Chapter 355: Manifesting Sanctity Before the Crowd |
Wen Shiyu listened to Chu Huaixu’s question, and her eyes could not help but narrow slightly.
But she quickly concealed it well.
However, before she could even speak, the large hand gripping her neck tightened slightly.
Of course, this “slightly” referred to the strength of a powerful body cultivator.
Thus, Wen Shiyu only felt as if her neck had been clamped tightly by an iron shackle!
Endless pain spread instantly, and the intense suffocation made her extremely uncomfortable.
More importantly, there was torment on the level of the Nascent Soul as well.
Although the effects of the master-servant contract had been greatly weakened after returning to the Xuanhuang Realm, it still existed.
Chu Huaixu could not destroy her Nascent Soul with a single thought, but he could still exert pressure.
In the end, he seemed unwilling to waste more time.
Because there was not much time left before the exit opened.
“Forget it.”
As soon as Chu Huaixu finished speaking, he released the right hand that had been lifting her.
The moment that merciless iron hand loosened, Wen Shiyu’s delicate body began to fall.
Yet before her feet even touched the ground, Chu Huaixu suddenly kicked her.
With that single kick, he sent her flying back into that black sea domain.
Chu Huaixu had no time to slowly discipline her.
There would be plenty of opportunities in the future to train this dog beneath him—no need to rush.
After returning to the black sea domain, he no longer even needed to use the Black Jade Lotus Platform.
The complete master-servant contract alone was enough to make her answer every question and not dare to conceal anything.
Very quickly, Chu Huaixu obtained a definite answer.
There truly were still Fruit Positions within the Xuanhuang Realm!
Once, a Soul Transformation Divine Sovereign had opened an inter-realm passage and descended into the Xuanhuang Realm.
Yet after arriving, he never returned!
In that case, regardless of what had happened to that Soul Transformation Divine Sovereign, the Fruit Position must still remain in the Xuanhuang Realm.
“Moreover, judging from the mission name 【The Lost Fruit Position】, it isn’t hard to guess that he’s probably dead,” Chu Huaixu thought to himself.
Even if his Nascent Soul had not been extinguished, his physical body had likely already been destroyed.
However, Wen Shiyu knew very little about this matter.
She only knew that such a thing had occurred, but knew nothing of the details or causes.
“Now, I’ll ask you one last question.”
Chu Huaixu suddenly remembered that he still had one unresolved doubt.
When he had first entered the Evil Cultivator Altar, the Nascent Soul that had attempted possession had spoken two words—【Realm Lord】.
Although he already had a vague guess in his heart, he still decided to ask.
“What does ‘Realm Lord’ mean? Or rather, who exactly is the ‘Realm Lord’ you speak of?”
Wen Shiyu immediately replied, “Realm Lord is what we cultivators call that person… the cultivator who descended into the Kunlun Grotto-Heaven.”
Chu Huaixu thought to himself, “Just as expected.”
The Realm Lord was the Dao Ancestor.
“Why call him the Realm Lord?”
“Because it seems that a great amount of a world’s Heavenly Dao power has gathered upon him,” Wen Shiyu said.
“And being that powerful, he is naturally the lord of a world,” she added in a matter-of-fact tone.
Chu Huaixu, however, curled his lips and said, “Don’t impose your Kunlun way of thinking onto us. The Dao Ancestor probably has no intention of becoming the lord of any world.”
After saying this, he roughly grabbed Wen Shiyu by the collar again and dragged her back into the Origin Spirit Realm.
Once a Nascent Soul True Lord, and the disciple of a Soul Transformation Divine Sovereign, she had now fallen to such a state—being dragged around by a mere Third Realm cultivator.
Wen Shiyu could only console herself:
“He is a Soul Transformation Divine Sovereign. In essence, he is the new Night Sovereign!”
So what if she became the dog of a Soul Transformation Divine Sovereign?
Within the Kunlun Grotto-Heaven, even if it sounded nice to say she was a disciple of such a figure, what was the reality?
Everything about her—her fate, her treatment—depended entirely on a single thought from that person.
As for so-called master-disciple affection…
She did not believe her master possessed such a thing.
After returning to the Origin Spirit Realm, Chu Huaixu walked to the very center of the void domain and retrieved another Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin.
At this point, time was already running out.
Chu Huaixu opened his left palm, and two Origin Fragments floated above it.
Since entering this realm, through a series of coincidences, he had barely suffered any injuries.
At this moment, he coldly looked at Wen Shiyu and said, “Will you end your own life, abandon your body, and let your Nascent Soul leave it, or shall I personally act and cut off all your life force?”
Clearly, anyone who had survived for a thousand years in a place like the Kunlun Grotto-Heaven must be flexible and pragmatic.
A charming and alluring expression appeared once more on the female cultivator’s face as she replied with a somewhat ingratiating smile:
“Master, there’s no need for you to act. Shiyu will do it herself.”
That single “Master” came out of her mouth so smoothly.
It even made Chu Huaixu suspect that she was rather practiced at it.
The Nascent Soul of the Nascent Soul Stage soon left her body.
Wen Shiyu’s physical body immediately collapsed softly onto the ground.
And what greeted her was a horizontal slash of the 【Heart Sword】!
Chu Huaixu still held some caution toward a Nascent Soul Stage Nascent Soul.
It was better to weaken it slightly—and at the same time let her witness the might of her master!
——Sword cuts the flesh, Heart cuts the soul!
Under the power of the Heart Sword, Wen Shiyu’s Nascent Soul was instantly injured!
Chu Huaixu immediately took out the Golden Alms Bowl he had obtained from Jiang Zhi.
This Golden Alms Bowl could seal the soul seed of a Nascent Soul.
Wen Shiyu was not in a soul-seed state at the moment—only weakened compared to her peak—so she could not be sealed.
But Chu Huaixu’s goal had never been to seal her.
He merely needed a vessel to store her Nascent Soul.
With the Heart Sword and the master-servant contract in place, she would not be able to cause much trouble!
Time passed bit by bit. Outside the Origin Spirit Realm, everyone was still waiting.
Han Shuangjiang unconsciously clenched her hands slightly, unable to suppress a trace of worry.
Xu Ziqing was the same, pacing back and forth from time to time.
They all felt as though time was passing unbearably slowly.
On the contrary, Lin Zixuan, who had a spirit seed planted within her, had become a complete tool, constantly reporting to everyone.
If Chu Huaixu died, the spirit seed within her would also be destroyed instantly.
And not long ago, Lin Zixuan suddenly cried out in alarm:
“The spirit seed… the spirit seed has lost connection!”
This caused everyone’s hearts to sink to the bottom!
“What!” Jiang Zhi shouted immediately.
Han Shuangjiang also stood up at once and grabbed Lin Zixuan’s hands, her face filled with anxiety.
“Dead fox… did something happen to Chu Huaixu!”
“I—I don’t know either! If something really happened to him, the spirit seed should have been destroyed, but for some reason, my connection with him has completely been cut off!” Lin Zixuan quickly explained.
Worry inevitably arose in everyone’s hearts.
This was clearly not a good sign.
The middle-aged scholar raised his hand and comforted them, “The Origin Spirit Realm is special. There may have been some kind of anomaly inside.”
“Don’t worry too much. With Chu Huaixu’s strength, he will surely turn danger into safety.”
No one responded.
But there was nothing they could do except wait anxiously.
“Nothing must happen to him,” Han Shuangjiang silently prayed in her heart, calling upon all the gods and Buddhas.
After quite some time had passed, Lin Zixuan suddenly cried out again:
“There’s a connection again!”
“The spirit seed he planted in me is responding!”
But shortly after, she wore a miserable expression and said with some self-blame:
“It… it seems like it’s broken again.”
Everyone was led on an emotional rollercoaster by her, feeling somewhat speechless.
Even these Ninth Realm great cultivators could not detect Chu Huaixu’s exact condition.
They could only rely on the girl’s special ability to make guesses.
Jiang Zhi looked up at the night sky and said in a deep voice, “Time is almost up.”
“I believe Chu Huaixu will resolve everything smoothly.”
Everyone stared at the place where the entrance had previously opened, waiting for the exit to appear at the same location.
After about half an incense stick of time, a massive vortex appeared in the sky.
Faintly, they saw a man in a black-gold long robe slowly walk out from within it.
“Pa—!”
A woman’s corpse was thrown directly in front of them.
“I have fulfilled my mission,” Chu Huaixu said as he walked out, with two Fragments of Xuanhuang Origin floating in his hand!
Within the deadwood forest, the atmosphere instantly improved.
Joy appeared on everyone’s faces, and Han Shuangjiang even ran forward to greet him.
Chu Huaixu held his Dao companion’s small hand and looked down at her with a smile.
The dead fox did not deliberately tease her this time.
He only softly said:
“You were worried, weren’t you?”
The Big Ice Block no longer had her usual little pride, and nodded honestly.
She truly had been worried sick by Lin Zixuan.
The others, including the Sword Sovereign, looked at the two Origin Fragments in Chu Huaixu’s hand, surprise appearing on their faces.
“Two Origin Fragments again this time?”
For the Xuanhuang Realm, this was undoubtedly a tremendous blessing.
They looked at Wen Shiyu’s corpse, not expecting that this time Chu Huaixu had encountered a female cultivator.
However… how should one put it?
Her corpse was indeed somewhat unbearable to look at.
Due to her ample figure, one side was still towering like a mountain, while the other had been smashed into a deep depression by Chu Huaixu’s punch…
Even her lower abdomen had been twisted and displaced by his kick.
Heavenly Net from Luo Heaven Valley immediately stepped forward and asked:
“Chu Huaixu, I’ve heard that you possess the ability to destroy Nascent Souls.”
“You should have already dealt with the Nascent Soul, right?”
“Have you destroyed it?”
For cultivators of the Xuanhuang Realm, the Nascent Soul was the most troublesome!
Even someone as powerful as Zhong Ming had ultimately been affected, forced to seal it within his body and descend into madness.
Yet unexpectedly, Chu Huaixu shook his head slightly and looked at Heavenly Net:
“No, I did not destroy her Nascent Soul.”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked!
“What!”
Heavenly Net immediately looked around, full of vigilance.
Only then did Chu Huaixu raise his hand and say:
“Senior, there is no need to worry.”
Then, manifesting sanctity before the crowd, he spoke astonishing words:
“Her Nascent Soul has been captured alive by me.”