Jade Purity True Technique

"Kong Ning?"

"Why is a powerful demon from the Xieluosi River Holy Land near Shu County?!"

Despite possessing a wide array of Technique Method and being a learned man, Dong Zhongshu was indeed not proficient in the language of the Sacred Land.

This wasn't because Dong Zhongshu was incompetent, but because learning a foreign language within the Han Dynasty was extremely difficult.

Dong Zhongshu observed for a long time, but could only barely understand a small part of what was said.

"Brother Zhongshu, where is this Bashe demon?"

"He's still heading west, about 280 li from here, seemingly trying to leave the Shu Commandery!"

When Wen Weng inquired about the relevant directions, Dong Zhongshu pointed to the west.

The distance he points to is always a straight-line distance; unless one possesses the ability to fly, one should not take such distances too seriously.

What seems like a distance of 280 li could actually be a detour of 500 or 600 li, or even more, if you were to chase it on horseback.

After listening to the direction indicated by Dong Zhongshu and calculating the distance between them, Wen Weng realized that the mountains and rivers were vast and that without wings, it would be impossible to catch up in time.

However, Dong Zhongshu mentioned that the Bashe snake was still heading west, seemingly wanting to break away from the Shu Commandery, which brought some surprise to Wen Weng.

To the west lies Savage Wilderness, high-altitude region, with towering mountains and steep ridges—an environment unsuitable for normal human habitation.

Correspondingly, it is unlikely that the Bashe (a mythical snake) will bring any trouble to these places, nor will it bring any trouble to Shu County.

"Could that black bird be the natural enemy of the Bashe?" Wen Weng asked.

"That black bird belongs to a type of peacock species, and is a great demon belonging to the Xieluosi River. Her father is the Peacock King of the Western Sect," Dong Zhongshu replied.

"So it was them!"

Wen Weng nodded after thinking for a moment.

Wen Weng had never met Kong Ning before, but he was familiar with history and knew about the great demon, the Peacock King.

If the consciousness of the Bashe (a mythical snake) is chaotic and difficult to discern, then the Peacock King (a mythical creature) once had an extremely peaceful relationship with humans.

The likelihood of the other party's children committing evil deeds against the common people or the Shu region is extremely low.

Although Kong Ning was not likable either, Wen Weng found him much more endearing than Ba She.

This even put his worries at ease.

If Kong Ning can completely drive the Bashe away, and thus make it fear that Kong Ning will not be able to return, that would be a great thing.

Perhaps it's a territorial dispute, perhaps a feud, or something else entirely.

Wen Weng didn't care about the entanglement between the two demons; if he couldn't kill the Bashe, the best option was for it to stay away from the Han Kingdom.

Perhaps the only one who was sullen was Dong Zhongshu.

Not only did the other party get involved with the Zhao family because of the spell, but they also lost the courage of the Bashe snake after all the trouble they had been dealing with.

Thinking of how some of his colleagues in the court had mentioned that Dong Zhongshu was unlucky, Wen Weng, who had worked with Dong Zhongshu for a long time, couldn't help but agree with them.

That person is utterly incompetent at everything.

When Wen Weng glanced at Dong Zhongshu, who looked slightly dejected, and then focused on the Bashe demon on the white curtain, he suddenly remembered something.

"Brother Zhongshu, if possible, you should seek out and study the teachings of Huang-Lao," Wen Weng recommended.

"Huang-Lao philosophy?"

"Brother Zhongshu may be facing a predicament due to a lack of good fortune. I don't know if this kind of metaphysical talk will be useful to Zhongshu, but you shouldn't lose anything by learning it!"

Is there something wrong with my luck?

I repeatedly felt a breakthrough within my body, but I was unable to continue due to a lack of follow-up strength.

He had been wandering around for a long time, but had been stuck at the Divine Ability Realm.

When he worked for the imperial court, he was always the one who took on all the messy and troublesome matters.

Dong Zhongshu felt he could write a long list of such examples.

But he was very lucky ten years ago, rising to prominence like a chosen one, rarely experiencing adversity.

"Perhaps you used up too much of your luck before, and now it's backfiring," Wen Weng said uncertainly. "Some people have a smooth first half of their lives, but the second half..."

I understand what you mean!

Dong Zhongshu nodded, indicating that he understood what Wen Weng meant.

Many people are geniuses in the first half of their lives but become mediocre in the second half, while many others are extremely wealthy and powerful in the first half of their lives but die by knife in the second half.

Dong Zhongshu felt it was unreliable to attribute such a fate to metaphysical theories.

However, Dong Zhongshu felt it was impossible to say that such a fate was unrelated to metaphysics.

As Wen Weng said, it's not a bad thing to learn something when you have the opportunity, and it might even be good to make use of it.

"The theory of Qi and Luck of the Huang-Lao School was also burned by the Emperor Qin. What remains are some fragments and the content that we Confucian School scholars have all studied. We haven't studied it in depth, so how can this be enough!"

Dong Zhongshu's thoughts drifted by.

He noted down Weng Weng's recommendation.

Not only Wen Weng, but most great cultivators rarely offer guidance to cultivators of the same level or those only slightly below them, for fear of misleading them astray.

For Wen Weng to recommend it, he must have been at least 50% certain of his assessment, which is why he made the suggestion out of goodwill.

Dong Zhongshu forced a smile.

He glanced at the serpent on the white cloth, then at the cold glint in the other person's single eye.

He stopped casting the spell only when he found it increasingly difficult to locate the target and the image on the white cloth began to blur.

Two pieces of good news!

After nearly a quarter of an hour of spellcasting, before Dong Zhongshu and Master Zhao could speak, Wen Weng spoke first.

"The good news is that the snake demon has encountered its natural enemy and has left Bashu. According to the demons' definition of territory, it will not set foot in Bashu for several years or even decades, let alone come to Shu County City," Wen Weng said.

"And there's more good news?" Master Zhao asked expectantly.

"This involves Zhao Liang," Wen Weng said.

Could it be...?

"You guessed correctly," Wen Weng said seriously. "After the Bashe demon leaves Shu County, it will lose control over Zhao Liang. In other words, the Incantation Technique will officially break away from its master and will likely gradually fade away."

"So my son is normal now?"

"At least he'll regain his senses!"

Wen Weng was extremely knowledgeable; without certainty, he would have found it difficult to draw such a conclusion.

But the truth should be as he says.

Zhao Liang's only problem was that his body had to withstand the impact of the Law Power from the battle between Dong Zhongshu and the Bashe demon.

Compared to Dong Zhongshu and the Bashe demon, Zhao Liang was too weak.

This also caused damage to Zhao Liang's body from the impact of the two Law Power.

Although he won't die, Zhao Liang will likely have difficulty using his physical strength after waking up, and his body will likely become thinner day by day until the day he dies.

Wen Weng shared two pieces of good news, but he couldn't bring himself to tell the bad news.

"I will take him to the Northern Border Military Region to see if we can get an audience with General Li Guang!"

After a few seconds of silence, Dong Zhongshu finally spoke.

"To eliminate the clash between my Law Power and those of the Bashe, the opponent must surpass me in cultivation level and possess sufficiently powerful counter-techniques and restorative Technique Method," Dong Zhongshu said. "In our Han Kingdom, only General Li Guang currently possesses such abilities!"

"Brother Zhongshu, it seems that the Supreme Purity True Technique does not have the ability to eliminate conflicts of Law Power in acupoints?" Wen Weng reminded him.

"That technique is called the Jade Purity True Technique. It's a very rare restorative Technique Method, mainly used to address conflicts in the body's internal Law Power. Only a very few people can use it," Dong Zhongshu said. "I learned about this technique by chance."

"Jade Purity True Technique?"

Wen Weng recited the name, then exchanged a few words with Dong Zhongshu Dong Zhongshu, who responded with an unpleasant expression.

Clearly, both of them had made some connections to the name of this technique.