Chapter 416: Valley Master Shuang: Curses Don’t Work on Me

Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii

Lu Yang had heard of the reputation of the Dao Seeking Sect’s Nine before. This title carried a double-edged sword effect for the disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect. Against weaker opponents, like those in the Spirit Transformation Stage or Void Refinement Stage, it could easily intimidate them.

However, if the opponent was a major figure at the Unity Stage and held a position in a powerful faction, then it almost certainly meant they had karmic entanglements with the Dao Seeking Sect’s Nine, and there was an eighty percent chance they bore a grudge.

If you went to the imperial capital, that eighty percent chance would likely become a hundred.

If Meng Jingzhou returns to the imperial capital, he would at least have the Meng family to back him up, so he should be safe.

Looking at himself, however, with a master like Daoist Non-Speaker and a sworn brother like Meng Jingzhou, going to the imperial capital would be no different than entering the gates of hell.

The imperial city, as the center of the Central Continent, carried the hundred-thousand-year heritage of the The Great Xia dynasty. It was the most powerful city of cultivation in the world. Not only people from the Central Continent wanted to visit the imperial city to admire its scenery, but even those from the Demon Territory, the Golden Buddha Kingdom, and the Sea Tribes longed to travel there.

But Lu Yang had no desire to go.

Lu Yang suddenly seemed to remember something and began counting on his fingers: “Why does it feel like I have so many enemies? I know the dark history of The Four Ancient Immortals, and they certainly won’t let me off the hook. My master has made enemies everywhere, and they’re all counted as mine. So does that mean even ancient powers from the past have grudges against me?”

“That can’t be right. I joined the most powerful sect of this era, became the Sect Leader’s youngest disciple, and have the strongest ancient celestial within me. Shouldn’t I be someone who can slay gods if they block me and Buddhas if they stand in my way, enjoying the best of both worlds? How did it all turn into negative consequences?”

Lu Yang was relieved that his fate was tough enough to withstand all these dangers.

“After being put into solitary confinement, my master sealed my and Shanren’s spiritual qi. We were locked in two solitary confinement rooms, and could only see each other through a small iron window on the wall.”

“We discussed the Dao while in confinement. I explained the principles of cursing techniques, and he explained the sayings of sages. We helped each other improve.”

Lu Yang thought to himself, aren’t you two just talking past each other?

Valley Master Shuang spoke in a softened tone. Lu Yang understood the principle that trouble comes from careless words, so he didn’t provoke any unnecessary problems for himself.

At the end, Valley Master Shuang sighed softly, “In the end, Shanren still didn’t accept my love. After I reached the Unity Stage, I went into seclusion to research a curse that would make Shanren fall madly in love with me. Unfortunately, he never came to see me.”

Lu Yang shuddered. He had long heard that reading the sage’s words could help one avoid harm, and now he saw that this was indeed true.

“Well, since we have some fate with your Dao Seeking Sect, I’ll lend you a hand.”

Lu Yang didn’t even have time to feel happy for Meng Jingzhou before Valley Master Shuang continued, “However, based on the description in Shanren’s letter, your companion’s curse is quite high-level, beyond my ability to fully handle. Moreover, it’s more of a karmic backlash than a pure curse technique.”

“Should we seek someone else for help then?”

“No need for that just yet. Since you’ve come to my Seven Emotions Valley, I can’t let you leave without doing something. If word got out, how could Seven Emotions Valley still claim expertise in curses? Although I can’t fully lift the curse, I can at least alleviate part of it.”

“For example?”

“For example, I could change your companion’s curse from being unable to approach women to making any woman he approaches loathe him.”

Lu Yang: “…”

How did that sound even worse?

“So, what do you think? Should I do it?”

“I’ll need to ask his opinion first.” Lu Yang wasn’t Meng Jingzhou, so he couldn’t decide for him.

“Fair enough. I’ll go ask him myself.”

Lu Yang hesitated, and Valley Master Shuang noticed his expression, asking, “What’s wrong?”

“Old Meng’s curse makes it impossible for him to be near any women, and you, Valley Master…”

Valley Master Shuang smiled. “Is that all? Although he’s cursed, I, as a top-tier curse master, am immune to all curses. His curse doesn’t work on me. I’ll go with you.”

Valley Master Shuang instructed Luo Yu and Zhao Po to stay where they were, while she and Lu Yang would return shortly.

Valley Master Shuang led Lu Yang out of the Seven Emotions Valley and flew in the direction Lu Yang had indicated to find Meng Jingzhou.

When they arrived at the place where Meng Jingzhou had been, they found that both he and the old horse had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a circle on the ground.

“What is this circle?” Valley Master Shuang asked, puzzled.

“I drew it. I was afraid Old Meng would wander off, so I drew a circle and told him not to leave it. I have no idea where he went now.”

Valley Master Shuang had some understanding of karmic techniques. She made a calculation with her fingers and pointed in a direction. “He should be over there. Let’s go find him.”

The two of them flew in the calculated direction for a long time, but there was no sign of Meng Jingzhou.

“This is strange. At my flying speed, we should have caught up to him by now.”

Valley Master Shuang made another calculation and came to a different conclusion. “Ah, I see. He must have changed directions midway. He’s over this way.”

“Let’s go.”

They continued flying according to the new calculation, searching for Meng Jingzhou over and over, but to no avail.

Just as Valley Master Shuang was about to make yet another calculation to locate Meng Jingzhou, Lu Yang, seeing the situation, spoke with understanding. “Why don’t you calculate his location again, and I’ll go look for Old Meng myself?”

If they kept searching, they would soon leave the Desolate Lands.

Valley Master Shuang, feeling a bit embarrassed, replied, “That works. He’s just to the west.”

Lu Yang went west on his own and eventually found Meng Jingzhou collapsed on the ground in an isolated mountain forest, with the old horse leisurely drinking from a nearby spring.

“Are you alright?”

Meng Jingzhou weakly replied, “Do I look alright to you?”

He angrily explained, “I don’t know what happened earlier, but a tornado suddenly appeared, and I was right in the middle of it. I got swept up into the air, with the old horse following leisurely behind me!”

“When the tornado finally stopped, an uncontrolled Living Corpse showed up and started chasing me. When I saw how powerful the Living Corpse had been in life, I knew I couldn’t defeat it, so I ran for my life. I almost died from exhaustion, but luckily, I had enough spiritual power to drain the Living Corpse’s energy. The old horse just stood there and watched without helping!”

“I didn’t even get a chance to catch my breath after barely escaping the Living Corpse when, for some unknown reason, my spiritual energy went haywire, probably due to running too fast. My body lost control and just kept running. I don’t even know how long I ran before my out of control spiritual energy finally exhausted.”

“I didn’t even have time to take a Great Restoration Pill, when suddenly, two Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators started fighting right above me. Their battlefield was so large that I almost got caught in the crossfire. Fortunately, I’m a body cultivator, so I don’t need spiritual power to run fast. I kept running west until I finally had a chance to catch my breath. That’s when you showed up.”

“What bad luck… By the way, I’ve run so far. How did you manage to find me?”

Lu Yang didn’t have the heart to tell him it was because Valley Master Shuang had been chasing after him the whole time, so he evaded the question.

“I found someone in the Seven Emotions Valley who can help alleviate your curse to some extent.”

“How so?”

“Do you like it when women look at you with a disgusted face?”

“?”

(TL Note: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq_Fm7qfRQk)

(End of the chapter)