Chapter 734 What Soul Searching Techniques Do You Know?
"Boss, help me!" Ning Zhuo used human lives to convey the message.
"Here I come." Sun Lingtong had been hiding in Shuyuzhai, painstakingly studying the water vortex formation, trying his best to get the pages of Luoshu as soon as possible.
Faced with Ning Zhuo's request for help, he responded immediately without saying a word, using his spiritual eyes to penetrate the magic circle and see the body of the Luoshu page.
Although Sun Lingtong had been affected by the Dao weapon countless times, he still couldn't help but admire it in his heart: "What a powerful Dao weapon!"
Seeing that people's lives were hanging by a thread, Ning Zhuo's expression changed slightly, and he felt that he was also under the influence of the Luoshu pages.
The bitter ink has been ground.
The jade slip that recorded the Burning Boat Soul-Ferrying Technique was placed horizontally on the desk.
Below the jade slip, a piece of rice paper was spread out.
Ning Zhuo held a pictographic brush in his right hand and a wooden awl in his left hand.
Next to him was a bundle of hemp rope.
Ning Zhuo mobilized his mind and infused it with magic power, causing the hemp rope to respond immediately. It rose vertically, with one end wrapped around his hair and the other end circling towards an infinite beam.
At the same time, the wooden spike in Ning Zhuo's hand slowly pierced into the inside of his thigh.
Hang your head on the beam and prick your thigh with a needle!
With the Luoshu pages, the pictographic brush, the bitter ink, the hard work of hanging one's head on the beam and piercing one's thigh with an awl, and finally the absorption of the literary style around him, Ning Zhue officially entered the learning state.
He began to copy the Burning Boat Soul-Ferrying Technique.
This spell was obtained from Tianshuang. The jade slip is of ancient style and should not be from this era.
The first thing at the beginning is not the main text, but the admonitions left by the predecessors.
"Ignite the souls of others, cross the sea of desire, acquire countless skills, steal the mysteries of creation. However, the soul boat carries not only treasures, but also the lives of others who have perished. When the boat is exhausted and the fire extinguished, the one who lit the firewood is no longer me, and the one who gleans from the ashes is no longer me. Burning the boat to cross the souls is actually burning yourself, sacrificing yourself. Beware! Fear! Unless you are born to die, obsessed with death, do not violate this taboo!"
Ning Zhuo tried to copy this passage, and the result was eye-opening.
Threads of meaning gathered from the tip of his pen into his sea of consciousness.
"This jade slip is indeed an ancient artifact. It is even possible that it belongs to the person who created this technique?"
Who made the Soul-Devouring Sect a super sect with a long history?
In short, the meaning contained in this jade slip is very rich. Unlike the jade slips of cultivation techniques made by Ning Zhuo himself, which are almost worthless to copy.
Start learning the true content of the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique.
This spell is divided into four parts.
The first part is the root of the fire of catastrophe.
The first sentence of the poem is a question: "Those who offer their soul's grease to feed the fire of catastrophe, and their wisdom to save the sea of suffering, abandon their raft and reach the shore, do they know that the raft is actually a wreck?"
The second part is the ghost crossing in the sea of suffering.
Ning Zhuo copied the entire piece, and the line that impressed him most was: "A thousand years of sorrow and joy are all but a temporary inn, the world of mortals is all calamity. When the soul enters the boat, it falls into the endless illusion..."
In the third part, Ming Jin Hai Gui Zhen.
After Ning Zhuo copied it, his expression became solemn, his eyes fixed on one line: "Where the boats have come to an end is not the other shore, only the ashes of the disaster have submerged the starry raft."
The fourth part is the Five Evils.
However, there are five kinds of disasters. Anyone who practices and uses this technique of burning the boat to cross the soul may suffer from five serious sequelae.
One is the death of name, two is the ashes of consciousness, three is the traces of the boat, four is the burning of karma, and five is the loss of navigation.
To lose one's name means to forget one's own name, then forget others', and finally lose all interpersonal connections.
The ashes of consciousness are in the dantian above the sea of divine consciousness. Whenever divine consciousness is produced, it will burn without fire and turn into ashes.
Boat marks are the manifestation of the Burning Boat Soul Crossing technique eroding the body. Some scorch marks appear between the eyebrows, while others appear on the chest, back, and so on. When the scorch marks intersect, forming the shape of a single boat, the cultivator's soul will also be ignited, as if they have been hit by the Burning Boat Soul Crossing technique, and eventually incinerated.
Karma Burning ignites a crimson lotus fire, scorching the cultivator. At a mild level, it's a blazing green flame, burning the meridians and destroying the collaterals; at its peak, the five internal organs burst into flames, frying the cultivator to dust!
It can be seen that this spell violates taboos and is too harmful to the harmony of nature.
The last trek is when the monk is completely immersed in the memories of others and cannot extricate himself. His self-cognition is seriously confused, irregular, and constantly changing.
When Ning Zhuo learned it for the first time, he saw that the rice paper was full of words.
Every stroke is like a carving, Ning Zhuo is using all his strength to chisel out the mystery.
One of his thighs was already a bloody mess, his scalp was tight, and his energy was being depleted by the Luo Shu.
Ning Zhuo achieved great success in his initial study and witnessed the sharpness of this technique.
"Burn your soul as a boat and seize destiny. Take risks and fall into the abyss, draining away the life's cultivation of others!"
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
The power of this spell is so great and so extreme that Ning Zhuo is very excited.
After taking a break, Ning Zhuo began to study for the second time.
Still copying from the beginning.
The hemp rope was tied straight and creaked, and many broken hairs were scattered on the ground.
There was already a thin layer of blood on the ground. The wooden spike had moved to another leg, piercing it repeatedly.
After learning it for the second time, Ning Zhuo's understanding of this technique of burning the boat to cross the soul has deepened a lot.
His expression became serious, and he began to focus on the fourth part, the Five Evils.
"The Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique is too extreme."
"I have the talent to defeat Ming Si and Mi Hang. But how can I face the remaining Shi Jin, Zhou Hen, and Ye Fen?"
"This needs to be carefully considered."
As he studied this, he felt that the Five Evils were of great importance. Disregarding them would inevitably lead to heavy consequences.
"Can my Buddha Heart Demon Seal compete with the Consciousness Ashes? If the Divine Consciousness cannot be generated for a period of time, it will be very bad."
The auxiliary role of spiritual consciousness for cultivators is extremely huge!
Alchemy, weapon refining, controlling mechanisms, monks fighting, etc., which one does not require spiritual awareness?
"How does the Zhouhen disaster affect the soul and then the body? This requires further research."
"The Red Lotus Karma Fire is the calamity caused by the accumulation of sins, and demonic cultivators often encounter more of it. Once the Burning Boat Soul-Ferrying Technique is performed, it will burn the soul to annihilation. This is indeed against the harmony of heaven, and therefore will cause one's own sins to soar."
"Then, choosing the right soul for the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique is very important."
"Also, can the merits I possess offset this sin?"
The Five Evils are truly entangled...
Ning Zhuo has natural talent that can offset two of them, but there are still three that he needs to deal with with caution.
"I still have energy left, maybe I can try to learn it a third time."
Ning Zhuo carefully observed his own condition. His soul was weak, his mind was dark, he was in low spirits, his thighs were bloody and the flesh was blurred, and many of his hairs were broken. But after treatment, he was still able to hold on.
Ning Zhuo had previously studied Songtao Yangqigong, which actually contained more content than the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique. However, the difficulty of learning it was significantly lower than this time.
"Songtao Yangqi Gong is majestic and natural. Although it gathers energy and wind, it does not harm the essence of spiritual creatures. It suits my nature."
"The Burning Boat Soul-Ferrying Technique is too extreme. Burning souls for personal use is against the harmony of nature. It is indeed a magic technique that originated from the Heavenly Ghost. It does not suit my temperament."
"Alas... I had no choice but to learn it reluctantly." Ning Zhuo sighed in his heart.
Ning Zhuo continued to persevere and studied for the third time.
After hastily treating his thigh, he was stabbed several times with a wooden spike, with blood all over the floor and constant pain.
His hair was almost half broken off and became noticeably thinner.
The sea of consciousness gradually dried up, and the rate at which thoughts emerged slowed down. The literary style was passively triggered, quickly consumed, and transformed into wisps of literary energy, becoming the key factor that allowed Ning Zhuo to persevere.
After finishing the third difficult learning, Ning Zhue's eyes went dark. He supported himself on the table with both hands, and resisted the severe dizziness, but did not fall asleep.
The extremely dim pictorial brush rolled on the table and finally stopped beside the jade slip.
The countless copied words on the rice paper had long been soaked with bitter ink, staining the surrounding blank space black. The ink also stained the tabletop, creating a mess.
Ning Zhuo frowned, holding on to the last bit of insight, and exerted all his willpower, not relaxing at this critical moment.
This was the result of his third study session. If he allowed himself to pass out, even though it would be easier, most of his results would be lost.
"So, the true meaning of the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique is to bury me."
"Sacrifice yourself, experience all the flavors of life, and then you will be reduced to nothing, sinking into the hell, becoming a rare soul material!"
"To make wedding clothes for others, you will end up making wedding clothes for others."
"The Soul Boat is not a boat, it is used to guide souls and spirits, to etch the self. The Soul Boat is not a ferry, it is a gravedigger's shovel, digging your own grave!"
After understanding the truth, Ning Zhuo couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The fire of catastrophe cooks a hundred kinds of souls, and only after they are eaten up do you know that they are just dust in the cauldron."
When he first learned it, he felt that this technique of burning the boat and ferrying the soul was extremely powerful, like a sharp weapon. When he cut shells and took pearls, he did not feel the blood, but only felt the sharpness of the weapon.
The second time I studied it, I had a moderate understanding of it, paid attention to the sequelae of the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique, paid attention to the Five Evils, and became secretly vigilant.
By the third time, he had mastered the art, gaining a deep understanding and comprehension of the Burning Boat Soul Ferry technique. He realized that this demonic art was created with ulterior motives, specifically to trick others into practicing it and refine their own souls into soul material. When the time was right, the original cultivator could then quietly harvest it with ease.
Therefore, the apparent drawbacks of this magic skill—the Five Evils—are not actually the price a cultivator must pay in pursuit of extreme power. Instead, they are a trap set by the creator specifically to exploit these drawbacks and refine his soul!
"Demon cultivators are demon cultivators, they are so bad."
"When practicing any magic, one must be extremely careful and rigorous in their examination."
"Fortunately, my ability to learn has greatly improved. After three attempts, I have achieved something and have glimpsed this truth."
"In the future... in the future, you must be more careful and not fall easily into the evil cultivators' schemes. They are truly insidious."
Ning Zhuo sighed, and after making the arrangements, he fell into a deep sleep.
He was in the bluestone cave and in the space inside the formation, so he was naturally safe.
When he woke up, he felt refreshed and in good condition.
The strong foundation of body and soul once again showed its benefits.
You must know that using Confucian methods, self-harm and hard study, the injuries themselves are difficult to treat. Most treatment methods will be much less effective, or even ineffective.
Confucian practitioners should have corresponding treatment methods, after all, they are from the same family.
What an external cultivator like Ning Zhuo can really rely on is actually his own recovery ability.
"What now?"
Ning Zhuo learned soul-searching techniques in order to attack Lady Pan Si. Ban Ji's problem might not need to be addressed quickly.
Because Ning Zhuo puts himself in Ban Ji's shoes, he thinks that if he were Ban Ji, he would definitely give his all to deal with various Xingyun tests.
But the prerequisite is that Ning Zhuo must obtain sufficiently accurate intelligence before making such a judgment. Otherwise, it would be irresponsible to himself!
Among Tianshuang's collection, there are a large number of methods related to soul-searching.
After all, the Twin Ghosts of Heaven and Earth came from the Soul Devouring Sect, a demonic sect that was the most deeply involved in the study of souls in the entire cultivation world. Soul-searching was precisely their specialty.
Ning Zhuo chose the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique, which is indeed the most powerful!
But after studying it three times, Ning Zhuo gained a deeper understanding and discovered that this spell was a trap. It was a conspiracy by the founder or subsequent spreaders to obtain rare soul materials, deliberately distributing it and luring others to make their own materials.
The plan is good, but in practice, there will always be various variables.
"I need to learn other soul-searching techniques to see if I can improve the Burning Boat Soul-Ferrying Technique."
Ning Zhuo's study tasks had to be increased a lot temporarily.
He was not particularly confident that he could improve. After all, his realm in this area was a world apart from the realm of the Five Elements.
Ning Zhuo relies more on his own learning ability.
In Tianshuang's collection, there are really a variety of soul-searching spells.
Ning Zhuo has great patience and tenacity and learns one by one.
The Soul-Binding Thread technique allows one's own soul to deform, forming a thread that can be threaded through another's acupoints, much like a fisherman reeling in his fishing line. The recipient's senses are shrouded in a spider's web, and all past events are released along with the thread.
The Three Soul Spinning Technique targets the target's three souls. The Fetal Light Soul is spun into brocade (revealing memories), the Refreshing Soul is twisted into blood threads (revealing private secrets), and the Phantom Spirit Soul is drawn into poisonous yarn (luring inner demons). This technique is primarily intended for crafting soul materials; extracting memories is a secondary aspect.
The Soul Seed Spirit Embryo technique involves extracting the target's soul and nurturing it in one's own dantian, transforming it into a ghost flower. Furthermore, the ghost flower can be used to control the target, with reading memories being just one of its abilities.
Soul Cicada Molting, Human Candle Sacrifice, Soul Makeup Mirror, Soul Tracing Sutra, Soul Dream Ointment, Nine Netherworld Bone Bell, Emotional Puppet Guidance, Marrow Heart Ghost Firefly, and the Disaster of the Enmity Between the Married and the Enmity...
Ning Zhuo spent several days learning all the relevant soul-searching methods.
"I never thought that the first thing I really devoted my full attention to learning would be the soul-searching technique of the demon cultivators."
Even someone as determined as Ning Zhuo felt tired.
His body and soul also showed signs of fatigue. The frequent and intense consumption and recovery caused the recovery speed and effect of both to be greatly reduced.
"Then let's take it easy for a while."
Ning Zhuo is well aware of the principle of maintaining a balance between relaxation and tension.
Despite this significant investment, Ning Zhuo's learning yielded remarkable results. He now had more than a dozen areas for improving the Burning Boat Soul Ferry technique.
However, due to his limited realm, Ning Zhuo could not clearly perceive which of these dozen directions were correct.
"Using the Luoshu pages to deduce, we should be able to more quickly deduce the follow-up of more than a dozen improvement routes."
"But doing so will undoubtedly consume an enormous amount of time and energy, which is difficult to estimate."
"Don't be in a hurry to do this. I have a better order of practice."
Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo released Pan Si Niangzi, who had been imprisoned for many days.
When Lady Pan Si saw Ning Zhuo again, although she was dizzy with hunger, she sneered proudly, "What? Master Ning Zhuo, are you finally going to be honest? You want to lie to me and say you're good at soul searching?"
"Don't even mention you're from a righteous family. Even if you're from a demonic family, how old are you? What kind of soul-searching skills can you possibly possess?"
Ning Zhuo was silent for a moment, his tone and expression as calm as before: "Since you said so, then I will show you my righteous foundation."
(End of this chapter)
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