The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 125 Silk Script
At the bottom of the lake, Ding Lin slowly opened his eyes.

Having just discovered the Earth Soul last night, he didn't expect to sense it again so soon. Unfortunately, he still didn't regain the Earth Soul tonight, which was still a bit unexpected. After sensing it, he was a step slower in the time it took for the evil spirit to touch him, and missed it.

The last failure was because we had no experience, and this time it was because we were caught off guard?
Next time, I will definitely succeed.

"call!"

Ding Lin exhaled, his eyes deep.

……

In the following days, earthquakes became common on Shechan Peak.

And each time the noise is louder than the last.

……

at night.

"Boom!"

The ground was shaken.

Inside the cave, both the White Snake and the Green Snake were awakened by the noise.

"elder sister."

The green snake looked at the white snake, and the latter turned its head and looked in the direction of the small lake. The lake water was bubbling up as if it was boiling, and there were sudden splashes of water, like surging waves.

"The mountain master, is he going to succeed?"

The green snake's eyes sparkled. They could be said to be Ding Lin's vassals now. Not to mention the kindness they had shown him in the past, Ding Lin treated them very kindly on weekdays. Not only did he seldom order them around, he also allowed them to live on the top of the peak. She certainly hoped that Ding Lin could go one step further. In this way, the Snake Peak could be considered as stable as Mount Tai.

"Maybe."

The White Snake felt it and hesitated. She was more cautious than the Green Snake and had a broader vision. She could sense something subtle was wrong and did not dare to be blindly optimistic. However, such a big commotion was enough to make it difficult for her to judge. In addition, she really hoped that Ding Lin could succeed, so she said so.

"Boom!"

A sound like thunder.

On the top of the peak, a huge rock closest to the lake suddenly fell over, splashing up a large amount of smoke and dust.

"Is it going to be done?"

The green snake looked excited.

The earthquake reached its peak, but after the huge rock fell, it weakened. Then, there were no more twists and turns, and it just calmed down until there was no movement anymore.

"it's over?"

The excitement on the green snake's face froze a little. She was stunned for a moment and looked at the white snake.

"Sister, is this...successful, or..."

Qing Snake did not say the rest of the words. In fact, she had already guessed the answer. Although the beginning was very grand, it was so anticlimactic at the end, which was not a sign of success.

"It's going to rain again."

White Snake said softly.

……

"Failed."

On the other side, the fifth fairy had walked out of the tree house at some point. Her hands were clenched tightly together, as if she was holding something.

Outside, the night wind blew in gusts, bringing layers of coolness, as if it knew no fatigue.

At the top of the peak, the branches were rustling.

After the earthquake stopped, the trembling of the treetops did not diminish in the slightest as the night wind grew even more violent.

Maybe another rain is coming.

The weather has been unusually hot lately, with no signs of heat. But after a few days, it will rain again, intermittently, like the continuous spring rain, not at all like the short and fast rain in summer. The fifth fairy looked up, her eyes a little worried, and looked at the sky. The strong wind covered the sky and the earth. Even if her injuries had recovered a little and she could use more spiritual energy, her vision could not penetrate the darkness. Seeing the stars, she lowered her head and looked at the lake again. The bubbles on the lake surface slowly calmed down. The leaves were blown to the lake by the strong wind, swirling, stained with some water, and rose again, but no matter how they struggled, they still sank and immersed in the water.

"call!"

Another gust of night wind blew, and the fifth fairy stood in front of the door of the tree house. Her hair was blown up, and she felt a hint of moisture, and the smell of soil began to rise.

The rain is coming.

Sure enough, the next moment——

First, a ray of light illuminated the sky and the earth.

Then there was a rumble of thunder.

"Crack!"

Raindrops as big as soybeans fell on my head.

Behind her was the study, but the fifth fairy did not go back to the house. She looked up at the rain again, and the rain that was pouring down on her head wet her hair in an instant. She walked in the rainstorm and came to the front of the lake. She was dressed in green, like a ghost. She stood in front of the huge rock that collapsed next to the small lake, then bent down. Her tightly clenched hands finally opened, and it turned out to be a piece of silk woven with cloud brocade. In the rainstorm, with the strong wind, she put down the silk with one hand, and picked up a stone the size of a head from the side with the other hand to press it down.

Then, he stood up and walked back silently.

All the noise was drowned out by the heavy rain.

Just like Ding Lin's help to her in previous times, it came suddenly and quietly.

When I walked to the tree house.

The fifth fairy turned her head to look at the silk again, then went into the house.

"Squeak."

The door was closed, blocking out the rain.

Between heaven and earth, the madness continued as if nothing had happened.

……

bottom of the lake.

Ding Lin opened his eyes, his eyes were dim and no emotion could be seen.

Failed again.

Ding Lin originally thought that after that incident, what would bother him would be how to find the Earth Soul again. However, he did not expect that what should have been a problem was actually the thing he did not need to worry about the least. He only used his consciousness once to remember the breath of the Earth Soul. In the next ten times of searching, he was able to find it two or three times.

He originally thought that he could not capture the Earth Soul because the time of its appearance was always too abrupt, and he could not react fast enough and could not grasp the reality. So he tried again and again, until this time, almost at the same moment when his consciousness captured the Earth Soul, the demonic energy came out, but it was still a little slow. Although he touched the Earth Soul, he did not have time to capture it, and this step was already his limit.

Where exactly was the omission?
Or was he using the wrong approach from the beginning?
Or, is there something that is not fully prepared?

Ding Lin was puzzled.

Back then in the lotus pond, he hadn't even achieved the Dan realm. Although Yang Chan had interpreted the entire Black Water Sutra for him, his practice had not reached that stage yet. Some of the key points were difficult to explain, while others were ignored unintentionally as Yang Chan subconsciously thought of them as attempts at practice.

After so many attempts, repeated deductions, and daily reflections, there should be no omissions. As for the method, the method used is also recorded in the "Black Water Sutra", so it should not be wrong.

It can only be that some condition is still missing or something has not been prepared in advance.

Ding Lin was almost 90% sure that this was the reason.

But it is this unknown that is even more annoying, because it is unknown and we don’t even know where to start.

Suddenly, I felt upset.

The lake bottom was noticeably more stuffy than usual.

It's going to rain again.

Ding Lin swung his tail and floated to the surface of the water. Before he was out of the water, the sound of falling rain began to be heard.

(End of this chapter)