Bamboo Mound

"I've now reached the Spirit Fusion Realm, it's time to go to the Scripture Pavilion," Ning Chang murmured.

"Speaking of which, it seems like I just chose the Heavenly Origin Spirit Body this morning and haven't even had a look at it yet, but I can choose another one this afternoon."

After using the Azure Cloud Steps to reach the Sutra Repository, Elder Xie was still resting on the recliner.

Ning Chang stepped forward, and the sound of his footsteps made Elder Xie slightly open his eyes.

Upon seeing that it was Ning Chang, after sensing his cultivation level, he waved for Ning Chang to enter.

He had already learned about Ning Chang's cultivation speed from Ning Chang's master that morning. Although he was somewhat shocked, he had seen many geniuses before, and in his opinion, Ning Chang was just a genius among geniuses, and eventually everyone would leave.

He sighed inwardly and closed his eyes to rest again.

After receiving Elder Xie's signal, Ning Chang pushed open the door and went straight to the third floor of the Sutra Repository.

However, after searching through all the jade tablets on the third floor, he couldn't find any martial arts techniques that suited him. Although many of them had their own characteristics, they all basically required physical offensive movements.

Having no other choice, he went up to the second floor.

He went straight to the bookshelf without attributes and picked up and flipped through them one by one.

An hour later, Ning Changcai finally saw a martial arts technique that interested him, called "Spirit Control".

This is a martial art that uses spiritual power to control weapons, allowing for actions such as wielding swords and knives with one's spirit.

After noting the location of the jade tablet, Ning Chang continued to flip through the pages. He planned to choose this book, "Spirit Control," if he didn't need any special martial arts techniques later.

Another half hour passed before Ning Chang finished browsing through the entire bookshelf of books without attributes. As he had expected, no more suitable martial arts techniques appeared afterward.

However, he also discovered a problem.

"Why are there no cultivation techniques related to the soul? Not to mention offensive techniques, there aren't even any defensive or soul-cultivating martial arts techniques!"

"In the world of cultivation, is no one cultivating their soul? Or is it still too early?" He thought of what the inner disciple had said before.

The disciples of Qingyun Sect only reached the middle stage of the third realm before leaving the sect, while the sect leader and elders were only at the fourth realm.

"At this rate, I probably won't stay long, sigh~"

Ning Chang sighed inwardly, grabbed the "Spirit Control" jade tablet, and went downstairs.

After handing over the "Spirit Control" jade token to Elder Xie in exchange for a book, Ning Chang prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute," Elder Xie called out to him.

Ning Chang turned around in confusion.

"Do you think the Scripture Pavilion doesn't have the martial arts techniques you're looking for?" Elder Xie asked calmly.

Ning Chang nodded. "Yes, Elder. I don't see any martial arts techniques related to the soul in the Scripture Pavilion."

Elder Xie smiled slightly, “Although the collection in the Scripture Pavilion is rich, it is not all-encompassing.”

Some special martial arts skills can only be obtained through specific opportunities.

but……"

He paused, looked at Ning Chang, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

"It's rare to see someone interested in soul martial arts. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can explore some ancient ruins or secret places; you might find something there."

But remember, the path of spiritual practice is long, and you must remain humble and patient.

Ning Chang nodded and replied, "Thank you for your guidance, Elder."

With a touch of regret, Ning Chang left the Sutra Repository.

Back at my lodgings, it was getting late, and a wisp of red glow had already appeared on the horizon.

He calculated that it would still be about half an hour before it got dark.

He planned to first complete the cultivation of the Heavenly Origin Spirit Body and Spirit Control before advancing his realm, since in his view, absorbing spiritual energy to advance his realm was as simple as drinking water.

He lost track of time while reading, and only stopped when it got too dark to see the words. However, in that short time, he hadn't even finished reading half of the Heavenly Origin Spirit Body.

I got up, went back to my room, washed up, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.

.........

The next morning, Ning Chang woke up early and, taking advantage of the first light of dawn, took out the book of Tianyuan Spirit Body and sat in the pavilion to read it.

He was so engrossed in the book that he didn't realize the sun had already risen high in the sky.

It was almost noon, and the sun was making him feel a little itchy, so he closed the book.

The description in the book greatly disappointed him.

"It's just filling and attaching, so the injury doesn't become a weakness and reduces pain, similar to how a berserker maintains his fighting ability."

While the sculpted body parts can influence spiritual attacks to some extent, they offer absolutely no resistance to direct physical damage.

But since he has chosen this option with one-third of his current chance, there is no reason for him to abandon it so easily.

Since its primary purpose is no longer useful to him, he has no choice but to develop a new one.

"Using spiritual power to connect the wound, according to the book, as long as the spiritual power is sufficient and the consciousness exists, then even if one is torn into eight pieces, one can use the Heavenly Yuan Spiritual Body to endure until the wound actively heals."

"Then it depends on its definition of a wound and its ability to connect," Ning Chang said, tilting his head in thought.

For every problem not described in the book, he could come up with several conjectures.

"Can it only be used in physical wounds, or in what we perceive as wounds, or even in places that are not 'wounds'?"

"As for the connection, the book does not describe it in detail, but the subjective intention is to simulate an intact physical body to ignore the existence of wounds."

Even so, how can the nerves in the severed area reconnect? According to the book, the severed area can still be manipulated normally, which does not conform to biology!

Furthermore, the effective distance of the connection and the thickness of the simulation were not clearly stated.

It seems the creator of this martial arts technique assumed that practitioners wouldn't want their limbs to stray too far from their original position, so it could only perfectly mimic the volume of the original wound.

"So, if we make the spiritual energy used for the connection thinner and longer, we can achieve a greater distance of contact while conserving spiritual energy..."

Ning Chang couldn't help but think of a profession: "So this makes me a puppeteer?"

As he continued to connect the dots in this direction, his expression grew increasingly strange.

"How did this become the concept of 'Spirit Control'?!"

"Spirit Control" uses spiritual power to manipulate external objects, and his development of "Heavenly Origin Spirit Body" ultimately uses spiritual energy to connect with external objects in order to achieve the purpose of manipulation.

"In other words, my spiritual body completely wasted a selection opportunity." Ning Chang shook his head with a wry smile.

Despite his laughter, he practiced the operation of the Heavenly Origin Spirit Body several times, just in case he needed it in the future!

Ning Chang took out the booklet on spirit control again and began to browse through it, while also sorting out the similarities between it and the Heavenly Origin Spirit Body.

.......

As evening approached, Ning Changming closed the book with a clear understanding. With a similar Heavenly Yuan Spirit Body as a reference, he began to understand Spirit Control more quickly.

In general, spirit control is the technique of projecting and attaching spiritual energy, which can effectively train the manipulation of spiritual energy and mental strength.

Seeing that it was not yet late, he plucked a bamboo leaf and began to try to use the Spirit Control Technique.