Chapter 447: Which One Is Easier to Deal With?

The Book of Destiny is a magical instrument crafted by Yan Mo using his true self's divine sense; it makes cursing enemies more convenient, but it is not essential—the real effect comes from his Dao technique.

And Wei Yuning's "Wen Yi Zai Dao", which he learned from Xuan Miaozi, after some modifications, can also achieve the same effect as the Book of Destiny.

Sneaking up behind someone to sabotage them—this was Wei Yuning's favorite thing to do as a child, and his years‑long wish finally came true.

Like all curse‑type Dao techniques, the backlash must be dealt with first; otherwise the enemy won't die, and one risks death or the Dao collapsing.

Yan Mo is so powerful because he is the Demon of Rules; he exploits the Primordial Realm's rules to curse enemies, and the overwhelming majority of the backlash is borne by all the Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, with only a tiny fraction absorbed by the cursed, causing minimal damage.

Wei Yuning cannot grasp the rules of destiny, but when he was forging pills he comprehended a spell, "Perfect Simulation"; after many attempts he astonishingly succeeded in simulating the "Life's End Law" within the rules of destiny, which is also the true name of Yan Mo's Dao technique.

Knowing a sentient being's birthdate and true name is equivalent to knowing its initial state; a mortal's life has many possibilities—a common civilian might lose everything in a sudden war, a regular cultivator could die from a cultivation mishap or be slain in battle with monsters, and even a great being with an immortal body can be completely sealed and, over endless ages, turn to dust.

Yan Mo's "Life's End Law" is a Dao technique that can directly accelerate a creature's destiny toward the path of death.

For ordinary beings this Dao technique is almost certain to hit with each cast, but if the cursed target is a cultivated practitioner or a divine beast of substantial Dao, the normal upper limit of the attack is to subtract roughly one yuan of lifespan from the opponent.

If the target is a true immortal with infinite lifespan, reducing its lifespan by a few hundred thousand years only causes a sharp drop in power over a short period and does not kill it.

However, the method of attack is not fixed; it can adjust based on the cursed individual's condition. For example, when Wei Yuning and Yan Mo teamed up against Li Tian Mo, the extreme yang nature of Solar True Fire is annihilating to Dark‑clan beings, and Li Tian Mo is a pure‑bred demon‑realm creature native to the demon realm, providing the condition needed to utterly kill Li Tian Mo.

If the same method is used against Jun Mo or Yan Mo—half‑true, half‑false great demons—the effect is greatly reduced; there will be damage, but it will never be fatal.

"Who's the next to kill?" Yan Mo first wrote a line on the table with water.

In front of each human and demon only a dim yellow lamp remained; the room activated a sound‑proof Dao formation, the entire residence is protected by a Small Thick Earth Realm barrier, and this is the Green Forest Guard City—utterly safe.

Even while discussing how to deal with enemies billions of li away in such a secure setting, they still must proceed cautiously.

Whether it's the two Heavenly Demons whose birthdates have already been obtained or the three traitorous cultivators from the Primordial Realm, all are peers of Great Luo Golden Immortals or great beings; verbal communication might be sensed, and Yan Mo, who has been sabotaging from behind for so long, has far more experience than Wei Yuning.

The two Heavenly Demons are a Blood Heavenly Demon and a Dragon Heavenly Demon.

The three traitorous cultivators are Bliss Immortal Elder, Qiu Qibu, and Crying Daoist.

The Heavenly Demons' birthdates come from Wei Yuning's convenient daughter Jin Er, while the three's birthdates were sourced from internal records of the Immortal City's administration, obtained with the help of Great Luo Golden Immortal Feng.

There are many traitorous cultivators and plenty of great beings—human, beast, insect cultivators, and so on—but only a handful have both birthdate and true name exposed; these three once served in the Eternal Immortal City, were expelled by the city lord for breaking the law, and ultimately joined the rebels.

Whether the Seven Heavenly Demons or the traitorous cultivators, they all appear on the Bounty Office's mission list; proving the killing of any of them yields a hefty reward.

Unlike Zhi Hua and others laboriously mining ore, they only need to complete a single task to securely obtain permanent residence in the Immortal City, and even in the core inner tier.

Although Wei Yuning and Yan Mo act to save the Primordial Realm, gaining some tangible benefit while rescuing the world makes it even better.

Unfortunately, the last time they killed Yan Mo they gained nothing; this time they must pick a better target. After all, although this off‑beat curse Dao technique yields minimal backlash, the Heavenly Demon‑level backlash still tormented them for a long while, and that feeling of wanting to die yet still living is something ordinary people cannot endure.

The upcoming foes are not like Li Tian Mo, a muscle‑filled demon head; apart from the Dragon Heavenly Demon, they are all beings with powerful divine sense, so the backlash will certainly be greater.

"Eliminate the Dragon Heavenly Demon first; I heard he's a descendant of the Ancient Demon Dragon, and if you take the youngster, the elder will be trouble!" Wei Yuning, imitating Yan Mo, wrote on the table.

Yan Mo nodded in agreement and continued writing: "The Blood Heavenly Demon probably won't work either; he's a descendant of the Demon Realm's Blood River Ancestor, whose magic is boundless, and the Blood Heavenly Demon is no different. He commands countless minor blood demons with extremely strong divine sense; even his backlash alone would be enough to trouble us!"

"What about the Bliss Immortal Elder?" Wei Yuning furrowed his brow; each of those whose birthdates were obtained is no pushover, and the Bliss Immortal Elder's reputation is especially formidable.

Although secretly the upper echelons of the Immortal City know the Bliss Immortal Elder is a traitor, his power is vast, with many cultivators under him; even the great beings of the Celestial Realm and Immortal City have not openly opposed him, and for major incidents they still invite the Bliss Immortal Elder to discuss.

His domain, Bliss Island, is the ruined palace remnants left after the previous world's destruction, somewhat like the traveling palace Wei Yuning carries, but countless times larger—roughly the size of a small world.

At the same time, though the palace is a ruin, it contains countless pavilions and towers, abundant celestial herbs and spirit beasts, and strong defenses, making it the Bliss Immortal Elder's invincible fortress and gentle haven.

"Never do that; the Bliss Immortal Elder's strength differs only slightly from the Immortal Emperor's, and he has no fewer than ten Great Luo Golden Immortals under him. Your Solar True Fire is ineffective against him; failing to kill him would be our death sentence!"

Fearing that Wei Yuning would devise another plan, Yan Mo erased the half‑filled table and, writing earnestly, said: "These puppet people have doomed me, leaking my presence in the Immortal City, and they're even traveling with you, the pretender of Jade Dragon Mountain!"