He had no thought of using living gold to trick Ilex into his spiritual sea.
What he feared most was someone being able to know his condition at any time.
Once the soul in his spiritual sea knew he traveled back ten thousand years or forward ten thousand years, there was no telling what problems might arise.
If not for this reason, he would definitely consider tricking Ilex into staying in his spiritual sea.
After all, Ilex was like an old man who knew a lot of things, which could be seen as another kind of cheat.
Unfortunately, his actual situation did not allow him to do so.
"If you want a Soul Bone, I can help you get one for you after my condition improves a bit," Ilex said.
After his condition improved, killing some hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts would not be difficult for him.
"If I could get the Soul Bone now, I'd be willing, but if it's for later, forget it," Shi Yu refused, not wanting an empty promise.
If it was for later, his own abilities should improve enough to kill a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast by then, so he could get it himself. Why would he need his help?
Ilex pondered, unsure for a moment what to exchange with Shi Yu.
"What do you want to do with the living gold?" Ilex asked.
"I want to try absorbing the living gold to strengthen my body and see if it can enhance my body's self-healing ability," Shi Yu said truthfully.
Talking about this with Ilex, perhaps the other party could give him some pointers.
The other party asking this might also mean they have another way to achieve the effect of living gold on him.
"Doing this carries a significant risk. If not handled properly, you could easily suffer a backlash from the living gold, leading to a drastic reduction in lifespan, or even instant death," Ilex reminded.
Shi Yu's eyes flickered, guessing that Ilex might have meant to scare him.
But this wasn't completely unbelievable. He thought of the golden tortoise that had swallowed living gold.
This small lucky Soul Beast had a long lifespan, but because it swallowed living gold, its own lifespan was greatly damaged, losing tens of thousands of years.
If he integrated the living gold with his flesh and blood, a similar situation might occur.
"Senior saying this means you want to tell me that using living gold to strengthen the body and enhance self-healing ability is not a good choice, right?"
"I wonder if Senior has any alternative methods?" Shi Yu asked politely.
If the other party could achieve the effect he wanted in another way, then it wasn't impossible for him to exchange the living gold with him.
"I don't have that," Ilex said truthfully.
One pain point for them as mages was that their physical bodies weren't strong, and despite trying everything, they couldn't find a good solution.
Shi Yu: "..."
If you don't have an alternative method, why tell me so much?
As if seeing what was on Shi Yu's mind, Ilex said unhurriedly, "Although I don't have a method for physical body strengthening that can be an alternative, I do have a magic that can accelerate injury recovery that I can teach you."
"After mastering this magic, your injuries will heal and recover at a speed several times, or even dozens of times, faster than normal."
Shi Yu's somewhat disappointed eyes brightened a bit. Undead Magic?
"This magic shouldn't belong to this world, right? Is it useful in this world?"
"Also, what if my magic talent isn't high enough? Wouldn't it be useless to learn?" Shi Yu raised his concerns.
He wasn't sure if he had talent for Undead Magic. Wouldn't it be awkward if he didn't?
Huo Yuhao being able to master so much Undead Magic might be related to his talent, and also Ilex's transmission, which was equivalent to empowerment, played a crucial role.
This was like forcefully pouring some of one's insights into your mind.
Even if you were mentally deficient, you could probably grasp one or two things.
"We can only try. I hope you have the talent," Ilex said after a moment of silence.
Shi Yu nodded, also wanting to see if he had talent in this area.
Ilex transmitted the information of an Undead Magic into Shi Yu's mind through spiritual power.
Shi Yu was quite resistant to this method of transmission, mainly worried that the other party might do something sneaky.
However, the actual situation was that he was judging a gentleman's heart with his own petty thoughts; there was no problem.
With a lot of information in his mind, Shi Yu calmed his mind and concentrated on comprehending it.
He was slightly pleased inwardly; this Undead Magic was quite suitable for him.
It was called Life and Death Conversion Technique, and its general effect was to absorb the life force of people or animals and convert it into one's own life force.
The effect of this magic aligned with his inherent impression of Undead Magic; it was somewhat cruel and not a recovery method that didn't harm other creatures.
However, he wasn't very resistant to this, after all, absorbing the life force of other creatures didn't necessarily mean draining them dry. Appropriate absorption could minimize harm.
This method complemented his Eight Spider Lances ability well and seemed to combine nicely.
This was also the reason for his slight inner joy.
Although there was no physical body strengthening, being able to accelerate his self-healing ability to a certain extent was also very good.
Most importantly, combining this magic with the Eight Spider Lances might have unexpected effects.
He tried to comprehend and understand it. During this time, Ilex asked him a few questions.
Ilex showed a look of surprise. Through these questions, he made a rough judgment of Shi Yu's magic talent, which was considered relatively high.
"So I still have some magic talent," Shi Yu was somewhat surprised and pleased, then looked at Ilex a little sheepishly.
"Senior, I can exchange this living gold with you. Can you teach me more magic? I'm really interested in this," Shi Yu said.
After knowing he still had some talent, he naturally wanted to learn as much as possible; having many skills doesn't weigh one down.
Ilex was somewhat relieved to see Shi Yu greatly interested in Undead Magic. With the idea that one more person learning could help Undead Magic spread better, he didn't refuse Shi Yu's request.
"For the sake of the living gold, I can teach you three more Undead Magic spells," Ilex said.
"I want to learn Undead Magic that controls skeletons," Shi Yu didn't ask for more, only stating the magic he wanted to learn, looking at Ilex expectantly. This was what he most wanted to master.
Even Zhong Liwu could convert skeletons into puppets to control in battle. Ilex should be able to do it too, and do it better.
This greatly tempted him. If he could learn it, he could utilize all those dragon skeletons when he went to the Dragon Valley Space in the future.
Its value to him would not be less than that of living gold.
Moreover, he could also master several other magic spells. If the deal was reached, he wouldn't lose out in any way.
"This magic is relatively difficult. You may not be able to learn it," Ilex didn't ask why the other party wanted to learn this, only stating the difficulty.
"I'm not afraid of difficulty, I'll learn this one," Shi Yu said firmly.
"Since you want to learn it, I'll teach it to you," Ilex once again transmitted a large amount of information into Shi Yu's mind, which was more complex and difficult to understand than the previous information.