Chapter 1568

He clearly only made the fish's Li Ti, felt no soul at all, yet it still came alive.

Is it because the fish can live without a soul, or… is the soul itself merely a byproduct of the material body?

"I recall Qian Sha saying that a controller can exist without a body, and even if its material form is annihilated it can still be reassembled, so the soul's will must exist." Xiao Feng remembered a saying he had heard before.

Perhaps his understanding of the soul level was insufficient; just now he actually reforged the fish's soul, but he himself didn't know.

After the reforging, the fish's memory might be completely different, its soul structure changed as well, but lacking intelligence, there's no way to tell.

He went offline and tried once, and indeed he created a live fish out of thin air.

He handed it to Su Ni to slaughter and cook; it wasn't tasty, and had many bones.

But halfway through eating, Xiao Feng realized again, this fish was originally part of his own body.

Since he made it from his own bodily energy, why waste time eating it slowly?

So with a thought, he directly decomposed it into source qi and 'ate' it back.

Live fish and cooked fish are actually quite different; with added oil, salt and other seasonings, the meat's texture also changes.

But after all, it's still matter; as long as it's matter, he can consume it.

Xiao Feng also tried decomposing the bowl, plate and chopsticks that held the rice, all 'eaten' into his body; everything went smoothly, as if this world were like a game world, able to be played with at will.

But he always felt that something was off.

Why not try with something intelligent, then ask how it feels?

His gaze fell on Su Ni, who was washing dishes.

Then he suddenly shook his head, startled by his own thought.

"I'm obsessed…… just researching a skill, how did the thought of killing pop up!"

He knocked hard on his own head, and Xiao Feng returned to the game.

He suddenly felt somewhat lost.

Sitting in the garden of Huayue Palace, he looked around at red flowers and green trees, flying birds and fish and insects, then at himself.

Are these all the source qi of all things?

One could say yes, but… not only that.

Matter and source qi are ultimately different.

Coal and diamond are both carbon, but the latter is far more brilliant and beautiful than the former.

He and Su Ni are both human, yet not the same person.

Source qi is the most basic unit constituting all things, but all things are all things, source qi is source qi; the two are utterly distinct.

Before having analyzed the koi, he was unable to create a fish out of thin air.

If he knows nothing, even if he masters the source qi of all things in the universe, he still cannot create anything; all he possesses is source qi alone.

"Understanding the structure of all things is the fundamental element for creating and destroying matter. I have mastered source qi; as long as I understand a certain object's structure, I can destroy it or create it."

In Xiao Feng's bewildered heart, something gradually surfaced.

He seemed to have found the direction for self-comprehended Secret Art!

He needs to learn more about the body structures of various experts—flesh-and-blood, rock, plant types…

Different races, different realms of creatures have different bodies; some are strong, some weak.

But to some extent, there will be great similarities!

Two ordinary people, their blood may differ, but their muscles, fat, and bones—basic components—are certainly the same; only because of different arrangements do we get differences in height, weight, age, and appearance.

As long as he thoroughly understands a substance's structure, he can proceed to dismantle that material!

After dismantling it, wouldn't the opponent be dead?

If he understands Qiongqi and dismantles it, Qiongqi would cease to exist!

This is the self-created Secret Art he intends to cultivate!

"Tower Bro, leave me some taotie's flesh and blood. Blood, muscle, fur, bone… leave a bit of each component, I have great use for it!" Xiao Feng said in his heart to the Myriad Calamities Treasure Tower.

"What do you want this for? Your realm is too low, your teeth aren't good; I estimate you can't gnaw it." The Myriad Calamities Treasure Tower replied.

Xiao Feng didn't explain, just had it leave him a bit.

The Myriad Calamities Treasure Tower answered: "Alright, then I'll leave you a few catties of each."

The taotie's demon body currently lacks the ability to be analyzed; a Venerable Realm Li Ti is surely extremely complex.

Nevertheless, it should be kept, to leave some possibility for future study of the savage beasts' flesh-and-blood bodies.

Perhaps Qiongqi and the taotie are both Venerable Realm savage beasts, so they may share some identical aspects; the other six beast gods might as well!

For now, let's first study some more basic things.

Plants, trees, rocks; air, flowing water; clothes, swords and the like.

The more he understands, the more he can accomplish.

Perhaps in future battles with others, he could achieve the state where all things around him are at his disposal.

Xiao Feng calmed his mind and began to contemplate.

Everything within his reach that he could contact, he gradually came to understand.

Including the artifacts, supreme artifacts, potions, etc., in his backpack.

But, as he thought, the higher the quality of something, the more complex its structure, not easily discerned.

With his current ability, dismantling and reforging a supreme artifact is already a strain; wanting to dismantle a Venerable's body is still a long, arduous road.

Time flowed slowly, and unnoticed ten days passed.

Adding the previous offline time, the cooldown of the Dreamland Treasure Fruit has been reset.

Xiao Feng entered a dream in Huayue Palace, making his second entry into the dreamscape.

He severed all connections with the outside world and proceeded with deep contemplation.

He originally wanted to comprehend the Five Elements Dao, but later gave up.

Now he decides to comprehend the Dao of All Things, spending some time to deeply explore the most vast and complex knowledge in this universe.

The world in dreams is illusory, but it can also be real.

The mountains, rivers, lakes and seas seen in dreams are no different from the outside world.

Xiao Feng walks between heaven and earth, having seen many things.

Inside there are no experts, only basic material and the power of laws.

However, the energy of laws is actually also part of the universe.

The finest particles of energy and matter are both the primordial qi of all things; there is no difference between them.

Xiao Feng refuses nothing; he wants to analyze everything and fears nothing.

The difficulty is that the ages in dreams are very long, enough for him to understand them one by one.

As long as it is not something like time, space, or emotion that transcends material form, he dares to touch and understand it.

At worst, he just can't figure it out, wasting only a period of time.

Three years, five years, ten years...

The ages in dreams pass quickly.

The things he understands also keep increasing, and in his mind an arrangement similar to the periodic table of elements gradually forms.

Unnoticed, many years have passed.

Xiao Feng is suddenly awakened by a clap of thunder, breaking free from the dream.

A voice tells him that he has already been dreaming for a hundred years, and the Dream Realm Treasure Fruit can no longer sustain his contemplation, so it must end early.

Xiao Feng sits there dazed, his mind not yet returned.

After ten hours, he gradually regains consciousness.

"Hard..."

"Clearly he spent a hundred years, but he feels that what he understands is still very little."

"This Secret Art is harder to create than he imagined."

"He retains his insights, preparing to continue next time he enters the dream."

"Go challenge the No Mind Dao Venerable."

He stands up.

Then he dazedly punches himself.

"Damn, indeed the side effect of triggering the Dream Realm Treasure Fruit has left his mind somewhat disordered."

"He was supposed to go find the No Mind Dao Venerable to consult about the Eight Great Beast Gods!"