When the evil cultivator died, the hints that appeared on the attribute panel were:

'Discovered items that can be picked up, choose one from the following:

Energy: 89 points

Slightly increased Earth Element Affinity

Slightly increased Yin Affinity

Do you wish to select?

'

It seems that this evil cultivator should have had a Yin Earth Dual Spirit Root.

However, the Earth Spirit Root is of no use to himself, so Lou Yi chose the third option without hesitation.

He only felt a cool sensation flash through his mind, without any other changes.

He wanted to improve his Spirit Root to Middle Grade, based on previous experiences, it would likely still require dozens or even hundreds of affinity enhancements.

And when the mouse demon died, the panel displayed:

'Discovered items that can be picked up, choose one from the following:

Energy: 66 points

Slightly increased Earth Element Affinity

Talent: Earth Escape (Can slightly communicate with the earth's essence, allows displacement in soil-rich environments)

Do you wish to select?

'

Earth Escape?

Lou Yi felt a joy within his heart; just hearing the name, he understood its function. It was definitely a powerful talent, useful for combat and escape alike.

He selected the talent, and the attribute panel instantly added an entry: Earth Escape (Beginner Level 0/10)

Then he spent ten points of energy: Earth Escape (Beginner Level 0/10) → Earth Escape (Initiated Level 0/30 + 1 Earth Spirit Sand)

Unfamiliar memories appeared in his mind.

In the memories, Lou Yi had become an ordinary earth mole.

Living alongside his siblings and countless kin in a primitive forest, where the dense foliage blocked out the sky.

Every day, he searched for grass roots and earthworms for food, avoiding hawks, falcons, and foxes. Life was monotonous and tedious.

Until one day, he dug into an underground hole that had existed unknown to him for a long time, and fell directly in.

When he awoke, he found himself in an underground cavern, soaked in a pool of milky liquid.

The liquid emitted an enticing fragrance, causing the earth mole to swallow eagerly and drink a few sips uncontrollably.

Above the cavern, sharp inverted stalactites grew.

From the tip of these stone points, white droplets continued to fall, "drip drip," making the mole understand the origin of the liquid he was soaking in.

He stayed in the cavern for several days, relying on drinking the stone milk for sustenance. But as time passed, boredom ensued, so he decided to return to the forest.

Thus, the mole began searching for soft soil to dig a tunnel. There was no light, no guidance; he could only rely on his instincts and persist in digging.

Tired and hungry, he returned to drink the stone milk.

Until one day, he discovered that he seemed able to communicate with the soil before him; even without using his paws, he could make it automatically separate…

In reality, Lou Yi opened his eyes.

Upon acquiring the Earth Escape talent, he seemed to feel that the land beneath his feet was alive.

He could hear the heartbeat of the earth, or perhaps it was a distinct rhythm.

Lou Yi attempted to communicate with the earth.

In the next moment, the ground beneath him automatically parted to both sides, and he sank rapidly as if diving into water.

As he sank, the soil continually filled the gap that appeared previously.

After Lou Yi completely disappeared, the surface remained extremely smooth, as if nothing had happened.

A yard deep underground, with Lou Yi at the center, within a radius of a foot from his body, there was no soil; it was a hollow space.

True Strength penetrated his eyes, emitting a red glow, making the underground darkness meaningless to Lou Yi.

Brown clay and rubble were intertwined, with small grass roots like strands of hair piercing through large swathes of soil.

Gray earthworms, black ants, and unrecognizable white larvae were startled by Lou Yi's movements, scrambling around.

This was Lou Yi's first time underground, and he found it quite fresh and interesting.

He continued trying to communicate with the earth, discovering he could continually dive deeper.

But the deeper he dived, the harder it became, exhausting his spirit and strength significantly.

And at a depth of a yard, his walking speed could reach about twice that of an average person.

During his rapid movement, the soil automatically parted to both sides.

There was still quite a distance from the mouse demon's level of Earth Escape, let alone comparing with the rumored Escape Technique used by cultivators.

However, as Lou Yi knew, Escape Technique was a highly advanced magic. In Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, it seemed to be considered a unique skill.

He had just reached the beginner level, with ample room for improvement in the future.

After a moment of research, Lou Yi resurfaced from underground and began searching corpses.

The spoils included silver notes worth more than a thousand taels, plus four items:

Four Black Nail Magical Artifacts, being an integrated Child and Mother Magical Artifact, can be counted as one item.

Seven talisman papers of varying colors.

Two Divine Movement Talismans to accelerate speed, three Armor Talismans to enhance defense, and two black talisman papers Lou Yi didn't recognize, which he planned to ask Rong Xuejian about later.

One bottle of Qi Absorption Pills, the quality cannot compare with what Lou Yi saw in his sect, not only was the taste average, but the Elixir Pills were unevenly shaped.

A gray bead resembling marble in size, similar to those marbles Lou Yi played with in his past life.

Stored by the evil cultivator in a black brocade pouch and kept close to his chest, indicating a high regard for it.

'What's this?'

Lou Yi curious, held the gray bead in his hand, and suddenly his expression changed.

In a daze, he felt the surroundings become tranquil, all things on earth vanished, as if only he remained in the world.

No, it wasn't external things disappearing, but the clutter in his mind had ceased, making his state of mind impartial and peaceful, distanced from all chaos and clamor.

He tried to comprehend; the bottleneck that had long impeded his understanding of the Blood Binding Technique seemed to subtly loosen!

An absolute treasure, this is definitely an absolute treasure!

Lou Yi released the gray bead, and joyful emotions surged forth, the world before him returned to vividness.

He promptly thought again.

Evil cultivators practicing the Evil Technique easily become obsessed, their disposition turns violent and extreme, with instances of manic self-harm frequently observed.

This gray bead's ability to isolate negative emotions would have greater utility for an evil cultivator, almost akin to an ultimate treasure.

But is this a treasure that a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator can handle?

As Lou Yi pondered, he suddenly felt the Corpse Storage Bag at his waist start to move, its surface bulging continuously, clearly indicating Lou Er wanted to come out.

With a thought, a tall figure appeared before his eyes.

Lou Er, with amber-yellow accompanied by blood-red pupils, was fixedly staring at the gray bead in Lou Yi's hand.

"Do you want it?"

Lou Yi sensed the desire in his mind, handed the gray bead to Lou Er, and Lou Er grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth.

'Whoa!'

Lou Yi was startled, hurriedly ordering Lou Er to spit it out.

During his inspection, he discovered it was merely placed in the mouth, not swallowed, calming his alarm.

As Lou Er held the gray bead in his mouth, the ancient, immutably solid and cold aura around him seemed to subtly loosen.

'Hmm?'

Before Lou Yi could scrutinize further, he heard urgent footsteps approaching from behind.

Turning around, he saw a tall and slender girl with skin as cold and white as jade and an exceptionally beautiful face, looking at him joyously.

"Lou, Lou Yi, it's really you, you're not dead? You're really alright!!"

The fragrant breeze swept past, and You Qingyi completely lunged over, hugging Lou Yi tightly, startling Lou Yi.

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