Exploring the Sea of Consciousness

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Liusu knew that Qin Yi's breakthrough this time, though seemingly smooth, was actually quite difficult.

Because his Core Formation is different from others. If it were merely Immortal Dao Core Formation, he wouldn't even need to rack his brains to create sacrificial fire or smash Spirit Stone; it would have been done smoothly long ago. Qin Yi is Immortal Martial United Core, which is probably two or three times more difficult than others.

Of course, the intensity is also much higher than others, but how much higher depends on actual combat.

That kind of Heartfire Tribulation would have killed someone with a slower reaction time. Qin Yi was unharmed and even "captured" the fire.

This was his own adaptation; Liusu hadn't taught him a single word.

The reason they succeeded was not because the challenge was easy, but because Qin Yi was too strong.

Liusu was momentarily dazed. She always felt that this guy had been chasing girls and hadn't done anything, but she hadn't realized he had become so strong...

Qin Yi asked with great interest, "Can this Calamity Fire be used?"

Liusu came to her senses and pondered as she looked at the slightly reddish Buddhist beads, "Yes, this is the Square Inch Tribulation Fire. Its characteristics are concealment, silence, and suddenness. It is more suitable for surprise attacks in battle and is extremely difficult to defend against."

"Could it be combined with the Witchcraft Sacrifice Fire to form one that combines the advantages?"

"Yes," Liusu said. "Although these two fire elements are completely different, they don't conflict or clash, so they can be combined... uh..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Yi drew a ball of red flame from the Buddhist beads and drew it into the Ming Tang.

The Ming Tang suddenly lit up, as if two balls of fire were fighting, but soon they were all suppressed and turned into a cluster of flames.

Liusu:"..."

That's too violent; it's practically a "If you don't obey and merge, I'll beat you up" attitude. And Qin Yi at this moment is fully qualified to do so, because the Ming Tang has been opened, and that's one of its most typical effects.

Qin Yi raised two fingers, and a wisp of flame rose from his fingertips. The flame looked very quiet, as if it would not harm anyone, silent and still, yet one could feel its intense heat, stable and concealed.

"It's settled. From now on, let's call it Fangcun Fire Sacrifice. Anything like 'shaman' sounds too tribal."

"Suit yourself," Liusu said lazily. "How does your strength feel?"

"I don't know. I feel that the current Gang Qi carries a bit of Law Power effect, but when casting spells, it might have some physical properties. It's hard to say for sure. But its direct destructive power is much stronger..."

"Hmm... where is the soul?"

"I can't explain it."

After a moment of silence, Liusu suddenly said, "Release your Divine Sense and let me enter your Sea of Consciousness."

Qin Yi said "Oh," and then said, "Come in."

Liusu tilted her head and looked at him, remaining silent for a long while. Qin Yi looked at himself strangely; he wasn't wearing any flowers...

"What are you looking at? Come in."

"Heh..." Liusu didn't say anything, and suddenly turned into a wisp of smoke, drifting into Qin Yi's brow.

Qin Yi's mind was jolted. In a hazy state, he seemed to sense another phantom of himself sitting cross-legged in the Ming Tang. The surrounding area was shrouded in mist, making it difficult to see clearly. Someone entered from within the mist.

The guest had a hideous, grotesque face.

Qin Yi was speechless, realizing what Liusu had been thinking.

If it devours you and takes over, that's called Body Seizing...

This is how their relationship began.

It even deliberately reverted to the same grimace it had when we first met.

Qin Yi's illusory figure spoke from within the mist, "This isn't cute. Turn back into that Little Ghost."

"Pah. I'm here to test your soul, what's with the cuteness?" Liusu suddenly snapped her fingers.

Qin Yi suddenly felt a knife-like pain cutting into his soul, and his head was throbbing with pain.

He instinctively focused his spirit, resisting with a savage force without any Technique Method, and forcefully pushed the ghost face out of the fog.

Liusu did not press on, and quietly withdrew from his mental platform.

Qin Yi, sweating profusely and panting, looked at Liusu, who had turned back into Little Ghost, with lingering fear.

The Liusu floated in front of him, looking at him expressionlessly. "The strength is alright... about what I expected."

Qin Yi couldn't even speak.

Liusu said coldly, "Remember this in the future: don't let anyone enter your spiritual platform so easily. That's a direct clash of souls, with a clear distinction between the strong and the weak, leaving no room for struggle. If I really wanted to mess with you just now, I could easily make you stupid, or if I really wanted to Body Seizing body... hehe."

"I've got it." Qin Yi sighed, then suddenly laughed again, "You wouldn't even want this body if I gave it to you?"

"I've raised this cat for so long, of course I can't bear to kill it, even though it's so stupid."

"This is trust in you, how stupid!"

"Ha, you idiot."

"What the hell..."

Liusu ignored him and said calmly, "In a normal person, the body and soul are one. The Sea of Souls is supported by the physical body, so it is very solid. Therefore, as long as you are not foolish enough to open your Sea of Consciousness, under normal circumstances, others cannot enter. They can only rely on attacks from mental techniques. Then there are many ways to resist. Even if you are weaker than them, you can still withstand it."

"Normally they can't get in... So what if it's not normal?" Qin Yi still felt he needed to figure this out. Liusu wasn't Body Seizing, who knew if there were other old monsters around?

Liusu said, "There are a few types. One is when the difference in soul strength is too great, and the soul is forcibly invaded. This requires someone many levels higher than you... If you encounter someone with such a large difference in soul strength, you will die anyway, so it doesn't matter whether you are Body Seizing or not. If you are not Qi Ingestion you have been forcibly Body Seizing, then just self-destruct."

"Anything else?"

"The second method is through some kind of physical contact with your body, where the soul takes advantage of your unpreparedness to possess your body and then invade your mind. That's how I took over this body. At that time, I was so weak that I had almost no strength, so I could only use this method. But when I encountered you, you bastard, I was beaten back..."

Qin Yi gave a forced smile but said nothing.

Liusu continued, "If the former counts as breaking and entering, this is more like picking the lock. Actually, there's nothing to worry about. The key is to take advantage of the situation when no one is looking, and if you are mindful of the object you are touching, you'll be fine."

"Hmm, that's alright."

"There is a third, very special one, called entering a dream. How should I put it? It's somewhere between a collision of souls and some kind of secret technique. It's unlikely to directly Body Seizing someone through this method, but it does involve direct contact between souls... Anyway, dreams and reality are reversed and confused, which can cause a lot of strange problems that I can't explain in a short time."

Qin Yi thought for a while and realized that none of the three scenarios would be as simple as someone barging in, which was fine... Otherwise, if one person came in and that person came in and out, would it be like a public toilet? It's not that simple.

Liusu said, "I now know about the strength of your soul. I will teach you a few secret techniques... The first one is the Soul Searching Art, which is used to forcibly explore the other party's memories. It may cause great damage to the other party's Sea of Souls. Use it at your own discretion."

"The second type..."

There is no sun or moon in the cave.

Qin Yi didn't know how long it took him to break through, nor did he know how long it took him to learn soul techniques from Liusu.

But he knew he had been reborn. If he encountered Guan Ji again now, he was truly confident that he could kill him all by himself, without relying on Meng Qingying or Liusu, even though Guan Ji was known as the arrogant Soaring Cloud Sixth Layer.

Aside from his own Immortal Martial United Core, which seemed quite powerful... he really felt that Liusu's knowledge was too strong.

Some of those secret techniques are considered profound arts by others. I was ignorant about them before, but now that I've become stronger and more knowledgeable, I can better appreciate just how powerful Liusu.

Although it only teaches one "method"—the Creation Golden Chapter —and has always taught very few "techniques," each one is the essence, giving Qin Yi the illusion of directly reaching the root of the Great Dao, thus surpassing his peers in terms of level.

The same applies to soul techniques now. Even if they are the same Soul Searching Art, with the same name and similar effects, Qin Yi feels that this one is much higher level than others. Souls that others cannot search with this technique, he can search with the one taught by Liusu.

This feeling... seems endless, with no upper limit in sight.

Looking at the Liusu Little Ghost with tassels, Qin Yi would occasionally think of the Transverse Rift Valley.

Its depth, length, and width are unknown, forming a natural barrier that divides the continents. Inside, it has become a small world, while what lies on the other side remains a mystery.

This level of natural barrier is not a creation of nature, but rather something created by Liusu.

At first, I thought it sounded sophisticated, but now I know what kind of power it represents.

That is destiny.