247: Dengming Sits at Home, Bai Mao Travels the Southern Region! The Northern Yin Holy Mother's Favor

After sending the Martial Immortal Clone Chen Baimao away from the sect, Chen Dengming finished dealing with his senior sister's daily tasks and then fell back into the relatively tedious practice of cultivation.

These days of quiet immersion in a frenzied training mode brought him peace of mind and immense satisfaction, allowing him to rediscover the passionate training he had experienced in his younger days when he was weaker.

Of course, he didn't consider himself powerful yet, only at the Golden Core Early Stage. He hadn't reached the upper echelons of the Four Domains and could only be considered above average. He still needed to work hard to improve further and should not become complacent.

That night, he exhausted his Mental Strength to once again condense a Wood Element Heavenly Immortal Clone, Red Hair.

They were given instructions to assist in cultivation.

Red Hair left the mountains surrounding the Longevity Sect and began cultivating Wood Element Technique Method such as the Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique and the Wood Escape Technique in the surrounding forests, striving to further improve the level of these Technique Method.

Among them, the <Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique> is only at the Master level, with room for improvement to the Grandmaster level, while the <Wood Escape Technique> has already reached the Grandmaster level.

However, the Wood Escape Technique is, after all, a low-level first-tier Technique Method. It has great potential to break through to the Grandmaster level through slow and steady training, which may lead to a qualitative change.

With the help of clones to assist in cultivating his Technique Method, Chen Dengming's cultivation efficiency increased significantly.

Although the effect of cultivating with a clone is not as efficient as cultivating with the main body, it can still convert about 20-30% of the skill level.

Chen Dengming truly achieved what he had envisioned.

He used to hate that he had limited energy and wished he could split himself into five pieces.

One cultivates Daoist arts, the other cultivates magical Technique Method; one makes money, one enjoys daily fun, and the other goes on adventures. They do five things a day and enjoy a wonderful life that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

Now he has truly achieved it, only to discover that he is like a camel, unable to completely relax and enjoy himself; he remains immersed in his daily cultivation and other important matters.

"Now that my Lifespan Limit 1815 years, which is a long lifespan, I can slowly cultivate the Longevity Merit while continuing to improve my magical Law Treasure and equipment with my senior sister."

After Bai Mao returns, we can arrange to inquire about the "Life-Damaging Seedling Pulling Technique" and solutions for the conflicting Dual Spirit Root.

Chen Dengming sat inside the cave abode, examining his current condition.

"Golden Core Early Stage cultivator [Chen Dengming]"

Lifespan: 100/569/1815

Spirit Root: Metal, Wood (Superior Grade 100/100)

Martial Arts: <Chen Family Martial Arts General Outline> (Sainthood Level 11/100)

Daoist Techniques: <Longevity Merit> (Level 1: 26405/100000), <Modified Scattering Beans into Soldiers> (Mastery 21/100), <Modified Scattering Flowers from a Celestial Maiden> (Mastery 16/100), others omitted.

After more than four months of arduous and unremitting training, he Proficient Level both the "Scattering Beans into Soldiers" and "Scattering Flowers from a Celestial Maiden" techniques, which extended his Lifespan Limit by thirty years.

This speed of improvement was achieved by sacrificing his training time for other Technique Method, aside from the Longevity Merit, over the course of four months.

To master these two Technique Method, one would likely need to invest even more effort and time.

"If I cultivate these two Technique Method to the master level, perhaps I can create a clone at the Golden Core level."

Chen Dengming is very motivated.

However, having already created Bai Mao and Red Hair clones, there was no more Mental Strength left to create new ones.

Both of these Technique Method have been modified, and each time they are used, they consume Mental Strength.

Excessive Mental Strength exertion will also affect Chen Dengming himself, causing instability in his state of State of Mind and Mental Strength exhaustion, which will hinder his cultivation and result in more harm than good.

Chen Dengming summoned the Little Array Spirit and instructed the little girl to dance, thus beginning a new round of cultivation.

"Now, if there's something to do, I'll send my clone out to handle it, while I stay in the sect to cultivate. I won't go out unless absolutely necessary."

At my current cultivation speed, plus the ability to create clones, it will probably only take me about eight years to cultivate the Longevity Merit to the fourth level, reaching the Golden Core Mid Stage."

He has achieved a comfortable cultivation life where his true self sits at home while his avatars roam the world.

The Little Array Spirit, connected to Chen Dengming's mind, stammered, "Fellow Daoist, I feel I'm about to break through. After breaking through, perhaps my body will become more solid, allowing me to become a Ghost General, but... but..."

"But what?"

Chen Dengming frowned and asked.

Whenever this Little Array Spirit gets nervous, it means something bad is about to happen; otherwise, it wouldn't get nervous.

"But, but, after my breakthrough, if I want to further restore my former strength, I will need more pure Soul Power, and more Soul Flower."

"Soul Flower?"

"It's a kind of Soul Flower that grows in extremely yin places. It can also be born near yin springs, but there were no Soul Flower at that yin spring last time."

"Soul Flower that can only be born in extremely yin places? Alright, focus on your breakthrough. I'll keep an eye out. I still have quite a few battle merits; perhaps I can exchange them for Soul Flower in the War Merit Hall of Heguan City."

Chen Dengming nodded and readily agreed.

Finding supplies and Spiritual Material wasn't too bad; he had thought something bad was going to happen.

Little Array Spirit has worked so hard all these years, and he deserves all the credit and credit. He doesn't need a Soul Flower; he'll even have the Bai Mao Red Hair monkeys scoop the moon down for Little Spirit.

Moreover, after the Little Array Spirit breaks through its strength, it will become a Ghost General Spirit at the Golden Core level, and it is expected to recover its full strength at the Nascent Soul level in the future.

Imagine a beautiful ghost king in the future, smiling and dancing every night – that would be a wonderful thing.

If Four Regions Cultivators knew this, they would surely say, "I envy neither the mandarin ducks nor the immortals, but only Dengming every day."

Meanwhile, while Chen Dengming was diligently cultivating, Chen Baimao had already boarded a spirit boat and arrived at Lüojia Mountain on the southern border.

The Bai Mao was formed from 30% of Chen Dengming's Mental Strength, and even though they were thousands of miles apart, it could still communicate with Chen Dengming telepathically.

This is the strangeness of the power of the mind, which to some extent transcends the limitations of time and space.

With this telepathic ability, Chen Dengming can convey new "thoughts" to Bai Mao at any time, influencing and guiding Bai Mao's actions. Of course, this requires Mental Strength effort and is not without cost.

This clone is almost indistinguishable from himself, like his hands and feet, as flexible as an arm. Limited by his Mental Strength, it is impossible for him to betray him. In fact, it is more intelligent than the beautiful maid summoned by Shangguan Linjiang developed the modified version of the Scattering Flowers from a Celestial Maiden.

At this moment, Chen Baimao acted according to the instructions given by Chen Dengming. After flying to Lüojia Mountain, he landed and was immediately welcomed inside by Jiang Qiang, Black Wind, and others.

"Brother Chen, you asked us to prepare to move out of Lüojia Mountain and relocate to the interior of the Eastern Inner Domain more than ten days ago. We were ready, but I didn't expect you to come all the way here in person for such a small matter."

Jiang Qiang had no idea that the Chen Baimao in front of him was an avatar. He genuinely thought that Chen Dengming had come in person and enthusiastically poured tea for Chen Dengming.

"Well, I had nothing else to do, so I came out for a walk."

"I'll also extract the Spirit Vein for you while I'm at it,"

The clone Chen Baimao completely inherited Chen Dengming's low-key and reserved personality. In fact, he just followed Chen Dengming's wishes and did not deliberately reveal the secret to explain when faced with Jiang Qiang's misunderstanding.

One reason for coming here was to help Jiang Qiang and the others extract the Spirit Vein and evacuate.

More importantly, it's to test the clone's ability to move freely thousands of miles away from the original, and how long it can exist before collapsing and disappearing due to exhaustion of Mental Strength.

Of course, Chen Dengming also had a bold idea: to send Bai Mao into the Yin Spring to explore and see what was inside and how deep it was.

"Waaah!"

Outside the courtyard, the Black Cloud Leopard, which had returned joyfully upon learning of its master's arrival, suddenly stopped, pawing at the ground with its four paws. It frowned and stared suspiciously at Chen Dengming inside the house, letting out a strange growl, vaguely sensing that something was wrong with its master.

"Um?"

Chen Baimao was surprised, and even Chen Dengming, who was thousands of miles away, sensed the sentiment and was alarmed.

His clone shares the same aura, power, Dao power, and State of Mind as the main body. Apart from the difference in strength, it is generally difficult for others to detect unless they make a move.

Unexpectedly, this guy had actually sensed something amiss; he truly lived up to his reputation as Chen Family Leopard.

A faint Silver Light flickered within Chen Baimao's body. His immortal State of Mind made his body even more stable, and his aura was calm and peaceful. He extended a beckoning gesture to the Black Cloud Leopard.

"Hey Hei Zi, what's wrong? You've gotten distant after not seeing each other for half a year?"

"Huh?"

The Black Cloud Leopard tilted its head, the suspicion in its eyes gradually disappearing. Realizing that this was its master, it immediately grinned and scurried towards the house, squeezing half of its massive body through the doorway. It let out a melodious cry, trying to curry favor and return to the Longevity Sect.

Chen Baimao nodded slightly and patted the leopard's head with a smile.

It seems that the black spots are just some kind of instinctive perception of the Demon Beast, but it can't really see any clues.

At the same time.

The Mochao Kingdom and the Northern Spirit Sect, located far away in the Western and Northern Region, both received news that Chen Baimao, the Longevity Dao Child, had left his sect.

In fact, it wasn't just the Mochao Kingdom and the Northern Spirit Sect that received this intelligence.

Several other factions also planted spies and informants to closely monitor the Longevity Sect's influence.

However, the Mochao Kingdom and the Northern Spirit Sect were definitely the most active among these forces.

Almost half an hour after Chen Baimao flew out of the sect in his spirit boat, both major forces had already received the news and confirmed that it was Longevity Dao Child Chen Baimao who had applied to leave the sect.

In a short time, the intelligence networks and advisory groups of the two major forces sprang into action.

As for the Mochao Kingdom, its Mochao Kingdom Lord had 'made other arrangements'.

Therefore, the discussion was merely about whether the sudden move of the Longevity Dao Child had a deeper meaning, rather than any immediate plan for revenge.

The Northern Spirit Sect, on the other hand, not only analyzed and discussed the situation but also immediately devised various revenge plans, including a plan for the Northern Yin Holy Mother to take action herself by exploiting loopholes in the treaty.

Therefore, in the spacious and deep council hall of the Northern Spirit Sect, many elders of the Northern Spirit Sect were having a heated discussion about the feasibility of the plan.

"I do not recommend that the Holy Mother personally intervene for such a minor figure, even if it's by exploiting a loophole. These are sensitive times, and even if she succeeds, our Northern Spirit Sect will be in a very passive position afterward."

"If we don't act, not only will we miss this golden opportunity and be unable to avenge the death of the Northern Spirit Holy Son, but we will also miss the chance to reclaim our sect's Sacred Map."

"Indeed. The Sacred Map is of great significance. It is not only the key to our sect's return to the Northern Spirit Sea, but also involves the Sea Abyss Treasure and our sect's lineage. We must not allow it to fall into the hands of outsiders."

Fortunately, the Longevity Dao Child did not hand over the Sacred Map to the War Merit Hall in Heguan City, otherwise it would have been very difficult for us to retrieve it.

This is also why the Holy Mother was enraged, willing to provoke the Nascent Soul Treaty signed by the Four Realms, and to coerce negotiations to reclaim the Sacred Map.

"But the negotiations are currently at a stalemate, and we dare not directly state our demand for the Sacred Map. Otherwise, the Five Elements Escape Sect of the Eastern Region and the Thick Earth Sect of the Southern Region might discover the problem with the Sacred Map, making it even more difficult to get it back. This is the best opportunity."

As the atmosphere heated up again and teetered on the brink of danger, a more composed elder cautioned, "But... I have a feeling this matter isn't so simple."

The Longevity Dao Child could not possibly be unaware of the current situation; his coming out would inevitably be in danger.

Given the cowardly nature of those old turtles in the Longevity Sect, they wouldn't even release a hawk when they see a rabbit, so how could they allow the Longevity Dao Child to come out? And how dare he come out?"

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned and calmed down.

"That's right. His sudden decision to come out this time is really strange, especially since the place he's going is the southern border region."

The same location, so suspicious. This could very well be another conspiracy by those old turtles from the Longevity Sect to lure us in."

The elders began to feel a headache upon thinking about this.

The old tortoise of the Longevity Sect is smelly, hard, and treacherous; it will suddenly stick out its head and bite someone. Now, this little Bai Mao tortoise is also causing trouble.

"What's the attitude of the Mochao Kingdom? Perhaps we can give in to them?"

"The Mochao Kingdom Lord is cunning and calculating, seemingly brewing something earth-shattering. Perhaps the Holy Mother knows about it. I doubt the Mochao Kingdom will."

At this moment, an incomparably powerful spiritual aura suddenly descended into the council hall, creating a strong sense of oppression.

The atmosphere and discussion instantly fell silent.

"Greetings, Our Lady!"

The seven elders of the Northern Spirit Sect rose in unison to greet and worship them.

Suddenly, the earth's energy rose from the stone bricks on the ground, condensing into a seven-jeweled lotus platform.

Standing on the lotus platform was a tall female figure exuding a strong, oppressive aura. She was so tall that one could only look up at her, holding one's breath in fear at her powerful presence.

The woman slowly turned around, her appearance even more masculine than a man's. Her eyes were large, bright, and sharp; her nose was like a hanging gall bladder; and her thin, angular mouth was tightly closed, showing that she was a person with great perseverance and determination.

As she turned around, her imposing aura intensified.

The seven elders of the Northern Spirit Sect unconsciously lowered their bodies even further, as if the woman on the lotus platform before them was more arrogant and domineering than any male powerhouse, and no one dared to defy her—and indeed, that was the case!

"I wish to bestow my favor upon one of you. Which of you is willing to go and retrieve the sacred map of my sect on my behalf?"

The moment the word "favor" was uttered!

The seven members of the Northern Spirit Sect all changed color. Some were so excited that their bodies trembled slightly, their eyes shifting, eager to speak first.

The grace of Our Northern Yin Holy Mother!

In the Northern Spirit Sect, this signifies a pilgrimage-like baptism, where the Holy Mother's Nascent Soul Power and some mysterious force descend upon a person, granting that person combat strength surpassing most Golden Core Cultivator for a short period.

This special secret technique and mysterious power was obtained by the Northern Yin Holy Mother from the treasures of the Northern Spirit Sea.

The key to this secret technique is that it allows the 'favored one' to develop their own understanding of how to utilize the Nascent Soul Power during this period.

The circulation of Nascent Soul Power within the body, and its benefits to the body, will be something that a Golden Core Cultivator will benefit immensely from throughout their life.

Our Northern Yin Holy Mother also rarely exercises her grace, which is a drain on her.

The opportunity was once in a lifetime, but the seven dared not immediately kneel down and agree. They had to restrain their true feelings, and their expressions gradually became fanatical and devout.

At this time, the best way to respond is to show loyalty with fervor and devotion to the Virgin Mary.

Ultimately, the most devout and fervent person will receive favor.

(Bonus chapter complete! Still asking for monthly votes from my fellow fans at the beginning of the month)