C680 Two in One Mind

After the earthly soul separated from the heaven soul and the dominant soul, Yu Yuan was struck by a peculiar sensation.

It was as though, in that instant, he had split into two beings, each with its own distinct soul!

"This..."

In the dimly lit training room, Yu Yuan's eyes snapped open, gleaming with the light of contemplative wisdom.

"It's a completely different realization! Once the earthly soul is separate from the dominant soul and heaven soul, it's like two separate consciousnesses have emerged, capable of dividing their focus!"

Yu Yuan's thoughts stirred.

His heaven soul and dominant soul, still overlapping, responded to the ripples of his consciousness as he attempted to enter the state of Soul Forging through Enlightenment.

Strands of spiritual sense, still suffusing the heaven soul and dominant soul, danced within the two intertwined souls.

More precisely, these strands of spiritual sense were primarily active within the heaven soul.

Like channels within the body, the spiritual sense coursed through the two overlapping souls, carrying thoughts and consciousness.

The practice of Soul Forging through Enlightenment began smoothly!

"Wraithbinding!"

A new thought emerged. His earthly soul, now separate from the overlapping souls, held an abundance of spiritual sense, which spread throughout its ethereal body like a network of channels.

Specks of light, signifying memories, flowed through these channels of spiritual sense, sparkling within the illusory body of the earthly soul.

"Ah!"

As the earthly soul and the overlapping heaven soul and dominant soul simultaneously began to stir, Yu Yuan couldn't help but gasp in awe.

He felt as if he had divided into two, each part engaging in its own cultivation practice!

The earthly soul was mastering Wraithbinding.

The heaven soul, on the other hand, was engaged in Soul Forging through Enlightenment, purifying the soul and enhancing wisdom and insight.

He was multitasking, practicing two unique spells tailored for the earthly soul and heaven soul without any conflict. In his perception, they even seemed to synergize, enhancing each other's effects.

In his past life, he had never embarked on the path of cultivation and had never experienced anything like this!

One body housed two conscious souls, both unmistakably his own.

"Can a true cultivator, upon reaching the stages of Lunar Spirit, Solar Spirit, and Primordial Spirit, multitask as I am now?" Yu Yuan's excitement grew.

After all, some things can't be fully grasped through the explanations of others; they must be experienced firsthand to be deeply understood.

In his past life, Hong Qi's senior brother, Zhong Chichen, had already proclaimed the immense benefits a powerful realm could bring to the art of leechcraft. Regrettably, he mentioned that due to his unique constitution, he was unable to cultivate it successfully.

Their master, however, believed that Zhong Chichen was straying from the path, focusing too little of his energy on leechcraft. Zhong Chichen defended himself, insisting that at a sufficiently high level, one could practice leechcraft and cultivation simultaneously without interference.

Yu Yuan, in that lifetime, could neither comprehend nor accept this. But now, in this very moment, as his earthly soul had just separated from his heaven soul and dominant soul, he suddenly grasped that Zhong Chichen's perspective might actually hold truth. His disbelief in his former life stemmed from a lack of such profound insight.

"Wraithbinding's initial step allowed me to detach my earthly soul from the other two. At the moment of separation, if two souls emerge, they think and cultivate independently. Most cultivators might only manage to separate their earthly soul to form the Lunar Spirit. But with the marvels of Wraithbinding, I've advanced much more quickly," he reflected.

What astonished him most was that Soul Forging through Enlightenment and Wraithbinding could be practiced concurrently without conflict.

Yu Yuan's thoughts then ventured further. If the earthly soul and heaven soul could cultivate simultaneously, and Wraithbinding and Soul Forging through Enlightenment were harmonious, then the refinement of both souls could progress in tandem. Could it be possible that after manifesting the Lunar Spirit and entering the Spirit Walk, his heaven soul would be so formidable that it could swiftly evolve into the Solar Spirit?

Moreover, with the significant enhancement from Soul Forging through Enlightenment, the wisdom of the heaven soul had grown. Would this not also greatly benefit his Lunar Spirit and Spirit Walk states?

If this were the case, his cultivation speed, through the stages of Subtlety, Lunar Spirit, phantom, and Solar Spirit, would be extraordinarily swift compared to others.

"Let me give it another shot."

Yu Yuan, brimming with excitement, shifted his thoughts once more. His earthly soul continued to practice Wraithbinding, while his dominant soul and heaven soul paused their Soul Forging through Enlightenment to introspect.

While his earthly soul was in cultivation, it was as though he had an extra eye. Streams of consciousness, manipulated by the layered souls, slipped into his bones and acupoints, reaching the Golden Sanctum's little world within the middle elixir field and the vitality at the Profound Gate.

He observed the refined spiritual energy in the Golden Sanctum's little world, which filled his entire inner realm with a dense mist.

In the vitality's little world, the crystalline and radiant Altar of Rebirth was still processing and absorbing the archdemon's lifeblood, undergoing subtle transformations.

The earthly soul persisted in cleansing the phantom with Wraithbinding.

His mind shifted, and he attempted to use his heaven soul to perceive the sword scar etched into his arm bone. To his amazement, his mind and spiritual sense swiftly merged and entered the sword scar.

He was indeed able to use the heaven soul to discern the swordsmanship secrets left by the Moon Slayer cultivator!

What did this imply?

Yu Yuan inhaled deeply and abruptly opened his eyes, his expression one of profound astonishment.

He realized that without Hong Qi's memories, he could employ the heaven soul to grasp the intricacies of leechcraft and delve into the knowledge of medicinal properties and the unique traits of various herbs.

This meant he was capable of multitasking, refining his earthly soul and progressing to the state of Subtlety on one hand.

On the other, he could simultaneously make strides in his leechcraft practice.

"Senior Brother, you were right all along."

Suddenly, a touch of bitterness tinged his heart as he acknowledged that, at least in this respect, his senior brother Zhong Chichen had not misled him.

With a sufficient level of mastery, the art of leechcraft and the journey of cultivation could indeed be pursued concurrently!

"It wasn't Senior Brother's mistake. Perhaps it was Master who, fearing I might feel inferior for my inability to cultivate and thus belittle myself, claimed that Senior Brother had strayed, focusing too much on advancing his realm and neglecting the refinement of leechcraft."

With a soft sigh, he resumed his efforts.

Yu Yuan discovered that when he practiced Wraithbinding with his earthly soul, his heaven soul could take charge of his body. He had the option to either strengthen his physique with the Evil Body Refining technique, continue to purify his spiritual energy with the Nine Glories Wheel, delve into the swordsmanship secrets within his arm bone, or ponder other matters.

"What exactly is the origin of this peculiar Spirit Magic inscribed on the Crucible of Evil?" The more Yu Yuan pondered, the more enigmatic Wraithbinding seemed to him. He recalled some rumors about the Terror Claws from his past life.

He was familiar with the Evil Body Refining, knowing it to be a formidable body tempering technique. But Wraithbinding was entirely new to him!

"There are two types of soul refining techniques: one for the earthly soul and one for the heaven soul. They don't conflict and appear to even complement each other." Yu Yuan was momentarily taken aback before his eyes widened in astonishment, murmuring incredulously, "Could Wraithbinding also originate from Boulderdawn?"

This thought sent a jolt through him, and he considered the possibility to be quite real!

Cultivation methods from the same sect would undoubtedly be harmonious. The artifact soul within the Crucible of Evil claimed to be a formidable figure from the Terror Claws, confined within the Moonfall Sanctuary and integrated into the Crucible of Evil, transforming it into the artifact soul and qualifying it as a Divine Artifact.

Before becoming an artifact soul, it was a soul of Boulderdawn within the Moonfall Sanctuary!

Yet, after being refined and assimilated into the Crucible of Evil, it became tainted and likely lost parts of its memory and consciousness, making it unable to recall its previous form or identity.

As the Crucible of Evil suffered near destruction and became severely damaged, the artifact soul was left even more fragmented. Nonetheless, it was aware of and acknowledged its close ties to Boulderdawn.

"If my hunch about Wraithbinding being from Boulderdawn is correct, then I'll need to proceed with caution," Yu Yuan inhaled deeply, contemplating whether to consult Xie Bin to see if he knew whether the cultivators of Boulderdawn outside practiced this art.

According to Xie Bin, the survivors of the Boulderdawn Sect had seldom approached the Everlands in the past several centuries.

Xie Bin himself likely didn’t know much more.

"Tan Junshan!"

Yu Yuan suddenly recalled the member of the Starmoon Sect.

As Liu Ying had mentioned, Tan Junshan spent years wandering the starry skies of the extraterrestrial domains, drifting through the territories of various Otherkin. Despite appearing idle, his experiences and knowledge were vast.

Yu Yuan decided to venture out to see if he could locate Tan Junshan and assess the situation in Afnetalos.

Upon opening the door of the training room, Yu Yuan was startled by the clamor echoing through the corridor of the Azure Vault. The training room had been silent, thanks to a soundproofing array.

Stepping out, he encountered cultivators of all ages and levels from various sects, engaged in lively conversations in the corridor, reminiscent of a bustling marketplace.

"Yu Yuan!"

"Yu Yuan!"

Excited shouts came from different directions.

Zhao Yafu, Kong Banbi, and even the adversaries Qi Jinghai and Qu Jing, all turned their gazes toward him.

In a moment, Yu Yuan found himself the focus of numerous eyes, once again becoming the center of attention.

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