Chapter 1985: Chapter 68: Two Sects
“Side effects?”
Wang Ba was a bit surprised, then pondered and said:
“Continue.”
“Yes,” Ghost King Xicai thought and said: “This Triple Layer of Suffering can actually be applied separately. Heart, body, spirit each correspond to the cultivator’s Dao-heart, physical body, and Primordial Spirit. Applying separately only damages one part. To cultivators, it might cause disorder of the Dao-heart, ruin to the physical body, or extinction of the Primordial Spirit; with the Primordial Spirit being the most severe, for once it’s destroyed, one becomes a walking corpse.”
“A single layer of suffering won’t nourish any Essence; it’s purely a Curse Killing Method. Only by layering the Triple Suffering and enduring it can the cultivator bear fruit. The threshold for succeeding in the method of extracting the Primordial Spirit is so high that almost no one can succeed, except it requires little information from the subject, which eventually makes it a Curse Killing Method.”
Wang Ba pondered: “So, if you want to use the Triple Layer of Suffering to help cultivators solve the Dao Domain danger, the cultivator must endure the triple suffering to achieve the objective?”
Ghost King Xicai shook his head upon hearing this:
“To be precise, not all layers need to be endured. Once the first Heart Blindness layer is endured, the Triple Layer of Suffering will smoothly sprout, blossom, bear fruit, extracting the three treasures of the cultivator. Of course, whether the cultivator can ultimately endure it or not, it’s a sure death…”
He subconsciously glanced at Wang Ba, hesitated, then added:
“Almost a certain death… but even the Dao-heart barrier, most people can hardly endure.”
Wang Ba pondered.
After he suffered the Triple Suffering Curse Technique, he was utterly unable to control himself. If Aerx hadn’t retrieved the condensed Essence and returned it to him, he would have been consumed by Ghost King Xicai.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but fear.
He couldn’t resist saying:
“This curse requires little information for casting, and the victim is certain to die. Is it not invincible in the Sea of Chaos Realm? Why then…”
Upon hearing this, Ghost King Xicai gave a bitter smile and said:
“This curse, though mysterious, is almost ineffective for lesser versus greater power levels. Even those of the same Primordial Spirit Realm can detect the danger and resist immediately. If a Dao Domain is timely deployed, it can be isolated. Hence, this curse only targets those with lower realm than oneself. However, preparing the materials needed for the Triple Suffering is costly and time-consuming. It’s hardly worth cursing someone of lower realm without deep-seated vendetta.”
The Corpse-digging Ghost King was indeed too angry back then, insisting on cursing the Taoist Master, which led to using the Triple Layer of Suffering.
Ghost King Xicai now felt some resentment in retrospect.
“I see.”
Wang Ba realized, gaining a deeper understanding of the curse.
Several thoughts then crossed his mind. He promptly said:
“If the power of the Triple Layer of Suffering is reduced, the preparation materials and time required are reduced, is it feasible?”
Ghost King Xicai paused slightly, thoughtfully considering Wang Ba’s words, then unexpectedly nodded:
“Maybe it is possible… Taoist Master, I will study it!”
“But it might take some time.”
“It’s fine.”
Wang Ba nodded, then thought of something, advising:
“If you need cultivators to experiment, remember to come to me.”
Ghost King Xicai, though puzzled, nodded, then hurriedly left.
After Ghost King Xicai left, a Stone Lizard with black patterns slowly revealed itself beside Wang Ba.
It was Aerx.
Wang Ba gently stroked Aerx’s head, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Aerx was the most crucial key in solving cultivators’ Dao Domain issues regarding the Triple Layer of Suffering Curse Technique.
After all, even if the power is reduced, once the cultivator’s three treasures are extracted, it’s a sure death. Only Aerx can reclaim the fruit and return it to the cultivator’s body.
If Ghost King Xicai indeed manages to lower the harm to cultivators and reduce the cost of casting, it might really solve the problem of Dao Domain loss of control.
“I just wonder when the True Martial Incarnation will return…”
His thoughts wandered, he looked towards the Outer Realm.
The Void of the Immortal Forbidden Land was boundless, empty.
Yet he didn’t expect, the wait spanned more than a hundred years instantly.
Winter came, summer passed.
On this day, a roar echoed inside the realm.
A golden-red Blood Energy resembling Chong Hua broke through the Realm Membrane, directly entering the Taoist Field!
Flowing within the Taoist Field like a golden-red cloud, attracting the curious gazes of many cultivators, it swiftly fell at the highest point of the Taoist Field.
On the suspended platform, Wang Ba slowly opened his eyes.
He saw a green-robed maiden emerge from the golden-red Blood Energy, looking up at him, her delicate brow coldly stern:
“Quick, tell me! Where has my father gone?”