The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 604 The Risk of the Curse

After leaving the steel rolling mill, Li Qin secretly used Apparition to return to the secret room underground in the courtyard.

For the next two hours, he will practice Occlumency in this place.

Although time is limited, Li Qin is confident that he can achieve certain results.

"Let's try using the power of divinity for the first time."

Li Qin did not intend to burn his divine power to empower himself from the outset and help him cultivate the Brain Sealing Technique.

He wanted to try cultivating using his own abilities.

It wasn't that he was being pretentious, but rather that this spell was different from other spells; it targeted the mind and was related to things like memory.

He had previously practiced several related spells, which might have some auxiliary effect on his practice of the Occupation Technique.

Li Qin then began to recall the training steps of the brain-blocking technique;

The first step is to eliminate distracting thoughts:

Practitioners need to eliminate all emotions and distracting thoughts from their minds, focus on breathing and meditation, and keep their minds blank and calm.

Then comes the second step: focusing your mind.

This builds upon the first step, continuing to focus the mind through meditation and concentrated breathing; thereby eliminating external distractions and maintaining inner peace and concentration.

Then comes the third step;

That is to make the second step a habit through continuous practice, or even turn it into an instinct.

At this point, the brain shut-off procedure can be considered a minor success.

They can already shield their true thoughts, preventing others from seeing their true intentions, so they don't need to worry even when facing Legilimency.

The next step is to build upon the third step and delve deeper into the power of the mind and memory.

This allows one to manipulate their own memories and mind at will, and even construct false emotions and memories.

Once this step is achieved, it will prove that the brain occlusion technique has reached a high level of mastery.

Generally speaking, reaching this level of mastery is considered the limit of Occlumency.

However, Li Qin combined his own insights with the information he came across and developed a higher level of understanding.

That is, based on the technique of closing the brain, one can eventually build a mental palace, or a memory palace, deep within one's own mind.

Once constructed, all memories can be stored within the palace, and simulating fictional memories and emotions will be effortless.

Moreover, the mental palace acts like a protective layer, safeguarding the mind, memories, emotions, and even the soul.

From then on, mental abilities could be almost completely ignored.

Of course, to achieve this, the mental palace needs to be built large and powerful enough.

The construction of a mental palace requires a foundation of one's own insights, knowledge, memories, and emotions.

Therefore, to make one's mental palace stronger, one needs to constantly experience new things, broaden one's horizons, and enrich one's wisdom.

This will require a long time to perfect.

However, even the initial completion of the mental palace can bring great benefits.

Li Qin then recalled the techniques for practicing the brain-blocking technique;

For example, when you first begin your spiritual practice, try to stay in a pure environment and avoid interacting with others to reduce external interference and influence.

This is also why Li Qin chose to cultivate in the underground secret chamber.

After carefully reviewing all the key points, Li Qin slowly closed his eyes and began practicing the Brain Occupation Technique.

This spell differs from other spells in that it does not require chanting incantations or waving a wand.

If it weren't for the fact that the process requires the cooperation of one's own magical powers, one could say that the brain-sealing technique is a skill rather than a spell.

Perhaps it was because he had merged with the original owner's memories and soul, or perhaps it was because his divine status granted Li Qin a powerful learning ability.

It also strengthened Li Qin's memory, soul, and spirit.

When Li Qin began to practice the Brain Sealing Technique according to the tradition, he was a little unfamiliar with it at first.

But he quickly got into the zone.

He easily emptied his mind and focused all his attention on breathing and meditation.

As the meditation deepened, Li Qin's emotions and distracting thoughts gradually decreased, and finally his entire mind entered a state of tranquility.

It's like a calm and undisturbed state when no thought arises.

Thus, the first step of the brain-blocking technique has been successfully completed.

However, Li Qin, who was in a daze at this moment, forgot all of this.

He remained immersed in this state.

As time went by, Li Qin's state of mind became more and more profound.

In the end, he even lost the idea of ​​controlling his meditation and breathing; everything proceeded spontaneously.

In Taoist terms, Li Qin at this point had already transcended the physical body, abandoned intelligence, separated himself from form and knowledge, and become one with the Great Void.

This is what is known as sitting in oblivion.

As this state of meditation and forgetting oneself continued for longer and longer, Li Qin entered it deeper and deeper.

A strange aura began to emanate from him.

"Ring ring!"

Suddenly, in the almost silent, secret room, the sound of an alarm clock rang out.

This was specially set up by Li Qin for timed operation.

Logically, Li Qin should have woken up when the alarm clock rang.

But Li Qin remained seated, motionless, as if he hadn't heard the alarm clock at all.

This shows that Li Qin's brain occlusion surgery had entered the second stage at this time.

It has already become unaffected by external influences.

There must be a reason why Occlumency is classified as a high-level spell and is generally not taught to junior wizards.

Once you delve deeper into cultivation, especially when you enter the second step...

If no one is there to help wake them up, the cultivator may remain immersed in their cultivation and eventually die of thirst or starvation due to lack of water and food.

This is the terrifying aspect of cultivating advanced magical spells.

Even if it's not a dark curse, there are still considerable risks involved.

If Li Qin doesn't regain consciousness in time, he will ultimately face the risk of death.

Fortunately, Li Qin was quite cautious.

After learning about many cases of failed attempts at practicing the brain-sealing technique from the tradition, he took the following precautions in addition to setting an alarm clock.

He also prepared a backup plan.

Li Qin also considered that if he accidentally immersed himself in deep cultivation, he might ignore the alarm clock in the outside world.

Therefore, he devised a backup plan to awaken himself from within.

That is divinity.

The divine essence merged with Li Qin's soul, mind, and even true spirit.

Therefore, the divine power can directly awaken Li Qin from the depths of his soul.

Even though he had lost all consciousness.

At this moment, in Li Qin's consciousness space, the divine core that was suspended in the air like a sun suddenly trembled slightly.

"Dang!"

Li Qin, who had almost completely forgotten everything, suddenly heard a loud noise.

The sound was like the morning bell and evening drum in a temple.

Most importantly, the sound seemed to come from the depths of his heart and soul.

Li Qin, who had even forgotten himself, suddenly felt a jolt of consciousness, as if he had been awakened from a deep sleep.

His previously empty and blank eyes slowly began to brighten.