He picked up the pen and secretly glanced at Li Banfeng.

Young man, in the end, you lack consideration in your actions. Can things like paper and pen just be given to a Nightmare Cultivator carelessly?

An Zongding wielded the pen swiftly, writing on the white paper as if he were writing a list, but he was actually crafting a talisman paper.

A talisman paper was created in an instant, and before Li Banfeng could take a closer look, An Zongding suddenly performed a trick, conjuring a flame at his fingertips and setting the white paper alight.

The flame rose, and An Zongding blew the ashes towards Hong Ying.

From the two kicks just now, An Zongding clearly gauged that this unnameable Lost Soul possessed immeasurable combat power; controlling it would absolutely defeat Li Qi.

Of course, controlling a Lost Soul of this level is extremely challenging. Given An Zongding’s current situation, this was his only chance at survival.

The ashes drifted onto Hong Ying, and An Zongding’s talisman succeeded.

However, the talisman failed to control Hong Ying, only burning a strand of her hair.

The phonograph was startled: "I thought something serious happened; it turns out it only burned some hair. Yingying, it’s not a big deal. Yingying, sit down first. Yingying, be obedient. I’ll comb your hair. Yingying, don’t kill him!"

An Zongding could never have guessed how important a strand of hair was to Hong Ying.

Because he really didn’t know that, besides Li Qi, Hong Ying was the only one with real hair in the house, from top to bottom.

Enraged, Hong Ying stepped forward and punched a few times, kicked a few times, leaving An Zongding lying on the ground, barely alive.

Li Banfeng picked up the white paper again and stuffed the pen into An Zongding’s hand: "Stop playing tricks and write down all the names!"

An Zongding dared not play any tricks, earnestly writing the first name: "Feng Chongli."

After writing, An Zongding’s right hand exploded into a mass of flesh.

Li Banfeng was shocked; An Zongding’s reaction was identical to having suffered a Passing Glance.

The explosion of the hand was not the end; it continued up the arm, inch by inch.

Looking at An Zongding, he was already speechless, his face blue and purple, seemingly suffocating.

"Wife, let’s have a meal."

An Zongding couldn’t hold on; he couldn’t actively reveal the list from Snowflake Beach, nor write it, nor express it in any way. As long as he tried, he would immediately die.

His wife quickly consumed An Zongding’s soul, with the family waiting with chopsticks.

The last time, Li Banfeng only brought back souls from the Centipede Workshop but not people, in the end, benefitting the phonograph.

This time, he did bring back someone intact Above the Clouds, but didn’t know what curse he was under, with flesh constantly exploding.

If it’s too fragmented, the magical treasure cannot be consumed, ultimately benefiting that wretched Red Lotus.

Once the phonograph consumed An Zongding’s soul, the explosions immediately stopped.

The family went forward to eat, and Li Banfeng asked the wife: "Why does the person stop exploding after eating the soul?"

The wife replied: "Because this person was under a Curse Technique, generally when a person dies, the curse dissipates, but there are a few spells that continue after death."

Li Banfeng recalled Qiu Luoye; back then, he defied Inner State’s wishes, immediately suffering damage from a Curse Technique: "Which Taoist Sect uses Curse Techniques?"

"It’s the Taoist Sect of the Curse Cultivators, the cultivators of this sect are the most insidious among the hundred sects of the world. They battle openly during the day seemingly without skill; some even beating five or six-layer Curse Cultivators as one would a White Lamb, casually battering and manhandling them,

yet unbeknownst to them, they are already under a curse. When it erupts a few hours, days, or even months later, they can no longer find the Curse Caster. Unless someone with an outstanding cultivation level helps, this person is certainly doomed."

Li Banfeng thought it over and felt Curse Cultivators seemed impossible to guard against: "Wife, when Curse Cultivators cast a curse, does the cursed have no sensation whatsoever?"

Hong Ying remarked from the side: "Our Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster can indeed sense, but it also depends on the Curse Caster’s methods. Some don’t cast death curses, just some minor spells, which seem not very harmful, nor malicious, difficult for us Traveling Cultivators to detect, but if these minor spells erupt at critical moments, they can cause significant trouble."

Worried Li Banfeng wouldn’t understand, Hong Ying gave an example: "On the battlefield, I once encountered a Curse Cultivator. During our confrontation, something felt amiss, as if something pricked my wrist,

but the person opposing me was quite proficient in martial arts, so I couldn’t afford to be careless, and didn’t think much of it at the time. In fact, then, I was already under his minor spell,

this minor spell didn’t seem very harmful; when the curse erupted, my body would shake slightly, like a fierce shiver."

Li Banfeng asked: "Then what’s the use of this curse?"

Hong Ying replied: "Depends on the timing it’s employed; on the second day’s confrontation, the opponent used this curse. I shivered, startling Xiaowan’s warhorse, causing her to rush alone into the enemy formation."

Li Banfeng hugged the phonograph: "What happened thereafter?"

Hong Ying complained with grievances: "She fought her way back from the enemy’s formation and afterwards punished me with a hundred military sticks. Thinking back on it, my heart feels heavy!"

The phonograph seethed in anger: "You wretch; I was almost hacked to death by the enemy, and yet you are the one feeling aggrieved!"

Hong Ying sniffled: "I was under a curse, not intentionally trying to harm you!"

The phonograph bitterly remarked: "Under a curse unknowingly, you deserve a beating; you weren’t wronged!"

Li Banfeng still felt Curse Cultivators were hard to deal with: "Apart from the Traveling Cultivator’s Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster Skill, is there no other method to counter Curse Cultivators?"