Chapter 364: Passive Meditation
Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Meditation cabin.
A stunningly beautiful young woman with black hair and fair skin sat with her eyes closed, meditating.
A large amount of fire elements actively poured into the magic pool deep within her head, quickly transforming into her personal magic.
Moments later, the girl opened her eyes.
Her features were exquisite, and even with her eyes closed, she already surpassed the ordinary. Now, as she opened her eyes, her pair of purple eyes shone like crystal, instantly adding the most stunning touch to her face!
The young woman was Zi Di.
A look of intense joy flashed in her eyes, and she quickly assessed the situation in her mind.
“The gold level Gunpowder Flower bloodline is truly extraordinary!”
"The range within which I can absorb surrounding elements has expanded by at least five times compared to before my death. The absorption speed has increased by six times, approaching seven times."
“The efficiency of converting elements into personal magic power has also increased by at least 80%.”
In her previous life, Zi Di had only an iron level bloodline, and in terms of the range, speed, and conversion rate of element absorption, she was far inferior to her current state.
Comparing the two, Zi Di felt a mix of emotions.
“No wonder the bloodline is the foundation of all cultivation!”
“If I had such cultivation efficiency, I would already be silver level.”
If Zi Di were still alive, she would still be young. Even with a gold level bloodline, considering the time spent cultivating, reaching silver level would be quite possible. However, there was still a significant gap to reach the gold level.
“The assistance of bloodline is not limited to meditation.”
“The Gunpowder Flower bloodline has advantages in alchemy and is most skilled at refining gunpowder.”
“The War Merchant's database records many gunpowder formulas; I can choose to refine some and experience it thoroughly.”
As she was thinking, Zi Di's upper body swayed slightly, and she felt a wave of dizziness.
The dizziness caused her face to darken, and the joyful expression quickly faded into a shadow.
She touched her forehead.
Burning hot.
“My body still needs time to fully adapt to the gold level bloodline.”
“But the most critical issue is that I am already dead.”
“My soul and body are mutually repelling each other. Even if I can control my body, it can only last for a short time.”
“Beyond that timeframe, the repulsive force will simultaneously damage both the body and the soul.”
Zi Di's current situation was quite complex.
She had died and became an undead being, a ghost girl.
She appeared to be alive now, but this was an illusion created by her casting the Soul Send spell to re-enter her own body with her ghostly form.
The ghost body was filled with negative energy. Meanwhile, her physical body, due to proper preservation measures, still retained a significant amount of vitality.
Negative energy destroyed vitality.
At the same time, when she meditated, she absorbed external fire elements and converted them into her own fire-based magic power.
This magic power also conflicted with the negative energy, triggering backlash.
During meditation, Zi Di had to expend a great deal of energy to monitor both energies and minimize the scale of the conflict.
Even when she exerted all her strength, the conflict between the two was still unavoidable.
For ordinary people, meditation allowed them to feel their strength growing and their magic power pool filling up, which was a fulfilling and pleasant sensation.
However, when Zi Di meditated, she had to be cautious, maintain stability, and endure the backlash from both energies, with both her physical body and soul enduring different kinds of pain.
This situation had significant drawbacks, but it also had advantages.
Currently, Zi Di possessed two magic pools.
One resided within her physical body from before her death, which was a fire-element magic pool.
The other was the undead magic pool within her ghost body.
Zi Di was an iron level fire magician in life, and after her death, she transformed into a ghost, with her life essence remaining at the iron level. She then re-trained as a necromancer, starting from zero.
However, thanks to the soul crystals and other resources obtained by Cang Xu, her current necromancer level is transitioning from bronze level to iron level.
Zi Di's eyes flickered as she planned her development path given the current situation.
"Typically, resurrecting life requires the power of the gods, that is, through divine resurrection. But we are still seeking connections and atoning for our sins. Additionally, I have become an undead being rather than a soul, so no clergy would be willing to perform divine resurrection for me."
"There is no opportunity for resurrection, but I currently need strength to rely on. Since I have abundant necromancer heritage, I will continue my cultivation for now. With strength, I can protect myself and assist the Lord."
"However, I cannot neglect the physical aspect. I can use the Soul Send spell to control the body, employing the previous meditation method to help the body absorb magic power and gradually elevate the magician's level."
Zi Di's ghostly bloodline paled in comparison to the Gunpowder Flower bloodline. This was evident from the efficiency of meditation alone.
In Zi Di's heart, resurrection had always been the top priority.
Even if her innate talent were lower after resurrection, she would still choose this path.
Only then could she be with the dragonman youngster. Now, the real her couldn't even embrace her beloved.
“Wait.” A sudden insight flashed through Zi Di's mind, giving her a better idea.
“This method of assisting the body in meditation is too inefficient.”
“Not only is it inefficient, but over time and with repeated use, it will also cause damage to both the body and the soul.”
“I can let the body cultivate on its own.”
“I remember seeing a lot of related materials in the War Merchant's database.”
Zi Di thought of this and immediately dissolved the state of body and soul unity.
After settling the body, she found the tower spirit and searched for the information.
Soon, she found what she was looking for.
War Merchant conducted in-depth research in this area and achieved significant alchemy results.
This Alchemy Great Grandmaster had once dedicated himself to the development of artificial magic beasts, including a project on how to enable artificial magic beasts to practice cultivation autonomously.
However, since magic beasts had limited intelligence, the War Merchant devised numerous alternative approaches to address this issue.
“This approach seems quite suitable for me,” Zi Di thought to herself after reviewing it.
This alchemy approach involved creating a suitable external environment by constructing a series of alchemy components to actively infuse external elements into the body of transcendent.
Applied to Zi Di, this meant allowing her body to cultivate passively without the need for active meditation.
“The most critical alchemy device is the magic power needle.”
“By inserting these needles into various parts of the body, the magic power needles channel elements into the body.”
“Then, through the engraved alchemy formation, the meditation technique is solidified, awakening the magic pool to absorb internal elements and complete the transformation from elements to personal magic power.”
“Over time, this will steadily elevate the body's magician level!”
After reviewing the information several times, Zi Di marveled at the War Merchant's profound expertise.
She also consulted reference materials related to this topic.
These included Eastern martial artists' acupuncture techniques, blueprints for vampire coffins, and comprehensive guides on implementing meditation within alchemy formations, among others.
“I am unable to craft these alchemy devices myself.”
"But now we have three silver level alchemists joining us, along with an alchemy prodigy like Bu Quan. Crafting them should pose no problem!"
Just then, the communication device beeped.
Zi Di answered, and the voice of the dragonman youngster sounded anxious on the other end.
“Lan Zao vomited blood?” Zi Di was slightly startled, then reassured the dragonman youngster, “Don't worry, this should be normal.”
“The purpose of the bloodline purification formation is to purify the bloodline of a life form, making it unique and reaching maximum concentration.”
“100%”
“The bloodline within Lan Zao should now be 100% Fish Bladder bloodline.”
"However, before this, his body contained not only Fish Bladder bloodline but also other mixed bloodlines. The Fish Bladder bloodline has a higher quality and a certain concentration, so it was detected as his primary bloodline."
“Now that the Fish Bladder bloodline has become his sole bloodline and reached maximum concentration, it is actively transforming his body.”
"Over the next period, his body will exhibit some symptoms, but this is actually the bloodline undergoing transformation. His original body will be transformed from his previous mixed bloodlines. The current bloodline and body are incompatible, so there must be an adaptation process."
The dragonman youngster immediately asked, “Will there be any life-threatening risks during this adaptation process?”
“No, there won't be,” Zi Di laughed and replied with certainty.
“Lord, if there is a bloodline conflict, it could lead to the collapse of the life form.”
"But Lan Zao is no longer a mixed-blooded individual; he is now pure-blooded. His body contains only the Fish Bladder bloodline, so there will be no conflicts."
“Of course, during the adaptation process, he may feel discomfort or even experience symptoms of severe illness.”
“No treatment is needed; just eat well and drink well.”
“I see.” The dragonman youngster relaxed.
Zi Di added, “In fact, my body also has fever symptoms.”
“But my symptoms are much milder than Lan Zao's.”
“The adaptation process after bloodline purification varies from person to person.”
"In my life, I was iron level, surpassing Lan Zao's bronze level status, and my bloodline was much simpler than his. Furthermore, my physical vitality was far inferior to his, which is why the symptoms of my physical transformation were milder."
“Once the physical transformation is complete, both Lan Zao and I should exhibit some bloodline characteristics.”
“Therefore, we may need to perform the Deceptive Disguise spell once more.”
The dragonman youngster felt reassured by such a detailed explanation.
He patiently waited in the captain's cabin, hoping to witness Lan Zao's second awakening.
However, before that, the city government palace sent a messenger to convey the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord's invitation to the dragonman youngster.
“Should I go there immediately?” the dragonman youngster asked in surprise.
“Yes,” the messenger replied respectfully, "There has been a major breakthrough in the interrogation of the upper echelons of the Bayonet Gang. The city Lord has already gathered evidence of their involvement in your previous heroic duel, Lord Long Fu.”
"Oh? So that's how it is." A hint of joy flashed across the dragonman youngster's face.
He glanced at the unconscious Lan Zao. Since the latter's condition was already confirmed, he might as well head to the city government palace first.
He quickly issued orders, instructing Zi Di, the big guy, and others to temporarily care for Lan Zao, while he descended from the flagship, climbed into a carriage, and set off toward the city government palace.