"this……"
Luo Xuan looked at the scene on the altar, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he subconsciously took a step back.
He could see it clearly just now, but at the last moment of the ceremony, the strange night in the surrounding Evernight Forest directly ignored the light of the burning lamp and invaded.
Then, under the intertwining of the two forces, this heart was finally formed, which was full of Gollum's rolling eyes, lingering with a faint starlight, but in the center, there was a touch of darkness that could not be erased.
"Grandpa, what's going on?"
Luo Xuan asked quickly in his heart.
This sudden change left him unsure of what to do next?
Lin Chen was silent in his mind for a moment.
He also did not expect that the Dao realm at the Nascent Soul level, within the scope of its coverage, would be able to achieve something similar to the ability of gods to respond to prayers.
Although he knew that the power of high-level monks was no different from the immortals imagined by mortals, he did not expect that he could achieve this step just at the Yuanying level.
Does this mean that if the level of this world is not high enough, then a fourth-level Nascent Soul monk can become a being comparable to the legendary gods?
The golden elixir is the boundary between the immortal and the mortal, and the Nascent Soul is the beginning of the great road...
It seems that the division and gap between realms are far from being as simple as imagined...
"Circumstances have taken an unexpected turn and you can pass up this opportunity."
Lin Chen finally said this.
"This..." Luo Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "Then what will be the consequences if I swallow this heart?"
"I don't know." Lin Chen said directly.
"Huh?!" Luo Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.
In this short time together, he could roughly feel Lin Chen's decisiveness and courage. Although the other party was not omniscient and omnipotent, with his knowledge, there were very few people who could defeat him.
But this was the first time he heard such an uncertain tone.
"I won't jump to conclusions easily without practicing something." Lin Chen seemed to see the surprise in his heart and said lightly, "Random speculation will only lead people in the wrong direction."
"Although I really want you to give it a try, the choice is still left to you."
"Whether you do it or not, it all depends on your thoughts."
Luo Xuan was silent for a moment, and finally smiled to himself and said:
"I've already come this far, how can I give up all my efforts? I hope grandpa can help me!"
"In that case, let's get started."
Lin Chen didn't use any unnecessary sensationalism, but took over the other person's body without hesitation.
Since the gambler on the other side has already made up his mind, he can't possibly talk nonsense like his mother-in-law, right?
Of course, do it directly!
However, the rituals he created for the path of corpse dissection were not so simple.
After all, it is not easy to seize the power of demons with a mortal body. There must be no deviation in this process, otherwise all the efforts will be wasted.
Luo Xuan had just started this technique a few days ago, and he was in a wild environment. He couldn't complete this ritual with his own ability alone. Only Lin Chen could do it himself!
The next moment, his eyes opened again and returned to their deep look.
Then, he lay down on the ground and cleared away all the stones, branches and other obstacles around him.
Then he pricked his fingertips, and his own blood mixed with the monster's flesh and blood, and he drew them on the ground stroke by stroke, words that had never appeared in this world.
This is... simple handwriting.
Along with this, there are Taoist runes that are not of this world.
As it covered a ten-meter radius, the remaining dream power and starlight in the environment continued to blend into it, and then emitted a faint spiritual light, becoming lifelike.
Immediately afterwards, he took off all the clothes on Luo Xuan's body, and carved densely packed runes on his body, like tadpoles, stroke by stroke.
In the end, the blood, handwriting, aura, etc. were all distinguishable from each other on his body, as if they were integrated with the dense runes and writings underneath him.
At this moment, he seemed to have turned into the savage Wu Zhu from ancient times who drank blood and swallowed charcoal!
"The essence of scientific rituals requires various symbolic behaviors. It lies in outward pulling power and inward restraint of oneself. Only in this way can we seize the power of demons with a mortal body!"
Lin Chen taught in his mind while arranging the rituals.
"Then the unknown handwriting and runes at the moment are used to retain the power of the fairy in the dream for external pulling?"
"That's right."
Simple fonts, Taoist runes... these are things from Lin Chen's previous life.
Whether it is a symbol or a reference, it can definitely anchor his existence!
"Then why did you take off your clothes and look like this?"
"The purpose is to stimulate the animal nature of the human body, to get closer to the wildness and vitality of nature, to feel the power of ferocious beasts, spirits, evil monsters, and then plunder them in reverse!"
"Isn't there any problem with this?" Luo Xuan couldn't help but frowned.
"Of course there is a problem. The reason why humans are humans is because they have mastered their animal nature and allowed reason and wisdom to gain the upper hand. Only then can they open up a vast civilization. This is the only thing that distinguishes intelligent creatures from other species!"
Lin Chen said with a cold tone.
"Not to mention that on this path, if you lose your mind and fall into madness, it is a trivial matter. I am afraid that you will fall completely into it and transform into a real monster in the end!"
"This..." Luo Xuan's expression changed when he heard this, "How should we deal with it?"
"Naturally, through some kind of symbol, it helps one to subdue one's own thoughts, bind one's inhuman nature, and thereby stabilize human relations."
Lin Chen explained casually,
"Depending on the characteristics of the monster, the symbolic objects are also different. For example, for a mandrill, you can use a ceremonial crown to anchor yourself, and for a demon wolf, you can put a dog leash around its neck to express suppression and domestication..."
"But this monster cannot find its corresponding animal in the mortal world. How can we find the symbol? And with the current situation, there is no time to find it..." Luo Xuan hesitated.
When Lin Chen heard this, a sneer appeared on his face:
"Why not? That monster is a ball of flesh and blood, and it is ever-changing. The way to restrain its animal nature is to remind yourself to keep its human form."
"What kind of symbol can I use to remind myself to keep my human form...ah!!!!!!"
Luo Xuan was puzzled, but suddenly let out a shrill wail.
Because at this moment, blood marks appeared one after another on his body.
Then every part of his body was peeled off!
Even though his body is now controlled by Lin Chen, he can still feel the terrifying pain at all!
"The only thing that can remind you to keep your human form is... human skin?!"
Lin Chen laughed ferociously, his eyes were extremely cold, and at this moment, the body he was parasitic on had suddenly turned into a skinless flesh and blood creature!
He was holding a piece of human skin in his hand, and his bloody body was engraved with dark red runes. At a glance, he felt like a standing and walking monster!
"ah!!!"
Luo Xuan's consciousness screamed crazily in his mind. After being skinned, he felt as if he had fallen into an endless sea of fire, and his whole body was filled with pain that penetrated his bones.
But Lin Chen had no intention of stopping at all. Instead, he walked to the heart. Then, he raised the long knife in his hand and slashed "his" body hard!
Just listen to the clicking sound.
The sternum was like a broken door, slowly opening, revealing the protected organs inside.
He lowered his head and fiddled with his heart a little, and a bright red heart appeared in his eyes and beat loudly.
Then, with an indifferent expression, he reached his right hand into his left chest, held the smooth heart, and took it out bit by bit.
"no no--"
"Young man, if you want to gain power, you have to pay a price!"
Lin Chen ignored Luo Xuan's wailing at all, but smiled coldly, then picked up the heart in the center and slowly put it into the empty chest.
Immediately afterwards, as if it was alive, blood vessels derived from the heart one after another and began to take root in other arteries.
"here we go……"
Lin Chen's voice echoed in the field, and in front of Luo Xuan's eyes, at some point, an ice mirror thrown by Lin Chen from the dream world appeared.
In the mirror, a "monster" covered in blood and bloody flesh was holding a piece of human skin and kneeling in front of the ice mirror with his head lowered.
After an unknown amount of time, a bloody, ghost-like face lifted up, revealing a ferocious smile.
At the same time, countless flesh buds began to grow on his body one after another, and a violent, bloody, and malicious aura continued to spread.
The food and health ritual officially begins.
Lin Chen just stayed in Luo Xuan's mind, watching this scene quietly, with deep eyes and an indescribable indifference to his expression.
I feel like the writing of these two chapters is a bit off. I'll take the time to revise it later.
(End of chapter)
