The mories that were flowing into Lin Mu's mind were simply trendous.
It was like a massive ocean was trying to flow into a tiny pond, flooding the banks due to its volu. Lin Mu had to be very cautious to prevent this and carefully 'dig' around the pond to expand its area.
While the mories had been stripped of their ego, which was the harmful part, their sheer quantity alone could still be damaging.
It was akin to soone injuring themselves by attempting to lift sothing too heavy.
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Lin Mu sorted through the mories, filing them in an orderly manner following their set chronology. In places where the mories didn't make sense, he categorized them separately, hoping to find a suitable place for them later.
His experience with Ashy's mories proved invaluable here, as he knew exactly how to handle such an influx of information.
Unlike Ashy's mories, these had no ego attached to them. Ashy's mories had been too short to influence him significantly, and Ashy's own ego wasn't strong enough to cause any adverse effects.
The sa applied to Lin Mu's two High Grade Immortal swords.
While both Ocean Raker and Afternoon Pine had existed for a long ti, their spirits had only ford after their forr masters died. The mories they had transmitted to Lin Mu were minimal, even smaller than Ashy's mories, making them easy to handle.
However, the Withered Spirit Daoist's and Yao Changying's mories were far heavier. The first was like an entire mountain range while the latter was a hill.
Lin Mu decided to deal with Yao Changying's mories first, as they were shorter and easier to absorb than the Withered Spirit Daoist's mories.
All in all, Lin Mu encountered approximately four thousand years' worth of Yao Changying's mories.
He saw her childhood, where she was nurtured and trained by her elders. He saw her struggles as she fought against her peers and lost repeatedly. He saw her being called weak by both her family and her peers.
Yet she didn't falter. Yao Changying persevered, trying again and again until she finally beca strong enough. Lin Mu even saw her clashing with Crown Princess Shang.
Her childhood experiences molded her future goals, igniting an insatiable hunger for power. While she could continue growing stronger with her family's backing, Yao Changying understood that there were limits to what that could achieve.
She had long learned of the great Celestials who stood above Immortals.
To Yao Changying, they represented the ultimate goal, and she aspired to join their ranks. She believed that achieving such power would ensure no one could ever look down on her again.
Her research into Celestials revealed little beyond what she already knew. Becoming a Celestial was not guaranteed, even for Transcendent Immortals.
She read no fewer than a thousand accounts of past Transcendents who had all failed to ascend as Celestials. Even with extended lifespans, their lives inevitably ca to an end.
To Yao Changying, this was an unacceptable waste. She believed one's achievents should be immortalized forever.
Driven by this belief, she began searching for alternative paths to ascension. Her efforts finally led her to an old storybook.
The book told of a witch who could grant wishes, provided the seeker t her conditions.
Though the tale was clearly ant as a cautionary fable for children, Yao Changying interpreted it as a glimr of hope.
She noticed several clues within the story that seed to hint at knowledge accessible only to a Celestial. She beca convinced the tale was rooted in truth.
Her investigations eventually unearthed information about ancient ruins on a world within the sa solar system as the Three Aster World.
The ruins were ostensibly an inheritance ground, but Yao Changying believed they held far more significance. She formulated a nefarious plan, involving sacrifices, to uncover their secrets.
Recruiting individuals from various powers under false pretenses, she led them to the inheritance ground, where she sacrificed them to break the seal imprisoning the soul fragnt hidden within.
It was there that Yao Changying absorbed her first fragnt of the Withered Spirit Daoist's soul.
However, the fragnt was far more volatile than she anticipated. It began consuming her soul to sustain itself, destabilizing her in the process.
It took her a long ti to stabilize the fragnt, but by then, she had already been profoundly affected by it.
Strange mories began surfacing in her mind, offering her insights into the soul fragnt and its inherent powers.
Guided by these mories, Yao Changying rapidly advanced her cultivation, becoming significantly stronger. Her reputation grew, and she beca known not only for her beauty but also for her strength.
For the first ti, Yao Changying felt true pride in her achievents, which only fueled her hunger for more power.
The soul fragnt shared her ambition, teaching her techniques and skills beyond the comprehension of ordinary cultivators.
Over ti, Yao Changying mastered several skills associated with the Withered Spirit Daoist.
Aware of their unorthodox and controversial nature, she kept these techniques hidden, revealing them only when absolutely necessary, such as in her battle with Lin Mu.
The mories revealed the depths of Yao Changying's ambition and the lengths she was willing to go to achieve her goals. Lin Mu couldn't help but feel a mix of pity and caution toward her.
Her story, while tragic, served as a stark reminder of the dangers of unbridled ambition and the cost of pursuing power at all costs.
Lin Mu filed away the mories, ensuring they were organized and accessible for future reference.
With Yao Changying's mories sorted, Lin Mu turned his attention to the far more daunting task of absorbing the Withered Spirit Daoist's mories.
"These are going to take a lot longer," Lin Mu muttered to himself, preparing for the monuntal task ahead.
He braced himself as the next wave of mories began to flow, imrsing himself once more in the labyrinth of a life he hadn't lived but now carried within him.
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