Chapter 158: Moonlight Secret Realm
What is called evil arts are those wicked methods that do not align with the normal worldview of people.
This thing refines other living beings after death, or living beings while they are still alive, into one’s own puppets.
They can be controlled by consciousness.
At the initial stage, one can control at most one puppet of the same level.
The cultivation technique also specifically reminds that it is best to use cultivators of the same tier.
This is indeed a powerful cultivation technique for increasing combat power.
But it sounds like a bad thing.
“Then there’s no reason for him not to practice it?”
If he can frame himself to death halfway, how can it be an evil art that he wouldn’t practice.
After carefully reading the cultivation technique, Song Jiulai understood.
It turned out that the level was not enough.
This thing is precisely at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
In comparison, Ice Blade seems much more harmless and normal.
Song Jiulai was a bit conflicted.
This cultivation technique is useless if practiced, and she wouldn’t do such a thing anyway.
The System suddenly said, “You think of it as evil the first moment you consider it as a human, and this cultivation technique doesn’t require it to be a cultivator. Can’t you practice with Demonic Beasts?”
Song Jiulai was stunned for about three seconds.
Then she slapped her head: “Damn, this cultivation technique is so insidious!”
Because it specifically mentioned that refining puppets of the same tier as oneself is best, she immediately thought of some online novels she had read before, like being brothers in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner…
Then her thoughts were led astray.
But if one thinks of Demonic Beasts, then it’s easy!
Demonic Beasts can be controlled, making this cultivation technique equivalent to having an extra combat power.
Just as its reminder stated, the extra combat power is best from equally powerful cultivators. If it’s someone with an evil heart, this is completely an evil art.
But if used normally, is there any problem?
Thus, Song Jiulai thought of the Tier 4 Demonic Beast Corpse, the Yin Sha Deer, in her warehouse that had not yet been sold.
Isn’t this a ready-made experimental material?
However, Song Jiulai still didn’t touch the Yin Sha Deer.
The first time cultivating this technique, there is also a failure rate for puppet refinement. If it fails, the Yin Sha Deer’s corpse will be wasted, so it’s natural to practice with other Demonic Beasts first.
After comprehending the Nine Revolutions Puppet Technique, Song Jiulai completely understood the purpose of this cultivation technique.
This cultivation technique, there is only this one.
It is not divided into beginner or advanced levels. From the moment one starts practicing, the first revolution can control one puppet, but it doesn’t say only one.
By the second revolution, one can control puppets that slightly exceed their own strength.
The higher it goes, the more and stronger the puppets controlled.
“Nine Revolutions Puppet Technique, which means there are nine revolutions…”
Song Jiulai exclaimed, “As expected, it’s a very powerful cultivation technique.”
If this is cultivated to the peak, one person can have several powerful aids.
It is precisely because this cultivation technique is so powerful and strange that it has never been heard of.
Song Jiulai was a bit suspicious: “Where did he get it from?”
This doesn’t seem like an ordinary cultivation technique, nor is it something someone like the Jin Shu who harmed her back then would have the strength to obtain.
System: “Who knows, picking things up for free is always good.”
Song Jiulai was silent for three seconds, then nodded heavily: “You make sense!”
Who cares, whatever comes into her hands is hers!
After Song Jiulai familiarized herself with the circulation mantra of the Nine Revolutions Puppet Technique, she eagerly went to find Demonic Beasts to trouble.
Her speed traveling back and forth to the First Mountain was much faster than before. On the way, she first practiced with Tier 1 and Tier 2 Demonic Beasts.
Then Song Jiulai discovered the heaven-defying aspect of this cultivation technique.
If the Demonic Beasts are killed and refined, the success rate is much higher. The so-called puppet is Song Jiulai separating a wisp of consciousness to control the Demonic Beast.
This Demonic Beast can then be stored by Song Jiulai in her Sea of Consciousness.
Once released, it requires a large amount of Spiritual Energy to maintain.
With Song Jiulai’s current strength, she can release three Tier 2 Demonic Beast puppets at once, but their combat power is much weaker than when they were alive.
Moreover, it can be clearly seen that they are corpses – the Demonic Beasts’ eyes are lifeless.
If refined while alive, the failure rate is very high.
But once refined successfully, the Demonic Beast is no different from a real Demonic Beast, and its combat power is not weak. With Song Jiulai’s consciousness, it is perfectly suitable for acting as a spy and infiltrating.
It’s just that the failure rate is terrifyingly high.
Song Jiulai refined a large number of Demonic Beasts before entering the Secret Realm, and only succeeded in refining one while it was alive, and it was a Tier 2 Demonic Beast.
Well, for now, don’t expect to refine Tier 4 Demonic Beasts.
The Tier 2 Demonic Beast that Song Jiulai refined – since it was successful, it now belongs to her as a puppet.
This is a Tier 2 Demonic Beast, the Ironclad Bat.
Like many Demonic Beasts, the Ironclad Bat has a terrifying appearance.
From a distance, its appearance is like a large bat, but upon closer inspection, its mouth is unusually large, and its sharp teeth are covered in mucus.
Other bugs crawl on its body.
Song Jiulai felt her scalp tingle when she controlled it, feeling like her Sea of Consciousness would be dirtied if she stored it there.
In the end, she couldn’t overcome her psychological barrier and decided to give up, only briefly experiencing the Ironclad Bat’s perspective before releasing control.
System: “A germaphobe can’t conquer Yunzhou Continent! How can you become strong and powerful like this!”
Song Jiulai: “No, the Yin Sha Deer, at least, could be seen by people when it was alive. I’ll reluctantly control the Yin Sha Deer then.”
It doesn’t matter if the combat power decreases; don’t expect to control it while it’s alive either.
Although the Yin Sha Deer is a skeleton.
But skeletons are much cooler than bugs!
Imagine storing something covered in slime and crawling with maggots in your own mind…
You would commit suicide on the spot!
She isn’t relying on the Nine Revolutions Puppet Technique to conquer the world, so being willful doesn’t matter.
However, considering the success rate, Song Jiulai decided to wait and see the situation after entering the Secret Realm before trying again.
After all this fuss, the System finally notified Song Jiulai: “The Secret Realm is about to open, I can feel the fluctuations. You and the Players prepare yourselves, don’t move around, I’m going to exploit a bug, be careful you don’t get glitched out.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
For a System to utter the word “bug,” although a bit incongruous, it has its own logic!
At the same time, the System reminded the Players to completely relax their consciousness and enter the new bodies prepared for them by Song Jiulai.
Several Players felt that the new bodies were even uglier than the System’s face, wondering if the Modeler’s skill had declined.
Meanwhile, in other places, who knows how many miles away.
“The Moonlight Secret Realm is about to open. All disciples entering, please remember that this Secret Realm not only contains cultivators from other Sects but also Demonic Cultivators mixed in. You must be extremely careful!”
“Although everyone below the Golden Core Stage can enter the Moonlight Secret Realm, once a conflict arises, you will enter the Moonlight Space, and the levels of both parties will be compressed to average combat power. You will be prompted to choose Magic Treasures, and remember, you must choose ones with strong offensive capabilities!”
“For this Moonlight Secret Realm opening, not only will there be disciples from various major Sects, but also from super major Sects like the Xuecang Sect. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, you must actively avoid conflict in all situations…”
