My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 306 - 301: Following the Greed of Expanding Power

Chapter 306: Chapter 301: Following the Greed of Expanding Power

"Good that you understand. Although you are spared a death sentence, you still have to suffer for your living crimes. At least it should teach you a lesson!" The Demon Child Elder said, twitching his mana as he spoke.

"Uh..." Gou Hongyuan, who was about to speak, stiffened all over and then instantly knelt half on the ground, his whole body’s mana not only lost control, but an incomparable pain swept over him like a tsunami.

Balofi, standing by his side, instinctively shivered for a moment, then looked at Gou Hongyuan with confusion and a hint of incomprehension.

The Demon Child Elder noticed this phenomenon. He furrowed his brows slightly. Apart from making Balofi his assistant, he also brought her for testing.

It seemed now that the memory of the brutal torture of the Demon Seeding existed not only in conscious memory!

After a half moment, the Demon Child Elder ceased.

"Breathe..." Gou Hongyuan was already soaked in sweat, lying on the ground like a dead dog.

"Have you learned your lesson?" The Demon Child Elder looked down at Gou Hongyuan on the ground and asked indifferently.

"Yes... I’ve learned my lesson. Thank you, Senior Brother, for your mercy!" Gou Hongyuan struggled to stand up and replied respectfully with a staggering step.

"Good that you have. This time the Sect has given you a chance because you provided some information to the Devil Gate. Fortunately, you didn’t commit any unforgivable mistakes, but there won’t be such good luck next time." The Demon Child Elder said.

"There won’t be a next time! I will certainly heed this lesson!" Gou Hongyuan immediately said.

"Hmm, now that we have finished talking about your punishment from the Sect, let’s talk about my business." The Demon Child Elder said.

Gou Hongyuan looked at the Demon Child Elder with confusion. The Demon Child Elder paused, and then pretended to say, "Because of your affairs, I can’t sleep this late at night, and I have to come out to work. Wouldn’t you say your punishment is somewhat light? I’m in a difficult position!"

Gou Hongyuan was startled. Having been the deputy head of a faction for many years, he instantly understood what was happening.

"Senior Brother, wait a moment!" He bowed to Wang Zijia and Balofi, disappeared hurriedly into the courtyard, and then reappeared in a flash.

He handed a book to Wang Zijia and apologized with a smile,"This is something I stumbled upon many years ago and didn’t get into because it didn’t quite agree with me. Brother, see if it suits your liking."

Wang Zijia took the book, felt the strong Dao charm, and was somewhat stunned. This was actually a second-class technique. Even if it was a low-level technique, it was worth at least thirty to fifty thousand Magic money!!!

He initially only wanted to take advantage of the situation and grab a few thousand Magic money. After all, he would need to rely on him to get things done in the future, and he was also coming under the banner of a hidden faction.

It turned out that extorting in the realm of peak wine monks was so lucrative!

Suffice it to say, his previous visions were too narrow!

While Wang Zijia was contemplating, Gou Hongyuan was apologizing to Balofi, "Senior Sister, I only have one secret book, but fortunately, I also have a second-class peak level Death Replacement Talisman. Below the Perfected Realm monks, one can use it for a one-time death substitute. Does it suit your liking?"

"No need, I just came out on a mission this time. Even if you give me some benefits, I can’t make decisions for you. Moreover, if it wasn’t for the Demon Child Senior Brother making decisions for you, I wouldn’t be able to spare you lightly even if you gave me everything you have." Balofi looked at Gou Hongyuan, not hiding her disgust, and said, "What I hate most is people like you who betray their own. The Sect has put so much effort into cultivating you and you dare to betray."

Gou Hongyuan’s face stiffened. He apologized, "Senior Sister is right. I will certainly keep her teachings in mind."

"If she doesn’t want it, give it to me!" The Demon Child didn’t hesitate to beckon and grabbed the Essence Blood Death Replacement Talisman in his hand.

"Senior Brother, if you like it, please take it!" Gou Hongyuan said, laughing without the slightest sting.

The Demon Child looked at Gou Hongyuan with a certain urge in his heart. Why not just strip him?

Forget it!

An useful peak wine monk is worth more than three to fifty thousand Magic money.

Just strip him. As a deputy head of a faction, especially one who manages the lucrative Essence Blood faction, one would have at least fifty to sixty thousand Magic money in their savings of over a hundred years, right?

Maybe a single haul will be enough for him to break through to the later stage of the wine monk’s cultivation!

If he’s worried that after extortion, the other party might be hard to manipulate, he can just manipulate his memory again, right?

Yes, what was I worried about!

It’s just a matter of manipulating memory!

Shall I do it?!

"Senior brother?" While Wang Zijia’s thoughts were flying, Balofi’s doubtful voice rang out next to him.

Wang Zijia suddenly came back to his senses, realizing he had been lost in thought.

Wang Zijia had always been clear about his bottom line, believing he could always hold onto it.

However, with the expansion of power, his greed was also growing. If he could not even control his most basic greed, it would be better to stop and not mess with the hidden faction.

After all, as his faction expanded and he could control more people with the Demon Seeding, once he lost the last line he had been holding onto, he would definitely plunge into an unknown abyss!

The ability to freely control, manipulate, and rewrite one’s everything, now that it had reached a horrifyingly bizarre degree!

"Huff..." The Demon Child Elder took a long breath, recovered his indifference, and said to Gou Hongyuan, "Remember to prepare blood samples of the disciples you have developed and the Bone Soul Sect disciples you manage before tomorrow."

"All of the Essence Blood factions?" Gou Hongyuan asked.

"What are you thinking?" The Demon Child Elder glanced at Gou Hongyuan and said, "All those gray undercover people you’ve developed to do intelligence work, whether you’ve told them to work for the Bone Soul Sect or not, what do I need normal disciples’ blood samples for? To haggle with the Law Hall?"

"Understood!" Gou Hongyuan replied respectfully.

"Take care!" After speaking, Wang Zijia turned and left. Balofi disappeared after following him.

After a while, the two parted ways, agreeing to continue the next night.

Gou Hongyuan stood still for a long time. His expression constantly changed, from indeterminate to complicated. Finally, he seemed to have thought of something, and he burst into hearty laughter.

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Half an hour later, in the cultivation room of Biyi Court, Wang Zijia let out a long sigh.

’It seems I need to find some calming spells to practice. I’m not seeking any heaven-defying abilities, at least I need to be able to protect the little bottom line I have left otherwise······’

Wang Zijia didn’t continue to ponder, he threw away all the various thoughts in his mind, and again took out the secret book he had just received.

Blood Curse Technique

As he examined the secret book, Wang Zijia gradually showed a look of surprise and joy.

It wasn’t that this lower-grade technique was powerful. On the contrary, it was quite ordinary, even a bit unusual.

It was a book of curse techniques, divided into Bad Luck Curse, Witchcraft Curse, and Weakening Curse. The effects weren’t strong, and they even required the consumption of essence blood. The medium used for the curse also needed to have a strong connection with the target.

With all these restrictions and the unusual effects, it was destined not to be a good technique.

Because of this, Gou Hongyuan didn’t comprehend it.

However, it had one feature that Wang Zijia valued tremendously.

Sneakiness!

Of all spells, curses were the least likely to be detected.

But even so, the Five Ghosts Bewildering Heart Curse had been researched by Wang Zijia for over a year and was constantly weakening. Even when wrapped in the demon-seeding power, it still triggered the effect of death-replacement items.

Among all the curse techniques, luck curses were the most secretive. The one who was cursed wouldn’t even realize they were cursed during the incubation period. Even after the curse exploded, it would still be difficult to detect.

The unimpressive Bad Luck Curse in this Essence Blood Witchcraft Technique was a typical representative of luck techniques.

If this curse were to wrap the demon-seeding power and secretly enter the target’s body, and still triggered the death-replacement items, then Wang Zijia might as well give up trying to use curse techniques to seed demons.

With such excitement, Wang Zijia started to seriously study the technique in his hand.

Although it was a second-class technique, even if it was a common lower-grade technique, and even if Wang Zijia had already mastered curse and essential blood techniques, it was not quick to comprehend.

When he finished reading the entire book, he only remembered about one-tenth of it.

Wang Zijia continued to study, and time unknowingly passed. Until dawn, he still hadn’t fully comprehended it.

He continued after breakfast and during work.

It wasn’t until mid-afternoon that Wang Zijia completed the initial memory comprehension. As the secret book was reduced to scraps of paper, it signified that Wang Zijia had barely remembered this technique.

Weight: Essence Blood Witchcraft Technique

Level: Second-Class Initial Level Technique

Realm: Not Yet Started 200/3000

Effects: It is a comprehensive curse technique, divided into Bad Luck, Witchcraft, and Weakening.

Introduction: As a technique that consumes essence blood, it is one of the most conventional techniques in curses. While the Witchcraft and Weakening paths have decent concealment when cursing, as soon as they erupt, they have no concealment characteristics because of their effects.

Bad Luck, due to its uniqueness, is a very concealed path in the luck school. However, in the early stages, it only worked externally and had a limited effect. Only when the curse penetrates into Bloodlight Disaster is the Bad Luck truly embedded in the body.

The consumption is determined by the specific effects. For example, pricking your finger also counts as Bloodlight Disaster, but compared with fatal bad luck, the consumption will be much smaller. Of course, if you curse a puppet or a god, the consumption to prick the finger will be vastly different.

And even if the curse is successful, the explosion time of the Bad Luck can’t be completely controlled, and the explosion of the Bloodlight Disaster can only be triggered by chance.

Feeling the technique information in his mind, Wang Zijia’s mouth showed a smile.

Although there were quite a few restrictions, the concealment that Wang Zijia valued most was self-evident—it was among the hardest to detect of all techniques and was almost impossible to detect, even if it exploded.

I will try it tonight. If it can really carry the demon-seeding power into the body through the Bad Luck Curse, without triggering the target’s death-replacement method, then Wang Zijia doesn’t have to hesitate, he will give priority attention to this technique!

When Wang Zijia checked his balance in the afternoon, Magic money: 39899.

In a few days, after Ji Chao sells more than 300 talismans, there should still be about 20,000 magic money.

Bai Qian is probably going to advance in these two days.

With all these thoughts in mind, Wang Zijia initiated a task through Charm Summon for Minxin.

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