Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 960 Divine Craftsmanship and the Seven Arrows of Nailhead
Feng Shayan, Zhuge Qing, Wang Ye, Xia He, and Zhang Lingyu, who had previously followed He Songling, left the group together.

The Northeast is a large region, and the Na Du Tong (a powerful local business group) is very influential. Even though these young people are quite strong, they are going to steal a person in a vegetative state, not just cause destruction. It's safer to have more people.

Originally, Xia He was advised against Zhang Lingyu going, but since she had finally managed to be with Zhang Lingyu, she couldn't bear the loneliness of not having a boyfriend by her side and insisted on taking Zhang Lingyu with her.

Let him go. Although Zhang Lingyu has not yet fully mastered the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, he has already generated Yin-Yang Thunder within his body, which can be considered as entering the door. He is not a burden in this team, not to mention that he and Xia He have a dual thunder technique.

It can be considered useful in some ways.

This time, they acted together with Quanxing's enchantress, causing trouble for All Tong. Now they can't escape the charge of "colluding with Quanxing." From now on, the outside world will really have to treat them as Quanxing.

The Ma family, the largest local gang in Northeast China, might also have to deal with them.

"Don't worry, I have faith in you." When this potential problem was brought up, He Songling showed no consideration for the young people, patting them on the shoulder and insisting that they could handle it.

“There are many shamans, and that place is full of spirits and immortals…” Xia He and Feng Shayan still wanted to struggle a bit more.

"Relax, Guan Shihua won't make things difficult for my people. The reason she can contend with your family's spirit-binding and general-summoning is all thanks to me, okay? Would she dare to send someone to deal with you?" He Songling has finally realized the benefits of being an old monster. He has connections with everyone, and he personally created all sorts of historical events.

When they try to show off, they do it much more naturally than young people.

"Let's go." Since things have come to this point, the young people had no choice but to go first. However, Xia He wasn't the only one who couldn't bear to part with her boyfriend; Fu Rong and Zhuge Qing had also just started dating and were deeply in love.

Considering the innate sword energy he had just taught her, her strength was no less than Zhang Lingyu's, so Zhuge Qing had no choice but to take his wife with him.

Seeing that a large number of people had left, He Songling simply said to Lao Meng, a temporary worker in the Northwest, "How about this, Lao Meng, you can take my recommendation letter directly to Trinity University. I had an ex-girlfriend before... cough."

He Songling looked around guiltily before continuing, "She also works on the path of combining microorganisms with Qi. She had some research results back then. Now, there are people at Trinity University who know this. You can go and do a combined master's and doctoral program, and then stay at the university as a lecturer."

After He Songling became an immortal, he could easily master any method used by supernatural beings. But this time, the situation was special. His wife was already looking for him everywhere to beat him up. And now he was going to personally teach someone how to combine microorganisms with Qi.

That's not appropriate.

After sending Lao Meng away, the only young people left following He Songling are Ma Xianhong, Zhang Chulan, and Xiao Zizai, a middle-aged man in his thirties.

Since He Songling was reborn and entered the Lu family, he has never been so lonely.

“Old Ma, you’re not like Old Meng. There are some things I can’t teach him, but there are some skills I can teach you first.”

He Songling glanced at Ma Xianhong, whose "calling name to dismount" magic weapon he used when he was besieged gave He Songling a good idea.

"I will teach you the 'Seven Arrows of Nailhead'."

This thing has nothing to do with magical artifacts. It's a technique that He Songling invented that can be carried on magical artifacts. He inscribes a person's name and birth date on a straw figure, then bows and burns incense in worship. Of course, it's not as difficult as in the original Investiture of the Gods, but correspondingly, its power isn't as great either. However, in the original version, the Seven Arrows of Nailhead was so powerful that even an old man like Jiang Ziya, who hadn't yet become an immortal, could kill Zhao Gongming by bowing to it. In the world of supernatural beings, fighting wouldn't require something so powerful.

He Songling's Seven Arrows Book with Nailhead can be linked to a person's destiny by refining a straw figure engraved with the person's name and birth date into a magical artifact. At that time, shooting it with a bow and arrow or breaking it into pieces can directly erase the person's existence from their "destiny".

This feeling is similar to Gu Jiting's "Da Luo Dong Guan". Just as Hu Tu said in the original work, "He is everywhere", directly targeting this person's fate line. It can be described as insidious and impossible to guard against.

This thing sounds simple, but it's actually quite complex.

The very task of crafting magical artifacts is enough to stump most people. As everyone knows, most people don't have the talent to become artifact crafters; it requires tracing a special path through one's meridians.

Even so, there are still strong and weak, which is why Yuan Tao was so delighted to see his simple-minded apprentice.

Furthermore, even for a seasoned weapon refiner like Yuan Tao, or a genius weapon refiner like Wakasa Chubei, refining weapons is not easy. The failure rate is high, it takes a long time, and precious materials are required to increase the chances of successfully refining magical artifacts.

Because it needs to bear the "fate" of the enemy, the magical artifact used to forge the straw figure must be quite powerful. For example, in the original work, Yuan Tao wanted to use this method to worship Lu Jin, who was at the peak of the second level of the Reverse Death Realm. The magical artifact that carried Lu Jin's fate must be at least as powerful as the string of beads that Yuan Tao forged, or Qiu Rang's jade thumb ring.

But asking him to refine such a magical artifact using an ordinary straw doll? He couldn't do it even if he were killed.

It's fair to say that even if the "Seven Arrows of Nailhead" were passed down to Yuan Tao, this old fellow wouldn't be able to use it.

But Ma Xianhong is different. He is a fighter who can turn his opponent's clothes into magical artifacts in a few seconds. This "Seven Arrows of Nailhead" is specially prepared for the unconventional weapon-making technique of Divine Refinement.

Through a behind-the-scenes method, Ma Xianhong was even able to grab a handful of grass during a battle and conjure up the Seven Arrows Nailhead Book on the spot to fight the enemy.

Ma Xianhong was overjoyed after reading it.

Putting aside its practical effectiveness, its magical uses alone gave him a feeling of returning to his childhood, doing carpentry with his grandfather.

The feeling of constantly learning new knowledge and becoming better and stronger is truly fascinating.

But...

"You want to worship Qu Tong, right?" He Songling chuckled as he watched Ma Xianhong put together a straw effigy, looking hesitant to write anything. "You don't know her birth date and time, do you? And the name Qu Tong might not even be her real name. That's the limitation. The Seven Arrows of Nailhead is more suitable for a behind-the-scenes assassination."

Besides incorporating the understanding and application of "fate" in sorcery, He Songling also integrated Western magic into this method. It's a reverse version of Voldemort's magic, where calling someone's name triggers a response; however, this requires the person to have a recognized real name.

Based on these two requirements alone, it's impossible for Ma Xianhong to remotely worship Qu Tong to death.

(End of this chapter)