Transferring one's own tribulations to others to bear was precisely what the cultivators of Great Qian excelled at.
Though Li Shun had not yet reached the point of needing to shift his tribulations onto others, he had heard a little about the many methods involved.
"But the circumstances in these two worlds are entirely different. Some methods might not work. I'll need to test them first."
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Li Shun immediately rallied his spirits.
All the avatars under his control sprang into action, gathering the prey needed for his experiments.
Meanwhile, his true body continued to hide as he searched for a safe place to conduct his tests.
After considerable effort, he finally found a suitable location.
It was a cluster of underwater caverns.
The caverns lay a full several hundred li from the entrance in the water above, connected to it by a tangled network of underground rivers.
"I only need to post a lookout at the entrance. Even if the enemy discovers my hiding place, the time it takes them to get here will be more than enough for me to escape."
Next, batch after batch of prey was captured and brought to the underground caverns, where they were imprisoned to serve as tools for Li Shun's experiments.
"The hardest part of facing the memory tsunami is the crushing pressure accumulated over countless cycles of reincarnation. But if enough people help me shoulder it, we could form something like an unbroken levee..."
With this idea in mind, Li Shun began his attempts.
Yet he encountered a setback at the very first step.
Sharing the burden through their souls required Li Shun to gain complete control over the souls of others.
Unfortunately, every living being in this world possessed exceptionally deep reserves.
Destroying their bodies was