Chapter 1143: Another Use for Curse Arts
Lu Yang didn’t have many acquaintances at Xitian Temple. The Epoch Immortal was one, but such a trivial matter hardly warranted troubling him. Lu Yang directly contacted Master Mingyu, who had learned of Lu Yang’s identity from the Epoch Immortal long ago.
At first, when Lu Yang began sending captives to Xitian Temple, Master Mingyu was grateful to him for helping to eliminate hidden threats in the Buddhist Kingdom.
However, as the number of captives continued to increase, Master Mingyu’s gaze toward him grew increasingly strange, as if to ask, “How do you still have more people to send here? Do you have something against our Buddhist Kingdom?”
Lu Yang had tried to explain that the problem lay with the Buddhist Kingdom’s governance and had nothing to do with him, but he had clearly failed to convince Master Mingyu.
Fortunately, when Lu Yang followed the seventh lead, he finally found the true culprit.
He had been worried that the seventh lead would point to Xitian Temple. If that happened, he would never be able to clear his name.
“Let me tell you all. Public security in the Buddhist Kingdom is really lacking.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy defended Lu Yang indignantly, attempting to convince everyone present.
“We came to the Buddhist Kingdom just to investigate a curse art, and look how many people we’ve uncovered. When have we ever run into something like this back in Great Xia?”
“Mmm! mmm!” The various patterns on the white robe responded earnestly, fully agreeing with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s opinion.
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“So you’re Devotee Bone, huh? Are you going to confess everything obediently, or should I give you a beating before you confess everything?”
“You captured six Fusion experts? Who do you think you’re fooling?!” Devotee Bone was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage.
How could that be possible? Fusion experts are such peerless beings that it’s hard to even meet one. I can’t even get in line to curry favor with them. How could anyone capture them as they please, and six of them at that?!
Devotee Bone’s bell-ringing grew increasingly loud, practically deafening. Although he was only at the Basic Divine Transfiguration Stage, he possessed an exceedingly rare curse art, which made even Advanced Divine Transfiguration cultivators reluctant to confront him.
Now, he had spread his curse art through recording orbs and observed the victims’ reactions. With my new insights, my curse art has been elevated to another level. I’m unbeatable among those at the Divine Transfiguration Stage!
However, Lu Yang was not afraid of curse arts at all. Even if he weren’t an immortal now, he could still employ Defying Heaven Changing Name to alter fate and evade any curse.
“You will be plagued by misfortune!” Devotee Bone bellowed, madly activating his bell.
The moment the released energy touched Lu Yang, the bell cracked into two.
“How is this possible?!” Devotee Bone was dumbstruck, blood spilling from his mouth. My life-bound bell has rebounded on me!
This means that the other party’s fate profile is so exalted that it is far beyond my reach!
Before Lu Yang could make a move, the Qiongqi totem on his white robe slithered across to his chest. With a glare from its tiger-like eyes, Devotee Bone went rigid, his hair standing on end. It was as if he was locked in the gaze of an ancient great demon, paralyzed in place.
Devotee Bone was horrified. He didn’t even dare to twitch. Inwardly, he was screaming wildly. What kind of technique is this? I’ve heard of it before! Who is this person? And why has he come looking for me?!
Lu Yang completely ignored Devotee Bone, leaving him to stand as punishment.[1] He wandered about the cave, taking in Devotee Bone’s living conditions.
The place was a mess, suggesting that Devotee Bone wasn’t a particularly neat person.
He then picked up a book from the table and flipped through a couple of pages. “This appears to be your insights on curse arts.”
“As I thought, it uses three-dimensional projections of recording orbs to spread the curse.” Qing He examined the book with her spiritual consciousness, grasping the specific principles with ease. Her brows furrowed in displeasure. “If such a method falls into the wrong hands, it could be used to disseminate curses on a massive scale. That would spell disaster.”
Jin Caiwei glared at the book fiercely. The Qiongqi Tribe has finally managed to earn money through the recording orbs, yet someone has used our products to commit evil, harming so many people. How incorrigible!
If she weren’t concerned about her image, she would have transformed into her original form and torn the book to shreds.
“Alright, alright, Senior Caiwei, this book is actually a treasure,” Lu Yang pacified Jin Caiwei with a smile. He could sense the baleful energy radiating from her.
“Ah? A treasure? What do you mean?” Jin Caiwei was nonplussed.
“I’m thinking that using recording orbs to spread curses is actually not a bad idea.”
“What?” Qing He thought she had misheard.
“Senior Qing He, curse arts have the effect of making people fall ill, right?”
“Yes. What about it?”
Lu Yang stroked his chin and posed a question that had never once occurred to Qing He. “It’s said that all spells and techniques are neutral, neither good nor evil. In that case, can I reverse a curse art and curse someone to live a long life?”
Qing He’s expression turned peculiar. Since time immemorial, curse arts had always been used to bring misfortune upon others. However, Lu Yang was not simply indulging in fanciful imagination. From the principles of curse arts, it seems plausible to make someone lucky as well.
“It seems... possible?”
Receiving Qing He’s affirmation, Lu Yang’s eyes glinted with excitement. “Then can I use recording orbs to spread curse arts, cursing everyone with health and longevity?”
Qing He drew in a sharp breath, her expression turning solemn.
“It seems... possible, too.”
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“Great Master, I’ve captured the person.” Lu Yang hauled the culprit to Xitian Temple.
Master Mingyu’s eyelid twitched. He didn’t even want to count how many people Lu Yang had brought in. He probed tentatively, “There’s no more, right?”
“Yes, no more!”
“That’s good then.” Master Mingyu exhaled in relief. Every time Lu Yang comes, he captures either one or two prisoners, as if he somehow knows where the problems lie and goes straight to them.
“Excellent. Did you say spreading curse arts? Rest assured, Benefactor Lu. Let us, the Xitian Temple, take care of this person.”
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“Say, we brothers were talking in a secret chamber. How did someone find us out?!” Zhikai pounded his thigh in frustration, consumed by regret. No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn’t figure out how he had been discovered.
To make matters worse, they still had no idea who had captured them.
“You don’t say! I’ve been falsifying receipts for years and never once got caught. But this time, I just had to get found out!”
“When I was captured, I overheard the person mumbling to himself about how he had been investigating the cursed recording orbs but ended up tracing the bulk purchase records to us.”
“So this was an undeserved calamity! We were simply implicated!”
“Sigh, just rotten luck. What can you do? We can only accept our fate.”
With a creak, the iron door of the cell swung open, and Devotee Bone was shoved inside.
“Oh, a newcomer. Your cultivation is rather low, huh? What did you do to land yourself here?” The prisoners felt that their luck was too abysmal and hoped to find someone equally unlucky to feel better.
Devotee Bone offered an ingratiating smile. “Greetings, big brothers. I was merely passing the time, trying to combine curse arts with recording orbs, and that’s how I got caught.”
At these words, a deathly silence fell over the prison cell.
“Wh-What’s wrong?” Devotee Bone smiled obsequiously. He couldn’t help but feel that their gazes toward him had shifted after his explanation.
The group of Fusion cultivators wore unfriendly expressions. Step by step, they closed in, forcing Devotee Bone into a corner.
1. One of the punishments in schools is to make students stand in the corner of the classroom or in the corridor, and there is a specific term for that. ☜
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