Dragon Tamer-Chapter 856 - 860 The Knife Has Its Own Thoughts
Chapter 856: Chapter 860 The Knife Has Its Own Thoughts
Chapter 856 -860 The Knife Has Its Own Thoughts
“How did the negotiation with Ming Meng go?” Li Xinghua asked.
“He was making concessions, and it seemed like he had another purpose for coming to the Heavenly Capital—negotiating peace was just a more roundabout excuse,” Zhu Minglang said.
Given Ming Meng’s temperament, he’s likely someone who’d start a conflict over minor dissatisfaction.
He has instigated countless wars and wouldn’t care about this one. Nan Lingsha and Zhu Minglang could say that their negotiation was on the verge of falling apart, yet Ming Meng ultimately restrained himself.
So there could only be one possibility: he came to the Xuange God for other reasons.
“I’ll divine his motives. Ming Meng’s behavior is indeed somewhat strange,” Li Xinghua said.
Li Xinghua first looked up at the clear star-filled sky, seeking the celestial body that represented Ming Meng.
That star was currently hanging in the northern part of the sky. Though its light was somewhat murky, its presence could still be clearly seen.
“His starlight is already nearing the North Dipper, but the brilliance is particularly turbid, with a touch of malevolence. It’s probably due to being plagued by a Heart Demon, which prevents him from ascending to even higher divine positions,” Li Xinghua said.
“So he indeed has the potential to become the Ninth Star God?” Zhu Minglang said.
“Yes, but there are likely others in the various God Territories whose starlight is brighter and cleaner than his, including Xuange. Securing the position of the Eighth Star God is not a guaranteed success,” Li Xinghua said.
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“Then what is he doing in the Heavenly Capital? Does it relate to his Divine Demonic Heart?” Zhu Minglang asked.
Zhu Minglang had learned about the Demon Heart from Mr. Jinli.
This could be explained with the theory of Zheng Cang and Xie Cang.
Those who choose Zheng Cang stand firm in their divine positions, and though their cultivation base and realm grow slowly, they avoid any demonic influences and Demonic Way, and by diligently cultivating, they are unlikely to deviate into madness.
Those who choose Xie Cang, or obtain benefits and cultivation base through evil or demonic means, often experience a sudden surge in their realm and cultivation base. Especially when their Destiny is limited, they forcefully defy fate and continue down the evil or demonic paths, and this will cause a Demon Heart and evil seeds to settle in their divine souls.
The Divine Demonic Heart is an extremely dreadful thing.
It might instantly change a person’s nature—causing ceaseless violent rage, endless plundering, obsession with Evil Cultivation, indulgence in dual cultivation, or fervor for living sacrifices…
Most of the gods protect a region, managing their territories. If a god becomes obsessed with something, it can have a terrifying impact on millions or even billions of their subjects. Not to mention the god’s starlight becoming murky and being unable to protect his people during the night, it’s feared that various disasters will strike one after another in the territory under the god’s rule!
“In other words, Ming Meng is now troubled by the Demon Heart, in a state where he can’t even protect his own people, and even his descendants and people might lose the effect of his protection and no longer be revered and supported?” Zhu Minglang said.
“Yes, Ming Meng’s Demon Heart is quite stubborn… Let’s see, it seems to be related to the Chi You Dragon Teeth Saber in his hand…” Li Xinghua quickly discerned the root of Ming Meng’s Demon Heart.
“The Chi You Dragon Teeth Saber?”
Suddenly, Li Xinghua seemed to have caught another important piece of information.
Indeed, during the past three years of deep sleep, Li Xinghua had changed a bit, experiencing not a complete absence of consciousness but rather some events in the form of dreams.
The places Li Yunzi visited and the things she experienced were partially presented to Li Xinghua’s mind in dreams.
At the same time, during these three years of sleep, Li Xinghua also saw countless fragmented dreams about Tianshu and the North Dipper God Territory, including both the past and the future.
The death of the previous Fu Chen was particularly memorable for Li Xinghua, and as for the threads of fate concerning Ming Meng, Li Xinghua could easily deduce them since Li Yunzi had faced Ming Meng as her greatest enemy during her territory expansion. The experiences of Li Yunzi provided Li Xinghua with many clues about the destiny of the Ming God Clan.
By following the Ming God Clan’s tracks, Li Xinghua could deduce Ming Meng’s divine fate.
The descendants and people gradually losing the ability to protect their subjects and the power to deter the night was something Li Yunzi saw with her own eyes. Thus, Li Xinghua could deduce step by step, first confirming Ming Meng’s Demon Heart status, and then piecing together a conclusion with visions from the past and the future!
“When you saw him, did he carry his saber?” Li Xinghua asked seriously.
Zhu Minglang and Nan Lingsha both shook their heads.
Indeed, Ming Meng was a Sword Cultivator, and many of his depictions and sculptures feature him with a great saber by his side.
But this time during the negotiations, they did not see him with his saber. Generally, Sword Cultivators and Saber Cultivators always carry their weapons with them, and it’s often said that Ming Meng and his saber were inseparable.
This time they hadn’t seen Ming Meng’s saber.
Also, when Ming Meng was on the verge of launching an attack in a rage, Zhu Minglang didn’t see him draw his saber either.
“His knife harbors a spirit, probably the remnant soul of some divine entity, residing in his Chi You Dragon Teeth Knife, similar to the Jade Blood Sword situation!” Li Xinghua’s beautiful eyes lit up, as if she had completely figured out the details of Ming Meng’s demonic heart condition!
“The knife spirit no longer wishes to cooperate with Ming Meng, or perhaps Ming Meng hasn’t fulfilled the knife spirit’s demands, so it no longer fights for him. A sword cultivator without a satisfactory blade will definitely see a significant decline in strength!” Zhu Minglang said.
“No wonder he’s so timid,” Nan Lingsha snorted coldly.
“That’s how it is, young master should have a better understanding of artifact spirits,” Li Xinghua said.
“This is getting interesting, the knife has developed its own little ideas… Haha, this Ming Meng, no wonder he’s acting like an ostrich, wanting to rage but not daring to, it turns out there’s a problem right here. So, he came to Xuange Divine Capital to resolve the issue with the knife spirit’s demonic heart!” Zhu Minglang couldn’t help but laugh.
“These days, you can pay a little attention to this Ming Meng. According to my guess, Ming Meng should be seeking help from some expert in other divine territories. After all, in the coming days, gods from other territories will continue to arrive at Xuange Divine Capital. Ming Meng is probably not very familiar with them and needs to seek their help proactively. It’s only here that he can meet those gods from beyond the boundaries, so he made an excuse for a truce and temporarily stationed himself in Xuange Divine Capital, then he’ll find an opportunity to contact that god from the outer territories,” Li Xinghua said.
This was just a guess by Li Xinghua, not a foreseen vision with solid evidence.
If prophets were to use their foresight for every little thing, their spiritual power would be in a state of constant deficit and exhaustion every day.
“Hmm, if we knew which god Ming Meng is asking for help, we would be holding onto his weakness. Not only would he dare not compete with us for the position of the Ninth Star God, but he might even have to listen to our bidding,” Zhu Minglang smiled.
Poor little Ming Meng.
Turns out you’re all bark and no bite!
Your knife won’t listen to you, do you really think you can fight your way to the top with your fists?
Artifact spirits are indeed prone to rebelliousness.
Just like the Jade Blood Sword, it has always been kept locked in the underground chamber of Zhu Gate, with hardly anyone capable of wielding it.
The reason is simple—the soul of the previous generation Sparrow Wolf God lingers in the Jade Blood Sword. This soul not only has its own thoughts but even wants to possess the sword’s master, turning them into a submissive puppet while it takes control, which can be considered another way for the Sparrow Wolf God of the previous generation to cling to life.
Similarly, when any artifact spirit grows to a certain level, it will begin to exhibit rebellious emotions, like raising a fierce tiger, carelessly feeding it raw meat can quickly awaken its wild nature, and the likelihood of it turning on its master is very high.
All artifact spirits in the world likely share this problem.
Artifact spirits are rare and powerful, but the demands they place on their masters are indeed very high. Not everyone dares to use artifact spirits.
Sword Spirit Dragons, however, are wonderful.
Because they have transformed from artifact spirits into dragons.
The dragons have a soul contract with Zhu Minglang, which allows for a very deep mental resonance and a solid relationship between them. Unless Zhu Minglang truly commits an unforgivable act, and does so over a long period, the Sword Spirit Dragon might gradually develop rebellious emotions…
Other artifact spirits, with their masters, do not have the powerful contract of a Dragon Shepherd to achieve this mental resonance. Even if there is some kind of agreement, it’s mostly forced and enslaving… To extreme repression, artifact spirits, after being oppressed for too long, will also revolt!
“Young master, since it’s a demonic heart of the artifact spirit, perhaps what Ming Meng wants could also help improve your Sword Spirit Dragon’s cultivation,” Li Xinghua said.
“Yes, I think so too. Anyway, it seems Xuange has thrown the problem of watching over Ming Meng to us. His every move in the Divine Capital will basically be within our watch,” Zhu Minglang said.
“What level is the Sword Spirit Dragon’s destiny?” Nan Lingsha asked.
“God principal level. After I vanquished Hua Chou, I injected his Spirit Root Energy into myself, but as a Dragon Shepherd, I don’t carry a fighting divine form. It is the Sword Spirit Dragon that acquires this destiny,” Zhu Minglang said.
In Dragon Gate, Zhu Minglang is known as a sword cultivator, which likely pertains to Dragon Gate’s assessment of Zhu Minglang’s Divine Travel Body Shell, as the Sword Spirit Dragon and Zhu Minglang are one entity.
At that time in Dragon Gate, Zhu Minglang mainly infused the Spirit Root into his body to fulfill his sword cultivator cultivation.
But after leaving Dragon Gate, as a Dragon Shepherd, Zhu Minglang cannot carry the Spirit Root. Thus, the sword cultivator’s Spirit Root from Dragon Gate was transferred into the Sword Spirit Dragon.
Therefore, the Sword Spirit Dragon obtained the most Spirit Root and has the highest level of cultivation, with a destiny at the God principal level.
But now Zhu Minglang is starting to wonder if this God principal level destiny might be the average destiny level of all his dragons.
Both the Moon Honoring, Star Responding White Dragon and the Yama Dragon have demonstrated their formidable combat power in the Divine Realm, which has proven that their destiny might not be limited to just the God principal level.
The destiny of the Nuwa Dragon is even higher than theirs.
Since the Heavenly Slaughter Dragon, Refining Ash Black Dragon, and the Azure Phoenix Green Phoenix Dragon have destinies lower than the God principal level.
So, averaging out, it’s a God principal level destiny, not the destiny of any one particular dragon owned by Zhu Minglang…
