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Chapter 139 Xiao Beichen's Shock, Curse at the Great Dao Level
Xiao Beichen's gaze was instantly drawn to the dark spot between the child's eyebrows.

It was an extremely complex rune, like a black hole that could devour all light and hope, radiating an evil that even made this seasoned prince feel uneasy.

As the King of Zhenbei, he had seen countless evil spirits and heretics, but he had never seen such pure malice that originated from the level of rules.

He instinctively wanted to step forward and use his own human dragon energy to investigate.

However, a hand calmly and forcefully lay across his front.

It's Meng Xihong.

“Your Highness.” Meng Xihong’s voice was soft, yet carried an undeniable weight.

"This curse should not be touched lightly."

Xiao Beichen stopped in his tracks. He glanced at Meng Xihong's tense profile. The Tianyan Sect Master's expression at this moment was like that of a trapped beast guarding its cubs, exuding a resolute aura.

"Sect Leader Meng, my human dragon aura has a natural power to restrain evil and heretical forces." Xiao Beichen's voice softened, but still carried the unique confidence of a royal descendant.

"This curse is malevolent. Let me try it; perhaps I can uncover its origin."

Meng Xihong remained silent for a moment, seemingly engaged in a mental struggle, before finally slowly lowering his hand and stepping aside.

"Then I will trouble Your Highness. But please be careful, its backlash originates from the level of rules."

With permission, Xiao Beichen stepped forward, and the pure and powerful "Humanity Dragon Qi" within his body moved in response to his thought, transforming into a golden light that was barely visible to the naked eye, and cautiously reached out towards the child.

The dragon's aura had just approached the child's brow when...

The jet-black rune suddenly lit up as if it were an enraged monarch!
A terrifying force originating from the level of "rules," filled with endings and severance, suddenly backfired.

"puff!"

Caught off guard, Xiao Beichen felt as if his dragon energy had not collided with anything, but was instantly swallowed and annihilated by an invisible black hole.

The force of the recoil rushed back along his consciousness, causing his blood to surge and him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Highness!" Meng Xihong had expected this, but his heart still tightened.

"It's alright." Xiao Beichen waved his hand, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were full of horror.

He stared intently at the rune, his voice hoarse: "The power of rules... This is... a curse at the level of the Great Dao."

"Your Highness has a good eye." Meng Xihong's voice carried a hint of bitterness.

He walked to the bedside, gently held his son's cold little hand, and slowly revealed the secret that was enough to overturn the entire cultivation world's understanding.

"His name is Meng Yan'an, my third son. He was born with the destiny of restoring the great path of human body refinement."

His birth rekindled the body-refining star that had been extinguished in the starry sky for a thousand years.

"But it was precisely because of this that he attracted what lay dormant at the source of the Great Dao..."

"The malice of the Demon Emperor."

"This rune is the Great Dao curse that the Demon Emperor unleashed across endless time and space—the Severance of All Laws!"

Meng Xihong repeated the vicious curse word by word.

"Seize their fundamental bones and sever their path to body refinement!"

"Seize their essence and energy, severing their path to Qi cultivation!"

"Seize their mind and spirit, and sever their path to victory!"

"All laws are severed, and eternal damnation ensues!"

With each word he spoke, Xiao Beichen's expression grew increasingly grim.

As a core member of the royal family, he understood better than anyone the terror behind those few words.

"This curse isolated him from the entire world. If it weren't for... an unexpected accident that happened when the demon cast the curse." Meng Xihong's tone suddenly shifted.

"It has taken over the 'giving' passage between An'er and the Great Dao of Body Refinement, but as a result, it has also become tainted by the cause and effect of 'giving'."

This transformed the channel from a one-way act of giving into a two-way act of giving back!

"In this world, any living being who cultivates the 'Furnace Scripture' will have a trace of the purest body-refining essence flowing back into An'er's body through this channel when their cultivation breaks through, thus prolonging his life!"

At this point, Meng Xihong turned around, his eyes shining brightly in the dimly lit room.

"So, Your Highness, do you understand now?"

“Initially, I created and promoted the Furnace Sutra only for my son, so that he could live.”

I don't care what others think; I only want my family to be safe.

His voice paused, recalling the scenes that Ji Beichuan and the others had sent back after they came down the mountain, and his eyes became complicated and profound.

"But when I saw thousands of people in Tonghe County go crazy for it, when I saw countless letters written in blood sent to the mountain gate, when I saw the flame of 'hope' rekindled in the eyes of those mortals who were rejected by the immortals and struggled in the mortal world..."

I admit, my thinking has changed.

“Saving An’er remains my primary objective. But now, it’s not just about saving a child. Your Highness, do you understand what this means?”

"This means that An'er's survival is now inextricably linked to the hopes of millions of ordinary people around the world!"
My Heavenly Evolution Sect will become the only holy land in their hearts!
Anyone who tries to harm An'er is making an enemy of all mortals in the world who yearn to change their fate!

This force is not a source of soldiers for conquest, but rather the most indestructible shield of my Meng family!

"This holy land is holy precisely because it does not belong to any power and paves the way only for mortals."

Once my Tianyan Sect submits to the imperial court, it will no longer be the hope of mortals, but a sword of the dynasty.

A sword is a weapon, a deterrent, but it can never become a belief.

At that point, public support will crumble, and this shield will crumble on its own.

"So why should I cooperate with you instead of surrendering?"

"Because An'er is the 'source' of this hope. And I am the one who ignited this hope!"
This is both the only way to save my son and the shield to protect my whole family's lives.

I cannot hand this double-edged sword to anyone I cannot fully trust.

Even if it's you, the Great Li Dynasty, it's not allowed!

Inside the quiet room, there was a deathly silence.

Xiao Beichen stared blankly at Meng Yan'an on the bed, then looked at the man in front of him, whose eyes were both crazed and perfectly lucid.

He finally understood everything.

This is not a father driven to the brink of despair; he is clearly a cunning and ambitious man who, by taking advantage of this desperate situation, has orchestrated a grand scheme for himself and his family.

He wasn't begging; he was negotiating!

Use the hearts and minds of the people to negotiate with him, the Prince of Zhenbei, and the entire Great Li Dynasty!
After a long while, Xiao Beichen finally exhaled a long breath, a breath that contained shock, sympathy, and a trace of... admiration that even he himself did not realize.

He walked up to Meng Xihong without mentioning any further recruitment efforts.

He reached out and patted Meng Xihong's shoulder heavily.

"I understand."

At that moment, the way he looked at Meng Xihong completely changed.

This was no longer a sect leader who could be manipulated at will, but a true opponent who was qualified to sit on the same chessboard as him, and even the entire dynasty.

A worthy opponent.

(End of this chapter)