Soul-Devouring Soul-Refining Scripture

Soul-Devouring Soul-Refining Scripture

"Alright, you stinking demon, I've finished telling you everything. Shouldn't you let this young lady take a look at that immortal technique in your hands now?"

Yang Qianqian's cunning eyes darted about. She suddenly extended her fair, jade-like wrist and held out a slender palm, signaling for Chen Lin to fulfill his promise.

Chen Lin smiled lightly and, without a moment's hesitation, pressed the jade slip into the girl's palm.

Yang Qianqian's expression brightened slightly. She couldn't wait to press the jade slip against her forehead, closing her eyes as she immersed herself in it.

At first, Yang Qianqian wore a look of contemplation, but gradually, her small face grew serious.

"How is this possible..."

Two incense sticks of time later, Yang Qianqian suddenly opened her eyes, muttering to herself with a look of shock. Her palm gripped the jade slip tightly, as if she couldn't believe it, and she pressed it to her forehead once more.

"Where did you get this immortal technique?"

After a long while, Yang Qianqian finally exhaled a turbid breath and slowly lowered the jade slip. She handed it back to Chen Lin, staring at him with a strange expression as she asked.

Chen Lin's heart stirred. "I obtained it by chance. Why? Is there something wrong with this immortal technique?"

The girl's eyes revealed a peculiar look as she said slowly, "Although I don't know exactly how strong this technique's amplification of the soul is, I have a faint intuition that even my Forget-Emotion Valley's Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture cannot compare to it. You must know, the Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture is a 'King'-tier immortal technique."

"Oh?"

Chen Lin's gaze flickered as he asked, "Then how strong is the soul amplification provided by the Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture practiced by your valley's disciples?"

"Actually, what the ordinary disciples in our valley practice is merely a simplified version of the Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture."

Yang Qianqian shook her head and continued, "The true Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture is only passed down to direct disciples. While this technique does increase soul power slightly, its greater purpose is to refine the soul, making it more in tune with heaven and earth, which naturally allows for faster cultivation of divine abilities later on."

"Refining the soul? More in tune with heaven and earth?" Hearing this, a thought flashed through Chen Lin's mind like a spark. He chewed over the girl's words carefully, his eyes gradually brightening.

Suddenly, Chen Lin looked up, staring at the girl with burning eyes. "You said before that the reason your human souls can open the sea of consciousness without any bottlenecks or obstructions is because they are in tune with heaven and earth, right?"

The girl was startled by Chen Lin's intense gaze, but she still nodded. "That's right."

Having received the girl's confirmation, the idea in Chen Lin's mind became increasingly clear. He couldn't wait to communicate with the Main God Coffin.

"Guide, I ask you, can a Demon Race immortal technique be modified into one that humans can practice?"

"Yes. The Death Energy points consumed depend on the tier of the immortal technique."

The Guide replied coldly.

Excellent!

Having received a definitive answer, Chen Lin felt a surge of joy. He couldn't wait to say to Yang Qianqian, "Little girl, I'll make a trade with you. Actually, the immortal technique I have has another version suitable for humans to practice. I can give it to you, but you must give me the Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture in exchange. How about it?"

"A version suitable for humans?" Yang Qianqian's eyes lit up. After hesitating for a long time, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Deal!"

Yang Qianqian naturally couldn't understand what use Chen Lin would have for a human immortal technique he couldn't practice, but she was indeed tempted by the technique in his hands. However, she still stared at him intently and said in a deep voice, "But you must swear by your soul that, other than yourself, you will not pass on our sect's technique!"

A soul oath was a special method of swearing in the cultivation world. By swearing to one's own soul, one had to be clear-hearted and open, abiding by it absolutely. Otherwise, when encountering cultivation bottlenecks in the future, one would be plagued by inner demons, which was extremely dangerous and would make further progress in cultivation nearly impossible.

"Fine!" With his mind racing, Chen Lin's expression turned solemn as he began to swear: "I, Chen Lin, take my soul as the witness to this oath: I will not pass the Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture to others. If I violate this, I shall be struck by heavenly lightning, my body and soul shall be scattered, and I shall never be reincarnated!"

"Hum~!"

In the dark, Chen Lin felt something extra in his mind, as if the oath had fused tightly with his soul, becoming one. If he were to break it, these words would manifest one by one.

Although this feeling was fleeting, Chen Lin still felt a chill in his heart. He was secretly shocked that soul oaths in the cultivation world were actually real.

Only after Chen Lin completed the oath did Yang Qianqian nod in satisfaction. She asked Chen Lin for a blank jade slip, closed her eyes, and copied the incantations of the Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture onto it.

Taking the jade slip from the girl, Chen Lin felt a hint of joy. Without hesitation, he communicated with the Main God Coffin to first modify the Nine-Nine Extreme Transformation.

"Death Energy points required for Nine-Nine Extreme Transformation modification: 1500. Do you wish to begin modification now? Yes/No."

Perhaps because no one in the world had ever practiced the Nine-Nine Extreme Transformation, the Main God Coffin could not determine its tier, and it required very few Death Energy points to modify.

"Yes."

Chen Lin naturally chose yes without hesitation.

"Modifying technique... Modification complete."

Chen Lin took out a jade slip, copied the new immortal technique onto it, and handed it to Yang Qianqian. Yang Qianqian naturally beamed with joy as she snatched it up, unable to wait to press it to her forehead to begin carefully comprehending it.

Chen Lin smiled slightly and communicated with the Main God Coffin again.

"The contractor's compatibility with the Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture is too low to practice. The contractor may pay Death Energy points for modification and enhancement to ensure normal cultivation. Death Energy points required for modification: 2500. Do you wish to begin modification now? Yes/No."

"Yes!"

Although it pained him, Chen Lin gritted his teeth and chose to modify it.

"Modifying technique... Modification complete."

"Soul-Devouring Soul-Refining Scripture, Tier: Emperor. Modified from the Autumn Water Forget-Emotion Scripture. The practitioner absorbs the remnant souls of ghosts and spirits to refine the three souls and seven spirits, purifying the soul and bringing it into harmony with heaven and earth."

"Absorbing the soul power of ghosts and spirits? In that case, the Demon Prison is the perfect place to practice this technique. How wonderful, how wonderful!"

Chen Lin felt a surge of joy. He glanced at Yang Qianqian, who was lost in the technique, and found a spot for himself, sitting cross-legged to quietly comprehend the newly acquired immortal technique.

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Three days later, at noon.

In a courtyard halfway up the mountain, Chen Lin and Yang Qianqian sat cross-legged, eyes closed in meditation. Standing silently around them were five Dharma Artifact swords.

These five swords—one large and four small—were naturally the Void Spirit Mother-Son Sword. The five Dharma Artifacts were arranged in a profound formation, drawing in rolling waves of dense heaven and earth spiritual energy; the intensity of this energy was likely no less than that found at the summit of Nether Spring Peak.

Over the span of three days, Chen Lin practiced the mysterious ancient scripture Dao Heaven during the day and the Nine-Nine Extreme Transformation at night.

Perhaps because Yang Qianqian was exceptionally gifted with superior aptitude and a keen perception for soul power, she frequently exchanged insights on the immortal technique with Chen Lin. This proved immensely beneficial, allowing Chen Lin to gradually get on the right track with the first layer of the Nine-Nine Extreme Transformation.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a jade slip suddenly tore through the air toward them.

Chen Lin's tightly shut eyes snapped open. He reached out and caught the slip between his fingers.

It was a message-transmitting jade slip.

"Brother Chen, I shall await your arrival at Yin Sand Ridge, on the outskirts of the Demon Prison, in half an hour." As soon as Chen Lin took hold of the slip, a soft, effeminate voice emanated from it.

Is it time to go to the Demon Prison?

Chen Lin's gaze flickered as he recognized the voice of Situ Kong. He stood up, gestured toward the Void Spirit Mother-Son Sword, and promptly stowed the Dharma Artifacts into his Storage Bag.

Disturbed from her practice, the young girl nearby also opened her eyes.

Chen Lin glanced at her and said in a deep voice, "I have a matter to attend to. It will take at least one day, at most three. Once this is finished, I will personally escort you down the mountain. So, for this period, you had best stay here obediently and go nowhere."

"Oh." Yang Qianqian nodded, a look of relief washing over her face. Her large eyes curved into crescent moons; clearly, the dull and monotonous training of the past few days had stifled her, and she was eager to finally leave the Myriad Demon Sect.

After giving the girl a few more instructions, Chen Lin stepped out of the courtyard. With a flicker of movement, his feet struck like thunder, and he vanished from the spot in an instant.