Behind the dilapidated walls and collapsed doors stand towering trees.
It seems to be a metaphor: no matter how much humans fight among themselves, the heavens are watching them indifferently.
Behind the courtyard was a dilapidated Taoist temple covered in vines.
The old sign reads "Meijing Taoist Temple".
"I haven't... run like this in so long..." Zhang Taoying ran slower and slower, her body felt as heavy as lead. Only her strong willpower dragged her tired body forward. Finally, after getting rid of the backspiked crab claw monster, she collapsed weakly on the ground near the oak tree and vomited.
Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Chen Jing told them the story of the Maple Leaf Banshee.
"If you see a withered woman with maple leaves growing on her head, be very careful..." Chen Jing said.
Zhang Taoying's face turned pale: "Meijing Dojo, the withered woman... Hmph, could it be that legend? My God..."
Chen Jing then remembered that she was Uncle Zhang's goddaughter, and Uncle Zhang must have taught her a great deal of knowledge.
"I can't tell at all..." Chen Jing thought to himself.
“No matter what kind of monster it is, everyone will die if they stay in Sheung Shui Street,” Dao Nan said. Even wearing armor, his physical strength was still quite good.
Li Si asked, panting, "Could that maple leaf banshee be inside the Taoist temple?"
Chen Jing glanced at the Taoist temple gate, which was slightly ajar under the fog. It was closed but left a crack.
"What is she doing in the Taoist temple? Is she practicing Taoism?" Dao Nan joked.
He then realized that the sentence was not funny; Chen Jing, He Lili, and Li Si all had serious expressions.
Then Dao Nan's face also turned pale.
He Lili muttered to herself, "Even a female demon would believe in heaven...?"
"That's hard to say. That old gentleman, Mr. Mei Moke, has always believed in Heaven." Dao Nan deliberately emphasized the word Mei Moke.
“This means she might be a monster from the Heavenly Qi path,” Li Si said. “But I don’t know when Heavenly Qi would have the ability to hypnotize or suggest, while creating swirling mists does fall under the category of Heavenly Qi.”
“Her ability is more like the power of words,” He Lili said. “Then we need to be careful of being possessed, be careful of strange patterns, and be careful of all kinds of sounds.”
“Sometimes you can’t classify monsters according to the path of human cultivation. After all, monsters are not afraid of going astray and it’s possible for them to have two or even more paths of spiritual energy at the same time,” Li Si said.
"What is the ability to extract the soul of the backspining crab claw monster?" He Lili asked. "I can't think of any path that has such an ability at a low level, but if she has power above the Ming realm, she doesn't need to deal with the scavengers as Chen Jing said."
"Regardless, we'll rest for a while and then leave," Li Si said.
Chen Jing did not participate in their discussion, but instead rested quietly to adjust his state while feeling the improvement in his cultivation.
Why did my mastery of spiritual energy increase again? Was it because Li Si confirmed that I was a Body Realm cultivator, or was there some other reason?
If that's the case, deceiving others and making them ignore or look down on you might be a cultivation method... Hmm, considering the previous situation, they discussed the mysterious assassin who entered the ship in front of me. Perhaps, watching others discuss another mysterious 'self' can also enhance spiritual power?
Isn't this encouraging me to play dumb to fool others...?
I hadn't really noticed the increase in spiritual power before because I was constantly consuming it. Now, after calculating it, once I'm fully restored, I can use noise-based invisibility for almost 14 hours...
Chen Jing sensed that if he could maintain his noise invisibility all day long, and the spiritual energy cost of maintaining noise invisibility was equal to the natural recovery rate of his spiritual energy, he would reach the Blood Realm Perfection.
At the same time, Chen Jing suspected that the reason he was so easily influenced by the Heavenly Heart, to the point that his reaction when influenced by the Heavenly Heart was similar to that of a Body Realm cultivator, lay in his Divine Self.
His divine self is a Frankenstein's monster!
Another opportunity to ask a question has been created within the source of darkness... Chen Jing sensed it, hesitating whether to use the question immediately.
Chen Jing felt that resolving his spiritual issues was very important, but that was only important in the long term. A person without foresight will have immediate worries, and Chen Jing didn't know when those immediate worries would arise.
"Let's go back and ask our master first, see if he has any ideas..." Chen Jing decided to save the question for later.
Just as he was assessing his own condition, Chen Jing heard someone's voice.
"Daonan, what are you doing?"
Chen Jing quickly snapped out of his meditation and saw Dao Nan walk naturally toward the oak tree.
Dao Nan didn't turn around, and replied, "I'll rest for a bit first. I'm a little tired and want to take off my armor to get some rest..."
Chen Jing frowned. Removing his armor in Meijing City was an extremely dangerous act, something Dao Nan would never have done before.
He thought of the story about the maple leaf banshee.
The Maple Leaf Banshee can make people act against their will and do things involuntarily!
Chen Jing then looked at the entrance of the Taoist temple, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
The ancient gate of the Taoist temple, shrouded in mist, had its slightly ajar crack widened.
That's wide enough for one person to pass through.
Wearing the Heavenly Heart, he didn't call out to Dao Nan, but instead looked at his companions and mouthed "Maple Leaf Banshee".
Zhang Taoying quietly removed the blindfold from her right eye, and Li Si and He Lili also looked at the tree.
Li Ai didn't notice Chen Jing's subtle movements and asked him, "Where should we go next?"
"Let me think about it..." Chen Jing said, feigning nonchalance.
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