"Brain Deconstruction actually deconstructs the 'self.' This Brain Deconstruction technique unravels the spirituality of the true self and cultivates a reincarnation method. It is the first step toward completely casting aside the foundation of the flesh."
"Perhaps it could be combined with primordial spirit uploading, a method of transforming oneself into a puppet's intelligence, to achieve an alternative primordial spirit way!"
"One step further into the biological realm, it becomes a body-seizing technique that divides the true self to parasitize others. Its applications are quite considerable."
Li Chen felt that obtaining this technique did not mean he had to copy it wholesale. Using it the way Luo Changshan had might not hold much meaning for him.
Nevertheless, the technique had given him tremendous inspiration. As a continuation of the Head-Swapping Technique, it still held immense value.
Next, Li Chen took out another book of jade slips strung together into a volume. Its title was written across it in gleaming golden characters-Capture Shadows, Refine Souls!
Indeed, this was Capture Shadows, Refine Souls, one of the Ten Creation-Promotion Secret Arts!
Behind the large golden characters, however, was a line of small silver lettering: "Annotated edition by Grandmaster Artisan Kong Jinqiu."
This was not an original true-disciple secret art manuscript like the Shape-Stealing Skin-Painting that Li Chen had obtained. Rather, like String-Puppet Theater, it was a generally circulated version, compiled after someone had studied and practiced it, understood its principles, and distilled its essence.
Luo Changshan had obtained this method from some unknown source, perhaps through a fortuitous encounter like Li Chen's apprenticeship under Zhao Ke. Now, however, his copy of the method had fallen into Li Chen's hands.
*"His Brain Deconstruction technique drew a great deal of inspiration from this. It seems to contain the key elements for 'compressing' and 'decompressing' the