Lifting the Curse

Looking at the hand blocking his way, the Corruption uttered a strange tone. "Our deal is over, cultivator. I should leave."

"Didn't you think about this before you came here? How could I let you leave after you've taken your revenge?" Sang Ying paused. "You're starting to lose control of your power. Letting you leave after you've taken your revenge is my last act of mercy."

Sang Ying wasn't stupid; even though Corruption is a rare thing in the world, it was still recorded by her predecessors.

Over the past few centuries, she had cultivated herself while also reading many books. Sang Ying knew the horrors of Corruption and was aware of the immense harm such beings could cause if they lost their reason.

Moreover, judging from its current state, its hands have probably been stained with blood in these three days.

Sang Ying couldn't guarantee that the Corruption would remain so rational, so naturally she couldn't release such an unstable entity.

"So, you're going to kill me, cultivator?" The Corruption voice suddenly turned shrill, revealing the delicate, childlike female voice within it.

Sang Ying frowned slightly; it had already begun to attack her uncontrollably.

Jiang Zhuoxue, who was standing to the side, also felt the indiscriminate attack unleashed by the Corruption. He was more direct than Sang Ying and immediately attacked the Corruption.

After the Corruption cried out in pain, its howl grew louder. "What did I do wrong? I just wanted to live. The Curse wouldn't let us live, so we went to find Wuyue Sha, but Wuyue Sha killed us! We shouldn't have died, he's the one who should have died! We just wanted to live!"

Its voice kept changing, sometimes sounding like a man, sometimes like a woman, and sometimes like a child.

It was too big; its massive body made it unable to nimbly dodge Jiang Zhuoxue's attacks. After feeling the pain, the Corruption couldn't help but hiss even louder.

"But you're already dead. Since that's the case, you should face reality." Jiang Zhuoxue's actions became even more ruthless.

After all, it was Dragon Race, incredibly powerful. And this Corruption was newly born, no match for Jiang Zhuoxue.

Sang Ying barely moved, yet Jiang Zhuoxue practically shattered the Corruption.

"I just want to live! I'm Curse, I want to fight to survive, what's wrong with that?!" The dying Corruption let out its final roar.

Then, a bolt of lightning struck the Corruption mass, and Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue saw the dark mass slowly dissipate, with countless souls emerging from it and flying into the sky, disappearing without a trace.

"Cultivators in the Lower Realm do not enter the cycle of reincarnation after death. Mortals have four chances to reincarnate and experience four lifetimes, but cultivators, because they possess the destiny of immortality, lose the possibility of being reborn. When these people embark on the path of cultivation, they regard it as their only lifeline; they want to live, they want to live well. Therefore, they can only listen to Wuyue Sha's deception, because this is their only chance to live." Sang Ying watched those no longer pure souls disappear one by one, and her originally hardened heart inexplicably felt a pang of sadness.

She murmured involuntarily, "Does one person's mistake mean so many people have to pay the price? If I had known this would happen, I truly wish I could have gone back sooner, at least to save you back then."

This is Sang Ying's eternal regret: she was unable to save Jiang Zhuoxue at the crucial moment, nor could she stop Duan Yuan former lord of Corpse Soul City, from distributing the dragon blood to the city's citizens.

If she could, she would love to have another chance to go back ten thousand years and stop all the tragedies from happening.

It was at this moment that Jiang Zhuoxue grasped Sang Ying's cold hand. Looking at his beloved's melancholy eyes, he felt a dull ache in his heart. "It's not too late to change everything now."

Sang Ying looked at him and immediately saw through his thoughts from Jiang Zhuoxue's expression. "But wouldn't this expose your identity? Besides, the Hidden Nether Realm is so vast, and you're all alone..."

"I can do it. After all, it's my blood. As long as you help me set up a large enough array, I can easily strip the dragon blood from these people, even if it's the entire Hidden Nether Realm." Jiang Zhuoxue revealed a hint of pride at the end.

Sang Ying understood his good intentions, and after confirming that the matter of stripping away the dragon blood wouldn't harm him, she finally nodded. "In that case, let's discuss it with Liu Duanyue. There's no need to reveal your identity; just give him a few pointers and let him help."

After all, his children were also afflicted by the Curse, and if he could save his own children, he would probably agree to help.

The prison cart was quickly taken back to the city, leaving a mark of lightning where the Corruption had been eradicated. What Sang Ying and the other did not notice was that on the very spot touched by the lightning, a small clump of tender green grass was sprouting, and a tiny pale yellow flower was quietly emerging from the soil, bringing a touch of life to the gray-green forest.

Liu Duanyue not only agreed to help, but if Sang Ying hadn't already told her that she only needed to allocate a few people to her immediately, Liu Duanyue would have even called the entire city to help the two of them.

Fortunately, Sang Ying interrupted him in time, "The fact that the two of us will break the Curse is of great importance. If you arrange for too many people to leak this news intentionally or unintentionally, it will not be a good thing for Jiang Zhuoxue and me."

While their cultivation levels are high, there are countless people in the world more powerful than them. If this attracts the covetousness of others, it would be disastrous.

After hearing Sang Ying's words, Liu Duanyue's mind, which had been clouded by joy, gradually cleared up.

"You're right, this matter really shouldn't be publicized." So many medical cultivators have failed to accomplish this, yet Jiang Zhuoxue has managed to do it, and he can even heal the entire Hidden Nether Realm in one go. Who knows what kind of storm this will cause if word gets out.

Liu Duanyue wasn't the kind of person to be ungrateful. The two people in front of him had helped him so much, so naturally he wanted to find a way to protect them.

Thinking this, Liu Duanyue quickly called her second son back, briefly explained the matter to him, and then led her son to respectfully bow to Sang Ying and the other woman.

"Thank you both for your immense kindness. Although we cannot make this gratitude public, my son and I will forever remember it and never forget it!"

Liu Chengzhi's head bowed heavily with those words. He would forever remember the scene of today, the people who brought them a glimmer of hope when they were on the verge of despair, and who led them into a brighter future.

A few days later, the massive array that Sang Ying had set up, based on the entire Moonless City, burst forth with unprecedented brilliance the moment it activated Spiritual Qi.

In that burst of light, all those afflicted with the Curse in the entire Hidden Nether Realm instantly fainted.

All Liu Chengzhi could see was countless drops of blood coming from all directions and pouring into Jiang Zhuoxue's body.

The Curse that had tormented the Hidden Nether Realm for years finally came to an end on this day.

A note from the author:

That's all for today. It's the first day back after the holiday; everyone has worked hard on their work and studies!

See you tomorrow~