Chapter 200 Jingzhao Demon Suppression Prison Path of the Mind (Subscription and Votes Requested!)
In front of the statue was a small stone platform.
On top of it was a Stone Book. Wang Yu approached with some anticipation, only to discover it was blank. There were faint imprints of characters on it, but they had all disappeared.
He could only vaguely make out four or five character imprints, and they were in an Ancient Script imbued with mystic power, which he could not recognize.
"So that's it, what Jin Miaoshan took away was this…"
Wang Yu weighed the Stone Book in his hand. After finding nothing unusual, he put it into his chest pocket.
His True Essence and Divine Sense were sealed, and Qi and Blood and Storage Pouch were not his specialties, so he couldn't open it. He could only carry it for now.
He circled the statue, but found nothing. Wang Yu then tried to use his divine power to move the statue, but after finding that he couldn't budge it even slightly, he shrugged and left.
There were still three passages, three directions of exploration, no need to waste time here.
However.
He also had doubts. If Jin Miaoshan had taken the Inheritance here, then why was there no pit leading directly to the Surface?
Like the deep pit he had seen when he passed by the Killing Field on his way here, that was the trace left by the Inheritance Light Pillar.
"Unless the two are not on the same spatial level?"
Making this guess, Wang Yu recalled the intelligence about the Eastern Extremes Jing Royal Manor provided by Golden Abundance Pavilion. A Wang Residence could occupy half the city, but its substantial manifestation was just a small courtyard of five hundred mu.
So it was very likely that there was expanded space, or a Secret Realm-like deep hidden place. This kind of speculation was more in line with the common sense of this world.
The Capital Protectorate Evil Suppression Prison might also be this kind of semi-open, expandable space building.
He found traces of the Asura, so where was the Rakshasa?
The secrets of this pair of ancient adversaries were truly fascinating. Pursuing the shadows of antiquity would help Wang Yu understand the truth of this world.
This idea of pursuing and exploring came from his memory from his previous life, or rather, that sense of insecurity.
Ancient Demons buried and sealed in various regions of the two domains!
[Life], [Desire], [Blood], [Slaughter]… these were already four types. Adding to this the natural barrier of the Endless Ice Plains, and the Monster Beast Sea Abyss in the Chaotic Antiquity Sea Outer Rim.
Although vast, there were only Lake Tai and Red Kite in the two domains.
The extinct Buddhism and Taoism, the lost Ancient Times, the defeated Ancient Immortal Dynasty, and the legends of Immortals from the Lower Realm… and so on.
All of this made this world seem like a land of exile, adrift outside the world, like a cage, with Ancient Demons everywhere, like deeply buried nuclear bombs.
They could explode at any time.
This sense of crisis made Wang Yu, who had lived in a safe society in his previous life, develop a strong sense of urgency and pursuit of survival.
This was perhaps the fundamental reason why he could constantly seek opportunities and risk change after becoming a Spirit Slave.
His character, compared to before, had also undergone earth-shattering changes.
He didn't know when it started, but he had developed a very strong desire to explore the secrets of history. This desire was brought about by the unease in the depths of his Mind.
Of course.
It was still too early to say these things now. He needed more power to ensure his survival at this stage.
After exiting the east passage, Wang Yu entered the north passage. The Restriction wear and tear here was second, and it had almost completely lost its power to counter intruders.
Passing through the identical long corridor, the end of the north passage was a Torture Chamber filled with a rotten aura. There were even more torture instruments used by the Ancient Immortal Dynasty to torment prisoners.
Wang Yu came to the side of a seamlessly sealed sitting stool. In the center of the stool surface was a blackish-gray sharp spike, at least five feet long. Once someone sat on it…
"Tsk—"
Just thinking about it made him feel a chill run down his spine.
Touching the edge of a torture instrument and gently pinching it, it completely turned into powder. The power of decay from the years was far beyond imagination. If exposed on the Surface, it was estimated that it would soon completely rot into ash.
Learning from the ingenious ideas of his seniors, Wang Yu strolled around.
He still didn't gain any harvest, but he discovered a base stand for placing swords. This object carried a hidden Killing Intent, and the instruments placed on it had already been taken away.
However, the base stand itself was not to be underestimated. Wang Yu took it in his hand, treating it as a harvest from this exploration.
He felt like he had come to pick up scraps.
After exiting the passage, next was the west passage. Although many of the Restrictions here were also damaged, quite a few still retained their integrity.
It was just that the power had declined significantly compared to when they were originally set up.
After Wang Yu entered.
He deliberately triggered a severed Restriction Rune, and then a Blood-colored Sword Qi the size of a little finger shot out from behind him.
"Paji—"
It was as if it had crashed into a stubborn rock. Apart from an itch, it caused Wang Yu no trouble at all. Its strength was only around Early-Stage Qi Condensation… ridiculously weak.
The seniors had already cleared the way for him. The remaining ones, let alone threatening him, couldn't even stop ordinary Qi Condensation Cultivators from advancing.
The end of the west passage was a Storeroom.
It was clean and empty here, completely looted, with footprints all over the ground.
It seemed that more than one group of people had been here. Having gained no harvest, Wang Yu was not discouraged. There was still the last south passage. According to his observation.
The Restrictions remaining in this south passage were extremely intact, as if no one had ever set foot in it. When he arrived at the entrance, he raised his vigilance even higher.
This might be a place that Jin Miaoshan and the others had not had In Time to explore.
Wang Yu took a step forward.
The entire passage seemed to be enveloped by Blood Qi and Killing Intent. An extremely dense Scarlet Mist blocked the way ahead, and Wang Yu's expression paused.
He also withdrew his left foot that had stepped in.
At this instant, the surging terrifying Blood Mist disappeared as if it were an illusion, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"Illusion, Mind-type partition…"
He roughly grasped the type of Restriction. No wonder no one had broken it.
Due to the integrity of the south passage, it was difficult to study the full view of the Restriction patterns from the outside. Breaking it remotely was likely to fail, resulting in unknown results.
But once one stepped into it, they would be drawn into a Mind Illusion, making it impossible to see the Restriction patterns at all. Unless one could break through the Illusion, they could then get a Full View.
But if the Illusion was broken, what difference would it make whether there were Restrictions or not? It would be better to leave it behind to cause trouble for those who came later.
This might be the reason why the south passage remained undamaged to this day.
After pondering for a moment.
Wang Yu still decided to venture in. After all, from his vision, he had not temporarily seen any corpses inside, so the probability of death might be relatively low.
This time, he completely stepped into the passage.
When the Scarlet Mist rushed towards him, Wang Yu made no attempt to dodge, allowing himself to be swallowed by the Blood Mist. Immediately afterwards, heaven and earth transformed, and Wang Yu arrived in this Mind Illusion.
This was an Iron Blood City filled with a stern and cold atmosphere. There were no commoners on the streets, only soldiers in armor wielding spears.
And he… was still a prisoner!
But he was not alone. Right now, he was standing in a long line of prisoners, with soldiers glaring fiercely at all the prisoners on both sides.
Almost sandwiched them in the middle.
The prisoner line was constantly moving forward, and Wang Yu curiously looked around at everything.
This kind of Mind Illusion was completely real.
He could feel the wind, smell the stench on the prisoners, and taste a rust-like flavor from the bloodstains when he licked his lips.
It was completely different from the Illusion of Greater Yin Nether Pupil that manipulated emotions. Or rather, the foundations of the two were Different. They were like two paths on the Path of Illusion.
"No—"
Wang Yu murmured in his Deepest Heart.
"These are two different paths, Different derivations after possessing the power of Illusion… for example: Mind!"
Path of the Mind.
It was exceptionally rare in the Inheritance of this world. It was also the only mysterious power that did not require Natural Spirit Qi to cultivate.
It not only had high requirements for Natural Talent (not Spirit Root), but also for species. For example, it required living beings with self-awareness to learn it.
The Mind could bring about strong Willpower. Similarly, Willpower could also bring about an unyielding Mind. The two were two sides of the same coin, difficult to distinguish.
It was very similar to the relationship between Soul and Divine Sense.
What Cultivators often called [Dao Heart] was also a Portion of the Mind, but Dao Heart could only Affect oneself. The Path of the Mind, when reaching a certain Cultivation Realm, could Affect reality and others.
It could even trigger miracle-like Power, turning the impossible into possible.
These were all Wang Yu's understanding after Extensive Reading. After all, the Storage Slot had a very powerful Memory ability for pure knowledge.
Wang Yu didn't need to Understand and Master it, just Memorize it.
Especially in the Narrative Pavilion of the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect, he had almost read a quarter of the Book Collection in order to find Clues to Demonic Path Secret Art for Enhancing Aptitude.
That was a Sect Collection with a history of ten thousand years.
The Historical Allusions alone had Benefited Greatly Wang Yu. Now, facing a Mind Illusion, he recognized it at first glance.
Combining the Location.
Wang Yu subconsciously judged that the so-called "Asura Killing Saint Scripture" was very likely a Supreme Classic that directly pointed to Spirit Transformation Stage Mind Power.
Its rarity and preciousness increased in a straight line. It was very likely to be the Only one of its kind in This World.
Like pure Body Refinement and pure Soul Cultivation Cultivation Methods, it could be Cultivated Simultaneously without Affecting the Increased of the Fundamental Cultivation Method, and even provide much Help.
This might be the reason why Jin Miaoshan cultivated the "Asura Killing Saint Scripture". Even in the Golden Abundance Pavilion, there were no Mind Cultivation Methods of such a high level.
"A Great Fortuitous Encounter… but I cannot grasp it. Even If I possess it, it is the Path to Disaster, and I don't even have the Qualification to cultivate it."
Wang Yu sighed with emotion.
What he cultivated, "Ancient Soul Art", represented Spirit, "Yin Nether Demon Flood Dragon Art", represented Essence, and "Heavenly Cold Yin Blood Art", represented Qi.
Seemingly chaotic and disorganized, they were actually all serving one Goal.
Condense Golden Core!
The Difficult Problem of Essence, Qi, and Spirit faced in this hurdle was even more severe than during Foundation Establishment, and even more difficult to achieve.
Therefore, if Wang Yu could possess Third-Order Divine Sense and Third-Order Physique in advance, the Breakthrough path would be Smooth Sailing, and there would be no Problems.
Even without Core Formation Spirit Objects, by spending more time.
By polishing himself for a hundred or two hundred years, True Essence might not be able to transform into Magical Power, helping him truly cross this Impassable Chasm-like Difficult Problem.
Path of the Mind was not in his plan.
Even if he obtained the "Asura Killing Saint Scripture", he would not be able to cultivate it for a while. First, the Storage Slot was not enough, and second, Mind Cultivation Methods were very easy to Distort one's character.
Forming paranoia, or complete Demonic Obsession.
Jin Miaoshan was in this Stage. If she failed to withstand the Erosion of Killing Intent, the best End for her would be to become a Demon Person controlled by Slaughter.
If she was more Unlucky, it was estimated that even her Consciousness would be difficult to preserve, completely turning into—[Killing Slave]!
After sorting out his thoughts.
Wang Yu's attention returned to the Illusion itself again.
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