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

Chapter 267 The Wonderful Use of Soul Skills
Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi looked puzzled and asked:

"With your abilities, young friend Xiao, why would you be interested in this kind of competition?"

"No, Sect Leader Ning, you misunderstand!" Xiao Wuji shook his head and said, "I'm just interested in the rewards of the competition. After all, soul bones are essential for regrowing limbs!"

"Oh? I see..."

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi seemed to have discovered some incredible secret: it turned out that all it took to regenerate a severed limb was a single soul bone.

"Then I'll leave my daughter to you, young friend Xiao!"

"Ok!"

Xiao Wuji nodded and said, "But let's make this clear first: my training methods are somewhat cruel, injuries are inevitable, and some extreme training methods may even be life-threatening!"

"Of course, I can guarantee that I won't leave her with any hidden injuries!"

"As for whether to participate in training, and what kind of training to participate in, the choice is in your hands, and I will not interfere!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi's eyes flashed with a hint of seriousness. Could even training endanger one's life? Indeed, no one's success is accidental.

Before Ning Fengzhi could make a decision, Ning Rongrong stepped forward and asked, "If I participate in all the training, will I be able to have the combat power of a Battle Soul Master without relying on my Martial Soul, just like you?"

"Of course!" Xiao Wuji said confidently.

"Alright, I can tell you now that I want to participate in all of your training!"

“Rongrong…” Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Rongrong with some concern.

The training methods that could potentially give support-type Soul Masters the combat power of battle Soul Masters were of paramount importance to their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, so Ning Fengzhi found it difficult to offer any words of dissuasion.

Looking at Ning Rongrong, who had "heroically sacrificed herself," Xiao Wuji said with great admiration, "Don't worry, I won't let you die. Even if you lose an arm or a leg, I can make you grow it back!"

After speaking, Xiao Wuji disregarded everyone's reactions and had Dugu Yan push his wheelchair into the house. As they walked, he said:
"Brother Xue, I'd like to trouble you to entertain Sect Leader Ning for me. I've gained some new insights!"

"There's no rush to acquire spirit rings. Let's wait until I emerge from seclusion or find the spirit beast I need!"

Looking at the closed door again, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but smile wryly, "These geniuses really have peculiar personalities!"

"Teacher, you've misunderstood. Wuji's personality is usually quite good. Perhaps he's truly had some insights this time?" Xue Qinghe stepped forward to defend Xiao Wuji.

"I see!"

Ning Fengzhi understood, and then asked, "Then what kind of soul beast does young friend Xiao need?"

"Perhaps my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School happens to have records on this subject!"

"Oh, there's a soul beast called Thunderous Hell Vine and another soul beast called Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. But I had people search through all the ancient books, and I couldn't find any records of these soul beasts. If Wuji hadn't mentioned them, I really wouldn't have known that there were such special soul beasts in the world!"

"Oh? That must be an extremely powerful soul beast, right?"

……

Inside the room, Xiao Wuji did not gain any insights as he had claimed. Although his comprehension was good, he had not yet reached the point where he needed to go into seclusion to gain insights after just one battle.

This was just an excuse to get Ning Fengzhi to help him find a soul beast. He believed that the old fox could guess his intentions.

These two types of spirit beasts were ones he had long coveted. The former could devour lightning, and the latter could devour spirit power and even attributes, and both were related to gods. They were perfectly suited to his Cuscuta Martial Soul.

In terms of age, they are extremely suitable as his spirit rings. In short, there are no spirit beasts more suitable for his martial soul than these two!
Back in his room, Xiao Wuji took out a blue silver grass with gold trim from his soul tool and placed it in the sunlight.

Next, he summoned his Dodder Spirit, allowing it to entangle the Blue Silver Grass. Then, his third spirit ring flashed, channeling the life force stored in his external spirit bone into it. The next moment, the Blue Silver Grass emitted a shimmering glow and began to grow rapidly.

The life force in the external soul bone comes from dozens of hundred-year-old plant-type soul beasts. These beasts were captured by Meng Shenji himself when he helped Zhu Zhuqing absorb the soul ring last time. One-tenth of their life force was used to help Zhu Zhuqing absorb the soul ring, and nine-tenths was stored in her body.

This wasn't the first time he had fed life force to the Blue Silver Emperor, because even if the Blue Silver Emperor wanted to absorb the life force from a hundred-year-old soul beast, it would take at least one night.

Of course, as the Blue Silver Emperor continues to grow, its rate of absorbing life force will definitely increase.

"According to the classification of ordinary Blue Silver Grass, it should be a little over 500 years old now, with a conversion rate of about 50%. So, if I find two 100,000-year-old plant-type soul beasts, I can probably restore the Blue Silver Emperor's cultivation to 100,000 years!"

After completing the infusion of life force, Xiao Wuji put the Blue Silver Emperor away again. With Xiao Wuji providing it with life force, it hardly needed to bask in the sun anymore, and it was the same whether it was placed in the Ruyi Treasure Pouch or not.

After dealing with the Blue Silver Emperor, Xiao Wuji began practicing body-refining techniques again!
The "Unrestrained Heart Sutra" he created requires complete limbs to cultivate, but the "Golden Muscle and Jade Bone Body" does not require such trouble. It only requires tempering the flesh and blood with soul power through specific methods.

……

One month later!
Thunderstorm Forest!

Led by Sword Douluo, Xiao Wuji and his group flew into the depths of the forest!

This is a small gathering place for spirit beasts, mainly consisting of hundred-year and thousand-year spirit beasts, while ten-thousand-year spirit beasts are almost never seen.

In the heart of the forest stands a low mountain, its surface covered with jagged rocks that gleam with a metallic sheen. Dark clouds linger above the mountain year-round, and lightning strikes frequently, the booming sounds echoing throughout the entire forest, hence the name Thunderstorm Forest!
If Xiao Wuji hadn't explained the characteristics of the Thunderous Hell Vine in detail, neither Ning Fengzhi nor Xue Qinghe would have made this connection.

Looking at the lightning striking the mountaintop, Xue Qinghe advised, "Wuji, according to the scouts, this soul beast's cultivation seems to be less than 20,000 years, which is still far from your current limit! Shouldn't you reconsider?"

It's said to be less than 20,000 years old, but in reality it's only a little over 10,000 years old, definitely less than 15,000 years. Such a soul beast would be more than enough to be a soul ring for an ordinary soul king, but it's far too little for Xiao Wuji!

"Brother Xue, this soul beast cannot be judged by ordinary standards. Even if it only has a few thousand years of cultivation, let alone ten thousand years, I would not miss it!"

"Moreover, apart from that Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, it would be hard to find a soul beast more suitable for me!"

Xiao Wuji was very confident about this soul beast. No soul beast that could be associated with a god was simple!

This Thunderous Hell Vine may not be outstanding in terms of strength, but its ability to draw down heavenly lightning is something that no one dares to underestimate!
"Sword Douluo, I'm in trouble with you this time. If it's done, I'll be willing to give you a method of soul cultivation!"

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, Sword Douluo uttered a "good" and then drew his sword to charge towards the mountaintop!
Moments later, several bolts of lightning fell from the sky and crashed down on the mountaintop, the deafening roar causing people to cover their ears!

The mountaintop transformed into a pool of lightning, causing Xiao Wuji and the others' hair to stand on end, even from a great distance.

"kill!"

Sword Douluo roared, and five sword energies forming the character "kill" shot into the sky, breaking through the dark clouds that had been gathering for a long time. However, the thunder pool on the mountain peak still did not dissipate.

The battle lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, ending with Sword Douluo shattering the mountain with his Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin technique.

It's hard to imagine that this is the achievement of a plant-type soul beast with only ten thousand years of cultivation, but this only highlights the extraordinary nature of this soul beast.

Sword Douluo carried a plant about a meter long and as thick as an adult's thigh. It had many smooth sword marks on it, indicating that Sword Douluo had cut off some of the branches, leaving only the main stem. The roots were not like those of ordinary plants; instead, they resembled a large, dusty ball, seemingly incapable of absorbing nutrients from the ground.

"finally……"

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(End of this chapter)