Chapter 909: 369: Merit!
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Interrogate Ghost Lady Chapter 909: 369: Merit!
Change!
Interrogate Ghost Lady Hastily cleaning up the battlefield, Chen Dengming gathered some broken but still usable spiritual materials and looked towards the distant horizon.
In the vast night sky, the multitude of stars that had once been visible were now obscured by the chaotic clouds left behind by battling Divine Transformation powerhouses, giving the impression of heavy clouds hanging low, even hiding the moonlight, plunging thousands of miles around into darkness, creating an incredibly oppressive atmosphere.
Far at the edge of the sky, a thick cloud layer split open to reveal a long slit, behind which the firmament was as deep as well water, occasionally flashing with lightning crazily shining through it, casting narrow beams of light.
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Clearly, that was the Spirit Thunder Layer.
A Divine Transformation powerhouse might have departed through there.
Or perhaps a Divine Transformation strike had split open the Spirit Thunder Layer and the Linggang Wind Layer, resulting in such a spectacle that seemed to lead straight to the heavens.
But at least for now, it seemed all those Divine Transformation beings had finished their clash.
Chen Dengming tried to contact Dongfang Huayuan through Dao Force in his sea of consciousness within the Human Immortal Dao, but received no response.
He immediately prepared to return.
He dragged the unwilling Giant Deer back into his trouser pouch.
The Giant Deer snorted through its nostrils, looking like it had not had enough fun yet, especially since it hadn’t snagged any good fodder.
Its wicked eyes set upon Chen Dengming’s White Bone Thousand Spirits Chariot, and its mouth chewed reflexively.
Chen Dengming’s heart skipped a beat, and he looked down and hummed with a frown, “You ate the Qianluo Ghost King’s Ghost Infant just last time and didn’t spit it out, and now you want even more rewards?”
The Giant Deer showed its teeth, wriggled on his robe, and stretched out a thick, muscular, lumpy forehoof to gesture.
Chen Dengming sighed helplessly, “Yes, yes, you’ve done a meritorious deed this time by tangling with the Ruthless Old Demon and preventing his escape.
Next time!
If a Nascent Soul from a True Monarch escapes, I’ll hand it over to you.
But let me make it clear upfront, if you fail to capture it smoothly like this time, and I end up capturing the Nascent Soul, it will be my spoil of war, having nothing to do with you.”
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The Giant Deer exhaled through its nostrils, its eyes gleaming wickedly, looking fiercely untamed.
“Hm?”
Chen Dengming’s gaze was equally sharp, with a sudden flash of silver in his eyes that revealed many Daoist Scripts, and a strong aura of pressure pierced directly into the Giant Deer’s spirit.
The Giant Deer trembled, the evil light in its eyes slightly dimmed, grunted twice, seemingly agreeing to the arrangement proposed by Chen Dengming.
Its strong body’s divine light retracted, completely shrinking back into the robe, and no longer moved.
“This deer, really, its antlers grew backward, born with a contrarian streak!”
Chen Dengming withdrew the silver light from his eyes and frowned with a cold hum.
There had always been rumors that cultivators who obtained the Giant Deer Robe met with tragic fates – while they did not die, they were all tortured by the Giant Deer.
Dealing with this deer, one must always be stronger than it, otherwise, if one day you get injured and become weaker, the tragedy will be your own.
However, speaking of which, the strength of this Giant Deer was truly formidable, living up to its reputation as an infamous fifth-tier Divine Transformation Robe.
Even though the Giant Deer Robe was not whole, the Giant Deer could nearly contend with an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.
As for someone like the Ruthless Old Demon Tao Tian, who, despite being in the late Nascent Soul stage, only had one Nascent Soul left, was instead chased and beaten by the Giant Deer.
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On the way back, traveling with pause and care, not daring to rush too arrogantly in case they encountered a lurking Domain Outside Divine Transformation being.
Finally, after nearly an hour, Chen Dengming returned to the border city stronghold.
When he hurried back, Su Yanyan and the others, who had clearly left earlier, had also just arrived at the same time.
Zuo Qiuling had long been waiting with two Nascent Soul True Monarchs skilled in healing skills.
They immediately started further treatment on Master Chai’s Nascent Soul and then proceeded to the next arrangements.
By the time the sky was about to brighten, the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs from Lingwu Gate and Roushui Mountain Island finally left.
Master Chai’s Nascent Soul injuries were basically healed and stabilized, and were taken away by the Elders of Dragon Spirit Island and Lady Chai who had rushed over during the night, heading back to Dragon Spirit Island.
Only then did Zuo Qiuling and others, including Chen Dengming, breathe a collective sigh of relief.
Chen Dengming said with emotion, “If it weren’t for Master Chai this time, I might already be dead.
Seeing Lady Chai’s grief earlier, it was truly unbearable to witness.
I can kill enemies without a flutter, but facing scenes of comrades in arms injured or partners grieving, I’m indeed helpless!”
Feng Qingbo shook his head and said, “Sect Leader Chen, you don’t have to blame yourself.
That a Divine Transformation being personally made an ambush on you and you could survive is already fortunate.
Moreover, if it weren’t for you in this battle, some of us might have been severely injured or even killed!”
“Indeed!”
The Hualong Daoist Monarch Shangguan Linjiang agreed, “If it weren’t for you this time, I might not have made it back!
Especially since you had already contacted that Lord, it was an extra precaution outside the plan that saved us all.”
He laughed at the end, looking relaxed on the surface, but inside he had already begun to feel an awe for Chen Dengming.
Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but standing next to Chen Dengming, he was reminded of the horrifying giant who had pummeled a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator with a single punch, and he felt an intense sense of oppression.
“Sect Master Shangguan is too kind.
Also, thank you for your timely assistance,” said Chen Dengming, who still held respect for this former mentor who had taught him Daoism.
“No, no, I wasn’t much help…”
Shangguan Linjiang, sensing the respect and courtesy in Chen Dengming’s tone, showed a smile, but his heart was filled with complex emotions.
How much time had passed.
The young Foundation Establishment cultivator taught Daoism back in Xianyun City, now stood shoulder to shoulder with him, able to converse and laugh freely, while he had yet to break through the late Nascent Soul stage.