Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 182 Ghost Music

The woman from the Three Paths waited silently for a moment, and then the tower in front of her quietly opened a crack.

She made no sound, quietly walked inside, and then gently closed the door behind her.

But the next second, the spiritually sensitive "Three Paths Woman" was completely dumbfounded.

Without a second's hesitation, she turned over and rushed toward the door.

But this seemingly ordinary stone gate remained completely unmoved no matter how hard she attacked it!
She's afraid she could scream her lungs out and no one would listen!
At some point, a parchment scroll was pasted on the upper right corner of the gate.

Words were popping out of the parchment scroll with a crackling sound:
"My name is Sanye. By the time you see these words, I will already be dead..."

"Don't be surprised. If you fell into the beast's den in Jambudvipa, the outcome wouldn't be any different."

“My flesh and blood will become boats, and my spirit and soul will become sails, carrying all the animals to the immortal mountain to meet the Demon Lord.”

"The masses believe that the Demon Lord, having suffered a blow from Xuanyuan's sword and fallen in rank, has an opportunity to take advantage of this. This is merely the delusion of ignorant people. We only wish that the Demon Lord would avenge us and guide us to rebirth in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss..."

He realized something was wrong when he was halfway through writing the scroll, but what's done is done, and rewriting it wouldn't be so easy.

The supernatural powers of the Three Paths Woman are stronger than imagined, even though the Ghost Seer has cultivated to the position of Lord of Hell in the Death Prediction lineage.

However, in the process of calculating the death of the "Three Paths Woman", he was instead turned around by her, which stirred up a trace of inner demons, causing the words he wrote to become distorted.

[Seeing the Ghost] has not yet arrived in person, relying only on a [spiritual energy], so its combat power is still somewhat lacking.

Just then, a black dragon-python slithered down from the upper level of the tower.

Its serpentine eyes are cold and stern, revealing a subtle expression of disdain, which is quite human-like.

Then, it flicked its tongue, creating a unique arc of time magic.

The magical power of time swiftly landed on the parchment scroll and was absorbed by it.

The words written on the parchment scroll seemed to have been erased bit by bit with an eraser.

"Rewrite it!"

[Ghost Hair] left a sentence and then swam back to the upper level.

Although the three [Yanfuzi] are in full competition, [Guimao] will not stand idly by and watch [Jiangui] do nothing.

The parchment scrolls have been imbued with the power of time, allowing them to be rewritten.

This time, [Seeing Ghosts] amplified the power it projected from afar, writing the curse with even greater caution.

"My name is Sanye. By the time you see these words, I will already be dead..."

"Don't be surprised. If you fell into the beast's den in Jambudvipa, the outcome wouldn't be any different."

"My flesh and blood will become boats, and my spirit and soul will become sails, carrying me to the immortal mountain to meet the Demon Lord."

"Yanfu is insane, the Demon Lord is crippled!"

"Yanfu and the Demon Lord are entangled..."

【Santu Nu】is a highly senior 【Tianmo Zi】 who cultivates the 【Xinmo Zhu】 path. Her cultivation level is only a little short of the peak of the second rank.

She roamed the heavens of the Dao Yuan Divine Shuttle Universe, slaughtering everywhere. There were at least dozens of second-rank powerhouses like Su Jin who were schemed against and suppressed by her.

She originally intended to use these second-rank beings as a stepping stone to ascend to the heavens, to help her achieve the first-rank status, and even to glimpse the power of [Time Sequence].

However, her seemingly well-prepared operation ended up falling into the hands of the most powerful figure in the [Yanfu Dao] lineage, who was most capable of restraining her.

[Seeing Ghosts] Their cultivation was higher than hers, and their supernatural powers completely suppressed her inner demon path.

A death curse is cast upon her; no matter how many strands of consciousness the Three Paths Woman splits into, she will be pursued by the curse and easily killed.

At this moment, she had no chance to struggle. Her original soul, which had sunk into the world of her mind, was depicted on that parchment scroll and transformed into a puppet controlled by it.

The monks who were originally enslaved by her will gradually break free from her control.

Su Qing, standing before us, is the first person to be freed.

The witch lurking deep within her consciousness was sucked away. She stood up in a daze and silently walked back to the Su Clan Tower along the path she had come from.

Immediately, the entire tower was sealed off.

These Su family members will gradually recover from the influence of the "Three Paths Woman".

Meanwhile, Jing Qian's process of refining the [Spiritual Mechanism] has also entered a new stage.

He already possesses the [Time Sequence], so he no longer needs to worry too much about the burden of lifespan.

He had easily refined the three rank [Spiritual Energy] of the three [Ghost Book], [Ghost Ink], and [Ghost Painting].

Subsequently, following the method taught by [Ghost Hair], he combined the three [Spiritual Machines] together in a unique way.

The core of the Yanfu [Exorcism] lineage, the [Book of Life and Death], which has a unique effect of manipulating ghosts, began to evolve within Jing Qian's sea of ​​consciousness.

When Jing Qian first entered the Daoist path, he chose to follow the "exorcism" lineage because this path was best suited for accumulating magical power and acquiring resources.

Relatively speaking, it can greatly compensate for the system deficiencies of [Pure Yang Heaven] and be perfectly integrated into the way of the sword.

Having practiced for so long, the [exorcism] method has fulfilled its mission very well.

Jing Qian's powerful life essence, surpassing both the Pure Yang Heaven and the Yama Path within the same realm, is clear proof of this.

However, as his cultivation of the Pure Yang swordsmanship progressed rapidly, the Exorcism lineage fell into a predicament.

In terms of magical cultivation, he had independently condensed [Golden Immortal Spiritual Energy]. In terms of combat power, the strength that the [Exorcism] lineage could demonstrate was not even a fraction of that of the [Pure Yang] sword path.

Jing Qian had long known that there was something wrong with his cultivation. After all, he had invested so many resources, but the final result was completely mismatched with the status of the [Yanfu Dao].

This problem will be greatly alleviated after the [Book of Life and Death] is completed.

This [Spiritual Machine] can truly bring about a qualitative change in ghosts, unifying Jing Qian's scattered [Exorcism] system and condensing true combat power.

As time went by, the Book of Life and Death gradually materialized, transforming into a thin book.

The three [Spiritual Machines] that Jing Qian had just refined were not highly refined, and the newly formed [Book of Life and Death] was only at the third rank.

For Jing Qian, the third-grade [Spiritual Ability] is no longer up to par with the current version.

He didn't even wait for the Book of Life and Death to fully materialize before directly channeling a source of wisdom from his heart into the Book of Life and Death.

In the following two weeks, he added at least 30,000 years of lifespan to the Book of Life and Death.

This greatly compensated for its inherent shortcomings, enabling it to successfully complete its promotion and reach the second rank.

Then, the newly created Book of Life and Death transformed into a stream of light, entering Jing Qian's sea of ​​consciousness and falling silent.

He silently opened his eyes, experiencing the power of his new treasure, while the [Eternal Eye of Fleeting Moments] was also fully demonstrating its miraculous effects.

At this moment, a black snake slowly swam up to Jing Qian and said:
"how?"

"Perhaps you'll experience it differently?" Jing Qian nodded and said:
"Thank you for your guidance, Master. Only now can I finally appreciate the profoundness of my [Yamfu] secret method."

"Only after the system is perfected can a disciple be considered a true [Yanfuzi]!"

[Ghost Hair] didn't say much, but spat out a black crystal from the snake's mouth and threw it in front of Jing Qian, then said:

"This [Soul of Baxia] is a second-grade [Wordless Stele] evil spirit that I casually crafted from [Tianlong Plain]."

"It's of no use to me, so I'm giving it to you as a reward."

"It's better than going out and not getting any benefits from the [Exorcism] lineage, and being dismissed by that [Eyeless] bastard with a pittance."

After saying this, Gui Mao threw the Soul of Baxia toward Jing Qian.

Jing Qian opened his sea of ​​consciousness, and the [Hell Scroll] appeared, enveloping the black crystal and instantly suppressing it.

This is a great demon that [Ghost Hair] personally crafted, and since he completed it, he has kept it hidden away and has never even tried to refine it.

Therefore, the magic power in the [Soul of Baxia] is pure and free of any impurities.

After Jing Qian subdued it, a powerful demon immediately appeared, leading the way from the cliff.

Weaker than this [Soul of Baxia] would be Mo Pin'er, who is at the peak of the fifth-grade [Earthly Fiend] level, with a complete gap in between.

Jing Qian accepted the gift, bowed to [Ghost Hair], and then took his leave.

He returned to the top floor of the Tower of Babel and began another period of seclusion.

This time, he will use the Book of Life and Death to reunite the cultivation of the Exorcism lineage.

He took out the thin book, held it in his hands, and summoned the [Scroll of Hell]. With a gentle shake, the true spirit of the [Soul of Baxia] fell from the [Scroll of Hell] into the [Book of Life and Death].

Immediately, a first page with written records appeared on the blank Book of Life and Death:
【The Soul of Baxia - Ao Yi】

[Second Rank]

[Fairy Aura: 4 (Gold)]

[Destiny: Stele Armor, Immortal Dragon Armor...]

[Destiny: ...]

This page contains detailed information about the attributes of the [Soul of Baxia], giving Jing Qian a fairly intuitive understanding.

Then, he didn't stop there. Instead, he fully unfolded the [Hell Scroll] and, as if dumping garbage, poured the many [Destiny Ghosts] he had suppressed into the [Book of Life and Death].

The Book of Life and Death, which was just blank a moment ago, suddenly had thousands of pages filled with information about ghosts.

Jingqian carefully turned the pages of the book and found it quite rewarding!
Apart from [Immortal Ghost Mo Pin'er] and the newly acquired [Soul of Baxia], the other [Destiny Ghosts] are not of high level and have ordinary aptitudes; their only advantage is their large number.

Recording the life stories of all the "destined ghosts" in the "Book of Life and Death" was the first step in Jing Qian's efforts to perfect the "exorcism" system.

After that, he began to use the wonders of the Book of Life and Death to carry out the second step of refining.

He then began to channel his own [Golden Root Life Essence] into the [Book of Life and Death].

The immense magical power was absorbed frantically and used as an energy source to drive the Book of Life and Death to operate wildly.

This second step, in the words of "Ghost Hair," is called "dismantling the ghost."

For Jing Qian, however, there is a more easily understood description, which can be called decoding.

In this process, all the evil spirits will be deconstructed by the Book of Life and Death and transformed into a more essential data form by utilizing their own supernatural abilities.

A complete "Destiny Ghost" will have its integrity completely broken under this dismantling process, its lowest-level code will be extracted and re-recorded and compiled.

Each exorcist who brute-forces the essence of the "destiny ghost" obtains a different underlying code.

This is simply because everyone's understanding and interpretation of the cycle of life and death are different.

This difference is even greater than that between C and Java.

The ghost code extracted from 【Ghost Hair】 was called 【Ghost Pattern】 by him. These were strange, twisted patterns that resembled hair.

In his understanding, the code that Jing Qian deciphered was a series of complex yet vivid pictographs.

He called it "ghost script" or "ghost language".

In the process of refining his own ghostly form, he summarized and extracted a large number of [Ghostly Script].

Once all the underlying "ghostly inscriptions" of a "destiny ghost" have been deciphered, it is considered perfectly controlled by Jing Qian.

From this point on, Jing Qian's control over this ghost will reach a new level.

In the mystical realm of the Book of Life and Death, every ghost that is perfectly deciphered is disassembled into three parts.

【Ghost Seal】, 【Destiny Pattern】, and 【Life Element】.

These three parts will be stored separately and categorized.

In Jingqian's initial understanding, the "Destiny Ghost" was like a recycled second-hand mobile phone, which was disassembled into its functional modules such as battery, screen, chip, memory, etc.

This disassembly method is quite advanced; the disassembled parts are perfectly interchangeable and extremely standardized.

He then realized that using a mobile phone as a metaphor was not quite accurate!

Jing Qian treated the "Destiny Ghost" like a Lego model, completely disassembling it into its parts!
As he mastered more and more [Ghost Script] characters, the speed at which he could decipher them increased.

In the later stages of dismantling, it became impossible to extract any new "Ghost Seals" from a single "Destiny Ghost".

Almost instantly, they will be turned into parts.

Not counting Mo Pin'er and Baxia's Soul, Jing Qian subdued more than three thousand Fate Ghosts, which is quite a number.

However, after this round of deciphering and refining, only 552 [Ghost Seal] were extracted, which was much less than expected.

The number of [Destiny Tokens] extracted was actually more than expected, totaling more than four thousand, most of which were of a rank below [Purple Eyes].

As for the [Life Essence], after it was taken out, Jing Qian easily refined it, and a total of more than a thousand [Golden Root Life Essence] were refined.

Although this portion of [Life Essence] is small in quantity, it can be completely controlled by Jing Qian. It is an extra part of his mana limit outside of his own physical body.

He could even easily use this portion of [Life Essence] as a plug-in!
At this point, Jing Qian has completed the second step, "dismantling the ghost," and can now enter the new stage of refining the [Life Ghost]!

After acquiring a vast collection of Lego-like demon parts, he began experimenting with using these parts to handcraft demons according to his own desires!
This is the third step in refining [Exorcism]. [Ghost Hair] is called "Rope Twisting". It involves using [Ghost Pattern] as a rope to twist and create a new ghost.

Jing Qian calls it "coding characters," using these "ghost seal characters" to freely recombine and create new ghost characters.

Using Mo Pin'er as a template, he began to try to fill the newly obtained [Ghost Seal] into her underlying code.

At the same time, Jing Qian also tried his best to stuff the remaining [Destiny] and [Life Essence] into her body whenever possible.

(There will be one more chapter during the day!)

(End of this chapter)