Not only was the voice dumbfounded, even Master Sai and the others felt their vision darken, and they nearly spurted blood.
Let's start with a thousand books...
Why does it feel more like ordering food in a restaurant instead of a trial?
I don't know if it's good or not, but I'll try it first …
"Soul Guiding Formula is the foundation to becoming a soul oracle. There is only one method to it, and this is the only cultivation technique manual. There is no other method!"
After a moment of stifling silence, the soul oracle hiding in the darkness harrumphed coldly, as though he was feeling suffocated.
"There is no other method?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"That's right. This is the cultivation technique that all soul oracles practice. There is no other method!"
The voice continued. "If you can successfully guide your soul within ten days, you will have passed the trial!"
"Alright!"
Knowing that the other party was conducting a trial, it was impossible for him to set up another Illusory Sea of Mirage. Thus, the group walked out of the passageway and walked up to the stone tablet.
It was hard to tell who had carved the words on it, but they carried a unique sense of beauty. Even without reading the content, just looking at the words was enough to calm one's soul.
"That person is probably a 6-star soul oracle!"
The fact that the words were on par with a fifth level painting meant that the soul oracle who carved the stone tablet had a deep understanding of souls. From the looks of it, Luo Zhu was right. The person who had spoken was probably a 6-star soul oracle. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to possess such capability.
Zhang Xuan touched the stone tablet lightly.
Hu!
A book with the same content appeared.
"Soul Guiding Formula. Created by the first soul oracle, Liu Mozi, it allows one to separate their soul from their physical body. Flaws:... "
The first page was an introduction of the Soul Guiding Formula, followed by its flaws.
"There aren't many flaws, only ten."
Flipping through it casually, Zhang Xuan realized that there were only ten flaws in the cultivation technique.
Of the thousands of cultivation technique manuals that Zhang Xuan had seen previously, the fact that there were only ten flaws meant that the Soul Guiding Formula was already close to perfection after being modified by countless people.
It was no wonder the other party said that there was only a single perfect cultivation technique. It was already incredible that a single perfect cultivation technique could appear. It was impossible for a second perfect cultivation technique to appear.
There was only one way of life, and the fewer mistakes one had, the closer one was to the truth. It would be difficult to find a second perfect cultivation technique.
"Let's take a look at the flaws first!"
He lowered his head to take a look.
"Firstly, if one succeeds in cultivating it, one's cultivation will be attached to one's soul, and one's physical body will become an empty shell. While one's physical body will appear no different from that of an ordinary person, it is actually driven by one's soul, making it impossible for one to fuse with one's body perfectly.
Soon, Zhang Xuan finished looking at the first flaw. His expression did not look good.
Based on what was written on the manual, the success of the Soul Guidance Art was equivalent to the separation of one's soul from one's physical body. Even if one was able to control one's own body in the future, it would be no different from controlling a puppet. Other than continuing to practice the soul oracle's cultivation technique, it would be impossible for one to practice normal human cultivation techniques.
It was just like driving a carriage. After successfully guiding one's soul, one's physical body would become the carriage while one's soul would become the driver. One could drive wherever one wanted to go and what one wanted to do, but no matter how good one's driving skills were … it wouldn't be as nimble as the human body!
In other words, if the Soul Guidance was successful and the cultivation base was attached to the soul, it was equivalent to giving up one's body and previous cultivation!
Even if his soul could rely on possession in the future and exist for a long time, he would still be neither human nor ghost, unable to see the light of day …
Initially, Zhang Xuan was still thinking of learning the soul oracle occupation if he could obtain the heritage of the soul oracle. However, with just a single glance, he lost all interest in it.
He continued to look down.
Soon, he finished looking through all ten flaws, and he gained an extraordinary understanding of the Soul Guidance Art.
"If one were to cultivate according to this method and succeed, one would become neither human nor ghost. If one were to fail, there is a high chance that one would be killed by this fellow …"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
Previously, he didn't think much of the soul oracles, but now that he knew of the flaws of the Soul Guidance Art, he couldn't help but reject it.
Putting aside the fact that his Heaven's Path Divine Art was unparalleled in the world, it was only a matter of time before he reached the pinnacle of the world. Just the fact that his soul would be separated from his physical body and he would become neither human nor ghost was something that he wanted.
Besides, he had the Innate Fetal Poison in his body. As long as he didn't reach Nine Stars before thirty, even if he were to leave his physical body as a soul, he would still die.
The Innate Fetal Poison was something that even Kong Shi was unable to resolve back then. If the soul oracles were able to resolve it, they wouldn't have had to venture into the depths of the ocean, the wastelands, and the Subterranean Gallery just to raise their cultivation swiftly.
"I can't cultivate this technique, but I can't not cultivate it either …"
The person hiding in the shadows was at least a six-star soul cultivator, and they were no match for him at all. Furthermore … even if they weren't strong enough, just by relying on the traps hidden in the shadows, they would be able to slaughter all of them.
If they were to cultivate it, it would be impossible for them to become a master teacher. If the Innate Fetal Poison were to act up, they would definitely die before thirty.
If they were to not cultivate it, that fellow could very well turn on them and kill them on the spot.
They couldn't do it, and they couldn't do it either!
Zhang Xuan was so troubled that his head was about to explode.
"Hmm? If I can find a way to improve the Soul Guidance Art so that one's soul and physical body can be separated and fused together, wouldn't that solve the problem? "
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up, and an idea popped into his head.
There were flaws in the Soul Guidance Art. As long as he could fix these flaws and fuse his soul and physical body together to form a perfect Heaven's Path Divine Art, wouldn't he be able to cultivate it without worry?
Heaven's Path Divine Art was a perfect Heaven's Path Divine Art. As long as the Heaven's Path Divine Art was formed, there wouldn't be a situation where one's soul and physical body couldn't fuse together.
"But where can I find sufficient soul oracle cultivation techniques?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
The cultivation techniques of soul oracles lay in one's will and soul. Most of the soul oracles that Zhang Xuan had collected in the past were mainly physical body and zhenqi, and they were completely incompatible with one another. Even if he were to put them together, he wouldn't be able to create a Heaven's Path Divine Art.
Only by finding more soul oracle cultivation techniques would he be able to complete the Soul Guidance Art.
But … the soul oracles had long been lost, and the fellow hiding in the shadows couldn't possibly take out more cultivation techniques.
"Hmm? Why do I have to look for soul oracle cultivation techniques? As long as it's beneficial to one's soul, it should be fine! "
Just as Zhang Xuan was conflicted, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his forehead.
He had been on the wrong path all this while.
To put it bluntly, soul oracles were a unique soul cultivation method. They wanted to make use of the possession of a soul to achieve the goal of 'immortality'. Even though Zhang Xuan couldn't find any soul oracle cultivation technique, he had collected quite a few soul cultivation techniques.
Throughout his journey to Tianxuan Kingdom, every single book collection vault he had collected contained quite a few introductions to soul cultivation and soul cultivation techniques.
Even though most of them were superficial and simple, and there was no need for him to cultivate them … there were simply too many of them!
If he were to compile all of them together, what would happen if he were to combine them with the Soul Guiding Art that only had ten flaws?
With burning eyes, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly.
"Cultivation techniques and books for cultivating the soul and spiritual force!"
Huala!
With a thought, all of the books in the Library of Heaven's Path appeared before Zhang Xuan's eyes. They were densely stacked on ten bookshelves, and there were at least several tens of thousands of them.
Soul and soul weren't just the foundation of soul oracles, they were the foundation of a cultivator as well. There were quite a number of such cultivation techniques.
However, compared to the Soul Guiding Art, they were much cruder.
Most of them focused on tempering one's will and cultivating like an ascetic monk. After which, they would make use of external temptations to strengthen one's heart.
"Compile!"
Tossing the Soul Guiding Art that he had just obtained into the bookshelf, Zhang Xuan muttered.
Hu la!
Several tens of thousands of books fused together to form a secret manual.
Grabbing it, Zhang Xuan hurriedly flipped it open.
"The soul of a human is incomparably mysterious. It can be fused with one's body to cultivate, and it can also be separated from one's body to form one's soul. The two contradict each other, but at the same time, they can be considered as one … "
A new cultivation technique was recorded in the book.
Soon, after reading through it, Zhang Xuan's breathing hastened. Excitement gleamed in his eyes.
As expected... there were no flaws!
Heaven's Path Divine Art!
Taking the soul cultivation technique of a cultivator and the correct portion of the soul oracle's Soul Guiding Art and fusing them together, it was indeed possible to form the correct cultivation technique.
This cultivation technique didn't require the fusion of one's soul and body!
In other words, if one were to cultivate according to this cultivation technique, one could become a soul oracle as well. However, without the restrictions of a normal soul oracle, one's soul would be able to fuse perfectly with one's body, and one would be able to cultivate the cultivation technique of a cultivator.
The previous flaw had been resolved perfectly!
"Great! Time to cultivate!"
These thoughts sounded complicated, but they only took a few breaths. Memorizing the Heaven's Path Soul Guiding Art in his mind, Zhang Xuan focused his mind and began cultivating.
The energy in his body surged, and his soul was slowly drawn out from his body.
The Heaven's Path Soul Guiding Art was to separate one's soul from one's body. There was no need to absorb spiritual energy or rely on spirit stones, so it was extremely easy to cultivate.
Geji! Geji!
It felt as though something was being squeezed out of his body, but at the same time, it felt as though he was leaping down from a tall mountain.
Weng!
In an instant, the world before him changed. Zhang Xuan seemed to have seen another him standing quietly on the spot while he was floating lightly in the air.
Soul Separation!
As expected of the Heaven's Path Soul Guiding Art, it didn't take him long to master it.
Zhang Xuan scanned the surroundings with his soul to see if he could sense the other party's presence, but there was nothing.
It seemed like the other party had hidden himself well, or else it would have been impossible for the Eye of Insight to miss him.
Hu!
His soul returned to his body.
Zhang Xuan's vision darkened, and he staggered.
Even though it hadn't been long since his soul left his body, Zhang Xuan felt extremely fatigued.
After circulating his Heaven's Path zhenqi for a full cycle, Zhang Xuan finally recovered.
When he opened his eyes once more, he saw Zhao Ya and the others crowding around him with worried looks on their faces.
"Teacher, are you alright..."
They had just finished reading through the Soul Guiding Art, and before they could fully comprehend the meaning behind it, they saw their teacher nearly falling to the ground. Thus, they couldn't help but worry.
"I'm fine!"
Zhang Xuan chuckled. At the same time, he was perplexed.
Logically speaking, the soul oracle should have noticed his soul leaving his body a moment ago. Why didn't he say anything?
Could it be that... the soul formed by the Heaven's Path Soul Guiding Art was different from the soul oracle's, and he couldn't see through it?
"Let me give it a try!"
With a gleam in his eyes, Zhang Xuan smiled and gestured to the crowd.
"Everyone, don't be in such a hurry to cultivate. I just took a look at it, and I don't think that it's possible for one to successfully draw out one's soul. Could it be that the soul oracle intentionally used a fake cultivation technique to deceive us?"
"Fake cultivation technique? What nonsense! "
Hearing those words, the cold voice berated.
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