Chapter 31: Forbidden Curse

Zhu Ge Qing Ming sat quietly outside the forbidden room, looking calm, but his heart was already churning with monstrous waves.

He perceived the fluctuations coming from the forbidden room very clearly. Martial Master in the Tendon Refining Realm, Second-Tier Rune Master, Lu Fan had crossed two cultivation thresholds at once, which was simply an incredible thing.

"Creak!" With a strange sound, Zhu Ge Qing Ming was suddenly startled, subconsciously looking over. He saw Lu Fan push the door open, his face flat, saying: "Come in! It's time for us to talk properly!"

Zhu Ge Qing Ming's pupils shrank, and a look of surprise appeared on the corners of his mouth. After years of bitter suffering, he finally saw hope, and he couldn't control himself, his body trembling uncontrollably. His heart was calculating how to open the conversation with Lu Fan, but just as he stepped into the room, his expression changed.

The door behind him closed on its own, the surrounding restrictions operated with a bang, and in an instant, the entire forbidden room was airtight. An indescribable aura enveloped him, dead energy spreading, and there was even a hint of scorching heat.

Lu Fan smiled slightly, waved his large hand, and the Art Refining Crystal Furnace spun out. Fire surged, entering the surrounding void.

"Young Master Lu, what do you mean by this?" Zhu Ge Qing Ming frowned, his face very ugly, unable to help but take two steps back, almost sticking to the wall of the forbidden room.

Lu Fan flipped his hand, and with a muffled explosion, the crystal furnace smashed into the center of the forbidden room. The fire inside immediately rolled out, covering the entire forbidden room in the blink of an eye, burning fiercely.

"Purgatory True Fire! Do you think my imitation is good enough?" Ye Fei pointed at the crystal furnace in front of him with one finger, his face indifferent, without the slightest hint of showing off in his words.

"You..." Zhu Ge Qing Ming was shocked to the extreme, the surrounding fire burning, his True Qi couldn't resist it. He felt as if he were really in purgatory, unstoppable.

"Is this what you call talking properly?" Zhu Ge Qing Ming's face was cold, and the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, about to explode.

"Hehe! You chose this yourself, what, regretting it now?" Lu Fan raised his eyebrows and laughed strangely: "You have resentment in your body, your mindset has long been twisted, why would I keep you by my side for no reason? Honestly give up resistance, let me place a restriction on you, otherwise..."

Before he could finish, he waved his large hand and smashed it onto the Art Refining Crystal Furnace. With a loud "bang," firelight overflowed, like liquid.

This forbidden room was connected to the Ten Thousand Ghost Fierce Spirit Great Array, and Ye Fei had already used the power of this Fourth-Tier forbidden Profound Array. With such power, how could a Fourth-Rank Great Martial Master resist it?

Zhu Ge Qing Ming regretted it to the extreme, never expecting Lu Fan to do this. He originally thought Lu Fan's talk would at most clarify his future responsibilities.

He even prepared to be under the other party, never thinking of this scene of being restricted.

The firelight flickered, the liquid flowed. His Fourth-Rank Great Martial Master True Qi was already overwhelmed, and in another hour or so, it would be exhausted. Fire evil enters the body, life is not guaranteed.

After so many years of lingering on his last breath, was this what he was waiting for? He was unconvinced, he was unwilling!

All sorts of emotions surfaced in his heart again, his face changing in a hundred ways, ferocious roaring, humiliated wailing. Now that a glimmer of hope was before his eyes, even if the front was really a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, he would fight regardless of his life, moving forward.

"Slap"

He suddenly waved, shattering the fire liquid in front of him. With a leap, he used all his strength to reach Lu Fan, his face cold and determined, saying in a low voice: "Good! I promise you! I hope you don't lie to me..."

Before he could finish, Ye Fei showed an impatient expression, picked up with one hand, and the Art Refining Crystal Furnace floated up, directly hovering over Zhu Ge Qing Ming's head.

A powerful force suddenly descended, Zhu Ge Qing Ming felt as if his whole body was pressed by a great mountain, unable to even move his fingers.

"Too much nonsense! I'm starting, enjoy it!" Ye Fei pointed with ten fingers, and one after another, the seals condensed out of thin air, drilling into Zhu Ge Qing Ming's body.

The surrounding fire liquid seemed to have spirituality, surging toward this place. Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, in an instant, it gathered into a shocking tide, roaring and exploding, shaking the soul.

"I originally wanted to use the Soul-Extinguishing Curse, but seeing you so cooperative, I'll spend some effort and change it to the Soul-Sealing Curse!"

Ye Fei stared at Zhu Ge Qing Ming, who looked panicked, his eyes filled with deep horror, very obvious.

When Zhu Ge Qing Ming killed the Brotherhood on the street, the cruel ferocity he exposed had long made Lu Fan dislike him. The other party looked like just a fortune teller, a waste.

But his heart had long been filled with hatred, and he could do anything crazy, so he would never keep him by his side without restrictions.

According to his past mindset, such a person should be killed on the spot to avoid future trouble. But considering his current situation, this person was still useful, so he did this with him, which was giving the other party a chance, and he didn't break his promise lightly.

Zhu Ge Qing Ming couldn't move his body or speak. Hearing Ye Fei's words, his heart was already in a mess.

He was once a Qi Refining Realm Rune Venerable, and knew something about the Soul-Sealing Curse. Never expecting Ye Fei to use this kind of restriction on him, it had long exceeded his understanding.

Forget it! Forget it! This young man is so young and so powerful. Thinking that what the other party said before was true, his injury could be saved, so let him do it! He had survived decades of life worse than death, so what was this Soul-Sealing Curse?

With this thought, the fear on Zhu Ge Qing Ming's face gradually dissipated, peaceful, and there was even a hint of expectation.

"Hmm! Not bad!" Lu Fan nodded secretly, the other party could realize it himself, which was much better than his persuasion.

"Seal Soul!"

With a loud shout, Lu Fan jumped up, standing in the air. The seals in his hands were used to the extreme, runes drifting, and a mysterious curse seal formation condensed in an instant.

He waved and pointed with one hand, his figure darted, and he immediately reached Zhu Ge Qing Ming, pointing at the other party's forehead.

"Whoosh whoosh"

The curse seal formation went crazy, like tadpoles, directly pouring into Zhu Ge Qing Ming's forehead!

Zhu Ge Qing Ming trembled all over, his brows locked, clearly in extreme pain. But his face was full of joy, very contradictory, looking like madness.

After a while, the formation dissipated. Lu Fan gasped for breath, the surrounding fire liquid rolled back, entering the Art Refining Crystal Furnace.

"The Soul-Sealing Curse is an evil curse, detaining your three souls and seven spirits under the curse seal of the divine sea. If I move my mind, your soul will fly away and scatter instantly, you should know that!"

Lu Fan stared at Zhu Ge Qing Ming indifferently, very impolite, the threat and warning were extremely obvious.

Zhu Ge Qing Ming was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, looking indifferent, saying: "I was already lacking in soul, disappearing every moment. Now with this Soul-Sealing Curse suppressing it, the speed of soul collapse is ten times slower, I should thank you!"

Lu Fan was slightly stunned, then showed a look of appreciation, his words slightly soft, saying: "As long as you understand! Now follow me out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his large hand and slapped the forbidden room door to pieces. Suddenly, a light projected in, and there were two menacing figures.

"Young Master Lu! What's going on here?" Xiulan was menacing, looking like she was questioning. However, as soon as she finished speaking, she immediately noticed the abnormality of Lu Fan's aura, her face shocked, exclaiming: "You advanced?"

She clearly remembered that the other party was still a Martial Artist not long ago! How could he step into the Tendon Refining Realm and become a Martial Master in just a few hours?

And not only that, it seemed that his spiritual power had also become much stronger, it seemed his Rune Dao cultivation had also increased.

Lu Fan smiled slightly, didn't answer her, but looked at Gui Xiansheng and laughed lightly: "How long has it been? It seems the Sacrificial Grand Ceremony has a problem!"

Gui Xiansheng's expression changed drastically, looking at Lu Fan in disbelief. This kid in front of him was really not ordinary, no wonder the array monitoring lost control before.

He collected his thoughts, adjusted his tone, and said: "Young Master Lu is truly not ordinary. I do have something I want to ask Young Master Lu for help!"

This contradictory look of pretending to be relaxed but actually being solemn in his heart made Ye Fei want to laugh.

"Oh? Taking people's money, eliminating disasters for people, I'm still counting on the remaining Soul-Returning Grasses! Gui Xiansheng, just say it!"

He looked nonchalant, seeming very easy to talk to, completely different from the way he asked for benefits before.

Gui Xiansheng frowned, somewhat unexpected. But thinking of that trouble, he couldn't care about these details. Without speaking, he signaled Lu Fan to follow him.

The four of them passed through several courtyards and arrived in front of a rockery. The mechanism opened, and a narrow, dark secret passage was revealed.

Cold wind hissed, fierce spirits screamed. A shocking evil energy rolled out, Zhu Ge Qing Ming looked wary, but Lu Fan looked calm, not even waiting for Gui Xiansheng and the other to lead the way, walking in first on his own.

Dark and damp, the surroundings were full of indescribable decay. Lu Fan acted as if he didn't see it, walking down slowly.

Zhu Ge Qing Ming followed closely, Lu Fan had already placed a Soul-Sealing Curse on him. If the other party had any accidents, he would definitely not survive. He had to concentrate and protect Ye Fei's safety with all his heart.

In the dark space, he couldn't see the faces of Gui Xiansheng and Xiulan. But their slightly heavier breathing exposed their attitude toward this place.

"Thump thump thump"

The sound of footsteps echoed constantly in this space, accompanied by the strange screams of the cold wind, making people feel nervous unconsciously.

I don't know how long it took, probably thousands of stone steps had passed, the terrain around suddenly opened up, and Ye Fei and the others entered a cave.

The traces of artificial excavation around were very obvious, new and old combined, some places were messy, clearly something had happened, and it was abandoned halfway.

In the center of this cave was a sacrificial altar ten feet wide, with mysterious light flowing on it, as if it had been running all the time.

Lu Fan frowned, his face darkened suddenly.

"Young Master Lu, this is where we prepare for the Sacrificial Grand Ceremony. It's just that this..."

Xiulan wanted to open her mouth to explain to Lu Fan, but before she could finish, she was directly interrupted by Lu Fan.

"Hmm! I know!" Waving his hand, he walked up the steps to the altar, and Lu Fan studied it carefully.

Ancient rune seals, I don't know how long it had been, were still clear, as if they were inscribed yesterday. Rays of light appeared for no reason, as if there was some mysterious mechanism still flowing and surging.

Lu Fan was slightly surprised, subconsciously operating True Qi, wanting to probe. However, just as the True Fire Qi erupted, a suction force suddenly appeared on the altar, and his True Fire Qi was uncontrollably sucked out, entering the altar.

"Step step step" He retreated three steps, his face shocked, exclaiming in his mouth:

"This is... Desolate?" ===== CHAPTER 32 =====