Blessing and Calamity Intertwined, the Deity Leaps from the Incense Burner

The scholar's clone was sitting in the inn room, frowning, but a sense of enlightenment was rising in his mind, and he had grasped a bit of the truth of the world.

"Tonight's sneak attack on the Pan Household resulted in an unexpected confrontation with the Upper Spirit Sect. This was both an accident and an inevitability arising from the entanglement of Karma."

Everything in the world is interconnected, Karma arise from this. As time goes by, Karma accumulate and eventually erupt.

"My feud with the Upper Spirit Sect has lasted for quite some time and is difficult to resolve. Over the past two years, they have repeatedly searched me, and the Karma have accumulated to an unknown extent. Therefore, even the slightest contact, even if unintentional, will inevitably erupt. However, this encounter can be considered a test."

Qiu Yan spoke, the scholar clone raised his hand and flipped it over, revealing two ink-colored talismans in his hand. He clenched his fist, and the talismans were imprinted on his skin, looking like ink characters tattooed on.

With each movement, crackling sounds rang out, and Qi and Blood surged through the muscles and tendons, yet it could not mask the weariness in one's heart.

"Tonight's battle, first a battle of souls, then a fight to the death, resulted in the capture of two demons. However, this has alerted them and we have likely been exposed. But I am currently in the midst of the Imperial Examinations. As long as I do not provoke Tang Lai again, I should be safe until the Imperial Examinations are over. However, we cannot be careless because of this."

Thinking this, Qiu Yan stood up and walked to the table.

Outside the window, noises could be heard from time to time; it was the sound of officials Rogue Person.

Tonight, he fought the Rhinoceros Demon with his soul, and then his divine spirit general fought the Rhinoceros Beetle. His Living Soul then returned to his clone, which led to the scene in the forest outside the city.

"Now that the scholar's clone has been exposed, the main body of the deity is also not safe. Moreover, the main body still needs to go to the ruins, and it is unknown whether there will be any danger. It is time to consider the next clone. However, it is unknown whether the other clones can exist independently if the main body is destroyed. In addition, clones with independent Fortune are extremely precious. We cannot just create one casually. It is best to select one carefully."

Qiu Yan, however, thought of the two Mystic Hair in the Core Talisman, Mystic Hair were his last connection with another world.

As he pondered, he sat down, took out the Soul-Calming, and saw that the bundle beside the bed trembled twice. Then, a plump white Ginseng Baby emerged, waiting for Qiu Yan to read to him.

"Hmm? Hiss!"

As Qiu Yan opened the book, about to speak, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, her hands and feet trembled, and she jumped up from the chair as if she were on springs, startling the Ginseng Baby that had just crawled out of its package, causing it to fall to the ground.

"What happened?"

As soon as Qiu Yan stood up, his brows furrowed even more. He then closed his eyes, trying to calm himself, but quickly opened them again, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

"I can't make up my mind!"

As soon as he closed his eyes to sense the sensation, he felt his head swell and he became dizzy, as if he were standing on top of a tall tower, being blown by a strong wind, with a feeling that he was about to fall and be shattered to pieces at any moment!

For a moment, I felt somewhat agitated and confused.

As thoughts raced through his mind, suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes, his fingers twitching as his thoughts churned.

"Once you've condensed your Human Soul, you can control your Divine Sense at will. There's no way you could be restless or agitated. In the words of the book, condensing your Human Soul means you can achieve stillness, tranquility, and peace. You can think things through and gain peace. Even if you encounter something big, you can calm down with a change of mind. How come I can't calm down after just going out and fighting two monsters?"

This is a sentence from the Great Learning, which he summarized into his own soul-cultivation Cultivation Method. The original sentence is. "Knowing where to stop, one can then be resolute; being resolute, one can then be calm; being calm, one can then be at peace; being at peace, one can then deliberate; deliberating, one can then attain."

One step at a time, layer upon layer, it would be impossible to summarize without the help of the Incense Thoughts of the main body. Qiu Yan was confident that he would not lose to the soul cultivation methods of ordinary sects, but even now, he was still unable to calm his mind while silently reciting the Cultivation Method.

"It seems I've fallen into a trap without even realizing it; I guess I'm still too inexperienced."

After thinking for a while, Qiu Yan came to a conclusion, recalling the dark figure he saw at the last moment in his dream of Third Young Master Pan.

"The Pan Household possesses Sage Manuscript, confirming they are indeed disciples of sages. Outer Dao cultivators would not provoke such Aristocratic Clan unless they had Karma ties with them. However, the Third Young Master Pan clearly practiced a Method Formula, which could very well have been a trap that I fell into."

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan shook his head and reflected on his actions. He then investigated further, even leaving his Spirit Projection with his Living Soul, but still couldn't find any clues. However, in the end, his brows relaxed.

"So be it. Fortune and misfortune are intertwined and uncertain. Although this has made me restless and agitated, it may also be an opportunity to temper my character. I might as well seize it and take this chance to break through my mental State of Mind. Perhaps I can even glimpse the opportunity of the Heavenly Soul!"

Upon realizing this, Qiu Yan felt that this was a rare opportunity that he could not miss. He sat down again, opened the book, and began to read aloud. However, he had to think about the meaning of each sentence and understand the principles behind it. The throbbing pain in his head was suppressed by Qiu Yan. Cold sweat kept flowing down his forehead, and his body was trembling slightly. The sentences he read were sometimes high and sometimes low, and there was a tremor in his voice.

The sounds filled the room with a chill, and the Ginseng Baby on the floor curled up and hid under the bed.

While the scholar's clone was struggling to recite, the true deity was also strolling around behind the screen for a long time.

The surrounding People's Wishes roared like a raging torrent, and with each step he took, he faced immense pressure. But soon he sensed a radiant light approaching from ahead.

Finally!

The light was right before his eyes, forming a ring, and Qiu Yan rushed into it without hesitation.

Jump!

The Incense Burner on the table trembled, and a figure gleaming with emerald light leaped out from it, followed closely by two fireballs.

After he stood still, he looked back and realized that he had actually jumped out of the Incense Burner.

"Is this Incense Burner connected to the screen in the Underworld Main Hall?"

A question crossed his mind. He looked around and saw the astonished gazes of Bai Wenpan and a semi-transparent weasel.

It's still the same table and the same chair.

"Isn't this the City God's room? Weren't we supposed to be going to the Netherworld?"

With this question in mind, I saw the figure clad in full armor.

Yin Xiao'e seemed to understand Qiu Yan's question. She took a step into the main hall, lifted a curtain, and revealed a deep corridor behind it.

"Leave those two demons here. Come with me," Yin Xiao'e said, then stepped into the corridor.

"This..." The main body hesitated for a moment, then did as instructed and followed.

As soon as they entered the corridor, a cold wind blew in, making even the deity feel cold. After walking a few steps, they soon exited the corridor and found themselves in a bright and open space ahead.

The vast land stretched out into the distance, a landscape of gloomy gray.

Qiu Yan looked up and saw several dim orbs of light hanging in the gloomy sky, like the sun.

The sphere of light floated and sank, with a great river suspended in mid-air around it, vast and mighty, coming from the horizon and going back to the horizon, seemingly without end or source.

P. S.: Thank you to Xiao Liang, "I am a different kind of firework", and "Xiaoseng Muyuan" for their generous donations!