Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Martial Arts Hall

Actually, Bai Ke doesn't quite understand his current state. If he were in another space, could he interpret it as him remotely controlling this body through the system?

Isn't this just a game? Virtual reality? It doesn't seem like it... Earth's technology alone shouldn't be able to achieve this yet.

But if his feeling was correct, his soul was indeed not in his physical body. After struggling with this for a while, Bai Ke suddenly thought of the meridian theory in traditional Chinese medicine from his previous life.

Humans have been dissected since ancient times. Hua Tuo is said to have dissected the bodies of many dead soldiers, but they did not find the meridians in the human body.

While it lacks concepts like the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the theory of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians is indeed utilized in traditional Chinese medicine treatments such as acupuncture.

Therefore, some people proposed that these meridians exist in another dimension within the human body, but this theory was too far-fetched and did not gain traction.

However, Bai Ke now realizes that it makes some sense, and it fits his current situation perfectly.

Furthermore, Buddhism also has the saying that the human body is a small world, and that the human body is composed of 108,000 primordial insects.

The six orifices of the mysterious gate are inherently ineffable, so there's no point in worrying about the location of one's soul. In short, it's good that I'm alive and well now and don't have to worry about being discovered and possessed.

Thinking this through, Bai Ke didn't press the matter further. Anyway, he didn't feel anything was wrong; his eating, drinking, and bodily functions were all normal.

I just wonder what it will look like when the soul breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, sinks into the original essence, and merges with the Golden Core to give birth to the Nascent Soul...

Don't make it so that everyone else has a Nascent Soul that looks like a child, while yours is just a little penguin. That would be a huge joke.

This idea made Bai Ke very worried, but there was really nothing he could do.

After all, breaking through from the primordial spirit to the nascent soul requires not only the soul's origin to grow to its maximum strength, but also a preliminary understanding of a certain law.

At that time, the primordial spirit will sink into the golden elixir, and with the help of the great power of heaven and earth, it will break through the golden elixir's shackles and thus produce the nascent soul.

Bai Ke is currently in the stage of strengthening his soul's origin, so he can't talk about breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage yet. However, he is too worried about soul-related issues, so he is somewhat paranoid.

Actually, he might not need to worry. The reason for the time travel was that his soul was attached to the system due to the explosion of his cell phone, and he came to this world through the spatial rift created by the explosion.

Because his soul was weakened and on the verge of dissipating as he traveled through the vast, unseen universe, the system activated the "Possession Gift Pack."

As mentioned earlier, when Bai Ke of this world was practicing the Ecstasy Sword Technique, which came from an unknown source, he encountered some accidents, which led to Bai Ke's soul being able to cover the Bai Ke of this world.

Therefore, this is not possession, but fusion. By using the soul power of the original Bai Ke that was about to dissipate, the soul of Bai Ke from Earth is repaired.

So strictly speaking, he is now Bai Ke. Whether it's Bai Ke in this world or that world, he has already merged into one person.

Of course, since Bai Ke's original consciousness had dissipated, this body was solely dominated by Bai Ke's consciousness. That's why Bai Ke mistakenly thought that he had possessed the body and been reborn.

His perception of his soul's state was both right and wrong, because his current state was rather strange.

Because it is the fusion of two souls, some subtle rejection reactions initially appear, just like two overlapping pieces of paper creating an intersecting space.

The other space he sensed was the intersecting zone created by the fusion of two souls. In other words, once the fusion of souls was complete, he would become a completely new and independent soul.

Therefore, Bai Ke's worries, anxieties, and suspicions are ultimately temporary. However, due to the fusion of his souls, his cultivation period in the Primordial Spirit Realm will be longer than that of others.

Unable to settle down and cultivate without knowing the specifics, Bai Ke simply merged his consciousness into the penguin mark.

"Since I can't concentrate on cultivation right now, I might as well study this training ground!"

Bai Ke thought to himself, "Now I don't need to go through so much trouble to find the system. Before, I had to call on the system in my mind."

Now, all he needs to do is merge his consciousness with that penguin mark, and the system space will automatically appear before him. The convenience is immeasurable compared to before.

After browsing through the system space for a while, I could only see the system shop, the task interface, and my newly opened training ground. I couldn't see anything else; it was just a vast, empty darkness.

"Hmm...it seems the others haven't been unlocked yet. I wonder what the unlocking conditions are for the other functions. Do I have to pay money?"

Bai Ke speculated with no small amount of malice in his heart.

Upon entering the training ground, Bai Ke saw a thick gray fog in front of him, with a stone tablet in the center of the fog.

The stone tablet reads: "Mastered supernatural abilities: Thirty-Six Swords of the Gentle Breeze, Jade Bamboo Sword Technique, Heart-wrenching Sword Technique (incomplete, can be completed by consuming 100 Evil Points), Lingbo Steps (beginner level, can be upgraded by consuming 100 Evil Points)..."

"Hmm?" Upon seeing this, Bai Ke couldn't help but frown. "This Heart-wrenching Sword Technique is actually an incomplete version? No wonder it could kill him..."

Due to the great calamity of cultivation thousands of years ago, there are now many incomplete versions of supernatural powers and techniques in the Mountain and Sea Realm. However, since they cannot be repaired, no one dares to cultivate them, for fear of any accidents.

Unexpectedly, his original self died because of practicing an incomplete sword technique. Logically speaking, someone of his status shouldn't have made such a basic mistake. It seems there are many secrets behind this.

"The mastermind behind this probably never imagined I'd still be alive and kicking, right? Let you run rampant for a while longer, and we'll settle accounts with you slowly!"

Bai Ke felt that since he had inherited the original body, he should naturally help him avenge the murder! Otherwise, his mind would be clouded, which would not be conducive to his cultivation.

Bai Ke chose to consume 100 evil points to allow the system to complete the Ecstasy Sword Technique. He looked at the Lingbo Steps in front of him, which had the words "upgradeable" on it.

"So that's how it is. This martial arts training ground is where techniques and skills are developed and perfected. I guess my 'Nine Yang Heavenly Scripture' was developed from here."

Bai Ke feigned sudden realization, then excitedly gazed at the stone tablet before him. "This is a real treasure! There are plenty of fragmented divine abilities and secret techniques in the Mountain and Sea Realm!"

Soon, the gray mist in front of Bai Ke surged, and a figure emerged from the mist, practicing swordsmanship on his own.

Upon seeing this, Bai Ke quickly and carefully memorized it. This was a sword technique no less impressive than the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), so he certainly couldn't miss it.