With Ling Xiao's current strength, he was not qualified to enjoy these elixirs.
If he took any of the elixirs, his body would explode and he would die.
The medicinal properties of elixirs above the fourth rank were not to be trifled with. It was not something that a small Mystic cultivator like him could absorb.
After understanding the "Pill Refining Technique" and elixirs, Ling Xiao was in the mood to see what the last piece of animal skin was.
Ling Xiao held the animal skin in his hand and felt a strong spiritual fluctuation coming from it. He wanted to open it with his hands, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not open it. He could not help but wonder, "Do I need to burn it or soak it in water to open it?"
However, he was just thinking about it. If the thing inside the animal skin was burned, it would be a big loss.
"Should I drip a little blood on it?" Ling Xiao thought of a new direction, then bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood on it.
However, a strange thing happened. When the blood was close to the animal skin, it was shaken away by the spiritual power of the animal skin.
"Could it be that an Earth Sovereign Stage powerhouse placed a restriction on it? What should I do?" Ling Xiao said with a sullen face.
He believed that the more difficult it was to obtain something, the more precious it was. This animal skin must be extraordinary, otherwise why would there be a restriction in the Space Ring?
Then Ling Xiao was distressed. He thought that he should take it to the Old Master, he might have a way to open it.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao went to the Mysterious Skill Pavilion to find the Grand Elder.
However, the Grand Elder was strangely not in the Mysterious Skill Chamber today. Instead, it was another elder from the previous generation who was guarding this place.
Unable to find the person, Ling Xiao could only go back.
However, he still did not give up and thought of another way to try to open it.
He first meditated for half an hour, letting his state reach its peak, and then focused his spiritual force on the animal skin.
Sure enough, Ling Xiao found that his spiritual force could really pass through the fluctuations of spiritual power and directly into the animal skin.
Just when Ling Xiao was about to see what was written inside, suddenly, the animal skin emitted a ball of light and exploded into Ling Xiao's Knowledge Sea.
Ah!
The invisible light drilled into Ling Xiao's Sea of Consciousness. He felt as if his head was about to explode. The pain made him cry out in alarm.
However, at this moment, the small tree and the Connate Sinister Wind Bead in his Sea of Consciousness realized the danger that this ball of light brought to them. Both of them shone brightly and dispersed the light that had penetrated into their Sea of Consciousness, causing Ling Xiao's Sea of Consciousness, which was about to explode, to calm down again.
As the pain disappeared, Ling Xiao broke out in a cold sweat. He thought to himself, "I almost died. This thing is really strange."
However, just as Ling Xiao was about to put away the animal skin scroll, he found that he could see the contents of the animal skin scroll.
For a moment, Ling Xiao was once again attracted to it.
Ling Xiao looked at the spiritual energy that bloomed from the beast skin scroll. In the end, the spiritual energy turned into golden ancient characters that floated in the air. It looked extremely magical.
Ling Xiao read the ancient characters awkwardly and couldn't help but be attracted by the contents.
However, when he finished reading the last word, the golden words surged straight into his head.
This time, it wasn't like the previous time, where Ling Xiao almost lost his life. Instead, it caused him to have a lingering mnemonic chant in his mind.
It turned out that the animal skin scroll was the mnemonic chant of a Xuan Skill. However, this mnemonic chant was only one-third of the way and was not complete.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao had obtained the first one-third. Otherwise, it would have been useless.
This Xuan Skill was called the "Art of Controlling Spirit". It was very different from other Xuan Skills. It didn't require any attribute or weapon as a means of attack. Instead, it used a kind of spiritual energy to attack and control other people's Xuan Skills.
The "Art of Controlling Spirit" was divided into three stages of cultivation. They were: Skill Control, Soul Control, and Mind Control.
According to the introduction of the first stage, "Skill Control", one could use spiritual energy to kill people invisibly. Not only would it make one invincible among those of the same level, but it could also kill people of a higher level than oneself. This was not a difficult thing to do.
Who could defend against the invisible attack of spiritual energy?
The second stage, "Soul Control", could confuse the opponent's mind and cause the opponent to lose concentration. If used in a fight, it could make the opponent lose the ability to fight for a short period of time and kill the opponent at the same time. If the second stage was cultivated to the highest level, one could also use the strong spiritual energy to control opponents of the same level or lower level, as well as those with weak minds. As long as one used the spiritual energy to erase the opponent's original consciousness and instilled his own consciousness, even a high level martial artist would have to be used by him. There was another effect of "Soul Control", which was that one could also control the mind of spiritual beasts for his own use.
From this, it could be seen how terrifying the second stage was.
As for the third stage, "Mind Control", it was even more incredible.
At this stage, one could already rely on the strong spiritual energy to kill any experts and control any experts. Even if it was a God State expert, he would have to be at his disposal.
To this day, no one had been able to cultivate this stage. Even the creator of the Xuan Skill could not reach this stage.
This was because in order to cultivate this stage, one must first reach the strength of a Saint Level. Otherwise, one could forget about it.
Saint Level, what kind of existence was that?
Ling Xiao did not dare to imagine.
In Ling Xiao's mind was the mnemonic for the first stage, "Skill Control".
As long as one condition was met, one could cultivate it at any time, and that was that one's spiritual energy was strong enough. The strength of one's spiritual energy depended on whether one's Spiritual Sea was spacious enough. Those with a spacious Spiritual Sea would naturally be able to hold more spiritual energy than ordinary people.
Ling Xiao was certain that he would be able to learn "Skill Control".
That was because Lu Weng had said that his Spiritual Sea was several times bigger than others, maybe even more than ten times. Therefore, he had already reached the first requirement for "Skill Control".
When Ling Xiao thought of the power of the "Mind Control Art", his heart immediately surged.
If he could successfully cultivate "Skill Control", it would definitely become his life-saving trump card. Who could block an invisible attack?
"Oh my god, this Xuan Skill is too heaven-defying. It can even control a god. I'm afraid this is the legendary Black Level Cultivation Technique. If I can obtain the last two stages of the mnemonic, I will be able to move unhindered on this continent." Ling Xiao thought of the last two stages of the mnemonic and couldn't help but speak to himself with yearning.
The "Skill Control" mnemonic had already been memorized in his mind and could not be erased. The beast skin in his hand had also turned into scrap.
Ling Xiao ignited a ball of flame in his hand and burned the beast skin. He then couldn't wait to practice this Xuan Skill.
Ling Xiao first sat down to meditate, adjusting his state to its peak, and then continuously meditated in his mind.
The so called "Skill Control" was to use one's spiritual energy to form all kinds of attacks, as well as one's own Xuan Skill. Using an invisible force to attack the opponent's Spiritual Sea, causing the opponent to lose sight of it and taking advantage of it to win.
Right now, Ling Xiao was silently reciting the mnemonic and cultivating his spiritual energy. When he could control the fluctuations of his spiritual energy, he would have reached the threshold of "Skill Control".
Ling Xiao sat there for a total of five days.
In these five days, he continuously recited the mnemonic and meditated on his spiritual energy. At the start, he felt extremely exhausted, but after familiarizing himself with the techniques of the mnemonic, he became more and more energetic. Like this, he did not sleep or rest for five whole days. Not only did he not feel tired, he was instead full of energy, and his mental state was at its peak.
Ling Xiao knew that his cultivation had begun to show results.
However, Ling Xiao felt that cultivating like this was too slow. He didn't know when he would be able to sense the existence of spiritual energy.
Thus, Ling Xiao thought of a shortcut.
Ling Xiao went into seclusion for close to half a month, and once again walked out of his room.
In the courtyard, he saw Bai Yuxi brandishing her thin sword, practicing the Aquaselenic Sword Technique.
Looking at Bai Yuxi who was dancing like a fairy, her exquisite and well-proportioned body emitted the unique charm of a young girl. Her smooth and exquisite skin was faintly discernible, truly captivating one's heart. Her light and nimble movements were like a dancing butterfly, pleasing to the eye and causing one to be infatuated with her.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but exclaim, "So beautiful."
Bai Yuxi, who was in the middle of practicing, stopped and looked back at Ling Xiao, exclaiming in surprise, "Young Master, you're out!"
Ling Xiao nodded and walked over, helping Bai Yuxi tidy up her slightly messy hair, saying, "If you're tired, take a rest."
"Yuxi doesn't feel tired." Bai Yuxi didn't know if it was because she was tired from practicing, or because she had seen Ling Xiao, but her delicate face was suffused with a rosy glow, making her seem even more beautiful.
"That's good. Oh right, is Little Black still obedient?" Ling Xiao asked.
He had already given the cub to Bai Yuxi to feed before going into seclusion.
"It's playing over there. It's pretty obedient, but it eats a lot." Bai Yuxi pointed at the cub playing in the corner.
"Give it as much as it can eat. It's still young, it's still growing." Ling Xiao smiled, then took a piece of wild beast meat from a nearby trough and tossed it to the cub.
The cub's reaction wasn't bad. It steadily caught the meat thrown by Ling Xiao and sat to the side, eating it obediently. From time to time, it would grin at Ling Xiao, looking very cute and lively.
"Alright, keep practicing. I'm going out for a bit." Ling Xiao rubbed Bai Yuxi's head.
"Young master, that Miss Luo came to see you two days ago. I … I saw that you were in seclusion, so I didn't disturb you. You … you won't blame me, right?" Bai Yuxi lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.
"Silly girl, it's nothing. But in the future, if the young master isn't in seclusion, you can come call me. I know what you're thinking, but don't worry, the young master will dote on you for the rest of your life." Ling Xiao scraped Bai Yuxi's nose.
Bai Yuxi looked at Ling Xiao without blinking, "Young master, you're really good to me. Yuxi knows what to do in the future."
She hadn't gone to call Ling Xiao before because she didn't like Luo Qingshuang. She still clearly remembered that she had injured the young master in the Flavor Fragrance Inn.
But now that the young master didn't seem to mind and had even promised her, she felt that she was worrying too much. She was just a maid, and it was already a great honor for her to stay by the young master's side. How could she possibly fight for the position of the young master's legal wife?
Thinking of that, Bai Yuxi corrected her attitude and began to adjust her position.