C23 No Underworld

The burning table not only startled Gou Teng, but also Yan Jia.

The two of them quickly jumped onto the aisle. Fortunately, the flame that Yan Jia spat out wasn't too big. It only scorched the table a little.

It didn't burn Gou Teng, and that was a good thing because if the flames had touched him, he would probably have been severely burned. After all, he was only at the Building Base stage like Yan Jia and hadn't formed the Golden Core yet.

There weren't many people eating around as it wasn't mealtime yet. However, there were still a few of them.

The table had not burned for long before a stream of water flowed past Gou Teng's back and landed on the burning table. The spreading flame instantly extinguished.

A cloud of steam rose from the table and rose all the way to the top of Gou Teng's head. However, it quickly evaporated.

The one who summoned the water to extinguish the flame was a senior in Yan Jia's group. It seemed like he had already reached the Golden Core stage, and his domain was water. When he noticed that Yan Jia's table was on fire, he waved a stream of water and poured it on it.

The flame was extinguished early and did not ignite anything else. However, Yan Jia and Gou Teng's food didn't survive the fire. It was first roasted by Yan Jia's flame and then washed away by the water that fell from the sky.

After compensating the canteen staff, Yan Jia took another plate of food and found a new seat.

The two of them continued their conversation.

In Shanhai World, there was one thing that was different from all the myths and legends in Yan Jia's previous life.

There was no underworld and reincarnation.

But there were ghosts.

There was more than one way for a person to become a ghost after death, but compared to turning a person into a new person, it was more like cultivating an Avatar called a "Ghost."

It was just that the process of cultivation was death.

When a person and even other races and lives died, they would return to the World and vanish into thin air. It was not like the reincarnation of Yan Jia in his previous life.

One, a person's life started from birth until death. There was no past life, neither was there a future life.

In other words, death was the same as having one's soul dispersed.

Only one life, only this life.

Soul fragments didn't mean that the soul of the Golden Crow would be torn into pieces. Instead, it was as if it had turned from one part into many parts. That was why Yan Jia spent his entire dream living as Yuv Wen instead of the fragmented experiences.

The soul fragment of the Golden Crow would quickly dissipate and return to the World. This period was what Yan Jia needed to absorb the memory of the Golden Crow.

It was not only Yuv Wen's experience since he was young that Yan Jia relived. His biggest goal was the memory of the ancestor of the Golden Crow. That was the true treasure.

How much did a young Golden Crow that was born twelve years ago gain in its life? And how much of the ancestor's memory that was passed down in the Golden Crow Clan could it gain?

In order to cultivate the Golden Crow Avatar, one had to understand the Golden Crow. Apart from dissecting the Golden Crow, there was no other way to understand the Golden Crow better.

Was there any other way to understand the Golden Crow better than turning into one?

Therefore, after Teacher Xuan Hui had taught the students and distributed the soul fragments of the Golden Crow to all the students present, the Academy stopped all the courses for the next three days. It was so that Yan Jia and the others could better absorb the memories of the Golden Crow.

Not only the students who used the Golden Crow as their Avatar, but even the other students also had the same attitude.

For a student like Gou Teng who used other lives as his Avatar, the knowledge within the soul fragment of the Golden Crow would bring him great benefits.

It was equivalent to reading a book very quickly, a book explaining the Golden Crow Clan, and a book that could be understood immediately after reading. It would be very helpful to the growth of all the students' souls.

The reason why the Academy did not use this method to teach students was that the corpse of the small Golden Crow, Yuv Wen, was directly given to Teacher Xuan Hui. As for how to deal with Teacher Xuan Hui, it was the Academy's business.

Teacher Xuan Hui was willing to turn the blood of the Golden Crow he had helped to deal with into a Golden Crow Blood Bead and give it to the students; he even wanted to give the soul fragments of the Golden Crow to the students. It was his own business.

Just like Senior Zhu Xiyun's previous Bi Fang bird, giving it to a student was friendship, and not giving it to a student was the norm. Giving out so much as Teacher Xuan Hui did was unusual.

Such a thing could however not be done for long. Soul fragments would not have too much of an impact on a person's soul if they were in small amounts, as the soul of the person who could accept it would grow very quickly. But if the fragments were too frequent, they would disrupt the person's current memories.

It was just like how Yan Jia wanted to fly on the way here. The consequence of doing so was that he almost fell down. If it was someone who was still at Building Base, he wouldn't have been able to fly. Attempting to fly while standing on the roof of such a tall building....

He would probably die a miserable death.

"It seems like you have gained a lot."

Gou Teng looked at the charred table and turned to look at Yan Jia. Gou Teng had not ordered another meal. Instead, he sat down and continued to talk to Yan Jia.

Yan Jia did not reply. He concentrated on eating his food, as if there was no one in front of him.

Gou Teng didn't care about Yan Jia's attitude. He continued, "It seems that you haven't fully understood the Golden Crow's memory, so you better hurry up. When Yuv Wen's soul fragment completely disappears, there won't be such a good opportunity for you anymore."

With this, Gou Teng got up and left the canteen.

Yan Jia didn't pay attention to Gou Teng's departure, but continued to focus on the breakfast in front of him.

Just like what Gou Teng had said, the soul fragment of the Golden Crow was very helpful to Yan Jia. Previously, Yan Jia could only vaguely control the flame, but after he had completely integrated with the star, he made great progress and was able to create his own flame.

However, that was different from the raging fire that he casually spat out just now.

He could easily control the little flames, but he couldn't directly create a huge flame like that.

After absorbing the Golden Crow's memories, Yan Jia believed that he would be able to sprinkle out flames very quickly.

After eating, Yan Jia returned to the dormitory, and first changed his clothes. The water that had been poured on the burning table had wet quite a few parts of his clothes.

After changing into a new set of clothes, he walked into a quiet room and prepared to concentrate on accepting Yuv Wen's memories and exploring the inheritance of the Golden Crow.

Time passed very quickly, and the sun was about to set. Only then did Yan Jia open his eyes.

He silently took out the leaflet that he had previously placed in the quiet room and sent a call request to the expert at Lockpicking.

En, it was definitely Yuv Wen's memory that disturbed him. Otherwise, how could he have forgotten to bring the key in?

En, that's right.