Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 146 Scholar, have we returned to Jichuan?
With the fireworks concentrated, a new technique was finally unlocked.

Chen Xu looked at it carefully and couldn't help but feel excited.

[Spirit Mastery: When the spirit and will are in harmony, and nature and spirituality flourish, one can see heaven and earth, and first attain Spirit Mastery.]

To put it simply, the basic art of spirit control is a method to further understand the energy of heaven and earth, to deeply train one's mind, and to establish a connection with and control certain spiritual beings.

To unlock the first level of the Spirit Control Technique, you need 980 Firework Points.

This is much more expensive than unlocking any previous technique!

Fortunately, Chen Xu gained a considerable amount of "firework points" during his trip to Pufeng Mountain. Today, he drank spirit wine with Master Wu and Magistrate Feng, and together they received nearly two thousand likes.

He currently has a sufficient balance, enough to afford the 980 fireworks points.

He calmed himself down and immediately used up his fireworks points to unlock Spirit Control!

In the kitchen filled with the smoke of cooking fires, Chen Xu sat cross-legged in the empty firewood hut, receiving the various profound Daoist meanings generated when the Spirit Control Technique was unlocked.

For the first time, he realized that his thoughts should also have a shape.

Of course, the term "shape" is just a common understanding.

In reality, the divine mind, transcending the constraints of the mortal body, should be boundless, limitless, and ever-changing—

In this respect, the thoughts of living beings and the "Destiny-Illuminating Curse" seem to have a similar effect.

However, through careful reflection, Chen Xu gradually realized that these two concepts should not be confused.

They may appear to be the same formless thing, but in essence they are two completely different concepts.

【照命煞】is an external entity, an invisible form of evil that can absorb various kinds of negative energy.

Divine thought is an extension of the thinking of living beings; all sentient beings should, in essence, possess divine thought.

However, the vast majority of living beings, including humans, do not understand or utilize divine thought.

Before the advent of the Spirit Control Technique, Chen Xu was in the same situation.

His use of intuition was crude and purely instinctive, without any skill.

Now that he had grasped the profound secret, he began to gradually try to transform his intangible thoughts into tangible ones, making it easier for him to understand and apply them.

This is the first step in practicing the Spirit Control Technique.

When he cultivates to a higher level in the future, he will be able to transform his divine thoughts from tangible to intangible, which will be the advanced stage of cultivating the Spirit Control Technique.

As for how to cultivate at a higher stage, Chen Xu does not know at present.

He simply focused on the essentials, calmed his mind, and concentrated his spirit.

Infinite and mysterious methods unfolded in his mind and spirit. He observed them intently, comprehending them bit by bit, and gradually entered a state of enlightenment.

Twelve hours passed, and Chen Xu awoke from reality.

He felt completely immersed in the wonders of cultivation, with countless insights flowing through his mind, yet even more doubts lingered in his heart.

Without hesitation, Chen Xu consumed another 100 fireworks points and re-entered the fireworks kitchen.

This happened repeatedly, with Chen Xu entering the kitchen three times in a row.

He cultivated continuously for thirty-six hours, without any distractions, either training his own mind or trying to control the [Fate-Illuminating Fiend] using the Spirit Control Technique.

By the time the third training session was nearing its end, Chen Xu had already gained a basic grasp of the two uses of divine thought.

Firstly, it was still scattered and invisible as before, but Chen Xu's perception of his own energy and the energy of the world around him had increased by at least two times!
Secondly, Chen Xu had learned to gather and condense a portion of his thoughts into a thin thread that was three feet long.

Through binding and manipulating the silk threads, Chen Xu finally gained initial control over the magical [Life-Illuminating Fiend].

Joy welled up in his heart. After the third cultivation session ended, he returned to reality and immediately summoned the [Life-Illuminating Fiend].

Inside the bed, the little mouse, Ashi, remained fast asleep, its breath almost imperceptible. Chen Xu gently stroked the little creature's fluffy body, without removing the small cloth covering it. Instead, he guided the "water ribbon"-like Life-Reaping Aura with his mind, causing it to gently adhere to the mouse's front.

Then, a magical scene unfolded.

Although Chen Xu could not see it with his naked eye, he could sense it with his mind. The strange aura that had been rampant in the mouse's body suddenly seemed to have met its nemesis.

The atmosphere froze instantly.

Immediately afterwards, those evil energies struggled and were absorbed by the "water belt"!

The mouse suddenly arched its body, and under the cloth, the outline of its body curled up, as if it had bowed into a circle, and then suddenly relaxed and stretched out.

Chen Xu was overjoyed and couldn't help but call out, "A-Shi."

But the mouse did not respond to him. Its small body stretched out under the cloth for only a moment before curling up again and suddenly trembling.

Oh no! A sudden surge of strange, malevolent energy erupted from the mouse's abdomen!

Chen Xu recalled what A Shi had said before: Ninth Master had transformed into She Jun Sha and been swallowed by it.

It must be because the evil energy inside A's body was completely absorbed by the [Life-Illuminating Evil], creating a clear "vacuum," which is why more evil energy suddenly surged out from its belly.

Chen Xu quickly controlled the Zhaoming Sha to move slightly away, and then, taking advantage of the mouse's unpreparedness, gently placed the Zhaoming Sha back above its body.

The strange "water belt" once again absorbed the evil energy drop by drop, but this time Chen Xu deliberately controlled the absorption speed.

He carefully and gently "sneaked in" the evil energy from the mouse's body.

Until the evil energy was almost completely absorbed, leaving only a very faint trace.

Suddenly, a soft "squeak" was heard.

Chen Xu quickly moved the auspicious star away.

Suddenly, the little mouse demon beside the pillow arched its body and sat up groggily.

Tilting his head, he opened his grape-like, dark, and bright eyes.

"Book, scholar?" It was clearly completely confused about where it was, and just blinked and said, "Am I...am I back in Jichuan County again?"

Chen Xu felt a surge of emotion in his heart. He smiled and said, "No, but I'm keeping you by my side. I now have the title of Xiucai (a scholar who has passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), and my literary skills can temporarily protect you from being chased by the demon puppets."

The mouse shook its head, as if trying to shake off the fog in its head, and said in a daze:

"You, you passed the imperial examination and became a scholar! That's wonderful! But a scholar's literary talent is still lacking. Why don't you send me back to Jichuan instead?"

Ninth Master said that before you pass the imperial examination and establish yourself in the literary world, we cannot stay by your side for long. It would...it would harm you.

Chen Xu couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke its little head, whispering, "You underestimate me. Although I am only a scholar, I have already opened up the sea of ​​literature."

"Huh, is that so? It's possible to open up the Sea of ​​Literature ahead of time?" The little mouse blinked, still looking a bit dizzy.

It felt the heat source on its head and instinctively nuzzled its little head in Chen Xu's palm.

Then it suddenly realized what it had just done, and abruptly darted forward.

With a whoosh, the little guy nimbly darted out of Chen Xu's palm.

It stood at the head of the bed, swaying unsteadily, saying, "Oh dear, I'm so hungry, oh dear, I'm going to faint again. Squeak..."

Before the sound had even faded, it suddenly collapsed onto the pillow.

Hey, I've fainted again.

Chen Xu immediately regretted his words. He should have fed the mouse while it was awake!

(End of this chapter)