There were hundreds of specters and the chilly wind was blowing. The valley was filled with specters. Lu Li would not rush into the valley recklessly. What if the dragon soul could not handle it?
At first, he lured dozens of specters out from the outside.
Those specters were as fast as he was at his peak. Therefore, only some of them were alarmed. The others didn't follow him.
Lu Li rushed out for thousands of miles. Dozens of specters swarmed into his body. Lu Li stopped.
He was a bit nervous. After all, dozens of specters were horrifying.
Lu Li sensed and relaxed. The dragon soul had become stronger after devouring so many specters. The specters were contained as soon as they came in.
As long as they were contained, there was nothing else to worry about. The next step was to consume the specters. The dragon soul was consuming the specters faster and faster. In the time for one incense stick to burn, all the specters were consumed.
"Good!"
Lu Li had been checking his soul with psychic power. Soon, he noticed a problem. The dragon soul could not absorb all the energy of the specters. There was some strange energy in his soul.
This energy was different from the specters. It was uncontrolled and ownerless. The energy floated in his soul and it was pure.
Pure and powerful energy!
This was what Lu Li needed. But it was different this time. Previously, the dragon soul would transform the energy to strengthen Lu Li's soul and body. This time, it didn't.
In other words, the energy came from the specters. The dragon soul destroyed the specters' consciousness but didn't devour them and turn them into energy that Lu Li could absorb.
But as long as there was pure energy, Lu Li could find a way to absorb it. As long as he could, his soul or body would be strengthened.
"Well … the energy is dissipating!"
Soon, Lu Li was surprised. The energy was dissipating. Even though it was not fast, Lu Li could clearly tell that the energy was dissipating.
The energy was so powerful that Lu Li didn't want to waste it. He thought for a while and then mobilized the trace of the Great Path to absorb the energy.
Since he had learned some superficial knowledge of the trace of the Great Path, he was able to absorb more energy.
Previously, the poison had been lurking in every inch of his flesh and blood, but he had easily absorbed it and converted it into energy in his meridians.
Therefore, this time, he placed his hopes on the Great Path Mark. He hoped that the Great Path Mark could mobilize this energy and then circulate it into his meridians.
"Uh …"
Very quickly, he realized that something strange had happened. The Great Dao Trace could not gather that energy; not even a sliver. That energy was as still as a boulder, dispersing on its own.
"F * ck!"
Lu Li was losing his patience. How strong would the energy be when not even the Mark of Dao could mobilize it?
However, there was nothing he could do now. He could only watch as the energy dissipated into the world.
This was like an ordinary cultivator entering a treasure vault and finding dozens of divine weapons.
But when he tried to grab the Divine Weapons, they flew away one by one.
If they flew away in one go, it wouldn't be so tempting. Flying away in batches would make people go crazy.
"Calm down, calm down!"
Lu Li forced himself to calm down. It would take some time before the energy dissipated. What was more, there were many specters in the valley. It wouldn't matter even if all the energy dissipated. What was more important was that he had to find a way to refine the energy.
Lu Li began to think of a way. He used various skills. First, he used soul skills, trying to convert the energy into soul energy.
Then, he thought of all kinds of methods, but after tossing and turning for an hour, he came up with nothing.
The energy was strange. He could not mobilize it, convert it, or absorb it.
After an hour, more than half of the energy had dissipated. Still, Lu Li could not figure out a way.
He had an idea. He said to Blood Fairy, "Blood Fairy, go and absorb the energy in my soul!"
If Blood Fairy could absorb the energy and be of great help to her, then Lu Li would continue to kill specters.
After all, Blood Fairy's improved abilities would be of great help to Lu Li as well.
Bloodvine reached into Lu Li's soul. A tentacle reached into the energy. A moment later, Blood Fairy retracted her tentacle. She said, "The energy is strange. It seems to be pure and ownerless, but there is something strange about it. I cannot absorb it!"
"Eh …"
Lu Li was troubled. If Blood Fairy could not absorb the energy, then there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as the energy dissipated.
"Right!"
A moment later, Blood Fairy thought of something. She said, "I think … the energy can be absorbed. The characteristics are similar."
"Who is it?"
Lu Li was confused. What would be the point if the energy was absorbed by someone unrelated to him?
Was he going to work for someone else?
"Master, do you remember Bead of Apparition?" Blood Fairy asked, "I think … that ghost can absorb the energy!"
"Bead of Apparition?
Ghost? "
Lu Li was surprised. It had been a long time since he used the Bead of Apparition. The Bead of Apparition could deal with average warriors of the third tribulation but not the peak of the third tribulation.
Therefore, it had been a long time since Lu Li used the Bead of Apparition. He had almost forgotten about it in his Interspatial Ring.
If it were not for Blood Fairy's reminder, he would have forgotten about the Bead of Apparition.
He did not take out the Bead of Apparition at once. Instead, he asked, "Blood Fairy, if the ghost absorbs the energy and becomes stronger, can we still control it?"
Once it was out of control, the ghost would turn into a demon and might devour its master.
What was more … Lu Li was not the master of the ghost. Blood Fairy only controlled the Bead of Apparition after she refined the Divine Rune. Lu Li did not control the ghost.
To have a powerful demon around him that could devour him at any time was terrifying. He would not sleep at night, fearing that the demon would come out and devour him …
"No!"
Blood Fairy said with certainty, "That ghost has no consciousness. It is just a puppet. No matter how strong it is, as long as you can control the Bead of Apparition, you can control the ghost completely. That was the original intention of the person who made the Bead of Apparition."
"Alright, let's try!"
Lu Li nodded and took out the Bead of Phantasm. A ghostly shadow flew out like a dark cloud. Blood Fairy reached into the Bead of Phantasm. Soon, the ghostly shadow snuck into Lu Li's soul.
"Okay!"
Blood Fairy was right. The attributes of the ghost were compatible with the energy. The ghost began to absorb the energy from Lu Li's soul. Lu Li could clearly feel that the ghost was growing stronger.
"Don't go wrong …"