His Fresh Evil Aura

Chen Xu was stunned. Had fresh evil energy contaminated him?

At that moment, he was startled and almost thought that Mr. Zhou before him was a transformed evil spirit, intending to reveal its true form and devour him after toying with him!

But Chen Xu quickly refuted himself. What kind of evil spirit would serve a cup of high-grade Moonlight Nectar Spirit Immortal Tea before eating someone?

Though he was suspicious, he shouldn't be so petty...

In an instant, Chen Xu's thoughts raced, countless ideas tumbling through his mind.

Fortunately, Mr. Zhou soon spoke, "Young friend, have you encountered anything strange or unusual recently?"

Yes, that was it!

Chen Xu immediately replied, "To answer the teacher, last night as I fell asleep, my classmate used a spirit mud avatar to try and cut off my head. I woke up and fought him desperately..."

He recounted the head-swapping incident from the previous night, still feeling a lingering fear as he spoke and recalled it.

His success in turning the tables last night was due to his timely reaction and a good deal of luck.

The greatest stroke of luck was that he managed to awaken the Cauldron Scripture before Lin Qi attacked.

Of course, the Cauldron Scripture was Chen Xu's biggest secret. He wouldn't tell anyone, not any living being, not even a stone would get a single word out of him!

The head-swapping art was bizarre and uncanny no matter how he thought about it.

Chen Xu then asked Mr. Zhou a question he couldn't figure out: "Teacher, they say the head is the seat of the six yang energies, and a person's thoughts and consciousness reside primarily in the head.

If I had successfully swapped heads with Lin Qi, and my head was on his body, then... would his body be controlled by me, or by him?

If the head is swapped, is he still him?"

Mr. Zhou listened silently to this strange tale, his face showing no surprise, as if he had seen it all before.

He said, "You mentioned he also used a Soul-Cutting Silkworm to bind your legs. In reality, this is also a method of soul devouring.

If the head-swapping technique were successful, he would have used the Soul-Cutting Silkworm to devour your soul. At that point, you would have no soul, and what use would an empty skull be?

Your head would be used by him, and your spirit and consciousness would naturally be used by him as well, becoming nourishment to strengthen himself."

Chen Xu felt a chill run down his spine. He became even more determined to kill Lin Qi as soon as possible, never allowing him another chance to wake up.

Mr. Zhou seemed to sense his urgency and anger, and added, "However, while this technique appears powerful, its success rate is actually not very high.

All evil arts have their drawbacks. A technique like head-swapping and soul devouring can result in backlash from even the slightest mistake.

If the caster suffers backlash, at best their mind will be confused, and at worst, their lifespan will be shortened.

For example, since you escaped the head-swapping ordeal and destroyed his avatar, you can use this connection to kill him from afar."

Chen Xu immediately understood Mr. Zhou's meaning and quickly stood up, cupping his hands in a bow. "Please, teacher, teach me!"

Mr. Zhou glanced sideways at the teacup in front of him and smiled slightly. "Is this how you ask for instruction?"

Chen Xu followed his gaze, his heart stirring. He quickly picked up the teacup, brought it before him, and with his right knee on the ground and his left knee following, he was about to kneel.

But a gentle force held him up. Chen Xu looked up, and Mr. Zhou said, "Just offering the tea is enough. There's no need to kowtow. Since we have this connection, I can teach you some things. As for taking you as a disciple..."

A trace of sadness appeared on his withered face. "I traveled from north to south, and even set up the Star Array outside Jichuan County. Others thought I was simply fond of talent and wanted to choose a few young people from my hometown to mentor.

But in reality, I was merely trying to avoid disaster."

Avoiding disaster!

Someone as mysterious and powerful as Mr. Zhou still had to avoid disaster?

Chen Xu never expected such an answer. He then saw Mr. Zhou smile and say, "What? Are you scared because I said I'm avoiding disaster, and now you don't dare to offer tea?"

How could he not dare?

Chen Xu immediately bent over and raised the teacup to his forehead. "Please, teacher, drink the tea."

Though he was lame, his gesture of offering tea was standard and elegant, possessing a unique grace.

Mr. Zhou said, "That's right. Young people should be spirited and fearless. However, some hardships are best avoided if possible."

He then took the tea Chen Xu offered and, after drinking it, taught Chen Xu a method to break evil soul arts.

The reason it was called a method rather than a spell was that even ordinary people could learn it; it was a method of dispelling evil that was easy to spread.

Chen Xu memorized it carefully, not daring to miss a single detail.

In addition to this method, Mr. Zhou chatted with Chen Xu and taught him several simple self-preservation techniques.

For example, "If you encounter a ghost, for ordinary minor ghosts, you only need to bite your tongue and spray blood at it. The ghost will become completely weak and can be captured and bound by you."

"There's also the beast-making art, which turns living people into livestock. If you make them drink a large amount of water within a day, this evil art can be broken."

"And the skin-drawing art. Skin-drawing ghosts fear fire the most. Once burned, the drawing will fade. However, most skin-drawing ghosts are extremely vicious. While peeling them might be simple, killing them is very difficult and requires a certain level of cultivation..."

Then Mr. Zhou asked Chen Xu, "I observe that your Vitality is abundant and your spirit is complete. You must be practicing some basic body-tempering methods. Is that correct?"

Chen Xu didn't actually have a specific cultivation method; he relied entirely on adding points.

However, once he gathered 1000 likes, he would naturally unlock the God of Cookery Cultivation Scroll, so Chen Xu didn't deny that he had a cultivation method.

He nodded in agreement. Mr. Zhou said, "You are cultivating well, but you need to pay special attention to one thing: Essence, Vitality, and Spirit are best pursued in parallel and should not be overly biased.

If there is too much bias, for example, if your Spirit is strong, but your Vitality and Essence cannot keep up, over time this can lead to insufficient Vitality supply, with the Spirit suppressing the physique, ultimately resulting in a deficiency of both Essence and Vitality."

Although such Magical Power was strong, one's lifespan and physical body would suffer damage.

The common saying that certain individuals, with extreme wisdom, would inevitably be harmed refers to these types of people whose mental faculties are overused, whose Spirits are too powerful, yet whose physiques and foundations are far from sufficient, thus leading to their current state of ruined bodies and injured Spirits."

After speaking, Chen Xu looked at Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Zhou also looked at Chen Xu.

A moment later, Chen Xu suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Teacher, you..."

Mr. Zhou nodded slightly, not evading the topic at all as he said, "Yes, my Spirit is too powerful, and my Essence, Vitality, and blood have been depleted, which is why I have this appearance now."

Chen Xu was rendered speechless. For a moment, he wanted to comfort him, but after racking his brain, not a single word came out.

Mr. Zhou said, "Scholars must study for the imperial examinations and cultivate their Qi, and this is precisely why."

What?

Chen Xu didn't understand this statement, yet he vaguely felt it was extremely important.

He quickly roused himself to listen.