I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

After Wan Ling finished speaking, Lin Ye remained silent for a long time.

The containment room was quiet.

The monitoring equipment only occasionally makes a sound.

Lin Ye leaned against the edge of the table and tapped his fingers twice.

"so what?"

"So starting today, we'll continue practicing the Guardian of the Spirit Chapter."

Wanling's tone was unusually straightforward.

"I haven't finished practicing what you taught me before."

That's just the first level.

"You didn't say that at the time."

"What could you possibly encounter at that time?"

Wanling said irritably:

"Dead people, remnant souls, half-dead spiritual artifacts."

"Just stay put and don't let the Soul-Suppressing Bell shake your soul out. That's enough."

"Things are different now."

Lin Ye thought of Zhang Dong.

The person just died.

My body is still hot.

But the soul was so clean that nothing remained.

"What's the purpose of the second layer?"

"The first level is fixed."

"Let the soul know where the body is."

"The second layer is a lock."

Wanling paused.

"Someone is trying to pull your soul away from the outside; you need something to hold it back."

Lin Ye understood.

"Can he defend against Han Jingchuan?"

"I have no idea."

The answer was very straightforward.

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow.

Wanling sneered.

"Don't expect me to tell you 'I'll guarantee you won't die after you finish training.'"

"That kind of talk is just for fools."

"The cultivation technique can only give you a little more chance to survive."

"If you really run into someone ten times stronger than you, you should still run."

Lin Ye nodded.

"OK."

"How do I practice?"

Wanling fell silent for a moment.

Lin Ye waited a few seconds.

"What about the price?"

"What's the price?"

"Cultivation Techniques"

"..."

Wanling cursed.

"It's free."

Lin Ye smiled.

"How strange! The sun has risen in the west!"

"Stop talking nonsense."

"I'm afraid that after you die, that Han guy will follow you here and try to make me his snack too."

"That was quite touching."

"roll."

Lin Ye did not roll away.

Instead, he pulled up a chair and sat down.

The researchers had already turned on their recording equipment.

Since the two parties reneged on the trading rules, Professor Wanling's cultivation techniques have been taught orally.

Do not transmit the teachings.

Not entering the sea of ​​consciousness.

All content is first recorded and modeled to confirm there is no obvious danger before Linye tries it.

Wanling didn't even complain about the complicated procedures this time.

The second level of the "Guardian of the Gods" is not long.

There is only one core element.

Add a "lock" to the soul.

The first level of guardian spirit uses spiritual energy to stabilize the original connection between the soul and the physical body.

The second layer requires drawing an extremely fine wisp of spiritual energy from the microcosmic orbit, guiding it along the spine, back of the neck, and back to the chest and abdomen, forming a continuously circulating small loop within the body.

Once the soul is affected by external forces.

The locking ring will tighten automatically.

Lin Ye frowned after hearing this.

"It sounds like tying yourself up with a rope."

"almost."

"Won't it strangle your soul?"

"That's why I'm letting you use a strand."

Wanling's tone turned somber.

"I'm not telling you to put the entire Zhou Tian (a traditional Chinese medicine formula) on your soul."

Lin Ye: "..."

"You'd better not look at me like that."

"I think you're really capable of doing it."

"I'm not that reckless."

The researcher looked up at him.

He didn't say anything.

Lin Ye turned around.

"What do you mean?"

"no."

You clearly wanted to say something just now.

"I held back."

Wanling laughed out loud from inside the box.

Ten minutes later.

Modeling passed.

The first round of attempts begins.

Lin Ye closed his eyes.

The Small Heavenly Circuit no longer requires active guidance.

The seven meridians circulate on their own.

As the spiritual energy passed through his back, he gently separated a wisp of it, following the directions given by Wanling.

Very fine.

It was even unstable at first.

It dissipated when it reached the shoulder blade.

"Too hasty."

The Way of Ten Thousand Spirits.

"You like to steal everything now."

"Spiritual energy is not your weapon."

The more you urge it, the more it rushes.

The woods come back again.

the second time.

slow.

That wisp of spiritual energy traveled upwards from the spine.

Go around the back of the neck.

Lin Ye immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

"Don't stop."

"continue."

Chest.

abdomen.

Finally, it was reconnected to the Zhou Tian (a concept in Chinese astrology).

A closed loop.

hum.

That instant.

Lin Ye suddenly had a very strange feeling.

There were no changes in my body.

But his soul seemed to sink a little deeper.

Previously, practicing the first level of the Guardian God Manual felt more like closing a door.

Now it's like another bolt has been placed behind the door.

All spirits ask:

"You felt it?"

"Um."

Don't be too happy yet.

"It's just one lap now."

"It will fall apart if subjected to too much force."

Lin Ye opened his eyes.

"practice."

An hour later.

The locking ring was finally able to maintain itself automatically with the circulation of Qi in the microcosmic orbit.

Although very weak.

But Lin Ye no longer needs to constantly be distracted to control it.

Wanling then had someone fetch the Tongueless Soul-Suppressing Bell.

The researchers slowed down their movements.

"Direct testing?"

"Not directly."

Wanling immediately replied.

"Lowest price."

"Separate two layers of spirit-sealing cloth."

Lin Ye smiled.

"Weren't you just looking down on this bell?"

"The past is the past."

"Now your soul is valuable."

"..."

Lin Ye sat down in the testing area.

The tongueless soul-suppressing bell was placed six meters away.

First tier.

Two layers of protective cloth.

The robotic arm is gently activated.

hum!

An invisible vibration swept over.

Lin Ye's mind went blank for a moment.

He could handle this level of stress before.

The difference is that in the past, one needed to actively guard the gods.

this time.

The soul-shaking force had just touched the body.

The tiny lock retracted itself.

The slight floating sensation that the soul was about to experience was instantly suppressed.

Lin Ye's eyes lit up.

"Again."

The researcher looked at the monitor.

"The values ​​are stable."

the second time.

hum!

The locking ring tightened again.

Faster than the first time.

Lin Ye remained seated in his chair.

the third time.

It remains stable.

Wanling finally said:

"stop."

Lin Ye looked at the sealed box.

"We can add more."

Are you sick?

"Testing limit".

"Today is the first day of training, what's your upper limit being tested?"

Wanling said irritably:

"As long as I know it works, that's enough."

"Wait until it becomes instinctive before you talk about carrying bigger loads."

Lin Ye thought for a moment.

I didn't persist.

This is definitely not a broken sound.

Practicing broken vocals can at most damage your arm.

If the soul is damaged, I don't even know where to get it replaced.

The researcher finished recording the data.

Lin Ye was just about to get up.

Wanling suddenly spoke again.

"There's one more."

"What?"

"Hidden breath".

Lin Ye sat back down.

"It's free?"

"..."

"Let me confirm."

"don't want!"

Wanling was clearly annoyed.

Lin Ye smiled and leaned back in his chair.

"explain."

The "Hidden Breath Technique" is simpler than the "Guardian Spirit Technique".

But it requires more control.

It's not about completely hiding the spiritual energy.

That's unrealistic.

As long as the cultivator is alive, the microcosmic orbit continues to revolve.

As long as you are close enough, the sensor can still detect you.

Its true function is to keep the flow of spiritual energy as close to the meridians as possible, preventing it from dissipating outwards.

At the same time, gradually bring your breathing, heartbeat, and reiki circulation to a similar rhythm.

Simply put...

The Way of All Spirits:

Don't be like you are now.

Lin Ye looked down at himself.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Like those illuminated signs on the street at night."

"..."

"Your Qi circulation has just been completed, and you have abundant spiritual energy."

"When you walk up to someone who knows what they're doing, they can tell you're a cultivator from a distance."

Wanling paused.

"Since Han Jingchuan was able to detect that you were listening to him."

"You can come closer next time."

"It's best not to let him know first."

That makes sense.

Lin Ye immediately began to try.

Ten minutes later.

failure.

twenty minutes.

It was another failure.

Once the microcosmic orbit begins to circulate, some of the spiritual energy will naturally leak out of the body.

Especially after being cleansed by spiritual essence.

His path was wider than that of ordinary people.

There is also a lot of spiritual energy.

Trying to suppress everything is more troublesome than I imagined.

Wanling grew increasingly agitated as he gave instructions from the sidelines.

"receive!"

"I'm receiving it."

"That's called a traffic jam!"

"Is there a difference?"

"nonsense!"

"When water flows into a river, you narrow the river channel, which is called 'retaining' it."

"You're blocking the river with a rock!"

Lin Ye felt a tightness in his chest.

The spiritual energy that had just been suppressed almost reversed.

"Could you please refrain from hurling insults?"

"I'll scold you for not learning your lesson."

Another half hour passed.

Lin Ye finally got a feel for it.

It's not about suppressing the small circulation (small heavenly orbit).

Let it run as usual.

Simply draw back the excess spiritual energy that dissipates outward from each round through your body.

Breathing slowed.

My heart rate dropped.

His aura gradually subsided.

The researcher in charge of monitoring suddenly looked up.

on the screen.

The spiritual energy fluctuations in the forest, which were originally significantly higher than those in the environment, are decreasing.

Seventy percent.

Fifty.

It eventually stopped at around 30%.

It doesn't count as disappearing.

But what if there's a wall in between?

It was already difficult to immediately discern that there was a cultivator sitting there.

Wanling was finally somewhat satisfied.

"reluctantly."

Lin Ye opened his eyes.

"Would it kill you to praise someone?"

"Praising you makes you arrogant."

"I'm stronger now than before."

"Look."

"They've gotten carried away again."

Lin Ye was too lazy to argue with it.

Get up and move around a bit.

The microcosmic orbit continues to operate.

The guardian lock ring is maintained.

Within a day.

There was no breakthrough in realm.

Even the attack power didn't increase.

But Lin Ye knew very well.

What do these two things supplement?

A soul that is not easy for others to find.

A person who makes it difficult for others to discover their true nature.

The ability to survive.

He really wasn't good enough before.

I just thought of this.

The door to the containment chamber suddenly opened.

Cheng Fang stood outside the door.

He doesn't look well.

"Are you done practicing?"

Lin Ye looked at him.

"What's wrong?"

"Jingchuan Antiques has been investigated."

"Is there something?"

"The person is gone."

Lin Ye frowned.

"When?"

"Less than three hours after we left."

Cheng Fang handed over the tablet.

"The store's back door security camera captured him leaving once."

"He never came back."

"But after we got emergency search authorization tonight, we went into the store and took a look."

He swiped down.

In the photo.

The Jingchuan Antiques market, which was full of items during the day, is now nearly half empty.

The most expensive porcelain.

Jade artifacts.

Calligraphy and paintings.

Not a single item was touched.

They were taken away.

It's all those things that sound the most "empty" in the forest during the day.

And twelve other items.

Previous testing records showed that these were old objects that had previously exhibited spiritual energy reactions.

Lin Ye stared at the photo.

"He was prepared long ago."

"Um."

Cheng Fang swiped again.

The last one.

It's an underground storage room.

A ring of grayish-black marks remained on the ground, indicating that the area had already been cleaned up.

Half of a charred invoice was pressed down in the middle.

Seven technicians recovered the last line of text above.

This is not the name of the item.

It is an address.

Western suburbs of the capital.

Yunqi Mountain Villa.

Cheng Fangdao:

"Han Jingchuan's largest private acquisition in nearly six months."

"I haven't received the goods yet."

Lin Ye looked up.

"What is it?"

Cheng Fang enlarged the recovered photos.

The photo is blurry.

All that could be seen was a long wooden box, mostly covered by a red cloth.

The note on the delivery order contains only four words.

[Ancient Mirrors]

Lin Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

I don't know why.

That was the first thing that came to his mind.

It's the mirror in Lu Zhixia's house.