Wang Baochang held the bowl of black donkey hoof porridge but hesitated to take a sip.

Ku the Cripple shrugged, "Suit yourself. Do you want to turn into a corpse?"

With a bitter face, Wang Baochang asked, "Is there really no other way?"

Ku the Cripple said, "This is the simplest and most effective method! If you find the taste unpleasant, let Old Master Yang add some sugar or salt for you."

Taking a deep breath, Wang Baochang looked determined, like a martyr heading to the gallows, "No need, I'll drink it! I'll drink it!"

With that, Wang Baochang cupped the bowl with both hands, shouted, and gulped down the bowl of hoof porridge in one go.

Gulugulu!

Watching Wang Baochang's throat moving up and down, I felt my stomach churning. It really took courage to swallow that bowl of black donkey hoof porridge!

After finishing the bowl, Wang Baochang covered his mouth, looking like he was about to vomit.

Ku the Cripple quickly said, "Don't vomit, whatever you do! Vomiting will undo all the progress!"

Wang Baochang forced himself to swallow the hoof porridge in his mouth. It took him a while to catch his breath.

"How do you feel?" Ku the Cripple asked.

Wang Baochang wiped his mouth and, without hesitation, grabbed the half bottle of white wine on the table and drank it all in one go, his eyes red. "Feels worse than eating shit!"

Ku the Cripple said, "It's alright now, go back. The corpse toxins in your body should be resolved soon. When you take a dump later, the corpse toxins will be expelled along with your feces!"

A hint of joy appeared on Wang Baochang's face. He knelt down to Ku the Cripple and kowtowed three times, "Thank you, Ku the Cripple, thank you, Ku the Cripple, you're truly my savior!"

Ku the Cripple's face turned serious, "Wang Daochang, in our line of work, never overestimate yourself, or you might lose your life at any moment. Do what you're capable of, and stop boasting everywhere!"

Being scolded by Ku the Cripple, Wang Baochang blushed, while Grandpa angrily said, "Get out, do you still want to stay here for lunch?"

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Wang Baochang scrambled to his feet from the ground. Although Grandpa scolded him, he still politely thanked Grandpa before leaving.

Ku the Cripple told us that Wang Baochang actually had some skills in Taoism. His ancestors were quite powerful, and the Taoist sword he wielded was passed down from his ancestors. However, Wang Baochang didn't have high aptitude and was impetuous, so he didn't achieve much. At best, he could be considered a third-rate Taoist. If it weren't for the Taoist sword, he might not even be considered mediocre.

Wang Baochang wasn't very capable, but he loved to boast, especially about his ancestors. Relying on his ability to boast, Wang Baochang managed to get quite a few jobs in the surrounding villages and made a good living. He was also lucky. Previously, the jobs he took were all simple and superficial. However, this time he stumbled upon a tough one in our village, which made him "lose face and reputation." It's probably not easy for him to stay in these surrounding villages anymore.

Ku the Cripple had heard of Wang Baochang's name before, but they hadn't interacted much.

Ku the Cripple was low-key and pragmatic. Despite working in this field for so long, he still had some reputation.

However, Wang Baochang, in order to snatch business, had been slandering Ku the Cripple everywhere, boasting that he was better than Ku the Cripple.

So when Wang Baochang asked Ku the Cripple for help just now, Ku the Cripple intentionally mocked him.

Actually, Wang Baochang is shameless enough. Usually, he slanders and damages the reputation of Ku Quzi everywhere. When he encounters trouble, he still has the nerve to come to Ku Quzi for help.

However, this kind of person who can bend and stretch also has the potential to accomplish great things, which I still greatly admire.

Ku Quzi sat in the yard for a while and then got up to bid us farewell, saying that he was exhausted from the past few days and needed to rest early.

Before leaving, Ku Quzi repeatedly urged me to study "The Book of Three Pure Ones" carefully, emphasizing its immense help to me.

I nodded and escorted Ku Quzi to the village entrance.

Ku Quzi took out something from his pocket and gave it to me. When I took a look, it turned out to be a yellow talisman with strange symbols drawn in cinnabar on it, with the symbols resembling a dancing dragon and phoenix, shaped like a flame.

Ku Quzi said, "I still have a 'Samadhi True Fire Talisman' here, take it for your protection! The next time you encounter danger, just shout 'Urgent as a decree' and then throw out this Samadhi True Fire Talisman. Ordinary demons and monsters won't be able to approach you!"

I was very happy and carefully folded the "Samadhi True Fire Talisman" and put it in my pocket.

This is the "life-saving talisman" that Ku Quzi gave me, and I must keep it well and not use it easily until a critical moment.

Suddenly, I remembered the time when the fat guy had flames surging on his back in the Yin Tomb. At that time, Ku Quzi should have used this "Samadhi True Fire Talisman" to drive away the yellow-skinned spirit inside the fat guy! Even the yellow-skinned spirit was afraid of this Samadhi True Fire Talisman, needless to say its power.

After seeing off Ku Quzi, I went back home and slept well.

I stayed up all night with Ku Quzi drinking last night. Although I didn't drink, I was still extremely tired from staying up all night.

I slept until dark and, after dinner, returned to my bedroom. I rummaged around and finally found the book "The Book of Three Pure Ones".

The "The Book of Three Pure Ones" was lying in the corner of the desk, actually being used to prop up the table leg. If Ku Quzi knew that his precious thing had been treated like this by me, he would probably be furious.

I blew off the dust on it. The three ink-splattered characters "The Book of Three Pure Ones" gave people a sense of ancient and mysterious feeling.

Under the desk lamp, I opened "The Book of Three Pure Ones" and started reading.

Not reading, not knowing, but once I read, I was shocked.

The contents of this tattered book are vast and varied, gathering many strange and bizarre secret methods, as if opening another world for me.

There are many methods to deal with ghosts and monsters inside, as well as many different types of talisman patterns, like a picture album. In addition to detailed descriptions of the functions of various talismans, it also teaches you how to make and copy these talismans.

For laymen, this book is like a heavenly book. The talismans inside are diverse, and it's very difficult to remember the drawing method of any one talisman. Moreover, many talisman patterns are similar, with slight differences in strokes and lines, resulting in completely different effects when activated.

But it's very strange, maybe because of my connection to the Yin Bone Child, I surprisingly love these obscure and difficult-to-understand talismans very much, as if I'm being drawn by a mysterious feeling. Holding "The Book of Three Pure Ones", I read it with great fascination, completely immersed in that wonderful world, unable to extricate myself.

I regret deeply. Such a precious book, I actually didn't read it before, and even used it to prop up the table leg. It's truly wasteful and sinful!