Guardian of the Human World, Chen Yi!
Upon seeing the Earth Spirit floating before him, the heart of the Myriad Souls Banner began to stir once more.
"Oh~~ It's the Earth Spirit!"
Chen Yi glanced at him.
What do you want to do?
The Myriad Souls Banner immediately abandoned its villainous nature.
I want to carry his shoes.
After the Earth Spirit appeared, Hua Wuyan explained the matter of the inheritance, and then began to cast a spell to sever the connection between herself and the Earth Spirit.
Then, the Earth Spirit passed on a set of Cultivation Method to Chen Yi.
Calling it Cultivation Method isn't quite accurate, because this Cultivation Method doesn't actually cultivate anything; it's simply a pathway for the circulation of immortal energy. By circulating it through one Greater Celestial Circuit, one can connect with the Earth Spirit.
The Earth Spirit cannot speak; it communicates with Chen Yi entirely through its consciousness.
He told Chen Yi that this method is not something everyone can learn.
Some people can never learn it in their entire lives, so there's nothing we can do but pass this method on to others.
If others can't learn it yet, then pass it on to the next generation.
This is why there have only been five Dao Protector in the past 30,000 years.
Those gaps in between are because no one ever learned it.
"I learned."
"Proficiency" came into play.
Chen Yi's words stunned both the Earth Spirit and Hua Wuyan.
"You've already mastered it? It took me decades to learn it. This method is incredibly precise in its handling of True Qi circulation. Even with exceptional talent, one needs repeated practice and refinement to master it."
Chen Yi proved it directly through his actions.
When Chen Yi activated the technique, an invisible connection was established between him and the Earth Spirit.
At this moment, Chen Yi was in a strange state.
He felt as if he could hear the voices of everyone in the Human World!
Some people are praying for family reunion.
Some people are praying for favorable weather and a good harvest.
Some people are still hoping for their loved ones to recover.
Besides human voices, Chen Yi felt as if he could also sense the consciousness of animals and even plants.
They lack intelligence, so they cannot produce substantial expression; their thoughts are mostly stream of consciousness, such as being thirsty, hungry, or high.
This isn't the effect of the "Eavesdrop on Inner Thoughts" entry; this is simply the daily state of the Earth Spirit —sharing weal and woe with all living beings in this world!
The Dao Protector can be seen as representatives of the Earth Spirit walking among humans.
Seeing that Chen Yi had officially become Dao Protector, Hua Wuyan said with relief.
"Alright, I can finally put down this responsibility and go live the life an old man should live... Oh, right, I only told you about the benefits of being Dao Protector, I forgot to tell you about the responsibilities and obligations that come with it."
Seeing Chen Yi's rather nervous expression, Hua Wuyan smiled.
"Don't worry, there's basically nothing for you to do. The issues that require your attention and resolution are all major world events. Of course, if you want to do more for the common people, that's your prerogative."
Hua Wuyan recounted the events one by one, and Chen Yi memorized them with Eidetic Memory memory.
Compared to their obligations, the rights of those Dao Protector seem insignificant.
After saying that, Hua Wuyan joked.
"Martial God Chen, are you regretting it?"
Chen Yi said calmly.
"Regret? How could I? A man's word is his bond. I agreed to take on this responsibility, so of course I must do my best."
Chen Yi was already prepared to have his clone do the job, while he would just act as a mouthpiece.
"Well then, busy man, you should go and deal with the four Five Elements Root Artifact you have on hand. Oh, and one more thing."
Chen Yi, who was about to slip away, stumbled and came back.
"You said."
"Don't we all have some issues with our Five Elements Root Artifact?"
"Really."
"If your moral standards aren't very high, there's a way to completely fix them."
"My standards have always been very flexible. If it's for the sake of Human World, I'm willing to lower them a bit."
"Didn't you say you were going to hide these root resources in other Plane?"
At that time, you can use your identity as Dao Protector to lure out the Earth Spirit from other Plane.
Then let these Earth Spirit restore your Five Elements Root Artifact.
This will deplete the spirituality of the Earth Spirit, which will affect the reproduction and cultivation of local creatures to some extent.
But if it's just fostering one child, the impact isn't too significant.
Most people in the Human World have problems with their innate abilities.
If you were to use the Earth Spirit the Human World to nourish it, it simply wouldn't be enough.
Ordinary Dao Protector don't have the ability to go to other Plane whenever they want and return whenever they want.
If it's sent there and can't be retrieved, that would be a huge problem.
Therefore, only Chen Yi can do this.
There's just one problem.
Are the Earth Spirit so easily fooled?
Hua Wuyan only answered with one word.
"Um?"
Chen Yi understood.
This means: Are you saying this is your first time knowing the Earth Spirit?
"Senior Hua, now that you no longer bear the heavy responsibility of Dao Protector, why not take the Ascension Path next year and try your luck in the Real Realm?"
Hua Wuyan waved her hand dismissively.
"I'm not going. I love this land, and I can't leave it."
Chen Yi did not force anyone and bid farewell to Hua Wuyan.
Then, Chen Yi flew south, out of the mainland, over the South Sea, until he reached a desolate area where there was no one in sight and the sea stretched as far as the eye could see.
He wants to open a gap here that leads to other Plane.
Now that I've become Dao Protector, this will be much easier.
Chen Yi took out the Sun Moon Tower.
The Artifact Spirit of the Sun Moon Tower still had that same sweet, coquettish voice.
"Excuse me, new Dao Protector, where are we going now?"
Chen Yi shuddered, breaking out in goosebumps.
"Now we need to find you a good place to recuperate."
"She's not injured anymore!"
"During the years the Great Demon confined you to the forbidden area, he was using you to help stabilize his soul, while at the same time he was helping you neutralize your 'demonic nature'."
"What kind of 'magical' thing is this? I don't understand!"
When the Great Demon embarked on the Ascension Path and left the Human World, he sent a mental message to Chen Yi.
He told Chen Yi that the Sun Moon Tower had been persecuted in the past.
It could have been done by Desolate Ancient Remnant People, or it could have been done by Black Hand. It doesn't matter who it was; either of them would harm Five Elements Root Artifact.
The Artifact Spirit of the Sun Moon Tower was replaced by the Artifact Spirit of an evil object.
One can imagine that the Artifact Spirit of the Myriad Souls Banner was stuffed into the Nine Provinces Cauldron.
However, the Evil Spirit that replaced the Sun Moon Tower is very similar to the Sun Moon Tower itself; it was specially made and can be adapted to the Sun Moon Tower almost perfectly.
Through many years of effort, the Great Demon has completely suppressed and neutralized the Evil Spirit's demonic nature.
Now that the Great Demon is gone, the Evil Spirit in the Sun Moon Tower, no longer suppressed by the Great Demon, may revert to their original state.
"What? He's a bad person? No way! I want to be Good person!"
"So now we need to find you a 'savior' to nurture your spirituality and extinguish your demonic nature with the Earth Spirit."
Chen Yi begins to dismantle the World Barrier.
It's very simple, just use power that exceeds the limits of the Void Realm.
The "Light Speed Fist" exploded, causing the surrounding spacetime to collapse and Spatial Turbulence to surge forth, with time slices from other Plane appearing and disappearing amidst the turbulence.
"Earth Spirit, lend me a hand!"