Chapter 216 Confusing
"Another one, my soul?"

This was indeed a result that Fang Chen would never have expected.

By this calculation, he already has three souls.

"Wait, three souls?"

Noticing this special number, Fang Chen immediately recalled a concept from his previous life.

Three souls and seven souls.

If the soul encountered in the Lianyun Mountains was his last soul, then it does fit the concept of three souls.

As for the seven souls.

In fact, soul and spirit are two concepts.

The seven souls are all in the body. If you lose your physical body, there will be no so-called seven souls.

It’s just that it’s a habit to use soul and spirit together. Soul and spirit can refer to the three souls and seven spirits, or they can refer to the soul body alone.

There is no strict definition in the world of cultivation, so no one will criticize me for saying this.

However, since he traveled to the world of cultivation, he had never heard of the concept of three souls and seven spirits, so he was not sure whether this conjecture was correct.

After all, Zheng Pingkang, who was born as a ghost king, did not mention this matter.

Of course, Zheng Pingkang was once just a mortal. It was only after he became the Ghost King that he awakened some inherited memories, so it is normal that there would be omissions.

The Tianfeng Sect is definitely a famous and large sect, Ye Qingyang has lived a long life, and in order to solve the problem of his own purple mansion, he must have a lot of knowledge about the soul.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and asked Ye Qingyang: "Old Ye, have you heard of the concept of three souls and seven spirits?"

"Three souls and seven souls?"

Seeing that Fang Chen didn't say anything after he said he would call for help, Ye Qingyang just stood there, waiting for his next move.

Unexpectedly, he asked this question out of the blue, and Ye Qingyang was unable to react at first.

But soon, Ye Qingyang realized Fang Chen's question, thought for a while, and said: "Of course I have heard of it. There is basically no controversy about the seven souls, but there are many theories about the three souls, and I don't know which one is true."

"What are the theories?"

Seeing that Ye Qingyang really knew something, Fang Chen immediately asked.

"There are two mainstream views at present. One is that the three souls are life soul, earth soul and heaven soul. Among them, only the life soul, also called human soul, is in the Niwan Palace, while the earth soul and heaven soul are outside the body."

After listening to Ye Qingyang's introduction of the first statement, Fang Chen's eyes lit up.

This is exactly the same as his situation.

His own soul was in the Niwan Palace, and then he encountered his spiritual clone, which might be one of the Earth Soul or the Heaven Soul, and then he met another one today.

This view fits his situation so well that Fang Chen couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't the Earth Soul and the Sky Soul in the body?"

"Those who hold this view believe that the Heavenly Soul is above the Heavenly Palace and determines the fate of the cultivator, while the Earthly Soul is below the Netherworld and controls the fortune of the cultivator. Only by attaining the Tao and becoming an immortal can one gather the three souls together in the body and truly control one's own destiny!"

Ye Qingyang became more and more excited as he spoke. There was no other way. Which cultivator could resist the temptation to take control of his own destiny?

Fang Chen felt it was okay after listening to it.

Destiny is so illusory.

What's more, does becoming an immortal mean you can control your own destiny?
He doesn't think so.

Long Jia was a real immortal ten thousand years ago, but now he has fallen to the level of a Jindan cultivator.

Of course, an ordinary human Jindan cultivator would have no chance of defeating him alone.

If you want to transcend fate and become a so-called immortal, it is probably far from enough.

“What about the other mainstream view?”

After learning about this statement which was very similar to his own situation, Fang Chen also wanted to hear what the other party’s opinions were so that he could have a more comprehensive understanding of the situation.

"There are few records of this view. We only know that they believe that the three souls are originally one, but need to practice to separate the three souls from this one, to control the past, present and future respectively."

Ye Qingyang immediately told what he knew.

Fang Chen stroked his chin. This statement had nothing in common with his situation. "City Lord, why are you asking this out of the blue?"

Seeing that Fang Chen didn't seem to have anything else to do, Ye Qingyang raised his doubts.

"It's a long story..."

Ye Qingyang was not an outsider, so Fang Chen briefly introduced the situation of his spiritual clone and the tree spirit's statement that it had discovered his soul here again.

"Hiss - so, City Lord, your situation really fits the first statement. Now, don't you think that the three souls of heaven, earth and man have gathered together and can control your own destiny?!"

After hearing this, Ye Qingyang first took a breath, then looked at Fang Chen with an interested expression.

It's like wanting to know what it's like to be able to control your own destiny.

"It's not that simple. Fate is unpredictable. Even Jindan cultivators sometimes can't get what they want. What's more, I have just established my foundation. What's the point of gathering the three souls?"

Fang Chen shook his head. If he could really control his own destiny, he wouldn't have to go to the Lianyun Mountains to look for clues about the original owner's parents' souls.

"What if it's true? And even if he can't control his own destiny, with one more soul, can't the city lord create another incarnation?"

Ye Qingyang also felt that this statement was outrageous, but he also held on to a sense of luck.

And not to mention those invisible and intangible things like controlling destiny, with one more soul, Fang Chen will have one more incarnation.

It’s not a complete loss.

"That's true."

Fang Chen nodded, and then asked the tree spirit how to collect his soul.

After all, he himself couldn't sense this soul with his spiritual consciousness, and the ghost realm didn't seem to have much attraction to him.

"Just leave it to me."

The tree spirit had just been listening carefully to Ye Qingyang's talk about the three souls and gaining new knowledge.

Seeing that Fang Chen asked about a topic he was familiar with, he also took on the task very confidently.

It turns out that he wasn't exaggerating.

After a while, Fang Chen and Ye Qingyang saw that at the location they were paying attention to, a soul slowly became clearly visible from transparent.

This soul has already embarked on the path of ghost cultivation. Judging from its aura, it should be equivalent to the third level of Qi training. However, unlike other souls of this level whose faces cannot be seen clearly, it has distinct facial features.

And he looks about 70% similar to Fang Chen.

"Looking at it this way, it does look like your soul, City Lord."

Ye Qingyang looked the soul up and down, and then gave a conclusion.

Fang Chen rolled his eyes at him, opened the entrance to the ghost realm, and took his soul in.

"what?"

I thought everything was fine, but unexpectedly the tree spirit made another questioning sound.

"what happened again?"

Fang Chen was curious and also probed his spiritual consciousness into the ghost realm.

"Master, the ghost realm is absorbing the memory of your soul!"

As soon as his spiritual consciousness entered the ghost realm, the tree spirit reported the situation to him.

For a moment, Fang Chen was also confused.

Logically speaking, he is the master of the ghost realm, and his soul should not have his memories and murderous aura absorbed by the ghost realm.

How could this happen?
"Lianyun Mountains, we really came to the right place."

Fang Chen sighed. He originally just wanted to verify his ideas, but he didn't expect the situation to become more and more confusing.

　Here is the second update today.

　　I've been very busy lately and as a construction worker I haven't had much rest. Please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)