Chapter 2045 Two Years

Luyen Ye checked his own soul body, originally wanting to find a way to counter the outbreaks of those soul techniques, but unexpectedly found a pleasant surprise.
It was not really a surprise because the imprint of the ghost ship has always been here, he just forgot about it for a long time.
```htmlWith careful consideration of the gains and losses, Lu Ye made a decision.
Indeed, if one chooses the imprint of the Ghost Ship as the foundation for their own soul-restraining technique, the difficulty of cultivation in the future will be immense, even much greater than choosing the Fire Phoenix, because the complexity of the Ghost Ship itself is much greater than that of the Fire Phoenix. However, if cultivation succeeds, then this soul-restraining technique would definitely be among the most top-tier.```
What does the initial investment count for compared to the final gain?
With a predetermined mind, Lu Ye swept away the previous confusion and hesitation, feeling suddenly cheerful.
He flashed to a stone pillar and stood firm, then immediately activated his soul power, infusing it into the mark of the ghost ship.
```htmlAfter obtaining this mark, he had activated it several times. The whole process did not require him to do much. He only needed to provide enough soul power to the mark.
The soul trembled lightly, and the soul power continuously flowed away. Between the slight tremor of the mark in the soul, a phantom appeared in front of Lu Ye.```
It was the ghostly outline of a large ship, not the shape of the starships in the sky, but a real, seafaring ship cutting through the waves.
The first thing to appear was the main body of the ship, followed by many details, and in just a short moment, the ghost ship reappeared in front of Lu Ye.
```htmlBut it's not over yet.
With the continuous flow of Lu Yehun's soul power, on the empty deck where there was no one, there appeared intermittently some figures, which were the crew members of those ghost ships.```
```htmlFirst Mate Qin Zong, Second Mate Xiao Jianming, Formation Master Zhou Xing, Ship's Doctor Xu Qingwei, and so on...
There aren't many of them, just a dozen or so in total.
They are not living beings, not even souls; they are just a part of the ghost ship. When Lu Ye obtained the imprint of the ghost ship, these crew members also left their own imprints in the mark.```
```htmlAs Lu Ye reproduced the process of the ghost ship, he also reproduced them all, all of which were condensed by Lu Ye's soul power.
The crew members each perform their duties, and the ghost ship is ready to set sail, as if it can set sail at any time. Even if there are dragon pools and tiger dens ahead, as long as Lu Ye gives the order, they will charge into battle without hesitation.```
```htmlLooking at the not-so-large ghost ship in front of him, Lu Ye inspected the consumption of his own soul power, nodding silently. Although the consumption was not small, it was still within an acceptable range.
Moreover, he keenly noticed one thing, that is, with his current cultivation level, the ghost ship he reproduced was undoubtedly much more solid than when he was at the Star Constellation Realm, which obviously had to do with his own realm.```
While the Star Constellation Formation can indeed activate this soul technique with the imprint of the Ghost Ship, the final outcome is completely different.
However... it's still not enough!
Because he can see that although this soul technique has been cast, it appears crude everywhere, just like a child's casual scribble. As a general soul technique, this level is already sufficient; it has decent effects both offensively and defensively. However, as a soul-suppressing secret technique, there are many shortcomings.
It's within expectations, because the cultivation process of the Soul Suppression Technique is a continuous process of refinement.
Next, what needs to be done is to turn the ghost ship into one's own Soul Suppression Technique.
```htmlLù yè xū xū bì shàng le yǎn jīng, shǎo xǐng, miàn shàng liú lù chū tòngchǔ de shén sè, hún tǐ yě jù liè chàn dǒu qǐlái.
Yòu guò piàn kè, é tóu shàng yī diǎn guāngmáng zhà xiàn, jǐn jiēzhe nà guāngmáng jìng cóng tǐ nèi fēi chū, fǎng ruò yī zhǐ yíng huǒ chóng.```
```htmlSoul!
This is the essence that can only be condensed by the Soul Body of the Sunlight Cultivator. If the soul is lost, the cultivator will be severely injured in an instant, and may even become an idiot. ```
At this moment, Lu Ye suddenly opened his eyes, and with a slight movement of his mind, his soul, like a firefly, suddenly fell into the ghost ship, as if a snowflake had landed on the ground, blending into it.
```htmlCombining this point of soul with soul techniques is the process of selecting the town soul secret technique!
And once chosen, it's hard to change.
With the integration of one's own soul, Lu Ye clearly feels that the connection between the ghost ship in front of him and himself becomes closer. His control over this soul technique also becomes much more handy. Even the faces of those crew members without consciousness show a bit more spirituality.```
Once this step is complete, the foundation for the Soul-Quelling Secret Art is set.
The next step is continuous cultivation and refinement.
No matter which "Sunlight" sect you belong to or which soul art you choose as the base for the Soul-Quelling Secret Art, initially it is just a framework. The Sunlights must work over long periods to continually improve this framework, filling it with more rich and substantial content, allowing the Soul-Quelling Secret Art to grow stronger and stronger.
```htmlThis is one of the most important cultivation processes accompanying the entire realm of Rizhao, because this process is very much like painting, so it is also called Painting Soul.
Take the Ghost Ship for example, if the cultivators under the sunlight come here to observe, they will inevitably feel that this soul technique is extremely realistic, but in Lu Ye's eyes, it is extremely crude. The deck only has a rudimentary form with no texture, the mast diagram has its shape but is hollow inside, and even those crew members are just empty shells.```
And then, Lu Ye needs to continually add various details to the ghost ship. When the ghost ship under his supplementation can become like a real large ship, not only possessing the appearance but also every fine detail inside without any flaws, then the Soul-Calming Secret Technique will be considered complete.
And this should be related to the condensation of the Godly Flower.
This is undoubtedly an extremely testing matter of patience and perseverance, so every cultivation of the Daylight Realm in the Soul Suppressing Technique is like a painstaking effort.
```htmlThe initial choice also affects the difficulty of future cultivation.
Luyè's original intention to choose the spiritual lines on the talent tree was mainly for this reason, because the spiritual lines on the talent tree are easy for him to use, greatly improving the efficiency of cultivation.```
```htmlNow that I've chosen the Ghost Ship, it's not bad either, because with that mark present, it's not too difficult to perform soul techniques.
Calming his mind, Lu Ye began to refine his Soul Suppressing Secret Technique.```
With such a secret technique, just maintaining it consumes a considerable amount of soul power, not to mention filling in various details.
若非这里是英魂林，陆叶绝对坚持不了多久。
```htmlIn the Soul Spirit Forest, the soul power is too rich. The ubiquitous mist is the condensation of pure soul power, which Land Ye can fully absorb and replenish himself.
In this way, even if the consumption and recovery cannot maintain a balanced state, Land Ye only needs to take a break every once in a while, and he can practice again.```
```htmlWith such a unique environment for cultivation, the efficiency of Lu Ye's cultivation has become incomparable to ordinary days. Other days, even if they can replenish the consumption of soul power by taking elixirs, it is absolutely not as convenient and quick as this.```
Day after day...
```htmlSuch cultivation is tedious and boring, even more so than Lu Ye's elevation of his realm under the Wanxiang Sea, but he enjoys it willingly.
On the road to becoming stronger, if one cannot endure this bit of loneliness, then how can they surpass all spirits.```
Two years later.
In the spirit forest, Lu Ye is piloting his ghost ship through the mist. Compared to two years ago, the appearance of the ghost ship hasn't changed much, but only Lu Ye knows that the change is on the inside.
```htmlAfter nearly two years of relentless practice without rest, his Soul-Sealing Technique finally underwent some qualitative changes. Now, the Ghost Ship is much stronger in various details compared to two years ago. According to Xuyuan's previous explanation to him, this should be considered as the partial success of the Soul-Sealing Technique.```
```htmlIn general, it takes until the middle period of the sunshine to reach this level.
After reaching a small level of proficiency comes mastery, and after mastery comes perfection.
This corresponds to the late stage and peak of sunshine!```
```htmlThe advancement of the Daylight Realm is not only a matter of magical power, but also of spiritual attainment. Only when both are up to standard can the realm be considered to have advanced.
Some Daylights are referred to as peaks because their soul-stabilizing techniques have reached perfection. However, those Daylights whose soul-stabilizing techniques are not up to standard, even if their magical cultivation reaches its peak, are still only in the later stages.```
It's difficult to achieve perfection in the technique of soul-binding, as it hinges on the initial choice.
Some choose techniques of soul-binding that aren't powerful enough. Consequently, while their early cultivation may be simpler, they'll never reach the pinnacle of mastery, no matter how hard they practice.
```htmlThis is actually a kind of choice. Every decision-making day has a prior understanding of the pros and cons. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that after some decision-making, there may be regrets, but generally by this time, it is too late.```
```htmlSo looking at the entire starry sky, cultivators who can ascend to the Daybreak Realm, as long as they have enough time, basically can elevate their cultivation to the later stages of the Daybreak Realm. After all, being able to ascend to the Daybreak Realm indicates decent aptitude, but reaching the peak of the Daybreak Realm is not that easy.```
With a small achievement in the soul-settling technique, Lu Ye naturally intended to test the power of this technique.
At this moment, in a raging storm, the ghost ship undulated, and Lu Ye's soul stood on the ship, rising and falling with the ship.
That raging storm, is the manifestation of a soul technique, its power is extremely formidable.
If it were two years ago when Lu Ye first arrived in this place, he would definitely have been spun around, not knowing which way is which. But at this moment, under the protection of the ghost ship, although there is turbulence, it is not a big deal.
Outside the entire ghost ship, there is a layer of light curtain shrouding it. That is the protective array on the ship, with crew members rushing around, busy non-stop, as if truly sailing on the vast sea...
After a stick of incense, Lu Ye drove the ghost ship out of the center of the storm.
He couldn't stay any longer. His spiritual power was severely depleted. If he stayed any longer, he would definitely exhaust himself.
He found a stone pillar to restore himself, and after fully recovering, he ventured into the Forest of Souls again.
After trying several times, Lu Ye roughly knew what level his soul-suppressing secret technique was. Satisfied in his heart, he knew that now when he faced off against those old-fashioned Rizhao experts, he wouldn't suffer losses as easily as before. As long as he could eliminate the troubles in his soul, he could unleash his hands and feet and kill without mercy when facing enemies.
```htmlWith the power of the sword gourd in his hand, a sword qi descended. In terms of skill, as long as the enemy's strength isn't outrageously formidable, who couldn't he kill?
It can be said that this journey of cultivation truly compensated for his biggest shortcoming at the moment. (End of this chapter)```