Then, Meng Zhou practiced two skills related to insect control in the inheritance of the spirit master, "integration" and "transformation".

The so-called "integration" has two levels of application methods depending on the proficiency of the master.

The simple meaning is to let the spiritual insects, through the natural fit of each other's qi, connect with each other's qi to form a huge whole.

If the number of insect swarms is large enough and the quality is high enough, the power of the combined spirit insects will be more terrifying than a single spirit beast.

Another level of integration is that cultivators can borrow some characteristics of spiritual insects to bless themselves at critical moments.

For example, the golden beetle has powerful golden armor defense and comprehensive magic resistance.

"Transformation into subtleties" is the opposite of the method of integration. Just like the magic power into subtleties, each spiritual insect is regarded as an extension of one's own mind and body.

You can do a lot of subtle things.

Unlike magic weapons, etc., you only need to maintain the connection with your mind, and there is no need to consume any of his mana.

After these two skills were cultivated to perfection in the second half of the first month, the professional level of the Spirit Controller changed from "Second Level 940/1000" to "Second Level 970/1000", which increased the progress by thirty points.

The time goes from the first month to February.

Meng Zhou also practiced three spirit-controlling skills, "spiritual communication", "spirit-melting", and "spirit-controlling".

These are three skills that complement each other and are also the three core skills of a spirit master.

The effect of the psychic technique is that it allows him to achieve smoother and more accurate communication with the contracted spirit beasts, achieve more precise operations during battle, and make more complex tactical arrangements.

In daily life, such communication is also very beneficial to promote the favorability and loyalty of the beast master towards the spirit master.

The contracted spirit beasts are as intelligent as two mysterious spirit turtles. When Meng Zhou mastered the art of channeling to a master level, he could communicate with them as if they were having a conversation.

It's not that they have become smarter, but that his ability has adapted to accommodate them.

Of course, creatures with lower intelligence and even refined spirit puppets can also use this technique.

However, the effect is not so immediate.

Moreover, mastering the art of channeling is the basis for performing the art of fusion.

The so-called "spiritual fusion technique" means that the practitioner's own thoughts seem to merge with the thoughts of the contracted spirit beast.

In this state, everything the contracted spirit beast sees and hears can be clearly presented in the cultivator's feelings.

He can establish a connection with every spirit puppet and every spirit beast at any time, whether it is flying in the sky, swimming in the deep water, or running in the rugged jungle.

At this time, the higher the spiritual wisdom, the deeper the contract, the richer the feelings gained, and it is even like experiencing it in another body.

However, if the contracted creature is attacked at this time, is seriously injured, or even dies, the contractor himself will experience the pain of death, and even cause more serious backlash.

The art of controlling spirits is a step further on the basis of "channeling" and "melting spirits", and is done directly.

The progressive and in-depth development of these three skills simply reveals the core secret of the spirit-controlling method.

What is the way to control the spirit?

According to Meng Zhou's understanding, it is a guide to becoming a "scumbag".

In the beginning, because my level was not good enough, I had to use many tactful and gentle methods to try to increase my favorability, loyalty and so on.

As time goes by, as my understanding of the way to control spirits becomes deeper and deeper, I get more and more direct at the essence, and finally I just force myself to do it.

And this skill was also the key to the unknown spirit controller who died under his own roar being able to trigger a tide of beasts in the Blue Blood Plains twice.

The difficulty of upgrading these three skills is much more difficult than grafting, branching, and the other two insect control skills.

It wasn't until mid-March that Meng Zhou practiced all three skills to perfection.

With the completion of these three skills, the spirit master has also been upgraded from "second level 970/1000" to the second level limit.

As the spirit master reached the second level limit, Meng Zhou discovered that the entire world had undergone wonderful changes in his eyes.

Spiritual beings, whether they are the two mysterious turtles in the pond or the various spiritual plants in the courtyard, can act according to his will, just like an extension of his body.

He can still control those inanimate creatures that are alive.

Because according to the definition of a puppet, a piece of spiritual stone, spiritual mine, or a magic weapon can be regarded as a kind of puppet - the simplest puppet.

Of course, in actual operation, spirit beasts, spirit insects, and carefully refined spirit puppets are the most suitable and can best bring out the cultivator's strength.

The effect of controlling other things is no more obvious than directly using the art of controlling objects to grab them and hit people.

But the psychological impact it had on Meng Zhou was not diminished at all by its "impracticality".

"Could it be that in the end of the Spirit Controller, 'everything can be controlled'?"

"Can the path of a medicine spiritual master be summed up as 'everything can be treated'?"

…

In mid-March, when the time comes, the black market is open as usual.

There were no twists and turns from beginning to end, and it was surprisingly calm.

On the other hand, the number of participants in the black market and the richness of the items traded this time also set a historical record since the black market opened.

Meng Zhou, who had continuously cultivated the two professions of Medicine Spirit Master and Spirit Master to the second level limit, also went to the black market for a while.

When he came back, he had two more inheritance jade slips on him.

One is called "Light Yao Technique" and the other is called "Black Barrier Technique".

These two spells, because of their rarity and specialness, cost Meng Zhou a total of ten high-grade spiritual stones.

After collecting these two spells, Meng Zhou did not practice them immediately, but began to study as a knot master.

At the beginning, among the second-level professions he mastered, the knot master was the first to reach the second-level high-level profession.

However, since there is no inheritance, every step needs to be understood by himself, and there is no trace to be found. The difficulty of cultivating to the second level limit is still higher than that of the spirit master and the medicine spirit master.

Through his understanding of the third-level inherited jade slips, Meng Zhou used the rope spirit to master the weaving methods of the Fantasy Heart Talisman Array and the Pure Heart Talisman Array.

After mastering these two talisman formation methods, Meng Zhou can freely set up some illusion techniques in the formation.

The illusion formation formed by the combination of "illusion heart" and "pure heart" is much more deceptive than a simple illusion formation.

Let the intruder fall into a deeper and more difficult illusion when he thinks he is awake.

Later, Meng Zhou mastered the weaving method of a special mesh-shaped magic weapon called the Bailing Net, and mastered all three skills to a perfect level.

With the completion of these three skills, Meng Zhou's attainment as a knot master has also been improved from "Second Level 950/1000" to "Second Level 990/1000".

It seems to be only one step away from the second-order limit.

But Meng Zhou clearly felt that if he only used the method of knotting to realize the four methods of elixir, weapon, talisman, and formation, it would no longer be enough for him to take a step forward as a knot master.

Even if he has basically integrated these four paths, if they are separated, these four paths will basically reach the second-order extreme level.

But the assistance they can provide to knotters only ends there.

If the knot master wants to go further, he must try to get rid of the "binding" between the knot method and the four paths of the alchemy talisman array.

A long time ago, Meng Zhou understood a truth. The most difficult point for a knot master is also its most valuable point, which is that "there is no fixed method and no fixed way."

This is the most fundamental difference between it and the way of the alchemy talisman formation, the way of the spirit master, and the way of the medicine spirit master.

What it seeks is not a solution to a specific field or direction like other career paths.

It is the amplifier and manifestation tool of the practitioner's own mind, the lever and the fulcrum that moves the world.

Whether it is used well or poorly does not depend on the profession of "knot master", but on the user himself.

This is a profession that very much tests talent and understanding.

This is also the "demon mirror" for identifying real monsters and fake monsters.

Prior to this, Meng Zhou combined the Knot Master One Path with the Alchemy Talisman Formation and the Alchemy Talisman Array to promote the progress of the Knot Master One Path. This was actually a tricky approach.

Because he knew that he could not compare with the legendary real monsters.

He can only take the most honest and clumsy path.

Now, relying on Meng Zhou's own design, he has brought the knot master to the level of the second-level high-grade, which is close to the limit. Compared with the past, his vision, experience, understanding, etc. have also been greatly improved.

Now, the Knot Master can no longer make progress by relying on the four methods of alchemy and talismans.

Meng Zhou believed that he could and must make some new attempts.

Meng Zhou was already prepared for this.

…

From this day on, except for the five days of retreat every month, Meng Zhou basically sat cross-legged in the elegant house at other times, holding a rope in his hand, constantly groping and trying.

Knot, untie, untie, knot.

At first, Meng Zhou would deliberately focus on this, but with repeated practice and continuous strengthening, Meng Zhou became more and more accustomed to this state and became more and more adaptable.

Meng Zhou spent the entire April in this state.

…

On the fifth day of May, late at night.

[Practice progress +40, foundation building ninth floor 265/1000
To be continued...