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第一百九十五章 鬼道神通

After two days of rest, Lin Xuan gradually recovered.

This Yin-Yang Art truly was a divine technique that defied the heavens. It differed greatly from other cultivation techniques.

Other high-grade secret arts were incredibly difficult to master; without several years, or even decades, one could not hope for any success.

However, this Yin-Yang Art only required seven days, of course, provided one could endure the inhuman pain.

Fortunately, after mastering it, transforming between Yin and Yang essence qi would no longer cause discomfort.

Lin Xuan sat cross-legged, using Inner Vision to observe his body's condition.

In his dantian, a large amount of greenish-blue essence qi gathered, slowly circulating. Lin Xuan took a deep breath and began to运转 (This term is often left as "rotation" or "operation" depending on context, but literally it means "to rotate" or "to operate.") the Yin-Yang Art.

A wondrous thing happened; the greenish-blue hue faded away, and the essence qi gradually turned an eerie black like ink.

This was Yin essence qi!

Half an hour later, Lin Xuan stood up from the ground, but his expression wasn't entirely satisfied. Although he had learned the Yin-Yang Art, the transformation between the two different types of essence qi was still too slow. Normally, it wouldn't be a problem, but in battle, it would surely give the opponent an opportunity to exploit.

However, this was nothing to worry about. Practice makes perfect. With more training, he should eventually master it.

During this period, there was also good news: Yue'er had successfully established her foundation.

When Lin Xuan first heard this news, he found it hard to believe. After all, when he himself established his foundation, with the help of a top-grade Essence Cleansing Pill, it took him three months.

But Yue'er only used less than ten days.

Although he knew that Yin essence ghost cultivators could achieve twice as much effort for half the results, he still didn't expect such smooth progress.

Nevertheless, facts were facts. When Yue'er came to greet him with a smile on her face after successfully establishing her foundation, Lin Xuan stood there in silence for nearly half a minute.

Lin Xuan envied Yue'er's talent but did not know that Little Yin Spirit was equally impressed by his ability to transform into a strange and pure Yin essence qi. Compared to her own, the purity of his essence qi was almost on par.

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The orthodox cultivation techniques combined with ghost sect secret arts... well, it certainly sounded promising!

But there was no time for rest now. After Yue'er paid her respects to Lin Xuan, she immediately closed herself off in meditation. She had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage and still needed a lot of hard work to solidify her foundation.

Lin Xuan was naturally very happy. Little Yin Spirit and he shared a master-servant blood bond; the higher her cultivation, the more help she could offer him.

Since Yue'er was working so hard, Lin Xuan couldn't afford to be idle. He continued practicing the Yin-Yang Art, transforming between the two different types of essence qi.

The process wasn't particularly difficult but rather tedious compared to his initial experience with this divine technique. It was like a world apart—heaven and hell.

Two months later, although Lin Xuan's talent wasn't high, through thousands or even tens of thousands of repetitions, he had become adept at transforming Yin-Yang essence qi.

Standing there with righteous demeanor, the fluctuations in his essence qi were perfectly balanced. Clearly, he was practicing a Taoist supreme divine technique. However, in an instant, black light flashed across his body, and within less than a second, his entire aura changed, emitting an eerie and cold essence qi.

Lin Xuan nodded, clearly satisfied with his achievement. Although the Yin-Yang Art wasn't fully mastered, he could now use it effectively.

Of course, this secret technique was merely a bridge; to significantly boost his strength, he still needed to practice various ghost sect divine techniques.

Lin Xuan took out an jade cylinder from his pocket.

He had already engraved The True Scripture of Profound Evil in it. After all, paper fragments were hard to preserve over time. If he missed anything important, he would regret it.

With his spirit consciousness sinking into the cylinder, Lin Xuan naturally skipped past the ghost sect cultivation techniques and focused on various secret arts.

Of course, there was a selection process; some techniques could only be practiced after entering the Condensation Core stage or even forming anyuan baby. These were not worth eyeing enviously now.

He quickly found a technique related to Foundation Establishment.

The recorded secret arts numbered over ten. Then Lin Xuan began picking and choosing.

Ideally, he wanted techniques that were both powerful and easy to master!

This condition seemed harsh; one couldn't have their cake and eat it too. However, this was the logic of orthodox cultivation. So-called evil sect techniques, especially those of ghost cultivators, focused on shortcuts, quick results, and power.

Of course, there were hidden dangers, but that wasn't Lin Xuan's concern. He wasn't a ghost cultivator; he relied on the Nine Heaven Profound Art as his foundation, using Yin-Yang Art to transform into Yin essence qi.

After picking through the techniques, Lin Xuan chose two.

One was related to spirit artifacts, detailing how to use living souls to refine demonic banners.

Even under normal circumstances, this method would be powerful, but Lin Xuan would never practice it. Although he wasn't a good person, his nature wasn't cruel; he believed in not striking first unless provoked, and if someone did provoke him, he wouldn't hold back.

He certainly wouldn't do something as cruel as using the souls of innocent people to refine spirit artifacts. However, now that circumstances were different, Lin Xuan already had a Hundred Souls Banner!

That was obtained when he destroyed the first demon cultivator in Drifting Cloud Valley.

Thinking about it, Ye Tian should also be a ghost cultivator.

Although he had possessed the Hundred Souls Banner for some time, Lin Xuan rarely used it. Even if he did occasionally take it out, it was only for auxiliary purposes.

The power of this treasure wasn't the issue; although Lin Xuan didn't harm innocent people, after defeating enemies, he didn't mind absorbing their souls to nourish the banner. With the sustenance of countless cultivators' spirits, the Hundred Souls Banner's power had long surpassed that of a top-grade spirit artifact.

However, as a cultivator, Lin Xuan didn't use it and thus couldn't fully unleash its divine powers.

The True Scripture of Profound Evil was clear; using Yin essence qi to activate this treasure would not be infinite in power. However, in battles against ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, it would surely give him an advantage.

After all, the life essence banner of the most powerful demon venerated by the extreme evil demon lord was also a Hundred Souls Banner. Although unknown how much higher its rank might be compared to Lin Xuan's, they shared a lineage.

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