By the time Ling Yi finished his work with the Second Prince and the others and returned to the Bureau of Entertainment, it was already afternoon.
Pushing open the door of the wooden house, Ling Yi was stunned when he saw Lü Yuan Duck sitting cross-legged on the bed, cultivating.
Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked, "Miss Lü Yuan Duck, what's going on?"
"I want to explore the ancient ruins of immortal cultivation with you," Lü Yuan Duck said bluntly.
Having already interacted with Ling Yi twice, Lü Yuan probably already knew about Ling Yi's personality.
No need to beat around the bush, just tell the truth and get straight to the point.
"It seems you've already figured out my identity," Ling Yi asked with a smile, sitting opposite Lü Yuan.
"Yes, I don't want to stay in the Bureau of Entertainment forever. Even if I'm the most beautiful courtesan for three years, I'm afraid I'll never truly be free." The experiences of the past few days have made Lü Yuan much more mature.
Just like what the Third Princess said to her when she was in the guise of the Hua Sha.
The courtesan is not truly free; she is merely wearing corrective shackles.
To put it bluntly, courtesans were merely one of the tools used by princes and princesses to amass wealth.
They were already under someone else's control.
How could someone who controls a piece allow it to escape their control?
Use what you can, destroy what you can't.
The most beautiful courtesan never lasts more than three years; after that, she will surely die.
Freedom? Without power, where does freedom come from?
During this period, Lü Yuan's strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and the treatment she has received has also been excellent.
In reality, they were just caged birds.
"I saw the immortal last night, which is what I've always longed for. I hope you will grant my wish, Lü Yuan. I am willing to pay any price."
As she spoke, Lü Yuan Duck took the small box she had brought from the side.
He handed it directly to Ling Yi: "Senior, this is something my father repeatedly told me to hide well."
"Perhaps the senior should need it."
Ling Yi curiously opened the box, initially not paying much attention, as it contained only some colorful Shitou.
But when Ling Yi Perception the Spiritual Qi above, a possibility immediately came to mind.
" Spirit Stone?"
"My father once told me that this was something a cultivator entrusted to the Lin Clan more than a hundred years ago, and he also gave my ancestor some gold and silver."
"It was because of this gold and silver that my Lin Clan gradually rose to prominence, and later even entered the imperial court, enjoying unparalleled glory for a time."
"However, that cultivator never appeared again."
"Since this box of Shitou belongs to a cultivator, it is naturally extremely valuable. The ancestor hid it away carefully until now."
"Last night, when the senior inquired about Spirit Stone, I wondered if these were the Spirit Stone he was referring to."
Ling Yi glanced at the entry for Lü Yuan Duck.
[ Lin Qingyuan, Sixth Pin Innate, Talent: Photographic Memory (can Copy 10 Low-Grade Spirit Stone )!]
With a wave of his hand, he stored the box away in the Hidden Asgard.
Then I selected Copy.
Photographic Memory has reached level 3!
Instantly, Ling Yi felt his mind clear up considerably again.
Ling Yi even had the illusion that the whole world had become much clearer.
It's like someone who is nearsighted finally getting to wear glasses.
The most direct manifestation of the level 3 Photographic Memory is that it directly increases Ling Yi's Spiritual Sense Divine Sense by a hundredfold.
For cultivators, Spiritual Sense and Divine Sense are of immense value.
Magical arts, Object Control, cultivation, weapon crafting, alchemy, breaking formations, and so on all require a powerful Spiritual Sense.
To give a simple example.
Both are at the First Layer of Foundation Establishment. Ordinary Foundation Establishment have Spiritual Sense range of 300 meters and Divine Sense attack range of 100 meters.
Ling Yi's Spiritual Sense range is 10,000 meters, and his Spiritual Sense attack range is 5 kilometers.
As the saying goes, truth lies only within the range of cannon fire.
In the Cultivation Realm, truth exists only within the range of Divine Sense attacks.
100 meters and 5,000 meters, a dimensional reduction attack.
This level 3 Photographic Memory is well worth the money; the price-performance ratio is incredibly high.
This directly increased Ling Yi's Battle Power by at least tenfold.
Meanwhile, within the Hidden Space, two blue cesium Shitou were missing from the box.
"It really is Spirit Stone?" Ling Yi was genuinely surprised.
This was vastly different from what he knew about Spirit Stone.
One problem is that they are too small; each Spirit Stone is only the size of a fingernail.
Another issue is that they are too irregular, with all sorts of strange and varied shapes. If you ignore the color and the Spiritual Qi inside, they are just ordinary Shitou.
Two hundred Spirit Stone in total, 10 were used, leaving 190.
"It seems that level 3 talent is a kind of sublimation," Ling Yi murmured.
Then, looking at Lü Yuan Lü Yuan, and under her expectant gaze, he asked, "Would you be willing to follow me?"
"Senior, Lü Yuan is willing."
Ling Yi opened the system panel and took a look.
[ Dream System) ]
[Host: Ling Yi ]
[Cultivation Level: Tenth Layer of Body Tempering / Ninth Pin Master / First Layer of Foundation Establishment ]
[Talents: Channel-Opening Divine Body, Photographic Memory lv3, Hawkeye lv2, Perception lv2, Innate Divine Power lv2, Ox and Horse Physique lv2, Immune to All Poisons lv2, Hidden Immunity to All Poisons Hidden Asgard (Sealed, First Layer Unsealed)]
[ Power of Shadow lv2, Devour Heaven and Earth (Sealed, first layer unsealed), Power of Sealing lv2, Multitasking lv2, Soul Seal lv2, Precognition lv2, Karmic Luck Body lv2, Power of Reincarnation lv2, Disguise lv2!]
[System Function: Dream Entry)!]
[System Functions (Appendix): Talent Entries!]
[System Function (Appendix): Copy Talent (Cheat Code)!]
[ Follower (current number: 3)]
Zhao Dongxue: Loyalty 80 (Locked)
Wei Xu, Loyalty 100 (Locked)
Lin Qingyuan, Loyalty 90 (Locked)
This Lü Yuan Duck is pretty good; its starting Loyalty is 90, which saves Ling Yi a lot of trouble.
"From now on, call me 'Young Master' or 'Senior'—you're making me sound old."
"Yes, young master."
With a thought, Ling Yi Lü Yuan directly Copy all of Lü Yuan's talents, except for the Dream System.
This is Ling Yi's fourth follower.
This also means that the Hidden Asgard has gained even more resources.
"Go back and get used to your new innate Divine Ability first. When it's time to set off, you can follow along on your own."
Lü Yuan felt the extra information in its mind and the surging power within itself.
He excitedly shouted, "Yes, young master!"
Then, it sank directly into its own Shadow underground and disappeared.
A moment later, two figures emerged from Ling Yi's Shadow.
It was Qianxue and Wei Xu.
Ling Yi glanced at their entries and saw that both had reached the Qi Refining, Great Perfection.
I was just one step away from Foundation Establishment.
However, neither of them looks very good right now.
"What's wrong?"
Ling Yi spent 20 Spirit Stone to directly upgrade both Power of Shadow and Sealing Talent to level 3.
"Young Master, the power you Tribulation Transcendence today was terrifying, while we are all about to undergo the Foundation Establishment Tribulation," Wei Xu quickly replied.
"Don't worry, just do as I have done."
Just as the two were about to say something, they felt a jolt throughout their bodies.
They could clearly Perception that their unique talent had been upgraded again.
This is the benefit of having a retinue.
After Ling Yi Copy a talent to his follower, that talent will level up synchronously with Ling Yi's.
Qianxue's Innate Talent is the Power of Shadow.
Wei Xu's Innate Talent is the Power of Sealing.
It was originally not upgradable.
However, after becoming Ling Yi's follower, Ling Yi Yu Jin to upgrade his talent.
Their Innate Talent naturally leveled up simultaneously.
At Power of Shadow 3, the number of Shadow Puppet is no longer limited, and the Shadow Puppet are also more distinct.
Just like a real person.
Perhaps calling it Shadow Puppet is no longer appropriate; it should be called Dark Shadow Clone.