Since becoming a disciple of a dark deity, Song Xu had begun to learn an art known as Ritualism.

In Song Xu’s view, Ritualism and Talismanry shared many similarities.

“Talismans can be smoothly employed everywhere, summoning the power of the Eight Divine Palaces, relying on the developed infrastructure of Kunxu, especially the ubiquitous network.”

“And the similarity between Ritualism and Talismanry is that they can both be executed through the network.”

“It can even steal divine power through the network and usurp it for use as dark deity power…”

Compared to the wide range of Talismanry’s usage, Ritualism, while not as versatile, possesses unique advantages.

For instance, it can evade the surveillance and records of the righteous deities, allowing one to do things outside the bounds of the rules.

Like the Shadow Curse Ritual Song Xu was about to initiate, it was to condense a Shadow Gu with dark deity power, parasitizing the target’s shadow to continuously steal their information.

However, to activate the Shadow Curse Ritual, contact through the Spirit Realm was necessary.

After all, ordinary network connections couldn’t directly connect to the target’s consciousness like the Spirit Realm could.

Just then, Song Xu felt a slight stirring in his heart and saw Zhang Yu’s presence in the Spirit Realm.

“He’s here!”

In the Spirit Realm.

At the entrance of the Hall of Inquiry.

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were walking out with Yu Xinghan.

However, the three of them were silent along the way, silently digesting their respective gains in the illusion.

Zhang Yu recalled his experiences in the illusion, toiling on the assembly line, rising up in resistance in despair…

“It feels like I’ve experienced another life.”

“No wonder they say the Spirit Realm is the best place to temper one’s Dao Heart.”

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “It would probably cost a great price to experience these things in reality.”

At the same time, in Zhang Yu’s sea of consciousness, he was visualizing a great ox with its limbs severed, blind and deaf, crawling forward relentlessly.

However, compared to the past visualization of the Mutilated Ox Sacrifice Heart Mantra, the great ox in the visualization now had a kind of fearless, indomitable aura.

Clearly, as his understanding of the Mutilated Ox Sacrifice Heart Mantra deepened, Zhang Yu’s performance of the mantra was greatly enhanced.

Especially when he faced greater pressure, the effect of the mantra was stronger.

The more desperate the situation, the more he could unleash the potential within his body.

Just like after escaping from the illusion, when Zhang Yu recalled his outstanding loans and the pressure from the immortals in the Foundation Establishment Exam,

Not only did he not shrink back, but he became even more motivated.

“Although it cost nearly 100,000 yuan to come here this time, the effect is really amazing.”

“This has greatly improved my understanding of the Mutilated Ox Sacrifice Heart Mantra, even if I don’t have enough money to come here in the future, the effect of my daily mantra practice and Dao Heart enhancement has been greatly improved.”

Bai Zhenzhen, on the other hand, was immersed in her newfound understanding of the mantra.

“The original effect of the Frost Soul Ice Heart Mantra was mainly calmness and composure, and the level 10 effect allowed me to temporarily suppress my emotions, becoming ruthless and unscrupulous for success.”

“But now…”

Bai Zhenzhen could feel that the Frost Soul Ice Heart Mantra was undergoing a transformation with her newfound understanding and the deduction of her True Spirit Root.

“After the complete deduction in a few days, the new level 10 effect will no longer make me ruthless and calculating.”

“Instead, it will allow me to carry out my ideas, to persist in doing what I want, to know that it is impossible and still do it, and even the greater the risk I face, the lower the probability of success, the calmer I will be, and my brain, body, and magic power will become more active…”

If the Mutilated Ox Sacrifice Heart Mantra originally contained profound meaning, and its effect increased with Zhang Yu’s deepening understanding,

Then the Frost Soul Ice Heart Mantra was different, it was after Bai Zhenzhen’s ideological changes and different understanding of the mantra that the True Spirit Root was used to deduce this mantra.

It was to make this mantra more suitable for Bai Zhenzhen’s thoughts, so that even the level 10 effect began to change.

At this moment, Yu Xinghan, looking at the two people lost in thought, smiled slightly and said, “The two of you seem to have gained a lot this time, do you want to come again tomorrow?”

Hearing Yu Xinghan’s suggestion, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen both frowned and said, “Your asking price is too high!”

Bai Zhenzhen said, “It costs nearly 100,000 yuan for one trip, it’s simply robbery!”

Zhang Yu thought that his current balance was only a little over 100,000 yuan, and if he came again, he might not even have money for food and the exam.

Yu Xinghan, who had received the money, didn’t care about the two’s complaints at all, and said with a smile, “Then you two can come again when you have money.”

“You can contact me at any time, and I will arrange it for you as soon as possible.”

After a while, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen disconnected from the Spirit Realm and woke up together in reality.

But as soon as Zhang Yu took off the Spirit Realm mask in the apartment, he heard Fuji say, “Oh, someone is targeting you!”

Zhang Yu walked into the bathroom calmly, closed the door, and said, “What do you mean?”

Fuji said, “Someone launched a ritual against you through the Spirit Realm and placed a Shadow Gu on you.”

“Hehe, this Shadow Gu can parasitize in your shadow day and night, detecting your information, and then transmitting it all to the other party.”

“Over time, I’m afraid they will be able to understand all your information.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yu was shocked: “Could it be that they have already started to…”

Fuji said, “Don’t worry, the Shadow Gu only secretly collects information and hides its existence on weekdays, and will not take any action.”

“Until you connect to the Spirit Realm again, the Shadow Gu will seize the opportunity to transmit information to the other party.”

Zhang Yu frowned slightly, even so, it was something he could never tolerate.

After all, he and Bai Zhenzhen had many secrets, and any one of them leaked out would be a disaster.

Fuji smiled and said, “Hehe, but the person who launched this ritual must not have thought that you have a dark deity with you.”

“And a high-ranking being who once stood at the top of the dark deities, second only to the Dark Deity King, immediately discovered this little trick.”

Zhang Yu’s heart moved when he heard this, and he thought to himself, “That’s right, under normal circumstances, the safest way for a dark deity to control his followers and disciples is through remote control.”

“The other party must have thought that I was also under this kind of remote control, so they wanted to use me… to find out the dark deity’s connection behind me.”

Zhang Yu said, “The dark deity believers who can launch rituals must be related to the dark deities behind Songyang High School or Bailong High School.”

Zhang Yu remembered that Fuji had once said that there were dark deities behind Songyang High School and Bailong High School, and had also advised him to hunt these two dark deities.

But he didn’t expect that before he could act, the other party had already taken a fancy to him.

Zhang Yu guessed, “It seems that someone among them already suspects that there is a dark deity behind me.”

Fuji: “It’s hard to say, it’s also possible that they just suspect you and want to investigate you.”

“But in short, the one who can launch a ritual to investigate you must be a dark deity believer.”

“Let’s go, kid.”

Fuji said in a relaxed tone, “Help me prepare immediately, and I can launch a ritual to help you control this Shadow Gu immediately.”

“Then you will know who is trying to attack you.”

And in Fuji’s heart, a trace of uncontrollable greed emerged: “Haha, absorbing the power in this Shadow Gu, will at least allow me to recover a little.”

After a while, Zhang Yu said hello to Bai Zhenzhen and left the apartment alone.

Fuji originally wanted to take the opportunity to test whether Zhang Yu was willing to let Bai Zhenzhen know about the dark deity, but after thinking about it, she gave up.

“This kid will definitely think that I… want to find an opportunity to launch a wish ritual on Bai Zhenzhen and stimulate her potential.”

“Although that’s exactly what I’m thinking.”

“But with his current level of trust in me, he hasn’t trusted me to the point where I can make a wish for Bai Zhenzhen, saying it will only backfire.”

“Forget it, the time is not ripe, I’ll talk about it later.”

More than an hour later.

Zhang Yu returned to the unfinished building where he used to practice, carrying large and small bags.

After thinking about it, he still felt that this place was quieter and no one would disturb him, and it was not easy to be discovered.

Then he began to arrange the ritual under the guidance of the dark deity.

Fuji said, “The network you usually use is essentially a divine power network.”

“This divine power network was initially only used by the Eight Divine Palaces to facilitate their management of Kunxu, and was later slowly opened to the public.”

“This is the basis for the use of talismans, and it is also the foundation for the Eight Divine Palaces to manage Kunxu.”

“You must know that the network of the righteous deities covers most of Kunxu, so talismans are almost omnipotent.”

“But this network can also be used by us dark deities, so we dark deities are never weaker than the righteous deities.”

Zhang Yu thought that this sounded weaker than the righteous deities, it was completely like a stowaway.

Fuji continued, “Our ritual this time is also to borrow a path on the divine power network, which requires a divine power primer.”

“Like those incense candles, paper figures, statues, and puppets used to worship the righteous deities, they are all relatively simple and cheap methods, which can be called ritual offerings.”

Fuji sighed, “But now that online worship of deities is becoming more and more popular, these things are gradually becoming harder to find.”

Zhang Yu took out a candle that had been half-lit according to Fuji’s instructions.

This was a candle used by other people to worship deities, which Zhang Yu bought.

Fuji continued, “First of all, the altar, this is the place where the divine network intersects in the ritual, the conditions are simple now, you can just use that stool for now.”

“Then, in addition to offerings, the altar must also have a medium for the interaction between man and deity, a divine object for the preservation of spiritual energy, and a symbol of the dark deity’s incarnation.”

“Alas, but now the conditions are limited, so you can only make do with it.”

“The medium for the interaction between man and deity, just use the mobile phone, anyway, it can barely connect to the divine power network.”

“The divine object for the preservation of spiritual energy, just use those two flashlights, remember to turn the lights on to the maximum.”

“You have practiced the Great Sun Qi Sea, you should know that there is also spiritual energy in the light. And turning on the flashlight can symbolize the abundance of spiritual energy in the ritual, reducing the dissipation of divine power in the ritual, this is called illuminating the heavenly court above and exploring hell below…”

“The symbol of the dark deity, just use this teddy bear, you can’t really get a dark deity statue, can you? Being able to use puppets instead is the reason why our dark deities are so hard to guard against.”

“Finally, you remember to use the wires to form the most basic circle of the ritual, because copper is an excellent conductor of divine power, and placing it in the ritual can bind divine power…”