Who Let Him Cultivate?!

The two family heads, under the pressure of the constables, were forced to annul the recently settled betrothal.

Gu Junye did not choose to make a big fuss. The crime of violently interfering with marital freedom was ignored if unreported, and since the party involved withdrew the accusation, there were no repercussions.

After the constables left, Gu Junye furrowed his brows, pondering over an issue.

If his father were to be imprisoned due to the crime of violently interfering with marital freedom, would it affect his imperial examination?

"It seems my mastery of the law is still not proficient enough," Gu Junye reflected inwardly and decided not to absorb the power of moonlight tonight but to continue studying the law instead.

Even though he was the reincarnation of a great power from ancient times, that was a long time ago, and the current environment is different from the ancient times. Only by adapting in advance could he follow the Righteous Path.

That’s why he listened attentively in class and studied diligently after class, his grades far ahead of his peers, earning him praise from his tutors who believed he could become the second top scorer in the exams.

"Why don’t you go find an alchemist to refine an elixir that can lift the curse?" Lu Yang said to Meng Jingzhou.

After observing, Gu Junye indeed appeared to be the person Elder Brother Dai was looking for, so there was no need to further assess his character.

Of course, the main reason was that observing this young man was too embarrassing, even for Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou with their thick skins.

"Okay," Meng Jingzhou took the pill formula dictated by Fairy Eternity and written by Lu Yang.

Finding an alchemist was easy. The Land Money Trade Association offered potion-making services, and even if the association’s alchemists were not the best in town, they were top-notch and ranked within the top five, capable enough to make such a beginner level elixir.

"Xi’er, let’s go," Father Mu said.

Mu Xi did not expect Gu Junye to be so heartless. To avoid marrying her, he actually called the constables!

"Junye, you’ll regret this! There is a flaw in your fate, and only I can mend it. Besides me, anyone you care for will be harmed because of you!"

Gu Junye remained unmoved. He didn’t believe in fate; if he did, he would not have defied the heavens and achieved Immortality in his previous life.

Cultivation is about defying the heavens!

"My fate is in my own hands, not decreed by heaven."

Fairy Eternity warned Lu Yang, "You mustn’t have such thoughts. Yingtian Immortal is particularly harsh on those who do."

Lu Yang nodded repeatedly. The Yingtian Immortal claimed to be born in accordance with the heavens, so suddenly declaring one’s fate not subject to heaven’s will was directly opposing Yingtian Immortal.

Even if you harbor such thoughts, you can’t voice them.

After Meng Jingzhou revealed his identity at the Land Money Trade Association, the person in charge soon personally attended to Young Master Meng with a very friendly attitude. Upon hearing that Young Master Meng wanted to refine an elixir, the association’s master refiner was immediately summoned.

Theoretically, any apprentice refiner with ten years of experience could make the elixir Meng Jingzhou intended to produce, but that would not reflect the due importance placed on him.

Even without the status of Young Master Meng of the Meng Family, just the words ’Nascent Soul Stage disciple of the Seek Dao Sect’ were enough to garner the same respect.

This was the status equivalent to Divinity Transformation Stage, while the strongest in the city were merely at the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Remember, the elixir should dissolve in water and be colorless and tasteless," Meng Jingzhou reminded, planning to administer the elixir to Gu Junye in secret.

"Uh, Young Master Meng, may I remind you that poisoning is a crime," the person in charge of the association warned, not knowing the purpose of the pill formula, intending it as a friendly reminder.

Meng Jingzhou’s face darkened, "I know."

Soon, a tray held a single gray elixir.

Meng Jingzhou was slightly disappointed, thinking that if someone from Elixir Cauldron Peak had made it, there should at least be an Elixir Pattern on it.

But he couldn’t be too particular; where would he find an Elder Brother from the Elixir Cauldron Peak now? As long as the curse could be lifted, it was sufficient.

Meng Jingzhou accepted the elixir and went to the Gu Family to meet up with Lu Yang.

"How is the observation going?"

"My shoes are nearly torn from pacing."

Meng Jingzhou took out the elixir, Fairy Eternity glanced at it, confirmed it was indeed the type she had described, and Meng Jingzhou then confidently dissolved the elixir in the Gu Family’s duck soup for dinner.

Gu Junye finished drinking the duck soup and wiped his mouth, showing no signs of irregularity.

"No reaction?"

Fairy Eternity rolled her eyes, "What reaction do you want? Although the curse was cast on this young man, its effects influence those around him. After lifting the curse, naturally, he won’t feel anything different."

"Let’s go check on the Mu Family," Lu Yang called out to Meng Jingzhou, as Mu Xi had shown an abnormal reaction to the annulment of the marriage.

The two sneaked to the Mu Family under the cover of darkness and spied on Mu Xi’s boudoir.

Inside the boudoir, Mu Xi was clenching her teeth and pinching a red paper doll, with Gu Junye’s birthdate written on the back of it.

"Gu Junye, you’ll regret this!"

The red paper effigy was a treasure she had sought from a temple outside the city that could cause anyone who stayed near Gu Junye for an extended period to develop heart disease.

That way, Gu Junye would have no choice but to marry her!

Suddenly, the paper effigy self-combusted, scalding her fingers and making her scream in pain!

It wasn’t just the pain in her hands, her heart ached fiercely too!

"Ah!"

"Why is the paper effigy burning up?"

To maintain the effigy’s power, she had to drip a drop of blood on it every day, dyeing the white paper effigy red by force.

This was actually a method of creating a Life-bound Magical Treasure, and now that it was burning up, she was experiencing backlash, with the heartache being one of the symptoms!

"Go to the temple!"

Feeling that something was terribly wrong, she panicked and fled to the temple outside the city.

"Follow her!" Lu Yang sent a message to Meng Jingzhou through spiritual voice transmission.

They had only been in Lintian City for less than two days and hadn’t heard of any temple.

No one knew when the temple had been established; it seemed to have appeared overnight. The location of the temple was secretive, known to very few.

Mu Xi had stumbled upon it by accident when a classmate mentioned that praying at the temple before exams could lead to good grades.

The temple had neither a temple keeper nor incense offerings, only a statue of an amiable-looking elderly clay sculptor. The temple was as clean as new, as if divine beings mysteriously protected it.

"Immortal, my paper effigy has burned up!"

A voice echoed in the temple: "Someone has broken the curse, and you are suffering the backlash."

"And the one who broke it is already stealthily tracking you."

Lu Yang was startled; they had been discovered!

The other’s Cultivation Level was higher than both him and Old Meng!

A powerful assault rushed towards Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. Lu Yang quickly drew the Green Peak Sword to defend, while Meng Jingzhou let out a loud shout, tensing his muscles to withstand the attack with his body.

The gap between their realms was too great, and they were directly swept out of the temple, crashing into the trees outside!

The huge clay statue seemed to come alive, opening its eyes and stepping down from the altar. It supported itself with the temple door as it bent over and walked out from the temple.

The three-meter-tall clay sculpture looked down at the two men with a cold gaze.

"Fairy, what is this?"

"This is a method of worship, his true form is unable to continue being used for unknown reasons, only his soul remains."

"In order to obtain a physical body, he constructed this temple here, satisfying the desires of believers to garner their faith!"

"This method is from the era of the Great Qian," Lu Yang gritted his teeth. If the characteristic of the Great Yu Dynasty is the "Imperial Teacher system," then that of the Great Qian Dynasty is "spirituality" and "faith."

"What realm?"

"The Body Integration Realm."

The clay sculpture looked at the two men coldly, its mouth curving into a humanized, sinister smile.

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"I didn’t want to cause unnecessary killing, but since you are aware of my existence, I cannot allow you to live!"

The oppressive aura of the Body Integration Realm enveloped them, making them unable to move.

Suddenly, a roar came from the sky, like the legend of a dragon’s chant.

A white horse without a single stray hair arrived through the air, kicking over the clay sculpture with one hoof, its gaze proud and domineering!

A few dragon scales on the brow of the white horse emitted a faint light in the dark night.

The clay sculpture was kicked over and lay still, staring dead at the white horse.

"Great Demon King!"

How could a Dragon-Horse King of the Great Demons appear here!