Chapter 3: Awakening! Second Spirit?
Most lamps in the courtyards of the laborer circle were already dimmed; only a few hamlets and caves still had lights.
At such a late hour, everyone was either sleeping or cultivating.
A shadow moved swiftly through the courtyards, passing through one of the hamlets with ease. It leaped from the backyard of a hamlet and entered through a window.
"Fortunately, no one noticed me..."
As the silver light of the moon shone through the gaps, it revealed the figure of a snow-haired youth. It was Leng Feng.
After burning the bodies approximately ten minutes ago, he hurried to his dwelling without stopping, fearing that the incident with the spiritual pill would be repeated.
Only upon arriving at his dwelling without any accidents did Leng Feng finally exhale in relief.
Leng Feng bent down and noticed the tiny piece of cotton he had left at the door in the morning was still there. He steadied himself and observed the outside.
Seeing that no one was around and it was absolutely safe, he sat on his bed and counted his gains.
The biggest gain was definitely the Soul Devouring Pearl, which was probably an Innate Treasure.
Next were the two magical rings.
"Let's see what these inner disciples have..."
Leng Feng immediately turned his gaze to the two rings.
First, he looked at Meng Chuan's magical ring, spreading his spiritual energy into the ring and aiming to break the ownership restriction. It cracked, and the ownership broke without resistance. This was only possible since it was ownerless.
Leng Feng spread his consciousness into the ring, and his eyes widened in surprise.
The magical ring was not too large, only around 200 cubic meters in size, which falls to the category of a small spatial ring.
But it was full of true pills. Even though Leng Feng could not count exactly how many, he could assume there were over fifty pills just based on their quantity.
Moreover, there were many herbs, pill formulas, and a pill cauldron.
Unfortunately, there were only a few spirit crystals, the currency of the cultivation world, inside the ring.
"He probably bought a lot of ingredients to concoct," Leng Feng shook his head and withdrew his spiritual energy from the ring.
He repeated the routine with Li Chang's ring. This time, his surprise was twice as great as his reaction to Meng Chuan's ring.
That was because this ring was simply too large. It was a thousand-meter cubic meter in size and contained tons of spiritual pills and spirit crystals!
"I'm rich! It's all worth it!" Leng Feng clenched his fists. He remembered when he first occupied this body a week ago, he almost died because of its poor physical health.
Fortunately, he managed to survive and adapt to this world.
Now he could be considered a rich scion with these two rings alone.
"Of course, the biggest gain is still the Soul Devouring Pearl!"
Leng Feng withdrew his spiritual energy and grabbed the pearl lying on the bed. He raised it just enough for the silver rays to light up its edges.
The pearl was dark and bloody. There were constant screams of the souls inside the pearl as deformed faces occasionally appeared.
Without a doubt, this was a demonic Innate Treasure.
Innate Treasures were unique. No innate treasures have been the same since the creation of the world.
Some innate treasures that have been nurtured in areas with abundant Yang have good or positive attributes, while in Yin areas, the innate treasures would be negative and evil.
Just like this Soul Devouring Pearl, Leng Feng could vaguely see the agony and misery of the souls inside the pearl, as if they were begging to be freed.
"This..." Leng Feng's heart trembled.
He could not accept that this treasure required feasting on human souls to elevate one's cultivation.
He had only been in this world for a week. No matter how twisted his thinking had become, there was no way he could kill innocent people and use their souls for his own benefit!
"So this is the reality of someone with poor aptitude in the world of cultivation, huh..." Leng Feng sighed as he stared at the pearl.
In the novels he'd read, the world of cultivation was painted as a sacred land full of immortal cranes, immortal cultivators, and the beauty of eternal life. On the untold side, it was full of misery and hardships, lowly cultivators with mediocre talents, and the survival of the fittest.
An average Earthling would have a hard time adapting to this lawless world.
"If the heavens favored me, I could be a hero. Unfortunately, they're against me, so I can only become a demon." Leng Feng closed his eyes, and determination rose in his heart.
When he opened his eyes again, the last trace of empathy had already disappeared.
"In order to own an Innate Treasure, one must dip blood on it."
Leng Feng muttered to himself and bit his right thumb. He let the blood fall on the top of the pearl.
Soon after, the dark pearl shone with an ominous light. It floated in the air and slowly entered the back of Leng Feng's palm.
The moment it entered his palm, Leng Feng's body suddenly trembled. His human-ranked spirit, the Silver Chain Spirit, manifested on its own. It was shaking as if it feared something inside Leng Feng's body.
Leng Feng was shocked by the sudden occurrence in his body. He realized that the pearl that had entered his palm seemed to be quivering in fear, wanting to escape.
However, an unknown being suddenly pulled it and swallowed the pearl in one gulp. The moment the pearl was swallowed, Leng Feng felt something inside him awakening.
His eyes shook and his body, spirit, and soul trembled, blood gushing out of his nose, eyes, and ears.
"Am I going to die?"
Leng Feng gritted his teeth, refusing to die just like that. When he was about to collapse, a second shadow suddenly emerged from his back.
This shadow was so dark it was like an abyss. Only the white shapes of its eyes, horns, and mouth could be vaguely seen.
Strangely, the appearance of this shadow caused his human-ranked Silver Chain Spirit to mutate, transforming into a milky color with wisps of black aura. It looked domineering and wicked, as if it was no longer the weak, useless human-ranked Spirit it had been.
Moreover, Leng Feng's hair had turned black.
At the same time, the shaking of his body, soul, and spirit finally stopped.
Thud...
Leng Feng collapsed on the bed, covered in his blood. His blurry vision fixed on the sinister spirit before he lost consciousness.
"A second...spirit?"
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