Chapter 78
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Chapter 78: Premium Magic Item, Seven Spirits Nail
“Relics… You mentioned cursed items. I know about those.”
Relics were unique phenomena of this world.
Due to catastrophic changes and the influence of mysterious rules, magic items or ordinary objects left abandoned in forgotten places could mutate over time.
After mutating, both ordinary objects and magic items grew more powerful but developed bizarre abilities.
Their immense power came with side effects, earning them the name cursed items.
The term “relic” originated from most cursed items being unearthed from ancient tombs as burial objects—particularly ancestral artifacts imbued with lingering influences, which were more prone to corruption by those strange rules.
Thus, many called cursed items relics.
The Yin Spirit Cart before Mu Lin was one such relic.
Even Elder Qin hadn’t known its original purpose, but its current abilities were undeniably strange.
As a cart, it possessed blistering speed. With sufficient magic power, covering three thousand miles daily was effortless.
But this was merely its basic function. Its true core lay in another ability—Phasing.
Through unknown means, the cart could temporarily shift into an intangible state, affecting both itself and its occupants.
While phased, the Yin Spirit Cart could pass through solid matter, rendering it immune to most attacks that couldn’t harm the cart or those inside.
Despite this power, it remained classified as a high-grade magic item due to severe flaws.
First, phasing couldn’t exceed seven seconds—beyond that, occupants risked fading into nothingness.
Second, even brief phasing exposed users to relentless Yin energy corrosion.
No matter one’s resilience, activating this ability let Yin energy invade the body, randomly inflicting curses or illnesses.
“…It’s undeniably powerful. And undeniably terrifying.”
Beyond the seven-second annihilation risk, merely contracting curses or diseases from phasing deterred most users.
Mu Lin chose it precisely because phasing was an unmatched survival skill.
Firmly believing survival paved the way for tomorrow, he’d picked two life-preserving items among three high-grade magic artifacts.
The Yin Spirit Cart enabled escapes, while the Gathering Yin Coffin offered robust defense.
Crucially, when buried, the coffin could both concentrate Yin energy and hide Mu Lin’s presence.
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Mu Lin prized the cart’s escape potential. His other reason for choosing it? Immunity to curses and ailments.
Such uncontrollable afflictions were dangerous—a severe curse or terminal illness could kill him instantly.
For ordinary Qi Practitioners, using this cart meant gambling with death.
But Mu Lin was no ordinary man.
“Curses? Diseases? Meet the Substitute Paper Figure!”
He could transfer any curse or sickness to the Substitute Paper Figure, then discard it to purge the affliction.
With this ability, only one precaution mattered when using the Yin Spirit Cart.
“As long as the Phasing time doesn’t go over seven seconds, I can use it freely.”
Knowing this, Mu Lin’s choice became obvious.
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While he spent much time picking three high-grade magic items, selecting the premium magic item gave Mu Lin no trouble.
His eyes instantly locked onto coffin nails leaking Ominous Energy.
This set of seven nails was called the Seven Spirits Nails.
A combined magic item, these seven nails could pin down a person’s Seven Spirits.
Humans have Three Souls and Seven Spirits – the Three Souls govern divinity while the Seven Spirits rule the physical body.
The first spirit: Corpse Dog. Second: Hidden Arrow. Third: Sparrow Yin. Fourth: Thief Swallower. Fifth: Non-Poison. Sixth: Purifier. Seventh: Stinking Lung.
These Seven Spirits control every bodily function. After death, they scatter.
Nailing them caused severe effects – even a High Mastery of Transformation body would die if all seven struck.
Though powerful, hitting specific spirits proved difficult.
But Mu Lin had a workaround.
“Controlling the Seven Spirits Nails directly against equals might fail. But paired with the Paper Figure Curse? Perfect match.”
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After choosing his tools, Mu Lin added new drills to his routine.
Daily, he spent hours activating and studying these four magic items, building their images in his mind.
He felt relieved that visualization allowed imagination – he didn’t need full item knowledge to succeed.
Like how people visualize gods without divine expertise, he could do the same.
Another surprise came: his visualization progressed smoothly.
He’d expected Elder Qin’s powerful loaned items to resist mental shaping.
Yet paper-folding and drawing boosted his efficiency.
Visualization’s first step requires mentally sketching objects through pure imagination – a weeks-long struggle for many handling complex shapes.
But Mu Lin breezed through it.
His master-level drawing skills let him break down any object’s structure instantly. At first glance, he could mentally map composition, texture, lighting, volume – every detail.
In short, seeing something told him exactly how to draw it beautifully. His mental drafts often looked grander than real objects.
This talent made visualization swift.
But magic items weren’t ordinary – they needed spirit and essence, not just shape.
Here’s the trick: great art isn’t about accuracy. It’s conveying emotion through skill, sparking Soul Resonance.
Mu Lin’s master-level painting skills gave him this edge. His works already stirred viewers’ hearts.
To create such art required seeing true beauty. So when high-grade items unleashed power, Mu Lin easily resonated with their essence, copying it mentally.
He even suspected better painting skills might let him brush these visions onto paper. Since minds hold real power here, others might feel the artwork’s spirit too…
“Wait – making others sense the essence? That’s a True Meaning Diagram!”
“Did I paint the Mighty One’s Demon-Subduing Map this way?”
