area51novel Chapter 4 Ghostly Mystic Arts
Chapter 4 Ghostly Mystic Arts
"The Three Corpses and Primordial Spirits"
Zhao Tianpeng mentally reviewed every key point of this profound technique to ensure that there would be no mistakes when practicing it.
These Three Corpse Primordial Spirits are a method of cultivating an external primordial spirit within the Ghost Path. Because Ghost Path cultivation easily obscures the mind and can easily lead to demonic possession and complete transformation into a vengeful ghost, various cultivation methods have emerged accordingly.
The Three Corpse Primordial Spirit is formed by severing evil thoughts, demonic thoughts, and miscellaneous thoughts into three corpses. These three corpses are then combined and refined with external objects and souls to create the Three Corpse Primordial Spirit. From then on, all one's miscellaneous thoughts are transformed into nourishment for the growth of the Three Corpse Primordial Spirit, maintaining a clear mind. It follows the path of using external demons to control internal demons. The Three Corpse Primordial Spirit is eventually cultivated into the Three Corpse Demon God.
The temple-guarding demon god was essentially a remnant of the demon saint's primordial spirit, and being ignorant and mindless, it did not require him to go through any trouble to do anything like erasing its intelligence. It was the perfect material to refine the three corpse primordial spirits. As long as the temple-guarding demon god was refined into the three corpse primordial spirits, relying on its essential connection with the foundation of the sealed ground, breaking free from the seal would no longer be a problem.
Zhao Tianpeng couldn't wait to circulate the Taiyin Ancient Scripture. A thin layer of black mist emanated from his body. The coffin lamp lit up for a moment, then returned to its original state, as if nothing had ever changed.
The two demonic deities guarding the temple were attracted by the sacred power of the moon and appeared silently in front of him.
Upon seeing the demon god guarding the temple appear, Zhao Tianpeng, who was prepared, immediately activated his profound magic. A nameless rage suddenly surged within him, giving him an impulse to smash everything in front of him. He even opened his mind, allowing the nameless rage to spread continuously. This caused him to feel provoked and offended by everything he saw, and his anger rose rapidly. Fortunately, he had good self-control and maintained the last bit of clarity. When the nameless rage was almost tangible, a sword light formed from divine sense slashed down, cutting all the nameless rage out of his body and transforming into a phantom flame humanoid figure. Zhao Tianpeng felt a sense of clarity in his mind, as if he had been purified and baptized.
That flaming humanoid was one of his three corpses, residing in a person's belly, causing them to crave food and drink, and to feel anger.
Zhao Tianpeng controlled the Three Corpses to transform into a sky full of flames, which enveloped the ancient demon that had transformed into the Temple-Suppressing Demon God. The flames transformed into countless runes and merged into the Temple-Suppressing Demon God. A crimson divine light enveloped it and transformed it into a giant egg. The whole process was without any resistance or rejection. This was the reason why he chose the Temple-Suppressing Demon God to refine the Three Corpses Primordial Spirit.
After severing the first three corpses, he did not stop. Instead, he activated his profound technique again, and countless distracting thoughts surged in his mind. One thought after another emerged. If he lost his composure at this moment, he would instantly lose himself and completely lose his sense of self. However, Zhao Tianpeng relaxed his mind and let these distracting thoughts, as numerous as the stars in the sky, spread in his mind. He guarded the last mental barrier and held fast to himself. When those distracting thoughts crashed against his mental barrier like a tide, he still used his divine sense to transform into a sword. With one sword, he cut these distracting thoughts out and transformed them into a figure whose height and weight changed unpredictably.
After the figure unleashed its attack, Zhao Tianpeng felt completely focused, able to concentrate on whatever he was doing without getting distracted.
The ever-changing human figure is one of the Three Corpses, residing in the head of a person, causing them to have many desires and a fondness for carriages and horses.
He controlled the three corpses to transform into countless colorful arcs of light that enveloped the humanoid temple-guarding demon. The floating light transformed into countless runes that merged into the temple-guarding demon, and a colorful black divine light enveloped it, making it resemble a cloud with ever-changing shapes.
After slaying two Three Corpses, a wave of exhaustion washed over Zhao Tianpeng. He silently circulated the scriptures to restore his mind and waited for the two Three Corpse Primordial Spirits to complete their cultivation.
Three days later, Zhao Tianpeng suddenly opened his eyes. The long-awaited Divine Invocation Technique was finally completed. Compared to the rapid progress of the Three Corpse Primordial Spirit, the speed of the Divine Invocation Technique was not slow. After all, it involved the recall of the Dao Fruit of an Emperor-level figure. The key principles were profound and mysterious. The most difficult thing was undoubtedly how to grasp the scale of borrowing power. He had to borrow power that could make him unleash stronger combat power, but he could not lose control and cause the Dao Fruit of the Great Accomplished Holy Body to return. If he had not been able to stand at the height of the alternative path to Dao, plus the ready-made trick of the Innate Ghost Character and the verification of the Great Dao Law, it would have been impossible for him to complete the deduction.
"That's truly a double blessing!"
Zhao Tianpeng, who was already in a good mood, seemed to sense something and turned to look at the place where the Three Corpses Primordial Spirit was being refined. He saw the giant crimson egg shatter, and a fierce bird's cry that could pierce gold and split stone and shake the soul rang out. A crimson divine bird flew out from it, its feathers were crimson gold, and endless flames swirled and burned between its feathers. Just one look at it would ignite anger in one's heart.
Emerging from the five-colored, dark clouds was a figure dressed in a magnificent five-colored robe adorned with pearls and jade, exuding an air of luxury. However, the figure's face was blank, devoid of features, consisting only of a cloud of ever-changing energy.
"good!"
"The three corpses are back in their places!"
With a thought, Zhao Tianpeng's two Three Corpse Essences transformed into two beams of primordial spirit light, one red and one black, which entered his brow and settled in his sage platform. As the Three Corpse Primordial Spirits returned to their places, his divine sense power also rose accordingly.
"Let me see if my previous idea is really feasible."
Zhao Tianpeng activated the Three Corpse Mystic Technique, and his aura suddenly changed from the inside out, becoming exactly the same as the humanoid demon god who guarded the temple. At the same time, he also felt a connection with the power that was from the same source as the power that sealed the foundation.
"Wonderful!"
He stopped the Three Corpses Mystic Technique and instead formed a profound invocation mudra with both hands.
"boom!"
A terrifying force surged into his body through an unseen connection, causing his aura to rise steadily. Golden divine light ignited in his eyes, and golden divine fire surged around him.
"ha!"
The terrifying power within him made him want to shout to the sky, and he had an urge to unleash and squander this powerful force. However, he did not do so. Instead, he calmed his mind, formed a magic seal to reverse the state, and made the power of the Dao recede.
As the powerful force retreated along the mysterious connection, a sense of weakness welled up in his heart, but he knew it was just an illusion caused by suddenly gaining great power and then losing it in an instant.
"With my current level, the power I borrow is equivalent to that of a cultivator at the fourth level. This is the limit I can withstand. Moreover, it is best to maintain this state for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. Otherwise, the Dao traces of the Great Perfection Holy Body will remain in my body. At that time, I will encounter obstacles in every step of cultivation. The more Dao traces remain, the more severe the obstacles will be, and the more difficult the cultivation will be."
"Once too many traces of the Dao remain, it's equivalent to a Great Emperor's Law blocking the Dao. If one cannot break through the Dao and ascend, it will be difficult to make any further progress in one's lifetime."
"It's best not to exceed the time limit of this summoning spell unless absolutely necessary."
Zhao Tianpeng sensed the limit of his current ability to use the Summoning God Technique with just a moment's thought.
"However, the feeling of unleashing combat power while avoiding the Eight Forbidden Gods system is really exhilarating."
Ordinary cultivators, by combining their physique, scriptures, profound methods, secret techniques, and so on, can possess the ability to fight across realms. However, this all stems from the cultivator's own potential and talent. Before all five secret realms are opened, no matter how terrifying a cultivator's physique is or how amazing their talent is, they will be limited to the Eighth Forbidden Realm, unable to reach the Divine Forbidden Realm, and powerless to cross more than eight realms to fight against the odds.
However, his unique nature allows him to bypass this limitation by using the divine summoning technique. The cross-dimensional combat power that he painstakingly cultivated is nowhere near as fast or enjoyable to use as the combat power that he borrows at will.
So what if my five secret realms aren't open? So what if I don't have any divine restrictions? I painstakingly borrowed power through my own abilities, so why should I be bound by the eight restrictions and divine restrictions just like those superficial powers they cultivate? What's wrong with me using cheat codes to surpass eleven minor realms and defy the odds?