Dharma Body and Nascent Soul; Returning-Yang Spirit Water
Zhou Shengqing had long considered the possibility of his Nascent Formation failing.
Therefore, this Reverse Longevity Technique had already been written down on paper, and Chen Mobai and Fu Zongjue each took a copy.
"This technique requires cultivation to the eighteenth level of the Longevity Sutra to be used. Once all spiritual power is exhausted, death is certain. Moreover, during the operation of the technique, the vast spiritual consciousness of the Longevity Wood will continuously assimilate your Spiritual Sense. Once you cannot hold on, it will turn into nourishment for the tree."
As Zhou Shengqing spoke, the Soul Guiding Lamp cracked open again.
"Senior brother..."
Seeing this, Mo Douguang hesitated to speak.
"From now on, I will entrust the sect to you. After I am gone, cremate my body and, if there is an opportunity in the future, bury it next to my master's grave."
Before his death, Zhou Shengqing had completely let go of his attachments. The image that appeared in his mind was of him as a boy, chopping firewood in the mountains, when he encountered the Primordial Ancestor descended from the sky.
"Yes, senior brother."
After hearing this, Fu Zongjue and Chen Mobai solemnly bowed to Zhou Shengqing's illusory figure.
"This is my storage bag. Leave the Spirit Stone and other miscellaneous items inside to the sect."
Zhou Shengqing waved his hand, and a blue storage bag opened. He took out a set of wooden armor and three Talisman.
"Junior Brother Chen, you have many Magic Artifact, so I'll leave this set of Divine Wood Armor to Junior Brother Fu."
After listening, Chen Mobai nodded, Fu Zongjue immediately accepted Zhou Shengqing's natal Natal Magic Tool with great care.
"The Talisman is Fourth Grade Spirit Leaf Talisman. Each of you should take one."
Chen Mobai, Fu Zongjue, and Mo Douguang nodded and each accepted a dish.
Then Zhou Shengqing took out a golden Talisman Brush, his face showing reluctance, and tossed it to Chen Mobai.
"Junior Brother Chen, this is a high-grade Third Grade- tier Sun-Chasing Talisman Brush. It was a gift that Master and Fourth Junior Sister jointly crafted for me to celebrate my two hundredth birthday. You are the only one in the sect who is proficient in the art of Talisman, so I'll give it to you."
"Senior Brother Xie!"
When Chen Mobai took the Talisman Brush, he felt an unprecedented heaviness.
"Junior Brother Mo, you have worked so hard to protect me and the Divine Wood Sect all these years. Please accept this storage bag."
Mo Douguang didn't say much, and silently accepted the small storage bag that Zhou Shengqing handed him.
"There are still these left; I wonder what we can get from them."
After distributing his treasures, Zhou Shengqing smiled and took out four more storage bags, which belonged to the Core Formation Cultivator he had killed.
Apart from Zhao Xuankang, who was experienced enough to destroy his own storage bag, the rest are all here.
Zhou Shengqing first opened the storage bag of the Rogue Cultivator. Besides more than twenty High-grade Spirit Stone and several Water Attribute cultivation manuals, there was a bottle of pills with a powerful seal.
However, given Zhou Shengqing's current level of cultivation, he was able to break the seal directly.
Inside were three blood-red pills, emitting a faint fragrance. Chen Mobai knew nothing about the pills in the Sky River Realm, but Zhou Shengqing seemed to know.
"This should be Blood Spirit Pill, which is useful for Core Formation Cultivator to break through bottlenecks. However, you can have Zeng Woyou or Yan Shaoyin determine whether it is true or not later."
Zhou Shengqing was primarily skilled in Talisman, and his knowledge of elixirs was limited to hearsay.
If it really is Blood Spirit Pill, then the harvest from this first storage bag is not bad.
Zhou Shengqing smiled and opened all the storage bags of the remaining three ghost cultivators. A bonsai, as black as ink, as thick as an arm, and shaped like a writhing dragon, instantly attracted all their attention.
This bonsai has no leaves; its branches are like black jade, shimmering with a dark green luster under the light, deep and captivating.
"Fourth Grade Soul Nurturing Wood!"
After examining it, Fu Zongjue couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, but then his face showed regret.
"If only it were Fifth Order!"
The Fifth Order Soul Nurturing Wood allows cultivators who fail to Nascent Formation Soul to abandon their physical bodies and transform into Dharma Body Nascent Soul, which is perfect for Zhou Shengqing's current situation.
"Even if it's the Fifth Order, so what? The sect doesn't have the method for the Dharma Body Nascent Soul and Nascent Soul, nor does it have the Returning Yang Spirit Water."
When Zhou Shengqing first saw the Soul Nurturing Wood, he was pleasantly surprised, but then he realized what was going on and couldn't help but sigh.
To transform into Dharma Body Nascent Soul, in addition to the Soul Nurturing Wood, a Spirit Liquid called "Returning Yang Spirit Water" is also needed to protect the Spiritual Sense.
The Divine Wood Sect did not meet any of the three conditions.
"Senior brother, look at this pill formula!"
At this moment, Fu Zongjue used his Spiritual Sense to scan all the items emptied from the storage bags of the three ghost cultivators and instantly discovered some good stuff.
It was none other than the recipe for the Returning Yang Spirit Water.
Judging from the delicate appearance of the storage bag, it must belong to the ghost cultivator who possessed Madam Guo's body. I wonder why she would keep this pill formula.
"It's Fourth Tier High-grade pill formula. Yan Shaoyin isn't confident he can successfully refine it. Many of the medicinal Herb on it are extremely rare, and many of them can only grow in the Underworld..."
After reviewing the prescription, everyone shook their heads and sighed again.
"Senior Brother Zhou, if your soul were to reside within this Soul Nurturing Wood, how long could it endure?"
Chen Mobai suddenly asked.
He himself possessed a section of Third Grade Soul Nurturing Wood and had a deep understanding of this Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure. He knew that since Zhou Shengqing's vital energy had been drained by the Longevity Wood, he could transfer his soul Spiritual Sense to the Soul Nurturing Wood to survive.
"This Soul Nurturing Wood belongs to that Nether Lord. He is about to become Ghost King, and it was probably prepared for his own advancement. Its grade is also close to the Fifth Order. After my soul is transferred into it, it should be able to support me for about a hundred years."
Zhou Shengqing did his own calculations and made a judgment.
However, once he enters the Soul Nurturing Wood, he can only transform into a ghost cultivator or Dharma Body Nascent Soul, and cannot Reincarnation.
If one becomes a ghost cultivator, then there is no such thing as an afterlife.
As for the Dharma Body Nascent Soul, they need to use a Pure Yang Magic Artifact weapon to dissolve their bodies and enter the Reincarnation after their lifespan is about to end.
Coincidentally, what Chen Mobai had in abundance was Pure Yang Magic Artifact.
"If you trust me, senior brother, I guarantee that within a hundred years I can find you the method to cultivate Dharma Body Nascent Soul and Returning Yang Spirit Water."
When Chen Mobai said this, his tone was firm and confident.
But this means Zhou Shengqing will have to make a choice.
No one can say for sure what the next life will bring.
Based on the situation in the Sky River Realm, there's a 99% chance that the inhabitants will be mortals without Spiritual Root.
Having witnessed the Nascent Formation stage, how could Zhou Shengqing be willing to give up everything in this life to gamble on a future with negligible odds?
"Haha, since I have the opportunity to reach a higher level in this life, what's wrong with enduring a hundred years of solitude?"
Having the opportunity to Dharma Body Nascent Soul, Zhou Shengqing thought it over and no longer hesitated. He immediately extracted his soul and mind from the Soul Guiding Lamp, turning them into a wisp of green smoke that fell into the Soul Nurturing Wood.