Chapter 141 Realm Spiritual Herbs
"You mean, the spiritual clone is actually my soul?"

Fang Chen understood what the tree spirit said and couldn't help but frown.

Although he named it the Spiritual Clone at the time, he mistakenly thought that it was the incarnation of his own spiritual thoughts, not that there was any real connection between the two.

He can control his spiritual clone, which is more dependent on the effect of the soul seal.

And shouldn’t his soul be in the Niwan Palace?
This is also the location of the souls of most cultivators, also called the upper dantian.

It is said that in order to break through the Purple Mansion stage and concentrate spiritual consciousness, one must open up the upper Dantian and thus open up the Purple Mansion.

"Yes, I can sense the origin of souls. This is your soul. But it's strange. Your soul is clearly intact. Why is there your soul here again?"

The tree spirit nodded and answered crisply.

"No wonder I felt that this soul was connected to you, City Lord. It turns out that this is your soul."

Zheng Pingkang also agreed with this statement. As a natural ghost king, he could feel the deep connection between Fang Chen and his spiritual clone.

"Could it be the original owner?"

Fang Chen suddenly thought of a possibility, his heart was shocked and his eyes widened.

"What did the city lord think of?"

Seeing that Fang Chen said nothing but had a shocked expression, Zheng Pingkang, who couldn't hear his inner thoughts, asked with concern.

"It's okay. I'm just a little shocked to hear this news. What's more, I'm concerned about what I should do with my cultivation if the spiritual clone is really my soul. I heard that after ghost cultivation reaches the level equivalent to the fifth level of Qi training, it is necessary to hone spiritual intelligence."

Fang Chen quickly changed the subject. He didn't want to discuss matters related to the original owner with anyone.

"If the city lord is worried about this, then I have a solution. Why not do two things at once?"

Of course the person who knew the most about ghost cultivation was Zheng Pingkang, and he immediately gave some suggestions.

"Two uses at one time?"

Fang Chen was puzzled and looked at Zheng Pingkang, hoping he could give him an answer.

The tree spirit also stared at him curiously.

"If ordinary people want to follow the path of ghost cultivation, they must give up their physical bodies and only keep their souls. Although I don't know why the city lord has an extra soul, this does not prevent the city lord from using it and following the path of magic cultivation and ghost cultivation at the same time. This is called doing two things at once."

Zheng Pingkang also gave a detailed explanation.

"This is a good idea, but how do we solve the problem of the spiritual clone having no intelligence?"

What Zheng Pingkang said does make sense, but the key issue is that the spiritual clone has no intelligence, so how can it practice after the fifth level of Qi training?

"You are obsessed, City Lord. Since this is your soul, it naturally shares your spiritual wisdom. It's just that you didn't realize this before and thought you were using your spiritual thoughts to drive your clone. Therefore, the cultivation of the Spirit Ghost Stage is not a problem for you, City Lord."

Zheng Pingkang smiled and shook his head, telling Fang Chen that this was not a problem, and then continued: "It just requires you to do two things at the same time when practicing. On the one hand, control your body to absorb spiritual energy to open up the meridians, and on the other hand, control this soul to absorb the power of the Yin spirit to hone your spiritual wisdom."

"It's not difficult to do, but the Spirit Ghost Stage you've been talking about, are you talking about the realm of ghost cultivation?"

Although it is said to be not difficult, it actually takes a long time to adapt. After all, cultivation requires one to be focused and multitasking is a big taboo.

But there are also many benefits.

After all, the spiritual clone has always been a very important helper, and he is also the Fengdu Emperor in Fang Chen’s plan. It is impossible for his cultivation to stagnate at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Even if one could use soul gathering to raise his cultivation to the foundation-building stage, it would be of no use in the future.

So he had to do it.

What he was more concerned about was the spirit ghost period mentioned by Zheng Pingkang and the tree spirit.

He really didn't know how the realms of ghost cultivators were divided, he just made a rough judgment based on which level of Dharma cultivator their strength was equivalent to.

"Yes, the so-called Spirit Ghost Stage means that the soul has reopened its spiritual intelligence. Before this, the souls with cultivation are called wild ghosts. There is no sub-level for wild ghosts, while the Spirit Ghost Stage is divided into nine levels. The ultimate goal is to polish the spiritual intelligence to be the same as that of a normal adult."

Zheng Pingkang certainly would not hide the truth from Fang Chen and introduced him to the first two realms of ghost cultivation.

Wild ghosts and spirit ghosts.

The difference lies in whether one has intelligence.

"No different from a normal adult? You should have just reached the Spirit Ghost Stage. I feel like you've already reached this stage."

The Spirit Ghost Stage is divided into nine levels. Fang Chen calculated that if the first Spirit Ghost level corresponds to the fifth level of Qi training, then the ninth Spirit Ghost level is exactly equivalent to the great perfection of Qi training.

Just hearing about the cultivation goals of the Spirit Ghost Period, Fang Chen was a little curious.

Zheng Pingkang's intelligence is obviously no different from that of a normal adult. Does that mean he has reached the ninth level of the spiritual ghost realm?
"That's true. Therefore, I only need to absorb the power of the Yin spirit and accumulate strength to break through. The same is true for the city lord's soul. It's just that the city lord didn't control his cultivation before, but just let him absorb the power of the Yin spirit on his own. Therefore, it seems that his cultivation speed is a little slower than mine."

Zheng Pingkang also admitted this. He actually had already reached the ninth level of the Spirit Ghost Realm, but he still lacked the strength to transform it into actual cultivation.

The same goes for Fang Chen's soul.

"Then if I let him absorb the power of the Yin Spirit on his own, can he still slowly improve his cultivation?"

After hearing what Zheng Pingkang said, Fang Chen immediately wanted to continue letting the animal go.

"Of course not. The cultivation of the Spirit Ghost Stage is different from that of the Wild Ghost Stage. They require a technique. I only have one ghost cultivation technique, the Ghost King Sutra, in my inheritance. I will present it to the City Lord."

As Zheng Pingkang spoke, some misty air floated out of his body and entered into his spiritual clone.

"Ah, the Ghost King Sutra."

The tree spirit that was still in the spiritual clone naturally also learned this technique.

In fact, the 10,001 souls (including tree spirits) gathered by the spiritual clone will obtain the Ghost King Sutra after reaching the spiritual ghost stage.

"In this way, all the souls in the ghost realm will master the Ghost King Sutra."

For Zheng Pingkang, even if the spiritual clone is not Fang Chen's soul, he will share this technique.

The main reason is that he was too deeply influenced by Yuehua Fairy City.

Fang Chen brought his own cultivation technique to Yuehua Fairy City, and it was improved twice in a short period of time. He also saw this.

The Ghost King Sutra can only be cultivated to the Ghost King stage at most, which is equivalent to a human Jindan cultivator.

Although this is already out of reach, he also wants to peek into a higher realm, which requires improving the Ghost King Sutra.

Only when there are sufficient samples can there be a basis for improvement.

Of course, like Fang Chen, he only shared the part about the Spirit Ghost Stage with other ghost cultivators.

Only the spiritual clone, that is, Fang Chen, can obtain the complete Ghost King Sutra.

This was his way of repaying Fang Chen's kindness.

"The soul gathering is lifted."

Fang Chen asked the tree spirit to release the soul of his spiritual clone, and then took over with his own spiritual consciousness.

The complete version of the Ghost King Sutra also appeared in his mind.

"Is this the method of ghost cultivation? Spirit ghosts are equivalent to the Qi training stage, ghost generals are equivalent to the foundation building stage, and ghost kings are equivalent to the golden elixir stage. Hey, what about the purple mansion stage?"

After roughly reading the Ghost King Sutra, Fang Chen discovered another problem.

How come this ghost cultivator's realm skipped a major realm above the Dharma cultivator's?

"I do not know either."

Zheng Pingkang shook his head. He had no idea about this matter.

"Okay, then you go back to the ghost realm to practice first, and I will do some research."

Fang Chen could only sigh. He would have to study these things later.

The cultivators in the Qi training stage are simply bored and have nothing better to do than study why ghost cultivators do not have a realm corresponding to the Purple Mansion stage.

Once your cultivation reaches the Purple Mansion Stage, this problem might be easily solved.

There is no need to study it now.

Therefore, Fang Chen quickly adjusted his mindset.

Then he looked at the spiritual clone in front of him with a complicated expression.

Or rather, his soul.

"Why is it my soul? Could it be the original owner's?"

His brows furrowed again. When he controlled his spiritual clone for the first time, he learned that this soul was transformed from a strand of Li Ji's obsession.

If we really want to investigate, it should be Li Ji's soul.

But since both the tree spirit and Zheng Pingkang said so, it probably can’t be wrong.

Then he could only think of the original owner.

It's not impossible.

Even if the original owner was too sad and was taken over by him, her soul probably wouldn't dissipate so quickly.

When Fang Chen first came here, he didn't understand anything about souls and thought that the original owner had completely disappeared from this world.

Now that his cultivation has improved, he also knows that the soul of a cultivator will not dissipate easily, so it is not impossible that the soul of the original owner is still there.

"No, the tree spirit and Lao Zheng both said that this is my soul. Even if I took over the original owner's body, our souls shouldn't have such a deep connection." Fang Chen quickly noticed the problem with this conjecture.

"call--"

He let out a long breath, retracted his spiritual clone, and diverted his attention away from this matter.

Just like the previous question, thinking about this question during the Qi training period is a waste of time.

"I must hurry up and merge the spiritual energy affinity with the characteristics of Fang Cun Space. My spiritual roots have already advanced once, and my spiritual root palace has missed an opportunity to grow. I cannot miss it again."

After calming down, Fang Chen also planned to get down to business.

About the research on the spiritual root immortal palace.

Fang Chen took out a handful of ethereal grass seeds.

After several good harvests in Yuehua Fairy City, countless spiritual seeds were obtained.

Name: Ethereal Grass
Features: Square inch space
Square Inch Space: An independent space of one square inch is contained inside.

"What a familiar smell."

Fang Chen was just about to bestow the newly acquired spiritual energy harmonizing properties when he heard a crisp voice ringing out in his mind.

"Tree spirit? Can you talk to me directly?"

As soon as he heard the voice, he knew who it was and asked in surprise.

"Well, although I don't want to admit it, thanks to that fierce uncle, I was able to dispel those annoying voices and talk directly to you, my master."

When mentioning Zheng Pingkang, although the tree spirit was expressing its gratitude, its tone was still not very friendly.

This is not surprising.

"In other words, when the Yin Spirit Space expands, the memories of those souls will be absorbed by you?"

Fang Chen asked a key question.

Zheng Pingkang said that the tree spirit had absorbed too many memories of outsiders, which led to cognitive problems.

But after gathering his soul, his behavior was quite normal.

The tree spirit immediately replied: "Well, memory is secondary. The main thing is the aura that disturbs my mind. Only after gathering my soul can I resist it a little."

"A disturbing aura? It must be a violent aura."

After hearing his description, Fang Chen thought of the murderous aura.

This is also one of the forces on which the Yin Ling space relies for its growth.

"Yes, but with the Ghost King Sutra, I can handle the vicious energy even if there is any."

The tree spirit also said with some pride.

"Oh."

Fang Chen nodded, picked up a ethereal grass seed, and recited silently in his heart.

"Granting characteristics - spiritual harmony."

"Ah, it has become another familiar smell."

As the ability was activated, the tree spirit was also commenting on it.

Use your spiritual thoughts to examine this seed.

Name: Lingcao
Features: Aura Harmony
Harmony of spiritual energy: Absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth during the growth process, and harmonize it within the body.

The ethereal grass seeds have become a new variety.

"It has the same properties as the yellow bud grass. I wonder if it can be refined into a pill similar to the yellow bud pill?"

Instead of being discouraged by another failure, Fang Chen thought of more.

With this idea in mind, he also planned to let Xu Qiyun give it a try, maybe it would work.

After making up his mind, he asked the tree spirit again: "Can you sense the changes that have taken place in this seed?"

"Yes, the master just erased the spatial attribute in the seed. How amazing."

The tree spirit described in detail the changes that occurred to the ethereal grass seeds under his perception, and did not forget to compliment his creator.

"Just erase the spatial attribute? No other attributes added?"

Fang Chen further asked for more details.

"No."

The tree spirit answered firmly.

Something is wrong.

Compared with the Fang Cun space characteristic, the aura harmonizing characteristic is not just as simple as lacking a space attribute.

"Wait, maybe it's that simple?"

Fang Chen suddenly thought that the ethereal grass also needed to absorb spiritual energy during its growth, but all of this spiritual energy was used to form an independent space inside.

"Could it be that the characteristics of the square inch space are a fusion of some other characteristics and the characteristics of the spiritual energy?"

He made a bold guess.

So he took out another seed of the ethereal grass and asked the tree spirit, "Is there any difference between these two seeds?"

"One of them has no spatial properties."

The tree spirit immediately gave an answer, verifying his guess.

This made Fang Chen not know what to do.

He took out another special ethereal grass seed.

"Is there any difference between this seed and the previous two?"

The seed is in his hand, so he can naturally see the information of the seed.

Name: Ethereal Grass (Fire)

Features: Small space & aura affinity (fire)

Square Inch Space & Affinity for Spiritual Energy (Fire): Contains an independent space of one square inch inside; has an innate affinity for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with fire attribute, can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with fire attribute and store it in the body; the spiritual energy of fire attribute will become purer in the independent space.

"How strange! The ability of this seed to absorb fire-attributed spiritual energy has been greatly enhanced, so much so that the fire-attributed spiritual energy exceeds the amount needed to open up an independent space and is stored in the space."

The tree spirit actually told the approximate ability of the ethereal grass (fire).

In this way, it is possible that the spatial characteristics of Fang Cun are indeed a fusion of the spiritual energy harmonizing characteristics and certain spatial characteristics, as Fang Chen speculated.

"That's not right. In that case, the characteristics of the square inch of space should include the characteristics of affinity with spiritual energy."

He soon noticed that something was wrong. If this guess was true, then all his previous efforts would be in vain.
The characteristics of a small space itself can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

He thought about it and realized that the ethereal grass did need to absorb spiritual energy during its growth, but all of this spiritual energy was used to open up an independent space.

If the spiritual root was directly endowed with the square inch space characteristic, the spiritual energy he absorbed would probably all be used to open up the space within the spiritual root and would not be able to be used for cultivation.

"Open up an independent space? More than what is required to open up a space. Wait, I think I understand."

Thinking of this, Fang Chen suddenly had an epiphany and realized something.

"Replacement feature - Reiki harmony."

He quickly probed his spiritual thoughts into the second generation immortal palace, replaced a certain characteristic, and then took out a seed of the ethereal grass.

"Granted characteristic - gathering spirits."

Name: Soul gathering grass
Features: Gathering Spirits
Spirit Gathering: It has a special attraction to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and increases the concentration of spiritual energy within a certain range.

The first time still failed.

He didn't give up and tried hundreds of times.

Finally, there was a different result, and it was the result he had always dreamed of.

Name: Realm Spiritual Herb

Features: Soul Space
Spiritual Space: absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and opens up an independent space in the body; has a special attraction to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, causing it to gather in the space; the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the space will become more refined.

"Sure enough, I have been in a misunderstanding. Fang Cun Space is already spiritual energy-friendly, but the spiritual energy absorbed is used to open up an independent space. Therefore, the attraction to spiritual energy should be increased to exceed the amount required to open up the space."

After seeing this spiritual plant, Fang Chen finally figured out everything.

It should be said that there is only one last bit left.

"What about the square inch space and the spiritual energy affinity (fire) characteristics?"

Fang Chen fell into deep thought.

　The company leader came today and I entertained people until after eight o'clock. I went home and wrote a 4,000-word chapter. I hope you will support me.

　　
　
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