Chapter 881: Awakening |
Seeing Meng Zhang's attitude, Wood Ring Daoist Master didn't dare to disturb and sat quietly on the side.
After some thought, Meng Zhang said, "You're not needed here. You can leave first."
"Guard the perimeter and don't let anyone approach this place."
As Meng Zhang was still an outsider, Wood Ring Daoist Master was a bit uneasy about leaving him alone, but witnessing Meng Zhang's powerful display when he killed True Monarch Yang Sang, he didn't dare to openly object.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally followed Meng Zhang's orders and reluctantly left.
Wood Ring Daoist Master didn't go too far and followed Meng Zhang's instructions to stay around, preventing others from getting close.
The commotion here was significant, especially with the intense fluctuations of spiritual energy, causing a small tide.
Including the sect leader, Wood Sun Daoist Master, many people from the sect rushed over, wanting to see what was happening.
Wood Ring Daoist Master wore a cold expression and drove everyone away, leaving only Sect Master Wood Sun Daoist Master.
Then, Wood Ring Daoist Master and Wood Sun Daoist Master waited quietly.
This wait lasted for almost half a month.
During this half-month period, the spiritual energy of the entire Changchun Outlook converged towards this place.
The Fourth Rank Mighty Spirit Tree's tall and massive trunk kept twisting and changing.
In the end, the trunk took on a humanoid silhouette and stopped changing further.
There were muffled sounds from inside the trunk, and the few leaves and branches on the Mighty Spirit Tree fell off. The tall trunk transformed into a humanoid form. After a series of changes, it became the appearance of Changchun True Monarch.
With the successful transformation, Changchun True Monarch regained his physical body. The first thing he did was sincerely bow to Meng Zhang and say loudly, "Thank you, fellow Daoist, for your assistance."
"If it weren't for your help, I might not only have missed the chance to rebuild my physical body but also faced a disastrous fate."
Originally, according to Meng Zhang and Red Pig True Monarch's previous predictions, along with Changchun True Monarch's instructions to Red Pig True Monarch before his slumber, he needed at least a hundred years to completely fuse with this Fourth Rank Mighty Spirit Tree and rebuild his physical body.
However, Changchun True Monarch controlled the Fourth Rank Mighty Spirit Tree, absorbed True Monarch Yang Sang's Primordial Spirit, and used a secret technique to forcefully accelerate the growth of this spirit tree.
This significantly shortened the expected time, allowing him to successfully rebuild his physical body so quickly.Spiritsnake Spear devouring True Monarch Yang Sang's physical body left Meng Zhang dissatisfied.
Changchun True Monarch's actions were akin to directly devouring True Monarch Yang Sang's Primordial Spirit.
The Primordial Spirit is different from the physical body as it also contains the cultivator's Soul.
This approach is quite close to the path of demonic cultivation.
Doing such things secretly and discreetly might be tolerable, but once it spreads, especially if it reaches the ears of the hostile Wonderful Pill Union, it could be used against him.
Changchun True Monarch, being an experienced individual in the Cultivation World, could probably guess Meng Zhang's thoughts from his expression.
Changchun True Monarch smiled bitterly and said, "Fellow Daoist, you don't fully understand the situation. If it weren't for desperate circumstances, I wouldn't have resorted to such risky actions."
Changchun True Monarch felt quite frustrated.
Originally, his plan was to let this Fourth Rank Mighty Spirit Tree grow naturally while his own Primordial Spirit slumbered within it, allowing it to grow stronger over a hundred years. When the spirit tree matured, he could not only rebuild his physical body but also naturally advance his Cultivation Base to the mid-stage of the Primordial Spirit realm.
However, due to the strong external threats he faced, he couldn't rely on Meng Zhang for his future hopes. Thus, he had to resort to a secret technique to forcefully accelerate the process of rebuilding his physical body.
This approach inevitably left some after-effects.
His current Cultivation Base was barely at the early stage of the Primordial Spirit realm, similar to a cultivator who had just entered that stage.
There was still a certain barrier between his new physical body and his Primordial Spirit, requiring him to spend time gradually adjusting.
"Fellow Daoist, rest assured that the details of what happened here will not be leaked," Changchun True Monarch vouched for Meng Zhang.
Changchun True Monarch himself didn't consider killing True Monarch Yang Sang a significant event, but devouring both his physical body and Primordial Spirit seemed a bit excessive.
If this information reached the Wonderful Pill Union, they would likely exaggerate it and label everyone present as demonic cultivators.
With Changchun True Monarch's assurance, Meng Zhang's expression improved slightly.
"I can't repay your great kindness, fellow Daoist."
"If you have any needs, please speak openly," Changchun True Monarch sincerely said."What repayment? It's just a small favor for me. Moreover, I promised Red Pig True Monarch that I would follow through with my words," said Meng Zhang dismissively.
"By the way, since you don't need these things anymore, you can give them to me. We can consider it even."
Meng Zhang pointed to the branches and leaves that had fallen from the Fourth Rank Mighty Spirit Tree.
In the Cultivation World, especially on the side of the Jiuqu League, Fourth Rank Mighty Spirit Trees were quite rare. The fallen branches and leaves were also extremely valuable.
Since Changchun True Monarch had already offered to repay Meng Zhang, he naturally wouldn't be stingy.
Compared to Meng Zhang's help, these items were truly insignificant.
After obtaining Changchun True Monarch's permission, Meng Zhang collected the fallen branches and leaves.
The branches of the Fourth Rank Mighty Spirit Tree could be used for alchemy and refining tools, while the leaves were essential materials for refining Fourth Rank talismans.
Taiyi Sect's Yang Xueyi was not far from reaching the Primordial Spirit realm. Once she entered that stage, she would soon advance to become a Fourth Rank Talisman Master, possessing the ability to refine Fourth Rank talismans.
Even in the current Dali Dynasty, Fourth Rank Talisman Masters were not common, let alone in the previous Jiuqu League.
Although the big merchant families from the Dali Dynasty brought vast amounts of precious goods to Jiuqu Province, items like Fourth Rank talismans were still very rare.
Once Changchun True Monarch awakened and successfully rebuilt his physical body, a large part of the crisis facing Changchun Outlook would be resolved.
Even the formidable Wonderful Pill Union would find it challenging to easily suppress a local power that had True Monarchs in the Primordial Spirit realm.
Of course, Changchun True Monarch didn't have the confidence to keep fighting with the Wonderful Pill Union indefinitely.
According to his plan, Changchun Outlook would sacrifice some benefits in exchange for the Wonderful Pill Union's cessation of hostilities, and he would be very satisfied with that outcome.
Meng Zhang also no longer had the need to confront the Wonderful Pill Union head-on.
Now that Changchun True Monarch had awakened, he had fulfilled his promise to Red Pig True Monarch and no longer owed anything.
Gaining Changchun True Monarch's friendship and gratitude was a significant achievement for him on this journey.
For Changchun True Monarch, maintaining a good relationship with Taiyi Sect and mutually supporting each other in the future would be a mutually beneficial thing.
Now that Changchun True Monarch had awakened, it was his responsibility to handle the aftermath, including the disciples of Changchun Outlook, such as Wood Ring Daoist Master and Wood Sun Daoist Master.
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