape.
Hongyun, you've been cursed with the 【Joyful Heart-Eating Curse】, why didn't you tell me sooner?
The Lord of Canglan City looked extremely grim. He never expected that Mo Hongyun was carrying such a heavy burden of pressure.
"What good would it have done to tell you sooner? Could you help me break this 【Joyful Heart-Eating Curse】?"
"Or is it that your Nangong family's ancestor would be willing to help rescue this bastard child?" Mo Hongyun said calmly.
The Lord of Canglan City paused.
The 【Joyful Heart-Eating Mantra】 is a spell cast by the Venerable Desire, and naturally, he is powerless to break it.
The ancestors of the clan were naturally far more powerful than the Venerable Miaoyu.
But even he himself couldn't guarantee that he would ask them to help Mo Hongyun break the curse.
"Right? Your Nangong family has long wished for this bastard child to die sooner or later."
How could you possibly extend your noble hands to save my worthless life?
Moreover, when my parents visited your Nangong family, they died mysteriously without any explanation.
From that moment on, I swore in my heart that even if I were to fall into the deepest hell of hell, I would never again beg the Nangong family for help!
Seeing the hatred on Mo Hongyun's face, the Lord of Canglan City fell silent.
He realized that Mo Hongyun's hatred for the Nangong family would probably never be resolved.
This time, if he hadn't risked his life to save her, she probably wouldn't have recognized him as her uncle.
However, he was still worried about the safety of his niece.
He couldn't help but say, "Didn't you try asking your Mo family's ancestor for help? He was also a powerful being at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage, so he should have a solution."
You have awakened your destiny-related supernatural abilities, and you will almost certainly be able to enter the Primordial Spirit Realm in the future.
"If the Mohist patriarch knew, he couldn't possibly not save you."
"Do you think I didn't think about it?" Mo Hongyun sneered. "However, not long after I was afflicted by the 【Joyful Heart-Eating Curse】, the Hehuan Sect sent me a wedding invitation, saying that Venerable Miaoyu wanted to take me as a concubine."
If we disobey, we Mohists will have no place left in the Upper Realm.
The strength of the Hehuan Sect is comparable to that of your thirty-six superior clans.
Even a single Venerable of Sublime Desire is not necessarily something my Mohist school could withstand.
Not to mention the other, even more powerful, Supreme Elders.
Do you think the Mohist school would care about a mere Golden Core cultivator like me, whose parents have passed away and who has no one to rely on?
Should we offend that behemoth, the Hehuan Sect?
Let alone asking for help, I didn't even dare to reveal that I had awakened my supernatural powers of destiny and the Mysterious Yin Jade Body.
If the Mo family found out, they would be afraid to reveal their family's innate supernatural abilities.
The first thing they probably thought of wasn't rescuing me, but eliminating me.
The Lord of Canglan City fell silent once again.
Lu Qing also felt a bit stern.
According to Mo Hongyun's previous statement, certain dual cultivation methods, while taking away the chastity of the Xuan Yin Jade Body, will also take away its cultivation and supernatural powers.
If the Mo family were to find out that Mo Hongyun had simultaneously awakened the Xuan Yin Jade Body and the divine power of destiny.
To protect the secret of their family's innate supernatural abilities, they might actually resort to underhanded methods to eliminate Mo Hongyun.
“I do have a question,” Lu Qing said after thinking for a moment. “Since this 【Joyful Heart-Eating Curse】 is so powerful, why are you, the Lord, in Canglan City?”
Didn't the Venerable Miaoyu stop you?
This was something that puzzled Lu Qing greatly.
As far as he knew, Mo Hongyun had been running the Treasure Pavilion in Canglan City for decades.
Given the domineering nature of the so-called Venerable Miaoyu, how could he possibly allow Mo Hongyun to stay here for so long?
In other words, why hasn't Mo Hongyun's mind been corrupted by the 【Joyful Heart-Eroding Curse】 all these years?
"That old bastard naturally didn't want me to come down to the Lesser Cang Realm," Mo Hongyun said with hatred in her eyes. "The reason I was able to come down was because I risked my life!"
"The reason why the old man wanted to take me as a concubine was simply because he coveted my Xuan Yin Jade Body and the destiny-related supernatural powers that my bloodline had awakened."
But he was a powerful being at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm, while I was only at the Golden Core realm.
Not only was his cultivation level low, but his ability to predict fate was also not very high due to his long-term low profile and concealment.
Even if he takes my Red Pill, he won't gain much benefit.
His original plan was to take me to the Hehuan Sect.
Only after I entered the Nascent Soul Realm and mastered the divine abilities of destiny did they take everything from me.
But I can especially do as he wishes!
Back then, I spent a hundred years of my lifespan to deduce the only opportunity that could allow me to break free from the shackles of fate, and that opportunity fell after Canglan City.
I immediately threatened to kill myself and made that old bastard, Venerable Miaoyu, give me fifty years of freedom.
If he disagrees, I will immediately detonate my golden core so that he gets nothing.
If he agrees to give me fifty years, I will strive to cultivate myself and comprehend supernatural powers during those fifty years.
When the time comes, I will give him everything I have.
After weighing the options, the old man finally agreed to my request and released me to the mortal realm.
Anyway, with the 【Joyful Heart-Eating Mantra】 around, he's not worried that I'll run away.
Because he will immediately sense that I have left the Lesser Cang Realm.
With his extraordinary abilities, capturing me and taking me back would be an easy task.
"So that's how it is."
After listening, Lu Qing's eyes showed a hint of pity.
He never expected that this Treasure Pavilion Master, who was so prestigious in Canglan City and admired and revered by countless cultivators, would be so powerful.
Behind it all lies such a tragic fate.
As for the Lord of Canglan City, needless to say.
For so long, he had no idea that his own niece was under so much pressure.
He wanted to say something, and his mouth moved, but he found that he couldn't say anything.
"Master, according to your statement, do you think that I am the one who can help you get rid of all this?" Lu Qing asked.
"That's right, back then I spent a hundred years of my lifespan to activate my bloodline supernatural powers."
The message I received from fate was that the opportunity to break free from the shackles of destiny lay within Canglan City.
The reason I built the Treasure Pavilion is to have a suitable reason to meet more people in Canglan City.
But over the years, I have seen countless monks.
Yet no one could respond to my supernatural abilities of destiny.
Until a few days ago, I met you, Fellow Daoist Lu.
Mo Hongyun paused for a moment before continuing, "After coming into contact with you, Fellow Daoist Lu, my astrological abilities began to fluctuate, giving me omens."
From that moment on, I knew that the chance to break free from the shackles of fate lay with you.
"Is the host overestimating me?" Lu Qing shook his head and said, "I am merely a minor Golden Core cultivator. How could I possibly counter the supernatural abilities of a Nascent Soul Fourth Tribulation expert?"
"Because of the Supreme Venerable Wonderful Desire's supernatural power, he could probably reduce me to ashes with a single breath."
Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, Mo Hongyun was stunned.
After a while, she finally managed to speak with difficulty: "Fellow Daoist Lu, is there really no way to help Hongyun?"
"I have no ability to contend with Venerable Miaoyu. Let alone a fourth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, I am no match for even a cultivator who has just entered the Nascent Soul realm," Lu Qing said sincerely.
"How could this be..."
Upon hearing Lu Qing's answer once again, despair appeared on Mo Hongyun's face.
She thought that this time she could finally get rid of the heavy shadow that had been weighing on her for so long.
Especially when he witnessed Lu Qing crushing and humiliating Gongshu Yu with absolute strength.
This made her feel that hope had truly descended upon her.
However, Lu Qing now said that he was powerless to help, which plunged Mo Hongyun into despair once again.
And this time, the despair is even greater than before.
Because the last glimmer of hope he had expended over a hundred years of his lifespan had been shattered.
"Young Fellow Daoist Lu, is there really no other way? As long as you can help Hongyun, I'll pay any price!"
"The Lord of Canglan City said urgently."
Looking at Mo Hongyun's almost lifeless eyes, Lu Qing felt a pang of pity.
Although he really wanted to help her, he truly lacked the power to contend with a powerful being at the fourth level of the Primordial Spirit realm.
Not to mention, behind the other party is a colossal, top-tier power.
So he shook his head: "I'm sorry, my abilities are limited, I'm afraid I really can't help you. Why don't you try to escape this Little Cang Realm?"
"Escape? Where can I escape to?" Mo Hongyun smiled bitterly. "I am under the influence of the 【Joyful Heart-Eating Curse】. As soon as I leave the Lesser Cang Realm, that old dog of desire will immediately sense it."
Even with his supernatural powers, he didn't need to come in person.
"As long as I activate the curse seal remotely, I can immediately experience a fate worse than death."
In desperation, Mo Hongyun no longer showed any politeness when mentioning the Venerable Miaoyu, directly calling him "old dog."
Seeing this, the Lord of Canglan City was heartbroken and deeply regretted his own weakness, which prevented him from helping his sister, his only orphan.
However, Lu Qing's expression changed upon hearing Mo Hongyun's words.
"So, my question is, is the biggest problem you're facing right now the 【Joyful Heart-Eating Curse】 in your heart?"
"What did you say?"
Mo Hongyun stared blankly at Lu Qing, not understanding the meaning of his words for a moment.
However, Lu Qing had already vaguely grasped something.
He stroked his chin: "If that's the case, I might give it a try. Master, forgive my rudeness, but may I take a closer look at the curse mark on your chest?"
At this moment, Mo Hongyun finally reacted: "Fellow Daoist Lu, have you thought of a way?"
"I just have a few ideas, but please don't have too high hopes."
Lu Qing first told him to prepare himself mentally.
He didn't want the other party to be even more disappointed if he couldn't come up with a solution later.
Even so, a glimmer of hope rekindled in Mo Hongyun's heart.
She said frankly, "Could things get any worse than they are now? Fellow Daoist Lu, just watch and see. For us cultivators, our physical bodies are nothing more than outward appearances."
"Then I shall be rude."
Lu Qing immediately activated his supernatural ability and looked intently at the curse mark on Mo Hongyun's chest.
The 【Joyful Heart-Eating Mantra】 truly lives up to its reputation as a mantra cast by a powerful being of the Fourth Kalpa Primordial Spirit.
With Lu Qing's current strength, after activating his superpower, even a high-level spiritual artifact would be able to detect the information within ten or so breaths at most.
The incantation seal on Mo Hongyun's chest took several dozen breaths to slowly emit a rich purple light of supernatural power, and several pieces of text information floated out.
【The Joyful Heart-Eating Mantra Seal: A mantra seal planted by the Venerable One of Desire.】
【This curse seal can corrupt and manipulate people's minds; it is exceptionally malevolent.】
Those afflicted by this curse are as if trapped in a nightmare, their lives and deaths beyond their control. Even if they flee to the ends of the earth, they cannot escape the caster's control.
【The Venerable Miaoyu is one of the Supreme Elders of the Hehuan Sect, a powerful being of the Fourth Tribulation Nascent Soul stage, with profound cultivation and formidable Daoist arts and supernatural powers.】
【Inheritance discovered. Should we perform a download simulation?】
...
Lu Qing carefully read the message that had floated out.
He didn't pay much attention to what Mo Hongyun had said before, as it was pretty much the same as what she had said.
Only when he saw the last note did a hint of joy appear in his eyes.
This was the message he had been waiting for.
Seeing the prompt in the note, Lu Qing didn't hesitate and immediately chose to download the simulator.
