Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 284 - 45: Divine Courage, Holy Shield, Illusion, Rules Test

Chapter 284: Chapter 45: Divine Courage, Holy Shield, Illusion, Rules Test

"First, after learning it, you must report to the Military Department at the provincial level. Whether you practice or perform the spell within the Great Zhou territory, you must get special approval from the Military Department."

"Second, even outside the territory, while on military campaigns, only a seventh-rank Military Minister of Agriculture Officer can use Soul Binding on the battlefield."

"Third, it must not be transmitted privately and should not be publicly displayed unless necessary."

The Liu Character Grassman paused and continued: "If you manage to learn it, I can help you solve the first point. In the future, you can cultivate at the Ten Thousand Skills Palace."

Zhao Xing cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you for the guidance, sir."

"You may enter and observe the spellcasting," said the Liu Character Grassman before it continued to wander about.

Zhao Xing entered the main hall.

Interestingly, while it was still bright and sunny outside, the moment he stepped into the hall, the light dimmed. The sky above the courtyard was overcast with dense clouds, and a sinister and eerie atmosphere spread throughout.

Zhao Xing couldn’t help but shiver.

"Whoo~"

A light breeze blew, and one of the two soul-binding grass men instantly dissipated.

As the grass man disintegrated into materials floating in front of him, Zhao Xing quickly identified these materials.

"Cold Pine Wood, Bracken Branch, Five Locust Wood, Resurrection Willow, Yellow Springs Leaf, Mulberry Flower, twin wood for hands and feet, two branches through chest and abdomen, one flower and one leaf to lock the Primordial Soul."

"All are Yin Five Elements materials."

Zhao Xing observed quietly.

Soul-binding Grassman has stringent material requirements, all must be Yin-affiliated materials.

Without Yin-affiliated materials, the spell cannot be performed.

Other Grassman Skills only involve the Five Elements, while the Soul-binding Grassman involves the Dao of Yin and Yang.

"Whoo~"

The light breeze blew once more; even to assemble a soul-binding grass man, Yin wind was needed.

After reassembling, Zhao Xing activated the Five Elements Observation to examine the interior of the grass man.

He saw that only two kinds of forces existed: Yin Wood and Yin Wind.

Moreover, whenever the external Five Elements Power approached, the two Yin forces inside formed a vortex, actively absorbing and enhancing the Yin Power.

During this process, Zhao Xing even felt his gaze being drawn in.

However, for living beings, this attraction was weak and unlikely to shake a Late Stage of Nine Ranks Life Soul.

"Lonely Yin does not survive, solitary Yang does not grow; the Yin and Yang forces between Heaven and Earth are dynamically distributed. Excessive Yin leads to the decline of all things, while excessive Yang leads to the birth of all things."

"The soul-binding grass man is akin to creating a pure Yin lowland, which naturally attracts ghosts."

Zhao Xing vaguely comprehended, a scene appeared in his mind.

The world before him seemed to become a flat plane, with Yin and Yang attributes, and countless stars dotted across, sometimes disappearing, sometimes appearing, representing the life and death of creatures.

Overall, the plane was evenly dotted, but suddenly a vortex appeared.

When the vortex appeared, the plane sagged, becoming three-dimensional.

The imbalance of Yin and Yang created a certain ’potential difference,’ pulling a large number of stars in.

After the vortex absorbed the starlight, it grew stronger, twisting the plane further.

"Buzz~"

Until finally, everything vanished.

Zhao Xing looked down at his palm; a strand of golden light spun at his fingertip. It was an involuntary spell he had cast while enlightening.

Looking ahead once more, a third soul-binding grass man had appeared.

[You observed the Grassman spellcasting and comprehended the mid-tier spell ’Soul-binding Grassman.’]

[Soul-binding Grassman: 151/9999]

[Effect: Attracts souls, binding them as slaves]

Seeing this, Zhao Xing quietly cupped his hands and then retreated from the hall.

The Soul-binding Grassman taught by the Old Minister of Agriculture was a truncated version; Xue Wenzhong likely only knew the initial-grade soul-binding grass man.

This spell also had an advanced version, the Soul-devouring Grassman.

It could bind multiple souls, forcing them to battle within and cultivating stronger fierce spirits.

Essentially, it was no different from the Soul Banner, just in a different form.

Of course, in our Great Zhou, the term changed; what fierce spirit? It would be called the ’War Soul Grassman’ instead!

This spell could be very effective on the battlefield; with enough materials, the grass men would multiply during battle. Even at the initial stage, they possessed considerable combat power. After binding a soul, the grass men could randomly acquire one secret technique that the ghost knew in life.

Zhao Xing intended to leave, as there was little effect practicing now; he didn’t have any souls to bind.

Could he use the souls of some exotic beasts?

No, this spell was called the soul-binding grass man because it required human souls. Binding other souls had no effect and was a waste of materials.

Just as he stepped out of the hall, another Liu Character Grassman approached.

"If you wish to continue practicing, there is a death row cell in the Ten Thousand Skills Palace. You can go in and kill a few to practice."

"..."

Zhao Xing’s mouth twitched; it wasn’t that he had any objections to killing death row inmates, but Liu Tianning’s tone was as if he were suggesting killing a pig.

Adding to his previous life’s knowledge of Liu Tianning, his heart was indeed a bit uneasy.

If he wanted to practice, he could do so on the battlefield later. He had already decided to avoid Liu Banfeng, so he naturally didn’t want to get too deeply involved now.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. I want to focus on practicing a spell to earn points in this selection training."

The Liu Character Grassman nodded: "If you ever need it in the future, feel free to come to the Ten Thousand Skills Palace."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing turned to leave, walking a bit faster.

...

After wandering around the Ten Thousand Skills Palace, Zhao Xing learned three more classic Grassman skills.

They were Divine Courage, Holy Shield, and Illusion.

Divine Courage was similar to the effect of the Vigorous Grassman, but stronger, with the ability to dodge, teleport, and possess some combat instincts.

The Vigorous Vajra would charge into the fight and not retreat a single step until death.

The Holy Shield Grassman was larger and specialized in defense.