CHAPTER 130: CHAPTER 130 CURSE (5TH UPDATE)

Bai Yunqi swung his snake tail and gently touched Wan Mingchuan’s back, "What are you saying? Can that be called robbery? We’re here to demand justice for the featherless eagle!"

"Oh yes, yes, we are the embodiment of justice!"

The two whispered and bantered, while only Jiang Yuan looked at the Ice-winged Eagles rushing over with joy on their faces. He hurriedly commanded the paper crane to descend, "Stop fooling around, Xiao Bai, take a closer look at them. Something is very wrong."

More than just wrong.

From the first Ice-winged Eagle rushing over, the system’s halo locked in and directly analyzed the details.

[Ice-winged Eagle entangled with an evil curse, life countdown: 4:46:58]

A slew of eagles, accompanied by life countdown numbers and wisps of black mist swirling around them, rushed over. The sight was quite shocking. At the same time, Jiang Yuan was perplexed as to where the evil curse came from.

According to the general cultivation setting, such evil entities should be something righteous cultivators are always eager to hunt down and kill, right? How did these eagles provoke evil?

Moreover, there was a challenge just last night; that is to say, they were previously under Yun Mo’s management. Although it was somewhat loose, they always did their duties without wandering around causing trouble.

He suddenly remembered the minor incident at the market!

Could it really be Eagle Twenty-One? Were these Ice-winged Eagles intertwined with an evil curse because of him?

"Stop!" Bai Yunqi, focused on the Spirit Stone Vein, hadn’t paid attention to those small demon beasts in the Qi Refining Stage flying over in a rush. Upon the reminder from the Venerable Family, he finally took a proper look at them.

Upon seeing them, he immediately released the Great Demon’s aura, intimidating the eagles that were tearing at each other chaotically. They froze two meters away, not daring to move forward.

"Senior... senior, it’s an honor to have you grace us with your presence..." The Ice-winged Eagle, best at flattery, was trembling all over but insisted on paying respects to the big figure he had never met.

Eagle Twenty-One, who was putting all the ore into the storage bag, heard the commotion outside and wanted to see what was happening. As soon as he reached the cave entrance, a terrifying pressure belonging to the Great Demon hit him, causing his legs to go weak, almost kneeling down.

"Venerable Family, only that one is completely clean." Bai Yunqi’s slit pupils turned crimson as he locked onto his target and whispered, "These guys tangled with the evil curse won’t live much longer."

Jiang Yuan nodded and replied, "Ease up for a moment, they’re too scared to move or even speak."

The oppressive aura, which made even Wan Mingchuan feel like he couldn’t breathe and had to sit in meditation, suddenly vanished. Bai Yunqi was full of doubts, wondering what level the Venerable Family was at. Not to mention employing spiritual power to resist the frenzy’s pressure unleashed on purpose with full strength, they didn’t even seem to breathe heavily!

Once again testing in vain, he could only vent his frustration on the one eagle free of the curse.

"Hey, you’re Eagle Twenty-One, right?" Bai Yunqi looked down with disdain, "You’re the one who pillaged and betrayed after successfully establishing a foundation, selling the magical treasure to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill from Yun Mo? Heh, disloyal and unjust thing. Tell me, what’s the deal with this evil curse on these Ice-winged Eagles?"

The flock of Ice-winged Eagles exchanged glances.

"Mr. Jiang, is this senior your friend? What’s this about evil curses?"

"Is there something on us? Why haven’t I noticed?"

"Evil curse, that doesn’t sound like a fun thing!"

Bai Yunqi coldly glanced at them, scolding, "You’re not good things either, not qualified to speak to the Venerable Family."

Wan Mingchuan didn’t understand why Brother Long suddenly became so irritable and started attacking indiscriminately, but standing beside him, relying on his influence felt particularly satisfying.

Seeing the once terrifying behemoth obediently squatting without daring to breathe, he sensed their aura wasn’t so formidable. He even felt he might try his hand at testing their strength, deeply grateful to his master.

If not for his master’s profound kindness, how would he have reached today? Thus, his fondness surged once again.

"Heh heh, what’s the senior saying? I really don’t understand," Eagle Twenty-One, never expecting the blindman to have such a formidable backer, immediately put on a full smile to curry favor. "Mr. Jiang, I was just thinking of sending my subordinates to invite you. Primarily, the Spirit Stone Vein suddenly ran out. Since I’m now in charge of Lushan, if you’re willing, I can give you half, oh no, seventy percent of the mine!"

Jiang Yuan, looking at the countdown over the heads of the Ice-winged Eagles, asked with a furrowed brow, "The Spirit Stone Vein can wait. Your subordinates, without exception, are all entangled by an evil curse and won’t live past midnight tonight. Aren’t you, the new king, at all worried?"

Eagle Twenty-One continued to feign ignorance.

"Don’t understand? Then no need to waste words with the Venerable Family, just kill him outright." Bai Yunqi’s snake tail swept horizontally, swinging him several meters away. With a flick of the tail’s tip, he dragged him back, smashing him against the mountain, causing him to spew blood from his mouth.

What a joke, no matter how plummeted in realm he still was a demon cultivator in the Ninth Layer of the Wisdom Realm, dealing with a mere beginner at the Foundation Establishment didn’t require any fussing.

"Still not talking?" Jiang Yuan, knowing that the most favored Eagle Fifty-Third was sent somewhere unknown by Yun Mo and that Yun Mo himself was turned into a featherless eagle, felt no affection for these turncoats he barely remembered.

But he really wanted to know what the evil curse was, since, after falling victim, they obviously hadn’t felt anything, yet their lives began a countdown. Encountering new knowledge should be a learning opportunity.

"I’ll tell, I’ll tell!" Initially wanting to coax his way out of it, after being nearly killed by a single blow, Eagle Twenty-One realized that absolute strength rendered all eloquence useless.

The big shot was domineering, hitting as they pleased, killing when they wanted without any logic to reason with. He had no choice but to vaguely recount how he participated in the auction, using his subordinates as collateral to sell for one hundred fifty thousand spirit stones.

"You all heard, right? Choosing the wrong side results in being sold off." Bai Yunqi used his tail tip to draw a large circle, throwing the severely injured Eagle Twenty-One inside, then gestured with a nod, "You’re not going to live much longer anyway, so handle your revenge however you want."

Nineteen Ice-winged Eagles were flabbergasted, having heard firsthand the process of being sold.

Some wailed and cried lying on the ground; some, furious, rushed to kill the culprit first; others, with some sense, knelt to beg Mr. Jiang for mercy.

"Mingchuan, you should take this opportunity to observe how fights are conducted, instead of showing off moves without knowing how to greet your opponent." After Jiang Yuan’s advice, he turned and asked Bai Yunqi quietly, "Can the evil curse be lifted?"

The other party looked surprised, "We’re here to vent our anger for the featherless eagle, and you still want to save them?"

"With live test subjects available, why not seize such a good chance? If we can lift the curse, we’ll have a few more strong workers; if not, it costs us nothing, so why not try it?"

After pondering, he felt that what the Venerable Family said also made sense, Bai Yunqi crossed his arms and answered seriously, "Actually, as far as curses go, every school and sect has a bit of knowledge on it. The simplest and most common is using a doll, but proper gentlemen generally don’t use such things.

There are three methods to lift a curse: First, mastering such an art, reversing the curse as it was cast to appropriately dissolve it. This... I can’t do it, never studied evil and unorthodox stuff.

The second, most commonly used method is to use spiritual power to detect the location where the curse was cast and then use violent magic to forcibly break it. This requires excellent perception and the curse-bearer to be stronger than the curse-giver. Additionally, the downside of this method is that the curse-lifter and curse-giver essentially battle on the sufferer’s body, which can easily cause serious injury.

The third method, the simplest one, is to directly find the curse-giver and kill them before the curse effects, as time passes without anyone maintaining it, the curse naturally fades away."