Chapter 36: The Sixth Stroke
Shen Moyan returned to the shop and started practicing the sixth stroke. The sixth stroke was called the "Boundary-Breaking Stroke." Zhu Quan said once this charm was complete, it could break any seal—including the one at the bottom of that well. "But what's the price?" Shen Moyan asked. "The price is that you'll see the truth of that world." Zhu Quan's voice was heavy. "That world—you won't be able to handle it." Shen Moyan said nothing and kept drawing. This time, he succeeded in just a hundred tries. The moment the charm completed, his vision went dark, then bright. He saw it. The world at the bottom of that well—not dark, but bright. So bright it hurt. In the light, a figure knelt, head bowed. That person wore Tang Dynasty Taoist robes. His hair was long. His face was hidden.
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