Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow

When he heard Lin Qing's mischievous words, Little Marten's fur stood on end, and his tiny eyes glared furiously at Lin Qing.

He had forgotten that he had only just awakened and was still extremely weak, unable to defeat even someone in the Heavenly Origin Realm.

"Did your previous condition even need discovering? Anyone with a slightly stronger soul could see you directly, couldn't they? On the very first day I obtained the Ancestral Stone, I noticed you sleeping within its space!"

Looking at the struggling Little Marten in his hand, Lin Qing released him and chuckled.

"Ah Diao, son of the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan's patriarch. You were ambushed by a Foreign Demon, your physical body was destroyed, and you have been barely clinging to life in the Ancestral Stone ever since! Am I right, Little Marten?"

"How do you know that? Who exactly are you?"

Little Marten's eyes were filled with terror, and none of his earlier anger remained.

"Don't ask how I know. I naturally know a few things about you! For example, I know that your underling, Hao Jiuyou, betrayed you! That was why you were attacked by the Foreign Demon! He has also trapped your father and the elders with the Eternal Illusion Demon Flower. As for who I am, my name is Lin Qing. This is not the Heavenly Profound Continent, but a place called the Dou Qi Continent. Like the Heavenly Profound Continent, it is a lower plane of the Great Thousand World. Your Symbol Ancestor came from here. I cannot tell you anything else. You only need to know that I will not harm you. On the contrary, I will help you revive! Of course, while I help you revive, you must help me! And afterward, you must work for me too! Be my underling!"

Lin Qing spoke seriously.

If not for the fact that Little Marten seemed decent, Lin Qing would not have wasted so many words on him. He would have forcibly signed a Soul Contract with him and made Little Marten his slave for life. Of course, if Little Marten truly refused, he would have no choice but to use a Soul Contract by force.

"Hao Jiuyou! Fine! I agree to help you, as long as you can help me revive! But I need a Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill to revive. Can you get one?"

The terror in Little Marten's eyes had been replaced by hatred. Without a second thought, he agreed to Lin Qing. The only thing he wanted now was to revive, return to the Heavenly Profound Continent, and slaughter that traitor!

"I have a Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill, but are you sure you can revive in your current state?"

Lin Qing asked.

He knew that Little Marten's current condition was similar to Yao Chen's. Although he had awakened, he had not fully recovered and could not even defeat Lin Qing. Even if he revived immediately, he would need to cultivate for a long time before returning to his former state.

"My Demon Spirit has been injured. It needs time to recover. I will revive after it has recovered!"

Little Marten calmed down. Although he desperately wanted to revive at once, revival required not only a Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill, but also a tremendous amount of energy.

This world was not the Heavenly Profound Continent. Its energy system was different, and it lacked things like Nirvana Energy. Therefore, Lin Qing would also need to stockpile a large number of Medicinal Pills containing energy for him.

Even if Lin Qing prepared everything for him, his injured Demon Spirit would still need to recover. Otherwise, he might struggle to return to his former cultivation, and might even be unable to make further progress in the future.

"Your Demon Spirit should count as a type of soul, right? How does it recover?"

Lin Qing asked with feigned confusion. Originally, Little Marten had relied on devouring other Demon Spirits to recover.

He did have a mass of Soul Origin that he had not used, but he intended to use it to break through to a Spirit-Realm Soul, so he could not possibly give it to Little Marten. Even if he had extra, he would first give it to Lin Qi and Xiao Yi Xian. As for the Jade Infant Fruit, that was even more impossible. At most, he could give Little Marten a piece of Soul-Nourishing Jade and find some Medicinal Herbs that restored the soul to refine into pills.

Even if Little Marten wanted to obtain Medicinal Pills from him, he had to demonstrate his value or create value first.

In fact, Lin Qing only wanted him to awaken early and take him in as an underling, not revive him immediately. Before Little Marten acknowledged him, Lin Qing would not let him revive so quickly. What he wanted was a loyal underling.

"I suppose so. To recover, I need a large amount of the medicinal liquid you gave me earlier, or some rare treasures containing soul energy."

Little Marten fell silent for a while before looking seriously at Lin Qing.

"The Medicinal Herbs needed for that liquid are difficult for me to find right now, and I do not have many rare treasures either. I do have something that can nourish you, but you have to come out of the Ancestral Stone's space!"

Without waiting for Little Marten to agree, Lin Qing grabbed him directly out of the Ancestral Stone's space, then took out a piece of Soul-Nourishing Jade.

"You!"

Little Marten had thought he was finished, but the moment his somewhat translucent body touched the Soul-Nourishing Jade, it instantly became much more solid.

"Alright! From now on, stay on this piece of Soul-Nourishing Jade!"

Lin Qing said.

He did not know whether Little Marten could see the outside world while living within the Ancestral Stone's space, but it was safer to bring him out. Afterward, he tossed the Soul-Nourishing Jade directly into the Pocket World. If he had any questions, he could simply summon Little Marten.

"This thing is indeed effective, but if I want to recover, I will still need your help, Big Brother!"

After leaving the Ancestral Stone, Little Marten accepted reality. Circumstances were stronger than a marten, and he had no choice but to bow his head. Besides, following the person before him gave him a chance at revival. Lin Qing's origins were mysterious; there had to be some great figure behind him capable of rivaling the Symbol Ancestor.

What shocked him, however, was that this being was even willing to give Lin Qing something like a Pocket World. He now completely believed Lin Qing's words. But if he was to truly submit, the other party's strength had to surpass his own, or he would lose face when he returned to his clan in the future.

Of course, for the sake of survival, Lord Marten still had to put on an act. Wasn't being an underling all it was?

"Big Brother, the natural energy here is much stronger than outside!"

Attached to the Soul-Nourishing Jade, Little Marten sensed that the natural energy within the Pocket World was somewhat denser than that of the small valley.

Lin Qing knew this was caused by the change in his location. Once he left the small valley, the natural energy inside would change again.

"Of course. But first, help me identify this. I picked it up in the mountains. The Ancestral Stone reacted to it at the time, so I brought it back."

With that, Lin Qing took out the jade stone he had obtained from the cave.

"This should be the legendary Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow. Big Brother, your luck is incredible!"

Little Marten floated around the jade stone once, then spoke after examining it carefully.

"What is Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow?"

Lin Qing asked curiously.

"Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow is a kind of jade marrow with exceptionally pure energy. It is something that came from beyond the heavens. This jade is mainly used to sustain a cultivator's life force, or to repair and refine divine treasures of heaven and earth. Directly consuming this spirit marrow can increase one's cultivation, but only those above the Nirvana Realm can consume it, or they will explode and die. Of course, wearing it can also accelerate cultivation, though that effect only works below the Samsara Stage. The higher one's realm, the weaker its effect. One of my clan's ancestors once possessed some, so a tiny physical sample and records were left behind. I never expected you to obtain such a large piece."

Little Marten also marveled at Lin Qing's good fortune. This was something that would make even Samsara Stage experts green with envy! Yet he had simply picked it up!

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