Chapter Seventeen: Revered as a God
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Yi's mind, still not returning to his body after using the idol's power to summon the golden dragon and break the illusion
, strolled leisurely to the corner of the garden where the unconscious bio-energy field stood.
"Using the idol's power to create a model and summon the golden dragon has indeed broken the bizarre illusion,"
Fang Yi marveled, looking at the dimming bio-energy field.
Previously, Fang Yi had been worried that summoning the golden dragon wouldn't break the illusion, so he had Zhu Licheng and Xiao Zhang guard his body.
If things went wrong, he could issue a retreat order, having the two carry his body back outside, where his soul would then return.
However, the golden dragon's power was unexpected; it easily shattered the terrifying illusion upon its appearance.
Truly worthy of being called "divine"!
After a moment's thought, Fang Yi decided to explore the details of this mysterious bio-energy field.
He could have easily used the golden dragon's immense power to blast it apart.
But he didn't do that because he wanted to know what kind of magical bio-energy field could create such a terrifying illusion and damage the mind.
The mysteries couldn't be seen simply by being in an astral state.
Fang Yi immersed his mind in the divine statue's functional model and observed again.
Without the illusion's interference, he saw the interior of this bio-energy field clearly for the first time.
It was a vast and complex bio-energy field, constructed from countless densely packed particles.
If one were to count them by human effort, it would be impossible to finish in a lifetime.
But Fang Yi possessed the divine statue's functional model; a single "scan" revealed trillions of particles of three different colors, even more than the divine statue's energy field itself.
This wasn't the most astonishing thing.
What surprised Fang Yi most was that he was certain this bio-energy field indeed retained complete memories!
This was a bio-energy field left behind after a person's death, not something created by accident.
"Read his memories,"
Fang Yi thought, touching the lines representing those memories.
The next moment, the memories of the bio-energy field's owner flashed through his mind, from birth to death.
"It turns out the owner of this bio-energy field was named Yang Liming, a horror novelist in his lifetime. Although he became famous at a young age and made a lot of money, his fortune was short-lived. He contracted cancer at a young age, and after the hospital determined that he could not be cured, he returned home and died while sunbathing in a corner. Therefore, the bio-energy field remained here, and coincidentally, there was a piece of white jade containing magical energy underground that continuously released energy, preventing it from dissipating."
Fang Yi understood what was going on, marveling at the wonder of creation while also feeling somewhat amused and bewildered.
Because apart from the child playing in the middle of the house being a childhood memory of this horror novelist, the rest of the terrifying scenes—the old woman, the blood rain and skeletons, or the ghostly figures filling the house—all originated from scenes in this horror novelist's novels.
Simply put, it was like a projector showing images.
Except that all the previous terrifying scenes were projections of that horror novelist's memories.
"I don't know why Yang Liming's bio-energy field has the magical ability to create environments; at least I haven't found the reason in his memories."
However, now that he was certain that the bio-energy field in front of him had the magical ability to create illusions, Fang Yi certainly wouldn't let it go.
He planned to build a model, just like he had done with the statue's function before.
However, this bio-energy field was composed of trillions of particles, making it far too complex, and there were two people waiting for him outside.
After a moment's thought, Fang Yi decided to first use the statue's function to copy and record the particle composition and arrangement of this bio-energy field, intending to try building the model later when he had time.
Because his astral projection ability granted him "photographic memory," he easily memorized it.
Afterward, Fang Yi thought for a moment and then urged the golden dragon to destroy the bio-energy field in front of him.
Although he had just dealt it a heavy blow, if left unchecked, it would inevitably cause trouble again sooner or later.
After doing this, he used the statue's function to observe the white jade underground.
On the surface, it was a white jade pendant somewhat resembling mutton fat jade.
In reality, Fang Yi's internal observation revealed that apart from a thin layer of jade material encasing the outermost layer, the inside was entirely pure energy.
It contained tens of thousands of particles of three different types, all arranged in different sequences.
Similar to the arrangement of flame particles, it wasn't static, but dynamic.
Particles constantly collided and released gentle energy.
"If I could absorb the energy from the jade pendant, my cultivation would greatly increase!"
Fang Yi immediately realized, and couldn't help but yearn to obtain it.
However, the jade pendant was in Zhu Licheng's villa, belonging to someone else.
Furthermore, Fang Yi was currently in a spiritual state and couldn't grasp a physical object.
After a moment's thought, his thoughts retreated like a tide back to his physical body at the door.
...
Fang Yi slowly opened his eyes.
The yellow paper he was holding had already burned to ashes.
After all, the material was rather poor, unlike the high-quality door couplets of the village temple; it was normal for it to be burned after a single use due to the release of energy.
"Great Immortal." Zhu Licheng saw Fang Yi open his eyes and quickly stepped forward, his respect tinged with obsequiousness, "You are truly powerful!"
Although he had been polite before, he had never used honorifics.
Even when Fang Yi mentioned casting a spell, Zhu Licheng had been somewhat skeptical.
After all, such a thing was too mystical.
This time was different. After witnessing Fang Yi's supernatural powers, his first words were addressed with the respectful title "you."
Zhu Licheng couldn't afford to be unrespectful.
The methods Fang Yi had just displayed were simply unbelievable, practically divine.
Of course, he had to curry favor with him.
Xiao Zhang's gaze was even more awe-inspiring, his words filled with amazement, "Great Immortal, the magic you just used was incredible! You even summoned a divine dragon!"
Fang Yi slowly stood up, waving his hand and saying, "A mere trick, not worth mentioning."
Zhu Licheng laughed and cried at the same time, "Summoning a divine dragon and calling it a mere trick? In my opinion, your power is boundless!"
Xiao Zhang nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice, agreeing, "Yes, yes, I was so scared when I saw that terrifying scene that I almost peed my pants, but you defeated the evil spirits in no time. You're even more divine than a god!"
Fang Yi was a rather calm person and didn't get carried away by the praise, remaining composed and unperturbed.
Not only that, he also specifically instructed, "Don't tell anyone about what you just saw. I don't want the whole world to know."
"Yes, Master."
"Great Immortal, please rest assured, I will definitely keep my mouth shut,"
Zhu Licheng and Xiao Zhang hurriedly agreed.
At this moment, they revered Fang Yi as a god!
They wouldn't hesitate to go through fire and water to keep the secret, let alone face it!
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