In my twilight years of cultivating, I became a Supreme Daoist of the Longevity Path-Chapter 1034
Chapter 1034: 413: Cryptic Taoist Scripture!
Eighteen Years at a Glance!
Child’s Injury (5.4k)_3 Chapter 1034: 413: Cryptic Taoist Scripture!
Eighteen Years at a Glance!
Child’s Injury (5.4k)_3 Chen Dengming’s spirit connected in an instant, and Chu Xun’s heart conveyed a voice of elation.
“Brother Chen, we’ve finally found a reliable clue this time.
I wanted to contact you three months ago, but I couldn’t actively reach out to you.
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In fact, this clue was confirmed three months ago, and today our investigation is almost certain…”
Chen Dengming, “What do you mean?
Where is the Mini Array Spirit’s Seventh Soul now?”
Chu Xun, “Three months ago, my Ghost Official sensed an anomaly with a Soul Device in the marketplace within the Ghost City of the Ghost King of Yinming.
That Soul Device only reacts when it detects a soul fragment of the venerable Array Spirit.
Therefore, I immediately sent my second house to press on with the investigation, and it became clear that the Soul Device reacted more intensely only when near the Ghost Mansion within the Ghost City of Yinming.
Thus, we can almost confirm that the venerable Array Spirit’s Seventh Soul should be within the Yinming Ghost Mansion…”
Chen Dengming frowned, “Yinming Ghost Mansion?”
Chu Xun spoke gravely, “The Ghost King of Yinming is no simple matter, he may not have a Nether Spring, but he has managed to construct a Ghost City and amassed a group of formidable Ghost Generals and Ghost Cultivators.
He is the most dominant force in that river region, possessing the power level of a Late-stage Nascent Soul.
The Yinming Ghost Mansion is also heavily guarded, fortified with formidable ghost arrays, making infiltration difficult.
The people I previously sent to scout have vanished without a trace, I’m afraid we’ve already alerted the enemy.
To further confirm whether the venerable Array Spirit’s soul fragment is indeed inside the Ghost Mansion, it seems we have no choice but to storm in!
However…”
“Late-stage Nascent Soul…”
Chen Dengming pondered in his heart.
Dealing with a Ghost King of such a power level is indeed not an easy task.
Even if he helped Old Zhu, given Old Zhu’s current power level, there would still be great risk.
Moreover, the “however” that Old Zhu mentioned indicated another concern.
“Are you worried about accidentally harming the Mini Array Spirit’s Seventh Soul?”
“Exactly.
After all, when a Nascent Soul Ghost King engages in combat, it can easily affect other Ghost Creatures.
Moreover, the power of the Ghost King of Yinming is indeed strong, and the rumors of a Late-stage Nascent Soul are from years ago; it’s unknown whether he has broken through by now.”
Chu Xun’s spirit grew heavy, “That’s why I have a plan, to ask the Infernal Ghost Monarch Starfall to take action together.
If we succeed, we’ll divide half of the Ghost King of Yinming’s forces and territory to him, thus minimizing our risk…
Otherwise, even if I could force the Ghost King out of the Ghost City, my first and second house might not be capable enough to infiltrate the Yinming Ghost Mansion under the eyes of the Four Ghost Generals of Yinming to snatch someone away…”
Chen Dengming immediately understood Old Zhu’s intentions.
Being in the Hall of Human Heart, he was in a state of spiritual contact with the other’s spirit, and was clearly aware of Old Zhu’s current thoughts.
He understood that Old Zhu, in this matter, still had some personal desires.
He wished to seize this opportunity to eliminate the Ghost King of Yinming and expand his own influence and territory.
Nevertheless, this did not conflict with the search for the Mini Array Spirit’s Seventh Soul.
He was not bothered by this bit of self-interest that any normal person would have.
After all, the conditions within the Ghost Mansion were unknown; whether the Mini Array Spirit’s Seventh Soul was detained and hidden, or had become one of the Ghost Mansion’s residents, was unclear.
The Ghost King of Yinming did not seem like a fool who could be easily lured out of the Ghost Mansion.
If he were lured out and possessed Complete Nascent Soul strength, Chu Xun would have no choice but to flee.
Unless the Infernal Ghost Monarch Starfall personally went to war, sending ghost soldiers and ghost cultivators to attack, that might indeed provoke the Ghost King to come out of the city to engage in battle.
At that time, Old Zhu or the two Ghost Ladies might have the opportunity to enter the Yinming Ghost Mansion to search for the Mini Array Spirit’s Seventh Soul.
The only reason that could entice the Infernal Ghost Monarch Starfall to deploy troops was the promise of substantial rewards—eliminating the Ghost King of Yinming and seizing his territorial resources and influence.
With just brief consideration, Chen Dengming decisively sent his spirit.
“You go first and try convincing the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch to see if he’s willing to agree.
If it proves to be troublesome, I will step in to negotiate with him,”
Over the past few years, he had engaged in two more transactions with the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch.
The supplies given to the Counterattack Cultivator Alliance were progressively falling short of the Ghost Monarch’s expectations.
And the intelligence about the Ghost Emperor Yuan that Chen Dengming had gathered from the depths of Nether Spring was increasingly dissatisfying the alliance, leading to even more insignificant offerings.
This Silken Road that connects the Mortal World to the Ghost Shades appears to be on the brink of collapse.
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Chen Dengming didn’t have a good solution at the moment.
But after these years of collaboration, his relationship with the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch had indeed remained relatively good.
This joint campaign against the Ghost King of Yinming might just be an opportunity to further solidify their partnership.
After Chen Dengming gave his instructions to Chu Xun, his spirit withdrew from the Hall of Human Heart, returning to his cave dwelling.
He soon caught the scent of medicine emanating from the Elixir Chamber, and his expression darkened slightly, accompanied by a sigh.
The scent belonged to a life-extending medicinal concoction, which he had exchanged for with his military merits from the Counterattack Cultivator Alliance—a life-extending Spirit Pill.
Because for ordinary people, these Spirit Pills were not life-extending, but rather life-hastening poisons.
Therefore, He Yingyu would always boil the precious Spirit Pills down into a concoction and then dilute it before feeding it to Chen Jing.
Indeed, this medicinal concoction was prepared for Chen Dengming’s son, Chen Jing.
A decade ago, Chen Jing and Chen Yiran had been returned to the Longevity Sect in the Eastern Region by Jiang Qiang, Black Wind, and the Black Cloud Leopard, to live with them again.
However, five years ago, Chen Jing’s complexion began to look worse, aging rapidly.
Chen Dengming saw at a glance that his son’s lifespan was approaching its end.
This should not have been possible.
Even though Chen Jing was not a Cultivator but an Innate Grandmaster, with the resources provided by Chen Dengming, living to a hundred and thirty or forty years old should have been easy—facing the end of life at just over eighty was inconceivable.
Yet, it happened.
Since then, Chen Dengming began searching for ways to extend his son’s life.
Unfortunately, after the Spirit Pills were boiled down and diluted, their potency was significantly diminished—hardly one percent remained, and the more the concoction was consumed, the less effective it became.
So now, even with this medicine to extend his life, Chen Jing would likely only live for another four or five years at best.
“Jing’er suffered too deep a wound because of Li Xue that year; it’s an incurable heart ailment that’s causing his lifespan to diminish, beyond the reach of any medicine or stone…”
Chen Dengming stood up and walked towards the Elixir Chamber.
Even though he was a Mind Master, he understood the root of Chen Jing’s heart ailment but could not completely cure it.
Unless he used skills to immerse Chen Jing into a long and illusory Soul World where he could grow old with Li Xue in that fake reality, maybe then his life could be extended by a few decades.
Or to have Li Xue come back to life from the dead.
Clearly, all these were impractical short-term solutions and not necessary.
Chen Dengming was unwilling to do that, and Chen Jing wouldn’t want to spend his last days living in an illusory Soul World.
Therefore, after taking the medicine this time, Chen Dengming planned to take his son, Chen Jing, out and about, back to Nanxun to have a look, to revisit the world of ordinary people.
Seeing his old hometown might greatly improve Chen Jing’s mood, possibly extending his life by a year or two, allowing him to depart this life with a smile.
For Chen Dengming, as a father, this was the last meaningful thing he could do…
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