Bitter Realm: A Happy Person Traveling Across China

Chapter 105 Another Lottery Draw, An Unintentional Shot

Ji Guqiong's facial muscles twitched violently, and his eyes instantly erupted with terrifying resentment and killing intent, wishing he could tear that hateful face in front of him to shreds immediately.

But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. You must endure!

As long as you survive, there is a chance!

Ji Guqiong roared inwardly, trying to console himself. He forcibly suppressed the twisted resentment on his face and forced out a smile that was more like a grimace than a forced one, almost ingratiating. His voice was dry as he replied, "Yes, yes, yes, yes—"

He struggled to his feet, half-squatted down, and reached out, his hand trembling, trying to wipe away the barely perceptible dust with his sleeve.

Just as Ji Guqiong was completely filled with humiliation and resentment and was caught off guard, Ye Jinming's eyes suddenly flashed with cold light, and all the playful expressions on his face disappeared!

With lightning speed, his right palm rose up, revealing mysterious and complex purple runes. He then lightly and precisely pressed down on Ji Guqiong's unsuspecting crown!

"Snapped!"

A soft, crisp sound, like swatting a fly.

Ji Guqiong's body stiffened abruptly, and his crawling motion abruptly stopped.

He felt a cold, eerie, and strange power piercing straight into the depths of his soul, instantly pouring into him from the top of his head, like countless fine steel needles frantically piercing into the deepest parts of his consciousness, thoughts, and memories!

This is not a physical attack, but a secret technique that directly affects the soul!

"Ugh—ah!" Ji Guqiong let out a short, extremely shrill scream. His eyes rolled back instantly, and his body began to convulse violently and uncontrollably, as if he had an epileptic seizure.

He felt as if his soul was being gripped and kneaded by an invisible hand, or as if countless insects were gnawing and burrowing into his brain.

The excruciating pain and fear that originates from the very source of the soul is a hundred or a thousand times more terrifying than physical pain!

This is the Soul Control Technique that Ye Jinming obtained from the system and has already begun to master!

This technique primarily cultivates mental power, tempering the soul to make it strong and resilient, while "controlling the mind and controlling the spirit" is merely one of its secondary applications.

The first experiment on the Universe Treasure was successful, but the process was a bit sluggish.

This time, the target was severely injured and weakened, his mind clouded. Ye Jinming's mastery of the secret technique had also advanced further, allowing him to unleash its full power.

It happened so naturally, with remarkable ease.

Purple runic light flickered and faded above Ji Guqiong's head, seeping into his skull like a living thing.

After a dozen or so breaths, Ji Guqiong's convulsions gradually stopped, and his rolled-back eyes slowly returned to normal, but his gaze was completely different from before.

The fear, resentment, and unwillingness that belonged to "Ji Guqiong" still lingered within it, but at the deepest part of all these emotions, there was an absolute command that could not be disobeyed, as if branded into the core of the soul, for the caster to have absolute awe, loyalty, and obedience.

This is not about erasing their personality or memories, but about adding an indestructible "ideological stamp" to their original thoughts.

Ye Jinming slowly withdrew his hand, looked at Ji Guqiong on the ground who was still weak but whose eyes had changed, and nodded in satisfaction.

Ji Guqiong, however, returned to his usual demeanor, still as unruly as ever, but his gaze towards Ye Jinming was full of respect and obedience. "Master!"

"Very good, just do what you always do." Ye Jinming flicked his sleeves, as if he had only done a trivial matter.

"Yes!" Ji Guqiong nodded and turned to leave.

Then Ye Jinming smiled knowingly. The Moon Goddess, pure of heart, was unwilling to kill her fellow disciple. But Ye Jinming wouldn't allow it.

There is a potential danger surrounding his woman.

As for Ji Guqiong, let's just consider him a waste to be put to good use. Perhaps he can play an unexpected role in the next round.

After doing all this, Ye Jinming immediately flashed back into the Misty Tree Sea.

And just then, the Moon Goddess returned a little while later.

Upon seeing Ye Jinming, Yu Ti said proudly, "Jinming, I won!"

Seeing the Moon Goddess like this, Ye Jinming stepped forward and patted her head. "Ha, my Yu Ti is amazing!"

Although Yu Ti appeared to have won, it was only because Ji Guqiong was too incompetent.

If facing a master archer like Xuanzhenjun, the Moon Goddess might not be able to handle it.

Although the Moon Goddess can shoot the Candle Dragon Arrow, which is almost a divine move, she does not have the Chaos Bow. In terms of her own strength, she is only about the same as Ji Guqiong, barely qualifying as a Xiantian-level being.

(She should have been a first-tier character when she first appeared, but she became a second-tier character after falling in love.)

Moreover, the Chaos Bow can only reach its maximum effect and shoot the Candle Dragon Arrow if one severs all emotions and love.

But now the Moon Goddess is completely focused on herself and is no longer able to fully utilize the Chaos Bow.

It seems necessary for me to help the Moon Goddess strengthen her power and cheat to avoid the Chaos Bow's mechanics.

"Perhaps—the system can provide a solution." Ye Jinming had a sudden thought. He had three chances to draw a prize now, so he might as well use them all since he had nothing else to do.

Thinking of this, Ye Jinming, after many days, once again summoned the All-Heavens and Myriad Realms Extraction System.

(System: You scumbag, you still remember me?)

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar lottery wheel in front of him, Ye Jinming's lips twitched slightly, and he directly ordered, "Start drawing."

As Ye Jinming's thoughts stirred, the familiar, enormous wheel imprinted with endless stars and mysterious runes suddenly appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness, beginning to rotate slowly, its speed increasing until it finally transformed into a dazzling vortex of light and shadow.

A crisp "ding" sounded, and the roulette wheel slowly came to a stop. A golden light shot out from the center of the roulette wheel and disappeared into Ye Jinming's consciousness.

"Congratulations, host! You have obtained the martial arts manual [Ming Shen Martial Canon]! Source: The Legend of the Emperor series."

A wealth of information about the Ming Divine Martial Canon flooded Ye Jinming's mind in an instant: The Ming Divine Martial Canon was the supreme divine skill practiced by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

It is also one of the most precious manuals in the Legend of the Emperor, besides the Four Great Divine Skills.

Ye Jinming was slightly taken aback, then a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The Divine Martial Canon? What a treasure! I never expected that my first draw would yield such a wonderful surprise, when I was just looking for a way to break the deadlock for Yu Ti.

This skill is righteous and bright, shining like the sun. It can complement the ancient cloud-like secret techniques and sacred heart techniques that I have cultivated. It is simply tailor-made for me!

"A great start! Keep it up!" Ye Jinming was in high spirits, and with another thought, "Continue drawing!"

The roulette wheel spun wildly again, casting a mesmerizing play of light and shadow.

"bite"

The second notification sounded, and another beam of golden light shot out.

"Congratulations, host, you have drawn the special technique/state of mind [Innocent Shooting]. Source: The Legend of the Divine Weapon series."

The profound insights and methods of applying "unintentional archery" flowed into Ye Jinming's heart like a clear spring.

Shooting without intention is not a specific archery technique, but rather the highest realm of archery, a special state of mind.

Archers are required to empty their minds, forget themselves and their surroundings, be free from joy and sorrow, and be without desire or wants, so as to merge themselves with the bow, the arrow, the target, and even the entire world.

In this state of mind, there is no need to aim deliberately; the arrow will hit the target every time, with no misses, and it can exert power far beyond what is normal.

This is no longer a skill, but almost a "Tao".

Ye Jinming's eyes gleamed, and he couldn't help but clap his hands and chuckle, "Brilliant! A shot of unintended consequence—truly, what you seek is found without even looking for it!"

He instantly understood the key: the Chaos Bow requires "absolute detachment and forgetfulness of emotions," which essentially requires the user to have an absolutely clear, pure, and selfless state of mind in order to perfectly resonate with the artifact and unleash its maximum power, especially to safely shoot the Candle Dragon Arrow.

The realm of "unintentional archery" is precisely a supreme method that allows one to actively enter a state of "selflessness" through specific techniques!

Although the path is different from that of "severing all attachments and forgetting emotions", the final "state of mind" may be highly similar, or even more subtle and controllable!

As long as Yu Ti can master the mindset and technique of "Shooting Without Heart", she will not be able to detect changes in her mindset by the Chaos Bow. This is simply a perfect cheat!

Ye Jinming felt a great weight lifted from his heart. With the "Unintentional Shot," the Moon Goddess's predicament was easily resolved, and she might even turn misfortune into blessing, further improving her archery skills.

"Two draws, one for myself and one for Yu Ti, both perfectly timed. This luck—" Ye Jinming was in high spirits, looking at the last chance to draw a prize. "There's one left. There's no point in keeping it, so I might as well use it all and see what surprises I might get."

His mind raced again: "System, just one last time, let's use it!"

The roulette wheel began its final spin, a dazzling display of light and shadow.

"bite"

The final notification sound was accompanied by a more dazzling silver-gray light, seemingly containing spatial ripples, which flew out of the roulette wheel and landed in Ye Jinming's hand, transforming into a strange crystal the size of a pigeon egg, inside which seemed to contain countless stars being born and dying? A crystal with folded space.

"Congratulations, host! You have extracted a Law Crystal—[Void Origin Crystal]! Source: Unknown (suspected high-level martial arts/)"

(A world of immortals and heroes).

Information about the "Crystal of Void Origin" emerged: This is a rare primordial object that was accidentally born in a certain advanced world when the laws of space were condensed to their extreme and evolved over countless years.

If one can successfully absorb and refine it, one can initially grasp some of the power of spatial laws, greatly enhancing one's perception and control over space.

Ye Jinming looked at the crystal in his palm, which contained endless mysteries, and couldn't help but smile.

He's been having some troubles lately; as he uses spatial magic more frequently, it's inevitable that it will attract the attention and scrutiny of those with ulterior motives.

In the world of martial arts, speed is the only way to break through defenses, and the way of space is even more unpredictable and mysterious, which is one of his important trump cards and reliance.

If the opponent finds a way to counter or disrupt you, you will inevitably fall into a passive position.

Now, the appearance of this "Void Origin Crystal" is like sending charcoal in snowy weather.

Once he successfully absorbs and refines it, his understanding and control of the laws of space will undergo a qualitative leap!

At that time, those enemies who try to study and restrain his spatial abilities will probably find in despair that the spatial blockade array they painstakingly set up is like a fish swimming in the sea, able to go wherever it wants.

From this perspective, it's very difficult not to break down and lose composure.

"The world is vast, I can roam freely, and wherever my thoughts lead, my body can reach—" Ye Jinming gripped the Void Origin Crystal in his hand, his eyes shining brightly, but now was not the time to absorb it.

Three draws yielded results far exceeding expectations.

The "Ming Shen Martial Canon" solidified his foundation and paved the way forward; "Heartless Archery" resolved the Moon Goddess's hidden worries and further enhanced his abilities; "Void Origin Crystallization" allowed one of his greatest reliances to complete its ultimate evolution.

So it seems the system isn't entirely useless after all.