The Soul Shrine's Built-in Rules (Two chapters in one, bonus update for monthly votes 3/8)

Chen Miao did not quite know what to say about his newly acquired state.

But with Leng Zhiyuan's memories as context, he could understand why it had appeared. None of that had much to do with Chen Miao, though.

This new state was better than nothing, but it was not even as useful as the common states available in the Mortal World.

After getting up and freshening up, Chen Miao headed for the little courtyard.

Dawn had yet to break. The only light came from the guardroom and the Funeral Home's streetlamps.

Chen Miao walked all the way to the courtyard and entered the room.

With his night vision, he did not turn on the lights. He simply sat down in the chair and took out the obsession fragment mentioned in his notes.

The vessel for the Soul Shrine was ready. Next came the construction of the rune formation.

The first step in constructing the rune formation was to establish contact with the obsession fragment.

Before doing that, Chen Miao checked his notes again.

Only after confirming that he was not courting death did he relax.

Picking up the obsession fragment that resembled a shard of glass, Chen Miao activated his Iceheart State and used the method in the "Soul Shrine Crafting Method"

to establish a connection with the obsession fragment.

This process did not happen all at once. Even after Chen Miao's soul power covered the obsession fragment, he could not immediately establish a connection.

If the obsession fragment were a house, Chen Miao's soul power was like a thief picking its lock. He needed time to unlock the fragment.

It was not a quick process.

A full half hour passed. Only when the sky began to lighten did Chen Miao discover that his soul power had gone from