Lin Yi put down the dagger in his hand. Although the problem of Saint Zaka was difficult, Lin Yi knew that it was not impossible to solve it with his own strength.
To put it bluntly, if the conventional methods don't work, taking the extreme method of amputation and rebirth can always find a way out without being completely helpless.
But just now Su Xiao sent a message to Lin Yi, saying that he had found information about the 'Ember Bud'. This thing seemed to be related to the ancestor, and asked Lin Yi to help pay attention to it.
As soon as he read the news, Lin Yi sent a photo to Lidya Su.
In the picture, Shengzhajia was lying weakly on the hospital bed, his face pale, and the pipelines of various monitoring instruments were crisscrossing around him.
Su Xiao was still thinking about how to infiltrate the Ancestor, but Lin Yi could move faster and had already started talking to the leader of the Ancestor.
"Just come over here and leave the rest to me." Lin Yi quickly edited the message, clicked send, and sent it to Su Xiao.
After sending the message, he turned to look at Sheng Zhajia, raised his chin slightly, and motioned for the other party to sit up first.
A trace of doubt flashed in Sheng Zhajia's eyes. He didn't know what kind of medicine Lin Yi was selling in the gourd, but he still followed the instructions and slowly sat up.
"The erosion in your body is more serious than I expected." Lin Yi paused and then said, "I don't have a ready-made method to deal with it at the moment, but don't worry, I know an expert who knows how to deal with it. He is very good at dealing with erosion problems. I just informed him to come over. When he arrives, he will definitely solve your problem.”
Lin Yi casually inserted the dagger into the stone table beside him, found a chair and sat down.
"My body...is the problem really serious?" Sheng Zhajia's voice was a little hoarse, revealing unconcealable worry.
He is the last successor of the ancestor's lineage. This huge family is now struggling to support his last living life.
As the inheritor, he is not only responsible for his personal life and death, but also for the continuation of the entire ancestral family.
If his life was lost because of this thing about his body, the ancestral family that had lasted for thousands of years would completely come to an end in his generation.
Saint Zhajia values the honor and disgrace of his family more than anything else. Just by looking at the underground palaces around him, you can get a glimpse of his character.
Despite the erosion of the years, these palaces are still well-preserved, with every brick and tile revealing their past glory. This shows that he cherishes the family's past glory and will never allow the family's inheritance to be cut off in his own hands.
"It's very serious. It's no exaggeration to say that it's a miracle that you're not dead yet."
"Normally speaking, if you dare to fuse the power of the vines so roughly, you should have been assimilated by the vines long ago. In the process of eroding your body, it seems to have subconsciously restrained its own power, so that it did not let you Reduced to a vegetative state. If someone else had been in the same situation, they would have lost consciousness and been completely swallowed up."
Lin Yi's words were not nonsense. Just when he was doing a physical examination on Sheng Zhajia, he noticed a key detail. The soul vines consciously avoided those vital parts in Sheng Zhajia's body.
It was for this reason that Saint Zaka escaped by chance and did not become a corroded assimilation person.
"Really?" Sheng Zhajia raised his hand, and several soul vines appeared near Sheng Zhajia and rubbed against Sheng Zhajia's arm.
"Sorry, I still violated the clan's decision after all." Sheng Zhajia's tone became deeper and deeper, full of self-blame and guilt.
At this time, the soul vine seemed to sense Sheng Zhajia's mood, and raised its tentacle to touch Sheng Zhajia's forehead, looking like an elder comforting the junior.
After comforting Saint Zhajia, the soul vine approached Lin Yi and hooked its tentacles, signaling Lin Yi to follow it.
Lin Yi glanced at Sheng Zhajia and saw that he was still immersed in his own world, so he followed the soul vines towards the depths of the ancestor's territory.
Along the way, millions of Assimilates wandered around.
No wonder Kurosawa has always avoided the ancestor and did not dare to provoke him easily. Even though the only thing left in the ancestor's lineage is Sheng Zhajia, the "troops" he has at hand cannot be underestimated. Just these numbers The astonishing assimilation is enough to form a frightening deterrent.
These assimilated people were all members of the Saint Zhajia family. In the past, they also had vivid faces and their own lives.
Those who assimilated, they were awakened from the grave under the influence of the Ash Bud.
The buds of ashes are actually the ashes transformed into over-ripened soul fruits. If the soul vines are regarded as the starting point of everything, then the "soul fruits" and "buds of ashes" are like the two poles in the course of life, symbolizing respectively. Life and death.
The soul fruit is full of vitality and can awaken new abilities after consumption, which represents life. The ash bud is over-ripened, which means it reaches the point of death, but it is not 'death' yet.
Ash buds represent 'death', and even Saint Zhajia would not dare to touch that thing unless he wants to become a living corpse.
Ash Buds can create living corpses and control them. In some ways, the value of Ash Buds is even higher than the Soul Fruit.
Most of the current ancestor's combat power is the living corpse in front of him, and it is not easy to obtain the buds of ashes.
The central area, the soul altar.
A large number of soul vines spread out from the altar. Among them, Lin Yi noticed that there seemed to be several fruits. One of them was particularly eye-catching, with a faint glimmer of light on the surface, and it looked like it was about to mature.
After Lin Yi arrived at the soul altar, the soul vine controlled its tentacles and gently moved a stone slab on the altar. The stone slab rubbed against the ground, making a deep sound.
Going down the stairs, Lin Yi noticed that the two walls were covered with murals about the past of the ancestors.
The above describes in detail the situation when the First Ancestor established the Redeemer Highlands. During the period when this area was just established, the First Ancestor, as the founder, was undoubtedly the number one figure in this area and controlled the absolute right to speak.
Unfortunately, as time goes by, the ancestor's family has fewer and fewer newborns. The descendants seem to have suffered a silent curse, and their numbers have declined rapidly.
As a result, the ancestor's sphere of influence inevitably continued to shrink, and the past glory gradually dimmed.
The area where the Asaka organization was located that Lin Yi had visited before was once the place where the members of the Ancestor lived.
But time has passed, and now there is only a decaying ruin, deserted, and Kurosawa has taken advantage of the situation and gained control of the surrounding area.
"I can feel the aura on your body. You must be the Abyss Doctor."
Entering the basement, a tentacle stretched out from the root of the soul vine, and then wrote this sentence in Void Common on the soil in front of Lin Yi.
"Are you still alive?"
"No, I'm dead." The tentacle paused for a moment, then slowly moved again, "Now I can only have consciousness for a short time. Thanks to your help to Saint Zaka today, otherwise, this last descendant of the ancestor would , I will also be assassinated by that guy.”
As I wrote these words, the weakness of consciousness on the soul vine became more and more obvious. These few words actually took several minutes.
"Treat? Now that the only founder is Sheng Zhajia, who else can trick him?" Judging from the scene where he met Sheng Zhajia, Sheng Zhajia was obviously an extremely vigilant person.
Being able to survive to this day under the heavy siege of Kurosawa and the Asaka organization is enough to prove that Saint Zaka is no ordinary person and has real abilities.
"This kid, Saint Zhajia, is excellent in all aspects. It's a pity that he trusts his own people too easily."
"Not long ago, a strange guy appeared among the assimilated people and deceived Saint Zaka. The traitor coaxed Saint Zaka to swallow part of the energy of the soul vines. We sensed something was wrong and wanted to stop it, but that I don’t know what kind of dirty trick the guy used, but he forced us all into a deep sleep, and there was nothing we could do to stop him.”
After Vine Man finished explaining all this, Lin Yi suddenly understood, and finally understood why Sheng Zhajia used such reckless means to improve his own strength.
It was obvious that Sheng Zhajia had completely fallen into the pit dug by others. No wonder his body was tortured to such a miserable state that he ended up in such a miserable end.
"I'm sorry, my power... seems to be reaching its limit." The soul vine controlled the tentacles and struggled to move on the ground. The handwriting became more and more messy, "Sheng Zhajia, please leave it to you. As a reward, in my roots, There is a preserved soul fruit hidden, and I hope you can help Saint Zaka break away from the shackles of the ancestor."
After writing the last word, the trembling tentacle could no longer support it. With a "snap", it fell weakly to the ground without any movement.
After writing this sentence tremblingly, the tentacle fell to the ground.
At the same moment, Sheng Zhajia, who was in the palace, felt a sudden stabbing pain in his heart, as if a pair of invisible big hands had tightly grasped his heart. It was a deep and confused heartache, as if there was something in his life. An extremely important elder suddenly passed away, and his empty sadness instantly overwhelmed him.
This made Sheng Zhajia a little confused. Now that he was alone in the ancestor lineage, how could he have such a strange feeling for no reason.
Following the previous guidance of the soul vine, Lin Yi quickly reached its root and gently grasped it, holding a fruit firmly in his hand.
【Soul Fruit】
Origin: Black Abyss/Green Ocean Star/Plant Kingdom/Legacy of Heaven
Quality: Epic
Type: Consumables
Effect of use: After consumption, the soul strength will be greatly enhanced, and there will be a 92% chance of awakening S-level talents, a 58% chance of awakening SS-level talents, and a 10% chance of awakening SSS-level talents.
Rating: 700++ (Epic items have a rating of 530 to 700 points.)
Introduction: This is the gift of the soul vine to the planter.
Selling price: 390,000 paradise coins.
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"Hey, I've always hated being in debt of favors." Lin Yi looked at the soul vines that were completely motionless in front of him, sighed softly, and couldn't help but overthrow all the plans he had made in his heart.
Not long ago, Lin Yi's plan was to secretly give some medicine to the unlucky boy Sheng Zhajia.
As long as he falls asleep in the next few days, he will save a lot of trouble.
But who would have thought that the ancestors of St. Zhajia would be so generous and give soul fruits as a reward.
This is great. How can Lin Yi have the nerve to plot against Sheng Zhajia and trick him into death?
As for the soul fruit, Lin Yi has not eaten it here for the time being. The experience of awakening his talent before is still fresh in Lin Yi's memory. Lin Yi does not want to awaken his talent in such a strange environment.
After leaving the altar, Lin Yi noticed that the glimmer of light on the soul vine had become much weaker. It could be seen that the communication with Lin Yi just now had consumed a lot of the power of the soul vine.
On the other side, Su Xiao also rushed to the ancestor's territory wearing a mask.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance, several assimilated people gathered around them. Su Xiao reached out and took out the tokens prepared in advance to prove his identity. After Sheng Zhajia received the notification, he ordered the soul vines to go and pick him up, and slowly led Su Xiao into the underground palace complex.
Lin Yi also returned to the palace from the altar at this time, preparing to meet Su Xiao.
"Coming."
"Yeah."
Lin Yi responded, walked to Su Xiao's side in a few steps, and nodded slightly.
Then, he turned his eyes and looked at Sheng Zhajia not far away. Without going around in circles, he directly asked the question: "Sheng Zhajia."
"What's wrong?"
"Did an assimilate tell you that you swallowed the soul vines?"
"?! Who said that!"
After Sheng Zhajia heard Lin Yi's words, the Tianling Cap almost flew up. Sheng Zhajia had never revealed such a secret thing.
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"You were deceived." Lin Yi looked at Sheng Zhajia's dumbfounded look and shook his head helplessly, knowing in his heart that this unlucky boy was just as his ancestors said, he was sold and he happily helped count the money.
"Liar? Impossible!" Sheng Zhajia retorted immediately without even thinking about it, his voice rising unconsciously, "That's my great-great-great-grandfather, connected by blood. How could he lie to me?"
In Sheng Zhajia's opinion, his ancestors were absolutely trustworthy, and there was blood and family ties there. He had never thought about being plotted by his relatives.
"Are you sure? I just met your ancestor with my own eyes. He asked me to take good care of you and gave me this as a reward." With that, Lin Yi reached into his backpack and took out the soul fruit. .
Saint Zhajia was completely confused when he saw the soul fruit.
Isn’t the soul fruit not yet mature? Where did the soul fruit in Lin Yi's hand come from?
"Don't look, it was secretly left by your ancestors." Lin Yi explained, then he flipped his wrist and put the soul fruit into his space backpack.
Su Xiao on the side also noticed the properties of the soul fruit, and Su Xiao's interest was immediately aroused.
No wonder both the Feather Clan and the Demon Clan are eager for soul fruits. It turns out that this thing is closely related to the awakening talent.
Now many things that were puzzling before can be explained at once.
"But."
Sheng Zhajia opened his mouth, but the words were stuck in his throat. He felt as if a ball of paste had been stirred into his head at this moment, and it was extremely confusing.
But the facts were in front of him. Lin Yi's tone was calm and determined, not like he was lying, and the soul fruit that appeared out of thin air was solid evidence.
Even if Sheng Zhajia was unwilling to accept it, he had to admit that what Lin Yi said was most likely true, but the truth was so cruel that he didn't know how to digest it for a while.
"What happened?"
Su Xiao still didn't know what happened here, so Lin Yiyan briefly and comprehensively informed Su Xiao of the previous events.
After listening, Su Xiao picked up the dagger and walked to Sheng Zhajia.
"I'm sorry."
After picking up the dagger, Su Xiao made a wound on Sheng Zhajia's arm, and then began to observe the vines inside.
After more than ten seconds, Lidya Su had already made up his mind.
"Well, the person who encouraged you to do this must have bad intentions. If these vines hadn't happened to avoid your vital points, I'm afraid you would have been reduced to a walking zombie by now." Su Xiao put down the dagger. Next, he came to the same conclusion as Lin Yi.
"But...but" Sheng Zhajia murmured, full of resistance.
That person had almost watched him grow up, and Sheng Zhajia could not imagine that the other person would deliberately harm him in this way.
"How are you sure he is your ancestor?" Su Xiao asked.
"He said it himself. Moreover, he can answer fluently and without any mistakes regarding some secret past events involving my family."
Sheng Zhajia's face looked a little ugly. Everything that happened today was like a bombshell.
Sheng Zhajia, who had just finished a fierce fight with the demons, was already seriously injured. Now he suffered a series of mental shocks. He only felt that his chest was feeling tight, and there was a fishy sweetness in his throat. Blood spurted out "wow".
"Whether it's true or not, won't it be clear when we meet one time?" Su Xiao gently snapped her fingers.
The next second, Bubu Wang's clear and somewhat naive cry sounded in the ears of several people very suddenly.
Sheng Zhajia's nerves were already tense. When he suddenly heard the sudden barking of a dog, he was instantly startled and rolled down from the operating table. His body instinctively put on a defensive posture, and his eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly.
When he saw the Bubu Wang next to Su Xiao, Sheng Zhajia realized that an Erha had appeared there at some point.
"As long as it's there, I believe the other party won't be able to find it."
Su Xiao touched Bu Bu Wang's dog head, and Sheng Zhajia nodded. Bu Bu Wang's concealment methods were indeed superb. If Bu Bu Wang hadn't made a sound, he would not have been able to find Bu Bu Wang's traces at all.
A few minutes later, Bubuwang put on his earphones and headed towards the residence of the assimilated person under the command of Saint Zhajia.
In less than ten minutes, Bubu Wang sneaked into a palace quietly.
The moment he stepped into the palace, he skillfully turned on the extremely hidden camera above his head. In the blink of an eye, the real-time scene in the palace was simultaneously displayed on the tablet in Su Xiao's hand.
"Move quickly!" On the tablet screen, an assimilationist was shouting at a group of living corpses.
The expressions of the living corpses were stiff and dull, their hands mechanically holding all kinds of delicacies, and they knelt neatly in front of this living corpse.
Look under that living corpse. Several naked living corpses with graceful figures were stacked on top of each other to form a weird "chair" for him to sit on. It was like an absurd and extravagant scene. .
Obviously, this arrogant and domineering living corpse is the so-called great-great-great-grandfather mentioned by Saint Zhajia.
"Hmph...it took hundreds of years for me to finally wait for the opportunity." Perkin Kane sat on the seat made of living corpses, with sinister eyes, "You bastards, if it weren't for you, I would Why did we end up in this situation! ”
He grinned and let out an ugly dry laugh, "However, your descendants are so stupid that they actually believe everything I say."
The assimilated person in front of him has no blood relationship with Saint Zaka at all. On the contrary, he is the ancestor's archenemy, named Perkin Kane. He was once notorious in the void and was a super thief with many tricks.
Back then, he heard that there was a soul fruit in the ancestor's place, and he became greedy and prepared to steal the fruit.
Unexpectedly, the ancestors of Saint Zhajia were not vegetarians. After a fierce battle, Perkin Kane was assimilated into this assimilated person who was neither human nor ghost.
Fortunately, this guy majored in soul-based abilities. Even if his body suffered such changes, he could still barely retain a part of his self-awareness.
After hundreds of years of lurking, Emperor Tian paid off. Perkin Kane found an excellent opportunity and successfully stole the Ash Bud from the heavily guarded secret vault.
The reason why this theft went so smoothly is not complicated.
For a long time, people of the ancestor lineage have firmly believed that anyone who is assimilated into this weird appearance will definitely lose their self-awareness and become a walking zombie who only knows how to act on instinct. They never expected that there are still people in the group of assimilated people. There are exceptions like Perkin Kane who retain their sober self.
Since Perkin Kane obtained the Ash Bud, he had enough power to resist the control of the Soul Vine. Although it was only a very short gap, it was enough for him to plan some new conspiracies.
In the following hundreds of years, Perkin Kane was not idle for a moment, thinking about how to weaken the power of the ancestor step by step.
He resorted to all possible means, including leaking information and secretly poisoning.
After years of assassination, the number of members of the ancestor's line has become fewer and fewer, and now, only Sheng Zhajia is left alone.
The reason why Perkin Kane still keeps Saint Zaga alive is because Perkin Kane still needs Saint Zaga to cultivate the soul vines.
For him, the soul vines are not only the shackles that trap him, but they are also the key to breaking free.
If he wants to completely get rid of the clutches of the soul vine, he must eat the intact soul fruit. Only by using the soul fruit to repair his own soul that is riddled with holes, can Perkin Kane truly regain his freedom and escape from this ghost place. .
"Hmph." Perkinken snorted coldly in his nose, with a proud and sinister smile on his face.
"That boy Saint Zhajia probably never imagined until his death that I was the one who revealed all the information about the Demon Clan and the Feather Clan." He shook his head, his eyes full of contempt, "But this stupid boy can't jump. It’s only a few days. I’ll have to go down there in a while and keep company with you old immortals.”
Perhaps because he had been trapped in this dark place for too long, and could not find an outlet for his resentment and calculations, Perkin Kane started chattering to himself in front of a group of unconscious living corpses, closing the chat box as soon as he opened it. No, he kept revealing his dark past and vicious plans.
And all of this was transmitted intact to the tablet in Su Xiao's hand through the camera by BooBoo Wang, who was crouching in front of Perkin Kane.
Sheng Zhajia's face became extremely ugly at this moment, and the corners of his mouth twitched violently uncontrollably.
He couldn't believe that the "elder" he respected the most was actually the culprit who pushed the family into the abyss.
After knowing this cruel fact, Sheng Zhajia felt a tightness in his chest, his legs weakened, and he fell straight to the ground. (End of chapter)