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Chapter 157 Li Er's Wonderful Journey

Seeing the shocked expression on Li Shimin's face, Lin Yu smiled slightly, raised his hand, and the energy clouds on the stone steps immediately surged and condensed into a milky white cloud boat.

Lin Yu stepped onto the cloud boat, turned to look at Li Shimin and said, "Come on up!"

"..."

Li Shimin came to his senses, suppressed his shock, and carefully stepped onto the cloud boat.

As my feet touched the boat, I immediately felt a soft yet firm texture.

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and then boarded the cloud boat with peace of mind, standing beside Lin Yu.

With a flick of his sleeve, Lin Yu caused the cloud boat beneath his feet to take flight on its own, carrying the two of them into the sea of ​​clouds.

Along the way, ethereal clouds and mist swirled around the boat, bringing with them an incredibly rich 'spiritual energy of heaven and earth'.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and couldn't help but circulate his internal energy to absorb the energy that had condensed into liquid.

As the cloud boat passed through the sea of ​​clouds, a waterfall thousands of meters high came into view. The exaggerated drop made the entire waterfall seem like an inverted Milky Way, cascading down and creating a magical vortex of rainbow light.

At the end of the waterfall is a pool of water that shimmers with a rainbow of colors.

A lotus flower with a diameter of over one meter in the pond stretched out its body, and four colors of light gathered on its crystal-clear petals, making it clear at a glance that it was no ordinary object.

Not far from the Seven-Colored Pond, a magnificent palace stands.

Surrounding the palace is a vast medicinal garden covering more than a thousand acres. Dozens of golden-haired spirit monkeys dressed in white robes roam among the medicinal garden, watching over the spirit creatures that radiate various colors of spiritual light.

Among them were not only ginseng and lingzhi that Li Shimin was familiar with, but also some varieties that he did not recognize at all, such as various magical herbs from the world of Frilian, and heart-shaped grass from the Marvel Universe.

Of course, what's more eye-catching than these short flowers and grasses are the bamboo groves and trees nearby.

It goes without saying that the bamboo forest is a well-known fact among all members of the magic cultivation system. The main raw materials for the basic magic artifacts in the shop are magic steel ingots and this extremely tough green bamboo.

Beside the bamboo forest is a tea grove that exudes a rich fragrance of camellias. There are about twenty tea trees in the grove, the thickest and largest of which is the original Da Hong Pao tea tree that Lin Yu brought back from the Tang Ghost World.

As for the jujube tree, which was also brought from the world of Tang ghosts, it took a completely different path from the mother tree of the Great Red Robe.

It did not reproduce offspring or produce forests, but instead used all the energy it absorbed for its own benefit.

Today, it has grown into a towering tree over twenty feet tall.

Looking from above, this jujube tree is the most prominent one.

The dense canopy of trees blocked out the sky, and was covered with glistening, plump green fruits that emitted a fragrance even stronger than that of camellias.

The apes responsible for tending the herb garden would usually choose to rest under the jujube trees.

This is not only because the spiritual energy under the jujube tree is the most concentrated, but also because the ripe jujubes occasionally fall on their own, allowing the spirit monkeys who work hard to take care of the herb garden to have a taste of the fresh fruit.

When Li Shimin looked at the jujube tree, he saw three apes scrambling for the falling jujubes.

He frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Lin, aren't you afraid that the monkeys will steal and eat these spirit creatures since you've asked them to look after them?"

Lin Yu smiled nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, they wouldn't dare."

They certainly didn't dare, because all the spirit apes knew that the spirit of the Reincarnation Pavilion, 'Linghua,' would monitor the growth of spirit creatures in real time.

Those green dates that fall on their own are one thing, but anyone who dares to steal green dates from the tree will be severely punished by Linghua.

In fact, the treatment of the spirit monkeys was quite good. Not to mention the fixed monthly salary that included spirit animals, the various spirit animals provided with three meals a day while working in the herb garden were enough to make a novice group member like Li Shimin envious.

All the clever monkeys who can work in the herb garden are the most clever of all monkeys.

With their intelligence, how could they possibly give up their current lives for a few green dates?

Of course, freebies don't count!

Li Shimin withdrew his gaze with some envy and looked at the continuous palace complex in front of him.

These palace complexes are nestled in dense forests and connected by various jade stone steps. Between the steps are numerous large platforms and plazas, which are mostly training grounds or similar structures.

Between the palaces, numerous people in white robes rode flying swords, moving back and forth.

They might move rare items produced in the Treasure Pavilion, or store mature spiritual objects in the pavilion.

At first glance, the grand scene of numerous cultivators flying on swords is indeed quite awe-inspiring.

In reality, all the people in white are bionic robots, and the flying swords they wield are not magical weapons, but rather lightweight aircraft equipped with Chitauri anti-gravity technology.

The things they were carrying were quite out of character for the fairy mountain, including even an Iron Man-style suit of armor...

However, for Li Shimin, who was born in the feudal era, there was no obvious difference between technology and fantasy.

Even if it's just a robot stepping on a flying machine, it's as awe-inspiring as a real fairyland to him!
Soon, Lin Yu led Li Shimin to a square in the middle of the palace complex.

The cloud-shrouded boat beneath our feet dissipated naturally upon touching the ground, merging into the surrounding sea of ​​clouds.

"The idea of ​​a Heavenly Palace is a bit hasty. I don't plan to transform the Daoist temple into the appearance of a Celestial Court for the time being. When you go back, you'd better explain to Zhuge Liang that this is my Daoist temple, not the Heavenly Palace you mentioned."

“…Understood!” Li Shimin nodded solemnly and followed Lin Yu forward.

As they talked, the two walked out of the square and came to the space between two rows of magnificent palaces.

Jade stone steps are laid in the middle of the mountain path, with golden-armored generals holding swords and spears standing on both sides.

A fairy with flowing sleeves and a beautiful figure stood on the road in front of the two. Her two jade arms were wrapped with ribbons, and her clothes and skirts shimmered with light. She smiled and bowed gracefully.

"Linghua greets the two True Lords!"

Li Shimin was flattered and quickly said, "You're too kind, fairy!"

Lin Yu said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. This is the spirit of the Samsara Pavilion, not a real fairy. According to your understanding, she is the steward of the entire dojo."

"If you ever need anything in the future, just ask her!"

It turns out to be the Grand Steward Fairy!

Li Shimin suddenly realized what was happening and once again bowed solemnly to Linghua.

Seeing this, Lin Yu shook his head helplessly and pointed to the palaces on both sides, saying, "These palaces on both sides are prepared for you by me. The palace made of green jade is Xiao Su's Jade Bright Palace. You can choose a side palace around here as your residence."

"Of course, if you are not satisfied with the design of the palace, you can ask Linghua to modify it."

"Wanting to use jade and gold like Xiao Su is not impossible, anyway, in my eyes, ordinary things are the least valuable..."

Li Shimin nodded, both shocked and solemn, indicating that he had made a mental note of it.

Lin Yu smiled, waved to summon a man in white, and said to Li Shimin, "Xiao Su asked me for some robots and puppets before, to serve as servants in the palace and decorate the facade."

"Now that you have come, I cannot show favoritism, so I will give you some servants as usual!"

After speaking, Lin Yu looked at the man in white, or rather, the bionic robot equipped with artificial intelligence.

It is worth mentioning that after collecting a massive amount of hive data from Linghua II, Linghua has now completely evolved into a high-level consciousness and become the only digital life form in the dojo.

At the same time, many bionic robots have also been equipped with artificial intelligence and are in the early stages of consciousness.

Artificial intelligence at this stage cannot yet be called life, but it exhibits sufficiently realistic behavior.

Upon sensing Lin Yu's gaze, the man in white immediately responded, bowing respectfully to the two of them and saying:

"Yibaoge Smart Butler 'No. 23' is at your service!"

Li Shimin couldn't yet grasp the significance of artificial intelligence, but he understood the word "butler."

So he quickly stepped forward and helped No. 23 up, saying earnestly, "Don't be so polite. In the future, I will have to rely on you, Second Steward, for all matters concerning me!"

Number 23 politely replied, "Replying to Your Excellency, this is what I should do."

Lin Yu: "..."

Lin Yu was speechless as he watched the strange interaction between the two.

After a moment's thought, he felt that this idea was not bad, and might even promote the process of awakening digital consciousness in Number 23, so he did not correct Li Shimin's mistake.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu smiled and said to Li Shimin, "Linghua and No. 23 will be in charge of the rest. I need to contact Fan Xian and Yun Ye, so I need to leave for a while."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Brother, take care!"

After Lin Yu's figure disappeared, Li Shimin turned to look at Ling Hua and Number 23.

"Gentlemen, please lead the way!"

Afterwards, led by Linghua and No. 23, Li Shimin strolled around for about twenty minutes before finally returning to his original spot and choosing the third hall on the east side of the Jade Bright Hall.

This palace is quite similar to the Liangyi Hall of the Taiji Palace in his previous life.

From the outside, it appears to be only the size of a palace, but the interior space is extremely spacious. Roughly calculated, it is even half the size of the Taiji Palace in his previous life, and many times larger than his imperial palace in Shu Han.

Like the Jade Palace next door, this palace is also fully equipped.

In addition to the living room for entertaining guests and the bedroom for resting, there are also many functional areas such as a secluded meditation room, an alchemy room, and a healing pool, as well as a wide variety of large-scale formations and cultivation tools.

In addition, Linghua also gave Lin Yu many servants as instructed.

Among them were not only four golden-armored generals with swords and spears guarding the gate, but also a total of eighteen bionic robot servants, including the intelligent butler No. 23.

Of course, these golden-armored generals and servants do not possess true intelligence; they can only operate within Lin Yu's inner universe.

Only Number 23, equipped with rudimentary artificial intelligence, can return to the Three Kingdoms world with Li Shimin.

Upon learning this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

After all, these white-clad servants and golden-armored generals all possessed extremely strong combat power.

The latter, in particular, is an intelligent magical puppet personally modified by Lin Yu. It not only has a body forged from magic steel ingots, but can also release many kinds of magic from the world of Frilian, making it an invincible existence in the low-magic world.

If we could bring them back to Shu Han, it would surely give Cao Wei a small but unparalleled shock!
(End of this chapter)