After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2522 The Book of Eating Ancient Things and the Nine-Ringed Chain

Chapter 2522 The Book of Eating Ancient Things and the Nine-Linked Rings

“There was even a family who let their five-year-old child play in the threshing ground. The child was less than five or six feet away from the haystack at the closest point. The monster could have reached out and touched him. So when we caught the monster, they were all terrified.”

"But it didn't attack at all? For three whole days, it just stayed in the haystack watching?"

"Yes, at least there was no attack on farmers."

Dong Rui said thoughtfully, "It seems that it knows how to distinguish threats."

The monster killed the guards of the Spirit Palace without batting an eye, but did not harm any unrelated farm laborers. Clearly, it possessed basic intelligence, was able to judge that ordinary people posed no threat to it, and knew how to be patient.

This is more intelligent than many wild beasts.

Does it eat people?

“Food. In those few days, it ate several pursuers, and twice it left us with half a corpse.”

“It’s extremely ferocious, but it didn’t eat the farmhands’ children.” Dong Rui pondered. “Whether it was because it wasn’t hungry or because it was afraid of getting into trouble, it might have had the ability to resist the temptation.”

He Lingchuan's focus, however, was on the other side: "Wait a minute, why do farm laborers in the suburbs have children?"

The entire city of Baisong is experiencing difficulties with childbirth.

"I don't know, but there are three or four children on that farm. The adults treat them like treasures and spoil them rotten."

In a place like Baisong City, any child born there is a treasure.

Immortal Mingke interjected, "How many celestial beings are there in the Spiritual Palace?"

"I don't know. I've met both of them."

Dong Rui then asked, "What happened to the monsters that were captured alive after they were brought back?"

Manager Wang was unaware of this, as he was unable to access the core area of ​​Lotus Valley.

"That's not right!" Dong Rui thought for a moment, "Each small world in Lingyun Valley is isolated from the others, connected only by cloud platforms, and runes are required to enter and exit. It would be difficult for any living person with a brain to sneak in. How did those demon puppets escape from Lotus Valley and enter the outskirts of White Pine City?"

Everyone agreed that it made sense.

Theoretically speaking, without the stamped rune pass, those monsters wouldn't be able to leave the Lotus Valley Small World at all.

“They were released,” He Lingchuan said slowly. “Lotus Valley wants to test their reactions in the wild, in non-experimental settings.”

"So some monsters will be captured alive," Dong Rui nodded. "If they prove valuable, they will be studied further."

He Lingchuan took out the book "The Book of Food Ancient Things," flipped through a few pages, and then glanced at the last page:

"The book contains descriptions of the basic situation of Song State, local customs and products, and several excerpts."

Immortal Mingke and the others didn't quite understand: "What does this mean?"

He Lingchuan closed the book: "This is a school textbook from Song Kingdom, probably for students around eight to ten years old."

He followed Master Sun and read countless textbooks from the Shumin Academy, some of which he even helped Master Sun compile.

When it comes to familiarity with the teaching materials, no one here can rival them.

"Huh?" Everyone was surprised and looked at each other in bewilderment. "Why would it be for children?"

He Lingchuan then took out the nine-linked rings:

"This is an educational toy; even adults might not be able to solve it."

The nine interlocking rings are arranged in a regular pattern, and it takes skill to unravel them.

When Ling Jinbao asked, Manager Wang said that two months ago, Supervisor Deng asked him to get some literacy books, saying that Lian Gu needed them.

Then came toys, and then candy.

Someone asked, "Could it be that some important person's family member at Lingyun Palace needs it?"

Dong Rui suddenly spoke up: "Is it for the demon puppet?"

Immortal Mingke exclaimed in surprise, "Aren't they just skins prepared for us by the Heavenly Demon? If they are just skins, what use are they for consciousness?"

Aunt Zhu interrupted him: "Didn't that monster that escaped and killed many pursuers before gain sentience?"

“These are probably not ordinary skins?” Dong Rui said in a deep voice. “I have a feeling that the research being conducted in the Spiritual Essence Palace may have made a breakthrough. We made the right decision to come here.”

Ling Jinbao shuddered: "Didn't the Heavenly Demons announce the complete success of their divine descent a while ago? They even used Wu Yao's skin as a demonstration of their achievement. Aren't they satisfied yet? Do they want to continue their research?"

“Clearly, they are not satisfied,” He Lingchuan replied. “The Divine Descent Plan has been underway for many years and is regarded by the entire Heavenly Realm as the only possibility for returning to the mortal world. The Holy Venerable Lingxu uses this plan to gather people’s hearts and strengthen the Lingxu Clan, but this plan also faces unprecedented pressure due to the Heavenly Realm’s great expectations. Once the research makes a breakthrough, the Lingxu Clan will announce it to the Heavenly Realm immediately and invite all opponents to come and observe. Only then will it be convincing.”

Those in positions of power have their own troubles. These immortals, accustomed to a life of leisure, find it difficult to understand their predicament.

Only He Lingchuan could truly understand the pressure that Venerable Lingxu endured in that position. He had to release even half-baked plans just to alleviate pressure and opposition; only He Lingchuan could comprehend his state of mind.

"However, one success does not guarantee success every time; one success does not mean that the research on the divine body does not need to be improved."

Dong Rui then took over the conversation, explaining to these laymen: "The research on the divine body is a complex and meticulous project. I have studied Wu Yao's divine body, and it is still far from 'perfect'. Putting aside everything else, the divine body can withstand the descent of the Heavenly Demon without breaking or being damaged; this is only the most basic requirement."

Ling Jinbao gasped, "This is just the basics? If the Heavenly Demon can fully descend as a god, wouldn't it be able to cause immense destruction to this world?"

"The Heavenly Demons are soul-descended beings; the strength and capabilities of their physical forms determine their upper limit," Dong Rui said calmly and objectively. "Even if I didn't specialize in this area of ​​research, I could see that Wu Yao's divine body form still had a lot of room for improvement. In addition, the production of such forms is extremely laborious; they can only be mass-produced one by one. As you know, Heavenly Demons can only pose a threat to us when they descend in large numbers. If they descend sporadically like Wu Yao, they are simply courting death."

“However, ‘Complete Divine Descent’ itself is an excellent gimmick, proving the feasibility of this path. As long as Venerable Lingxu announces this news to the Heavenly Realm, he will naturally gain support,” He Lingchuan said. “Most Heavenly Demons are not much better than humans. Upon hearing this news, they think their own divine descent is within reach, completely unaware that it is still far from being truly practical. But Venerable Lingxu must seize this time to accelerate the research on the divine body. The terraced fields of Lingyun Palace were only dug after the Heavenly Demons heard the news of the destruction of the divine artifact ‘Yangguan Road,’ which shows that this is the latest countermeasure researched by the Heavenly Demons, and it is worth exploring in depth.”

The competition, both on land and in the sky, has now escalated to the point where no means are unscrupulous.

He Lingchuan said to Xiao An, "You should also go to the Cardamom Garden. Lotus Valley doesn't require two people to go together."

Dong Rui rubbed his hands together excitedly: "Let's go, let's go see the forefront of research on divine bodies and how far it has progressed."

(End of this chapter)