Absorbing and absorbing external energy was something Chu Nian had done many times before, so he didn't have much aversion to it.
However, a gentleman loves wealth but acquires it in a proper way. He cannot absorb and devour any energy that is beneficial to him, especially at the cost of sacrificing the lives or souls of others. Such a thing should never be done.
However, since Lin Jingting wanted to devour her little Linzi, she didn't think there was anything wrong with the little Linzi devouring and absorbing them.
Chu Nian asked, "Is the chaotic energy in your body caused by absorbing Lin Jingting's influence?"
Lin Jingting: "Not only did I gain their abilities, but I also gained their memories. I discovered that they all wanted to absorb Bai Nian. If you ever come back, you might still need Bai Nian's physical body. How could I let them all be destroyed?"
In a fit of anger, I traced their soul energy and discovered it originated from a strange pen. I tried to absorb its energy, and this is what happened.
Chu Nian: "The pen? Did you get that pen?" Could it be the one Lin Jingting used in the underworld? Or the one on the sacred mountain?
Lin Jingting: "No. I just vaguely sensed that it was a pen. After absorbing the energy of other Lin Jingtings, I didn't feel anything, but after tracing back to the source and absorbing some of the energy from that pen, the energy in my body started to go out of control."
Speaking of this, Chu Nian was very puzzled and said, "You let me into the barrier where you were lying, was it because you wanted me to help you sort out these energies?"
Lin Jingting: "I didn't know you could sort out these energies. I thought I might be lying there forever, and I never thought I could leave. I just sensed that it might be you, and that awakened soul of mine let you in on its own."
He paused, then said with some surprise, "You were actually able to control the rampage of those energies. When I first discovered you were inside Bai Nian's body, I thought I could finally stand shoulder to shoulder with you one day, but now it seems... ha!" He couldn't help but give a self-deprecating bitter laugh as he finished speaking.
But soon he said excitedly, "But this time, I was able to detect that you had changed your appearance just by using the awakened part of your soul. Doesn't that mean I'm much stronger than before?"
Chu Nian: "You are indeed much stronger than before."
That brush must have been a divine brush; Lin Jingting actually absorbed its energy—that's incredibly audacious. It's likely that neither his soul nor his body could fully absorb this divine energy, causing the energy to completely spiral out of control.
It's all thanks to her that she came; otherwise, who knows how long this guy would have been lying in the coffin!
She wondered, "Is the ginkgo tree spirit the reincarnation of Hua Tianling? How come I didn't notice anything?" She could clearly sense Han Chao's soul fluctuations, which felt completely different from Hua Tianling's.
Lin Jingting sighed, "When the Immortal Realm collapsed, he perished there, and his soul was scattered. It took me a long time to gather his soul back together and cast a spell to make him regenerate in the ginkgo tree."
However, his soul fluctuations and aura are vastly different from what they used to be. I think, to be precise, he might already be... a different person! He couldn't help but feel a little sad as he spoke.
A soul dissipates and then reforms? That truly makes one a completely different person. Chu Nian asked, "Why didn't you mention him when I became Bai Nian last time?"
Lin Jingting said, "It seems you don't even remember me back then, so why should I bring him up with you?"
Chu Nian's lips twitched. Why did those words sound so sour?
Lin Jingting continued, "Also, back then he was just an old tree, not even a demon, and I planted him in the spatial artifact you gave him. His soul was weak then, and he didn't even have self-awareness. How could I mention him to you?"
Chu Nian thought about it and realized it made sense. Besides, even if Lin Jingting had mentioned Hua Tianling to her back then, she wouldn't have known who he was.
Lin Jingting asked, "It seems like I've been in this mountain lava for quite a while. Has the outside world changed? I feel like my senior brother has been going out a lot lately."
Chu Nian then gave him a brief overview of the current world situation. After finishing, she said, "The reason why Huai Mountain has lower radiation levels is probably your crystal coffin, which absorbs nuclear radiation!"
Lin Jingting: "Mm."
Chu Nian: "We can't put it away, otherwise the area around Huai Mountain will soon become as heavily polluted as the outside."
Lin Jingting: "What does that have to do with me?" The crystal coffin was an extremely important artifact to him. If it weren't for this crystal coffin, he would have been killed by the chaotic magical energy long ago.
Chu Nian: "That divine coffin was a gift from me to you."
Lin Jingting: "Once you gave it to me, it's mine. Do you want it back? Hmph, even if you want it back, I won't give it to you."
Chu Nian said with some helplessness, "We can't let humanity lose its last refuge." After thinking for a moment, she added, "That crystal coffin must be very important to you too. How about this, since the air outside isn't good anyway, you can just find a place to put the crystal coffin and keep an eye on it."
Lin Jingting: "Then am I going to be trapped here forever?" He had finally managed to wake up and didn't want to be trapped in this mountain any longer.
Chu Nian: "I already told you, the air outside is bad."
Lin Jingting: "Then I also want to go out for a walk and see the world."
Chu Nian thought to herself that he had been lying dead in these mountains for so many years, and it was really going too far to make him stay here forever. So she said, "As long as the crystal coffin can remain safely in Huai Mountain, you can go out and travel. By the way, I have a very fast means of transportation. Would you like to try it?"
Lin Jingting asked curiously, "Is it faster than us immortals flying on swords?" After a pause, she said, "You're not talking about that broken bird from earlier, are you? Although that broken bird looked quite nice in human form, it wasn't nearly as good-looking as me. And its strength was far inferior to mine now."
Chu Nian found his words quite amusing: It really was that ghostly immortal, either sour or…
Thinking back to how much trouble this guy had given her when she was Bai Nian, Chu Nian immediately felt a little short of breath.
Moreover, Lin Jingting now reminds Chu Nian more and more of that five-year-old boy who wanted to be hugged: now that he has just woken up from his slumber, he has a bit of that cute, spoiled feeling from back then—so adorable!
Chu Nian said, “It’s not that broken bird. There are outsiders here now, so it’s not convenient for me to give you that tool. As long as you obediently leave that crystal coffin here, you can set up an array or have that ginkgo spirit guard it, and I’ll let you see those transportation tools that are faster than immortals riding swords.”
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