Chapter 371

【Combining the profound Primordial Spirit Dao of fantasy, the ancient immortal method of refining spirit through the Grand Void, and the laws of the netherworld, you have created the Ghost Immortal Cultivation Art: the Other Shore Flower Visualization Method.】

Ghost Immortal Cultivation Art: a method of pure soul cultivation; at its highest, one can achieve the Yang Spirit, and living people can also use it to cultivate the Primordial Spirit.

The Ghost Immortal path is divided into three steps:

The first step: observe the Other Shore Flower of the netherworld, draw out the netherworld's yin qi, merge it into the soul, and strengthen the spirit.

This realm is called the Yin Soul Realm, corresponding to the Body Refinement and true qi realms of the Immortal-Martial path.

However, because it is a soul-type cultivation, in the early stage it is not very strong, and actual combat power is far weaker.

The second step: once the spirit has grown strong, comprehend the qi of the Grand Void, merge it into the soul, and transform the Yin Soul into a Yang Soul.

This realm is called the Yang Soul Realm, and may also be called the Ghost Immortal Realm.

Because of the merging of the qi of the Grand Void, soul power becomes wondrous and Mo Ce, and one's strength takes a qualitative leap, corresponding to the Five Elements Realm and Divine Power Realm of the Immortal-Martial path.

Once this realm is achieved, the soul already possesses a fraction of the divine abilities of a Loose Immortal; it can gather and scatter at will, its divine powers are not small, and it may be called a Ghost Immortal.

The third step: the Yang Soul undergoes nine transformations, becoming a Yang Spirit.

This realm is called the Yang Spirit Realm, and its strength is comparable to the Yin-Yang Realm and Primordial Chaos Realm of the Immortal-Martial path.

This step has abundant cultivation methods: one may draw down heavenly thunder to temper the soul, or comprehend yin and yang to pull in the power of yin and yang to refine the Yang Soul, or reverse the netherworld qi and transform it into the utmost yang qi to refine the spirit.

In short, all roads lead to Rome.

The Other Shore Flower blooms; the flower blooms on the Other Shore!

When the flower blooms, no leaves are seen; when leaves appear, no flower is seen; through life after life, flower and leaf never meet!

Cultivating this Ghost Immortal art, even when drawing in netherworld qi, will not affect a mortal's physical body; it can be called supremely wondrous.

Even more wondrous is that this visualization method carries a supreme concept of being upon the Other Shore while the other dwells in the sea of suffering, making it hard for outer demons and external forces to invade.

Cultivating this to become a Ghost Immortal grants heaven-shaking, earth-shattering great divine abilities.

As Zhang Taixuan's comprehension deepened, the netherworld aura around him grew denser, as if a ghost god suppressing the nine heavens and ten lands had descended into this place.

Yin qi surged skyward, stirring up layer upon layer of massive yin qi waves.

"Who!"

The earth trembled, and a long, undulating mountain range rose from the ground.

"That's Heishan!"

"Immortal, legend has it that the Heishan Old Demon is a great mountain outside the City of the Wrongfully Dead, extremely difficult to deal with; even the netherworld authorities can do nothing about him."

"Oh!" Zhang Taixuan's expression turned subtle. "Then it's perfect for testing the divine ability I've created."

Gazing toward that mountain range, the surrounding yin qi transformed into talismanic runes of the Ghost-Devouring divine ability, like flowing light, falling upon Heishan.

As the runes descended, streams of yin qi were immediately drawn over, refined into pure magic power, and condensed into black crystals.

This was precisely yin-attribute magic power condensed to its extreme, transforming into something akin to a spirit stone.

Furthermore, Heishan's soul was devoured by the runes, refined into pure soul power that surged forth, condensing into soul stones before Zhang Taixuan.

As for Heishan's soul and magic power, Zhang Taixuan found them distasteful.

His own strength was formidable and his cultivation swift; there was no need to devour it.

The reason he deployed the Ghost-Devouring divine ability was simply to conduct an experiment.

Judging by the results, the experiment was a resounding success.

He had merely condensed thirty-six Ghost-Devouring runes, yet Heishan's momentum was suppressed; its soul and yin qi were continuously devoured, and it could not even twitch.

"Immortal, spare my life!"

Heishan screamed in agony while begging for mercy.

"Spare your life?" Zhang Taixuan sneered. "You let demons run rampant in the mortal world. Even if I wished to spare you, they would not agree!"

As he spoke, the yin-attribute spirit stones and soul pearls before him grew ever more numerous, condensing faster and faster.

This signified that the Heishan Old Demon's resistance was growing weaker and weaker.

In just over a minute, the massive Heishan ceased trembling; even the yin qi upon it dissipated entirely, leaving a dead mountain.

The soul and spirit within were devoured clean by the Ghost-Devouring runes.

A gust of yin wind blew, and the undulating Heishan instantly crumbled to flying ash.

In the City of the Wrongfully Dead, one evil ghost after another looked toward Heishan's direction, terrified out of their wits; their already pale ghostly faces grew even uglier.

"He's dead just like that?" Yan Chixia was stunned.

He had expected a battle lasting several rounds!

After all, Heishan's body was enormous—over a thousand li across.

Yet this thousand-li body had turned to flying ash under a few simple runes condensed from yin qi by the opponent.

This was simply too inconceivable!

No wonder Yan Chixia was shocked.

Because the Ghost-Devouring runes truly were simple—simpler even than mortal-world talismans.

This was a case of the right tool for the job.

Once one understood the structural principles of ghosts and ghost gods, a single simple rune could subdue an enemy hundreds or thousands of times stronger.

In fact, as long as Nie Xiaoqian condensed twelve Ghost-Devouring runes, she could easily suppress the Heishan Old Demon.

These runes were simply like handing a child a nuclear button—no matter how weak his strength, he could easily defeat hundreds of thousands.