Chapter 18

Six first-stage purple beast soul stones were placed around the room, each occupying a corner. On the windowsill, six copper mirrors were set up, reflecting the moonlight into the room.

Zongshou sat in the center of the room, which was covered in blood runes, carefully checking for any omissions.

The rune array was designed to ward off external evil and the omnipresent heavenly gales. When a spirit master first creates their soul sea, they fear the most the attraction of evil spirits and other external evils. A single misstep could result in the soul being taken, leaving the person completely demented.

The purple beast soul stones were made by sealing the spirits of magical beasts in a special type of stone.

Originally used by spirit masters for crafting and spellcasting, Zongshou now used them as a source of soul power.

The Swallowing Heaven and Transforming Essence technique was not only useful in martial arts but also had equivalent abilities in the path of spirit masters.

The way of heaven is to diminish what is excessive and supplement what is insufficient. As long as it is something stronger than oneself, the Swallowing Essence technique can skillfully take and seize, which is why it was considered the most evil technique by later generations and classified as a demonic path.

Using six soul stones at once was Zongshou's expectation for himself.

Spirit masters also emphasize a solid foundation, and the quality and scale of the initial soul sea directly determine their future achievements.

With the cultivation experience from his previous life and the Swallowing Heaven and Transforming Essence technique, he naturally had grand ambitions.

All the runes were correct, and Yin Yang Chuxue would not disturb him at this time. Zongshou directly cut his middle finger and sprinkled dozens of drops of blood around.

When the rune array emitted a beam of spiritual light, Zongshou activated the Swallowing Heaven and Transforming Essence technique, simultaneously absorbing the six soul stones around him. The six beast soul stones also emitted a faint purple light. Under the enhancement of the rune array, a thread of soul power was infused into Zongshou's眉心 (third eye).

However, Zongshou only absorbed for a moment before the runes on the soul stones began to crack. Six tiger roars echoed in his ears, and the beast soul stones around him exploded into pieces at the same time.

A purple smoke escaped from each, instantly forming tiger shapes, each nearly a丈 (ten feet) tall, fierce and terrifying. They opened their blood-red mouths and roared at Zongshou, as if ready to pounce at any moment.

"Are these already dead beasts, unwilling to be slain, still trying to harm others?"

Zongshou laughed coldly. First-stage beast souls could not harm people; they could only intimidate or cause a slight soul force impact, which was negligible.

However, if the person performing the technique today could not remain calm, their mind was shaken, or they could not withstand the impact of the beast souls, there was still a risk of death.

Zongshou was well aware and would not make such a mistake.

In his previous life, to practice martial arts in reality, he had experienced countless difficulties and hardships. In this life, he almost every day endured the intense pain of blood conflict. His mental fortitude was even stronger than that of the reclusive celestial-level experts. A little external evil was nothing to fear.

Soul power continued to be forcibly extracted from the beast soul stones and导入 (injected) into the 'Shenxiao' point between his eyebrows. Zongshou also began to focus his mind, immersing himself in his own sea of consciousness.

Typically, spirit masters cultivate with the wheel meridians as the foundation. They meditate daily, storing enough soul power and spiritual energy in the head's wisdom wheel before building the soul sea.

The entire process, depending on one's aptitude, takes about one month to three years.

Zongshou, unable to practice martial arts, turned to the path of spirit masters as an alternative. However, the two parallel wisdom wheels in the head were still an insurmountable obstacle, and he had achieved nothing after three years.

Now, using six beast soul stones as the source of soul power, Zongshou directly skipped the accumulation process and chose to build the soul sea directly.

The spiritual energy and the forcibly extracted soul power were directly channeled into his spirit from the 'Shenxiao' point.

Zongshou skillfully condensed them into a single point while drawing various runes, a total of thirty-six, hidden within.

However, he faintly felt a subtle repulsive force from below the qi sea, interfering with the gathering of his soul thoughts.

This was the conflict between inner qi and soul power, which Zongshou had anticipated. It was extremely weak and could be ignored.

Once the soul power and spiritual energy were compressed to the extreme, they suddenly exploded. When they reformed, they formed a purple gas mass resembling a vortex.

This was the so-called soul sea. From this point on, his spirit would have a true core, the foundation of a spirit master's cultivation. However, it was far from deserving the name 'sea' and could only be considered a true soul seed, requiring much effort to grow and thrive.

Zongshou let out a long breath and relaxed his mind. The entire process, though simple in description, had been a stumbling block for countless practitioners of spiritual techniques throughout history.

However, when he continued to meditate, he felt a bit uneasy, unsure if his soul sea had incorporated some characteristics of the Swallowing Heaven and Transforming Essence technique.

The formed soul sea was not the usual pill-like shape but a small vortex. It was not only absorbing spiritual energy from all directions but also absorbing wandering soul thoughts! The extent was minimal, far less than what he could achieve by actively using the Swallowing Essence technique. However, new soul power and spiritual energy were constantly flowing into his spirit without any restraint.

He felt a bit regretful; this mutation was truly uncertain whether it was good or bad.

"Without the need for deliberate control, it can automatically absorb spiritual energy and soul thoughts, akin to constant meditation. However, the purity of the original soul is the most important in spirit master cultivation. Using the Swallowing Essence technique to practice the path of spirit masters was a last resort. Well, there is always a solution. I just have to endure more hardship—"

With a bitter sigh, a sharp gleam reappeared in Zongshou's eyes. He let out a heavy snort, and the six green tigers, which had been drained of all their energy, could no longer support themselves. They turned into a green mist, gradually fading away.

Looking out the window, he saw the bright moon hanging high in the night sky.

"Unconsciously, it has already been two hours. It is almost midnight, the perfect time!"

Building the soul sea was a natural progression. Now was the truly critical moment!

Taking out nine high-quality sandalwood incense sticks, he lit them one by one and placed them in front of him. Zongshou closed his eyes again and began to visualize.

Using the Twelve-Story Pagoda method, he imagined his soul ascending layer by layer. When he reached the final layer, he let out a light shout.

"Out of the body!"

Immediately, a faint smoke-like substance emerged from the back of Zongshou's head, drifting indistinctly, barely visible, with only the center slightly thicker.

At the same time, outside the rune array, numerous spirits and demons of various sizes appeared, eyeing him greedily and constantly attacking, but were firmly held back by the purple light.

The heavenly gales also blew in from outside, seeping in bit by bit. Zongshou's spirit, upon slight contact, trembled violently, almost to the point of collapse.

"What a fierce gale! Even after being almost completely blocked by my array, it still has such power. The environment of the world ten thousand years ago must have been so harsh. No wonder ancient spirit masters had to complete the steps of stabilizing the mind, illuminating the soul, and nurturing the spirit before truly leaving the body—"

Exerting all his strength, Zongshou gathered his spirit, shrinking it into a ball, and suspended it a half-inch above his body, waiting quietly.

Just as it was exactly midnight, the moonlight reflected by the six copper mirrors gradually converged at a single point. At the center of the six beams of moonlight was Zongshou's original spirit.

In an instant, a faint trace of solar essence appeared within.

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