Chapter 62 Gathering Evil Nine Ranks

Cao Kun took a taxi there, gave the studio manager $500, and the manager allowed him to use the machines inside freely.

The studio manager is a young Latino man, probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

As he led Cao Kun upstairs, he said, "You're lucky you ran into me when I came to pick up something, otherwise no one would have answered the phone."

Upon entering the studio, Cao Kun was dumbfounded when he saw the equipment; he didn't know how to use it.

Cao Kun opened his backpack, took out several rolls of film, and said to the person in charge, "Could you help me figure out how to see the contents of these rolls?"

After looking at the rolls of film, the Latino lad began to scrutinize Cao Kun, his eyes darting around: "Buddy, where did you get all this stuff?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." Cao Kun's face darkened, and a sinister aura emanated from his body.

The Latino lad shuddered and quickly said, "Okay, okay, I won't ask. But if you want me to help you, you'll have to give me another 100."

Cao Kun didn't want to argue with the other party, so he threw him a hundred dollars and said, "Hurry up, I'm in a hurry."

The young Latino man took the money and quickly connected the film to a device.

Just as the show was about to start, Cao Kun said, "You can leave now."

The young Latino man wanted to follow along, but he was afraid of Cao Kun and dared not resist, so he obediently went downstairs.

On the computer screen, Cao Kun saw the photos the three people had taken before their deaths.

After calmly reading through all the content, Cao Kun discovered that it was similar to the content in the movie, but also had some differences.

The biggest difference is that the film is a mockumentary, while this is a true, unedited documentary.

All three members of the film crew make appearances in the movie.

Moreover, most of the content features the three of them.

Here, the three of them rarely appear on camera.

Most of them are filming things related to witches.

However, in the end, one of the team members stood facing the wall, and the female director was killed, just like in the movie.

Because the Blair Witch Project doesn't like people seeing her kill.

Therefore, when she committed murder, she would make the other people stand facing the wall.

After turning off the video, Cao Kun pondered for a moment and had an idea.

After packing his things and going downstairs, Cao Kun took a taxi back to his apartment.

Seeing Cao Kun return, the Holy Son of the Mountain was very happy and immediately stepped forward to take Cao Kun's coat.

That evening, the Holy Son of the Mountain continued his cultivation, while Cao Kun entered the system to check the current situation.

He saw that his experience points had decreased from 1200 to [number missing].

Both cultivation level and Yin-Yang Creation Technique can be upgraded again.

In addition, the newly acquired curse spell can also be upgraded.

Yes, the art of cursing is also a spell that can be upgraded.

Cao Kun did not hesitate; he decided to upgrade his cultivation level first.

"upgrade!"

After the familiar throbbing pain, his cultivation level changed.

Cultivation level: Ninth Rank of Gathering Evil

Experience points: points

"Under normal circumstances, it takes some experience points to advance from the eighth rank to the ninth rank."

"However, my cultivation level has improved during this period of practice, and I only used a little experience points."

"It's a pity that I'm only 10,000 points away from reaching perfection."

"well……"

Cao Kun sighed inwardly, feeling quite regretful.

However, although one's cultivation level cannot be upgraded further, the Yin-Yang Creation Technique and the Cursed Arts can still be upgraded.

"Should we save them for when our cultivation level increases, or upgrade two spells first?"

After a moment's thought, Cao Kun decided to upgrade his spells first.

After all, this will definitely help his training efficiency and combat power.

"Yin Yang Creation Technique, upgraded."

Yin Yang Creation Technique: Level 5

Experience points: points

The fifth level of Yin-Yang Creation Technique has once again seen a tremendous improvement.

This will be of even greater help to him.

Looking at the system panel again, I found that the upgrade button for Yin Yang Creation Technique had turned gray again.

He immediately realized that the next level up would require a full 50,000 experience points.

Cao Kun shook his head; the rate of increase was simply terrifying.

His gaze shifted downwards, looking at the curse spell.

The art of cursing and warding off evil spirits has existed since ancient times.

The earliest example can be traced back to Jiang Ziya during the reign of King Wu of Zhou.

During King Wu's conquest of King Zhou, heroes from all over the land came to pay their respects to King Wu.

Only one man named Ding Hou did not go.

Jiang Ziya then commissioned someone to paint a portrait of Marquis Ding, and every day he would shoot an arrow at it.

Several days later, Ding Hou felt unwell all over, with inexplicable pain.

He only realized the reason after someone pointed it out to him.

He dared not delay and immediately went to pay his respects to King Wu.

Seeing that his attitude was fairly good, Jiang Ziya removed the arrow from his portrait.

Strangely enough, as soon as the arrow was removed, the pain in Ding Hou's body also disappeared.

This is the magic of curse spells; they can kill people silently, even from thousands of miles away.

However, curses cannot be performed out of thin air; they must be performed with the aid of props, or curse objects.

The most famous amulet is Lu Ya Dao Ren's Seven Arrows Nailhead Book.

Ordinary apocalyptic substances can only kill ordinary people.

However, this Seven Arrows Book with Nailheads can kill powerful cultivators.

In the novel *Investiture of the Gods*, Zhao Gongming died under the Seven Arrows of Nailhead.

The art of warding off evil spirits is also called the art of suppressing evil spirits.

Lu Ya Dao Ren's name happens to contain the character "Ya," leading to the theory that he created the art of warding off evil spirits.

But whether it is true or not is impossible to verify because it is too far in the past.

After all, Lu Ya Dao Ren and the Seven Arrows of Nailhead are just things from storybooks.

In terms of true history, the earliest record of the art of cursing evil spirits is found in the "Biography of King Xiao of Qinghe" in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty.

One sentence in it reads: "Because the sorcerer said he wanted to use witchcraft and curses, he used taro as a means of warding off evil."

This statement clearly describes the function of witchcraft.

It is a kind of witchcraft that can be used as both a blessing and a curse, called apotropaic magic.

Therefore, witchcraft can not only harm people, but also save them.

However, in ancient imperial palaces, there were more tools for harming people than for saving them.

Gradually, the art of cursing and warding off evil spirits became a forbidden art.

Another theory suggests that the art of warding off evil spirits was created by Gongshu Ban, also known as Lu Ban.

The Lu Ban Classic is divided into two volumes. One volume explains how to make woodenware, and the other volume records various magical arts.

Those spells were curses.

After quickly reviewing the information related to the curse spell in his mind, Cao Kun clicked the upgrade button.

Cursed Arts: Level Two

Experience points: points

"continue!"

Cursed Arts: Level 3

Experience points: points

"Again!"

Cursed Arts: Level 4

Experience points: points

"upgrade!"

Cursed Arts: Level 5

Experience points: points

When experience points are reduced to only points, all "upgrade" buttons turn gray.

The level five curse spell brought a massive amount of information into Cao Kun's mind.

Even the body underwent significant changes.

"Spells of curses are easy to use against ordinary people, but to deal with something that has cultivation or Taoist power, you need a powerful spell."

"Hmm, I'll go visit Qin Guangping another day."