The Fifth Form
Chapter 678

Peeking into Memories

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Zhang Xuezhou didn't know if it was because of his practice of Acupoint-Fixing Technique and Person-Fixing Technique, but his mind, which had been simple and clear before, was now occasionally filled with a sense of foreboding.

He felt that everyone he looked at was an ominous sign.

For example, Li Guang, Feiyu, Ling Yu, and most of the bird demons he saw.

Zhang Xuezhou was deeply worried, feeling that the techniques of the Fuxi Physiognomy School were disrupting his normal thinking.

"If this is how it is when you first start learning physiognomy, won't you be constantly on edge if you don't master it?"

Zhang Xuezhou thought about it for a long time and finally concluded that it was because his physiognomy skills were terrible, so he couldn't see anything auspicious in anyone, including himself, and he was always on edge.

If his physiognomy skills were more advanced and he could make an effective assessment, perhaps he wouldn't be so dejected.

"Lingyu, I see your forehead is dark and your face looks ominous. Would you like me to do a divination for you?"

Zhang Xuezhou pondered all the way and finally decided that he should start with the living beings in the surrounding area.

Regardless of whether it's human or demon, just cast Person-Fixing Technique to immobilize it.

He smiled and looked sincerely at the demon bird Lingyu that accompanied him in flight.

"What is the glabella? Is my face ominous? Am I ugly? Oh dear, I've always known I didn't inherit my father's good looks; I'll definitely be ugly as a human..."

Amidst its chirping and chattering, the demon bird Lingyu offered its dejected complaints.

If she were placed alongside the demon crane Fei Feiyu, very few people would likely believe she was Feiyu's daughter.

The aesthetic sense of the Demon Race is quite unique. This kind of beauty is not judged by the beautiful feathers and hair of any particular race, but by the standards of the powerful.

In the Demon Race, where strength is paramount, the strongest are the most beautiful.

Even though the Tiger Strength Demon King has the appearance of a tiger's head, in the minds of many demons, he is considered a strong, mighty, and brave man.

Those whose appearance is closest to these top demon kings are considered beautiful or have outstanding temperament.

The demon bird spirit feathers are clearly not related to Feiyu.

She hung her head and made self-deprecating remarks, her mood dropping for a moment.

"Lingyu, I see your beak is black, and you have absolutely no trace of the aura inherited from Lord Feiyu. Should I perform a divination for you to see when you will be reborn as a demon crane?"

While Lingyu was muttering to herself, Zhang Xuezhou thought for more than ten seconds before changing her words.

"A complete transformation? Divination?"

The fact that the bird's beak was black wasn't the point; what Lingyu remembered was the transformation into a demon crane.

"Do you know when I will experience a bloodline atavism?" Ling Yu asked in surprise.

"Then we'll have to use divination to calculate it," Zhang Xuezhou said.

What kind of technique?

"If you agree and don't resist, allowing me to use my magic, then I'll show you!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked at the demonic bird, and after only two or three seconds, the silly bird agreed without hesitation.

Physiognomy is not something that can be performed at will. The Person-Fixing Technique, which involves deduction, does not have much coercive power and requires the cooperation of the other party to be able to release it successfully.

Upon seeing that the demon bird Lingyu had agreed, Zhang Xuezhou immediately stopped in his tracks.

Using the faint white light reflected from the snow, he chanted the incantation five times until a faint white light appeared on his fingertip before placing his finger on the center of the Zhang Xuezhou bird's head.

In an instant, the image of the chicks hatching from their shells was imprinted in Zhang Xuezhou's mind, along with the image of the demon crane Feiyu, who was responsible for incubating the eggs, looking at her child with a face full of 'love'.

Then came the unsteady steps, then soaring into the sky, and finally frolicking among a flock of strange birds.

As she gradually grew and emerged from the chaos, Lingyu not only acquired her own name but also began learning the language of the Sacred Land.

Zhang Xuezhou even witnessed Ling Yu stepping into the Ten Thousand Demons Stele to learn demonic arts.

All sorts of experiences flashed through Zhang Xuezhou's mind like scenes from a movie.

"This feeling... this seems to be... An Ran's perceptive ability!"

Ren Anran's telepathic abilities have allowed her to peer into the psychological activities of many people, and even certain memory images. This has ultimately caused Ren Anran's brain to occasionally crash, automatically deleting certain short-term or unimportant memories.

At present, Zhang Xuezhou has achieved a similar effect by using his initial level of Person-Fixing Technique.

Looking at the motionless, cooperative bird, he felt as if he had witnessed almost the entire life of Lingyu.

His cinematic observations were so meticulous that he became extremely familiar with Lingyu.

By understanding the other person's past, it becomes possible to infer their future behavior based on their habits.

What if the other party doesn't cooperate with my spell?

The Person-Fixing Technique is not a good Technique Method for fortune telling; rather, it is a technique that can truly kill a person.

If the other party does not cooperate with the spell, then the only way to spy on them is to force the spell to be cast.

Only by using magical Law Artifact and Law Treasure that aid in the ritual, or by forcibly suppressing and deducing through realm techniques, or by paying a certain price to forcibly promote the technique, can one possibly glimpse the other party's corresponding secrets.

This Technique Method involves clashes, countermeasures, and forceful attacks.

"If you haven't learned your lesson properly and are still thinking about taking advantage of others, you're headed for death!"

After casting the spell, Zhang Xuezhou felt he had a general understanding of the Person-Fixing Technique.

"No wonder Master Hongku said that one should meet thousands of people!"

The purpose of using those with vast knowledge is not to broaden one's horizons, but to utilize them to continuously cast Person-Fixing Technique. As one becomes more proficient in this Technique Method, one can also progressively expand its Person-Fixing Technique range.

However, behavioral inferences involving psychology are judgments made based on personal understanding.

If one wants to use physiognomy to set a trap to harm someone, one needs to pay attention to the other person's habits.

For example, the demon bird Lingyu washes its body in the great lake of the Sacred Land every seven days. If this behavior is used properly, it can be used to analyze where the other party will go and what they will do in a few days.

"This Person-Fixing Technique is Technique Method prying into memories!"

Zhang Xuezhou didn't know what the Person-Fixing Technique of immobilization would reveal at a high level, but based on what he saw at the moment, it was undoubtedly a way to spy on fragments of the subject's past memories through Technique Method.

"Rashly spying on powerful individuals will lead to retaliation, while spying too much on ordinary people may cause confusion and conflict in their memories!"

Zhang Xuezhou took a slight breath.

The Person-Fixing Technique has no end, and few can continuously strive to reach the finish line.

In the end, Zhang Xuezhou felt that most fortune tellers who practiced the Person-Fixing Technique would go crazy or even forget themselves.

"My senior brother's Star-Fixing Technique seems unable to calculate the myriad stars in the sky, thus he would get lost in the endless stars and find it difficult to extricate himself. His Acupoint-Fixing Technique cannot perceive enough major acupoints in the meridians of heaven and earth, so its application scenarios are too limited, and it is also easy to encounter natural risks when intercepting acupoints. His Person-Fixing Technique is aimed at people, and prying into their memories will cause confusion. Moreover, there is a high risk of countermeasures and backlash when forcibly prying into their memories..."

Many techniques require hands-on experience and experimentation to glimpse their rudimentary development and identify key points to consider.

For Zhang Xuezhou at this moment, he has already learned a lot from his initial foray into the field.

Every technique in the Xiangmen school is excellent, but every technique carries the risk of negative consequences; a slight mishap could lead to more harm than good.

How to learn and master this kind of skill, how to use it effectively, and what kind of people to target with it.

The same technique can manifest in countless ways depending on the practitioner, leading to a variety of different situations for fortune tellers.

Do you know when I will experience a bloodline atavism?

When Zhang Xuezhou stopped his technique, Lingyu snapped out of her daze. She opened her beak and continued to ask questions, which brought Zhang Xuezhou back to his senses.

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