Chapter 1128: Zhu You Technique

The fundamental principle of curses is to use karmic spells to affect a target's fortune, vital energy, and spirit, causing mental disorientation and disrupting the balance of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements in their body. Lord [X] should have already explained the concept of karma to you: anything observable or perceptible can establish a karmic link. Recording orbs, for instance, fulfill the 'observable' requirement for this link.

Inside the ancestral temple, Qinghe was meticulously explaining the basic principles of curses to Lu Yang and Yun Mengmeng. Ao Ling and the others were already well-versed in curse techniques; in fact, Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi had even used each other's hair as a medium to cast curses when they were adversaries.

"Considering Lu Zhuguo's idea more closely, if curse techniques can influence fortune, vital energy, and spirit through karmic spells, then they could be used for positive effects as well as negative ones. If used positively to boost fortune, vital energy, and spirit, they could strengthen the body and cure ailments."

The Undying Immortal Fairy, who had no intention of listening to the lecture and was half-asleep in the mental space, suddenly materialized upon hearing that sentence. "Strengthen the body and cure ailments?"

"Immortal Fairy, is something wrong?" Lu Yang noticed her unusual reaction.

The Undying Immortal Fairy tilted her head, trying hard to recall something. "Listening to Xiao He describe it, isn't this the long-lost Zhuyou technique?" "What is the Zhuyou technique?" Everyone simultaneously looked at the Undying Immortal Fairy; even Qinghe, Ao Ling, and the others had never heard of this spell.

"Oh, you don't know? This is something Nine-Fold Immortal told me when he was researching history."

"Wasn't Nine-Fold Immortal the first to achieve immortality? To prove this, he often studied ancient texts and legends, demonstrating that no beings beyond the Tribulation Transcending stage had existed before him."

"It's said that a very, very long time ago – the exact period is unknown, but back then, the cultivation system wasn't even fully developed – there was a healing method. Instead of focusing on specific remedies, it used unknown spells to heal, not only curing the body but also treating the mind."

"This healing method was called the Zhuyou technique, and only cultivators known as 'Witch Doctors' could perform it."

"As for who created the Zhuyou technique, its underlying principles, or how it was lost, that remains completely unknown. Nine-Fold Immortal searched through all the ancient texts but found no further information." She then added, "Don't you think that using curse techniques in reverse is essentially the Zhuyou technique?"

"It certainly sounds like something similar. We'll know once we try it," Lu Yang said, trusting the Immortal Fairy's intuition, which had always proven accurate.

Jin'an City Slum.

Zhong Cai lay in bed, his body burning with fever. He had woken up feeling utterly miserable. As he tried to stand and get some water, he felt disoriented, swayed twice, and then sat back down before he could steady himself, completely devoid of strength.

"Was it because I worked too hard yesterday?" Zhong Cai wondered, sweat beading on his forehead. He felt extremely uncomfortable and had a bad premonition, suspecting he had contracted a severe fever. His vision blurred, and he drifted back into a hazy sleep.

In his semiconscious state, he seemed to see a white-robed figure appear before his bed. Its face was enveloped in a soft light, making its features indistinguishable. Was it a legendary Buddha or Bodhisattva?

The lotus totem on the white-robed figure shimmered, and Zhong Cai lost consciousness.

"Yawn—what a comfortable sleep," Zhong Cai said as he stretched. He didn't know how long he had slept, but he felt incredibly well-rested. Now, he was refreshed, and his mind was clearer than ever before.

"It really works," Lu Yang confirmed. He then used his robes to transport everyone back to the ancestral temple.

It wasn't just Zhong Cai; Lu Yang had continuously treated over a dozen people in Jin'an City. They suffered from various ailments, including severe fevers, heatstroke, and common colds caused by heat. All of them were cured by Qinghe's curse technique, without the need for any medicine.

"So, in that case, are curse techniques and the long-lost Zhuyou technique actually the same thing?"

Lu Yang frowned, sensing something amiss. "Immortal Fairy, do you know when curse techniques first appeared?"

Although karmic spells are difficult to learn and master, if curse techniques and Zhuyou techniques are indeed the same, then why did curse techniques survive while Zhuyou techniques were lost? Logically, if they are truly the same, it would be more reasonable for the Zhuyou technique to have persisted, even if the curse technique did not.

The Undying Immortal Fairy shook her head. "I don't know."

Ao Ling, however, offered, "Many spells were created during the early stages of the cultivation system's establishment. During that period, human ancestors continuously experimented with cultivation methods, and spells were a byproduct of this process."

"Curse techniques most likely appeared during the period when the cultivation system was being established. However, that era is too distant, at least 300,000 years ago, and very few ancient texts from that time have been preserved. Events from that era were mostly passed down through oral tradition, so many things cannot be verified."

"I agree with Sister Ling's point," Qinghe said. "When I was researching curse techniques, I tried to trace their origin. Although I didn't find the true origin, I can confirm that curse techniques have existed for at least 200,000 years."

"Alright," Lu Yang conceded. He understood; after all, the cultivation system was created by humans, and at that time, humanity struggled even to survive. How many written records could have possibly been preserved? Looking at the ancient era now, it's already a legend. From the perspective of that ancient era, the period when the cultivation system was first established must have also been a legend.

"Speaking of Nine-Fold Immortal, I have another question," Lu Yang suddenly asked. "What is it?"

"Since the concept of the Dao Fruit was created by you, Immortal Fairy, and defining the realms beyond the Tribulation Transcending stage as 'Immortal' was also your idea." "Yes, is there a problem?"

"Then where did the concept of an Immortal Body come from?"

Without waiting for the Undying Immortal Fairy to answer, Lu Yang rubbed his chin and mumbled to himself, "Of course, initially, humans just referred to a special physique as an 'Immortal Body'; it was an exaggerated description. Then they conveniently rounded it up to a significant number, calling them the 'Nine Great Immortal Bodies.'"

"Do you think there's another possibility? Perhaps the realms passed down from very early times weren't complete, and originally, there was indeed an 'Immortal' realm above the Tribulation Transcending stage, which then led to the term 'Immortal Body'?"

"Little Ancestor, you might not know this, but our recording orbs are of too high quality! They not only have large storage capacity and are cheap, but they're also incredibly sturdy and durable—they won't break even after ten or twenty years of use! Our recording orb sales in Jin'an City have already started to decline!"

"Actually, we also wanted to film a 'Dream Bubble' that looked genuinely scary. The actions Miao'er and the others performed in the recording orbs were snippets I wanted to capture; it would be perfect to test the audience's reactions."

Shi Daren was in tears, his voice choked with emotion. As the person in charge of Jin'an City, he was under immense pressure and was trying all sorts of methods.

"But you can't use a method like that!" Jin Caiwei gnashed her teeth, wishing she could pretend the incident never happened. "This has become an eerie legend!" "I definitely won't dare next time!" Shi Daren vowed solemnly, never having imagined the matter would cause such a huge commotion.