Chapter 1189: Ancestor Save Me |
Chapter 1189: Chapter 1186: Ancestor, Save Me!
Chapter 1189 -1186: Ancestor, Save Me!
Lu Xuan always maintained an extremely cautious habit.
Whenever he encountered a strange “Cultivator,” he would first offer some Spirit Fruit Spirit Brew for them to taste, which served to both ingratiate and ascertain if there were any traces of a Monster Demon and Evil Haunted Will.
Unexpectedly, today, this good habit came in handy.
His expression remained normal, but his mind was focused on the thought within his Sea of Consciousness.
“[Metamorphosis Cultivator, Mid Nascent Soul Stage Realm, spirit infiltrated by an Alien Spirit for many years, gradually transforming into a body for the Demon Spirit, capable of extending life by a thousand years.]”
“[Also naturally close to Spirit Plant, able to seize and store endless life force, hiding within one’s own body, not easily detected.]”
“Metamorphosis Cultivator
Lu Xuan was inwardly on guard.
The “Cultivator” whose spirit was invaded wasn’t Jiang Hengbai, who had shown some unpleasant attitude but rather the more silent Mu Yuanshan.
Having no sufficient reason to prove his discovery, he had to act as if that thought had never arisen, and continued to drink and converse with everyone.
Days passed in the blink of an eye.
Under the diseased Divine Wood in the middle of the night.
An indiscernible pale green figure entered the Prohibitions and Restrictions soundlessly, seemingly with complete mastery over them, setting off no alarms.
The pale green figure turned into a stream of green light, attaching directly to the healthy part of the millennium Spirit Wood, strands of pale green Spiritual light extracted from the Spirit Wood seeping into the figure.
After absorbing enough life force, the pale green figure gently wavered, revealing the blurred face of Mu Yuanshan.
“Just a bit more absorption, and I can escape from the Divine Wood Cave Heaven.”
“Extending my life by at least a thousand years, perhaps even making a breakthrough to the Divine Transformation Realm and attaining the great Dao.”
Mu Yuanshan silently reflected.
He had guarded the Cave Heaven, nurturing the millennium Spirit Wood for hundreds of years. Restricted by his innate talent and with little lifespan left, he had intended to slowly age and eventually merge into the Divine Wood Cave Heaven, making his final contribution to the Divine Wood Sect.
But a man’s fate is unpredictable; while cultivating the millennium Spirit Wood on one occasion, he chanced upon an Abnormal Skill within the Spirit Wood that could plunder, store, and hide life force, thus extending his cultivation path by a thousand years.
For him, whose lifespan was nearly depleted, this Abnormal Skill was akin to a ray of light in the darkness, reigniting his long-extinguished passion for seeking the Dao.
Since then, he had painstakingly studied formations and Prohibitions and Restrictions, gaining a profound understanding of them around the millennium Spirit Wood and even outside the Divine Wood Cave Heaven, waiting for the right moment to begin seizing the Spirit Wood’s life force.
Until today, when he was finally nearing the end.
“From now on, free as the oceans and skies, free as the fish that leap and birds that fly.”
Thinking this, he felt a sense of exhilaration.
“Who would have thought, I really would never have thought, it was you, Junior Mu, who caused all this trouble.”
Just as he was about to leave the Prohibitions and Restrictions, a figure stepped out from the darkness, the veins on the hand holding the green staff bulging with extreme anger.
Following close behind, Lin Jiangyuan and Jiang Hengbai also stepped out slowly, arranging themselves in a triangular formation around the pale green figure.
Both had looks of disbelief on their faces.
Lu Xuan stood in the dark, quietly watching the members of the Divine Wood Sect.
Now that he had identified the root of the problem, it was up to the Divine Wood Sect to clean its own house; it was already the best he could do as an outsider to provide such crucial information.
After learning about Mu Yuanshan’s issues, he had deeply pondered and eventually decided to inform Lin Jiangyuan.
Naturally incredulous, Lin Jiangyuan agreed not to disclose Lu Xuan’s identity. After discussing with Zhang Jingxian, they decided to set an ambush within the Prohibitions and Restrictions to see if they could catch any of Mu Yuanshan’s irregular actions.
After several days of watching, they finally witnessed Mu Yuanshan seizing the life force of the millennium Spirit Wood.
“Junior Mu, the Sect has been generous to you over the years, haven’t they? Why would you do something that harms the Sect’s interests?”
Zhang Jingxian asked with a look of utter disappointment on his face.
“That’s true, but that’s all it is!”
“Why, after guarding the Sect’s Cave Heaven for hundreds of years, can only I wait for death to come?”
“How come these ancient Spirit Trees can have an endless lifespan?”
Mu Yuanshan’s face contorted with ferocity, his tone laced with an endless sense of unwillingness.
“So you wanted to harvest the life force of the ancient Spirit Trees?”
“The Sect nurtured you up to the Nascent Soul Realm, and this is how you repay the Sect?”
Zhang Jingxian asked in a frosty voice, mana within him churning like a profound sea.
“Surrender now, and I can leave you with an intact corpse.”
In his hand, the emerald-green staff came to life in an instant, transforming into a more than twenty zhang long azure dragon, soaring through the air.
“A Nascent Soul realm battle is indeed a rare spectacle.”
Lu Xuan tossed a few Silver White Lotus Seeds into his mouth, watching the distant crowd with great interest.
“With the Late Nascent Soul Stage suppression acting as the main force for capture, two Early Nascent Soul Stage as support, and me, an outsider, to prevent escape, all within the Divine Wood Cave Heaven.”
“It seems this Daoist Mu is like a bird trying to fly with clipped wings.”
“Hmm? Something seems a bit off.”
In his hands, a seven-colored fan quietly appeared as he intently watched the situation on the field unfold.
In such a situation, Mu Yuanshan’s demeanor was unnervingly calm.
“I can’t accept this!”
“I truly can’t accept it!”
“After finally gaining Spiritual Nature, yet trapped in this accursed place for tens of thousands of years, always worrying about being discovered by you, forced to watch my own body being wounded time and time again.”
“Now, having found such a body and absorbing a bit of life force from my own kind, you still want to meddle!”
“I just want to regain my freedom, is that so difficult?”
From within Mu Yuanshan’s body, a deep and ancient voice resounded.
His flesh and bones disintegrated in rapid succession, and in an instant, his entire being transformed into a mass of ghostly green Spiritual light.
At the same time, within the Divine Wood Cave Heaven, branches and leaves of an ancient Spirit Tree as tall as the heavens rapidly extended, covering the sky and sun, creating a verdant world that enveloped the several figures within in a blink of an eye.
“Since that’s the case, then become the sacrifice that allows me to break free from this accursed place.”
A massive figure, a hundred zhang tall and ghastly green, emerged from Mu Yuanshan’s body. With a light press of its verdant palm, the entire world underwent a shocking transformation. The life force within Lu Xuan and the others rapidly drained, while countless massive weapons swathed in layers of green light struck at the people like lightning.
“Not good!”
“It turns out to be a Demon Spirit born within an ancient Spirit Tree!”
Lu Xuan’s thoughts raced in his mind.
He quickly pieced together the entire incident.
An ancient Spirit Tree planted within the Divine Wood Cave Heaven unexpectedly produced a Demon Spirit, which stayed hidden to avoid detection by cultivators of the Divine Wood Sect, biding its time within the Cave Heaven.
Once it had cultivated sufficiently, it bewitched Mu Yuanshan, whose lifespan was dwindling, turning him into a body for the Demon Spirit, taking control of various Prohibitions and Restrictions within the Cave Heaven, to harness the life force of other Spirit Trees, building up its strength.
“That’s right, Mu Yuanshan’s mind was invaded, which could either be due to a Heart Demon being involuntarily spawned or by an active intrusion by another entity.”
“The Demon Spirit’s original body being an ancient Spirit Tree, having lurked and cultivated for who knows how many years, and having the home ground advantage, we might not be able to handle it, even if we joined forces.”
In an instant, Lu Xuan made a decision and took from his storage bag an exquisitely detailed doll. His conscious mind delved into it, and the soft sword at the doll’s waist instantly stiffened!
“Ancestor, save me!”