Chapter Thirty-Seven: Soul Eater
"It's impossible, Senior Long is so powerful, how could he die?" Li Ling took the teacup, and his face couldn't help but have a look of astonishment. He had read the life of Long's predecessor in "The True Solution of the Technique", and he could be called the first person in the field of divine consciousness in the multiverse, and he was a peerless genius who finally participated in the true meaning of magic. Could such a power, who could easily shatter the void and roam the universe at will, actually fall?
Li Ling really couldn't imagine what kind of strength could make Long's predecessors powerless to resist, and finally die.
It's like someone suddenly tells you that one plus one is equal to three from now on, and you absolutely don't believe it at the first time, and reply with "impossible", and even feel that the other party has a mental problem.
Because in Li Ling's common sense cognition, the death of Long's predecessor is the same as one plus one equals three, which is an impossible thing to happen.
However, he couldn't help but believe it, the gloomy expression on the woman's face said it all, and as Long's remnant soul, there was no need for her to tell such a lie to deceive Li Ling.
The woman was silent for a while, then shook her head with a wry smile and continued: "After all, I am just a wisp of remnant soul, although I can accurately feel the life and death of the subject, but I don't know why she died......
"So that's why I didn't hesitate to spend my soul power to pull you here," the woman looked at Li Ling with a slight request, "I want you to help me find out the truth of the matter." ”
Li Ling was not surprised by the woman's request, but raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked out loud: "Do you want me to find out the cause of the death of Senior Long?"
"Yes......" The woman breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly when she saw that Li Ling did not immediately reject herself, and then continued, "Her level, even if she dies, will leave traces that belong to her in the universe, maybe it is a message, or a fragment of her memory, as long as you can find these traces, you can know what happened." ”
"I was supposed to do it myself, but I was just a wisp of remnant soul, and after the death of my body, the glimmer of my soul began to weaken day by day, like a candle in the wind, and it might be extinguished at some point. That's why I've been staying in the True Interpretation of the Technique until I enter your Divine Consciousness Space, so I can communicate with you in this way. I can't get out of here, and I can't break through the plane, so I'll have to leave it to you. ”
Hearing this, Li Ling was silent for a moment, and then said with a somewhat frank smile: "Okay, I promise you." ”
Li Ling's promise was very concise, there was no serious oath to the sky, nor did he pat his chest as a guarantee, but his expression and eyes could not be faked, it was a kind of sincerity that could not be expressed in words, and this sincerity pointed directly to his heart.
The woman's eyes were slightly warm, she lowered her eyebrows imperceptibly, hid her excited emotions, and asked softly: "The cause of her death is still unknown, maybe it was a natural disaster, maybe it was an unknown terror, the big master attacked her, even if you may face such a dangerous enemy in the future, do you still have to agree?"
"I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, but I believe in cause and effect," Li Ling put down the teacup in his hand, leaned back, looked at the glazed jade tree in front of him, and the reflection in his eyes was like starlight, "I got the "True Solution of the Technique", and inherited the great legacy of Long's predecessors, although I did not worship her as a teacher, but in this book, every word is taught by her, and there is no half of hiding and retaining. I admire Long's predecessors in my heart, such a mind, such a pattern, I yearn for it. Therefore, find out all this, which is the result of what I want to do, and since you have proposed it, then I will not refuse. ”
"I understand...... the woman looked up at Li Ling again, her eyes seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, her tone trembled a little, and she whispered, "Thank you." ”
Li Ling's cheeks were slightly red, and he coughed lightly, a little evasive of the woman's gaze, and then he immediately opened the topic and said, "Uh...... However, my cultivation level is too low now, and I will definitely not be able to reach the realm of breaking through the plane in a short period of time, so it is a bit early to say this......
"Well, the top priority now must be to help you improve your strength as soon as possible. The woman collected her emotions slightly, nodded and replied, "Although I can't provide you with material help, I still have most of Long's memories, and in terms of knowledge, exercises, and cultivation experience, as long as you speak, I will definitely know everything." ”
Others may not understand the value of this, but Li Ling knows very well that a Demon Saint-level powerhouse can honestly share her cultivation experience, how precious these are that cannot be measured by money. Although the path taken by Long may not be suitable for him, it will definitely allow Li Ling to take many detours in the future.
As for the exercises...... Li Ling suddenly remembered that he was not worried about the iron hammer exercise?
"I need an earth-attribute exercise. ”
It was almost blurted out, but then Li Ling felt a little embarrassed, his behavior was like those outstretched hands on the earth network who tried to prostitute for nothing. However, this matter is related to the cultivation path of Iron Hammer, and he has no choice but to ask for it cheekily.
The woman thought for a moment, as if she was recalling something, and after a while she spoke: "I have many earth-attribute exercises, even if they are top-level, there are about five. ”
Speaking of this, the woman paused and asked unexpectedly, "However, if you give him an earth attribute exercise and let him cultivate step by step, is this method really suitable for him?"
"Do you know about the hammer?" Li Ling was still more concerned about this than the woman's question.
The woman nodded slightly and explained, "I can link your divine consciousness through soul power, and I can see what you see and what you experience. Of course, if you feel that this violates your privacy, you can break the link and the initiative is yours. ”
After listening to this, Li Ling probably understood in his heart, in fact, this was similar to Xuan's spiritual link with him, as long as he wanted to, he could break this link at any time. Sweeping away this doubt, Li Ling began to seriously think about the question raised by the woman.
The top-level exercises that Long has mastered are absolutely guaranteed in terms of quality, and if they are placed in the Tianyang Spirit Realm, it is estimated that they will attract competition from all sides, and it is more than enough to use them for the cultivation of the iron hammer, but what she means is ......
"Yes...... Is it too slow?" Li Ling realized.
"That's right," the woman stood up and added some hot water to Li Ling's slightly cool teacup, "You know what he's carrying, and for him, being able to improve his strength as quickly as possible is the key." My top-notch exercises here are good, but they are all traditional cultivation methods that focus on consolidating the foundation and cultivating the yuan, and pay attention to slow work. The advantage is that it is stable and solid, but the disadvantage is that the speed of cultivation is too slow. ”
Li Ling nodded approvingly, the strength of the iron hammer was too low, even if he was given excellent exercises, without enough time, he would still not be able to become a help against those evil cultivators, and would even become a burden.
"But since you said that, you must have already helped him think of another way, right?"
"Among the countless planes, there are many ways to achieve transcendence by cultivating a certain kind of strength, and there are also many ways to quickly improve strength, but most of them are at the cost of damaging the foundation, either at the expense of Yang Shou and causing short-lived and premature aging, or being devoured by the demons of the heart, and finally turning into a bloodthirsty madness of mental disorder. The woman frowned and said slowly, "However, there is only one way, as long as you have enough spiritual power, you can continue to improve, and the speed of improvement is much faster than the ordinary transcendent path. ”
"What is it?" Li Ling's curiosity was aroused by the woman's words, and he asked eagerly.
"Demon beasts," the woman said bluntly, "Demon beasts are creatures that actually exist in many planes, but their innate abilities are the same, that is, devouring souls. ”
Since Li Ling entered the Manggu Forest, he has been constantly attacked by demon beasts, they are not like ordinary animals, there is no carnivorous herbivore, there is only one thing they crave, that is, spiritual power!
Spiritual power, all forms of spiritual power, for demon beasts, is like a drug, and the temptation for them is greater than everything. Even if their lives are in danger, they don't care. So this is why that group of evil cultivators will keep the life of the hammer, because the faint spiritual power in his body is enough to be used as bait to attract demon beasts.
Indeed, as long as there is enough spiritual power support, these demon beasts can become stronger without limit, and the speed at which they devour spiritual power is also amazingly fast.
Therefore, the predecessor of Dong Xuzi also said so in his research records, fortunately, the density of the aura in the Tianyang Spirit Realm is not very high, otherwise the speed of these demon beasts will be faster. Once the aura density exceeds a certain threshold, then this world may be ruled by demon beasts.
"But what does this have to do with the hammer? he's not a demon beast......" Li Ling frowned, not quite understanding the meaning of the woman's words.
"I have a way to give him access to the Demon Beast's Soul Devouring Ability. The woman said with a smile.
Li Ling had an expression on his face that you were teasing me: "Impossible...... None of them are a species......"
"Demon beasts devouring souls, relying on the demon patterns on their bodies. On each demon beast, there are more or less demon patterns, and the combination of each demon pattern has a different effect, the more demon patterns there are, the more complex the combination, and the more powerful the demon beast will be after awakening. Of course, these are not the point, the point is that no matter what kind of demon pattern it is, it has the ability to absorb spiritual power and can automatically filter out impurities. When they encounter spiritual power, they can be devoured directly, and the demon pattern will automatically condense these spiritual powers, and use them to refine the flesh and blood of the demon beast. The woman was not in a hurry, and slowly explained to Li Ling, "So in terms of cultivation talent, the monk is far inferior to the demon beast, but the monk is good at learning and creating, and has more wisdom than the demon beast, and has the advantages of magic weapons, talismans, formations and pills." ”