Chapter 525: 235: Astonishing Daoist!
Sending Xu Wei below to Nether Spring (requesting monthly ticket)_3 Chapter 525: 235: Astonishing Daoist!
Sending Xu Wei below to Nether Spring (requesting monthly ticket)_3 With this ability to inspect every corner and instantly survey hundreds of miles, he was no ordinary Cultivator.
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No troublesome person was there to interrupt the tranquility anymore.
Feeling relaxed for a moment, Chen Dengming roamed around South Mountain, eventually arriving at the northern slope of Luo Mountain and stopping to gaze at the distant peach blossom forest.
At this moment, the season for the blooming of the peach blossoms had already passed.
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The forest didn’t showcase the myriad of colorful scenes anymore.
The individual who once accompanied him to watch the peach blossoms was now weak in Soul Power and had difficulties coming out from the Soul House.
The spring breeze had disappeared beyond a thousand mountains and moons.
How many times had the peach blossoms bloomed towards him?
A ripple arose in Chen Dengming’s sea of thoughts.
He remembered that several years ago, he had promised Xu Wei here to accompany him to see these peach blossoms every year.
The other party had humbly added, ‘when he had the time’.
At that time, he found it both pitiful and amusing, thinking that fulfilling such a small wish would be effortless.
Now he realized that he couldn’t even satisfy this small wish.
For the past few years, he had been completely immersed in closed-door cultivation.
“Xu Wei…”
Chen Dengming’s Divine Sense probed into the Soul House, detecting Xu Wei’s Shadow Ghost, still deep in slumber.
Ever since Xu Wei’s departure from the Soul House would hasten the consumption of Soul Power, Chen Dengming knew that Xu Wei had truly arrived at the end of his Shadow Ghost lifespan.
For the past years, he had not let Xu Wei leave the Soul House, to slow down the dissipation of his Soul Power.
Even when they whispered to each other, their interaction happened inside the Soul House, via Divine Sense.
After their exchanges, Xu Wei would often go to sleep contentedly.
But in recent years, even in the Soul House, Xu Wei’s Soul Power had been gradually fading.
He seldom woke up and spent most of his time in deep sleep.
“Dao…
Daoist, have you made up your mind?”
In the Soul House, sensing Chen Dengming’s depressed mood, the Mini Array Spirit stuttered a question.
Chen Dengming slightly nodded his head, “Yes, I am ready.”
At this point, he had indeed made sufficient mental preparations.
Since the inevitable couldn’t be changed, he might as well direct things towards a more desirable outcome.
Essentially, what one seeks in life is nothing more than satisfaction and fulfilment.
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That night, bathed in cold moonlight, was the time when the shadowy atmosphere was at its peak.
Chen Dengming, alone, ventured to the back of Yin Ghost Mountain which had a Nether Spring planning to see Xu Wei to his final resting place.
Although, if he continued to drag it on, Xu Wei might stay in a state of sleep for a while before completely dissipating his Soul Power.
However, that would be the moment of complete destruction, leaving no room for turnaround.
Rather than leaving no leeway, it’s better to seek change on his own.
Perhaps there’s a slight chance of preserving a bit of Xu Wei’s True Spirit, thus preventing his complete annihilation.
“Creak, creak——”
Chen Dengming was walking through a cave filled with frost.
He saw the Nether Spring’s cold mist and an abundance of shadowy energy before him.
The ground and the rocks around him were covered with all kinds of strangely shaped frost flowers.
On the ceiling of the rock wall, numerous icicles hung, looking like swords, or long staves and spears under the bright moonlight.
Under these icicle swords, there was the Nether Spring, quiet as a mirror, cold mist curling up and reflecting its surroundings.
As Chen Dengming approached the Nether Spring, he could feel a familiar cold breath seeping into his bones.
He looked down.
Reflected in the Nether Spring was a face with white hair at the temples, eyes as bright as morning stars, a spirit as solid as a rock, free from worldly thoughts, staring intensely at the Nether Spring.
He was still the same as he had always been.
But many of his old friends who used to be by his side had changed.
Chen Dengming summoned the Banner of Yin Spirits, and called out Chu Xun from inside it.
“Roar!”
The moment Chu Xun appeared, he let out an excited roar.
He was extremely satisfied with the shadowy environment around him.
He pounced towards the edge of the Nether Spring, felt it for a moment, and then extended his claws into it.
Immediately, his declining breath started to strengthen, and his grayish Soul Body began to transition to a black color.
Chen Dengming silently watched everything.
He noticed that while his face was reflected in the Nether Spring, Chu Xun’s shadow was not.
Clearly, the shadows of the Ghost Creatures couldn’t be reflected.
Now, seeing that the Nether Spring could indeed heal the injuries of the Ghost Creatures, he confirmed it to be a holy land of the Ghost Creatures.
He slightly nods, reminding, “Let’s go back to the Banner first, I have something important to attend to.”
Chu Xun growls softly, withdrawing his claws and gazing at the immeasurable Yin Spring with eyes full of anticipation yet fear.
He hesitated for a moment, then decided to return.
Chen Dengming, with a curious look, stopped Chu Xun to ask if he could sense anything inside the Yin Spring that he was afraid of.
Chu Xun shook his head, unable to provide a clear answer.
At this moment, the Mini Array Spirit reminded from inside the Soul House.
“Dao…
Dao friend, there may be horrors within the Yin Spring.
Even soul bodies that have previously entered the Yin Spring, if not born there, will lose memory of its interior upon returning to the Yang realm.
A special method may be needed to break this…”
Chen Dengming frowned.
Any soul body not born in the Yin Spring, upon entering and then returning, will experience memory loss?
Could there actually be an Underground Mansion, the Naihe Bridge, and Meng Po’s Soup beneath the Yin Spring?
If so, the Mini Array Spirit constantly losing her memory could mean that she had previously been to the Yin Spring and returned, just unaware of it.
Chen Dengming was filled with doubts, feeling only the chilling horror of the Yin Spring and suspecting potential unknown dangers.
But at this point, it was the only method left to prevent Xu Wei from total spiritual disintegration, and to preserve even a slight bit of her True Spirit.
The fact that the Mini Array Spirit’s spirit managed to return from the Yin Spring may indicate a new birth of ghost creatures within it.
Without further hesitation, he strikes the Soul House, summoning Xu Wei’s unconscious soul body.
The cold air from the Yin Spring instantly stimulates Xu Wei’s soul body, causing it to tremble.
Her beautiful eyes seem to want to open, but are unable to, and her Soul Power is dissipating at a rapid pace.
Chen Dengming’s eyes hardened.
Xu Wei’s situation was far worse than he had expected.
Inside the Soul House, her Spirit Power was slowly but luckily dwindling.
But now that she was out of the Soul House, even near the eerie Yin Spring, Xu Wei’s Soul Power was still rapidly dissipating.
This proved that without the Soul House, Xu Wei might have been completely spiritless within the past year.
Chen Dengming felt sorrowful, trying to maintain a calm and smiling gaze.
He softly said, “Xu Wei …
I’ve brought you to the Yin Spring.”
He had already informed Xu Wei about his future plan.
Xu Wei also knew of his current arrangement from the Mini Array Spirit.
But this moment still felt too sudden.
Xu Wei at this point couldn’t even awaken, just able to sense his Divine Thought.
Despite having much to say, Chen Dengming had no time for it now.
He solidified his Divine Sense into an arm, placing Xu Wei’s soul body into the Yin Spring.
Almost half of her was submerged before her Soul Power’s rapid dissipation could be barely steadied.
Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief, gazing at the barely half exposed soul body of Xu Wei outside the Yin Spring.
He extended his Divine Sense hand to brush her hair and said calmly.
“If there truly is another world beneath the Yin Spring, perhaps I’ll have a chance to find you in the future.”
Xu Wei seemed to sense this, her soul body gently trembled, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips as if encouraging him.
This subtly gorgeous woman now had her hair flowing down, gracefully fluttering in the coils of cold spring water.
Although her eyes were tightly shut, the unparalleled beauty of her rosy cheeks made her seem like the most beautiful Ghost Lady.
“If your True Spirit can indeed be preserved, remember to reply to me when I burn paper and offer incense.”
Chen Dengming made an untimely joke, which nonetheless broke the somber atmosphere.
He then deeply inhaled, holding onto Xu Wei tightly before finally releasing his hands.
A whimpering sound suddenly echoed from his chest.
The Mini Array Spirit was unable to hold back her cries.
It was she who told Chen Dengming that Xu Wei’s entry into the Yin Spring may preserve a touch of her True Spirit.
But even she could not be entirely sure.
Chen Dengming watched as Xu Wei’s soul body gradually submerged into the Yin Spring.
Despite his prepared state of mind, he couldn’t help feeling a surge of intense grief.
He reached into his chest and pulled out a letter.
The letter was written in Xu Wei’s delicate handwriting.
“Celestials are sustained by sun and moon, mortals by decay and growth, longing for the warmth of spring peach blossoms, Chen Lang crosses Luo Mountain City again.”
Would Xu Wei, a mortal woman, be swept away and lost like dust under the surging waves of the Yin Spring after entering it, causing no ripples to the water…
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