Lin Xixue collected the scattered ashes and put them into an exquisite porcelain vase.
She thought she would feel great sadness, but for some reason, after she actually took action, she only felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.
She felt as if there was something very important in her heart, and her human qualities had been stripped away.
She wanted to sigh, but it got stuck in her throat after all. She didn't know how long she could maintain her humanity and rationality, let alone how far she could complete her plan before she completely lost her humanity.
"If no one asks for relief, I will start the experiment according to the plan." She suppressed the emotions in her heart and asked again as calmly as possible, but most of them still did not respond.
She was not surprised. She had no obsession with survival and no determination to die. This was the real life of all living beings.
She doesn't think there's anything wrong with this. Every way of living deserves to be respected.
She didn't say anything else, she just took out many things that she had ordered Shi Xueqian to get before and tried them one by one.
Naturally, when she reported these things, she did not say them casually, but after careful consideration.
Things like salt, for example, could dehydrate molluscs in previous lives and destroy the osmotic pressure in their bodies. Vinegar and plant ash are acidic and alkaline substances.
Glutinous rice and realgar correspond to things that are said to be able to ward off evil spirits in folklore.
She has basically covered everything that may be useful.
However, she tried them one by one, but nothing could cause obvious harm to the slugs. Even the salt she had high hopes for before trying it didn't seem to have any significant effect.
Could it be that these slugs have no weaknesses at all?
If this is the case, it is better to just persuade the emperor to abdicate. There is no hope of solving this matter.
Just when she was at a loss what to do, Nian Shi suddenly said: "My little girl has something to say, which may give her some ideas."
"tell me the story."
"My little girl just saw a handful of gray soil in her 'dream'. Although I didn't dare to touch it, just taking a look at it made me feel uncomfortable. Maybe this thing can have some effect?"
When reciting the two words in the dream, I emphasized them very strongly, as if they had some deeper meaning.
Lin Xixue twirled the broken hair on her temples and thought about what she meant by her words. Gray soil. Could it be spiritual soil?
She squinted her eyes and looked at Nian. If what she was talking about was really seizing the spiritual soil, wouldn't it mean that she had already woken up in the storage space before?
However, she is quite smart and knows how to hint at herself in subtle ways instead of directly stating the existence of the storage space, otherwise she will have to silence her even if she doesn't want to.
She took out the spirit seizing soil and asked: "Is this the gray soil you are talking about?"
As soon as the spirit-stealing soil was taken out, all the "people" present showed fear and stepped back one after another, for fear of being contaminated by this thing.
Lin Xixue was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the spiritual soil that she couldn't figure out the use of before would actually have a strong restraint effect on this slug?
"Is there anyone willing to step forward and try the effect of this thing?"
"My little girl is willing." Nian Shi was the first to stand up. She climbed up and stretched out her arms.
Lin Xixue picked up a handful of spiritual soil and sprinkled it on the back of Nian Shi's hand. She saw that the back of her hand, which was originally covered with mucus and was quite moist, withered and shriveled in an instant.
Moreover, this withering was still extending upwards. In just a few breaths, her entire arm was completely withered, like a dried sea cucumber.
Lin Xixue quickly cut off Nian Shi's arm, thus preventing the withering from spreading further throughout her body.
In contrast, the originally gray spirit-stealing soil now had a faint layer of white light.
What surprised Lin Xixue even more was that she only sprinkled a handful of the spirit-seizing soil on the back of her hand, but after sucking her arm dry for a moment, the small amount of the spirit-seizing soil had already expanded to the size of a fist.
Lin Xixue was overjoyed. This spiritual soil was not only the nemesis of slugs, but could also continuously increase its power by absorbing the power of slugs.
However, if this thing is to be really used, it is not enough to be useful to slugs; it must also be proven that it is harmless to ordinary people.
She looked at Nian Shi's broken arm, first used the "heal" formula to stop the bleeding, and then said: "You are very smart, very courageous, and very good."
While reading, he nodded slightly and expressed his gratitude humbly, but he did not deny the praise.
"If you can really withstand the erosion of your mind by the Immortal Empress, I will rebirth you and give you another chance."
"Thank you very much, little girl!"
"It doesn't matter, you have earned this by yourself."
Lin Xixue left the cave and blocked the entrance with huge rocks. She went to Shi Xueqian and made a new request: "Help me find two death row prisoners."
"These prisoners are all under the control of Yunzhou Prefecture and are not under my jurisdiction."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'll ask you to find two death row inmates. The sooner the better."
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"What, you can't do it?"
"Fine."
"Oh, by the way, find me a real death row prisoner, don't end up bringing me two white ducks."
"I know." Shi Xueqian had completely lost his temper towards Lin Xixue and had no choice but to do as he was told.
Lin Xixue also came and went. After assigning a task to Shi Xueqian, she went directly back to the cave where all the "people" were imprisoned, and sat directly on the huge stone that sealed the entrance.
Now that she finally had the chance, she began to refine the giant gate evil thunder that she had put into her body with all her strength, but the refining speed was still not ideal.
After continuing to refine for two hours, Shi Xueqian brought the two death row prisoners, and she had only refined a little over 10%. This progress was really slow as never before.
She first sprinkled the soul-seizing soil on the backs of the hands of the two condemned prisoners. After finding no change, she dissolved it in water and ordered them to drink it.
After that, Lin Xixue was refining the evil thunder while observing the situation of the two of them. Four or five hours passed after this observation, and Lin Xixue finally determined that the spirit-stealing soil had no effect on ordinary people.
At this time, the giant evil thunder in her body was finally halfway refined. She thought that with the full power of the thunder body, she could compete with the monks in the early stage of pill formation.
Now that the weaknesses of these slugs have been determined, Lin Xixue naturally did not delay any longer, and immediately found Shi Xueqian, briefly explaining the situation and wanting to enter the palace again.
Since the Ministry of Internal Affairs around the emperor was probably infiltrated by this slug, Lin Xixue did not go through the usual interview process, but once again broke into the emperor's study.
She got straight to the point: "I have found the weaknesses of these monsters and have come up with corresponding countermeasures. The next plan is divided into several steps. I need you to cooperate with me unconditionally."
"Do you want me to obey your orders?" The emperor showed an unhappy look again.
"That's right, otherwise? What else could it mean?" Lin Xixue didn't show any mercy to him.
"You." The emperor first pointed at Lin Xixue, but in the end he gave up, "Tell me, how do you want me to cooperate with you?"