Five Laws of Body Seizure (Third Update, Bonus Chapter)

Just then, a trace of madness flashed across the ancestor's face. "Life cannot be lived again, but one can seize a body. Junior, are you willing to be body-seized to fulfill this old man's wish?"

"No."

Lu Xuanji's heart turned cold, but he still intended to struggle and resist.

"Ancestor, I merely have a Triple Spirit Root. You would suffer a huge loss by seizing my body. If you want to seize a body, you should seize one with a Dual Spirit Root or a Heavenly Spirit Root." Lu Xuanji tried to persuade him. "You would lose out badly by seizing my body."

"Body Seizure has its own rules. Its essence is to erase the will within the soul, then fuse the possessing soul with the soul in the body. New wine in an old bottle, used to deceive the Heaven and Earth Great Dao." The ancestor smiled. "There are five great laws of Body Seizure. No one can violate them."

"First, a cultivator may seize a body only once in their lifetime. A second attempt means certain death."

"Second, only Purple Mansion cultivators or those at even higher realms can perform Body Seizure."

"Third, when seizing a body, the attributes must be compatible."

"Fourth, after Body Seizure, the soul and flesh will be incompatible. At lower realms, this incompatibility will not show much. But when charging into the Nascent Soul Realm, the heavenly tribulation will be more than twice as fierce as an ordinary tribulation. Most cultivators who have seized bodies cannot achieve Golden Core, simply because the heavenly tribulation is too violent."

"This also means that only Purple Mansion cultivators and Golden Core cultivators can seize bodies. Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment cultivators are too weak, their souls too feeble to seize bodies; while Nascent Soul Cultivators are the strongest and disdain Body Seizure."

"Fifth, after seizing a body, one's luck becomes exceptionally poor, and one will encounter all kinds of misfortunes and tribulations."

As he spoke, the ancestor sighed. "The art of Body Seizure defies the Heavenly Dao and is not permitted by the Heaven and Earth Laws. If there were any other way, this old man would not wish to seize a body either. But during this Beast Tide, I was gravely wounded and left with less than ten years to live. Yet I do not want to die... This old man still wishes to achieve Golden Core, so I can only wrong you."

"This old man has observed you for four years. My spirit roots are fire and wood, while yours are fire, wood, and earth. Your attributes are compatible with mine. You merely have a Triple Spirit Root, yet your cultivation speed is no worse than that of someone with a Dual Spirit Root. You must possess some special physique that enhances you... This old man will not lose out by seizing your body."

"After seizing your body, there will no longer be any Lu Fuming in this world. There will only be Lu Xuanji. Your father will be my father; your mother will be my mother. I will take good care of them and treat them as my true family."

The ancestor said, "I'm sorry."

Lu Xuanji was about to argue, but in the next moment, his head grew heavy and he fell asleep.

"I'm sorry."

The ancestor said guiltily.

Originally, this world had no art of Body Seizure.

Only after the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Devils invaded did the art of Body Seizure come into being.

Legend had it that when one charged toward becoming a Nascent Soul True Lord, heavenly devils would attack, interfere with the tribulation, and seize the cultivator's body. If an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Devil succeeded in seizing a body, it would merge into this world's laws, become a native living being, and begin a new life; if it failed, it would become nourishment for the Nascent Soul True Lord, promoting the growth of their cultivation.

After knocking Lu Xuanji unconscious, the ancestor sat cross-legged on the Bed and circulated his cultivation art. His soul immediately left his body, turning into a streak of light that entered Lu Xuanji's sea of consciousness.

He began erasing his consciousness.

The consciousness belonging to Lu Xuanji was erased bit by bit.

At the same time, the ancestor's soul began merging with Lu Xuanji's soul, becoming one.

By then, the two would return to primal unity.

The plan was steadily being completed, and the Body Seizure continued without pause. It was about to succeed.

At that very moment, streams of gray light flickered into being, corroding the ancestor's soul and erasing it.

"No! What is this?"

"This is a Soul Treasure."

"Impossible! I checked. There was no treasure in his soul."

"Damn it! This magic treasure is of such a high grade that it actually deceived me."

"No! I am not reconciled!"

The ancestor fought back, but in the next moment, the gray light corroded him like boiling water poured onto snow. The white snow melted away at a rapid pace. In merely a moment, his soul was utterly destroyed, turning into specks of light.

At that moment, the specks of light merged into Lu Xuanji's soul, nourishing it.

In his groggy state, Lu Xuanji suddenly heard A Voice.

It seemed to come from his phone.

Dear user, virus intrusion in progress.

Activate Kill Virus?

The host has not responded. The phone will automatically activate the virus-killing sequence.

Killing virus...

Virus removal complete. The virus has been cleared.

Please rate the antivirus software.

One star: very poor. Two stars: unsatisfied. Three stars: average. Four stars: very good. Five stars: very satisfied.

The phone's voice sounded. Still groggy, Lu Xuanji Opened His Eyes and looked at the ancestor.

This ancestor had no breath left. He had already fallen.

Lu Xuanji felt a faint swelling in his head as powerful soul force radiated from within him like a tsunami. His soul force had forcibly increased by more than fifty percent.

"The ancestor's Body Seizure failed... So it was the phone."

Lu Xuanji said in relief.

"Five-star review."

On the Phone, he directly gave it the best rating.

"Thank you for your rating. Welcome to continue using it."

The phone returned to silence.

The acupoints and Meridians on Lu Xuanji's body had already been unsealed. With a gentle exertion of strength, he broke free from the ropes.

Looking at the ancestor's corpse, Lu Xuanji's expression was somewhat complicated.

The ancestor had failed in his Body Seizure. His soul had been cleared away by the phone, and only part of its essence had merged into Lu Xuanji's soul, causing his soul force to rise drastically.

"This world is somewhat dangerous."

Lu Xuanji took a deep breath.

This ancestor had contributed to the family all his life, selfless and impartial—a truly good man.

Yet before his death, he had feared death and conceived the idea of seizing the body of a descendant.

Had Lu Xuanji not possessed a phone that promptly cleared the virus, he would already have been body-seized and reduced to another's wedding gown.

Suppressing his tangled thoughts, Lu Xuanji began searching within the Cave Dwelling, looking for treasures.

The Cave Dwelling was exceedingly bare, without unnecessary decorations or much ornamentation. It was simple to the extreme.

There were only several books placed on the bookshelf.

Lu Xuanji stepped forward and flipped through them. One was a Golden Core cultivation art called the "Azure Wood Longevity Art," which could be cultivated to the third level of Golden Core; there were about five Purple Mansion cultivation arts and twenty Foundation Establishment cultivation arts.

There were also some travel journals, miscellaneous records, cultivation notes, and the like.

There were also some Pill Recipes, artifact-refining notes, and so on.

There were roughly one hundred and thirty books in total, all of which went into his storage bag.

Lu Xuanji directly photographed them with his phone and saved them in Document Management.

He found a storage bag at the ancestor's waist. It had a capacity of roughly one hundred cubic meters. Inside were a Third Grade Flying Sword, a Third Grade Shield, precious Artifact Refining materials, Rank 3 pills, Spirit Medicine Seeds, Spirit Rice seeds, three hundred thousand spirit stones, and various other items.

There were many miscellaneous things.

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