It Seems the Seven Emotions Valley's Strength Is Anything but Ordinary

"Why didn't I encounter these things!" Meng Jingzhou lamented, feeling he had missed a tremendous fortuitous opportunity.

That bastard Lu Yang stole my fortuitous opportunity! This is an irreconcilable feud!

"It's all fate, just accept it," Lu Yang comforted him.

"Get lost!" Meng Jingzhou roared, wondering why Lu Yang always seemed to have all the good things happen to him.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had no intention of making a move at all, so Zhao Po's worries were all in vain.

"Who is this person you brought back?" Meng Jingzhou asked, gesturing with his lips.

Fearing Lu Yang would retort that he was the second-in-command of the Corpse Driving Sect, Zhao Po quickly introduced himself, "I am Zhao Po, the second-place winner of the Corpse Driving Sect's competition, with an early Golden Core cultivation level."

Meng Jingzhou was immediately taken aback. He saw that Zhao Po was about the same age as the two of them, at most a year older. Could such talent only rank second among the fellow disciples of the Corpse Driving Sect?

Even Zhao Polai and his Ask Dao Sect could rank sixth.

"Your skill level only ranks second in the Corpse Driving Sect?"

Speaking of this topic, Zhao Po gave a wry smile, "There's nothing I can do. Although I don't want to admit it, Senior Brother Huang Ming is indeed a bit stronger than me, and his combat awareness is far superior. Even if we fought again, I still wouldn't win. In that battle, I used all my trump cards, but Senior Brother Huang Ming was still in control and showed no signs of fatigue. He always has other tricks up his sleeve."

"Senior Brother Huang Ming has always been more outstanding than me. Every time we go out to complete a mission, he is far ahead of the competition. While others are still searching for clues, he has already killed the mastermind behind it all."

"It's because Senior Brother Huang Ming was an orphan who grew up without parents. He has a withdrawn personality and doesn't like to communicate with others."

Zhao Po shook his head regretfully. He wanted to exchange cultivation experiences with Senior Brother Huang Ming so that they could make progress together, but unfortunately, Senior Brother Huang Ming was unwilling to say much to him, who had come in second place.

"With Senior Brother Huang Ming becoming the Sect Master's disciple, it's likely we'll see him even less often in the future."

"So strong?" Lu Yang's evaluation of Huang Ming rose even higher. He had thought Huang Ming and Zhao Po were of similar skill levels, but judging from Zhao Po's words, there was a significant difference in their strength?

"Let's not talk about me anymore. I heard that Senior Brother Meng is Curse and cannot be near women?"

Meng Jingzhou pondered for a moment, "It seems that even when I wasn't under the Curse, I couldn't get close to women."

Zhao Po comforted him, saying, "Brother Meng, don't be discouraged. As the sages said, those who achieve great things must first endure hardship, toil, hunger, deprivation, and setbacks on their endeavors, so as to strengthen their resolve and increase their abilities."

Meng Jingzhou laughed, finding Zhao Po more and more pleasing to the eye. "Good, as expected of the prodigy of the Corpse-Driving Sect, you speak better than that grandson Lu Yang. I'll make you my friend. In the future, if you go to the Imperial City and are worried about running into trouble, just mention my name, Meng Jingzhou!"

Zhao Po: "..."

There seems to be something wrong with the last sentence. Did I mishear it?

"To be precise, my Curse is that I cannot get close to women. I have heard that there are many cultivators in the Desolate State who are skilled in Curse techniques, and the Corpse Driving Sect is a major sect in the Desolate State. I was just thinking of going to your sect to ask if you have any ways to break the Curse."

Zhao Po thought for a moment and said seriously, "In that case, I would suggest that Senior Brother Meng go to the Valley of Seven Emotions."

"Seven Emotions Valley?" Like Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou's concept of Seven Emotions Valley was limited to knowing that such a sect existed.

"Our Corpse Driving Sect excels in orthodox corpse driving techniques, but in terms of Curse, it's actually far less advanced than the Seven Emotions Valley. In our Desolate State, if someone is Curse, the first thing they suspect is the Seven Emotions Valley."

"However, Seven Emotions Valley is semi-secluded, and people from other places know very little about it."

Lu Yang nodded, confirming his thoughts. "It seems that the Seven Emotions Valley is no ordinary force; it should be comparable to your Corpse Driving Sect."

Zhao Po was surprised. How did Senior Brother Lu know about this? Even he only found out from the elders after winning second place in the sect competition and gaining a higher status.

"Those with weaker strength would have been wiped out long ago."

Zhao Po admitted that what Senior Brother Lu said made a lot of sense.

"Then let's go to Seven Emotions Valley, it's nearby." Lu Yang checked the map, and at Old Ma's pace, it would only take half a day to get there.

"Right here." Lu Yang pointed to the location on the map for Lao Ma, who snorted in response.

Zhao Po was astonished by this scene. In his eyes, the old horse was just an ordinary horse, so how could it behave so human-like?

This might involve the secrets of his two senior brothers, so he didn't ask any further questions.

He wasn't one to ask too many questions. It was normal for cultivators to have secrets. For example, during the journey, he sensed something was off about Brother Ye and Brother Wenren, but he didn't ask. That's how the scene of the two of them, disguised as men, secretly liking each other and bullying the honest man unfolded.

The three rode in a carriage. Zhao Po had the living corpse squat on top of the carriage to observe the surroundings and deter any villains.

Corpse drivers hold a very high status in the desolate state. Those who wander far from home and die need corpse drivers to drive their bodies back to their hometowns so that they can be laid to rest. When mountain bandits see a living corpse here, they realize that there is a corpse driver in the carriage and will give up their target.

Inside the carriage, Lu Yang and his companion asked each other some questions about the corpse-driving technique.

"I've been wondering for a long time: zombies have no intelligence and are essentially objects, so why not transport them by placing them in storage rings instead of staying at inns?"

"In fact, living corpses are indeed objects that can be put into storage rings. However, we corpse drivers believe that living corpses are alive, just in a state that cultivators cannot perceive. Since they are living beings, we should treat them the same as living beings, letting them eat, live, and travel with us corpse drivers. Even when we ask them to fight, we should use the word 'please'."

Zhao Po smiled wryly, "It is precisely because of our unique view of life and death that there are rumors circulating that the founder of the Nine Nether Sect came from our Corpse-Driving Sect."

Zhao Po explained to the two of them all about the corpse-driving craftsmen, and his explanations were far more authentic than those given by others.

In about half a day, the three people and the corpse successfully arrived at the Valley of Seven Emotions.

"I have a friend in the Valley of Seven Emotions, True Disciple of the Valley of Seven Emotions, who is very skilled at breaking Curse. I ask my friend to break my curse whenever I am Curse. Senior Brother Meng, what level is your Curse? My friend can break Curse below the Nascent Soul Spirit Transformation level. Even if he can't break it, he can at least alleviate the symptoms."

Meng Jingzhou hesitated for a moment, then said, "Conservatively speaking, half a step into the Tribulation Transcendence level."

After all, the Curse was shared equally with Sect Master Qiu, so its power was somewhat diminished.

Zhao Po leaned back slightly, showing deep respect.

When he makes enemies while traveling, it's usually with Golden Core stage elders; the probability of encountering Nascent Soul Realm Spirit Transformation stage monsters is something he's never even considered.

It's no wonder he's Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect; even the Curse he's been afflicted are at the half-step Tribulation Transcendence level.

What did one do to be Curse at this level?

Even if you slap the Valley Master of Seven Emotions twice, he shouldn't be able to inflict a half-step Tribulation Transcendence level Curse.

Lu Yang thought to himself, "This is nothing. The enemies we brothers have made are all at the Body Integration Realm. We don't even look at those who aren't at the Body Integration Realm."

The second update will be at 11 PM.