Chapter 408: The Frost Valley Master's Curse is Ineffective Against Me

Lu Yang had heard of the title "Nine Sons of Daozong" before. This title meant that being a disciple of Daozong was a double-edged sword. If they encountered weaker opponents, such as those in the Huashen or Lianxu stages, they could scare them off.

However, if the opponent was a Hegui stage powerhouse, especially one holding a position in a major force, it was almost certain that they had some karmic entanglement with the Nine Sons of Daozong, and there was an 80% chance of a feud.

If they went to the imperial capital, that 80% chance would likely become 100%.

Meng Jingzhou, returning to the imperial capital, would at least have the Meng family supporting him, so he should be safe.

On the other hand, Lu Yang's master was Buyu Daoist, and his good brother was Meng Jingzhou. With these two identities, what was the difference between going to the imperial capital and going to the gates of hell?

As the center of the central continent, Di Cheng was where the Great Xia Dynasty's 100,000 years of heritage lay, the most powerful cultivation city in the world. Not only people from the central continent wanted to visit the imperial capital and admire the scenery, but also the Yao Region, the Golden Buddhist Kingdom, and the Sea Clan all wished to go to the imperial capital.

Only Lu Yang did not want to go.

Lu Yang seemed to recall something and began counting on his fingers: "Why do I feel like I have so many enemies? I know the dark history of the Four Ancient Immortals, and they definitely won't spare me. My master makes enemies everywhere, and it all falls on me. So, ancient and modern powerful figures all have a feud with me?!"

"This shouldn't be happening. I joined the strongest sect in the world, became the youngest disciple of the sect master, and have the strongest ancient immortal within me. Shouldn't I be able to slay gods and Buddhas, have multiple partners, and enjoy a fulfilling life? How did it all turn into negative influences?"

Lu Yang was glad his fate was tough enough to withstand so many dangers.

"After the confinement, Master sealed my and Shaman's mana. We were confined in two separate rooms, only able to see each other through a small iron window in the wall."

"We sat and debated in the confinement rooms. I explained the principles of curse techniques, and he explained the sayings of the saints, promoting each other and improving together."

Lu Yang thought to himself, were these two really not just talking past each other?

Shuang Guzu's tone softened. Lu Yang knew the saying "misfortune comes from the mouth" and did not cause trouble for himself.

Finally, Shuang Guzu sighed: "In the end, Shaman never accepted my love. After I became a Hegui stage cultivator, I went into seclusion to study a curse that would make Shaman fall deeply in love with me, but it's a pity Shaman never came to see me."

Lu Yang shivered. He had long heard that reading too many books of the saints could help one avoid harm, and it seemed to be true.

"Alright, I have a connection with your Daozong, so I'll help you out."

Before Lu Yang could be happy for Meng Jingzhou, he heard Shuang Guzu continue: "However, judging from the description in the letter, your companion's curse level is very high, beyond my handling capacity. Moreover, this belongs to karmic backlash, not entirely a curse technique."

"Then shall we find others for help?"

"Not yet. Since you've come to my Qiqing Valley, we can't let you leave without doing anything. If that gets out, how can my Qiqing Valley claim to be skilled in curse techniques? Although I cannot fully lift the curse, I can alleviate a part of it."

"Such as?"

"For example, I can change your companion's curse from being unable to touch women to having all women he touches dislike him."

Lu Yang: "..."

Why did that sound even worse?

"How about it? Do you want me to do this?"

"Let me ask for his opinion first." Lu Yang was not Meng Jingzhou and could not make decisions for him.

"That's right, then I'll go ask him myself."

Lu Yang showed a hesitant expression, prompting Shuang Guzu to ask: "What's wrong?"

"Old Meng's curse is that he cannot get close to any woman, and Valley Master, you..."

Shuang Guzu smiled: "What do you mean? Although he is cursed, as the top curse master, I am immune to all curses. His curse cannot affect me, so let's go together."

Shuang Guzu told Luo Yu and Zhao Po to stay put, saying she and Lu Yang would be back soon.

Shuang Guzu took Lu Yang and flew out of Qiqing Valley, following Lu Yang's directions to find Meng Jingzhou.

When they arrived at Meng Jingzhou's location, they found that Meng Jingzhou and Old Ma had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a circle on the ground.

"What is this circle?" Shuang Guzu asked, puzzled.

"I drew it. I was afraid Old Meng would run around, so I drew a circle on the spot and told him not to leave its range. I don't know where he is now."

Shuang Guzu had a slight understanding of karmic techniques. She made a quick calculation with one hand and pointed in a direction, saying, "He should be in that direction. Let's go find him."

The two searched for Meng Jingzhou again, flying for a long time in the calculated direction, but they did not even see Meng Jingzhou's shadow.

"Strange, with my flying speed, I should be able to catch up to him quickly."

Shuang Guzu calculated again and came up with another result: "So that's it. He changed direction midway. He's over here."

"Let's go."

The two continued to fly rapidly according to the calculated results, repeatedly searching for Meng Jingzhou, but were consistently unsuccessful.

Just as Shuang Guzu was about to continue calculating Meng Jingzhou's position, Lu Yang showed a thoughtful expression: "How about you calculate a location, and I'll go find Old Meng myself?"

If they kept chasing, they would leave Huangzhou.

Shuang Guzu was a bit embarrassed: "Alright, he's just to the west."

Lu Yang went west alone and found Meng Jingzhou slumped on the ground in a desolate mountain forest, with Old Ma leisurely drinking spring water nearby.

"Are you alright?"

Meng Jingzhou said weakly, "Do I look alright?"

He said exasperatedly, "I don't know what happened just now, a tornado appeared, and I was right in the middle. The tornado picked me up and flew, and Old Ma followed unhurriedly behind!"

"When the tornado stopped, a runaway living corpse appeared and chased me. I saw that the living corpse had a high cultivation level before death, so I definitely couldn't beat it. I took off running and almost died of exhaustion, but fortunately, my spiritual power was abundant, and I exhausted the living corpse's power. Old Ma just watched and didn't help!"

"I hadn't even caught my breath, relieved that I wasn't caught by the living corpse, when my body's spiritual power, I don't know why, perhaps it was operating too fast when I ran, went wrong, and my body ran uncontrollably. I don't know how long I ran until the rampaging spiritual energy stopped."

"I didn't even have time to take a Great Rejuvenation Pill when I saw two Huashen stage cultivators fighting above me. Their fighting range was too large and could easily affect me. Fortunately, I'm a body cultivator, and I run very fast without spiritual power, so I continued running west until I reached here and finally had a chance to catch my breath, and then you came over."

"This is really bad luck... By the way, I've run so far, how did you find me?"

Lu Yang was too embarrassed to say that it was because Shuang Guzu had been chasing him from behind, so he prevaricated.

"I found a helper in Qiqing Valley who can alleviate your curse to some extent."

"How so?"

"Do you like women looking at you with disgusted expressions?"