Chapter 59: Soul Searching

I think I'll have to go to Styx to find out the truth, and I'll have to meet the old ghost to understand the whole thing. Moreover, if this plague in the River Styx is not eliminated, I am afraid that it will endanger the nearby villagers in the future. We cultivators should accumulate more yin virtues, because we are not sure that as soon as we lie down that day, we will never see the sun rise again, so we should do as many good deeds as we can in our lifetime, so that at least we will not be tortured when we go to the underworld after death.

So I explained the situation to Xiaotian's parents, and I took the guy who was eating to the Styx. At this time, there was still some time before it got dark, and I thought to myself that I would go down to have a look, but I really couldn't see the old ghost, so I waited until it was dark before going down, because the yin qi was relatively obvious at night, and as long as it was not too far away from me, I could feel it.

This time, I still had a copper coin sword, and I couldn't use rune paper underwater, so I only had a copper coin sword and a mahogany sword in my hand. I know that these two swords alone may not be able to compete with it, but I am afraid that I will have to lure it ashore. I knew that there was only one thing that could lead it ashore, and that was a bronze mirror, so I had already tied it up with a rope and carried it on my back.

I didn't stop, glanced around, and plunged headlong into the bottomless River Styx. From memory, I came to the same cave I had been to again, but it was still empty. When I saved Xiaotian, there was no water in this cave, and I could breathe normally, but after the old ghost moved away, the cave was flooded, I don't know if there was an old ghost in charge, so there would be no water here, and as soon as it left, this place returned to its original appearance. If that's the case, then I have to be careful this time, this old ghost has survived for hundreds or even thousands of years, and his Taoism must be very high!

I searched around for a long time, but there was no progress, and I was anxious to see the time pass little by little, and it was not a way to go on like this, although I could hold my breath, at best I could only hold on to the water for ten minutes, and if I couldn't find it in ten minutes, I had to go ashore.

I thought about it and felt that this matter seemed to be more tricky than I thought, and it seemed to know that I was coming, so it kept avoiding me. Maybe it found me the moment I entered the River Styx, after all, this is its place, and no one knows it better than it. I thought it would take too much time to find it like this, so I thought about it and decided to use soul searching.

Soul searching is an extremely difficult secret technique in the secret method of Maoshan Mountain, generally only three out of ten people can practice, and the remaining seven are not lazy, let alone not talented enough, but not strong enough. I remember Master told me that a person's true strength is not in himself, but in his heart. To practice soul searching, you must go through unimaginable pain, and you need to fast for three days before practice, which is the first step, called purification, and impurities cannot be stored in the body. Then apply the blood of the crow that has been prepared in advance to the body and find a secluded place to meditate. This is the second step, which is called spiritualism. The purpose of meditation is not simply practice, but more of a test, a real test. Soul searching uses intricate spells to summon all the ghosts in the vicinity, which will go into a state of numbness at first, but after a while, the real test will be.

If the caster can't send the ghosts away in a short time, they will be ruthlessly hit by them, this is the most dangerous time, many people have not passed this level, they are not torn apart, but their willpower is broken, and they are scared to death. When performing the Soul Searching Technique, no goblin can harm the caster, but the scene of a hundred ghosts appearing is truly shocking, and what is even more terrifying is that they can directly affect the human brain and produce terrifying illusions. The reason why I survived was because Master taught me the meditation mantra, which is a Buddhist mantra, and Master knew early on that I was not strong-willed. It's not easy for me to learn soul searching, and I still dream about that experience from time to time, it's so terrible that every time I wake up, I'm in a cold sweat.

But I'm still alive and well, I should be glad that I didn't invite black and white impermanence that time, otherwise even if there is a Diamond Sutra, I am afraid it will not be able to protect me!

I sat cross-legged on the ground, concentrating, and began to recite the mantra, and when I was halfway through the mantra, I felt as if something was approaching me. But at this time, the spell is not finished, I can't open my eyes yet, no matter what happens, the spell is not finished, once I open my eyes, there will be a short pause, if the ghost attacks at this time, I will definitely not be able to react. Soon, almost finished, and suddenly, my head buzzed, and it went blank, and I actually forgot the spell!

At this time, I actually forgot the spell, and I wanted to cry. The soul searching technique has not been cast, and if you forcibly take it back, I am afraid that it will be eaten by the spell, and the power will be halved, if I meet that old ghost later, I am afraid that I will not even have a chance to escape! What to do, I was so confused that the more I thought about it, the more scared I felt.

The yin qi in the vicinity is getting heavier and heavier, and I know that it is not just one or two ghosts that have come, it is likely that the souls who have drowned in this river for so many years have gathered. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, my life is at my disposal!

Suddenly, I felt a chill all over my body, as if something had hit me, and I thought it must be those ghosts that didn't open their eyes. Fortunately, after the soul searching technique was cast, the general ghost could not get close to my body, and I didn't have to worry about it for a while, as long as I didn't open my eyes and let it toss around, I couldn't see it. But I can't do this for a long time, not to mention whether I can be in the water for that long, these ghosts give me a headache, once the yin qi around me reaches a certain level, those ghosts can even invade my body, and then I will completely lose control and become a puppet!

Thinking about the seriousness of the problem, I didn't dare to continue thinking about it, I hadn't been so embarrassed in a long time. I wonder what Master would do if He was still alive! By the way, meditate, isn't the purpose of Master teaching me the meditation mantra to get rid of distracting thoughts, I think as long as I calm down, I will always think of a way.

I've practiced the Soul Searching technique over and over again, and I remember every spell clearly, I can't suddenly forget it, could it be that these ghosts are doing tricks! I don't think about it anymore, I know that there is no result if I think about it, the evil ghosts have seen a lot, but they don't scare me, is it possible to let these yin qi be bluffed! I started to calm down, I didn't think about anything, and slowly, the surroundings quieted down, and I couldn't feel anything. At this time, those two incantations suddenly remembered again, and I finally realized that it was really these ghosts!

I hurriedly finished reciting the incantation, and opened my eyes, but what appeared before me was a pitch-black picture, black like a raging wave, overflowing overhead, and coming at me. In the midst of the waves, there was another white thing, and when the white mass approached, I wanted to move, but it was too late, it was a very strong soul, and its arms had penetrated my chest.

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