Because of the "adversarial" relationship between my master and Daoist Tang.
It was my first time visiting the Hall of Longevity.
Arriving at the entrance of the Hall of Longevity.
I saw that the interior furnishings were similar to our Hall of Ten Thousand Blessings.
There were also counters, wall cabinets, and so on...
Old Mo and Daoist Tang were sitting in the room folding ingots of paper money.
I knocked on the door:
"Daoist Tang, Old Mo..."
I said.
Although Daoist Tang and my master were sworn enemies, he did not reject me.
It was much like my master's attitude towards Mo Ting.
The grievances of the older generation had not extended to us.
Daoist Tang looked up at me:
"Little Qin! Why have you come here?"
Daoist Tang's tone was calm.
Mo Ting also asked curiously:
"Brother Qin, is something the matter?"
I nodded:
"Yes, it's about the soul-capturing curse we were afflicted with earlier."
"Oh? Is there a problem?"
Daoist Tang was distracted.
After all, in his opinion, it was just an ordinary soul-capturing curse.
It had been sealed by the Spirit-Calming Talisman, so there shouldn't be any major issues.
Old Mo also asked curiously:
"Wasn't it sealed with the Spirit-Calming Talisman? Is there no problem?"
I showed a wry smile:
"There's a big problem!
This curse is not simple; it's not an ordinary soul-capturing curse.
It can break through the restrictions of the Spirit-Calming Talisman.
I can't explain it clearly.
Daoist Tang, I've brought something with me.
Once you get this, you should know how to resolve it..."
After speaking, I didn't hesitate.
I quickly took out the Yin Gathering Bead.
The Yin Gathering Bead was wrapped in yellow paper talismans.
I tore off the yellow paper talisman.
In an instant, the entire room became ice-cold.
That chilling cold began to surge within the room.
Old Mo, who had never seen it before, widened his eyes at the sight of the bead:
"Holy crap, what is this thing? It's so cold."
Daoist Tang, being well-traveled, recognized the item at a glance.
"This, this is a Yin Gathering Bead!"
As he spoke, Daoist Tang was greatly astonished.
He immediately dropped the paper ingots in his hand and stood up.
I nodded:
"Yes, it's a Yin Gathering Bead. This thing can absorb the curse power of the soul-capturing curse from our bodies.
It can extract the soul-capturing curse from the soul.
Daoist Tang.
Please use this to examine Old Mo's body for the soul-capturing curse!"
I said solemnly.
Daoist Tang frowned upon hearing my earnest request.
Then he nodded:
"Alright, I'll take a look.
Let's see what's different about this soul-capturing curse."
After speaking, he reached out and took the Yin Gathering Bead.
Old Mo looked at me with suspicion:
"Master, Brother Qin, what exactly is this Yin Gathering Bead?"
I didn't know much about this thing either.
I only knew that it could absorb and release Yin energy.
I shrugged, feigning ignorance.
Daoist Tang, however, looked at the Yin Gathering Bead in his hand with shock:
"This thing is a stone bead condensed from Yin energy.
It can only appear in extremely Yin locations.
This bead can gather Yin and evil spirits, and absorb curse power.
It has many uses.
It can harm people, or it can kill them.
It's invaluable and extremely rare.
Your grand-master had one.
He used it to deal with Yin corpses, but it was lost later.
Little Qin, did your master give you this?"
Because of Qing Dai's identity, I went along with Daoist Tang's assumption and told a lie:
"Yes, from Master."
Daoist Tang's face darkened, and he said with displeasure:
"That old fool actually managed to get such a good item."
He said this while looking at it with great fondness.
However, after only a brief observation.
He asked Mo Ting to take off his shirt.
Old Mo didn't think much of it and directly removed his shirt.
On his chest, it looked much like mine did yesterday.
A dark mark, encircled by a talisman pattern of the Spirit-Calming Talisman.
On the surface, there seemed to be no problem.
But Daoist Tang now picked up the Yin Gathering Bead.
He formed a hand seal with one hand and softly chanted:
"Qi!"
At these words, a wave of Taoist energy emanated from Daoist Tang's body.
The Yin Gathering Bead immediately began to spin.
Much like it did last night.
Waves of Yin energy spread out.
Simultaneously, Daoist Tang dispelled them and enveloped Mo Ting.
As this Yin energy covered him.
A strange phenomenon occurred.
The soul-capturing curse, which had seemed to be well-sealed, began to darken.
At the same time, streaks of black blood began to spread outward from Mo Ting's chest.
They spread like a spiderweb, quickly covering his entire chest.
Densely packed, from a distance, they looked as if they were forming an eyeball.
Seeing this, Old Mo immediately panicked:
"Wh-what's going on..."
Daoist Tang was also aghast:
"This soul-capturing curse is indeed not simple.
The Spirit-Calming Talisman couldn't seal it.
Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and we have this bead..."
He said, and then he channeled his Taoist energy again.
Using his Taoist energy, he controlled the Yin Gathering Bead.
The Yin Gathering Bead then continued to spin.
Guided by the Taoist energy, it began to extract the curse power of the soul-capturing curse from Mo Ting's chest.
The black blood quickly retracted, converging on his chest.
Soon, it formed a dark mark.
From within the dark mark, wisps of black mist rapidly emerged.
Those black mists were absorbed by the Yin Gathering Bead. In a short while, the dark mark on Mo Ting's chest disappeared, replaced by a single character: "摄" (Shè - capture).
Daoist Tang gasped, but as he changed his hand seals.
He struck Mo Ting's chest with his palm:
"Break!"
With a low growl.
Mo Ting staggered back several steps, his whole body trembling.
A wisp of black mist, bearing the character "摄", was directly forced out of Mo Ting's body by Daoist Tang.
The black mist then dissipated.
Last night, when this soul-capturing curse disappeared.
The Crow Daoist appeared.
But this time, the surroundings were unusually calm.
The Crow Daoist, who had appeared last night, did not reappear.
The soul-capturing curse on Mo Ting's body, with the help of the Yin Gathering Bead, had its curse power completely absorbed and was utterly removed...