The Three Realms Thief Chapter 51

In the desert.

The strange phenomenon continued.

The cultivator sighed, gazing absently at the ring and pendant on his hand.

“I spent my entire life searching for a true way to deal with this situation, and finally, I created this art—”

“Azure Underworld Leads to Yellow Springs.”

“It can transform the spiritual power in a cultivator’s body into ghostly qi, instantly turning a human into a ghost, and then back again after the crisis is resolved.”

“Listen to me.”

“The logic of survival among ghosts is devouring—”

“They devour each other to gain the other’s power and make themselves stronger.”

“Now, with this art, humans can do the same.”

“Ghosts will lose this innate advantage.”

“Remember one thing:”

“Unless extremely hungry, ghosts generally avoid individuals of similar strength to avoid getting injured in a fight and being taken advantage of by other ghosts.”

“I hope you can make use of this art.”

“Now I will specifically teach you the art of Azure Underworld Leads to Yellow Springs. Its initial incantation is like this—”

As his voice fell.

The cultivator began to form various hand seals, meticulously explaining the sequence of the art’s execution and the method of spiritual power circulation.

Such an important art, Xu Yuan naturally had to learn it diligently.

He stared at the other party without blinking, imprinting every movement, every word, and every hand seal into his memory.

One taught, one learned, just as they were getting into it—

All the light and shadow vanished completely.

The desert returned to its empty state.

“?” Xu Yuan.

Where did he go?

I was listening even more attentively than in class.

How could he disappear halfway through?

Then, a line of faint text appeared in the void:

“After ten thousand years, the power upon this set is no longer complete, only about half of the knowledge remains.”

Only half!

Damn it.

This art is very important, okay?

If he encountered that woman with seven or eight legs again, he would rely on this art to survive!

Xu Yuan was a bit annoyed.

He could only wait until he obtained a “blank historical branch line” in the future to try again.

As for now.

Where was that mummy?

Should he go after its tracks and eliminate it?

Go!

Xu Yuan stepped forward, then suddenly realized his spiritual power was about to run out.

He sighed helplessly.

The next moment.

Everything in front of him vanished completely.

He was standing outside the family compound, at the entrance of a barbecue restaurant across the street.

“…” Xu Yuan.

This is what happens when your cultivation realm is low; your spiritual power is simply not enough.

Just now, his spiritual power was completely depleted.

The Spirit Communication Technique couldn’t be maintained, and he returned to his current world.

But this was also very interesting—

“Quite interesting…”

Xu Yuan looked in the direction of the Archaeological Bureau family compound and muttered to himself.

—In the world of Spirit Communication, he had walked a distance and reached the desert town.

So, upon returning to reality, he also left his home and arrived at the barbecue restaurant across from his residential area.

That is to say—

If he moved his position in one world, he would also move his position in the other world!

In addition.

He had half an art in his mind.

How to circulate spiritual power, how to start the incantation, how to release the fluctuations of ghostly beings, how to make these fluctuations resonate with the opponent—

The logic and function of the art were clear and precise.

It was indeed the art of Azure Underworld Leads to Yellow Springs.

—But only half of it!

This was truly incredible.

“Xu Yuan!”

Someone called out.

Xu Yuan turned around and saw Yang Xiaobing, carrying two large bags of snacks, standing across the street in slippers, looking pretty.

“It’s so late, and you’re still eating barbecue?” Yang Xiaobing asked loudly across the road.

“Why aren’t you asleep yet?” Xu Yuan also asked loudly.

“I just finished cultivating, can’t sleep, so I came out to buy food,” Yang Xiaobing said.

So everyone was cultivating against the clock.

There’s an old saying in this world, “Cultivators have no day or night.”

It means cultivators have abundant energy and don’t distinguish between day and night.

—Qi Refining Stage cultivators, as long as they don’t do things that consume spiritual power, will always be full of energy and can go without sleep for one or two days.

Foundation Establishment cultivators can go without sleep, just meditating for a while is enough.

However, some cultivators are attached to the life of ordinary people and find sleep very comfortable, so they use a spirit-locking method to lock their spiritual power, and when drowsiness comes, they continue to sleep.

At this moment, Xu Yuan’s heart was stirring, and he recalled his repeated attempts to invite her to dinner, so he simply waved his hand:

“Come here, I’ll treat you to barbecue.”

“Ah? Haha, really?” Yang Xiaobing’s eyes curved into crescents as she smiled.

“When have I ever lied!” Xu Yuan said.

—Don’t you know I made a fortune today?

The two sat down in the tent set up outside the barbecue restaurant.

Yang Xiaobing read the menu, and Xu Yuan wrote it down on paper with a pen.

“Two grilled corn.”

“Twenty skewers of meat.”

“Oh, do you eat grilled kidneys? My dad loves them, and you guys, men, seem to like them.”

Xu Yuan nodded.

“Then two kidneys it is.”

“And grilled fish—their grilled fish tastes great.”

Xu Yuan wrote furiously.

It was late, and there weren’t many people in the shop. After ordering, the boss looked at the order slip and immediately started grilling the skewers.

Yang Xiaobing set up a stand, propped up her phone, and watched a live stream with relish.

“Look, I remember you liked Tang Yunyu, right? This is her team.”

“What live stream?” Xu Yuan asked.

“Exploring ruins. Recently, many ruins have been unearthed in the northern area. Tsk tsk, many masters in the arts circle are doing live streams,” Yang Xiaobing said.

Xu Yuan’s mouth twitched.

It was funny to say.

In this world, the entertainment industry is not called the entertainment industry, but the arts circle.

Because not everyone can become a celebrity.

Only cultivators who thoroughly understand the truths of heaven and earth and have profound cultivation can become celebrities.

The full name of the arts circle is “The Realm of Human Culture and Art.”

What is culture?

Guiding the direction of human civilization and educating all sentient beings is culture.

What is art?

Exploring the ultimate truths of the Heavenly Dao, making personal creations in the nine methods of enlightenment, art verging on the Dao, expressed through techniques.

Only cultivators meet these two conditions.

Xu Yuan even had a spiritual chart of the Golden Core cultivator Tang Yunyu hanging on his bedroom wall!

“What’s wrong with you?” Yang Xiaobing asked.

“Nothing, I’m just wondering why there are ruins everywhere underground,” Xu Yuan diverted.

“Ancient civilizations—the dynasties of the past, the cultivators of old and their living places, how interesting,” Yang Xiaobing said.

At this moment, several ruffian-looking young men also entered the tent and found seats.

Within minutes.

They all looked over at them.

“Scram.”

Yang Xiaobing spat out a single word without lifting her head.

The young men hesitated, then one ran over, a fawning smile on his face, and said:

“Sister, please have mercy, we really just came to eat.”

“Are you sure?” Yang Xiaobing munched on melon seeds while watching the live stream. “This one next to me has killed people and seen blood. Lying to me just gets you a beating, but lying to him will get you killed.”

That person looked at Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan slammed the table, feeling wronged:

“The affairs of cultivators, how can you call it killing? It’s subduing demons and devils.”

That person shivered, tucked his neck, and ran back to confer with his companions.

Then they got up and left.

“Beaten them?”

Xu Yuan asked.

“Last year, they were loitering around here, bumped into me, and spoke rudely. I taught them a lesson once,” Yang Xiaobing continued to crack melon seeds, engrossed in the live stream.

“What exactly do they do?”

Xu Yuan asked with a frown.

“After graduating high school, they didn’t go to college, didn’t want to go to vocational school, and didn’t want to find a job to earn money. Their families don’t care, so they just roam around in society,” Yang Xiaobing said.

“They’re not criminals, are they?” Xu Yuan asked.

“Not necessarily. Their lives are just in a temporary slump. If they can emerge from their迷茫, who’s to say they won’t achieve great things in the future?” Yang Xiaobing said.

Xu Yuan nodded.

That made sense.

“Look, Tang Yunyu!”

Yang Xiaobing pointed at the screen.

Xu Yuan rested his chin on his hand and glanced at the phone screen.

The exploration of the ruins had reached a critical moment—

The famous female cultivator Tang Yunyu finally drew out a painted fan, waving it casually, releasing streaks of golden blades that tumbled through the air, cutting down the zombies appearing in the ruins.

“She also has Gold Spirit Root—a Single Spirit Root,”

Yang Xiaobing said.

“Can I attack like that too in the future?” Xu Yuan asked.

“Of course, it’s just that for the same move, your Gold Spirit Root’s enhancement won’t be as powerful as hers, but you also have the Dark Spirit Root’s enhancement, which gives you more combat strategies than her,” Yang Xiaobing explained.

“That’s true,” Xu Yuan agreed.

At this moment, the boss brought over a large plate of steaming hot skewers.

Xu Yuan first tried a skewer of grilled meat.

So delicious!

He ate and gave the boss a thumbs-up.

Seeing how happy the customer was, the boss also became happy and whispered:

“Those guys always cause trouble. It’s good that you two came.”

After that, he waved his hand gratefully, turned around, walked out of the tent, and continued to grill other things.

Yang Xiaobing wasn’t thinking about those young hooligans. She reached for a can of soda, opened it, and handed it to Xu Yuan, saying earnestly:

“You should seriously consider what kind of auxiliary technique you want to cultivate.”

“What about you? Is Spirit Planter your auxiliary?” Xu Yuan asked.

“Because I have a Water Spirit Root, it provides a 30% boost to spiritual plants, so I’ll probably focus on spiritual plants and use talismans as an auxiliary,” Yang Xiaobing explained.

This surprised Xu Yuan a bit.

Spiritual plants were her main cultivation?

Xu Yuan fell into contemplation.

Due to limitations in energy and time, most Qi Refining Stage cultivators only choose two arts.

The original Xu Yuan cultivated swordsmanship and martial arts.

His swordsmanship had improved, but he hadn’t found suitable fist or leg techniques for martial arts, nor good movement techniques.

—Meaning his martial arts weren’t outstanding.

If the shop could offer one, that would be great.

But frankly, if he had to choose again…

He’d probably choose soul arts?

Yang Xiaobing had made her point. Seeing him deep in thought, she didn’t nag any further.

She opened a bottle of soda for herself, took a bite of grilled meat, a sip of soda, her phone propped up on the table, showing a celebrity live stream, and Xu Yuan was beside her—

The dim streetlights outside shone down, the street was quiet, and the night was charming.

If every day could be like this, how happy would that be!

Yang Xiaobing secretly clenched her little fists.

—I must get into Luofu University!

Even if Xu Yuan doesn’t make it, if I go out and earn money in the future, and he cultivates at home, that’s fine too!