Chapter 760: 319: Attempt to Change Spiritual Root!
The big things Sect Leader Chen did after taking up his post (No conditional additional update)_2 Chapter 760: 319: Attempt to Change Spiritual Root!
The big things Sect Leader Chen did after taking up his post (No conditional additional update)_2 Now, the believer ‘Sui Jingshi’ has successfully transformed his lower-caste Water Spirit Root into a middle-caste Metal Spirit Root after spirit fusion, which is a cause of celebration.
However, it is unknown whether there will be any adverse reactions or changes later.
Perhaps the other split souls of the Infernal Ghost Monarch could reappear after several years.
Or the Infernal Ghost Monarch might not come back, yet the artificially created Spirit Root could still pose some latent threats.
These are the risks that ‘Sui Jingshi’ has to bear after receiving his optimized Spirit Root.
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Before this, Chen Dengming also took a huge risk where he barely got away in one piece.
His process of acquiring the finished Spirit Root was full of difficulties as well.
“The explanation and laws of the “Melting Spirit Base Stealing Skill” recorded in the jade token are complete but do not mention any risk…
It’s impossible for an artificially created Spirit Root not to have any drawbacks.
Perhaps the Infernal Ghost Monarch is hiding something…”
Chen Dengming errs on the side of caution.
He’d also heard that the Spiritual Root every person is born with innately, is related to their personality and constitution.
A fiery-tempered person is likely to possess a Fire Spirit Root.
One with a domineering and strong nature is likely to have a Metal Spirit Root.
These examples may not be absolute.
But if a person with a Water Spirit Root suddenly changes to a Metal Spirit Root, whether it would adversely affect their essence, Qi, and spirit, still requires close observation.
Chen Dengming ordered ‘Sui Jingshi’ to cultivate on the island in the future and not to leave the island without his consent.
On this sacred island of faith, if there’s any anomaly with Sui Jingshi, the Incarnation made of incense could detect it and provide timely feedback to him.
Once out of the island, the Incarnation might only sense the connection established by the power of faith of a single believer vaguely.
Having arranged the second finished Spirit Root properly,
Chen Dengming mused for a long time, then informed Su Yan Yan, Xing Huiguang who had already left, and the other two old ancestors of the incidents involving the Infernal Ghost Monarch and Demon Star Dongfang Huayuan, by using a jade talisman and a small message formation.
This also served as a lesson learned from the incident involving the Beiyin Holy Mother in the past.
Back then, he had overlooked the importance of the map of Beiling Sea, hence exposing his sect to the Holy Mother’s schemes and nearly suffered a big loss.
Now, he didn’t dare to hide this trouble from the sect.
Should the Infernal Ghost Monarch cause any disturbance in the future, the sect would suffer losses due to the lack of preparedness.
It was better to take precautions.
Given the wisdom of these respected elders…well, they would be ready to “protect” themselves once they know about the troubles ahead.
He would also take this chance to confirm whether Dongfang Huayuan had previously informed the older members of the 10,000 Demons Blood Sacrifice Dao Domain.
What worth is there in the words of this Demon Star, and which side he ends up siding with?
The older people are, the wiser they are.
The eldest of these Martial Uncles has lived for two thousand years.
Chen Dengming admires them for their perspective and experience.
These challenging tasks should be dealt with collectively in order to find the most reasonable and secure solution.
Based on his wisdom and perspective alone, there might be omissions in his thought process.
Chen Dengming’s greatest strength is not overestimating his abilities — he is humble and open to learning.
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After all these actions and encounters were revealed,
Chen Dengming did not receive an immediate response from Su Yan Yan and the elder ancestors.
Under his self-accusatory guilt, he dared not rush them.
That night, he communicated the pattern from his Incarnation’s memory on the corpse robe’s map to Ling’er to study using ‘Heartfelt Perception’.
He himself continued cultivating in the training room with the Mini Array Spirit.
However, the Mini Array Spirit seemed distressed in the training chamber.
It usually performed beautiful dances, but now seemed half-hearted, absent-minded, and dulled in its body of spiritual light which would change according to its mood.
Chen Dengming found it strange.
This ‘damsel’ who appeared tender on the surface but was actually ancient was behaving more like Liu Lao Lao playing Lin Daiyu nowadays.
Was something bothering her?
“Ling’er?
What’s wrong?”
The Mini Array Spirit had an irresistible charm that touched one’s heart.
When it looked at Chen Dengming, there was a faint sorrow in its eyes, and it stammered.
“F,Fellow Daoist…When you solve your spirit root deficiency in the future, you won’t need the Soul Snatching Array anymore, and you won’t need to watch me dance…”
Chen Dengming was taken aback and found this slightly amusing.
So it was just that.
It seemed the Mini Array Spirit had gotten used to dancing for him every night over the years, and now felt upset at the thought it might not be able to dance anymore.
Chen Dengming couldn’t help but recall the first time he’d found the Mini Array Spirit in the gathering place and had forced it to dance to aid his cultivation.
Back then, he could never have predicted that the once devilish being would have taken his form now.
Chen Dengming looked at the endearing Mini Array Spirit, even feeling an urge to pull her into his arms.
However, he dismissed the idea, and instead, laughed and said,
“How could that be?
Not only are you used to it, but I have also become accustomed to having you around during cultivation.
If one day you were to stop dancing, I might actually find it unsettling…”
This age-old tradition of watching beautiful legs in daylight and ghostly dances at night to aid his cultivation had to be preserved no matter what.
“F, Fellow Daoist, y, you’re so nice!”
The Mini Array Spirit lost her sadness and was easily appeased.
She was quite simple and adorable, which made her alluring charm even more pronounced.
She broke into a beautiful, laughing dance, her skirt swirling and long sleeves undulating, dancing just for Chen Dengming.
Chen Dengming smiled as he devotedly continued his cultivation.
Cultivate on, dance on!
Meanwhile.
Su Yanyan, Xing Huiguang, Jiang Jian, and the One Ancestor Fu Changyin, all Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Longevity Sect, were taken aback by the first major event following their Sect Leader’s appointment.
After carefully reviewing Chen Dengming’s report several times, they were left dumbfounded, their heads aching as they struggled to wrap their minds around it.
The nasty business with the Infernal Ghost Monarch, which even they as Nascent Soul True Monarchs had never encountered before.
Their Sect Leader had discovered it during his incense incarnaion’s deep-sea exploration expedition.
And he had even obtained the heinous “Melting Spirit Base Stealing Skill”.
If this skill were to spread in the Cultivation World, it could cause bloodshed and chaos everywhere.
And then there was the Demon Star that had sought out Chen Dengming for cooperation, to find out information about the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance, and once again issued a warning about the Ten Thousand Demons Blood Sacrifice Dao Domain.
Was Dongfang Huayuan really severing ties with the Heavenly Demon and Heretic Immortals, or was he just putting on a show?
“Senior Qu must know the detailed information about Dongfang Huayuan.
Even if the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance isn’t clear about it,” One Ancestor Fu Changyin finally broke the silence, “In order to confirm the Demon Star’s true status and whether he’s putting on a show, we need to consult Senior Qu.”
As Jiang Jian and Fu Changyin were together at that moment, Jiang Jian replied, “I have a feeling it might be true.
A Divine Transformation like him even reached out to Chen the kid…
He wouldn’t do this unless he was desperately out of options.
His current situation might be pretty bad.
After severing ties with the Outer Realm Evil Cultivators, he’s having a hard time moving around in the Four Regions.
He also doesn’t dare to show up in the Four Oceans.
He’s caught between a rock and a hard place, like a rat running across the street, haha!”
At this point, Jiang Jian began to laugh uproariously, his potbelly shaking uncontrollably.
Su Yanyan and Xing Huiguang found his argument compelling.
Although Chen Dengming was now the prestigious Sect Leader of the Longevity Sect, and despite his considerable power coupled with numerous incarnations of Golden Core Completeness, he was still a small fry compared to Divine Transformation powerhouses.
So, it’s highly unlikely that Dongfang Huayuan would try to gain access to top-secret information of the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance through Chen Dengming.
With Dongfang Huayuan’s wisdom, he would have surely thought of this.
Yet, he still chose Chen Dengming, likely because…he was truly at his wit’s end…
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(The belated bonus chapter!
I need more votes for the end of the month, off to get some sleep)