External Devil Stains One's Own Dao

"This [Hall of All Dharmas] is truly wondrous!"

The bottleneck that had troubled him for half a year was broken through in the blink of an eye. After personally experiencing the wonder of the candlelight, Qi Yun couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

With the help of Wei Zhen's insights, he finally succeeded in breaking through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

After calming his excitement slightly, Qi Yun prepared to leave the [Hall of All Dharmas].

But just as he was about to set off...

Three grotesquely cacophonous white skeletons suddenly flew out on their own, circling around him like headless flies, their ghostly flames flickering rapidly in their eye sockets, conveying a clear warning.

"Hmm? Oh no!"

Seeing the white skeleton that suddenly flew out, Qi Yun was first stunned, then immediately realized something was wrong.

The [Skull Incantation] has an automatic defense mechanism.

He must have been ambushed, which triggered this mechanism. However, the force that ambushed him was extraordinary, and the skeletons could not defend against it, so they could only revolve around him.

Qi Yun abruptly turned his head to look at the bright yellow candlelight, his brows furrowing.

I was careless!

Although you don't know what kind of sabotage you've suffered, it's precisely these kinds of invisible and intangible attacks that are most unsettling.

With a slight shift in his gaze, Qi Yun immediately channeled his True Qi, searching every inch of his body for anything unusual.

However, after circulating his True Qi several times, the feedback was that everything was normal, and Qi Yun's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Got it!

With a slight shift in his mind, Qi Yun immediately began to perform a hand Method Formula, and a fierce and arrogant burst of fiery energy erupted from his body.

"When the fire is out of control, demonic thoughts take center stage."

Using evil to suppress righteousness, refining Bing and Ding in reverse.

When the flames of the heart burn, the Sword Devil is born.

Slaughter the heavens and annihilate the earth; burn all living beings to ashes!

Open!"

With a chant and a low shout, the crimson Southern Brightness Devil Fire, mixed with a blazing Sword Intent, erupted from Qi Yun's body, transforming him into a humanoid fiery [Sword Devil]!

The Southern Brightness Devil Fire is one of the seventy-three great fires of heaven and earth.

The master devours Demonization and transforms them into something strange, scheming and manipulating with all his might.

Its firepower is not much different from ordinary fire.

They burn only false and evil spirits that are not real.

"There was definitely a problem!"

The instant he transformed into the Southern Ming Sword Devil, Qi Yun immediately sensed something amiss within his body.

This unusual sensation was not within his physical body.

Rather, it resides within the Sea of Consciousness and the mind.

It was a tiny speck of dust, yet it shone brilliantly, as clear as a diamond—a single thought.

As if sensing Qi Yun's gaze, the "thought" seemed to possess sentience. Realizing it had been discovered, it immediately fled, about to disappear into the depths of its Sea of Consciousness in the blink of an eye.

"Trying to run away?!"

With a cold snort, Qi Yun immediately channeled a wisp of Southern Brightness Devil Fire into his Sea of Consciousness, transforming it into a streak of fire that chased directly towards the tiny, insignificant "thought."

The Southern Brightness Devil Fire was extremely fast, and since it was within Qi Yun's own Sea of Consciousness, it caught up with the fleeing "thought" in just an instant.

With a flicker of fire, the "thought" that was hidden so deeply, and which could not be detected without special techniques, was instantly ignited.

Crimson flames illuminated the Sea of Consciousness.

The tiny "thought" was surprisingly durable, burning for a full quarter of an hour before dissipating into wisps of nothingness.

The moment this "thought" vanished, a portion of the information it contained was naturally intercepted by Qi Yun.

"[External Devil Stains One's Own Dao]?

"Is there really such an abstract method of possession?"

After learning the background of that "thought" from the intercepted information, Qi Yun revealed a strange expression.

[External Devil Stains One's Own Dao]

This is a Secret Method for seizing a body created by the Holy Sect.

As everyone knows, even if a Qi Refining cultivator uses every means possible, including but not limited to pills, spiritual objects, and Secret Method, their lifespan is at most one hundred and thirty-six years.

This number is actually lower than that of some long-lived people in the world.

But this is destiny.

This destiny is only for those who cultivate immortality and seek enlightenment!

Unable to successfully Foundation Establishment before this lifespan, even the most powerful Qi Refining Great Perfection can only resign themselves to their fate and enter the cycle of reincarnation.

In order to give more opportunities to some Inner Mansion disciples who have great potential but are just unlucky, the Holy Sect...

Thus, he created this method, [The External Devil Stains One's Own Dao].

After practicing this method of seizing a body, one can extract a "thought" from within oneself, transform it into a candle flame, and contain a portion of one's own insights and experiences.

As long as the candle flame formed from "thoughts" is touched by other cultivators, they can absorb the insights and understanding within it.

This "thought" will then silently enter their Sea of Consciousness.

In the days that follow, this "thought" will subtly influence the host to follow the path of cultivation originally traversed by the original body, thereby drawing power from it.

Once the host cultivates to the same level as the original body, their "thoughts" will leave the body and fly out to find the original body's incarnation, helping them erase the dust of their past life and recall their memories.

"Abstract, truly abstract."

This method of possession, aside from being extremely time-consuming, even if it succeeds in helping the original owner regain their past life's memories, what good will it do?

He only has memories, but no cultivation.

Do you really expect the Holy Sect to accept you as a disciple?

You'd be more likely to be put in the talent market.

After reviewing the effects of the [External Devil Stains One's Own Dao], Qi Yun shook his head. This method of possession actually had no effect on the host.

The real hidden danger lies in the invisible distortion of the future Dao Path.

Having uncovered the darkness hidden beneath the [Hall of All Dharmas], Qi Yun breathed a slight sigh of relief. In any case, he finally felt a little more at ease.

After regaining his Spirit Stabilization, Qi Yun and headed towards the palace gate, preparing to leave this place.

But after taking only a couple of steps, his pace gradually slowed down, and he eventually came to a complete stop.

Slightly turning his head to glance at the dimly burning candles along the corridor behind him, Qi Yun suddenly had a chilling thought.

The Hall of All Dharmas in the Outer Mansion stores the "thoughts" of Qi Refining cultivators. Since their cultivation is still shallow, their "thoughts" can only carry a small part of their insights and experiences.

But what about the [Hall of All Dharmas] within the Inner Mansion?

Will the "thoughts" stored there carry any insights or experiences? In other words, will the "thoughts" there be accompanied by "other" things?

"[The Way of External Devil Stains One's Own Dao] has many flaws, but it is only the version practiced by disciples of the Outer Mansion."

Are those true cultivators in the Inner Mansion also practicing this version?

Or perhaps... this [Hall of All Dharmas] is just a testing ground.

It was specifically used to test the feasibility of [External Devil Stains One's Own Dao].

After all... this method of possession was created by the Holy Sect itself... Thinking of this, a cold sweat broke out on Qi Yun's back.

If he hadn't discovered this secret in time.

With his own "thoughts" at heart, wouldn't he also become... yet another sample in this bizarre experiment?

Forced to calm the tremor in his heart, Qi Yun closed his eyes tightly, took a deep breath, and after a long while, slowly opened his eyes and regained his composure.

Within the Holy Sect, pits are everywhere.

A large pit contains smaller pits, and the smaller pits are hidden deep within.

You need to learn from this experience in the future.