6 Chapter 6: Who's a waste?

Ying Yue couldn't believe what Jun Huang said. Wasn't this body unable to cultivate? If she could cultivate, why would the previous owner have died? Any way you looked at it, this body was supposed to be completely useless, except for the fact that it was exceptionally pretty.

Jun Huang looked at Ying Yue like she was an idiot. Why does this girl think she can't cultivate? Who told her that? If she couldn't cultivate, there was no way she would have been able to form a contract with the Boundless Spirit Pantheon in the first place.

Jun Huang squinted at Ying Yue, seemingly deep in thought, and then reached out with his tiny hand to grab her wrist. As he took her pulse, examining the condition of her body, his eyes widened in shock. Someone had placed a curse on this girl, completely sealing her ability to cultivate. Even though she had the ability, her body was able to detect any qi, let alone absorb it into her dantian and refine it into spiritual energy.

Seeing Jun Huang's expression, a knot of worry started to form in the pit of Ying Yue's stomach. Was there something wrong with this body? Did it have some deficiencies? Would she forever be unable to cultivate? Would she really be a waste? She knew she had her martial arts from her previous life, but that wouldn't be able to help her against a really powerful practitioner.

Before Ying Yue could spiral too deeply into her worries, Jun Huang interrupted her thoughts.

"It seems someone has placed a curse on you, causing your body to be unable to cultivate," he explained, "Thankfully, this curse is not one that can't be broken, it's just going to be a little hard to accomplish."

Hearing this, hope sparkled in Ying Yue's eyes. How cool would it be if she could use spiritual powers? Wouldn't that be like being able to do magic? Even if she had ended up having trash talent, she was sure she could work hard and accomplish being as good as anyone else.

"What do I have to do to break the curse," Ying Yue asked, the excitement in her voice almost being visible in the air around her. "Do I need to get someone to help, or can I break it on my own?"

"That depends," Hun Yuang said, "This curse should be cast using something as a medium to conduct it. If you can find this object and destroy it, you should be able to break the curse. The issue is, we would have to know who would want to curse you, and then once we know that, we would have to search through all their possessions to find the curse's medium object."

Once Hun Yuang explained this, a person automatically popped into Ying Yue's mind. Although the current Ying Yue had yet to meet her, this woman left a strong impression on the heart and mind of the previous Ying Yue. This woman was the current first wife of the Jiang family and the mother of Yao Xiuying, Jiu Niu. Jiu Niu had done everything that was within her power to oppress Ying Yue, being the main culprit for the misery and torment the previous Ying Yue had to suffer through.

Ying Yue decided that she would share her suspicions with Jun Huang.

"She does seem like the most likely culprit," Jun Huang said, pondering over what Ying Yue had told him. "Does she have anything that she keeps with her at all times? Like a hairpin or necklace or something?" Jun Huang was hoping the woman would be stupid enough to wear the object on her, that way it would take them less time to find it.

Ying Yue spent a while trying to remember if Jiu Niu kept anything with her at all times. Unfortunately, the previous Ying Yue avoided her at all costs, so her memories of how she liked to accessorize herself were pretty limited. As Ying Yue was beginning to grow frustrated, she was suddenly enlightened.

A couple of years back, Jiu Niu had taken all the children of the residence with her to a temple to pray for the health of Old Madam Jiang, Jiang Won's father and Ying Yue's grandmother. On their way to the temple, they were ambushed by some men intending to rob them. When the men demanded that they hand over all their valuables, Jiu Niu agreed, except for the bracelet she was wearing. The bracelet really wasn't anything super valuable, it was a simple jade bangle that Jiu Niu had gotten from Jiang Won. He had gotten her many other much nicer gifts, but she seemed to want to protect this bracelet with her life.

When Ying Yue remembered this, she explained everything to Jun Huang, breaking out into a smile.

Jun Huang smiled as well. Thankfully, this woman was stupid, and instead to burying the bracelet somewhere or chucking in in some lake or pond, she wore it on her body. It seemed that things would be much easier than Jun Huang had feared.

"Alright, you should leave this place then, and find an opportunity to break that bracelet. If our suspicions are correct, as soon as that bracelet is destroyed, you should be able to start cultivating." After saying this, Jun Huang explained to Ying Yue how to enter and exit the Boundless Spirit Pantheon at her own will, and Ying Yue left.

When Ying Yue appeared in the outside world, Zhu Xinya had she returned with the bath water, so she did not find anything amiss. If she had returned just a few moments earlier, she would have seen her mistress appear out of thin air.

Seeing the bath being prepared for her, Ying Yue finally registered the fatigue in her own body. After being killed by the crown prince and her sister's scheme, she had had no time to relax her body before her sister showed up in her room. Then, she had over-exerted this body in order to protect Zhu Xinya and hurt Yao Xiuying. After that, with no time to rest, she was sucked into the Boundless Spirit Pantheon, having to take in tons of information. She really was due for some rest and relaxation at this point.

As soon as Zhu Xinya had finished preparing the bath, Ying Yue sunk her body into the tub, feeling the sting as her wounds were filled with water. She smiled at the pain. She would remember this debt, and pay back those who had hurt her a hundred fold. Things were definitely about to get interesting, and she was looking forward to it.