Chapter 21

Yefeng suppressed his excitement, first entering the wondrous cultivation space under the power of the spatial law, where he learned and mastered the upgraded versions of the Nebula Step and the Qi Control Technique.

After exiting the cultivation space, he carefully returned the spatial evasion stone and the soul-refining pearl he had obtained earlier to their original compartments.

These two heavenly treasures were at least currently not usable or necessary for Yefeng, and he could not bring them into the real world. The best choice was to return them to their original places. If he needed them in the future, he could enter the space at any time to retrieve them.

Finally, Yefeng held his breath and took out the set of basic spells and the jade box from the top compartment.

The set of basic spells contained three types: one was the soul-capturing technique, which Yefeng had long anticipated; another was the wall-penetrating technique, which, as the name suggests, allowed the user to pass through walls with their physical body; the last one was even more astonishing—it was the invisibility technique, which could instantly make the user invisible, undetectable by anyone.

Each of these spells was a mythical existence to Yefeng. If he had not been there, holding the set of basic spells in his hands, he would not have dared to believe that all of this was real.

The Nine Star Space had greatly changed Yefeng's worldview and values.

Yefeng could hardly wait for the spatial law to send him into the cultivation space. He quickly learned the three sets of spells, and the experience was incredibly wondrous. Once he mastered them, the previous amazement disappeared, as if he had been born with these abilities.

After exiting the cultivation space again, Yefeng, in a state of extreme excitement, was about to open the jade box to see the last piece of high-grade human-level heavenly treasure when a sudden prompt from the law in his consciousness instantly cooled his excitement.

The law prompted: "To use the soul-capturing technique, the wall-penetrating technique, and the invisibility technique, you must possess true essence. Otherwise, you cannot cast the spells."

This prompt almost made Yefeng curse out loud. Was this a joke? It was like someone climbing a tall tree with great effort to pick a juicy fruit, only to be told just as they were about to take a bite that the fruit was poisonous and could not be eaten.

Damn it, he was still far from being able to release his internal qi externally, let alone transform it into liquid true essence. When would that even be possible?

Just as Yefeng was feeling extremely frustrated and about to curse, the law gave him a second prompt: "If the space owner does not yet possess true essence, they can also use the four values as a substitute."

Yefeng really wanted to curse. Why couldn't the law just say everything at once? This back-and-forth, good and bad, was really hard on the heart.

However, despite his complaints, the law's subsequent prompt immediately warmed Yefeng's heart again.

Yefeng immediately asked the law with his consciousness: "How exactly can these values be used as a substitute?"

The law replied: "If the space owner wants to use the soul-capturing technique, they need ten soul points, or one point of virtue, charm, or evil. To use the wall-penetrating technique, they need ten soul points, or one point of virtue, charm, or evil. To use the invisibility technique, they need twenty soul points, or two points of virtue, charm, or evil."

Yefeng pondered the law's response, feeling something was off, and asked again: "Your meaning is that to cast the soul-capturing technique, I need ten soul points, which is equivalent to ten souls, right?"

"Yes, that's correct."

"Then what do you mean by one point or two points of virtue, charm, or evil? Why are these values only one or two points, while soul points are ten points?"

"The meaning is that if the space owner wants to use the soul-capturing technique or the wall-penetrating technique, they can use one point of virtue, charm, or evil instead of ten soul points. Similarly, to use the slightly higher-level invisibility technique, they can use two points of virtue, charm, or evil instead of twenty soul points. The reason soul points require ten or twenty points to be used is that among the four values, soul points are the easiest to collect, and their energy value is only one-tenth of the other three values."

Damn, Yefeng slapped his forehead. It turned out that soul points were the least valuable of the four values, with a ratio of 10:1 compared to the other three values. This meant that the 500 soul points he had accumulated, which had advanced his cultivation to 90% of the total progress, would only require 50 points of the other three values.

However, the law was not wrong. Soul points could be actively sensed and collected, but the other three values were rare and hard to come by, especially evil points, which required committing crimes and evil deeds. For Yefeng, this was almost impossible.

If Yefeng could see the intangible law, he would have given it a harsh glare. So, he couldn't help but complain: "Why didn't you tell me this earlier? Why didn't you inform me of the unequal ratio between soul points and the other three values from the beginning?"

The law quickly replied: "Because the space owner did not ask, I could choose to say it or not. The main reason is that the space owner never considered the other three values and never obtained any of them, so there was no need for me to provide a detailed explanation to the space owner."

Yefeng continued to slap his forehead, speechless at the law's response. If I don't ask, you can't tell me? Does the law have the human trait of being sulky?

Regardless, being able to use the four values to cast spells was a cause for celebration for Yefeng, who was still in the early stages of the second level of cultivation.

So, Yefeng asked the law again: "Ten soul points can be used to cast the soul-capturing technique once. Are there any other restrictions, such as how many targets can be affected and how long it can last?"

The law replied: "Ten soul points can be used to cast the soul-capturing technique once. There is no limit to the number of targets, as long as they are cultivators or ordinary people with lower cultivation than you. The current duration of the soul-capturing technique is the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. There is no limit to the number of targets, but each target requires ten soul points or one point of virtue, charm, or evil. If you cast the soul-capturing technique on ten people simultaneously, you would need one hundred soul points or ten points of virtue, charm, or evil."

The law's explanation was clear: there was no limit to the number of targets for the soul-capturing technique. If Yefeng had a large number of soul points or the four values, he could cast the soul-capturing technique on thousands or even tens of thousands of people simultaneously. The duration of each casting, if calculated by the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, would be about fifty minutes in reality.

This duration was more than enough for Yefeng.

Fifty minutes was enough for Yefeng to make Liu Yong and Liu Meimei confess to the truth of the murder of the villa owner and the police's torture of him. Moreover, the power of the soul-capturing technique was such that ordinary people would have no memory of what they had done or said after waking up.

Liu Yong held many crucial pieces of evidence, such as the surveillance footage of his entry into the villa complex and the treasures hidden under the bathroom of the villa owner. Even if Liu Yong could destroy the footage, he could not destroy the diamonds and jewels. The villa owner's will explicitly mentioned the treasures hidden under the bathroom. If Liu Yong accused Yefeng of murder and theft, but the treasures were in his possession, he would have no way to explain himself.

Next, it was time to take out the last piece of high-grade human-level heavenly treasure. Yefeng excitedly opened the last jade box.

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