**Chapter 322: Heavenly Secrets Can Be Revealed**
Daoist Shanqing didn't seem truly angry. He simply took the food, skillfully opened the packaging, and started eating, showing no intention of holding Lin Li accountable.
"Grandpa, I've brought you everything you wanted regarding the laws and regulations of our world. It's all on this hard drive."
At this time, Lin Li took out the hard drive he brought from his pocket—a USB flash drive's capacity was too small.
There was no helping it. Some videos and games were too large. If he didn't download them to a hard drive, the laptop's memory wouldn't be enough.
Who could have imagined that the storage space of the Magic Phone in "Magic Phone", 20,000 GB, was considered an absolutely massive amount of storage space at the time.
But now, it's just 20TB.
"There are also Souls-like games inside—including walkthrough videos for the one you're playing. If you plan to continue playing, you can take a look," Lin Li introduced.
As for why Lin Li let Daoist Shanqing start playing "Dark Souls 1", which still had low graphics and garbage optimization even after the remaster, instead of the newly released Souls-like games in recent years, the reason was simple: it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality.
Playing games with the best graphics right from the start would set expectations too high, greatly reducing the fun later on.
"Play! Why wouldn't I play!" Daoist Shanqing, eating with his mouth full, nodded heavily upon hearing this: "I've already figured out the attack patterns of this Asylum Demon. Later, as long as I hide behind its body, I can definitely beat it to death!"
"If I don't beat it to death, I'll feel uncomfortable all over and won't be able to do anything else!"
"This kind of ant can only be like this on the internet. If it really dared to appear in front of me, even though I'm just a ghost now, I could easily strangle it!"
Daoist Shanqing gritted his teeth.
Lin Li clicked his tongue.
*Asylum Demon, you should be glad you're a virtual character. If you were real, you would have been doxxed by now and immediately beaten up in real life.*
*Not convinced? Let's fight offline, hardcore version.*
*Damn, if Daoist Shanqing could appear in the modern world, I feel like he could really follow the network cable to hit people. The end of days for keyboard warriors.*
"Then good luck, Grandpa."
After thinking for a while, Lin Li swallowed the cheese strategy he was going to say, smiled and nodded, just cheering him on.
The boss fights in Dark Souls 1 aren't considered very disgusting in Souls-like games—as long as you don't start with the Deprived class. The most disgusting part is the map mechanics.
There's no helping it, Hidetaka Miyazaki was like this when he was a kid—
When he was a kid, he fell asleep while doing his homework. After being woken up by the urge to pee and poop, he found that his homework had completely reset. But he couldn't care less and turned to go to the toilet, only to find that the toilet door couldn't be opened from this side. With no other choice, he could only climb out the window. As a result, when climbing out the window, he was swept into a hole in the ground by a nearby branch.
Coming out of the hole, he found that he had to cross three mountains, wade through two rivers, pass through a jungle, and then walk into a pitch-black tunnel and run for 8 kilometers before he could see the roof of his house with binoculars. He gave up and wanted to solve it on the spot, but found that he had to touch the toilet lid to poop.
Finally, Hidetaka Miyazaki took a detour and climbed into the toilet, only to find 5 gargoyle mobs hiding on the ceiling. Moreover, the noise was too loud and attracted his father's dissatisfaction. His father took out the Seven Wolves belt and started whipping him fast and slow. Hidetaka Miyazaki could only roll back and forth, but his father could read inputs. The moment he finished rolling, he went up and gave him a three-hit combo with the belt.
Hidetaka Miyazaki didn't want to go to the toilet anymore and wanted to escape back to his room, only to find that he had to light eight lamps under the siege of eight archers to return. Finally, he returned to the door of his room, but found that the fucking door still couldn't be opened from this side. He could only climb the window again, and then was thrown into the same hole by the same branch. Coming out of the hole, he found that he had to cross three mountains...
*Motherfucker, the Capra Demon with two dogs and the desktop cleaning master in Dark Souls 1, Lin Li still can't forget them.*
*Fuck you, Hidetaka Miyazaki!*
However, Lin Li suspected that Daoist Shanqing had already found some fun in being abused.
The task progress bar wouldn't lie.
But only a little, because the speed at which the task progress bar increased was still not as fast as when he was playing Angry Birds.
But overall, the task was already halfway done. Perhaps next time he came, he could complete it.
Telling him the cheese strategy would instead easily destroy this hard-earned fun.
"I will." Daoist Shanqing nodded, then asked with some curiosity, "Lin Li, does your world really not have any immortal cultivation or transcendent things? Then how are games like this made?
Are the evil demons and monsters in the game all imagined?"
"Yes," Lin Li smiled and nodded: "Human imagination is a very magical thing."
This matter is also detailed in "SpongeBob SquarePants", Squidward has a deep understanding of it.
Moreover, many times, Lin Li also found it hard to imagine how some videos and texts were born in a country that bans drugs. What exactly is the inspiration?
"Man can conquer nature." Daoist Shanqing sighed.
"Actually, it's not just this Western evil demon worldview. Grandpa, our world also has fantasies about immortal cultivation. If you're interested later, you can try the two games 'Tale of Immortal' and 'The Scroll of Taiwu'.
In addition, in the novel folder, I downloaded thousands of web novels and electronic versions of traditional literature, which also cover a large number of immortal cultivation and fantasy novels. You can find a chance to read them."
"I'll take a look when I have the chance." Daoist Shanqing nodded, actually looking forward to it a bit.
But, first he had to beat this big butt to a pulp.
*I, Shanqing, have never been weaker than anyone in my life. Being hammered to death by this thing several times, there is absolutely no possibility of swallowing my anger!*
However, before starting the game, the two first had their daily Q&A session.
Twenty minutes later.
"Grandpa, I understand some of the doubts about cultivation. Have you heard of the magic treasure 'Seven-Colored Treasure Clothes'?" Lin Li didn't forget one of his purposes, so he asked.
"Never heard of it, but it's normal for magic treasures to change names over a hundred years. What does this magic treasure look like, and what does it do?"
Daoist Shanqing thought for a while upon hearing this, but shook his head.
"I don't have the physical object, I don't know what it looks like. Its function is that after refining, wearing it on the body can greatly offset and resolve the damage suffered, as well as grant immunity to low-level spells."
The items in the [Mall] didn't have any text at all, so Lin Li really didn't know what the magic treasure looked like, and could only read out its effects.
"Most clothing magical artifacts have this effect. I can't give an evaluation. Lin Li, why are you asking this?" Daoist Shanqing still shook his head.
"My divine ability gives me a chance to obtain it—but I need to pay an irreversible and relatively large price. I'm thinking about whether it's necessary to do so." Lin Li simply changed the description.
"Isn't your current world very safe?"
"Yes."
"Then no one will hurt you here either. If the price is very high, why bother exchanging for it," Daoist Shanqing's tone was relaxed, and he even raised his chin:
"When the demon race's remnant souls are completely suppressed and killed, Grandpa can go down to the ancient battlefield and help you look for any usable corpses they left behind. At that time, maybe I can help you refine and create some magic treasures."
"Thank you, Grandpa." Lin Li's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he bowed politely and said.
However, Lin Li didn't really pin his hopes on this.
Although Daoist Shanqing said the remnant souls would be suppressed and killed soon, this 'soon' and 'very quickly' were based on a hundred-year timeline comparison. Moreover, with the different time flow rates, it definitely wouldn't be short.
He still had to rely on himself.
"Grandpa, then the 'Life Extension Pill', 'Luck Talisman'... have you heard of these?" Lin Li continued to ask.
Daoist Shanqing seemed to know all of these and immediately explained them to Lin Li.
The "Life Extension Pill" is considered a mid-to-low-grade pill. Talisman papers come in all grades. The same talisman, made by the lowest ninth-grade talisman master and a talisman grandmaster above the first grade, has vastly different effects.
The "Hold Poop Talisman" in Lin Li's hand, which could only last for ten minutes and had side effects, was an ultimate inferior product. Daoist Shanqing called it an eighty-first-grade talisman—the ninth grade of the ninth grade.
The "Luck Talisman" wasn't that bad. Daoist Shanqing studied the patterns on it and evaluated it as mid-to-low grade.
"But you also reminded me. I'll write a manual of these basic knowledges for you. You can read it yourself later, which can also increase your experience and knowledge."
Daoist Shanqing asked Lin Li for paper and pen, manipulating them to write the book on their own, but reminded:
"But Lin Li, biting off more than you can chew is not good. Even the most absolute genius wouldn't demand themselves to be proficient in all paths. Grandpa, I only dabbled in the paths of talismans and pills. For now, just look at these things, no need to try practicing them—your current world probably doesn't have the environment for practice either."
"Thank you, Grandpa, I know what I'm doing." Lin Li nodded.
He indeed couldn't practice, but Lin Li would still read and translate what he should.
Besides increasing his knowledge of immortal cultivation, maybe after he finished reading, the system would trigger a task.
"This magic treasure of yours is quite good." Then, Daoist Shanqing played with the "Heavenly Secret Mirror" that Lin Li showed him, and nodded:
"The Heavenly Secret Stone on this mirror is very complete.
Heavenly secrets are the hardest to calculate. This item can be considered a rare treasure. You can refine it well. In the future, not only can you obtain the protection of the Heavenly Dao, but when you encounter indecisive matters or lack something, you can ask it, which will be very beneficial."
It seemed that the value of this magic treasure in Daoist Shanqing's eyes was even higher than the "Formless Sword". Lin Li was very happy.
It was rare for a magic treasure to be recognized.
Looking at the system, based on the information he just obtained, Lin Li still decided to use this week's free refresh opportunity on the "Seven-Colored Treasure Clothes" as originally planned.
[You have refreshed the "Remote Cockpit (Lin Li Perfect Mold)": 100 System Currency (Daily Purchase Limit 1), do you want to replace it?]
[Remote Cockpit: Bind a specified mecha. Once the link is established, it cannot be changed. At the cost of sacrificing a little sensitivity and control accuracy, you can remotely control the mecha from within this cockpit, with no limit on the remote distance.]
It didn't refresh an item from the cultivation world.
However, after seeing the item description, Lin Li's eyes lit up.
*I can directly remote control the mecha to fight, without worrying about my own safety?*
*Then of course I'll replace it.*
Lin Li replaced it and exchanged for one on the spot.
Unfortunately, it couldn't be changed after binding a mecha, otherwise Lin Li really wanted to bind a real-world vehicle to try it out.
Seeing a hearse drifting in the middle of the night, passersby would sigh—smart driving is really awesome nowadays, car companies can even hire themselves to smear their rivals in this way.
Because it didn't belong to reality or the cultivation world, Lin Li didn't materialize it.
Having asked everything he needed to ask, he prepared to cultivate.
The "Heavenly Secret Mirror" was left aside to absorb spiritual energy on its own. Lin Li sat cross-legged and materialized the "Spirit Gathering Heavenly Formation".
The controllable range had expanded again.
Coupled with the spiritual energy absorption speed increase BUFF granted by the system, it had gone from 600% to 800%.
The time Lin Li needed to become a Foundation Establishment almighty could be further shortened.
He didn't know if he had a chance to reach the fifth level of Qi Condensation after using up the remaining six hours today—Daoist Shanqing said his current aura was already at the fourth level of Qi Condensation.
It was also normal. After all, when he was in reality, he didn't absorb less spiritual energy to cultivate.
However, he didn't know if it was the difference between modern people and people in the cultivation world, but Lin Li felt that his growth was completely linear. There was no so-called breaking through bottlenecks, but similarly, his strength had never suddenly surged.
But this wasn't too important.
He focused his mind and began to seriously absorb spiritual energy.
This cultivation process didn't have the tranquility of before, and there were many more 'disturbances'.
—Lin Li could often see scenes where a large number of BOSSes or mobs from Dark Souls appeared not far away, and then were smashed to pieces by Daoist Shanqing with one punch.
*Look, he's anxious again.*
Among them was a mimic chest with long teeth, which was smashed dozens of times.
Actually, it's very normal for a treasure chest to not have treasure inside. After all, according to the Tang Niu inequality, having a treasure chest ≠ having treasure.
And the reason Daoist Shanqing was so angry was because the treasure chest bit away the thirty firebombs he had hoarded for a long time.
*Hoarder's fury.*
When Daoist Shanqing lost control, the Wujiu Thunder in this forbidden land could perfectly reflect his emotions. The falling thunder was anger and annoyance. When purple light flickered like a swimming dragon in the surrounding sky, it meant the old man was very happy.
Sometimes Daoist Shanqing would suddenly take off his headphones, looking excited, and subconsciously look at Lin Li. But seeing Lin Li cultivating, he wouldn't make a sound, just continuing to look at the screen alone, with a smile on his lips and a proud look in his eyes.
But at this time, Lin Li would proactively stop absorbing spiritual energy, come to Daoist Shanqing's side, and ask 'what's wrong'.
Then he would start listening to the old man's recent gaming experience, and how he figured out the boss's mechanics and successfully killed it without looking at a guide at all. At this time, Lin Li would not be stingy with his praise, praising him crazily.
Perfectly providing emotional value, this is the self-cultivation of the simp Lin Li.
Moreover, to be honest, as someone touching a computer game for the first time, Daoist Shanqing being able to fight to the bottom layer in six and a half hours, and killing that fucking one sheep and two dogs without looking at a guide, was indeed impressive.
And Lin Li's praise was still very effective.
Daoist Shanqing only hated that his physical body was shattered and his magic treasures were all destroyed, otherwise he would definitely stuff his big magic treasures fiercely into Lin Li's small Universe Ring.
No wonder they say simps get everything in the end.
Although there were no magic treasures, Lin Li also had his own harvest—when coaxing the old man to be happy, the task progress bar was rising rapidly.
Up to now, it had already passed 75%. Next time he came, he could complete it.
The "Heavenly Secret Mirror" had also absorbed its fill of spiritual energy very early on. The mirror surface emitted a copper-colored light, but nothing appeared.
Daoist Shanqing also explained this to Lin Li. It was simply because this forbidden land was a place of chaotic disorder, so naturally there couldn't be any so-called heavenly secrets.
The "Heavenly Secret Mirror" couldn't take effect.
That was fine too. After all, Lin Li felt that giving him heavenly secrets here didn't seem to be of any use.
However, Lin Li was a bit confused.
Didn't Daoist Shanqing say he wanted to study the laws of reality to comprehend the secrets of heaven and man, complete the laws of heaven and earth, and suppress and kill the remnant souls in advance? Why wasn't he doing such important things, and instead playing games all the time.
*Playing on the computer did this.*
If Daoist Shanqing's grades slip in the future, he hoped his parents wouldn't come to him in a dream to scold him for leading their son astray.
"Then Grandpa, I'll go back first, see you in about half an hour."
The genius Lin Li, who was told he already had the signs of the fifth level of Qi Condensation, bid farewell to Daoist Shanqing.
"Okay, see you later." Daoist Shanqing nodded, watching Lin Li disappear before his eyes.
Daoist Shanqing started playing music out loud, let out a long breath, and continued to conquer the bottom layer.
From the corner of his eye, he noticed the phone. He first glanced at the hard drive Lin Li brought, and Daoist Shanqing sneered:
"Bufan, I already have a killer weapon against you in my hands. I'll come deal with you after I clear this game..."
...
At home.
Lin Li had just come up from downstairs.
—He went downstairs to materialize and immediately retract the "Remote Cockpit".
The main reason for doing such a redundant and risky thing was because Lin Li didn't know exactly how big this thing was.
He was afraid that rashly materializing it at home would cause an anomaly.
The place Lin Li found had no surveillance, and he retracted it immediately after seeing its size clearly, in a flash.
Not to mention being seen, he didn't even see anyone on the way back and forth.
After confirming that the volume was only slightly larger than himself, Lin Li confidently materialized it at home after going upstairs.
A huge oval sphere. After materializing, the cabin door opened, and the inside was paved with the same gel-jelly substance as the mecha cockpit.
With his previous experience, Lin Li lay directly on it.
[Mecha not yet bound, please bind.]
[No bindable target nearby at the moment.]
When the jelly substance completely enveloped him, Lin Li saw this message.
It seemed the mecha had to be nearby to bind.
There was no rush. Lin Li left the cockpit, retracted it into the system, and instead materialized the "Heavenly Secret Mirror".
Sure enough, it was completely different from when he was in the cultivation world.
The moment it appeared, the originally extremely calm copper-colored mirror surface after absorbing its fill of spiritual energy in the cultivation world suddenly surfaced with thousands of dark gold patterns, twisting and tangling like living snakes into bizarre and complex graphics.
The four characters "Those who observe impermanence" engraved on the back burst with green light, and chaos surged in the center of the mirror!
*So cool!* Lin Li was very expectant.
The dark gold patterns of the graphics began to dismember, gradually starting to condense into text—Sun (Ri).
"Sun." Lin Li didn't even dare to blink, staring fixedly at the Heavenly Secret Mirror, afraid the heavenly secret would flash by.
[Sun Moon (Ri Yue)].
The second character to appear was Moon (Yue).
As expected of the Heavenly Secret Mirror, the opening was so majestic, involving the sun and the moon.
[Sun Moon Sun (Ri Yue Ri)]
The third character was a larger Sun (Ri).
*Hmm?*
*Wait, that first one seems to be the sun radical, forming the character "Ming" (Bright/Tomorrow) with the moon.*
*Makes sense, so it's telling me the heavenly secret about tomorrow.*
The patterns continued to form characters, and Lin Li became even more expectant.
When the four characters were completely formed, the green light reached its brightest. Then the next moment, the gold patterns and green light instantly dimmed, the mirror surface shattered, and the text was also swallowed.
Lin Li: (；☉_☉)?
The remaining two characters:
No (Wu).
Rain (Yu).
"Tomorrow, no, rain." Lin Li read it consecutively once.
The dimming of the light meant that the whole heavenly secret had been revealed. Lin Li fell silent after reading it.
Haha.
His mother tongue is speechless (wu yu). *(Translator's Note: "Wu yu" (speechless) sounds like "wu yu" (no rain)).*
"..."
"Fuck your mom, Heavenly Secret Mirror!!!"
—Lin Li: (□)＝＝＝)) Heavenly Secret Mirror.
The excellent magic treasure in Daoist Shanqing's mouth was punched hard and flew onto the little bear's head.
"Who the fuck taught you that heavenly secrets are weather forecasts!!!"
*(End of Chapter)*