Chapter 102: Small Supernatural Powers and Replay (2)
Although there was no experimental subject who could provide Luo Xuanyi with immediate feedback, this was Luo Xuanyi's own derived magical power after all, and it was very simple for her to understand it.
Supernatural powers are divided into minor supernatural powers, supernatural powers, and innate supernatural powers. Minor supernatural powers generally refer to the means of cultivators below the Jindan stage. Most of them are supernatural powers that come naturally when practicing mental methods and secret techniques. They do not require self-realization and have a weak connection with the universe. They are just a means and are mostly auxiliary. Some are also self-realized, but it also depends on the cultivator's self-realization.
Divine powers are the natural product of a Jindan Yuanying cultivator's understanding of the Dao, combined with their perception of the universe. They cannot be replicated by others, for they are the embryonic form of each individual's unique Dao. As one prepares to enter the Dao and break through, these powers, along with the Dao Seed and the soul-searching process, transform into truly powerful innate divine powers. These powers, imbued with the mysteries of Dao, can easily consume and release vast quantities of spiritual energy. They are a cultivator's ultimate weapon, even more precious than their own natal magic weapon.
Luo Xuanyi's "Stealing Life and Bringing Evil" is a minor magical power, but it's a self-realized skill, combined with her understanding of the "All Evils Conquering Ghosts" technique. Its power also carries the dual characteristics of both the "All Evils Conquering Ghosts" technique and Luo Xuanyi. To put it bluntly, this minor magical power, "Stealing Life and Bringing Evil," involves stealing a trace of another's luck, leaving them to suffer the consequences.
Those with destiny are different from others. Everyone carries a certain kind of destiny, more or less. Of course, destiny can be transferred, but the weaker the person, the easier it is to have their destiny stripped away. For example, the emperor who emerged from Guning Village possessed the destiny of a dragon. His descendants were unable to inherit this destiny, and it was taken away by others, thus shifting the country.
Luo Xuanyi can use the minor magical power of stealing lives to steal someone's luck, thereby securing a chance encounter or simply bringing them bad luck. However, the consequences are unpredictable. Perhaps a significant amount of luck is stolen, leading to a fall. Alternatively, it's possible that only a small amount of luck is taken away, resulting in a moment of luck saving the other person's life. In this case, someone arrives a little too late to rescue them, resulting in their death upon arrival. Such bad luck.
All in all, it's a very flexible auxiliary skill. Luo Xuanyi quickly figured out why she had mastered this magical power. She had simply stolen the Meteorite Dragon's luck from everyone in Guning Village, and then brought bad consequences upon them.
In other words, Luo Xuanyi had gained a lot of knowledge from her experiments in Guning Village. Since she had no other references to practice with, she had to experiment. Therefore, she used many different methods to try to find the fastest and most valuable path. The three siblings of the Dong family were particularly valuable references.
Of the three, only the eldest, Dong Qi, had transformed into a will-o'-the-wisp. Furthermore, his will-o'-the-wisp was the purest among those who had transformed into it in the village. Presumably, murderous intent was the best catalyst. But it was too slow. For someone like Luo Xuanyi, planning and interacting with people was exhausting, and appearing to be kind and righteous was too much.
Comparing Dong Qi's will-o'-the-wisp with others', although others were not as pure, the difference in the degree of strengthening Luo Xuanyi's original will-o'-the-wisp was not significant. However, to transform into a will-o'-the-wisp, one must at least have murderous intent.
Then there were the evil thoughts. For Luo Xuanyi to absorb the evil thoughts, they had to be accompanied by action. Even though Luo Xuanyi had allowed Dong Xian to suffer for a long time after being betrayed by everyone, Dong Xian had no power to resist, so he was unable to contribute any evil thoughts to Luo Xuanyi.
Then, Luo Xuanyi was deeply dissatisfied with her lack of magical weapons. She wanted a weapon that could easily unleash her full power. Since she had become a cunning cultivator, she only needed a single strike to secure victory. Therefore, a method of attack that required careful planning and a final blow without taking too much risk was more suitable than before. However, she couldn't figure out how to solve this problem.
In short, now we have to leave Guning Village and find a place to practice that can not only break through the body but also absorb the dead air, and then try to optimize the means of obtaining evil thoughts and fully master the minor magical powers as soon as possible.
Luo Xuanyi cleared her mind, hid herself completely, and left the stone hall with her body.
Based on Zang Yaozong's rough map of the righteous path, Luo Xuanyi couldn't see any areas with significant amounts of dead energy, so she needed to obtain a map. However, Luo Xuanyi's current understanding of the righteous path was still based on the Fengwuzhi (Chinese landscape records) that Taoist Hua Shen had brought to Zang Yaozong hundreds of years ago. She needed to carefully observe the current state of the righteous path and take it one step at a time.
In short, crossing the Yang River to the east seemed out of the question. Even if she did, it would be the territory of a group of righteous cultivators, and the east would directly lead to the sea. It would be too easy to expose her identity if she pretended to be a large group of cultivators when she had no understanding of the righteous path. Whether they discovered that Luo Xuanyi was a demon or a treacherous person, she would be dead.
Going north or south wasn't an option either. The ghost master of the Five Dragon Mountains to the north had already been awakened, and she wouldn't deliberately provoke him. After all, there was nothing good to be gained. Going south to Hairuo Province, the three major avenues of Hairuo Province were filled with mysterious monks and Taoists who were the best at catching ghosts. Before Luo Xuanyi figured out whether she could hide her form from the cultivators, she decided not to try her luck.
Therefore, there is only one final option, which is to cross the Yan River to the west and go to Xuanchengzhou.
Thinking of the gaze she noticed in the mist of the river when she came here, Luo Xuanyi looked towards the river, but found a place she had not noticed when she came here.
There is a ferry on the bank of Yan River.
Luo Xuanyi stepped on the ferry with her evasion light and instantly landed on it. The ferry looked as if its foundation had been built for centuries. The rotten wood made a strange creaking sound when stepped on. The flags planted on the ferry had also decayed and fallen off, leaving only a crooked wooden stick that looked like it was about to fall.
But Luo Xuanyi saw fresh traces: several fish on the broken wooden planks. They were all dead, but clearly not all died at the same time. Some were reduced to mere bones, while others still had intact flesh and skin, only slightly rotted. The common denominator for each fish was a scale lying next to them.
Luo Xuanyi wanted to take a closer look when she suddenly noticed something moving towards her in the mist. Compared to the previous, heart-shaking sight, this moving object looked more like a boat.
"The wind is rising—the river god is laughing—"
The faint singing voice followed the waves and approached the ferry.
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