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The next day, Zuo Ci stretched and pulled open the curtains. He gazed at the rising sun, a faint smile appearing on his face. Life was still beautiful.
Suddenly, Black Cripple burst through the door, exclaiming, "I've done some digging, and it turns out the leader of Hui Xian Men is Lu Queyi! They actually brought this guy out!"
"Lu Queyi?" Zuo Ci lit a cigarette, frowning. "Who is that?"
"Yin Jian Shi San Tai Bao, a senior master of Deviant Arts!" Black Cripple replied solemnly. "Nan Zhan Long, Northern Three Evils, Thirteen Guardians emerged from Yin Cao: Ma Yi Xie Zi, Old Smoker, Xiushen Paper, Yao Bu She Niang, Geng Fu, Shepherd, San Que Gong, Rao Jiang Lan Po, Xiangxi Corpse Demon."
These thirteen Old Guys represented the thirteen sects and legacies of Deviant Arts Peak. Even if their cultivation hadn't reached the Dao Realm, they had developed secret techniques capable of countering and cursing those in the Dao Realm—truly terrifying!
"Oh?" Zuo Ci blinked. "So?"
"We can't ignore this!" Black Cripple's expression turned grave. "Lu Queyi, known in the martial world as San Que Gong, practices Lu Ban's Forbidden Techniques. His mastery of the art of curses instills fear in many!"
Lu Ban, whose real name was Gongshu Ban, was the ancestral figure of woodworking. He was proficient in Yin Sheng techniques.
Yin Sheng, also known as pressure victory or Yan Zhen, essentially involved using various malevolent Zhen Wu to bring disaster upon others through Evil Arts. These Zhen Wu came in many forms; the most common included Small Coffin, Female Ghost Portrait, Bloody Knife, Broken Saw, Po Wa, Nail, Doll, and so on.
The Yan Zhen technique did not directly affect the victim but altered their fortune through Zhen Wu to bring misfortune and calamity upon them. However, if the Zhen Wu were discovered and destroyed by the homeowner, the shaman would suffer backlash from their own creation. Therefore, even craftsmen harboring resentment towards their employers would refrain from using this technique unless absolutely necessary.
Yan Zhen needed to extract Zhen Wu, throw it into the raging fire to burn, or toss it into boiling oil to fry, only then could the Evil Arts be broken. After the Evil Arts were dispelled, the practitioner would suffer backlash and face corresponding retribution; in severe cases, they might even die unexpectedly!
It was said that any carpenter who fully learned this technique would inevitably encounter misfortune—either losing an arm or a leg, or suffering from a lack of descendants, or having their family come to harm. Thus, this technique was also known as "the missing limb."
Ah, the Yin Sheng Technique! Zuo Ci nodded and said, "I learned a bit of it once. I met a Zheng Zi who was astonished by my bones and insisted on passing down his lifelong knowledge to me. I had no choice but to reluctantly learn!"
The Black Cripple slapped his forehead. He could tell just by thinking with his backside that it surely wasn’t anything good! The scene of learning back then might have been:
Zuo Ci: "Hehehe, my friend, this method is fated to be with me."
Beggar: "I’d rather die than give it to you!"
Zuo Ci: "Hehehe, then go ahead and die!"
Beggar: (Brother, isn’t there supposed to be some foreplay?)
My ancestors!
The Black Cripple spoke earnestly, "Why do you only remember the good things and forget the bad? If you provoke Zhan Gui Ren and the Thirteenth Division again, those people are clever as monkeys. If they uncover your identity, won’t you be in trouble again? It’s only a matter of time before your identity is exposed!"
Zuo Ci replied nonchalantly, "But if I break through to the Tongda Realm, with a single thought I can connect to the heavens and hear all. What can they do to me then?"
Tongjing? The Black Cripple sighed. "That is the realm of terrestrial immortals. Over the years, there have been countless geniuses in the Mystical Circle; how many have been able to enter that unfathomable realm?
I’ve heard that Tian Yi Dao and Dragon Tiger Celestial Master are very likely cultivating towards Tongjing, but they have yet to reveal themselves; it remains uncertain!"
Tian Yi Dao? Zuo Ci nodded.
Dragon Tiger Celestial Master Zhang Xuan Su was reputed as a pivotal figure in both righteous and evil paths of the Xuanmen sect. At an advanced age, he could command spirits and gods.
Zuo Ci chuckled and said, "Just when I’ve been troubled by my incomplete Yin Sheng Technique for so long, now someone is eager to bestow upon me a chance for transformation. How could I possibly refuse?"
Hmm, I won't go knocking on doors; that would be utterly outrageous! This is not the way of Zuo Ci!
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