Asking about longevity

"As a Qi-refining monk, you can release your spiritual consciousness; by building the foundation, you can control objects with your spiritual consciousness; when you reach the golden elixir, you can master the control of objects, and the power of the monk's weapons and swords will be even higher."

"Only when you reach the late stage of Jindan can you dabble in the method of soul leaving the body. Only when you reach the level of enlightenment can you truly master the method of soul leaving the body."

"This is the advancement of ordinary monks' spiritual power..."

Xunzi said wisely.

Mo Hua asked doubtfully: "But Shui Yan... the sin cultivator I met, he only knows the Eye Technique at the Foundation Establishment Peak. Doesn't that mean that he has mastered the method of soul leaving the body at the Foundation Establishment?"

"So I say that this is the situation of ordinary monks," Xun Zixian said. "Foundation-building monks are not unable to leave the body, but their spiritual consciousness is not strong, and it is very dangerous to leave the body."

"His pupil technique is okay if it is used against ordinary monks, but once he encounters a monk who is proficient in spiritual killing, he will be defeated instantly. This is not the most terrifying thing. The scary thing is that when he encounters other evil spirits, or even some kind of inhumane Knowing the existence, the soul may even be at risk of being swallowed."

"Once a part of the seven souls of the life soul is swallowed up by evil spirits, the monk may become dementia at the least, madness at the worst, or even the soul may be destroyed."

"The soul is much more valuable than flesh, blood and spiritual power, and cannot be wasted easily."

Mo Hua glanced at Xun Zixian secretly and asked: "Elder Xun, you are in the late stage of Jindan. Have you ever learned the 'soul leaving the body'?"

Xun Zixian shook his head, "I didn't learn."

Mo Hua was startled and very surprised, "You didn't learn it?"

He thought that given Elder Xun Zixian's interest in the way of spiritual thought, he would have to try to learn it himself.

"Ancestor won't give in." Xun Zixian sighed.

After saying that, he shook his head again, "It's not that I won't allow it, it's that it's expressly prohibited."

"All the elders of Taixu Sect are not allowed to practice the method of 'soul leaving the body'. This is a strict order set by the ancestor."

Mo Hua frowned and asked in a low voice: "Is it because...the spiritual thought turned into a sword?"

Xun Zixian's eyes trembled and he stared at Mo Hua, "Have you secretly inquired about it a long time ago?"

"I inquired a little bit..." Mo Hua said.

"Did you ask something?" Xun Zixian raised his eyebrows slightly.

"No," Mo Hua shook his head, "I didn't ask about it at all. It seems that everyone is keeping it secret and doesn't want to mention it."

Xun Zixian nodded, "This is natural. The sect has already made rules and classified this sword technique as a forbidden technique. Disciples are not allowed to practice it anymore. The elders will naturally not mention it again. Of course, you can't find out. , there is another reason..."

"Another reason?"

Xun Zixian nodded, looked at the ink painting and said: "For you, our ancestors specifically told us elders not to allow anyone to tell you a word about 'spiritual thoughts turning into swords'..."

Mo Hua opened his mouth and said in surprise:

"Ancestor is targeting me, it's not like that..."

"You should understand." There is a swordsmanship called 'Sword Transformation with Spiritual Thoughts', I must be thinking hard to learn it..."

"this……"

Mo Hua couldn't deny it at all.

He really cared about philosophy.

Xun Zixian sighed, "This is what my ancestor was afraid of. There is no way to learn this sword technique."

"Why?" Mo Hua couldn't help but ask.

Xun Zixian's eyes were complicated, even with some pain, "Have you been to Houshan?"

"Back mountain?"

"The mountain behind Taixu Gate."

Mo Hua was startled and shook his head, "That must be a forbidden area. I have never been there."

Xun Zixian nodded slightly, "I've been there once before..."

"In the back mountain, there is a 'Sword Tomb'. In the Sword Tomb, there are countless broken swords buried, as well as countless... the bones of sword cultivators."

Xun Zixian took a deep breath and said in a sad tone, "These sword cultivators are all cultivators who have cultivated spiritual thoughts into swords. They are my seniors from the Taixu Sect."

Mo Hua's pupils trembled.

"That's the reason..." Xun Zixian sighed, "Those who have cultivated spiritual thoughts into swords will die faster than others. The more talented a disciple is, the faster he learns swordsmanship, and the easier it is for him to die young."

"The soul leaves the body, transforms into a sword to kill, and wanders between life and death."

"Strength is strong, but if it is too strong, it will break easily, and there is no room for change."

"There are too many terrifying murderous intentions among the spiritual thoughts... The powerful enemies of flesh and blood and spiritual power are visible. The more powerful the enemies in the spiritual thoughts are, the more obscure they are. Sometimes they are clearly terrifying and powerful. The enemy, and you know nothing about it.”

"Therefore, there are very few seniors in Taixu Sect who can cultivate to Dongxu and become ancestors."

"In other sects, when they encounter disciples with amazing talents, the sects will often place their hopes on them. As long as such disciples practice steadily, they will be able to stand alone in the future."

"And I, Taixumen..."

Xun Zixian looked a little bitter, "When I meet a talented disciple, I feel uneasy."

"No matter how amazing your talent is, as long as you cultivate your spiritual thoughts and turn them into swords, you will face many invisible murderous intentions. The path of cultivation is full of thorns every step. Once you are injured, your life and soul will be damaged. At the least, you will be cut off from the path, and at worst, you will die midway. Already..."

Xun Zixian was very sad.

The ink painting also has a sighing look.

No wonder...

It is obviously an extremely brilliant sword technique, but it has been put away in a high cabinet and will no longer be passed down.

He had some guesses before. He expected that this sword art must have serious side effects, so the sect did not pass it on.

Now after listening to Elder Xun's explanation about the soul, he truly understood the danger involved.

Others waste their swords practicing swordsmanship, but Taixumen's swordsmanship wastes their lives.

If the sword is broken, it can be repaired again. The soul of life is injured, and it cannot be repaired even if it wants to be repaired.

But now that the world of cultivation is at peace, and the children of aristocratic families are pampered and privileged, even if the sect wants to pass on this spiritual sword-turning technique, not many disciples would dare to learn it.

"Then our Taixu Sect, if we don't transmit spiritual thoughts to transform into swords, and if we don't learn how to leave the body, wouldn't we be far behind other sects?" Mo Hua asked again.

"It's natural to fall behind," Xun Zixian said, "but it's okay."

"There are no divine thoughts that transform into swords, and there are other miscellaneous inheritances. Although they are not as good as the above, they are more than enough. It is okay to hang around among the eight gates, but it will definitely be at the bottom..."

"Some elders in the sect, including several ancestors, are also studying ways to improve the sword spirit. They no longer rely solely on the spirit soul, but use alternative sword intent to increase the killing power of the sword energy."

"If the research is successful, it can be regarded as a kind of superior swordsmanship inheritance with a different approach, but in terms of power, it is still far inferior to the sword transformed by spiritual thoughts."

"As for the soul leaving the body..."

Elder Xun Zixian paused for a moment and then said: "This kind of method is inherently alien. Most monks, even when they reach enlightenment, will not go out of their way to learn the method of 'soul leaving the body'."

Mo Hua was a little confused, "I don't want to learn anything in Yuhua, is it because it's dangerous?"

"Yes."

"Simply leaving the body, even if it is not used to kill, is not safe."

"After all, if the soul is not strong and the knowledge of Shinto is lacking, it will be impossible to know what kind of demons and ghosts are floating around in the world. Once the soul leaves the body and gives these evil spirits an opportunity to take advantage of, then the trouble will be big."

"A monk in the Ascension Realm is the pillar of the family even in a big family. Once the adventurous soul leaves the body and is 'possessed by evil', it will be a huge loss."

"Besides, for ordinary monks, having the soul leave the body is of little use."

"Whether a monk kills or fights, the emphasis is on 'defeating the weak with the strong', but the soul cannot be cultivated. Your soul is not much stronger than others. What is it used for when you leave your body?"

"And the soul leaving the body is itself an extremely difficult method to practice."

"Most monks in this world know how to practice martial arts with the physical body, be domineering, and use spiritual power to condense magic, and are extremely powerful, but very few people are willing to meditate and contemplate, to ponder the things above their own souls..."

Mo Hua nodded slowly.

Xun Zixian stared at the ink painting and said earnestly: "My ancestor didn't let the elders in the sect tell you this because he was worried about you. But 'blocking is worse than spacing'. You are a smart child and you are eager to learn. If you don't I understand, I will definitely not give up. In this case, I might as well explain the pros and cons here to you, so that you can know how to make a decision."

Mo Hua said sincerely: "Thank you, elder."

Xun Zixian waved his hand, suddenly remembered something, raised his eyebrows, and said sincerely:

"I've told you everything I know. I guess I can't do it now. If in the future, your cultivation level is higher, your experience is broader, and you know some more profound Shinto knowledge, don't forget to tell me..."

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, "Yes, definitely!"

The two of them had almost finished chatting, and Mo Hua stood up and left.

The boy sent Mo Hua to the door and watched Mo Hua's retreating figure, silently lost in thought.

He listened to bits and pieces of the conversation between Mo Hua and Elder Xun Zixian just now, but he didn't understand a word.

"I don't know what the origin of this big brother named Mo is, but he is so powerful. He doesn't look much older than me. He is actually able to exchange knowledge on the Taoism with the knowledgeable uncle Zixian..."

There was some longing in the boy's eyes unconsciously.

"Shu'er..."

Elder Xun Zixian's voice came from the room.

Only then did the boy come back to his senses and said: "Elder, I'm here." Then he reluctantly looked at the ink painting, turned around and returned to the center of the elder.

Mo Hua was engrossed in thinking about the "out-of-body experience" and did not notice that there was a little boy who kept looking at him secretly.

Just like this, he thought as he walked, until he returned to the disciple's residence.

After arriving at the back of the disciple's residence, Mo Hua closed the doors and windows, took out the water prison box, and began to think about it.

On the aqua blue prison box, the bloody prison picture is terrifying and somewhat ferocious.

This is no simple picture.

Even, it is not a simple pupil technique, its core is a method of "soul and soul leaving the body".

Elder Xun Zixian also doesn't know the method of leaving the body.

Within the Taixu Sect, it is also forbidden to teach the knowledge of souls leaving the body.

According to Elder Xun Zixian, ordinary monks, even when they reach enlightenment, will not go out of their way to learn how to leave the body.

But ink painting is different.

He is now certain that "spiritual soul leaving the body" is the prerequisite method for "spiritual thoughts turning into swords".

If you want your spiritual thoughts to turn into swords and draw them out of their sheaths, you must first master how your spiritual soul leaves your body.

As for the disadvantages of the soul leaving the body, Mo Hua has weighed it and it is not too serious for him.

After all, his strongest thing is his spiritual mind.

Shui Yanluo, a water bandit who is not even an formation master, can learn some basics about souls leaving the body, so there is no reason why he should not learn it.

But the question now is, how to learn?

Mo Hua placed the Water Prison Prison Box in front of him and stared at the Dao Prison Picture above.

"According to Elder Xun Zixian, the divine soul has three souls and seven souls. If you want to leave the body, the method of leaving the body must also be related to the 'soul'."

"Any pattern is a symbol."

"Then this Dao Prison Picture probably refers to not only Dao Prison, but some kind of... symbol related to the soul?"

"Eight prisons, eight punishments, eight sinners..."

"The number eight doesn't match up with three souls and seven souls, right?"

Mo Hua frowned.

He thought carefully about what Elder Xun Zixian said, and suddenly realized it.

"Although humans have three souls and seven souls, the heavenly soul and the earthly soul are free from the body and reside in the heaven and earth. Only the soul of life remains within oneself."

"There is actually only one soul and seven souls in the human body, which adds up to exactly 'eight'."

"On top of the life soul, there are seven parasitic souls..."

Mo Hua looked at the forbidden box again.

In the pattern on the prison box, there are eight prisons, the largest one is in the middle, and the other seven are distributed around the middle, with the middle as the center.

It is in line with the principle of "the seven parasitic souls are parasitic on the soul of life".

The seven outer prisons, each with a lock and a chain, are connected together and converge on the door of the central prison.

The criminals in the seven prisons have different punishments, but after careful screening, it is found that they are all criminals detained in the central prison, and part of the punishment he has received...

The idea of ​​​​ink painting suddenly became clear.

The picture of the prison on the prison box, with one prison and seven cells, is consistent with the monk's one soul and seven souls, and is more like a "phantom picture" of a divine soul.

What is shown in the picture is the mind of the monk.

The monks have been visualizing this picture all year round, and have firmly imprinted the image of the criminals being tortured in their hearts, forming a "mind image", and then carved this heart image into their souls.

In this way, the soul will have the majesty and evil spirit of prison.

The prison master kills.

The soul contains the aspect of "prison". As soon as it leaves the body, it can cause harm to other people's consciousness, causing them to be frightened, frightened, and even have their livers and gallbladder broken and die.

Therefore, the "nurturing evil spirit" of Water Prison Gate is actually "nurturing the soul".

By upholding the laws of Taoism, killing sinners, and cultivating a body of righteousness and evil energy, he can integrate into his soul and make Xiaoxiao fearful.

But Shui Yama is different. He doesn't know how to nourish souls, he only knows how to "raise evil spirits." He even uses the magic method of turning evil spirits to cause a lot of evil in order to nourish evil spirits.

It's okay for him to just keep these evil spirits.

If one day, he cultivates to the point where the evil spirit enters his soul, then these "dead evil spirits" he cultivated by killing innocent people will probably immediately riot, backfire on his soul, and make him insane, making life worse than death.

Mo Hua had a thought in his mind.

He couldn't help but come up with a way to "trap" Shui Yanluo without having to do anything himself...

Mo Hua's eyes were slightly bright.

But I haven't found Shui Yanluo yet, so I can't do anything yet.

For now, I'd better learn the eyeball technique first.

Mo Hua began to try to practice based on the theory he summarized.

He calmed down, visualized the prison pictures on the prison box, and kept these prison pictures in his heart, turning them into "mind images".

At first, nothing happened.

The picture is still a picture, there is no abnormality.

The mood of Mo Hua has not changed at all.

But he is not discouraged.

Learning any method is difficult at the beginning. You need to explore step by step, try over and over again, and study bit by bit.

Just like those complex and difficult formations he learned, paying attention to how to penetrate a stone with water drop by drop was never achieved overnight.

Mo Hua learns formations every day and is very familiar with this process.

He concentrated his attention to the extreme and focused his whole body on the Dao Prison Map.

I don't know how long it took, Mo Hua's heart trembled, and his spiritual thoughts finally responded.

The divine consciousness residing in his sea of ​​consciousness seemed to have undergone a mysterious change, as if something was "self-awakening".

Mo Hua was refreshed and began to concentrate on tracing the source.

From the external spiritual consciousness, one can sense the inner source little by little, sensing the source of the spiritual consciousness.

I don't know how long it took, but after some vague and unspeakable groping, Mo Hua's mind trembled, and he finally traced the source of something in his heart that belonged to him but he had never been aware of in the past -

"Soul".

This feeling is very subtle.

The ink painting "sensed" his soul.

It was as if he saw himself from the perspective of a bystander, and saw the "self" dormant in the deepest part of his heart.

And his "spirit" is very complicated.

There are all kinds of indescribable and indistinguishable auras, which are intertwined and floating in chaos.

Only then did Mo Hua realize that he seemed to be unable to understand "himself".

After sensing the soul, the subsequent process became simpler for Mo Hua.

Integrate the "heart" into the soul.

The ink painting began to integrate the "psychology" of inflicting punishment on sinners on the "Prison Picture" into his own soul.

This behavior is a bit like "reshaping" one's own soul consciousness.

The integration process was also very smooth.

Mo Hua felt his soul tremble, and a desire to "hate evil as much as hatred" surged from his heart, as if all the evil people in the world deserved to die!

All sinners should be sent to prison, tortured severely, and tortured to death with cruel methods. Only in this way can their sins be erased...

This knowledge, along with Dao Yu's mind, seemed to be engraved in his soul.

Mo Hua's eyes were slightly ferocious, his eyes were getting more and more sinister, and his whole person was filled with a ruthless temperament of a "cool official".

"wrong!"

Mo Hua immediately became alert.

He forcibly restrained his mind, calmed his emotions, and avoided these tortured thoughts, which continued to be engraved into his soul.

After isolating the perception of the soul and cutting off the fusion of the mind, Mo Hua finally recovered, his eyes became clear again, and the evil spirit in his eyes was completely eliminated.

Mo Hua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I almost learned the wrong way..."

He imprinted the "mind form" of the prison of the Water Prison Gate in his soul. Once successful, this mind form would be deeply engraved in his soul.

Although he could use the pupil technique of the Water Prison Gate from then on, Mo Hua thought about it and felt that this was not what he wanted.

He didn't want to cultivate the "positive evil" of the Water Prison Gate at all.

Although he always warned himself that he was a righteous cultivator and should seek the great way uprightly, he also understood that there were some "good and evil" in this world that were not so easy to distinguish.

Where there is good, there must be evil.

Clearly distinguishing and pursuing extreme "good" may lead to the "evil" path instead.

Mainly, this does not match his temperament.

Mo Hua himself felt that his popularity was still very good.

Even if he is not "loved by everyone and flowers bloom when they see him", he is kind and friendly to others.

Even though Uncle Gu, who has always been a loner, doesn't say anything nice, he still cares about him at critical moments.

When he encounters danger, he will protect him behind him.

And the master also told him that he should take the path of auxiliary killing, learn to borrow strength, and get along well with others.

In this case, it is not a good thing to cultivate a murderous aura, like Uncle Gu, with a cold face every day, and people stay away from him.

Besides, he is a formation master and will focus on the way of formation in the future.

Once the "heart image" of the Water Prison Gate is engraved in his soul, he will be affected by it and will probably only think about killing demon cultivators, evil cultivators, and demon cultivators in the future, and torture these criminals to death with all kinds of torture.

In this way, he is destined to focus on the prison in the future and take the path of "Dian Si" in the court.

This is inconsistent with Mo Hua's plan for himself.

Therefore, the positive evil of the Water Prison Sect cannot be nurtured, and the mind of the prison cannot be integrated.

If the law of the prison cannot be integrated, what else can be integrated?

Mo Hua frowned, thought about it silently, and suddenly froze, muttering: "Then... integrate the sword method?"

Integrate the mind into a sword? !

How to integrate specifically?

Mo Hua frowned, concentrated on thinking, and then, as if possessed by ghosts, suddenly remembered the name of a sword trick:

Shocking God Sword!

Some scenes and sounds emerged in Mo Hua's mind.

These were what he deduced intermittently from a fog of cause and effect.

"Xuan'er..."

"I shouldn't have taught you this sword method, but I don't want to... my Taixu Sect has cut off the inheritance of this sect..."

"Your foundation is already solid, I will teach you today..."

"Shocking God Style!"

...

Mo Hua's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but take out the broken sword from the bloody fishing village from the ring.

This was the first time he took out the broken sword inside the Taixu Mountain Gate.