Inside the dim tent.

Old Huang lay on the ground, his life or death uncertain.

Hu stood nearby, his face as pale as a corpse, mumbling incessantly.

It was an awkward pronunciation, reminiscent of ancient spells with a soul-stirring power!

But Sun Yuan's eyes suddenly widened; he understood!

What Hu was chanting resembled the ancient script he learned from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas," or rather was one and the same!

This ancient language held power!

"Eating jade will grant immortality! Eating jade will grant immortality! Eating jade will grant immortality!..."

Hu continued to murmur this phrase, yet his tone kept changing, rendering the repeated words extremely terrifying.

Sssss!

Sun Yuan covered his forehead, feeling a stabbing pain once more.

He immediately understood how Old Huang had fallen!

If not for his prior experience with the hallucinations from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas," he might have collapsed under this sudden 'curse' attack!

Moreover, for some unknown reason, Hu's 'spell' was confined within the tent, thus no one outside noticed anything unusual!

But even though Sun Yuan had some resistance, the layered, incessant whispering by his ear made him lose all strength, rendering him half-kneeling on the ground, staring as Hu approached.

"Eating jade will grant immortality..."

Hu's eyes were bloodshot, and his mouth moved as if chewing on something, as he stepped toward Sun Yuan with a greedy and ravenous expression.

Sun Yuan suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

In Hu's eyes, he seemed like food, an Immortal Pill, anything but... human!

'Must... save myself!'

Sun Yuan wanted to move, but couldn't even twitch a finger.

Hu's curse was akin to an immobilization technique, assailing his spirit and rendering him incapable of action.

'The incantation... that's it, the incantation!'

As Hu stepped forward and reached out his hand, its nails black and sharp, clearly visible.

Sun Yuan suddenly recalled something, and without hesitation, began to speak: "In the Vast Wilderness, there is a mountain named 'Kunlun,' upon which there is an Immortal named..."

He didn't know the part that had been obscured, but that didn't stop him from repeating the earlier line.

Also in ancient script, two different pronunciations reverberated back and forth inside the tent.

The majestic Divine Mountain, the towering green jade palace, various grotesque human forms appeared again before Sun Yuan's eyes...

While this made him dizzy, his body miraculously regained some strength.

Thunk!

Sun Yuan lunged forward and pinned Hu to the ground, but the person beneath him struggled fiercely, like a wild beast, making even Sun Yuan feel unable to subdue him.

'I've heard... when mental patients have an episode, often several Great Han can't hold them down; sedatives are needed... I wonder if this is what's happening with Hu!'

In Sun Yuan's mind, a sudden thought emerged.

Then, looking at Hu, still chanting about eating jade, he had a quick idea and covered Hu's mouth.

"Eating... jade... immortality... mmm mmm..."

The source of the curse was abruptly cut off, allowing Sun Yuan to exhale deeply, feeling much lighter.

However, the person's struggle beneath him showed no signs of weakening.

Sun Yuan's expression turned grim as he continued to chant: "In the Vast Wilderness, there is a mountain named 'Kunlun,' upon which there is an Immortal... In the Vast Wilderness, there is a mountain named 'Kunlun,' upon which there is an Immortal..."

His thoughts began to wander, the tone became rhythmic, eventually leading to a slight change: "In the Vast Wilderness, there is a mountain named 'Kunlun,' upon which there is an Immortal, what is its name?"

"What is its name?"

"What is its name?"

Each note seemed to burrow into Hu's ears, making him shake uncontrollably, his face displaying extreme fear.

"Whew whew!"

Feeling that the person beneath him had stopped struggling, Sun Yuan sighed with relief and stood up.

Yet, in the next moment, he saw Hu twitching as if having an epileptic seizure, foaming at the mouth...

"Damn it..."

"These Ancient Gods, secrets... what the hell are they?"

Sun Yuan hurriedly dialed emergency, cursing sharply once more.

Only then did he notice, at the far end of the tent, a plump figure, back turned towards him, shoulders shaking without pause.

Apparently, the intense magical duel before hadn't affected him in the slightest.

Judging by the back, it seemed to be... Jin Gong?!

Sun Yuan took a few steps forward and tentatively called out, "Jin Gong?"

Jin Gong turned, revealing the incomplete Immortal bone behind him, while blood trickled from the corners of his mouth, as though cut by something...

He opened his mouth, displaying teeth stained with blood and fragments of bone.

As his tongue rolled amidst blood, the earlier sound arose again:

"Eating jade... gulp... gulp... immortality! Immortality!"

Sun Yuan keenly observed Jin Gong holding a jade bone hand, albeit missing a good portion...

He covered his mouth, suppressing nausea, and once again chanted in ancient script: "In the Vast Wilderness, there is a mountain named 'Kunlun,' upon which there is an Immortal, what is its name?"

"In the Vast Wilderness, there is a mountain named 'Kunlun,' upon which there is an Immortal, what is its name?"

The power of the curse seemed to penetrate Jin Gong's body, making him pause, trembling.

Just as Sun Yuan thought Jin Gong was about to have an epileptic fit, Jin Gong suddenly rolled his eyes, shouting a term: "#￥%&!"

"???"

Sun Yuan's eyes widened; he heard it but didn't understand!

Simultaneously, Hu, lying on the ground and seizing, also shouted the same term.

It was an ancient word.

Though Sun Yuan couldn't comprehend its exact meaning, a sense of ethereal, sacred, and vastness had been conveyed.

This convinced him that incorporating this word into the curse might grant him fearsome and mighty power!

...

Hours later.

Woo woo woo!

The same hospital, the same emergency siren.

Sun Yuan couldn't even recall how many times he had ended up in the hospital, feeling entirely drained.

"Patient swallowed numerous sharp objects, requires stomach pumping, no... surgery..."

The grating voices of doctors and nurses still echoed in his ears.

"Old Huang is fine, just fainted, he only needs rest..."

"What exactly happened?"

And various interrogations and statements for the record.

He remained in a stupor, not knowing when he had left the hospital, staring up at the dim sky, suddenly feeling very, very tired...

'Today... really has been long...'

Sun Yuan silently told himself.

'But I can't give up; the more it harms people, the more I must uncover the truth!'

Sun Yuan walked the streets, rubbing his rumbling stomach, ready to grab a bowl of noodles.

Then, he saw across the street, Xia Fanxing and Zhong Shenxiu coming out of a high-end restaurant, chatting merrily, and boarding a fancy sports car...

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