Chu Mo returned to his cave abode, feeling a faint pressure building at his temples.
True Person Xuan Cheng truly had no decency. First, he had dangled the Baleful Yin Treasure Jade before him to lure him into "stealing techniques" from the Profound Sun Realm, then threatened him into agreeing. Only afterward had he revealed the matter of High Person Ming He.
His Daoist name contained the word "Cheng," meaning sincerity, yet nothing he did had the slightest connection to it.
If you ask me, Xuan Yin would suit him far better.
Chu Mo grumbled inwardly, but he dared not actually say it aloud. Even inside his own cave abode, he was not necessarily completely safe. If someone overheard him, he really would want to cry but have no tears left.
He sighed, his gaze falling on the Jade Slip in his hand. "At least this is some consolation."
A superior divine ability that remained useful through Golden Core was beyond his current reach. Moreover, this divine ability truly did fit his Dao Path exceptionally well, just as Xuan Cheng had said.
At Foundation Establishment, he could activate two of its mysteries:
The first was Spirit-Seizing Soul-Settling: when the divine ability was activated, an illusory Treasure Mirror would manifest. Its light would shine forth, unleashing profound radiance that struck directly at an enemy cultivator's soul, immobilizing the Three Spirits of intent, awareness, and spirit.
Anyone struck would feel their Three Souls and Seven Po plunge into an ice cellar. Their body would stiffen like a wooden puppet, unable to move, leaving them at another's mercy.
The second was Nether-Passing Spirit-Locking: this was a subsequent transformation of Spirit-Seizing Soul-Settling. Once the mirror light immobilized an enemy's soul, this technique could forcibly extract it from their body and seal it within the