noffsinger Chapter 129: Wumeng's Way of Escape
Chapter 129: Wumeng's Way of Escape
Wumeng was originally an aquatic ebony. As time went by, it gradually developed a trace of intelligence. Later, it drifted on the sea and accidentally discovered a sea eye that nurtured a spiritual pearl. It took root in the sea eye and absorbed the water spiritual energy here. About a thousand years later, the ebony gradually mutated due to absorbing a large amount of water spiritual energy, and eventually upgraded to ebony. After a few hundred years, the ebony had grown very large and looked like an island from a distance. Because this place is remote and sparsely populated, and its roots are well developed and its power is not weaker than that of ordinary spiritual treasures, it can live in peace and has not been turned into magic weapon parts by humans.
Finally one day, a human monk wandered here and accidentally discovered Wumeng. The monk was very powerful. Wumeng thought it was doomed, but the monk thought it was not easy to grow for thousands of years and was quite spiritual. In addition, the monk at that time did not look down on a mere ebony wood that had not yet advanced to the third grade, so he spared its life. The monk seemed tired of the secular struggle. Seeing that the ebony wood tree was like an island, he simply settled here. Later, he accepted an apprentice and started a family. The apprentice also accepted an apprentice and started a family... More than a thousand years later, the monk had already passed away, but the ebony wood became more and more powerful, and Yunmeng Village was also quite large. At this time, the spiritual pearl in the sea eye finally matured, and there was more than one - in addition to a jellyfish pearl, there were actually thousands of water spirit pearls!
Wu Meng was ecstatic. It was almost certain that if it absorbed all these spirit beads, it would be able to break through the shackles of life form, transform successfully in one fell swoop, and become a spiritual practitioner with strength comparable to that of an 8-star peak cultivator!
"Unfortunately, I greatly underestimated the energy intensity contained in those spirit beads. I felt that I had almost reached my limit after absorbing a few hundred water spirit beads, not to mention the jellyfish bead with even more terrifying energy. But I was unwilling to give up. I absorbed it reluctantly, but in the end I suffered the consequences. I almost exploded and died, and my soul and essence also suffered devastating damage. I used all my strength to wrap up the rioting spirit bead energy to prevent it from completely erupting and avoiding the destruction of the entire village. At the same time, I put myself into a state of suspended animation, hoping to recover my essence bit by bit over a long period of time." Wu Meng sighed and continued:
"But things never go as planned. Not long after I entered the state of suspended animation, the war broke out. What I didn't expect was that the war lasted for 500 years, which hit me hard again and brought me very close to death. If it weren't for the extremely unstable energy wrapped in my roots, which could explode at any time, my body would have been plundered by humans and made into a magic weapon. Later, as my vitality became less and less, my suspended animation almost turned into real death, and my body began to rot, becoming useless and no one cared about it anymore. Later, I completely lost consciousness. After I lost consciousness, my body instinctively split into countless small root buds from the root system. These root buds would follow the water flow and parasitize in organisms with strong vitality, absorbing their vitality and turning it into nutrients. When they mature in the host's body, they would automatically detach themselves, either becoming a part of my root system to help me continue my vitality, or becoming independent and possibly becoming the continuation of my future life... These are all unconscious behaviors of mine. If I could control it, I would never do such a cruel thing..." Wu Meng's voice was full of sadness and sorrow. Yun Bai believed that what he said was true, because she was connected with the other party's soul. Moreover, if Wu Meng really didn't care about human life, he would not have used his body as a cage to trap the violent energy of Lingzhu just to protect the innocent people in the village.
"Then, can my friends and I do anything for you?" Yun Bai asked earnestly. She really wanted to help. However, facing the violent energy, she was also very insignificant and could not help at all. But Wu Meng's next words made her eyes light up.
"In the decades when I was still conscious, I thought carefully about why the energy was violent. Later, I finally found some possible answers. The problem lies with the jellyfish bead. To be on the safe side, I started absorbing from the water spirit bead, but because of this, the energy inside the jellyfish bead was unbalanced, which caused the energy of all the spirit beads to violently surge. By the time I figured this out, I had suffered a serious injury and could not control the jellyfish bead at all - of course, I am even more powerless now. If someone can absorb the energy of the jellyfish bead and lose the source of energy, the water spirit beads will naturally return to calm. My predicament will also be resolved. It is estimated that in a few hundred years, I will be able to recover to my previous strength and protect this small village again."
"Jellyfish Pearl!" Yun Bai heard this key word. She immediately thought of the Earth Mother Pearl that was absorbed by her Dingling Star earlier. She remembered that when she advanced to the 1st level of the st star, she automatically absorbed the pearl. At that time, she didn't think that the Earth Mother Pearl was that difficult to absorb! Perhaps, her Great Universe Spirit Realm could absorb any mother pearl without any problem? ... Yun Bai made a bold guess. But this guess was too risky. If her Universe Spirit Realm couldn't swallow the jellyfish pearl, wouldn't she have to follow in the footsteps of Wu Jinmu?
When Yun Bai was hesitant, Wu Jinmu seemed to notice her thoughts and asked hopefully, "Yun Bai, do you know jellyfish beads?"
"I don't know. But, senior, if a person has absorbed the Earth Mother Pearl and nothing happened after absorbing it, do you think that person can absorb the Jellyfish Pearl?" Yun Bai couldn't think of a good way, so she could only ask tentatively. After all, if she could really absorb the Jellyfish Pearl, not only would she be able to help Wu Jinmu escape from trouble and eliminate the troubles for Yunmeng Village, she herself would also get huge benefits. The ninth rating star that was originally far away might be lit up!
"You said someone has absorbed the Earth Mother Pearl and nothing happened?! If that's true, he must be able to absorb the Jellyfish Pearl without any problems!" Wu Meng's emotions became visibly excited. Because he had a spiritual connection with Yun Bai, Wu Meng had a vague feeling and said, "Yun Bai, the person you are talking about should be you, right? If it is really you, then you will be able to help me out of trouble. Moreover, you can also get huge benefits. Don't worry, I swear by my spiritual origin that I will keep it a secret for you, and I will only do things that are beneficial to you for the rest of my life, and I will never do anything bad to you!"
"Yes. It's me." Yun Bai also knew that what Wu Meng said was true through this soul connection. So, she no longer concealed it. As soon as she said this, she immediately felt another mark in her soul. It was Wu Meng's original soul mark, which was Wu Meng's way of expressing his sincerity. With this original soul mark, it was equivalent to obtaining Wu Meng's loyal friendship, which would never change!