504 Spirit Sealing (1/2)
”I am a... ghost?! Or should I say, I have a ghost inside me? Could I be sharing my body with a ghost?”
Fang Yuan's thoughts were confused.
”It's impossible!”
He tried to ignore the possibilities of a ghost in him. ”If this is true, how can I not be aware of it?”
The more he thought about it, the more he would think about the incident where the servant who was bringing food to his room had mysteriously disappeared and was once again uncertain about the facts.
”Family head! What's happening?”
The few elders realised that Fang Yuan's reaction was unexpected. ”Is he really awakened?”
It would be normal if Fang Yuan were to go on a killing spree if he was a real ghost. After all, a ghost would naturally hate the living.
Therefore, Tantai Mieming's reaction was not normal.
This would mean that all their previous sacrifices were naught, which made them start to panic.
”He must have awakened! Otherwise, how would he able to freeze Jueqing? We know how strong Jueqing is!”
Tantai Guijing gazed at her severed hand and his eyelid started to twitch. ”However, he is able to perfectly control his powers! This is unbelievable!”
His face was filled with excitement as he glared at Fang Yuan. ”Regardless, we have given you this body for you to inhabit! It feels good to be human once again, right? For this, shouldn't you feel obliged to help us? After all, you are still a part of the Tantai Family and are still under the family curse! Helping us would also mean to help yourself!”
Tantai Guijing was a sly fox. He had already planned for all these from the moment they had guided the ghost into this body.
Whoever gets the blood of the Tantai Family would be cursed! Even if the person were to change a body in the future, the curse would still be there!
If changing a body would allow them to break free from the curse, the Tantai Family would have done so long ago. This was an unbreakable curse!
”In order to remove this curse, we need to go to the 'Door'. Tonight, we shall open the netherworld...”
Tantai Guijing's face became flushed with excitement.
”I refuse!”
Fang Yuan was decisive. ”I want to leave this place. Of course, I will promise you that I will return in 20 years time to help you resolve this problem!”
Of course, Fang Yuan was interested about the 'Door'. Furthermore, this would be the secret behind the curse on the Tantai Family.
Although he knew that the family would reject his request, Fang Yuan would still nevertheless made his request known.
”Leave? For 20 years?”
All of their expressions changed. ”That's impossible. You are the tool which we created. You will have to listen to our orders!”
”If that is so... I'm sorry, the discussion is over.”
Fang Yuan shrugged his shoulders.
”It seems like we've been treating you too well, and you have forgotten something... We have allowed you to possessed our family member's body for us to be able to control you!”
An elder stood out with a cold look. ”Leader... do it!”
Without waiting for Guijing to speak, he immediately retrieved a bronze bell and shook it firmly.
”Clang! Clang!”
The bell appeared ancient-looking and there were many carvings on the outside. On the surface of the bell, there was a layer of green rust. With a firm shake, the bell gave off a distinct ring.
”It's not too bad. Continue sounding it!”
Fang Yuan appeared indifferent.
”How is this possible?”
The elder opened his eyes wide. ”I have poisoned you with 13 types of poisonous worms. How can you remain unaffected?”
Fang Yuan snickered.
Every month during the ritual, the Tantai Family had always wanted to deal with Fang Yuan. Of course, he would have to think of a solution to resist.
These poisonous worms were of the lowest quality and were flushed out of Fang Yuan's system as soon as the rituals were over.
Although Fang Yuan did not display his might in the past, having the willpower of a True Divine would allow him to gain delicate control over his own body, up to the point where a normal human would not be able to imagine.
'The only problem is... I am able to purge the visible poisonous worms but not the invisible ones.'
Fang Yuan thought to himself as his pair of hands started to shake.
”It is still effective!”
The few elders were absolutely sure of it as they took out their weird equipment. Some of them started to chant their own matras and one of the elders even started to shout loudly. ”Head... If you don't want to die, then do it!”
”Sigh...”
Tantai Guijing sighed before taking out a mirror and pointing it towards Fang Yuan.
In the mirror, there was an image of a 5-year-old kid which resembled Fang Yuan. However, the child remained emotionless as he started to stretch his hands out towards Fang Yuan.
In the real world, Fang Yuan remained motionless as though he was desolated.
”This is indeed the powerful inherited treasure of the family head. The Ghost Calming Mirror will be able to stun even the most powerful ghost!”
The rest of the elders were elated as they quickened their actions.
A rune was printed on Fang Yuan's body and it started to spread like an earthworm. Within moments, it had already covered more than half of Fang Yuan's body.
The Tantai Family were experts in dealing with ghosts and had many tricks up their sleeves.
They were using their most powerful techniques against this one.
Every month, they would smear fresh blood on Tantai Meiming in an attempt to curse him! It was an extremely dangerous act on its own and even elders would risk death doing it. Furthermore, it would attract all kinds of supernatural dangers.