In the earliest days, spiritual control techniques had all sorts of wondrous uses.
Those talented spiritualists acted as if they had gotten an interesting toy, and they kept developing new types of spiritualism.
Summoning a group of ghosts and building a haunted house!
Conversing with the souls of dead skeletons!
Seizing the souls of small animals and turning them into puppets!
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During that period, many strange spiritual control techniques also appeared. Among them, there were some that were listed as forbidden techniques by the later generations.
Every species, including humans, craved power.
It was because power represented food, represented having a full stomach. A higher realm represented dominance and even freedom.
It was just like in the modern era. Every time a war broke out, the upgrading of weapons would speed up. In Middle-Earth Nine Provinces, every time a war broke out, cultivation arts would welcome a round of innovation.
Spiritual control techniques were no exception.
With the development of time, the spiritual controllers who were suppressed by cultivators no longer researched on those strange spells. They started to focus on how to summon powerful spiritual beasts.
The stronger the spiritual beast was, the stronger the spirit controller would be.
In history, there was no lack of spirit controllers who summoned powerful spiritual beasts but couldn't control them. In the end, they went berserk and destroyed an entire city.
The era of spiritual control techniques had long since ended. Just like how everyone chose to program computers and become coding farmers, the path that spirit controllers were taking now was how to summon the most powerful spiritual beasts.
It was extremely rare to see someone like Sun Mo, summoning the souls of a large group of dead insects to ask for directions. Moreover, this method was filled with a sense of antiquity.
As Sun Mo headed toward the 'black building', he got some flying insects to spread out and search for his students. Half an hour later, he had some gains.
"Teacher Gu?"
Sun Mo surveyed Gu Xiuxun. After seeing that she wasn't injured and her condition wasn't bad, he felt at ease. "What did you experience in the fog earlier?"
"I called out to you guys, but no one replied. After the fog ended, I discovered that you guys were no longer around and hurriedly went to search for you guys."
Gu Xiuxun quickly rushed over with a look of joy on her face. "How did you find me?"
Sun Mo lifted his hand and a small insect that was flickering with weak light landed on the back of his hand.
"Spiritual control technique?"
Gu Xiuxun exclaimed in admiration, "Teacher Sun, you are so impressive!"
"Hehe!"
Sun Mo didn't comment. "Let's go and quickly search for the students!"
"Mn!"
Gu Xiuxun took the lead.
Sun Mo took a few steps forward and suddenly felt that something was a little awkward. However, after thinking about it carefully, he didn't feel anything wrong.
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Li Ziqi rode on the White Tiger Guard and stopped before a wall.
The little sunny egg felt that this place was very familiar. She should have passed this place before, but there were no markings left on the walls.
"You did walk through it!"
A voice that seemed to have been frozen by the cold winter water rang out, causing people's ears to feel cold.
"Are you lying to me?"
Li Ziqi turned her head and pointed White Bird at a translucent departed soul. This was something she had summoned from a skeleton using the spiritual control technique.
"I've been dead for many years. My memories have become very blurry. You have to give me time to think!"
The departed soul explained.
Li Ziqi put down her longsword, appearing to believe the explanation of the departed soul. However, the little sunny egg already knew in her heart that she had made a mistake.
This departed soul was right. Because it had been dead for too long, although it had been 'revived' through the spiritual control technique, its memories had long since become incomplete. It only retained the period before its death.
It was lying now because of its desire to live. Because once it was proven to be useless, it would be finished once Li Ziqi removed the spiritual control technique.
"This fellow should be an adventurer. He most probably got trapped in this maze and died in the end."
Li Ziqi analyzed. She rode on the white tiger and after determining the direction, she continued heading north.
Over ten minutes later, the departed soul floating behind the white tiger suddenly screamed.
"There's the aura of a living person. I can smell it. I'm going to eat it!"
The departed soul shouted loudly. It suddenly changed direction and floated toward a building at the side.
Li Ziqi didn't stop it. Instead, she immediately rode on the white tiger and rushed over.
"Li Ziqi, you mustn't be afraid!"
The little sunny egg cheered herself on.
In such a sudden encounter, if she dodged far away, she'd expose her weakness — that her battle prowess wasn't high enough. Hence, she had to put on a show of bravado and attack.
The departed soul rushed into the room through the broken window. A few seconds later, it started screaming again.
"Master, save me! I don't want to die!"
The departed soul rushed over, but before it could drift far away, it was caught up by a beam of sword qi and slashed into two.
Luckily, the departed soul was a spirit body. Such sharp blades could injure it but couldn't kill it.
"Trouble, I've encountered a strong enemy!"
Li Ziqi's expression was calm, but she felt bitter in her heart. The other party wasn't even afraid of the departed soul. She had encountered a tough opponent.
A tall male student walked out from the room. When he saw Li Ziqi's appearance, his eyes brightened.
This girl was so beautiful!
Among the new students in Mingshao this year, the girl who was known as the campus belle was also very beautiful. But when compared to this person, she was clearly a level inferior.
"Central Province Academy?"
Jia Wendong looked toward Li Ziqi's chest and saw the school emblem. After that, his gaze slid down and landed on the white tiger she was riding.
"Tyrannical!"
Jia Wendong tsked.
"So it's student Jia Wendong!"
When Li Ziqi saw this face, she immediately recognized his identity. He was the vice group leader of Mingshao's student group, the second strongest in terms of strength.
Before the competition, the little sunny egg had already gathered information. This person and Nangong Dao were both experts who could wipe out a group single-handedly.
In the Central Province Academy, most probably only Xuanyuan Po had the strength to fight against him. The others weren't a match for him.
Jia Wendong smiled reservedly. "Student, in order to avoid getting injured, you better hand over this white tiger mount!"
For a competition like this, other than weapons, students were forbidden from bringing secret treasures or spirit equipment in. Moreover, given Li Ziqi's age, Jia Wendong didn't believe that she would be able to summon such a mount.
This was definitely a battle spoil the Central Province Academy had found and they had given it to her for safekeeping.
Spirit Equipment was a general term for equipment that contained Spirit Qi. For example, the Psychic Pearl and the White Bird longsword were both classified as Spirit Equipment.
"Student Jia, since you want it, just ask the sword in my hand!"
Li Ziqi calmly smiled.
"To me, bluffing is useless!"
As Jia Wendong spoke, he exerted force in his legs and suddenly darted toward Li Ziqi. At his level, he didn't care what the other party wanted to do.
Li Ziqi waved her sword!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Three white birds shot out from the sword, resembling swallows dotting the water and shooting toward Jia Wendong.
"Good sword!"
Jia Wendong's eyes brightened, but he wasn't afraid at all.
Pffft! Pffft! Pffft!
The three white birds were pierced through.
"Student, you aren't getting off your mount. Are you thinking of running? Or are you useless in battle? "
Jia Wendong asked, his eyes staring at Li Ziqi's face, observing her expression.
Sadly, although the little sunny egg was panicking, she didn't reveal any flaws on her face.
Her acting skills were superb.
"Ultimate skill, Hundred Birds Return to the Forest!"
Li Ziqi let out a proud bellow and slashed out with her sword.
Jia Wendong didn't dare to be careless. This sword was clearly a spirit weapon. Moreover, she was able to obtain her teacher's trust and take care of this white tiger mount. This meant that this girl was very powerful and worthy of trust.
"But why can't I sense her aura?"
Jia Wendong didn't understand.
Usually speaking, powerful students would have a kind of aura. This was especially so before they unleashed their ultimate skills. The spirit qi in their bodies would surge, and that would also be the time when their aura would be the strongest. However, this girl was like a little sister next door, completely harmless!
Could it be that she had already trained to the point of returning to one's true self?
Jia Wendong guessed and cautiously swung his sword to block. At the instant the two swords collided, he felt that something was wrong. This definitely wasn't an ultimate skill because it was too weak.
"Feint attack!"
These two words instantly barged into Jia Wendong's mind. Hence, he immediately switched from offense to defense, going all out to defend.
Li Ziqi's left hand immediately pointed toward Jia Wendong.
A translucent ball the size of an apple instantly formed in front of her palm and shot toward Jia Wendong like a cannonball.
Windwave Bullet – Continuous Shooting!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Jia Wendong was sent flying. But in midair, he immediately adjusted his posture and borrowed the force of the impact to increase the distance between them.
"Cough cough, cough!"
Jia Wendong coughed out a mouthful of blood. When he looked at Li Ziqi again, his gaze was filled with caution.
"Sigh, this is the best chance!"
Li Ziqi sighed in her heart. As expected of the second strongest vice group leader of Mingshao. He was truly impressive to be able to dodge such a sneak attack.
The little sunny egg knew her own weakness. Hence, she had practiced this sneak attack over a thousand times in private. Earlier, when she executed it, she was even more skilled at it, erupting it perfectly. However, she still didn't manage to kill her opponent.
"Master is so impressive!"
The departed spirit floated back and cheered loudly.
"I'm Teacher's top disciple. I can't escape. I can't become Teacher's humiliation!"
Li Ziqi's gaze became resolute.
"Student Jia, it doesn't feel good, right?"
Li Ziqi intentionally provoked.
The little sunny egg's attitude actually suppressed Jia Wendong.
"What should I do? Should I fight or retreat? "
Jia Wendong wasn't just considering this battle. Even if he won, he would surely be injured. What should he do in the future?
Mingshao had already entered this maze for ten hours, and it was unknown how long they would have to stay here. Hence, Jia Wendong wanted to maintain a good state.
"From the looks of it, you clearly don't know the method to obtain that secret treasure. In that case, you are useless."
Li Ziqi coldly snorted and acted as if she wanted to make a move.
"Wait a minute, why don't we work together?"
Jia Wendong suggested. "Compared to us killing each other, the most important mission is to find a way to get out or to obtain the secret treasure!"
...
"Tsk tsk, Li Ziqi actually managed to scare this student."
Gu Xiuxun, who was hiding in the darkness, exclaimed in admiration. The little sunny egg's athletic ability was bad, but her brain was very good.
Sun Mo frowned slightly and looked toward Gu Xiuxun.
"I'm really envious that you have such a good student!"
Gu Xiuxun complimented.
"Thank you, Zhang Yaozong isn't bad either!"
Seeing that the two of them couldn't fight, Sun Mo walked out.
Actually, he had arrived long ago, but he wanted to see Li Ziqi's performance. Hence, he didn't come out.
Swish!
Jia Wendong's gaze immediately turned over. When he saw that it was a teacher from the Central Province Academy, his wariness increased greatly.
"Don't panic, I don't have any ill intentions. It's too dangerous for you to act alone. Why don't you follow us?"
Sun Mo suggested. This was for the sake of the student's safety.
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