Shi Nian, I Want You to Help Me Cultivate!

"What are you trying to do by investigating such a beautiful girl?"

"I need your help to confirm something."

"Tsk tsk, look like there's a cuckold here (smirking face), have you been cheated on?"

"Screw you, it's not what you think. I just need you to check if this person even exists."

Don't explain; explaining is just covering up.

After some back and forth, the other party finally agreed to help.

Although Chen Feng felt that the kid was mostly just there to see if anything interesting would happen, as long as the result was good, that was fine.

While Chen Feng asked someone to investigate the girl in front of him, she waited quietly, occasionally glancing curiously at the surrounding buildings and public facilities, seemingly quite interested in them.

Judging from her performance, she does indeed fit the background she mentioned earlier, namely, a visitor from another world Douluo Continent.

Oh no, according to this girl, Chen Feng is currently in that Douluo Continent, but he's trapped in Illusion and can't escape it. This girl has come to wake him up from the Illusion.

To be honest, this claim is even more outrageous than "I am Qin Shi Huang vivo50," and most people definitely wouldn't believe it.

Chen Feng wasn't entirely convinced, even though what the other person said vaguely matched some of his recent strange dreams, it wasn't enough to convince him.

The reason for this "Tai Chi Bagua Sword" Martial Soul might be that the other party investigated him, knew that he had a love for swords, and that there was even one displayed in his ancestral hall in his hometown.

The idea of "Red Moon" was first proposed by him; the other party may have just made up a concept on the spot.

Therefore, Chen Feng needs to obtain decisive evidence, after all, the idea that the whole world is Illusion is too far-fetched.

Chen Feng thought his friend's investigation would take some time, but to his surprise, the results came in a short while.

In short, the result was. "No such person found."

Following closely behind were some teasing remarks from his friends, advising him to abide by the law and not to get involved in human trafficking, which Chen Feng completely ignored.

He switched the page to his browser and began searching for some terms.

The fact that no such person could be found does not necessarily mean that they are from another world. They could also be foreigners or undocumented immigrants. However, this investigation result was enough to make Chen Feng suspicious.

So he started searching for things he had heard of but hadn't looked into in detail, such as TV shows and movies, and academic concepts.

If this place is indeed an Illusion, as the girl in front of him claims, then Chen Feng is certain he won't find anything there.

In fact, Chen Feng had already vaguely realized that there seemed to be a layer of fog in his mind, which was constantly interfering with and misleading his thinking.

Just like not being able to find anything new online, something he hadn't realized before, and the novel he'd been reading these past few days was one he'd already partially read before; he was now rereading it from the beginning.

Without external intervention, Chen Feng would have gradually become aware of something amiss and thus broken through the Illusion.

However, it is clear that that would take a long time, and Ning Rongrong's arrival effectively shortened this process.

As Chen Feng searched on his phone, everything around him gradually quieted down. Ning Rongrong looked around in surprise and found that the once bustling pedestrians had all stopped moving, as if they had been frozen in time.

"This is."

"This indicates that the Illusion can no longer function," Chen Feng said, putting away his phone.

Ning Rongrong looked at him, her eyes filled with expectation, "Then Xiao Feng, you..."

"I've remembered everything now, thank you for your help, Rongrong." Chen Feng smiled and patted Ning Rongrong's head.

"That's wonderful!" Ning Rongrong burst into tears of joy and threw herself into Chen Feng's arms.

She had been on tenterhooks lately, worried that something might happen to Chen Feng if he remained asleep for too long, and also worried that she wouldn't be able to learn what Gu Yue Ling was teaching her, which would prevent her from waking Chen Feng up properly.

Now that Chen Feng has awakened from the Illusion, Ning Rongrong no longer needs to live in fear.

Chen Feng gently patted Ning Rongrong's back. "I'm sorry, I made you worry during this time."

"Well, it's actually not too bad, I'm not particularly worried." Ning Rongrong buried her head in Chen Feng's arms and said in a muffled voice.

Chen Feng smiled and asked:

"Speaking of which, did Ling'er teach you a way to actively escape the Illusion?"

"I taught him."

"Rongrong, you should leave now. I'll wake up soon."

Ning Rongrong raised her head, somewhat puzzled:

Why aren't you with me? And where exactly is this place? There are so many things here I've never seen before.

"This is a dream I often had when I was a child."

"Dream?"

"Yes, I dreamt that I lived here and even learned some things about this place, so I'm not actually as talented as you think."

Ning Rongrong shook her head, disagreeing with that statement. "Being able to learn the knowledge here, integrate it, and apply it to our side to achieve results is a genius ability in itself. Not everyone can do that."

"That's true, I underestimated myself," Chen Feng chuckled.

"You need to be more confident. By the way, you just said you weren't coming with me. Are you planning to stay here and do something?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Chen Feng nodded. "After I grew up a bit, I stopped having this dream, so I wanted to take this opportunity to say goodbye to the people here. Although it's just Illusion, it's still some consolation."

"Okay, then I'll leave first." Ning Rongrong nodded understandingly.

Although she didn't quite understand Chen Feng's complicated feelings about this place, she knew that she was not suited to stay here any longer.

As Ning Rongrong formed several complex Hand Seal and then gently touched the Soul Bone on her forehead, her figure began to gradually fade.

After waving goodbye to Chen Feng, Ning Rongrong disappeared from the scene.

After she left, the smile on Chen Feng's face gradually faded, and he spoke somewhat abruptly:

"It seems you're very afraid of me, afraid to let me notice even the slightest thing."

The surroundings were completely silent, and the motionless passersby looked strangely eerie.

Chen Feng didn't care at all. He walked forward as if taking a stroll, and the scenery around him began to change constantly.

"You should indeed be afraid, because I have eaten you and am about to digest you and make you a part of me."

Chen Feng stopped in his tracks. His surroundings had transformed into a village, and a shrine stood before him.

He entered the ancestral hall, came to the long table where the memorial tablets were enshrined, first lit three incense sticks and bowed, then placed the incense sticks in the incense burner.

"Thank you for the blessings of our ancestors."

After Chen Feng finished the worship, he walked to the long table, reached out and took down a long box behind the memorial tablet.

Opening the long box revealed a sword. The sword was drawn and looked about 80% similar to Chen Feng's Martial Soul.

"Actually, even today, I can't confirm whether my Martial Soul is related to this sword. I can only confirm that the Yin Sword originated from the Chen Clan Bloodline affected by some external factor, while the Yang Sword most likely came from myself. The reason you were devoured by me is thanks to the Yin Sword."

The surroundings remained silent, as if Chen Feng was merely talking to himself.

"The Yin Sword is evil; it caused the destruction of one branch of the Chen Clan." Chen Feng began to stroll again, and the surrounding environment began to change once more. Soon, he arrived at a cliff.

"But in reality, the Yin Sword itself has no independent will. Its true evil lies in its ability to amplify inner desires, which made it difficult for my ancestors to resist the desire to devour souls and become stronger. But we can't entirely blame them, because they were influenced by their Bloodline from birth, or rather, by some factor within their Bloodline, which made it difficult for them to resist the temptation brought by the Yin Sword's power."

"After all, who wouldn't want to become stronger effortlessly? Don't you think so?"

Chen Feng turned around and looked at Shi Nian, who had appeared behind him at some point, and asked.

"You monster!" Shi Nian said through gritted teeth.

Chen Feng smiled. "In our Academy, the word 'monster' is used to praise someone, so thank you for the compliment. To be honest, I had never killed anyone before. If you hadn't insisted on coming all this way to your death, I really wouldn't have been able to understand the characteristics of the Yin Sword so deeply. I have to thank you."

"How is it possible that there is such a terrifying Martial Soul?" Shi Nian's voice trembled.

He had heard everything Chen Feng said and understood its meaning clearly, so his heart was filled with fear.

"Who knows? This Martial Soul is actually not that bad. It's still far inferior to things like the Sky-Opening Axe or the Xuanyuan Sword." Chen Feng shook his head slightly.

Shi Nian didn't quite understand what he was saying, and asked with a wary look:

What are you going to do to me?

Chen Feng stroked his chin and said:

"You are a spirit-type Soul Master. If I completely digest you, it will definitely greatly increase my Mental Power, which will allow me to become stronger quickly."

Shi Nian's heart sank, and just when he was in utter despair, he heard a sentence:

But I won't do that.

"Why, why?" The dramatic ups and downs left Shi Nian somewhat bewildered.

"Because you're old and ugly, I really can't bring myself to eat you. The thought of digesting you and merging you into myself makes me feel extremely disgusted," Chen Feng sighed.

Shi Nian:

"Okay, just kidding. Actually, it's because I don't need to take this route."

"Unnecessary?"

"Hmm." Chen Feng nodded.

Although he was unaware of the specifics of what had happened to his lineage of the Chen Clan members, based on his deep understanding of the characteristics of the Yin Sword, he could still roughly guess some of the reasons.

It's nothing more than that for various reasons, they started killing, and then, under the intense stimulation of the Yin Sword, they devoured the first soul, followed by the second and the third. Once this path begins, it is extremely difficult to stop. Either they eventually cannot accept what they have done and commit suicide, or they lose their sense of priorities due to devouring too many alien souls, leading to madness and self-destruction.

Just like a thirsty person searching for water in the wild, drinking whatever water they find, while it may quench their thirst and the water may indeed participate in the body's circulation, harmful substances in the water will also accumulate in the process.

Moreover, for some reason, this person will always be thirsty, so his practice of drinking anything will inevitably lead to a bad end for him.

Chen Feng will not take this dead-end path, and he does indeed have the means to avoid it, thanks to his recent experience.

Why did Chen Feng fall into a coma after consuming Shi Nian's soul?

Because Shi Nian had a strong will to survive, he couldn't just sit and wait to be completely devoured. But after being eaten, he was completely under Chen Feng's control and had no ability to fight back. So what could he do?

He could only weave an Illusion based on Chen Feng's memories to coax Chen Feng's consciousness to temporarily ignore the matter, thereby delaying the speed at which Chen Feng digested him.

If you're going to drag it out, then drag it out.

Shi Nian knew he was going to die, but he was determined to hold on.

It was precisely because of this that Chen Feng fell into a deep sleep within the Illusion.

Originally, this delay was futile. Even though Chen Feng was coaxed to sleep, his unconscious digestion of Shi Nian continued without pause, only much slower than when he actively did so.

But at this moment, Ning Rongrong woke up Chen Feng. Once awake, Chen Feng was no longer affected by the Yin Sword and understood what had happened. He did not intend to follow the old path of his predecessors, but instead planned to do something different.

" At that Shi Nian, I need your help in my spiritual practice."

"What?" Shi Nian was stunned.

"Your Illusion can slow down my devouring of souls and temporarily isolate me from the influence of the Yin Sword, which gives me a buffer."

If Chen Feng's predecessors were like gulping down dirty water, then Chen Feng was like slowly waiting for the dirty water to settle and become clear, then slowly sipping it through a straw.

This speed is indeed slow, but it's safe. Moreover, with a smaller dosage, the toxicity in the water is also reduced significantly, allowing the Chen Feng to slowly break down and eliminate the toxins.

Most importantly, this method of growth is the essence of Chen Feng, allowing him to always maintain dominance, so that in the future, it will be the man controlling the sword, not the other way around.

If there's anything lacking, it's probably the absence of something to isolate the impurities in the soul, which would make the process of Chen Feng absorbing souls less risky.

"Speaking of which, could you help me block out impurities from other souls?" Chen Feng asked Shi Nian.

"Why should I help you? We're enemies." Shi Nian sneered and retorted.

"Because if you don't help me, I will be affected by the Yin Sword and swallow those foreign souls whole, and you won't be able to escape it either. So if you want to continue to exist, you can only do things for me," Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Shi Nian, you wouldn't want to see me go down the evil path of killing and devouring souls, and then eat up your Remnant Soul too, would you?"