325: In the sea of ​​consciousness, another Ah Cai

“Alas…” A Cai sighed.

She rubbed her eyes and realized she had already shed tears.

Her Sea of Consciousness space returned to calm.

It once again became her own world.

Gou Wa’s wisp of remnant Divine Soul had been fully digested by her, merging with her own Divine Soul.

The regret of wanting to care for one’s parents but having them no longer present—wasn't Gou Wa’s experience also her own?

“Gou Wa cultivated to let his parents live a good life, and wasn’t I the same… I… why do I cultivate?” A Cai’s mind was momentarily dazed.

“I think I was cultivating to cure my father’s illness, but didn’t my father pass away long ago? What was I cultivating for again?” A Cai’s Divine Soul began to tremble.

A moment later, A Cai stopped dwelling on the question.

“It seems my Divine Soul has some issues, but as long as I continuously repair and improve my Divine Soul, I will definitely find the problem and resolve it.”

Although she didn’t see his Cultivation Technique or Martial Skill from Gou Wa’s memories, A Cai felt that Gou Wa’s experience had made her state of mind even more complete.

And these were more precious than Cultivation Techniques or Martial Skills.

A Cai reached out to touch the next wisp of Regretful Monster… She didn’t know how much time had passed.

A Cai had absorbed all the Regretful Monsters completely.

“It said I could get a Cultivation Technique or Martial Skill, but in reality, there are many fragmented things. I absorbed one Regretful Monster but only got one complete Martial Skill.

However, this Martial Skill is far inferior to the one Mr. Yan gave me.

Indeed, Mr. Yan comes from an extraordinary background; the things he produces are not comparable to these common items.

That being said, I don’t lack Cultivation Techniques or Martial Skills, but I also didn’t expect to get these. I still diligently absorb Regretful Monsters to improve my Divine Soul.”

A Cai then reviewed the “Spirit Ruins User Manual.”

“I cannot stay here for long; the gray mist will pollute my Divine Soul. I will have to leave in a few days, and besides, the time limit is also approaching.”

After A Cai finished speaking, she walked deeper into the gray mist.

She would not go to the innermost part; it is said that there are Cultivators and Regretful Monsters at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage or even Foundation Establishment Perfection within.

She would simply stay in the outer areas.

After searching for a while, she found that these Regretful Monsters were not that common.

Most people were sitting cross-legged in places where the gray mist was denser, using Spiritual Qi and Divine Soul to separate the “polluting substances” from the gray mist, thereby absorbing the Spiritual Qi and “Regretful Monster” within.

Seeing this, A Cai also found a spot and sat down cross-legged.

Because of the special “mechanism” here, people generally do not fight with others.

There is also plenty of gray mist here, so no one fights over it.

A Cai began to refine the gray mist to enhance her Divine Soul.

An hour passed.

She seemed to hear the sound of the gray mist surging by her ears.

A Cai immediately stopped cultivating.

That sound… It was a Regretful Monster moving!

…Two quarters of an hour later, A Cai returned with a fruitful harvest.

“My luck is quite good. In this area, my strength generally deters anyone from provoking me. This place is more cost-effective for me. Once I feel the Bottleneck of a minor Realm, I will then go to a place with denser gray mist to cultivate.

This will be beneficial for a Breakthrough.”

A Cai continued to absorb Regretful Monsters as usual.

This time, A Cai discovered something different.

After absorbing this Regretful Monster, A Cai found that in her Sea of Consciousness world, there were also places she could not step into.

That place was similar to the Spirit Ruins, except that it was shrouded in a hazy white mist.

Every time she tried to step into this place, she would be blocked.

“Why is there such a place in my Sea of Consciousness?” A Cai frowned.

This was her Sea of Consciousness; it should be under her control.

A Cai thought, and her Divine Soul body began to form a hand seal.

All her Soul Power began to mobilize, forming a sharp “embroidery needle,” which then spun and pierced forward fiercely!

Boom— The white mist vibrated.

A Cai almost thought she was about to break through this layer of white mist.

“Just a little more!” The “embroidery needle” dispersed.

A Cai in her Sea of Consciousness, her consciousness returned to reality.

“What exactly is that?” A Cai felt that this white mist might be the reason for her Divine Soul’s abnormality earlier.

“I’ll try one more time.” A Cai spat out a drop of essence blood and dyed it.

This time, the embroidery needle directly pierced into the white mist.

The sight before her astonished A Cai.

Within this white mist, there was a ball of light, surrounded and trapped by chains.

A Cai moved closer and found that inside this ball of light lived another her!

“This is… me?” A Cai found it hard to believe.

Clang— A Cai conjured a long sword and slashed at the iron chains, but the chains remained motionless.

A Cai then transformed her Divine Soul into a saw blade and sawed at the chains.

It was still no use.

A Cai, having returned to human form, frowned deeply.

She was thinking of a way.

Since she had decided not to constantly rely on Mr. Yan anymore, when she encountered a problem, she should at least try her best to think of solutions and attempt them. If she truly couldn’t solve it, then she would seek Mr. Yan’s guidance.

“My own strength cannot break through the blockade, so I need to borrow external force.” A Cai’s eyes lit up.

Yes, that’s right.

Mr. Yan was right; when facing a desperate situation, what matters is who observes carefully, and who is bolder and more meticulous.

In these Spirit Ruins, the most abundant external force was none other than the gray mist.

This gray mist, coincidentally, could help her Divine Soul grow.

In the Spirit Ruins, A Cai opened her eyes.

“Next, I need to find Regretful Monsters, gather the Soul Power of these Regretful Monsters, and then use them to help me unlock the shackles,” A Cai murmured to herself.