“The mission is not completed…” Si Zang walked over the charred ground, glanced at the corpse of the witch monk, and looked at Chen Ren’s miserable state. He did some calculations with his fingers, but he was still uncertain.
Just then, the long-awaited mission completion notification appeared before him, making him even more puzzled.
“It’s Bian Er. He hid a part of his soul among those abandoned babies,” Lin Feng explained. “Hong Ling just discovered the anomaly and pulled him out.”
"Tsk tsk, clever." Si Zang sighed inwardly and plopped down on the ground.
The three people, including Mao Xiaofang, who were far away, all fainted due to exhaustion. Most of the villagers present were also dead, leaving only Lin Jiu's two apprentices and the eldest daughter of the Ren family alive, but they were also knocked unconscious by the thunder.
At that moment, a beam of light shone down from the sky, breaking through the clouds above and dispersing into several beams of light of varying sizes, which fell upon the five people.
"Here it comes, here it comes, merit!" Si Zang took a deep breath, and his face immediately glowed red.
The light that fell on Lin Feng scattered into many points of light, which entered his wound and quickly repaired the large hole in his chest.
"Light of Merit: Lifespan +40, Heals all injuries, Merit Points +10"
"10 merit points, wow~" Si Zang jumped up with joy, grinning as he calculated, "Sui Ren, how many did you get?"
15.
“15? Tsk tsk, the Heavenly Dao is so stingy…” Si Zang had just finished complaining when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine and a memorial tablet fell in front of him: “Heh…heh heh…yes, yes, I understand.”
The document disappeared, and Si Zang scratched his head and said to Lin Feng again, "I was originally going to give you 25, but because of the weapon you have and that hellish monk... the merits and demerits cancel each other out."
"What can merit points be used for?" Lin Feng didn't focus too much on these established matters.
"Oh! What can it do?" Si Zang's eyes lit up, and he strode over, excitedly saying, "This thing is omnipotent! If you had even a little bit of it before, you could have directly petitioned the Heavenly Dao to send down divine punishment and wipe out these people!"
"Another point is that Heaven helps you cultivate. Whether it's deducing cultivation techniques or increasing your own foundation, as long as you invest merit, it will be effortless!"
"If you're not interested, you can still have Merit help you optimize the machine. You should know that it can create artificial intelligence and AI soul structures for you."
"Merit is equivalent to doing things with the hand of the Heavenly Dao. For the Heavenly Dao, which can change the laws of physics at will, these things are extremely easy."
At this moment, Si Zang suddenly walked over with a sly grin and whispered to Lin Feng, "If you're not interested in any of this, I can get you something more interesting, hehehehehehe..."
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, immediately sensing something was wrong: "You wouldn't be...?"
"No, no, how could I waste this hard-earned merit? What do I care about the countless variations of the Ruyi Jingu Bang?" Si Zang shook his head repeatedly and walked away from Lin Feng.
Just then, two thin beams of light separated from the radiance of merit and subtly shot into the nearby forest, landing on the heads of Ah Hao and Ah Fang who had rushed over.
"Master!"
"Master Uncle!"
The two saw Shizang standing in the distance, shouted, and quickly ran up the mountain.
"Cough cough, it's nothing. Your master just fainted from exhaustion. You can help them to a clean place." Si Zang waited for them to come up, gave them a few instructions, and then immediately sat cross-legged on his stone platform.
Watching the two run off to look for Yi Mei, Lin Feng found a spot that didn't look like it had been struck by lightning and sat down.
Using merit to cultivate is indeed a good idea... Lin Feng savored his own excellence, and then turned his attention to the second option.
The method of deduce cultivation techniques is also quite good. After all, having the Heavenly Dao guide you forward will definitely save you from many detours. There are also manufacturing machines, artificial intelligence, and AI soul structures, which sound promising.
He paused for a moment to consider options for enhancing his own capabilities.
The word "foundation" brought him some thoughts.
In other words, it raises the upper limit. He can feel that his body is just an ordinary human body, without anything special or unique characteristics found in the extraordinary world.
When exchanging for a gene lock, one must also exchange for a gene potion. This is similar to how there are definitely key differences between humans in a purely material world and humans in a transcendent world.
If used to enhance one's cultural foundation, I wonder if it will have a miraculous effect.
Of course, if he were to exchange for a bloodline or a special organ, he could greatly overcome this difference.
Currently, he has two options: one is to start with several spiritual cultivation methods to quickly improve himself; the other is to use the Heavenly Dao to repair some potential problems in his body, such as the Dark Curse and the Curse of the Dung Eater.
With a significant boost to his mental strength, the Dark Curse and the Curse of the Coprophagist will be much safer, especially considering the several unexpected events that occurred during his mission in this world. Boosting his mental strength is a very prudent choice.
Considering the task of improving his rating, it is essential for him to address his mental shortcomings.
Lin Feng came to his senses and, feeling the new ball of merit light within his body, slowly channeled it into his cultivation.
The 19th revised version of the Auxiliary Cultivation Method for Spiritual Power, 3 merit points.
In an instant, Lin Feng's mind underwent a tremendous change, and the mental cultivation method he was using suddenly reached its fastest speed, bursting out with a vigorous and upward force.
"Spirit +15, increased mental activity"
Vortex Spiritual Power Cultivation Method, 3rd revised edition, 4 merit points.
The Vortex Mental Power Cultivation Technique began to operate, and a ball of merit immediately began to spread in his brain along with the flow of his spirit.
"Spirit +20, increased mental activity, and solidified spiritual form."
Suddenly, Lin Feng's mind cleared up. Something indescribable flowed through his heart, making him notice a problem he had never noticed before.
He has no soul?!
Or, to put it another way, people in the real world don't have souls in the true sense; they are pure consciousness, existing as bioelectric currents between brain cells—a miracle of life.
The reason he was able to manifest soul power was due to the amplification brought by necromancy, which allowed him to show a soul form and make his spirit more concrete.
Without the aid of necromancy, no matter how strong his will was, he would completely lose his mind once his brain's memories were twisted when faced with the interference of demonic power and evil arts.
Lin Feng was lost in thought for a few moments, but quickly accepted the fact.
Just as he was about to further utilize the 7th revised version of the Merit Acceleration Cultivation Five Organs Visualization Method, the soul power that had only been superficially applied to the Demon Blade suddenly resonated with his spiritual body.
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