Chapter 0943: The remnant soul in Mysterious Yellow Bead
With Ning Chengâs consciousness in a state of chaos, Chasing Bull couldnât get Ning Chengâs permission to come outside. He had no choice but to stay in fear within the True Spirit World as he didnât know what happened to Ning Cheng or if Ning Cheng could survive.
Chasing Bull had followed Ning Cheng for a long time. He naturally knew Ning Chengâs True Spirit World sat within a Minor 5-Elements Formation inside the Mysterious Yellow Bead. If Ning Cheng didnât reinforce the Minor 5-Elements Formation every few years, the True Spirit World would eventually get refined into nothingness by the Mysterious Yellow Bead.
Still living in fear, Chasing Bull suddenly received Ning Chengâs order. He didnât even give it a single thought and immediately rushed out of the True Spirit World. Even if Chasing Bull had poor cultivation, he quickly realised that the laws in the âworldâ he appeared in were countless times more powerful than the True Spirit World.
Yes, this is the Mysterious Yellow World. The fact that he had appeared in the Mysterious Yellow World without anything happening to him meant that his master had completed the Mysterious Yellow Bead.
âStupid cow, still not devouring that garbage spirit soul.â Seeing Chasing Bull stunned and looking dumb, Ning Cheng bellowed angrily.
Even if this wisp of spirit soul within the Mysterious Yellow Bead had no strength, Ning Cheng would never remain comfortable as long as it remained within the bead.
It was as if an outsider hid in his home. It would be a strange thing if he could live comfortably with that knowledge in mind. Whatâs more, this soul sliver had grasped the most opportune time, invading his consciousness at his weakest moment. It even tried to force him to shape a Dao that wasnât suitable for him. If not for the current situation, even if this remnant soul was ten thousand times stronger, he could have destroyed it at will.
Plus, not only did this soul sliver grasp the most opportune timing, even its concealing skill was beyond the reach of ordinary people. This soul sliver could have finished him off in the Mysterious Yellow Bead when his cultivation was still shallow, and there would have been nothing he could do.
If he let this soul sliver live, Ning Cheng would never be able to sleep in peace. Plus, he could vaguely perceive that this soul sliver came from a mighty expert, so powerful that he couldnât even imagine.
If Ning Cheng had known that this half Wood Origin Bead could make the Mysterious Yellow Bead fully recognise him as its master, he would have thrown it in a long time ago.
Chasing Bull received Ning Chengâs order and hurriedly said, âYes, master. I will immediately go and eat this tonic.â
Even though Ning Cheng was so weak that he couldnât even take control of his body. His essence spirit could still control the Mysterious Yellow Bead. On the other hand, the remnant soul was countless times weaker than Ning Chengâs essence spirit, now that the bead had fully recognised him as its master. As such, it had no power to resist in Ning Chengâs territory at all.
âWait-waitâŠ.. I have a great opportunity to tell you. It doesnât matter if you kill me, but I have to tell you about this opportunity before you kill me. Otherwise, I wouldnât feel at ease even if I died. This opportunity would allow you to become the master of this universe. Even your favoured beast will be able to dominate all the sacred beasts in the worldâŠ.â The soul sliver screamed out as Chasing Bull rushed towards it to devour it.
Without even opening his mouth, Chasing Bull stopped. Then, he glanced at Ning Cheng with a questioning expression. This broken soulâs words had truly tempted him and made him hesitate to devour it.
Ning Cheng swept an expressionless glance at Chasing Bull and said in a faint voice, âYou can retreat.â
Chasing Bull retreated with joy. Even he couldnât help but feel admiration about his wise choice of stopping. Moreover, his master also seemed interested in this grand opportunity just as much as he did.
After Chasing Bull retreated, Ning Chengâs essence spirit suddenly appeared in front of this remnant soul.
This remnant soul had a look in its eyes that seemed to want to recount many things. It even opened its mouth slightly, waiting for Ning Cheng to ask about it.
However, Ning Cheng didnât ask anything, and he didnât even say anything. Instead, he opened his mouth and spat out a flame.
As soon as the Celestial River Flame appeared, it instantly wrapped up this remnant soul. The next moment, a harsh, shill cry emerged. The remnant soul burned into flying ash under Ning Chengâs Celestial River Flame and dissipated without a trace.
Ning Chengâs entire consciousness cleared up the moment this soul wisp dispersed. In fact, his consciousness became even more perceptive. Everything had finally come under control, and he no longer had any blind spots within his consciousness.
Ning Cheng let out a soft sigh as he guessed a few things after killing the remnant soul. When he was in the Mysterious Yellow Starland, he had gone to the Sacred Light Mountain, where he encountered a voice that tried to force him to worship it. After the failed attempt, a giant golden hand had appeared, almost managing to finish him off.
Fortunately, he managed to repel that giant golden hand with the help of the hope-powered jade seal. Once the golden hand disappeared, the owner of the golden hand left behind a few threatening words, âI will return to take the Mysterious Yellow Bead. An ant like you isnât worthy of possessing such treasuresâŠ..â
This remnant soul in his Mysterious Yellow Bead gave him the same feeling as the owner of that giant golden hand. That bastard wasnât only a ruthless person but also someone with a cunning mind. If his injuries were a bit worse or if he still waited to find the other half of the Wood Origin Bead to perfect the Mysterious Yellow Bead, he might have been screwed.
Most likely, that wisp of remnant soul had awakened after that encounter at the Mysterious Yellow Sacred Temple or was planted inside it at that time. It hadnât been long since then, but it had already grown powerful enough to interfere with his Dao enlightenment. If he gave this remnant soul some more time, how far would it have developed? The Mysterious Yellow Bead was his. So, even after he got severely injured, his essence spirit would automatically start to heal under the effects of the Mysterious Yellow Bead. But with such a ticking time bomb around inside of him, Ning Cheng would have no idea when it would explode and consume him.
But, more importantly, this person was able to hide a wisp of remnant soul in the Mysterious Yellow Bead without the notice of its master. It showed how terrifying this personâs mind and methods were. Fortunately, the difference in strength within his consciousness was simply too significant, allowing him to have the last laugh. As for having this wisp of a remnant soul speak about that great opportunity, Ning Cheng didnât even think about it. If there truly was such a shockingly great opportunity, he believed that this remnant soul would not tell him about it in detail.
He had played this kind of delaying tactic far too many times in his life, so how could he fall for it? Whether there was one or not, he would have never given this residual soul the chance to speak.
After killing this wisp of residual soul, Ning Cheng let out a long breath. He now felt finally free of that vague worry that something was wrong.
âMasterâŠ..â Chasing Bull cried out a little fearfully when it saw Ning Cheng use the Celestial River to destroy that wisp of remnant soul without even asking. He had decided to stop and seek the opinion of his master and had never thought that it would make him so angry. Otherwise, how could he have given up on the chance to devour such a high-quality soul?
Ning Cheng swept a glance at Chasing Bull and said in a light one, âI will erase your consciousness and memories about me and this place. You can go out and survive on your own. Iâd rather not raise a beast like you anyway, so letâs just get it over with.â
As soon as Chasing Bull heard Ning Chengâs words, he knew that he was finished. He understood that his master was a careful person and that he truly was angry with his actions. Without even thinking about it, he knelt down and cried with a snotty nose and tear-filled eyes, âMaster, please forgive me this time. I will even eat shit if master asks me to at any time. I wonât hesitate for even half a second. I will never be confused by the words of shit that others say and will definitely take masterâs words as the heavenly truth.â
Ning Cheng gave a cold snort, âIf I didnât still have some ability, I might have been sold out by you and that remnant soul in conjunction. Do you think I didnât hear what that remnant soul said? If I really didnât want you to eat that remnant soul, would I have told you to come out only to stop you? Idiot.â
Chasing Bull kept nodding his head, not daring to speak up for even half a second.
âGet yourself a rope and tie your hooves. Youâre grounded for three months. Next time, I wonât let it slide and will kill you immediately.â Ning Cheng rebuked.
When Chasing Bull heard Ning Cheng not chasing him away, he immediately made many incessant promises. He even kept vigorously nodding his head.
âIâm going to start recovering my meridians, fusing my Sea of Consciousness, and restoring my essence spirit. Clean up the things here.â Ning Cheng grunted and turned away.
The truth was, there was a more important reason why he didnât allow Chasing Bull to devour that wisp of remnant soul. He simply didnât want Chasing Bull to eat that remnant soul. It wasnât just because Ning Cheng was scared of the remnant soul. But he was very much afraid of one particular scenario. That is, instead of finishing off the other party, he might just end up helping that remnant soul take over Chasing Bullâs body.
It was also precisely because of this fear that Ning Cheng used the Celestial River to finish that remnant soul.
âHuh, master, there is a dead tree here. No, this tree isnât deadâŠ..â Chasing Bullâs surprised voice sounded out before Ning Chengâs essence spirit walked back to the purple mansion.
As soon as Chasing Bull said that, Ning Cheng quickly zoomed in on that huge ancient tree. This old tree had fallen diagonally on the ground. Half its visible body had already withered, while most of its remaining half was buried. If one didnât pay close attention while looking at it, this ancient tree wouldnât stand out at all. However, once he started looking at it closely, Ning Cheng felt a powerful dao rhythm coming from this withering ancient tree.
Ning Cheng had obtained a dao fruit tree before. But compared to that tree, didnât the dao rhythm of this ancient tree feel ten thousand times more powerful?
Ning Cheng instantly understood that this tree was already present in the Mysterious Yellow Bead before it came to him. Ning Cheng turned to Chasing Bull, who stood quietly at one side, âYouâre responsible for planting this tree up again. As for your punishment, Iâll put it off for now. If you behave well, I will forget about it; if not, I will double it.â
âYes, master.â Hearing Ning Chengâs words, Chasing Bull felt delighted. Initially, just the thought of being tied to a spot for three months made him shudder. Now, he had casually stumbled upon a tree, and master had removed the punishment for the time being. He had to behave in a way that left master speechless; that was the only way he could escape from that three months of torment.
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The moment Ning Cheng burned a wisp of his remnant soul, deep within a mountain range countless planes away from the Grand Essence Realm, an angry screech rang out. âA little gnat dares to burn my remnant soul, I will never let you go, ahâŠâŠâ
However, Ning Cheng didnât know any of this. It had nothing to do with him anymore. At this moment, he once again sat gazing at his Sea of Consciousness, restoring his meridians and fusing his essence spirit back together. He now had a clear consciousness, and although he still couldnât release his spirit sense outwards, he could still use it to bolster his recovery. At the very least, he could now heal several dozen times faster than before.
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Deep within the Black and White Mountain Range, pillars of fire kept exploding out from the ground, each reaching ten thousand feet in height. One could see several strong people surrounding these pillars of fire. Several more experts could also be seen rushing towards this area from distant locations, adding to the already increasing numbers. However, the flames here were too powerful. As such, no matter who came over, whether ordinary cultivators or holy emperors, they could only gather around and watch.
âThis is a top-level heavenly flame, definitely left behind by that pill sage from back then.â Someone in the crowd pointed to the flames and said.
âDo you even need to say that? Thereâs still a faint pill fragrance within this flame; everyone can tell that itâs a pill flame left behind by that pill sage.â Someone immediately responded with disdain.
âFragrance? Heavenly FragranceâŠ.. That womanâŠâŠâ A man in brocade robes murmured subconsciously after hearing about the pill fragrance. Suddenly, he seemed to have understood something. He quickly composed himself and instantly rushed out of the crowd, frantically rushing towards Furnace Sands.
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