Sweet as Nectar, Fortune and Misfortune; Life's Greatest Joy Is Finding One Who Understands

Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain.

Dao Qiongchang stood before Holy Firmament Hall, his robes stirring faintly in the snow-laden night breeze.

As he gazed into the distance, a bewildering star seemed to streak across the night sky, vanishing like a firefly without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Cold..."

For the first time, Dao Qiongchang felt the chill of a snowy day.

He slipped a hand into his sleeve and clasped his forearm, feeling a faint coldness in his palm.

This was not a good omen.

Just moments ago, he had remotely received a bow from Five Declines of Heaven and Man. Yet afterward, whether searching, cleansing, or examining himself...

He could not find any trace of a curse upon his body.

Even after promptly bathing and changing clothes, as though that could wash away the bad luck, he still felt a little unsettled.

It was like the most common curse in the mundane world: "I curse you to have children without assholes." A curse was just a curse—who knew whether it would come true?

But curses in the Spirit Refining Realm could turn the intangible into something tangible, leaving marks upon one's mind or soul. In any case, there would be traces to follow.

Dao Qiongchang could find none!

He thought that perhaps his realm was still too low, or perhaps Five Declines of Heaven and Man's curse held a higher status? That bow had been like a meteor crossing the night sky—there and gone, leaving no trace.

"Perhaps... it was fake?"

Dao Qiongchang took out his Heavenly Secrets Compass.

He considered another possibility: Five Declines of Heaven and Man might not have been able to lock onto him at all.

He had merely been putting on a grand show, seemingly casting a vicious curse while actually leaving nothing