Chapter 374 About the Curse

"You're back so soon?" Bai Jixue looked at Bai Xiongtao and said.

"Master Zuzong, this is the Yuanshi for this time." Bai Xiongtao handed over the Yuanshi respectfully.

"The quality is good and the pollution is not serious. It is better than the one you found before. You are very efficient this time!" Bai Jixue praised without hesitation.

"It's all thanks to Yanxing. This kid Yanxing has a first-class ability in finding spiritual veins. Old ancestor, you don't know that Yanxing has some spiritual blood. Although he is young, his intuition is really sharp." Bai Xiongtao said in amazement.

Bai Jixue narrowed his eyes and asked, "Spiritual bloodline?"

Bai Xiongtao nodded and said, "Yes! He still has some Ling family blood. I heard from him that his grandfather is from the Ling family. However, his father is from our Bai family, so, in theory, he is still closer to our Bai family."

"He's just my grandfather. Since his surname is Bai, he has no close relationship with the Ling family." Bai Jixue said after a moment of hesitation.

"Old Zuzong, you look like you are worried about something!" Bai Xiongtao said cautiously.

"The koi curse can no longer be suppressed." Bai Jixue sighed.

Bai Xiongtao was stunned for a moment, then said, "I'll go find Mu Chen."

Bai Jixue frowned and said, "Looking for Mu Chen?"

"Old Zuzong, Mu Chen has a way." Bai Xiongtao said firmly.

Bai Qi looked at Bai Xiongtao suspiciously and said, "Mu Chen? He just came to the restricted area? What can he do?"

"I saw with my own eyes that he drained the blood of Ling Xian from the Ling family and removed 50% of the Zuo Gu curse from Ling Xian's body." Bai Xiongtao said.

Bai Qi was stunned for a moment, then grabbed Bai Xiongtao's wrist and said, "Are you sure? This kind of thing is not something to joke about."

Bai Xiongtao nodded and said, "Of course. Ling Xian was cursed and was about to go crazy and die, but Muchen quickly controlled the curse. Not long after I came back, Ling Xian went into the city. He should have arrived at the Ling family by now."

Bai Qi's face darkened as he said, "I was wondering why you suddenly started caring about the younger generation. So that's how it is. You're hiding something so important. What are you thinking?"

Bai Xiongtao smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not hiding anything. I just haven't had the chance to say it yet." Damn it, why is it so difficult to seize the initiative?

"Okay, okay, it's already this time, and you're still arguing about this kind of thing. Since Muchen might be able to solve it, please go and see him and the koi." Bai Jixue said.

Mu Chen was quickly invited out. In order to prevent accidents, Mu Chen asked Bai Jixue to stay by his side.

Ling Xian was only a Martial Lord, and Muchen could easily deal with him. However, this Bai Jinli was a Martial Saint! If he got hit during the treatment, he would be in big trouble.

With a nine-star martial saint like Bai Jixue by his side, Mu Chen suddenly had no worries.

The process of removing the curse went relatively smoothly. Mu Chen had the experience of the first time, so he was much calmer this time.

Bai Jixue looked at the Sky-Devouring Worm that Mu Chen used to absorb the curse, his expression gloomy and uncertain.

…

"Mu Chen, how did you get to the Sky-Devouring Worm that can absorb the curse?" In the Spirit Tower, Ye Shi asked Mu Chen curiously.

"Charmander told me." Mu Chen said lightly.

Ye Shi's eyes widened and he said, "That little Charmander must know something. Is it awake?"

Mu Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Woke up, fell asleep again."

Ye Shi suddenly felt like he couldn't breathe. "How could he fall asleep again? This is really frustrating."

Mu Chen nodded and said with a wry smile, "That's right."

"I told him, if I marry Tiger to him, will he wake up faster?" Ye Shi muttered. Since he couldn't force Charmander, he had to bribe him.

When the little tiger heard Ye Shi's words, he rushed over and roared at Ye Shi.

"You bastard, you actually betrayed me just to get a little bit of information in advance. Where is your conscience? You vicious and cruel Shuang'er, you are such a bastard, I see through you..." The little tiger said to Ye Shi in a barrage of words.

Ye Shi: “…”It’s just a joke!

"Don't be so excited. Even if I give you to Charmander, Charmander may not like you." Ye Shi said.

The fur on the little tiger's body suddenly stood up.

Looking at the tiger cub baring its teeth and claws, Ye Shi muttered, "You are so fierce, Charmander will definitely not like you."

Mu Chen: "..." So fierce? There are some people who like fierceness. Maybe Charmander likes it.

The little tiger's eyes widened and he roared at Ye Shi, "I'm going to burn you to death, burn you to death..."

…

The little fire dragon flew towards them, coiled its tail and sat on the little tiger's head.

The little tiger was pressed down by the little fire dragon and fell down.

Ye Shi looked at the useless look of the little tiger and thought secretly: This dead tiger is only mean to himself, but becomes soft when he meets Charmander. It turns out that a bad guy needs another bad guy to deal with him!

"Are you looking for me?" Charmander raised his head and looked at Mu Chen arrogantly.

Mu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, do you know what the curse is?"

"Curse? You really don't know what it is. You actually call that thing a curse." Charmander said with disdain.

Ye Shi frowned gloomily. Mu Chen looked at Charmander indifferently and said, "We are indeed not very knowledgeable. Can you tell us more about it?"

The little fire dragon glanced at Mu Chen and said, "In this world, there are many realms. There are realms lower than yours. Those realms may not even have a martial artist-level expert. There are also realms higher than yours, such as the God Realm. Anyone who comes out of there can sweep across your realm. And then there are realms that are almost on the same level as you. The people in those realms are about the same strength as you. Do you understand?"

Ye Shi nodded and said, "I understand."

Charmander looked at Ye Shi in surprise and said, "You actually understand."

Ye Shi was suddenly depressed. What did Charmander mean by this? He was not an idiot, so he could understand.

The little fire dragon glanced at Ye Shi and said, "On the same level as your world is the Demon World. The Demon World also has people and monsters. They don't advance by absorbing vital energy, but by absorbing demonic energy."

Ye Shi nodded and said, "I know, but what does what you said have to do with the curse?"

He had read ancient books and knew that the two interfaces were basically at peace, but they would border each other under special circumstances. Ancient books recorded that the demons had invaded and fought a great war with them.

Because the time is so long ago, the records in ancient books are somewhat like stories.

The little fire dragon swung its tail and said, "The so-called curse is the immortal demon energy, a higher level of demon energy."

"If you are a demon, and you absorb this immortal demon energy, your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, and breaking through to become a Martial God will be just around the corner."

"Unfortunately, you all grew up absorbing vital energy, and your bodies are more adapted to it. Immortal Demonic Energy and vital energy have many conflicts. Once you ingest too much Immortal Demonic Energy, you will suffer unbearable pain, or even explode and die."

The little fire dragon looked at Mu Chen and Ye Shi, and said with some pity: "You are unlucky! Immortal Demon Qi is a good thing equivalent to Immortal Yuan Qi! Honey to others is poison to you."

Ye Shi frowned. It was said that in ancient times, there was a divine source in Zhongzhou. The divine source contained immortal energy. After absorbing the immortal energy, the difficulty of a cultivator's advancement to the divine level would be greatly reduced. However, this thing has disappeared now.

"Is your strange fire not affected by the curse?" Mu Chen asked.

The little fire dragon nodded and said, "Yes, now the immortal demon energy and the vital energy of this immortal realm are entangled together. When you absorb the vital energy, you will inevitably absorb the immortal demon energy. Our strange fire does not need to absorb the vital energy, so it will not be affected."

Ye Shi frowned and said, "If that's the case, why is the Sky-Swallowing Worm unaffected?"

"Do you think the Sky-Devouring Worm was native to your world?" The little fire dragon said with some disdain.

"Isn't it?" Ye Shi muttered.

The little fire dragon shook his head and said, "No, the Sky Devouring Worm was originally a demon worm. However, it drifted to your world for a long time and reproduced for hundreds or thousands of generations, and gradually became like this."

Ye Shi frowned and said, "How can it be like this?"

"If you were to reach the Demon Realm, some of you wouldn't die easily. You might slowly be assimilated by the people of the Demon Realm, developing more and more demonic traits. Then, through generations, you'd gradually become demons. Unfortunately, the energy that's seeping in this time is immortal demonic energy."

"Is the immortal and demonic energy no longer enough?" Ye Shi said sullenly.

"What will happen if you give the magic pill to a child? The quality of the immortal and demonic energy is very high." The little fire dragon glanced at Ye Shi with a look that said, "You are a big idiot."

"We are not worthy of this thing. Is there any way to get rid of it?" Mu Chen asked.

Charmander shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

Ye Shi almost vomited blood. Charmander talked so much, but in the end, he didn't even mention the key thing.

Mu Chen held his forehead with a headache and said, "Then there is no other way."

"There is a solution that is not a solution. Let's see if you dare to try it." said the little fire dragon.

"What?" Mu Chen asked.

"All things are interdependent and mutually exclusive. The place where the immortal and demonic energy is most concentrated may breed the demon-killing grass. If you can get the demon-killing grass and refine it into a demon-killing pill, it should be able to eliminate the immortal and demonic energy in your body." said the little fire dragon.

Ye Shi's eyes lit up as he said, "So, if we find the Devil-Exorcising Grass, we'll be saved."

The little fire dragon looked at Ye Shi, smiled, and said, "With your current physical strength, once you enter a place with dense immortal demon energy, the immortal demon energy and the vital energy will clash, and it won't take long for you to explode and die."

Ye Shi: “…”

Ye Shi looked at Mu Chen and said in distress: "What should I do?"

Mu Chen smiled helplessly and said, "Take your time. At least, we now know what the Immortal Demon Qi is."

The most terrifying thing in this world is the unknown. Because it is difficult to understand, it is easy to make people feel afraid.

Ye Shi nodded and said, "This is the only way."

"I think our ancestors should know something." Mu Chen said.

"Ancestor?" Ye Shi muttered.

Mu Chen nodded and said, "Yes! After all, the ancestor has lived for so many years, he should have some understanding of immortal and demonic energy."