Chapter 26: Soul Curse Seal

  The girl feared that Li Muran had ulterior motives, so she begged for death. At this time, Li Muran was preoccupied with his own thoughts and didn't take her words to heart.

  "Sky-soaring Shuttle, ranked third among the top ten hidden weapons mentioned in 'The Thieving Scripture', is actually in this woman's hands!"

  "That flying shuttle in the sky is also a spiritual artifact, relying on the power of the spirit stone to launch an attack. No wonder this woman's magic was sealed, yet she could suddenly cast it out."

  "To possess such a treasure, it seems that this woman's identity is far from ordinary. To deal with her, I fear there will be endless troubles!"

  "But we can't just let her leave like this!"

  Li Muran thought of this and suddenly asked: "Have you ever heard of our sect's soul curse symbol?"

  The girl's face changed slightly upon hearing this, but she shook her head.

  "Really haven't heard of it?" Li Muran said with a smile: "Then you must die!"

  The girl suddenly said: "Wait a minute, I remember now. It seems that I have heard of such a talisman in your clan."

  Li Muran nodded and continued, "A Soul Curse Seal is a vow that is sealed in the form of a curse on a talisman, which is then swallowed. If one violates the vow recorded on the curse in the future, it will leave endless hidden troubles for the cultivator's soul, making it difficult to make progress in cultivation, and even risking going mad or losing their nature at any moment, with disastrous consequences!"

  The girl listened with increasing fear, but without much surprise. From her expression, it was clear that she had heard of this symbol before and knew a thing or two about it.

  "The Lingjiao symbol is one of the most famous and powerful symbols in our sect, you must have heard of it." Li Muran continued: "You make a poisonous oath, I will seal it into a Lingjiao symbol, then you swallow it. This way, I won't be afraid that you'll reveal today's events, and I can spare your life."

  "Is there any other choice?" The girl showed a pleading gaze, with a pitiful expression, truly "I see you and pity you".

  Li Muran remained unmoved, his voice cold as he said: "I've already given you one way to live, the other is death! The commotion from our fight earlier was not small, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of the four sects' disciples at any moment. You must make a decision immediately, otherwise I'll assume you chose death and have no choice but to kill you!"

  Saying so, Li Muran glared at his opponent with a scowl.

  "I choose life!" The girl replied without hesitation as soon as she saw Li Mu Ran's eyes gleam with malice.

  "Bring out the Soul Curse Symbol? I'll make a blood oath right now." The girl said.

  "Very good!" Li Muran nodded and took out a talisman pen, talisman paper, and talisman ink.

  The girl was taken aback and exclaimed, "Hey, you don't have a soul curse symbol? Are you going to draw it on the spot? A soul curse symbol requires drawing a soul-fighting text, and you're only at the initial stage of your qi meridian, yet you can draw a fighting text?"

  Li Muran shook his head repeatedly in his heart, this girl actually knew about the Soul Devouring Scripture, and obviously understood a lot about the Soul Curse Symbols. Just now, she even pretended to be unaware, fortunately, he saw through it.

  "Cut the nonsense!" Li Muran coldly shouted, scolding: "If you can't draw the Soul Curse Symbol, I'll kill you all!"

  The girl didn't dare to speak again, and could only silently pray, hoping that heaven would open its eyes and let the ignorant Yuanshu Zi disciple miraculously draw out a soul-locking talisman, so that she herself might have a glimmer of hope for survival.

  "It's done, take it and make your vow!" Before the girl could finish making her wish, Li Muran had already tossed the finished soul talisman at her.

  The night is long and dreams are many; Li Muran wants to settle this matter as soon as possible.

  As for the soul-fighting text, it is indeed difficult to draw, but the talisman in Li Muran's hand has already been illuminated by the mysterious light of the copper mirror, and drawing the fighting text is effortless!

  "This......" The girl was shocked and didn't dare believe everything happening before her eyes.

  If she hadn't seen the Soul Curse on his hand, and the ink was still not completely dry, she would have thought that Li Muran had taken out a ready-made talisman he had bought, rather than creating it in such a short moment.

  "Mr. En is indeed a prodigy!" The young girl exclaimed in surprise and didn't forget to praise him at the same time.

  "When making a vow, one cannot be deceitful or take shortcuts. Listen carefully below, and if there is even a slight lack of sincerity, it will lead to a dead end!" Li Muran said sternly with a fierce expression.

  The girl swore an oath, and didn't dare to play with the mysterious mechanism. Li Muran nodded in satisfaction, walked up to her, and without any courtesy, grabbed her palm.

  "What are you going to do!" The girl was shocked and wanted to withdraw her palm, but she was too weak to resist, suddenly feeling both ashamed and anxious.

  "Indeed, she's a young lady with hands as delicate as if they'd never touched the warmth of spring water. Her palm is warm and soft to the touch." Li Muran thought to himself, not minding her loud outbursts. He took out a silver needle, pricked one of the girl's fingers, squeezed out a few drops of fresh blood, dripped them onto the soul curse symbol, and added another seal.

  Two layers of sealing, one layer seals the soul curse technique, and one layer seals the oath of pure blood. Only then is the Soul Curse Symbol considered complete.

  There are many ways to use the Yu Fu, one of which is called drinking. Li Mu Ran took out an empty jade box, filled it with some spiritual spring water, and then a flame burst out in his hand, igniting the soul curse symbol.

  The soul curse symbol immediately caught fire, and before it was completely burned out, Li Muran pressed the ignited talisman into the spiritual spring water in the jade box and stirred it with his fingers for a few circles.

  The talisman was crushed into powder and dissolved in the spiritual spring water, turning the water a faint red color.

  Next, as long as the girl drinks this bowl of water, it will be considered that the soul curse symbol has been swallowed, and the great achievement will be accomplished.

  "Drink it!" Li Muran roared like a fierce devil, and with no tenderness at all, he tore off the girl's veil.

  It's inconvenient for a masked person to force-feed water, so they must take off their veil.

  But after this sentence, Li Muran was stunned on the spot.

  The girl was indeed extremely beautiful, so beautiful that Li Muran, who had always thought of himself as having a refined and discerning mind, was momentarily stunned.

  "What are you looking at?!" The girl's face turned bright red as she whispered, but she didn't even have the strength to turn her head away from his scorching gaze.

  "You're really beautiful!" Li Muran murmured, "And you look like you're only sixteen or seventeen years old, yet you've managed to cultivate to the late stage of Qi channels. I'm impressed, I'm impressed!"

  The girl became even more shy, her eyes desperately avoiding him, not daring to make eye contact with Li Muran. But Li Muran's face turned stern again, and he growled: "Drink this bowl of water obediently, or you'll still die!"

  Li Muran forced her to drink while the girl tried her best to "cooperate", and after a moment, she finally managed to pour the bowl of water into the girl's belly.

  "Mission accomplished!" Li Muran felt a sense of relief in his heart. The night was long and full of dreams, he wanted to leave as soon as possible.

  "Wǔ Dú Zhuī Hún Sǎn has at least seven or eight ways to be solved, you can't solve it then so be it! But this poison carries a strange fragrance that can be smelled from far away, lucky for you that you also fell for it!" Li Mù Rán said as he took out three or four kinds of pellets and stuffed them into the girl's mouth.

  "What did you give me to eat?" The girl was still in a daze.

  "These are all common antidotes found in the market, and they're not too expensive. Individually, none of them can neutralize the Five Poisons Pursuing Soul Powder, but taking them together can temporarily suppress the toxicity and restore a bit of spiritual power, enough for you to return to your sect." Li Muran said, pulling his leg back and running away, wanting to leave this place before the girl's spiritual power recovered.

  "Thank you, sir!" After taking a few more of the red pills, she was indeed able to muster up some magical power, and her heart suddenly felt greatly relieved, as if she had narrowly escaped death. She was so excited that she couldn't calm down.

  "A young girl with a tender heart and delicate complexion, I don't know the honorable sir's surname and great name!" The girl shouted from behind Li Muran.

  Li Muran didn't care and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

  "A life-saving favor, Chu Chu must repay. If you need anything, come find me at Dan Xin Sect." The girl shouted again, but saw that Li Mu Ran had already disappeared into the night.

  "What a weirdo!" The girl pouted and also put on her veil, took out the paper crane and flew away from this place.

  Li Muran returned to his bedroom in Zixia Peak and let out a sigh of relief.

  "It seems that I won't be able to practice at the Three Springs again in the future." Li Muran thought to himself, tonight he almost lost his life by the spring. If it wasn't for his tireless practice with talismans over this period of time, if it wasn't for the unusually smooth flow of magical energy on this night, and if it wasn't for the assistance of the Moon Depleting Technique, he wouldn't have been able to cast out so many Flame Explosion Talismans in such a short amount of time. If he couldn't succeed with one hit and let that late-stage Qi Refining monk regain his composure, then he would be doomed!

  It's also fortunate that the monk was somewhat arrogant, if he had gone all out from the start, even at night, Li Muran wouldn't have had a chance to counterattack.

  Li Muran secretly congratulated himself: "The 'Thieving Scripture' says that underestimating the enemy is a major taboo for thieves. Once you confirm your target, you must go all out. From this point of view, that monk can't be considered top-notch. The 'Thieving Scripture' also says that one must never let their desires get the better of them, and many thieves are ruined by their own lust. That monk is no exception!"

  However, being able to fight for life and death in critical moments is indeed a rare experience. The kind of crisis that makes one desperate to survive brings out the greatest potential within oneself, which cannot be replaced by any other means. It was precisely through this experience that Li Muran's Moon-Devouring Technique finally achieved small success and made great contributions.

  "And let's take a look at what treasures are stored in the monk's pouch after his death."

  Li Muran confirmed that there was no one around, then gently lifted the storage bag, and suddenly poured out a full table of items.

  "Many spirit stones!" Li Muran was overjoyed and for a time didn't even bother to carefully count them.

  "He even has clothes and dry rations ready, it seems this guy has already made up his mind to make a run for it!"

  "He had previously used a tortoiseshell-shaped magic tool, which could actually block the blow of the flying needles in the sky. It can be seen that it is an extraordinary defensive magic tool. Unfortunately, it has been destroyed. I wonder if there are still such magic tools?"

  Li Muran rummaged through the many treasures, but did not find a single defensive artifact. The golden knife and Buddhist staff commonly used by Buddhist disciples were seen in several pieces.

  Li Muran felt somewhat disappointed, but then thought: "If he still had that kind of defensive artifact, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been blown to death by my Flame Explosion Symbol!"

  "There were even a few more talismans." Li Muran's heart moved slightly, and he picked up these few talismans to examine them one by one.

  "Paper Crane!"