Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 538 - 231: Soul’s Return (Part 5)

"Lu Zhiyuan" nodded, suddenly as if remembering something.

"Younger Brother Shen, quickly prepare paper and pen for this old man."

"When I left years ago, I promised Shi Tou that upon my return, I would give him a supplementary technique to resolve the after-effects of the Nine Fiends Gathering Body Technique."

"After years of wandering, this old man finally realized a method."

At these words, Shen Li hurriedly fetched paper and pen.

After Lu Zhiyuan laid out the paper, he picked up the pen and wrote down four large characters.

"Self-Examination Book."

"The sages have said, ’Thrice a day I examine myself,’ and this Self-Examination Book references the statements of the sages and the Vast Righteous Qi of the Literary Dao to cleanse the stains left on the heart spirit by the evil qi of the Nine Fiends Gathering Body Technique."

"Allowing practitioners of the Nine Fiends Gathering Body Technique to always maintain their sanity."

As Lu Zhiyuan spoke, he inscribed the Self-Examination Book with great fluency.

After finishing writing, he pondered for a moment and then changed to a new piece of paper.

"Let this old man leave a letter for Chongxuan."

Beside him, Shen Li and Shen Yuan just quietly watched, not interrupting.

When Lu Zhiyuan finished writing the letter, he turned to Shen Li and said, "Bring out this old man’s divine spirit; it’s been too long, and it will harm Chongxuan."

Shen Li, seeing this, looked at Shen Yuan.

Upon seeing him nod, she used a technique to separate Lu Zhiyuan’s divine spirit from Shen Chongxuan’s physical form.

Inside the pavilion, Lu Zhiyuan’s divine spirit still emitted a faint glow, returning once more to a state of dim haze.

After Shen Chongxuan’s divine spirit regained control of his body, his face was somewhat pale.

But he immediately looked at Shen Yuan and clasped his hands, "Grandfather, what did Master say?"

Shen Yuan handed over the letter left by Lu Zhiyuan.

"This is what your master left for you. Take a look."

Shen Chongxuan took the letter, read it carefully, and a faint gleam of tears flashed in his eyes.

He cherished the letter, placing it in his bosom, his gaze fixed on Lu Zhiyuan standing quietly before him.

He couldn’t just let Master’s divine spirit dissipate like this; he had to think of a solution!

As he noticed Lu Zhiyuan’s divine spirit clearly dimming, Shen Chongxuan felt inner agitation when a thought suddenly crossed his mind.

"Feeding Spirit!"

"Grandfather, do you remember the book ’Feeding Spirit’ that father liked back in the day?"

Feeding Spirit?

Shen Yuan frowned and pondered for a long time, finally recalling what Shen Chongxuan meant by Feeding Spirit.

At the time when the Immortal Sect descended, he obtained a relic map from Xu Xiu, and later, with guidance from the White Jade Turtle Shell, he found the Dragon Tamer’s Mansion.

The Feeding Spirit was precisely the strange ancient book he acquired from the Dragon Tamer’s Mansion back then.

Alongside this, he also discovered the Cloud Dragon Skill and Azure Dragon Force.

All these ancient books were deciphered by Shen Wenyan at the time. However, Shen Yuan considered the Feeding Spirit merely a strange tale and didn’t take it seriously.

"Grandfather, I studied that ancient book in detail in my early years and discovered it contains a ’Soul Nourishing Technique,’ which can collect living beings’ divine spirits into one’s body for nurturing, and summon soul spirits when needed to assist in combat."

"As long as the primary body does not die, the soul spirit will not perish."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan furrowed his brow tightly.

He did not have much research into divine spirits and couldn’t determine whether this move was feasible.

"Li’Er, what do you think?"

Shen Li, who intensely studied Witchcraft Dao and had a deep understanding of divine spirits, guessed Shen Chongxuan’s intentions and wanted to hear Shen Li’s opinion.

If feasible, that would be the best.

After a little consideration, Shen Li spoke, "Theoretically, this method is feasible. The ancient beast skin book does indeed have records of ’soul spirit.’

"However, I haven’t seen the Feeding Spirit mentioned by Brother Chongxuan, so I can’t guarantee that the ’Soul Nourishing Technique’ will definitely work."

"Living souls are complex and fragile; if something goes wrong, it could cause Master’s divine spirit to completely dissipate and possibly harm the practitioner."

After hearing this, Shen Chongxuan hesitated a bit, then looked at her and asked, "Li’Er, how long can Master’s divine spirit hold on?"

With a light smile, Shen Li replied, "If I use a technique, I can preserve Master’s divine spirit for another hundred days."

"If Brother Chongxuan truly intends to use the Soul Nourishing Technique, he should first bring the Feeding Spirit book for Li’Er to examine."

"Alright." After agreeing, Shen Chongxuan clasped his hands towards Shen Yuan and left the Black Water Pavilion.

Meanwhile, Shen Li took out the previous jade scroll again, collecting Lu Zhiyuan’s divine spirit into it.

...

Commandery City of Yunzhong.

Shen Chongming, Luo Yao, and Jiang Xiuqi sat quietly on the top floor of the Seven Layer Tower.

"Resetting the marketplace is indeed feasible."

"Luo Yao, I entrust this matter to you."

Luo Yao slightly clasped her hands, "Yes, Uncle."

After finalizing the marketplace issue, Jiang Xiuqi slightly pondered and said, "This old man heard that Wen’an was attacked by a mysterious strong adversary; how are his injuries specifically?"

Shen Chongming smiled and clasped his hands, "Third Uncle’s body is fine, but..."

"His memory seems to have been erased by that mysterious attacker for a period."

With Jiang Xiuqi, there was no need to conceal anything, so Shen Chongming directly shared this matter.

"Wen’an’s realm is Half-Step Golden Core; to silently erase his memory without leaving traces or harming his divine spirit, the one who acted must be a Nascent Soul True Monarch."

"Moreover, I suspect that person is an extremely strong presence even among Nascent Soul True Monarchs."

Jiang Xiuqi spoke with a solemn expression, then changed topics, "Some news has come from Danzhou in recent days."

"It seems that a great battle erupted at the barrier linking Yangnao Land and Danzhou."

"Affected by the battle, the Qishan Range was shattered over thousands of miles, leading to countless casualties among Immortal Sect influences and common people."