Soul Trigger

Chapter 457: Scales of the World
That night, King Yuanling held a banquet.

Mrs. Zhi is back.

As the legal wife of King Yuanling, she doesn't look like a couple when standing with King Yuanling, but more like a beautiful aunt from the neighborhood and her little nephew.

Ji Ling’s death dealt a great blow to Madam Zhi, causing her consciousness to fluctuate and her soul to be damaged. She had to go to the Forbidden City for treatment, and now she has barely recovered.

She had pale skin, traditional long black hair tied up in a bun, and a hint of sadness in her eyes.

But he behaved quite naturally towards Ji Li's arrival, even with a touch of care. At the banquet, he frequently introduced Shulong's dishes and delicacies, as well as his family's identity as a five-star chef, to Ji Li.

The meal went quite harmoniously, but Prince Yuanling left the table halfway through. Ji Li felt a little uncomfortable eating with a cheap sister and a cheap stepmother, so he left the table on his own initiative after dealing with the problem of being hungry.

"You don't seem to belong here?"

Ji Ruoxi pushed the door open and saw Ji Li lying on the sofa, browsing on his phone.

Ji Li has classes tomorrow, so he has to go look for that kid named Li again. He has been turned away three times, so if he doesn't want to see him again, he has to think about how to break down the door of that broken research institute. Now he is checking some information about Li Jiangxing.

Hearing Ji Ruoxi's words, he turned his head and ignored Ji Ruoxi's words:

"So, what exactly is 'potential'?"

Seeing him like that, the cheap sister sighed and sat down a fist away from the same season:
"Now that everything is on track for you in Mirage City, it is time to talk to you about Wang Xuan."

After thousands of years of development, the Shenzhou Dragon Vein has become a cluster hub with its own system and has entered a relatively mature systematized state.

Wang Xuan is something that was born under the influence of the Shenzhou Dragon Vein. Since it is a systematic ritual, there is nothing wrong with calling it the "Wang Xuan System."

Ji Li already knew the cause of the momentum. It was brought about by the recognition from the spirits of other people under the cover of the dragon vein and recognized by the dragon vein.

The so-called identification can be the identification of his appearance or the identification of his ability, but more often it is the identification of his ideas and deeds.

The more recognition you get, the greater your influence will be in the human spirit community, and the more power you will gain.

From this point of view, it seems that many people in Mirage recognize his teachings?
And along with momentum comes "performance".

If momentum comes from the recognition of the human spirit cluster, then performance comes from the recognition of the Shenzhou dragon vein, the spiritual hub of the cluster:
Defend the country and suppress the tomb.

Kill the evil, defeat Shulong's enemies, clear out the Lingbo Prison, solve abnormal events, suppress riots in the tomb... these actions will bring "performance".

"Power" and "performance" are the basis for selecting a king, which themselves are formed by the ritual power bestowed by the dragon veins of China.

In the final election of the king, the dragon vein will collect the power and achievements of everyone on this land, transform them into royal power and descend upon them to select the "Nine Sons", which is the new royal family.

"Teng Jun" is another way of playing, which is somewhat related to Wang Xuan, but not too high.

Ji Li was somewhat dissatisfied with Jiuzi's statement. I was fine in Silla, but as soon as I arrived in Shulong, everyone wanted me to recognize him as their father.

Ji Ruoxi was quite speechless:
"This is just a symbolic statement. How come you can't understand this... And the emperor of the old Tang Dynasty was not called Teng Jun, but the Son of Heaven. Even the emperor had to recognize his father, let alone you?"

Ji Li raised his eyebrows:
"Heaven? Heaven or sky?"

Ji Ruoxi was speechless for a moment, and after a long pause, she said:
“You can understand this world as…”

"So the emperor of ancient times thought he was the son of a planet? He was indeed a primitive man, with a very low level of cognition, and he didn't even know the universe."

There were faint veins popping up on Ji Ruoxi's forehead:

"You also know about the ancient times. The image of the Son of the Planet at that time represented the Son of the Universe that you mentioned."

Ji Li shook his head:

"That's not what I mean. A true emperor should have the faith to kick over the universe as if it were a chamber pot."

"…Thanks for the wonderful metaphor, can we please stop talking about this?"

Ji Ruoxi covered her face.

I originally thought it was amnesia, but I didn't expect that the amnesia was more than just a symptom, it was like even my cognition and memory were cleared out.

I actually saw the emergence of "cultural differences" in my brother... You didn't sense any cultural influence of the thousand-year-old country in Silla.

"So this is the significance of the Great Tomb Riot to the King's Chosen One. Although killing evil and suppressing ordinary spirit hells can also bring results, the fight for kingship cannot be limited to these small fights.

Therefore, the more results brought about by the fluctuations of the Great Tomb will become a battlefield for competition among the chosen kings."

"That's right." Ji Ruoxi put down her little hand and tried to grab some fruit from the coffee table, but the fruit plate was empty:

"Power and achievements are part of the ritual itself, they do not have any power, but after becoming a king, power and achievements will turn into 'royal power'.

That is, to borrow the power of the cluster of spiritual hubs, that is, the power of the dragon veins of Shenzhou, and rank the nine sons. Those in higher positions can obtain more royal power. "

"In addition, after becoming king, all official forces in Shulong can be mobilized. Large-scale civilian organizations like Suoyi also have great influence."

Ji Li said: "Because becoming a king is not just a position, but the recognition of the dragon veins of Shenzhou, and the recognition of all the spirits of Shulong people... I don't have any fruit here, don't look at it."

As he spoke, he casually took a bottle of wine and two glasses and placed them on the table, then poured some for Ji Ruoxi.

The latter was stunned when he looked at the rice wine. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up the cup and took a sip:
"Your lifestyle is too unhealthy... Anyway, that's about it."

"What's the ranking of Little Daddy?"

"third."

Ji Ruoxi said proudly.

"A bit weak, I thought it was number one."

"Do you think being number one is easy?!"

"Then who's number one?"

"King Guling, the perfect illuminator who controls the power of paradox, but his current situation is a bit like his father's."

The Dark Illumination-level Immortal seemed to be the pinnacle of most of the awakened ones that Ji Li could see so far.

King Guling was the strongest among the last king's selection. His power and achievements reached the pinnacle of the king's selection, but the price he paid was his awakening aura.

Aloof.

As a "lonely" person, he must be alone and must be strong, so he is stronger than the emperor.

But because of this, he has the smallest family among all the current Mausoleum Kings:
He was alone.

He has no relatives, no father and no mother. Even after the King's Selection, he rarely appears in the public view of the awakened, and only very few people can see him.

"So, he is currently the strongest person in Shulong?"

"On the surface, it is like this. It is said that there are still powerful paradoxes from ancient times hiding in the country, but I don't know, and my father doesn't know either."

Ji Ruoxi said, putting down the wine glass with a red face, and was silent for a moment.

"Ji Li, do you want to become king?"

Ji Li raised his eyebrows:
"I think this is why Little Dad brought me back here. Also, are you not very good at drinking?"

Ji Ruoxi burped suddenly, and even the white scorpion tail braid behind her trembled:
"If you are determined to participate in the King's Selection... I will help you. However, the King's Selection must participate in suppressing the Great Tomb, and only immortals can enter the Great Tomb."

"I can feel recently that my chance to break through to immortality is approaching..."

The biggest difference between the awakening systems of Silla and Shulong is not the "Dragon Servant", nor is it like "Blade of the Heart" where different situations only appear in the Domination stage.

The biggest difference lies in the different nature of cognition of things.

The principle of evil spirit transformation in Silla and other regions is to show the essential power of the human spirit and cover the original body.

From this point we can see that the underlying logic of this system believes that human nature is evil and that negative and negative forces are powerful.

Otherwise, the appearance of the evil spirit would not be mostly evil, and it would not be called "evil spirit".

In Shulong, this kind of "evil spiritization" of the system is called "Yin Demon Body", and is directly labeled as an evil demon.

Among the eight types of masters, the secret method to break four types is simply called "heart magic".

Shulong’s underlying logic has nothing to do with the evil nature of human beings.

There is also no concept of eight types of masters, instead there is the concept of "six dust masters".

The Eight-Type Overlord is just called the Eight-Type Overlord. In fact, most people can only cultivate to the Fourth Type at best. The Fourth Type is also the highest level originally recognized for the Eight-Type Overlord at this stage.

But Shulong is different. Shulong's master needs to walk through the six dusts:
Color Dust: Breaking the Delusion of Appearances
Sound Dust: Transform the Blade of Words Incense Dust: Refine the Chain of Desire
Wei Chen: Understanding the Balance of Gains and Losses
Touching Dust: Forged Flesh Armor
Dharma Dust: Cutting the Barriers of Thinking
This reflects the ultimate pursuit of cutting off the mundane world and being detached from the world, and under the interference of the dragon veins, it is endowed with the responsibility of existence.

The senior internship at Mirage University, in addition to integrating into the society itself and becoming a reflection walker to start a double life, is to walk the six dusts.

The method of perception is also different from the split personality visualization method of cultivating the eighth type, but it is to experience the various aspects of human life.

It is not necessary to practice all of the six dusts, but after comprehending them all, one can then choose one to make a breakthrough and achieve immortality.

This behavior is called "cutting the dust".

Because although the six dusts are these six dusts, they will present different situations due to different awakening auras.

Of course, the six dusts can also be cultivated more, but the difficulty is also very high.

For example, King Guling, who is currently the strongest in the country, has killed five dusts.

Ji Ruoxi chose noise, praise, slander, gossip, and waves of public opinion.

The pursuit of words not entering the heart, wisdom not being covered by dust, means firmness:
"You should have heard about the Dragon Leap Festival?"

Ji Li took a sip of wine: "Well, it's a stable day for the Great Tomb Riot, so it's also a stable battlefield for the King's Selection?"

"Yes, Yuanling Palace was assigned a survey quota."

There are no quotas for the king selection, and anyone can participate in it. This is a ritual of the dragon vein of Shenzhou and also an objectively existing phenomenon.

But there are quotas for entering the tomb, and not everyone can enter.

As Ji Ruoxi spoke, a small scale flashed in her hand:

"This is a keepsake. Take it."

Ji Li raised his eyebrows:
"You're not participating in the royal election?"

Ji Ruoxi shook her head:
"This is Ji Ling's relic, which was handed over to me after he died. I originally thought that for the sake of Yuanling Palace, I had to become a prince... but you appeared, and you are more suitable and stronger than me."

Ji Li took the thing without hesitation. It was very thick, like the stratum corneum, but also like hard ore:
"You don't seem to be interested in the King's Election yourself?"

Ji Ruoxi smiled, but she looked a little dizzy:

"not interested."

"But Yuanling Palace can no longer hold on."

Ji Li poured himself a drink:

"What do you mean?"

Ji Ruoxi reached out her hand, grabbed the bottle of wine for him, and poured it into her own glass:

"literal meaning."

Ji Ruoxi gulped down a big mouthful, and seemed to be throwing garbage at Ji Li:

"My father has cut off the dust of scent and the dust of color. All the pleasures and desires of this world have nothing to do with him anymore.

In pursuit of a more powerful promotion, under the effect of the extreme dust-slashing secret technique, he obtained a basic promotion to immortality comparable to that of the Four Dusts-slashing.

But Zhan Erchen's soul cannot bear such basic power, and his soul is collapsing every day."

Ji Li frowned:
"But he seems to be in a stable condition now...Did he use any other means?"

Cheap sister drinking:

"The Dragon Vein of Shenzhou."

"After becoming the king, he used all the rights of the Cluster Spiritual Hub granted by the Dragon Vein of Shenzhou to maintain the stability of his own soul, and his body became what it is today... Do you know what this means?"

Ji Li nodded:

"If he loses his throne, he will lose the power bestowed by the dragon veins to maintain his existence, and he will die."

Ji Ruoxi smiled bitterly:
"Yes. The new Nine Sons will naturally not be able to take away the precious power to maintain his existence. He will die."

Ji Li said:
"But you gave me the qualification to enter the tomb. Are you so unconfident that you can save little daddy?"

Ji Ruoxi shook her head:
"The sound dust I am about to cut off represents my firm will. I will never give up, but... this alone will not do."

"The last one in population is King Guling, do you know who is the second last one?"

Ji Li said: "It's on our side, we can probably guess it."

"My father's sequelae have turned him into what he is now, and he can't have children anymore, so all resources can only be concentrated on one person."

"It was Ji Ling before, it was me before you came, and now... it's you."

Ji Li's hand felt cold, and Ji Ruoxi gently grasped his palm and pressed the dragon scale into his palm:

"Although I was adopted, my father treated me very well. He is a very gentle person, and he definitely didn't take you back just for his own life."

"I know that you don't have much feeling for this place after you lost your memory... Your pride will definitely make you pursue endless power, but..."

Ji Ruoxi paused, and gradually exerted force on her hands:

"You are the most powerful peak master I have ever seen. You will definitely be able to become the Mausoleum King."

"So, can you please save King Yuanling?"

Ji Li saw that his cheap sister's eyes seemed to be a little sparkling. He pulled his hand out and weighed the heavy dragon scale in his hand:
"You're a little over the top. You don't have to do this."

"My little dad is pretty good to me. At least I have to thank him for the dragon suit. And since we're here, wouldn't it be a waste if we don't experience the customs and practices of the King's Selection?"

Ji Ruoxi smiled immediately and wiped her eyes:
"That's good... maybe it was the alcohol. I embarrassed myself in front of you..."

Ji Li is puzzled:

"You embarrass me every day."

Ji Ruoxi's fist instantly hardened, and she punched Ji Li on the shoulder:
"Shut up!"

"And you will be embarrassed tomorrow. You will have to attend my class tomorrow..."

"I said SHUT UP!!!"

Ji Ruoxi turned over and pressed Ji Li under her, her round buttocks sitting directly on his waist and abdomen:
"Only immortals can enter the tomb. Stop bullying me all the time. It's better for you to think about how to become immortal before the Dragon Leap Festival!"

"There is also the matter of Li Jiangxing. He once built an environmental formation for Teng Jun to break through the paradox. If you can win him over, everything on Wang Xuan's side will be twice as effective with half the effort. You have a heavy burden on your shoulders!!!"

Ji Li was speechless for a while. How old is he and still pinching like this? He immediately wanted to push this guy away.

But after sitting like this, I suddenly didn’t want to get up——

The upper body is plain, but the lower body is quite fleshy.

The touch is similar to Cool Girl, but softer, similar to Rabbit Guy.

Come to think of it, I haven't touched a woman for a while. I kind of miss Qin's pole dancing...

Just when Ji Li was lost in thought, he felt an extreme burning sensation on his wrist.
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[Cognitive Golem: Scales of the World]

[Current contact level: 1]

[Your existence has been recognized by a powerful human spirit, and this special recognition deepens your connection with the world.]

[The power of the statue can only maintain its form and increase the connection level, and it may be able to continue to improve. ]
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It was a statue of a dragon girl with wings on her back, holding a silver sword in her hand:

[Personality Relic: Dust-killer]

[Soul Quality: Perfect]

Ji Li sat up in shock from his dying illness. He stood up and threw Ji Ruoxi away, staring at her straightly:
What quality?
Ji Ruoxi got up from the ground with a grin:

"...What's that look in your eyes?"

"Look at the baby's eyes."

"???"
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PS: I’ll stop here for now, I’m a little confused.

(End of this chapter)