292 Mysteries of The World (2/2)

”What is your second question?” Maya asked.

Leon already knew what kind of question he wanted to ask for his second question as he asks, ”Do you have any soul cultivation methods?”

Cultivating his soul would significantly improve his usage of Divine Will. If his soul were powerful enough, this skill would even become omnipotent. It has so much potential he had yet to tap into.

”I do, but it's not the same type of soul cultivation method you are hoping for and will not be beneficial to you,” Maya said nonchalantly.

Although Leon was expecting it, he was still surprised when the artifact spirit admitted. However, this surprise quickly changed to puzzlement.

”What do you mean?”

Maya flashed him a look and said, ”Although I said I will only answer two questions, it seems you won't be satisfied with just that answer. Alright, take it as I am expanding on that question.”

”Although I do have some soul cultivation methods in my memory, these soul cultivation methods cannot be considered true soul cultivation methods.”

”These soul cultivation methods all require the use of energy to strengthen the soul, but this type of strengthening is like adding a layer of armor on a bare man. It can improve your defense against soul attacks and improve your strength, but it will not increase your mental qualities.”

”Not only that, but you also cannot practice both soul cultivation and energy cultivation. It is the same as practicing two different energy cultivation methods and will clash with one another. The backlash will leave you severely injured, if not crippled, or even death.”

”That is to say that this type of fake soul cultivation method will not improve my Divine Will…” Leon mused to himself with furrowed brows.

Maya nodded and continued, ”Unless you have a true soul cultivation method, it is better to stick to consuming miracle elixirs, comprehending laws and increasing your divine cultivation. Only these can improve your soul without affecting your soul's purity.”

Leon was about to ask, but Maya was not finished.

”You should already know that a soul in its purest form is formless and colorless. It cannot be seen and can only be vaguely sensed.”

Leon nodded. He learned about this from the Archive. If a pure soul could be seen, the big question about whether people had a soul would never have been asked throughout history.

From what he had just learned, the way vengeful spirits cultivated were also not true soul cultivation. They should be considered impure souls that only know how to absorb yin energy to preserve their existence, like covering oneself in ice.

”A true soul cultivation method should improve your soul's quality and quantity without affecting your soul's purity. If you can create a true cultivation method, you would have already surpassed the Old Gods.”

”The soul should be something connected to us but exists on a higher plane of existence. Thus, it should not be possible to cultivate the true soul on the physical plane.”

Leon's jaw slowly dropped at the mention of Old Gods, something people of the Divine Realm only managed to uncover records of in ancient ruins that hinted of their existence since time immemorial.

”Alright, that's enough answering. Go find me some books to read. I'm going back to sleep.”

Maya immediately shut Leon down before he could ask about the Old Gods. It was a sensitive topic that Maya believed would not benefit Leon if he knew, as it would divert his focus from cultivation with useless worries.

There were some things that the artifact spirit also did not have answers to. For example, what happened to the Old Gods.

When she woke up for the first time many years ago, when the Divine Medicine King found her in an ancient ruin and bound her to his soul, she had already found out that most of her memory was blank with nothing except raw knowledge like they have been wiped.

Seeing the artifact spirit dematerialized from view and become silent to his callings, Leon felt a bit frustrated. He barely had any chance to speak at all.

He did not understand the artifact spirit. When it is in a good mood, it might joke around and tease him, but any other time, it would be solemn, cold, or distant. In any case, he felt it was eccentric.

Nevertheless, he had learned much from conversing with the artifact spirit.

In the end, Leon helplessly returned to the outside and focus on studying the formations and array.