Chapter 848

In the next two days, He Pingsheng diligently began his enhancement.

He upgraded both batches of Pure Karma Pills to the supreme grade, and they multiplied into four batches.

Forty-eight pills in total!

There was no need to make them merely superior grade.

There weren't many to begin with; he'd keep some for himself and family, and could spare at least two batches for sale.

And when selling, he'd sell them one pill at a time.

That's how rarity commands value.

Best to trade for goods, not spirit stones!

…

Two days later, Luo Bingyao finally stabilized her cultivation base and returned before He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng pulled out one supreme-grade Pure Karma Pill and said, "Eat this, and the karma clinging to you will be completely cleansed."

"But going forward, be more cautious in your actions—don't casually exterminate entire clans. When the innocent die, karma will cling to you."

"Yes!" Luo Bingyao said. "Disciple humbly remembers Master's teachings!"

With that, she extended her slender fingers, plucked the pill from He Pingsheng's hand, and swallowed it whole.

A miraculous sight occurred.

The red glow of karma on Luo Bingyao's body and in her eyes slowly faded away.

Eventually, all karma was purged from her entirely.

"Thank you, Master! You've truly saved me!" Luo Bingyao was overjoyed.

He Pingsheng said, "It's nothing."

"By the way, Master, I have a family-secret divine art—though a minor technique, it will be useful to you in critical moments!"

"Take a look!" With that, Luo Bingyao handed He Pingsheng a jade slip.

He Pingsheng smiled: "So now you're my Master, teaching me techniques?"

"No, Master!" Luo Bingyao's cheeks flushed red. "I'm serious! You'll see—it's a bit dark, yes, but perfect for those who act with cruelty!"

He Pingsheng nodded and sent a thread of spiritual sense into the jade slip.

Quickly, the contents of the jade slip appeared in He Pingsheng's mind.

It was a divine art called: Soul Binding Technique.

Though called a "technique," it was not a spell, but a true divine art.

It required alignment with one's own cosmic law to activate.

He Pingsheng skimmed its outline and understood: it was a divine art to capture another's soul.

Simple: after killing an opponent, you could trap their soul—or even destroy it outright.

This was a major move, a grand divine art!

Whether cultivator or mortal, upon death, the soul departs the body.

Souls are uniquely special.

Without intervention, they are drawn to the Reincarnation Realm and enter the Six Paths of Rebirth.

But exceptions exist.

For example, using dark artifacts like the Ten Thousand Souls Banner can absorb and refine souls, yet such acts violate the Six Paths' law and attract karma.

Thus, though He Pingsheng had once enhanced a Ten Thousand Souls Banner, he rarely used it.

The souls he absorbed were only those of his enemies.

Later, some of his own karma glow came from that banner. After arriving in the Spirit Realm, he almost never used it again.

Of course, without such dark artifacts, one could simply obliterate a soul outright.

But that required overwhelming combat power far exceeding the opponent's.

Without such means, ordinary beings could not interfere with souls.

That is, absent exceptions, souls inevitably head toward the Reincarnation Realm.

But one exception exists.

That is, when one possesses a body double.

High-level cultivators with body doubles: upon death, their soul naturally follows cosmic law and flies to the double, merging with it to be reborn.

This process cannot normally be interfered with.

No matter how powerful you are, you cannot stop the original's soul from flying to the double.

This force even surpasses the pull of the Six Paths—so the soul goes to the double, not the Reincarnation Realm.

This is the fundamental principle behind having two lives when possessing a body double.

But with He Pingsheng's possession of this Soul Binding Technique, things change: once mastered, he could interfere with souls.

For example, though He Pingsheng could now kill Void Refinement cultivators, he could not trap their souls.

Their souls would flow to their doubles.

But if he mastered this Soul Binding Technique, after killing an opponent, he could trap their soul.

What advantage does this offer?

Of course!

Even if you have a body double, I trap your soul.

Or even erase it outright.

Then, the fragment of soul-essence on your double loses its anchor and vanishes instantly.

Thus, the double becomes a mindless living corpse.

In this way, you kill both original and double at once.

Such a divine art is not too strong to be called defying heaven—it's no wonder Luo Bingyao called it dark.

Dark? It was utterly sinister.

But this divine art had its limits.

He Pingsheng saw it could only affect cultivators below his own realm.

For example, He Pingsheng could now kill Void Refinement cultivators below Level 11 and destroy both their original and double—but he was powerless against Body Integration cultivators.

"What a ruthless divine art!" He Pingsheng withdrew his spiritual sense from the jade slip and asked, "Bingyao, is this the original or a copy?"

Luo Bingyao said, "Master, take it without worry—it's a copy!"

"Good!" He Pingsheng nodded. "A copy makes me feel at ease."

Right before his disciple, he swiftly tucked the jade slip away—and secretly dropped it into the Treasure Basin.

Enhance it.

The next morning, the divine art he'd placed in the Treasure Basin was enhanced into two.

He Pingsheng casually pulled out the first one to examine.

Name: Six Paths Soul Snatching Art.

Rank: Heaven Grade Divine Art!

Function: After cultivation, it opens a crack in the Six Paths of Rebirth, allowing the retrieval of specific souls from within.

Note: This act violates cosmic harmony; the caster will accumulate massive karma glow.

But from the description, He Pingsheng already knew its use.

For instance, if a loved one died and their soul entered the Six Paths, this art could forcibly drag it back.

But the cost: immense karma glow.

After all, it's a battle against heaven itself.

"This will be useful in a pinch—worth cultivating!" He Pingsheng sealed the jade slip away.

Then he pulled out the second jade slip and scanned it with his spiritual sense.

Name: Huang Quan Soul Snatching Chain.

Rank: Heaven Grade Divine Art.

Function: Once mastered, it can capture all souls within two major realms above your own.

Seeing this description, He Pingsheng's spirits surged: Got it!

9. , thanks to all the parents, bonus chapter starts—today ten chapters, but wait, I need to get my son to sports training first—I'll finish all ten before 10 PM.