Soul Splitting Technique, Dividing the Divine Soul

The Grand Elder looked at the other elders and smiled upon his stern face. "From this moment on, the Zhou Clan will enter Level One combat readiness. Recall all clan members above the Saint Realm who are outside. Be prepared at any time for an attack from the Anti-Zhou Alliance!"

"It is also time to tell the clan members about this. In a sense, this attack may not be a bad thing. These past years, the Zhou Clan has sat in the position of overlord. Our people lack bloodshed, lack the fierce aura of battle."

"I believe we can establish a Slaughter Ranking for this. Those who kill a certain number of Anti-Zhou Alliance cultivators can receive corresponding rewards, thereby stirring the clan members' enthusiasm. This will require detailed planning."

"I agree."

"Seconded."

Afterward, the many Zhou Clan elders discussed the Slaughter Ranking and how to deal with the Anti-Zhou Alliance.

Zhou Clan Pill Pavilion.

Zhou Qiongtian was reading a Comprehensive Guide to Formation Basics. This kind of cultivation manual was practically street merchandise. One could buy it at any Spirit Treasure Pavilion, and it was not expensive.

It was the most basic cultivation manual for Formation Dao cultivators. Nearly every cultivator who practiced the Formation Dao owned a copy. Although Zhou Qiongtian's attainments in the Formation Dao had reached Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level, he had never actually studied the Formation Dao.

Yet precisely because his Formation Dao attainments had reached Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level, this Comprehensive Guide to Formation Basics was as simple as one plus one equaling two in his eyes.

Not only that, he could use it to extend into other formations. All kinds of ideas and thoughts continuously emerged and collided, while the structures and mysteries of one formation after another formed within his mind.

Knowledge regarding formations continuously accumulated in Zhou Qiongtian's mind. This Comprehensive Guide to Formation Basics, containing several million words and countless formation diagrams, was completely read and understood by Zhou Qiongtian in less than half an hour.

With a casual wave, Zhou Qiongtian traced one formation rune after another through the air, and an Earth-grade trapping formation was successfully laid down.

Zhou Qiongtian stroked his chin and studied the Earth-grade trapping formation with great interest. Formation runes surfaced before his eyes, and countless thoughts sprang into his mind.

For instance, altering these few formation runes this way would greatly reduce the Spiritual Power consumed; altering those few runes that way would strengthen the trapping formation by thirty percent...

Then Zhou Qiongtian began making adjustments. One formation rune after another was removed, altered, or added. Moments later, a trapping formation took shape once more, its power multiplied several times over.

If the previous trapping formation could trap a Cycle Early Stage cultivator, then even a Cycle Great Perfection cultivator would need a long time to break this current formation.

And this had merely been something Zhou Qiongtian had laid down casually.

Zhou Qiongtian continued reading other Formation Dao cultivation manuals. From Mortal-grade to Saint-grade, he did not read many Formation Dao manuals—only several hundred.

Master one, and understand a hundred. With his Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster Formation Dao attainments, he could extend from one formation to another, drawing inferences from one instance to grasp three.

Speaking of which, the Zhou Clan did not yet possess a Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster of the Formation Dao. In terms of Formation Dao attainments, Zhou Qiongtian was already the strongest in the Zhou Clan.

Zhou Qiongtian remained in the Pill Pavilion for three days, and his understanding of the Formation Dao rose to another level. Previously, he had possessed only Formation Dao attainments without having learned any related formations.

Although he could still lay formations through his powerful Formation Dao attainments, it required some effort.

Now, Zhou Qiongtian could easily set up Saint-grade grand formations. Even Saint King-level formations came as easily as lifting a hand. If not for his insufficient cultivation, he could even lay down Venerable Tier Grand Formations.

Zhou Qiongtian then read two Venerable Tier Formation Dao cultivation manuals. Even the Zhou Clan possessed only these two, but each contained quite a few Venerable Tier Grand Formations.

Once Zhou Qiongtian's cultivation reached the Saint King level, he would be able to lay down Venerable Tier Grand Formations. At that time, relying on grand formations, he could contend against Supreme experts as well!

Afterward, Zhou Qiongtian went to seek Soul Dao cultivation manuals. His Soul Dao attainments had also reached Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level, making him likewise the number one Soul Dao cultivator in the Zhou Clan.

The Soul Dao involved the Divine Soul. The most widespread Soul Dao divine ability in the Azure World was Soul Search, something practically every cultivator knew.

Cultivators who specialized in the Soul Dao were far fewer than those who practiced the Formation Dao, Sword Dao, Strength Dao, and the like. This also meant that Soul Dao cultivation manuals were much scarcer than manuals for other Great Daos.

As the overlord of the Azure World, the Zhou Clan had countless cultivation manuals stored in its Pill Pavilion, yet there were still not many Soul Dao manuals. Likewise, there were not many Zhou Clan cultivators who specialized in the Soul Dao.

After browsing several Soul Dao cultivation manuals, Zhou Qiongtian searched for the highest-grade Soul Dao manual in the Zhou Clan. Now that he was a Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster of the Soul Dao, he could basically master most Soul Dao manuals the moment he learned them.

The highest-grade cultivation manual in the Zhou Clan's Pill Pavilion was among the finest at Saint King tier: the Soul Splitting Technique!

The Soul Splitting Technique could split the user's Divine Soul. After splitting, each Divine Soul would possess only half its former strength, but the divided Divine Souls would rapidly heal. This could strengthen one's Soul Dao foundation.

Divine Souls were categorized by strength into Ten-person Souls, Hundred-person Souls, Thousand-person Souls, Ten-thousand-person Souls, and so on.

Generally speaking, once a Spirit Channeling Realm cultivator's Divine Soul underwent a transformation, it could reach the level of a Ten-person Soul.

After the Spirit Channeling Realm, each breakthrough into a major realm would bring a certain increase to the Divine Soul. If one did not cultivate the Soul Dao, reaching the level of a Hundred-person Soul would require Feather Ascension Realm cultivation.

At the Saint Realm, one transcended the ordinary and entered sainthood. The Divine Soul would undergo a transformation and become a Thousand-person Soul.

Zhou Qiongtian was at the Saint Early Stage, yet his Divine Soul was far stronger than those of other Saints, reaching the level of a Ten-thousand-person Soul.

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

Zhou Qiongtian's current Divine Soul was like a cup. Though raging river water surged outside, the vessel was only so large and could hold only a cupful of water, making it difficult to display the Soul Dao's power.

Zhou Qiongtian drew a deep breath and adjusted himself to his peak state before beginning to perform the Soul Splitting Technique.

Pain! Incomparable pain!

It felt as though someone were forcibly tearing him in half, and doing so slowly. Zhou Qiongtian could clearly feel his Divine Soul being torn apart. He could stop it immediately, but he would not do so.

Once he did, this attempt at Soul Splitting would fail. Not only would the gains be nearly nonexistent, but his Divine Soul would also be injured.

The pain of a torn Divine Soul far surpassed the pain of torn flesh. During the Soul Splitting process, Zhou Qiongtian's body shook without end and his face turned deathly pale. He clenched his teeth, trying not to make a sound, but painful low growls and wails soon escaped him.

A full half hour passed. What Zhou Qiongtian had once considered a brief span of time now seemed especially long.

Zhou Qiongtian was drenched in cold sweat, as though he had just been fished out of the water.

Within his sea of consciousness, Zhou Qiongtian sensed his Divine Soul splitting into two, each becoming only half its previous size. The two Divine Souls recovered at an astonishing speed, and after half an hour, both had returned to the size they possessed before the split.

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