There was no process whatsoever.
In an instant, Li Hai had learned all of A Su's skills.
However, he did not rush to push all these new skills to Perfection.
This was because he was still in Guo Family Village and had not yet left.
Li Hai felt that if the Breakthrough phenomena of these Ghost Dao skills were too obvious—
For example, if there were flashes of evil light or bursts of Yin Qi, attracting the attention of the village's ghosts, that would not be good.
Ghosts, naturally, are different from people.
With people, one can reason and discuss right and wrong, but trying to do that with ghosts... Heh heh, that's a foolish thing only someone whose head has been kicked by a donkey would do.
Li Hai, now possessing the abilities and nature of a ghost, deeply understood that all ghosts were ultimate manic-depressives.
Whether you provoke it or not, it might attack you madly.
Regarding this, if it were just A Su plus Guo Lao San, Li Hai wouldn't be too wary.
They were all of the same Rank, and he had two more skills than them, so why fear them?
But if the entire Guo Family Village's hundreds of ghosts were added, he would feel a lack of confidence.
So Li Hai decided to find an opportunity to escape this village first, then upgrade his skills at ease.
Furthermore, regarding the origin of this younger version of Guo Huaijin before him, Li Hai immediately understood his true background after learning A Su's many skills.
In summary, this Guo Huaijin... was a fake.
If the effect brought by 【Illusory Image Rank 1】 was to create various deceptions to disturb the living's perception of the outside world,
then 【Illusory Image Rank 2】 went a step further, being able to create pseudo-images that resembled Immortal Masters.
Yes, this Guo Huaijin, who could converse and chat with others, and even interact with physical objects, was fundamentally a false image created by A Su.
As for why A Su would do this? What meaning did it hold for her?
To be honest, Li Hai wasn't particularly concerned.
"Little Brother Li," Guo Lao San turned his head and said with a smile to Li Hai after their chat, "You should go with the village chief to look at the fields; that way, you'll have an idea."
These words perfectly suited Li Hai's intentions, so he immediately responded, "Yes, yes, Village Chief Guo, please take me now; I'd like to see the situation."
"This time, Little Brother Li will have to work hard."
Guo Huaijin smiled at Li Hai, then turned to A Su and said gently, "Wait for me at home; I'll be back soon."
"Mhm," A Su smiled and nodded.
After bidding farewell, Li Hai followed Guo Huaijin, walking towards the outskirts of the village.
There were no twists or turns.
Soon, the two walked out of the village, traveling two li and arriving at a vast farmland.
Upon reaching here, Li Hai had no intention of conversing with this fake Guo Huaijin and directly pushed all of A Su's skills to Perfection.
Boom!
Instantly, countless Yin Qi swept in from all directions, centered around Li Hai, being absorbed and swallowed into his Physical Body and Divine Soul.
The so-called incomplete "Evil Spirit Earth Drawing Yin Method" was immediately cultivated by Li Hai to its Peak in an instant.
Thus, his Ghost Dao Rank suddenly leaped from the Wandering Soul level to the higher Fierce Soul-level, transforming him into a true fierce ghost.
As a fierce ghost, his two basic characteristics inherent to ghosts—【Ethereal Body】 and 【Illusory Image】—naturally advanced from Rank 1 to Rank 2.
From then on, Li Hai in his ghost form could not only easily Transmigrate through walls and rocks but also greatly reduce damage from objects imbued with ordinary Yang Qi, such as flames, bullets, and various human defilements.
As for the effect of Rank 2 Illusory Image, it goes without saying; the fake Guo Huaijin was the best example.
From then on, Li Hai could also, by virtue of this characteristic, easily employ various powerful deceptions, and even create pseudo-humans that seemed capable of sitting, lying, walking, talking, and laughing, but were in fact empty.
In addition, Li Hai naturally cultivated A Su's other two Ghost Dao techniques—"Evil Star Descending Yin" and "Resentful Spirit Extinguishes Yang"—to the Perfection level.
The former allows one to nurture an Evil Star within one's Physical Body and Divine Soul, which is connected to the main body's mind.
This Evil Star can recklessly bore into the body of any person with weak Qi and blood, perform ghost possession, and then manipulate their Physical Body to act wantonly.
The latter can cultivate an extremely fierce and malevolent Yin Evil Qi that can remotely extinguish the Three Yang Fires of Mortals.
The so-called Three Yang Fires are also known as Three Torches, or Three Lamps.
Legend has it that living people have three fires on their bodies: one on each shoulder and one on the top of the head.
Their vibrancy indicates whether a person's vitality and fate are normal.
Once the fire weakens and the lamp dims, it means the person has a serious illness or bad luck.
It is often said that a person's death is like a lamp extinguishing; if a person's Three Yang Fires are completely gone, it means he is no longer living, but a deceased.
However, in Li Hai's view, these so-called Three Yang Fires should be what is known as the human life magnetic field.
As for this so-called life magnetic field, Li Hai only learned about it from those semi-true, semi-false pseudo-science videos he scrolled through on his phone in his previous life.
In short, the skill of "Resentful Spirit Extinguishes Yang" is a versatile killing move that can perform both ranged area attacks and silent assassinations.
And A Su's 【Dual Evil Rank 2】 characteristic was born precisely because of these two Ghost Dao evil arts.
Furthermore, from these two ghost techniques and the Dual Evil characteristic, Li Hai also deduced why A Su was far stronger than the many ghosts in Guo Family Village.
This was because she was a woman who was ten months pregnant and close to labor.
According to old sayings, if such a pregnant woman, about to give birth, were burned to death in a fire and suffered immense pain, she would inevitably be filled with endless resentment and hatred.
If she unluckily happened to be buried in an Evil Ground, she would likely transform into the most fierce and evil Mother-Child Dual Evil along with her dead fetus.
That Resentful Spirit was all the pain and resentment A Su had condensed; and the Evil Star was the infant in her womb that was burned to death along with her.
All this information was what Li Hai obtained from that incomplete "Evil Spirit Earth Drawing Yin Method."
And Guo Family Village, even this gloomy forest, was precisely the so-called Evil Ground.
As for where A Su learned this Evil Spirit method, Li Hai had no knowledge whatsoever, nor could he know.
"So..." Li Hai suddenly wondered, "What role did Guo Huaijin play in this? Was he the arsonist, or a survivor?
If the former, what benefit would burning his wife and child bring him? If the latter, hmm... that sinister old dog shouldn't be that innocent, right?"
Suddenly, 'Guo Huaijin,' who was standing not far away, unexpectedly dissipated into thin air without any warning.
"Hmm? He disappeared."
Li Hai wondered, "Did A Su herself retract the Illusory Image? What does she want to do?"