Sudden Change

"No problem, I just need the incantations for collecting the void energy of water, fire, and earth!" Chen Ming said.

Hearing this, Situ Yuelan also breathed a sigh of relief. A few incantations for collecting the void energy of the five elements were not important things.

She had been a cultivator in the Spirit Condensation Realm and knew quite a few incantations for collecting void energy.

"This is simple. We'll make a vow with our Divine Souls, and then I'll give you the incantations!" Situ Yuelan readily agreed.

Chen Ming hadn't expected her to agree so readily.

"However, when searching for the spiritual object your body transformed into, if my strength is insufficient to obtain it, or if it endangers myself, you cannot blame me, nor will it be considered a violation of the vow!" Chen Ming added.

"That's natural!"

Situ Yuelan's expression turned serious, and she made a vow with her Divine Soul.

Chen Ming also followed suit, and a connection was felt in the depths of his Divine Soul, signifying the vow was sealed.

The two had now become allies, and anyone who broke the vow would suffer unforeseen calamity.

"Since the vow is sealed, Fellow Daoist, you can give me the incantations first. With my greater strength, many things will be easier to handle!" Chen Ming said without politeness, directly asking Situ Yuelan for the incantations.

With the complete five-element incantations, the Creation Lotus Platform in his sea of consciousness could continue its evolution.

This time, the evolution of the Creation Lotus Platform would surely yield the most suitable method for him to achieve the Spirit Condensation Realm.

This was why Chen Ming was so eager to ask, as it concerned his own Dao path.

Situ Yuelan chuckled lightly, her black hair swaying with her hair ornaments. "Methods for collecting energy are not secret transmissions. Why are you in such a hurry, Fellow Daoist? I'll give them to you now!"

With that, Situ Yuelan reached out and brushed the bronze mirror. A cold energy condensed, forming a talisman that fell into Chen Ming's hand.

"This one is called Taiyin Cold Water. It's derived from the essence of the northern Hai water in the void. See if you can use it, Fellow Daoist?"

Situ Yuelan herself cultivated Yin-cold energy, which was rooted in the water element. She had several such incantations. Taiyin Cold Water was not particularly powerful or weak, making it suitable to give away.

Chen Ming carefully sensed the incantation for Taiyin Cold Water. With a slight activation, the Creation Lotus Platform in his sea of consciousness responded.

"It can be used. I still need the ones for fire and earth!" Chen Ming said in a deep voice.

Situ Yuelan shifted her incantation, saying, "Although I specialize in Yin-cold energy, I have also studied other methods. I happen to have an incantation for collecting fire energy, called Sacred Sun Fire. I originally intended to combine it with my Yin-cold energy to create a cycle of Yin and Yang, but I didn't cultivate it successfully. I'll give it to you."

Unexpectedly, as Situ Yuelan activated her hand, a talisman condensed on the bronze mirror, but it only had the shape and no specific content.

Situ Yuelan's expression changed. She thought to herself, Could it be that I'm too severely injured and can't remember the content of Sacred Sun Fire?

Chen Ming also noticed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong, Fellow Daoist?"

"It's nothing. It's probably because of my injuries that I can't condense the incantation for Sacred Sun Fire. I still have the Cave True Five Stars Bestow Earth Scripture. It's the fundamental scripture of a former sect, an incantation that can lead to the Spirit Condensation Realm."

"That sect is extinct, and I obtained its heritage. Now it benefits you!"

As Situ Yuelan spoke, she circulated her Magical Power, and another talisman condensed on the bronze mirror.

But this time, even the condensation of the talisman was faltering and incomplete. It finally scattered with a boom, and the talisman failed to form!

"What's going on?"

Situ Yuelan's expression grew increasingly solemn.

"I only abandoned my physical body, but these incantations are memories engraved in my Divine Soul. How could I be unable to condense them!"

"Something must have gone wrong!"

Situ Yuelan fell into a daze for a moment, the bronze mirror trembling in her hand, and the Yin-cold energy around her fluctuating.

"It shouldn't be like this!"

"I remember my Divine Soul was injured, but I shouldn't have forgotten all of this!"

Situ Yuelan murmured, her body becoming increasingly ethereal.

"Fellow Daoist Situ!"

Chen Ming, seeing her abnormal state, shouted loudly with his Magical Power infused.

Situ Yuelan's expression paused, and she regained clarity. She looked at Chen Ming, as if remembering something.

"So, I am not me!"

Situ Yuelan said softly, and her dim body transformed into a stream of Yin-cold energy, falling back into the bronze mirror.

Chen Ming, facing this situation, was momentarily unsure what had happened to Situ Yuelan.

He waited for a long time, but the bronze mirror remained like a dead object, showing no movement.

"Fellow Daoist Situ!"

"Situ Yuelan!"

Chen Ming circulated his Magical Power and called out a few times, but the bronze mirror still showed no reaction.

Sensing with his Spiritual Sense, the bronze mirror was just like an ordinary mirror, with no abnormality detected.

But Chen Ming knew for sure that Situ Yuelan was inside the bronze mirror, but for some reason, she had become like this.

"What is this supposed to mean!"

Chen Ming could only put away the bronze mirror for now, waiting for Situ Yuelan to wake up and reappear before discussing further matters.

Chen Ming put away the bronze mirror, and his heart suddenly fluttered.

"It's the direction of Cuiping Mountain!"

Chen Ming closed his eyes slightly and made a calculation, realizing the source.

He silently recited a spell, and the illusory wings on his back stirred, churning up mist. The mist enveloped Qing Ling beside him, and they headed towards Cuiping Mountain.

As they got closer to Cuiping Mountain, Chen Ming's heart grew heavier.

Qing Ling's body was transformed from the Spirit Tree on Cuiping Mountain, and she could sense the Spiritual Energy there. At this moment, she also sensed something.

"True Master, I'm afraid someone has tampered with Cuiping Mountain's Spiritual Energy!"

Qing Ling had just spoken when a deafening "Boom!" echoed from Cuiping Mountain.

Following that, several different beams of light rose and fell upon Cuiping Mountain.

Chen Ming's left eye flashed with green light, and his right eye shimmered with golden light. He saw that Cuiping Mountain's Spiritual Energy had been completely shattered.

Chen Ming uttered an invisible curse, and the illusory wings on his back vibrated, increasing his speed.

Just then, the cold aura of the bronze mirror suddenly condensed, and Situ Yuelan's voice entered Chen Ming's ears.

She had actually woken up again at this moment: "Fellow Daoist, has something happened to your Cuiping Mountain? I sense that the situation is dire, and going there might bring disaster!"

Chen Ming said in a deep voice, "Although Cuiping Mountain is not a place with abundant Spiritual Energy, I have my own Cave Heaven dojo for cultivation!"

"But to have someone attack my home and destroy my foothold, what kind of person would hide away! What's more, I have two Registered Disciples cultivating on the mountain. How can I abandon them!"

"No matter who it is, if they dare to cause trouble, I will make them pay the price!"

"Otherwise, won't everyone think I'm easy to bully, and how can I establish myself!"

Chen Ming's voice was filled with anger as he sped towards the mountain.

Those beams of light, though seemingly powerful, were clearly only the power of the Contemplation Realm, as Chen Ming could tell.

As long as their strength did not exceed the Contemplation Realm, he would ensure they would never return.

Situ Yuelan heard Chen Ming's words and couldn't persuade him further. "Since Fellow Daoist has made up your mind, I will assist you later. As for those two spells, I will tell you about them in detail after we've resolved the matter on the mountain!"

"Not good!"

Chen Ming and Situ Yuelan exclaimed in unison.

After destroying Cuiping Mountain's Spiritual Energy, those beams of light rose again and headed towards Chen Ming's Taoist Temple.

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