Consciousness and soul are the two most difficult areas for cultivators to cultivate, mainly because they are invisible and intangible, and can only be understood but not explained.
The monks who were able to create these two secret cultivation techniques either got the opportunity by chance or stumbled upon the secret by accident;
Either he has already comprehended the most mysterious power of the laws of heaven and earth regarding the reincarnation of souls and can open up the laws of heaven, but this kind of cultivator may only exist in the upper realm.
Although there are many sects that can refine ghosts and spirits, they are all used as weapon spirits or corpse puppets rather than for self-cultivation.
"The attack strength of the 'Soul' here is just from low to strong, and the attack of the foundation-building 'Soul' is currently within our tolerance range.
However, in this case, our speed will certainly be greatly affected, and we don’t know if the two seniors can find us! "
Li Yan whispered.
But then he shook his head helplessly. All they could do now was try to get out of here.
"As for whether there will be a Nascent Soul-level 'Soul' in the later stage, it is useless to think too much. We can only take it one step at a time. It is better than staying where we are!"
Zhao Min also heard the hidden meaning in Li Yan's words, and said thoughtfully that she was not the kind of person who was willing to sit and wait for death.
"Senior Sister, you protect me, let me give it a try!"
Now that he had made the decision, Li Yan immediately put aside all distracting thoughts in his mind. After he finished speaking, he flew forward.
He had just walked forward a few feet when four floating figures suddenly appeared in front of him. They were "souls" in the shape of two people and two monsters.
He still launched an attack on Li Yan silently.
The moment the protective shield outside Li Yan's body lit up, a wall of air appeared in front of him again, blocking the continued pursuit of the four "souls".
He himself flashed and quickly retreated without taking any action to kill them.
At the same time, four soul attacks had descended upon the surface of his body. The attacks were silent, and Li Yan only felt them the moment they were approaching his body.
Li Yan gritted his teeth and blocked three soul attacks while choosing the weakest attack, which was only equivalent to the initial stage of foundation building.
He let go of his defense and allowed the attack to land on his shoulder.
With no defense at all, Li Yan felt as if a sharp thorn suddenly pierced deep into his soul.
Although Li Yan was prepared, his heart still suddenly skipped a beat, as if someone had grabbed it, and the severe pain spread uncontrollably throughout his body.
Beads of sweat the size of beans suddenly emerged from his forehead.
Although he tried his best to control his body and not fall, he was still staggering, and stomped on the ground repeatedly as he moved backwards.
Li Yan's face turned pale in an instant.
The severe pain coming from the soul, even the severe pain caused when he first started practicing the Qiongqi Purgatory Technique, could not be compared to this.
This kind of pain cannot be touched, nor can it be relieved by other means. It is simply intangible and is a heart-wrenching pain that comes from the depths of the soul.
At the same time, a gentle force behind him pulled him back.
"Don't swallow the pill. Use your magic power to recover from the damage caused by the attack. Let's see what the result will be."
Zhao Min's voice entered Li Yan's somewhat dazed mind, and there was actually a cool feeling in her voice.
Of course Li Yan knew what to do, but Zhao Min was afraid that his soul would be injured and his consciousness would be confused, so she infused magic power into her voice to keep Li Yan awake.
Li Yan nodded despite the severe pain and immediately sat cross-legged.
When his spiritual sense penetrated, he found that there was a tiny star-shaped pit in the sky above his sea of consciousness, which was almost imperceptible.
Although the pit was so small compared to the illusory sky, it was Li Yan's sea of consciousness. The source of the pain was clear to him, and he found the place where he was injured immediately.
Li Yan began to try to use his magic power to slowly repair and consolidate the dent, but when his magic power slowly passed over the place, Li Yan's body in the outside world began to tremble violently.
Zhao Min stared at Li Yan with her beautiful eyes without blinking, and did not make any move to investigate or help.
Li Yan felt that as soon as the magic power touched that place, it was as if a glass of strong liquor was spilled on the wound that was already extremely painful. The pain was so severe that he couldn't control the movement of his body at all.
In this way, Li Yan's body continued to shake violently. After sitting cross-legged in meditation for nearly three hours, his whole body felt as if washed by water, and he slowly opened his eyes.
At this moment, although Li Yan looked exhausted, his eyes were shining. He spoke without waiting for Zhao Min to ask.
"It really helps the soul. Although this slight improvement is almost negligible, it will definitely have a cumulative effect!"
When Li Yan said the words "little by little adds up to a lot", his face twitched involuntarily. To be honest, he didn't want to try it next time.
“That’s enough, this kind of place is a secret place that many people want to enter but cannot.
Although there is no secret technique to cultivate the soul, if the news of a place that can temper the soul were to spread, the entire Qingqing Continent would surely go crazy for it.
By then, this place will only be the core area of the top sect, and a chance to enter will be worth a fortune!"
A smile actually appeared on Zhao Min's beautiful face.
"Okay then. Each time, only one of us will go out, and the other will guard the Dharma. I will also summon Zi Kun later. Then, one person can guard the Dharma, and the other two can practice."
Li Yan thought about it and estimated that if Zi Kun could protect Qian Ji for another three to five days, Qian Ji would pass the most dangerous stage. Since he could temper his soul here, he certainly couldn't waste this opportunity and naturally had to summon Zi Kun.
However, it is unknown how much time it will take Qianji to refine the "Black Cloud Frost Condensation Insect". It is possible that he may not be able to come out of seclusion in ten or twenty years, and he can only helplessly lose this opportunity.
This kind of soul-tempering is also of great benefit to Zhao Min's poisonous insects. The strongest poisonous insect in her hands now is no more than the second level. In the end, she summoned out six of them, including the crossbow worm king.
However, her six poisonous insects were in a miserable state for a period of time. In the end, their souls were directly shattered, and three of them died instantly.
The two poisonous insect kings that were severely injured had to spend longer time to recover.
Only one barely survived, and that was the Crossbow Insect King. This shows that soul cultivation is not something that every cultivator can face.
After some research, Zhao Min thought that the reason why the Crossbow Worm King could persist was probably because it was originally a member of the "Soul Prison Clan" and was raised here.
Although everything was not going smoothly, they were still moving forward slowly.
What Li Yan and Zhao Min never expected was that the time taken this time was completely beyond their expectations.
Three months later, in the Tianling tribe, Shuang Qingqing sat in front of the window, her pair of stunningly white and smooth hands tapping on the table top, her beautiful brows slightly furrowed.
Li Yan and Zhao Min did not return in four months as promised. It has been four months and ten days since they left.
"Grandmaster, I don't know what problems the two uncles have encountered. Why haven't they sent back any news?"
Bai Rou stood behind her, she was also anxious. They had agreed to return to the Desolate Moon Continent together, but Li Yan and Zhao Min had lost contact since then.
Now when she called him "Uncle Master", her face was unusually calm, without the previous entanglement and inferiority in her heart.
“With Li Yan’s caution and his alliance with Zhao Min, the chance of encountering an enemy that he cannot resist is less than half.
After all, this is the Qingqing Continent, and Nascent Soul cultivators will not move around at will. And with the means they have, even if they encounter twice as many fake infants, they may not be able to trap them, let alone trap two of them at the same time
In the worst case scenario, at least one person will escape and no news will be passed back. This is definitely not Li Yan's style. He always leaves a backup plan. It seems that I must go there in person!"
Shuang Qingqing kept staring out the window, watching the breeze blowing through the tender green branches and leaves in front of the window. Below the window were layers of terraced medicinal fields, full of colorful flowers.
She also had an appointment with Shuang Fengyan, so she couldn't delay here any longer.
"Just practice here with peace of mind. I will be back in half a month at most."
Shuang Qingqing stood up, her figure gradually becoming illusory. She was always decisive in doing things, she would leave as soon as she said she would, without any hesitation.
Bai Rou opened her mouth, but chose to remain silent in the end. She wanted to go with them, but she would only be a burden to Shuang Qingqing and would not be able to help at all.
But now that Shuang Qingqing is gone, it’s actually a little hard for Bai Rou to calm down and practice...
In the secret cave underground, Li Yan looked at Zhao Min and Zi Kun who were meditating, and his mind was also filled with thoughts.
“Although it’s dark here, according to my calculations, we’ve been here for three months, and we’ve only walked about 760 feet in total. How long is this alley
The most worrying problem now is that we can’t send any message to our two seniors…”
Over the past three months, the three of them have indeed benefited greatly from being here. Each time they recover after severe pain, it will bring about a slight change in their souls.
Being able to give the soul such a slight enhancement is something that has not been possible to do actively in the past few decades.
In the past, only when they stepped into a greater realm, their consciousness and soul would become a little stronger, which was due to the improvement of their cultivation.
Li Yan felt that in just these three months, his soul might be comparable to that of some Nascent Soul cultivators.
Of course, there is a reason why the improvement was faster at the beginning.
In addition, when their souls become stronger, they feel more fulfilled inside, which includes confidence in looking at things, and a somewhat inflated feeling brought about by the solidity of their spirits.
Just like when a weak person tries to lift some stone locks, it is good enough if he can lift them at the beginning, but when he persists in practicing for several months or even years.
He would watch his strength grow, slowly lift the stone lock, and finally lift it with ease.
Naturally, he became more confident and felt that he had enough strength to defeat many people.
In fact, what he saw was indeed his own growing strength, but all this was only for his original self, a strong feeling of self-confidence.
This is mostly not the case!
The most obvious feeling Li Yan and the others had was that without taking any medicinal pills, their recovery speed was more than 10% faster.
Of course, this also depends on the strength of those "souls" themselves.
Take Li Yan for example. If he was attacked by a "soul" in the early stage of foundation building, it would take about three hours to recover before. But now, he can complete the repair in half a cup of tea.
This means that the solidity of Li Yan's soul has been enhanced, his defense has been greatly improved, and his endurance has also been improved.
When the soul becomes stronger, the threats posed by many practitioners' attacks will be reduced accordingly.
In addition, Li Yan himself is practicing both magic and body, so he will have fewer weaknesses and truly move towards the path of practicing both inside and outside.
The same goes for Zhao Min and Zi Kun. Their strongest point is their physical body. When fighting against magic cultivators, they are most afraid of being surrounded by the opponent from a distance and having their consciousness and soul attacked.
However, Li Yan also knew that although his cultivation had improved significantly in recent months, the effect would become less and less as time went on, and it would become increasingly difficult to improve.
This is a situation that will occur when practicing any martial art. The more advanced you are, the easier it is to get stuck at a bottleneck.