Chapter 498 More Than Three Pillars "Eating the Helpless Within the Trade?"

Old Suanpan's words made Hu Ma also feel a prick, and his sharpening motion paused slightly.

The three words "eating the helpless" were already harsh enough, and adding "within the trade" only amplified the eerie atmosphere.

Without showing anything on his face, he merely raised his head slightly, looked at Old Suanpan, smiled faintly, and then slowly opened his mouth: "Old brother, how do you explain that?"

But seeing Hu Ma's smile, Old Suanpan couldn't smile. He sighed softly, looked seriously at Hu Ma, and slowly said, "What did you understand it to be earlier?"

"I…" Hu Ma paused, then slowly said, "This friend of mine sought me out. He also had some guesses, probably because he also has a family fortune waiting to be inherited, and only he can inherit it."

"The enemy back then originally had a chance to kill him, but in the end, they didn't do it, only tampered with his spirit. This tampering was very secretive, and even the only elder who was with him at the time didn't notice it."

"Perhaps that enemy used this method, waiting for him to inherit the family fortune, and then seizing the opportunity to take over his body?"

He spoke very slowly and seriously. As early as when he first discovered the abnormality in his spirit, he had vaguely guessed in this direction. (Reading time: 10 seconds) It's just that later he also discovered that the abnormality in his spirit seemed even more complicated than that. But now, as a descendant of the Hu family, there aren't many things about himself that people would covet, and of course, only Zhenchong Prefecture can be mentioned.

"It's not that simple." But Old Suanpan listened to his words, slowly shook his head, and sighed, "You… for your friend to be able to guess this much without anyone reminding him is already very good. However, I wonder if he thought about such a question at the time…"

"When he had the accident, was the elder accompanying him a person from the trade?"

"…Yes!"

Hu Ma's heart stirred slightly, and he slowly nodded, saying, "And a very powerful zougui ren (soul walker)."

"Since he was a very powerful zougui ren, how could he not see the problem in your friend's spirit?"

Old Suanpan shook his head, his eyes showing a bit of seriousness as he looked at Hu Ma and said, "Is your friend very distrustful of this elder's abilities?"

"Boom!" This rhetorical question suddenly startled Hu Ma. It was as if silent thunder was rumbling in his ears. Yes… From the very first moment he discovered the abnormality in his spirit, he had thought of the Meng family and imparted the logic that the other party might be coming for Zhenchong Prefecture.

Moreover, afterward, when he dealt with the Meng family's second young master, this thing repeatedly acted up, shouting for the ancestor. This could prove that this thing was indeed related to the Meng family, or rather, to the Meng family's old ancestor.

But in his guess, there was indeed such a question… Was Granny really deceived? And if she saw it, why didn't she…

"Don't underestimate the eyesight of a zougui ren. Each trade's skills has its own unique aspects. The zougui ren often occupies the word 'broad'. In addition, after the accident, how could they not carefully examine it? This kind of method is actually difficult for a zougui ren to be completely unaware of."

Old Suanpan sighed softly and said, "It's a pity, but seeing it doesn't necessarily mean there's a solution."

"Soul stitching is the most evil and poisonous method, extremely damaging to yin virtue. Only some people who are fearless dare to use this method to harm others."

"And your friend's elder, even if she saw it, couldn't solve it, which is very likely… she couldn't solve it, or rather, she had already made the greatest effort…"

Hu Ma heard this and was already shaken. He looked seriously at Old Suanpan and said, "How should this matter be understood? Tell me in detail!"

"Some things you can't understand because your realm isn't high enough, but to force you to understand is very difficult…" Old Suanpan shook his head helplessly and whispered, "This matter is related to fate, luck, and fortune. Your friend's family has fallen into such a miserable state, and they must have shouldered great luck and great karma, but they are almost unable to bear it."

"But even if such a family is about to collapse, because their fate is too heavy, it's not easy to provoke. If you forcibly cut his fate, it's possible to suffer backlash first…"

So he paused slightly and whispered, "It's better to use soul stitching to sew some filth into his soul, completely ruining his already diminished fortune. Wouldn't that be a more upright way to eat the helpless?"

"Even the reputation will sound better, at least it will look good on the surface."

…

"Filth?" Hu Ma heard this and couldn't help but tremble in his heart, vaguely feeling that Old Suanpan was implying something, and it matched up with some of the things that Meng family's second young master had done.

He hurriedly whispered, "What is that?"

"Your friend…" Old Suanpan paused and said, "I don't know him, but I know that the most filth in this world is not something like dog blood or horse urine. People in the trade have a consensus that the most yin filth is…" "…The thing that the Tongyin Meng family is worshiping."

"Touching it will cause loss, encountering it will shorten life… Your friend, of course, is unlikely to encounter it, but if he does, it will be troublesome…"

…

Hu Ma listened to these words, and his heart was filled with horror.

Old Suanpan paused slightly after saying this in one breath, as if he was wondering if he had said too much. He shook his head and whispered, "If I guessed correctly, the only elder by your friend's side is no longer in this world?"

Hu Ma listened, his eyebrows sinking slightly. After a long time, he whispered, "Yes."

"This is her response."

Old Suanpan sighed softly and said, "She sacrificed her own fortune and returned to the ancestral shrine to watch over your friend, to prevent more weight from falling down, and to protect this last bit of fortune for him."

"Your friend…" He slowly said, looking at Hu Ma and whispering, "Is living quite hard, right?"

"It's okay."

Hu Ma slowly replied, "Just busy."

Old Suanpan slowly exhaled and said, "It's already very good, otherwise, I'm afraid you would have been crushed long ago."

Hu Ma was silent for a while. Many things from the past flashed before his eyes. No wonder Granny went back so suddenly. He thought she was really forced back by the ghosts sent by the Meng family and had to go back to support them… No, in fact, she was forced back by the Meng family's ghosts. It was just that he couldn't see it at the time and couldn't understand that the ghost was sewn into him.

He was silent for a long time before suppressing his sigh in his heart. He looked up at Old Suanpan and said, "If that's the case, then what should I… what should this friend do?"

Old Suanpan paused and looked at Hu Ma, saying, "Your skills are also great now, and you have your own eyesight. You have entered the hall in the art of skills. Since you came to ask me for your friend, you must have an idea in your heart, so…" "…What was your original thought in your heart?"

…

"He really is Old Suanpan ah." Hu Ma was a little helpless. They had already talked to this point, so they could actually open up… But since everyone was still guarding the last bottom line, and this Old Suanpan's attitude was ambiguous, not planning to really sleep in his bed, he had no choice but to borrow that fig leaf and slowly thought for a moment, saying, "What he thought was very simple."

"Since the other party wants to harm people, it's not enough to just protect yourself. Being able to use the opponent's strength against them is the only way not to waste it."

"…Old brother, have you heard of skills above three pillars of Dao attainment?"

…

"Above three pillars of Dao attainment?"

Old Suanpan was obviously slightly startled and whispered, "Is this not even planning to be a human anymore?"

Hu Ma narrowed his eyes to look at him, but did not commit himself.

Old Suanpan sighed and said, "Being born as a human, the limit is three incense pillars. If you are just an ordinary person, having the Dao attainment of these three incense pillars means that you are born free from all diseases and can live to be over a hundred years old."

"But if you want to break through these three incense pillars, it will be troublesome. You have already entered the realm of non-human from human, and all kinds of methods are extremely evil."

"You are still young, so you may not have heard of it. In the early years, there was the True Reason Sect in this world, which was good at using evil methods to harm people."

"Every time they harmed a person, their Dao attainment would increase by one pillar. The disciples in their sect would be called Real People of several pillars of Dao attainment based on how many pillars of Dao attainment they had. For example, the so-called Ten Pillar Real Person means that he has killed ten people!"

These words stunned Hu Ma: "Is it that simple?"

"Simple?" Old Suanpan sneered and said, "That's killing people, and killing good people, really good people."

"Moreover, this method is no longer feasible now. Tai Sui has descended into the world, and the world is in chaos. The world is different, and the trade has also been affected. In the past, killing one person would make you a One Pillar Real Person. Now, even if you kill a hundred people, you may not be able to gain another pillar of Dao attainment…" "I heard that now, there are still some demons who even want to use blood sacrifice methods to break through their Dao attainment, but the methods they use are all deeply sinful."

Hu Ma listened, his brows furrowed tightly: "You make it sound so troublesome, then the people in the Ten Surname Families…"

"Hehe, how can that be the same?"

Old Suanpan sneered and said, "They have their own methods, but people outside the Ten Surnames can't learn them. Not only can people outside the Ten Surnames not learn them, but those who have fallen…" He paused, looked at Hu Ma, and said, "…can't learn them either!"

Hu Ma looked at the old guy's mocking expression and was silent for a moment, saying, "I didn't think so much. I asked a master, and I do know that there are no safe methods to break through the three pillars of Dao attainment."

"I don't understand what you said about killing good people, but I do know that some people have raised themselves to five pillars of Dao attainment by raising bugs."

"In the final analysis, Dao attainment above three pillars is to act with the things that are added in the spirit, and if we talk about what is added, wouldn't I… wouldn't this friend happen to have someone sewn into him?"

"Good heavens." It wasn't until they talked to this point that Old Suanpan suddenly reacted, his body jumped, and he trembled, "So, this is your idea?"