Cave Heaven Forms, Skull Spirit Tree Transforms into Qing Ling

"This Wood Heart and Golden Light have a destined connection, becoming a treasure!"

The Golden Light's divinity was illusory and formless, while the Wood Heart had form, yet both were formed by Incense and Fire. At this moment, the illusory and the real merged, secretly aligning with the Way of Yin and Yang, and thus stabilized.

With a surge of Magical Power, the cyan-golden seed instantly took root and sprouted, transforming into a cyan-golden illusory great tree.

Chen Ming's figure fell onto the illusory great tree and disappeared without a trace.

It turned out that this illusory great tree was merely a portal. Chen Ming hadn't landed on the tree, but had instead arrived at the original Divine Domain and training ground.

It could no longer be called a Divine Domain and training ground. After Chen Ming refined it and combined it with the Wood Heart, it could no longer be powered by Incense and Fire. Instead, it required the use of Magical Power incantations, and should be called a Cave Heaven.

"The Golden Light Divine Lord has fallen, and this place should also change its appearance!"

With a thought from Chen Ming, the scenery of the Cave Heaven transformed into the appearance of Cuiping Mountain, even the Taoist Temple was exactly the same.

"Truly a wondrous treasure, a good training ground. If I can refine Spiritual Energy here in the future, it might truly become a blessed land."

In a flash of thought, Chen Ming exited the Cave Heaven training ground.

With a movement of Magical Power, the illusory great tree dissipated, once again transforming into a cyan-golden seed, which fell into his hand and was put away.

The Spirit Tree, having lost its Wood Heart, its spirituality lost its anchor, and it became listless.

Seeing Chen Ming manifest, it swayed its branches, as if greatly wronged.

"You've lost your Wood Heart, but your spirituality remains. You've also broken free from the bonds of Incense and Fire. In the future, you'll have the chance to cultivate into a Yao spirit, take human form, and seek the Great Dao!" Chen Ming soothed.

"However, wood transforming into a spirit and becoming a Yao is extremely difficult. You'll either be captured to refine into a treasure or an alchemical pill. Growing up is not easy, especially with only this much spirituality. To achieve success, it will take at least several hundred more years!"

"I have a temporary solution that benefits both sides. Are you willing to try it?"

Chen Ming thought for a moment and explained the method.

This was because Yinyin, with only her head remaining, was truly pitiful.

If left unattended, within three to five days, she would be corrupted by the Yin and cold energy and would be lost.

Chen Ming's method was for the Spirit Tree to serve as a body, carrying Yinyin's head, allowing them to coexist.

Yinyin would have a body, and the Yin and cold energy could be managed. The Spirit Tree's spirituality would have a soul and a head, allowing it to develop intelligence and become a Yao in an unconventional way.

The only drawback was that the Spirit Tree's spirituality and Yinyin's head would have to share a single body.

When the Spirit Tree heard Chen Ming's method, its spirituality trembled. In the depths of its being, it had a premonition and saw a vague vision.

A woman with a human head and a tree body stood atop a mountain peak, receiving the worship of all beings, magnificent and awe-inspiring!

Was that its future?

The vision flashed and disappeared. The Spirit Tree's spirituality, following its instincts, agreed to Chen Ming's proposal.

"Good, wait for me to perform the ritual!"

"Song Yu, Wang Xiu, where are you!"

"Bring that head here!"

Song Yu and Wang Xiu, upon hearing Chen Ming's call, hurried over with the head.

The Yin and cold energy on the head had already surged once. Song Yu had used the green talisman Chen Ming gave him, and it was only by sticking it to the head that it was suppressed.

Chen Ming waved his hand, and the green talisman on the head dissipated. Instantly, the Yin and cold energy surged.

"Go!"

Chen Ming's hand gestures shifted. Disregarding the surging Yin and cold energy, he forcefully propelled the head to the top of the Spirit Tree.

With the Yin and cold energy having a place to go, it no longer seeped into the head but circulated along the Spirit Tree.

As it circulated, the surge of Yin and cold energy slowly subsided.

The Spirit Tree's spirituality was also nourished by the Yin and cold energy, advancing a step further.

"Why aren't you taking form yet, what are you waiting for!"

Chen Ming roared.

The Spirit Tree's spirituality jolted, uprooted itself, and its branches twisted continuously, imitating human form.

Song Yu and Wang Xiu watched the scene before them, truly trembling with fear.

Anyone would be terrified to see a tree twisting itself into a human shape, topped with a human head, and clearly on the verge of taking demonic form.

Chen Ming observed carefully. Although the head and the Spirit Tree were already connected by the Yin and cold energy, they had not yet fully fused, and there were still many obstacles and points of stagnation.

A cyan glow flashed in his eyes, and Chen Ming shouted, "Awaken!"

This shout was directed at Yinyin's head.

Yinyin's head trembled, and her closed eyes slowly opened, regaining consciousness.

Although Yinyin was not old, she had experienced many hardships. Upon regaining consciousness, she understood her situation and knew that Chen Ming was saving her.

She proactively connected her head to the Spirit Tree.

The Yin and cold energy flowed, becoming like blood vessels and meridians. With the soul and head now in charge, a sudden transformation occurred.

The tree body, twisted into a human shape, suddenly emitted light, accompanied by crackling sounds.

Not long after, the light scattered, and the Spirit Tree and the head completely merged, transforming into a young girl dressed in green.

"Greetings, True Master!"

"Greetings, True Master!"

The young girl spoke, but two voices overlapped: one clear and crisp, the other hoarse.

"This method of mine is also a temporary measure. Once my cultivation is profound in the future, I'll find a better way!" Chen Ming said.

"Thank you, True Master, for saving my life!"

"The Yinyin of the past is dead. I have been reborn through my fusion with the Spirit Tree. I beg the True Master to bestow a name upon me!"

The young girl performed a kowtow.

Chen Ming accepted it calmly. Although he had used demonic cultivation methods, the fusion of the Spirit Tree and the head, making her half-Yao and half-Mo, had genuinely saved her life.

Moreover, becoming a Yao or Mo was better for Yinyin than being at the mercy of others when she was human, turning into a puppet demon.

"Alright, from now on, you shall be called 'Qing Ling,' and you will serve as a disciple by my side!" Chen Ming said.

"This object was formed from your Wood Heart. From now on, you will be responsible for its safekeeping!"

After speaking, Chen Ming handed the Cave Heaven seed to Qing Ling for safekeeping.

"Yes, Master!"

Qing Ling kowtowed again, then rose and stood behind Chen Ming.

She held the greenish-gold seed in her hands. The moment the seed touched Qing Ling, it responded, transforming into a branch of emerald green, which Qing Ling held firmly.

Next, Chen Ming summoned Song Yu and Wang Xiu and said, "You two have cultivated Azure Wood Poisonous Gas before. Your foundation is set, and it's not easy to change. I will first impart the complete cultivation technique, and you can practice it."

Song Yu and Wang Xiu were overjoyed. Although Azure Wood Poisonous Gas was an unorthodox path, it was a technique that could lead to the Divine Soul and achieve the Contemplation Realm.

Many cultivators in the Qi Gathering Realm had failed to cross this hurdle and had wasted their lives.

Although in Chen Ming's eyes, Azure Wood Poisonous Gas was nothing, for Song Yu and Wang Xiu, this was already a tremendous opportunity.

The two received the cultivation technique and happily retreated to cultivate.

Qing Ling waved the branch in her hand, and a greenish-gold light descended. Chen Ming concealed his form and entered the Cave Heaven within.

When the greenish-gold light dissipated, Qing Ling, holding the branch, found a secluded spot. She breathed in the cold, sinister energy, her body transforming into a tree trunk and rooting itself. She circulated the Azure Wood Life and Death Gas, cultivating silently.

Inside the Cave Heaven, Chen Ming sat cross-legged and brought out the Spirit Devouring Jar.

The Red Spirit Worm was still curled up and asleep, but with every breath it took, anomalies continuously appeared.