The Story Behind It
In accordance with Wei Xuyuan's last wishes, his funeral was conducted in a very simple manner.
Upon hearing that Chen Nianzhi was personally seeing them off, many Purple Mansion cultivators from the Chu Kingdom brought gifts and came in person, clearly hoping to make a name for themselves in front of Chen Nianzhi.
He didn't care about any of this. After Wei Xuyuan was cremated, Chen Nianzhi didn't stay long and left Mount Tian'e that same day.
Back at Spirit Isle Lake, Chen Nianzhi handed the Black Demon Box to Jiang Linglong and said with a sneer, "These Devil Cultivator have already set their sights on me."
"Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse?"
Jiang Linglong's pupils contracted slightly, a sharp murderous intent intent flashing in her eyes.
This Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse is a renowned Demonic Path Demonic Path Divine Ability, and it has three methods of Divine Ability.
The first method is to forcibly unleash it when fighting an enemy. This method has the lowest power, equivalent to only a basic Divine Ability.
The second method of casting spells involves using the flesh, skin, clothing, or other items of an enemy as a medium to perform Divine Ability.
This method of casting greatly enhances the power of the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse. There was a time when Devil Cultivator in the late Golden Core stage used this technique to ambush a powerful enemy who had reached the Golden Core Grand Completion.
He performed a ritual for forty-nine days, tormenting his opponent with the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse for forty-nine days, ultimately forcing his enemy to the point of almost exhausting his Essence Blood, allowing him to kill him easily.
The third type is the medium. Devil Cultivator spend a great deal of effort to refine the medium of the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse. Once a cultivator comes into contact with it without precautions, the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse will enter their body.
The Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse activated in this way is extremely difficult to remove. Unless the caster is killed, it will take root firmly in the cultivator's body like a malignant tumor, and once it erupts, it will be enough to cause the cultivator to die from being entangled in Demon Baleful Intent.
This last method is generally used by high-level Devil Cultivator to control their subordinates, and it is rarely used to assassinate enemies.
Chen Nianzhi's personal belongings were well-preserved, making it impossible for the Devil Cultivator to find them. Therefore, they had to seek a third method.
However, getting close to Chen Nianzhi is not easy. Ordinary Devil Cultivator, or even righteous cultivators controlled by Devil Cultivator, will be detected as abnormal by Chen Nianzhi as soon as they get close.
Moreover, the Chen Immortal Clan has been conducting a three-year investigation of Devil Cultivator that has continued uninterrupted for hundreds of years.
Left with no other option, the Devil Cultivator devised a sinister plan: to secretly plant the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse on Chen Nianzhi through their friend Wei Xuyuan.
However, Wei Xuyuan was more ruthless than they had anticipated, causing the medium they had painstakingly crafted to fall completely into Chen Nianzhi's hands.
After understanding the whole story, Jiang Linglong said with lingering fear, "Luckily, Wei Xuyuan didn't disappoint you, otherwise you might have been in trouble."
"It's alright."
Chen Nianzhi shook his head and calmly said, "I have my Life-Bound Immortal Sword protecting me, so ordinary Divine Ability powers and spells cannot harm me. Various Thunder Method Divine Ability and Solar True Shield are also effective in restraining Demonic Path Divine Ability."
"As long as it's not Nascent Soul Cultivator activating this Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse, I can withstand it."
Hearing this, Jiang Linglong nodded, a sharp glint in her eyes. "Among those near the Ji Continent, the only ones capable of activating this Divine Ability are the Devil Cultivator of Black Fiend Demon Ridge."
"But according to Wei Xuyuan's account, the ones who made the move this time came from Demon Ape Mountain. Isn't that a bit unusual?"
"That was also what puzzled me." Chen Nianzhi nodded, activating the Solar True Fire to destroy the medium of the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse, and then said, "But I understand now."
"The one making the move now should be the Blackfire True Person, who was defeated by you and me back then."
Indeed, that was the case. Back then, the Blackfire True Person was tricked by Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong, and his physical body was severed in a battle.
Later, fearing the wrath of the Black Fiend Old Ancestor, this fiend fled to the Demon Ape Mountain for protection. With the help of the Demon Spring in the Demon Ape Mountain, it suppressed the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse within its body and barely survived.
When the Golden Core realm Devil Cultivator of Demon Ape Mountain saw that Blackfire Old Ancestor, a Nascent Soul disciple, had arrived, they also took notice of Blackfire True Person's abilities.
After discussing it, they came up with a dirty trick: several Golden Core realm Old Devil joined forces and, with the help of the Demon Spring of Demon Ape Mountain, prepared to plant the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse on Chen Nianzhi.
The reason for doing this is that Chen Nianzhi's rise in recent years has increasingly frightened the Devil Cultivator.
Although the Nascent Soul Realm demons dared not completely break ties due to their fear of the Ji Clan's power, the Demon Ape Mountain near the Chu Kingdom was beginning to feel uneasy.
Putting aside the Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, Jiang Linglong's strength is now close to that of a half- Nascent Soul True Lord. If Chen Nianzhi were to break through to the late Golden Core stage, then the end of Demon Ape Mountain would probably be near.
After much deliberation, the Golden Core Golden Core realm Devil Cultivator of Demon Ape Mountain decided to strike first against Chen Nianzhi Chen Nianzhi, using the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse to ambush him.
As they expected, even if the Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse couldn't kill Chen Nianzhi, it would at least severely injure him, forcing him to spend sixty years dispelling the curse and making it difficult for him to focus on cultivation.
But to their utter surprise, Wei Xuyuan outwardly agreed, but secretly handed over the Devil Cultivator's secret weapon to Chen Nianzhi.
What Chen Nianzhi didn't know was that, in order to force Wei Xuyuan to submit, Demon Ape Mountain had also secretly controlled Wei Xuyuan's grandson.
Unfortunately, Wei Xuyuan never mentioned this matter in the end. His grandson was only Foundation Establishment cultivator, and given the ruthless nature of Devil Cultivator, it was impossible for him to come out alive. Saying more would only add to the trouble.
Moreover, Chen Nianzhi will find out the truth about this sooner or later, so there's no difference whether she tells him or not.
This was still because the Devil Cultivator were not strong enough to control the Wei Clan silently, and they also felt that they were not confident of escaping Chen Nianzhi's watchful eye and the monitoring of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance. Otherwise, they would probably have used the entire Wei Clan as a hostage.
After clarifying the cause and effect, Chen Nianzhi said, "This time, the Demon Ape Mountain's ambush failed, and they will probably hold a grudge against the Wei Clan clan, putting the entire Wei Immortal Clan in great danger."
"Demon Ape Mountain dares to act like this, it's time for us to take action against it."
Jiang Linglong nodded, then pondered for a moment and said, "However, the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor still needs one more year to advance, and now we've reached the most crucial moment. I can't easily withdraw."
"It's not difficult." Chen Nianzhi pondered for a moment, then said, "Have the Lineage and the Heavenly Ruins Alliance lead people to surround Demon Ape Mountain first. I will ask Qian True Person to invite the Vast-Heaven Mirror and the Firmament Immortal Sword to guard the area outside Demon Ape Mountain."
"I will then mobilize the elite troops of the Chu Kingdom to attack. After the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor is upgraded, you can bring it to support me."
Hearing him say that, Jiang Linglong nodded. "That's the only way."
After making the plan, Chen Nianzhi went to Azure Sun Mountain that very night and brought out the Vast-Heaven Mirror.
Then he went to the Firmament Sword Sect and found Sect Leader Qian. Slaying demons and eliminating evil is the primary task of Human Race cultivators, and Sect Leader Qian understood the key to this battle.
He took the Firmament Immortal Sword with him and followed Chen Nianzhi ahead, flying towards Demon Ape Mountain.