บท 296: Blackmail

After this weird encounter with the Absolute Beginning Magic, Wang Wei returned back to the pile of books. However, unlike before, he had no problem reading or memorizing the contents; it seemed that his method worked.

So, he spent the next few weeks going over every detail regarding Buddhism in order to find a way to use Incense to refine his soul.

"Did you find the method?" asked his father.

"No," responded Wang Wei as he shook his head. "All I learned was that some Buddhist monks in that era used something called [Sentient Being Flame] to refine their souls. This flame was created from gathering Incense from all living beings, hence the name."

"So, it was no use?"

"Not necessarily. Although I did not find the method, I did come up with an idea on how to succeed."