For ten years I practiced Gu poison in Southeast Asia; all living beings revered me as a deity.

Inside the dark cave, the air was cold and still.

Quiet, without a sound, as if time had stood still in the world.

Unfortunately, this is an illusion... Time is passing by, second by second.

The evidence is that the surrounding candles are also gradually getting shorter as they burn.

Alone in this environment, Luo Feng felt as if he were melting into the silence.

The sound of that folk music performance, after Master Seine left, became farther and farther away from me and from the Black Sheep Cave.

"Was it Master Senna's selfless attack that paid off?"

Luo Feng was filled with unease.

Crackling sounds.

Strange noises suddenly came from behind him.

Luo Feng turned his head away, puzzled.

He saw the source of the sound.

In a dark corner of the Black Sheep Cave, an object was slowly crawling on the ground.

It seemed to be a person, or perhaps a charred shadow, crawling along, dragging blood, skin, bones, and internal organs.

The dark humanoid figure was clearly a woman. She seemed to be groaning, or perhaps trying to shout something, as she raised her throat, but no sound came out.

"..."

Luo Feng remained silent.

However, the woman in black seemed to have noticed Luo Feng.

Her head swiveled rapidly up and down, revealing a chilling smile to him.

The dark-skinned woman pounced on him swiftly, like a reptile.

Chi!

The rune array carved on the ground emitted a ring of flames, and the dark-skinned woman suddenly screamed. After only one spasm, she burst into flames.

The flames vanished in an instant.

"This rune array actually works!"

Luo Feng was also startled.

However, he kept in mind what Master Sena, Ati's biological father, had said: to stay obediently in this rune array until the sun rose.

Several strange things happened that night.

Luo Feng heard all sorts of strange noises, as well as voices coming from outside the Black Sheep Cave, disguised as his mother, Uncle Cha, and villagers.

Outside the cave, a large crowd seemed to be gathered, all trying to persuade, entice, and urge him to leave the talisman array.

Luo Feng remained completely unmoved by these sounds, as if nothing had happened, staying firmly within the talisman array, ignoring them completely.

Later, those voices pretending to be acquaintances began to curse him, trying to provoke him and lure him away.

Luo Feng remained calm and unaffected. Later, the voices became noisy, saying things like Master Sena had been killed by the Ghost Dancer, how tragically Ati's birth mother died, and how they planned to torture and kill him in the future.

Unfortunately, this little trick didn't work either.

"I've seen this kind of trick in horror movies before. Whether it's pretending to be an acquaintance or using some other method to trick you, just ignore it all..."

Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, he wouldn't budge an inch from this circle.

Finally, it was dawn.

Luo Feng felt a terrifying aura approaching, and his face twitched.

The candles outside the talisman array have all gone out.

A gust of cold wind swept over him. At the same time, outside the Black Sheep Cave, a cloud of dark mist flew back quickly and entered Master Sena's head.

The crack in the fleshy shell closed automatically. Master Sena's lifeless body twitched a few times, then he coughed a few times.

"It's a success..."

The black-clad Ajarn said in a deep voice, "Although I have sacrificed most of my life, it's not too bad. At least for the next half month, you don't have to worry about the Ghost Dancer coming after you."

"Father."

Luo Feng's face also showed a heavy expression.

"How are you feeling?"

"I don't have long to live."

Sena smiled and said, "I was already possessed by a demon, and after exhausting all my strength to fight the Ghost Dancer, I don't have much longer to live... Ati, before I die, I have a few words to tell you."

He took out the amber prayer beads and handed them to Luo Feng.

"Within half a month, you must reach the Princess Temple in Wankao Village and find Master Putaoon. As long as you have his protection, you will not have to worry about being targeted by the Ghost Dancer again. If possible, you must ask him for guidance and learn the Lanna school of witchcraft. Only in this way will you have a chance to live a normal life. Otherwise, you will have to stay in Wankao Village for the rest of your life. You must remember this."

"I've got it."

Luo Feng understood that Sena was giving his last words.

"In addition, I need to tell you some things... There was originally a dangerous evil spirit residing in my body, but fortunately it exhausted its power in the battle against the demon dancer."

"Furthermore, I have already converted the 'Living Bind' to 'Death Bind' one by one, so you don't need to worry about this evil spirit having any chance of resurrection."

He added, "After I die, dig a pit inside the Black Sheep Cave, bury my body in the pit, sprinkle a layer of quicklime on it, and then bury it properly. Then you won't have to worry about that evil spirit having a chance to revive. This area will be safe for the next ten years... As for after ten years, you'll need to find someone to deal with this place separately."

Master Sena explained how to dispose of the body.

"In addition, I have prepared some valuables, which are placed in a few jars inside the cave. You can take some as travel expenses."

He continued, "Furthermore, during my lifetime, I also performed rituals with Golden Boys (Kumanthong), Paigeshi (whispering ghosts), and certain black magic spirits, all of which I sealed in my ritual implements and jars... You must also bury these things, because you currently lack the power to suppress these spirits!"

Sena made it clear that before Luo Feng mastered the Curse Binding Technique, the only thing he could do was to obediently bury these things with him underground.

He could wait until ten years later, or until he returned after completing his studies under Master Putaoon, then he could retrieve these ghosts that he had previously consecrated, suppress them with his magic, and make them his servants.

"I'm so sorry about what happened to your mother. I truly feel sorry for you and your son..."

Master Sena's face grew increasingly pale.

"My current predicament is my retribution, and also a small compensation. I hope you and your mother can forgive me."

He reached out and grabbed his "son's" hand.

"Live well, Ati."

After saying this, Sena stopped speaking, and his chest ceased to rise and fall, for he had already died.

Upon his death, his entire body became abnormally stiff, and his skin turned a strange, deathly gray.

Sena gave the impression of being a long-dead corpse, his body temperature becoming extremely cold.

Luo Feng was also a little melancholy, but then he remembered that he had been killed by Master Sena before, and his sad mood recovered.

"The Princess Temple in Wankao Village?"

Luo Feng gripped the prayer beads in his hand, knowing that this meant he had accepted a new task.