"Practicing with the Zhang Family's ancestor as a sparring partner?"
Mo Hua's interest suddenly piqued, and then he asked:
"Master, how exactly does one perform Divine Thought Slaughter?"
Mr. Zhuang gave a faint smile, took a sip of the tea brewed by Mo Hua, waited for the aftertaste to mellow, then sat up straight and began to speak slowly:
"As I mentioned earlier, one's Divine Sense is the basis, its manifestation forms the figure, and controlling objects creates the technique..."
"The so-called Divine Sense as the basis means that the strength of Divine Thought Slaughter is fundamentally dependent on the strength of the Divine Sense itself."
"Even if a Qi Refinement Cultivator has strong abilities and numerous spell points, they would still find it difficult to surpass the Divine Thoughts of a Foundation Building Cultivator."
"Of course, this is based on the premise of Divine Sense Manifestation."
"Inside the Sea of Consciousness, if the Divine Sense isn't manifested, no matter how strong, it is merely fish on the chopping block, unable to resist and can only be slaughtered at someone's will."
Mr. Zhuang continued to give examples:
"A first-grade demon thought of a Qi Refinement ghost, if it invades the Sea of Consciousness of a Foundation Building Cultivator, uses the Foundation Building Divine Sense as a nurturing ground, consuming it daily to strengthen itself."
"A Foundation Building Cultivator, if unable to perform Divine Sense Manifestation and knows no other exorcising techniques, can only let the Little Green-faced Ghost devour the Divine Sense."
"He wouldn't even know that his Sea of Consciousness had been invaded by external evil."
"Unknowingly, he becomes the nourishment for the ghostly being."
"His Divine Sense is consumed bit by bit by the ghostly being."
"As this continues, he will suffer from the draining of Divine Sense, mental fatigue, eventually harboring delusional thoughts, besieged by desires, which leads to a major change in temperament, becoming neither human nor ghost, culminating either in entering demonic insanity and dying, or perishing from depleted Divine Sense."
"And after the ghostly being consumes his Divine Sense, strengthened by its malevolent thoughts, it can then continue to seek the next host to parasitize..."
A chill rose in Mo Hua as he listened.
If he hadn't forced back the Little Green-faced Ghost in his Sea of Consciousness using Formation.
And suppressed it with the Taoist Stele, devouring it.
The consequences would have been unthinkable.
What if the Little Green-faced Ghost had parasitized him, turning him into something neither human nor ghost without him being aware of it, it would have harmed not only himself but also his parents and friends around him.
Mo Hua felt somewhat scared after the fact.
Divine Thought indeed harbors extraordinarily dangerous risks, and moreover, is almost impossible to guard against.
The techniques of Divine Thought Slaughter must be thoroughly learned; anyone who dares to enter one's Sea of Consciousness without permission in the future shall be eliminated without exception!
Mo Hua nodded repeatedly and eagerly asked:
"Master, then how does one manifest Divine Sense?"
Mr. Zhuang said, "You can manifest your own form within your Sea of Consciousness, can't you?"
"Mhm." Mo Hua nodded.
This was something he had been able to do naturally since birth.
Ever since he was born, there had always been a manifestation of his own Divine Sense in Mo Hua's Sea of Consciousness.
He had previously thought all Cultivators were like this.
It was only after encountering the Little Green-faced Ghost that he realized he was an exception.
Not all Cultivators can manifest themselves in the Sea of Consciousness.
Whether it was due to a distinctive talent in his Divine Sense or the presence of the Taoist Stele in his Sea of Consciousness, Mo Hua was not quite sure.
But since this belonged to innate Divine Sense Manifestation.
Thus, Mo Hua was also unclear about how exactly this kind of manifestation came about.
"Those who know themselves are wise. A Cultivator who contemplates their own form thoroughly enough can manifest it."
Mr. Zhuang said and then glanced at Mo Hua, pondering before he continued:
"You are able to manifest your Divine Sense because it is inherently strong, and you possess a pure heart with clear thoughts, which naturally led to the manifestation of your own form within the Sea of Consciousness."
Of course, there might be other factors too...
Mr. Zhuang's gaze became slightly focused, but he did not delve further and instead resumed speaking:
"Divine Thought Slaughter, with manifestation of oneself, is only the foundation."
"Since one can manifest oneself, naturally, one's spells, Martial Arts, and Spiritual Artifacts can be manifested as well."
"Being able to manifest spells or Martial Arts gives you the means to carry out Slaughter..."
Mo Hua, finding all this a bit mysterious, then asked:
"Master, is this manifestation somewhat like 'fantasy' or 'delusion'? Like daydreaming, turning whatever one thinks of into reality?"
If you think you understand this Spell, then you have that Spell;
If you think you've mastered this Martial Art, then you've mastered that Martial Art;
If you think you possess a certain Spiritual Artifact, then you have that Spiritual Artifact...