Lin Yu lightly stamped his foot on the ground, and the earth immediately rose.
A stone table and two stone stools ascended.
Lin Yu sat on one of the stone stools and said, "Please sit, Your Majesty!"
Since his combat power and talent had both been upgraded, he could manipulate the energy within him with greater ease.
Coupled with his experience in building houses and furniture, he had become even more adept at using earth elemental energy to create tables and stools.
However, this scene struck the Empress as miraculous.
The people of their world cultivated soul techniques, which were essentially a weakened version of the "Divine Soul Art." This allowed their soul power to grow strong but did not enable them to affect matter.
Therefore, their physical bodies were weak, but their souls were powerful.
This was also why the Prime Minister had been so easily controlled by poison; their physical bodies were too weak, like mortals.
The Empress had never witnessed the ability to manipulate earth and stone, and she was therefore astonished.
"What kind of technique is this, to be able to manipulate earth and stone!" she exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Yu smiled and said, "You must have guessed that I am not from this world, right?"
"Yes!" she nodded.
"This is the cultivation system from my world," Lin Yu replied.
Lin Yu did not elaborate, knowing she would not understand more.
Lin Yu then asked, "On the stone tablet, I saw some soul techniques. These are the inheritances of your world, and I am very curious about the origin of the Soul Suppressing Tablet."
This world held many secrets.
The Soul Suppressing Tablet, the divine corpse, and the continuous heavy rain...
Curiosity was human nature, and Lin Yu naturally wanted to understand everything.
The Empress said, "Actually, I don't know much either. For instance, I am not clear about the origin of the heavy rain."
"However, I know the origin of the Soul Suppressing Tablet. It was brought back by an ancestor from the outside world three hundred years ago."
Lin Yu frowned, "Were there anomalies in your world before the appearance of the Soul Suppressing Tablet?"
Lin Yu had already figured out the origin of the anomalies; they were entirely influenced by the divine corpse, and the heavy rain was also related to the divine corpse.
Gods possessed the ability to create familiars. Even though the god had died, this ability had not disappeared.
Under the influence of the divine corpse, when living beings died, their souls were transformed into familiars of the divine corpse, and these familiars were the anomalies.
As for why they only appeared at night, the reason was simple.
Because the divine corpse was a god of the dark night, it naturally would not appear during the day.
Now, he had learned another secret from her: the Soul Suppressing Tablet was brought back from the outside world. What was its purpose?
"In the past, our world was rampant with anomalies, the population was sparse, and we lived in tribal communities. We worshipped various spirit offerings. Although these spirit offerings had no consciousness, they could protect the villages from the invasion of anomalies."
"However, the abilities of the spirit offerings were very weak, and they were often devoured by anomalies."
"Later, our ancestors brought the Soul Suppressing Tablet from the outside world, which allowed our human race to survive and even develop and prosper."
"There are a total of eleven Soul Suppressing Tablets, one large one and ten small ones."
"The large Soul Suppressing Tablet is inscribed with the complete version of the Divine Soul Art, and each of the small Soul Suppressing Tablets is inscribed with a soul technique."
"This is the origin of the Soul Suppressing Tablet. As for which world it came from, I have no idea."
Lin Yu nodded, another doubt in his heart resolved.
But immediately, another doubt arose.
"How could you understand the text on it?"
"Moreover, to see this text, one needs to enter soul vision. In the beginning, did you use soul power at all?"
The Empress replied, "Yes, we possessed some simple methods of soul application. As for how we understood it, it was related to a heritage jade pendant, which is a pity, as that jade pendant is now broken!"
Lin Yu heard this and immediately recalled the jade pendant the woman had taken out in the underground cave.
As soon as the jade pendant appeared, the text on the Soul Suppressing Tablet materialized, but the jade pendant also shattered. It was likely related to its usage, he guessed.
"Alright, I understand. Thank you for clearing my doubts!"
"You are too kind!"
Just then, screams echoed from the distance.
Lin Yu followed the sound and saw Lin Fan running towards them in a panic.
As he ran, he shouted, "Good heavens, what a huge worm! Brother, save me!"
Bai Xiaosai, looking dejected, grabbed Lin Fan's arm and said, "What are you running for? That's just a caterpillar!"
Indeed, behind them, a giant caterpillar, over ten meters long, had crawled out from somewhere and was closely chasing Lin Fan.
The Empress saw the caterpillar and chuckled, "No need to be afraid. This is my pet. It is very gentle, possesses the ability to heal injuries, and it is female."
Lin Yu heard this and smiled, "Fortunately, you warned me in time. A moment later, your pet would have been dead."
"You jest, sir. You must have already seen that it wouldn't harm anyone."
"Haha, you've seen through me!"
Lin Fan, still looking terrified, came to Lin Yu's side and pointed at the caterpillar behind him, "Damn it, I, Lin Fan, fear nothing, but I never thought I'd be afraid of bugs!"
"Alright, this is the Empress's pet. Don't make such a fuss."
At this point, the Empress walked over. She used soul manipulation to drive the caterpillar back. Only then did Lin Fan calm down.
The group chatted for a while longer before dispersing.
Last night, anomalies had rampaged, and in the entire Yun Du, the dead were dead, and the injured were injured. Of those who survived, less than one in ten remained.
The Empress gathered these people and began the work of post-disaster reconstruction.
They did not know that Lin Yu had taken away the divine corpse and severed the source of the anomalies, so they were still discussing their future survival.
To solve the problem of survival, the Soul Suppressing Tablet was essential, and thus they decided to search for the other Soul Suppressing Tablets.
While the Empress was busy, Lin Yu got up to bid farewell.
He had been out for a long time, and now he possessed the divine corpse and the Divine Soul Art. It was time for him to leave the secret realm.
Leaving Yun Du.
He found Feng Mengqiu in a small town on the mountainside, and the group traveled together towards the path they had taken.
Descending the mountain, they were met by an endless ocean.
The former land had been submerged by floods. Only some small hilltops stubbornly protruded, but they had lost their majestic appearance and resembled small islands, scattered like stars.
Lin Yu said, "Let's go!"
"Let's hurry! Just thinking about that caterpillar makes me feel uneasy!" Lin Fan urged.
Bai Xiaosai opened his heavenly eye, searching for a path.
He pointed in one direction and said, "That way!"
Lin Yu nodded and led the way in that direction.
After walking for several hours, a massive willow tree came into view. Lin Yu and the other two looked at the giant willow and were slightly stunned.
Lin Fan exclaimed, "It's Willow Village!"
Willow Village was their first stop upon entering this world.
However, the enormous Soul Suppressing Tablet was no longer visible. It was likely submerged underwater.
But this giant willow tree, hundreds of meters tall, still stood in its place. Despite the raging flood, it seemed unaffected.
Lin Yu looked at the giant willow and sighed, "I wonder how the villagers are doing?"
At that moment, someone on the giant willow spotted them. They waved and shouted, and Lin Yu vaguely heard them calling his name.
Lin Fan excitedly said, "They're on the willow tree! Brother, shall we go and see?"
"It might be good to take a look!"
The four of them ascended the giant willow tree. Its branches were several meters wide. The village chief and the villagers had built small shelters on the tree to protect them from the wind and rain. Not far away, the villagers were fishing.
Upon seeing Lin Yu and the others arrive, the village chief and others rushed out to greet them.
"Our benefactor, you have returned!"
Having experienced great hardship, meeting old acquaintances inevitably brought about sighs and lamentations.
Lin Yu stayed there for three hours, had a meal of grilled fish, and then bid farewell.
"Let's go. It's time to head out!"