From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"Thank you so much, sir, for saving my life!"

"Your kindness is immense, sir; it's like being given a second life!"

"My benefactor saved the lives of my entire family; his kindness is higher than the heavens, and I will never forget it!"

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Hundreds of people gathered in front of the soup kitchen and saw Chen Shi arrive with a cartload of grain.

One by one, their faces were filled with excitement, and they knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Jiangnan Road is experiencing famine, but that doesn't mean there's a food shortage. In fact, the grain that Xiao Fengxiao has stockpiled is enough to help hundreds of thousands of people get through this famine year!

However, not everyone has the money to buy grain, especially this kind of high-priced grain. Many families sell their children and end up only getting a peck of rice, which is enough to eat for a few days.

Most of the people at the bottom of society are actually on the verge of starvation.

Chen Shi's soup kitchen, though it only offered a bowl of thin porridge, was able to keep people who were about to starve alive.

Although it was just a bowl of porridge, the life-saving grace was enough for them to be deeply grateful.

"The soup kitchens will remain open for three more days."

Chen Shi stood on the carriage, glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, and raised his arm to shout a cry.

"My benefactor!"

"Waaah~! You're a living Buddha!"

Upon hearing this, the people became even more excited and kowtowed again.

Looking at the worshipping people, Chen Shi smiled slightly.

In a single day, Chen Shi traveled through several counties, arranging for the distribution of porridge and grain.

When night falls, I sit cross-legged in my bedroom, silently counting my breaths, and in the blink of an eye I am in a state of tranquility.

Since reaching the "Soul Stabilization" realm, he has been able to introspect himself, his soul appearing as a blurry human form, sitting cross-legged amidst the vast天地 (heaven and earth).

Around the soul, numerous points of light swirled.

"Got it."

Looking at these specks of light, Chen Shi's eyebrows twitched slightly.

It is truly a matter of popular support!

By distributing porridge, we can gain the respect and awe of the disaster victims, which can then be transformed into popular support. This method is feasible!

However, the ratio is a bit low; it takes more than ten disaster victims for one person to gain popularity.

But it doesn't matter. Ten disaster victims are worth one point of popularity. Distributing a thousand servings of porridge will earn you a hundred points, ten thousand servings will earn you a thousand points, and a hundred thousand servings will earn you ten thousand points!

With Xiao Fengxiao's support, Chen Shi had no shortage of food.

He took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and began to circulate his energy to absorb the popularity of these people.

They were drawn together, like a dragon drawing water, and in a moment they were all absorbed into the soul.

At the same time, the resilience of the soul also increases significantly.

The soul is mysterious, but also extremely fragile, so it needs to be contained by the physical body.

The initial stage of cultivating the soul involves increasing its strength.

The initial stage of "soul stabilization" is when the soul is at peace and is no longer easily disturbed or dissipated.

As one cultivates and the strength of one's soul continues to increase, one can advance to the second and third realms.

When the soul is strong enough, it can even leave the body!

However, even with cultivation through human influence, reaching the state of the soul leaving the body is still a distant dream for Chen Shi.

After all, Yang Youzhi, who gathered 100,000 rebel troops and countless people were bewitched by him, did not achieve the state of soul separation, otherwise he would not have died so easily at the hands of Chen Shi.

After absorbing the human influence, Chen Shi continued to meditate, slowly nourishing his soul with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The night passed quietly.

The next day, Chen Shi went to soup kitchens in other counties to continue building up his popularity.

Wait until nightfall to absorb and strengthen your divine soul!

This process continued indefinitely, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed. Chen Shi had visited all seven prefectures and forty-four counties of Jiangnan Road, and he had gathered so much popularity that he could no longer remember how many people he had attracted.

With the support of these popular figures, the strength of their souls increased daily at a rate visible to the naked eye.

When the water is ready, the channel will be formed.

Buzz!

That evening, Chen Shi practiced his cultivation as usual.

After absorbing all the spiritual energy, the soul continued to be nourished by the spiritual power of heaven and earth. Suddenly, a faint buzzing sound rang out.

The soul, which had originally been just a blurry shadow, suddenly became much clearer, and one could vaguely see Chen Shi's own image.

The second realm of spiritual cultivation - Bright Soul!

Upon reaching this level, the soul becomes increasingly resilient, and its form is already visible.

Most importantly, as the soul grows stronger, so does the mental power.

The most obvious thing is that Chen Shi now can go for days and nights without sleep and not feel tired.

In terms of specific methods, there are now more techniques that can be used.

"That should be about right."

Emerging from his meditative state, Chen Shi nodded slightly.

Although magic arts are unorthodox arts, they have survived and been passed down for thousands of years, and are extremely numerous in both quantity and variety.

However, these magical techniques are not easily passed on to outsiders, and Chen Shi currently only knows of four of them.

One is the Qi Observation Technique, which can be used once one reaches the Soul Stabilization Realm, and he has already mastered it.

An illusion technique, along with a method for absorbing popular support, was also obtained from Yang Youzhi. It requires one's soul to reach the third level of cultivation before it can be used.

The other two, which were also recorded in the booklet belonging to Jia Shun's companion, happened to be used for practicing in the Minghun Realm.

One of these two techniques is the art of tracking.

It's likely that Jia Shun was able to find him back in Yongqiu Mountain using this tracking technique.

Another one is the Blood Sealing Talisman.

The so-called Blood Sealing Talisman can seal away a martial artist's blood energy!

Blood and qi are the foundation of a martial artist. Once blood and qi are sealed, most people are not much stronger than ordinary people. The effect of the blood-sealing talisman is self-evident.

Chen Shi had some prior experience with the Blood Sealing Talisman.

"Give it a try!"

Thinking of this, Chen Shi couldn't help but feel eager to try.

I decided to get out of bed and give it a try.

The technique of tracking has many objective requirements and is not suitable for practice tonight.

Moreover, Chen Shi was more interested in the Blood Sealing Talisman.

He randomly picked up a piece of paper and laid it on the table. Then he bit his index finger and traced the image from his memory, chanting incantations and making hand gestures as he drew.

Drawing talismans, incantations, and hand seals are combined, and the order and rhythm are required to a very high degree.

Thus, it took a full quarter of an hour to complete the drawing of this not-so-complicated blood-sealing talisman.

"……no."

Chen Shi picked it up and examined it for a moment, then shook his head.

That's far from the truth.

I tore it up and replaced it with a new one. I squeezed the bitten wound, squeezed out a drop of blood, and tried again.

Chen Shi spent the entire following night practicing drawing blood-sealing talismans.

When one finger couldn't be squeezed dry, she would switch to another. By the end of the night, all ten fingers had been bitten, and blood-stained scraps of paper were scattered all over the floor.

"This one is more like it."

Finally, Chen Shi picked up a newly drawn picture from the table, smiled slightly, and nodded.

According to this standard, it should work.

Therefore, it seems that the Blood Sealing Talisman is not too difficult to learn.

If other sorcerers heard him say this, they would probably jump up and curse him.

Drawing talismans is extremely time-consuming and laborious!

No one can maintain such high concentration and keep practicing all night long like Chen Shi.

Most people find it difficult to stay focused after practicing two or three times and have to practice again after a period of time.

Chen Shi's method of practicing in one go naturally made him much faster than others who practiced intermittently.

"I'll try drawing one someday."

Chen Shi thought to himself, "I'll crumple this one up too."

A true blood-sealing talisman not only requires special paper as a carrier, but must also be drawn with the blood essence of a martial artist!