Chapter 1390 Feeling of Loneliness
The gathering of these monsters is also a burden for Lin Mu.
The monsters in the awakening period have only opened their spiritual intelligence and possess wisdom.
However, they are not much different from wild beasts, and they cannot practice on their own because they have no skills to pass on.
Smart monsters will hunt other monsters and devour their monster crystals to grow further.
Slightly slower monsters still live a life similar to wild beasts.
These monsters are now gathered here, and Lin Mu is responsible for their survival and growth.
This is definitely a big trouble.
Survival is easy to say. Before coming here, these monsters fought alone and lived well.
Now that they are gathered together, their strength is even stronger, and there is no reason for them to live worse.
Lin Mu’s main difficulty is growth.
How to make these monsters grow?
This is a very tricky problem.
Let these monsters practice, the spiritual energy here is indeed too thin!
The intelligence of the monsters themselves is not as good as that of the cultivators. Lin Mu is unwilling to rely on such thin spiritual energy to cultivate.
Even Lin Mu feels that the progress of cultivation is very slow, and it is even more unrealistic for these monsters to cultivate.
It seems that this way of letting them cultivate is not feasible.
But letting them devour monster crystals is even more unfeasible.
There are so many monsters, and now there are almost a hundred monsters gathered. These monsters need hundreds of monster crystals at any time.
A monster devouring a monster crystal can improve its strength a little, but it is also limited.
If you want them to advance to the next level, the number of monster crystals required is not small.
Where can you find so many monsters to hunt?
This is not realistic.
However, if the strength of these monsters is not improved as soon as possible, there is no point for Lin Mu to gather them here.
Lin Mu originally hoped that they could help.
To deal with the beast tide, Lin Mu especially needs a monster to protect himself, so that he can attack without distraction.
Naturally, the more monsters protecting him, the safer he is.
The stronger the better.
The Qingyan Sect is also a hidden danger. They may come to entangle at any time. If he is not careful, it will cause a war. He is definitely not the opponent of the Qingyan Sect.
The current monsters are so weak that it is not enough to have numbers.
Improving their strength is a must.
But Lin Mu doesn't know how to improve.
He can directly absorb the essence of the sun and the moon to practice without relying on spiritual energy, but these monsters can't.
Although the plant spirits and monsters are all monsters, they are still very different and their talents are not the same.
Lin Mu felt a little embarrassed for a while.
Just when Lin Mu was at a loss, one day, the green fox demon ran over excitedly and said, "We have gathered two hundred monsters!"
Two hundred monsters!
When Lin Mu heard this, he was happy and a little sad.
It was easy to gather these monsters, but it was difficult to lead them.
These days, Lin Mu also devoured more than half of the monster crystals buried underground, and now there are only a hundred monster crystals left.
Of course, with so much consumption, Lin Mu's strength has also increased significantly.
According to his previous experience, Lin Mu estimated that his current cultivation should be equivalent to the previous mid-stage foundation building.
Of course, this is just the realm of cultivation.
If it really compares attack power, he can easily kill mid-stage foundation building cultivators.
Because the spiritual power in his body can be restored to the power of the sun and the power of the moon.
With the same spiritual power, his attack power is absolutely overwhelming those ordinary mid-stage foundation building cultivators.
This is just a long-range attack. If it is a close combat, Lin Mu will be even more relaxed. His body is a big killer, and he can easily kill a cultivator.
So in terms of strength, Lin Mu feels that he is not worse than some spiritual silence cultivators.
Of course, if a Jindan-stage cultivator came, he would be finished.
Qingyan Sect, no matter how weak the strength is, the sect leader and elders should have the Jindan-stage cultivation, and there must be more than one.
If they come, Lin Mu will really be in trouble.
He doesn't even have the qualifications to talk and reason with these Jindan-stage masters.
If he doesn't want to go, Qingyan Sect will force him to go.
By then, his storage bag will naturally be exposed!
"Two hundred monsters, the number is enough, there is no need to gather them."
Lin Mu said in embarrassment, "Now I haven't figured out how to settle them."
"How else to settle them?"
The green fox demon was surprised, "They gather here to get your blessing, and their safety is guaranteed. This is the biggest gain. Don't think too much, don't always think about giving, it's not needed at all, you are so kind!"
"Am I too kind?"
Hearing this, Lin Mu was really a little amused.
But it was true that he did want to help these monsters grow faster.
Although his original intention was to let these monsters help him deal with the Qingyan Sect, before he said this purpose, the blue fox demon thought he was kind-hearted, and there was nothing wrong with that.
"You don't have to think so much. They gathered here, and with the guidance of me and the black rhino, their strength will slowly improve."
The blue fox demon said with a smile.
"That's what I said, but it's too slow!"
Lin Mu told the truth.
"That's natural. Compared with you, their progress is indeed much slower."
The blue fox demon said helplessly, "Not every monster is the same as you."
"Then is there any way to make them improve their cultivation faster?"
Lin Mu asked.
"They are now improving their cultivation by eating, refining the essence of food, and nurturing and tempering the demon crystal."
The blue fox demon explained, "Or they devour the demon crystal to grow faster."
Lin Mu was silent for a while.
This is similar to his opinion.
"However, when they grow to the Naling stage, the speed of cultivation will be much faster."
The blue fox demon said with a smile.
"Naling stage?"
Lin Mu was surprised. This is another realm he has never heard of.
"Yes, it is the Naling stage, but this spirit is no longer the spirit of the Qiling stage. The spirit of the Qiling stage is spiritual wisdom, and the spirit of this Naling stage is spiritual energy, which means absorbing spiritual energy into the body."
The blue fox demon explained patiently.
"Does this take a long time?"
Lin Mu asked with concern.
"It won't take a long time. Look how long I have known you. I will soon be promoted to the Naling stage. I can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. I heard that I can also have divine consciousness and learn some magic, such as spitting fire."
The blue fox demon said happily.
Lin Mu understood immediately. The Soul-gathering Stage of this demon beast is actually similar to the Foundation-building Stage of a cultivator.
Being able to learn magic, possess spiritual awareness, and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth means that one can formally practice.
Truly embarking on the path of practice.
In the Soul-awakening Stage, everything still relies on instinct, or on swallowing demon crystals to improve cultivation. They do not know how to practice independently, and their strength is similar to that of the Qi-refining Stage among cultivators.
"I should have reached the Soul-gathering Stage you mentioned now."
Lin Mu smiled bitterly, "But the spiritual energy I sensed is very thin, and it is difficult to practice to a very high level. I am fine. The lifespan of trees is originally very long. You demon beasts are now at a low level, and your lifespan is not high. If you continue to waste it, I am afraid that you will die of old age, and your cultivation will not be very high."
The green fox demon looked calm, as if she had known about this for a long time.
"This is a remote area of the Forest of Ten Thousand Monsters, so the spiritual energy is naturally thin."
The green fox demon said, "I heard that places with rich spiritual energy are occupied by powerful monsters. If we want to practice there, we need to pay homage to the mountain!"
"Pay homage to the mountain?"
Lin Mu was puzzled.
"It means to surrender to them and follow their orders in the future."
The green fox demon explained.
"Then what are your plans?"
Lin Mu asked directly.
The green fox demon was stunned when she heard it.
She didn't expect Lin Mu to be so direct and ask her this question in person.
"I still need to discuss this with you."
The green fox demon pondered for a moment and said, "I won't abandon you."
"But, after all, I am a tree and can't move."
Lin Mu was helpless.
He only knew now that monsters can still pay homage to the mountain!
The thin spiritual energy now has no effect on them, because they have no spiritual consciousness and cannot sense the spiritual energy and cannot practice.
When they are able to practice, they can go to places with rich spiritual energy and worship the mountain.
God will never leave anyone without a way out!
Even the way of monsters will not be left without a way out!
However, these monsters can have a better destination, and they can naturally leave Lin Mu at that time.
Lin Mu suddenly realized that it was useless for him to help these monsters now.
Because these monsters are destined to leave here and leave him after they reach the Naling stage.
No wonder the blue fox demon said that he was too kind.
From this point of view, he was really too kind.
Lin Mu felt that his idea of forming a force was really a temporary idea.
He didn't think too much about it.
After listening to the words of the blue fox demon, he found that many problems had arisen.
One is that he could not help these monsters improve their strength.
Even if he helped them to improve to the Naling stage, they would definitely leave.
Lin Mu had originally hoped that they would help him deal with the beast tide and the Qingyan Sect.
Now it seems that he was really wishful thinking and overthinking.
Even the blue fox demon and the black rhino who had shared life and death with him would leave him at that time!
When he thought of this, a feeling of loneliness suddenly surged into Lin Mu's heart.
"This is what I plan to do."
The blue fox demon couldn't guess Lin Mu's thoughts, and said to himself, "When Xiao Hei, I, and a few elephant demons and deer demons have all cultivated to the Naling stage, then we will go to find a place with rich spiritual energy."
"That's fine!"
Lin Mu nodded and said, "People go to higher places, and good birds choose trees to rest. This is understandable."
"Are you willing to go with us?"
The blue fox demon asked eagerly.
Lin Mu was stunned.