"Finally, regarding the physical body and Divine Soul, they actually complement each other. The City God, having lost his physical body, had no choice but to gather his Divine Thought. It was a reluctant measure, all because of a saying: 'Cultivating only the spirit and not the life, the Yin Spirit struggles to ascend to holiness.' This path of the Yin God that the City God Lord follows, no matter how far he goes, he cannot possibly achieve great achievements, simply because, Innately deficient without a physical body, his future is limited. Yet the Martial Path is one of Life and Spirit Dual Cultivation—a grand, righteous Tao, a true way for future transcendence and achieving sainthood."

Yang Luochen was worried that this Disciple might develop other ideas. It wasn't that all Divine Cultivation Magic was bad. For example, in Yuan Country, there were many orthodox Magic doctrines. However, they were in Ji Country; given their birthright and national environment, they should not entertain other thoughts or ideals.

"Disciple understands," Chen Ku said, his face showing sincere receptivity.

But inwardly, he thought: "Not being able to cultivate it doesn't mean I can't refine it into a Transformation." His Transformation Diagram was all about harnessing the strengths of all things under heaven. The path of Divine Cultivation had its advantages; if an opportunity arose, how could he let it slip by?

Seeing that Chen Ku was receptive and focused, Yang Luochen did not elaborate further. After all, the realm of Divine Souls and Yin Gods was too mysterious, magnificent, and unbelievable for the ordinary people of the mortal world. He himself had similar curiosities in his youth; it was normal for young people to have such thoughts. But once they cultivated to the end and experienced more, they would realize that what were called Yin Earth Deities were essentially just clusters of Yin Qi and thoughts that dwelled in the body during life and in sculptures after death. Fighting them was no different from fighting living people. Destroy the sculptures, shatter the statues, let them be exposed to the elements, and they too would perish.

Although Chen Ku no longer inquired about the path, he still asked about the abilities of City God Duan Mingbi, "I understand the Illusion Technique; it's pretty much like Ma Mingfeng's Spirit Witness Technique, affecting others' five senses and body through the Spirit. What are Nightmare Suppression and Incense Descending then?"

Since they were going to the City God Temple to kill someone, it was natural to understand the abilities of the City God Lord to respond appropriately.

"Nightmare Suppression is just that—a nightmare. Simply put, it's like sleep paralysis. The City God Lord can enter someone's dream through their Spirit and mentally suppress them. But as a Day Traveling Level City God Lord, he can only do this while people are asleep because that's when a person's Spirit is most relaxed and unguarded, making it easier to intrude. Once a person wakes up, even the City God Lord would find it hard to induce nightmares. Against a Martial Practitioner engaged in Life and Spirit Dual Cultivation, it becomes even more difficult. Especially for a Five Realms Martial Practitioner like Master Yang; with just that Fourth Realm Day Trip City God Lord, forget Nightmare Suppression at night, even the Five Senses Illusion Technique can't cloud Master Yang's Spirit."

Kou Ming advanced, his voice taking on a wavering quality. "As for Materialize through Smoke, it's because the Divine Thought of a Yin God is initially an invisible breeze that ordinary people can't see. Only in smoke can its outline be sketched.

"Incense Descending, on the other hand, is a unique method employed by those Yin Earth Deities on the path of Incense Willpower. Because they receive Incense from Ten Thousand Families, the peoples' wishes and thoughts are all dumped on them like garbage. They need to separate the Incense Willpower from the pure desires. Those separated parts become 'Misfortune.' This Misfortune originates from all living beings, so it can, in turn, affect their Qi Fortune. It's like on the fifth day of the New Year, when the City God Temple inflicts 'bad luck' on households that don't pay their taxes. However, this kind of bad luck, at most, just causes ordinary people some minor trouble; it won't cause any serious harm."

Chen Ku listened.

He had been struck by this trick before. Now, listening to the explanation, it seemed this trick was not as terrifying as he had imagined. He couldn't help but mutter softly, "It seems this City God Lord's ability isn't so impressive after all."

"Yin Earth Deities below the Five Realms are all like that," Kou Ming said. "They mostly excel in deceptive, ghostly tactics like inducing sleep paralysis or entering dreams. But once they reach the Five Realms 'Object Manipulation' stage, it's completely different. That is a Realm where one can manipulate physical objects through Spirit alone, truly capable of harming people invisibly, like the legendary 'Control Sword to Kill.'"

"Control Sword to Kill?" Chen Ku was greatly shocked.

"Don't be afraid. Not to mention how rare Yin Earth Deities above the Five Realms are, this Control Sword to Kill is merely somewhat eerie. Its Power is far less than a blow from a Martial Practitioner wielding a sword themselves, and it also has significant distance limitations," Kou Ming said.

"That's terrifying enough." Chen Ku felt a chill in his heart.

Imagine a person sitting at home eating, and suddenly, a sword flies into the yard silently. Even a Martial Practitioner with extremely high reflexes would likely be caught off guard.

At that moment, "We've arrived."

Yang Luochen came to a halt in the shadows of some eaves not far from the City God Temple, gazing at the massive complex of buildings fifty zhang ahead—the City God Temple, stark beneath the moonlight.

Chen Ku and Kou Ming quickly moved in close, the three of them gathering together.

"What do we do next?" Chen Ku asked.

"Wait," Kou Ming uttered a single word.

Chen Ku seemed to guess what they were waiting for.

Thus, the three of them concealed themselves in the shadow behind the eaves, watching towards the City God Temple.

Chen Ku estimated the time; it was only around eleven o'clock at night. According to his experience, they should wait until around one or two in the morning, when everyone was sound asleep, to strike.

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