Chapter 1037 Soul Bone
"That's true. But as long as I can enter the realm of ghost witches, the spell will be automatically lifted. This is why I am determined to come here." Xiying smiled and explained.
Yuan Ming immediately understood and hurriedly said: "If so, is there anything I can help you with?"
"You don't need to do anything now. Besides, we are still lacking some necessary conditions. It's difficult for the two of us to accomplish it alone. But please rest assured, I have a capable helper. Once he arrives, we will make further plans." Xiying shook her head gently and said softly.
"Helper? Who is that?" Yuan Ming's curiosity was aroused.
Xiying smiled mysteriously, but did not reveal the answer directly: "Once he comes, you will naturally know."
After speaking, she asked Wang Fulong to return to Shura Palace first, and then privately taught Yuan Ming the eighth level of the Dark Moon Art, and then took Yuan Ming to practice together.
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One day later.
In the purple cloud space, four rays of light suddenly flashed out of thin air.
Not long after, the four people from Mingyue Palace appeared in the purple cloud space.
The leading Xi Zhuangyuan looked around and just showed a hint of joy on his face, but he unexpectedly found Yuan Ming and Xiying not far away.
"Yuan Ming! Xiying! How come you two are here?" She was surprised and a little angry.
"Is she the helper you mentioned?" Yuan Ming did not answer her question, but turned to look at Xiying for an answer.
"No." Xiying shook her head.
Xi Zhuangyuan's eyes also turned to Xiying, and noticed that she had reached the late stage of life witch cultivation, and his heart suddenly understood.
"So that's it, I didn't expect you to know the secret of Ziyun Heavenly Palace. This is a very secret matter in the palace. Who told you? Tell the truth!" Xi Zhuangyuan asked sternly and raised his hands, pretending to take action.
At this moment, a Mingyue Palace monk in a white robe behind her suddenly stepped forward and put his hand on Xi Zhuangyuan's shoulder.
The top scholar was startled and turned back in a hurry, but met a pair of eyes flashing with strange light.
In just a moment, the top scholar's body went limp, and the spirit in his eyes was gone. It was obvious that he was trapped in the illusion and couldn't extricate himself.
This sudden change shocked everyone except Xiying.
"Brother Xu, what are you doing!" Another Mingyue Palace cultivator next to Nan Shangfeng was in disbelief.
The white-robed male cultivator did not answer, but just looked back at them.
Then, Nan Shangfeng and the remaining Mingyue Palace cultivator also fell down one after another, and also fell into the illusion.
It was not until then that Xiying walked up to greet him: "Senior Xia, you are finally here."
Yuan Ming was stunned, and when he looked again, he saw the white-robed male cultivator gently wipe his face, and his face changed rapidly, and soon became Xia Jie's appearance.
"My friend, long time no see." Xia Jie smiled at Yuan Ming to express his greetings.
"So it's Senior Xia. I've been thinking about you since we last met. I wonder how you are doing these days?" Yuan Ming stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"After my soul was healed, I was fine. Now my strength has fully recovered. I can say that I'm in great shape. But you, I only wanted to help you become a life witch and heal my wounds. I didn't expect that after so many years, you have come to this point. It can be said that it is far beyond my imagination." Xia Jie praised.
"Senior, you are too kind."
Yuan Ming said modestly, and then asked: "Senior, did you come to the Questioning Heaven Secret Realm this time for the Purple Cloud Heavenly Palace?"
"Almost, but this place is actually just an appendage. What I'm really eyeing is the Mingyue Soul Bone in her body." Xia Jie pointed to the drama champion who was lying on the side.
"What is the Mingyue Soul Bone?" Yuan Ming was puzzled.
"Let me explain." Xiying spoke out at this time.
Yuan Ming looked at Xiying with more and more doubts, but Xiying didn't care, and told everything:
"Everything started from the establishment of Mingyue Palace. In fact, in ancient times, there was no soul cultivation inheritance in Chuyun Realm until millions of years ago, when the founder of Mingyue Palace, Shuanghua Zhenren, accidentally discovered a corpse with no life breath on it, but it was incorruptible and would pull anyone who approached into the illusion. At that time, Shuanghua Zhenren had achieved Mahayana, but he was still trapped in the illusion without resistance, and was not freed until ten thousand years later."
"It's just a broken body, but it can pull Mahayana into the illusion for ten thousand years. Could it be that..." Yuan Ming said in disbelief.
"According to Master Shuanghua's subsequent inference, the master of this body should have surpassed the ghost witch and reached the legendary witch god realm. Although he died, his life's inheritance was left on the corpse. Master Shuanghua also studied the soul power of this body and finally created the Dark Moon Art and established the Mingyue Palace. Since then, the generational development of Mingyue Palace, whether it is the skills or the magic, has all relied on the study of the body." Xiying directly revealed the biggest secret of Mingyue Palace in front of Yuan Ming.
Yuan Ming was extremely shocked when he heard the ancient secret.
Xiying also gave Yuan Ming enough buffer time, and continued to explain after he accepted these facts.
"Back then, Master Shuanghua revered the owner of the body as the Goddess of the Moon, and the body also carried this name. About three million years ago, the then Palace Master of the Moon Palace, Master Yueying, created a new method. He took two bones from the body and transplanted them into the bodies of the then Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Moon Palace. He called these two bones the Soul Bones of the Moon. After transplantation, they can deepen the connection between the cultivator and the body of the Moon Goddess. Then, with the help of the magical power of the Divine Picture Play Painting, the Divine Picture can be engraved on the original bones, and the power of the Moon Goddess can be borrowed."
"Can the power of the witch god be borrowed? Such a powerful magical power should not be used by the Palace Master of the Moon Palace who has cultivated to the level of a ghost witch. Why was it given to the Holy Son and Holy Daughter?" Yuan Ming was surprised and a little puzzled.
"This is because borrowing power is not free. The amount of power you can borrow is closely related to the number of divine images engraved on your bones. The more divine images you have, the greater the power you can borrow, but at the same time, you will gradually be assimilated and eroded by the body. If the soul bone cannot be removed in time, the transplanter will eventually become part of the body, providing nutrients for its recovery." Xiying shook her head slowly.
"Resurrection?" Yuan Ming's eyes widened.
"Yes, that's true. After Master Yueying developed the secret method, several saints and saints borrowed too much power from the Moon Goddess to fight against powerful enemies, and turned it into nutrients for the body, causing two little finger-sized pieces of flesh to grow on the body. Therefore, there is a speculation in the Moon Palace that as long as enough nutrients are provided, the deceased Moon Goddess may be resurrected again one day." Xiying said seriously.
"Then isn't it very dangerous to transplant soul bones? Why are people in the Moon Palace still using this method? Aren't they afraid that the Moon Goddess will really be resurrected?" Yuan Ming frowned, full of worry.
"This issue is also controversial among the high-level officials of Mingyue Palace. But at present, it seems that at least a cultivator at the peak of the Dharma phase needs to be transformed into nutrients to make the body change significantly. Moreover, as long as the power is not excessively borrowed and the soul bone is transplanted to the next Holy Son or Holy Daughter in time, the hidden danger is not great." Xiying explained.
"So that's it. Your purpose is to borrow the soul bone to attract the power of the Goddess Mingyue to help yourself break through, right? But wait, these things should be the top secret of Mingyue Palace, right? How did you know?" Yuan Ming nodded thoughtfully, but then frowned again.
"It's all because of this." Xiying said, and gently flipped his right hand to show the Soul-Calming Pot.
Seeing this familiar Soul-Calming Pot, Yuan Ming's mind instantly flashed through scenes of the past. A trace of emotion flashed in his eyes, but he was still confused about Xiying's intentions.
"Have you heard of the name of Tanhua? He was an active soul cultivator more than ten thousand years ago. This pot is his life treasure, which contains a trace of his residual soul. After I broke through the life witch, I refined this trace of origin and obtained some of his memories from it. These secrets are obtained from this." Xiying did not keep it a secret.
"I have heard of Tanhua, but it is rumored that he once challenged Mingyue Palace, but according to what you said, he should be a member of Mingyue Palace." Yuan Ming nodded and recalled the relevant information.
"The rumor is not false. He was the son of Mingyue Palace, but something happened later, causing him to defect. There is no such part in the memory I obtained, and I don't know the specific reason. I only know that when he fled, he stole the Moon God Pendant, one of the three treasures of the Moon God, from Mingyue Palace. After that, he wandered in Chuyun for many years and participated in the last realm war." Xiying said.
"Oh, so that's the case. Then he disappeared later. He should have died in the realm war." Yuan Ming guessed.
"You guessed right. He was defeated by a ghost witch from the demon world and died of his injuries. After escaping back to the Izumo world, he died not long after. His body and his life treasure, the Soul-Calming Pot, were taken away by his disciples. After many years, his disciple accidentally broke into a closed world and thought of taking it for himself. He settled there and founded a sect, which was feared by the world. You should be familiar with his name." Xiying looked at Yuan Ming meaningfully.
"Wu Yueshen." Yuan Ming also quickly said the name that had troubled him for a long time.
"You know what happened afterwards. The Soul-Calming Pot finally fell into my hands. After I learned everything, I also told Senior Xia Jie about it, which led to today's cooperation." Xiying explained.
While Xiying was explaining Yuan Ming's doubts, Xia Jie on the side cast a spell and pinched the formula to peel off the soul bone.
He rubbed his palms together, and two bright white lights instantly emerged, covering his palms like gloves.
Then, he raised his right hand slightly, and the unconscious champion flew up instantly, and the whole person was suspended in the air in the shape of a "big" character.
Xia Jie took a step forward and patted the champion's head lightly. In an instant, all the bones in the champion's body lit up with conspicuous white light, even through clothes and flesh, it was still clearly visible.
Among them, the most eye-catching one was the champion's right little finger.
Against the background of the white light, only the joints in the front of this little finger showed a deep blue glow like moonlight, hazy and psychedelic.