Soul searching! Hearing Professor Sam's words, Lin Xue's pale face eased slightly, but it was still very pale.
"Will Grandpa be alright?" she asked with extreme worry.
Professor Sam shook his head. "I'm not sure either, but judging by the people whose souls were searched in the cells yesterday, they should be fine. At most, they'll forget some things."
Alice came to Lin Xue's side and took her hand, telling her not to worry too much.
Soon, Lin Wencheng's eyes gradually regained their luster, and his body moved slightly before he recovered.
Seeing this, Lin Xue rushed forward excitedly to support Lin Wencheng and asked, "Grandpa, are you alright?"
Lin Zihao also stepped forward to support his grandfather, his small face filled with worry.
He had been terrified when he saw his grandfather in trouble just now. If he hadn't been strong enough, he probably would have cried.
Lin Wencheng's mind was still a little hazy. Just now, his spirit had felt like it had sunk into a vast, boundless sea, swimming within it.
As he swam, he saw his entire life in the sea, various scenes flashing by, and then he woke up.
"I... I'm fine. My mind just felt a bit shaky, but it's nothing serious," Lin Wencheng said, shaking his head and telling Lin Xue and Lin Zihao not to worry.
At this moment, Professor Sam also stepped forward and asked, "Old friend, do you still remember me?"
He believed that Lin Wencheng, like the others whose souls were searched yesterday, had also lost some of his memories.
"Of course, I remember." Lin Wencheng said speechlessly, but he also knew what Professor Sam meant. He frowned and said,
"It seems I haven't been affected at all. I haven't lost my memory like the others whose souls were searched yesterday. In fact, my spirit has been strengthened, and my thinking is much clearer. It's very strange!"
He was very surprised. At over ninety years old, his thinking ability had long since dulled and could not be compared to that of young people.
But now he felt that his thinking ability had returned to its peak in his youth, and was even better. His spirit felt as if it had become sixty or seventy years younger!
"Strange, why would this happen!?" Professor Sam was also surprised.
He couldn't understand why others, after having their souls searched, lost some memories and felt groggy and sleepy afterward.
But Lin Wencheng was completely fine and seemed even more spirited.
This made him very puzzled!
"It's because the person who searched your souls yesterday was unprofessional, a violent intrusion into your spiritual sea. But I am different. I found your spiritual meridians and entered your spiritual sea through them."
An aged but strong voice spoke in Chinese.
Lin Wencheng and the others didn't react at first. When they realized that the speaker was the cultivator, their eyes widened in disbelief!
This cultivator could speak Chinese! This shocked everyone immensely!
They had originally thought that the cultivators on this new continent wouldn't understand their words or their language, but they never expected there to be someone like this!
Moreover, this elder spoke Chinese, and the architectural style of this cultivator's country was so similar to ancient China.
Was it really related to ancient China?
As everyone was shocked, they all thought of this.
Lin Wencheng's heart was filled with emotion, and his hands trembled.
Finally, he had met someone he could communicate with. After being captured, his greatest wish was to communicate with these cultivators, to understand where they had fallen and what their fate would be.
But none of the cultivators understood him, and communication was impossible.
He had almost despaired, thinking that this continent was isolated from the world and had no connection to the outside, thus having no common language.
But he never expected to receive such a great surprise now!
Lin Wencheng's lips trembled, and he said excitedly, "Old... Sir, may I ask what this place is? And why do you also know Chinese?"
He bowed slightly, carefully observing Lin Ru's expression, afraid of offending this cultivator.
Lin Ru stroked his beard and smiled faintly, "This is the Great Wilderness. As for why I know your language, it's naturally through soul searching, learned from your memories."
He used his mental power to invade Lin Wencheng's spiritual sea and obtained the languages of these Earthlings, as well as some information. Although not much, he had a general understanding of Earth's situation.
As Chen Wu had said, Earth was full of mortals.
But these mortals were extraordinary. Relying on scholars, they had created many marvels through knowledge, which these Earthlings called technology.
Technology was very powerful, capable of reaching the depths of the sea, ascending to the stars, and even possessing nuclear weapons that could level a small island. It was truly remarkable!
The civilization system of these Earthlings was too similar to the story the Emperor had told, exactly the same.
Lin Ru even suspected in his heart if the Emperor had known about Earth's civilization.
Hearing Lin Ru's answer, Lin Wencheng and the others were stunned.
The Great Wilderness, what kind of place was this? They had never heard of it.
And these cultivators, being able to invade people's brains and directly obtain memories and languages, was too terrifying!
Lin Wencheng was shocked. This old man did not know Chinese and had no connection to ancient China. He had only learned Chinese through mental intrusion.
This made him feel a bit regretful.
"Sir... Sir, we are humans from Earth. We accidentally intruded into this new continent and have no ill intentions. Can you let us go back?" someone pleaded in Chinese.
The others also looked at Lin Ru with pleading eyes, hoping that these cultivators would let them go.
Lin Ru glanced at the man lightly and said directly,
"Don't dream. You haven't just intruded into the Great Wilderness, but also into the territory of my Great Gan Dynasty, which is an offense against the border."
"And you are all outsiders from the Endless Sea. It's not that simple to let you go back. All of this must be decided by His Majesty."
"If His Majesty says you can leave, then you can leave. If His Majesty says no, then you cannot!"
Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank into despair!
These cultivators were indeed unwilling to let them leave. Their fate depended on the Emperor they spoke of.
At the same time, some were shocked, having understood the information in Lin Ru's words.
The cultivators in the Great Wilderness were indeed a cultivator nation.
Judging by their appearance, it was exactly like the feudal dynasties of ancient China, with an emperor.
But there were still differences.
The emperor of ancient China ruled mortals, was an emperor of mortals, a monarch.
But the emperor of the Great Gan Dynasty was clearly many levels higher, ruling cultivators, and was a cultivator empire!