Blind Spot
Chapter 540: Established initially as number 2 in 496

Chapter 540: Established initially as number 2 in 496

Li Chengyi merged his self-created version, where the backlash was still left for the Holy Infant to bear, the part of the cultivation technique that had the greatest side effects. And for him, the part with the least side effects.

In this way, the backlash he would have to endure would be much less.

Then... he would use the Primordial Spirit Technique obtained from the sect leader to create a god unique to himself, to balance his inner self.

"Alright, off you go, remember to diligently cultivate, if I find out you’re slacking off..."

Li Chengyi’s eyes turned cold.

A child of merely eleven or twelve shouldn’t have any deterrence at all by any logic.

But at this moment, both Volcano and Huo Huo the squirrels felt a chill in their hearts and dared not delay any longer, bowing in affirmation.

Quickly, the two departed, one shaking and the other swaying, returning to the common residential area below.

Servants and slaves usually lived there.

Leaving Li Chengyi alone, sitting in his room, silently pondering the actualization of the Primordial Spirit Technique.

’If I want to create a Primordial Spirit, what kind of god should I choose to suppress and resolve the Seven Evils Backlash within me?’

Backlash and side effects are two different things. Backlash is caused by latent dangers left behind by the seven deadly sins.

And side effects arise from the inability of the cultivation technique to integrate perfectly, causing disharmony and thereby an inability to transcend.

The former is much more serious, as the seven deadly sins of the Holy Infant can be fatal.

The latter at most prevents one from reaching the highest realm.

Li Chengyi lit a candle and sat in front of the window, gazing out at the bright moon in the night sky, lost in thought for a moment.

Unlike other people living in this blind spot, he integrated different knowledge and perspectives from the Black Sea’s systems, which allowed him to view problems in a way that was entirely different from that of an ordinary sword sect expert. Far more nuanced and practical.

’The sect leader regards all with Void, which encompasses everything. But this is actually an afterthought. And quite crude.

Only after allowing evil to emerge, then encasing it in void, does the sect leader need to continuously cultivate the inner god, purifying oneself.’

’So is it not possible, like the Evil Flower, to completely transform Evil Thoughts into one’s own power...?’

Li Chengyi recalled the Mark of the Evil Flower, where Evil Thoughts were used as fuel to ignite the Flower Language Ability and to shape the Floral Dress.

’Good and evil should not be polarized to extremes; both can potentially transform at any time. Human nature is a realm of Chaos; whether good or bad, both are categorized by the moral standards society has imposed upon us. This is, in essence, an artificial definition....’

’Any lifeform, the essential purpose of its existence, is singular.’

’And that is to survive! To exist! To continue existing forever.’

Countless pieces of information flickered through Li Chengyi’s mind.

’And if one wishes to completely dissolve the seven sins and turn them into an aid, one must reintegrate them into one’s core consciousness, restoring them to a state of Chaos.’

’Evil is the general definition for a category of behaviors detrimental to societal groups, but if these evil words and actions, these behavioral traits, were placed in another appropriate environment and situation, wouldn’t they possibly turn into actions that benefit these groups?’

With this thought, Li Chengyi began to attempt to close his eyes, and in the depths of his heart, he imagined a god.

Countless threads of Consciousness Power swirled and weaved into an empty shell.

That was an indistinct figure, so vague in color and shape that it was impossible to identify.

’The seven sins... in a different scenario, they might turn into an entirely different power!’

Li Chengyi’s eyes sparkled with inspiration.

’The first sin: Madness. Holy Infant—Li Chongnan.’

With closed eyes, he rapidly envisioned a new scenario in his mind.

When everyone else gives up, when despair takes hold, when absolute destruction is about to unfold, the arrogant one will not bend her spine, but will spread her arms and let out a dignified roar of defiance against all enemies, becoming the final glimmer of hope.

’At this time, Madness is resilience!’

In the blink of an eye, a new head slowly grew out on the shoulders of the god within Li Chengyi’s consciousness.

Across the face of the head flickered a Madness character in the Black Sea Script. The crimson writing glowed red in the darkness.

At the same time, the traces of Madness produced by Li Chengyi’s subsequent cultivation of the Holy Spirit Technique were being absorbed into the head, making the Madness character even more piercing on its face.

It worked!!

There was no resistance, no friction.

The Madness, one of the seven sins, was so peacefully separated out.

Li Chengyi immediately understood that he had found the right approach.

Joy filled his heart, and he continued with the second of the seven sins.

’The second sin: Rebellion. Holy Infant—Whale Seat Hai Sha.’

Li Chengyi pondered in his heart.

Soon, a new scenario emerged.

’When faced with immense oppression, no one dares to resist, only to submit and accept a stifled fate. Only through Rebellion! Boldly raising the flag of defiance, fighting regardless of life and death... At such a time, Rebellion is justice!’

Hisss.

In an instant, another new head grew from the indistinct god’s shoulders.

This head was a blur, but a massive Rebellion character blazed in blood red.

The previously very disobedient second type of evil intention also rapidly converged toward this head.

Joy rose again in Li Chengyi’s heart; he knew that it had worked once more.

’The third sin: Tyranny. Holy Infant: Volcano.’

’In times of chaos, when human life is devalued, and bandits roam freely, with sin rampant, the common folk live in torment, it is then that tyranny must sweep across the land, heavy laws needed for chaotic times. To rebuild the cosmos! At such a time, Tyranny is....enacting justice on behalf of heaven!’

As Li Chengyi’s perspective shifted suddenly in his heart, the evil intention belonging to the third sin also hastened to penetrate the new third head that grew upon the god’s body.

Thus, three layers of evil intentions were completely segregated, cleanly separated.

The red characters on the three faces also began to shift in color, from fresh blood red to a signifying pure white.

The white soon faded, transforming into a new silver-white.

The characters also changed into Resilience, Justice, and Enacting Justice on Behalf of Heaven—three texts.

Li Chengyi sat upright in a wooden chair, his face suddenly revealing a slight smile.

Although it was just the beginning, and many hidden dangers had not been thoroughly eliminated, he knew that sooner or later, he would perfect the entire approach and completely end the immense hidden dangers of the Seven Spirit Holy Technique.

At this moment, his mind was clear, and he immediately began to cultivate the Holy Spirit Technique.

The consciousness power that had just formed inside him was quickly transformed into several parts by the technique.

Some became the foundational Sword of Wisdom, strands of emotion, Ming Guang, and so on.

Some turned into three different evil thoughts, merging into the three heads of his primordial spirit.

But this time, the power of the three kinds of evil thoughts was no longer a hidden danger that couldn’t be used; instead, it became a special power that could eliminate external enemies under special conditions.

From this point, Li Chengyi’s terrifying rate of consciousness power generation was finally put into full play.

The reason the Faceless Sword Sect also emphasized bloodline strength in the early stages was that the root of consciousness power lay in the bloodline.

The stronger the bloodline and physique, the more vigorous the spirit, the more Sword of Wisdom, strands of emotion, and Ming Guang one could cultivate, which constituted the cultivation of Holy Spirit Technique.

Similarly, the faster the recovery, the faster the cultivation as well.

Li Chengyi had been afraid to cultivate with all his might previously due to concerns about hidden dangers.

Now that he had determined his direction, he completely let go of control.

Instantly, the endless stream of consciousness power began to be swiftly transformed into cultivation and primordial spirit power.

Not a trace was wasted.

With his current terrifying physical quality and recovery ability of the Eight Seals.

His rate of cultivation per second was comparable to hundreds of times that of his peers.

The only thing restricting him at this moment was... the speed at which food was transformed into consciousness power.

As his cultivation rapidly improved, Li Chengyi also began to quickly approach the perfection of the fourth layer.

When the fourth layer was perfected, the total amount of consciousness power would undergo a qualitative change, which could trigger the first consciousness sublimation.

That is, the Imprint aspect of refining consciousness power.

Time passed without him noticing.

When Li Chengyi came back to his senses, it was already nearly dawn outside.

He had actually sat through the night without realizing it.

"Is it over?" Kui Ling’s voice came from the doorway.

Li Chengyi hurriedly stood up to look.

"Mother, weren’t you investigating the movements of the Demon Race? How did you come back so soon?"

Kui Ling’s eyes held a hint of fatigue.

"Because I found out the result. It was just an internal strife among the Demon Race, which caused some remnants of the faction to flee. After resolving it, I came back."

"By the way, I encountered people from the Qingmu Sword Sect on the way back; they were heading to make trouble with the Suyue Sect... saying that one of their elders died at the hands of Suyue Sect... not sure what that’s all about."

"...." Li Chengyi blinked, his thoughts returning to his newly evolved Flower Language Ability....

He was increasingly feeling that the main Flower Language of the Ziwei Flower should not be the Power of Persuasion, but rather that of Good Fortune behind it....

"The matter is settled, so I planned to come back for a hot spring bath. The springs on Fengling Mountain contain a trace of phoenix blood, which just happens to enhance the recovery speed of body and mind. It’s a rare opportunity, so I decided to bring you along as well."

Kui Ling rubbed her temples, clearly very tired.

"Enhancing body and mind recovery speed? Really?" asked Li Chengyi.

"Of course it’s true. The more you soak, the more permanent enhancement you get, of course, the effect of a single soak is rather weak; you need to go often. That place has no other problems except being a bit expensive."

When she talked about the price, she began to grumble, saying that the Zhuque clan is greedy, never giving discounts to loyal customers, not even special offers during holidays....

Li Chengyi could only listen on the side; of course, the main reason was that he had no money.

The currency used here was called stone crystals, which appeared to be flexible, semi-transparent crystal stones.

The crystals had various shades, and each was engraved with different numbers.

This was credit currency jointly issued by the Four Sect, with strong purchasing power. Generally, one stone crystal could be exchanged for a hundred taels of common gold. It was priceless.

"Get ready. When the time comes, we will have a good soak together, your sister Yun Chen will go too."

"Together??" Li Chengyi’s blinking eyes instantly froze.

"What, feeling shy? A little brat like you can still feel shy?" Kui Ling laughed, "Can’t help it, each moment the hot spring is open, it consumes quite a lot of stone crystals, and I don’t have much savings to waste like that. I only indulge in that hot spring once every few years. If you feel bad about it, just scrub my back when we’re there. Add some extras for them~~"

Her eyes glinted mischievously.

"....!!!?" Li Chengyi was at a loss for words.

He could overlook the mixed bathing, but scrubbing backs in someone else’s hot spring?

Was that the job for a person?

"What’s with that look? Who knows how many people have soaked in that hot spring, what’s in there, you should know yourself," Kui Ling shook her head.

"How’s your cultivation of the Holy Spirit Technique going? Any questions? It’s rare that I have time and am willing to teach you," she said, sitting on the cot in the corner wall, gently tapping her thigh.

Her dark green dress slipped off her side, revealing her white, round, long legs.

"Hmm... no problems, I have successfully cultivated the first layer’s strands of emotion," Li Chengyi quickly replied.

The process of cultivating the Holy Spirit Technique is to progress from Sword of Wisdom, to strands of emotion, to Ming Guang, step by step.

Li Chengyi had only had the technique for a short while; it was natural that he could not say he was already close to mastering the fourth layer.

A slight disguise was more reasonable so that the lie could be sustained as time went on.

"Good. Our sect’s technique places high importance on recovery ability, especially in the recovery of spiritual consciousness power.

What it stresses is the continuous recovery of consciousness power and then refining it into one’s cultivation. So, during your cultivation, remember to eat, drink, and rest, and not overdraw your body excessively."

"Understood!" Li Chengyi nodded eagerly.

Now that most of the dangers of the technique had been removed, and with the protection of the Snow Lotus Flower Language, he was ready to sprint forward at full force.

With at least five of his Eight Seals enhancing his recovery ability, when it comes to recovery... he had never feared anyone!