266: Spiritual Source!

Ten seconds later.

Majestic Spiritual Qi leaked out from the Ancestral Spirit Space; the Golden Buddha was toast!

If it were in the outside world, with Xu Le's current Mental Energy, he really wouldn't have been able to do anything to the opponent and could only have let Ghost avenge him at most.

But in the Ancestral Spirit Space, the Golden Buddha was merely a new arrival, and as a spirit attribute targeted by Ghost, being able to hold out for ten seconds showed he really had some Skill.

Xu Le immediately began to Cultivate the "Small Qi-Regulating spirit Method," and his Mental Energy rose rapidly, only stopping when it reached 109.99.

He knew this was because his Rank was stuck at 29; usually, one needs to accumulate for a period of time before breaking through.

However, before he could finish his exercise, the numbers continued to jump, and his Mental Energy directly smashed through the barrier, reaching 110 points.

Xu Le felt his Mental Energy being refined and enhanced once more, and his five senses were further strengthened; whereas last time he could only sense a distance of one meter around him, this time it reached three meters.

Within three meters, it was like his Domain; everything was clear to his eyes, down to the finest detail. If he wanted, he could even see through a rock hidden behind a tree, somewhat like a mini-map in a game that could zoom in and out.

His Mental Energy continued to climb, and only when the Spiritual Qi in the Ancestral Spirit Space was completely consumed did he open his eyes to look at his attribute panel:

【Name】 Xu Le

【Class】 Spirit Tamer

【Rank】 34

【Talent】 Innate Divinity

【Strength】 1

【Agility】 1

【Physique】 1

【spirit】 152.69↑

【Skill】 Paper Control Technique↑ (Others under Seal)

【Equipment】 Under Seal

【Items】 None

【spirit source points】 1

Compared to Ranks 10 through 30, after Rank 31, the Mental Energy increase per level is 10 points.

Or to put it another way, after Rank 30, one needs to increase Mental Energy by 10 points to gain a level.

Ghost sent a thought from the Sea of Consciousness; it turned out that after killing the Golden Buddha, he had obtained two Cultivation Techniques.

The first was called the "Bean Sowing Method."

It sounded a bit like farming, and in essence, it was. One would divide their own thoughts and plant them into the opponent's consciousness, then wait for the "beans" to ripen and harvest them.

The monks of the Heavenly Buddha Temple and the Night Demons were all "beans" planted by the Golden Buddha; he had painstakingly planted them for over a hundred years, and with one harvest, they helped him break through the Mortal Realm and achieve Immortal Ascension.

The Cultivation Technique was decent, but Xu Le had no interest in spending a hundred years teaching disciples to convert demons and planting "beans" every day.

In a full hundred years, if he hadn't managed to become an Immortal, he would already be dead given a Mortal's lifespan.

The Spirit Tamers of this world could not extend their lifespans.

Besides, he didn't think the Eye Demon, Serpent Mother, and the others would wait a hundred years for him to develop; they were close partners before, but that might not be the case in this world.

Especially the God of Assassins!

The second Cultivation Technique was the "spirit Grafting Method."

It involved drawing an ancestral spirit out of the Ancestral Spirit Space and grafting it onto one's own Soul; as the two intertwined, one's Soul could possess the characteristics of the ancestral spirit, allowing it to absorb Spiritual Qi and strengthen the Physical Body.

Xu Le finally understood why the Silver Buddha and others appeared to be flesh and blood, yet had such powerful Physical Bodies.

Xu Le shook his head and did not choose it.

Setting aside that Ghost was a Divine Soul and his own Soul wouldn't be able to handle the grafting, even if he could, he had no interest.

Half-spirit, half-human—is that still human?

Crucially, it wasn't that powerful either. If he could directly swap for a world-destroying monkey, he might endure it, but with the Silver Buddha's appearance, he really had no interest.

Xu Le shook his head in disappointment, and as he was about to close the panel, he suddenly noticed that this time the panel was different from before.

Behind spirit and Skill, there was an upward arrow, meaning they could be directly leveled up.

A new column for 【spirit source points】 had also appeared on the panel.

It must be something Ghost obtained after killing the Golden Buddha.

Besides the dense Spiritual Qi, there were actually spirit source points.

Without much hesitation, Xu Le selected the Paper Control Technique; after all, there were many ways to increase Mental Energy.

"Let me see your limit!"

Xu Le focused his mind on the "Paper Control Technique" and clicked to add points.

Countless insights into the Paper Control Technique flooded his mind—making spirit paper, imparting spirit... countless principles rushed into his consciousness.

In the past, he only knew how to use it, but now he had become a theoretical Great Master; he knew the 'why' and how to maximize the power of the Paper Control Technique, even breaking through Mortal Skills to reach the Realm of the 【Divine】.

It was just that he was currently limited by his strength and could mostly only display a 【Mortal】 level of Skill.

Xu Le opened his eyes, glanced at the leaves in the woods, casually plucked a few, and rubbed them in his hands. Ghost timely infused Spiritual Power, and soon the leaves were crushed and softened; under his flexible fingers, they gradually took the shape of a green motorcycle.

In less than ten seconds, the "paper vehicle" was completed.

Xu Le reached out again, plucking leaves to create a paper ring, a Paper Horse, a paper car, a squad of paper figurines, and other "paper" products, storing them all in the paper ring before activating the paper motorcycle and driving off into the distance.

With the upgraded paper motorcycle, even though the material was just leaves, the speed easily reached 80 km/h.

As the motorcycle traveled through the desolate Spirit Realm, Xu Le faintly felt hungry. Just as he was wondering if he should try the bark and grass roots of the Spirit Realm, he smelled the fragrance of delicious food.

The motorcycle sped forward, and he soon saw where the fragrance was coming from.

In an open space in front of a log cabin, a Beautiful Woman was holding a ladle, scooping a piece of meat from a pot to see if it was cooked.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat meat?"

Xu Le nodded.

The woman pointed at the picket gate: "Come in and wait a while."

Xu Le went around halfway, pushed open the picket gate, and surprisingly found a group of people squatting by the pot, all with sallow complexions, clearly starving.

Xu Le leaned over; everyone was staring at the pot and ignored him completely, except for a fair and thin girl who looked like a high school student nearby, who greeted him.

"Hello, my name is Tian Miao. Are you also someone who got stranded in this ghostly place?"

"More or less! My name is He Le."

Xu Le didn't give his real name, casually changing his surname instead.

Through their conversation, he learned that Tian Miao and the others were traveling on a tour bus when, after a burst of fog, the vehicle appeared directly in this place.

The group couldn't get help and banded together to survive, searching for two days before finding this inhabited spot.

"What about you?" Tian Miao asked.

"Me? I was out traveling on my bike when a fog rolled in, and I ended up here," Xu Le made up a story without blinking.

As they spoke, the picket gate was pushed open again.

A middle-aged woman who looked brisk and efficient led twelve young students inside, including two familiar faces.

When Xu Huan and Wang Xueting saw Xu Le, their eyes instantly brightened.

"Brother, so you're here too!"

The two girls didn't hide their longing at all and ran straight to Xu Le.

"Xu Huan, Wang Xueting! Have you forgotten the training guidelines? In the Spirit Realm, you can't trust anyone, even if that person is a relative in your memory!!!" a young man's jealous voice rang out.

All along, the two girls had been cold to him; he thought they were just aloof, but as it turned out, if that handsome guy hadn't taken a half-step back just now, they would have almost hugged him.

So frustrating!

What was even more frustrating was that the two girls were the ones taking the initiative.

The Beautiful Woman put down her spatula and said with a smile, "It's ready! But if you want to eat the meat I cooked, you have to take a card first!"