Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 1002 Cursing Xu Xuan
The Liang Prince's Mansion did indeed leave some people to secretly monitor the area near Ebo Terrace, including several of the most renowned outlaws in the north.

He is usually arrogant and unruly.

In terms of nicknames, they are no less powerful than Iron Palm Town of Qiantang or Blood Hand Butcher, truly domineering.

No matter how skilled they were or how ruthless they were, they couldn't compare to the unpredictable and powerful methods of the man surnamed Xu.

When Xu Xuan, wearing a Nuo mask, initiated an ancient ritual and transformed into a great shaman communicating with heaven and earth, these spies lurking in the shadows met with terrible misfortune.

They could only watch helplessly as the masked "madman" performed a bizarre and powerful Nuo dance in the center of the square, their minds already overwhelmed by the vast and ancient aura.

Especially when the Great Shaman, in the manner of a "royal hunt," bends low and walks with piercing eyes, scanning all directions to search for and expel invisible evil spirits, his gaze seems to penetrate their hiding places and reach the deepest sins in their hearts.

Among them, those ruthless bandits who have committed numerous crimes, are responsible for human lives, and are accustomed to killing and arson, usually boast that they are incredibly bold. But how can their "courage" accumulated through brutality compare to the magnificent spirit of the ancient human race who fought against heaven and earth and faced gods and ghosts head-on?
The invisible divine power was like a heavy hammer, directly striking them into a state of paralysis!
The group felt as if their insides were burning, as if a raging fire was burning within their viscera. Their blood and qi surged erratically, their vital energy reversed course, and their livers and gallbladders felt like they were about to burst. Boundless fear instantly overwhelmed their reason.

On the spot, several people with the worst hearts and deepest karmic burdens lost control of their bladders and bladders as soon as their crotches got hot. They died instantly without even uttering a sound, their souls scattered!
The remaining few were also terrified, huddled in their hiding places, not daring to breathe, until the "madman" wearing the Nuo mask and his companions drifted away and disappeared into the crowd. Only then did they dare to move slightly, shouting at each other, trying to dispel the fear in their hearts with their voices.

He tried to remain calm and said, "What...what audacity! How dare you play tricks here!"

The one who stubbornly retorted, "Hmph! You're too cowardly to dare cause trouble on the Prince's territory!"

Others, already anticipating the consequences, cried out with long faces, "Disaster! Disaster! We actually let the thief escape! How... how can we explain this to the Prince? We have betrayed his trust!"

They pointed at the sky and cursed for a long time, venting their fear from earlier and the lingering dread they felt, but none of them had the courage to immediately rush into the forest to try and capture the unpredictable enemy.

He simply hid in the crowd and released a specially made cloud-piercing arrow!
“Swoosh—bang!”

A sharp whistling sound, carrying a special signal, shot straight into the sky, clearly calling for the main force to come to the rescue.

After all, "the bandits are powerful and their methods are unpredictable, beyond our ability to defeat!" It would be wiser to "preserve our usefulness for now and repay the prince's kindness in the future."

After a while, upon receiving the signal, the elite troops of Tuen Mun stationed near Suiyang City quickly set out, their horses' hooves thundering and their armor clanging, completely surrounding the entire Ebotai area.

A general of miscellaneous rank personally led the team and immediately ordered the scene to be sealed off, all bystanders to be dispersed, and began to investigate suspicious persons one by one. The scene immediately became tense and deadly.

Within the territory of Liang, the prefectures and kingdoms themselves have their own armies and relatively independent command authority. As long as the King of Liang nods, the resources they can use and the things they can do are far more numerous than those of ordinary local governments.

At the same time, several elite scouts and armored soldiers, in coordination with the cultivators sent by the Prince's Palace, plunged into the mountains and forests surrounding Ebotai like hunting dogs, beginning a thorough search to find the audacious "madman".

Then, unsurprisingly, they were led astray by the many deceptive traces meticulously laid out by the tactical mastermind.

The aura of Buddhism points westward, the spiritual light of Taoism leads northward, demonic energy permeates the eastern valley, and ghostly figures flicker in the dense southern forest...

These elites and their followers were led all over the country by these chaotic yet realistic traces, running around in a frenzy.

By the time the military captain leading the team and several retainers finally realized something was wrong and that this might be a deliberate attempt to mislead, it was already too late.

Even though the Prince's Palace and the military had magical means like talismans for communication to quickly transmit information, this back-and-forth back and forth still caused a real delay.

By the time the information finally reached King Liang, the so-called "three madmen" had already leisurely returned to their meditation room at Linji Temple and begun studying the spark.

Then the prince fell into a long silence.

There was no outburst of anger, no shouting; he simply sat quietly in his large rosewood chair, seemingly unaffected by the news.

But if you look closely, you can see that the hand resting on the armrest has prominent veins on the back of the hand, like a coiled dragon, and the knuckles are slightly white from the force.

From this subtle detail, one can tell just how shocked and furious this old man was at that moment, his heart filled with turbulent emotions!

In contrast, Li Gongfeng's reaction was much simpler and more direct, purely an uncontrollable rage, his aura somewhat disordered due to anger.

Consumed by rage, he almost instinctively cast a divination, hoping to deduce the origin and whereabouts of the troublemaker. Then—

"puff!"

His body swayed violently, his face turned deathly pale, as if his soul had been struck by an invisible giant hammer, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

However, they forgot that this matter had already triggered true "divine punishment." The secrets of heaven had long been disrupted, obscured, and even... backfired by that will that represented punishment and destruction!
Only because he is currently in the Liang Prince's Mansion, with the mansion's own fortune and the Liang Prince's own royal dragon fortune helping to shield him from some of the backlash, and with the foolish monks of Linji Temple outside foolishly sharing a small portion of the divine punishment's "firepower," can he continue to eke out a living in the mortal world.

At such a critical juncture, casting a divination to peek into the secrets of heaven and trying to get closer to the laws of heaven to seek answers is simply courting death!
This almost irrational behavior also reflects the barely suppressed panic he was feeling at that moment.

After all, such a major event, which had been planned for many years, was suddenly disrupted by such a significant accident at a crucial moment, which inevitably caused great turmoil in their minds.

However, it's not entirely fair to blame him for lacking resolve in his spiritual path.

Even a Zen abbot like Huiren, who focused solely on cultivating his mind, would develop inner demons under the continuous erosion of divine punishment.

As a proper Taoist practitioner of the Northern Emperor Sect, who focuses more on killing and protecting the Dao, exorcising evil and warding off disasters, his mental defenses were also unable to completely resist this kind of punitive will that involves the level of ancient laws.

Actually, from the perspective of King Liang and Li Gongfeng, this sudden accident was quite infuriating for these "villains".

They faced immense pressure, knowing that if exposed, they might be regarded as traitors and eliminated by the humanitarian court, and also bore the enormous karmic consequences of disrupting the order of the world and bringing disaster to the common people.

He painstakingly plotted to "obtain fire and create chaos in the world," but this was only the first step in his grand plan.

Before this, countless years of secret planning and preparation had been carried out, with an immense investment of manpower, resources, and hidden assets. It was only with great difficulty that the plan began to take shape and yield initial results.

The result... oh ho!
Suddenly, a great shaman appeared out of nowhere, ran to the key location Ebo Terrace, and spontaneously performed an ancient Nuo dance. Inexplicably, he also managed to ignite a crucial spark of spirituality from the long-dormant statue!
This……

Who can I talk to to explain this?

While it cannot be said that the entire conspiracy will be exposed immediately, the core of the plan has undoubtedly been touched, and there is now an increased risk of it being discovered in the future.

This frustration and uncertainty of failing at the last minute is enough to drive any behind-the-scenes planner crazy and...a subtle, barely perceptible fear.

The Tao Te Ching says: "The net of Heaven is vast; though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it." This simple truth has long been deeply ingrained in people's minds.

So it's reasonable that bad things can be done, but there will still be fear after doing them.

"Could it be... that Xu guy from yesterday was behind this...?" At this moment, a fierce glint flashed in Li Gongfeng's eyes, and he instantly locked his suspicions onto Xu Xuan.

He even immediately conceived the idea of ​​using the most insidious and ruthless curse to remotely kill this fellow and eliminate any future trouble!

He knew Xu Xuan's real name and could even use the power of the Prince of Liang in the government and through special channels to find out the other party's birth date and time.

Taking a soul and taking a life is just a matter of a single thought.

Even if the other party is a monk, he absolutely cannot stop my deadly method, which is inherited from the Northern Emperor Sect and combined with evil magic!

As mentioned earlier, there are many versions of the story about "Zen Master Fahai" suppressing Yunmengze. Some say he used the light of the Pure Land Buddha to save all beings, some say he summoned the Eight Heavenly Dragons to protect him, and some say he forcibly reversed the earth's veins with supreme Buddhist teachings...

Although Li Gongfeng's cultivation was not bad, he had long since betrayed the Northern Emperor Sect and wandered the martial world, mingling with the powerful and wealthy. The level of information and secrets he could access were ultimately limited.

Therefore, the versions of Fahai that we know are very superficial.

He had no idea what terrible consequences would result if he dared to perform a ritual, summon the seventy-two Earthly Fiends, or cast other evil curses to kill Xu Xuan.

That would not only anger the Buddhist community, but could also directly alarm some unspeakable beings connected to Xu Xuan by karma. His fate would be a hundred times more miserable than the backlash from heaven he is currently suffering!
(End of this chapter)