“Is Lord City God saying he doesn’t believe he can Cultivate this decree?”
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment before asking aloud.
If it were Cultivated, the moment the other party used this decree, he could easily incur heavenly retribution.
It was much like prying into heavenly secrets.
The Lord City God smiled upon hearing this, “If he has the ability, then he can learn this decree. If he doesn’t, then it has nothing to do with this Lord.”
To be honest, he truly felt that He Xiuyuan couldn’t learn this decree.
Giving him this Spell was also to let him know not to be so ignorant of his own limitations.
After all, if He Xiuyuan truly learned the decree and used it, he would likely perish and his Dao would dissipate. This was something he didn’t wish to see.
Using the difficulty of this Spell to let the other party understand its power was acceptable.
Lest the other party still thought that he couldn’t deal with the Black Fish Demon because they were too weak.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke, “What if he Cultivates it?”
“Impossible, that’s absolutely impossible!”
The Lord City God immediately waved his hand upon hearing this. He had been Cultivating this Spell for so long, yet he had never succeeded.
How could He Xiuyuan possibly succeed in Cultivating such a difficult Spell?
Look at how He Xiuyuan behaved when he arrived at his prefecture earlier?
“Do you think this person can Cultivate this Spell?”
The middle-aged man was stunned upon hearing this, then hesitated, “Looking at this person, I feel he is somewhat extraordinary.”
“If this person truly possessed such ability, why couldn’t he even summon me earlier?”
Thinking of this, the Lord City God of Lin'an absolutely did not believe that the other party could Cultivate this Spell.
The middle-aged man next to him listened and thought it made sense.
With that thought, he felt relieved.
As long as the other party couldn’t learn it, there was no danger.
Thinking of this, he turned to prepare to return to the Underworld.
However, at this moment, his gaze involuntarily swept across the offering table beside him. When he saw the cup of peach blossom wine on the offering table, his eyes paused slightly.
Then, as he walked forward, he subtly took the cup of wine into his hand.
Taking advantage of the Lord City God’s inattention, he drank it in one gulp.
As the fine wine flowed down his throat, a rich, mellow, and slightly sweet floral taste blossomed on his taste buds.
The rich wine slid in his mouth, making him reluctant to swallow it.
Not to mention the dense Spiritual Qi that gradually permeated his entire body.
“Hiss... this wine...?”
The middle-aged man’s eyes widened, staring intently at the empty cup.
For some reason, he suddenly felt that the person just now... might actually be able to Cultivate this Spell after all.
“The temple steward is here.”
Just then, the Lord City God suddenly spoke, and then his figure disappeared from the spot.
However, before he returned to the Underworld, for some reason, he felt as if he had forgotten something.
After the two Yin Gods disappeared, a temple steward slowly walked in.
The temple steward lifted his leg to enter the door, then suddenly paused. His nose twitched slightly, and he smelled a strong aroma of wine, faintly mixed with a hint of floral fragrance.
Just a light sniff made him feel as if his body had become several years younger.
.......
“Mr. He, where did you go?”
By the time He Xiuyuan returned to the inn, the three of them were already waiting for him.
Seeing He Xiuyuan return, Zhong Xiuyun asked with some curiosity.
He Xiuyuan was delighted to have obtained the Demon Subduing Method, and upon hearing her question, he smiled and said, “I woke up this morning to find the weather pleasant, so I took a stroll around Lin'an Prefecture. I didn’t get a good look yesterday.”
“I see.”
Zhong Xiuyun didn’t think much of it, assuming He Xiuyuan was truly just wandering around the area.
“Since you’re back, let’s depart early so we can reach Chang’an sooner.”
Steward Song also did not hesitate upon hearing this, immediately speaking up to prepare for their journey.
He Xiuyuan did not object upon hearing this. He could just happen to comprehend the Spell he had just acquired on the way.
The previous carriage had already been returned, and Steward Song rented another one this time.
Aside from the slightly high cost, renting carriages here was actually quite common.
There were even idle men in tea houses and taverns.
These idle men were errand runners. If customers in tea houses or taverns wanted to buy something but didn’t want to move themselves, they could wave and call an idle man.
They would have the idle man run errands to buy things and bring them back.
He Xiuyuan had gained a lot of knowledge during this period.
With Steward Song leading the way, He Xiuyuan quickly boarded another carriage.
Sitting in the carriage, He Xiuyuan immediately took out the Spell he had just acquired and began to examine it carefully.
“decree?”
He Xiuyuan looked at the Spell in his hand, and upon seeing these two characters, his eyebrows raised.
Then He Xiuyuan turned to the next page and examined it carefully.
On the next page were the characters ‘Ward’ and ‘Slay’.
After He Xiuyuan finished reading carefully, he roughly understood the simple principle of this Spell.
The initial decree and the subsequent two characters, ‘Ward’ and ‘Slay’, were separate.
The decree served as a command, then activated the subsequent ‘Ward’ and ‘Slay’ to unleash the Spell’s power.
‘Ward’ was for warding off evil, which could serve the purpose of warding off evil.
‘Slay’ was for directly summoning a talisman to slay ghosts and demons.
After confirming this, He Xiuyuan held the talisman paper in his hand and began to study it carefully.
At this moment, He Xiuyuan’s entire mind was engrossed in the talisman paper before him, occasionally gesturing with his hands, wanting to commit everything written on it to his mind.
Compared to the decree on the first page, the ‘Ward’ and ‘Slay’ on the second page were actually much easier to remember.
However, this decree was extremely important. Although he could feel how difficult this Spell was to learn, He Xiuyuan still memorized it by rote, determined to remember everything within it.
As He Xiuyuan fully immersed himself in learning the acquired Spell, it was gradually comprehended by him.
It seemed that this Spell was not difficult for He Xiuyuan to learn at all.
He Xiuyuan didn’t think much of it, only assuming that this Spell was inherently easy to learn.
After a few days passed like this, Chang’an City finally appeared in the distance.
When He Xiuyuan heard Steward Song say that Chang’an was approaching, he put down the talisman paper in his hand and tucked it into his bosom.
Then he lifted the curtain and saw an ancient city wall stretching out in a line before his eyes.
The mottled, slightly green city bricks seemed to be narrating their profound history.
Chang’an… had arrived!
He Xiuyuan looked at Chang’an City, then his gaze slightly lifted, and he saw faint traces of purplish-gold Qi swirling above the city wall.
He Xiuyuan’s eyes paused slightly at the sight, a hint of surprise in them.
Could this be the Qi of the Emperor?