It was the same as what Luo Kai saw last time. There were two large blood-red words "Evil Tavern" on the door of the building.
There was also a couplet on both sides of the door, "Shuttling between the worlds of Yin and Yang, traversing the universe."
This tavern was actually a passage between the worlds of Yin and Yang. Under the powerful spatial ability of the incorporeal life forms, distance was no longer an obstacle. It was reasonable for them to traverse the universe.
The underground space was shadowy and some incorporeal life forms were constantly revealed. They did not have a stable body and were like clouds that gathered and dispersed randomly, giving people a sense of unreality.
In comparison, Luo Kai's body was much more stable. His soul body made of starlight emitted a gentle light and was unusually eye-catching in the depths of the underground.
The soul and these incorporeal life forms were two completely different concepts. The incorporeal life forms evolved from the bodies of microorganisms. Strictly speaking, they still belonged to the physical body.
However, the soul could not be called a life form. It was a non-physical thing, a combination of spirit, thoughts, and emotions.
Life forms were ever-changing, but the soul was neither born nor destroyed. The soul was more like a primitive code, a tool to write programs.
Humans with flesh and blood bodies might find it difficult to understand the incorporeal life forms. In a physical explanation, consciousness was a signal produced by the brain's neurons. Whether it was strong or not depended on the strength of this signal.
In simple terms, the incorporeal life forms were the collective intelligence of microorganisms that replaced the function of the brain's neurons.
It was also because of this that continuous sunlight, high temperature, and even wind could cause a lot of damage to them. However, physical attacks were useless. For example, firearms, gunpowder, and kinetic energy could be completely ignored. The high temperature produced by explosions was also useless in a short period of time. It needed to be continuous.
As for Luo Kai's current state, it belonged to a special kind of soul. The path of the small universe did not only affect his body, but also his soul.
He was now a kind of concept that transcended the current universe and had a preliminary glimpse of the life forms of the four-dimensional world. It was difficult to accurately describe it. If he really wanted to describe it, it was a primitive code that had developed self-consciousness. Because he could freely combine programs, he had the ability to affect the local structure and the optimism of the main body.
In the knowledge of the four-dimensional world, these incorporeal life forms were just weak electrical signals. With a flash of thought, he could all lead them to chaos, which meant that they would all be wiped out.
However, there was no need for that. The material world was no longer a secret to him, and the Underworld and Dark World were still mysteries.
The "woman" named BiYao turned to the side and invited, "Sir, my master is waiting for your arrival in the inn. My master will definitely be able to answer many of your questions."
Luo Kai pondered for a moment before following the other party into the inn. The inn was filled with a cool, minty fragrance. In the main hall, a few people were drinking and chatting at a square table.
He tried to see their faces clearly, but he could only feel that the layer of fog was like some kind of barrier that he couldn't pass through. As for their conversation, he couldn't even hear it.
He could not help but feel a little surprised. This was because in his four-dimensional perception, he really felt that this layer of barrier was an application program that was like a mosaic made up of simple codes. It was actually very easy to crack it.
When Luo Kai looked at this group of people, they were also observing him. They couldn't help but whisper to each other.
If the soul could leave the body and not dissipate, it was naturally not a life form in the ordinary sense. According to the Daoist's Three Flowers at One's Prominence and Five Energies at One's Origin, a person who could leave the body and wander around freely was considered a god on earth.
"Sir, please follow me." BiYao said from the side.
Luo Kai retracted his gaze and followed behind BiYao. They walked into a long corridor. Looking at the quaint rooms around them, the starlight condensed soul stepped on the floor slightly. A creaking sound could be heard. The wooden floor was very hard. It was made from a kind of Yin wood. Not only could it isolate the energy from the outside world, it could also block his four-dimensional vision.
BiYao suddenly stopped walking, turned around and said, "I'm sorry, my master suddenly has something urgent to attend to. You need to wait for a moment."
"Okay." Luo Kai nodded.
BiYao led him to a room on the second floor and said, "Sir, please wait here. My master will be here soon. If there is no need, please don't leave the room to avoid some disputes."
Luo Kai walked into the room. The room was very elegantly decorated. All the furniture was carved with some flowers, birds, insects, and fish. It was full of ancient charm.
The ghosts and gods that humans knew were only legends. Now, he had a rough understanding of the nature of "gods", but he still had no understanding of "ghosts". This strange inn had really subverted his understanding of hungry ghosts. This kind of incorporeal life form did not seem to have any signs of bloodthirstiness or ferocity. Its intelligence was no less than that of humans. It called itself a kind of life form and called itself the ghost race.
If a single life form was strong enough, it could only call itself a god. However, this kind of collective intelligent life form was a kind of civilization.
Luo Kai did not have a good impression of this kind of life form. This time, he came down to destroy this inn, but now he changed his mind.
"Dong dong dong …"
After a while, a dull knocking sound suddenly sounded. Luo Kai went up to open the door.
"It's you."
Outside the door was a beautiful young woman. The reason why he was a little surprised was that she was a person. Moreover, he had seen her before. It was the young woman he met when he first came to the Evil Inn.
The woman smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Ye Tong. We have met before. At that time, you were not dead. Oh no, your soul was not out of your body."
Luo Kai carefully sensed her body temperature and pulse. This woman's body temperature and pulse were no different from that of an ordinary person. He frowned and said, "Are you a human or a ghost?"
The woman walked past him and sighed, "Of course I am a human."
Luo Kai gently closed the door. He thought for a while and said indifferently, "So, you already knew about the existence of this inn. The people on the bus were your tricks?"
The woman was silent for a while and nodded, "Yes, the people on the bus were led here by me."
Then she sighed softly and said, "The Evil Inn is just the door to the outside world of a mysterious organization called 'Pantheon'. This organization is very powerful. It is one of the most powerful forces in the Dark World. I have evolved an ability similar to a psychic medium. I can naturally communicate with souls. They detained my whole family and forced me to use my ability to capture souls to constantly send humans to the inn to be kept in captivity."
Luo Kai was silent for a while and said in a gentle voice, "The rules of the world are different. Incorporeal life forms are greatly limited in the material world. Why don't you seek help?"
Ye Tong shook her head, "This organization is very powerful. It is said that it was established by a group of ghosts. They like to keep intelligent creatures in captivity and create ghost cities. Ghosts are formless and intangible. If they want to leave, they can't be stopped."
Luo Kai frowned slightly. Because he did not have a body, he was limited by the rules of the material world. In fact, he was similar to a ghost. He did not have much fighting power. Of course, this was for Saint or God level creatures.
The key was that fighting in the soul form consumed soul power. Before he found a suitable body, he could not make a big fuss.
However, the advantage of being in the soul form was that he was omnipotent. He could even escape into the anti-space. There was almost no way to trap him.
He thought for a while and said, "I know some Saints. After I leave, I will contact them and see if they can help you."
The woman's eyes lit up, "Thank you. I know you are not an ordinary person. These ghosts capture people and only detain them. Every once in a while, they will absorb their essence. Their lives should not be in danger for a short period of time."