Chapter 577: Section 364: Passive Meditation
Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Meditation Cabin.
A breathtakingly beautiful girl with black hair and wheat-colored skin was sitting with her eyes closed, deep in meditation.
A large amount of Fire Element zealously poured into the Mana Pool deep within her skull, swiftly converting into her personal mana.
Moments later, the girl opened her eyes.
Her features were delicate, already surpassing the ordinary even when her eyes were closed. Now, with her eyes open, her purple irises shone like crystal-clear gems, adding an astonishing touch to her visage!
The girl was none other than Zi Di.
A rich joy flashed across her eyes as she quickly made an assessment in her mind.
“The Gunpowder Flower Bloodline of Golden Level is indeed extraordinary!”
“The range at which I draw elements from my surroundings has expanded at least fivefold compared to when I was alive. The absorption rate is six times faster, nearly seven.”
“The efficiency with which I convert elements into personal mana is at least 80%.”
In her life before, Zi Di was only of Black Iron Level Bloodline, inferior in the range, speed of absorption, and conversion rate of elements compared to now.
Contemplating these comparisons, Zi Di was filled with emotions.
“No wonder the Bloodline is the foundation of all cultivation!”
“If I had had this efficiency in my training, I would have reached Silver Level long ago.”
Had Zi Di been alive, she would still be young. Even with a Golden Level Bloodline, considering the time spent in cultivation, achieving Silver Level was highly likely; however, Gold Level was still some distance away.
“The assistance of a Bloodline is not limited to meditation.”
“Gunpowder Flower Bloodline has an advantage in alchemy, especially adept at crafting gunpowder.”
“The War Merchant’s database records many gunpowder formulas. I could choose to craft some and experience it firsthand.”
Just then, Zi Di swayed slightly in her upper body, feeling a wave of dizziness.
The dizziness darkened her complexion, and her joyful expression quickly clouded over.
She touched her forehead.
It was burning hot.
“My body will need some time to fully adapt to the Golden Level Bloodline.”
“But the key issue is that I am already dead.”
“My soul and body repel each other, even though I can control my body, it can only last for a short duration.”
“Exceeding this duration, the repelling force will cause damage to both my body and soul.”
Zi Di’s situation was quite complicated.
She had died, becoming an Undead Life, a Ghost Girl.
She appeared to be alive, but in reality, it was an illusion created by her use of the Soul Implantation Technique, allowing her ghost to re-enter her body.
A ghostly body is filled with negative energy. Meanwhile, her body, preserved properly, still retained much vitality.
Negative energy would destroy vitality.
Also, when she meditated, she absorbed external Fire Element, converting it into her Fire Mage mana.
This mana would also conflict with the negative energy, causing a backlash.
During meditation, Zi Di had to expend a lot of effort to manage the two types of energy and minimize the scale of the conflict.
Despite her best efforts, the conflict between the two was unavoidable.
Normally, while meditating, one feels their strength growing steadily, experiencing the Mana Pool filling up—this sensation is abundant and pleasurable.
But Zi Di had to be extremely cautious during meditation, maintaining stability, fearfully bearing the backlash from both energies, suffering different kinds of pain in her body and ghostly form.
This situation brought significant drawbacks, but it also had advantages.
Currently, Zi Di had two Mana Pools.
One in her body from before she died, a Fire Mage Mana Pool.
The other was in her ghostly form, an Undead Mage Mana Pool.
Zi Di, in her lifetime, was a Black Iron Level Fire Mage. After her death, transitioning into a ghost, her essence remained at Black Iron Level, specializing as an Undead Mage, starting from scratch.
However, thanks to resources like Soul Crystals obtained by Cang Xu, her level as an Undead Mage was transitioning from Bronze Level to Black Iron Level.
Zi Di’s eyes flickered, planning her developmental pathway based on her current situation.
“Usually, resurrecting life requires the power of deities, that is, resurrection through Divine Arts. But we are still seeking relationships and making atonements. Meanwhile, I have become an Undead, not merely a spirit, so no Divine Officer would be willing to use Divine Arts to resurrect me.”
“There are no leads on resurrection yet, but currently, I need strength to protect myself and assist Lord Long Fu. Since I have rich Undead Inheritance, I should continue my cultivation. With strength, I can protect myself and aid others.”
“But I cannot give up on my body either. I can use the Soul Implantation Technique to control my body, using my previous Meditation Technique to help my body absorb mana, gradually elevating my Mage Level.”
Zi Di’s ghostly Bloodline couldn’t compare to the Gunpowder Flower Bloodline. This was clear from the efficiency of meditation.
In Zi Di’s heart, resurrection has always been the first option.
Even if resurrection results in lower aptitude, she would choose it.
Because only by doing so could she be with the Dragon-man youth; as it stands, the real her couldn’t even embrace her loved one.
“Wait a moment,” Zi Di had a sudden flash of inspiration, coming up with a better idea.
“I’m using soul implantation to aid the body in meditation, but the efficiency is too low.”
“Not only is it inefficient, but if done repeatedly over a long period, it could damage both the body and the ghost.”
“I can let the body cultivate on its own.”
“I remember seeing relevant information in the War Merchant’s database.”
Zi Di thought of this and immediately disconnected from the soul fusion state.
After making sure her body was properly positioned, she found the Tower Spirit and searched the data.
She quickly found what she was looking for.
The War Merchant had conducted extensive research in this area and had a wealth of alchemy achievements.
This Alchemy Grandmaster once devoted himself to the development of man-made magical beasts, including a project on how to enable them to cultivate autonomously.
But considering the limited intelligence of magic beasts, the War Merchant devised many approaches to tackle the issue.
“This approach seems quite suitable for me,” Zi Di mused after a review.
This alchemy route involved creating the right external environment and constructing a series of alchemical components to actively channel elements into an extraordinary life form.
For Zi Di, this meant her body could cultivate passively without her needing to consciously meditate.
“The most crucial alchemy tool is the Mana Needle.”
“These needles are to be inserted at various points on the body, allowing the Mana Needles to channel elements into the body.”
“This, coupled with the engraved Alchemy Array, will solidify the meditation technique, thereby awakening the Mana Pool and absorbing the internal elements, completing the conversion from elements to personal mana.”
“With this continued over the long term, my body’s Mage Level could steadily increase!”
After carefully reviewing it several times, Zi Di marveled at the War Merchant’s profound mastery of alchemy—it was truly unfathomable.
She then looked at the reference material related to this content.
There were the secret acupuncture techniques of Eastern Martial Artists, design blueprints for a Vampire’s slumber coffin, a comprehensive guide on implementing meditation techniques in alchemy arrays, and more.
“I can’t produce these alchemy tools myself.”
“But now that we have three Silver Level Alchemists on board and a genius like Bu Quan, producing them shouldn’t be a problem!”
It was then that the communication device buzzed.
Zi Di answered it, and the anxiously inquiring voice of the Dragon-man youth came through.
“Lan Zao is vomiting blood?” Zi Di was taken aback for a moment but quickly reassured the Dragon-man youth, “Don’t worry, this should be normal.”
“The effect of the Bloodline Purification Array is to purify a life form’s bloodline to make it unique and maximize its concentration.”
“Lan Zao’s bloodline is now 100% Fish Bladder Bloodline.”
“However, before this, he had other mixed bloodlines in his body. It was just that the Fish Bladder Bloodline was of higher quality and had certain concentration, so I detected it as his main bloodline.”
“Now that the Fish Bladder Bloodline has become his only bloodline and reached its maximum concentration, it is actively transforming his body.”
“In the upcoming period, his body will exhibit some symptoms, which are actually transformations caused by the bloodline. His original body was transformed by his previous mixed bloodlines. Now that the bloodline and body are mismatched, a natural adaptation process is necessary.”
The Dragon-man youth immediately followed up, “So during this adaptation process, is there a risk to his life?”
“There will be none,” Zi Di chuckled, affirming confidently.
“My lord, if it were a matter of bloodline conflict, it could potentially lead to the collapse of the life form.”
“But Lan Zao is no longer mixed-blood; he is now pure-blooded. His body only contains the Fish Bladder Bloodline, without any conflict.”
“Of course, during the adaptation process, he may feel discomfort or even severe symptoms.”
“No treatment is necessary, just good food and drink.”
“I see,” the Dragon-man youth was relieved.
Zi Di added, “Actually, my body is also experiencing symptoms of fever.”
“But my symptoms are much milder than Lan Zao’s.”
“The adaptation conditions after bloodline purification vary from person to person.”
“When I was alive, I was at the Black Iron Level, higher than Lan Zao’s Bronze Level, and my bloodline was much simpler. Additionally, my body’s vitality is nowhere near his, so the symptoms of body transformation are milder.”
“Once the body transformation is complete, both myself and Lan Zao will likely exhibit some characteristic bloodline traits.”
“Therefore, we might need to apply the Deception and Disguise Skill once.”
Reassured by such a detailed explanation, the Dragon-man youth settled down.
He patiently waited in the captain’s cabin, hoping to be there when Lan Zao woke up again.
However, before that, the City Lord’s manor dispatched a messenger who relayed an invitation from the City Lord of Snowbird Port to the Dragon-man youth.
“Am I to rush over immediately?” the Dragon-man youth was slightly astonished.
“Yes,” the messenger replied respectfully, “There has been a significant breakthrough in the interrogation of the Saber Gang’s high ranks. The City Lord has collected evidence of their involvement in Lord Long Fu’s heroic duel.”
“Oh? So that’s the case,” a hint of joy flashed across the Dragon-man youth’s face.
He glanced at the unconscious Lan Zao, and, now that the latter’s condition was stable, decided to make a trip to the City Lord’s manor first.
He swiftly issued orders for Zi Di and the other crew members, like Big Guy, to temporarily look after Lan Zao, then disembarked from the flagship, climbed into a carriage, and headed for the City Lord’s manor.