Chapter 537

Chapter 537: Unable to Refine

Prime Minister Turtle reveals his wooden turtle form and, with a mournful face, says, “I cannot suppress the Undying Curse. No matter how much talisman power you inject, the dark energy prison has no effect on her. However, I can think of a way to disturb the cabinet in the cage and let the beast skin seals above exert some power. Let’s see if we can hit the Curse on the other side.”

“Good! Let’s do it!” Li Hui wields his Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique, summoning brilliant Demon Fire that twists into a powerful sweep overhead. Thanks to the enhancement of the silver snake bracelet, its might is unmatched.

“Shake, shake, shake!”

The giant wooden turtle trembles, swaying like Wild Cow shaking off lice, causing hundreds of fierce beasts to tumble to the ground. Suddenly, many shadows appear, and without hesitation, they rush in to bite.

A total of one hundred and eleven cabinets stand, each with nine drawers, and every drawer is sealed with beast skin seals. Li Hui is curious about what lies inside the drawers.

“Hmph…” The Undying Curse shakes its skeleton, seemingly letting out a cold snort!

To Li Hui’s astonishment, the beasts released by the wooden turtle are howling as they crawl away in fright, much like scared cats and dogs.

“Damn it!” Li Hui and Prime Minister Turtle curse simultaneously.

Compared to the malevolent Undying Curse, these beasts are nothing at all. As they retreat to the wooden turtle’s side, they become ensnared by the curse power, producing a continuous sound of thudding as all the seals affixed to the drawers shatter.

Originally, Li Hui had considered the beast skin seals to be a major assassination weapon, but to his shock, they are easily broken, making his fright imaginable.

“What’s in the drawers?” This is what Li Hui and Prime Minister Turtle most want to know. Soon after, they hear the Prime Minister curse beneath his breath: “Despicable, shameless, bastard! All the drawers only contain one thing—corpse oil extracted from countless mermaids. In my time leading the aquatic races, there were mermaids among them. They worked diligently, enduring hardships and complaints, yet they met a tragic fate!”

“Save the complaints for later. What is the mermaid corpse oil used for?”

“What else could it be for? Naturally, it is used for lubricating mechanisms. Moreover, many cultivators in tombs use mermaid corpse oil to ensure their lights burn for a thousand years.”

“It burns? And it doesn’t go out easily?” Li Hui’s eyes brighten, and he says, “Let’s release all the cabinets! I’ll burn the Undying Curse’s Curse on the other side.”

“Ah?” Prime Minister Turtle realizes and nods, “Alright, let’s try burning it with the Demon Fire as a last resort.”

In a moment, all the cabinets fly out, and before they hit the ground, Li Hui waves his Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique. There are booming sounds as they crash down, becoming radiant flames that spread out. The fire spreads uncontrollably as soon as it appears.

The Undying Curse emits a sharp scream; had it not been for Li Hui obtaining the Flower of the Other Shore, she would have already used a curse force to slay him. How could she have tolerated him this long?

The flames leap up violently, and the Demon Fire becomes extraordinarily bizarre, as if countless beings are praying and pleading within the flames, momentarily allowing it to resist the obliterating curse power and grow stronger.

The entire Curse on the Other Side falls into the flames, and the Undying Curse lets out an even more terrifying scream. She tries several times to rush forward and strike Li Hui down with a curse, but the Flower of the Other Shore is becoming increasingly vibrant, calling forth good intentions against the curse.

One side represents evil, and the other represents good, engaged in a tug of war.

Li Hui sits cross-legged, takes out the Fuxi Divination Brush, Longyuan Heavenly Ink, Spring Flower Autumn Moon Paper, and Purple Peak Inkstone, and begins to draw a curse symbol on the slightly frosted Spring Flower Autumn Moon Paper!

This symbol is extremely simple, resembling the curved tail of a scorpion.

Yet it is not simple; as the symbol forms, it attracts the curse energy to surge upward frantically until both the Spring Flower Autumn Moon Paper and Longyuan Heavenly Ink can no longer bear it.

The Spring Flower Autumn Moon Paper folds itself together, transforming into a two-inch long Jade Symbol. Li Hui does not pause, filling all forty-five sheets of paper with symbols.

The Undying Curse looks up; the curse energy gathers uncontrollably toward her, a phenomenon she has never encountered since her creation.

Talisman methods are profound and extensive. Li Hui uses the horrifying curse as materials for talisman-making, trying to weaken the power of the Undying Curse. This method is unprecedented and unique.

However, the accumulated curse power of the Undying Curse is simply too immense. Even after all forty-five curse symbols transform into Jade Symbols, the intimidation on the other side remains tremendous, even suppressing nearly half of the Demon Fire.

Li Hui hurriedly swings his Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique with all his strength.

The Demon Fire cannot be extinguished; its dominion is essential to produce the curse energy needed to refine the symbols and reduce the Undying Curse’s might. Without the Demon Fire, there would be no way forward.

“What to do? What can I use to draw the symbols?”

He searches around but finds nothing that can bear the curse energy.

Li Hui removes his dao robe, thinking: “Only Jun Mo Xiao’s robe can be used as a decree to write the symbols!”

He begins to infuse talisman power into the brush, the tip creating outlines of a skeleton behind him, then writing three thousand runes around this skeleton.

By the time he completes two thousand three hundred runes, the silver snake bracelet softens, and all talisman power drains away.

Li Hui cannot afford to pause; he takes out the remaining Small Reincarnation Talismans and sticks them to himself, striving to cultivate the Qi of Taiqing to complete this work.

The Undying Curse stomps her foot hard, and dark energy swirls around her, rising in dense smoke. Massive curse power builds into a vortex, visibly ready to extinguish the Demon Fire. Suddenly, a loud noise fills the air, and the Demon Fire astonishingly flares back to life.

Li Hui quickens his writing speed; this is the opportunity he has been waiting for. The resurgence of the flames can only occur once, and if he does not quickly diminish the power of the Undying Curse, even with the Flower of the Other Shore in hand, his fate will still be tragic.

“Come, come, come, come to me…”

Buzzing sounds resonate from all directions, as torrents of curse energy converge on the dao robe. Li Hui spits blood onto his robe, yet he remains determined to write; he must refine this Undying Curse.

“As the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, even without recognition from other sects, I must accomplish what predecessors have not. Some wield their pens with finesse, and others with genius strokes; my pen is meant to bring peace to the world, and my symbols must suppress all evils!” Li Hui straightens his chest, as waves of righteous energy surge from both front and back, scaring away the spirits.

The Undying Curse is astonished to find an unusual pull arising ahead, gradually dragging her closer. In disbelief, even as she tries to remain steadfast, layers of curses are stripped away from her!

Li Hui is concluding his brushwork, and the other side begins to collapse. Countless shadows, suddenly filled with immense curse power, enter the dao robe, as if they have found a home.

The Undying Curse strikes fiercely at the corpse of the Nine-Headed Worm, blasting a wave of demon blood that spreads out at the center of the formation. Blood and flesh begin to grow from her body, and even her internal organs start to appear.

Next, both sides enter a stalemate phase.

Two hours later, Li Hui’s dao robe bears an Undying Curse, resembling a split image of her. The robe seems to resonate with whispered voices, but in reality, the curse power has already accumulated to a terrifying degree.

Looking at the Undying Curse, she has transformed into a naked woman with snow-white skin, perfectly smooth, her expression solemn, and devoid of even a hint of charm or seduction.