"Hmm? Did Lucy also learn the Soul Breaking Arrow?"
The sudden change made everyone stop. Nan Linghe stuck his head out to look, and after seeing the pure white arrow condensed in Lucy's palm, he couldn't help scratching his head.
"That's not a Soul-Breaking Arrow at all. Have you ever seen a white Soul-Breaking Arrow?"
Ye Jie shook his head and corrected Nan Linghe's mistake.
"Hmm... Judging from the spiritual power contained in the arrow, it seems to be a technique of the Celestial Immortal Dao. It is a means of attack condensed by manipulating the power of the five elements. Its power is no less powerful than the soul-breaking arrow in the hands of the ghost messenger."
Ye Jie stepped forward, carefully examined the pure white arrow condensed by Lucy, and expressed his analysis.
Seeing Ye Jie approaching, Lu Xi grinned and subconsciously turned her arm. The pure white arrow condensed in her palm was aimed at Ye Jie. This scared Ye Jie and he quickly dodged to the side:
"When performing long-range skills, never aim at your companions. It will be dangerous!"
Nan Linghe ran forward, moved Lu Xi's arm that was pointing at Ye Jie, and gestured to her. Lu Xi looked at her with confused eyes, not knowing whether she understood what she meant.
After the danger was averted, Ye Jie, who breathed a sigh of relief, also came over and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Lu Xi actually mastered this kind of skills. From this point of view, she should be on the path of a celestial immortal. I just don't know what other skills she has learned... Why is there no record of it in the Book of Life and Death?"
Ye Jie came to Lu Xi's side and waved his hand in front of her: "Can you perform any other skills?"
After the pure white arrows dispersed, Lucy's eyes lost focus, confused and empty. Even the gathering of the pure white arrows seemed to be just her subconscious action, and she didn't understand Ye Jie's meaning at all.
Ye Jie sighed. It seemed that the origin of this wandering soul was even more mysterious than he had imagined.
After comforting Lucy, they continued to practice their skills, and the crayfish crawling on the beach became targets for everyone's training.
Nan Linghe stretched out his hand and a tiny black arrow shot out, accurately hitting the crayfish at the edge of the shrimp school.
The attack of the Soul-Breaking Arrow was silent, without any unusual sound. Except for the crayfish that was shot and began to twitch in pain, the other crayfish did not react. At most, they just turned their heads and looked in the direction of the noise.
With their low intelligence, they could not understand why their companion, who had been quiet just a moment ago, suddenly went crazy.
The crayfish that was shot by the Soul-Breaking Arrow had no words to express its pain. With its calf-sized body, it angrily rushed towards the direction of the attack, but soon there was no further movement.
Not long after, another crayfish began to twitch, left the shrimp group alone, and never returned.
The number of crayfish decreased one by one. After at least ten crayfish disappeared, the shrimp group was visibly reduced by half. The remaining crayfish finally began to become restless and retreated towards the Jing River together.
Behind the sand slope, Xia Wei's fist was stained with blood, broken shrimp shells were scattered nearby, dark blue blood soaked the ground, and the strong fishy smell was chilling.
She first tied up the crayfish tightly with a soul-binding rope, then pulled it hard, and the crayfish left a long drag mark on the sand. When she got close to it, she used her tortoise hand to punch it to death.
The injury on her left arm seriously affected her ability to exert her strength. She could only use her right arm to exert strength, and could only exert half of her strength. Sometimes the crayfish would break free from its restraints and turn around to escape. At this time, Xia Wei would condense a soul-breaking arrow and directly destroy its soul.
"That's enough." Ye Jie finally spoke after killing the tenth crayfish.
"Huh..." Nan Linghe ran back and wiped the sweat from his head. "It's finally over. If it hadn't ended soon, I would have almost run out of spiritual power."
Ye Jie shook his head. "The Soul Breaking Arrows at the entry level don't consume much spiritual energy. The total spiritual energy of a peak-level first-level cultivator should be enough to unleash twenty Soul Breaking Arrows at the entry level. Your realm was elevated by the spiritual energy infused when you tore off the Book of Life and Death. Your spiritual energy is floating around, and your foundation is unstable. You need to accumulate it."
"Ah, what should I do then..." Nan Linghe looked worried.
Ye Jie patted her shoulder and encouraged her, "In addition to practicing more and becoming familiar with the flow of spiritual energy, when your spiritual energy is full, you can use a few soul-breaking arrows when you have nothing to do. This will also be beneficial for refining your cultivation."
Nan Linghe nodded repeatedly, taking Ye Jie's words to heart. She secretly encouraged herself, and decided to show even greater strength during the next training session, so that Brother Jie would look at her with new eyes.
Ye Jie then looked at Xia Wei standing beside him. "You've already incorporated all the techniques you've learned into your combat instincts. Even with just one hand, your strength far surpasses that of practitioners of the same rank. Your combat prowess is unmatched. I can't teach you anything. All I can teach you is the planning of your cultivation path."
Xia Wei stared at Ye Jie without blinking, her expression focused and pious, not wanting to miss any subtle words Ye Jie said.
Ye Jie looked around and pointed at the crayfish she had killed.
"Now that you have reached the peak of the first level, eating crayfish of lower levels may fill your stomach, but it will only increase your cultivation speed to a very limited extent. It's better than nothing. If you want to increase your strength quickly, you need to risk injury and hunt second-level hairy crabs. Wait until your left hand injury recovers before trying again."
"Xiaowei will remember Master's teachings." Xia Wei said respectfully.
Ye Jie nodded in satisfaction. "Before your injuries recover, you should practice the techniques first. I saw the Hundred Refining Body Technique that Bohe gave you. It's quite interesting. With your aptitude and the power of heaven and earth in the Thunder Lake, you should be able to master it quickly."
Xia Wei smiled broadly, "As long as I master this technique, my chances of defeating the bandit from Hengshan will increase by another 10%!"
Ye Jie called Nan Linghe and handed her a rope. Tied behind the rope were the dull souls of nearly ten crayfish. The wandering souls of the crayfish were tied in a row, which looked quite spectacular.
"Send them into reincarnation now. After you go home, remember to use the power of the stone platform to assist in your cultivation. You can also teach Lucy to speak when you are free. Come here again at noon tomorrow to practice the Soul-Binding Rope and other skills together." Ye Jie reminded.
Nan Linghe was surprised and curiously surveyed the row of crayfish strung together by the Soul Binding Rope. He couldn't help but ask, "Do demon souls also need ghost messengers to guide them?"
Ye Jie smiled and said, "Don't underestimate them because they are demons now. Maybe in their past lives, they were human beings like us. It's just that their intelligence is low, not much better than that of a baby. Other ghost officials can't extort merit from them. Most of the time, they will abandon them and let them become wandering ghosts, or be taken away by evil cultivators."
Nan Linghe exclaimed, "How could this happen? Those monsters were simply born into bad families, so why are they being treated like this?"
Ye Jie didn't answer, but simply said, "If you plan to return to the underworld from the human world in the future, you might as well look around. If you encounter such lonely ghosts, you can also help them and send them into reincarnation and be reborn again."
Nan Linghe pursed her lips, kept Ye Jie's words in her heart, said goodbye, and then left reluctantly.
Returning to Lei Ze, Xia Wei's eyes sparkled with anticipation. She pulled Ye Jie aside and asked, "Master, you said I could quickly master this technique. What did that mean?"
Ye Jie took out the purple-covered book, opened it, and explained to Xia Wei:
"This Hundred Refinements of the Body is a horizontal training method of the Human Immortal Path. When you practice this technique, it can accelerate the healing of wounds on your body. To practice this technique, you need to be injured again and again. Each time the wound heals, it will become more resilient. Every time you are injured, your body will become stronger, eventually becoming as strong as copper and iron, invulnerable to swords and spears."
Flipping through the books in his hand, Ye Jie felt quite emotional:
"The most valuable aspect of the Hundred Refined Body is its powerful recovery ability. As long as a breath remains, it can be used to heal itself. Even hidden injuries can be healed imperceptibly without worrying about repeated injuries and overdrawing the body's potential. At the Grand Perfection stage, it can even regenerate severed limbs, truly worthy of being a mid-grade Earth-grade technique."
Xia Wei showed a look of confusion, looked up at the dancing electric arc nearby, covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Master, do you mean..."
Ye Jie nodded. "Practicing the Hundred Refinements Body requires you to endure various injuries and then use your energy to recover. External injuries on the surface of the body are relatively easy to deal with, but it's quite difficult to injure someone by penetrating the flesh and reaching the lungs. Ordinary swords, spears, and halberds are unlikely to cause serious internal injuries that would shake the lungs, but if you harness the power of thunder, it becomes much easier."
Xia Wei showed a look of enlightenment and looked around. She didn't expect that the surging thunder could actually become a help in her path of cultivation.
"Let's start without further ado. There's still a knife wound on your left arm from the shrimp-headed man. You should first familiarize yourself with the practice of Bailian Shen. Once the knife wound has healed and you are familiar with the practice, you can proceed to the next step of inducing lightning to temper your body." Ye Jie said slowly.
It was not until he finished reading the classics of the Hundred Refining Bodies that Ye Jie finally understood what Bohe meant by drawing lightning to temper the body. This Thunder Lake, filled with the power of heaven and earth, was Xia Wei's best training ground.
Xia Wei sat cross-legged. Ye Jie removed the stitches on her arm, then opened the book and slowly recited the Hundred Refinements Body cultivation method.
As Ye Jie chanted, Xia Wei closed her eyes, breathing steadily, her expression calm and focused.
Thunder rumbled continuously from the ceiling, but this could not shake Xia Wei's heart at all. She isolated herself from the hustle and bustle of the world and rejected all interferences around her. The only thing that could reach her ears was Ye Jie's slow and steady chanting.
The huge and condensed spiritual power flowed rapidly in Xia Wei's body. Her arm trembled slightly. The wound that had been slightly healed broke again under her exercise of spiritual power, and blood flowed down her white arm.
Xia Wei frowned, her mind was as clear as a mirror. The pain could not interfere with her practice of the technique. Gradually, as she became more and more proficient in the practice of the Hundred Refining Body Technique, her arms began to tremble uncontrollably.
At the wound left by the shrimp-headed man, the bright red muscle tissue was wriggling rapidly like a living thing, and no more blood was flowing out. The wound began to fit tightly from both ends, and the length became shorter and shorter.
As time passed, the wound completely closed, and an invisible force smoothed out all traces of the knife edge. Even the blood that had just flowed out was completely absorbed by her flesh. Her arm was once again white and flawless, and not even the slightest trace of injury could be seen.
When Xia Wei opened her eyes again, she let out a long breath and looked refreshed.
Ye Jie stepped forward and handed the torn page of the Book of Life and Death to Xia Wei. He saw that under the column of her cultivation technique, there was an additional word "Hundred Refinements of the Body (Entry Level)". He then nodded with satisfaction.
"With this, you have entered the realm of the Hundred Refinements Body. Even if ordinary people cultivate the Hundred Refinements Body to achieve skin and bones of iron, their bodies will still be covered in horrific scars that are unbearable to look at. You possess a third-grade gift: Ice Skin and Jade Bones. When your wounds heal, no scars will remain. This is truly a rare gift."
Xia Wei raised her left arm. Under the illumination of the silver lightning in the Thunder Lake, her left arm was flawless white, as clear as ice and snow, and as delicate and soft as a baby's.
Ye Jie glanced at her and said, "Among the innate magical powers that women in this world desire, the Xuanyin body ranks first, and the Ice Skin and Jade Bones ranks second. The Ice Skin and Jade Bones not only prevent scars on the body, but also have the magical effect of keeping a youthful appearance forever. No matter how many years pass, you can maintain eternal youth. That is a privilege only granted to those with immortal bodies."
Xia Wei chuckled, "Eternal youth, like Master?"
"What?" Ye Jie scratched his head.
Xia Wei glanced at him inconspicuously and said in a soft voice, "Didn't Master die a long time ago? How come he still looks like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy?"
Ye Jie said helplessly, "The appearance of a soul will remain the same at the moment of death, no matter how many years pass. Many people who don't know this will be deceived by the soul's appearance. I starved to death when I was your age... Let's change the subject. Anyway, you have just learned the Hundred Refinements, so why not strike while the iron is hot and start tempering your body with lightning."
Hearing Ye Jie mention the serious matter, Xia Wei also put away the joking intention. She looked up with a serious face, looking at the silver arc of lightning leaping rapidly above Lei Ze. A deafening roar came to her ears, and she swallowed subconsciously: "Master, should I call down the thunder?"
Ye Jie also glanced overhead. "Every lightning bolt that flashes across the sky above Lei Ze is as powerful as a full-strength attack from a fourth-order peak Celestial Immortal cultivator. Not only you, but even the bandit Hengshan wouldn't be able to withstand it. With your current strength, attempting to trigger the mighty heavenly thunder to temper your body is undoubtedly courting death."
Xia Wei was in a dilemma. She pursed her lips and looked worried: "Then what should I do..."
"Don't worry, I have my own way." Ye Jie patted her shoulder. "We are now at the outermost edge of the Xuansha Thunder Lake. Ordinary living creatures and ghost messengers dare not enter here rashly, so it is relatively safe. The Thunder Lake stretches for thousands of miles. If you go deeper, you will see monsters that breathe out thunder and are covered in electricity. It is said that in the center of the Thunder Lake, where the Xuansha converge, there are even fifth-level monsters. What we are looking for now are those second-level thunder beasts."
Xia Wei, a very clever woman, immediately understood what Ye Jie meant and said happily, "Master is absolutely right. I can't withstand the lightning that split the sky yet, but I don't care about the attacks of those second-level thunder beasts."
Ye Jie nodded and said, "In addition to practicing the Hundred Refinements Body, eating the flesh of the second-level thunder beast, which contains spiritual energy, can also accelerate your realm improvement and help you break through the second level sooner. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."
Xia Wei's eyes were filled with excitement and anticipation: "In that case, let's set off quickly!"