In the bedroom, Chen Yun was leaning against the headboard messing with his "hair", while Wang Siyan was carefully and happily leaning against him, with a side-embraced look.

    If an ordinary person were in this situation, seeing their loved one playing with a strand of hair and not going to bed early, they would surely ask what was up.

    Wang Siyan's intelligence lies in this point; even if she is curious in her heart, she would not open her mouth to ask about things that a man does not bring up himself.

    Chen Yun did not care about Wang Siyan's thoughts, continuously injecting his spiritual awareness, true qi, and qi produced by the cultivation of the flying spirit jade seal into the strand of hair, even attempting the purple star secret during this period, to see if it could break the taboo.

    Unfortunately, neither the spiritual awareness, true qi, nor the qi produced by cultivating the flying spirit jade seal that was injected into it showed any reaction.

    Even with the use of the Purple Microscope Secret, not a single part of the restriction could be broken.

    Even until now, Chen Yun has not found any trace of Lu Cheng's magic within this hair charm.

    As if, this strand of hair is not a artifact but a ordinary item.

    "That's not possible, I used magic to conjure flames then, with an extremely high temperature, even refined steel could be melted into iron water, let alone hair."

    Chen Yun furrowed his brow, thinking deeply.

    At this moment, Wang Siyan suddenly seemed to remember something, "Cloud brother, I have something to say."

    Chen Yun looked down and met Wang Siyan's eyes, who was wearing a kesa robe, "What is it?"

    Wang Siyan slightly embarrassed said, "Before I left the teaching hall, the master called me and gave me a few words of advice. He not only taught me a technique of breath control but also made me recite a spell. The master said that this spell should only be passed on to my man."

    Her last half sentence was said with almost an incredibly small voice, as if she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

    Chen Yun, however, was startled for a moment. If he wasn't mistaken, his teacher had always hoped that he would marry Wang Siyan.

    If his teacher had given such instructions to Wang Siyan, wouldn't that mean that this spell can only be passed on to a person who is very close to you, yourself and Wang Siyan?

    Chen Yun asked curiously, "What spell did my teacher pass on to you?"

    Wang Siyan tilted her head, thinking for a moment, "It's a long spell. The master didn't say what it was. Shall I recite it to Cloud brother for you?"

    Chen Yun reached out to hold her shoulder, smiling, "Very good."

    Wang Siyan began to recite slowly, "An artifact is originally a dead object, but it becomes spiritual because it is held and used, it moves because of the heart, it comes alive because of blood, and it dies because of thoughts. The art of controlling an artifact lies in regulating the breath, holding onto the original essence and being one with it……Pray in dreams, exhaust all secrets for oneself……Externally refine soul qi to capture souls of all beings……Strength that can lift mountains and rivers…"

    She recited each word distinctly.

    Indeed, it was a long spell.

    Chen Yun listened quietly for more than an hour until Wang Siyan finished her recitation.

    Perhaps because the content was too much to recite, after finishing, Wang Siyan couldn't help but breathe gently with a slight girlish breathlessness.

    "Cloud brother." Wang Siyan paused for a moment, "This is all the spell, the master never told me what kind of spell it was. Do you know?"

    Chen Yun's face showed a strange expression, and he replied honestly, "The spell you just recited is not one but three spells."

    "Three spells?" Wang Siyan was taken aback.

    Chen Yun nodded, "If I'm not mistaken, the three spells are all among the Seventy-Two Spells of the Earth. The first spell is called Swordplay, the second is called Curse Prayer, and the third is called Strength."

    His tone was calm, but inside he couldn't help but stir up a gigantic wave.

    Several years ago, when he first went down the mountain to accumulate merit and return to the teaching hall, his teacher had taught him three powerful spells, namely the Golden Ray of the Earth, the Protection Charm, and the "Ten Thunders of Jade Pivot."

    Swordplay is something Chen Yun uses frequently, so there's nothing much to say about it.

    He has not truly grasped the essence of "Ten Thunders of Jade Pivot" as his current cultivation is quite shallow. He hasn't even produced the first God's Thunder called Yinhuyingunian, so he can only use some of the weaker thunder laws in it, such as the Palm Heart Thunder and the Little Five Thunders.

    As for the Protection Charm, he has never used it at all to this day.

    Or, he only practiced it secretly, without using it in combat.

    Chen Yun had discovered that when he used this spell during his past cultivation, his body would be enveloped in firelight.

    The firelight was extremely intense and blinding.

    However, it was only a thin layer, about a millimeter thick.

    He didn't think it was a very strong defensive spell.

    Therefore, he had disliked it and had never used it.

    This is the three powerful spells and incantations that his teacher first taught him when he first went down the mountain to accumulate merit.

    But in fact, when his teacher was imparting the third spell, he had asked Chen Yun to choose by himself.

    Chen Yun remembered that his teacher first gave him three options, namely Swordplay, Strength, and Curse Prayer, and that he didn't choose any of them. Instead, he spontaneously declared that he wanted to learn thunder magic, which was the "Ten Thunders of Jade Pivot."

    Therefore, he hadn't mastered these three spells at that time.

    Chen Yun couldn't have imagined that years later, he would learn these three formidable spells in such a way. He knew that he had been calculated by his teacher.

    The three spells are all from the Seventy-Two Spells of the Earth, which are very powerful.

    For example, Swordplay can not only help the practitioner cultivate a native sword qi within their body to control it with their spirit, but it can also be used as a universal remote control for almost all artifacts and treasures.

    Strength allows the practitioner to possess an instant surge of superpower.

    Curse Prayer is somewhat similar to the Soul-Stealing Art, but this spell is even more powerful.

    If one were to describe it in detail, it would be a combination of the Nailhead Seven Arrow Book and the Hum and Haa Breaths from the "Shrine of the Immortals".

    These are nothing special; they are not worth Chen Yun's suspicion.

    What truly puzzles Chen Yun is that his teacher seems to have predicted that he would end up with Wang Siyan in the future.

    And he would also face the problem of the "hair strand" being unable to break the taboo.

    Otherwise, why would Wang Siyan, at the moment when he was at a loss for how to deal with the "hair strand," provide him with the universal remote control of the "Swordplay" artifact?

    "It seems like what the master said, if I don't learn the method of hiding secrets, everything I do, including my future actions, will be easily calculated by those with great power."

    Chen Yun thought to himself: "It's not a problem if I'm calculated into the future by my teacher. If I really get involved in the battle of gods and demons, and am calculated by the enemy to be attacked, won't I truly fall on the spot?"

    No!

    This method of hiding secrets must be learned as soon as possible.

    Chen Yun thought for a moment and then focused his attention back on the Swordplay, Strength, and Curse Prayer.

    He said to Wang Siyan, "Well, I know about the three spells. You rest first."

    Wang Siyan said obediently, "Alright, Cloud brother, I'll go to sleep."

    Saying that, she closed her eyes.

    Chen Yun didn't pay attention to the other person and focused on Swordplay.

    This is a unique spell, divided into internal refinement and external exercise.

    The internal refinement is self-explanatory, which involves cultivating and nurturing the native sword qi.

    Such a spell can't be unleashed without several years of cultivation.

    Maybe it would take decades to achieve some success, and to become truly proficient is as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

    The external exercise is different.

    The external exercise belongs to a universal remote control for controlling artifacts, which is very simple to use.

    With the fixed method, you can break the taboo of the artifact and quickly gain control over it.

    Chen Yun activated the external exercise method of the "Swordplay" spell, channeling pure essence mixed with his spiritual awareness to spread to the hair strand.

    "Becoming spiritual because it is held and used?"

    He began to sense it.

    By following the methods of the "Swordplay" spell, Chen Yun gradually entered a state of emptiness, manipulating his spiritual awareness and pure essence.

    In the next moment, his spiritual consciousness sensed a unique "qi" within the hair strand.

    This "qi" was incredibly strange.

    It seemed to be integrated with the hair strand itself.

    It would be almost impossible to notice without entering a state of emptiness with the spiritual consciousness.

    "I guess this is the power left by Lu Cheng in this 'hair strand' artifact."

    Chen Yun wanted to try to erase it with normal means, but found that he couldn't do so.

    "It seems like it doesn't work." He pondered, "I guess I'll have to use the methods within 'Swordplay'."

    The normal method to erase someone else's power in an artifact is to use pure essence or spiritual awareness to break down that power.

    The method in Swordplay for erasing someone else's power is different.

    Alternatively, this method is not about removing other people's power.

    Instead, it makes the power inside the artifact "alive" first and then die, while the power still remains.

    Finally, one injects their own "spirit" into the original power, directly gaining control over the artifact.

    The "spirit" can be simply explained as the consciousness within the power, equivalent to breaking encryption.

    Chen Yun, relying on the methods of Swordplay, injected his "consciousness" into that power, blending with the "consciousness" left by Lu Cheng within the power. Gradually, Chen Yun's consciousness overpowered the other party's consciousness and gained direct control over the artifact.

    The next moment, it seemed as if Chen Yun's spiritual consciousness heard a soft "crack," as if some lock had been unlocked.

    "The taboo of the 'hair strand' should be broken by me."

    Chen Yun felt surprised, "Normally, to completely master a forbidden artifact or treasure of someone else, one would need to refine it with force for forty-nine days. However, I have just used 'Swordplay' to break the taboo of the 'hair strand,' and not only do I not feel as if I can't use it well, but I also feel as if I can use it freely. It's as if I directly possess the right to use this artifact and have already been refined by it."

    He actually knew that he had not undergone the refining process.

    The reason why he could directly obtain control over the artifact is because his consciousness has replaced the controlling consciousness within the power of the artifact.

    This action is somewhat like a hacker gaining access by directly acquiring "permissions."

    Chen Yun was moved and thought to himself, "No wonder 'Swordplay' is one of the Seventy-Two Arts of Earth. It turns out that this spell is so powerful that it can directly obtain the control permissions of an artifact in such a short time."

    He pondered carefully for a moment.

    He roughly understood the pros and cons of this spell that is similar to a "universal remote control."

    The advantages are self-explanatory; they are that one can directly obtain the control permissions of the artifact.

    As for the disadvantages, they are also very obvious.

    It must be used in a state of emptiness.

    That means that during a battle, one cannot directly seize control of another person's artifact.

    In addition, Chen Yun also felt that in order to obtain the control permissions of an artifact through the "Swordplay" spell, it must be used when the internal power within the artifact is relatively stable.

    If someone else is controlling an artifact and constantly injecting power into it, one cannot directly seize control of the artifact.

    Because the state of emptiness requires injecting one's own "consciousness," and the "consciousness" is relatively weak and can be easily scattered by unstable power or another person's "consciousness."

    "No matter how, this 'Swordplay' method is indeed amazing."

    Chen Yun knew that he had learned this spell, so in the future, he would no longer worry about not being able to obtain the control permissions of artifacts and treasures.

    "All right, let's see if the hair strand is indeed a storage artifact."

    He immersed his consciousness into it at the moment, trying to discover the secrets of the hair strand.

    When his consciousness really immersed itself, Chen Yun was delighted to find that the hair strand was indeed a storage artifact!

    "Lu Cheng, that bastard known as the Plague of the Taoist, is notorious for burning, killing, robbing, and plundering. I imagine he has collected a great many treasures. Let's see what kind of treasures are in this storage artifact."

    Chen Yun's eyes brimmed with expectation as he looked towards it.

    He hadn't had the chance to examine it carefully when his "consciousness" was captivated by some of the earthly roots.

    Immortal Red Flower!

    There is actually Immortal Red Flower within this storage artifact!

    Chen Yun was overjoyed. He never thought that he would obtain the ultimate version of the refining essence and gas soup in this unexpected situation, which was the last missing earthly root, Immortal Red Flower!

    So, it seems that I can brew the upgraded version of the refining essence and gas soup, right?

    (Chapter complete)