Heading Towards Heaven Dou City

Bibi Dong's eyes flickered slightly.

Lu Chen continued, "My spirit tells me that I need to head to the Sunset Forest. It seems my destiny lies there."

He kept his tone as earnest as possible while speaking.

He could neither sound too certain, as if he had known everything all along, nor too vague, lest Bibi Dong decide not to alter their itinerary on such short notice.

Thus, he attributed the entire reason to his spirit's intuition; this would explain his unusual request without revealing too much.

Bibi Dong did not answer.

She looked at Lu Chen, seemingly weighing the implications of his words.

A summons from a spirit.

If any other spirit master had said such a thing, Bibi Dong likely would not have paid it much mind.

But Lu Chen was different. His spirit already defied all logic, even possessing the ability to influence the lingering malice of the Rakshasa God's consciousness.

If such a spirit were to sense something in a particular place, it was not entirely incomprehensible.

Bibi Dong pondered for a moment.

"Is this a prompt from your god-level spirit?"

Lu Chen nodded. "Yes."

Bibi Dong asked again, "Are you certain it is the Sunset Forest?"

Lu Chen said earnestly, "I am certain."

Bibi Dong looked at him, a hint of contemplation appearing in her eyes.

The Sunset Forest was not far from Heaven Dou City; while it was not exactly on their direct path, it was not much of a detour either.

According to their original plan, they were to return directly to Spirit City, but since Lu Chen claimed his destiny awaited in the Sunset Forest, it could not be simply ignored.

If this intuition truly came from a god-level spirit, then this so-called destiny was likely of great importance to Lu Chen.

There was no need to elaborate on the importance Bibi Dong placed on Lu Chen now.

Whether considering his status as her disciple or his future potential, she would not easily pass up any opportunity that could aid his growth.

She thought for a while before finally speaking, "We have time to spare, so we shall make a trip to Heaven Dou City."

Lu Chen felt a slight sense of relief in his heart.

Bibi Dong's tone was calm, yet her decision was made.

Outside the carriage, Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who were driving, received the order.

Yue Guan was slightly stunned, then turned to glance at Gui Mei.

Gui Mei did not speak, merely nodding slightly. Since Bibi Dong had already decided, they would naturally not object.

Yue Guan acknowledged the order and steered the carriage toward Heaven Dou City.

However, he could not help but feel curious.

What exactly was this destiny Lu Chen spoke of?

After leaving the Star Dou Forest, to suddenly claim his spirit sensed a destiny in the Sunset Forest—it did sound rather mysterious.

Yet, when he thought of all the things that had happened to Lu Chen, Yue Guan felt that even if it were more bizarre, it would still be acceptable.

The carriage left the small town and traveled along the road.

Over the next few days, the four of them were on the move.

Lu Chen did not remain idle.

Having just obtained two spirit rings, there were still many aspects of his own abilities he was unfamiliar with.

Although he had briefly tested them with Yue Guan earlier, that had only been a rough assessment of his combat power.

To truly master his spirit skills, he needed to constantly explore them himself.

Especially his first spirit skill, Void Dragon Form.

When he first obtained this skill, Lu Chen could only transform his entire body into a gaseous cloud.

Such a form was certainly effective for dodging attacks and concealing his presence, but in actual combat, it was not always suitable to transform completely.

If he could transform only a portion of his body, his combat style would become much more flexible.

Thus, for the past few days, Lu Chen had been attempting to control the variations of his first spirit skill.

It did not go smoothly at first.

The transformation of Void Dragon Form was more like an all-or-nothing change; he either maintained his Spirit Possession or turned into a gaseous cloud.

Whenever Lu Chen tried to transform only his hand, shoulder, or a specific part of his body, he often encountered disruptions in his spirit power flow.

Fortunately, he was not in a hurry.

While they traveled each day, he practiced quietly inside the carriage.

Sometimes it was a palm briefly turning to mist, other times it was the edge of his arm becoming ethereal.

Although the duration was short and the control remained unstable, as the number of attempts increased, he gradually began to find his way.

Over the past few days, Lu Chen had already become capable of transforming a portion of his body into a gaseous state during combat.

While he was still far from being able to switch freely, the direction was at least clear. As long as he continued to practice diligently, he would certainly keep improving.

Beyond that, he had made a new discovery.

Previously, when using Devour, he had relied mostly on the gaseous cloud of his Void Dragon Form to accomplish it.

However, after these few days of practice, Lu Chen discovered that even without fully transforming into a gaseous cloud, he could still mobilize the power of Devour while in the state of Spirit Possession.

It was simply not as efficient.

Devour in this state was more like concentrating power on a specific part of his body, with both range and speed being restricted.

Yet even so, it was far more convenient than having to turn into a cloud every single time.

And this ability was soon put to use on Bibi Dong.

Ever since Lu Chen discovered he could devour the Rakshasa Evil Thought, Bibi Dong had not refused his help.

Although she would not usually bring it up, Lu Chen could feel that the influence of the Rakshasa Evil Thought on her remained constant.

It was only because his Leugocyte aura could suppress those evil thoughts whenever he was by her side that Bibi Dong's condition appeared stable.

But the problem was exactly as Lu Chen had thought.

He could not stay by Bibi Dong's side forever.

As long as he left, the Rakshasa Evil Thought in Bibi Dong's mind could still potentially continue to affect her.

Since he had now discovered that the power of Devour could handle these evil thoughts, he naturally had to attempt it as soon as possible.

Thus, during the nights over the past few days, with Bibi Dong's consent, Lu Chen would carefully use the power of Devour to consume the Rakshasa Evil Thought within her mind.

He proceeded with great caution.

After all, this was taking place within Bibi Dong's mental realm; the slightest carelessness could cause unnecessary repercussions.

Therefore, each time, he only devoured a tiny fraction, not daring to be greedy.

The amount of evil thoughts devoured in a single night was not significant.

Yet the effects were real.

Those negative forces that had originally coiled deep within Bibi Dong's spirit were eaten away bit by bit by Lu Chen, subsequently transforming into nourishment that strengthened his own mental power.

Each time the devouring ended, Lu Chen could feel his own mind becoming clearer, and Bibi Dong's state would also become more relaxed.

This discovery made Bibi Dong very happy.

She would never easily show too much emotion in front of outsiders, but over these past few days, her mood was clearly much brighter than before.

The change was not exaggerated, but it was enough for Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who were familiar with her, to notice.

Yue Guan looked at Bibi Dong several times, feeling quite puzzled.

He did not know what had happened.

They were merely traveling, yet the Pope's mood seemed to have improved significantly.

Her attitude toward Lu Chen had already been different, and over these past few days, it had become even more inexplicably gentle. Yue Guan was curious, but he dared not ask.

Gui Mei was even less likely to speak up.

He simply observed silently, vaguely guessing in his heart that this matter might be related to Lu Chen.

After all, throughout this journey, the only person capable of causing such a change in Bibi Dong was Lu Chen.