There were nine states of Soul-Fire in the Underworld.
Besides the first state of Seeking Fire, the second state of Possessing Fire, the third state of Melting Fire, and the fourth state of Flaming Fire, as mentioned by the King Of The Underworld.
The fifth state was an important stage, similar to the Undefeated State of the Aoyama Sword Sect, because the Soul-Fire could be used in combat.
From the fifth state onward, the word "fire" was placed at the end.
The fifth state was Fire Leaving.
The sixth state was Fire Gems.
The seventh state was Fire Traveling.
The eighth state was Fire Hidden.
The ninth state was Fire Awakening.
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"The Control of Soul-Fire is not within the nine states, but it's not above the nine states either. It's not the tenth state, because it's a completely different Cultivation method."
The King Of The Underworld continued while looking at Jing Jiu, "After the sixth state, you have to choose whether to follow the traditional Soul-Fire Cultivation method or the Control of Soul-Fire."
Jing Jiu said, "The traditional method is similar to ours."
The King Of The Underworld said, "Yes, and it's simpler. But the Control of Soul-Fire is quite troublesome. You have to endure a great deal of pain and risk. You have to cut off a part of your spiritual soul that remembers the secret Cultivation method and use the fire gems to imprint it into the Soul-Fire that has left your body, letting it cultivate and grow on its own."
Listening to these words, one could sense the hidden risk and … courage.
Jing Jiu suddenly thought of the Dace Devil in the Muddy River.
Most of the demons who had wreaked havoc in Chaotian were driven by the Underworld and came to the ground through the Huge Whirlpool or other paths in the Abyss.
The Devil Pill of the Dace Devil was imprinted with the secret method of the Bloody Demon Church. It should be a method similar to the Control of Soul-Fire, but of a much lower level.
"In the Underworld, the Control of Soul-Fire is the most confidential method, and it's strictly forbidden for anyone except the King Of The Underworld to have access to it. It's because this method of Cultivation could bring about unimaginable disasters … The Soul-Fire has a real spiritual soul attached to it, and it may develop its own intelligence after cultivating on its own. In the end, it will be completely cut off from the main soul and become a new life, the Devil Fire. "
The King Of The Underworld glanced at him and said, "It's like that sword of yours."
Jing Jiu listened attentively without any change.
The King Of The Underworld continued, "If the method of Soul Fire Control is leaked, I'm afraid that tens of thousands of Demon Fires will appear and wreak havoc in the lower realm. At that time, I'm afraid that our race will be wiped out."
Jing Jiu asked, "Has such a thing happened before?"
The King Of The Underworld said, "Fortunately, it has never happened, but no one dares not to take the risk. Therefore, the technique has always been in the hands of the King Of The Underworld."
Jing Jiu said, "Don't worry. I won't tell anyone except your appointed successor."
The King Of The Underworld looked at him in Silence. After a long time, he still didn't say anything. She couldn't help but laugh.
"For such an important matter, are you going to make me believe you with just one sentence?"
"Otherwise?"
The King Of The Underworld sighed and said, "Swear a blood oath."
Jing Jiu said, "The blood oath can be broken."
As long as one's state was high enough, any shackles or restrictions on the spirit could be ignored.
The so-called "easily solved" depended on the sharpness of the sword.
The King Of The Underworld thought for a while and said, "Then let's begin."
Just like that, it began.
The King Of The Underworld began to talk about the method of Soul Fire Control.
Jing Jiu listened in Silence.
After listening to all the contents of the method, he closed his eyes and meditated to digest what he had heard.
Half a day later, he opened his eyes and woke up. He had a comprehensive understanding of Soul Fire Control.
There were two most difficult parts to cultivating this method.
The first was cutting the spirit. This was too difficult and required another secret method to cultivate. Even if it was successful, the process would be extremely painful, far more painful than burning the body with Soul Fire.
The second difficulty was that after the soul-fire left the body, it would gradually develop its intelligence through self-cultivation. Then, how to control it to connect with the host soul at all times? This process was arduous and long. It was like an ordinary person walking slowly on a steel cable that was dozens of miles long in the air, thousands of feet above the ground.
But Jing Jiu didn't need to consider these two problems, because they didn't exist for him.
Again, whether it was in his previous life or this one, he had good luck.
But what he wanted to cultivate was not Soul Fire, but Sword Ghost. The two were similar, but they were different.
Jing Jiu wanted to use the Soul Fire Control as a reference to create a self-cultivation method for Sword Ghost. Naturally, he had to make many attempts, adjust according to the results, and finally find a path that belonged to him.
The premise of using as a reference was a real understanding. And there were many parts of the Underworld's cultivation methods that were completely unfamiliar to him.
The King Of The Underworld was right in front of him, so he naturally wouldn't be polite. When he encountered something he didn't understand or was uncertain about, he would ask questions.
Since the King Of The Underworld had promised him, he wouldn't hide anything from him. He answered all the questions one by one.
As the questions and answers went on, the King Of The Underworld gradually became convinced that Jing Jiu's idea was feasible. He grew excited even though he was shocked.
Creating a new method was an irresistible temptation for any swordsman, let alone Jing Jiu.
He had been locked up in the Fiend Prison for more than six hundred years. The most unbearable thing for him was not loneliness, but having nothing to do.
The King Of The Underworld answered the questions more earnestly and cautiously. In the end, he even began to give Jing Jiu his own suggestions on what to do.
Hearing his suggestions, Jing Jiu thought they were quite insightful, so he presented more of his own ideas to the King Of The Underworld.
The King Of The Underworld gave his own suggestions after listening to them carefully. Jing Jiu thought some of his suggestions were correct, but some were inappropriate. He shook his head, saying nothing. The King Of The Underworld analyzed his own ideas carefully, and Jing Jiu pointed out the loopholes in his ideas. The King Of The Underworld made some minor adjustments to his original ideas after a moment of silence. Jing Jiu gave his own ideas after thinking for a while …
The discussion continued. As the discussion went on, the two of them spoke less and less. They spent most of the time thinking in silence.
Sometimes, Jing Jiu would look at the King Of The Underworld on the opposite side, pondering something.
He spent most of his time cultivating in Aoyama, seldom sparring with other Cultivation practitioners. However, he had sat opposite the Zen Master on the top of Shenmo Peak and discussed the Dao for a hundred days. He had also watched the spring silkworm for ten nights with Lian Sanyue. As for the discussions he had with his Big Brother when he was young, they were mostly one-sided. Judging from what he had seen today, the King Of The Underworld was not inferior to the three of them. In some aspects, he was even better than them.
Sometimes, the King Of The Underworld would look at Jing Jiu on the opposite side with a cold expression in his eyes.
This disciple of Aoyama was still very young, but why did he have such profound knowledge and wisdom? He seemed to have surpassed Taiping Zhenren back in the day. Was this the principle of the pupil surpassing the master? If the human world was full of such figures, then what hope did the Underworld have?
The clouds that looked like cotton candy hung over the sky. The light rain was like the water droplets brought up by the willow branches from the river.
The bells in the dark clouds would ring once in a while, producing a lovely flash of lightning.
Jing Jiu and the King Of The Underworld sat below in silence.
Yet, there seemed to be two figures engaged in a heated debate in the dark clouds.
They brought out flashes of lightning in the history of the Cultivation world.
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Spring was actually not a suitable time for studying and Cultivation.
Except for a weirdo like Jing Jiu.
It was because the spring sunlight was bright and beautiful, and it was very easy to sleep.
Sleepiness in spring was something that many people couldn't resist.
Sitting in Taichang Temple, Duke Lu was so sleepy that he almost dropped the teacup in his hand a few times.
Suddenly, an official came to report that the Chief Steward of the Public House had arrived and that something urgent had happened in the Public House.
"What's the matter?" Duke Lu asked with his eyes still closed.
The official was a bit hesitant, but he still reported, "The Chief Steward said … the bowl is broken."
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