Chapter 31: The Curse Technique

  "Is this a breakthrough?"

  Chen Jiu looked at his own hands, then felt that omnipresent heavenly and earthly aura, and was somewhat speechless.

  Never thought it would be so easy to break through, just like drinking water and eating, the water flows naturally, and even now Chen Jiu still has a hint of surprise.

  Apart from the Divine Seed becoming more and more solidified, it seems like there's nothing else different. However, the most crucial thing is the Divine Ability; I don't know what kind of Divine Ability this second layer of the Heavenly Tribulation will bring.

  The county town is filled with resentment, and Chen Jiu is also responsible for some of it. If he hadn't stirred up trouble, so many things wouldn't have happened.

  A thread of resentment followed the mysterious air mechanism and entwined itself around Chen Jiu's body.

  What is this resentment?

  It is a karmic force, an evil retribution. This is a kind of power that is suppressed by heaven and earth, and it is abhorrent. As long as this power entwines you, nothing good will happen.

  However, a strange change occurred in Chen Jiu's unawareness. The divine seed jumped slightly, and the endless resentment was absorbed by the divine seed instantly. A thread of silk trembled slightly, and a piece of divine information peeled off.

  "Look at what my divine power is."

  Chen Jiu closed his eyes and used all his heart to feel the divine seed of his own spiritual power. This time, the enlightenment was exceptionally smooth, a mantra, the cultivation method instantly rotated into his mind.

  "It's actually a curse!" Chen Jiu exclaimed with wide eyes.

  That swirling aura contained not only the introduction of curse techniques, but also the cultivation methods of curse techniques, and even why the second divine ability was a curse technique, all crystal clear.

  "It turns out it's heavenly fate after all, I never thought that I, Chen Jiu, would also have a day where heavenly fate entwines around me."

  He rubbed his chin and sighed, Chen Jiu said.

  The Curse Technique is one of the most mysterious, overbearing and bizarre Great Ways in this world. As one of the three thousand Great Ways between heaven and earth, it not only has its own ruthless nature but also possesses endless overbearing aura.

  The curse technique, when cultivated to perfection, can change the course of heaven and earth with a single word, bury all living things with a single sentence, and return the universe to chaos at its extreme.

  Of course, the nature of the curse technique is not small in terms of cause and effect. The heavens are far away, and the response is not satisfied. The curse technique is indeed harmful to heaven and earth, and the loss of merit for oneself is not small.

  Of course, what merits and virtues are being harmed, what cruel tyranny is Chen Jiu not listening to at all? He uses curses to deal with his enemies. Should one show kindness to their own enemies?

  It's all about killing, just a different method, with compassion and bottom line in mind, why bother with what means.

  Absorbing the grievances between heaven and earth, it's just a small way, this kind of small way Chen Jiu would naturally disdain, with the divine seed as the driving force for the technique, why bother to absorb the heavenly and earthly energies, making oneself's energy unstable, losing merit, and accidentally falling into the demonic path.

  "Whatever, I don't want to think about it anymore. Let's just think about how to comprehend this cursed technique instead." Chen Jiu shook his head, too lazy to think more.

  The mind and spirit have all sunk into that spiritual seed, the spiritual mantra of the curse technique is slowly being practiced, transformed into enlightenment, and then used to nourish one's own spiritual seed.

  The sun rises and the moon sets, Chen Jiu lives a carefree life on this mountain, where he contemplates the Tao every day, cultivates his energy through meditation, and practices the highest spiritual powers without any anxiety.

  Although he didn't reach the realm of traveling to North Sea at dawn and returning at dusk, Chen Jiu's carefree heart had a few degrees of subtlety, a few degrees of the serenity of an immortal.

  Looking at the herbs in front of him, Chen Jiu sorted them out slowly and carefully, then selected each one and put them away.

  "This world is full of karma and retribution, and what goes around comes around. Since that county magistrate and the mountain bandits framed me, and all those tragic events occurred because of me, this is karma, and since it's karma, it must be settled. And I only know one way to settle karma."

  Saying that, Chen Jiu picked up the herbs and placed them in a celadon vase, slowly igniting the flames: "Ruling a large country is like cooking a small fish. This county magistrate has not yet reached his downfall, with official aura protecting him, I still can't kill him. Only when the endless resentment wears down the official aura to thinness will there be an opportunity to settle the cause and effect."

  Chen Jiu looked at the medicinal herbs in the stone jar: "A little karma I can still bear."

  Holding a banana leaf, slowly fanning it, not letting the flames die out, yet deliberately not making them grow larger, using that dim flame to cook this medicinal material, this level of skill and fire control is not something an ordinary person can achieve.

  Before long, the mountains were filled with a fragrance of medicine, and occasionally there was a thread of spiritual birds and birds looking at Chenjiu's medicine pot from afar, chirping non-stop.

  "This medicine may have a slight effect, but it's better than nothing."

  After the stone gourd had cooled down, Chen Jiu slowly took a sip of the medicinal broth and then spat out the dregs to one side.

  Every time the dregs fall to the ground, there are birds flapping their wings, picking them up, and then swallowing them in one gulp on a nearby big tree, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

  Chen Jiu didn't stop him, and the medicine dregs weren't anything serious anyway. Although there were still some medicinal properties in the medicine dregs, to himself it was no different from having nothing.

  "Although it's not the right time to kill that county magistrate, killing that lackey who assists him shouldn't be a big deal."

  Chen Jiu looked up at the sky and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

  Just do it, his own clothes were already tattered and worn out, he directly tore them off, then casually plucked a leaf: "This is clothing".

  Chen Jiu's words fell, and a force descended from the depths of the void. The leaf had indeed transformed into clothing. With an expression of admiration: "This cursed technique is really formidable. I wonder what kind of result it will have when cultivated to the highest realm."

  He picked up a branch at random, and a talisman was instantly imprinted on it. After the talisman fell to the ground, it absorbed a thread of fate from the unknown, transforming into an old mouse.

  The old mouse squeaked and ran far away.

  Chen Jiu slowly followed behind the mouse, his toes lightly touching the ground, like a gust of wind passing through the layers of forest, and arrived at a familiar place.

  The mouse turned back into a branch, but Chen Jiu didn't notice. Looking at the fake mountain in front of him, Chen Jiu shook his head: "It really hasn't improved, it's been burned by me and yet it still lingers like this."

  The gate of the mountain stronghold is new, but on this land there are still patches of ash and some charred tree trunks.

  Looking at the two bandits standing on the gate tower, he stroked his chin: "This is not only a new batch of bandits, but also some remaining old bandits. It's best to get rid of them all this time."

  He picked up a branch, and with a burst of energy in his palm, the branch broke into several pieces in an instant, whizzing through the air and piercing the throats of those bandits.

  Slowly walking into the mountain stronghold, it's just like returning to one's own home, everything is still so familiar, a large group of bandits are busy with fervor, building houses, digging wells.

  "It's really pathetic, how can they still establish the same pattern as before, don't even know how to get rid of the old and bring in the new" Chen Jiu savored on the side.

  Dressed in a white outfit, Chen Jiu looked very stylish and soon caught the attention of some bandits who saw him standing at the entrance.

  "Who are you?"

  Looking at the bandit walking over, Chen Jiu's mouth corner revealed a hint of a smile, but the words that came out made one's heart turn cold: "Haha, last time I didn't burn this tumor completely with fire, so now I'm back to burn it again".

  The bandit's face changed, and he shouted loudly: "Someone is looking for trouble!"

  The distant bandits burst into a loud laughter: "Really don't know life or death, actually ran to our old nest to find trouble, today we have fun again".

  But soon these bandits couldn't laugh anymore, because the tall and loud mountain bandit standing opposite Chen Jiu suddenly flew up like a ball and landed in front of those laughing bandits, their laughter stopped abruptly.

  "This kid actually dares to take action."

  "Since he dares to come and cause trouble, this kid must have some backing, his skills are certainly not low, let's all go together".

  After finishing speaking, these bandits wielded their weapons and rushed towards Chen Jiu.

  A cold light flashed in Chen Jiu's eyes: "Today, I will be stained with blood again."