Chapter 126 World Four [12]
It is not difficult to send an unconscious person to the sect’s headquarters. If Zhu Qiuyu packs up and sets off immediately, he can arrive at his destination smoothly in the evening.
Wen Ruyue had originally intended to return home to recuperate with Jing Ke after visiting her junior brothers and sisters, but her younger brother's body had been taken over by a consciousness from nowhere. This forced Wen Ruyue to work overtime, flying back to the sect's headquarters ahead of time to tell her master what had happened.
"Two consciousnesses in one body?" Sect Leader Wen frowned. "Ordinary evil spirits can't coexist with a cultivator's consciousness. Their nature is to devour and destroy. So the one parasitic on Qin Guang couldn't be some spirit or residual soul."
Sect Leader Wen paused, his tone growing serious. "According to your description, Qin Guang's condition seems somewhat like he's been possessed by another body. This is likely the work of a cultivator practicing evil magic. Those individuals, unwilling to accept death at the end of their lives, often seek to seize the bodies of others for their own use."
"Qin Guang has a special physique and his cultivation is not high, so it is very likely that he will be targeted by those people." Sect Leader Wen said, and he felt that his guess was more and more reasonable.
"Did Little White Tiger say anything else? Can she sense the difference between the two consciousnesses?" asked Sect Leader Wen.
Consciousness is something too illusory. Sect Leader Wen has only heard of some rumors of failed attempts at possession, but has never actually encountered anything like this.
Wen Ruyue tried hard to recall that Jing Ke had indeed said a lot to her on the way back flying on the sword.
"Jing Ke can feel that one of the consciousnesses cares about it very much and is very eager to sign a contract with it." Wen Ruyue said carefully.
"But Junior Brother, when we entered the secret realm and encountered the remnant spirit of the divine beast, he seemed eager to try. It seems reasonable that he wanted to sign a contract with the divine beast."
Wen Ruyue could vaguely feel that her junior brother was somewhat unfriendly towards her, but that kind of unfriendliness only existed for a short time, and it was not uncommon for there to be discord between fellow disciples.
Monks are human too, and it's normal for them to have conflicts and struggles with each other. At least my junior brother hasn't secretly cursed me or set me up to get hurt.
Wen Ruyue had a good first impression of Qin Guang, so she didn't want to assume the worst of him.
In her opinion, if the junior brother really went astray, she, as the eldest sister, also had some responsibility and must find a way to get him back on the right track.
Wen Ruyue pondered and said, "As for the other consciousness in Junior Brother, he seems to have forgotten a lot of things. He only remembers that he wants to follow Master back to the sect headquarters to meet new brothers and sisters."
"Master, if an evil cultivator takes over my body, can he obtain my memories?" Wen Ruyue asked.
Sect Leader Wen was clearly a little unsure. "I'll study some ancient texts. It should be possible. Otherwise, possession wouldn't be so difficult to distinguish."
Wen Ruyue nodded slowly. It was not difficult to destroy a consciousness that resided in a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage. The most difficult part was how to distinguish which consciousness belonged to the original junior brother.
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Sect Leader Wen's research lasted for a full seven days. During this period, Wen Ruyue and Jing Ke stayed in the sect's headquarters, keeping an eye on Qin Guang's situation.
Originally, Zhu Qiuyu planned to test the waters through chatting so that she could determine which consciousness belonged to her junior brother.
However, this method was quickly rejected by Jing Ke who had recovered. Jing Ke's suggestion was very simple: lock the man in a small dark room and directly observe his true reaction.
This method was a bit crude and simple, but the effect was very obvious. In less than three days, they had already figured out the personalities of the two consciousnesses.
Consciousness number one, with a changeable personality, looked very panicked when he realized that he was locked up in a small dark room. Although he quickly calmed down, the fear in his eyes could not deceive others. Occasionally, he would play the emotional card and talk about some common experiences among the three of them.
Consciousness number two appears to be relatively simple, with no memories of the past five years. He is very afraid of the dark and panicked when he found himself in a dark room, ultimately curling up in his blanket.
"Um, Senior Sister, in my impression, Junior Brother seems to be a little bit of a fuss, but he shouldn't be that timid, right?" Zhu Qiuyu touched his chin.
Then he added: "Junior brother doesn't seem to be afraid of the dark. He probably doesn't believe that being in bed is absolutely safe. Such a statement has no basis."
Wen Ruyue pondered deeply, then spoke more slowly, "In recent years, Junior Brother has indeed become much braver and more lively. But I remember when we first met, he was very afraid of the unknown. It was only after practicing with Master for a while that he managed to overcome his fear."
"If Junior Brother was possessed by another body very early, then his memory should have stopped at many years ago. Junior Brother at that time was not very courageous, and was always worried that monsters would jump out from places he couldn't see..." Wen Ruyue's brows were getting tighter and tighter.
Wen Ruyue's intuition told her that the person who had lost his memory in recent years was most likely her original junior brother.
But it would be too risky to draw conclusions based on feelings alone. Once the feeling was wrong, Wen Ruyue would undoubtedly become the indirect murderer of her junior brother.
Wen Ruyue cannot afford such consequences easily, so she must be cautious.
After seven long days, Sect Leader Wen brought good news. She had stayed in the library for seven days in a row and successfully found a formation that could identify the compatibility of the soul and body.
"The fact that he can successfully possess someone else's body means that the other person's soul and Qin Guang's body are highly compatible, and it is indeed difficult to distinguish them in a short period of time. But there are no two identical souls in the world, just like there are no two identical leaves in the world."
Sect Leader Wen said, "Let Qin Guang stay in the formation. It will only take three hours for the party with a lower soul compatibility to be forcibly expelled. When the time comes, don't listen to any of their excuses. Just wipe out the evil cultivator's soul."
"Okay, Master." Wen Ruyue and Zhu Qiuyu responded at the same time.
They had complete trust in their leader, and upon hearing her words, they immediately took action.
Jing Ke stood on a stone on the side and watched. When the formation was about to be completed, he took the initiative to stand at the center of the formation, replacing a spiritual weapon that looked a little old.
"Let me act as the center of the formation. This way, the formation can play a greater role and be more accurate." Jing Ke said.
Wen Ruyue's lips moved slightly, and she turned to look at her master. "Master, will being the center of the formation have any negative effects on Jing Ke?"
Sect Leader Wen shook his head. "It's just that Little White Tiger will have to work hard. He needs to maintain the same posture and not move while the formation is running."
"Jing Ke, thank you." Wen Ruyue said.
While feeling relieved, Wen Ruyue thought of the soul contract that Gu Qi had mentioned before, and couldn't help but think about the role of the soul contract.
Wen Ruyue also called Yu Sijin during these seven days, hoping to get some clues related to the soul contract from her.
But the information Yu Sijin could provide was very limited. She only knew that this was a contract that could leave a mark on the souls of both parties. To a certain extent, the two people who signed the contract would share vitality and spiritual power. If one of them was seriously injured, the other would also be hurt.
Apart from this, Yu Sijin was very unsure about other information. There were only a few words in ancient books, and there was no clear conclusion.
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After Jing Ke replaced the spiritual weapon and became the center of the formation, the formation quickly took effect under the stimulation of Master Wen's spiritual power.
Qin Guang, who was tied with ropes and lying in the middle of the formation, first felt uncomfortable. After opening his eyes, he began to struggle violently.
"Master, I feel so uncomfortable, please help me, help me! My head hurts!"
"Big Sister, Big Sister, can you please help me? I'm not some evil spirit. I'm your junior apprentice. You taught me how to use a sword!"
"Junior Sister, I was wrong. I will never let you write a self-criticism for me again. I feel so uncomfortable and in so much pain. If you are willing to rescue me, I am willing to write a self-criticism for you of 10,000 words! No, 20,000 words, 20,000 words is fine too..."
The tied-up Qin Guang could only twist his body continuously, trying to use words to impress the three people outside the formation, so that they would be influenced by him and finally rescue him.
It was impossible for Sect Leader Wen and Wen Ruyue not to be touched when they heard this, but they knew very well that the person who said this was most likely an evil cultivator who had taken over Qin Guang's body, so they stood firmly where they were.
In comparison, Zhu Qiuyu was not as determined.
After hearing Qin Guang constantly talking about little secrets and experiences that only the two of them knew, she even began to worry that her master might have made a mistake.
Fortunately, this thought only flashed through Zhu Qiuyu's mind. After seeing the little white tiger sitting at the center of the formation, she regained her senses and retracted the half step she had taken forward.
In order to avoid making mistakes, Zhu Qiuyu blocked his ears, drew his weapon, and waited for a soul to be expelled so that he could kill it directly and neatly.
After Qin Guang lay on the ground wailing for almost forty minutes, the expression on his face became extremely ferocious and his body began to twitch.
As if realizing that he was about to be expelled from this body, Qin Guang began to speak without thinking.
"You will definitely regret it. I am the child of destiny. If you kick me out, you will only lose the opportunity to change the future. You will all pay the price for this!"
"When the evil demon awakens, you will all die! All of you will die! The people from the eight major sects will die, the people from the Special Management Bureau will die, all of you will die, you will all be buried with me—"
"I know the future! I'm the only one who knows the future. I know when the evil demon will wake up. Don't kill me, I can tell you a lot of things! I know how to break through to the Nascent Soul stage—"
Accompanied by a shrill scream, a consciousness clearly surrounded by black air rushed out of Qin Guang's body, trying to break free from the constraints of the formation and escape.
Zhu Qiuyu, who had covered his ears, did not hear what Qin Guang said. When he saw the dark and unclean thing coming out, he chopped it down at an extremely fast speed, cutting it in half neatly, and then used fire magic to eliminate the black air.
After finishing the job, Zhu Qiuyu finally recovered his hearing and blinked at Sect Leader Wen and the eldest senior sister who were standing there without taking any action.
"Master, Senior Sister, does this mean that the evil cultivator has been eliminated?" Zhu Qiuyu asked in a low voice, a little worried that he might have hit the wrong person, otherwise why would Senior Sister stand there motionless?
"Yeah, almost there." Sect Leader Wen coughed lightly, "Quickly untie the ropes on your junior brother and take him back to his room to let him rest for a while."
"Okay, Master, I'll go right away!" Zhu Qiuyu breathed a sigh of relief, immediately put away the sword in his hand, and went to work honestly.
Sect Leader Wen and Wen Ruyue exchanged a glance, and without any further communication, they both moved in tacit understanding after removing the formation and went into the study.
"Ruyue, what do you think?" Sect Leader Wen asked directly.
Wen Ruyue glanced at Jing Ke, who was lying in her arms. "Master, I only know that the man is an evil cultivator who has taken over Junior Brother's body. We can't believe everything he says."
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