Master of Strange Dao

Upon discovering the situation here, it was immediately maintained in its original state.

Even if one could exit the city, they were kept within a certain range. After all, from the appearance of the Curse to its discovery, many people had already been coming and going within the city.

As a zombie, Li Qiu was particularly interested in this vitality that had emerged from thin air.

Her perspective on the issue was quite different from Yu Ziqing's, and Yu Ziqing was happy to keep his distance.

He observed for several months, and Li Qiu also observed for several months. In between, they encountered many people from the Dadui court, none of whom dared to enter the city.

There were ruthless individuals willing to pay, and they ended up like ordinary people, with Fetal Qi appearing in their bellies.

Yu Ziqing knew that if it was only about conceiving a child out of nowhere, there were no other issues.

The first thing Dadui would think of was certainly to utilize it, treating this city like the Mother-child River.

They must have later discovered an intolerable major issue before sealing it off as a disaster.

Even the records of the Sealing were vague, suggesting that even textual records, when documenting the core areas, could cause unknown changes.

The most insidious aspect of this Curse was that no one dared to explore it casually.

A few months was enough to see the changes.

Yu Ziqing clearly saw that many people who were extremely irritable in the first three months and tried every means to terminate the pregnancy, eventually had a change of heart over time.

They seemed to have genuinely developed a maternal instinct; the longer the time, the more they wanted to calmly give birth to the child.

He looked at a Seventh Tier Great Cultivator from afar, a burly man with a beard, sporting a belly, with an expectant look for the child's birth on his face, even beginning to prepare all kinds of necessities for the newborn.

From small clothes, to jackets, to cradles, everything was getting prepared.

His spiritual wisdom was not affected, and his consciousness was very clear, but his thoughts had been silently twisted.

And this person was the warrior the court had sent into the city earlier.

Yu Ziqing thought of the records stating that ten months after conception, the population of Jiawu City had nearly doubled.

In fact, the records subtly expressed many details.

If it were equivalent to a normal pregnancy, at least half of the people would want an abortion.

In fact, the final result showed none, so far, unless someone died, not one succeeded in terminating the pregnancy.

When reaching the sixth to seventh month, everyone pregnant had a strong desire to ensure the fetus's birth.

During these days, those who died in the city did so due to conflicts arising from this.

And that spy who tested the ritual died as well.

He tried every method imaginable for an abortion, to no avail. He even attempted a forceful abortion but awoke from unconsciousness and decisively died first. Googlᴇ search novel·fire·net

In other words, unless the pregnant person was killed, no one could successfully terminate the pregnancy.

This Curse was indeed very strange and powerful.

Generally, special abilities like this bore a hint of ritual in them.

Li Qiu had not yet entered the city, leaving Yu Ziqing somewhat puzzled. Had she really never gone in?

By the eighth month, those initially pregnant were near labor.

Li Qiu found Yu Ziqing, her eyes sparkling as if she had made up her mind.

"I'm going in, this might be my only chance to experience that unique vitality.

As you said, whatever I do, as long as the Sealing isn't lifted, there won't be any real impact, right?"

"Correct."

"Good."

Li Qiu resolutely entered the city. Once inside, she closely felt the aura of the city and observed all the people.

Only three days passed before she left the city and found Yu Ziqing.

Her expression carried a hint of strangeness and amazement.

"Inside me, a strand of vitality has really conceived. Is this truly a Curse?

I can clearly feel the Death Qi transforming into vitality, I'm really pregnant."

Yu Ziqing sensed something peculiar. Li Qiu wasn't as panicked as he had imagined, nor did she have that feeling of social death.

Instead, it was more like she had found something amusing that piqued her interest greatly.

There was an unspeakable delight, different from those whose minds were twisted, more like her usual enjoyment in joining the excitement.

"I have an idea, surely it'll suit your taste. Would you like to hear it?"

"Tell me."

"I'm about to leave, I won't wait until someone goes into labor.

But once I leave, this Sealing will return to its original state, your current feelings and thoughts will likely vanish.

Next time I come to see you, I'll need to waste time explaining again, and you'd have to rethink it all.

Ultimately, within this year, you'll still only reach this point, unable to go further.

But I can guarantee to bring out some pure records or information.

Can you record your current feelings and thoughts?

Next time I come in, I'll give it directly to you."

Yu Ziqing handed Li Qiu a regular Jade Scroll.

"You're quite the thinker, I've been considering this myself." Li Qiu recorded a large amount of information in the Jade Scroll and handed it to Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing checked the contents of the Jade Scroll in front of Li Qiu.

A year is still too short, so short that nothing substantial can be studied.

Yu Ziqing has many ideas now, not to resolve this Sealing, but on how to use this Sealing to his advantage.