Lin Fan understood all too well the psychological damage caused by this type of illusionary art. If left unchecked for too long, the victim would gradually lose the ability to distinguish reality from fantasy. It bred narrow-mindedness and greed, driving people to stop at nothing to achieve their goals and slowly stripping away their moral foundation.
As early as ten years ago, this kind of illusionary art had been classified as a forbidden technique in the Lin Family’s archives. It required the harvesting of human spirits—specifically those of children and strong men.
Ten years ago, while Shuyue’s mother was gathering herbs on the mountain, Shuyue had fallen ill and asked for a pomegranate. While he was picking one, he accidentally tumbled off a cliff. Ning Shuyue had run from dawn until dusk, breaking her leg in the process, to reach the foot of the mountain and find her mother. To her horror, she discovered her mother had been violated by local bandits and had lost her purity; in a single night, she had lost her last remaining kin.
Chapter 92