Little Array Spirit Forms a Ghost Infant! A Bountiful Harvest! The One Path of Heaven's Mandate

To shatter a Nascent Soul Divine Soul to feed and nurture a weaker Ghost Soul —such a wasteful and extravagant act could only be done by Chen Dengming.

However, considering the strength and growth potential of the Little Array Spirit, as well as the talent of the Ghost Old Man Zhu Xun as a Fierce Ghost, both are indeed very worthwhile to cultivate.

After the Nascent Soul Divine Soul is shattered, not only is the pure Soul Power abundant, but the dissipated Spiritual Qi is also extremely dense.

The Little Array Spirit and the Ghost Old Man Zhu Xun quickly absorbed and devoured the energy, but they were still struggling to keep up.

Even the speed at which the two absorbed and refined the essence was not as fast as the speed at which the Nascent Soul Divine Soul dissipated after it shattered.

However, soon, as the Little Array Spirit began to condense Ghost Infant within the ghost core, a massive amount of Soul Power and Spiritual Qi were absorbed.

Even Fei Du, one of the Seven Souls that had previously dissipated, began to be reshaped and restored by the vast Soul Power.

In this way, the Soul Power and Spiritual Qi dissipated from the shattered Nascent Soul were gradually and effectively absorbed, without being wasted.

Observing this scene, Chen Dengming gradually felt relieved.

It has to be Little Array Spirit.

Perhaps because he was originally Nascent Soul True Lord, and now that he has started cultivating again, as long as there are enough resources, breaking through the barriers is a natural thing.

Like the Ghost Old Man Zhu Xun, who was still standing there dumbfounded, eating the scraps and foot bath water left over by the Little Array Spirit, barely managing to break through from the Golden Core Mid Stage.

Although this Ghost Old Man's intelligence had recovered considerably, his lack of understanding of the later stages of cultivation and the direction of his practice meant that no matter how much Soul Power and Spiritual Qi he absorbed, his cultivation progressed slowly.

"Although Old Zhu possesses considerable talent for Fierce Ghost, the higher one's cultivation level, the less important cultivation talent becomes compared to the early stages. Instead, cultivation experience and understanding of one's own Dao become more crucial."

This applies to both ghost cultivators and normal cultivators. It seems that if Old Zhu wants to continue improving, he'll need Ling'er's guidance after her breakthrough."

Chen Dengming shook his head inwardly as he looked at the almost stable, no-longer-growing aura of the Ghost Old Man, Zhu Xun.

Becoming a powerful figure in the cultivation Cultivation World is indeed not an easy task.

Even though he gave Zhu Xun a lot of resources, and this Old Zhu also has the talent of Fierce Ghost, whether he can advance to become Nascent Soul Ghost King depends on fate.

Like a normal cultivator, if one has good cultivation aptitude and talent, and is weak in the early stages of cultivation, one can progress smoothly without any bottlenecks. Once one has accumulated enough experience and gained a certain understanding of one's own Dao and Dharma, one will be able to break through.

However, once one reaches the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, there are almost no cultivators with poor aptitude or talent, but many others are stuck in a bottleneck and find it difficult to advance further throughout their lives.

Ultimately, this stems from a lack of understanding regarding one's own Tao and Dharma.

If one's understanding of the Daoist arts does not reach a new level, or if one has a clear direction for cultivation, unless one achieves a miracle through great effort, such as Chen Dengming slowly shattering ten Nascent Soul Divine Soul to feed Zhu Xun, it will be difficult to break through by accumulating strength.

At this moment, seeing that the Little Array Spirit had absorbed all the remaining Nascent Soul Divine Soul power, it let out a burp, its body flashing with spiritual light, and its aura becoming somewhat unstable.

Chen Dengming quickly put the Little Array Spirit into the Soul House, Keeping a Beauty in a Golden House, while the Ghost Old Man Zhu Xun was sent directly back into the banner.

"You Jing, once you've digested the power of this Nascent Soul Divine Soul, you should be breaking through to the Nascent Soul, right? Will having two additional souls affect your breakthrough?"

With the return of the Fei Du, the Little Array Spirit now possesses Three Souls and five spirits.

However, two of their souls remain Below the Yin Spring and have not returned.

Whether one can successfully form an infant spirit if their Three Souls and Seven Souls are incomplete is indeed a problem.

After all, cultivating immortality involves cultivating the three elements of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and spirit, as well as one's life, soul, and spirit.

If two of the Seven Souls are missing, the body is not complete, and even with the support of the You Jing, success is not guaranteed.

Soul House, You Jing said, "We can only give it a try for now. Many years ago, when we sent the three souls into the Yin Spring, Shuang Ling, Tai Guang, and I discussed this issue."

Over the years, we've gradually found some methods, and now that we've accumulated enough experience, we can give it a try.

Chen Dengming pondered for a moment and nodded, "Then let's give it a try. If there's hope, we should try."

After saying this, Chen Dengming put away the Soul House and began to examine the Storage Bag of the Ghost King Qian Luo and the old woman's Nascent Soul.

There were three Storage Bag, one of which exuded Yin Qi aura and felt icy to the touch; it was clearly the possession of the Ghost King Qian Luo.

The other two are embroidered with auspicious clouds, butterflies, celestial birds, and mythical beasts, made with exquisite materials. The bottom is also embroidered with the words "Fa Sheng" (法圣), indicating that they belonged to the old woman of the Three Saints Palace.

Chen Dengming discovered that he still didn't know the old woman's name, while Ghost King Qian Luo at least knew her name.

"Forget it, he's already dead. What's the point of knowing his name? It's bad luck!"

He first opened the Ghost King Qian Luo's Storage Bag.

Although these Storage Bag were sealed with restrictions, the power within the restrictions was not strong because the original owner was dead. While ordinary Golden Core cultivators might have to work hard, Chen Dengming could easily open them with just a Nascent Soul Power.

The Storage Bag of the Ghost King Qian Luo was spacious, nearly eight hundred feet in size, enough to hold a small hill.

These Storage Bag with such large storage space are not easy to sell on the market.

Because very few people can afford to pay such a price, it would be worth at least a Third-tier High-grade spirit boat at auctions held by major sects.

Chen Dengming probed the Storage Bag his Divine Sense and, after searching it, discovered many unexpected gains.

For example, there are Soul Flower, pure Soul Power imprisoned within Law Artifact, and other containers filled with cold, yin-like liquids that resemble the water of a dark spring, yet are distinct from it.

"These things, since they were collected by the Ghost King Qian Luo, are probably all treasures that are very beneficial to ghosts. I don't need them, but I can leave them to Ling'er and Old Zhu."

Chen Dengming was delighted to see the bottles of pure Soul Power that had been sealed and preserved.

This pure Soul Power is naturally not comparable to a Nascent Soul Divine Soul, but it is more than enough for the Ghost Old Man Zhu Xun.

In addition, there were more than a dozen Law Treasure emanating a chilling, ghostly aura Storage Bag.

Two of them emanated an aura that suggested they were fourth-tier Law Treasure.

The other dozen or so items were third-tier Law Treasure.

Besides the Law Treasure, there were also seven or eight Jade Slip and a map.

Chen Dengming meticulously examined everything, including the two Storage Bag belonging to the old woman from the Three Saints Palace.

Some of the treasures they didn't recognize were brought out for consultation with the knowledgeable First Ancestor.

This progenitor, known as the Longevity Dao Lord, founded the Longevity Sect and has lived for over five thousand years. He knows everything from the Shattered Immortal Realm to the Underworld, and there are very few treasures he does not recognize.

Under the guidance of this living encyclopedia of the Cultivation World, Chen Dengming sorted out many items that were still somewhat useful to him.

I obtained a fourth-tier Law Treasure, the [Beast Restraining Ring], from the old woman of the Three Saints Palace.

This treasure has an extremely strong effect on controlling and taming demonic Demon Beast, and can even threaten Nascent Soul Demon Beast.

If this Beast Restraining Ring had been available when Chen Dengming snapped the dragon's neck, and had been put around its neck, the evil dragon would have had a hard time causing much trouble.

I obtained the White Bone Thousand Soul Chariot, a fourth-tier Law Treasure, from the Ghost King Qian Luo.

This treasure contains thousands of vengeful spirits comparable to Foundation Establishment ghost cultivators, combined with the main souls of the ten Golden Core ghost generals. Once the chariot is activated, it is as swift as a storm, its speed surpassing that of an ordinary fourth-tier small spirit boat. Moreover, it can impact the souls of cultivators, making it an extremely rare and precious treasure.

Even if Chen Dengming doesn't use this chariot, dismantling it to extract soul-refining arrows is still highly valuable for recycling, effectively compensating for the lack of powerful soul arrows in the Soul-Reaping Bow Staff and Staff.

In addition, there are three fourth-tier Law Treasure and more than twenty third-tier Law Treasure, which are useless to Chen Dengming, or damaged Law Treasure such as the Five Dragon Overlord Hand, which need to be repaired before they can be used.

However, some of these Law Treasure can be used by Little Array Spirit, the Ghost Old Man Zhu Xun, and He Yingyu.

"Overall, I only lost one Life Returning Pill and the Seven Star Mother-Child Glazed Blade this time."

As for the spoils, it was a very good one, mainly because Feng Qingbo gave me his share of the spoils."

Chen Dengming carefully considered the matter, secretly pleased with himself.

The Seven Star Mother-Child Glazed Blade is, after all, only a top-tier third-order Law Treasure.

Now that he has reached the Nascent Soul, it's time for this newly acquired sword to be reforged and upgraded.

Now that he has acquired many Law Treasure, he can trade the ones he doesn't need. He can be considered a wealthy man in the Nascent Soul Realm and won't have to go back to his previous life of poverty.

Besides Law Treasure, other noteworthy items include 'Nether River Water' and 'Yin Soil,' currencies that can replace spirit crystals Below the Yin Spring.

A few kinds of extraterrestrial Spiritual Material that even the First Ancestor could not recognize.

These are all rare treasures, things that money can't buy in the Cultivation World. The Nether River Water and Yin soil are both excellent materials for refining ghost-path Law Treasure.

Among the dozen or so Jade Slip and maps, the maps record several roads leading from Yin Spring to the Underworld, and also involve some of the terrain Below the Yin Spring, revealing a mysterious corner of the Yin Spring Underworld, making them extremely valuable.

Within the Jade Slip lies a ghost cultivation method that even Fierce Ghost can practice, which is also the secret tradition passed down through generations of ghost generals trained in the "Netherworld Ghost Capital"—<Yin Thunder Fierce Ghost Path>.

Ghost Old Man Zhu Xun, was precisely lacking in subsequent cultivation methods and direction.

If one cultivates this ghost cultivation method, one can transform into a ferocious ghost covered in black lightning, ferocious and savage.

This kind of powerful ghost at the Golden Core level could be considered a major leader even within the Netherworld Ghost Capital. In the future, when it advances to the Nascent Soul, it will possess the power to control Yin Lightning, specializing in attacking human souls, and its combat power will be astonishing.

"You've only just reached the Nascent Soul, yet you already possess the vast wealth of two veteran Nascent Soul. You are truly blessed and fortunate. Your senior uncle was right about you!"

As the First Ancestor watched Chen Dengming move various treasures into his own Storage Bag, he abandoned the idea of giving his grand-disciple a congratulatory gift for achieving the Nascent Soul.

There are too many good things, but they're not good enough; they lack refinement. I'll send them later.

However, every single Law Treasure and even every Storage Bag had passed the test of his Eye of the Heavens.

If there are any tricks or tampering, they will almost certainly be exposed.

After confirming that everything was safe, the First Ancestor, like an elder giving countless warnings, said, "However, every cloud has a silver lining. Now that you have obtained these Law Treasure and killed those two, neither the Three Saints Palace nor the Netherworld Ghost Lord will let you off the hook in the future. You must be careful and make preparations early."

"Yes, disciple understands. Thank you for the reminder, First Ancestor."

Chen Dengming responded with a solemn expression.

The First Ancestor said calmly, " In the Cultivation World, those who have achieved mastery are teachers, and strength is respected. Now that you have become Nascent Soul, you are the Fifth Ancestor of the Longevity Sect."

According to the rules, you should also begin to look for the next Dao Son for the Dao Child.

When the time is right, the throne can be passed on; if there is no suitable candidate, and given the current chaotic times, the position can remain vacant for now."

This also brings to mind something that Chen Dengming had always longed for.

However, judging from the First Ancestor's attitude, he was clearly not in a hurry to find Dao Child.

He felt quite surprised and somewhat unaccustomed to becoming the Fifth Ancestor of Longevity.

This rule of rising in status based on strength completely contradicts the Daoist etiquette and hierarchy of his previous life.

But upon closer examination, it is also a product of the environment and concepts within the cultivation Cultivation World, and therefore has its own logic.

Imagine, now that he is Nascent Soul True Lord, if his strength increases but his status doesn't, would he still call his former Qi Refining Stage Senior Brother Senior Brother the Evergreen Sect "Senior Brother So-and-so"?

Even if he were willing to shout, his former Senior Brother in the Qi Refining Stage might not dare to bear it.

"Dengming respectfully follows the teachings of the First Ancestor."

Following local customs, Chen Dengming bowed and paid his respects again, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Becoming the fifth member of the Longevity Sect also means that he is now of the same generation as his Martial Aunt Qiao.

It felt strange and a little regrettable that she suddenly stopped calling him "Junior Sister" and started calling him "Senior Sister."

However, now that he has truly become the patriarch of the Longevity Sect, he has finally fulfilled his ambition of joining Longevity Sect and becoming its patriarch.

Soon.

A day later.

With the First Ancestor seeing him off, Chen Dengming left the Heavenly Longevity Hall and arrived at the Heavenly Destiny Hall.

The Heavenly Destiny Hall is virtually identical in design to the Heavenly Longevity Hall.

However, the hall was no longer filled with the aura of time that stripped people of their lifespan, but rather with a special aura of destiny.

Although Chen Dengming is not the one who inherits the Mandate of Heaven, he still belongs to the orthodox lineage of the Celestial Immortals, possesses the Immortal Celestial Dao Power, and is a cultivator of my Dao.

Therefore, he could hardly sense whether there were any negative influences or drawbacks related to the aura of destiny.

Because of the protection of the Immortal Celestial Dao Power, his fate had absolutely no effect on him.

Heavenly Destiny Hall, the tall and robust Qiao Zhaoxian sat calmly in the center of the hall, refining and absorbing the Immortal Celestial Dao Power.

Suddenly sensing the appearance of a powerful Nascent Soul spiritual force, which spread out and shocked his mind, he was startled and immediately woke up. He thought to himself that the Longevity First Ancestor had sent some Nascent Soul senior from the Longevity Sect to the Heavenly Destiny Hall, and he was quite displeased.

He believed that the Heavenly Destiny Hall was the hall of inheritance for his Tiandao Sect.

Even if there were any transactions between the two sects, Longevity First Ancestor could send people in to comprehend destiny, he outwardly agreed with a smile, but inwardly he felt slightly displeased, as if his precious wife was being admired by a wild outsider.

However, the moment Qiao Zhaoxian turned around and saw who it was, he stood there stunned.

"Old Chen?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he quickly concealed the shock and awkwardness in his expression, and changed his words with a smile, "I didn't expect it to be Sect Leader Sect Leader Chen graces us with his presence! You, you've actually broken through to the Nascent Soul?"

Before Chen Dengming arrived, he had already intended to play a trick on Qiao Zhaoxian.

Seeing his wonderful expression, he felt quite pleased, but still laughed heartily and waved his hands behind his back.

"Old Qiao, don't give me that crap. What Sect Leader Chen? Do you think I, the sect leader, can scare you?"

Qiao Zhaoxian rolled around like a snake, sighing deeply in amazement, "The sect leader didn't scare me, but you've actually broken through to the Nascent Soul, which makes you my senior. This really has me in awe."

After speaking, Qiao Zhaoxian pretended to bow and perform the junior's greeting.

"Don't even try!"

Chen Dengming laughed and scolded, then walked over and pulled Qiao Zhaoxian aside. They chatted and laughed, catching up on each other's recent situations, and then he asked about the intricacies of the Heavenly Mandate inheritance in the Heavenly Destiny Hall.

The two already had a very close relationship, seeing each other as both rivals among their peers and best friends.

The playful teasing and slander on the surface are not the true thoughts in their hearts.

This temporary difference in their levels of understanding does not affect their private feelings and communication.

This is because they are all Dao Child, Heavenly Pride individuals, and therefore possess their own pride.

Qiao Zhaoxian is about to Golden Core Perfection. Although he is temporarily behind, he is still very confident in reaching the Nascent Soul.

He is naturally disappointed to be far ahead of Chen Dengming now.

However, because I had long admired Chen Dengming and acknowledged Chen Dengming excellence and strength, it was not unacceptable; on the contrary, it inspired me to strive to catch up.

Upon learning that Chen Dengming had come to study the Heavenly Destiny Hall, he no longer felt any displeasure.

It wasn't because Chen Dengming was his brother that he had no objection to Chen Dengming appreciating his "precious wife".

It was simply another kind of competitive drive and curiosity at play.

"Old Chen, now that our two sects have mutually accessed each other's Dao, you can comprehend my Fate Dao, and I can comprehend your Dao of Longevity. I'd like to know who can comprehend the other's Dao."

Qiao Zhaoxian, looking relaxed and smug, boasted with a laugh, "In terms of cultivation talent, I may not be as good as you, but in terms of comprehension talent, I don't think I'm any worse than you."

I have long ago grasped the meaning of 'destiny.' You witnessed it yourself; my lightning bolt severed one of the horns of the Bull Demon General."

Chen Dengming touched his forehead, looking as if he couldn't remember, "Little bull demon, I really don't remember."

However, over the years I have come to understand 'the Heaven's Will,' and I Heaven's Will it to destroy a major avatar of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable!

"Pfft--" Qiao Zhaoxian couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He thought he was good at bragging, but he refrained from bragging in front of his own brothers.

As it turns out, Old Deng, who usually appears to be a simple and honest guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually quite the braggart.

What a joke! Using the Heaven's Will, we destroyed a demigod of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable.

That Outer Realm Devil Venerable is known as the number one Nascent Spirit Transformation in the extraterrestrial realm, and he is suspected of having even reached the Dao Integration stage.

Even if it was just a momentary lapse in concentration, it was absolutely remarkable. Chen Dengming was exaggerating wildly, making a huge fuss.

Seeing that Qiao Zhaoxian didn't believe him, Chen Dengming was too lazy to argue. These achievements were too impressive, even Old Qiao didn't believe them, and he felt as lonely as snow.

Moreover, these are all past achievements, not as recent as the two Nascent Soul who were killed.

There's nothing more to say about things that are in the past.

He remained discreet and continued to inquire of Qiao Zhaoxian about the Mandate of Heaven.

When discussing his own path, Qiao Zhaoxian turned solemn. "This path of destiny, though seemingly ethereal, is actually like a kite and its string. The string holding the kite is destiny, and the kite is you and me."

"Kite and string?"

Chen Dengming seemed to understand something, his eyes flashing as he asked, "Then why isn't 'fate' the hand that holds the string?"

Qiao Zhaoxian his head and gave a bitter smile, "Because not everyone can be that hand, and not everyone can even see that hand."

We may be able to see the thread that binds our fate, and feel the gale that blows us in all directions.

But if there truly is a hand controlling the threads, controlling our destinies, would you know? Would you be able to see it?

"So... the path of destiny is about striving to become the hand that controls fate?"

Chen Dengming frowned.

Qiao Zhaoxian changed the subject with a smile, "If I tell you my understanding of the Way of Destiny, you have to tell me your understanding of the Way of Longevity."

The concept of lifespan is inherently linked; it is ordained by Heaven, and thus one may live a long and prosperous life! However, the path of fortune is something I truly cannot fathom."

Chen Dengming nodded slightly, looked at Qiao Zhaoxian, and smiled, "That's natural. As the saying goes, 'Wealth, Companions, Dharma, and Place,' communication between dao companion is indispensable on this path!"

The two were exchanging ideas inside the Heavenly Destiny Hall.

The external Counterattack Cultivator Alliance and the extraterrestrial cultivator camp were also in turmoil. After the stalemate was broken, the battle entered a tense and volatile phase.

The Three Saints Palace was shaken by the sudden and complete shattering of the soul tablets of the Second Ancestor of Law Sage Palace.

The fall of a Nascent Soul Nascent Soul in a sect signifies a weakening of its foundation and fortune.

Even the three saints who were far away in the outer realms accompanying the Outer Realm Devil Venerable were alarmed.

The investigation into the death of the Nascent Soul Ancestor of this sect revealed that it was related to the Golden Core Perfection Sect Master of the Longevity Sect. This result was utterly astonishing and somewhat unbelievable.

(Just broke through to the next level, so I'm experiencing some writer's block and need to organize my thoughts. That's why I'm writing slowly. Please vote for me with your monthly tickets!)