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Inside the ancestral hall, Zheng Xuan sat on a futon, looking at the portrait of the ancestral master. What did his master mean by saying those words before he left?

It seemed like there was some mystery involved, but Master was the type to speak in riddles and wouldn't explain it directly, so you had to figure it out yourself.

Zheng Xuan sat for a while but didn't find any important information. Then he looked back outside. His master wasn't there. He couldn't just rely on his imagination. A great man once told him that only practice yields the truth.

Zheng Xuan thought for a moment, then turned around and went back to close the door, making sure no one was there.

He came to the portrait of the patriarch, looked around, but found no mechanism.

It was just a painting hanging on the wall. Zheng Xuan reached out and took the painting down, then turned it upside down. At first glance, it didn't seem any different, but as he looked at it, he saw that the waterfall came to life and began to flow.

Gradually, the patriarch in the painting came to life.

At the same time, a voice rang in his ears: Focus your mind on the space between your eyebrows, let your spirit roam the vast emptiness...

The next moment, he seemed to be suddenly pulled into a bottomless abyss, and at the same time, he heard the screams of countless drowning ghosts.

Zheng Xuan was startled. Looking down, he saw countless human heads beneath the water. He reached out and grabbed his trouser leg, crying out, "Save us! Save us!"

Zheng Xuan suddenly felt his chest begin to suffocate, and he could no longer breathe. It was as if these drowning ghosts wanted to drag him into the abyss and drown him.

Zheng Xuan felt an unprecedented fear, as if death was approaching. But just as he was about to be dragged into the abyss by the drowning ghost, he suddenly remembered something: he was no ordinary person!

He was modified by a mermaid, a half-merman, possessing top-tier supernatural abilities like aquatic lungs. What was he thinking of drowning himself?

Having figured this out, Zheng Xuan felt a sense of relief, and the next moment he was ejected from his consciousness space.

woohoo hoo...

Zheng Xuan finally came to his senses, sat on the ground panting heavily, and was covered in a layer of cold sweat.

too frightening.

Meanwhile, outside, Li Jitong looked through the hole in the window and was surprised to see that Zheng Xuan had actually broken free from the constraints of the visualization method.

An unparalleled genius! This is definitely an unparalleled genius who cultivates the River God Sect's visualization techniques.

You should know that when you first forcibly practiced the visualization method, you were swallowed by the abyss and remained unconscious for a full day and night. Even so, your master still said that you were a genius, but compared to this closed-door disciple, you were simply a mediocre talent.

This is truly a genius in cultivating the River God Sect's visualization method! We've struck gold! This is absolutely a treasure!

Li Jitong was incredibly excited.

Li Jitong had been secretly observing Zheng Xuan because he was afraid that Zheng Xuan would hurt himself by forcing himself to cultivate. Now it seems that he had worried too much.

Zheng Xuan stood there for a while before getting up and hanging the portrait of the patriarch on the wall.

Could it be that my visualization method is wrong, and I can't visualize the painting upside down?

Zheng Xuan then pinched his chin and pondered, "Why do you think the person who drew this portrait would draw this visualization upside down?"

hide?

No, it's just a simple reversal, which is easy for people to see through. It's not a good way to hide things. If you're really afraid that others will find out, why not just change the encryption method?

For example, there are many methods that can only reveal text or pictures under blue light, or text or pictures that can only be revealed after being smeared.

But the person who painted the portrait didn't use it, so there must be another reason.

and so……

Zheng Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up as he analyzed the situation. Could it be that this was the case?

Zheng Xuan thought to himself, "If the painting can't be viewed upside down, then I'll turn the person upside down."

Zheng Xuan then stood upside down, his eyes fixed on the portrait of the patriarch. At this moment, his blood was flowing backward and his head was congested with blood, but his gaze remained fixed on the portrait.

The next moment, he instantly entered a state of visualization.

[Focus your mind on the space between your eyebrows, let your spirit wander in the vast emptiness...]

At this moment, his eyes looked at the screen, and the scene slowly began to change. At first, there was a chaotic scene in front of him, and then the chaos disappeared, revealing a muddy area. He could even smell the stench of the mud.

But slowly the silt dissipated, turning into the fragrance of sandalwood, and then a statue of a god appeared before him.

[Observe its shape]

Wearing a crown that reaches the heavens and standing on a black tortoise, with its sleeves hanging down like a vast expanse of waves, the statue suddenly moved. The next moment, the statue fell headfirst into a whirlpool, and then the statue struck various poses within the whirlpool.

Zheng Xuan didn't understand at first, but as he watched, he started to move along with the postures.

As Zheng Xuan began to move, the moonlight from the newly risen moon outside was slowly absorbed into his body.

[Refine your Qi]

As the power of the moonlight entered his body, Zheng Xuan began to slowly refine this moonlight energy with his consciousness, and his body gradually became lighter and more agile.

They practiced like this for a long time.

The statue spoke again.

[In harmony with its spirit]

As soon as the sound was uttered, Zheng Xuan felt the image of the river god slowly forming in his heart. As the image of the river god slowly entered his heart, a mantra suddenly appeared in Zheng Xuan's mind.

Something was formed naturally, born before water.

God is not inherently formless; it takes form only through observation.

I see the River God, I am the River God.

If it is perceived as me, then it is not my true self.

……

As the incantation entered his mind, Zheng Xuan felt his body light and his mind clear, his overall condition better than ever before. When Zheng Xuan opened his eyes again, he suddenly understood a supernatural technique.

Sequence Nine: Water Ghost, who attained supernatural powers on his own.

【Controlling the Drowning Soul】

Controlling the ghosts of those who drowned in the water: Ghosts are trapped in the water, and you, as the Water Lord, can control them. The number and strength of the ghosts you can control are closely related to the soul of the person who practices this method.

Note: Ninth-rank water ghosts are weak and cannot control powerful underwater drowning spirits; they can only control ordinary drowning spirits. They can be used for treasure hunting, reconnaissance, and other related work.

Zheng Xuan stopped what he was doing and sat down in the Ancestral Hall. He hadn't expected that he was actually a good candidate for cultivating the River God. He had only meditated once and had already broken through his realm and entered the sequence.

Sequence Nine: Water Ghost. This level is enough to rival a normal team leader. It can be said that Zheng Xuan's abilities, apart from experience, are now comparable to most of the team leaders in the corpse retrieval team.

Moreover, he awakened a unique supernatural ability. When others enter Sequence Nine, they awaken either the ability to hold their breath underwater or the ability to swim underwater, most of which are physical abilities.

However, he had actually awakened the ability to control ghosts. Although he could only control water ghosts, this was still far beyond his capabilities.

Moreover, it seems that this ability is an upgrade ability; as you become stronger, this skill will also become stronger.

【Controlling Drowned Souls】 Zheng Xuan recalled the day of the assessment and the female river ghost in the morgue. Although the river ghost's movements were slow after it turned into a zombie, its strength was surprisingly great. If he could command a thousand such water ghosts, wouldn't he be considered a one-man army?

However, there's a problem now: we have the skill but no water ghost. Where can we find a water ghost?

It seems I need to be more careful these days. If I can catch a water ghost, I can test my skills!