Chapter 582 - 341: Mindscape

Chapter 582: Chapter 341: Mindscape

’So, do you have a solution for this contamination of Spirituality, An Su?’

Lu Cang asked silently in his mind.

’A solution? Heh... I have quite a few of my own.’

’But none of them are of any use to this little girl.’

’The contamination of Spirituality all comes from the Filth Source Nest. Once you’re entangled in this contamination, you’ll be stuck with it for life.’

’I once willingly let myself be contaminated by it.’

’Heh, that feeling was truly bizarre.’

’After being contaminated, I didn’t feel anything was wrong at all. I just felt that every thought was my own, that everything was an expression of my own will. Even if I did something that completely contradicted my original beliefs, I didn’t notice anything unusual.’

’I just felt my line of thinking was perfectly logical and absolutely correct.’

’If you don’t fall into a painful struggle and just go with that feeling, it can be a very exhilarating and clear experience.’

’In fact, it might not even be a bad thing.’

An Su recalled the life in which he had been infected by the Filth Source Nest. In that life... he had killed many, many innocent people.

He had used countless lives for experiments, committing numerous atrocities...

However, it wasn’t actually that different from what he had done in his past few lives.

An Su himself was the Death Controller; he was no good person to begin with. Even when contaminated by the Filth Source Nest, he couldn’t have gotten much worse.

The essence of the Filth Source Nest’s contamination was to bring one closer to the Source, to climb higher on the path of a Reincarnator.

It wasn’t actually about indiscriminate killing.

Rather, it made people ignore their original principles and bottom lines.

It’s just that for An Su, who had no bottom line to begin with, the contamination was as if it didn’t exist.

’To completely remove the contamination, the only way is to strip this contaminated portion of Spirituality from her body.’

’However, once the contamination starts manifesting in her personality, it basically means it has more or less fused with her Spirituality.’

’If you really want to separate the contamination, it would be equivalent to extracting all of her Spirituality.’

’And she... would become an idiot as a result.’

’That response...’

Extracting all of one’s Spirituality—such a thing would be excruciatingly painful. Lu Cang knew he would never want to experience it himself.

Besides, what was the difference between having all your Spirituality extracted and just being dead?

Could a person without Spirituality still be called human?

Isn’t the reason Demons are Demons precisely because they have no Spirituality?

’Or, unless you have a way to eradicate the entire Filth Source Nest.’

’Then, is there any way to suppress it temporarily?’ Lu Cang asked.

He couldn’t possibly keep Lu Luwei by his side forever.

Nor could he watch over her forever.

’Heh heh, you’re talking about a Seal, aren’t you?’

’There are quite a few Restrictions that can seal a person like this...’

Lu Luwei waited quietly.

Watching the pensive Lu Cang, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

Lu Cang looked up again. "Big Sister Lu Luwei, have you come into contact with anything strange? Anything you obtained after Moon Sea?"

Lu Luwei thought back.

"If I had to say..."

"...in the Archer Association in Atlantis City, I saw a storybook called *Black Secret*."

"After I finished reading that book, my head felt a little groggy."

"But the feeling went away in less than half a day."

"Oh, right... While I was practicing the Perception Enhancement Technique a while ago, I also felt a very distant call."

"It was just that the call was faint and intermittent."

"My Sea of Consciousness also changed because of the Perception Enhancement Technique."

’Her Sea of Consciousness... changed?’

"Big Sister Lu Luwei."

"Can I see your Sea of Consciousness?"

Lu Cang suddenly asked.

"Mm..."

The Sea of Consciousness is an extremely important place for a person. To allow someone to enter it also means letting down one’s guard.

If the other person were to attack directly within the Sea of Consciousness...

...it would inflict a fatal, devastating blow that is incredibly difficult to defend against.

But Lu Luwei hesitated for a moment.

Her small, pale hand pressed against her chest as if she were wrestling with a difficult decision.

Her fair breasts rose and fell with her inner turmoil.

Finally, her expression turned serious.

She actually nodded and said, "Okay... you can come in."

"Then, Big Sister Lu Luwei, I’m coming in."

Lu Cang’s Perception connected with Lu Luwei’s.

This time, it wasn’t an internal inspection. Instead, his Perception swept over Lu Luwei’s entire body in a fleeting moment.

A blush couldn’t help but creep across Lu Luwei’s cheeks.

If it were just an ordinary perceptual probe, Lu Luwei might not have noticed Lu Cang’s scan.

But at this moment, their Perceptions were linked.

Lu Luwei was fully aware of Lu Cang’s blatant scan.

’Whatever...’

’He’s already seen me so many times anyway, and he’s just a kid... Although, he doesn’t look that young anymore.’

At this thought, Lu Luwei’s body couldn’t help but feel a little hotter.

Sensing the change in Lu Luwei’s emotions, Lu Cang couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

Lu Luwei’s reaction was still relatively normal.

At the very least, it showed that the contamination she had suffered wasn’t too deep.

BZZZT—

He felt a ripple of vibration through his Perception.

CLICK—

In that same instant, Lu Cang activated the simulation of the future.

Divine Level Future Prediction.

Future Prediction does not take up any real time.

SWOOSH—

Following Lu Luwei’s guidance, Lu Cang entered her Sea of Consciousness. The moment he stepped inside, what he saw was a stretch of pitch-black, stagnant water.

’This place...’

’This is a Sea of Consciousness?’

’Why does Lu Luwei’s Sea of Consciousness look like this? Is this what a normal person’s Sea of Consciousness is supposed to look like?’

The well-read Lu Cang had seen descriptions of other Seas of Consciousness in books.

But for the most part, the vast majority of people’s Seas of Consciousness were wide and bright, perhaps an island or a palace. They were generally rough visualizations of what one hoped for in their heart, which then evolved in combination with their Profession.

An Archer’s Sea of Consciousness was typically vast, like an open sea and sky.

But Lu Luwei’s...

...was nothing but calm, quiet, stagnant water.

Looking into the far-off distance, he could see countless giant, writhing worms...

’What... is this scene?’

The Sea of Consciousness is also a reflection of a person’s inner self.

A dark Sea of Consciousness rarely belongs to someone with a bright heart...

"Lu Luwei, don’t you think there’s something wrong with the scenery in your own Sea of Consciousness?"

Lu Cang’s tone was heavy.

He looked beside him.

And as he turned his head, he saw the image of Lu Luwei within her Sea of Consciousness.

He saw that the Lu Luwei in the Sea of Consciousness had fine, hollow holes in her neck, with white worms crawling out of them. In her right hand, she held a winding Longbow composed of a swarm of earthworm-like creatures.

’It’s not just the scenery in your Sea of Consciousness anymore.’

’Lu Luwei, your problem... is far greater than I imagined.’