There was indeed something wrong with Shi Chishang.
When he felt the remaining panic of the ghosts massacred by Su Tu, he could not suppress the murderous intention in his heart. It was at that moment that Shi Chishang suddenly realized a problem.
So peaceful.
That's right, as he comprehends the mysteries of the Soul Path, neither the vicious thoughts of the ghost spirit nor the deathly silence of the underworld energy can interfere with his emotional fluctuations, so his sanity is not eroded like other ghost paths or the underworld path. , always able to maintain peace of mind.
However, along the way, even he himself did not realize that the soul path purified not only the negative attributes of the ghosts and the underworld, but also the fluctuations in his own heart, including anger, anger, joy, expectations, and all kinds of emotions unconsciously. The time was purified by the soul path, leaving only the purest peace.
This is a good thing, it can make his state of mind more calm and greatly immune to the influence of external forces.
However, this is also a bad thing.
All living beings will have seven emotions and six desires, whether it is love, hate, happiness, anger, sadness, all kinds of emotional changes are related to the activity of the soul.
When the soul of a living being no longer has any emotional fluctuations, it is a walking dead.
It was also at that moment that Shi Chishang suddenly realized that he had gone astray. He had unknowingly turned his path towards the "underworld" that wiped out all emotions.
Kidō amplifies emotions, maximizing all seven emotions and six desires. This is also due to Kidō's perverse temperament, because the mood swings are too great.
The underworld destroys emotions, just like the legendary "Supreme Forgetting Love", which obliterates all emotions.
Therefore, once one becomes possessed by evil spirits, the ghost will become a crazy demon, and the underworld will become a walking zombie without any sense.
It was precisely because of this that he deliberately suppressed the impact of the Soul Dao on his emotions during the duel with Su Tu. This was also why he accidentally injured Huang Chenyang and others because of his excessive excitement.
The reason why he didn't return to Yin Yang Sect immediately was because Shi Chi Shang wanted to walk around and think about the solution.
After leaving the Blood Python Forest, Shi Chishang walked casually along a stream. He didn't know how long he walked until he came to a high mountain and stopped.
After following him for so long, the old Taoist priest's expression became more and more sad. Seeing that he finally stopped, he hurriedly said: "Senior, thank you for your help."
Shi Chishang didn't look back at him, he just looked at the peak ahead from a distance, and after a long while he said calmly: "It's okay, you can go."
The old Taoist priest was startled, thinking that the other party was playing a trick on him, so he laughed dryly and said: "Senior was just kidding, and I have to save you. I am very grateful, and I am willing to do my best..."
Due to road problems, Shi Chishang was already in a bad mood. Seeing that he was refusing to leave, he couldn't help but frown, turned his head and his eyes flashed with cold light, and a huge pressure from the sword suddenly came down, shocking the old Taoist priest almost to the point of almost The soul exploded.
"roll!"
"okay!"
Seeing that the other party really wanted to let me go, the old Taoist priest would not stay. However, this man was also considered poor and refined. He had already planned to use escape techniques to escape, so he still bowed his hands in a polite manner: "No matter what, the kindness of seniors, six Virtue will never be forgotten in this life!" As soon as he finished speaking, the old Taoist priest named Liu De fled directly in the clouds.
Taoist of the Six Virtues, this old Taoist priest was actually the underworld powerhouse that Shi Chishang met in the realm of the Hanwu Dynasty when he first entered the ghost world.
At that time, although Taoist Liu De was a wanted criminal of the Hanwu Dynasty, he was still a strong Ming master. However, now, although Taoist Liu De has cultivated to the level of Ming Master, the weak juniors of the past have already reached the peak of Ming Lord and can even fight against him. The powerful Pluto Emperor.
Things in the world are impermanent, that's how it is when you think about it.
He sat cross-legged and rested at the foot of the mountain for a night. Early the next morning, Shi Chishang continued to walk without any destination, just walking casually. Anyway, with his current strength, unless it was a Mingzun-level attack, such a big ghost would There is really no place in the world that he cannot go.
In the blink of an eye, Shi Chishang had been hiking for seven days and didn't even see a single town. Instead, he passed through many villages.
In the past, he had been in large cities such as Senzhou and Lingzhou Prefecture, and had not experienced it deeply. However, while walking this time, he unexpectedly discovered that the ghosts, ghost beasts, and ghost beasts in the wilderness of the ghost world are mostly divided into two extremes.
Most of the people near the Styx waterway were completely unconscious or confused. They stayed in place every day. Even when Shi Chishang walked by them, they didn't make any movement.
As for those in the deep mountains and old forests, most of them are crazy and manic. Even if Shi Chi Shang is far away, as long as they are aware of Shi Chi Shang's existence, they will rush over desperately.
Those who were weak were better off, but there were a few times when Shi Chishang encountered several half-step Ming Zun's demonic beings and had no choice but to run away in embarrassment.
So later on, Shi Chishang also learned to be smart. Once he was far away from the waterway, he immediately concealed his body and aura to avoid being discovered by those evil things.
In fact, this is the normal state of the ghost world. Without high-level magic tricks to purify negative attributes, the ghosts can only use water to purify the negative attributes little by little. However, how can their purification efficiency be comparable to the speed of erosion? .
At noon on the eighth day, Shi Chishang was sitting cross-legged on an island in a lake. Although the surrounding lake was filled with the breath of the underworld that made countless ghost creatures fear, Shi Chishang didn't feel any discomfort at all. As long as he didn't really come into contact with the Styx, just by himself The steaming breath was still within the range he could bear.
The reason why he is sitting here is that Shi Chishang needs a quiet and undisturbed place to think about the third level of soul.
During this period of hiking, Shi Chishang saw too many conditions at the bottom of the ghost world. In other words, he had never really felt the normalcy of the ghost world until now.
The ghost realm is crazy and the underworld is dead and silent. This is a problem deeply rooted in the souls of the ghost world.
Even if he creates... or inherits the "soul path" from his previous life, he will still go astray unknowingly and almost fall into the underworld.
Is there no way to truly combat the erosion of these two energies?
Although he was already in a soul body, Shi Chishang still habitually closed his eyes and closed his six senses, and then carefully recalled his experiences in the past decades, trying to figure out a solution.
The mental techniques in several chapters of Soul Evolution, the Styx Death Sword Technique, the Seven Yang Secret Techniques, the Zhulong Divine Power, and the hundreds of sword techniques that he had practiced when he was weak all passed through Shi Chi Shang's mind like a horse watching a lantern.
After having no clue for a long time, Shi Chishang further expanded the scope of his thinking. The skills of those monks who had dueled or heard about, such as Taoist sects, evil sects, and dragon groups, and former opponents or colleagues appeared in his mind. The skills they practiced The characteristics are also reflected in the heart one by one.
For a long time, even Shi Chi Shang didn't pay attention to how much time had passed. With a soft drink, Shi Chi Shang opened his eyes dimly, opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of soul-like blood lingering with wisps of gray light.
After spitting out the soul blood, Shi Chi Shang's soul body's luster recovered a little, and he sighed softly: "I still have no clue..."
"The third level of soul path is supposed to correspond to Pluto and condense the king's energy? But this will not help fight against the erosion of negative attributes."
Whispering softly, Shi Chishang slowly calmed down his state of mind that was turbulent due to excessive deductions through thinking.
Frowning slightly, Shi Chishang's eyes were serious and he murmured, "What will people from other paths do when they reach the third level?"
Shi Chishang recalled carefully, but found that no matter the immortals, demons, Buddhas, and heavens he was familiar with, or the demons, beasts, and seas he didn't know much about, they seemed to have no special specifications at the third level. , when you should reach this state, you should reach this state.
Frowning his eyebrows, Shi Chishang was a little confused. Without any reference, the third level soul path naturally had no direction.
I don't know how long I have been sitting here. Due to excessive thinking and exhaustion, Shi Chishang's soul body unknowingly dissipated from the human form and slowly collapsed into a dim sphere.
"...If you are too stubborn, you will get into trouble!"
Seeing that the ninth day was coming to an end, Shi Chishang's soul body finally made some movement, and it started to tremble. About half a quarter of an hour later, it suddenly twisted into a human form and sat cross-legged on the ground again.
Raising his head, Shi Chishang looked at the outline of the mountains in the distance with clear eyes, and the gloom that had accumulated in his heart was swept away.
"That's right, I've found out that the key to resolving negative attribute erosion is not on this third level, but on the second level that I have already realized!"
At the moment when the confusion was unsealed, Shichishang's mind became clear, and all the distracting thoughts that had blocked his thoughts were dispersed.
"The second level already has ghosts and ghosts aligned, but it's just not perfect yet. It's missing that thread of balance..."
As Shi Chishang murmured, the two qi of life and death in his body suddenly surged. Around the invisible balance point, the life and death qi twisted or swept away. Faintly, they actually reached something stronger than before. And a mysterious balance.
Yin objects are the immortal existence that remains after death, so there are both the death energy naturally formed after death and the vitality brought by the survival of spiritual intelligence. Except for special treasures and techniques, almost all Yin objects in the ghost world have No object can control that balance very well, which is why Shi Chishang was able to use the method of life and death to attract endless pursuit when he was still a master of the underworld.
However, at this moment, as Shi Chishang integrated the power of life and death into the soul path, it turned into a real but invisible "anchor" that adjusted the two qi of life and death in his body to a balanced state.
With the perfection of the second level soul path, Shi Chishang's understanding of the third level quietly emerged as if it were a matter of course.
"The soul path should be free to do whatever it wants. Cry when you cry, laugh when you laugh. The ghost path will amplify emotions, and the underworld path will annihilate emotions. In this case, let them fight on their own. What I have to do is not to fight against them. It’s about how to protect your own emotions and desires.”
As his thoughts became brighter, Shi Chishang's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his soul slowly regained its brightness at this moment. A trace of soul power flowed lightly, exuding a crystal brilliance, making his thoughts smoother.
"Refining qi with the heart, the qi is invisible, you can do whatever you want, and the seven emotions will be stable!"
The moment the idea was fully understood, Shi Chishang's soul path naturally began to sublimate.
Although it was successfully condensed but rarely used, the Qi of Pluto also emerged around him at this moment. As Shi Chi Shang's thoughts continued to surge, he slowly but surely entered his true spirit.
When the last ray of Pluto's energy disappeared into the true spirit, Shi Chishang's lips curved into a slight smile.
The soul energy changes naturally according to the heart. The next moment, bursts of brand new soul energy suddenly spurt out from Shichi Shang's true spirit. Sometimes it is diffuse, ethereal and light, sometimes it is condensed, thick and transcendent, but it exactly corresponds to his free and easy world. A somewhat arrogant temperament.
As the soul energy condensed, Shi Chishang also felt as if he had broken free from some invisible shackles, just like his soul was originally covered with a layer of gauze. It seemed non-existent, but it tightly wrapped his true soul and suppressed it. temperament.
But at this moment, Shi Chishang felt unprecedentedly happy. Even the gray and colorless ghost world seemed to come alive in his eyes. The lake was flowing, the breeze was blowing, and the sea of clouds was surging. Every change was clearly visible. caught his mind.
The long body stood up, Shichi Shang's black hair spread around his shoulders, and the sky-high soul pressure swept across all directions.
"It's time to go back!"
