Gou Zai Liang Jie as a Human Gu

Su Tanyin explained, "Master, this technique was created by a traitor. It consists of two spells: [Stealing Life] and [Cutting Time]. Only [Stealing Life] has been passed down."

"[When cutting]?"

Lin Mo found it intriguing and asked, "What kind of magic is this?"

"Master, you are unaware that this treacherous technique was created to steal another's body for convenient purposes."

Su Tanyin slowly explained, "But if someone were to probe the sea of ​​consciousness, they would surely discover that the person before them has had their life stolen."

"If we simply erase the thief's memories, it will inevitably arouse suspicion. If we use a magical artifact to go back in time and investigate, we can still find the deleted memories."

"Therefore, the Great Rebel created the [Time Cutting] spell, which cuts out a segment of time from the river of time of the target he [Steals] from the river of time, and then fills it with a segment of time that he forged. After this is completed, even if one traces back through time, it will be impossible to detect whether this person has been stolen."

Holy crap!

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately swore.

Manipulating the river of time—what an incredible feat!

Could a traitor from a cultivation sect really accomplish such a feat?

"Tan Yin, does the spell 'Time Cutting' really exist?" Lin Mo asked in disbelief.

This involves the laws of time.

In fantasy novels, only supreme beings like the Dao Ancestor can control it.

Could this be controlled by a mere traitor to the immortal sect?

Su Tanyin pondered and said, "I don't know, but Yixiu once said that Qi Refiners are beings we wouldn't even dare to dream of. Even if one doesn't become a Qi Refiner, but is just one step away from becoming a Qi Refiner, the supernatural powers they possess are all-powerful."

Lin Mo frowned and asked, "How exactly does one cultivate the Qi Refining and Dao Attainment?"

Su Tanyin explained, "I once heard Ikkyu say that there are thirty paths of Qi in the universe, which are the changes of the Three Powers, Yin and Yang, and the Five Elements."

"Qi divides into three realms."

"The three powers (heaven, earth, and man) are divided into the five elements."

"The Five Elements are further divided into Yin and Yang, forming the Ten Heavenly Stems."

"..."

understood.

In short, there are only thirty types of Qi in the world, corresponding to the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Heaven, Earth, and Man each lead ten paths, totaling thirty paths.

These thirty streams of Qi are all based on the transformations of the Five Elements.

The Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

The Five Elements are the energy, attributes, and forms of all things in the world.

The five elements can form all things in the world, but they cannot form some things.

For example, time.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Lin Mo, and he keenly realized the problem:

"Since the Qi cultivated cannot be separated from Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, how could the magic spells performed by using Qi to manifest magic be related to time, unless the Qi cultivated by this guy is not among the Three Powers and Five Elements?"

"What?"

Even Su Tanyin, inside the talisman, was astonished, her face filled with disbelief: "Master, is this possible?"

"Even for the Brahma path, although meditation relies on the teachings of the World-Honored One and the Bright King, the essence of the incense path is actually the cultivation of human energy, only the method of refining energy is different from that of the immortal path."

"Are there really cultivators in this world who can avoid the paths of immortals and Buddhist practitioners, and instead seek other forms of Qi to cultivate?"

"I don't know, but my gut feeling tells me there's something wrong with this."

Lin Mo said with certainty, "The Great Dao is fifty, one is hidden away, and the forty-nine Great Daos are all for people to cultivate. But the Three Powers and Five Elements Qi only have thirty paths in total, which does not match the number of the Great Dao at all."

"Oh, right." Su Tanyin also suddenly realized, "The amount of Qi that can be cultivated is indeed quite small. Why is that?"

Lin Mo rolled his eyes at the question. "You don't even know? Asking a cultivation newbie like me? Are you asking the wrong person?"

The amount of information was too limited, and the exploration focused on the secrets of the cave.

Lin Mo's head was throbbing from thinking so much that he shook it off and tried to stop thinking about these things.

"Do you know who this true disciple is?" Lin Mo changed the subject. "Tan Yin, I don't understand. As a true disciple, why would you risk possessing a fellow disciple to monitor you, just to steal a cauldron?"

Su Tanyin said helplessly, "Master, I don't know. Yixiu didn't tell me much about this matter. However, he must have stolen the [Rakshasa Demon-Forging Cauldron] to forge some kind of treasure. Maybe he wants to forge the [Acquired Wisdom Root] and create a corpse puppet. If he has the cauldron to help him, the success rate will definitely increase greatly."

Lin Mo didn't understand: "Don't even true disciples have spiritual roots?"

Su Tanyin explained, "In the Xuanyu Cave Heaven, possessing a true spiritual root is an extremely luxurious thing. If you want to cultivate, you must first transform your spiritual body, circulate your Qi throughout the body, and pass through three tribulations before you can refine Qi and enter the Dao."

"However, passing through the three tribulations does not necessarily mean that one can enter the Dao."

Lin Mofu suddenly realized, "Is it because of the spiritual root?"

Su Tanyin hummed in agreement: "Although the [Acquired Wisdom Root] can help people cultivate, it can only help them reach the peak of the Three Tribulations at most. In the immortal sect, those who pass the Three Tribulations are revered as superior beings, and only those who successfully refine Qi and enter the Dao are called Qi Refiners."

"If one only possesses acquired wisdom, one cannot become a Qi cultivator; one must possess a true spiritual root."

"Even if one possesses a true spiritual root, it doesn't necessarily mean one can become a Qi cultivator. It is said that no one has entered the Dao through Qi cultivation in the grotto-heaven for ten thousand years."

"In the present day, Qi cultivators in Xuanyu Cave Heaven are all living in seclusion, and only Venerables travel around. Therefore, Venerables are the backbone of the immortal sect and are qualified to open blessed lands and take on disciples."

"Is that so?"

Lin Mo frowned, gleaning a crucial piece of information from Su Tanyin's words.

No one has successfully refined Qi for thousands of years!

This is very abnormal.

"Su Tanyin, is it really true that no one has successfully refined Qi in ten thousand years?"

Su Tanyin confirmed, "No."

"How could this be?" Lin Mo pressed.

Su Tanyin said helplessly, "Master, you ask me, but I don't know either. I asked Yixiu before, and he just sneered and advised me not to know. The more you know, the more desperate you will be."

"Okay." Lin Mo gave up asking further questions.

He then severed the connection with the talisman, sending Su Tanyin's true spirit back to the Jade Pavilion, and stepped into the [Inquiry Hall].

A quick glance at the bookshelf revealed no new scriptures to be activated.

Lin Mo immediately sat down on the futon.

[Would you like to consume 1500 points of luck to refine the gains from this life simulation?]

"Refine it."

Selection complete.

Lin Mo threw the newly cast incense-infused golden statue into the alchemy furnace.

Along with them, countless ordinary people's souls were also lost.

Seeing this, Lin Mo frowned: "I said these common people are utterly innocent, how can you bear to refine them?"

[After the soul is refined, it will shed its commoner fate, re-enter the cycle of reincarnation, and gain freedom!]

Receiving such a reply from the cheat system, Lin Mo breathed a long sigh of relief, his guilt dissipating: "That's good, let's begin refining the treasure."

The next moment, the scripture "Carving a hole in the wall to get light" was also thrown in.

"Why are you even practicing this?"

The cheat didn't answer. Soon, the alchemy furnace opened, and a stack of golden cards fell into its hand.

Lin Mo looked down and couldn't help but complain:

"Fifteen hundred units of Qi, the national fortune of Jing Kingdom, my incense offerings, my golden body, and scriptures all combined... and this is what you've created?"

He examined the cards.

The cards are exquisite and feature a variety of characters, but most of the characters on the cards are blurry and indistinct.

Then a message flooded my mind.

[Hero Cards]

[Effect]: Each card represents a hero. Collecting fragments of that hero's consciousness will make the card character clearer. Using hero cards will summon the hero's related skills.

[Drawback]: Be careful of residual consciousness, which may affect the user's mind!

Lin Mo understood.

After looking through the cards, I found that the character of Fanxiu Yixiu was very clear.

"After a fierce battle in Jing Kingdom, we actually obtained a fragment of your consciousness. That's quite a trump card."

Lin Mo immediately put away the hero cards and walked out of the [Wen Dao Hall].

The puppet Qiu Niang's figure was still there, but her body was gradually fading.

[Hearing light through a hole in the wall] The scriptures have been refined, and she will soon disappear as well.

Step inside the [Hall of Myriad Realms].

Inside the Palace of Myriad Realms, beside the three gates of the realm, a mysterious water mirror now appears.

Seeing this, Lin Mo wondered, "Is this the opening of the fourth portal?"

He curiously reached out and touched it, causing ripples to appear on the water mirror and sending back a message.

The opportunity hasn't arrived yet!

We still need to wait for a specific opportunity before it can begin.

Lin Mo stopped paying attention to this mysterious fourth portal.

Their gaze returned to the other three gates.

Whether returning to the Great Zhou Dynasty or the Xuanyu Grotto Heaven, both now require consuming one's luck to simulate a new identity.

The difference is that the amount of luck consumed when returning to the Great Zhou Dynasty is based on one's status and rank.

Unlike the Mysterious Jade Cave, identity is randomized, and each time luck is consumed, it is a fixed 2000 points.

"Let's go back to the Great Zhou Dynasty first. The纨绔世子 (a spoiled young master) has been in seclusion for too long, and his identity will arouse suspicion."

Qiu Niang, a madam, was actually possessed silently. Lin Mo felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it. Who knew if the powerful cultivator behind her had some secret technique that could kill him silently?

I've already attracted the attention of a true disciple, so I can't afford to draw more attention to myself; I must stay put.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, social statuses included commoners, servants, scholars, those in green robes, those in red robes, those in purple robes, and those in yellow robes, among others.

Lin Mo did not hesitate to choose the lowest-level profession, which consumed 200 points of luck.

The reason he made this choice is because he possesses the "Thousand Faces" ability, allowing him to gamble big and continue impersonating the young master.

If that's the case, why waste extra luck pursuing a higher status?

As the luck and fortune are exhausted.

A figure clearly appeared on the boundary gate of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He looked like a young servant in blue robes.

Judging from their attire, they are clearly servants of the Liu family.

"interesting!"

Without any hesitation, Lin Mo stepped into the boundary gate.

……

I opened my eyes and saw a small room.

He stood in the room, holding a package in his hand, and related memories surfaced in his mind.

When I was a child, my family suffered a famine and everyone in the family starved to death. I was the only one who was picked up by a slave trader. After many twists and turns, I finally ended up in the Liu family mansion, where I finally settled down.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Ever since the alchemy was being carried out on Yunxia Mountain, strange things have been happening one after another in Qingshui Town. There have been frequent cases of corpses coming back to life and zombies causing trouble and harming people, making everyone feel uneasy.

Recently, the Liu family villa has also suffered misfortune. Many people have been inexplicably infected with corpse poison, and everyone is living in fear. The timid ones have fled early.

He himself was also preparing to flee.

"Are zombies harming people?"

Lin Mo was puzzled. He had only been gone for a few days and gone to Xuan Yu Cave Heaven, yet such a bizarre and ominous thing had happened.