"Haha, you should be the one asking yourself. Could it be that you didn't walk in by yourself?" Lu Weng said with a smile.
"I don't even know how I got in here, so I'm asking you. I thought you were the one who brought me in." Ling Xiao smiled bitterly.
It seemed like he had entered an unsolvable state.
"That's strange. I thought you had already cultivated your soul to the realm of out-of-body experience," Lu Weng said in astonishment.
"Out-of-body experience?
What kind of realm is that? "Ling Xiao asked in confusion.
"Uh … for us tree spirits or spirit beasts, it should be at the eighth level or above, and we can condense our divine soul. As for you humans, I'm not sure," Lu Weng explained.
"Eighth level!" Ling Xiao's face darkened.
Eighth-level spirit beasts were equivalent to human Mystic Thearchs. To Ling Xiao, they were undoubtedly god-like existences.
Lu Weng had actually said that he had cultivated to the eighth level. This old fellow didn't even think before he spoke!
Seeing Ling Xiao's speechless expression, Lu Weng slapped his own head and said, "Aiya, I almost forgot. You're still so young. How could you have reached the eighth level? Otherwise, I wouldn't be in such a state."
"That's right, Elder Lu, is it because of you that I possess wood-attribute energy?" Ling Xiao asked.
This question had been bottled up in his heart for a long time. He had always felt that it was because of Lu Weng's or the Ten-Thousand Year Tree's milk. Otherwise, how could he have a one hundred percent wood-attribute purity?
"I think so. Since I'm occupying your sea of consciousness, I'm actually a part of your body. It should have affected your constitution," Lu Weng replied after thinking for a moment.
"So that's how it is. Then, do you know what it is?" Ling Xiao suddenly understood and then pointed at the Innate Sinister Wind Bead.
"What? You don't even know what it is?" Lu Weng was flabbergasted.
"I don't know!" Ling Xiao shook his head.
He had found this bead in the abyss of the Desolate Mountain Range, and he had almost lost his life there. Later, the bead had burrowed into his forehead for no reason and then disappeared. Only now did he know that it had always been in his head.
Anyone would have an indescribable fear towards the unknown.
"Ai, I really don't know what kind of dog shit luck you have. It is an extremely rare item of nature in the world. It is something that can only be bred in extreme environments after tens of thousands of years. This bead belongs to the Baleful Dark Wind, and is called the Innate Dark Wind Bead." Lu Weng sighed and explained to Ling Xiao.
"It … it's the Natural Yin Wind Bead!" Ling Xiao was greatly startled by Lu Weng's words.
In the past, Ling Xiao had read some introductions to these treasures in some ancient books, but there was too little detailed information. He only knew that they existed.
"That's right. They've lived for over ten thousand years, so they're all sentient creatures. They all have the ability to choose their own masters. Once they approve of someone, any spirit beast or human will obtain a great benefit," said Lu Weng.
"No wonder my wind attribute is also one hundred percent pure. It seems that this is the reason." Ling Xiao happily looked at the Innate Dark Wind Bead and muttered to himself.
Such a rare spirit object had actually acknowledged his existence. His mood was extremely good.
However, from what Lu Weng said, this Innate Dark Wind Bead should be very useful to him. However, he had only been able to use the Innate Dark Wind Baleful Qi. He didn't know what other uses it had.
"Presumably, its use is to speed up my cultivation. If I only cultivate the Divine Wind Method, I'm sure my strength will increase by leaps and bounds!" Ling Xiao guessed.
"Crap, wasn't I breaking through just now?
How did I get here? How do I get out? "Ling Xiao suddenly remembered that he was at the critical juncture of breaking through to Spirit Master.
"Don't worry, this is your body. Since you can come in, it's easy for you to leave. However, I suggest that you stay here a bit longer. It'll be beneficial for you," Lu Weng said from the side.
"Why do you say that?" Ling Xiao asked in confusion.
"This is your spiritual sea. Don't you want it to expand a bit?" Lu Weng asked back.
"That's possible?" Ling Xiao asked blankly.
"Yes, but the prerequisite is that you have to communicate with it." Lu Weng pointed at the Innate Dark Wind Bead.
"It?
It can help me expand my sea of knowledge? "
"Of course it can. It's something created by heaven and earth, so the energy it contains is practically limitless. As long as it's willing to help you, it can expand your sea of knowledge even more. This will definitely be extremely beneficial to your cultivation of mental strength. Furthermore, as long as you can communicate with the Spiritual Qi of the world, you can absorb that Spiritual Qi to temper your sea of knowledge. This will have an immeasurable effect on your future cultivation," Lu Weng explained.
"Then how can I communicate with it?" Ling Xiao asked.
"You can try to use your spirit to sense it. Since it has acknowledged you, I'm sure it will help you. Furthermore, this is also a good thing for it. Your sea of knowledge is larger, and the mental strength you can store in the future will be even greater. It can also absorb it to strengthen itself," Lu Weng replied.
Ling Xiao thought about it for a moment, and his eyes lit up. "Alright, I'll try!"
Ling Xiao walked to the side of the Innate Dark Wind Bead and sat down. He began to communicate with it through his spirit.
Ling Xiao didn't know that he had been in his sea of knowledge for an entire month.
Outside, Mu Huai and Nangong Changle were about to go crazy.
"Old man Nangong, tell me, what's going on?
Didn't you say that your Tranquil Pill was effective?
Why hasn't he woken up after a month? "Mu Huai complained to Nangong Changle.
It wasn't easy for him to take in a disciple with a bright future, and he really didn't want to see him die.
"Can you stop making a ruckus here? It's not like you don't know his situation. His body is clearly fine, but he still hasn't woken up. I don't know what to do either," Nangong Changle said in a similarly unhappy tone.
For a moment, both of them sighed and didn't say anything else.
After a moment of silence, Mu Huai said, "Why don't I bring him to see Master? He's experienced and knowledgeable, so he should know what's going on."
Nangong Changle nodded. "That's the only way."
Just as Mu Huai was about to carry Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao actually opened his eyes.
"Masters, you're both here?" Ling Xiao crawled up and asked in surprise.
"You brat, you're finally awake. Old man Nangong, hurry up and see if he's alright!" Mu Huai cried out in surprise.
Nangong Changle grabbed Ling Xiao's hand and inspected it before saying, "Strange."
"What's wrong?
Is there a problem? "Mu Huai asked nervously.
"Oh, it's nothing. He's very well. His profound energy is still very stable, and there are no signs of it regressing. It's really rare," Nangong Changle hurriedly replied.
"It's good that he's fine." Mu Huai heaved a sigh of relief. He then looked at Ling Xiao and said, "You're still a little too impulsive, kid. Forget it, you should stay at Medicine Peak for a while. When you're in a better condition, you can go to Wood Flag Peak to cultivate."
After saying that, Mu Huai turned around and left.
Ling Xiao felt Mu Huai's care for him and his heart warmed.
"Master, I've made you worry," Ling Xiao said to Nangong Changle.
"On the path of cultivation, what is important is tenacious patience, the confidence to move forward bravely, and a calm and steady mind. This time, you've failed to break through, so you should reflect on it properly," Nangong Changle said indifferently before leaving Ling Xiao's room.
Ling Xiao pondered over Nangong Changle's words and couldn't help but come to a realization.
In the past, whenever he wanted to break through to the next level, he would always pay attention to purification and compression. He would only choose to break through when he was in his best condition. This time, he had been too hasty, and coupled with his chaotic state of mind, he had almost died from qi deviation.
Fortunately, this time, it could be considered as a blessing in disguise. His spiritual sea had been expanded by more than five times by the Innate Yin Wind Bead. If it wasn't for the fact that Ling Xiao's realm was limited, it would probably be even more than this.
Because of this, his mental strength had more than doubled. As long as his mental strength could be consolidated and filled up his current sea of consciousness, he would be able to condense his mental strength into a few more powerful moves. At that time, it wouldn't just be simple needles, fists, palms … and other shaped attacks.
For example, he could use his mental strength to form the first form of the Cloud Expelling Palm, the first form of the Wind God's Kick, the Wind Grasping Shadow, the Heavenly Frost Fist's Frosty Wind Pouncing …
Using mental strength to form a move would be ten times more powerful than the previous simple shaped attacks. For those below the Mystic Knight Realm, as long as Ling Xiao thought about it, his sea of consciousness would immediately explode and he would die. As for using it against a Spirit Master, it wouldn't end well for them either.
Although Ling Xiao was unable to break through to the Spirit Master Realm this time, he now had a mysterious power that could contend against a Spirit Master.
In the next few days, Ling Xiao once again repaired some of the hidden injuries in his body. At the same time, he tried to use his mental strength to attack a few objects. The power was much stronger than the Condensed Needle Stab from before, causing Ling Xiao to be pleasantly surprised.
"Is Boss in?" Hua Xiaogui's voice rang out from outside the room.
"Greetings Senior Hua, Senior Ling is in the room." An outer sect disciple outside the door replied.
This outer sect disciple was Yu Lang, who was previously guarding the Spirit Herb Garden.
After more than a year of testing, Ling Xiao felt that Yu Lang was rather honest and reliable. He was also extremely persistent in refining medicine. Although Tenbin wasn't high, Ling Xiao was still lacking a follower, so he let Yu Lang follow him.
Ling Xiao bounced off the bed and walked out of the room. Looking at Hua Xiaogui who was beaming with happiness, he said, "Little Turtle, why are you smiling so lasciviously? Is there something good?"
"Hehe, Boss, Master told us to go to the Jade Spring Pavilion to get the Thousand Year Green Pond Grass to refine the Ice Cold Pill." Hua Xiaogui laughed strangely.
"You brat, so you have an excuse to go see Little Snow. No wonder you're so happy." Ling Xiao joked.
"Look at what you're saying. It's not like you don't know my feelings for Little Snow. It's already been a year and I've only reached the second level. I don't know if I can really reach the third level in another two years!" Hua Xiaogui said.
"You have to believe in yourself. Let's go to the Jade Spring Pavilion. I heard that there are many beauties there. I really want to see them." Ling Xiao said a sentence of encouragement. Then he put his arm around Hua Xiaogui's shoulder and walked in the direction of the Jade Spring Pavilion.