Elf: How do you cultivate immortality in the elf world?

Chapter 216: Spirit Gathering Array.

Lu Li, who had a good harvest, looked at Yao Yifei in confusion.

"What's the matter?" Lu Li asked.

"The Sun Elf told me that he discovered a Cult laboratory in the northern suburbs of Pitch Gray City. There might be a divine object inside, but the person guarding the laboratory is a gym-level trainer, and the ace Pokémon is a Swamplord."

Lu Li asked confidently, "Do you need my help? If it's the Swamp King, I can still help you."

"Will it be dangerous? After all..."

Yao Yifei didn't make the point clear, but Lu Li knew that the other party was doubting his own strength.

"I can deal with the Swamp King alone. Even if I can't defeat him, I can at least hold him back." Lu Li assured again.

The sun elf next to him couldn't wait to speak telepathically: "Then I'll trouble you."

Lu Li nodded: "But we have to go back first and call Tropical Dragon and Milotic."

"Of course." Yao Yifei did not comment.

After the two collected the remaining treasures, they left the Shen family.

The rest of the matter can be left to the Deep Gray City officials.

In order to end the battle quickly, the two did not stay after returning home. Lu Li and Yao Yifei returned to Deep Gray City with Tropical Dragon and Milotic.

But this time, their target is the northern suburbs.

"Is it down here?"

Yao Yifei, riding on Pokkis, looked at the mine below thoughtfully.

"Let's go down first." After saying this, Yao Yifei landed on the ground first. After making sure there was no danger, he nodded to Lu Li in the sky.

Seeing this, Lu Li also quickly landed.

The abandoned mine before us is like a scar forgotten by time, lying quietly in the folds of the earth.

These mines were once where humans greedily exploited underground treasures, but everything has its end, and due to humans' excessive demands, there are no longer any metal ores here.

The entrance to the mine was covered with vines and weeds, as if no one had been there for years.

A gust of cold wind blew out from the cave entrance, carrying with it a low whimpering sound, and Lu Li couldn't help but shiver.

"Are you sure we want to go down?" Lu Li said as he quietly opened his spiritual sense.

If you just barge in like that mindlessly, ten lives wouldn't be enough to pay for it.

As an experimental base of an evil organization, it would be dangerous even if it was abandoned, not to mention that this experimental base is still in use.

Lu Li's spiritual sense quietly expanded, following the tunnel deeper into the mine. The dim light was gradually swallowed by darkness. On the cave wall, Lu Li could occasionally "see" some flickering fluorescence, which seemed to be the traces left by some special chemical.

As his spiritual sense continued to penetrate deeper, Lu Li also heard a low humming sound coming from deep within the mine, which was the sound of machinery running.

As the sound gradually became clearer, the scene in front of him suddenly became clear, and a huge space appeared in Lu Li's consciousness.

This is the laboratory of the cult that Yao Yifei mentioned.

In the center of the laboratory stood a massive metal structure, emitting a faint blue light. Countless pipes and wires extended from it like twisting tentacles, connecting to the surrounding walls and floor. Its surface was covered in complex symbols and numbers, as if performing some kind of sophisticated calculation or experiment.

A humanoid metal puppet lay quietly in the petri dish. He had no breathing and even no heartbeat, just like a puppet.

But through his spiritual consciousness, Lu Li could sense the other person's life energy and soul fluctuations.

This is not a puppet, but a metal life!
Around the device, there are rows of large containers filled with liquids of various colors. Some of them are flashing with strange light, while others are dim, as if hiding some unknown danger.

Inside the container were strange-looking objects, some of them made of metal or half metal, like some kind of modified mechanical creatures.

In such a large laboratory, there are less than ten researchers and even only one trainer.

"The Sun Elf's information was correct. There really is only one trainer in this lab."

Lu Li lamented the arrogance of the Divine Religion.

Is the Cult so sure that this place will not be discovered by the Alliance?
"Follow me and let Tropical Dragon and the others prepare for battle to avoid being ambushed." Yao Yifei reminded in a low voice.

"I just scanned it with my super powers, and there seems to be no magical objects in this laboratory. Did the Sun Elf make a mistake?" Lu Li looked at the Sun Elf in confusion.

"you sure?"

The Sun Elf looked at Lu Li with some disbelief. His mental power could not enter the laboratory, mainly because the laboratory below was wrapped in a layer of special metal.

That kind of metal has the effect of shielding mental power, so the sun elf has no idea what is going on in the laboratory below.

"Are you sure there is no divine object down there?" Yao Yifei asked.

Lu Li nodded affirmatively. So far, there was almost nothing in this world that could escape his spiritual sense scan.

The experiment on humans was done with a device that could block mental power, but he used spiritual consciousness.

"In that case... then don't go down, to avoid any accidents." Yao Yifei narrowed his eyes and was ready to order the sun elf next to him to kill him.

Lu Li nodded.

Originally, he was quite curious about some of the information in this laboratory, but after confirming it through a spiritual sense scan, Lu Li no longer had any interest in this laboratory.

The main focus of this laboratory is mechanical transformation, which is to transform energy into mechanical life.

In a world without elves, this thing can be said to be pure black technology.

But the problem is that this world has elves. What's the point of mechanization? It's better to make it elves.

If that doesn't work, you can learn from Eliphas and create steel-type mythical beasts, such as Magearna.

It is undeniable that Magearna's performance in the anime is extremely poor. She is almost a mascot and her combat ability can be said to be zero.

But in the game setting, Magearna has a racial value of up to 600.

Lu Li didn't know whether Magearna existed in this world, but one thing was certain, that was there was absolutely no mention of Magearna in the experiment.

Because the two are not taking the same path.

Magearna is about creating life, and this laboratory is now working on transforming life.

Yao Yifei’s main character is someone who listens to advice and believes in Lu Li unconditionally.

Since Lu Li said that there were no magical objects down there, there was naturally no need for them to take risks.

"In that case, I will report this matter." Yao Yifei said.

Lu Li nodded.

"What is the nature of this laboratory down there?" Yao Yifei asked curiously.

Lu Li did not hide anything and explained directly: "Mechanical transformation, to be more precise, is the transformation of humans into mechanical creatures."

"Mechanical modification?"

Yao Yifei nodded thoughtfully.

The path to godhood chosen by the Son of Steel is to metalize humans and then transform them into a special life form with steel attributes.

Mechanical transformation is in line with the hobby of the Son of Steel.

The two left quietly without disturbing the laboratory below.

Perhaps because they were too confident, the trainers in the laboratory did not notice the arrival of Yao Yifei and the others at all.

After returning to the villa safely, Lu Li threw himself directly onto the sofa. Staring blankly at the ceiling, Lu Li pondered his next plan.

Now that the Deep Gray Secret Realm has been closed, it is probably impossible to extract the essence of steel, so it is better to stay at home and put some planned itineraries on track.

Yao Yifei left after sending him to the villa. In Yao Yifei's words, she had to go back to report on her work.

...

In Qingyun Gym.

Yu Lili, with her chin supported by her hands, stared at the scenery outside the window in a trance.

"Lu Li is back, why doesn't he come to see me?"

"Jenny~Jenny!"

(Maybe because he's too busy? After all, he has an orchard and a naughty kid to take care of at home.)
The Squirtle next to him quickly comforted the trainer.

Even the ugly fish in the water tank spit out a few bubbles.

"Johnny~"

(Look! Ugly Fish thinks so too.)
"It's Xiaowei!"

Yu Lili gently tapped Squirtle's little head.

Lu Li taught him a lot of techniques for breeding chouchou fish, such as try not to call the chouchou fish by its scientific name, as this might affect the chouchou fish's self-confidence.

The little-headed Squirtle curled his lips.

You are ugly to begin with, and you don't allow people to say anything?

I can’t believe that the goddess actually evolved from the ugly fish. This is definitely the biggest mistake in the history of evolution!

Squirtle still can't accept that his goddess was once ugly.

Just when Lili was about to continue teaching Squirtle a lesson, Jin Fengjiao hurried in.

"Something happened in Deep Gray City. It seems the Shen family has crossed the bottom line of the alliance and has been removed by the alliance."

"What does this have to do with us?" Yu Lili, who was lying on the windowsill, asked casually.

"Of course it does. Your grandfather is constantly putting pressure on our gym and has even deliberately stopped supplying metal to our gym.

"I finally managed to contact the Shen family the day before yesterday. I worked so hard to reach a preliminary cooperation agreement with them, but who knew they would just call it quits like that?" Jin Fengjiao complained gloomily.

Jin Fengjiao now only knows that the Shen family was ransacked by the alliance, but she doesn’t know the specific circumstances.

Yu Lili said, "Then let's change it. There are plenty of mines in Deep Gray City anyway."

Jin Fengjiao gave her daughter a helpless look. She was so naive, so too naive.

"Do you think it's still the time when your father is still alive? The emperor is far away and the businessmen in Deep Gray City may not give us this face." Jin Fengjiao helplessly expressed the dilemma they were facing.

Yu Lili still didn't pay much attention to this matter, but suddenly asked: "Mom, do you think Lu Li is like those people? He deliberately stays away from me because Dad left."

Jin Fengjiao's face darkened when she heard this.

Of course he knew who those people his daughter was talking about were.

Jin Fengjiao, for the first time ever, defended others, saying, "The reason why Huang Jin left the gym was mainly because the Jin family deliberately put pressure on him. He can't be blamed for this matter."

Yu Lili curled her lips, looking disdainful.

Huang Jin was also planning to get the elf egg. The reason why he listened to the Jin family and chose to leave Qingyun Gym at this time was actually a kind of coercion.

"Lu Li is a very loyal and righteous boy, otherwise Yao Yifei would not have helped us. The reason why he didn't come to see you may be because he was too busy." Jin Fengjiao comforted her.

Jin Fengjiao still didn't dare to tell the truth.

Of course she knew that her daughter liked Lu Li, but so what?
Lu Li was sent away by her personally. Even if Ekaterina didn't like him, what about Yao Yifei?

What Yao Yifei did for Lu Li was not something an ordinary protector could do.

Compared to Yao Yifei, my daughter is like an ugly duckling.

Even as her mother, Jin Fengjiao knew that there was no comparison between Yu Lili and Yao Yifei.

"Okay, you can't help much at home. If you are really bored, why don't you go back to your teacher?" Jin Fengjiao decided to send Yu Lili out.

Yu Lili didn't refuse, but she still said unwillingly, "That's fine, but I have to go see Lu Li before I leave."

"Ah~"

"What are you doing?"

Jin Fengjiao sighed in her heart but ultimately did not stop her daughter from running in one direction.

Whether as friends or as husband and wife, Lu Li is quite suitable, and Jin Fengjiao also hopes that the friendship between her daughter and Lu Li can continue.

Of course, the most important thing is that Lu Li’s background is now a bit strong.

Backed by Kyushu University, it has a gym leader as its protector, and it also has an ambiguous relationship with Ekaterina.

This background and connections are definitely worth currying favor with the current Qingyun Dojo.

What's more, putting all these aside, Lu Li is also a very outstanding breeder, pharmacist, and planter.

…………

Lu Li didn't realize that he had accidentally let Qingyun Gym down.

At this moment, Lu Li was concentrating on staring at the nut in the steel essence.

“It’s actually absorbing…”

Lu Li suppressed the violent beating of his heart.

what does this mean?
This means his guess is true!
The Essence of Steel can awaken Meltan and can even be used as an evolution item for Meltan.

Although Melmetal is only a third-level god, even inferior to the three sacred beasts, don't forget that he has a group of Meltanks in his hands.

"But the absorption speed is too slow, isn't it?" Lu Li looked at the nut that was slowly absorbing the steel essence with some disgust.

I don't know if it's because he's been sleeping for too long, but Meltan's speed in absorbing the essence of steel is as slow as a turtle's.

At this rate, it will take at least three years for the Meltans to wake up successfully.

Three years...

In three years, he might already be a top trainer.

By then, Meltan's importance to him might drop to a lower level.

"Sure enough, we still have to rely on the formation."

Lu Li turned his gaze to the table next to him depressedly.

On the small table were various evolution stones, all of which he had looted from the Shen family's treasury.

Although the evolution stone is an evolution item for elves, the starting price of one stone is only one hundred thousand. For him now, this price is not really a valuable item.

Thanks to the two unknown totems, Lu Li felt that he could now try to set up some basic formations.

For example, the most common spirit gathering formation in the world of immortal cultivation.

(End of this chapter)