Chapter 727: What soul-searching technique can you understand?

"Boss, help me!" Ning Zhuo used the 'Human Life Hanging Threads' to convey the message.

"Coming." Sun Lingtong had been hiding in the Shu Yu Study, painstakingly studying the Water Vortex Array, trying his best to get the Luo Shu page into his hands as soon as possible.

Facing Ning Zhuo’s request for help, he responded immediately without a word, using his Spirit Eye natural talent to penetrate the array and see the main body of the Luo Shu page.

Sun Lingtong was influenced by the Dao artifact; although it had happened many times, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "What a powerful Dao artifact!"

Through the 'Human Life Hanging Threads', Ning Zhuo’s expression also changed slightly, feeling that he was also under the influence of the Luo Shu page.

The bitter ink had been ground properly.

The jade slip recording the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' was placed horizontally on the desk.

Under the jade slip, a piece of rice paper was spread out.

Ning Zhuo held the 'Meeting Meaning Pen' in his right hand, and a wooden awl in his left hand.

Beside him, there was also a bundle of hemp rope.

Ning Zhuo mobilized his spiritual sense and infused magic power, immediately making the hemp rope react, rising straight up, one end wrapping around his hair, and the other end wrapping toward an infinite beam.

At the same time, the wooden awl in Ning Zhuo’s hand slowly pierced into the inner side of his thigh.

Hanging his head from the beam, stabbing his thigh with an awl!

Luo Shu page, Meeting Meaning Pen, bitter ink, as well as hanging his head from the beam, stabbing his thigh with an awl, and finally absorbing the literary wind around him, Ning Zhuo officially entered the learning state.

He began to copy the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art'.

This spell was obtained from Heaven Frost; the jade slip style was ancient and should not be an object of this era.

The opening was not the main text, but the admonitions left by the sages.

"Burn his soul, cross the sea of desire, obtain thousands of skills, steal the creation and communicate with the mysterious. However, what the soul boat carries is not just treasures, but the sinking life of others. When the boat is exhausted and the fire is extinguished, the one who burns the firewood is no longer me, and the one who picks up the leftovers in the ashes is also not me. Burning the boat to cross the soul is actually playing with fire, using oneself as a sacrifice. Be cautious! Fear it! Those who are not seeking life from death, obsessed and crazy, do not touch this taboo!"

Ning Zhuo tried to copy this paragraph, and the result made his eyes light up.

Wisps of meaning gathered from the tip of the pen into his spirit sea.

"This jade slip is indeed an ancient object, and it is very likely the founder of this cultivation method?"

After all, the Soul-Devouring Sect was a super sect with a long history.

In short, the meaning contained in this jade slip was very full. Unlike the jade slips of cultivation methods Ning Zhuo made himself, which had almost no copying value.

He began to learn the true content of the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art'.

This spell was divided into four parts.

The first part was the Root of Calamity Fire.

The first sentence of the opening was a question: "Offering soul paste to calamity fire, using wisdom soul to save the sea of bitterness, those who abandon the raft and land on the shore, do they know that the raft is originally a skeleton?"

The second part was the Ghost Crossing of the Sea of Bitterness.

Ning Zhuo copied the whole passage, and the most impressive sentence was: "Thousands of years of joy and sorrow are all journeys, and the ten thousand zhang red dust is all calamity waves. Once the primordial spirit enters the boat, it falls into the infinite illusion." He reached the third part, Returning to Truth from the Sea.

After Ning Zhuo copied it, his expression became solemn, and his gaze focused on one sentence: "The end of the ship is not the other shore, only seeing the calamity ash sinking into the star raft."

The fourth part was the Five Calamities Entangling Truth.

It listed five kinds of calamities, but any cultivation or use of this 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' might lead to five kinds of serious sequelae.

One is Name Death, two is Consciousness Ash, three is Boat Trace, four is Karma Burning, and five is Lost Navigation.

Name Death is forgetting one’s own name, then forgetting others’, and finally losing all interpersonal connections.

Consciousness Ash is that in the spirit sea and dantian, as long as spiritual sense is generated, it will burn without fire, burning until it becomes ashes.

Boat Trace is the manifestation of the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' eroding the flesh; some scorch marks appear on the center of the eyebrows, some scorch marks are on the chest,

back, etc. Once the scorch marks intersect with each other, forming the shape of a lonely boat. The cultivator’s soul will also be ignited, as if hit by the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art', and finally burned to nothingness.

As for Karma Burning, it ignites the Red Lotus Karma Fire to scorch the cultivator. When light, it darts as green fire, burning meridians and destroying vessels; when intense, the five internal organs erupt in flames, cooking oneself into ashes!

It can be seen that this spell has committed a taboo and hurts heaven and harmony too much.

The last item, Lost Navigation, is that the cultivator completely sinks into the memories of others, unable to extricate himself, his self-cognition is seriously confused, and there is no pattern, constantly changing.

Ning Zhuo learned it for the first time, and saw that the rice paper was full of words.

Every stroke was like carving; it was Ning Zhuo using all his strength to chisel open the mystery.

One of his thighs was already bloody, his scalp was tight, and his essence, energy, and spirit were all consumed under the Luo Shu.

Ning Zhuo learned it for the first time and saw the sharpness of this technique.

"Burning the soul into a boat, forcibly seizing creation. Taking risks and falling into the abyss, exhausting the cultivation of others’ lives!"

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

The power of this spell was really too great, too extreme, making Ning Zhuo feel moved.

After catching his breath, Ning Zhuo began to learn it for the second time.

It was still starting from the beginning to copy.

The hemp rope was pulled straight, creaking, and many broken hairs were scattered on the ground.

There was already a shallow layer of blood on the ground. The wooden awl had been changed to another place, stabbing frequently on the other leg.

After learning it for the second time, Ning Zhuo’s understanding of this 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' deepened a lot.

His expression became solemn, and he began to pay attention to the fourth part, Five Calamities Entangling Truth.

"The 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' is too extreme."

"I have the natural talent of 'Natural Self', which can resist Name Death and Lost Navigation. But how to face the remaining Consciousness Ash, Boat Trace, and Karma Burning?"

"This still needs careful consideration."

He studied to this point and felt more and more that the Five Calamities were no small matter. Negligence would inevitably lead to a heavy price.

"Can my Buddha Heart Demon Seal resist Consciousness Ash? If spiritual sense cannot be generated for a period of time, that would be terrible."

Spiritual sense is extremely important for cultivators!

Alchemy, artifact refining, manipulating mechanisms, cultivator combat, etc., which one does not need spiritual sense?

"How does the Boat Trace calamity affect the flesh from the soul? This point needs more research."

"Red lotus karma fire is a disaster caused by the accumulation of sin, and demon cultivators often encounter more. Once the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' is cast, it will burn the soul to annihilation, which indeed hurts heaven and harmony, so it will increase one’s own sin."

"Then, what kind of soul to choose for the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' is very particular."

"In addition, can the merit on my body offset this layer of sin?"

Ning Zhuo has the natural talent of 'Natural Self' to deal with the Five Calamities Entangling Truth, which can offset two items, but there are still three items left that require him to face cautiously.

"Still have energy, perhaps I can try to learn it for the third time."

Ning Zhuo carefully examined his own state; his soul was weak, his spirit sea was dim, his spirit was not high, both thighs were bloody, and his hair was broken a lot, but after treatment, he could still persist.

Ning Zhuo learned the 'Pine Wave Nourishing Qi Art' before; in fact, the content was more than the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art'. But learning it was obviously much lower in difficulty than this time.

"The 'Pine Wave Nourishing Qi Art' is magnificent, natural in nature, although it collects qi and gathers wind, it does not hurt the root of spiritual things, which is in line with my nature."

"The 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' is too extreme, burning the soul for one’s own use, hurting heaven and harmony; it is worthy of being a demon path cultivation method from the Heavenly Ghost, not in line with my temperament."

"Sigh... I am just forced, barely learning it." Ning Zhuo sighed in his heart.

Ning Zhuo continued to persist, learning it for the third time.

His thighs were hurriedly treated, and then suffered multiple stabs from the wooden awl, blood flowing all over the ground, and pain was constant.

His hair was almost broken in half, becoming obviously sparse.

His spirit sea gradually dried up, and the speed of generating thoughts became slower and slower. The literary wind was triggered passively, consuming rapidly, transforming into wisps of literary qi, becoming the key factor that allowed Ning Zhuo to persist to the end.

The third time he learned it with difficulty, Ning Zhuo’s eyes went dark, his hands supported the table, and he held on to the strong dizziness, not falling into a deep sleep.

The dim 'Meeting Meaning Pen' rolled on the table and finally stopped beside the jade slip.

The countless copied words on the rice paper had long been soaked in bitter ink, staining the surrounding blank space black, and the ink stained the table, a mess.

Ning Zhuo’s brows furrowed, he grabbed the final realization, exhausted his will, and did not slack off at such a critical moment.

This was the result of his third learning; if he let himself fall into a coma, although it would be easy, the results would be lost for the most part.

"So, the true meaning of the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' is actually burying me."

"Using the body as a sacrifice, tasting a thousand kinds of life flavors, I will also turn into nothingness, sinking into the infinite, and becoming a rare soul material!"

"Using others as wedding clothes, as a result, I am wedding clothes for others."

"The soul boat is not a boat, it is to attract the soul and summon the soul, etching the self. Crossing the soul is not crossing, it is a shovel for digging graves, digging a grave for oneself!"

After understanding the truth, Ning Zhuo couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Calamity fire cooks a hundred flavors of soul, only after eating it do I know the dust of the feeding tripod."

When he first learned it, he only felt that this 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' was extremely powerful, like a sharp artifact, scraping shells to take pearls, not feeling blood dripping, only feeling the sharpness of the artifact.

Learning it for the second time, with moderate understanding, he valued the sequelae of the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art', paid attention to the Five Calamities, and secretly gave birth to a heart of vigilance.

After learning it for the third time, he had a deep understanding of the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' and realized that this demon art was created by the creator with ulterior motives, specifically spread to induce others to practice and refine themselves into soul materials. When the time was ripe, the creator could quietly harvest, very easily and freely.

So the superficial drawbacks of this demon art—Five Calamities Entangling Truth—were not the price that cultivators had to pay for seeking extreme power. Instead, it was a trap set by the creator around these drawbacks, wanting to refine other souls!

"Demon cultivators are demon cultivators, too bad."

"Practicing a spell requires caution and strict review."

"Fortunately, my ability to learn has increased greatly; three times of learning, and I have achieved success, peeking into this layer of truth."

"In the future—in the future, I must pay more attention, and I cannot easily fall into the schemes of demon cultivators. This is really insidious."

Ning Zhuo sighed, couldn't hold on anymore, and after making arrangements, fell into a deep sleep.

He was in the Blue Stone Cave Dwelling, and in the array space, so he was naturally safe.

When he woke up, he was refreshed and in perfect condition.

The deep foundation of his flesh and soul once again showed its benefits.

You know, using Confucian means to self-mutilate and study hard, the injury itself is difficult to treat. The effect of most treatment methods will decrease a lot, or even be ineffective.

Confucian cultivators should have corresponding treatment methods, after all, it is within one family.

And Ning Zhuo, an outsider, truly relies on his own recovery ability.

"What now?"

Ning Zhuo learned soul-searching techniques to deal with the Spider-Silk Lady. Ban Ji’s problem might not need to be dealt with as soon as possible.

Because Ning Zhuo put himself in Ban Ji’s shoes, he would definitely go all out to deal with various 'Cloud-Raising Small Trials'.

But the premise is that Ning Zhuo must obtain sufficiently accurate intelligence to make this judgment. Otherwise, it is irresponsible to himself!

And in Heaven Frost’s collection, there were a large number of soul-searching techniques.

After all, the two ghosts of heaven and earth came from the Soul-Devouring Sect, and this demon sect was the organization that studied souls the deepest in the entire cultivation world.

Soul-searching techniques were exactly their specialty.

Ning Zhuo chose the 'Burning Boat Crossing Soul Art' from it, its power was indeed the strongest!

But after learning three rounds, Ning Zhuo had a deep understanding of it and found that this spell was a trap. It was a conspiracy by the creator or subsequent spreaders to induce others to refine themselves into materials in order to obtain rare soul materials.

The plan is beautiful, 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 Crossing Soul Art'."

Ning Zhuo’s learning tasks had to be temporarily increased a lot.

He was not particularly confident that he could improve it; after all, his realm in this aspect was a world of difference from the Five Elements realm.

Ning Zhuo relied more on his own learning ability.

In Heaven Frost’s collection, the soul-searching spells were really varied.

Ning Zhuo had full patience and resilience, learning them one by one.

The Soul-Binding Thread-Pulling Art can make one’s own soul deform, bind into threads, and penetrate the target’s acupuncture points, like a fisherman pulling a rod. The target’s five senses are like falling into a spider web, and the past events all leak out along with the soul threads.

The Three Soul Spinning Wheel Art targets the target’s three souls. The Fetal Light Soul is spun into brocade (revealing memories), the Refreshing Spirit Soul is twisted into blood threads (revealing privacy), and the Dark Essence Soul is drawn into poisonous gauze (inducing inner demons). It is itself a method for making soul materials, and extracting memories is just an incidental ability.

The Soul-Seed Spirit Fetus Art is to extract one of the target’s souls directly, incorporate it into one’s own dantian to cultivate, and turn it into a ghost flower. Furthermore, by using the ghost flower to control the target, reading memories is just one of its abilities.

Soul Cicada Molting, Human Candle Sacrifice, Soul-Makeup Mirror View, Soul-Tracing Sutra, Dream-Drawing Soul Paste, Nine Nether Bone-Asking Bell, Affection-Pulling Puppet Guide, Marrow-Heart Ghost Firefly, Resentful Puppet Same-Heart Tribulation... Ning Zhuo spent several days learning all the related soul-searching methods.

"I didn't expect that the first item I truly studied with all my might was the soul-searching technique of demon cultivators."

Even a person with firm will like Ning Zhuo felt exhausted.

His flesh and soul also showed signs of fatigue; frequent violent consumption and recovery caused the recovery speed and effect of both to be greatly reduced.

"Then let’s slow down."

Ning Zhuo deeply understood the principle of balancing tension and relaxation.

With such significant investment, Ning Zhuo's learning results were remarkable. He now had over a dozen directions for improving the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art.

But limited by his insufficient cultivation realm, Ning Zhuo could not clearly perceive which of these dozen directions were correct.

"Relying on the Luo Book pages to perform deductions should allow me to calculate the follow-ups for the dozen improvement routes more quickly."

"But doing so would undoubtedly consume an extremely vast and difficult-to-estimate amount of time, energy, and so on."

"There is no rush to do this; I have a more excellent cultivation sequence."

Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo released Pan Si Niangzi, who had been imprisoned for many days.

Seeing Ning Zhuo again, although she was dizzy with hunger, Pan Si Niangzi proudly sneered: "What? Is Young Master Ning Zhuo finally going to be honest? Want to trick me by saying you are skilled at soul-searching?"

"Don't tell me you are of the righteous path; even in a demonic cultivation family, how old are you at this age? What kind of attainments in soul-searching arts could you possibly have?"

Ning Zhuo was silent for a moment, his tone as flat as his expression: "Since you have said so, then let me show you my righteous path foundation."