An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 341 The Sutra of Subduing Ghosts and Slaying Souls

The cultivation of the "Scripture of Subduing Ghosts and Slaughtering Souls" is divided into five realms: Ghost Soldier, Underworld Messenger, City God, Judge, and Yama.

Each realm has its own unique supernatural powers and special abilities.

Even the lowest-ranking ghost soldiers can ignite the Yin Candle, greatly increasing the concentration of Yin energy within the candle's range to amplify the ghost's power.

Upon reaching the underworld, one can activate the soul chain, connecting oneself with countless ghosts.

The supernatural abilities and skills at later levels are even more terrifying and abnormal than the last.

However, the powerful effects also make this lineage extremely difficult to cultivate.

Even the lowest level of Ghost Soldier requires going through four steps until the soul is transformed into a "divine office" capable of commanding ghosts, only then can it be considered a successful cultivation.

After continuous cultivation, Chu Xiu currently has 2.4 million karma points remaining.

"Out-of-body experience, soul transformation, visualization, divine descent. I wonder how far I can cultivate to?"

Without further thought, Chu Xiu shook the Soul Banner, and a large number of wandering souls rushed out.

His ghost king appeared, and with just a gentle breath, all these souls exploded into pure yin energy.

Enveloped in yin energy, Chu Xiu sat cross-legged and began to practice his cultivation technique according to the records in the inheritance.

The first step in this cultivation, "astral projection," is to allow the soul to leave the physical body.

It's not difficult to do this, and it's even simpler for Chu Xiu, who has used the Void God mode before.

However, simply allowing the soul to leave the body is not enough to complete this stage of cultivation. One must also enable the soul to exist independently of the physical body for a long period without damage.

With a start, Chu Xiu felt a blur before his eyes, and when he came to his senses, he could clearly see his own body.

The feeling of out-of-body experience is very strange. Theoretically, mortals can also have out-of-body experiences, but mortals' souls are weak. A gust of wind can blow their souls away. Many people who catch a cold and then fall asleep suddenly become mentally impaired because their souls have left their bodies under special circumstances and then been blown away.

With Chu Xiu's powerful soul, he naturally didn't need to worry about this. Not to mention, just to be on the safe side, he had also gathered a large amount of Yin energy nearby.

Once his soul left his body, he began to absorb the surrounding yin energy according to the inherited techniques.

Only by strengthening the soul to the point that the soul remains stable under the scorching sun can this step be considered complete.

Chu Xiu's soul was already capable of doing that, but he was forcibly resisting the sunlight by relying on his powerful soul. If he separated a small portion of it, it would quickly dissipate under the scorching sun. What he needed to do now was to continuously absorb yin energy and completely change the essence of his soul!

With a flick of his wrist, all the remaining causal points appeared in his hand.

add a bit!

As the causal points were consumed, it was as if a storm had been stirred up on the spot, and the surrounding yin energy began to surge wildly towards Chu Xiu in the center!

Under the influence of the causal point, Chu Xiu's originally formless soul quickly solidified, and a large amount of grayish-white yin energy filled his soul.

His soul was enormous, so the transformation was difficult, but fortunately, Chu Xiu left enough causal points, and soon his soul was completely filled with yin energy!
Once the energy has accumulated to a critical point, with a soft sound, the Yin energy begins to flow along a special trajectory. During this process, the shape of the soul also changes, as if the most exquisite craftsman in the world has built the internal "skeleton" for Chu Xiu's soul!
With these "skeletons" connected, the soul that was originally suspended in a ball seemed to have a support, just as a ship can withstand the attack of a tsunami after entering the harbor!
[Consuming 487182 Karma Points, the soul "apart" is complete! The trait 'Day Wanderer' is obtained.]

【Day Wanderer (S): Your soul stability has been greatly improved, Spirit +1800, Spirit Defense +9200.】

As the notification sound rang in his mind, Chu Xiu's soul suddenly rushed out from mid-air, circled the mountain forest, and then returned to his body.

Chu Xiu couldn't help but send out a joyful thought.

He felt an indescribable sense of "freedom" and "exhilaration" after being freed from the constraints of his physical body!
He felt that his soul was much stronger than before. Even under the scorching sun, he only felt warm and comfortable, and no longer needed to concentrate his mind to tighten his soul.

"This is astral projection!"

The most direct result reflected in the data is that his ability to resist mental attacks has greatly improved!
For Chu Xiu at the moment, this is actually the most crucial improvement. In battles between awakened beings, the biggest fear is having weaknesses!
Before this, although he could withstand demigods head-on, he would have a great headache if he encountered a heroic spirit who was good at mental attacks! Mental demigods could even kill him instantly!

But now, this shortcoming has been largely made up for.

but
"not enough!"

Chu Xiu was not satisfied with mere defense.

Because once he enters the Hundred Ghosts Furnace, there is a high chance he will face off against that murderous demon.

Previously, Chu Xiu had easily discovered the location of the murderer by relying on the divine soul condensed by the Golden Embryo Forging God. As long as the murderer's hiding place was seen through, then his terrifying talent would be nothing to Chu Xiu.

But now that the opponent has entered the ranks of Heroic Spirits, both their strength and stealth abilities have been greatly enhanced! Before this, they were even able to launch surprise attacks on demigods!

Therefore, before he could temper his soul to a new level, Chu Xiu still felt insecure!

"Add more!"

The causal point in his hand emitted a dazzling spiritual light, and Chu Xiu's soul began to rapidly circulate the "Killing Ghosts and Slaying Souls Yama Scripture"!
Once the skeleton is built and the soul is strong enough to withstand the scorching sun, it can transform into a "ghost".

Of course, this is not to transform Chu Xiu into an ordinary ghost in the Soul Banner, but to make him a "Hell God" with a powerful ability to suppress ghosts!
Few people know whether the underworld actually exists, so this "divine office" is just an abstract concept. In reality, it is a special "soul body" with the innate ability to subdue ghosts, created by a group of demon sect leaders after millions of years of dedicated research!
To achieve this special soul body, one must first undergo "soul transformation," which means further refining the soul body with yin energy until a complete metamorphosis occurs, making it fundamentally identical to the "divine soul body." Then, through "visualization," one constructs the structure of the "divine soul body," and finally, one allows the consciousness and the new soul body to completely merge, thus completing the "manifestation of divinity."

During this stage, the strength of the soul will continue to increase, but only after it is fully cultivated can one obtain the supernatural power of the "Ghost Soldier"!
Half a day later.

A powerful surge of energy suddenly erupted above Chu Xiu's head during his seclusion, and at the same time, his vast divine sense swept outwards like a torrent, instantly covering an area of ​​several miles in radius!

[796312 Karma Points consumed; Soul Transformation Completed!]

[Spirit +5800, Spirit Defense +2400.]

The completion of this step is the opposite of leaving the body. The already condensed soul body does not increase mental defense much, but the fundamental change greatly increases mental attributes!
Chu Xiu could feel that his divine sense was at least twice as strong as it was before he started cultivating!
"With my current spiritual strength, I should be able to detect the killer's disguise."

"Even if I'm fooled, I still have two life-saving measures: the Deep Dive Rope and Time Reversal."

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu felt largely relieved.

He had 900,000 karma points left, which he felt were not enough for a breakthrough, so he kept them for future needs.

In the following period, he began to focus on refining the Ghost King, preparing to help it fully stabilize its realm before entering the Hundred Ghosts Furnace.

Chu Xiu was eagerly anticipating how terrifying his ghost army could be nurtured by the terrifying resources in the Hundred Ghosts Furnace combined with this inheritance!

Just half a day before the agreed time, Jiang Miaoyin suddenly sent a message.

"Senior, the Investigation Bureau wants to contact you."

"Investigation Bureau?"

After a moment's hesitation, Chu Xiu said, "Connect it."

As he finished speaking, a figure was projected onto Chu Xiu's communication bracelet.

This is a young man who wears gold-rimmed glasses and looks refined.

"So it's Brother Zhao," Chu Xiu said. He recognized the man; his name was Zhao Jie, a capable agent of the Investigation Bureau.

The moment Chu Xiu saw him, he knew what the other person wanted.

Jiang Miaoyin had previously mentioned that the other party was the person in charge of tracking down the murderer.

The reason they came to see him now was because of the murderer.

The other side didn't beat around the bush either, going straight to the point: "The newly created anchor point in the Hundred Ghosts Furnace world has been purchased by our Investigation Bureau for use in hunting down the murderers."

"I'm making this call hoping that Brother Qin can join me in killing and capturing this person. Once it's done, half of everything this person has will be your reward."

"What are your thoughts, Brother Qin?"

Zhao Jie's words made Chu Xiu stroke his chin and fall into thought.

If possible, he would naturally want to deal with the murderer alone, so that everything he owned would be his.

The problem is that the killer is extremely difficult to kill.

Firstly, it has a strong ability to hide. At present, Chu Xiu can only ensure that the other party cannot easily ambush him. However, if the other party is determined to hide and does not meet him at all, then Chu Xiu will have no way to deal with it.

Secondly, the murderer also possesses a very troublesome spatial escape ability. All his spirit puppets constantly maintain an [unstable spatial channel]. As long as it is destroyed or suffers a mental attack exceeding the limit, this spatial channel will automatically open and transmit his consciousness back.

This allows it to use a spirit puppet to act in its place with almost no risk.

Given his cautious nature, Chu Xiu really didn't think he had a chance to kill him.

Thinking of this, he asked, "Brother Zhao, do you have a method to hunt down the murderer?"

Zhao Jie nodded: "Of course, have you ever heard of my talent?"

"All I know is that it's a reconnaissance skill."

"That's right, it's called the [Past and Future Eye (SSS)], and it can see past and future events that happen here."

"With this supernatural power, as long as I go to the place where the murderer has been, I can follow the trail."

"More importantly, I am carrying a device that isolates me from other spaces."

"The spatial passage through which the killer retreats is extremely fast. Even if an ordinary awakened person has similar items, they wouldn't have time to stop him. But I'm different. I can use my future vision to predict his movements and block him in advance."

After hearing Zhao Jie's words, Chu Xiu couldn't help but take a closer look at the man in front of him.

He had heard that this person was the youngest regional head of the Investigation Bureau in the history of China.

So that's why he leveled up so quickly—he has such an abnormal talent.

This was a collaboration that would do Chu Xiu no harm, and he readily agreed after only a brief consideration.

He instructed Jiang Miaoyin to tell Zhao Jie the coordinates of the domain ghost, so they could meet there after killing the super-large ghost.

Having reached an agreement, Zhao Jie didn't say anything more and hung up the phone after taking his leave.

Chu Xiu, on the other hand, continued to refine the Soul Banner.

Half a day later, he descended into the world of the Hundred Ghosts Furnace through the Awakening Space.

The moment he descended, an extremely dense yin energy enveloped him.

This time, however, Chu Xiu felt perfectly at ease, as if he were in his element.

He waited there for a while, and after about ten minutes, he saw a ripple in the space around him, and a graceful figure walked out.

"Hi senior! Long time no see!"

Jiang Miaoyin greeted her with a smile.

Today she wore a black dress that covered her entire body, with black lace gloves on her hands, looking like an elegant noblewoman from the Middle Ages.

This woman was indeed quite cunning; perhaps fearing that Chu Xiu would encounter misfortune alone if he arrived late, she deliberately arrived a few minutes late.

Chu Xiu didn't mind, but his eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Jiang Miaoyin's left arm.

"Oh dear, I thought you wouldn't notice if I dressed up properly, senior."

Noticing Chu Xiu's gaze, Jiang Miaoyin took off her left glove, revealing a fair and delicate hand.

She raised her arm and waved it in front of Chu Xiu, laughing as she said, "I lost an arm when I was in Pengcheng. This new one is too tender and doesn't look right with the original one, so I just covered it up."

Jiang Miaoyin's words left Chu Xiu speechless for a moment. After a long while, he finally said, "I didn't know you had obsessive-compulsive disorder."

Thinking about it carefully, this girl's previous outfits were indeed quite revealing.

Jiang Miaoyin winked playfully: "Of course, I have very high standards for my appearance."

Chu Xiu didn't chat with her anymore, and simply said, "Let's go."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved it, and Garuda appeared in front of him.

With a mere flap of its wings, the powerful flying corpse carried the two of them thousands of miles away, beginning their search for the traces of the colossal ghost in this gloomy twilight realm.

This astonishing speed made Jiang Miaoyin secretly gasp. She remembered that when Chu Xiu entered last time, he still needed to rely on her cursed spirit to move. Only a few months later, he had created a summon that was many times faster than her cursed spirit.

Considering Chu Xiu's performance in Pengcheng, Jiang Miaoyin found Chu Xiu increasingly mysterious.

"Um..." Looking at Chu Xiu's back, Jiang Miaoyin hesitated and said, "Senior, do you need me to release my cursed spirits to help you search? Although many of my cursed spirits have died, they can still be of some use."

Chu Xiu glanced back at her and said calmly, "You don't need to worry. I won't go back on the 20% share we agreed on before."

After saying that, Jiang Miaoyin let out a long sigh of relief.

She knew she couldn't help with this hunt for the colossal ghost, and if Chu Xiu wanted to monopolize all the resources, she had nothing to say.

But she desperately needs to replenish her cursed spirit with her soul, so she is extremely conflicted.

Upon hearing Chu Xiu's words, gratitude welled up in her beautiful eyes.

Chu Xiu turned around and focused on his search.

Not long after, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked ahead.

An incredibly large figure appeared in their line of sight.

(End of this chapter)