Chapter 55: The lingering sound of eating evil, the energy of Xuanyuan
"Huh?"
An Jing peeled off the jade-like skull from the vine monster with some surprise, and the dark vines crawled out of the skull's eye sockets, shaking and twitching slightly, like flesh and blood sprouts, as if they were about to turn into a snail or a hermit crab. Prepare to crawl away.
This vision made An Jing push the skull monster with his sword, causing its limbs to tumble like a flapping octopus. He said curiously: "It's strange, and it's very hard - the evil sword can't pierce it."
"This is the true nature of this monster." Sword Spirit said in a thoughtful tone: "So, it's not a spiritually implanted demon. I wonder why I didn't detect the demonic energy on these fluorescent grasses... This is the skull of a possessed monk. , he most likely had wood spiritual roots during his lifetime and mastered the method of controlling spiritual plants. "
"After becoming a demon, his body of flesh and blood transformed into the demon of skulls, controlling these natural 'spiritual vines' in the cave as bodies and traps to ambush the creatures that come and go."
"Destroy it." Sword Spirit said calmly: "This is the lowest level of 'remnant demon', without complete self-awareness."
"Um."
An Jing nodded slightly, and stabbed the skull hermit crab from the mouth with force, nailing the skull hermit crab to the ground.
The blood evil surged, and those flesh and blood vines let out shrill wails, and then turned into black demonic energy and dissipated into nothingness.
There was only a bit of hazy white gray mist left, lingering in the center of the skull, shining with a faint light.
"This is……"
An Jing was a little confused, but Sword Spirit looked at it and was a little surprised: "It's actually a 'reverberation', which is quite useful."
"What is that?" An Jing felt much more relaxed after killing the monster, and asked curiously: "And that spiritual root, I heard you mention it last time in Xuanming Village, what is it?"
"If you keep it in mind, there will be repercussions."
The sword spirit also taught earnestly: "The heaven and earth here are really devouring evil. This reverberation is the trace of the mysterious energy left after the monsters were destroyed and the heaven and earth purified everything. The inferior ones are as you can see in front of you. Just in the hazy mist, the advanced ones will transform into many magical shapes, divine birds, dragons and snakes, and elixirs and Taoist scriptures."
"The reverberation contains some memories or cultivation of demon monks or monsters. It is the most pure. The reverberation that is strong enough even has various magical effects. It can cast magic weapons, practice magical powers, and recover injuries. It is considered a gift from heaven and earth. I’m waiting for the reward from the demon-killing monk.”
"The great formation in Xuanming Valley that allows you to awaken your destiny is essentially using my power to help you exterminate your inner demons, derive the mysterious energy, and assist you in awakening your destiny."
"but."
At this point, Sword Spirit fell into deep thought: "In my time, the reverberation had to be something left behind by a 'true demon' or even a 'great demon'."
"Moreover, the reverberations left behind by the real demons all have their own unique forms. They are never just a wisp of breath like they are now... This is too weak."
"Yes... why..." After muttering to himself, Sword Spirit suddenly fell into confusion: "I seem to know, I am involved... but..."
"I don't remember..."
An Jing said nothing, he waited quietly.
"Alas." After thinking for a while, Sword Spirit was still quite free and easy-going, and was too lazy to dwell on it, and sighed: "I can't remember, forget it."
"Will the echo be helpful in restoring Fu Xie's memory?" An Jing asked at this moment, and Sword Spirit chuckled: "You have the intention. Of course you do."
"But based on my nature, it is possible to repair it only with a very, very powerful echo of the demon. Don't think about it now." The sword spirit looked at the white gray aura: "As for this echo of the residual demon, it can enhance the strength of the soul. A trace of cultivation has almost no effect on me. On the contrary, I have been mentally shocked just now, so I can just recover and stabilize my foundation. "
"I will tell you the method of convergence, and you can put it into your soul."
An Jing complied with the guidance, visualized the secret method, circulated his soul, and absorbed this white gray mist into the divine sea - when it entered the divine sea, it turned into a hazy firelight and hung around the sword spirit body, like a The stars surrounding the great sun.
When you fall into tranquility and practice the Quiet Sword View, you can use this echo to stabilize your soul.
After doing all this, Sword Spirit slowly said: "As for the spiritual roots... I also told you that before [Mingge Martial Arts], the practice method of the era I was in was [Spiritual Root Qi Refining] "
"Just like the Fate and Martial Arts system, without the Destiny and Fate, it is impossible to break through the inner breath and reach the inner strength. If there is no spiritual root in the Linggan system, it is impossible to break through from the realm of 'Opening Spirit' to 'Refining Qi'. "
"I see." An Jing roughly understood that this was the most essential talent that determined the difference between immortals and mortals.
Ordinary people can also practice, but they can only practice to the peak of the first realm. Only those with destiny and spiritual roots can continue to advance on the path of practice.
He couldn't help but ask: "I do have a destiny - but do I have spiritual roots?"
"have."
Sword Spirit said: "And the talent is not bad, it is the three spiritual roots of 'metal, earth, and wood'."
"Among them, earth generates metal, metal overcomes wood, and wood overcomes earth. Between the generation and restraint, earth helps metal and suppresses wood, while wood counterattacks earth and makes it dormant. Only the golden spiritual root is uniquely strong - you are really quite talented in the path of metal. talent."
"That's why I recommend "Taibai Haoling Divine Forbidden" to you."
“It’s a pity there are no resources.”
An Jing felt a little regretful, but when he raised his head and looked at the ruins attic, he suddenly thought of something: "But wait, Fu Xie."
"You said..." He squinted his eyes and looked at the ancient attic where many materials were made of metal: "Is it considered 'hardware'?"
"this……"
Sword Spirit was stunned for a moment, as if he had not thought about this, but when he followed An Jing's gaze towards the collapsed Tiange Hall and scanned the metal structures, his mind couldn't help but jump: "Yes, scrap metal It’s also iron. Go take a look and I’ll check if the quality of the hardware passes the standard!”
An Jing set off immediately.
The surface layer of the collapsed pillars and beams is made of red copper, which is full of patina. Neither thieves nor the owners who moved back then would think of scraping these materials away. Very little of them can be used, only the bottom ones have so much rust. A thin layer will do the trick.
And those lampstands that have been extinguished long ago are made of ‘purple tin’. Although it is old, it is unexpectedly well preserved. The outermost layer of purple tin seems to be dyed by the high-end lamp oil of that year, giving it a hint of brightness, and the quality is not low.
Finally, An Jing also found a lot of 'black iron' nails on a wall. It was probably the place where notices or notification documents were nailed in the past. The people who cleaned up were lazy and did not clear away the densely packed nails. Now it is cheaper and more peaceful, and they are all well preserved.
Finally, to summarize, red copper can be used for five taels, purple tin can be used for one catty and two taels, and black iron can be used for three taels.
(End of chapter)