Soul Splitting Technique, Splitting the Divine Soul

The Grand Elder looked at the other elders and a smile spread across his stern face. "From now on, the Zhou Family is on high alert. Recall all our clansmen above the Saint Tier who are currently outside. Be ready at all times to face an attack from the Anti-Zhou Alliance!"

"It's also time to tell the clansmen about this. In a way, this attack isn't entirely a bad thing. For years, the Zhou Family has held a dominant position, and our clansmen have lacked combat experience and fighting spirit."

"I propose we establish a kill list. Killing a certain number of cultivators from the Anti-Zhou Alliance will earn certain rewards. This will help motivate our clansmen. These details need to be planned carefully."

"I agree."

"Seconded."

Following this, the many elders of the Zhou Family discussed the kill list and strategies for dealing with the Anti-Zhou Alliance.

Zhou Family Pill Pavilion.

Zhou Qiongtian was looking at a comprehensive guide to formation basics. This kind of cultivation technique was common, something you could find in any Spirit Treasure Pavilion, and it wasn't expensive.

This was the most basic cultivation technique for Formation Dao cultivators. Almost every cultivator of the Formation Dao had a copy. Although Zhou Qiongtian's mastery of the Formation Dao had reached the Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level, he had never actually studied it.

However, precisely because his mastery of the Formation Dao had reached the Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level, this comprehensive guide to formation basics was as simple as one plus one equals two in his eyes.

Not only that, but he could also use it to extrapolate other formations. Various thoughts and ideas constantly arose and collided, and the structures and mysteries of countless formations were continuously generated in his mind.

Knowledge about formations kept accumulating in Zhou Qiongtian's mind. He finished reading the entire comprehensive guide, which contained millions of words and countless formation diagrams, in less than half an hour, and he understood it completely.

Zhou Qiongtian casually drew formation patterns in the air, and an Earth-grade confinement formation was successfully set up by him.

Zhou Qiongtian stroked his chin, looking with great interest at this Earth-grade confinement formation. Formation patterns appeared before his eyes, and then countless thoughts popped into his mind.

For example, changing these few formation patterns would consume much less spiritual energy. Changing these few formation patterns would increase the power of the confinement formation by thirty percent...

Then, Zhou Qiongtian got to work. Formation patterns were removed, modified, and added. In a moment, another confinement formation took shape, its power increased severalfold.

If the previous confinement formation could trap cultivators in the Cycle Early Stage, then the current one would take even a cultivator in the Cycle Great Perfection a long time to break.

And this was just Zhou Qiongtian setting it up casually.

Zhou Qiongtian continued to browse through other Formation Dao cultivation techniques, from Mortal-grade to Saint Tier. He didn't look at many, only a few hundred.

Once you understand one, you understand them all. With his Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster mastery of the Formation Dao, he could extend his understanding from one formation to another, generalizing from one instance to all.

Speaking of which, the Zhou Family did not have any experts at the Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level in the Formation Dao. Zhou Qiongtian was already the strongest in the Zhou Family in terms of Formation Dao attainment.

Zhou Qiongtian spent three days in the Pill Pavilion, and his understanding of the Formation Dao reached a new level. Before, he had the mastery but hadn't studied the relevant formations.

Although he could still set up formations through his powerful mastery, it required some effort.

Now, Zhou Qiongtian could easily set up Saint Tier grand formations. Even those at the Saint King level were handled with ease. If not for his insufficient cultivation, he could even set up Venerable Tier grand formations.

Zhou Qiongtian then looked at two Venerable Tier Formation Dao cultivation techniques. Even the Zhou Family only collected two, but each contained quite a few Venerable Tier grand formations.

When Zhou Qiongtian's cultivation reaches the Saint King level, he would be able to set up Venerable Tier grand formations. At that time, he could contend against Supreme Beings with the help of these formations!

Afterward, Zhou Qiongtian went to find Soul Dao cultivation techniques. His mastery of the Soul Dao had also reached the Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level, making him the number one in the Zhou Family for Soul Dao as well.

Soul Dao involved the Divine Soul. The most common Soul Dao divine ability in the Azure World was soul searching, which basically every cultivator knew about.

Compared to the Formation Dao, Sword Dao, and Strength Dao, there were far fewer cultivators who specialized in the Soul Dao. This also resulted in far fewer Soul Dao cultivation techniques compared to other Daos.

As the overlord of the Azure World, the Zhou Family had countless cultivation techniques in its Pill Pavilion, but there were still not many Soul Dao techniques, and the number of cultivators specializing in Soul Dao was also small.

After browsing through some Soul Dao cultivation techniques, Zhou Qiongtian looked for the highest-grade Soul Dao cultivation technique in the Zhou Family. He was now a Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster of the Soul Dao, so he could learn most Soul Dao cultivation techniques almost instantly.

The highest-grade cultivation technique in the Zhou Family's Pill Pavilion was a top-tier existence at the Saint King level: the Soul Splitting Technique!

The Soul Splitting Technique could split the user's Divine Soul. The split Divine Soul would only be half the size of the original. After splitting, the Divine Soul would quickly heal, thus strengthening the Soul Dao foundation.

Divine Souls were divided into Ten-person Soul, Hundred-person Soul, Thousand-person Soul, Ten-thousand-person Soul, and so on, based on their strength.

Generally, cultivators in the Spirit Channeling Realm could reach the Ten-person Soul level after a qualitative change in their Divine Soul.

After the Spirit Channeling Realm, the Divine Soul would grow to a certain extent with each breakthrough of a major realm. For cultivators who did not practice the Soul Dao, it would require Feather Ascension Realm cultivation to reach the Hundred-person Soul.

The Saint Tier, transcending the mundane and becoming a Saint, would cause a qualitative change in the Divine Soul, transforming it into a Thousand-person Soul.

Zhou Qiongtian was in the early Saint stage, but his Divine Soul's strength far surpassed that of other Saints, reaching the Ten-thousand-person Soul level.

Zhou Qiongtian had not deliberately cultivated his Divine Soul, but his Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster mastery of the Soul Dao had brought his Divine Soul foundation to the Ten-thousand-person Soul level.

Zhou Qiongtian's current Divine Soul was like a cup. Even if there were vast rivers outside, the container was only this size and could only hold a cup of water, making it difficult to unleash the full power of the Soul Dao.

Zhou Qiongtian took a deep breath, adjusted his state to its peak, and then began to perform the Soul Splitting Technique.

Pain! Unparalleled pain!

It felt as if someone was tearing him apart forcefully, and it was a slow tearing. Zhou Qiongtian could clearly feel his Divine Soul being torn apart. He could stop it immediately, but he wouldn't.

If he did, this soul splitting would fail. Not only would the benefits be almost zero, but his Divine Soul would also be injured.

The pain of tearing the Divine Soul far surpassed the pain of tearing the physical body. During the soul splitting process, Zhou Qiongtian's body trembled uncontrollably, his face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth, trying not to make a sound, but soon he let out painful low growls and moans.

It took a full half an hour. This time, which Zhou Qiongtian usually felt was short, felt exceptionally long at this moment.

Zhou Qiongtian was covered in cold sweat, as if he had just been fished out of water.

Zhou Qiongtian felt his consciousness sea. His Divine Soul had split into two, becoming half its previous size. The two Divine Souls healed at an extremely fast speed. After half an hour, the two Divine Souls returned to their original size before splitting.

Then, the two Divine Souls merged into one, becoming a more powerful Divine Soul.