A small portion of the spells in the 《Returning Truth Scripture》 could be learned at the Qi Nourishing Realm. The rest could only be learned at the Astral Projection Realm. There weren't any spells that required a higher cultivation realm. As for other people's spells, Shi Xuan didn't know. It was just that in order to increase the prowess of the spells, one had to reach the Aurous Core Realm to increase their cultivation. The prowess of the spells would naturally increase, but it wouldn't be as effective as increasing the prowess of the spells.
The provincial governor was already on the verge of death, as though he would die in the next moment. He struggled to ask, "Why did you come to harm me? Who instructed you to do so? "
The commotion from the battle earlier had already alarmed the guards, but the battle had ended too quickly. The guards at the entrance had just rushed in, but they were all knocked down by Shi Xuan's soul-bewitching banner. Only then did Shi Xuan turn around and reply to the provincial governor's question, "Since you want to walk on the path of godhood, why are you so eager for instant benefits? Why did you rape innocent women? Why did you extort the belongings of your believers? "
The provincial governor smiled bitterly, "How can I not be eager for instant benefits? My body is already in such a state, so of course I'm in a hurry to gather more power of faith, using it to raise my cultivation to the next level, hoping to use the increase in my cultivation to cure my body. Ai, what a pity, my illness is getting worse and worse. "
He paused for a moment before continuing, "As for the matter of me raping innocent women, it's also to increase the rate of increase in the number of believers. After all, the more effective my prayer is, the more people will believe in me." After pausing for a moment, he chuckled, "In any case, they are begging the gods to bestow them children. Didn't I also bestow them children? Furthermore, the effects are even greater. It's just that the method is different. They can be considered to have obtained what they asked for. "
"Since you've already done it, don't blame I for coming knocking on your door." Shi Xuan had his own beliefs, so he naturally wouldn't be fooled by the provincial governor's sophistry.
"I, I understand now. No one instructed you to do so. I can only blame myself for meeting a meddlesome cultivator. Hah, cough, ha." The provincial governor's condition was getting worse and worse. "However, would Daoist priest please tell me what illness I have and why is it like this? Otherwise, I won't be able to die in peace. "
Shi Shuan also chuckled, "This illness of yours is actually not really an illness. Has no one ever told you that the path of the Path of Gods and the Path of Ghosts starts from the Path of Ghosts? However, this should be something that everyone knows. Cultivation methods might not specifically mention it. "At least, Shi Shuan had only mentioned it occasionally when he read the notes of the seniors of Dao Sect.
"What?!" The provincial governor was shocked. His incomparably pale face was abnormally red.
"So, there won't be a method to temper the fleshly body in ordinary Divine Path techniques. Moreover, ordinary techniques won't be effective. According to what I heard from the senior, only the Daoist technique of attaining sainthood of the fleshly body or the Buddhist Path of indestructibility can allow the fleshly body to restrain the corrosion of the power of faith," Shi Xuan stated indifferently.
The provincial governor's eyes widened as he asked in a trembling voice, "Is there any other way to resolve this?"
Shi Xuan curled his lips, "Your 'illness' is twofold. Firstly, your physical body is too weak and cannot bear such a strong soul, so it naturally collapsed. Secondly, the power of faith and incense is eroding your physical body. To solve it, other than the two methods just now, there is another way to cure the root cause."
"That is to abandon this physical body. In any case, you have already walked the path of godhood, so you can still live well even without a physical body. Hah, earlier, you would rather endure I's lightning arts than to abandon this useless physical body. In the end, you ended up like this. If you don't care about your physical body, I definitely wouldn't be able to take you down so easily. Hehe." Shi Xuan shook his head and sighed.
"What, what is it?" "That is to abandon this physical body. In any case, you have already walked the path of godhood, so you can still live well without a physical body. Ha, earlier, you would rather endure I's lightning arts than to abandon this useless physical body. In the end, you ended up like this. If you don't care about your physical body, I definitely wouldn't be able to take you down so easily. Hehe." Shi Xuan shook his head and sighed.
"AHHH!!!" The provincial governor let out a loud roar before his soul dissipated like a extinguished lamp. His eyes were wide open, but he still died with a grievance.
In the main hall of Mizar City, even though it was already night time, there were still many worshippers. At this moment, a loud boom rang out and everyone raised their heads to take a look. In an instant, they were filled with fear and unease. The statue of Mizar City was glowing with a scarlet light. Not only did the scarlet light dissipate, the statue's head was also broken and tilted to the side.
"What, what happened?" A young married woman grabbed her husband's hand tightly.
Her husband had an experienced look on his face, "Based on what I read in the books, this is the fall of a god. Ai, I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes."
When the surrounding believers heard this conclusion, they wanted to refute it. However, when they thought of the statue's appearance, and how everyone had seen it with their own eyes that no one had gone up, they unconsciously mentioned this conclusion to the people around them. The Divine Lord Hall was filled with whispers.
The splitting of the head of Mizar City's statue also happened in a few towns around Mizar City. This caused the worshippers to feel uneasy. There was no reasonable explanation for such a thing in the hearts of the villagers, but it was an undeniable inauspicious sign.
Only in the small town that Shi Xuan passed by, because Shi Xuan had already destroyed the statue, no one knew about this matter.
"Madam, Madam! Something bad has happened! "The maidservant shouted to the kneeling First Madam.
"What are you panicking for? The sky won't collapse. Speak slowly." First Madam respectfully kowtowed before raising her head to berate her personal maidservant.
The maidservant pointed at the spirit tablet above her with a look of horror, "Madam, look!"
First Madam followed her finger and looked over. Her face turned pale in an instant. The spirit tablet of Mizar City, which was still fine before they paid their respects, had actually broken into two pieces.
Many families who had invited their spirit tablets discovered that their tablets had broken sooner or later. Many madams returned to their rooms and flipped over their pillows. The small statue underneath had also been broken into two pieces. They were all indescribably shocked.
The servants panicked and sought advice from the envoys. The envoys wanted to seek advice from higher-ranked envoys. However, they discovered that Fan Shiqian and Mu Chang, the two envoys, had actually disappeared together. In their panic, more and more people packed up their belongings and fled.
Shi Xuan naturally didn't know about all these. At this moment, he was still sighing at the Provincial Governor's corpse. Originally, he only wanted to agitate the Provincial Governor. It would be best if he could make the Provincial Governor collapse. That way, when he interrogated the Provincial Governor later, the effect would be better. Who knew that the Provincial Governor would be so easily angered and directly die.
If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have used so many tricks and directly used the bewitching technique. Although the Provincial Governor had cultivated the halo and had a strong soul, the effect might not be good. However, it was still better than nothing. He couldn't even interrogate the Provincial Governor's soul. This was because the soul of cultivators would suffer from the backlash of the heavens and earth. If the body died, the soul would be destroyed. Only those who had cultivated to the Yin Spirit Realm would be able to resist the Heavenly Dao.
Shi Xuan could only rummage through the corpse. Sadly, the Provincial Governor only had a set of undergarments, and he didn't find anything else. However, considering that many people would hide important items not far away from them, especially those who were very powerful themselves, Shi Xuan couldn't help but sigh. Hence, Shi Xuan decided to search through the large bed first before searching through this courtyard. If he really didn't have the time, he would go to the Provincial Governor's wife's place to search.
As expected, Shi Xuan discovered a secret compartment at the head of the bed. He carefully used his spell to check it, and there were no abnormalities. He then carefully opened the compartment and saw a scarlet-colored package inside.
Shi Xuan lifted the package. It was very heavy, but from the looks of it, the package didn't seem to contain many things. Why was it so heavy? He carefully opened the package, and there were four items inside.
The first item was a book. The words "Golden Body of Incense" were written on it. Most likely, this should be the divine path cultivation technique that the Provincial Governor cultivated. Shi Xuan picked it up and flipped through it. The stages of divine path cultivation were roughly the same as Daoism cultivation. It was just that there wasn't the step of tempering the body. The later stages were also about using incense to nourish the soul. At the same time, because one started off as a ghost, there was no soul projection, and there were no minor divine arts. However, the halos condensed from the power of incense and faith also had considerable power.
Because he already had his own path of cultivation, he wasn't too interested in the divine path cultivation technique. After confirming that it was genuine, he put it away and planned to pass it to Madam Fang in the future. After all, he had promised her. However, some of the divine path's power of incense and faith seemed to be able to be used to forge magical tools.
The second item was a Night Illumination Pearl. Although it was priceless, it didn't have much use to Shi Xuan. Hence, he also put it away.
The third item was a piece of white metal the size of his ring finger. Shi Xuan tried to pick it up with his hand, but the moment he neared it, he felt a sharp aura piercing his skin. He hurriedly retracted his hand. After that, he executed the Golden Dragon Armor Incantation and carefully neared it. The closer he got to the metal, the stronger the sharp aura. Shi Xuan used his fingers to hold the metal, but he was actually unable to lift it up. It was extremely heavy. He had to circulate his internal energy before he could lift it up.
Shi Xuan observed the metal from top to bottom and felt that it was a little familiar. After thinking carefully, he came to a realization. Wasn't this the Geng Metal described in the [Treasure Record]?! His heart was filled with wild joy. He repeatedly circulated his energy to calm his mind before he calmed down. If he didn't remember wrongly, the Extreme Yin Lung Geng Metal Sword Qi was labeled as a Dao technique in the treasure record! It was a Dao technique!
Shi Xuan carefully kept the Geng Metal and looked at the fourth item. The fourth item was a token. It wasn't made of metal or wood. There were ancient patterns on it, and it looked like something from the Middle Ages. However, after using various methods to examine it, Shi Xuan discovered that it wasn't an artifact. There was something strange about it. Unfortunately, his cultivation wasn't high, and his knowledge was even less. He actually couldn't identify it, so he could only keep it.
After obtaining the Geng Metal, Shi Xuan was already satisfied. After destroying the corpse, he concealed his aura and walked around the provincial governor's residence. After confirming that there were no other people related to Immortal Lord Chi Xia, he executed the [Minor Light Breeze Escape] and left.
After leaving the provincial governor's residence, Shi Xuan fled a few streets before stopping at a secluded place. At the same time, he sensed the Heart Linking Curse that he left on Chu Wan'er. He decided to look for her first. After all, the Heart Linking Curse could only last for less than 12 hours.
When he sensed it, he discovered that Chu Wan'er was not far away. Although he was a little nervous, he was still excited and confident. Shi Xuan followed his senses, went around a few corners, and came to a run-down alley. He discovered that Chu Wan'er was blocked by a few beggars in the depths of the alley.
"Damn brat! Hurry up and hand over the belongings that you picked up in the God Lord Temple! "A beggar roared fiercely.
"It's not you! Big bad guy! " As he spoke, he made a face. "Who asked you to run so slowly? I was the first to discover that the servants of the God Lord Temple were snatching each other's belongings. Hehe." Chu Wan'er said proudly with a crisp baby voice.
