Chapter 272 Soul Binding and Spirit Research

"If it were me, I would never give my soul to anyone. Since I'm dead, I hope that my soul will fly away and disappear completely. I don't care whether the person who casts the spell is kind or malicious, he can't touch my soul, especially Seven The living soul within the sun.”

Sun Yulu came to see Mu Xingqiu alone. This was her request. She didn't want anyone else to hear the secrets involved in this conversation.

The night was dark and the cold air was thick. Mu Xingqiu was still floating in the air, exhaling a faint white air from his nostrils. Ever since he saw Sun Yulu flying over, he had been thinking about the matter of holding the soul and studying the soul. Back then at Yangshen Peak, Sun Yulu introduced it briefly, and there were still many things he didn't understand.

"Are you afraid that someone will use the soul to do bad things?"

"The soul that has lost its body is more transparent than the air. Even the Taoist priest Fu Rimang cannot see it. It is more fragile than the thinnest porcelain in the world. Even if you have good intentions, as long as you make the slightest negligence, you may be A big mistake."

"What's the big mistake?" Mu Xingqiu insisted on asking.

"It may be snatched away and used to make puppets or elixirs; the soul may be separated. Finding a lost soul is harder than finding a needle in a haystack; the most likely thing that will happen is that the soul will shrink and they will be trapped alone in the void. Among them, I forgot why this happened, and it was even more miserable than the imprisoned demons. "

Mu Xingqiu thought for a while, "Is there any way to talk to the soul...?"

Sun Yulu smiled, "Souls are not the continuation of life. No one can talk to them. How can I put it? They are just a memory and a group of thoughts. But without body, they lose all ability to perceive the world. These are two worlds. , even if they are right next to you, or even inside you, you can’t feel each other.”

Mu Xingqiu thought for a while, "In that case. How could Dengzhuke know about the existence of souls and invent many soul-containing spells?"

Sun Yulu gently twitched her hair on her temples. Maybe it was just an unconscious action, but she looked charming and unaffected by the sad atmosphere that enveloped the whole city. "You've got me wrong, I'm a Taoist priest of the Dengzhu Department." , I can only cast spells, but I don’t understand the reason. Where does the power of the five elements come from? How was the mind-reading illusion invented? Maybe only the Taoist priests of the Forbidden Secret Department can tell the truth.

Mu Xingqiu had been trying to feel the soul's emotions for a long time. Finding nothing, he wanted to know what Fangfang was thinking, even if she was already a soul.

"Your suggestion is not to collect souls?" Mu Xingqiu asked.

"Yes, this is my general advice, but Qin Lingshuang is a bit special."

"I'm listening.

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Sun Yulu did not speak immediately, but took out a small piece of Insight Candle and let it float in the air and burn slowly. After waiting for a while, she said: "It's a long story. Something happened in Luanjing Mountain. Remember Feng Ruhui, she is now the head of Luanjing Mountain and her status is higher than that of the master. Most of the disciples of Dengzhuke are on the run and dare not show up. Several disciples and I went to various Taoist families for help, but we were all attacked. Refuse. Of course, they all had good reasons for refusing. Feng Ruhui was so bold that she almost succeeded in using the Si Ming Ding to quietly control the demon clan's army. He left immediately after the news and escaped the disaster, but it was a pity that Grandmaster Luan Jingshan and Grandmaster Pangshan could not escape. "

Mu Xingqiu was surprised, and finally understood why the Nine Dao Alliances were divided and distrustful of each other. It turned out that the root cause was Luanjing Mountain.

"Feng Ruhui? Granny Feng?" The image that came to Mu Xingqiu's mind was still that short, fat, kind-hearted old woman. He had long had doubts about Feng Ruhui, and always felt that her seclusion in Yelin Town was not simple. , but never imagined that she would try to control the nine masters, "What does this have to do with Fangfang?"

"Qin Lingshuang has a ray of soul in Feng Ruhui's hands."

Mu Xingqiu heard every word clearly, but did not understand the meaning at all, "The soul? In Feng Ruhui's hands?"

"Humans have three souls and seven souls. Very few people have a fourth soul, called a divine soul. For Dengzhuke, this is a treasure and can be used to control other souls. The fourth soul is very rare, and not one among tens of millions of people may have one. It is rarer than Zuo Liuying's viviparous Taoist root. It is very difficult to detect its existence. It is rare and hard to find. The person who possesses it may not be noticed in his life, and he lives like this. Live an ordinary life.

Mu Xingqiu lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought. He remembered many things, most of which were told to him by Fangfang. How Feng Ruhui loved the young Fangfang back then and would visit her every time he went to town. "Shenhun... Can you bring her back to life?"

"No magic can resurrect people." Sun Yulu's face turned rare and serious. "You must give up this idea. Life and death are the avenues of heaven and earth. You must not disobey them in the slightest. If there is a way to bring the dead back to life, the ancestors of the Taoist tradition will be the most powerful." Use it first, but they are all dead, which is the clearest evidence. The soul is just used as a material, just like the alchemist picking flowers and cutting grass, it will never change the state of the soul. "

The hope in Mu Xingqiu's heart was eradicated just as it emerged. He knew that Sun Yulu was right. Although Taoism still has many mysterious and unknown areas, it does not include resurrection from the dead. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, allowing himself to regain his composure and avoid showing his feelings for Fangfang in front of outsiders.

Once he got rid of his persistent thoughts, Mu Xingqiu understood many things, "Feng Ruhui has lived in seclusion in Yelin Town for many years just to steal Fangfang's soul?"

"I guess so. Qin Lingshuang not only has a soul, but also a spiritual bone root, which is even rarer. Feng Ruhui was afraid that once the news leaked, she would have to hand Qin Lingshuang over to the Pangshan Taoist sect, so she tried her best to hide Qin Lingshuang's roots, and then waited patiently for an opportunity."

"Did she attract the demons?"

"I don't know, it might just be a coincidence, or maybe the demons are also looking for souls. In short, Feng Ruhui took advantage of this opportunity to secretly separate Qin Lingshuang's soul and bring it back to Luanjing Mountain. Only she knows the specific means."

Mu Xingqiu had only met Feng Ruhui once, and he was not familiar with the Lantern and Candle Department. Knowing very little about magic, he couldn't figure out how Feng Ruhui stole the soul. "Even Grandmaster Ning Qiwei didn't find anything unusual?"

"So you helped me at Yangshen Peak in the hope that I could take Fangfang to Luanjing Mountain?"

"This is also Feng Ruhui's plan. She said it's impossible to snatch Qin Lingshuang directly, so she can only start from you. This is a long-term plan..."

"So you let me see the successor of the Nianxin Department, because the Nianxin Department has a connection with Luanjing Mountain. You hope that I will go to Luanjing Mountain sooner or later, and Fangfang will follow me at that time."

Sun Yulu's smile always carries a charm beyond her age. Mortals would be tempted, but Taoists would be alert. "I am only at the Canxia realm, but I don't have the ability to cast spells in the ancestral tower, let alone let you see the inheritance. That is your own fate. I just think I can use it, so I will help you practice mind magic as much as possible. By the way, do you still remember the agreement between the two of us?"

"I will tell you all the mind magic I have learned within ten years. I remember, there are still a few years left."

"You can repay my help in another way."

"Let you take Fangfang's soul away?" Mu Xingqiu also laughed, a disdainful laugh, a contemptuous laugh. "I'm really wondering why you didn't come to Zuo Liuying for help earlier. If that was the case, Zuo Liuying might not have been willing to let Fangfang break the pill."

"This shows that even high-level Taoist priests have unexpected things. Zuo Liuying didn't know that Qin Lingshuang had a soul, let alone that the soul was stolen, and we just found out about the soul. I came immediately, but I was still a step late. Sometimes things are so unpredictable."

Zuo Liuying also said something similar to "a step late". He said that if Pang Shan could find Qin Lingshuang before Mu Xingqiu robbed the bride, things would be different. Mu Xingqiu laughed. Taoist priests don't believe in the gods in the dark. "Unpredictable" is indeed the only explanation. He laughed at the fact that even high-level Taoist priests who have lived for hundreds of years are bound by chance and coincidence.

"Can Fangfang's soul be used to deal with the spirit controlled by Feng Ruhui?"

"We hope so. This is an opportunity to defeat Feng Ruhui and restore the nine great sects to normal."

"Is Feng Ruhui possessed by a demon?"

"It is very likely. Even Zuo Liuying thinks so."

"You told me a lot about the painful end of souls being detained, but you want me to hand over Fangfang's soul? Why don't you just cast a spell? Why bother explaining this to me? I'm just an inhaling Taoist priest. There is no reason for me to become an obstacle to the nine great sects."

"Believe me, what you said is exactly my plan, but Zuo Liuying doesn't allow it. He said I must convince you. If you don't agree, I can't collect anyone's soul inside and outside Duanliu City."

"Zuo Liuying." Mu Xingqiu muttered this name, and the emotions in his heart couldn't even be explained by himself.

"So I'm here to convince you."

"Well, then go on. So far, I only know that soul-binding and soul-researching is a bad thing. You will never accept it, even though it is the magic that your Lantern Department is best at."

"Since I'm here to convince you, I'll just tell the truth. Soul-binding and soul-researching is definitely not the best ending for a person after death. No matter how powerful the soul is, it is impossible to resurrect a person. Even so, I still ask you to allow me to collect Qin Lingshuang's soul."

"Why?"

"Because the soul also belongs to Qin Lingshuang, it is a part of her. If you don't have the heart to let her suffer, can you bear to separate her soul and body?"

Mu Xingqiu laughed and repeated the three words "Zuo Liuying" again. The head of the Forbidden Secret Department did not expect Qin Lingshuang to still have a soul, but he could always do what he wanted to do. He asked Sun Yulu to persuade Mu Xingqiu, which means he knew that this would succeed.

"You are right. I cannot let Fangfang's soul stay in Feng Ruhui's hands. Although Fangfang is alive and well without her soul, it is hers after all, and I want her to be intact. But I have a condition."

"Please speak."

"I cannot let you take Fangfang's soul away. She must stay with me forever. I don't care whether Dengzhuke has the ability to do so or whether it is dangerous to do so. You can refine me into a magic weapon to restrain souls and study spirits. Any means are fine." Mu Xingqiu said word by word, "You must never allow others to touch your soul, and I will never allow anyone to take Fangfang away."

Sun Yulu was silent.

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