Golden Light Divine Lord

"Hmm?"

"It's already been taken by someone!"

This territory had been occupied by Ling Yangzi for quite a few years, and there were dozens of places showing signs of spiritual items being removed.

"Dozens of spiritual items, could Ling Yangzi have used them all up?"

"Where would he hide them?"

Chen Ming had already searched the entire temple earlier and found no place where spiritual items were stored.

When Ling Yangzi died, only the Spirit Devouring Jar remained.

Even if the Spirit Devouring Jar had storage capabilities, Chen Ming had already refined it anew.

If the spiritual items were in the Spirit Devouring Jar, Chen Ming would have discovered them long ago.

Just as Chen Ming was feeling puzzled, his spiritual sense detected a sharp golden light flying towards Cuiping Mountain.

The golden light was filled with a rich scent of incense and fire, unlike that of ordinary cultivators.

The golden light landed on the mountaintop and transformed into a middle-aged Daoist with a proper face, frowning as he looked at the Taoist temple hidden in the smoke.

This Daoist was called the "Golden Light Divine Lord," and he cultivated the Divine Path, condensing a Golden Light Dharma Body by borrowing incense and fire.

Those who followed the Divine Path often abandoned their physical bodies and focused solely on their divine souls.

The temples and statues worshipped by the world were their physical bodies.

They absorbed and refined the incense and fire energy to cast divine arts, but they could not stray far from their statues.

Only by stepping into the Dharma Body Realm could they break free from their restraints. Using their sculpted Dharma Bodies, they could roam the world freely, and their strength was comparable to that of the Contemplation Realm.

"Fellow Daoist Ling Yangzi, are you here?" The Golden Light Divine Lord's voice carried a trace of magical power, passing through the smoke and entering the Taoist temple.

"I wonder what this Divine Path cultivator's relationship with Ling Yangzi is!"

"I'll go meet him. If things go wrong, I'll just kill him!"

Chen Ming's thoughts raced, and his figure flickered in and out of the smoke.

"This place is no longer Ling Yangzi's territory. What business do you have here, Fellow Daoist?" Chen Ming asked indifferently.

"Oh?"

The Golden Light Divine Lord's brow furrowed slightly. He calculated with his fingers, and it was unclear what he had divined.

After a moment, he said, "Since this place has a new owner, discussing it with you is the same. Whether Ling Yangzi is here or not makes no difference!"

Golden Light Divine Lord spoke, retracting his aura, showing he meant no harm.

Chen Ming saw this, shifted his magic art, and a wisp of smoke drifted out, leading Golden Light Divine Lord into the temple.

Golden Light Divine Lord did not resist, and entered the temple openly.

"Golden Light greets Fellow Daoist. May I know your name?" Golden Light Divine Lord asked Chen Ming politely.

Chen Ming sized up Golden Light Divine Lord. A thought flickered through his mind: It's time I got a Dao name for myself. Cultivators have all sorts of methods. If I reveal my true name, who knows when I might fall into a trap.

"This humble one is the Temple Master of the Creation Life and Death Temple, Xuan Mingzi!"

Chen Ming casually adopted a Dao name.

Golden Light Divine Lord saw Chen Ming's wariness and stopped being polite, speaking directly:

"My dojo is not far from Cuiping Mountain. I had an agreement with Ling Yangzi. I would refine a magic art for him to gather Incense and Fire, and he would give me the Spiritual Items born from Cuiping Mountain.

Furthermore, ten years later, I would gather Incense and Fire in the city below the mountain to refine my magic. He promised to close his Mountain Gate and not interfere!"

"Now the ten-year period has arrived, and Fellow Daoist is in charge of Cuiping Mountain. What is your stance on this?"

Hearing this, Chen Ming suddenly understood. No wonder he couldn't find any Spiritual Items from Cuiping Mountain.

It turned out Ling Yangzi had taken them all in exchange for the magic art to gather Incense and Fire.

Ling Yangzi's method of using Incense and Fire to refine the Spirit Tree was obtained from this Golden Light Divine Lord.

Although Golden Light Divine Lord was a Divine Path cultivator, he might have other methods in his collection!

Judging by his appearance, the Incense and Fire in his own dojo had reached a bottleneck. He needed to borrow the Incense and Fire from the mortals in the city below Cuiping Mountain!

Now that Chen Ming didn't need Incense and Fire, lending Golden Light Divine Lord some wasn't a big deal.

Even though Chen Ming had already glimpsed the method of gathering and condensing Incense and Fire from the Spirit Tree's Wood Heart.

But that was a matter between Golden Light Divine Lord and Ling Yangzi. Chen Ming knew nothing about it!

Chen Ming's thoughts churned, and he said with a cold face, "Fellow Daoist Golden Light, if you want to gather Incense and Fire from below the mountain to refine your magic, I'm not entirely against it!"

"I was completely unaware of the previous events and never received any magic art. When I came to cultivate at Cuiping Mountain, I was puzzled as to why the Spiritual Items born here had all disappeared."

"Fellow Daoist Golden Light, if you want me to close my Mountain Gate, what will I do without the resources for my cultivation?"

Golden Light Divine Lord heard Chen Ming's words, and his slightly furrowed brow relaxed.

He wasn't afraid of Chen Ming making demands; he was afraid of an outright refusal.

Making demands meant there was room for negotiation, and things could be discussed.

In the city below Cuiping Mountain, there were many people, and the Golden Light Divine Lord's dojo was the closest.

The other places were either controlled by major sects or occupied by Divine Path cultivators.

Only the cultivators on Cuiping Mountain did not cultivate the Divine Path and did not use incense and fire energy. Exchanging a spell for it was the most cost-effective!

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Mingzi, how about I give you another copy of the Incense and Fire Condensing Spell?" the Golden Light Divine Lord said.

After all, he had already given the spell to Ling Yangzi once. Giving another copy to Xuan Mingzi made no difference and had no impact on him.

"I don't need that spell!" Chen Ming refused outright.

The Golden Light Divine Lord frowned slightly. What exactly did this Xuan Mingzi want!

If he hadn't left his Divine Domain, his strength would have been greatly reduced. Cultivating a Dharma Body was very difficult, and if it were damaged, it would require a lot of incense and fire to repair. He wouldn't be here playing nice with him otherwise.

Within his Divine Domain, the Golden Light Divine Lord was accustomed to being a high and mighty Spirit God. Being so polite now was already a great act of restraint and patience.

He knew that when he traded with Ling Yangzi before, it wasn't like this. Not only did he get the incense and fire from the city in exchange for a spell, but he also obtained spiritual items from Cuiping Mountain.

But now, although the Golden Light Divine Lord was very displeased, he had been preparing for years to refine his spell and was just short of gathering the incense and fire from this Region to condense it.

If he fell out with Chen Ming, a cultivator in the Contemplation Realm, even if he achieved victory, his Dharma Body would likely be damaged, and he still wouldn't be able to refine his spell. It was truly not worth the loss.

The Golden Light Divine Lord could only ask again, "What do you want, Fellow Daoist?"

Chen Ming smiled slightly and said, "It's quite simple. Return the spiritual items from Cuiping Mountain. Also, do you have a spell for Contemplating Void Qi?"

The Golden Light Divine Lord's frown deepened.

After a long while, he said, "Alright, I can give you the spiritual items. I also have two spells for Contemplating Void Qi, which I can give you!"

"However, the spiritual items and the spells are all in my Divine Domain Dojo."

"My Divine Domain Dojo is not far from here. Why don't you come with me to get them?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming's expression turned colder.

Once Divine Path cultivators cultivated their Dharma Body, their strength was not much different from those in the Contemplation Realm.

However, if a Divine Path cultivator was within their own Divine Domain, the situation was unpredictable.

Just like Chen Ming had set up many measures in this Taoist Temple, who knew what arrangements the Golden Light Divine Lord had in his Divine Domain.

If he wasn't careful, he might enter the Golden Light Divine Lord's Divine Domain and never be able to leave!