Master of Strange Dao

Yu Ziqing was stunned in place, unable to calm his thoughts for a long time. It was utterly ridiculous.

He had seen discrepancies before, where the recorded things differed from the actual situation in the seal, and had also seen large disparities.

But at most, it was like the County Magistrate of Guichou City protecting his Dao-practicing relatives by sealing them to escape the death penalty.

The main events that occurred were still mostly similar to the records.

There had never been a case where the records clearly stated that relatives were sealed, but in reality, there was no sealing at all.

At most, their crimes and actions were merely whitewashed.

But now, Yu Ziqing had gained new insights here.

Witnessing how the actual situation was completely different from the records, saying it had no relation at all and was a complete distortion of truth wasn't an issue.

He once fantasized that at least at the end of the Dingmao era, there were still some people with hard bones.

Now...

Yu Ziqing gave a self-mocking laugh, seeing things rotten to the core.

Here was Dingyou City in the year 2354 of the Dingmao era.

The previous disaster of the rampaging ghost was in the year 1900 of the Dingmao era, also in Dingyou City.

Merely separated by a span of four hundred years, both under the Surname Si.

Yu Ziqing could already imagine that the Prefectural Governor within that seal was probably not a good character either.

Such distortion of truth must have been a traditional skill.

Yang even called him bad. What kind of bad was he? Compared to these people, he was practically a Holy Mother of the mortal world, with a body radiating holy light.

Compared to these heartless and foul-smelling fellows, Yu Ziqing felt pure as a chick, completely unaware of worldly dangers and the evil of human hearts.

"Just because of this trivial matter, they even concoct credit and set a seal. I want to beat that guy to death, yes, beat to death!"

"Calm yourself first." Yang soothed Yu Ziqing, "First think about why, it makes sense for the Shi family to come, but Dean Wu's presence is not usual."

Yang's deep eyes scrutinized the furious Yu Ziqing for a few times, only speaking in a deep voice after Yu Ziqing calmed down.

"I don't know if you have felt it, but I have. You're being increasingly influenced by Dadui."

Yu Ziqing was slightly stunned, wanting to refute, but immediately fell into contemplation.

"Don't speak yet, even as an uninvolved person, facing such situations would naturally evoke fiery emotions.

I also want to beat that guy to death just for a smoother mind.

But, as humans, there are certain things we mustn't do. Experiencing fiery emotion versus being influenced by Dadui, though seemingly similar events, hold different natures.

"I understand this."

"How many Big Seals have you acquired now?"

"Two Prefectural Governor Seals, sixteen County Magistrate Seals."

"So fast?" Yang was greatly shocked. He had delayed a few days, and Yu Ziqing, with nothing else to do, obtained so many?

"No wonder, no wonder I feel you're deeply influenced by Dadui. From Dadui's standpoint, beating those guys to death would seem just and proper, a righteous act."

"After thinking over, I see your point.

Even with Dadui's influence, upon self-examination, actions are stemmed from one's own heart.

My will remained steadfast, even without Dadui, I would still beat that guy to death.

Just for a clear mind.

I understand your concern, worried I wield too many Big Seals now, liable to be driven by Dadui's fortune.

Encountering unwantable matters driven by Dadui, I would ensure endless doom for it.

I have never considered a single goal or one strict method as absolute.

Now addressing those disasters is just a means, not my end goal.

If any problem arises, I would decisively abandon, throwing all Big Seals, including An History Book, into the pit."

Yang stared at Yu Ziqing for a while, secretly sighing with relief.

National fortune, momentum, was always enigmatic, often sensed but not touched.

Many Sect cultivators, many families, opted for seclusive cultivation, unwilling to get involved with the Divine Dynasty for these reasons.

Especially the Divine Dynasty's fortune where all beings' karma intertwines, the worldly strand of eight thousand, most moved by it, ultimately losing the path ahead, leading to Devilic, and those are not few.

Devil Thought varies in situations. It remains manageable if just thoughts.

However, those who lose sight of their path forward, unable to discern direction, appear more miserable than being Devilized.

Devilic, as long as not severe, even before the appearance of hungry ghost, though extraordinarily troublesome, remained controllable, and some eventually beat Devil Thought, expelling and destroying it.

Though such numbers were negligible.

All who achieved this left their mark in history as formidable characters.

Relying solely on self-methods prior to the hungry ghost's emergence seemed the best method, though with a death rate almost equal to a hundred percent.

Yang wasn't afraid of Yu Ziqing being Devilized, for him, it was a regular occurrence, a routine eruption technique.

What he feared was Yu Ziqing losing direction, that would be true Devilic, beyond anyone's salvation.

Observing Yu Ziqing still clear-minded, clutching more than a dozen Big Seals, speaking of causing endless doom to Dadui, assured him everything was fine, he was still the same Yu Ziqing.

"For now, disregard the Shi family, they can be used to trace the people behind them.