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Chapter 321: The art of occupying the magpie's nest, the second clone!
Chapter 321: The dove-taking magpie's nest technique, the second clone!
After an unwilling scream, a Nascent Soul Dzogchen monk from a long time ago came to an end.
I didn't die in the fighting that year. I thought I could get a chance to survive, but my luck was a bit bad.
The countless memory fragments in the Nascent Soul that were washed away suddenly scattered like dandelions in the wind, and were all enveloped by the spiritual thoughts released by Shen Lian.
His whole mind searched back and forth in the cave a few times. When the soul smoke rose, he relaxed and smashed it into pieces.
The memory fragments of a Nascent Soul Dzogchen cultivator are huge. Even with Shen Lian's current strength of 10,000+ feet, it still feels a little swollen.
However, he did not stop to sort out these memory fragments, but quickly cleaned up the battlefield and moved to a Xuanzi cave he had selected before.
……
two months later.
"5000 years, it can be called a legend."
In the cave, Shen Lian let out a long breath. Although he won the final victory in this battle, the leader of the Ruifushi Sect who was killed by him deserves a word of praise.
Pheasant Green is indeed the name of the pheasant, phoenix, and spirit-crested bird of the Ruifushi Sect.
And this person's name is Qi Suichu, and he is really the head of the Ruifushi Sect.
The Ruifushi Sect was destroyed in the melee. At the time of crisis, this person used a secret method to avoid the mother's womb of the sect's spiritual beast, the Pheasant, Phoenix and Spirit Crown Bird, intending to absorb the energy in the egg to gain vitality.
Being able to support it until now also shows that Qi Suichu's plan was successful.
Two spiritual objects were suspended in front of Shen Lian.
Yellow like soil but light and fluttering like clouds and clouds resting on the soil.
One head still exuded a trace of vitality, and had already sprouted wings inside the eggshell, but was somewhat incompletely developed.
Yun Huan Xi soil is a fourth-level spiritual object obtained by the Ruifushi Sect from the third level of Yuantian. After being refined by the monks of the sect for generations, when it was passed to Qi Suichu, its grade was already as high as the fourth-level top grade.
It is a pity that this treasure was severely damaged during the battle to destroy the sect.
This is a spiritual object that can defend the soul, and it is such a big ball that Shen Lian simply can't put it down.
As for the little pheasant phoenix remaining in the eggshell, this is somewhat interesting. Logically speaking, after Qi Sui Chujiu occupied the magpie nest, it had almost no chance of survival.
But not only did Little Pheasant Phoenix survive, but her realm was also promoted to the third level, even though she looked as weak as a chicken cub.
Of course, it is not entirely correct to say that it survived, because all that was left of this Pheasant Phoenix was an empty shell that contained vitality.
In the sea of his spiritual thoughts, a group of unconscious souls floated.
Living without independent thoughts.
It was obvious that Qi Suichu wanted to occupy his body and form a symbiotic state. If he hadn't been turned out this time, he probably would have.
Shen Nian carefully examined the little pheasant phoenix in the eggshell. Although its aura was not worth mentioning, there was a faint red flame lingering all over its body.
The reason why Qi Suichu wanted to use the body of a pheasant and phoenix to survive was because of the "Dove Occupying Magpie's Nest Technique".
This spell is very magical. It can separate one's own soul thoughts and merge them into other living beings.
That's right, this technique has some small drawbacks, that is, it is extremely easy to be assimilated, and it can also be affected by selected living beings.
Qi Suichu wiped away the consciousness of little Pheasant Feng in order to eliminate the influence of Pheasant Feng to the greatest extent.
However, even if the little Pheasant Phoenix's mind is worn away, as the degree of integration deepens in the future and the body of Pheasant Phoenix is used to practice, it will be affected by Pheasant Phoenix's life habits to some extent.
In Qi Suichu's memory, Shen Lian completely acquired this spell. After some research, he found that this method still has merit.
"Let's just say that the leader of a sect must have some means."
The black bird's egg was suspended in front of Shen Lian. His spiritual thoughts were focused on the phoenix's body, and a bit of golden luster was like the tip of a needle.
Under the shroud of divine thoughts, the needle-tip-sized luster was magnified, and a flame rune emerged.
After some inspection, Shen Lian also discovered that this rune, which coincided with the rhythm of the flames of heaven and earth, was refined into Pheasant Phoenix's body the day after tomorrow.
At this moment, he couldn't help but weigh how to maximize his profits.
The flame of heaven and earth contained in this flame rune is quite strong. Once integrated into Pheasant Phoenix's body, it will be of great benefit to its subsequent control of the fire-absorbing method.
If you take it out and give it to [-] people, [-] people can also inherit this creation.
However, what Shen Lian was thinking about was Pheasant Phoenix's excellent clone embryo. Although it still looked thin and weak, Qi Suichu made great changes to it for his own future.
First of all, the consciousness belonging to Pheasant Feng has been wiped out. In addition, although the flame runes refined into the body are rough, it is because Qi Suichu's strength has declined and he cannot complete more detailed steps.
Moreover, the flame runes have been initially integrated with Pheasant Phoenix, which gives Pheasant Phoenix's body a great potential in the future.
It can be said that it is just a matter of integrating into a spiritual thought and turning into a clone.
This does not conflict with the female corpse prepared before. The only thing to pay attention to is whether it can withstand the soul separation.
After thinking again and again, Shen Lian made a decision in his heart. He also wanted the body of the pheasant and phoenix. Preparing an extra clone might be useful in the future.
After all, the role of the secondary soul clone is dead. From now on, it can only be used to transcend resentment and cultivate merit.
After having this idea, he calmed down again and began to study the problem of soul separation.
His secondary soul was separated from him by practicing the Ten Thousand Spirit Immortal Puppet Technique. I wonder if he can get another part from the Dove Occupying Magpie Nest Technique.
You still have to give it a try first, if it doesn't work then you have no choice.
After carefully studying the Jiu Occupying Magpie Nest Technique, Shen Lian discovered that this technique is also very profound and mysterious. Although it is not as good as his Ten Thousand Spirits Puppet Technique and the Spirit Puppet Enchantment Technique, it is considered to be the top secret technique in the world of immortality.
Jiu Occupying the Magpie Nest focuses on the invasion of an outsider, domineeringly occupying other people's souls, and then devouring them after achieving a kind of symbiosis.
"This technique is derived from the Yuanying Three-Yuan Clone Technique. It draws on the strengths and lowers the threshold of practice. The ultimate goal is the Yuanying Three-Yuan Clone Technique."
After turning over the entire Jiu Occupying Magpie's Nest Technique, Shen Lian found this sentence.
The Nascent Soul Three-Yuan Clone Technique is a secret method of refining the incarnation outside the body. It requires the Nascent Soul level to practice. The practitioner needs a physical body, a Nascent Soul, and a soul to unite the three yuan into one to create another self.
Among these three conditions, the physical body can be snatched from others, or you can refine it yourself with some heavenly materials and earthly treasures.The Nascent Soul and the Divine Soul need to be snatched. After the snatching is done, the steps are the same as the Jiu Zhan Magpie Nest. First, the monk's consciousness and aura are worn away, and then the Divine Soul is separated and merged with the master.
In comparison, the dove-occupying magpie's nest technique is relatively easier. After all, most Yuanying monks have practiced it for 2000 or [-] years, and it is quite difficult to wear away their consciousness and aura.
……
one year later.
Inside the cave.
The skinny little phoenix, which was three feet in size, was suspended in the air, exuding a burning aura.
Shen Lian nodded with satisfaction. It was a bit ugly, but it would be fine if it grew longer in the future.
"Goo!"
The pheasant flapped its wings, raised its head and chirped.
"Goo!"
At the same time, Shen Lian's throat moved and he opened his mouth to shout.
"Damn, these are the side effects."
He was speechless as he grabbed his neck.
Although there are some sequelae of occupying the magpie's nest, it was too fast, and it even affected his majestic Yuanying Zhenjun.
"You still have to get used to it. The newly separated souls haven't been fully integrated yet."
The secondary soul No. [-] that was separated this time is much worse than the secondary soul in Gongde No. [-]. The strength of the divine will is only about [-] feet, which belongs to the golden elixir level.
However, Shen Lian didn't care at all. He would wait until the secondary soul No. [-] merged with the soul left by Pheasant Phoenix and take full control of it before slowly cultivating it.
What he was thinking about was another question, whether he could continue to separate his soul. Pheasant and Phoenix are fire-attribute monsters, and they will also practice fire methods in the future.
In addition to the fire method, there are four types of metal, wood, water, and earth among the five elements. If you create a clone of them all, you don't know if your body can bear it, and you will end up with a schizophrenia, which will be bad.
The merit clone, the physical body originally comes from the five elements of spiritual objects, and is refined with the essence and blood of one's own life.
The pheasant and phoenix clones are separated from the dove-occupying magpie's nest technique. Tracing back to its origin, it is the Yuanying clone technique that can only be practiced by Yuanying monks.
At this moment, Shen Lian entered the cave of the warehouse and saw the female corpse lying in the jade box. This was the clone embryo that he had a crush on before Pheasant Phoenix.
If he wanted to sacrifice it and refine it into a clone, he had two other ways.
One is like Qian Dai, who sacrificed it into a spiritual corpse.
The other one is to sacrifice and refine the original puppet.
Although there is a natal puppet, the merit clone is composed of heaven and earth spiritual beings from the very beginning, and is also refined using the All Souls Immortal Puppet Technique.
The Wanling Immortal Puppet Technique and the puppet inheritance inherited from the Immortal Cultivation World are two different paths. Therefore, according to the puppet inheritance inherited from the Immortal Cultivation World, he can really be said to have no natal puppet.
"The soul is a big problem."
After dividing his soul again, Shen Lian didn't feel that there was much of a problem. The intensity of his spiritual thoughts was much beyond his own realm. Strong spiritual thoughts represented strong suppression.
But just because there are no problems now, doesn’t mean there won’t be problems in the future.
"Refine the Glazed Tianyun Pill as soon as possible to increase the intensity of your spiritual thoughts."
The only regret is that the current strength of this Pheasant Phoenix clone is too low. Even if it has the flame rune, it will take time to settle.
Fortunately, we are currently in the wilderness, so there is no rush for this clone to be dispatched.
……
Secret place.
The soaring clouds are still stirring the void, and several huge spiritual ships or flying magic weapons are suspended in the void.
At this moment, the forests and vegetation at the entrance to the secret realm had long since disappeared without a trace, and a large gap in the land was torn out by the energy.
Everyone gathered outside the entrance, watching the turmoil in the secret realm. In addition to the monks in the light, there were also several Nascent Soul-level auras dormant in the dark.
A female cultivator in a black dress was shrouded in black clouds. She reached out and touched two big peaches and pulled out a jade communication talisman.
"Brother Lu, why can't I always contact you? The secret realm is about to be opened. You and I should join hands and break into it together."
Not long after, the messenger jade talisman lit up.
"Brother Qian, I advise you not to go in. Lu is observing the sky at night. There is a bad omen here."
Qian Dai frowned. He finally contacted Shen Lian, but he didn't expect to hear such a word.
"The secret realm here has attracted Yuanying monks from all over. Even if there is any danger, if we join forces, we can turn it into a disaster."
"Are there many Nascent Soul cultivators?"
"Several major sects from Tiannan are here, as well as monks from outside the cultivation world."
Inside the cave.
Shen Lian grabbed the jade messenger charm and said, "Brother Qian, if you don't run away quickly, this place is extremely dangerous!"
Why is Fatty Qian Dai so greedy?
Thinking of the dull abyss under the black water, he always felt that things were not simple. Naturally, he couldn't get in at this time.
Instead of going in, it is better to practice and wait outside. If something really happens and the people inside escape in embarrassment, if they are seriously injured, half of the body is broken after being beaten, the Nascent Soul is broken, etc., it is not possible to select a few karma obstacles. Has the haunted person done justice for heaven?
The power of merit obtained by eliminating one Nascent Soul-level karma is comparable to overcoming millions of resentments.
Now, while cultivating and relinquishing resentment, without any delay, killing the karmic monks would be equivalent to making extra money.
(End of this chapter)
After an unwilling scream, a Nascent Soul Dzogchen monk from a long time ago came to an end.
I didn't die in the fighting that year. I thought I could get a chance to survive, but my luck was a bit bad.
The countless memory fragments in the Nascent Soul that were washed away suddenly scattered like dandelions in the wind, and were all enveloped by the spiritual thoughts released by Shen Lian.
His whole mind searched back and forth in the cave a few times. When the soul smoke rose, he relaxed and smashed it into pieces.
The memory fragments of a Nascent Soul Dzogchen cultivator are huge. Even with Shen Lian's current strength of 10,000+ feet, it still feels a little swollen.
However, he did not stop to sort out these memory fragments, but quickly cleaned up the battlefield and moved to a Xuanzi cave he had selected before.
……
two months later.
"5000 years, it can be called a legend."
In the cave, Shen Lian let out a long breath. Although he won the final victory in this battle, the leader of the Ruifushi Sect who was killed by him deserves a word of praise.
Pheasant Green is indeed the name of the pheasant, phoenix, and spirit-crested bird of the Ruifushi Sect.
And this person's name is Qi Suichu, and he is really the head of the Ruifushi Sect.
The Ruifushi Sect was destroyed in the melee. At the time of crisis, this person used a secret method to avoid the mother's womb of the sect's spiritual beast, the Pheasant, Phoenix and Spirit Crown Bird, intending to absorb the energy in the egg to gain vitality.
Being able to support it until now also shows that Qi Suichu's plan was successful.
Two spiritual objects were suspended in front of Shen Lian.
Yellow like soil but light and fluttering like clouds and clouds resting on the soil.
One head still exuded a trace of vitality, and had already sprouted wings inside the eggshell, but was somewhat incompletely developed.
Yun Huan Xi soil is a fourth-level spiritual object obtained by the Ruifushi Sect from the third level of Yuantian. After being refined by the monks of the sect for generations, when it was passed to Qi Suichu, its grade was already as high as the fourth-level top grade.
It is a pity that this treasure was severely damaged during the battle to destroy the sect.
This is a spiritual object that can defend the soul, and it is such a big ball that Shen Lian simply can't put it down.
As for the little pheasant phoenix remaining in the eggshell, this is somewhat interesting. Logically speaking, after Qi Sui Chujiu occupied the magpie nest, it had almost no chance of survival.
But not only did Little Pheasant Phoenix survive, but her realm was also promoted to the third level, even though she looked as weak as a chicken cub.
Of course, it is not entirely correct to say that it survived, because all that was left of this Pheasant Phoenix was an empty shell that contained vitality.
In the sea of his spiritual thoughts, a group of unconscious souls floated.
Living without independent thoughts.
It was obvious that Qi Suichu wanted to occupy his body and form a symbiotic state. If he hadn't been turned out this time, he probably would have.
Shen Nian carefully examined the little pheasant phoenix in the eggshell. Although its aura was not worth mentioning, there was a faint red flame lingering all over its body.
The reason why Qi Suichu wanted to use the body of a pheasant and phoenix to survive was because of the "Dove Occupying Magpie's Nest Technique".
This spell is very magical. It can separate one's own soul thoughts and merge them into other living beings.
That's right, this technique has some small drawbacks, that is, it is extremely easy to be assimilated, and it can also be affected by selected living beings.
Qi Suichu wiped away the consciousness of little Pheasant Feng in order to eliminate the influence of Pheasant Feng to the greatest extent.
However, even if the little Pheasant Phoenix's mind is worn away, as the degree of integration deepens in the future and the body of Pheasant Phoenix is used to practice, it will be affected by Pheasant Phoenix's life habits to some extent.
In Qi Suichu's memory, Shen Lian completely acquired this spell. After some research, he found that this method still has merit.
"Let's just say that the leader of a sect must have some means."
The black bird's egg was suspended in front of Shen Lian. His spiritual thoughts were focused on the phoenix's body, and a bit of golden luster was like the tip of a needle.
Under the shroud of divine thoughts, the needle-tip-sized luster was magnified, and a flame rune emerged.
After some inspection, Shen Lian also discovered that this rune, which coincided with the rhythm of the flames of heaven and earth, was refined into Pheasant Phoenix's body the day after tomorrow.
At this moment, he couldn't help but weigh how to maximize his profits.
The flame of heaven and earth contained in this flame rune is quite strong. Once integrated into Pheasant Phoenix's body, it will be of great benefit to its subsequent control of the fire-absorbing method.
If you take it out and give it to [-] people, [-] people can also inherit this creation.
However, what Shen Lian was thinking about was Pheasant Phoenix's excellent clone embryo. Although it still looked thin and weak, Qi Suichu made great changes to it for his own future.
First of all, the consciousness belonging to Pheasant Feng has been wiped out. In addition, although the flame runes refined into the body are rough, it is because Qi Suichu's strength has declined and he cannot complete more detailed steps.
Moreover, the flame runes have been initially integrated with Pheasant Phoenix, which gives Pheasant Phoenix's body a great potential in the future.
It can be said that it is just a matter of integrating into a spiritual thought and turning into a clone.
This does not conflict with the female corpse prepared before. The only thing to pay attention to is whether it can withstand the soul separation.
After thinking again and again, Shen Lian made a decision in his heart. He also wanted the body of the pheasant and phoenix. Preparing an extra clone might be useful in the future.
After all, the role of the secondary soul clone is dead. From now on, it can only be used to transcend resentment and cultivate merit.
After having this idea, he calmed down again and began to study the problem of soul separation.
His secondary soul was separated from him by practicing the Ten Thousand Spirit Immortal Puppet Technique. I wonder if he can get another part from the Dove Occupying Magpie Nest Technique.
You still have to give it a try first, if it doesn't work then you have no choice.
After carefully studying the Jiu Occupying Magpie Nest Technique, Shen Lian discovered that this technique is also very profound and mysterious. Although it is not as good as his Ten Thousand Spirits Puppet Technique and the Spirit Puppet Enchantment Technique, it is considered to be the top secret technique in the world of immortality.
Jiu Occupying the Magpie Nest focuses on the invasion of an outsider, domineeringly occupying other people's souls, and then devouring them after achieving a kind of symbiosis.
"This technique is derived from the Yuanying Three-Yuan Clone Technique. It draws on the strengths and lowers the threshold of practice. The ultimate goal is the Yuanying Three-Yuan Clone Technique."
After turning over the entire Jiu Occupying Magpie's Nest Technique, Shen Lian found this sentence.
The Nascent Soul Three-Yuan Clone Technique is a secret method of refining the incarnation outside the body. It requires the Nascent Soul level to practice. The practitioner needs a physical body, a Nascent Soul, and a soul to unite the three yuan into one to create another self.
Among these three conditions, the physical body can be snatched from others, or you can refine it yourself with some heavenly materials and earthly treasures.The Nascent Soul and the Divine Soul need to be snatched. After the snatching is done, the steps are the same as the Jiu Zhan Magpie Nest. First, the monk's consciousness and aura are worn away, and then the Divine Soul is separated and merged with the master.
In comparison, the dove-occupying magpie's nest technique is relatively easier. After all, most Yuanying monks have practiced it for 2000 or [-] years, and it is quite difficult to wear away their consciousness and aura.
……
one year later.
Inside the cave.
The skinny little phoenix, which was three feet in size, was suspended in the air, exuding a burning aura.
Shen Lian nodded with satisfaction. It was a bit ugly, but it would be fine if it grew longer in the future.
"Goo!"
The pheasant flapped its wings, raised its head and chirped.
"Goo!"
At the same time, Shen Lian's throat moved and he opened his mouth to shout.
"Damn, these are the side effects."
He was speechless as he grabbed his neck.
Although there are some sequelae of occupying the magpie's nest, it was too fast, and it even affected his majestic Yuanying Zhenjun.
"You still have to get used to it. The newly separated souls haven't been fully integrated yet."
The secondary soul No. [-] that was separated this time is much worse than the secondary soul in Gongde No. [-]. The strength of the divine will is only about [-] feet, which belongs to the golden elixir level.
However, Shen Lian didn't care at all. He would wait until the secondary soul No. [-] merged with the soul left by Pheasant Phoenix and take full control of it before slowly cultivating it.
What he was thinking about was another question, whether he could continue to separate his soul. Pheasant and Phoenix are fire-attribute monsters, and they will also practice fire methods in the future.
In addition to the fire method, there are four types of metal, wood, water, and earth among the five elements. If you create a clone of them all, you don't know if your body can bear it, and you will end up with a schizophrenia, which will be bad.
The merit clone, the physical body originally comes from the five elements of spiritual objects, and is refined with the essence and blood of one's own life.
The pheasant and phoenix clones are separated from the dove-occupying magpie's nest technique. Tracing back to its origin, it is the Yuanying clone technique that can only be practiced by Yuanying monks.
At this moment, Shen Lian entered the cave of the warehouse and saw the female corpse lying in the jade box. This was the clone embryo that he had a crush on before Pheasant Phoenix.
If he wanted to sacrifice it and refine it into a clone, he had two other ways.
One is like Qian Dai, who sacrificed it into a spiritual corpse.
The other one is to sacrifice and refine the original puppet.
Although there is a natal puppet, the merit clone is composed of heaven and earth spiritual beings from the very beginning, and is also refined using the All Souls Immortal Puppet Technique.
The Wanling Immortal Puppet Technique and the puppet inheritance inherited from the Immortal Cultivation World are two different paths. Therefore, according to the puppet inheritance inherited from the Immortal Cultivation World, he can really be said to have no natal puppet.
"The soul is a big problem."
After dividing his soul again, Shen Lian didn't feel that there was much of a problem. The intensity of his spiritual thoughts was much beyond his own realm. Strong spiritual thoughts represented strong suppression.
But just because there are no problems now, doesn’t mean there won’t be problems in the future.
"Refine the Glazed Tianyun Pill as soon as possible to increase the intensity of your spiritual thoughts."
The only regret is that the current strength of this Pheasant Phoenix clone is too low. Even if it has the flame rune, it will take time to settle.
Fortunately, we are currently in the wilderness, so there is no rush for this clone to be dispatched.
……
Secret place.
The soaring clouds are still stirring the void, and several huge spiritual ships or flying magic weapons are suspended in the void.
At this moment, the forests and vegetation at the entrance to the secret realm had long since disappeared without a trace, and a large gap in the land was torn out by the energy.
Everyone gathered outside the entrance, watching the turmoil in the secret realm. In addition to the monks in the light, there were also several Nascent Soul-level auras dormant in the dark.
A female cultivator in a black dress was shrouded in black clouds. She reached out and touched two big peaches and pulled out a jade communication talisman.
"Brother Lu, why can't I always contact you? The secret realm is about to be opened. You and I should join hands and break into it together."
Not long after, the messenger jade talisman lit up.
"Brother Qian, I advise you not to go in. Lu is observing the sky at night. There is a bad omen here."
Qian Dai frowned. He finally contacted Shen Lian, but he didn't expect to hear such a word.
"The secret realm here has attracted Yuanying monks from all over. Even if there is any danger, if we join forces, we can turn it into a disaster."
"Are there many Nascent Soul cultivators?"
"Several major sects from Tiannan are here, as well as monks from outside the cultivation world."
Inside the cave.
Shen Lian grabbed the jade messenger charm and said, "Brother Qian, if you don't run away quickly, this place is extremely dangerous!"
Why is Fatty Qian Dai so greedy?
Thinking of the dull abyss under the black water, he always felt that things were not simple. Naturally, he couldn't get in at this time.
Instead of going in, it is better to practice and wait outside. If something really happens and the people inside escape in embarrassment, if they are seriously injured, half of the body is broken after being beaten, the Nascent Soul is broken, etc., it is not possible to select a few karma obstacles. Has the haunted person done justice for heaven?
The power of merit obtained by eliminating one Nascent Soul-level karma is comparable to overcoming millions of resentments.
Now, while cultivating and relinquishing resentment, without any delay, killing the karmic monks would be equivalent to making extra money.
(End of this chapter)
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