No longer thinking about the Lu and Mo families, he went downstairs and told his bodyguard to drive to the warehouse where the resources were located.
An hour later, Lin Yun's balance on the Universal Trading System once again had 3,200 more spirit crystals.
Together with the spiritual crystals obtained from the cosmic trading system and the equipment that specialised in absorbing and refining spiritual energy over the past hour, the balance on his cosmic trading system now stood at more than 4,750 spiritual crystals.
With just over 1,000 spiritual crystals, he could purchase a set of equipment that specialised in absorbing and refining spiritual energy on the cosmic trading system, and add a second-level spiritual energy.
If he only purchased the equipment that specialised in absorbing and refining spiritual energy, he would only need another 200 or so spiritual crystals.
Even better, he can find some second-hand equipment on the universal trading system and buy it right now.
Buy or not buy?
Lin Yun once again felt torn.
On the one hand was the temptation of the four martial arts masters, and on the other hand was the temptation of faster development.
Safety first, or should he buy the robot with the strength of a martial arts master first?
Very quickly, Lin Yun made a decision.
The Lu and Mo families had come knocking again, and the safety of him and the people around him was the most important thing.
Just a few protective pendants are not enough.
Both the Lu and Mo families have martial artists, and if a martial artist at the dark strength realm attacks his family, even if there are protective pendants, they are useless.
Also, the warehouse building in Xianyuan County also needs to be guarded by some more powerful robots.
Last time he sent protective pendants, he sent a robot.
This time, he went in person, and it was also a good time to go back to Sanqing Palace and take a look.
He asked the two spirits what the second-level spirit was.
Without the assistance of the second-level spiritual energy on the Blue Star, it was just a simple device, and coupled with the spiritual energy purchased on the Universal Trading System, the efficiency of absorbing and refining spiritual energy was too poor.
The 'grandmother' mentioned by those two spiritual beings could create spiritual beings as intelligent as Xiaobai and Xiaolan. She was no ordinary character. He brought several robots with the strength of a grandmaster of the martial arts. In case he encountered that 'grandmother,' and in case that 'grandmother' was very powerful, and in case she had ill intentions towards him, he could deal with it better.
Thinking this way, Lin Yun had already confirmed the payment on the universal trading system.
It was still the same store, and the robots were still the same specifications, just with different appearances.
'Hum——'
One minute later, a special fluctuation appeared in Lin Yun's trading space, and three middle-aged men in black appeared in it.
Lin Yun waved his hand, and the three middle-aged men in black were released.
Instead of buying four robots, he bought three, and he temporarily kept the remaining 1,700-odd spirit crystals for backup.
He might need spiritual crystals for something when he goes to Xianyuan County this time.
'Master,' the three middle-aged black-clad men respectfully said.
'From now on, you can just call me... Yun Shao. And Lin Tian, you can also call me Yun Shao from now on. You also have the surname Lin, so it feels a bit strange for you to call me Lin Shao,' Lin Yun said with a smile.
While speaking, Lin Yun turned his head and looked at Lin Tian beside him.
'Yes, Yun Shao,' the four robots nodded together.
'Well, Lin Tian already has a name, so you three, you can be called Lin Di, Lin Xuan, and Lin Huang!' Lin Yun nodded slightly and said.
After Lin Yun had given the four robots their names, he set off for Xianyuan County.
This time, he did not bring the bodyguards from Jin Jian Security Company, because that would involve taking a plane, and then transferring again in the middle, which would be too troublesome. All the mental energy he had spent on the road was too much.
This time, he took the three robots, Lin Di, Lin Xuan, and Lin Huang, and they all rode back together on the invisible flying car. As for Lin Tian and Lin Yun, they asked them to protect Xia Qingqing.
With a speed of 3,000 kilometers per hour, Lin Yun and the three robots arrived in Xianyuan County in less than an hour.
Instead of going to Xianyuan County first, Lin Yun went to Sanqing Palace first.
He was able to meet the two spirits, Xiaobai and Xiaolan, without any problems, but he didn't meet the 'grandma' they were talking about. The two little guys were very happy to see Lin Yun coming, and the pure spiritual energy Lin Yun gave them last time had allowed them to grow a lot.
Lin Yun asked the two little guys about the spirit.
'Spirit is mostly born in places of faith,' said Xiaobai's young voice.
'Mostly born in places of faith?' Lin Yun thoughtfully said.
He had looked up information about spirituality on the Universal Trading System, but there was very little information about spirituality on it, and a lot of the information on it was not necessarily applicable to all places, so it also needed to be analysed.
The Universal Trading System said that spirituality was mostly innate and could exist in any place, and that spirituality could be born from anything. It did not say much about faith and the like, not that there was none, but very little.
'Brother, I don't know if you've heard this saying: There was no God in this world at the beginning. When there were more people believing in God, then there was God,' Xiaobai said after thinking about it.
Hearing this from the little guy, Lin Yun was a little speechless.
Isn't the original saying of this sentence, 'There was no road in this world at the beginning. When there were more people walking on it, then it became a road?'
However, what this little guy said seems to be correct. Gods...may well not exist at all. Just like Jesus, the Buddha, Guanyin, or even Pangu, who created the world, and Nuwa, who created humans, their abilities are also exaggerated...But if more and more people believe in them, then aren't these gods also another kind of existence?
'When a person believes in something, the spiritual energy of that person will radiate out and converge in the direction of that thing...When many people believe in that thing, the spiritual energy they radiate is greater, and the convergence in the direction of that thing is greater, and it is possible to give birth to...spirituality!' Xiaobai's young voice slowly said.
'Spirituality is born like this?' Lin Yun said in surprise.
'This doesn't necessarily lead to spirituality, but this is how many spiritual beings are born. After spirituality is born, it can absorb spiritual energy to strengthen itself. If, at this time, there is still a large amount of spiritual energy, constantly converging, it can slowly become stronger...' Xiaobai's voice was young and innocent, as he spoke, his voice slightly trembling as if he were nodding.
'A large amount of spiritual energy condenses...spirituality is born...is this what is known as a deity?' Lin Yun mused.
'These are innate gods, and there are also acquired gods. They are some beings who, after death...well, for various reasons, whose souls did not dissipate or leave, and who, by coincidence, gained the power of faith...However, this kind of situation is rare nowadays...' At the end of his words, Xiaobai spoke very quietly, as if he had touched a taboo, but since he had already said it, he could not stop.
'Innate gods, acquired gods, after the death of some creatures, for various reasons, the souls did not dissipate?' Listening to the little guy's words, Lin Yun's heart jumped again, as this somewhat subverted his understanding.