Su Mu glanced around. Yes, this land made of stones is indeed a feature of Jingwei's world.
He called out loudly, "Since the Goddess Jingwei has come into my dream, please come out and see me."
A bird shaped like a crow, with patterns on its head, a white beak and red feet, flew over from a distance. After landing, it turned into a human form. It was Jingwei.
"Greetings, Goddess Jingwei!" Su Mu bowed and greeted.
"Aren't you afraid? Have you encountered similar situations before?" Jingwei asked.
The dancing doll was right next to her, spinning and jumping non-stop and singing a song.
Su Mu nodded and said, "Yes, there have been gods who entered my dreams before, and even violently hypnotized me and dragged me into dreams."
Jingwei suddenly realized: "Is it the immortal who gave you my doll? The one whose body was covered with maggots and was eaten away by maggots until it became a skeleton?"
"Yes, that's him!"
"His breath is not pleasant, full of obsession, unwillingness and resentment. You used the divine power before, were you trying to find him? Aren't you afraid that you will be harmed by him?"
"I don't think he will hurt me for now."
Jingwei did not ask why the monster would not harm Su Mu.
Su Mu asked instead: "God Jingwei smelled his scent from this doll? Did you recognize his identity?"
"No." Jingwei shook his head. "I feel this aura is very strange. It's either someone I don't know, or he has been contaminated and has become mentally disturbed and mad, causing his aura to change as well."
Su Mu noticed a word and asked hurriedly, "What do you mean by pollution?"
Jingwei replied, "Violent spiritual energy, innate power that cannot be integrated... and many other factors may pollute the body and soul, even for immortals. If polluted, the mildest ones will have frequent headaches, and the worst ones will have their mind affected and often go crazy."
Su Mu raised his eyebrows.
He knew the impact of violent spiritual energy on humans and exotic beasts.
With the deterioration of the spiritual energy in the secret realm in recent times, many originally gentle beasts have become violent and lost themselves, causing harm to all around.
The military soldiers and cultivators stationed in and patrolling the secret realm also have to take turns to rest much more frequently than before, in order to avoid absorbing too much violent spiritual energy, which would affect their bodies and minds and cause them to go crazy.
Unexpectedly, the violent spiritual energy would not only affect humans and beasts, but also the gods.
But if you think about it from another angle, most gods are created through cultivation by humans, as well as animals and plants that have opened their spiritual orifices. They also need to absorb spiritual energy to improve their strength. In this way, it is not surprising that they are affected by violent spiritual energy.
As for the innate power that cannot be integrated... Why does this sound a bit like gene engulfment and absorption? According to the knowledge explored by the School of Life, if gene engulfment and absorption fail, won't the person go crazy and turn into a monster?
Could it be that the gods really undergo genetic modification? And is this also the reason why most of the ancient gods were half-human, half-beast?
Su Mu was full of doubts and was about to ask, but Jingwei stretched out her hand, and in her white palm, there was an inconspicuous little stone.
"This is?"
Su Mu was stunned, thinking, what are you doing with the stone? Do you want me to play stone catching with you? I was really good at this game when I was a kid, but I haven't played it for a long time, so my skills are not so good. But you have only a stone, so you can't play it.
Jingwei replied, "After you left, I thought for a long time about what I should give you as compensation, but the treasures I have are really good, and even if I give them to you, you can't use them, so I just made this little thing temporarily and give it to you."
"Is this the new treasure you refined?" Su Mu then realized that he had made a mistake. Fortunately, he did not say it out loud, otherwise it would have been embarrassing.
Jingwei nodded: "That's right."
After saying thank you, Su Mu took the small stone from Jingwei's hand.
How should I describe Jingwei’s little hands? They’re quite smooth... ahem.
Su Mu took the small stone and looked at it carefully. No matter how he looked at it, it was no different from ordinary stones by the river.
He recalled that when he was a kid, he used this kind of stone as a "bullet" when playing with a slingshot. He accidentally broke someone else's window and was beaten by his parents after his pants were taken off.
Su Mu was unable to come up with a name for the research, so he asked, "God of Jingwei, these pants... ugh, how do you use these stones?"
Jingwei introduced: "It is in its normal form now. You have to send a ray of spiritual power into it to activate it."
"Oh oh." Su Mu responded and sent a wisp of spiritual power into the stone. Then he saw that the marble-sized stone suddenly became extremely huge, like a house, and with a 'bang', it pressed him to the ground.
Fortunately, this was in a dream. If it was in the real world, even if I wasn't crushed to death, I would have been injured and vomited blood. Because this huge rock was covered with runes, it meant that its weight must be much greater than that of ordinary stones of the same size.
Jingwei did not help Su Mu move the huge stone that was pressing on him, but squatted beside him and said, "You can throw this stone when you are fighting an enemy, and then send spiritual power into it to activate it, which can catch the enemy off guard. In addition, it is also good to use it to repair the house."
Fortunately, no one took out a stick to poke him, so he still gave him some face.
Su Mu imagined the use of this stone in actual combat. It was indeed a sharp weapon for sneak attacks. But how come the way it was used to hit people was a bit like the Fantian Seal? Although it was not as powerful, it was still enough.
However, what if it can be used to repair the house? Are you sure it is not to demolish the house?
Su Mu asked the latter question. After hearing it, Jingwei showed an expression of "How come you don't even have this much knowledge?" and said, "Of course it can be used to demolish a house. As for repairing a house, don't you have to tamp the foundation first? This is exactly what it is used for."
Okay, I understand.
Su Muxin thought it was no wonder that many students with low cultivation levels in the bodybuilding major went to work in construction companies after graduation... It seemed that they were also impressed by their abilities in these areas.
"Lord Jingwei, what should we do to turn this huge rock back into a small stone?" Su Mu asked.
He really didn't want to continue being pressed by the stone. Although he didn't feel any pain in his dream, the feeling of being unable to move was really uncomfortable. This also made him somewhat understand the pain of his senior brother being pressed under the Five Finger Mountain.
It’s really simple to think about it, as the eldest senior brother has been suppressed for five hundred years without going crazy.
"It's very simple, just a spell is needed." Jingwei replied, and took out a piece of dried meat from somewhere in her hand and ate it with relish.
Su Mu felt that the jerky looked familiar, and it was very similar to the [Five-Spice Basil Jerky] that he had recently prepared that could increase speed.
But at this moment, he didn't have time to think about this, and asked hurriedly: "What is the spell?"
"Jingwei is the most beautiful!" Jingwei said.
"Huh?" Su Mu looked surprised.
It turns out that gods are also so vain?
"What? Do you think I'm not pretty?" Jingwei raised his eyebrows and looked a little unfriendly.
Su Mu had a strong desire to win, and quickly shook his head to deny: "How is that possible? You are the most beautiful fairy I have ever seen. I was surprised because I thought the spell would be complicated, but I didn't expect it to be so simple."
This was the truth. After all, he had only seen three gods so far. The monster was nothing to talk about. It was just a rotten skeleton, totally different from Liang. As for Gu, due to overeating and lack of exercise, his human form was getting fatter at a visible speed, and he was getting further and further away from Liang.
In comparison, Jingwei is indeed the most beautiful and the most charming.
Jingwei showed a look of "you're smart" and explained: "I refined this stone, and its power comes from me, so the spell is naturally determined by me. I can make it whatever I want. If you think it's simple, I can make it more complicated."
"No, this one is good now, simple and clear."
Su Mu hurriedly said, "Don't dare to make Jingwei complicated. What if she comes up with a spell of several hundred words to praise her beauty?" Although it is a spell to recover magic tools, it doesn't matter if it is a little longer, but it is awkward to read.
"Jingwei is the most beautiful!" Su Mu chanted a spell, and the huge rock pressing on him immediately shrank and turned back into a light stone.
Su Mu got up from the ground, held the stone in his hand, and thought of something else. He asked hurriedly, "Will this spell work if someone else recites it?"
What if someone else finds it useful and learns the spell secretly? Then wouldn't the stone lose its combat effectiveness?
Jingwei knew what he was worried about. After stuffing all the dried meat into her mouth, she clapped her hands and said, "Don't worry. I have blended your aura into the stone. It will only obey your spell. It will be useless if someone else recites it."
Is this a magical instrument with voice recognition?
Just as Su Mu was relieved, Jingwei said, "But when you use this stone, you need to be careful, it has certain side effects."
"What are the side effects?" Su Mu asked.
He didn't find it strange that divine items had side effects.
At Qingcheng Mountain Cultivation University, the first-year basic courses include a chapter on divine objects, which is also a required examination subject.
It is mentioned that although magical weapons with divine powers are very powerful, they also have side effects.
These side effects can be overcome and suppressed after reaching a certain level of cultivation. If the cultivation level is not high enough, it is necessary to avoid them as much as possible, or make preparations and adaptations in advance to reduce their impact.
For example, the previous dancing doll had a side effect of forcing everyone to dance regardless of friend or foe, but through adaptation and training, the impact can be minimized.
According to the speculation of relevant scholars, the reason why divine items have side effects is, on the one hand, related to the character of the gods, and on the other hand, it may be affected by the mental state of the gods.
But how exactly it happens is still undecided.
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