Chapter 577 - Jing Luo's Mountain Residence
"Exactly... you are the only one who would be able to pull it off. Without that bloodline ability... it will be close to impossible." Xukong replied to Lin Mu’s question.
If this thing were to be done by anyone else, they would need a long time to absorb the spirit Qi of this entire plane. Not only that, but they would also need to absorb it faster than the production speed of the spirit stone mine.
The amount of spirit Qi in this minor plane was quite massive. Even if its borders were restricted, absorbing enough spirit Qi to trigger a collapse like that would be a herculean task.
While Xukong had suggested Lin Mu this method, even he was unsure whether Lin Mu would be able to do this.
’Hopefully, he succeeds... even if he doesn’t, I can interfere. At least in the void, I should be able to control things better.’ Xukong thought to himself.
Jing Luo saw the determination that had suddenly appeared in Lin Mu’s eyes and wondered why.
"Did you think of something?" Jing Luo asked.
"Yes... I have a solution." Lin Mu spoke.
"To get us out of here? What is it?" Jing Luo questioned.
Jing Luo learned a lot here in that time and got to solidify his own power. Eventually, he started to focus on making spirit tools and weapons using the materials that were present here. Those leaves he had made patches on his robes with were all refined by him.
He had managed to make spirit tools and weapons from basic materials of this place, even though it was hard. While this place was like a paradise, it did not have all the right materials that were needed to make the spirit tools, thus Jing Luo simply managed with things that he had.
Instead of finding materials that could handle the runes and formations, he modified the formations such that they could be used on common materials as well. This was all due to the research that he had done on his own here.
His hand was forced due to necessity and this new methodology of making spirit tools was born from that.
"This man is a genius, similar to his grandfather. He managed to comprehend the ’Return to simplicity’ principle of formations. Many good formation masters never learn that in their life even when they are taught, and he did it on his own." Xukong praised.
Lin Mu knew how much senior Xukong’s praise was worth. Anyone that could get praised by him was greatly deserving of it and was leagues above others. Lin Mu now wondered if he should learn from Jing Luo, but he did not know if that would be possible currently.
Lin Mu and Jing Luo eventually reached the residence, which was nothing but a large cave in the mountainside. But it was not dark like one would think. Once Lin Mu entered inside and got to the main part, he was surprised.
There were glowing lamps everywhere, and it was bright. There were large workstations on which various materials were lying and formations that glowed in the air. There were skylights carved out in the roof, through which sunlight entered the cave.
There were even plants growing in the residence, and there was an entire garden here. Jing Luo had grown some of the common plants that he needed for materials here. Usually, these plants would take decades to grow, but in a paradise like this, they grew like weeds.
There were also some decorations in the residence like skulls of beasts, large horns that hung from the walls, along with many weapons made from the bones of beasts. Lin Mu saw a great sword that was placed on one of the shelves. The Sword was simply massive. It was nearly twice the size of Lin Mu’s entire body.
But that was not all, as when he scanned it with his spirit sense, he found it to be densely covered with runes upon runes. There were so many formations on it that there was simply no space left.