Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 8 Synthesis (Please add to your favorites and read on!)

"He who eats another's food is bound to do so; Li's soul-summoning incense is not so palatable."

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Chunfeng immediately manifested the Small Inner World.

A scene of nine interconnected mountains and a falling moon appeared in the void, enveloping the more than three hundred lantern ghosts in the entire area.

The inner vision of a Nascent Soul True Monarch can suppress heaven and earth, and Li Chunfeng's small inner vision can also suppress this group of unranked lantern ghosts.

The gluttonous lantern ghosts immediately paid the price, being suppressed in a small inner world, like a baby elephant falling into an asphalt pool, sinking deeper with each struggle. Any greater commotion would trigger a thunderous flash of lightning, as if they were unforgivable sinners destined for divine punishment. The lantern ghosts were horrified and trembled with fear.

However, the manifestation of the outer world within the inner realm was not without its costs; suppressing more than three hundred lantern ghosts at once consumed far more of his divine soul power than he had anticipated.

Feeling the black lotus petals shattering wildly above the Heavenly Pool, even with all 1,800+ divine soul thoughts, they could only sustain themselves for about three minutes at most.

Li Chunfeng immediately accelerated his pace, capturing and suppressing them all into the Heavenly Pool with lightning speed.

Done. Mission accomplished.

He quickly extinguished the incense to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

After a short rest, my consciousness once again sank into the inner landscape.

More than three hundred lantern ghosts were all suppressed under the moonlight of Tianchi Lake, scattered like stars falling from the sky, making it exceptionally beautiful.

These lantern ghosts vary in level, with some at level one, three, five, and seven, and several at level nine.

Unfortunately, without advancing to the next level, one will ultimately be unable to break free from the constraints.

With a thought, Li Chunfeng activated the [Soul Fusion and Unity] divine power.

Suddenly, three whirlpools appeared in the Heavenly Pool, arranged in the three directions, with a floating island resembling an altar rising in the center.

Li Chunfeng selected three level-one floating lantern demons from the waters of Tianchi Lake and sent them into the Three Talents Whirlpool. He then summoned the Burning Lantern and placed it on the central floating island altar.

"Soul Fusion!"

Unexpectedly, a simple compositing session caused quite a commotion in the interior setting.

Dark clouds covered the sky above Tianchi Lake, with incessant lightning and thunder. The lake itself was turbulent, and the moonlight transformed into a water dragon that swept up into the sky and then turned into a torrential downpour.

When the thunder and rain stopped, the three-headed lantern ghost in the whirlpool had disappeared.

The attributes of your destined pet suddenly change.

[Lantern]: Ghost/Monster type, Lantern Ghost, Floating Level 1

【talent】:
1. Soul Devouring (Mid-grade Mortal)

II. Heart Lamp (Highest Grade in Mortal Realm)

[Spell]:
Soul Fireball (Mortal Rank 2), Phantom Clone (Mortal Rank 1), Psychic Shield (Mortal Rank 2)

……

Soul Devourer has been upgraded by one rank.

"Haha~"

In the dead of night, amidst the deserted mass grave, someone almost burst out laughing.

Li Chunfeng simply retreated and found a safe place to focus on the fusion.

This time, three level-two floating lantern demons were selected, and after a burst of lightning and thunder, the fusion was completed.

However, this time, the Soul Devouring talent did not improve, but the Heart Lamp talent improved to the lower level of the Human Rank.

Li Chunfeng scanned all the lantern ghosts, but surprisingly, he couldn't find a single one whose Soul Devouring Talent grade exceeded 'Mortal Rank Low'.

Upon realizing this, he immediately took out his phone and searched online.

It turns out that among the many ghost-like creatures, the 'soul-devouring' talent is not unique, but almost all ghosts with the 'soul-devouring' ability have not been able to demonstrate much power in 'soul-devouring'.

At most, it's like food supplements for humans; for ghosts and monsters, devouring souls is only enough to satisfy their hunger.

He guessed that perhaps it was because the 'Soul Devouring' talent was too overpowered that it could not create a higher grade?
Li Chunfeng had no choice but to rely on sheer numbers to slowly increase the talent level of each animal.

Talents are divided into 'mortal level, human level, spirit level, yellow level, black level, earth level, heaven level...'.

Each rank is further divided into upper, middle, and lower grades.

To upgrade the Soul Devouring talent to a high level, one has to sacrifice countless lantern ghosts.

For a time, thunder and lightning raged incessantly throughout the inner region. Three-legged toads were hard to find, but lantern ghosts were everywhere, covering the mountains and fields.

After that, they went to catch ghosts and merge souls, making three trips to the mass grave in one night before finally stopping.

Li Chunfeng was exhausted, and his soul power was almost depleted, so he went back to rest.

Song Zhijie's home was far from the city gate, so it was impossible for him to return to the inner city.

There are many training grounds near the city gate, charging different prices according to the level of spiritual energy in the world. A first-level Yin-gathering ground costs 100 cultivation points per day.

This price is worse than killing him.

However, the situation is urgent now, and everything is for the sake of the Abyss Calamity, so necessary expenses are unavoidable.

"A cultivation ground between heaven and earth!"

The name sounds welcoming, so this is the one.

After paying, we entered the meditation area, which felt somewhat similar to the bathhouse in Shanhaiguan. It was decorated in a magnificent style and had not only a meditation room for seclusion, but also a hot spring bath, massage room, cinema, and rest room. Three meals a day were provided free of charge.

From this perspective, the cost of 100 exercises per day is not expensive.

Many martial artists and cultivators, after a day of exploration, come here as soon as they return to be welcomed back and have their fatigue washed away.

Li Chunfeng also enjoyed a nice bath, and the master masseur's skill made him feel that it was well worth the price.

The negative review is that there are no pretty girls.

Stepping into the first-level meditation room, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is almost the same as that in the first-level mass grave.

Banishing these distracting thoughts, Li Chunfeng calmed his mind, shut down his five senses, and entered a meditative state in an instant, visualizing the black lotus.

A moment later, boundless spiritual energy from heaven and earth entered through the top of the head, penetrating inch by inch, and merging with the soul.

In an instant, hallucinations flooded his mind, and his soul experienced a variety of sensations, including coolness, heat, sourness, numbness, and itching. One moment he saw ghosts and gods from the abyss, the next he saw demons and succubi. Then he saw celestial beings from the heavens, and then he saw his friends and family dying tragically before him in the apocalypse. One moment he saw battlefields raging, piles of bones; the next he saw the myriad phenomena of the mortal world, the turbulent waves of life…

If one's willpower is even slightly weak, it's not just a matter of one's cultivation regressing instead of progressing; one is also prone to going astray and falling into demonic possession.

Li Chunfeng had experience practicing the "Twelve-Story Visualization Method," and his own aptitude was quite compatible with the "Black Lotus Sutra of the Turbid World." After silently reciting the calming mantra once, all distracting thoughts disappeared, and he was able to calm his mind.

and……

"The Lamp of the Heart!"

As soon as the thought arose, a point of shimmering white light rose in the small inner landscape.

It was the 'Heart Lamp' innate spell of the Burning Lamp.

What is talent? Simply put, it's the inherent qualities or abilities of a living being, a manifestation of natural talent or aptitude, and something a living being is naturally good at in a certain field. Just like birds can fly and fish can swim, these are things they are born with.

Therefore, innate talent and acquired magical seeds are not interconnected.

Cultivators can directly share the innate spells of their natal demonic pets, but they need to fuse with their demonic pets to undergo demonization before they can borrow spell seeds.

Now, Ran Deng's 'Heart Lamp' talent has reached the upper-level spirit level and has begun to possess power.

Bathed in its radiant white light, most of his fantasies vanished instantly, and his mind calmed immediately. The ever-burning inner lamp further purified his mind, as if he had reached a state of perfect simplicity and tranquility. Moreover, with the inner lamp constantly burning, his soul remained clear and impervious to evil!
It's equivalent to having an additional soul protection spell.

After an unknown amount of time, a light drizzle suddenly began to fall inside the small interior.

Every drop of rain is formed from the essence of the spirit and soul; upon falling into the Heavenly Pool, it immediately transforms into petals of a black lotus.

Last night, nearly a thousand lantern ghosts were fused with souls. The efficiency of the [Soul Devouring] talent of the Burning Lantern was too low, and its own level did not increase much. Most of the time, it was wasted.

At this moment of cultivation, the lingering essence of the Yin spirits that had not yet dissipated was perfectly utilized, and all of it was refined into one's own divine soul and thoughts by the "Black Lotus Sutra of the Turbid World".

Li Chunfeng felt that not only had all the spiritual energy he had consumed last night been fully restored, but in just a short while, he had gained over a hundred more flower petals.

This is certainly due to the miraculous effectiveness of the "Black Lotus Sutra of the Turbid World," but it is also inseparable from the [Soul Devouring] talent.

My choice was definitely right.

After all the Yin spirits' essence was refined, the black lotus petals in Li Chunfeng's inner world had increased by more than 2,400.

The upper limit has increased by almost a third.

As night fell, Li Chunfeng once again entered the mass grave.

(End of this chapter)