Chapter 868: The Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book

Lu Ya, the ninth son of Di Jun.

After the Witch-Demon War, the Demon Race retreated to the Outer Starry Sky, and with the support of Nuwa, he became the new Heavenly Emperor.

It is just that in the Primordial Continent, no one recognizes this position of "Heavenly Emperor."

Everyone is more accustomed to calling him the Demon Emperor.

Although he is the Demon Emperor, he spends most of his time staying on the Primordial Continent because he is unwilling to accept the Demon Race's retreat to the Outer Starry Sky, and he thinks every moment about how to rule the Primordial Continent once again and exterminate the Witch Clan to avenge his father and brothers.

All these years, he has been contacting the various Demon Race factions on the Primordial Continent, planting nails for a future counterattack.

Coming to the Western Zhou camp this time, besides seeking fortune, he truly wants to help Western Zhou defeat the Yin Shang, thereby interrupting the Human Race's vigorous development process, so as to avoid it hindering the Demon Race from ruling the Primordial Continent in the future.

Although Di Qi is a mortal, in the mere fourteen years since he ascended the throne, the development of Yin Shang has surpassed the Human Race's previous hundreds of thousands of years.

If he were given another few decades of development time, he truly would not dare to imagine what state the Human Race would develop into.

Even if Di Qi were to pass away in the future, the trend of the Human Race's development is already set; as long as they continue to develop step by step, they could gradually catch up to and surpass the Witch and Demon races, which is naturally something he cannot allow.

Of course, he could actually take action against Yin Qi directly.

But he does not dare.

Assassinating the Human Emperor—even Nuwa could not protect him.

At the same time, taking action now would also allow him to curry favor with the Chan Sect and Buddhism.

Hearing "I have come to assist Xiqi in the crusade against Shang," Jiang Ziya said happily: "I do not know what brilliant strategy Senior Lu has to help this humble one break through Jiepai Pass?"

Lu Ya smiled slightly: "This poor Daoist has a Secret Technique called the Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book, which can kill invisibly. I can impart it to you; shooting and killing a Golden Immortal is also not a difficult task."

The Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book, a secret technique not passed down by the Demon Race, can kill across several realms.

Unlike Yao Bin's Curse Killing Technique, which, even with the Soul-Falling Array as its foundation, does not dare to curse and kill a Golden Immortal, and only dares to curse and kill Chijingzi, who has the same cultivation level as himself.

Jiang Ziya only has the cultivation of an Earth Immortal, yet he could actually be allowed to curse and kill a Golden Immortal.

This shows the heaven-defying nature of the Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book.

Of course, the Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book is heaven-defying, but the price that must be paid is also extremely great; otherwise, Lu Ya would not speak of imparting it to Jiang Ziya, but would have taken action himself.

If it were anyone else, using an Earth Immortal's cultivation to curse and kill a Golden Immortal, they would be killed by the backlash on the spot.

But as the person in charge of the Investiture of the Gods, favored by Heaven's mandate, the most that would happen is that his path of Dao would be severed in the future and his lifespan greatly reduced, and these sequelae would only manifest after the Investiture of the Gods.

Jiang Ziya's eyes widened, shocked beyond measure.

There is such a secret technique in the world!

But thinking about it, the price must be extremely great, right?

While shocked, he also hesitated, and said cautiously: "Senior Lu, this humble one has meager cultivation; how could I possibly execute such a heaven-defying secret technique? It would be better for Senior Lu to take action personally."

Lu Ya chuckled: "You need not worry. Although the Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book has a significant backlash, it will not harm you, because you are the person in charge of the Investiture of the Gods, favored by Heaven's mandate, and possess Ten Thousand Laws Immunity."

Jiang Ziya was half-believing and half-doubting: "Really?"

Lu Ya nodded solemnly: "Of course. This poor Daoist will teach you how to cast the spell throughout the entire process. If you truly encounter any problems, I believe the Yuanshi Saint would be the first one not to let this poor Daoist off."

Jiang Ziya thought about it, and it seemed to be the case.

He has Yuanshi Tianzun standing behind him; presumably, Lu Ya would not dare to deceive him.

Obviously, he greatly overestimated his status in the heart of Yuanshi Tianzun; if he had not been chosen as the person in charge of the Investiture of the Gods, with his aptitude, he would not even be qualified to be a servant in Yuxu Palace.

After the Investiture of the Gods, his value would naturally be gone.

"I ask that Senior please teach me."

Lu Ya flicked his finger, and a stream of light shot out, instantly sinking into the center of Jiang Ziya's brow, transforming into a profound incantation seal, as well as the specific requirements and process for casting the spell.

Simply put, it is to first build a high platform, place a wooden doll carved from immortal wood on it, write the name of the person to be cursed on the doll, and then place a lamp at the head and the feet of the doll respectively. After setting up the altar, finally perform the ritual steps, execute the secret technique, bow three times a day, and continue for twenty-one days.

After twenty-one days, the wooden doll will forcibly capture a wisp of the target's True Spirit, completely connecting with the target's Qi, and finally, by shooting the wooden doll, one can shoot and kill the target.

After a long while, Jiang Ziya opened his eyes, which were incomparably bright.

Lu Ya asked: "Who do you want to curse and kill?"

Jiang Ziya said: "Since we are going to curse and kill, of course we should kill Guiling Shengmu and Zhao Gongming and the others entirely. In this way, we can break through Jiepai Pass without any effort."

Lu Ya's eyes went blank, and he looked at Jiang Ziya with a face full of confusion.

Big brother, do you understand what a secret technique is?

Things that can be used casually are not called secret techniques, but divine abilities.

Even if you are truly favored by Heaven's mandate and possess Ten Thousand Laws Immunity, a secret technique cannot be used again and again.

Furthermore, that was just a set of rhetoric from me.

Jiang Ziya also noticed Lu Ya's expression, and he coughed lightly and said: "Is it not possible?"

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Lu Ya suppressed the speechlessness in his heart and said as gracefully as possible: "Of course not. Although you are favored by Heaven's mandate, this kind of secret technique is not tolerated by Heaven and Earth to begin with; cursing and killing one person is already the limit."

Jiang Ziya asked again, unwilling to give up: "What if it is someone else?"

Lu Ya was speechless in his heart.

This old boy has such beautiful thoughts.

He wants to use the lives of a group of Heavenly Immortals, or Earth Immortals, to trade for that group of Golden Immortals of the Jie Sect.

If there were such a good thing, they would have exterminated the Witch Clan long ago.

In reality, there are many restrictions on executing this kind of secret technique; even if Jiang Ziya is the one executing it, he still has to bear the backlash, it is just that most of it is borne by Jiang Ziya.

Therefore, what Jiang Ziya said is asking for his own life.

The most critical parts of the Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book are the accompanying Mulberry Branch Bow and Peach Branch Arrow, using the bow and arrow to hit the left and right eyes and the heart of the wooden doll, thereby killing the target from a distance.

Besides the backlash, there are actually many methods to defend against this kind of curse-killing secret technique.

Where there is a spear, there is a shield; this has been the principle since ancient times.

"No."

"I see."

Jiang Ziya nodded slowly, lowering his brows in contemplation.

In truth, he also knew that the Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book would not be as simple as Lu Ya said, but he had something to rely on; with Yuanshi Tianzun standing behind him, he was not afraid even if there were any side effects.

Previously, he had been struck by the aura of the Sun-Moon Pearl and had nearly perished, yet here he was, still full of life.

Therefore, as long as he could achieve his goal, he was willing to try.

A moment later, he said with a serious expression: "Since that is the case, then let us curse Zhao Gongming to death."

Firstly, Zhao Gongming is a Golden Immortal, so the backlash from cursing him to death would certainly be less than that of cursing Guiling Shengmu to death;

Secondly, Zhao Gongming possesses the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sea-Calming Pearl, and in terms of combat power and threat level, he is even above Guiling Shengmu.

Lu Ya naturally had no objections: "Very well."

Jiang Ziya was a man of action; he did as he said.

On the west side of the commander's tent, he used earth-element magic to raise a palace, then constructed a high platform inside the palace, carved a wooden effigy out of immortal wood and placed it upon it, and set two lamps at the top of the effigy's head and beneath its feet.

When he finished doing all this, Randeng and the others arrived one after another. (End of chapter)