Chapter 0958: Success or Failure
Gan Zhiwei is Mu Xingqiu's only assistant. In the dead silence and darkness, they are the only pair of communicators. Others are either concentrating on thinking like Shen Hao, almost not opening their eyes, or sliding into the separation of body and soul again, and the pearls are becoming dimmer and dimmer. Both types of people are not interested in communication. ơɱ
Mu Xingqiu once saved many people with words, but the confidence he aroused could not be maintained for a long time, and eventually he would be defeated by endless darkness and fear. Neither the old method of Taoism nor the new method he provided could help.
Even Gan Zhiwei, after rounds of answering questions and solving doubts, still could not fully accept the new method. He himself was willing to believe in Mu Xingqiu, but after entering the state of thinking, some habits of the old method would still appear unconsciously, interrupting the new practice method.
Mu Xingqiu couldn't blame Gan Zhiwei. His own experience was very special. He had just joined the Taoist sect and practiced the art of defying the heavens. Then he practiced the art of mind illusion which had been interrupted for tens of thousands of years. After he left the Taoist sect, he came into contact with more and more strange methods, which had already laid a good foundation for today's "rebellion".
As for Fangfang, everything will turn against itself. Her thinking about the Taoist magic has reached its limit. There is no way forward. She is in a period of hard exploration. Therefore, when she saw the many methods in Mu Xingqiu's mind, she could accept them immediately and integrate them. If it was a few years earlier, she might not be able to get rid of the inherent ideas in her heart so quickly.
Gan Zhiwei and other Taoists did not have so many experiences. The most unorthodox methods they saw and heard were nothing more than the natural way and the method of refining beasts. They seemed unique and unique at first glance, but they did not completely deviate from the scope of the Taoist sect when they were examined in detail.
In the silence, the effect of any cultivation method is minimal. "Opening the Seven Apertures" is the lowest level of Taoist cultivation. Those who achieve it are not even worthy of being called Taoists. However, it is the pinnacle of cultivation in the Demon Cave. Mu Xingqiu can imagine the powerful power of the new method, and even use it to fight Kun Dun. Gan Zhiwei cannot, and other Taoists cannot.
Two more pearls disappeared along with the body, and the residual soul entered the land of no self. The last moment of residual light illuminated the surroundings. Gan Zhiwei, who had made some progress in cultivation, also saw the Imperial Capital, which made him more determined in his belief in Mu Xingqiu and the new method. After an unknown period of time, he finally opened the seven orifices of his soul and could try to join forces with Mu Xingqiu.
The first step is the simplest, but not easy at all. Mu Xingqiu wants to bring the two pearls closer to each other. Before that, the so-called "closeness" is just an illusion after the enhanced vision, and the real distance has not changed at all. This is the most difficult part. If we can change the "reality", even if it is just a little bit, it can prove that the new method provided by Mu Xingqiu is useful. Next, we just need to go further in this direction.
Fangfang buried a seed in the wasteland, and Mu Xingqiu cultivated it into a small tree, and now it is going to produce the first fruit.
Mu Xingqiu tried it first, but failed. Gan Zhiwei has been a Taoist priest for too long, and his sense of protection is deeply rooted. Even if he wants to let go, he can't do it. His soul power refuses to merge with any external force.
So the two exchanged roles, and Gan Zhiwei tried to control Mu Xingqiu's soul power. The first time was not successful. Mu Xingqiu believed in the new method so much that he didn't completely relax at the critical moment. Gan Zhiwei was not firm enough. After all, touching the soul is one of the taboos of Taoism.
The Dengzhu School can control the dead souls with complex spells and the assistance of magic tools. Mu Xingqiu once created the soul-driving technique with the help of mind illusion and a small amount of Dengzhu School spells, which also cannot be done without magic tools. Now he and Gan Zhiwei have to influence each other with the magic they imagined without anything. The difficulty can be imagined.
If it doesn't work once, then twice, three times... Mu Xingqiu and Gan Zhiwei kept trying, just like two prisoners separated by a wall, tirelessly using their fingers to pick off pieces of wall skin and small stones, just to carve out a small passage and look at each other.
After trying at least thirty times, Mu Xingqiu was the first to achieve no worries, and the power of soul was open to everyone. After a lot of attempts, Gan Zhiwei was finally able to feel this defenseless power.
The power of soul is extremely weak, and the right magic tools and spells can amplify this power. Gan Zhiwei only has a new set of untested methods in his hands. Trying to integrate Mu Xingqiu's soul power is like unlocking a lock with a strand of hair, and no mistakes can be made.
Moreover, the new method is completely different from the Taoist tradition. It is neither to absorb souls for personal use nor to drive souls to attack the enemy. Gan Zhiwei has to imagine the two souls as an inseparable whole. In the last step, he failed again. Although he could clearly feel the power of the other soul, he could not merge with himself.
So they circled back, Mu Xingqiu cast a spell, and Gan Zhiwei relaxed.
Neither of them counted the number of times, but they only knew that another thirteen pearls disappeared completely. If this continued, everyone would be destroyed and killed. They avoided the silent and unobstructed lands, but could not avoid the last selfless land. With the idea of death, Gan Zhiwei finally gave up all defenses, and his pearls dimmed a little.
Mu Xingqiu succeeded once, and it was easy for him to regard the opponent's soul power as a part of himself. He believed that this was related to his frequent use of mind illusions, so he was more convinced that the use of mindlessness could make up for the last missing piece of the new method.
The power provided by the two souls was not even enough to spark a spark, but Mu Xingqiu had a lot to do with this little power. He first pulled Gan Zhiwei's pearl towards himself, which truly shortened the distance and proved that the new method could be used.
The next step is the second step of the plan. Mu Xingqiu wants to send his soul back to his body. With the inner elixir and mana, he can cast more complex and powerful spells. After all, the new method is too new. There is only a lonely tree trunk, which has not yet branched out, and there are very few spells available.
Countless attempts again. The body is next to the pearl, seemingly very close, but the soul moves and the body moves, always maintaining a distance. This state is caused by the demon cave. Even if Mu Xingqiu is in a normal situation, he may not be able to break it.
He had to change his plan, hoping to control the body with magic and indirectly use the mana in his body.
The body is as dead as the void, the inner elixir is motionless, and there is no mana in the meridians. Only this state can ensure that the body will not decay.
Mu Xingqiu created a weak spell and entered his own and Gan Zhiwei's bodies one after another. After checking, he found that he could not drive the body or the inner elixir, but encountered another spell that appeared and disappeared from time to time.
Mu Xingqiu and others were at the border of the void, but strictly speaking they were still inside the Demon Cave, restricted and protected by it. What he encountered was the magic of the Demon Cave, one of the most powerful and lasting prohibitions in the world, which creates voids and builds walls to prevent prisoners from escaping forever.
Without the protection of the Zhenqi Building and the Siming Ding to protect their souls, the people here are slowly decaying. Even if they keep thinking like Shen Hao, there will be an end.
The second step was not completely successful, so Mu Xingqiu bypassed it and began to enter the third step - borrowing the power of the Demon Cave. This was the most difficult step, but Mu Xingqiu easily achieved it, which was completely beyond his expectations.
The Demon Cave used to belong to Xingshan, and later it was taken by Kun Dun. Logically, this was his magic weapon. Mu Xingqiu was most worried that Kun Dun would notice him in the process of borrowing the power of the Demon Cave. As a result, he was overthinking. There were no extra spells in the Demon Cave. The most strange thing was that its magic weapon mark disappeared.
After many attempts, Mu Xingqiu finally understood the problem: not only was the mark of the Demon Cave removed, but the mana contained in it was also rapidly lost. It was self-destructing.
Self-destruction is not breaking. Once the mana is exhausted, all prisoners in the Demon Cave, whether they have physical bodies or not, will disappear.
For hundreds of thousands of years, the nine great treasures have been absorbing power continuously. The Taoist's cultivation power is transferred to Kun Dun by the Patriarch Tower, and the power from other sources is kept for its own use. The long-term accumulation has made them far beyond ordinary magic tools and become veritable treasures.
Now, Kun Dun is going to destroy one of them.
Mu Xingqiu couldn't calculate how long it would take for the Demon Cave to self-destruct, but he knew he had to hurry up - if he still had time.
The nine great treasures share a void, and even if they are in different places, they can be connected to each other. This is the most complex and subtle magic created by the first generation of the three ancestors with the remaining power of defeating the demons, and even Kun Dun can't cut it off.
Kun Dun gave up the Demon Cave, and Mu Xingqiu could use its power boldly. He had just learned to unlock the lock with a hair, and he was going to try to support a mountain with one arm.
Although the magic power of the Demon Cave was constantly lost, the remaining power was too strong. It was not easy to integrate with it. Mu Xingqiu did it, but he couldn't operate it freely. He was like a talented scholar who was familiar with military books. He had never led a team of ten people, but suddenly had to command thousands of troops. It was really difficult.
The fatal thing was that the military books he read were not complete, and the most critical piece was missing - how to make the soldiers recognize him as the commander.
Fortunately, there was no direct enemy in front of Mu Xingqiu, and he still had time to train the army and turn book knowledge into real experience.
Unfortunately, he didn't have much time. The Demon Cave was self-destructing, and the surrounding pearls disappeared more and more. Mu Xingqiu and Gan Zhiwei couldn't give them more confidence. The two told everyone about the progress they had made, but few believed in it.
Mu Xingqiu didn't have time to master the magic power of the Demon Cave, so he immediately set out to find the Land of No Self created by the Instant Platform and the Treasure Building that could create a Dharma Body.
He quickly found the spells cast by the two treasures, but encountered an obstacle that he couldn't get around. Their spell marks were still there, and at this moment they belonged to someone, most likely Kun Dun. Mu Xingqiu didn't dare to try, as that might expose his whereabouts to Kun Dun.
His plan to create a Dharma Body and summon the residual soul was in danger of failure.
As Mu Xingqiu's only assistant, Gan Zhiwei had more and more confidence in the new method after stumbling along the way, so he suggested: "Let me enter the Land of No Self, this is the only feasible way."