Cultivating Immortality in Twilight Years: I Become the Longevity Dao Venerable
Chapter 378

Shore Flower! The Might of a Dao Artifact! Old Chen Ascends to Infinite Mental Strength!

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The clash between experts at the Nascent Soul Perfection level was truly astonishing, causing a huge commotion that affected thousands of miles, alarming numerous ghost cultivators and yin entities.

Many ghost cultivators were still hundreds of miles away when they were severely injured by the sudden, turbulent river water containing powerful ghost energy, or were stunned into unconsciousness by the mental and Divine Sense that erupted during the battle.

Tens of thousands of miles away, the Yin Spring Ghost Lord, who had been closely watching this battle, looked astonished and his eyes were filled with doubt.

He originally thought that the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord's expedition was in high spirits and that victory was a sure thing.

Unexpectedly, an accident has occurred, and it seems they have been ambushed. At this moment, they are being attacked by the Yin Nether Ghost King, the Soul-Seizing Ghost King, and a mysterious powerful figure, and are in grave danger.

At that moment, he couldn't help but suppress some of the thoughts that were stirring in his mind.

At this moment, on the Battlefield, the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord was slammed into the riverbed by the Incense Clone's punch.

Then the arrow shot forth like a rainbow.

Two Soul Reaping Arrow whistled in one after the other, firmly locking onto the soul and mind of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord. They were as fast as lightning, vanishing into nothingness in an instant and striking his soul.

These two arrows were like demonic arrows, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, swift and fierce. As the Buddhist saying goes, "When you see a demon, it's like seeing a flying flower; one moment it's still far away, and the next moment it has already struck your knee."

But now, these two Soul Reaping Arrow didn't hit his knees; instead, they pierced directly into the soul of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord, one after the other.

The Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord was prepared. With a furious roar, he fought back with all his might. The ghost energy in his body surged and transformed into an ancient and mysterious seal script Method Formula. His entire ghost body instantly turned into a deep whirlpool, about to devour the two Soul Reaping Arrow.

This was surprisingly also the membrane technique depicted in the "Hundred Ghosts Banquet Travel" scroll.

At the same time, on the arrowheads of the two soul arrows, the Hall Master of Freedom Liao Jizuo and his wife, the Deputy Palace Master Nalan Huishan, simultaneously let out a vicious and venomous roar.

This roar shook even the most divine soul.

Two powerful Nascent Soul Power were released like two small suns, immediately clashing with the vortex of the ghostly body, which resembled a deep pool.

But that's not the end.

Human Heart Hall, Chen Dengming's eyes were icy cold. With a wave of his sleeve, the immense Human Immortal Way Power was transmitted outwards along with the power of his mind.

Before the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord could catch his breath, the Soul Arrow flashed with Silver Light.

The Human Immortal Way Power, combined with the strength of their minds, manifested Chen Dengming's figure, reflecting his soul.

A powerful mental force, like a heavy hammer, directly invaded the depths of Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord's mind.

The Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord was greatly shocked and immediately suppressed the unspeakable panic in his heart.

But before he could build up his mental defenses...

The Incense Clone, now transformed into the River Styx, strode across and unleashed another powerful punch.

This punch was filled with a terrifying pressure that sent chills down your spine.

A gigantic fist formed from hundreds of thousands of tons of the Water of the Underworld River surged over like a giant wave as high as a city wall.

Boom!--

From a distance, a clear white wave appeared in the river Inner Domain, its sound like muffled thunder, as if an iceberg had exploded and a snow-capped peak had toppled, crushing fiercely towards the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord.

The intense life-or-death crisis immediately caused Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord to tremble and want to resist immediately.

But at this moment, if he were to be distracted in resisting, or if his mind were to waver even slightly, he would be invaded by Chen Dengming's powerful mental strength and fall into an abyss of no return.

At the same time, the Yin Nether Ghost King beat a drowning dog mercilessly, grinning maliciously as he roared in.

The moment he formed the hand seal, the white bone lotus seat beneath him hummed and spun out, landing on the head of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord in the blink of an eye, releasing a blinding white light.

The Ghost Body Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord immediately stiffened, unable to move an inch.

In the blink of an eye, the situation had reversed.

The Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord's magical Law Power was restrained by the two Soul Reaping Arrow.

The Ghost Body was immobilized by the white bone lotus.

His mind was locked onto by Chen Dengming.

They could only watch helplessly as the Incense Clone a ferocious punch capable of shattering the Soul Body, crashing down with the force of a collapsing sky.

"--Old man of longevity, you vengeful spirit, you soul-reaper! I will avenge this grudge!"

The Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord suddenly turned ferocious and howled wildly.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the invasion of his mind.

If you hesitate, firstly, the Ghost Body painstakingly constructed from Yin earth will shatter, and its Soul Power will be completely lost.

Boom!!--

The Starfall Ghost King Crown on his head suddenly shattered, transforming into an incomparably powerful force that forcefully broke free from the lock of the white bone lotus seat.

At this moment, his entire body was overflowing with ghostly energy, and his condition was like that of a living being spitting blood. He had suffered severe injuries and was in an extremely miserable state.

At the same time, his magical Law Power, along with countless ghost king flying swords, merged into the torrent of the shattered crown, like the resounding of golden bells, clanging and clashing, becoming ten thousand ribbonfish chasing the waves, colliding with the overwhelming punch.

With a loud "bang!"

Within the River Styx, the tidal wave erupted from the collision of the two forces, resembling thousands of piles of shattered snow. The scattered flying swords were like ten thousand chaotic clouds, and the rolling thunderous explosions were like the roar of a lion in a deep valley.

The riverbed collapsed instantly, and some of the silt sank, forming a terrifying suction vortex.

Some of the silt rose into the air, condensed into a mushroom cloud, and then spread out in a ring, carrying the turbulent water flow.

Although he managed to block the earth-shattering punch, Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord still cried out in pain as his aura rapidly weakened.

Because he was focused on blocking the meteor-like punch from the Incense Clone, he was unable to resist the two soul arrows. His Ghost Body was immediately pierced and torn apart by the two soul arrows, and a large amount of pure ghostly energy rapidly leaked out.

Within the armor, the powerful, clay-sculpted Ghost Body, formed from inch by inch of Yin Earth, also burst open with two holes.

He screamed and retreated rapidly, his figure transforming into a series of dazzling phantoms.

He suddenly made a hand seal, summoning a large swath of ghostly mist, and his figure vanished into the mist, quickly evading the pursuit of the Yin Nether Ghost King and his Incense Clone.

Within the ghostly mist, his Soul Body trembled violently, yet he still could not escape the lock of the Soul Reaping Arrow. His ghostly claws could only fiercely grab at the two Soul Arrows attached to his body.

But at that very moment, the flaws and gaps revealed by his inner turmoil were growing ever larger.

While the body can disappear into the ghostly mist to evade enemy attacks, the mind is hard to escape the lock-on attack of a master like Chen Dengming.

At this moment, an immense mental force suddenly invaded the depths of Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord's mind along the ever-expanding mental attack, causing his thoughts to go blank for a moment due to the intense pain.

This process of psychological invasion is like a raging torrent rushing down a breached dam, bringing disaster.

Initially, if the dike has only a small breach, even if the floodwaters are a vast ocean, it will be difficult for it to cause a flood disaster in an instant.

The threat can be nipped in the bud by promptly repairing the breaches in the dike.

But now, the dam has been breached, and what was originally a minor threat has immediately become a devastating flood that shatters the spirit.

The mental defenses of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord completely collapsed.

Chen Dengming's fierce and powerful mental energy invaded, quickly transforming into a giant figure radiating Silver Light, which manifested in his mind and emitted a terrifying roar that shook his very soul.

The giant figure, merely appearing, rapidly grew infinitely taller, reaching the heavens and standing upright, as if it were about to burst the entire spiritual world of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord, creating a new world.

Even the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord couldn't utter a scream; his mental world trembled, filled with a sense of fear and weakness, as if on the verge of collapse.

The rapidly moving Ghost Body slowed down as a result, revealing its shape within the ghostly mist.

If mental power were also categorized into levels and realms, Chen Dengming's mental power and various mental techniques for striking opponents would clearly be several levels higher than Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord.

Even if the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord Strength Realm stronger, once his mental weakness is exploited by Chen Dengming's mental power, he will be trapped in a mental demon, constantly struggling, his Mental Strength will be severely depleted, and he may even fall into madness, causing his mind to separate from his body and his soul to be absent.

This is the source of the immense power of the human immortal's mind.

Winning hearts and minds is the best strategy.

Manipulating people's hearts.

To kill someone is to destroy their spirit.

"Starfall! It's not that I betrayed you, but that you were too greedy. I know everything you're thinking!"

Inside the deep and magnificent Human Heart Hall, a cold killing intent flashed in Chen Dengming's eyes, which were filled with a misty silver light. He was about to unleash an even more powerful mental force to completely shatter the mental world of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord.

Once their inner world collapses, it's as if they've been severely injured by their inner demons; at best, Qi Deviation, lose their minds, and fall into madness.

In severe cases, the spirit and soul will be shaken, the realm will fall, and the Mental Strength will be exhausted, making it difficult to resist the siege.

But at this moment, the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord, like a cornered beast fighting desperately, made a final, all-or-nothing stand before his mental world collapsed, roaring with venomous resentment.

"You longevity brat, you're forcing me to fight you to the death! Since you've sought the Shore Flower, I'll show you Shore Flower power!"

The instant this mental roar reverberated, a phantom image of a flower, resembling a towering tree, suddenly appeared in his mental world, which was on the verge of bursting and collapsing.

The phantom flower, with petals like dragon claws, a stem resembling scales, and shaped like an onion, with clustered leaves and slender tips, took root directly on the Ancient Immortal body formed from Chen Dengming's mental power. It then grew wildly, instantly covering the entire Ancient Immortal body.

The dragon claw-like petals, when they bloom, blot out the sky and the flower stems reach to the heavens and the earth.

"The Shore Flower!?"

Chen Dengming suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.

I felt as if my mind had been severed by a sky full of petals, forcibly pulled out of the other person's spiritual world.

Not only that, his mental connection with the Fierce Ghost Zhu Xun was also severed.

Chen Dengming's originally calm State of Mind was suddenly disturbed.

An ordinary person would be shocked at this moment, but he was able to control his emotions and prevent his mind from developing a bigger flaw.

However, all of this seemed to be in vain.

While he was still trying to calm himself, he suddenly felt an incredibly powerful mental force appear out of thin air in his mind.

An incredibly cold and unpredictable aura, like the biting wind of December, swept in.

"The tricks you use with the help of the Shore Flower lily are impressive! But to actually infiltrate and compete with me in mental strength?"

Chen Dengming understood the intention, remained calm, and his eyes blazed with cold, silvery Human Immortal Way Power.

The power of the mind is rapidly gathered, and the mental technique <Saint Heart Spirit Refining Art> is unleashed.

His inner world changed drastically in an instant.

The world, which had been blank, was suddenly filled with fiery morning light, supporting a giant golden-red wheel, like a dazzling shrine, dispelling all the cold and gloomy atmosphere.

I am what I feel.

My heart is the world.

A heart full of passion can change the world.

In that instant, a strange phenomenon appeared in Chen Dengming's mind: a great sun blazing across the sky.

Instantly, the eerie ghostly aura that had invaded his mind dissipated like a thick gray fog that had enveloped the sky.

The Golden Light shone forth like golden whips.

"Longevity brat! This is your end!"

The vengeful ghost face of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord emerged from the mist. More mental power and even the entire Ghost Body invaded through the Shore Flower, transforming into a huge ghost shadow that suddenly opened its blood-red maw and spewed blood.

Call!--

An even stronger cold wind swept by, like snowflakes flying for thousands of miles, melting everything into silver. The wind was like blades embedded in the wind, and even the great sun that appeared in Chen Dengming's mind was like a lamp about to be blown out.

In that instant, a cold wind howled, and the stars twinkled and trembled.

Chen Dengming's inner world seemed to be frozen as well.

The thousands of chilling energies coiled around his body like hundreds of cold snakes, trying to rob his soul of its Life Force.

This is the aura of the dead, meant to rob the living of their Life Force.

At the same time, the phantom image of a Shore Flower appeared in Chen Dengming's mental world.

Chen Dengming immediately felt as if his mental energy was trapped in a funnel, leaking wildly towards a distant, unknown shore.

Rumble--

At the same time, the phantom of the Shore Flower lily expanded wildly.

Its sharp roots penetrated his inner world, causing the earth to split.

Its dragon claw-like petals bloom towards the sky, obscuring the frozen sun, like countless ferocious dragon claws, ready to tear apart the entire spiritual world.

This is practically turning the tables on him, creating something entirely new in Chen Dengming's mind.

"You long-lived brat, you underestimate my thousands of years of accumulation. You forced me to reveal the Other Shore Flower, you have a righteous way to die."

"Borrowing the power of the Shore Flower, I will invade your mind, destroy you, and usurp your place, becoming one of my avatars in the Human World!"

The Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord roared in fury, and his entire Ghost Body appeared in Chen Dengming's mind along with the Shore Flower.

Those dragon claw-like petals suddenly shook Chen Dengming's inner world.

Waves of excruciating pain suddenly arose in my heart.

As Chen Dengming sat in the Human Heart Hall, glowing cracks suddenly appeared on his body.

Especially the area between the eyebrows, which almost radiated a blinding light, exuding a cold and eerie ghostly aura.

An unprecedented and intense crisis struck, and alarm bells rang loudly in Chen Dengming's mind.

But at that moment, he suddenly looked up at the Dao Stone at the top of the Human Heart Hall.

The ancient immortals, who created the world and stood tall, firmly believed that Man Conquers Heaven —what a magnificent spirit they possessed!

The fact that the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord could invade the entire Ghost Body with the help of the Shore Flower is indeed unexpected and astonishing.

But this place is the Human Heart Hall.

The Human Heart Hall.

How can we tolerate the Non-Self and rebellious cultivation of demonic cultivators?

Just before his inner world was about to be torn apart and collapsed, Chen Dengming remained calm and composed.

This is a firm belief.

This is more about self-confidence and self-reliance.

As long as you firmly believe, as long as your heart is strong enough, and you aspire to rival the heavens, you can change everything in the world of your mind.

Human strength has its limits, but Mental Strength is limitless!

"Heart!"

Chen Dengming closed his eyes, focusing on the window, but opening the eye of his soul.

At this moment, it was as if some mysterious barrier had been broken through, creating a strong resonance with this Dao artifact for the first time.

Around Chen Dengming, two rows of spiritual lamps shone brightly, releasing wisps of Mental Strength that swirled around him.

The hearts of the people are united.

With concerted efforts, we can overcome any obstacle.

Boom!--

The entire Human Heart Hall trembled instantly, and five complex Dao Intent appeared one by one on the ceiling. A large number of Silver Dao Script seemed to manifest, emitting a grand sound like a great bell.

This was the sound of the Dao. The moment the sound of the Dao entered Chen Dengming's mind, it lost its sound, becoming the greatest sound that is silent. Yet, in an instant, it shattered the ghost body of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord. Pieces of Yin soil peeled off and dissipated, revealing a bewildered Ghost Infant and a nearly crushed phantom of the other Shore Flower.

It was as if a cloud of mist had been suddenly lifted by an invisible giant hand.

The excruciating pain only reached the mind of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord afterward.

Before he could even scream in terror...

Ten thousand Silver Light surged from the Human Heart Hall, mirroring the illusory image of the Human Heart Hall in Chen Dengming's Sea of Consciousness.

A phantom image of a Human Heart Hall suddenly appeared in his mental world.

Boom--

The entire phantom of the Shore Flower lily collapsed even more, its dragon claw-like petals seeming to be burned by silver flames.

The Ghost Infant of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord quickly began to emit smoke, as if it were about to be melted by the blinding Silver Light.

Those who harbor evil intentions will all return to dust, ashes to ashes, their Soul Spirit dissipating.

The Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord let out a shrill scream, a terrified and unwilling roar.

"What's this!?"

Suddenly, a pair of cold, silver eyes appeared in the Human Heart Hall; they were Chen Dengming's eyes.

He looked down, like an ancient immortal looking down on everything, taking in the vast sky and earth.

What good is the Shore Flower? It can cross the ends of the earth and the other side of the sea of suffering, but it cannot cross the vast and boundless world of the hearts of the ancient immortals.

This world is infinitely large.

The edges of the once torn Mind World have become an insignificant part.

This single glance brought an unparalleled and intense shock to the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord, as if in an instant he had been reduced to an ant, or even less than a speck of dust.

Just when he thought he was about to die in insignificance and humility.

A voice, so grand it was almost inaudible, entered the mind, majestic and domineering, like a human king issuing a command, leaving no room for doubt.

"Starfall, are you convinced?"

I'm impressed! I'm impressed! I'm impressed!!!

This single word, like a thunderclap, resounded and echoed in the mind of the Starfall Yin Spring Ghost Lord, compelling him to involuntarily submit, to worship, to surrender.

This seems to confirm the meaning of these three words, "Submit." Once he is convinced, from the depths of his heart, he will be completely subdued, worshipped, and submitted to Chen Dengming!

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