I Can Devour Spirits-Chapter 113: Old Hen
"This speed..."
The speed at which the tree spirit vanished was astonishing to Duan Rong!
The four divine statues continued to inhale the gray-white mist, separating strands of light, and gathering them into the body of the ethereal child!
But the light strands from the divine statues, compared to the contribution from the Tree Spirit Light Sea, were merely a drop in the ocean!
On one side, there were several strands like dust, scarcely visible unless inspected closely!
While on the other side, there was a magnificent flood like a school of fish crossing a river!
Unaware of how much time had passed, the child’s body had already completely solidified!
His facial features were finely detailed, emitting a faint milky-white divine glow, resembling a three-dimensional sculpture of white jade suspended in the sky!
Yet, from the Tree Spirit Light Sea, large swathes of light strands were still floating upward, rushing towards the sky!
Duan Rong was taken aback, the ethereal child was gradually wrapping himself in a thin cocoon using the light strands! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Moreover, as the gathering of light strands from the Tree Spirit Light Sea floated up, the cocoon gradually thickened layer by layer...
But, just at this moment, the bodies of the gigantic four-dimensional divine statues began to fade and disappear...
In just a few breaths, the towering divine shadows vanished without a trace!
"This..."
Duan Rong was jolted, as a sudden thought flashed through his mind.
"The effectiveness of Ximen Kankan’s potion must have ended!"
As the four-dimensional divine statues disappeared, the ethereal child, as if suddenly losing power, ceased to gather the light strands around him which had not yet formed into a cocoon, leaving them floating in the sky...
There was a subtle alignment of thoughts between the child and Duan Rong; during the moment the divine statues disappeared, Duan Rong vaguely sensed a touch of anger from the child, but soon the child weakly sank into a deep sleep!
The perception link with Duan Rong also fell silent then!
Simultaneously, the settling gray-white mist suddenly rolled and quickly spread...
In a matter of breaths, it once again filled the land, transforming into a thin mist that constantly rolled...
Duan Rong stood up from the center of the black earth and looked up at the sky dome, where the sleeping ethereal child lay...
Wrapped in a cocoon layer as thin as a cicada’s wing, the silhouette inside was faintly visible, curled up as if still within a maternal womb...
Duan Rong thought of the name of this cultivation technique and murmured, "Fetal Concealment Scripture..."
He vaguely felt that the name of the technique seemed to correspond to the surreal scene before him!
Duan Rong suddenly shifted his gaze, heading towards the southwestern part of the black earth, to the Tree Spirit Light Sea!
The light strands initially floating by the child’s side had been dispersed by the rolling thin mist...
Chaotically floating between heaven and earth!
A strand of light silk drifted past Duan Rong’s eyes with the rolling mist...
Duan Rong fixed his gaze, noticing that the light strand resembled some strange plankton in the deep sea...
Duan Rong withdrew his gaze, turning to look at the Tree Spirit Light Sea!
Duan Rong knew clearly that if he relied on the original pace of his Consciousness Sea to digest the tree spirit, these floating light strands alone would take an indeterminable amount of time to absorb completely, not to mention the entire Tree Spirit Light Sea!
Duan Rong then quickly counted!
The original nine vertical and nine horizontal columns of tree spirits had lost two and a half columns!
A total of more than twenty trees!
What a bizarre speed!
Duan Rong stood there, secretly rejoicing at heart!
The speed at which the four divine statues inhaled gray-white mist and separated light strands should be the normal cultivation pace of the Fetal Concealment Scripture!
But if we follow that pace, achieving the first layer of the Fetal Concealment Scripture would take years!
Similarly, relying solely on devouring and digesting the tree spirit to enhance spiritual power would also take years!
Therefore, it was evident how challenging it was to enhance spiritual power!
Yet, under fortuitous circumstances, devouring the tree spirit and the Fetal Concealment Scripture were able to complement each other!
Even now, recalling the earlier spectacle, Duan Rong still found his mind trembling!
If it wasn’t for the expiration of Ximen Kankan’s potion, he estimated that the first layer of the Fetal Concealment Scripture could have been completed instantly!
Duan Rong felt invigorated but, since the divine statues had withdrawn, he could not continue cultivating the Fetal Concealment Scripture, and staying in the Sea of Consciousness would be futile.
Hence, Duan Rong sat cross-legged, forming a hand seal, retreated from the Sea of Consciousness!
Duan Rong’s eyes suddenly opened, finding himself back in the cramped dormitory once again!
Everything that happened earlier gave him a strong sense of unreality!
The exotic phenomena within the Sea of Consciousness seemed like scenes from a fantasy novel!
Duan Rong sat cross-legged there, unable to resist shaking with tremors!
He felt unsure whether he was excited or scared!
Too many emotions overwhelmed his mind!
The pressure from the towering divine figures!
The mental impact from the ethereal child in the sky dome!
Not to mention the anomaly of the Tree Spirit Light Sea!
Everything was so incredible!
If the mountain and river maps weren’t hanging around after the divine statues had withdrawn, he might suspect he was dreaming!
Duan Rong struggled to get up, cautiously packed the four mountain and river maps, and placed them in the wardrobe!
By then, daylight was breaking!
The soft morning light streaked through the gaps in the windows and door, and the original oil lamp had long burned out!
Duan Rong wasn’t physically tired, but his Divine Soul was extremely fatigued!
And as soon as he withdrew from the Sea of Consciousness, the sensation of exhaustion washed over...
He lay on the bed like a caterpillar, and as soon as he touched the mattress, he fell instantly asleep!
These days, Duan Rong had been worrying about the issue of spiritual power, thinking about it even during meals and sleep!
But now, this problem was finally resolved!
Therefore, he slept deeply, waking only at noon!
Upon waking, Duan Rong felt a surge of vitality, stretching lazily and cleaning the sleep from his eyes, then took a basin to wash at the well!
After washing, just in time for breakfast at the canteen, he grabbed a bite to eat...
Once finished, Duan Rong wandered around the Martial Arts Arena in the central courtyard, pondering his cultivation plan ahead!
Judging by last night’s rate of practice, only another session tonight would complete the first layer!
Once the first layer of the Fetal Concealment Scripture is achieved, my spiritual power level could upgrade from level 1 to level 2!
Then, the cultivation of the Third Level of Inner Breath could commence!
"I should visit Elder Xiao! I haven’t obtained the solo prescription for the Third Level of Inner Breath!"
Duan Rong stood beneath the large pagoda tree in the Martial Arts Arena, the haggard visage of Xiao Zongting and the sorrowful expression of Xiao Yu flashed before his eyes!
"The departure of Xiao Baijiao surely struck a heavy blow on the Xiao Family; I should offer my condolences somehow!"
Duan Rong’s gaze flickered, and he quickly thought of an approach!
He first returned to the dorm, sitting upright before the easel, beginning to grind and mix the paints...
Focused, Duan Rong occasionally paused to think while pacing the cramped room; he spent a full hour working on the painting! As he looked at the artwork on the easel, his gaze moved, feeling a slight flutter in his heart!
"Xiao Baijiao, leaving your shadow in this world can be a form of tribute."
Duan Rong waited a moment for the ink to dry, then rolled up the painting, exiting the dorm directly for Yuan Shun Escort Agency!
He first took the painting to a framing shop, paid silver coins, and ordered them to frame it well!
Next, after leaving the framing shop, he went to the Herbal Shop to buy two ginseng roots!
Carrying the two ginseng roots, he left the Herbal Shop and turned into an alleyway where he picked two plump hens from a chicken coop!
The plump hens were bound by hemp rope; Duan Rong carried the hens in one hand and the ginseng roots in the other, leaving the alley!
By the time he returned to the framing shop, the painting was already framed!
Duan Rong instructed the staff to roll up the framed painting and bind it with a string, tucking it into the waistband behind his back!
Then, Duan Rong, with the scroll on his back and carrying the ginseng roots and hens, returned to Yuan Shun Escort Agency, heading to Xiao Zongting’s courtyard!
