Shrinking Body Curse

After saying that, the two exchanged a glance, both sighed, and then fell into a long silence.

First, Du Ziteng—the illegitimate eldest son of Du Chengyu, chief shopkeeper of the Purple Thorn Merchant Guild in the Beiliang Kingdom. During the struggle over the family inheritance, someone had schemed to cripple his dantian, turning him into a cripple.

Not long after, Du Ziteng was framed again and exiled from the Beiliang Kingdom.

Four years later, Du Ziteng's birth mother hanged herself.

From then on, the Du Clan completely forgot about him, leaving him to fend for himself.

If not for Rong Liu, the chief shopkeeper of the Purple Thorn Merchant Guild's Lin'an City branch, Du Ziteng likely would not even have had a place to stay.

The Purple Thorn Merchant Guild was one of Southern Jambudvipa's most renowned major trading houses. Its commercial reach extended across the entire continent, it kept countless experts, its caravans were as numerous as ox hairs, and its wealth rivaled that of a nation.

As the eldest son, Du Ziteng had once dwelled high among the blue clouds, looking down upon all living beings, basking in boundless glory.

But now he had fallen into the common streets, scraping by in destitution, while even his birth mother's death remained shrouded in mystery.

To say he held no hatred in his heart would be impossible.

But with his dantian shattered, a hero's spirit had fallen short. He could only numb himself with cheap liquor every day, with no hope in sight.

According to legend, the secret art of repairing a dantian existed only in the Deity World.

It was something the current Du Ziteng could never reach, no matter what he did.

Until... the miraculous Immortal Green Ox Temple rose from the ground.

All manner of unimaginable teachings