Earth Spirit Body

Uncle Nine and Qiusheng saw that dawn was approaching, so they hurried back to Ren Mansion.

Just as they stepped into the main hall of Ren Mansion, they saw Wencai squatting in a corner, accompanying Ren Tingting as she burned paper money.

Taoist Four Eyes was nowhere to be found in the hall. Seeing this, Uncle Nine immediately walked over to Wencai and asked.

"Wencai, where did your martial uncle go?"

"Oh, Master, Martial Uncle woke up shortly after you left. After realizing he had been afflicted with corpse poison, he had me boil some glutinous rice water for him to soak in. He's been soaking ever since and hasn't come out yet."

Hearing his foolish disciple's reply, Uncle Nine felt his blood pressure rise. He reached out and knocked Wencai on the head, scolding him angrily.

"Your martial uncle is suffering from corpse poison, and you aren't even by his side while he's healing? What are you doing just sitting here?"

"Quick, take me to see how your martial uncle is doing now."

After scolding Wencai, Uncle Nine followed him as they hurried away.

Qiusheng, meanwhile, walked over to Ren Tingting's side and accompanied her as she burned paper for a while.

"Tingting, what do you plan to do next?"

"Your grandfather still hasn't been found tonight. I'm afraid that once he recovers from his injuries, he will come looking for you again."

Qiusheng said softly while keeping Ren Tingting company.

"Brother Sheng, can I stay at the Public Mortuary for these next two days and remain by your and Uncle Nine's side?"

After experiencing the zombie incident last night, Ren Tingting had clearly matured somewhat.

After all, with her father dead, her support system gone, and a vicious, murderous grandfather who could appear at any moment to take her life, how could she not grow up under such circumstances?

"Hmm, that's naturally no problem."

"By the way, did your father tell you about the situation at home before he passed?"

"Brother Sheng, are you trying to ask if I know about our family's business?"

Ren Tingting, being clever, caught the subtext in Qiusheng's words and replied.

"Brother Sheng, don't worry. Our family's business has always been overseen by the steward, Uncle Huang."

"Even though my father passed away suddenly, the household won't fall into chaos."

Hearing what Ren Tingting said, Qiusheng nodded slightly. Just as he was about to stand up and leave, Ren Tingting suddenly swayed, nearly falling over.

Seeing this, Qiusheng naturally reached out to steady her.

"Tingting, are you alright? Is something wrong?"

"Brother Sheng, I'm fine. I just didn't sleep at all last night, so I'm a bit tired."

Hearing Tingting say this, Qiusheng picked her up and carried her upstairs to her boudoir.

"Tingting, get some sleep. I'll stay in the room and keep you company."

Looking at the girl lying on the bed with her haggard face, Qiusheng said softly.

"Mm, Brother Sheng, thank you."

Ren Tingting looked affectionately at Qiusheng, who was guarding her side, before drifting off into a deep sleep.

Seeing that Tingting was fast asleep, Qiusheng sat cross-legged on the floor and took the Mystic Dao Seal out from his robes.

Uncle Nine hadn't taken the Mystic Dao Seal back; it was as if he had simply handed it over to Qiusheng.

Qiusheng was quite excited about this.

This excitement wasn't the thrill of obtaining a rare treasure, but rather the realization that if he wanted to continue relying on the system to rapidly improve his cultivation, he needed a powerful magical artifact to assist him.

Character: Qiusheng (Inner Disciple of the Maoshan Sect).

Cultivation: Human Master (Early Stage) (Given that the host's cultivation has reached a certain level, to continue breaking through, you must utilize the spiritual energy contained within a top-tier magical artifact to awaken your special physique!).

Exorcism Points: 100.

Daoist Arts: Talisman Making+ (Beginner), Shangqing Dongxuan Record (Intermediate), Maoshan Basic Martial Arts+ (Intermediate), Palm Thunder (Advanced), Lightning Bolt Fist (Advanced), Feng Shui Geomancy+ (Beginner), God-Inviting Technique+ (Beginner).

Lifespan: 62+.

This was Qiusheng's current status.

Basically, before awakening his special physique, there was no way to help himself rapidly increase his strength other than relying on Exorcism Points to raise his cultivation level in his arts.

As such, getting his hands on a top-tier spiritual artifact as soon as possible had become a necessity for Qiusheng.

Coincidentally, just at this moment, Uncle Nine had delivered the Mystic Dao Seal into his hands—wasn't this like being handed a pillow just as one felt sleepy?

"Ding, does the host wish to absorb the spiritual energy within the Mystic Dao Seal to awaken your special attribute?"

As Qiusheng silently thought about absorbing it in his heart, the system's notification sound rang in his ears.

"Confirm."

Without any hesitation, Qiusheng pressed the confirm button. Soon, a special energy, assisted by the system within Qiusheng's body, began to circulate continuously inside him.

This energy was extremely peculiar; compared to the mana currently in Qiusheng's body, this energy appeared more active and far purer.

Finally, after circulating through his body several times, it suddenly surged into Qiusheng's spleen.

The five viscera and six bowels of the human body correspond respectively to the innate Five Elements.

Among them, the spleen corresponds to earth, the kidneys to water, the lungs to metal, the liver to wood, and the heart to fire.

The Five Viscera and Five Elements constitute the great balance of the human body.

Now, that peculiar energy surged into the spleen of Qiusheng, instantly stimulating the vitality of his spleen and causing a chaotic disturbance in the intangible changes within his body.

However, under the intervention of the system, this chaos was quickly suppressed.

It was at this very moment that a system prompt sounded in the ears of Qiusheng.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for activating the special Earth Spirit Body constitution through the spiritual energy of the Mystic Dao Seal."

"Ding, the Earth Spirit Body of the host has been activated; cultivation can once again be enhanced through Exorcism Points."

Following the two system prompts, Qiusheng exhaled a long breath of stale air and slowly opened his eyes.

Qiusheng stood up and brought the Mystic Dao Seal in his hand before him once again. Seeing that the seal had clearly lost a great deal of its spiritual energy compared to before, he felt a pang of heartache.

Fortunately, this was merely a depletion of spiritual energy, and restoring it completely would not be particularly difficult.

As long as Qiusheng took the time to nourish it with the mana within his body, it should be restored within a few years.

With a flip of his palm, Qiusheng put away the Mystic Dao Seal, leaned back into a chair nearby, and closed his eyes to rest.

Too many things had happened to him over the past two days; he needed a good rest now, or else he seriously doubted whether he might develop some kind of psychological disorder.

Just like that, everyone within the Ren Mansion was resting.

Indeed, too much had occurred over the last two days, and everyone needed a proper rest to recover their energy and spirit.