Song Yan drifted with the bamboo boat toward the great island shrouded in thick mist and miasma.
For some reason, ever since entering Stillwater Immortal Continent, his mind had naturally grown considerably calmer.
The water reflected the gray sky, with only the soft echoes of the bamboo pole touching the water.
The surrounding mist and miasma gradually enveloped him completely. He lowered his head to look at his wrists. While "escorting" him, Chu Rang had cast a technique on his hands, faintly shaping Spiritual Power into pale golden chains.
Now, as the bamboo boat ventured deeper into the miasma surrounding Liuli Island, the miasma filling the air seemed to catch a scent. Strand after strand gathered around the two chains of Spiritual Power, winding around them.
The runes on the chains flickered slowly, like breathing, absorbing the surrounding miasma.
Then a heavy, clinging force spread from his wrists, forming an invisible set of shackles that impeded the circulation of his Spiritual Power.
Cultivators generally came to Liuli Island to reflect in confinement. The mist and miasma here formed a natural restriction, linked to the formations on the island.
When Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators entered, the miasma would suppress their meridians, making their Spiritual Power sluggish and difficult to circulate, leaving them unable to readily cast techniques.
But for Golden Core cultivators, and even the very few Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, the natural miasma alone might not suffice to restrain them completely.
Thus, the Spirit-Locking Technique was needed to draw the miasma into their bodies, besieging them from within and without, ensuring that all arts fell silent so they could truly quiet their minds and reflect on their faults.
Song Yan tried circulating the mental method of the Purple Firmament Daoist Scripture slightly. Sure enough, it was like sinking