The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 297 - 263: Two Souls, One Body?

The Emperor's Pool and the Emperor's Mausoleum are the two greatest treasures of the Moon Country Royal Family.

Only citizens of the Moon Country who have received special awards from the Royal Family have the chance to enter.

Every generation of the National Guardian of the Moon Country will merge all their power into the Emperor's Pool before their death.

Legend has it that the Emperor's Pool also contains the power of the Founding Emperor of the Moon Country.

Qin Xuexiao obtained the Emperor's Divine Thought, capable of forcibly elevating the Mental Realm, from the Emperor's Pool.

As for the Emperor's Mausoleum, it serves as the burial place for all the Emperor Monarchs of the Moon Country, including the Founding Emperor, and other powerful members of the Royal Family.

The Moon Country is unique, as the Royal Family controls the secret techniques for absorbing the country's fate.

This makes the national fate contained within the Emperor's Mausoleum particularly strong.

The Old State Preceptor, Ming Xuanji, once entered the Emperor's Mausoleum and received the blessing of the Moon Country's fate.

This allowed him to merge with the imperial formation and be closely connected to the imperial array in the Moon Country Capital.

As long as he is within the Capital, he possesses power no weaker than that of the Ninth Realm.

Chu Huaixu was aware of all this information.

Comparatively, the Emperor's Pool would be more beneficial to him.

His main activity area has always been the East Continent.

Having absorbed the Moon Country's fate, it is only effective within the Moon Country.

Chu Huaixu has no intention of "migrating"; he's about to become a Daoist in the Daoist Sect, only fools would leave for the Moon Country.

Therefore, his response at the moment was: "I wish to choose entering the Emperor's Pool."

Xiang Yan and others nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, the Emperor's Pool would be more useful than the Emperor's Mausoleum."

Jiang Zhi snorted disdainfully upon hearing this.

"The Moon Country Royal Family has always been stingy in rewarding us from the East Continent. Obviously it's a world-saving deed, yet they only give such meaningless rewards."

"Chu Huaixu is not a Moon Country person, whether it's entering the Emperor's Pool or the Emperor's Mausoleum, the benefits are low, it's merely a formality."

"On the contrary, it seems as if those two sacred sites in the Moon Country are something incredible!"

The old man let out a cold humph.

The other Elders in the Daoist Sect also agreed one after another.

Li Chunsong mused, "Entering the Emperor's Pool might improve just one small realm level."

Zhao Shuqi suggested from the side: "Huaixu, remember to activate your Body Refining Divine Techniques at the time, and absorb freely."

Nangong Yue listened to their words, showing a look of helplessness: "No matter how freely he absorbs, it's limited. You all expect him, a Mirror Country person, to drain the power from the Moon Country's Emperor's Pool under exclusion?"

Chu Huaixu listened to the Daoist Sect's higher-ups, standing in the center of the hall, keeping a smile.

"Once I enter the Emperor's Pool, I don't mind pretending to be a Moon Country person while taking a bath for a moment," thought the dead fox.

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East Continent, at the boundary between the Daoist Sect area and the Spring and Autumn Mountain area.

In a Secret Realm at the riverbed, a man shrouded in a black cloak and wearing a Bronze Mask was sitting cross-legged.

His left arm had been severed, and at that moment, black Qi was emitting from the wound.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes, then glanced at his severed arm.

"Jiang Zhi, you sure have some good skills!" he uttered, slightly gritting his teeth.

"This sword cut not only severed my arm but also left behind Sword Qi, demonic Qi, and Evil Qi..."

"Without removing them, no matter how potent an Elixir I consume, I cannot rebuild my flesh!"

He's been hiding here for a few days to resolve this issue.

Otherwise, a severed arm traveling the world would be too conspicuous.

A Daoist Sect Elder has died, they won't let this rest.

If the arm can't be restored, it will narrow down their search range.

Surprisingly, this Sect Leader of the Black Moon Sect, while erasing the Qi from the severed arm, was emitting a Spiritual Power fluctuation of the Eighth Realm.

Indeed, it wasn't the Cultivation of the Nascent Soul Stage!

After painstakingly erasing some of the demonic Qi and Evil Qi, he couldn't help but let out a cold humph and said out loud, "See the trouble you've caused me!"

Then, a more bizarre scene unfolded. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The Black Moon Sect Leader spoke again, but this time, his tone and manner of speaking changed: "Such minor setbacks cause you mental damage? You really disappoint Old Me."

While emitting this voice, his aura suddenly changed, transforming from Eighth Realm in the Profound Yellow Realm to the Nascent Soul Stage in Kunlun Cave Heaven!

He was somewhat similar to having a split personality, or perhaps more like... a dual soul in one body?

"You claimed it was foolproof, yet now I'm left with a severed arm, and I've lost a key officer and a Child Banner! Do you know how much cost and resources I've invested to cultivate him to the Eighth Realm!"

Underneath the Bronze Mask, the man's aura transitioned again.

He continued conversing with himself.

The Vice Sect Leader of the Black Moon Sect was on a path of genuine Evil Cultivation, needing to continuously "consume" people for advancement.

"Despite high talent, you constantly pursue shortcuts, cultivating that path of Evil Cultivation; such disposition I've long stated is unsuitable for major use, at best a handy spare chess piece," he spoke again.

"Humph! You speak so lightly!"

"Do not be impatient, follow Old Me's techniques, within three days at most, the chaotic Qi on the severed arm can be erased. Then consume the Immortal Pill I'll give you, and the severed arm can be reborn, transforming your flesh and bloodline, preventing tracking due to a severed arm being taken away."

The Black Moon Sect Leader's demeanor finally calmed down.

His greatest worry, undoubtedly, was the Daoist Sect tracing his identity through the severed arm.

Without a public identity, he cannot live peacefully in the East Continent.

At that time, he will face the joint pursuit by the Four Great Sects!

Then, he would be truly cornered, having no path to heaven, nor door to the earth.

"Are you afraid?" A voice with a different tone asked, somewhat mocking.

"Barely escaping exposure, how can I not be afraid!" The Black Moon Sect Leader's voice rose.

"All fuss over nothing. Old Me has traversed Kunlun Cave Heaven for thousands of years, what major tempests haven't I seen? Cases like these don't even count as perilous."

He continued talking: "The path to transcendence lies before you! Just locate the missing Divinity Transformation Fruit Position, and we two can both prove transcendence! At that time, what need you fear?"

Upon hearing these words, the Black Moon Sect Leader's gaze slightly darkened.

Now, he's of one body with two souls, possessing the ability of the Eighth Realm as well as the power of the Nascent Soul.

But it's like having one mouth, yet speaking for two people, each self-dialogue tends to be mad-like self-murmuring.

The two forces can only switch freely but cannot be used simultaneously.

Presently, he possesses the Power of Origin.

Yet the presence of Cultivation from Kunlun Cave Heaven causes some repulsion in the Power of Origin, rendering him unable to refine it fully, only half successfully.

Thus, his own Nine Realms Dao would be blocked, potentially failing to enter the Ninth Realm!

But if he were to obtain the Divinity Transformation Fruit Position, perhaps he could merge these two forces, proving the supreme realm!

At that time, possibly just as he said, he could achieve transcendence!

However...

"The Divinity Transformation Fruit Position, the Divinity Transformation Fruit Position, you keep mentioning the Divinity Transformation Fruit Position! This time, wasn't it a fruitless return, still failing to find any trace! Are you sure the lingering aura on Chu Huaixu is that of the Fruit Position?"

"As it's a Power of Origin, old me perceives no error there?"

The Black Moon Sect Leader was aware of this cultivator's strength, hence he believed it.

"Then could it be possible, the Divinity Transformation Fruit Position is on his person!" His eyes narrowed, he spoke in a deep tone.

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