Seven Realms of the Soul

Lin Qing immediately understood why Wang Ling harbored such resentment towards the Yinyuan Sect. The previous rumors had also been confirmed. He could feel Wang Ling's anger and helplessness as a father, and he felt quite sympathetic towards him.

"My lord, I am determined to achieve the Unity Heaven Art. Rest assured, it won't be long before I help you fulfill your wish."

"It's good that you're confident, but this is extremely difficult, almost impossible. Even for you, there's a chance, but not much. Don't force it," Wang Ling said softly, his emotions calming down.

"I have my own way." Lin Qing nodded.

He had no confidence in following Wang Ling's method. After all, so many people from all over the world had tried it and failed, which was enough to show that the method was not very feasible. Even if there was a certain possibility of success, it was incredibly difficult.

But Lin Qing is different. He has the Rebirth Record. He only needs to go deep into the Blood Valley and come into contact with the corpse of the extraterrestrial powerhouse to replicate the Unity Heaven Art, which is much easier.

"I don't need to consume Blood Essence. I only need to continuously improve my martial arts realm and the Yin Bone Quality to resist the impact of evil energy and deal with the sneak attacks of Blood Corpse, and then I can master the Unity Heaven Art," Lin Qing thought to himself.

He pondered for a moment, gazing ahead, and suddenly said, "My lord, could you take me to explore the depths of Blood Valley?"

"If you want to go deep into Blood Valley, you can only rely on yourself. With your current strength, you can't go more than a hundred steps into the valley. If you go any further, there's a very high chance you won't be able to withstand the impact of the evil energy," Wang Ling said.

"I'll give it a try." Lin Qing ventured deeper into the Blood Valley step by step.

Wang Ling's judgment was accurate. When he walked a hundred steps away, the impact of the evil energy indeed doubled, to the point that his whole body ached as if it were being cut by knives, and the strange sounds he heard became even more chaotic, to the point that he could no longer hear normal sounds from the outside world.

He hurriedly took more than ten steps back, and the impact of the evil energy immediately subsided to a level that his body could tolerate.

"How is it?" Wang Ling asked.

"The evil energy within this Blood Valley is indeed very strong; a hundred paces is the limit," Lin Qing frowned.

"It's okay if you can't do it now. I believe you will be able to do it in the future," Wang Ling encouraged.

"My lord, has anyone ventured into the deepest part of Blood Valley and seen the corpse of that legendary powerful Martial Artist?" Lin Qing asked.

"Many people have set foot here, but no one has ever seen this person's body," Wang Ling said calmly.

"Never seen it before?" A hint of doubt flashed through Lin Qing's mind. He was certain that the corpse was in Blood Valley because he could see the incomplete information about the corpse through the Rebirth Record, but why hadn't anyone else discovered it?

"Let's go, let's leave here first. Your body won't be able to withstand the continuous onslaught of evil energy," Wang Ling said.

"Good."

In a short while.

Lin Qing returned home, and this trip to Blood Valley clarified his future direction.

The first step is to improve one's martial arts level, so that one can protect oneself when facing Blood Corpse.

Secondly, we must find ways to enhance our resistance to the impact of evil influences.

This can be addressed from three aspects: first, by improving the Yin Bone Quality; second, by improving the strength of the soul; and third, by improving the strength of the Force Net.

The Force Net can defend against attacks from the outside world, including both physical and mental attacks, such as attacks from evil energy.

Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then took out the two martial arts techniques given to him by Wang Lin and began to study them carefully.

He first read through the training method of the Tathagata Fist Manual from beginning to end. It is a method of Pill Embrace, which can combine up to thirty-six kinds of energy into one, greatly increasing the strength of the energy.

After reading it, Lin Qing felt it was extremely complicated. Even with his exceptional Fist Talent, it would take him many years to learn it.

Then, he began to look at another technique, the Three Lives Tathagata Visualization Method.

After reading it, Lin Qing gained a comprehensive understanding of the human soul.

"The human soul is divided into seven realms: Spirit Settling, Soul Outing, Night Roaming, Day Roaming, Object Manipulation, Manifestation, and Possession."

"Its cultivation is very difficult; one must visualize the images of the Three Buddhas in one's mind again and again. Tathagata time, the soul will undergo a transformation."

"However, the Visualization Method also clearly states that raising one's soul realm is generally more difficult than raising one's martial arts realm."

"More than 99% of people will never reach the third realm in their lifetime."

"Moreover, even if you reach that level, the increase in combat power is minimal. For example, at the Object Manipulation Realm, you can only manipulate extremely small objects with your soul, which provides almost no help in combat."

"It's just that those with stronger souls have more acute senses and greater resistance to evil."

Therefore, few people in modern times are willing to invest a lot of energy in strengthening their souls.

After reading it, Lin Qing also felt that this Visualization Method was very difficult, Tathagata Fist Manual.

However, he felt that some of the statements on it might be wrong, because if the Visualization Method was so useless, why did the imperial court and other major powers guard it so strictly, making it inaccessible to ordinary people?

Even within the Soul-Calming Office, only the Gold Token Constable had access to it. He felt that perhaps raising one's soul realm had some unknown benefits.

Lin Qing tried to visualize and try to reproduce the Tathagata of the three Buddhas in his mind, but after several hours, he could hardly feel any progress.

"Both of these techniques are extremely difficult. If I try to cultivate them on my own, who knows when I'll be able to finish?"

"I still need to rely on the Rebirth Record. There's no rush. As long as I can find a corpse carrying the Tathagata Fist Manual, I can immediately take a big step forward."

Over the next few days, Lin Qing's life gradually settled down. He only needed to show his face at the Tiger Roar Hall compound each day before returning home to practice martial arts in peace.

As Tang Ping said, the days of Corpse Collector in the Prefectural City were relatively leisurely. Within five days, Lin Qing was only informed of a corpse to be disposed of on the third day.

He then went to the Cremation Ground, which was basically the same as the Cremation Ground in Jiangyin County, except that it was five times larger.

Lin Qing placed three corpses here, but unfortunately they were all ordinary people, and he only gained three life skills.

Meanwhile, outside the Soul-Calming Office, within the Prefectural City, a turbulent situation was brewing.

After days of secret preparation, Wang Ling led the Soul-Calming Office to finally take action against the Black Dragon Gang.

As night fell, a crescent moon hung high in the sky, and the night air was cool and still.

West City.

At the Fortune's Favor Gambling House, a group of gamblers were gathered, enjoying themselves.

"Big big!"

"Open!"

"Damn it, we lost again!"

Inside the gambling den, numerous men were cursing and shouting, creating an extremely noisy and chaotic atmosphere.

On the second floor of the gambling den, in a private room, Song Heilong had just finished a set of punches and was sitting in a chair drinking, his chest bare. Behind him, a beautiful woman was wiping his body with a hot towel.

"Get in there, you son of a bitch!"

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a short, stout man dressed in tattered clothes was kicked in, falling face-first in front of Song Heilong, looking extremely disheveled.

"Boss, this kid still owes us two thousand taels of silver. He keeps saying he has no money. What should we do?" A burly man with a face full of scars and a bandit-like air walked in right after them.

"Two thousand taels?" Song Heilong raised an eyebrow. "Young Master Ma, that's no small sum. If you don't give me an explanation today, don't even think about leaving this room."

"Master Song, please don't kill me! I'll go back and raise the money right away. I'll make up for the two thousand taels of silver within seven days." The man knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, his heart filled with remorse.

He lost his temper and lost a lot of money at Fortune's Favor Gambling House. By the time he realized what had happened, it was too late. At this moment, he was terrified. Song Heilong was notorious and was always extremely ruthless towards gamblers who refused to pay their debts.