blueteamnovel Chapter 399: Elders’ Consultation
Chapter 399: Elders’ Consultation
Chapter 399: Elders’ Consultation
At Heaven’s Gate Peak, the elders convened for a consultation.
Five elders gathered around Meng Jingzhou, clicking their tongues in astonishment.
“This curse on Nephew Meng is quite fascinating.”
“Indeed, in over two thousand years, it’s the first time I’ve encountered such a peculiar curse. Even when I traveled through the Desolate Lands, I didn’t come across anything like this.”
“This curse doesn’t seem to affect Nephew Meng much, considering he has the Single Bachelor’s Spirit Root. And anyway, the curse will wear off on its own after some time.”
“Little Meng, don’t worry! Qiu Jin’an did you wrong, and I’ll make sure he pays for it!”
“My dear disciple, how are you feeling now?”
“The Desolate Lands is known for its witchcraft and curses. Fourth Brother, you’re the only one who’s been there and studied curses. What’s your opinion on this?”
The four elders, Meng Jingzhou, and Lu Yang all turned their heads to look at the fan-wielding Fourth Elder.
Lu Yang recalled information about the Desolate Lands.
It was located on the western side of the Central Continent, bordering Liangzhou and the Buddhist Kingdom of the Western Regions. The region was steeped in witchcraft, corpse-driving techniques, and its people were known for their bold and unrefined character. It was also the homeland of Barbarian Bone.
Fourth Elder looked troubled. “When I was cursed, I did study curse techniques for a while. For instance, I can tell that Nephew Meng can only break the karmic backlash by shattering his Golden Core and advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage. Even then, it’s just a possibility. If the backlash isn’t resolved by then, he’ll have to wait until he reaches the Spirit Transformation Stage, at which point the curse will certainly be broken.”
Upon hearing this, Meng Jingzhou’s face turned pale.
Reaching the Nascent Soul Stage might still be manageable, but if he had to wait until the Spirit Transformation Stage, how many years of cultivation would that take?
“I can easily break simple curses that affect the surface level, like the ones you lot deal with daily—I’ve been removing them for you for years. But Nephew Meng’s curse is far deeper, beyond my cultivation level to lift.”
“If I could reach the Tribulation Crossing Stage, then I’d have confidence in breaking it.”
Grandpa Ba rolled his eyes. “You? Reaching the Tribulation Crossing Stage? Get in line. Do you really think your cultivation can advance faster than Eldest Brother or Old Nine?”
Fourth Elder shrugged. “Well, I don’t have any other ideas then. Wait, we could ask our master for help!”
“That might work. But who knows how to cast such a curse? Fourth Elder, can you do it?”
Fourth Elder rolled his eyes, feeling like his brothers were overestimating his abilities. “No, I learned how to break curses, not how to cast them. If I knew how to give someone a peach blossom disaster, I would’ve cast it on myself first.”
“Why would a Confucian cultivator like you need a peach blossom disaster?”
“To emulate the ancient sages who stayed calm even in the face of temptation, to cultivate the heart of a true gentleman.”
“The so-called ‘gentlemen’ in brothels all use that same excuse.”
“They copied me.”
(TL Note: Peach blossoms are often associated with love, romance, and relationships in Chinese culture. The peach blossom is a symbol of attraction and romantic encounters. It’s different from the Peach Blossom in Peach Blossom Leaf. In peach blossom disaster, the peach blossom is 桃花 which refer to the flowers of the peach tree. In Peach Blossom Leaf, the peach blossom is 桃夭 which refer to a peach tree in its early blossoming stage.)
“Does anyone have experience with voodoo from the East Sea, similar to curse techniques? Maybe that could solve this.”
“Old Eight, didn’t you visit the East Sea? Did you learn it?”
“No, I was too busy being chased by the sea tribes to study voodoo.”
While the elders continued their lively discussion about how to break Meng Jingzhou’s curse, Lu Yang, meanwhile, retreated into his spiritual space to seek help from the ancient immortal.
After all, he had an ancient immortal as his golden finger, and not just any immortal—the strongest one. No matter the problem, there should be a solution, right?
“Fairy, do you have any other ideas?” Lu Yang asked.
“Yes, I do.”
“What is it?”
“As the saying goes, ‘when one dies, the karma disappears.’ All you need to do is die once, and the karma will vanish!” Everlasting Fairy cheerfully offered what she called her second carefully thought-out solution.
Lu Yang couldn’t help but think that, given Meng Jingzhou’s intelligence, he was highly unlikely to accept such a method.
Everlasting Fairy was displeased with Lu Yang’s skepticism. After all, she often used this method to avoid karmic entanglements, and it always worked.
As Meng Jingzhou listened to the elders’ increasingly absurd ideas, he realized that relying on them might not be the best course of action. “Maybe I should go to the Desolate Lands. I might find a solution there.”
“That’s actually a viable idea,” the elders agreed.