I Can Destroy Planets with My Psychokinesis-Chapter 52 -

52: 52.

Unexpected Development

52: 52.

Unexpected Development

A murder had occurred, and the last person to be seen with the deceased before their death would naturally be the main suspect.

As Xiao Cha had said, this black pot would definitely be pinned on the Jiushan Sect.

But in the Extraordinary World, matters would never be so easily dismissed.

On the night of the incident, the Wang Family Mansion remained brightly lit.

The bodies of Wang Siqi and his son were laid in the study, surrounded by numerous figures.

Among them, a woman stood with an imposing aura–her forehead sewn with fresh stitches–the daughter of the Governor, Jiang Haiyan.

It was only reasonable that, since the event took place right under her watch, she would come to see for herself.

At that moment, this Lady bowed graciously to a middle-aged scholar:

“Mr.

Fan, thank you for your efforts!”

Dressed in a simple green official’s robe, this man’s eyes were as gentle as jade, and at his waist hung a Peach Wood Sword.

If Lu Li were here, he would recognize it in an instant–it was the very one he had seen before at the Divine Heart Association!

This man was none other than Wang Siqi’s direct superior, the Vice Envoy of the Divine Heart Association–Fan Shouyi.

With countless gazes upon him, Fan Shouyi said with dignity,

“The act of ‘Soul Extraction’ is against the harmony of heaven, and I perform it out of necessity.

I hope my colleagues will understand.”

Several uncles from the Wang family bowed and said,

“Mr.

Fan, you need not worry.

This is to uncover the murderer.

We believe Siqi would understand.”

“Exactly!

The assailant clearly used Firearms; it doesn’t look like the work of the Jiushan Sect.”

After a bout of discussion from everyone, Jiang Haiyan also chimed in, “The Divine Soul can’t last long, please proceed quickly!”

Given the permission, Fan Shouyi no longer hesitated and reached out to grasp in front of Wang Siqi’s corpse’s face…

Everyone held their breath and waited with bated Concentration, eyes wide with expectation…yet nothing happened.

Fan Shouyi’s expression grew serious as he said in a deep voice, “The Divine soul has been extracted by someone!”

“What!!”

The room erupted with exclamations of shock, and even Jiang Haiyan’s eyes revealed her astonishment!

‘Soul Stealing’ was no easy feat; one had to at least achieve Great Perfection in the Zuowang realm and possess a complete lineage!

In the whole Jinmen, very few could accomplish this, and as luck would have it, the Jiushan Sect was quite proficient at it!

At this moment, numerous people overturned their previous thoughts, wondering: The Jiushan Sect loves to steal souls for corpse refinement; could it really be them?

Jiang Haiyan asked coldly, “Mr.

Fan, is it possible to extract the Divine Soul from the other bodies for questioning?”

“Without Refining God Cultivation, once dead, the soul vanishes; it’s already too late.”

Fan Shouyi casually responded, whilst secretly worrying about how to contact Chuyun.

After all, it was Wang Siqi and his son who had negotiated the Distributing Right for “Ice Soul Powder”, relying on the contributions made by Wang Wen when the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed.

“This is troublesome…

Who could it be!?”

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As the situation developed, everyone believed the perpetrator must be a Cultivator above the Zuowang realm.

Some even suspected that it could be the work of a great master from the Fetal Breath realm controlling a Magic Artifact from afar, which was why there was no noise.

Regardless of what the crowd thought, it no longer had any connection to Lu Li.

He was at home, voraciously studying texts on Refining God.

“The Divine Soul extracted by the Kunlun Mirror was indeed Wang Siqi’s!”

It was now the second day, and Lu Li was flipping through the renowned “Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio”.

The author remained Pu Songling, but the stories were all related to Refining God, amounting to a sort of “cultivation encyclopedia”.

“Sensing the Divine Soul is crucial for breaking through the Zuowang realm.

Moreover, Divine Souls can also be used to create and drive Magic Artifacts!”

“Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio” unabashedly outlined various uses of a Divine Soul, each one more sinister than the last, even capable of creating Mechanical Puppets that moved like living beings.

And it particularly emphasized—Cultivators’ Divine Souls are more solid and thus more useful!

“Then I, a Loose Cultivator without any backing, am in great danger!”

Lu Li touched the children’s rifle by his side and thought to himself,

“The firepower is still insufficient.

I need to go back and get some more formidable weapons, lest someone should steal my soul.”

“But on the other hand, that the Kunlun Mirror can actually perform ‘Soul Stealing’…

This Magic Treasure is truly extraordinary!”

“Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio” certainly also spoke of Magic Treasures.

People are divided into different levels, and so are Magic Treasures, which are classified into ‘Ninth Grade.’

Only the top three grades can be called ‘Magic Treasures;’ the rest are only ‘Magic Artifacts.’

Lu Li looked at the battered and pockmarked Kunlun Mirror and couldn’t help but wonder,

“I wonder what grade you are?

Even in this condition, you’re still so magical, you must undoubtedly be a Magic Treasure…”

The Kunlun Mirror didn’t respond, merely roaming and opening up in the Sea of Consciousness.

This action might have been an instinct, to improve its “living conditions,” but it indeed brought great benefits to Lu Li.

The breakthrough in the Refining God Realm consisted of the accumulation of diligent Cultivation and the sudden insight that followed sufficient accumulation.

Now, the Kunlun Mirror completed the accumulation part day and night, and Lu Li only needed to figure out a way to make a breakthrough.

But making a breakthrough was truly not that simple…

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“Forget oneself and everything else to sense the Divine Soul.”

The crux of breaking through in Zuowang was nothing more than these eight words.

Easy to understand when read, but not so easy to achieve.

The so-called “Forgetfulness” means one must let their heart become completely tranquil, without any thoughts, just like an ancient well without a single ripple.

To achieve this, one must clear away distractions, to sense and connect with one’s Divine Soul.

Lu Li actively tried for a while, and then…

he fell asleep.

This so-called “Forgetfulness” is nearly impossible.

As long as one is awake, the body will naturally perform movements to maintain its functions.

Even if you can clear your mind, can you also clear your subconscious actions like heartbeat and blinking?

“Shall I lock myself in a pitch-black room, completely isolated from the outside world?”

“No, that’s a notorious form of torture…”

While Lu Li pondered, a fragrant breeze suddenly swept in from behind him, accompanied by a fair and delicate hand resting on his shoulder.

“Seeing you brood over this for so long, if you really don’t have a clue, why not get up and practice martial arts to change your mood~”

Xiao Cha sat down beside Lu Li, full of hope, and said,

“You should quickly catch up so we can look out for each other in the future~”

Previously, the girl had mentioned that high-level martial arts Cultivation required going through the meridians and carried risks.

So, one must have a very trustworthy person to help keep watch.

Lu Li smiled and asked, “You trust me that much?”

“Hehe~ We are both co-conspirators, of course, I trust you~”

Xiao Cha crossed one leg over the other, her foot in a cloth shoe bouncing, revealing a glimpse of her fair ankle.

“Lucky for me, Cha trusts me; I’ll have to work even harder~”

Martial arts training was related to his own leg’s regeneration, and Lu Li always took it very seriously; he now stood up, ready to begin his training.

He asked casually, “How many steps am I away from the ‘Golden Body,’ capable of limb regeneration?”

Xiao Cha counted on her fingers and said, “Next up for you is Bone Forging, followed by—Refining Internal Organs, Marrow Cleansing, Blood Exchange, Innate, and only then will you reach ‘Golden Body.'”

Lu Li mused, “It’s truly a long journey ahead…”

“With your Refining God Cultivation to bolster you, you will succeed sooner or later~”

Xiao Cha offered a word of encouragement and added, “Oh right, you should also let Wanqing teach you to distinguish acupoints and meridians in preparation for the future.”

Lu Li had no objections.

Perhaps hearing their conversation, Wanqing happened to come out of the house.

“Young Master Lu, you brought back some Western writings among the books.

You might want to give them a look; it could lead to a breakthrough by analogy.”

“I was planning to read them,” said Lu Li.

“That theory about brainwaves was very useful when making a breakthrough into Meditation.”