Chapter 518 Trapping the Soul and Refining the Spirit
Knowing Ye Chunyang's stability, Xuanjizi said with confidence: "In any case, you have returned safely now, so Brother Yu can feel at ease. However, now that our faction has united with other factions, Wutianmen may take action at any time after knowing about this matter. The Supreme Elder's punishment of facing the wall for three months is actually to ask you to calm down and recuperate, so that you can contribute to the sect in the future. You should rest well during this period. If anything happens, just call the disciples."
"Unite the factions? What's going on?" Ye Chunyang asked in surprise.
He has been in retreat in the cave since he came back a few days ago. He doesn't know anything about the sect. If he hadn't sensed that Qian Ying was in trouble, he might still be practicing in the cave at this time.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you about this." Xuanjizi patted his forehead and said suddenly: "In recent years, many masters have appeared in Wutianmen inexplicably, and they have annexed many sects, and their strength has reached an unfathomable level. Therefore, the two Supreme Elders proposed to unite the remaining factions to fight against Wutian Clan."
"That's it." Ye Chunyang pondered for a moment and nodded thoughtfully.
"Now that the two sides are on the same level, a war may break out at any time. Disciples from all peaks are already working harder to practice. Only you and me are at a high level on Tianji Peak. We have to take on the important role of protecting the disciples during the war. You also Take this opportunity to retreat and meditate, and there is no need to think too much about other things." Xuan Jizi patted Ye Chunyang on the shoulder and said sincerely.
After saying this, he sighed and said no more, put his hands behind his back and rode on the clouds.
Ye Chunyang frowned deeply, thoughts racing in his mind.
"I didn't expect that Tianqi Sect and Wutian Sect have reached such a tense situation. It seems that no one can be immune to this sect war. When I entered the school, I was fortunate to be protected by Elder Taishang and Brother Xuanji. I, Ye Chunyang, am grateful. If you take revenge, I am afraid this battle cannot be avoided no matter what.”
Ye Chunyang murmured to himself.
In the past, he would not have cared about the fights between these forces, but if the old man surnamed Yi and Xuan Jizi had not come forward to protect him, I am afraid that he would have fallen into the hands of Wutianmen, and he should repay this kindness.
Along the way, he also collected a lot of information about Wutianmen. Most of those high-level monks who suddenly appeared were the shadow organizations secretly cultivated by Wutianmen. These demonic monks were all cruel and strange. If you had to confront them head-on, If you have enough strength, otherwise life or death in this battle will be unpredictable. In this case, it is particularly important to improve your cultivation.
Ye Chunyang looked at the sea of clouds on the mountain, took a deep breath and sat cross-legged in silence.
For the next three months, he needs to retreat here for meditation and is not allowed to go down the mountain even half a step. It was nominally a punishment for him, but the mountain behind was quiet and undisturbed. It was actually an excellent opportunity to practice.
But just as he was contemplating, something behind him suddenly attracted his attention, and he couldn't help but look sideways, with a look of contemplation on his face.
"More than ten years ago, I understood the Gui Dao Sutra in this sutra collection stele, and gained many lost magical powers from the Tianqi Sect. However, I was eager to enter the spiritual world, and there were many secrets that I had not fully understood. Now that I have returned, It’s better to take this opportunity to understand it again.”
The thing behind him is the Buddhist scripture stele at Tianji Peak.
I guess it is because of the increase in disciples and the progress of everyone in recent years. Compared with the desolation more than ten years ago, this monument has been cleaned up, with traces of meditation and enlightenment left around it. Compared with when Ye Chunyang first entered the mountain gate, Take on a new look.
Looking at this monument, Ye Chunyang's eyes flickered. After comprehending the Return to Dao Sutra, he has also benefited a lot in these years. Being able to advance to the middle stage of mana so quickly has a lot to do with this technique. It can be said that he has benefited a lot.
But through these years of practice, Ye Chunyang also discovered that although this exercise contains many lost magical powers of Tianqi Sect, it seems to be lacking something. At that time, because the spiritual world was about to open, I had no time to study it deeply, but now I can just calm down and understand it. .
Thinking of this, he walked to the Tibetan Sutra stele and sat cross-legged in meditation. He placed his hands on the sutra between his eyebrows, and his soul came out of his body to explore the stele.
The Tibetan Scripture Stele at Tianji Peak has hidden mysteries that no one else can understand. Ye Chunyang, who has experience, is very familiar with this. The soul easily escapes into the space in the stele and comes to the ancient starry sky array.
The lines of this ancient formation are complex, and even Ye Chunyang's formation skills cannot be deciphered. Being in it is like flying among the stars, boundless, between reality and illusion. With the lessons learned from the last time he was almost attacked by a forbidden spell, Ye Chunyang was more cautious this time. Fortunately, his cultivation level was no longer what it was back then. His soul also became much stronger after he advanced to the middle stage of his magic power, and his perception became sharper. At this moment, walking among the stars, you can sense the hidden crisis.
Although the space formation here seems to contain the universe and stars, Ye Chunyang knows that all this is an illusion. If he is confused by it, he may be trapped in it and never be able to escape.
"The Art of Covering the Sky."
"Five Elements Escape."
"Red Lotus Fire Technique."
"The Great True Hidden Soul Divine Power."
"..."
"Each starlight here represents a magical power. If I learn it all, even if I cannot advance to the next level in the short term, I will be invincible within the period of my magic power."
Ye Chunyang urged the Divine Refining Technique, his soul's eyes became sharp, and he could see the surrounding stars more clearly. One after another magical powers appeared in front of his eyes. These methods were still vague at the time, but now they are extremely clear. These are all the benefits gained after returning from experience in the spiritual world.
While comprehending the magical power, Ye Chunyang separated a line of mind and returned to his body. The soul and the physical body were inside and outside, and he completely understood the magic power of the scripture stele.
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The storm always comes with the calm.
When Tianqimen was in a peaceful state, the scene at a mountain gate thousands of miles away was quite different.
The mountain gate here was quite dark, with dark clouds gathering all year round and thunder and lightning falling from time to time. From a distance, it looked like an ancient beast crawling between heaven and earth, ready to devour people at any time.
This was the headquarters of Wutianmen, named "Tianshan".
Somewhere in the mountain, there was a deep hall, silent and deserted, with a cold wind blowing from time to time, bringing bursts of chill. Passing through the hall, there was a secret room, empty inside, with only an oil lamp lit. This oil lamp was very strange, with a green wick and extremely dim flames, and the lamp oil was scarlet and sticky, emitting a disgusting fishy smell, like human blood.
A man sat in front of the oil lamp. The dim light stretched his figure very long. The man was dressed in blue, with a long and restrained breath. His face was sharp and angular, like a knife and an axe. He exuded a sense of sharpness and power without anger.
The man sat quietly for an unknown period of time. There was a slight sound in the green light in front of him. The secret room did not bring warmth because of the rising fire. Instead, it suddenly became cold and rolled up gusts of biting wind. Not long after, the fire turned into a tiny figure with a blurred face, but a heart-pounding scream came out of his mouth.
"Is Daoyou awake? How is your recovery after living in this lamp?" Seeing the flickering shadow in the oil lamp, the blue-robed man raised his eyebrows and said expressionlessly.
"Hehe! Wuchuanzi's soul-gathering lamp is quite magical. My soul has recovered about 60% in just a few years of living in it. Daoyou is thoughtful." The shadow in the oil lamp laughed sinisterly.
The blue-robed man chuckled, picked up a golden copper needle from the table, and lifted the wick slightly to make the light brighter. He said, "It's just a trivial matter, don't worry about it, and I need to contact Wuji Palace through you, so I will naturally help you maintain your soul."
As the light became brighter, the weak breath of the villain seemed to be strengthened a little, and his appearance became vaguely clearer. He was 80% similar to the mysterious green-robed man in Lingtian Realm. He chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I promised to help you conquer the north and south realms of Tianchong Mountain and make your Wutianmen the king of this place. I will never break my promise. It's a pity that my body was destroyed by the kid from Tianqimen in Lingtian Realm, otherwise how could I be trapped in this soul-gathering lamp for a full ten years?"
"Are you talking about the mana cultivator named Ye Xiaobao?" The blue-robed man asked with a slight flicker in his eyes, smiling.
"That's the guy!"
When the name was mentioned, the green-robed man suddenly became excited, and the sound he made was like a shrill ghost howl, full of resentment and hatred.
The blue-robed man glanced at him, with a faint smile on his face, and said: "It is said that this guy seems to have practiced a forbidden body refining technique, so when everyone was in the Tianchi space, their magic power was sealed, but he could use this as an advantage to defeat everyone. I wonder if it is true or false?"
"That's right!" The green-robed man said gloomily: "If that kid hadn't practiced that forbidden technique, even if he cultivated into a primordial spirit, how could he be my enemy with his mere magic power period? I swear I won't be a human if I don't avenge this! Hey, that's not right, how do you know that the body refining technique is a forbidden technique? You..."
"Hehe! It's nothing. I just used a little trick in this soul-gathering lamp while you were sleeping, and obtained some of your memories through the wick. Therefore, I am very interested in your sect's body refining method that can make the body holy and prolong life, so I would like to ask you a thing or two." The blue-robed man smiled calmly.
"What? You actually got my memory! Wuchuanzi, you are looking for death!"
The green-robed man was shocked and looked at the blue-robed man with anger. But before he finished speaking, he suddenly let out an "ah" and wailed miserably. Dark green flames kept coming out of his body, and his soul instantly became much weaker.
"You...what did you do to me?" The green-robed man was terrified.
"Oh, if I hadn't mentioned this, I would have almost forgotten to tell you. The soul-gathering lamp not only has the effect of gathering the soul, but also has a spell to trap the soul and refine the soul, which will occur every few days. Why, didn't I mention it to you when I was summoning the soul for you?" The blue-robed man said with a sly smile.
The green-robed man's face changed drastically. Under the change of the light, he couldn't help but scream again and again, but in just a few seconds, his voice was already weak, and his breath was reduced by nearly half compared to when he just woke up.
The blue-robed man looked calmly at the green-robed man howling in pain, his face expressionless, and said: "To be honest, I never thought that your sect had asked me to secretly wipe out various sects in recent years just to block the clues related to this forbidden body refining technique. Hehe... It's a pity. If I hadn't obtained Daoyou's memory, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark. Daoyou has tasted the feeling of trapped spirit and refined soul, so now you should tell me everything, right?"
