In the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire.
The man seated at the head of the table, wearing a crown, with a furrowed brow, solemnly commanded:
" Jing Hongchen, I don't care what methods you use, you must make this thing, and you must produce it in batches for me!"
"But..."
However, the Sun Moon Emperor waved his hand dismissively and shouted, "There are no 'buts'! Do you understand the strategic significance of this thing? Once the Star Luo Empire uses it for frontline command, how can we win a war?"
"Others can achieve remote communication in seconds with just these few items, while we have to travel for hours on Flying Soul Tool to send back reports from the front lines. In this respect, we have already lost, and lost completely!"
"Several generals of the empire have also jointly submitted a request to me."
He then sighed, saying helplessly, "Our Sun Moon Empire has always been ahead of others in research and development, but I never imagined that one day we would be overtaken."
Jing Hongchen, however, disagreed, saying, "Your Majesty, we have other advantages as well, and we also have a large reserve of Soul Tool, enough to ensure the empire's invincibility in war."
"I think it's too early to talk about being overtaken by others."
The Sun Moon Emperor gradually walked out the door, his back to him, and said, " Jing Hongchen, you must create this thing within this time. This is a death order, and you must complete it!" After saying that, he did not linger.
Jing Hongchen turned back to look at the departing figure of the Sun Moon Emperor, standing motionless, lost in thought.
In the dormitory room.
Cao Yu took out the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife from his Storage Soul Tool, while Wang Dong watched him cautiously from the side.
"Can you really subdue this murderous blade? I think it's better to sit further away." With that, Wang Dong took a few steps back.
"Alright, stay away from me." Cao Yu didn't stop him.
Then, that familiar voice echoed in my mind, " Little Yu, are you ready?"
Seeing Cao Yu nod, Elder Yi continued, "Alright, release your spiritual power first."
The next second, Cao Yu's spiritual power touched the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
"Buzz!"
The fierce aura surrounding the carving knife seemed to come alive, attempting to rush into Cao Yu's Sea of Consciousness, only to bounce back as if it had struck an impenetrable wall.
So much so that the murderous blade itself emitted a somewhat mournful hum, and its body trembled slightly, releasing wisps Sisi blue energy.
The next moment, Elder Yi also exerted his power, and Cao Yu's pupils began to gradually turn gray.
Wang Dong watched him from a short distance away, feeling that Cao Yu's gray eyes were filled with deathly stillness.
Yet, within this deathly silence, he felt an unprecedented sense of sacredness.
"Could he be hiding some other secret?" Wang Dong felt that this change was definitely not due to the influence of the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
Immediately afterwards, the gray spiritual energy released by Electrolux landed on the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
In an instant, the murderous knife began to tremble violently, and a series of humming sounds, like shrill screams, emanated from the carving knife.
"Purify, Gold of Life, I will restore you to your original form, dispel all filth, and let your purest life essence shine forth." Elder Yi's words echoed continuously in the Sea of Consciousness.
Immediately afterwards, the gray spiritual power transformed into pure white purifying light.
It began to fight against the fierce aura emanating from the carving knife, and then a beam of blue light escaped from the knife, forming a ferocious face in the air.
It bared its fangs and claws, ready to attack Elder Yi's purifying light.
But in the end, it was annihilated in the purifying light of Elder Yi, and afterwards the originally black carving knife surface turned into a blue crystal.
Elder Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said, " Little Yu, you must carry this carving knife with you at all times from now on. I need time for it to fuse with you."
"Now stick it on your forehead." Cao Yu didn't hesitate and placed the carving knife vertically.
Suddenly, all the Gold of Life within the carving knife surged into Cao Yu's body, and his meridians and physique were continuously improved by the Gold of Life.
Then a massive life force surged into Cao Yu's Sea of Consciousness, eventually expanding the entire area many times over.
Even Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stared blankly at the changes in the Sea of Consciousness.
"This... his forehead is cut open, is this guy dead?"
"But why isn't there any blood? Ugh! It looks painful."
The fusion process was rather crude, which made it difficult for Wang Dong to watch.
A cut appeared on Cao Yu's forehead, and then the carving knife turned into a bluish-green liquid and merged into it.
Then gray eyes materialized, constantly scanning the area, appearing quite agile.
At this moment, Elder Yi explained, "Based on it, I opened a third eye for you. My divine consciousness resides within it, and nourished by the Gold of Life, there is no longer any danger of my divine consciousness dissipating."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finally spoke, saying, "So, all the benefits of the Gold of Life are yours then?"
"You blind, big bug! Putting aside the fact that I've expanded my Sea of Consciousness, Little Yu has already received more than enough benefits."
"No matter what injuries he suffers in the future, as long as his brain is still intact, he can repair himself, and his mental cultivation speed will be three times that of an ordinary person."
"Furthermore, Little Yu has now reached the fifth ring of cultivation and can choose to use my highest-level inheritance."
Hearing Elder Yi's explanation, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said nothing more, and instead wiggled her way back to the quilt she had conjured.
"Nothing is more important than sleep. You guys continue, I need to take care of my skin and appearance."
As she spoke, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm covered herself with the blanket and went to sleep.
Elder Yi then turned to Cao Yu and said, "After considering this for some time, I think you can inherit my abilities, but you should use them sparingly outside, otherwise people will mistake you for an Evil Soul Master."
Then Elder Yi began to introduce his Necromancy.
First, there's that gray Soul Ring. Actually, it's just the Necromancy framework that Electrolux left him, not a real Soul Ring.
"At the same time, you can also use the Golden Key of Space to enter a complete demiplane that I created."
Cao Yu, who was familiar with Elder Yi's abilities, did not ask any further questions.
Following the knowledge imparted by Elder Yi, Cao Yu first used his gray Martial Soul, then stretched out his finger and, mimicking the cat's movements, drew a six-pointed star in the air.
The next moment, Cao Yu, who was sitting on the bed, was enveloped in gray light and disappeared from the room in the blink of an eye.
Wang Dong, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, seemed to sense something was amiss. He opened his eyes and looked around, his gaze filled with confusion.
Wang Dong couldn't help but ask, "Hey! Where is everyone?"
Hey! You surnamed Cao, where the hell have you been?
As she spoke, she walked towards Cao Yu's bed, but when she turned over the covers, she didn't see him.
"He died after only a short while of cultivation. Could he have been carrying me out for a nice meal?"
Wang Dong thought about it more and more and felt that this was possible. "Hmph! What an ungrateful guy, he didn't even invite me to eat with him."
(End of this chapter)