Hai Shou Shi Men, the methods of calculation are endless, with infinite variations.

If one wishes to harm another, there's no need to show one's face. Simply calculate the position from afar and burn a stick of incense.

However, for those targeted by this technique, they must react quickly and leave their original location immediately to avoid being affected.

In the end, it's because the Hai Shou school is not suited for direct combat. This kind of術法 (Shu Fa, spells/techniques) is mostly used with the target's home as the focal point, to inflict harm through curses.

Hu Ma, with one hand supporting the carriage and coffin, and the other leading Xiao Hongtang, traveled four or five *li* (Chinese mile, approximately 0.5 kilometers) in an instant, but still found his Dao power continuously diminishing. He realized that his opponent was extremely powerful, and this "loss" position covered a vast area.

He immediately made a decision, putting the carriage and coffin on the ground, and said to Miss Zhou Si and Fairy Miaoshan, "Someone is sabotaging us from the shadows. Watch over this place for me and don't move."

As he spoke, he waved his sleeve, and twenty-four Dharma flags fell, surrounding the coffin and the group.

He took a deep breath to clear his mind and scanned the area, pinpointing the location. The *Liangtian* Boots (measuring the sky boots) appeared on his feet, and he quickly rushed off.

Ordinary people, harmed by the Hai Shou school, can usually only hide, with no way to counterattack.

But if someone is also skilled in the Hai Shou school, they can calculate the opponent's location and even retaliate by burning a stick of incense for them, reversing the loss and gain.

Hu Ma had some understanding of the Hai Shou school, but he didn't know the calculations. However, he possessed the skills of the *Shousui* (Year-Keeping) and *Zougui* (Ghost-Walking) schools to deal with the situation.

First, he set up the *Zougui* Altar, suppressing the Feng Shui of the area, making it difficult for the opponent's methods to affect people.

However, it was impossible to completely suppress it. It's not for nothing that Hai Shou counters Zougui.

After protecting the people on his side, he cleared his mind and used the *Zougui* method to observe the *Qi* (life force). Since this place was in the "loss" position, there must be another place in the "gain" position, where the earth's energy was rising.

By observing the *Qi*, he could know where the opponent was and rush over, securing the overall situation.

When someone from the Hai Shou school is approached by *Shousui*, they would lose ninety-nine percent of their life.

Recently, Hu Ma had been filled with pent-up anger. Now, suddenly facing this change, his expression was already gloomy. The *Liangtian* Boots flashed with spiritual light, and the surrounding scenery quickly receded, instantly covering more than ten *li*.

Above his head, without the cover of dark clouds, he saw a figure squatting next to a desolate hill in the moonlight, burning incense!

"Who are you? Why are you harming me?"

Hu Ma shouted, his voice carrying the power of the Five Thunder Golden Toad Roar, causing the surrounding air to tremble.

With the shout, his feet stamped out large pits in the ground, and he grabbed forward with a heavy force, even blowing the incense in front of the figure sideways.

"Hmm?"

The squatting figure tilted his head slightly, not afraid at all. A contemptuous and strange smile appeared on his face. He used his hands and feet to crawl to the side, and his figure disappeared.

"*Yin* (Hidden) Position?"

Seeing the other party disappear before his eyes, Hu Ma realized the extent of his abilities. He had calculated the Hidden position when he attacked and disappeared from his sight in one step, which was rare.

So he stopped his momentum, stomped his foot, and the massive force shook the ground. The soil within dozens of *zhang* (Chinese unit of length, approximately 3.3 meters) surged and overturned, causing a small earthquake.

The person who had遁 (dun, escaped/遁) into the Hidden Gate was thrown out, but he was not at all disheveled. Instead, he took advantage of the momentum to jump into the air, clapped his hands and laughed, "This kid is fierce. No wonder he was chosen by the Da Luo Dharma Sect to come and play this game of Infernal Affairs with us..."

As he spoke, he flipped upside down, circling his hands.

"What?"

The moment Hu Ma heard his voice, his expression changed drastically.

At the same time, a gust of wind suddenly blew from afar. The wind was so strong that it made Hu Ma squint, feeling no weaker than when he faced Meng's fierce ghost generals in front of the City of Wrongly Dead.

At the end of the wind, a graceful figure faintly appeared, wearing a light-colored dress, walking forward quietly. When the wind reached its peak, her figure flashed and suddenly appeared in front of Hu Ma, her slender hand covering his face.

"*Shangqiao* (Ascending the Bridge)?"

Hu Ma realized the danger, stood firm, and smashed out a Great Tablet Breaking Hand, exchanging blows with the other party.

But the other party, facing the powerful blow of the *Shousui*, showed no panic. She simply retreated lightly, slowly pulled out a red thread from her sleeve, and bit it.

Then, she twisted her hands, and in an instant, she formed a vaguely long shape with the red thread, hooking her little finger on the line.

*Buzz!*

The sound was minimal, but the soil under Hu Ma's feet suddenly sank, and then a silent wail sounded. Two huge arms pierced through the soil, grabbing Hu Ma's legs. Yin energy poured into his bones, which was clearly a method from the Xinghun school.

The person from the Hai Shou school took the opportunity to flip and transform, quickly circling Hu Ma, and black, red, yellow, and green lanterns were lightly hung around Hu Ma.

"Who exactly are you?"

Sensing the danger, Hu Ma did not hesitate. He shook his body, and magic arose from magic, the Great Power Heavenly Duke General shadow, towering over the earth, shaking all directions.

"We are here to take back what belongs to us."

The person standing, seeing the Great Power Heavenly Duke General Dharma, was not flustered. Instead, a divine light flashed in her eyes, and she said in a deep voice, "So that you may die understanding, my code name is *Nü'er Hong* (Daughter Red). Red and White Grape are all people I brought out."

"You colluded with the Da Luo Dharma Sect in secret and seized the Dharma of our Reincarnator senior, Old Lord Eyebrow. Didn't you think that one day, we would take this thing back?"

As she spoke, a coffin nail had already appeared in her hand, aimed at Hu Ma's brow from seven or eight *zhang* away.

"Reincarnator..."

The moment he realized the identities of these two people, Hu Ma's heart fell to the bottom.

He was still verifying everything, and there were still many things he didn't understand, but they couldn't wait any longer.

The Imperial Advisor had said before that someone was investigating the Twelve Ghost Altars, and sooner or later, they would find him. Now it seemed that they had indeed been investigating all along, and they had indeed found him.

"You're here too early!"

In an instant, unwilling, he gritted his teeth and shouted.

Now that he had Bottle Master's help to repair and patch up his skills, he had already cultivated to the ultimate perfection. Even people who had crossed the bridge could not easily hurt him. Now, with his divine soul agitated, he blew the surroundings into a hazy mess.

The surrounding lanterns were blown into chaos by the wind, and he was ready to retreat.

"You're using our methods against us?"

But facing Hu Ma's power, the Great Power Teacher Duke was fierce and evil, and the woman codenamed Daughter Red just sneered.

The coffin nail in her hand suddenly left her hand and flew straight forward.

With a *chi* sound.

The coffin nail was not aimed at Hu Ma, but was nailed into the forehead of the Dharma image he had condensed. This Great Power Teacher Duke Dharma was already at the top of the *Shousui* school, with complete spirit and energy, and could be called a flawless and wonderful Dharma.

But now, inexplicably, it was easily pierced through the forehead by the coffin nail.

The next moment, from behind Daughter Red, it was as if a large door slammed open. A faint and endless chain instantly wrapped around the Great Power Teacher Duke.

Two ghostly figures emerged from the ground, each seven or eight *zhang* tall, grabbed the chains, and pulled back with all their strength.

Then, at Hu Ma's feet, a coffin as tall as ten *zhang*, its authenticity indistinguishable, grew straight out of the ground. Then the coffin lid flew open, and those chains were pulling the Great Power Teacher Duke straight into the coffin.

Daughter Red's face shot out a cold gaze, and her voice was stern: "Don't you know that the Great Power Heavenly Duke General Seal was worked out by many people together? From the moment this Dharma was refined, we left a way to break it in our hands?"

"They want to take this Dharma image?"

Hu Ma was shocked, feeling a huge tearing force coming from his divine soul.

This was clearly the Dharma image he had refined, but now it was not listening to his commands at all, as if it was about to leave his body and be sealed in the coffin.

"Good! Good!"

The person from the Hai Shou school next to him clapped his hands excitedly and shouted, "This kid has a really thick foundation, but he hasn't ascended the bridge. All the Dharma on his body are mortal Dharma."

"Be careful not to let him turn the tables. I'll use this 'loss' technique to ruin his Dao power first!"

As he spoke, he tore open a cloth bag from somewhere and poured it onto the ground.

A stench came, and the thing was actually a pile of dead fish and rotten shrimp.

As he burned incense and chanted incantations, he pointed remotely at Hu Ma, and saw this pile of dead fish and rotten shrimp, the stench gradually faded, as if it was becoming fresher and fresher. It was unknown if it was because it was late at night and he couldn't see clearly, but the fish and shrimp actually moved slightly.

At the same time, a faint foul odor appeared on Hu Ma's body, as if it was decaying.

Half of his own three pillars of Dao power disappeared in an instant, and the two and a half pillars dyed with purple energy actually began to consume at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He understood that this was the person from the Hai Shou school using the flourishing and loss technique on him, forcibly replacing his own Dao power with that pile of fish and shrimp. When his own Dao power was exhausted, it would be when his Dharma image was forcibly taken away.

"Could it be that I have to summon the Town Suppressing Prefecture?"

This thought arose urgently in his mind, but the person from the Hai Shou school next to him was also laughing: "Want to invite the Town Suppressing Prefecture? We are also very experienced in dealing with the Town Suppressing Prefecture..."

As he spoke, the lanterns floating around him were rapidly rotating, and the ten directions around him were changing and chaotic. Hu Ma's heart sank.

Now that Hu Ma's Great Power Heavenly Duke General Seal was sealed, there were few methods in the Zougui school that could be used urgently, and even the twenty-four array flags were left far away to watch over the coffin.

And with the ten directions being changed, even if he were to summon the Town Suppressing Prefecture now, the Golden Armored Warriors would not be able to find where he was.

Caught off guard, he was instantly plunged into a dead end.

(End of Chapter)