A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality - Chapter 799

Soul Attachment Technique

After a moment of silence, Han Li indifferently said, “Old monster, when you possessed the puppet, didn’t you think of moving your primordial spirit away from the puppet? With your intelligence, it shouldn’t be difficult to create this technique, right? After all, you were the one who created the Great Development Technique.”

“Do you think that the Soul Attachment Technique I used was very simple? Back then, I relied on my outstanding intelligence that was second to none, so I was distracted by too many things. Not only did I create a secret technique like the Great Development Technique that could strengthen one’s spiritual sense, but I also founded the Thousand Bamboo School and figured out puppet techniques that had long been lost in the Heavenly South Region. Just these alone consumed most of my lifespan. Not to mention that I had to cultivate at the same time, allowing my cultivation to advance to the late-Nascent Soul Stage so that I could run rampant and be invincible.”

“Rampant? Invincible?” Hearing this, Han Li revealed a strange expression.

Monarch Great Development’s voice was filled with pride as he said, “What? Do you think I’m bragging? When my cultivation reached great success, I had always kept a low profile and was proud. I only challenged famous cultivators and never spread my battle accomplishments. As a result, the only cultivators who knew of my name were the top existences. Not to mention other places, the two old fellows known as the number one cultivators of the Righteous and Devilish Dao of the Heavenly South were defeated by me. I beat them into submission and they even voluntarily gave the Far West to me as the foundation of my sect. They withdrew all of their forces from this place. Otherwise, do you really think that a mere desert would deter cultivators of the Heavenly South from touching the Far West? You have to know that even if the Far West is poor, it has two countries. It is enough to house many large sects.”

“You obtained the Far West by fighting?” Han Li was speechless.

“Not only that, but I also forced these two old fellows to personally swear that their disciples and grand-disciples will not be allowed to enter the Far West for the next 10,000 years.” The old man became somewhat complacent again.

“With their status, why are they so obedient?” The corner of Han Li’s mouth twitched as he found it hard to believe.

Monarch Great Development felt this to be rather strange, and he said, “If they don’t, I’ll kill all of their disciples and grand-disciples. Don’t tell me you think I’m an indecisive person. As for relying on numbers to attack me, the thousand puppets I refined aren’t to be trifled with. However, the Righteous and Devilish Dao cultivators still haven’t invaded the Far West, which is rather surprising to me. Could it be that the Righteous and Devilish Dao cultivators have truly adhered to their ancestor’s words to this day?”

Han Li was silent.

This old monster was either bragging or he was truly abnormal to the extreme back then. The thousands of puppets that he mentioned, even if they were all at the Foundation Establishment Stage, were enough to scare the enemy to death.

As for whether the Righteous and Devilish Dao did not seize the Far West because they were restricted by their oaths, or whether it was because the Far West was far away and lacked resources, Han Li was too lazy to ask.

This had nothing to do with him.

Han Li was still in shock when he heard the old man’s sigh in his mind.

Monarch Great Development’s voice suddenly became gloomy, and he said, “By the time I achieved all of this, I believed that I was standing at the pinnacle of the cultivation world, and I discovered that I had made a fatal mistake. My lifespan wasn’t long, but I was still stuck at the late-Nascent Soul Stage. No matter how astonishing my aptitude and intelligence were, there’s no way I’d be able to break through to the Deity Transformation Stage from the late-Nascent Soul Stage in the next two hundred years. However, if I hadn’t diverted my attention to the puppet technique and created a technique of my own, I believe that it wouldn’t have been difficult for me to reach the Deity Transformation Stage. Otherwise, I would’ve ascended to the Spirit Realm a long time ago. I wouldn’t have needed to be trapped in my puppet body for over ten thousand years, and my soul is about to dissipate.”

Hearing this, Han Li pursed his lips and rolled his eyes in his heart. There was even a trace of jealousy.

Ordinary cultivators would find it extremely difficult to even reach the Core Formation Stage or the Nascent Soul Stage, but to the old monster, entering the Deity Transformation Stage wasn’t too difficult. If what he said was true, then this person was truly a heaven-defying existence.

To say that he was a cultivation genius that only appeared once in ten thousand years was a bit too light.

Monarch Great Development sneered as he said, “I knew that I had no hope of reaching the Deity Transformation Stage, but I wasn’t willing to wait for death to come. Although it is said that as long as one’s soul remains, one will be reincarnated after death, would I still be me if I didn’t have the memories and emotions of this life? I would simply be a stranger. Furthermore, in my next life, I might become a mediocre person. I wouldn’t even have the opportunity to become a cultivator again. With this fear in my heart, I abandoned everything for the next two hundred years and began to bitterly create a reincarnation technique that could allow me to live forever or maintain my consciousness. In the end, I failed countless times before finally creating the Soul Attachment Technique, an unprecedented secret technique, on top of the Great Development Technique.”

“You gave up most of your cultivation in order to attach your spiritual sense to the puppet and be a living dead for nearly 10,000 years,” Han Li suddenly interrupted with a faint smile.

“What do you know? I didn’t have enough time. I was only able to complete half of the Soul Attachment Technique before I was forced to use it. As a result, I ended up like this. When I attached it to the special puppet, I didn’t expect my cultivation to completely disappear. I was only able to barely use my spiritual sense, but it would be impossible for my soul to leave my body. I used an extremely powerful formation and over a hundred puppets to guard the secret room. Without my body and magic power, I didn’t even have the means to open the restrictions and summon the puppets. In addition, I was afraid of being pursued by my enemies, so I never told anyone about the secret room. Even my Core Formation disciples and subordinates were unable to find it. As a result, I was trapped for over ten thousand years. If it weren’t for my puppet body and the many spirit stones stored in the secret room, I would’ve long been annihilated.” With that said, the large-eyed Divine Sovereign’s voice became ice-cold.

Han Li frowned and muttered in his heart. But after his expression eased a little, he still asked, “Old eccentric, why are you so talkative today? I wanted to ask you a few things about the past, but you always ignored me with a lazy appearance. Why are you so detailed this time?”

“Humph! If I don’t tell you, who else can I tell? Since you cultivated the Great Development Technique, you can be considered half a disciple of mine. Furthermore, if you hadn’t barged into the Thousand Bamboo School’s secret chamber and found me on the verge of death, I fear my soul would’ve immediately scattered. After all, the Soul Attachment Technique isn’t a true technique to live forever. Even if the puppet’s body hasn’t decayed for ten thousand years, my primordial spirit hasn’t been nourished by the true body for a long time and is at the end of its rope. I didn’t expect you to be so quick-witted. With a single glance, you saw the difference between me and the other puppets and took the initiative to attack me. I nearly lost my life in your hands.” When the old man said this, he seemed to become angry again.

“I took the initiative to attack you? If you hadn’t suddenly attacked me with that bullshit Seven Emotions Technique, I wouldn’t have done anything even if I felt that your puppet was a little strange. As a result, you and my second Nascent Soul became restrained by each other. Of course, you can use the Seven Emotions Technique to make my second Nascent Soul go berserk, but I can also use the assimilation technique to control the second Nascent Soul through the main Nascent Soul and destroy your soul and the second Nascent Soul at the same time,” Han Li retorted bluntly.

Monarch Great Development didn’t feel that anything was amiss. Instead, he boldly said, “How would I know that a little monster like you would be able to cultivate to a second Nascent Soul at such a young age? You should know that apart from using my spiritual sense, I didn’t have any magic power at all. I only attacked to protect myself.”

This time, Han Li was silent and did not want to continue.

Monarch Great Development paused for a moment before speaking in a self-deprecating manner, “Alright, let’s not talk about this for now. I didn’t expect you to have a treasure like the Soul Nurturing Wood. Otherwise, even if I were to restrain you, I would’ve disappeared from this world in at most a year or so. This can be considered a combination of misfortune and fortune.”

“I lent you the Soul Nurturing Wood because you promised to teach me the last three layers of the Great Development Technique. Furthermore, I’m also very interested in your puppet creation technique. After all, in the past ten thousand years, apart from sleeping for a long time in the secret chamber, you’ve been studying puppet techniques. Since I’ve cultivated your Great Development Technique, I won’t let go of the puppet technique. This is just a deal between us,” Han Li said calmly as he stopped in his tracks.

Monarch Great Development wildly laughed in Han Li’s mind and said, “Haha, Han brat! You’re becoming more and more pleasing to the eye. Back then, I also looked down on those duplicitous fellows. If it weren’t for your poor aptitude and you really cannot cultivate my arts, I really want to take you in as a disciple and teach you everything I’ve learned in my life.”

After a moment of surprise, Han Li blinked his eyes and said with a faint smile, “I’m already too busy to cultivate the current techniques I have. Even if you give me a hundred times more cultivation techniques than what I’ve learned, I won’t cultivate them again. However, I’m quite interested in your secret techniques.”

The old man indifferently said, “Secret techniques! I fear you’ll be disappointed. My secret techniques are all related to my main cultivation art. If you don’t cultivate my cultivation arts, you won’t be able to cultivate any of my secret techniques.”

“Then forget it. I’m already very satisfied to be able to obtain the Great Development Technique and those puppet techniques. My trip to the Far West wasn’t a waste of time. However, I don’t quite understand why you didn’t teach the last three levels of the Great Development Technique to your disciples. Instead, you made a fake version and passed it down.” Although Han Li was somewhat disappointed, he changed the topic and asked about this matter in confusion.

Monarch Great Development clicked his tongue and said, “Disciples of the sect? Several hundred years have passed, yet not a single one of those disciples has reached the Nascent Soul stage. Not a single one of them has been able to inherit my legacy. Leaving the last three levels of the Great Development Technique to them will only bring them trouble. You aren’t a disciple of the Thousand Bamboo School, yet you’ve also obtained the Great Development Technique. It seems I truly have some foresight.”