Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

Chapter 110: The Correct Way to Open the Spirit Crystal!

After a moment.

In the eastern suburbs of Luozhou City.

Within the newly built residence of Dalin Temple.

Liu Zimo walked side by side with Master Zhiyuan, stepping into the brand new temple gate of Dalin Temple.

Today is the big day when Dalin Temple relocates to Luozhou City, and Liu Zimo, who received the news, naturally wouldn't be absent.

Of course, giving face to Master Zhiyuan is just one aspect.

More importantly, Liu Zimo wants to take this opportunity to see if there are any outstanding talents in Dalin Temple who have escaped his notice, and to bind a few more "good brothers" if possible!

Sure enough.

As soon as he arrived, Liu Zimo saw two unfamiliar faces standing beside Master Zhiming, Master Zhiyuan, and other grandmasters.

Zhiyan, Zhiyu!

They were also grandmasters, at the same level as Liu Zimo, and their bodies were surrounded by a red lock shadow.

It is worth mentioning that besides Zhiyan and Zhiyu, the two elders of Dalin Temple with the red lock shadow above their heads, Liu Zimo unexpectedly discovered a little monk with a purple lock shadow among the many monks with golden light above their heads.

His Dharma name is Kongxian, a semi-grown child of about thirteen years old, standing among the many monks without attracting any attention.

If it weren't for the soaring purple light above his head, suppressing the surrounding golden light, Liu Zimo probably wouldn't have noticed this little novice monk with only the Iron Bone Realm cultivation base, who was mingling among the monks.

[Your good brother Zhiyan is online, currently available for binding (74/100)]

[Your good brother Zhiyu is online, currently available for binding (75/100)]

[Your good brother Kongxian is online, currently available for binding (76/100)]

Among the thousands of monks, Liu Zimo only selected three potential binding targets.

The other monks with golden lock shadows were also good, but for Liu Zimo, who had already decided to go out and explore, the golden lock shadows were not enough.

He wanted to reserve more spots for those outstanding talents, who were scattered in other cities and had exceptional talent and potential.

"Master Liu, this humble monk has some questions and would like to ask for your guidance. Would it be convenient for Master Liu to move to the meditation room inside for a brief discussion?"

After entering the courtyard gate, Master Zhiyuan couldn't help but extend an invitation to Liu Zimo.

He had been holding some doubts in his heart for nearly twenty days.

Now that the temple relocation is complete and the dust has settled, he finally has the time and opportunity to ask Liu Zimo face to face.

Liu Zimo did not refuse and readily nodded in agreement.

He had anticipated Master Zhiyuan's invitation, and the reason he came today was also with this in mind.

Before leaving Luozhou City, there were some things Liu Zimo wanted to discuss with Master Zhiyuan in person.

In an instant.

Inside the meditation room in the backyard, Liu Zimo and Master Zhiyuan sat facing each other.

"Master Liu, this humble monk wants to know what that bug that was parasitic in my sea of consciousness was exactly."

Master Zhiyuan got straight to the point and asked the question he most wanted to know.

"That was the Soul Devouring Insect!"

Liu Zimo didn't hide anything and answered directly.

"They, like the monsters outside the city, are all transported through the transmission channel from the other side of the sky!"

"They are naturally able to manipulate spiritual power and are immune to all attacks on spiritual consciousness. They are the nemesis of most spiritual cultivators!"

"And their mission on Earth is also very simple, which is to control and help a part of the talented human race grow up, acting as the representatives of the demon race on Earth.

"To confine and raise all the surviving human race, continuously providing more fresh blood for more demon beasts!"

Upon hearing this, Sage Zhiyuan's face suddenly changed.

He had imagined countless possibilities, such as parasitic devouring, puppet refining, insect egg hatching, and so on.

But he never expected that the purpose of these little bugs' existence was to become farmers, to become caretakers, and to raise all the humans on Earth like pigs!

Oh my Buddha!

Sage Zhiyuan couldn't help but silently chant a Buddhist mantra, his eyes filled with a fierce light.

Those demon races feeding on humans was one thing, but now they even wanted to turn Earth into their breeding ground, raising all the human race as livestock that could be slaughtered at any time!

Damn it!

Such despicable behavior, even if the Buddha himself were present, would turn into an angry Vajra and slay all these detestable and filthy monsters!

Sensing the faint killing intent emanating from Sage Zhiyuan, Liu Zimo couldn't help but nod slightly.

This was the normal reaction that a human martial artist should have.

Even though Sage Zhiyuan had profound Buddhist teachings and a compassionate heart, he was still a member of the human race after all!

As members of the human race, no one would willingly become food for other species, let alone be raised like livestock by those monsters!

"I ask, Liu Shizhu, how should ordinary martial artists and spiritual cultivators deal with the attacks of these devouring spirit insects?" Sage Zhiyuan took a deep breath and asked his second question.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zimo helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

"Unfortunately, unless your sea of consciousness can expand to more than ten thousand meters, even if you encounter the larvae of the devouring spirit insects, you will still inevitably be controlled by them!"

More than ten thousand meters?!

Sage Zhiyuan decisively shook his head.

Are you kidding me!

His spiritual cultivation had already successfully broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm, and his sea of consciousness was only a little over six thousand meters!

Not to mention other martial artists and spiritual cultivators whose spiritual power was far below his!

"So, this problem is fundamentally unsolvable?" Sage Zhiyuan asked again with some unwillingness.

"Then, is there any way to prevent the attacks and parasitism of these devouring spirit insects?"

Currently, in Da Xia and even the entire Earth, there were very few spiritual cultivators who could expand their sea of consciousness to more than ten thousand meters, and they were few and far between.

Doesn't that mean that ninety-nine point nine percent of the people on the planet cannot escape the control of these devouring spirit insects and become their puppets?

Unable to kill or resist, there must be some way to prevent it, right?

Otherwise, how did Liu Zimo discover the traces of the devouring spirit insects and successfully subdue them?

Sage Zhiyuan looked at Liu Zimo with hope, treating this young man in front of him as the great savior who could save all of humanity.

Of course, he was also worried about himself. If he were to encounter the invasion and parasitism of the devouring spirit insects again, how would he defend and respond?

Liu Zimo sat still and did not directly answer Sage Zhiyuan's question.

Because even he didn't know how to answer this question.

Even a martial artist like him, who cultivated both the Divine Power Realm and the Spirit Abyss Realm, couldn't actively block the invasion of the devouring spirit insects into his sea of consciousness, let alone others.

So, it seemed like the question had come full circle.

Without a sea of consciousness that was more than ten thousand meters or even broader as a foundation, no one could stop the active invasion and parasitism of the devouring spirit insects!

This is the most disgusting, fearful, and desperate aspect of the devouring spirit insect clan.

They were like creatures without natural enemies, able to freely enter the spiritual consciousness of every human and take root, manipulating their spiritual intelligence!

At least, until now, Liu Zimo has not found anyone else who can independently break free from the control of the Soul Devouring Worms.

"Hmph, dreaming of preventing the invasion of our Soul Devouring Worms' Divine Ability is simply ridiculous!"

"Don't just talk about this lower world, even in the Illusionary Demon Realm, countless human kingdoms have tried to find a way to resist the invasion of our Soul Devouring Worms, but they all ended up empty-handed."

At this moment, due to Liu Zimo's deliberate arrangement, Yao Lingling, who was listening to his conversation with Sage Zhiyuan, couldn't help but have some thoughts in her mind.

"Oh, no no no, I almost forgot!"

"Three hundred years ago, it seems that there was indeed a human intellectual evolutionist who proposed a seemingly feasible but impossible method."

"That person said that as long as you kill a Soul Devouring Worm and take its Divine Crystal and put it in your sea of consciousness, it can effectively block the invasion of other Soul Devouring Worms!"

"I have to say, that intellectual evolutionist was really talented. He actually found the only way in the world to isolate our Soul Devouring Worms' invasion based on some clues and deductions!"

"However, he overlooked a fundamental problem."

That is, there are very few humans in this world who can discover and capture our Soul Devouring Worms. Ordinary warriors and spiritual cultivators have no chance to kill the worms and take their crystals!"

Thinking of this, Yao Lingling couldn't help but feel a bit resentful.

"It's just that I'm so unlucky to encounter someone like Liu Zimo in this lower world!"

"Ah ah ah! So annoying!"

"When will I regain my freedom and advance to become a King Worm?!!"

"..."

Having obtained the information he wanted to know, Liu Zimo's mind moved, and he instantly closed Yao Lingling's perception of the outside world.

For others, killing worms and taking their crystals may be as difficult as reaching the heavens, impossible to achieve.

But for Liu Zimo, isn't that just a matter of doing it with his hands?

What's more, Liu Zimo already has six Soul Devouring Worm Divine Crystals accumulated in his hands!

However, in the past, he always treated these things as energy stones to replenish his spiritual power and didn't pay much attention to them.

Whenever his spiritual power was depleted, he would take out a crystal and absorb it crazily.

A few days ago, when he saw that Xiaofei Hong and Lou Xiaoxiao had made significant progress in their spiritual cultivation, he happily gave each of them a crystal as a reward.

Now, he realized that what he gave them was not just an energy stone, but a practical opportunity to be immune to Soul Devouring Worm attacks for a lifetime.

"What's wrong? Don't tell me even Master Liu has no way?"

Seeing Liu Zimo's silence, Sage Zhiyuan, who had been expecting something, gradually lost hope and a hint of disappointment and desolation appeared in his eyes.

If even Liu Zimo, who has such strong cultivation, has no way to prevent the invasion of Soul Devouring Worms, then the entire Great Xia, and even all the warriors and spiritual cultivators on Earth, would have no hope!

"There is a way, it's not that there isn't!"

Liu Zimo regained his senses, raised his eyebrows, and said in a louder voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Sage Zhiyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Liu Zimo eagerly, saying, "Please enlighten me, Master Liu!"

"Yes, it's this!"

Liu Zimo didn't hesitate, he flipped his right hand and directly took out a blue crystal from his pocket, revealing it in front of Sage Zhiyuan without any concealment, and said calmly,

"This is a Divine Crystal that I extracted from the abdomen of a Soul Devouring Worm when I killed it."

"As long as you continuously nurture and refine this crystal in your sea of consciousness, it can release a special spiritual energy field."

"This spiritual energy field can isolate the detection of other Soul Devouring Worms' spiritual power, thereby completely keeping them out of the gate of your sea of consciousness!"

Sage Zhiyuan was stunned.

Killing worms and taking their crystals?

Are you sure you're not joking?

This method, I'm afraid that besides the powerful Liu Shizhu in front of me, no one else in the world can do it, right?

For ordinary martial artists or spiritual cultivators like them, if they have the ability to kill the devouring spirit insects that invade their sea of consciousness and spiritual platform, then what does it matter whether they take the so-called spirit crystal or not?

Swish!

Liu Zimo flicked his hand and directly threw the spirit crystal in his palm towards Master Zhiyuan.

Master Zhiyuan reflexively waved his hand and instantly caught the spirit crystal, then looked up at Liu Zimo with great surprise.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zimo easily handed over this extremely precious spirit crystal to him.

"As a welcome gift for your temple's official settlement in Luozhou City today, this spirit crystal is for Master Zhiyuan!"

Liu Zimo calmly spoke in a low voice:

"In the future, the safety and stability of Luozhou City, both inside and outside, will rely on Master Zhiyuan to maintain!"

"With this spirit crystal protecting Master Zhiyuan's sea of consciousness, you no longer need to worry about a second invasion of the devouring spirit insects."

"In this way, even if I leave, I can be more at ease!"

What does this mean?

Liu Zimo is actually leaving?!

Holding the blue spirit crystal in his hand tightly, Master Zhiyuan looked at Liu Zimo with confusion.

"If I may ask, where is Shizhu Liu planning to go?"

"To the capital, Longhai, Jinmen, and other places. If possible, I will also visit Mount Longhu!"

Liu Zimo did not hide his upcoming whereabouts and said directly:

"Master Zhiyuan is already aware of the Yaozu's plan to enslave our human race."

"Unless something unexpected happens, at this moment, the most powerful martial artists or local military officials controlled by the devouring spirit insects in Daxia are countless!"

"To prevent the Yaozu's plan from succeeding and turning the entire earth into a breeding ground for the Yaozu, I can only go city by city, uncovering and killing those hidden little bugs one by one!"

"Our human martial artists can die in battle, they can sacrifice themselves!"

"But they absolutely should not and cannot die so miserably in the hands of those despicable insect tribes that only know how to cause trouble in the dark!"

Liu Zimo stood tall, his expression solemn, speaking with great righteousness.

He directly turned his upcoming "wild leveling" activity into exposing the Yaozu's conspiracy, saving distressed martial artists, and even a great mission to save the world.

Hearing this, Master Zhiyuan couldn't help but look at him with admiration and respect.

"Amitabha!"

"Shizhu Liu has great righteousness, and this humble monk is ashamed!"

Master Zhiyuan bowed to Liu Zimo, holding the blue spirit crystal in his palm, and solemnly promised:

"Shizhu Liu can rest assured and leave. As long as I, Zhiyuan, am in Luozhou City, it will never fall into the hands of the Yaozu outside the city!"

"Even if I have to risk my life, this humble monk will protect this city for Shizhu Liu and await your victorious return in the future!"

That's right!

Seeing that Master Zhiyuan understood his intentions so quickly, Liu Zimo nodded in satisfaction.

Swish!

With a thought, taking advantage of the moment when Master Zhiyuan bowed, Liu Zimo quietly left a spiritual prohibition deep in his sea of consciousness, just in case.

Master Zhiyuan was completely unaware of this. After bowing, he directly sat cross-legged and began to refine the blue spirit crystal in his hand in front of Liu Zimo.

After a while, the spirit crystal turned into a blue stream of light and was instantly absorbed into Master Zhiyuan's sea of consciousness.

Immediately after, Liu Zimo began to hear corresponding prompt sounds in his ear:

[Your good brother, Master Zhiyuan, has refined a 'First Order Spirit Crystal', stabilizing his divine soul, and his origin is soaring! It triggers the 'Heaven Stealing' innate talent, sharing half of the divine soul cultivation increase, mental power +20, and divine soul strength +30.]

(End of this chapter)