Even the most basic form of the soul skills once practiced by strong men in the Third Heaven realm was enough to make Chen Fan excited.
In order to use Chen Fan to obtain the soul jade, Xuan Bingyan spent all his efforts. It not only explained in detail the origin and purpose of the soul-swallowing beast and the soul jade, but also unearthed a soul skill from his memory, designed to help Chen Fan resist the soul attack of the soul jade.
Chen Fan readily accepted it, hid among the dense branches and leaves of the ancient tree, immersed his mind in the blood patterns, and listened attentively to Xuan Bingyan's teachings.
"In the process of cultivation, human warriors are often affected by inner demons such as hatred, greed, delusion, obsession, and resentment. These inner demons are enough to make the cultivators go astray and even lead to the loss of cultivation. However, there are also big A strong person with supernatural powers and great perseverance can not only resist his inner demons, but also turn them to his own advantage.”
"Inner Demon?" Chen Fan asked doubtfully, "Are you going to tell me the soul skills related to the inner demon?"
"That's right! This soul skill uses your inner demons such as hatred, greed, delusion, obsession, and resentment to gather them into a ball of inner demon emotions through a special method. Then, it leaves a mark on your soul In the inner demon, a demon soul is briefly formed.”
"Demon soul? Is this just a fake soul?"
Chen Fan asked in surprise, he was full of curiosity about this novel soul skill.
"Yes, the demon soul is a fake soul of yours. When faced with the soul attack of the soul jade, you only need to release the demon soul, and the soul power of the soul jade will destroy the fake soul. And your real soul But he was able to escape unscathed.”
"I see, this is indeed a clever method."
"Hmph!" Xuan Bingyan looked a little impatient, "The demon soul that guy cultivates is far more complicated than you think! Not only can he use his inner demons to cultivate a real demon soul, but he can also transform it into a powerful one. weapon. This kind of demon soul can be called a second soul, possessing the same magical power, and even has an independent sea of consciousness. Once a suitable carrier is found, the demon soul can even exist independently and become another person!"
"The demon soul is condensed from the inner demon, carries the life mark of the main soul, and has the memory and knowledge of the main soul. As long as the strength of the demon soul is lower than the main soul, it can be controlled by the main soul. However, once the power of the demon soul Beyond the main soul, it can even control the main soul in turn, turning a strong man in the divine realm into a crazy demon!"
"According to what you said, wouldn't having a demon soul give you an extra life?" Chen Fan asked curiously.
"Yes! At critical moments, the main soul can sacrifice the demon soul to ensure its own safety. As long as you are alive, you can continue to practice the demon soul, and its uses are endless. The main soul and the demon soul are interdependent. As long as one of them survives, the other will Being able to be reborn is really a powerful method."
"Hehe, this demon soul's cultivation method is really unusual."
"Hmph! I will never reveal the secret of demon soul cultivation easily. What I teach you is just the method of forming a fake soul, but it has no actual magic power and can only be used as a victim. Once you master the demon soul cultivation There is no way to guarantee that you will not pose a threat to me in the future. You'd better understand this truth."
Chen Fan smiled awkwardly. He understood that learning the method of demon soul cultivation from Xuan Bingyan in a short period of time was probably an unattainable extravagance. He no longer forced it, but instead asked for advice: "Then can you Can you tell me how to condense the fake soul?"
"Okay, listen up. You need to condense the hatred, greed, delusion, persistence, resentment and other negative emotions in your heart, plus the various negative energies in your body, and then form a soul group in your mind. When After the soul group is formed, quickly inject your soul into it, and then quickly pull it out, so that you can leave your soul mark and let the soul group have your mark, thus forming a fake soul."
"Is it that simple?" Chen Fan asked doubtfully, his brows furrowed, and a trace of unnoticeable worry flashed in his eyes.
Xuan Bingyan glanced at him, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Of course it's not just that. In the middle, I will control part of the power to sort out the soul group for you. Then you can inject the soul, if If you don’t help me, you will be directly retained by the fake soul, and the inner demon will dominate everything about you, turning you into a murderous maniac and losing your self-awareness.”
Hearing this, Chen Fan paused in his heart and looked at Xuan Bingyan suspiciously: "Is everything you said true?"
Xuan Bingyan snorted coldly and said: "Do you think I will deceive you? No one in this world knows how to form a fake soul better than me. My soul is trapped in this blood pattern ring and has been unable to leave. But I still have consciousness that I can pass on to you. Hum, if my soul could leave this ghost ring, I would have left long ago!"
After saying that, a strange light flashed in Xuan Bingyan's eyes, staring straight at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan felt uneasy, but he knew that as the master of the blood pattern, he could vaguely control some of the blood pattern's power. However, he had already made up his mind that no matter what, he would not unlock the power that bound Xuan Bingyan in the blood pattern. This evil and powerful existence made him deeply afraid.
Compared to the Soul Jade, Xuan Bingyan was more dangerous, always trying to occupy his soul and seize his body. Therefore, Chen Fan was determined not to open up any blood pattern restrictions.
"Stop talking nonsense! Let's start quickly. The soul mirror transformed from the soul jade is constantly pulling the devil's soul over. Once the devil's soul appears, we need to rush to the Soul Gathering Pond immediately. You must find the soul in the devil's soul. I have to seize the soul jade before you, and only in this way can you absorb it with the help of the soul jade, otherwise you will be on the road to death."
Xuan Bingyan's warning frightened Chen Fan. He took a deep breath, tried his best to stay calm, and slowly took back the power he got from the blood pattern.
Looking around, Chen Fan felt that this place was quite inappropriate. This was the entrance to the valley where the Soul Jade was located, and there was no guarantee that no Gu family would come or go. If he meets an expert from the Gu family and their spiritual consciousness spreads, they will most likely discover his whereabouts.
After thinking about it, to ensure safety, Chen Fan carefully flew down from above and quickly evacuated the valley.
After many twists and turns, a few hours later, Chen Fan came to a mountain of earth. He dug a secret cave in the earth mountain, hid in it, and began to gather false souls.
Chen Fanyun used violent martial arts, and various negative forces emerged. When the acupuncture points were not purified, the negative emotions that were enough to invade his soul seemed to still be lurking inside. The mental power released by Chen Fan deliberately gathered some negative emotions from the acupuncture points on his body and slowly escaped into his mind.
As time passed, Chen Fan felt as if he was in a purgatory of inner demons. Hatred, greed, delusion, obsession, resentment... all kinds of bad thoughts came and went in his heart. Under Xuan Bingyan's detailed guidance, he realized that once these thoughts emerged in his mind, they must be curbed immediately, otherwise they would be combined with negative emotions and eventually evolve into uncontrollable inner demons.
After countless struggles and suffering, a gray cyclone gradually formed in Chen Fan's mind. This cyclone was filled with all kinds of negative emotions and inner demons. They gathered into air masses, constantly eroding Chen Fan's heart, and gave him the urge to kill with bloodlust.
Although this was somewhat similar to what Chen Fan experienced when purifying his acupuncture points, it did not defeat him this time and left him trapped in a dilemma of self-awareness.
At this time, Xuan Bingyan's consciousness flew out from the blood pattern and quietly invaded Chen Fan's mind like a ghost. Chen Fan waited nervously, not because he was worried about the inner demons in the whirlwind, but because he was afraid that Xuan Bingyan would take the opportunity to plot against him.
He paid close attention to Xuan Bingyan's consciousness, but found that this consciousness was not strong, and was even purer than his mental power. It is not mixed with any memory or wisdom. It is like an invisible spiritual energy without any aggression.
Despite this, Chen Fan still did not dare to take it lightly and was secretly on guard. He was prepared to fight back without hesitation once Xuan Bingyan's spiritual energy threatened him. However, in this tense atmosphere, Xuan Bingyan's spiritual energy did not attack Chen Fan, but began to affect the inner demons in the cyclone.
Chen Fan was uneasy, worried that Xuan Bingyan would do harm to him at this critical moment. He stared closely at that spiritual energy, always prepared to deal with possible dangers.
However, to his surprise, Xuan Bingyan's spiritual energy did not show any hostility after coming into contact with the gray air mass. On the contrary, the cold breath seemed to turn into a clear stream, pouring into the core of the air mass.
After Xuan Bingyan's cold soul energy was injected into it, the inner demons in Chen Fan's mind seemed to be subdued instantly, and they all restrained their violent auras. Even the negative emotions accumulated in his heart gradually subsided under Xuan Bingyan's cold energy.
"Now, put your own soul into it, and then quickly exit!" Xuan Bingyan's voice was like the sound of nature, penetrating Chen Fan's heart.
Chen Fan followed his words and did not dare to delay. He concentrated his mental power, condensed his mind into a beam of light, and pierced into the gray fake soul without hesitation.
At that moment, Chen Fan seemed to have entered a world full of illusions. He saw the painful memories of his past, such as the early death of his parents, the boring life, and the life-and-death stakes during adventures... These memories knocked him down again and again like nightmares.
At the same time, various monsters also appeared in the illusion, baring their teeth and claws, trying to drag Chen Fan into the abyss. However, this terrifying illusion was actually interspersed with stunning beauties. They were wearing scantily clad clothes and posing in various alluring poses, trying to lure Chen Fan into it.
All kinds of illusions, like dreams, come one after another in the fake soul. Chen Fan's soul beam was like a sharp sword, instantly penetrating these illusions. However, when he passed through these illusions, he saw countless evil and temptations.
Soon, those dangers and temptations disappeared like bubbles. When Chen Fan found out that he had successfully passed through these temptations, he couldn't help but be shocked.
In front of him, miniatures of his own souls emerged among the fake souls! These miniatures are in various illusions, with ferocious expressions, as if they want to destroy everything. Chen Fan discovered that none of himself in these illusions was normal.
"These are the epitome of your soul imprint," Xuan Bingyan explained. "Your soul imprint activated the fake soul and let it possess part of your consciousness. Don't worry, this fake soul has no magic power and cannot affect you. You only need to block the fake soul in front of the soul jade when it comes into contact with it, so that you can resist the soul attack of the soul jade and then capture it."
"Fake soul..." Chen Fan said in surprise, "Why do I feel like I'm still in that illusion? Why do I feel like I haven't come out yet? The me in those illusions seems like the real me. What's going on? "
"Because you left a mark of your soul inside," Xuan Bingyan replied. "Although the fake soul has no magic power, it communicates with your real soul. It is normal for you to feel this way. When you truly form a demon soul, this will This feeling will be even more wonderful. However, I will never tell you the real method of cultivating the demon soul!"
Demonic soul! Demonic soul!
Chen Fan withdrew his mind from the blood pattern, his eyes flashing with determination. He murmured: "Sooner or later I will get it out of your mouth! Humph!"
Even though his mind had left the blood pattern, Xuan Bingyan still couldn't hear him talking to himself, but he was already alert in his heart.
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Three days later, in the morning, Chen Fan stared at the sky with his eyes wide open. Suddenly, he noticed a group of dark shadows appearing in the sky. They lined up in an orderly manner and flew slowly but steadily towards the Gu family's largest mine.
He raised his head and recognized the black figures at a glance, which were the green-blooded magic bats he had once ridden. His face instantly turned ugly, and he was filled with doubts: Why did these magic bats suddenly appear above the Gujia Mine?
He quickly analyzed and found that it would take at least half a day to get to the Gujia Mine from his location. However, if you rush to the valley where the Soul Jade is located, you can reach it in only two hours!
After thinking about it, Chen Fan made a decisive decision and immediately rushed towards the valley where the Soul Jade was. He knows that a sudden change is coming, and he must be fully prepared!
