Chapter 698: Chapter 209: Third Grade Meat Field, Cultivating Burial Grounds Together
After about half a month had passed, he had completed harvesting all the "chives," and those insane Sixth Grades imprisoned in the jail were all healed one by one, with faces full of wonder and excitement as they asked, "Who treated them?"
Many people knew that Zhong Kui had once taken a mysterious person to those places, after which the Sixth Grades recovered.
However, Zhong Kui kept his mouth shut, shaking his head in silence no matter how people asked.
Everyone could only give up.
But no one in the world is a fool, especially not these strong individuals who relied on their own abilities to reach the Sixth Grade.
They were just unfortunate enough to become mad, becoming "Ghost Rider candidates," but this did not mean they lacked wisdom or courage.
The only presence that could keep Zhong Kui silent was Yama.
So, no matter the details of this matter, there must be Yama’s shadow behind it.
A large number of Sixth Grades were released from prison and flocked to the Yama Temple to burn incense, chanting words of thanks to Lady Yama, before returning to Wendao Palace to continue their cultivation.
In this way, the prestige of Wendao Palace increased once more. The remnants of the Lotus Sect sensed something was amiss and would come to investigate, inevitably leading to another eruption of war between the two sides.
Unfortunately, at this point, the Lotus Sect was no longer a threat, only bound for total defeat.
Li Yuan watched these events silently but did not intervene.
This time, he had harvested a total of "3024" Talisman Seeds, adding them to the original count, bringing the total to "3880."
Li Yuan glanced at his own information.
He was still a Fifth Grade, but he didn’t mind, because he had already guessed that his talent was likely specific to the "Path of Human Soul Cultivation," while the Celestial and Earthly Souls were not recorded.
And the data had changed from the original "4530~121663" to "4530~129662."
The growth in data was quite minimal.
However, Li Yuan was not discouraged, because he could feel the surging chaotic energy within him that brought about a terrible vibrational force, and now even began to emit wisps of chill.
’This is the power of the soul.
Just don’t know if I am already qualified to use this as a foundation to cultivate the Celestial Soul.’
Li Yuan returned to a secluded place on the frozen soil, where a pitch-black Wu Ya flew down to his shoulder, obediently calling out, "Daddy."
Li Yuan gently patted Wu Ya’s head, then asked, "Did the divine spirit tell you how to determine whether you can cultivate the Celestial Soul Skill?"
Wu Ya replied, "Yes, yes, it said there is a testing dharma gate..."
Wu Ya then explained in detail.
Upon hearing it, Li Yuan was momentarily stunned.
This dharma gate was essentially to marshal one’s own soul power to perceive the earth.
If one could feel a sense of connection, it meant they could enter the threshold.
As for the method of connection, it involved visualizing a "Black Fish," which was the Yin Fish in the Yin Yang Fish deep within the Divine Tomb.
Li Yuan had seen that fish, so visualizing it naturally posed no problem.
Immediately, under Wu Ya’s guidance, he began to attempt it.
After several failures, he finally barely felt a hint of connection, a very strange feeling: his whole body grew cold, the emotions belonging to a human rapidly faded away, and a sense of aversion to life and flesh filled every corner of his thoughts.
Yet when he stopped visualizing the Black Fish and ceased marshaling his soul power, this feeling quickly vanished.
"I have connected, and then?"
Li Yuan asked.
Wu Ya replied, "Then... then..."
It suddenly became somewhat hesitant.
"Speak up."
"Okay, daddy," Wu Ya said, "Then... it involves placing oneself into a coffin and burying oneself in a place of Supreme Yang, where fire is the best choice.
And if there is no fire, going near a High Grade Meat Field would also work."
Li Yuan: ...
"And then?"
Wu Ya said, "Then you start slowly waiting for death. In this process, fire or a Meat Field with more abundant Yang Qi than your body will attract the soul even more.
Your soul will then naturally be drawn to the fire or Yang Qi, wrapping around it, and slowly forming a new body.
To ensure the safety of this process, you can go to your burial place in advance and sculpt your likeness as a statue, allowing local people to offer incense in worship.
In this way, the thoughts of the people will form a protective layer outside you, helping you to safely construct your new body."
"Oh, by the way, the old man also said that even if your original flesh body dies and decays during this period, it doesn’t matter."
Li Yuan: ...
"What will the new body be like?"
Wu Ya said, "It could be any plants, animals, or even stones, metals between heaven and earth... but once those things become your new body, they will possess power far beyond their original form."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan recalled the Third Prince Nezha he had read about before crossing over, who first died and then achieved a body of lotus roots through the worship with incense, quite similar to this Celestial Soul Skill.
Wu Ya said, "Daddy, this method seems unreliable, so maybe... we shouldn’t practice it."
Its beady little eyes were filled with concern.
Li Yuan, however, was not worried about this.
He was worried about the issue of "fire."
Others needed to be close to the fire, then use their soul to embrace the "Yang Qi emitted by the fire," but his body was the fire itself.
What does this mean?
Would lying there have no effect at all?
Thinking it over, Li Yuan decided it was worth a try, since it was a cultivation method painstakingly obtained by his own daughter from the divine spirit.
However, to be safe, he decided not to bury himself beside the withered fire of the Frozen Soil.
...
Half a month later.
Two coffins were secretly buried near a newly formed Third Grade Meat Field in Shanbao County.
This Third Grade Meat Field had been upgraded to a Fourth Grade Meat Field through the formation of the "Ghost Prison," beside which stood a temple of Lady Yama.
In the temple, the jade statue of the lady had just been placed there, and at the foot of the statue stood a chubby-looking youth and a quiet girl.
No one knew who the boy and the girl were, but the high-level judges knew that Lady Yama had ordered it personally.
The incense here was thick, with the ethereal mist resembling clouds in the sky, enveloping the three statues.
Every visitor’s blessings and prayers flowed through here.
Meanwhile, the two coffins lay quietly underground.
One coffin contained Li Yuan.
The other coffin contained only a Wu Ya.
The two were here to "test the waters."
...
Days passed by.
Wu Ya chirped, "Daddy, can you hear me?"
A voice came, passing through the soil and coffin from afar: "I can."
Wu Ya: "Daddy, what are you doing?"
Li Yuan: "Lying down."
Wu Ya: "Have you felt any change?"
Li Yuan: "No."
Wu Ya: "Oh..."
Li Yuan: "You, a crow, lying here, can it really work?"
Wu Ya said: "The old man said I’m a unique monster; others can’t, but I should be able to."
Having said that, the two coffins fell into silence again.
But soon Wu Ya, bored, started talking once more.
Li Yuan was also truly bored, trapped inside this coffin with nothing to do and unable to see anything, only able to know the situation outside the Western Pole Permafrost through Wu Ya, while for other places, he could only rely on the birds he had previously left behind to observe.
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