Chapter 197: Spiritual Supremacy
"Pure White Seed? What is that?"
Lin Ye vaguely felt this name sounded somewhat familiar, as if he had heard something similar before.
"It's a special seed that can alter human physique. Once implanted into an ordinary person, it transforms them into a Pure White Lifeform."
The man spoke calmly, but intense sparks flickered in his eyes.
"What the hell is a Pure White Lifeform?"
Lin Ye recalled those citizens locked in the prison cells—their skin did appear somewhat pale. At the time, he had assumed it was due to long-term lack of sunlight exposure.
"That's just a designation. They themselves aren't important. What matters is that a substance called Pure White Primordial Fluid will emerge within Pure White Lifeforms. This substance is the main ingredient for creating Purification Potions."
The man produced a small vial of pure white potion containing only about 5 milliliters of liquid.
"This is the Purification Potion? What does it do?"
Previously, Lin Ye had thought these cultists were conducting rituals to communicate with their deity again. He never imagined they were actually using humans to manufacture potions. "Its effect is simple—purification. Human bodies are filled with various impurities. The amount of impurities determines our limits and makes our bodies prone to Alienation. The Purification Potion can solve all these problems."
The man's tone grew fervent; this wasn't the first time he had spoken these words.
"You're still young now and can rapidly advance through the tiers. But imagine when you reach the high tiers and find yourself stuck at a certain rank for decades without any progress. Then consider that by drinking this small vial of potion, you could break through those constraints and reach tiers you could never otherwise achieve. Would you drink it? Even if it costs dozens of human lives?"
"Of course not."
Lin Ye answered bluntly.
He still had that Pure Crystal he hadn't used yet.
"Heh, there was a young man who gave the same answer as you before. But in the end, he became one of us. Do you know why?"
Hearing Lin Ye's refusal, the man didn't get angry. He actually quite liked outstanding, righteous young men like Lin Ye—otherwise he wouldn't have appeared here personally.
Indeed, this man wasn't the person in charge of this massage parlor. He had simply chosen a random stronghold to wait for Lin Ye's arrival. To avoid making Lin Ye suspicious, he hadn't even evacuated the employees upstairs.
"No idea. Was he won over by your massage skills?"
Lin Ye said with a slightly malicious smile.
"If you'd like that, I can give you a massage too. But that's not the point. The point is you don't need to do anything—we'll handle all the dirty work. You only need to turn a blind eye while those 'lambs' suffer, and then you can freely enjoy the fattest mutton."
The High Priest revealed an evil, crazed smile.
"With so many people disappearing and so many collection strongholds, you don't think the Precinct hasn't noticed, do they? That fearsome Director certainly isn't our ally—he just chooses not to see. And the Academy—your Director is a top-tier sixth-level spiritual energy user. How do you think he reached the sixth level? Do you think he wants to become a high-tier spiritual energy user? They're all respectable people who prefer not to watch the slaughtering process when enjoying their meat. And we... we are this city's only, and best, butchers. Now I'm inviting you to sit down and eat like they do. I hope you won't refuse."
The High Priest tossed the Purification Potion to Lin Ye and declared loudly:
"Drink it, and you'll become part of this city. The Emerald God Cult will help you deal with those suddenly appearing strangers, even help you break free from the system's constraints. Though difficult, it's not impossible—because behind me stands the Lord of Emerald Capital. I swear this by my deity."
Lin Ye caught the potion. The liquid inside shimmered with pure white light.
Victoria: Don't refuse directly. He's a sixth-tier High Priest of the Emerald God Cult. You're no match for him. Keep that Purification Potion and buy time first.
Lin Ye: You're right, but that doesn't feel right. I don't like it.
That the other party knew he was a system survivor didn't surprise him—even a brain-dead worker at the red maze knew about the system. With the person in charge of their strongholds almost completely replaced, it wasn't hard for the Emerald God Cult's priests to guess his identity.
The problem was that the other party had come too quickly and with very specific targeting, which made him deeply uneasy.
So Lin Ye directly used his special skill: Mystery.
[Special skill: Mystery has been used]
[Received a mysterious blessing]
[Drawing blessing source...]
Vague images flashed before his eyes one after another. While maintaining eye contact with the High Priest through these images, Lin Ye unscrewed the potion vial and poured its contents onto the ground.
This was his answer.
He wouldn't use such potions, nor would he allow others to use them. For no other reason than because he disliked it.
[Blessing source drawn: The True Master of the asylum]
[Received mysterious blessing: Spirit Supreme]
[Spirit Supreme]
[From now on, spirit determines everything]
[Note: When matter is no longer stable, spirit becomes the foundation of all]
[Mental Block has been lifted. This state continues until the special skill ends]
"Oh? This is... a small-scale spiritual world? You don't actually think this can make me accept your refusal, do you? You shouldn't have poured out the Purification Potion. Now I have no way back, and neither do you."
The High Priest spread his arms wide. A phantom of a flesh and blood tree grew wildly from within him, its main trunk easily tearing through the earth and destroying the cult stronghold above. The bright moonlight streamed into the dim underground space.
"You're right. I actually don't like leaving ways out. Because only in truly desperate situations can you see the most real things."
Lin Ye appeared behind the High Priest, holding a still-beating heart in his hand.
The mysterious blessing was far more than just a small-scale spiritual world—it had pulled physical strength to match mental strength.
This blessing was very unfriendly to entities with weak mental energy, but for Lin Ye, it was completely different.
His mental energy was terrifyingly strong.
"You're a mid-tier spiritual energy user?!"
The High Priest clutched his chest. While losing his heart wouldn't kill him, this sudden attack had severely wounded him because his spiritual energy core was located within the heart.
"No, I'm just a second-tier spiritual energy user."
Lin Ye struggled to maintain his physical stability. Of course he wouldn't waste time chatting with a cultist at such a moment—if he could move, he would have finished the other off already.
Just as the system's note had indicated, this special skill wasn't actually a blessing.
Forcing physical strength to match mental strength wasn't a good thing. After using just one accelerated Heavy Blow technique, Lin Ye felt his body was about to fall apart.
Falling apart didn't mean death, but rather changing physical form into something closer to a spiritual entity.
If he transformed into that state, even after the skill ended, it would be difficult for Lin Ye to return to his original form.
He would become a spiritual entity trapped in the material world, not much better off than a fish on a chopping board.