Chapter 143: Detonation
At that moment, I clearly saw a ghost punch Chengzhen, but I didn’t expect that Chengzhen wasn’t hurt at all. The ghost retreated in a panic, his eyes full of disbelief.
What is this? I couldn’t help but gasp for air, even though I was in a spirit body state and couldn’t breathe air or anything, but I couldn’t control my excitement and made this move!
It was a transfer of damage without any time difference. How could this be possible? The ancient Taoist classics record this kind of magical technique. This is not a technique for transferring damage, but a technique for reversing damage! It is a more advanced technique. According to the great masters, this is no longer a technique belonging to the human realm. Although the various details of the technique have their merits, it is impossible to complete it with human limitations.
Chengxin has actually improved to this level? How can I believe it? At this moment, not only me, but even Chengxin, who was performing the spell, had an expression of disbelief in his eyes.
The master, however, crossed his arms and laughed a few times, then said loudly, “Since it has brought the dream-inducing magic of the demon to its limit, why can’t we use its dream to cause a big commotion? In a dream, as long as all the magic is correct and there is enough spiritual power to support it, anything is possible! Because this day is not a day, it is just its dream! Why not cause a big commotion? Chengxin, if not now, when?
Chengxin, where else would he dare to be negligent? He began to continuously pinch his hands, and his eyes became brighter and brighter. I watched numbly as the injuries on Chengzhen and Chengyuan began to transfer. Although the speed was extremely slow, it had finally begun.
Can they still transfer under the influence of the counter-injury? How is this possible? Seeing the uninhibited look of the master, I suddenly felt at ease. I believe that it is not strange for the master to use magic here, even if he uses it on us.
Because I vaguely understand the meaning of what the master said. In that dream of the demon, strictly speaking, we are not bound by the laws of heaven and earth. The reason why some spells are difficult to perform is because they are bound by the laws of heaven and earth. The more rebellious the effect of the spell, the more the corresponding soul power and spiritual power will increase, and it is often accompanied by an unaffordable price.
But what is there to fear in a dream? Without the constraints of the laws of heaven and earth, something that would have cost 10 times as much under the laws of heaven and earth may now only cost twice as much. Just as the laws determine the value of something, once it is free from the laws, it reverts to its true value.
Because no matter how real a dream is, it is still a dream. Once the dream is broken, everything will disappear! Even if the dream is too powerful and affects reality (in simple terms, it is like a child who does not have enough mental strength and lacks the ability to control himself, so in his dream he goes to the toilet, but in reality he wets the bed), its essence is still a dream.
It seems that we are really stupid! As soon as the master came, he pointed out the key to the dream, allowing us to let go and do whatever we want. If that is the case…
I found myself getting excited and my eyes were shining with excitement.
“You finally understand, silly boy,” my master seemed to sense my emotions, suddenly turned around, looked at me and smiled, his face full of kindness. I was moved, but my master suddenly made a face at me and said loudly, “Stupid!”
I was stunned. In modern terms, it was as if a thousand mythical beasts had run through my heart, and I finally understood where my master’s unreliable and shrinking personality came from.
But the trembling and fear that I felt disappeared, and was replaced by infinite kindness. This is the true spirit of my master, Li!
With the support of Chengxin’s technique of turning injuries, Chengyuan and Chengzhen finally stabilized the situation. However, although the techniques of turning injuries and countering injuries are powerful and against the heavens, after all, even if Chengxin was supported by the blue energy at the beginning, his power was limited, and he could not keep up with the speed of the battle.
Plus, the attacks of Cheng Yuan and Cheng Zhen were also limited, and for a time, it could only be considered a stalemate.
If everything was performed by the Grandmaster in this space without the constraints of heaven and earth… A flash of madness crossed my eyes, but I remembered that the Grandmaster had made it clear from the beginning that he would not intervene, and I couldn’t help but feel depressed. How could this situation be broken?
I looked at the Grandmaster, but he was unusually calm. He looked at Brother Chengqing and said, “Li Hou is the most stable, but I never thought that Li Hou’s disciple, under his stability, would have an extra dose of radicalism, and even dare to use the most bound by heaven and earth’s techniques of borrowing blessings, borrowing luck, and borrowing life.”
“Grandmaster, I…” Brother Chengqing’s face showed a hint of fear, but more of excitement and affection.
The master laughed and said, “It’s fine, it’s fine! As long as the disciples of my old Li lineage follow the heart of the universe, they are good and righteous! As long as they can live up to this heart of the Dao, what is there to stop them from practicing calligraphy? Especially in this dream?”
“Master!” Cheng Qing’s eyes suddenly filled with tears. It felt like as long as he had the support of his master, as long as he was sure that he was good and right, it didn’t matter if he caused a big commotion and died.
The master’s eyes revealed a hint of relief. Then, the master suddenly looked serious and turned to me and said, “Chengyi, the situation now does not allow me to pass on the technique one by one. Later, that guy might not be able to resist and will attack. So, later, I will also use the technique of distracting the mind to pass on the technique. Before that, you need to do one thing.”
The technique of transmitting the spirit? In other words, Grandmaster will split his spirit into five parts and simultaneously transmit the anti-heavenly technique of the Old Li lineage to the five of us disciples? How powerful!
But before that, what will the master ask me to do? I quickly agreed, standing respectfully by the master’s side. The master, still looking calm, asked me, “How many spirit pearls are left in the incense beads?”
“Three,” I replied. At this point, I already knew what my master wanted to do. He wanted to save Huigen, Jueyuan, and the others.
The master thought for a moment, then looked at me reproachfully and said, “It turns out that my magic is also unable to calculate the cause and effect of things. I was originally planning to leave you a few more to protect yourself.”
Although the master was scolding me, the concern in his tone was unmistakable. I was moved. He originally wanted me to have a few more to protect myself! But I was also puzzled. Shouldn’t the dream of the bamboo forest cottage be broken like this?
The Grandmaster looked at me, and his eyes clearly showed that he understood everything I was thinking. He pointed to the throne and said, “What is it? If it weren’t for the rules, I couldn’t have stopped it. How could it bully my disciple and turn the world upside down? The little dream that it created to trap you, where does it need the spirit of a bead to break it?”
I felt ashamed, but I was even more distressed at the loss of the spirit of a bead! As soon as my master’s words had finished, a snorting sound came from the throne, as if it was disdainful of my master’s words.
The master didn’t respond, but just gave the throne a cold look and then turned to me and said, “Well, the mystery hidden in the fragrant beads that I hid in the end even my few disciples didn’t have time to pass down.” When he said this, the master’s eyes revealed infinite sadness and regret… as if it were an untouchable past.
But he only said that and then began to give orders: “Chengyi, you do as I say…”
Hearing the master’s instructions, I quickly took out a piece of agarwood beads. The blue flame was so beautiful. The master looked at the spirit and his eyes revealed a look of emotion. Then I wrapped it in soul power according to the master’s anger.
Then, as my master quickly passed on the method, I realized that there was a unique way to activate the spirit, requiring a special hand gesture and a mantra. This is also a secret technique passed down in the Li family, and it serves only one purpose: through this special method, the soul power will take on a special form, which is a disguised way of verifying that it is a secret technique passed down in the Li family.
This secret technique is not difficult, it can be said to be extremely simple. Under the guidance of my master, I quickly completed it and discovered that my soul power had condensed into the shape of a needle, but it was just a few strands of soul power tangled together, with a special pattern under induction. If someone else were to imitate it, it would never work.
The soul power of this mentality easily pierced the layer of power that was wrapped around it and penetrated it. The words of the master rang in my ears: “To make the spirit of the device truly effective, you actually use your soul power to detonate the soul power inside. The soul power inside combines with the external power to truly be effective. The one you wasted, by grinding away the external power, in fact, only used one-third of its power. Foolish boy, remember, this spirit pearl can theoretically break through any environment. It is equivalent to me using all my strength to break it myself. Remember?”
I nodded quickly, and at the same time, under the blue flame, I detonated my own soul power. My soul power was like a tiny spark, and finally detonated the blue flame!
With a bang, the bead exploded, and the blue energy and the external energy suddenly combined to form a brand new golden energy that enveloped everyone, including Huigen.