A Complete Spiritual Root! The Immortal Lord's Gift

"Boom!"

A highly condensed Dao force transformed into fist energy, bursting forth with a dazzling silver light, like a silver dragon with its claws outstretched, instantly tearing apart streams of cold, strange power, its remaining momentum undiminished as it hurtled straight to the heart of the enemy.

Deep beneath the sea in the Eastern Immortal Sea, the Martial Immortal Clone, which had been controlled by the corpse, suddenly burst forth with dazzling Silver Light.

A powerful shockwave, formed from converged Dao forces, surged forth, instantly shattering the chilling, strange power gushing from the corpse's left eye.

'Buzz!--'

The black, gleaming crystal within the corpse's left eye trembled and hummed. A Soul Body within the crystal, emanating a chilling aura, gradually vanished as if purified by the silvery Dao power, emitting a shrill scream.

"Who is it?! Who are you?! Stop! I didn't know this person was under your protection."

With a 'pop,' like a balloon exploding, the Soul Body completely collapsed and dissipated in the blinding Silver Light.

The corpse, which had been sitting high up, suddenly collapsed with a 'bang' as if it had lost its support. The skull fell to the ground, and two crystals, one black and one white, rolled out of their eye sockets with a 'clatter' and rolled to the edge of the seat, where they remained motionless.

Inside the cave abode at Perilous Peak, Chen Dengming felt a sense of relief wash over him, as all the pressure vanished along with the dissipating chilling energy.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the Human Immortal Way Power had weakened considerably, leaving only a very small portion to outline the contours of the Human God Hall, floating and sinking.

After unleashing a fierce and domineering punch, the Sha Star Dongfang Huayuan frowned. He had already caught the words of the Soul Body within the corpse before its death, but he disregarded them.

Now that we've taken action, we must annihilate the enemy without mercy.

What he didn't expect was that this kid Chen actually had a clone outside, which was why he had provoked the Yin Spring Ghost Lord.

"Thank you so much for your help, senior!"

At this moment, Chen Dengming came to his senses and sent a thought of gratitude to Dongfang Huayuan through his Divine Sense.

Dongfang Huayuan said calmly, "I used your power too, no need to thank me. Even if this Yin Spring Ghost Lord haunts me in the future, he will come looking for you, not me. I just don't want you to die so soon."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming was startled. "The Yin Spring Ghost Lord? Senior, do you mean he's not dead yet?"

"What I just destroyed was only a fragment of his soul, not his Three Souls. Otherwise, no matter how far I extended my reach with your help, I wouldn't have been able to destroy him."

Dongfang Huayuan spoke calmly, even with a hint of schadenfreude, saying, "These sneaky things from the underworld love to get distracted and cause trouble everywhere. If you've provoked one of these, things might not be peaceful in the future. My cooperation with you hasn't been finalized yet, so I won't be protecting you all the time."

"But the clones you created are quite interesting; they're sure to cause trouble."

After uttering these gloating words, Dongfang Huayuan's figure gradually disappeared along with the Human God Hall.

His deliberate use of these alarmist words was a form of psychological intimidation, forcing Chen Dengming to cooperate with him under pressure in the future.

In reality, if the Yin Spring Ghost Lord could frequently leave Yin Spring and cause trouble in the Cultivation World, the world would have already been in chaos.

Chen Dengming didn't quite grasp the key point for a moment, and was genuinely taken Dongfang Huayuan's words, feeling somewhat frustrated.

What do you mean by his clones being very troublesome?

He had already said that part of his mind was still with the clone, and he couldn't be distracted, but Dongfang Huayuan didn't believe him.

However, the fact that nothing serious happened is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Chen Dengming quickly sensed the situation on the other side of the Martial Immortal Clone.

Only then did they realize that the oppressive and unsettling atmosphere that had enveloped the entire hall had vanished.

The corpses opposite collapsed, and two faintly glowing crystal spheres, like detached eyeballs, rested on the edge of the high platform seat.

The chilling, eerie energy that had previously emanated from the crystal sphere had disappeared.

The oppressive spiritual power that had been emanating from the corpse had vanished, leaving it seemingly a pile of decaying bones.

Only the Yinquan Spring, calm and still like a sheet of ice, still exudes a chilling aura, clearly separated from the sea, as if foreshadowing the unrest that once characterized this place.

"It seems he really has been killed by that Sha Star."

Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the faintly glowing Jade Slip lying in the sleeve of the robe among the corpse's clothes, and felt a headache and lingering fear.

This Cultivation World is truly too dangerous; it's full of temptations and crises at every turn.

I initially thought that the underwater ruins discovered by this Incense Clone were a stroke of fortuitous opportunity. Even if there were strange things about the corpses that were thousands or even tens of thousands of years old, they shouldn't have come back to life.

It really did come back to life.

Even if he were to rise from the dead, he had made thorough preparations beforehand, only sending a Martial Immortal Clone to risk testing the waters.

As it happened, he was distracted by the Sha Star Dongfang Huayuan, which allowed the Martial Immortal Clone to be taken advantage of and controlled, making it impossible to break the mental imprint. Otherwise, it would not have been able to threaten the main body.

"Using the <Spirit Fusion Foundation Seizing Technique> as bait to lure in cultivators who come to explore, and then succeeding in seizing their spirits—this Yin Spring Ghost Lord is truly cunning."

Chen Dengming frowned and instructed his Martial Immortal Clone to envelop his entire body in the Human Immortal Way Power, especially the mental imprint.

Then, he manipulated his Martial Immortal Clone to examine the surrounding corpses below the platform once more.

At the same time, he sent a thought to his Heavenly Immortal Clone, who was handling state affairs in the sect leader's office at Perilous Peak, instructing the Heavenly Immortal Clone to go to the deep sea to provide assistance.

He sensed something was wrong.

Why would the Yin Spring Ghost Lord go to such lengths, fishing in the deep sea for so many years, just to catch an adventurer whose arrival is uncertain?

The effort put in was completely disproportionate to the results.

The only reason this Yin Spring Ghost Lord could do this is because he is not in a good state and has no other way to 'hunt' except in this way.

If one is forced into this situation, then this is the only way to achieve salvation, which makes sense.

"So the Sha Star's last remarks were nothing more than a threat to me."

If this damned Yin Spring Ghost Lord could really come to retaliate against me at any time, he wouldn't need to set up bait and fish here. It's more like he's trapped here."

Having figured this out, Chen Dengming felt much more relaxed.

Since it was a desperate measure taken out of necessity, it's clear that the Yin Spring Ghost Lord had no other means besides invading the mind earlier; he had exhausted all his options. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been destroyed remotely by the Sha Star.

At this moment, through the Martial Immortal Clone's further observation of the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground, Chen Dengming made a basic judgment.

These dead corpses do not appear to be from the same era, as they are wearing different robes.

There are three other commonalities. First, none of the corpses possessed any spiritual power, proving that none of them were Nascent Soul Cultivator in life.

Secondly, they all appeared to have suffered immense pain before death, with signs of struggle visible in their remains.

Third, none of them had Storage Bag.

"Why are there no Storage Bag at all? Could it be that the Yin Spring Ghost Lord takes the deceased's Storage Bag to the Below the Yin Spring?"

Chen Dengming clicked his tongue in amazement, "Moreover, it seems that the purpose of this Yin Spring Ghost Lord in luring people here is not to Body Seizing, but simply to kill them, merge with their spirits, and seize their foundations?"

If it were merely about killing, given the power Yin Spring Ghost Lord had previously displayed, these cultivators who were not even at the Nascent Soul would hardly have had a chance to struggle in agony.

The only reasonable explanation is that their Spirit Root were stripped away.

But why would a powerful ghost Spirit Transformation, who is at least at the Nascent Soul stage and is treated with such care by the Sha Star, set up bait to seize the Spirit Root of the weak?

The fact that one can become Spirit Transformation proves that they are definitely not a cultivator with low Spiritual Root Potential; they must at least have High-grade Spiritual Root.

At this Strength Realm strength, Spirit Root are all roughly the same, and the quality of Spirit Root has little impact.

Chen Dengming felt there were too many doubts that he couldn't explain.

But the <Spirit Fusion Foundation Seizing Technique> seems to be real.

The information recorded in the Jade Slip reveals that this Technique Method can extract the Spirit Root of another person and then integrate it into one's own Spirit Root, thereby changing one's Spiritual Root Potential and even Spirit Root attributes.

The two crystal spheres in the corpse's eye sockets were finished Spirit Root refined using the <Spirit Fusion Foundation Seizing Technique>.

This was also the reason why he was excited and even tempted before.

His conflicting Dual Spirit Root had been a flaw that had troubled him for many years.

If he could change his Spirit Root attribute and resolve the problem of his Dual Spirit Root, he would truly possess a top-grade Spirit Root. Not only would he no longer need to use the Spirit Seizing Formation, but his cultivation speed would also increase by at least 50%.

Not long after.

The Heavenly Immortal Clone that had been dispatched also arrived at the bottom of the deep sea.

After the Heavenly Immortal Clone used his Heavenly Eye, he quickly observed that the dozen or so corpses scattered on the ground were indeed cultivators from different periods, with varying degrees of the marks of time covering their bodies.

Furthermore, bone age analysis revealed a mix of ages, with the oldest being over 600 years old and the youngest around 70.

"Cultivators from different eras, while exploring the deep sea, were drawn into this ruin, had their Spirit Root stolen, and died here. I almost became one of them."

As expected, the snake catcher died in the snake's mouth. My own Spirit Root was flawed, and I couldn't resist the temptation of the Spirit Fusion Foundation Seizing Technique, almost losing my own Spirit Root."

Chen Dengming sighed inwardly, then instructed his two clones to probe the Yin Spring for a long time amidst the ruins.

After confirming that the power of the Yin Spring Ghost Lord had completely dissipated, he immediately ordered the Martial Immortal Clone to take away the two artificial Spirit Root.

He then instructed Heavenly Immortal Clone to memorize the map depicted on the robes of the corpse.

He actually wanted to take that robe too; it felt very extraordinary, probably at least a high-level fourth-tier or even fifth-tier robe.

However, these Movement Method might be imprinted with some kind of Divine Sense imprint. If he dares to risk taking them, he might actually attract the attention of the Yin Spring Ghost Lord.

The only thing I can do is to memorize the design on the robe and then tell my senior sister He Yingyu, so she can study it slowly.

A little over half a day later.

Chen Dengming first deployed a kind of "Wanli Lingyan Array" on the deep seabed for marking and monitoring.

He then manipulated his Martial Immortal Clone to hide one of the crystal spheres in a secret location thousands of miles from the deep seabed, and set up Formation to protect and conceal it, preventing anyone from stealing it.

After all this busy work, he felt as if he had rediscovered the state of his former life as Rogue Cultivator, where he hid spirit crystals everywhere.

However, this time the hidden treasure is a finished spiritual Spirit Root. It can be integrated into one's own Spirit Root to improve its Spiritual Root Potential or change Spirit Root attributes. It is a priceless treasure, even surpassing Peerless Spirit Crystal.

However, this baby may not be clean yet and needs to be observed for a period of time.

If, after a decade or more, the Yin Spring Ghost Lord has not searched for the two finished Spirit Root, then it proves that the two finished Spirit Root are most likely not a trap.

During this time, he would also combine his cultivation with another crystal sphere to carefully study the <Spirit Fusion Foundation Seizing Technique>.

As for the other crystal sphere that emitted White Light and was suspected to be a finished metal-attribute Spirit Root, Chen Dengming's plan was to take it to one of the Incense Believer, select a believer with a lower Spiritual Root Potential, and attempt to use the <Spirit Fusion Foundation Seizing Technique> to merge the finished Spirit Root into the believer's Spirit Root, and then secretly observe its changes.

In this way, even if the Yin Spring Ghost Lord really comes knocking on his door through the Spirit Root in the future, or if there is some trap inside the finished Spirit Root, he will not be able to directly plot against him.

Several days later.

Above a secluded island often shrouded in mist, a beam of light slowly flew in.

On the beach of the island, a group of cultivators with different faces but devout expressions were already kneeling, along with a Devil Creature with a powerful aura between the Golden Core Mid Stage.

They had long since removed their former hideous demonic masks, and most of them were dressed simply, like ascetics, except for the leader.

At this moment, they prostrated themselves on the ground, worshipping the figure that slowly flew in from the sky, emitting a faint light, and shouted devoutly.

"Welcome, Holy Spirit Messenger!"

In the air, Chen Dengming's Martial Immortal Clone floated down, his palm open, and a crystal ball emitting White Light flew down.

Among the crowd below, the only elderly man at the head, dressed in a magnificent robe adorned with seashells, immediately stepped forward shakily, raised his hands high, and excitedly accepted the luminous crystal ball that flew down.

"Thank you, Celestial Envoy, for bestowing this treasure on behalf of the Celestial Lord!"

Chen Dengming, who was inside the Longevity Sect, witnessed this scene firsthand through his Martial Immortal Clone.

Several days ago, after he issued a divine decree through his Incense Clone, this group of devout believers who had converted to the Holy Spirit Immortal Lord had been waiting here for a long time.

Now that his Martial Immortal Clone has come here and bestowed upon him a finished Spirit Root, it is a natural process.

He manipulated his Martial Immortal Clone to maintain the dignity of an Immortal Envoy, speaking calmly from a superior position.

"You have obeyed the Celestial Spirit Sacrifice and the Celestial Lord's decree."

The elderly monk, dressed in a robe adorned with ornate shells, responded respectfully.

"Reporting to the Celestial Envoy! This old servant has, in accordance with the Holy Decree, selected three clansmen who are willing to participate in the Celestial Baptism. They all have extremely poor Spiritual Root Potential and are not of the Gold Spirit Root."

As soon as he finished speaking, three cultivators dressed in simple clothes stepped out from the crowd. They all looked excited and their eyes were filled with fervent devotion.

The other monks who were prostrating in worship all looked on with envy, and their devout faith in their eyes became even more fervent.

In their eyes, even their companion with the worst Spiritual Root Potential could receive the divine baptism bestowed by the Immortal Lord, showing how benevolent the Immortal Lord was.

If the Immortal Lord can accomplish something as bizarre as altering Spirit Root, what is there that he cannot do?

In the future, those cultivators with better Spiritual Root Potential may also receive the Immortal Lord's blessings, as long as they can always maintain their devout faith and constantly worship and serve the Immortal Lord.

At this moment, Chen Dengming controlled his Martial Immortal Clone and randomly selected one of the three believers who came out, saying, "You should know that the Immortal Spirit Baptism also carries risks. It may change your Spiritual Root Potential and your future destiny."

However, there is also the possibility of failure or even falling into the abyss; the key depends on whether your faith in the Immortal Lord is sincere enough!

The chosen believers were so excited that they prostrated themselves on the ground, shouting, "My faith in the Immortal Lord is absolutely unwavering!"

The other two cultivators who were not chosen suppressed the disappointment in their eyes, and were then replaced by an even stronger fervor.

They firmly believe that since they were chosen this time, as long as they uphold their faith, they will still have opportunities in the future.

Chen Dengming waved his hand, signaling the old cultivator to bestow the finished Spirit Root upon him, and he would personally fuse it with his spirit and seize its foundation.

This selection of believers with extremely low Spiritual Root Potential, giving them a chance, was also a deliberate act by Chen Dengming.

To reap great rewards, one must make sacrifices.

For a cultivator with extremely low Spiritual Root Potential, changing their Spirit Root is an impossible task.

However, if he bestows a finished Spirit Root upon the other party, the other party may be able to change their fate, but they will need to bear unknown risks that even he himself is not sure if they exist.

He explained the risks involved and selected believers who were willing to change their fate. If they succeeded, they would receive this blessing and have their Spirit Root destiny altered.

If it fails, it is a choice made voluntarily by the other party.

This was the best solution he could come up with after following his own conscience and principles.

The effectiveness remains to be seen and will require time to verify.

(There will be an extra chapter tonight, which will be added after I get home around midnight. It's an unconditional extra chapter!)