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 Chapter 3222: Dissolution and Rebirth, Innate Dao Soul

The Dragon Subduing Ancient Nation had five cities in total.

One Dragon Subduing Buddha City was the main city.

The other four Buddhist cities were smaller cities.

The 'plague' appeared earlier in the smaller cities, and those children had already been gathered.

According to the information Lin Moyu knew, the death rate among children in those smaller cities was quite high every time the 'plague' struck.

Over time, this gave people the impression that to live better, one should come to the main city, or at least be close to it.

After the poison dragon left, Dragon Subduing Ancient Buddha let out a long sigh.

Hearing this sigh, Lin Moyu's eyes were full of disdain.

Outside the Buddha hall, a group of children sat on the ground, all very quiet, not whispering to each other, as if this could show their sincerity.

Lin Moyu could sense that the poison in their bodies was taking effect. Their complexions didn't look good. Even with the radiant light shining on them, it was only consuming their life force.

Suddenly, Little Mei's nose twitched. She raised her little head, looking left and right, as if searching for something.

"She can even smell this!" Lin Moyu was surprised, then came to Little Mei's side.

The space distorted slightly, enveloping Little Mei.

To outsiders, Little Mei still appeared motionless.

But in fact, Little Mei had already entered another layer of space.

Suddenly seeing Lin Moyu, Little Mei's eyes showed delight, "Big brother, did you also climb the stairs?"

Lin Moyu smiled, "How did you smell me?"

Little Mei said, "I don't know, I just smelled it."

Lin Moyu asked, "Is your nose usually this sensitive? Can you smell things others can't?"

Little Mei thought for a moment, "Yes, I can always smell different scents. Once, I smelled a special scent, and then I found an injured little rabbit."

"You know what, big brother? That little rabbit could talk."

Little Mei was excited as she said this.

Actually, in the Buddha nation, small animals talking wasn't rare.

Under the illumination of Buddhist light, many plants and animals would develop spirituality, changing from ordinary animals into spirit beasts.

After becoming spirit beasts, their souls would further strengthen, allowing them to speak.

This situation was even more common in the Buddha nations within the Buddha Realm, where the Buddhist light was stronger, making it easier to awaken spirituality.

Lin Moyu smiled and asked, "What did the little rabbit say to you?"

Little Mei said innocently, "I asked the little rabbit how it got hurt. The little rabbit said a dragon wanted to eat it, and it got hurt while escaping."

Lin Moyu continued to ask, "What happened after that?"

Little Mei said, "Later, the little rabbit left. I told it to be careful and not get eaten by the dragon again. But how could there be a dragon in the Buddha nation? Wasn't that dragon killed by our nation's lord?"

Lin Moyu smiled without answering, "Little Mei, big brother wants to check your illness."

Little Mei seemed to trust Lin Moyu completely, not doubting his words at all, "Big brother can also treat illnesses?"

Lin Moyu said, "Yes, does Little Mei believe in big brother?"

Little Mei said, "Of course I believe. Big brother smells nice, and people who smell nice can't be bad people."

What an innocent girl. Lin Moyu raised his hand and placed his palm on Little Mei's forehead, "Little Mei, relax, don't be afraid!"

Little Mei nodded, closing her eyes, very obedient.

Lin Moyu focused his thoughts, entering Little Mei's soul world in an extremely gentle manner.

With his strength, he could have forcibly entered.

But that would have damaged Little Mei's soul world. Only when Little Mei didn't resist and was willing could he send a thread of consciousness in.

Little Mei was an ordinary person, her soul world was a void, with nothing in it.

After Lin Moyu's consciousness entered, he immediately saw Little Mei's soul.

After looking, Lin Moyu immediately withdrew from Little Mei's soul world, the whole process taking no more than half a second.

His power was too strong; even just a thread of consciousness was more than Little Mei's soul world could bear.

If the time was slightly longer, Little Mei's soul world would have been damaged.

Half a second was enough for Lin Moyu to see clearly.

"Indeed, it really is an innate soul."

Lin Moyu's expression became slightly serious at this moment.

What he saw in that half second was different from what he had imagined.

He had previously thought Little Mei might have some special cultivation physique, perhaps not as top-tier as Little Moon's innate jade soul, but in this era, anyone with a special physique was rare.

Moreover, such people usually had very strong destiny, and if he could take her as a disciple, it would benefit both parties.

But Little Mei's soul wasn't like that.

Little Mei did indeed have an innate soul, but she wasn't a special physique. Her soul was a Dao soul.

Lin Moyu had only seen mentions of Dao souls in materials occasionally, and there weren't many records about them.

A Dao soul was a special type of innate soul. It wasn't truly innate but had transitioned from acquired to innate.

Specifically, it was when a ninth-level Dao Venerable cultivator dissolved their body and reincarnated, living another life.

At the moment of dissolution, they would concentrate all their power into their soul, forcibly using the power of heaven and earth during reincarnation to turn their soul from acquired to innate.

Therefore, this type of soul was called a Dao soul.

This secret technique of dissolution and rebirth was now basically lost, only preserved in some ancient sects and holy lands.

Moreover, this secret technique was too dangerous and extremely demanding. Besides requiring a large amount of precious materials, it also needed to be performed when the Dao Venerable was at their peak.

Even so, out of ten people who attempted it, nine would die. It was a one-in-ten chance of survival.

If a Dao Venerable waited until they were old and no longer at their peak, then it would be certain death.

Normally, no Dao Venerable would choose to do this.

"To make the soul break through to innate, besides dissolution and rebirth, the only other way is to enter the Great Dao realm."

"But now the path to the Great Dao is closed, so some people choose dissolution and rebirth, making their soul innate from the start, and then cultivating again, aiming for the Great Dao!"

Lin Moyu didn't know which ninth-level Dao Venerable Little Mei had been in her previous life, but regardless, it was worthy of his respect.

Anyone who could make the decision to dissolve their body and be reborn was no ordinary person.

He just didn't know if that Dao Venerable could recover the memories of their previous life after dissolution and rebirth.

If they could recover their memories, it would be a success. If not, it would be a failure.

Little Mei had become a completely new person, no longer her previous self.

"Regardless, meeting me is fate!"

Lin Moyu's gaze shifted slightly as he examined Little Mei's destiny.

As he had thought, Little Mei's destiny soared to the heavens, incredibly vast.

After all, Little Mei had been a ninth-level Dao Venerable powerhouse in her previous life. Having dissolved her body and been reborn with an innate soul, how could her destiny not be strong?

Little Mei's destiny was many times stronger than that of Dragon Subduing Ancient Buddha and the poison dragon combined.

The outcome was predictable if these two wanted to harm Little Mei.

Little Mei's destiny was too strong, causing a backlash against the Buddha and dragon.

So this coincidence happened - he happened to come here, and Little Mei happened to smell his scent.

The cause and effect were naturally guided by destiny.

Lin Moyu had already decided to take Little Mei away. With such strong destiny, once she became his disciple, both Dao Speech City and himself would benefit.

Lin Moyu knew all too well how important destiny was.

But before that, there was still one thing to do.