Chapter 46 - 43: Daji

Chapter 46: Chapter 43: Daji

The Evil Crow said:

"A thousand years ago, an elderly court Yin Yang Master in East Sakura unexpectedly obtained the Nine-tailed Demon Core.

The Yin Yang Bureau, which had originally only been responsible for astronomy, calendars, and divination, finally welcomed its first Supernatural Human.

That was Abe no Seimei, the first Yin Yang Master in the truest sense.

After obtaining the Nine-tailed Demon Core, Abe no Seimei passed away in less than three years.

You have to understand, the Nine-tailed Demon Core is incredibly volatile.

The only reason a mortal can wield it is because it’s in an extremely weakened state.

After being consumed by a mortal, the Nine-tailed Demon Core will frantically absorb their lifespan to restore its original power.

Once the Nine-tailed Demon Core has devoured 9,900 years of life, it can break free from the Yin Yang Master and become a great disaster in the Human World.

That fool, Abe no Seimei, chose to pass down the Nine-tailed Demon Core for the sake of his family’s honor.

His family also adopted ’Seimei’ as their family name.

The Nine-tailed Demon Core has been passed down through the Seimei Family for a thousand years, wielded by 230 Yin Yang Masters in succession.

By my count, the Nine-tailed Demon Core has already devoured over 9,800 years of life.

The most disgusting part is that the first Yin Yang Master, Abe no Seimei, developed a type of Magic.

It allows the insights gained from developing the Nine-tailed Demon Core to be passed on to the next generation of Yin Yang Masters."

The Evil Crow glanced at Jiang Chaosheng.

"So you need to understand, I’m not just facing some brat from East Sakura.

I’m facing a nearly-revived Daji, plus the magical insights of 230 generations of Yin Yang Masters."

Jiang Chaosheng was secretly stunned.

’It’s that powerful?’

To be honest, he was starting to really covet this Nine-tailed Demon Core.

’The Nine-tailed Demon Core devours lifespan?’

’No problem. I’m immortal. It can eat all it wants.’

Jiang Chaosheng asked:

"What do you think are my chances of winning against that Yin Yang Master?"

The Evil Crow said:

"One hundred percent."

Jiang Chaosheng was taken aback for a moment.

He had thought that beating the Yin Yang Master would be difficult.

The Evil Crow said:

"The Nine-tailed Fox is strong, but at the end of the day, it’s still bound to a human body."

The Evil Crow glanced toward the back room.

"Isn’t there a crazy Elder Dragon back there?

Taking care of that little punk from East Sakura would be a piece of cake.

Even if the Nine-tailed Fox revives, with all the Taboo Items you have, couldn’t you just dominate her?

But really, and no offense, Master, you’re just too weak. You haven’t even begun to tap into the power of these Taboo Items."

The Evil Crow was getting into the flow of its speech, its sharp-tongued nature unconsciously showing itself.

This time, Jiang Chaosheng didn’t mind the Evil Crow’s chatter and asked:

"Can you teach me Magic?"

’If I learn Magic, containing Taboo Items in the future will be much easier.’

’Take the soon-to-be-revived Daji, for example.’

’Even though I’m immortal, when facing that kind of great evil, I’d probably only be able to take a beating with my Turtle Shell Divine Skill.’

’But with Magic, things would be different.’

’Besides increasing my own strength, I’d also be able to wield Taboo Items more perfectly.’

The Evil Crow said:

"I can’t."

Jiang Chaosheng’s eyes narrowed dangerously.

The Evil Crow hastily added:

"It’s not that I’m unwilling to teach you, Master.

It’s just that my Divine Power is innate. I can’t teach it!"

Jiang Chaosheng had a moment of understanding.

’Even living Taboo Items, like all the others, are born with their power.’

The Evil Crow glanced toward the back room again.

"That Elder Dragon is different, though. He really did gain his power through hard Cultivation, bit by bit.

If you learn from him, I guarantee you’ll pick up some good stuff. If he refuses to teach you, just whip his ass with the Scythe of Death.

I just don’t know how someone so powerful ended up in his current state."

Jiang Chaosheng raised an eyebrow.

"You don’t know how he died either?

Actually, I’m very curious. How exactly are Taboo Items born?

You all have numbers. Who gave them to you?"

The Evil Crow shook its head blankly.

"I really don’t know about that.

I was born on Luoyang Slope in the Underworld.

Then, for some reason, the Underworld just vanished.

Later, I was living it up in the Tang Dynasty, carousing and singing, when the first Manager suddenly caught me and brought me here."

Jiang Chaosheng pressed his lips together and didn’t press the matter further.

’The previous Managers didn’t understand the secrets of Antique Shop Zero, so how could a newcomer like me know?’

’I’ll have to take it one step at a time.’

’Time is the one thing I have in abundance.’

’I should focus on the matters at hand.’

’Recover Taboo Items, contain Taboo Items.’

’The development of the Taboo Association needs to speed up.’

’The Taboo Association is my most useful tool. Once it’s more developed, it’ll be much easier for me to get things done.’

’Once Yang Xiao finishes selecting the candidates for the Cleaner Fish, the Taboo Association’s structure will be relatively more mature.’

’After all, the Cleaner Fish will be a group of Corpse Ghosts with Extraordinary Power.’

’Although their Combat Power won’t match up to Taboo Association members like Jin Meiting, Xia Li, and Yang Xiao, the Cleaner Fish will have no problem serving as the Taboo Association’s basic combat units.’

Jiang Chaosheng took a sip of his tea.

The clear tea soothed his throat and cleared his mind a bit.

’Right now, the Taboo Item I want most is the Nine-tailed Demon Core.’

’Unfortunately, it’s in East Sakura, so there’s no way for me to go get it.’

’It would be best if I could find a way to lure the Yin Yang Master to the South Sea.’

At this thought, Jiang Chaosheng’s eyes lit up.

’If the Anomaly Administration Bureau learns how powerful the Yin Yang Master is, they’ll definitely bring Taboo Items to the South Sea to fight him.’

’When that happens, both the Nine-tailed Demon Core and the government’s Taboo Items will be delivered right to my doorstep.’

’As for how to make that happen...’

’From the chat logs between the Yin Yang Master and Bai Litang, I can gather two pieces of information.’

’First, the Yin Yang Master also really wants Taboo Items.’

’Second, the Yin Yang Master’s assistant is in the South Sea right now.’

’And I have plenty of Taboo Items.’

’If the Yin Yang Master’s assistant discovers there are Taboo Items in the South Sea, wouldn’t that be enough to lure the master himself here?’

A plan began to form in his mind.

Jiang Chaosheng muttered to himself:

"There’s one prerequisite to pulling this off. I need someone to strut around South Sea City with a Taboo Item."

’Jin Meiting?’

’No, she can’t be exposed to the public so soon.’

’Yang Xiao?’

’Even worse. He’s incredibly busy right now.’

’Xia Li? She’s even more out of the question.’

All the current members of the Taboo Association were too valuable; there was no one to spare.

Jiang Chaosheng sighed and thought to himself:

’Come to think of it, ever since I took over Antique Shop Zero, Jin Meiting has been the only one to actively come here to make a deal.’

No wonder Li Qinglian was driven to a breakdown by Antique Shop Zero.

If no one comes into Antique Shop Zero to trade, you’re just left to desperately count the days under the curse.

The day to offer Soul Power to the Taboo Sculpture is in a few days.

There isn’t much Soul Power left in the Soul-Sealing Demon Jar.

I have to make a trade for Soul Power within the next few days.

Just then, the wind chime at the door rang.

Jiang Chaosheng looked up and saw a strange man.

The man was unshaven and looked haggard.

He walked toward the counter.

Jiang Chaosheng could smell a mixture of sour sweat, stale smoke, and alcohol.

The man said:

"Boss, I want to buy something."

A slow smile formed on Jiang Chaosheng’s lips.

’Looks like my luck isn’t so bad after all.’

’Speak of the devil.’

Jiang Chaosheng smiled.

"What can I get for you?"

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