Chapter 390 Cursing Spirit術

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Xiao Yu ignored their shock and Li Lao and the others didn't dare to disturb Xiao Yu's acupuncture. Xiao Yu dared not be distracted for a moment and continued to manipulate the golden needles, and his speed became increasingly faster.

The 'buzzing' sound transmitted from the five golden needles almost merged into one piece. While performing acupuncture in this icy snowy place, sweat actually dripped down Xiao Yu's forehead. Moreover, Xiao Yu's complexion grew paler; originally not well-rested body and spirit now felt even more depleted.

Xiao Yu used such intense needling to stimulate the elderly man's potential because when he took his pulse earlier, he found out that although the old man was missing one arm and one leg, the internal energy in his body was very thick. If not for such strong acupuncture, the stimulated potential would be insufficient to support his body.

As Xiao Yu continued needling, a trace of blood color gradually returned to the elderly man's face, and even his originally faint breathing became stronger.

Only after finishing this did he slightly let out a breath, wiping off the sweat on his forehead. Although it was just for a moment using trembling needles, even such a short time was quite demanding for now-recovered Xiao Yu.

"You all go outside and keep watch at the door. Let no one come in to disturb us; otherwise..." After seeing that the old man's breathing had become smooth, Xiao Yu took a long breath out and said this to Li Suigun and others.

After Xiao Yu waited for Li Suigun and Zhang Dahai and others to leave, his face gradually grew serious. Just now, he found no illness in the old man's body, but his internal energy was extremely thick; it was precisely because of this that Xiao Yu dared to be so forceful during trembling needle therapy even though it was risky. If someone were sick like this under normal circumstances, even with twisting needle technique, he would still have to proceed cautiously.

Even though the old man had no illness, Xiao Yu discovered that his life energy was gradually dissipating. Although the dissipation wasn't very fast, a person couldn't endure continuous loss over time.

According to this elderly man's current situation, he must have lost at least three months worth of life force, but when Xiao Yu just took his pulse, he didn't discover why the old man was losing vitality.

In the black and white world within Xiao Yu’s eyes, there was nothing wrong. Therefore, Xiao Yu dismissed them, planning to use a technique to see what caused the elderly man's life force disappearance.

Xiao Yu was now extremely weak and not suitable for using techniques; thus, he could only have his spirit leave his body to investigate.

Xi Yu sat cross-legged on the heated brick bed, and his yin soul instantly left his body. After Xi Yu's yin soul departed, a tremendous imposing aura reverberated within the room. Because this imposing aura came from his yin soul, only all sorts of "ghostly entities" could sense it; humans and animals would only be able to feel its presence if they had exceptionally powerful souls.

When Xi Yu's yin soul just left his body, Li Su Jun, who was standing outside the door, inexplicably felt a slight tremor in his soul. The source of this agitation was within the room behind him, and deep down, he knew that the cause of this tremor was something he could not possibly overcome.

For Li Su Jun, who had reached the stage of the Three Flowers Uniting at the Apex, it was the first time he experienced such a feeling. After he felt this way, he glanced at the other elders standing guard at the door. None of them seemed to have sensed anything amiss.

Li Su Jun turned around again and looked at the room behind him, a puzzled expression on his face. He didn’t know why he had such a feeling but clearly sensed something unusual. Suddenly, his expression changed as he thought: Could it be that there’s some secret about Xi Yu that I’m unaware of

In the room, Xi Yu's physical body sat cross-legged on the floor while his yin soul floated inside, fingers forming a seal. A faint black mist hovered above the elder's head.

This black mist seemed to have gained sentience and kept darting around two feet above the elder’s upper body, but every time it tried to move outward, there would be a flash of golden light in front of it. When encountering this golden light, the black mist would quickly retreat as if a mouse encountering a cat.

However, no matter which direction it ran, there always seemed to be a thread of golden light blocking its path.

The range within which the black mist could move gradually shrank until it stopped moving entirely and just hovered in place.

Floating above the room, Xi Yu's yin soul looked at the black mist, lost in thought.

Earlier, he wanted his yin soul to leave the body to investigate why the elder's anger caused qi loss. But as soon as his yin soul left the body, a black mist emerged from the elder’s skin. When it tried to form into a sphere and drift away above the elder’s body, Xi Yu stopped it.

The moment this black mist appeared, he sensed that it was an aura of death energy. However, where this aura originated from, Xi Yu could not determine.

Moreover, ordinary death energy should be a mindless existence and would never attach itself to human bodies. Even if it did somehow get attached, unless the person was extremely weak, their vital qi would completely disperse it.

Moreover, the old man had such powerful internal energy that his vitality was far greater than that of Song Huashan at the peak of dark power, making it almost impossible for a corpse spirit to get close to him.

However, strangely enough, this corpse spirit not only managed to approach the old man but also attached itself to his body, absorbing and assimilating his life force.

Moreover, just now when observing that cluster of corpse spirit energy, it seemed as though it had developed some consciousness; it even knew fear. When it sensed Xiao Yu's ghostly aura appear, it automatically floated off the old man’s body to escape.

Suddenly, in midair, Xiu Yu’s contemplative ghost opened its eyes wide. He recalled a kind of 'Curse Spirit Technique' mentioned in witchcraft that could use corpse spirit energy to kill and harm people without being noticed.

Legend has it that during a great battle among cultivators, an evil practitioner used the Curse Spirit Technique to silently eliminate the leader on the opposing side.

This Curse Spirit Technique comes in many forms. The one used by the evil cultivator back then was called 'Nail Head Seven Arrow Scroll.' Since then, this technique has spread across the cultivation world, and all subsequent Curse Spirit Techniques are derived from it.

Knowing that the old man had fallen victim to the Curse Spirit Technique, his current state must be a result of deliberate harm inflicted by someone.

The perpetrator’s level of curse spirit technique wasn't advanced; they might even be considered beginners. The corpse spirit manipulation method was also quite rudimentary.

Despite being basic, it highlights the enormous gap between the world of Qimen Cultivation and that of National Martial Arts. A beginner in Qimen cultivation could potentially silently kill someone who had mastered internal martial arts techniques.

Naturally, this is assuming an unaware state; if a direct confrontation were to occur, ten beginners wouldn’t stand a chance against a powerhouse with inner strength. However, only those who survive are the ultimate victors, so silently killing people is indeed a real skill.

As for who wanted to harm this old man, Xiu Yu didn't know yet, but since he had captured this corpse spirit, sooner or later, he would find out who was behind it. Besides, even if Xiao Yu wanted to look into it now, there’s no way he could tell Li Suijun and the others.

Thus, Xiu Yu's ghostly hands gently moved, forming intricate symbols which then flew towards the black mist, enclosing it completely within a cage made of these symbols.

This black mist is the key to finding the person who cast the curse spirit spell, so Xiao Yu sealed it first and will look for him later.

After everything was taken care of, seeing no more loopholes, Xiao Yu's yin soul flashed into his physical body.

Sitting cross-legged with eyes open in his revived body, the black mist wrapped in talismans became clearly visible within Xiao Yu's world of white and black.

Xiao Yu stood up from the heated bed and called out to those outside: "Big Brother, you can come in now!"

Zhang Dahai heard Xiao Yu's call and hurriedly entered. Li Lao and others immediately looked at the elderly man lying on the bed, seeing his breathing had become smooth, they couldn't help but feel secretly excited.

"Xiao Yu, has Old Fifteen been out of danger" Li Suijun showed a look of surprise as he asked Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "He hasn't yet passed the critical phase. His current state is just me using the life-sustaining needles to tap into his internal organs' potential, keeping him alive temporarily. We need to quickly find medicinal herbs, preferably ginseng; the older it is, the better! If not, tell someone at Deep Sea to fetch it from my house and place it in the safe!"

Xiao Yu thought for a moment more before continuing: "The elderly man can still hold on for another few hours. We must move quickly with two plans in mind; one group should look for the best ginseng nearby, while another should fetch Deep Sea's supply of ginseng. If the latter doesn't arrive in time, he might be able to last a bit longer!"

Although it seemed like the elderly man was breathing smoothly and had some color back on his face, Xiao Yu knew that this was all due to him using the life-sustaining five-needle technique to fully tap into the elderly man's potential.

Even though he'd tapped into his potential, there was still a lack of vital energy in his body. There needed to be something to replenish it; although ginseng isn't the best for replenishing vitality, this society could only find ginseng now, as other medicinal herbs disappeared after the great calamity.

"Alright, I'll arrange it right away!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, Zhang Dahai quickly responded.

"Ginseng Master Wu has a piece of ginseng. This was found in Master Wu’s box when we carried him down from the mountain top!Xiao Yu would actually hit him. As soon as he realized this, his eyes widened in shock and fear before jumping up like a cat that had its tail stepped on. Pointing at Xiao Yu with his finger, he roare...