Chapter 57

Flipping to the last page of the *Complete Book of the Netherworld Sutra*, it was the carefully selected spells that the fat man had mentioned.

The Clear Mind Spell, the Qi Perception Technique, the Object Manipulation Technique, the Dust Repelling Spell, the Secret Sound Transmission, the Breath Concealment Technique, the Wind Walking Formula, the Air Control Technique...

The so-called Qi Perception Technique was akin to opening a third eye in the center of one's brow. Once activated, it could not only discern a cultivator's approximate level of cultivation but also differentiate the grades of magical artifacts and observe the spiritual energy of mountains, rivers, and lakes, piercing through illusions. In short, its uses were endless.

There were over a dozen such auxiliary spells, all similar to the Qi Perception Technique.

Qin Sang scanned through them, and his gaze finally settled on the last five spells: Water Condensation Barrier, Cloud Escape Technique, Shape Shifting, Fog Lock, and Ten Thousand Miles of Ice.

The Water Condensation Barrier had the same name as the talisman paper he had sold. The book stated that once this spell was mastered, one could manipulate spiritual energy to form a water barrier around oneself, providing defensive effects.

When perfected, the water could be condensed into a shield, moving at will and becoming even more solid.

The Cloud Escape Technique was a type of elemental escape technique.

As for the last three, their names sounded intimidating, but they were all quite similar. Qin Sang suspected that the fat man had privately changed the names of the spells to increase their value.

The Shape Shifting spell, once mastered, could use spiritual energy to create a doppelgänger that was almost identical to the original, appearing as a living person, but with no abilities, only useful for confusing enemies.

The Fog Lock generated a fog to envelop the enemy, confusing their vision. When refined, it could also seal off their spiritual senses.

Ten Thousand Miles of Ice was actually a spell to condense mystic ice. With sufficient spiritual energy, a cultivator could indeed freeze ten thousand miles. If the timing was right, one could directly encase the enemy in mystic ice and then... escape.

Qin Sang pondered for a while and suddenly realized that these five spells were all related to escaping and preserving one's life. No wonder he found it strange that there wasn't a single offensive spell.

Only the Ten Thousand Miles of Ice seemed to have potential for development. There was no need to necessarily imprison the enemy; forming ice spikes or ice blades could also be lethal.

Qin Sang was speechless. How timid must the fat man be to collect spells all related to escaping?

However, Qin Sang couldn't say that the fat man's choice was wrong. As the saying goes, being too rigid is easy to break.

Cultivators are different from ordinary people. The prime of an ordinary person's life is only a few decades. To achieve something, one must be bold and strive with all their might, lest they waste their youth. Once they grow old and die, everything is over.

Moreover, ordinary people believe that a gentleman avenges a wrong, no matter how long it takes.

For cultivators, a gentleman avenges a wrong, even if it takes a hundred years.

Qin Sang learned that after the Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment stages, there was the Golden Core stage, also known as the Core Formation stage. Above the Golden Core stage were the Nascent Soul stage elders.

A Qi Condensation cultivator could live for over a hundred years, and living to two hundred was not uncommon for a Foundation Establishment cultivator. As for the Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, their lifespans were even more astonishing.

In the previous world, Peng Zu was said to have lived for eight hundred years. In this world, Nascent Soul cultivators could indeed achieve such longevity.

With such a long lifespan, if one encountered an enemy they couldn't defeat, why fight to the death? It was better to escape, change one's name, and diligently cultivate. Once one's cultivation surpassed the enemy, they could return to seek revenge.

The fat man's philosophy of survival resonated with Qin Sang. In the world of cultivators, as long as one was alive, anything was possible.

After reading through them, Qin Sang focused on the basic spells like the Qi Perception Technique. Spell cultivation was not something that could be achieved overnight. At the beginning, one would be fumbling and clumsy, and only through diligent practice could one fully harness their power.

The difficulty of casting basic spells was not high, and the incantations were simple, consisting of just a few lines. After a few attempts, Qin Sang could勉强施展出这些基础法术。他首先修炼的是驱物术，学成后立刻拿出了七彩锦囊。

“哗啦！”

房间内突然被杂物堆满，秦桑惭愧，他施咒不熟练，一下子把七彩锦囊里所有东西都弄了出来。

锦囊里的东西他早就看过无数次了，当即抓起灵石，感受到灵石中充沛且纯净的灵力，爱不释手。

在修行界，灵石的作用极大，不仅可以用作货币，还能直接吸收，布成聚灵阵辅助修炼，或者在战斗中迅速补充消耗的灵力。这些还只是下品灵石，如果更高品阶的灵石，作用更大。

将灵石仔细收好，秦桑扫了一圈，以后也就那些金银可能会有些作用，也收起来。

至于其他杂物，秦桑也都一一摸过去，确定没有奇特之处，都踢到一边，最后找到了他心心念念的那三本书。

不出所料，《玄阴册》和《幽冥经》一样，也是最基础的修炼功法，不过这是土行功法，必须有土行灵根才能修炼。

基础功法每人只需要修炼一种就足够了，多了无用，除非久无寸进，或者没有后续功法，才会选择更换功法。

《玄阴册》上也有自带的法术，例如土遁之法、玄土盾等，秦桑也不知自己能否修炼，毕竟《幽冥经》和《玄阴册》五行不同。

粗略翻了翻，秦桑放下《玄阴册》，拿起那本宋家族谱。

族谱开宗明义，第一页就介绍了宋家老祖的来历。读完后，秦桑脸上一阵惊讶，迅速向后翻看。宋家人丁不旺，从宋家老祖开始，传承十几代，到最后直系后人只剩两个。

一个叫宋华，另一个叫宋颖。

其中宋华是男丁，宋颖是女孩，在沉水河畔和黑衣魔头同归于尽的，应该是宋华。

整个宋家族谱中，有资格写上生平的不多，无一例外，都是修仙者，而且都是在炼气期而亡。大部分是失踪或者出了意外，寿元到顶、安然逝世的寥寥无几。

整个宋家家谱就是一部修行界的缩影，这让秦桑真正体会到了修行界的残酷。

秦桑惊叹于一个家族中竟然有这么多身怀灵根的后代，同时也将这些人的生平仔细读下来。

他在确定一件事，那就是宋家后代是否从宋家老祖的坟墓中请出了剑意法旨。

宋家老祖来历不凡，族谱上写他曾在少华山的一个宗门里修行。这个宗门是一个实力无比强大的正道宗门，宋家老祖原本只是少华山一个不起眼的弟子，修炼到炼气期十三层，因为天赋不够，未能突破筑基期。

最终他心灰意冷，离开宗门，在山下坊市生儿育女。不过他在少华山时曾立过一次大功劳，所以在脱离宗门时，少华山给了他一道剑意法旨，言明如果有后人天赋上佳，可持法旨直接入少华山修行。

这种剑意法旨，是少华山对门下立下大功弟子的奖励，珍贵性可见一斑。

宋家老祖开枝散叶后，将剑意法旨带入坟墓，警告后人，必须等资质出众，有希望突破筑基期的后代出现，才可请法旨出来，入少华山，重振宋家。