A Way to Break the Curse
Given the origin of the "Death's Curse," it's no wonder that so many renowned Bloodline Magic experts have exhausted their efforts but failed to find a way to break the ancestral Blood Curse of the Greengrass family, because they have always been going in the wrong direction!
The Greengrass family has a long-standing tradition that the trouble isn't a so-called Blood Curse, but rather the mark of Death!
This is a type of magic that transcends Blood Curse, and since it is not inherently harmful to humans, it cannot be treated using methods designed to counter Blood Curse.
However, this heritable Death's Mark has indeed caused great harm to those ancient families.
The Greengrass family has long been affected by this, because much of the energy in their bloodline has been absorbed by the Mark of Death, resulting in poor physical condition for the family. Furthermore, the power of the bloodline is not limitless, while the appetite of the Death's Mark is limitless, so the offspring of the family chosen to inherit the Death's Mark often do not have long lifespans.
Not only the Greengrass family, but other ancient families chosen also suffered greatly.
For example, the Fuller family, a large family that started by raising sheep in that era, suffered from the effects of the Death's Mark, which caused their descendants to become increasingly unhealthy. Ultimately, unable to withstand the damage of the Death's Mark, the family gradually disappeared into the dust of history.
Other families either experienced other accidents or had their only sons killed by the Death's Mark. Those brave families that once faced Death head-on were all Oblivion in the river of time. In the end, only the Greengrass family found some ways to alleviate the Blood Curse, thus continuing to this day.
Once the cause of the so-called "Death's Curse" is known, the solution becomes clear: completely eliminate Death, thus allowing the mark left by Death to dissipate on its own.
There is no better solution for such profound and obscure magic.
Fortunately, there are many ways to alleviate this. For example, the Greengrass family has been doing this for a long time: strengthening the energy replenishment for family members who have inherited the Death's Mark and helping them train their control over magic.
However, this method only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause. The best way to truly resolve this hidden danger is to replenish the energy in the bloodstream, ensuring that the mark of Death has enough "food" to "eat its fill."
However, replenishing the energy of the bloodline is not an easy task.
A wizard's bloodline is crucial to the group's magical growth rate and its maximum potential; very few spells can directly affect a wizard's bloodline. The most common spell that influences bloodline is a Potions called Magic-Enhancing Potion, which can slightly accelerate a young wizard's magical growth.
However, this Potions is less about enhancing the energy of one's bloodline and more about prematurely depleting its power; it does not replenish any energy whatsoever.
Therefore, Xiwen wondered if it was possible for Elshiona to borrow the power of other Demon God or dimensional deities to enter her bloodline and actively "nourish" the mark of Death?
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that Elshiona could even directly borrow the power of the Death to alleviate the "hunger" of the Death's Mark with the right power.
After all, although Xiwen reinforced the seal of the alternate dimension with the Invisibility Cloak again, the seal was not actually restored to its firmness and remained loose. Therefore, the power of Death continued to flow from the alternate dimension into the mortal world.
That's why, rather than letting Death use the transferred power to lure other dark wizards with ill intentions, it's better to directly incorporate it into Elshiona's bloodline, which can also neutralize the influence of Death's Mark.
Furthermore, Xiwen recalled the method he had discussed with Headmaster Dippet, Dumbledore, and the Dark Knight in the Headmaster's Office—
"Should we also have someone pretend to be a follower of Death and infiltrate his side to leave a mark of borrowing Death's power, so as to reinforce the seal with Invisibility Cloak?" That's what Headmaster Dippet asked at the time.
However, both Dumbledore and the Dark Knight believed that Death might improve the Death's Mark within a thousand years, preventing humanity from exploiting loopholes in the Death's Mark like the Three Peverell Brothers had done, and instead sealing Death in another dimension.
The Death's Mark within Elshiona, however, has been passed down for over a thousand years and may even have had significant flaws, making it the same type of mark found within the Three Peverell Brothers!
Xiwen took out a tattered cloth bag from his Pocket Watch Space, inside which was a similarly damaged notebook. This was the notebook he had obtained in the forests of Indonesia from a strange servant of the Death.
It must be said that this tattered notebook contained a lot of useful information, including a method for borrowing the power of the Death.
This method of borrowing power has been greatly improved by Xiwen, who is extremely skilled at "borrowing" power from others. It can borrow the power of Death more quickly and can also temporarily delay the time for other powers such as emotions and magic to be transferred to Death.
Unfortunately, Xiwen hasn't yet mastered the Ancient One's true method of borrowing power. You see, Xiwen's teacher, Yao, was capable of borrowing without expecting anything in return, to the point that even Demon God had no choice but to lend it to him!
If the power of Death can be easily borrowed, then Elshiona could potentially play a significant role in the plan to eliminate Death discussed by Xiwen, Dumbledore, and others.
But Elshiona is different from Xiwen, who lived in another world for twenty years. She is just a real minor. Neither Dumbledore nor Xiwen could convince themselves to let a minor join such a dangerous plan.
After much deliberation, Xiwen finally decided to share his thoughts with Elshiona and Mrs. Greengrass.
In the living room of the Greengrass family villa, Xiwen told the mother and daughter the cause of the "Death's Curse".
"You mean, the ancestors of the Greengrass family were war heroes who fought against Death?" Mrs. Greengrass frowned in confusion and asked. "El's father never mentioned it, and we've never found any Silk in any family history."
"Perhaps it's because this happened so long ago," Xiwen chuckled. "Besides, none of us had ever heard of a being like Death in this world before, so few people would have thought that the book <The Tale of the Three Brothers> is the true origin story of your family!"