Erasing Spiritual Intelligence (First Update, Please Bookmark)

Erasing Spiritual Intelligence (First Update, Please Bookmark)

"Hm? This is... the Medicine Spirit Ghost actually wants to escape?"

Hu Donghan had only been happy for a short while when he immediately sensed an abnormality within the Soul List. The Medicine Spirit Ghost's soul was stirring restlessly on the Soul List, as though it wanted to break free. Clearly, this Medicine Spirit Ghost had no desire to be controlled by Hu Donghan.

Seeing this, Hu Donghan's expression turned cold. He directly controlled the Soul List and suppressed the Medicine Spirit Ghost's struggling soul. Only then did he turn his gaze back to the Medicine Spirit Ghost before him.

When the Medicine Spirit Ghost saw Hu Donghan looking at it, it immediately put on a pitiful expression. It clasped its hands and repeatedly kowtowed to Hu Donghan. At the same time, Hu Donghan vaguely received messages from it: "Spare me," "Let me go," and the like. The Medicine Spirit Ghost now looked like a child, and paired with that pitiful expression, any softhearted woman who saw it would surely shed tears.

However, all of this was utterly wasted on Hu Donghan!

Hu Donghan had spent so much time and effort to finally nurture this Mortal Ghost into a Medicine Spirit Ghost, yet it had immediately developed thoughts of escape. In Hu Donghan's eyes, this was a provocation! This Medicine Spirit Ghost clearly regarded him as a child who could be deceived!

"From a Mortal Ghost to a Medicine Spirit Ghost, its intelligence must have evolved to a certain degree! But this sort of evolution would be better off nonexistent! It had only just gained intelligence, yet it already wanted to escape my control. Then why did I nurture it in the first place? The Ghost-Nurturing Art in the True Exposition of the Ghost Path is profound and mysterious, but everything within it is ultimately just a tool, meant only for my use! Since it so casually developed thoughts of resistance, then this intelligence would be better off gone!"

"The arts of the Ghost Way are merely tools to me! A tool dares to have thoughts? Then I'll... erase them!"

With a thought from Hu Donghan, a cold gleam flashed. Immediately afterward, the rune formed from the general outline on the Soul List suddenly trembled. The Medicine Spirit Ghost's soul, the only one upon it, also flickered with the tremor. Then, the Medicine Spirit Ghost that had been continuously kowtowing before Hu Donghan let out several miserable cries before becoming dull-eyed and motionless.

"Forward, backward, left, right, open your mouth, make a sound..."

Hu Donghan issued commands. Only when he saw the Medicine Spirit Ghost blankly obeying every order did he nod in satisfaction.

To Hu Donghan, ghostly creatures like this were ultimately nothing more than tools! A tool only needed to be convenient to use. Of course, when a tool possessed independent awareness, it could save quite a bit of trouble in certain respects; but once it had independent awareness, a large part of it would also slip out of control! That loss of control was absolutely not something Hu Donghan wished to see.

Hu Donghan swept his gaze over the Medicine Spirit Ghost twice more and nodded in satisfaction. Then, when he saw the Ghost-Spirit Light within its body, he let out a surprised "Eh?"

"This Ghost-Spirit Light has actually turned green? Does that mean this Medicine Spirit Ghost has already become a Low-Grade Ghost Demon?" A trace of surprise flashed through Hu Donghan's eyes before understanding dawned on him. "No wonder this Medicine Spirit Ghost developed thoughts of resistance so early. So it was because it had become a Low-Grade Ghost Demon. The higher a Ghost Wraith's grade, the more complete its intelligence becomes. That is indeed true. But I have no need for this kind of intelligence!"

Hu Donghan summoned the Medicine Spirit Ghost before him again and felt around its body. Then he thought, This Medicine Spirit Ghost has only just formed. Although its Soul Body is complete, it is not yet solid. On top of that, I forcibly erased its intelligence earlier, which has affected its Soul Body to a certain extent. If I do not help it solidify quickly, this Medicine Spirit Ghost may dissipate completely in merely a dozen days. Therefore, the most urgent task is to establish a Soul-Forming Ground!

"A Soul-Forming Ground uses the wandering soul power within the Soul List as its foundation, then scatters Wandering Souls into yin energy and ghost energy, forming a temporary yin land suitable for nurturing souls. Once the Soul-Forming Ground is established, all that needs to be done afterward is to monitor the amount of yin energy and ghost energy within. When they diminish, simply add an appropriate number of Soul Bodies. At this stage, if I am only nurturing one Medicine Spirit Ghost, a Soul-Forming Ground formed from Wandering Souls should be enough..."

"Unfortunately, this Medicine Spirit Ghost has only just formed and cannot be used to cast miscellaneous arts. Otherwise, with a Ghost Wraith helping me, I would not even need to replenish the Soul-Forming Ground with Wandering Souls myself."

As Hu Donghan thought this, he had already drawn upon the soul power of the Soul List within his sea of consciousness. Restrained by the power of the runes in the general outline, he quickly established a Soul-Forming Ground in one corner of the room.

Once the Soul-Forming Ground was formed, Hu Donghan touched the Soul Ring on his hand. One Wandering Soul after another emerged from the Soul Ring, then Hu Donghan guided them with soul power into the Soul-Forming Ground. By the time all ninety Wandering Souls had entered, they were packed tightly together in the corner, one squeezed against another in a dense mass. Yet due to the wondrous effect of the general outline's runes, the Wandering Souls were trapped the moment they entered and could not escape at all. Unless Hu Donghan altered the general outline's runes within, he did not need to worry about them fleeing.

Afterward, Hu Donghan narrowed his eyes and drew upon all the surrounding spiritual power, striking it toward that cluster of Wandering Souls.

These Wandering Souls were merely the lowest-grade Soul Bodies. In the terms of cultivators, they were just a group of ordinary people—indeed, even weaker than ordinary people. Hu Donghan's spiritual power required no practical technique at all. Sweeping over them like waves, it shattered all ninety Wandering Souls and separated them into yin energy and ghost energy. In an instant, the yin energy and ghost energy within the Soul-Forming Ground became far denser!

"Go!" With the Soul-Forming Ground established, Hu Donghan issued another command to the Medicine Spirit Ghost through the Soul List.

The Medicine Spirit Ghost now had no intelligence and was merely a puppet that was extremely easy to control. At Hu Donghan's command, it obediently entered.

The Soul-Forming Ground had originally been the best place for Soul Bodies that had just changed forms, such as the Medicine Spirit Ghost, to solidify themselves. The moment it entered, the Medicine Spirit Ghost instinctively began absorbing the surrounding yin energy and ghost energy. As it continuously absorbed the yin energy and ghost energy, it flickered, growing larger and smaller by turns.

Hu Donghan only observed the Medicine Spirit Ghost within the Soul-Forming Ground for a moment before closing his eyes and sitting in meditation to restore his spiritual power.

Circulating the Profound Yin Heart Method, Hu Donghan's spiritual power recovery rate, under the influence of the general outline of the True Exposition of the Ghost Path, was now three times what it had once been! Previously, Hu Donghan had needed nearly an hour to recover all his spiritual power; now, he only needed a quarter of an hour.

(End of Chapter)