I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 233 Accepting a Disciple
"No, that's not necessary!"

Yang Jian felt like he had encountered a lunatic; everything the lunatic did was a bit abnormal. Become an apprentice? Unless he himself was mentally ill!
Rejected, Xiao Wuji wasn't angry. He just stared intently at the ghost on the bone tree and said without turning his head, "Oh, then you can go!"

Having received permission, Yang Jian turned and ran wildly. In such a strange place, encountering such strange people, who could understand the feeling of terror!
He knew this might be an opportunity, but it was more likely to be dangerous, and he wasn't willing to gamble with his life!
Turning around, Yang Jian saw the toilet door he had just entered through. Without thinking twice, he quickly ran out.

After taking two steps, Yang Jian suddenly froze. It was a familiar corridor, and his classroom was located there.

"It's you. How did you get out of the classroom?" A pale, thin man in a trench coat sat on the corridor wall, his bloodshot eyes looking at Yang Jian with a hint of wariness.

……

Regardless of what happened after Yang Jian left, Xiao Wuji looked at the ghostly figure on the White Bone Tree with great envy.

If I can refine it, my strength will definitely improve further.

The only problem to worry about is not waking up the ghost during his refining process!
"Fine, the bold will get rich, and the timid will starve. Anyway, with the guaranteed return, I won't die!"

Xiao Wuji spat out a mouthful of chaotic fire, enveloping the entire ghostly figure, but carefully avoided the coffin nail!

This is the key to the suppression, and he will absolutely not touch it lightly.

At the same time, in order to protect himself, Xiao Wuji deliberately multitasked and began practicing the ghostly cultivation technique "Xuan Yin Jing".

This is one of the few ghost cultivation techniques he possesses. Although it is not the strongest, it is one of the few techniques that allows one to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage without transforming into a ghost body.

The Chaos Fire refines the laws and Yin energy, while the Profound Yin Scripture can absorb the dissipated Yin energy for cultivation, making the most of this ghostly shadow.

Half a day later, Xiao Wuji suddenly withdrew the Chaos Fire, and then cautiously looked at the ghostly figure that had shrunk in size. This thing actually reacted instinctively, as if it was about to awaken.

Fortunately, after Xiao Wuji withdrew the flames, the ghostly figure returned to calm!

"You still possess spirituality! But if I were to destroy your will to resist, how would you respond?"

"Mental Power—Heartfire Burning the Heart!"

An invisible, intangible flame rose above the ghostly figure, attempting to destroy all thoughts that had just been generated.

This is a special mental technique that can preserve their memories while rendering them defenseless.

However, this move can only be used against those whose mental strength is weaker than your own; otherwise, you will suffer a backlash from their mental strength, which will in turn affect your will.

This secret technique is mainly used to deal with weapon spirits and can refine powerful magical artifacts, but it is also quite effective against "ghosts" and humans.

Unfortunately, this ghost only possesses spirituality and can only instinctively seek advantage and avoid harm; it lacks any other consciousness. Otherwise, if he were to use another secret method to modify its memories, he could obtain a ghost loyal to him!
Following the Heart Fire, the Chaos Fire immediately followed, one burning away his thoughts of resistance, the other refining his laws and origins.

In the blink of an eye, several months had passed. Xiao Wuji finally completely refined the ghostly figure and obtained all the laws within it.

"The laws of space, the incomplete laws of time, the laws of causality... Hiss~ This is incredible!"

"However, the space in this world is truly fragile!"

Xiao Wuji reached out and grabbed a large area of ​​space in his palm, looking extremely relaxed. From this, it can be inferred that the upper limit of this realm is not high, probably about the same as the lower realm of the mortal world.

"Although the upper limit is not high, the power of laws is widespread. So, if one wants to achieve immortality, it shouldn't be too difficult. It's just that the cultivation method needs to be changed!"

"However, before that, I need to forge a suitable magic weapon for myself!"

After refining the ghostly shadow, Xiao Wuji turned his attention to the bone tree. This tree was also a ghost, with strength equal to that of the ghostly shadow. It had played a part in suppressing the ghostly shadow earlier. Now, without the ghostly shadow to counterbalance it, even the coffin nails seemed unable to suppress it, demonstrating the immense power of this ghost!

Moreover, this object is inherently governed by laws; with just a few large arrays inscribed on it, it becomes an excellent magic weapon.

Several days later, Xiao Wuji looked at the bone tree that had turned into the shape of a bone staff, and he didn't know what to say!
"How can these bones be so brittle! How am I supposed to hit someone with bones that are so brittle!"

With his dream of becoming a melee mage shattered, Xiao Wuji could only reluctantly inject various magic arrays into the area.

Having inherited many world-class weapon-forging techniques, Xiao Wuji has already mastered this step!

Strange handprints fell one after another, and array patterns formed within the bone staff, eventually combining to form complex arrays.

If the materials aren't good enough, then make up for it with technology!
Thump, thump! Thump!
A series of footsteps approached from afar. Xiao Wuji scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that the person was the same young man from several months ago. Judging from the way he walked straight towards him, his destination seemed to be his.

Boom!
Suddenly, the footsteps stopped abruptly in the distance, as if they had seen something terrifying and dared not move!
"Young man, you left, so why have you come back? Have you thought it through and decided to become my disciple?"

As Xiao Wuji spoke, he methodically infused the array with runes. The speed of his hand was so fast that even Yang Jian, who was known for his "ghost eyes," could only see afterimages.

When Yang Jian returned, he was no longer a novice; he could clearly distinguish between humans, ghosts, and ghost tamers.

This person is not a ghost, but judging from the yin energy emanating from him, he is not an ordinary person either. That means this person is a ghost controller.

Seeing this, Yang Jian relaxed considerably; those who control ghosts were much easier to deal with than ghosts themselves. So he said coldly:
"You don't seem to be much older than me. You want me to become your apprentice? Do you have the ability to do so?"

“Ability…”

Xiao Wuji finished setting up the last array rune, withdrew the Chaos Fire from his hand, pondered for a moment, and then said:

Does helping you suppress the demon inside you count?

"Heh... guess whether I believe it or not!" Yang Jian sneered.

Xiao Wuji turned to look at the young man, raised his staff, and struck him from a distance: "Try it and you'll see."

Faced with this staff strike from afar, Yang Jian dared not be careless in the slightest. He immediately mobilized his Ghost Domain to prepare to teleport away. However, after teleporting, he found that the bone staff was still falling towards him, and no matter how he moved, he could not create even the slightest distance. He could only watch helplessly as it approached. In the end, he could only cross his arms and mobilize the power of the headless ghost shadow to forcibly resist it.

boom!
As the staff fell, Yang Jian felt no pain, but rather an extremely pleasant and relaxed feeling, and his cold body even regained its warmth.

"Ah~~~"

Yang Jian couldn't help but let out a strange cry that stirred up all sorts of thoughts. The ghost eye that had been stirring within him suddenly went silent, as if it had crashed.

After the long, eerie screams subsided, Yang Jian finally snapped out of his immersive experience and was immediately overcome with shame. How could he have made such a despicable sound in front of a man?!
However, Yang Jian quickly regained his composure, then used the Ghost Domain to teleport himself there again, and then knelt down with a "plop," bowing deeply in reverence:
"Master, your disciple Yang Jian pays his respects."

"Hehe, you're such a clever little devil..."

Looking at his cheap disciple's "comical" reaction, Xiao Wuji had a premonition that his life in this world wouldn't be too boring.

After laughing, Xiao Wuji said solemnly:
"Remember this well, my name is—Xiao Wuji!"

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(End of this chapter)