Beiyin Great Sage

The place where I received the Qi Refiner's inheritance was different from the Tianman inheritance. It was close to the top of the mountain, and my ears were filled with the roar of the black wind rising into the sky.

The sound was like thunder, and one had to concentrate hard to hear the shouts so close at hand.

"This way!"

The strong wind forced Yushu to lean forward, and the clothes that were already close-fitting showed off his exquisite figure.

The two braved the strong wind and walked dozens of feet forward. They pushed open a heavy stone door, and a slightly deserted and lifeless hall came into view.

In the middle of the hall, there was a person sitting cross-legged.

After closing the door, the howling wind outside suddenly disappeared, and the empty hall became increasingly silent.

"Big brother."

Yushu cupped his fists and raised his hands towards the people in the palace:

"I will bring people to accept the inheritance of Zhenyuan Demon Ape."

Unlike other people, Yushu was quite respectful to this senior brother, with the previous slightness on his face gone, and his voice solemn.

"Zhenyuan Demon Ape..." The senior brother raised his head when he heard the sound, his eyes flashed with a faint halo, and he scanned the jade book and looked at Zhou Yi:

"Some years, no one chooses this heritage."

Zhou Yi lowered his head and went all out with his breath-condensing technique, locking his cultivation level at the level of a first-time Qi Refiner.

If the person in front of him was a true disciple, he would not be sure to hide it from him. Fortunately, the 'elder brother' was not a true disciple.

"Go!"

With a wave of his hand, something fell into Yushu's palm.

"Let's go." Yushu nodded and motioned for Zhou Yi to follow.

"yes."

Zhou Yi followed closely behind, and when he was far away from the main hall, he asked curiously:

"Senior sister, I don't think I've heard of that person just now?"

"Elder brother Chixue, the disciple that the master accepted in the early years is not the true successor, and he remains neutral in the fight for the true successor." Yushu said in a long voice:

"When I came to worship at the gate, it was my senior brother who taught me the magic and martial arts. You should be more respectful when you see your senior brother in the future."

Zhou Yi understood.

No wonder there is so much respect, it turns out that it is a half-teacher friendship.

"Go in." Standing in front of a stone gate, Yushu signaled:

"You have one month to accept the inheritance. There is no need to rush out. No one will come in and disturb you within this month."

"yes."

Zhou Yi responded and took a step forward to push open the stone door.

Entry point.

It is a huge stone sculpture about three feet high. It depicts a demonic ape holding a dragon and snake in its hands, black lotus on its feet, and roaring towards the sky.

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Zhenyuan Demonic Ape Transformation: First-level high-grade, which can prove the foundation of Taoism.

Practicing this skill can suppress the evil spirit of the Yin soul, which is helpful for practice in places with strong Yin energy, and also has a certain degree of bonus to the strength.

Soul Swallowing Technique: A first-level high-grade spell that can capture souls, swallow evil spirits, and search for memories. It is a method that can be used by the Abyss-Suppressing Demon Ape.

Demonic Ape Body: A first-level mid-level spell, a technique that uses mana to temper the body. When it is completed, it can withstand mid-level magic weapons without getting hurt.

Soul-binding chain: a first-level low-grade spell, condensed with mana into a chain similar to a magic weapon, which can bind the soul of all living things.

One basic skill and three corresponding spells are the inheritance of Zhenyuan Demonic Ape Transformation.

In front of the Demon Ape Stone Sculpture, Zhou Yi sat down cross-legged and slowly started to use his skills.

Half a month later.

Zhenyuan Demonic Ape Transformation: Proficient (13/100)

Thanks to the foundation laid by the previous ferocious ape transformation, the progress of practicing the Zhenyuan Demonic Ape Transformation, which is in the same line, has directly reached proficiency.

The body shook.

Zhou Yi's flesh bulged and his hair grew, and he instantly transformed into a demon ape nearly three feet tall.

Compared with before, the appearance of the demon ape was even more ferocious, with a layer of black smoke surrounding its body, and its eyes as deep as burning will-o'-the-wisps.

The whole person looked like an evil ghost coming out of a painting.

I'm afraid that just one look at a mortal can make someone's heart burst with fear and their soul leave their body.

The stone wall not far away was as smooth as a mirror. When you turned around, you could see your current appearance, which made Zhou Yi stunned.

Really...

He's becoming less and less human.

After calming down, he turned his head and looked to the other side.

There were some iron cages placed there, twelve in total from small to large, the smallest one was no bigger than a palm, and a spider was trapped inside.

The last one held one person.

Zhou Yi looked thoughtful, then stepped closer to the iron cage.

Stopping in front of the iron cage, he stretched out one hand, his fingers slightly bent, and the black smoke condensed on his body, turning into black chains.

Soul-binding chains!

"Crash..."

The chain was like a wandering poisonous snake. It broke through the iron cage and sank into the spider's body. It trembled slightly and pulled out a faint shadow.

Soul?

Zhou Yi didn't know if it was a soul, but as the shadow left the body, the spider's body instantly lost its vitality and fell to the ground dead.

The virtual shadow left the body and faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

I'm afraid it will dissipate completely in just a few breaths.

Looking at the phantom, Zhou Yi sighed helplessly, then opened his mouth wide, and a suction force quietly fell on the phantom, swallowing it into his belly.

Swallow the soul!

This is the unique talent of Zhenyuan Demon Ape.

Strictly speaking, there is no specific level of soul swallowing. As long as Zhou Yi's cultivation becomes stronger, his natural power will also increase.

"Buzz..."

The sea of ​​consciousness trembles slightly.

Zhou Yi closed his eyes tightly, and the Xuanxin Mirror that protected his mind rippled, and some broken pictures appeared on it.

After swallowing the soul, you can see the memory of the soul.

This feeling is like watching TV. The pictures appear on the Xuanxin Mirror and do not flood into your memory.

But you can selectively read or remember.

but……

The memory of a spider is boring and extremely short. The most striking memory is that of a ferocious demon ape stepping forward.

Just looking at the 'picture', you can feel the panic in Spider's heart.

That demon ape...

It’s Zhou Yi himself.

After touching his chin, Zhou Yi reached out and grabbed the second iron cage without stopping at all.

There is a mouse in this iron cage.

Soul-binding chains!

Swallow the soul!

After performing a set of actions, the mouse's memory also appeared on the 'Xuanxin Mirror', which was obviously much more than that of the spider.

In addition to the approaching demon ape, there is also a scene of it being caught from the rat's nest.

But overall, the memory fragments are still messy, with various images intertwined back and forth, but more of an animal instinct.

rabbit!

Viper!

Wolf!

…

Finally, it’s a person.

Zhou Yi stood still in front of the iron cage where the person was imprisoned, narrowing his eyes slightly to examine the other person.

This was a man under twenty years old. All the bones in his body were broken, his tongue was pulled out, his eyes were gouged out, and his ears were stabbed.

He only had one breath, but he was still alive due to the drugs.

Shaking his head, he sighed softly, and the soul-binding chain appeared in his hand and sank into the man's body.

Um?

Pulling gently, the obvious resistance made Zhou Yi raise his eyebrows slightly.

Pulling the souls of other living beings with the soul-binding chains will also encounter a certain resistance, but the force is very small, and the souls can be pulled out with a little force.

And people,

is obviously different.

He is obviously about to die, the fire of life is shaky, his soul is floating without a foundation, but he still instinctively resists the soul-binding chains.

The strength is not small.

If he were a person with an intact body and strong energy, Zhou Yi might not be able to pull off the soul-binding chains that a beginner like Zhou Yi is currently practicing.

but now……

"Uh-huh!"

With five fingers exerting force, he pulled suddenly, and a phantom was slowly pulled out of the man's body bound by chains.

Different from the unreal shadow of the beast, the man's soul can almost see the facial features clearly, and even see the fear in his eyes.

Zhou Yi's eyes flickered, and then he opened his mouth wide.

Swallow the soul!

The method of swallowing souls is like a rotating millstone, and the soul is like grain thrown into the millstone, being easily crushed and all memories stripped away.

"Buzz..."

The Xuanxin Treasure Mirror trembled crazily, and many memory fragments appeared on it.

The memory of watching spiders and mice is like a short video with no clue on one TV screen, while the man's memory is transformed into hundreds of TV screens, all of which are playing out a complete plot.

There is the play of young children, the ferocity of fights, the excitement of playing with women, and the pain of being beaten...

Many memories emerged one by one.

Zhou Yi frowned and kept his mind steady. In an instant, many uninteresting memory fragments on the heart-hanging mirror quickly faded away.

Only the scenes of practicing martial arts to strengthen his body are left.

"pity……"

Opening his eyes, Zhou Yi shook his head helplessly.

It is true that the Soul Swallowing Technique can search the memories of others, but even for people, the memory fragments are extremely powerful and almost impossible to be integrated into a whole.

Trying to use this technique to learn the skills in other people's memories is impossible at least at this stage.

"Not urgent."

"Since there are records here of the Zhenyuan Demonic Ape devouring other people's memories to learn the method, and there is also the secret technique of swallowing souls, it can definitely be done."

"It's just that I have just started practicing, and I am not yet proficient in swallowing souls. It is natural that I have not mastered the trick. I should be able to do it in the future."

The people and animals in the iron cage had been prepared in advance to assist in cultivation, which also gave Zhou Yi some understanding of the inheritance of the Zhenyuan Demonic Ape Transformation.

"Zhenyuan Demonic Ape!"

"The strength is greatly increased in a place with strong Yin energy. It can also capture the soul and observe people's memories. It complements the environment of the execution court."

"There is also a hanging heart mirror to protect the mind."

"No wonder, no wonder Zhenzhen Zizhen has such a plan."

"but……"

His spiritual thoughts swept through the sea of ​​consciousness, and Zhou Yi's face darkened:

"This lineage of inheritance distorts the soul even more. If you can't cultivate the Xuanxin Mirror to an extremely high level, it will be difficult to suppress it."

"Devouring other people's souls will seriously affect one's own consciousness."

It's not without its benefits.

Swallowing souls is equivalent to feeding the soul. Every person eaten is a great supplement. As long as it can withstand the impact, it is good for the soul.

Now, the Xuanxin Mirror has also been greatly improved.

Zhou Yi's soul power is probably comparable to that in the middle stage of Qi refining.

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The aura of the Criminal Court was gloomy and cold. Even if there were treasures of body protection and heart-suspending mirrors in the past, it was still inevitable to feel uncomfortable sometimes.

now.

Zhou Yi walked in the cold passage, his body upright and high-spirited, his aura harmonious with the surroundings, and his body and steps showed a lightness.

Here, not only does he not feel the discomfort of the past, but he feels like a fish in water.

Even the movement of mana is a bit faster.

Knowing the sea of ​​thoughts,

Also more agile and active!

"The Xuanxin Treasure Mirror is only a first-level mid-level, and the longevity skill is even worse, but the Zhenyuan Demon Ape inheritance is a first-level high-level. As the cultivation level increases, sooner or later it will be unable to suppress it."

"Even if the Xuanxin Treasure Mirror has been cultivated to a perfect state, it can only maintain the cultivation level of the late stage of Qi refining at most, and it cannot be too strong, otherwise it will also lose control."

"Twenty years!"

Touching his chin, Zhou Yi secretly estimated:

"There is no need to worry about the danger of losing control for at least twenty years, which is much later than the ten years mentioned by Immortal Yushu."

"Brother Zhou." Bai Xiu appeared not far away, cupping his fists and cupping his hands:

"congratulations."

"Zhenyuan Demon Ape. There has been no Zhenyuan Demon Ape in the Criminal Court for thirty years. Today there is another one. It is really gratifying and congratulatory."

He was not surprised that Zhou Yi became a Qi Refiner, but he did not expect that after revealing his cultivation level, the other party would choose the Zhenyuan Demon Ape inheritance.

This inheritance is not very friendly.

However, the aura on Guan Zhou Yi's body was calm, powerful and agile, completely different from those crazy demon apes thirty years ago.

Maybe...

You can hold on a little longer.

"Thank you."

Zhou Yi smiled and said:

"Has Uncle He Zhong ever left seclusion?"

"No." Bai Xiu shook his head:

"But fellow Taoist Zizhen is here, and it's time to decide on the position of deacon."

"Sister Zizhen?" Zhou Yi's eyes moved slightly.

In the Punishment Court, the aura of the Punishment Court is used to cover it up, and the breath-holding technique has been improved, so that there is no need to worry about the other party seeing through the true cultivation level.

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Stone interior.

A woman sits in the middle.

The woman is tall, with delicate features and beautiful face, just like a fairy in a painting.

It's just that his eyes are as cold as a thousand-year-old icy pool, and his brows are as sinister as swords. Just one look at him can make people's hearts beat wildly.

The fiery red dress was very cool, but it couldn't suppress the chill on the other person's body.

"Uncle He Zhong is injured and is temporarily unable to come forward. I will be responsible for the appointment this time."

Scanning the audience, Zi Zhen spoke slowly, with a clear voice:

"Zhang Yao."

"exist."

A woman stepped out and stood in the field with her head bowed.

This woman has a slender face, charming eyes, and a graceful figure. She practices the snake body inheritance and is also a Qi practitioner.

"Give."

Zizhen threw out a token and said solemnly:

"The Deacon of the Criminal Court, in addition to being responsible for preventing accidents in the Criminal Court, is also responsible for maintaining the Batu Caves formation without any mistakes."

"yes."

Zhang Yao tensed up and took the token respectfully.

"Uncle Master has been in charge of the criminal court before now." Zizhen waved Zhang Yao to retreat and continued:

"Now that my uncle has taken the initiative to give up part of the blame, it is a helpless move. If you are a deacon, you must remember not to let your uncle down."

"Xiong Qi."

"My subordinate is here."

A tall man with a height of 2.34 meters stepped out of the queue with a muffled voice.

This man has a strong back and strong waist, and his skin is tight and powerful. When he steps out, he looks like a black bear moving, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

Those who practice must be the bear among the five poisons and eight evils.

The Bear Pulse was not very popular because it was very unpopular in the early stages. It was slow in movement and had no powerful spells, so life was difficult.

But in the later stages, there were powerful techniques such as Giant Strength Technique, Yellow Sand Technique, and Earth Movement Technique, coupled with the so-called strongest physical body, it turned out to be a relatively powerful existence.

Xiong Qi,

He is also a Qi practitioner.

"Zhou Yi."

"exist."

Zhou Yi heard the news and came out. Like Xiong Qi, they each received a token to confirm the position of the deacon of the criminal court.

He rubbed the token and looked up at the other party. It was obviously the first time he saw Zizhen's true appearance, but he felt a sense of familiarity in his heart.

But looking through the memories, except for seeing the protective jade leaf through the door before, there seemed to be no sign of contact with it.

"Bai Xiu."

"Um?"

Bai Xiu was stunned for a moment, then came out:

"exist."

"Although you are not a disciple of Batu Cave, you have worked hard in the Criminal Court for forty years. Even if you practice other techniques, you are still one of your own." Zizhen said slowly:

"You also occupy the position of deacon."

As he spoke, he threw out a token.

Bai Xiu's expression was slightly startled.

Although there were no deacons before the Criminal Court, there were also supervisors to assist He Zhong in handling certain matters. There were usually three supervisors.

Each of the three current deacons has a background, which is inseparable from the three true transmissions.

Own……

Actually became the fourth deacon?

Maybe it was the competition between the three true successors, or maybe it was because Nian had served him for many years, but the Criminal Court made an exception and had an extra person in charge.

And gave it to him.

Looking at the token in his hand, an inexplicable emotion came to his mind.

"I would like to introduce you to a fellow Taoist."

After everyone retreated, Zizhen stood up and pointed out a figure standing in the corner:

"This is Fairy Xiao from Lishan. Fairy Xiao studied under Fairy Buxu and is a well-known formation master in Shiwan Mountain."

"This time the punishment court formation is damaged, Fairy Xiao will be responsible for repairing it."

"During this period..."

She glanced at everyone and said thoughtfully:

"Don't wait for the fairy!"

"yes."

Everyone agreed.

"Jiumei." Zizhen smiled brightly and asked Xiao Jiumei:

"Is there anything you want to say?"

Xiao Jiumei walked out. This was a monk who was as petite as a girl, but the aura on his body was not weak, and could even be called powerful.

The cultivation level is at least in the middle stage of Qi refining, maybe even in the later stage.

"Sister Zi Zhen."

Xiao Jiumei bowed and her voice was like an oriole:

"I took a look at the formations here. Most of the problems are not serious. There is just a big hole in the ground. It may take some time to repair."

"Yeah." Zi Zhen nodded:

"That hole was caused by jade phosphorus. Thank you for your help, sister."

"Sister Zizhen." Xiao Jiumei blinked and said innocently:

"The location of the cave entrance happens to be one of the nodes of the Batu Caves formation. We can't directly attack this place without telling others. We can't do it unless we know the Batu Caves formation very well."

"I see that the formations here are constantly changing, and I'm afraid there are traitors helping to attract outsiders."

Zi Zhen's face darkened.

Xiao Jiumei didn't know whether she was really naive or just pretending to be stupid. There were only a few people who understood the Batu Cave formation, the cave master and the three true disciples.

Even He Zhong was only responsible for the Xingyuan formation.

It is impossible for the cave master to betray him. Doesn't that mean that one of the three true disciples is colluding with an outsider?

and,

Is it okay to say this in front of so many people?

"I see."

Lowering his head, Zi Zhen was thoughtful:

"Jiu Mei is interested."

Zhou Yi lowered his head and remained silent.

He didn't care if there was a traitor or not, as long as he practiced peacefully, he just hoped that this matter would not affect him.

Zhang Yao and Xiong Qi’s eyes flashed.

As for Bai Xiu, his cold expression returned again.