The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2962 A Friend Who Backstabbed Him

Chen Mo stared at the flower, but found that the remnant soul hadn't come out for a long time after he had just scolded it. It was very slow. He was immediately annoyed. This remnant soul was quite interesting.

"Looks like you really want to die!" Seeing this, Chen Mo could only mutter to himself as he prepared to throw the spikes in his hand.

Alas, it seems the nectar within the flowers cannot be preserved; it's truly a waste.

Normally, if he wanted to preserve this Yin Soul Water, he could simply take out a jar or something to hold the water and store it. But in the current situation, Chen Mo has no way to collect the water.

Because there is a remnant soul inside the flower, if this guy has any other tricks up his sleeve, and I'm not prepared, I might just end up in trouble.

He cherished the Water of the Wraiths, but he valued his own life even more, prioritizing safety above all else. As for the Water of the Wraiths, he figured he could collect it gradually over the next hundred years; all he needed was this Yellow Springs Flower.

Seeing that Chen Mo remained alert and urged him on, the remnant soul had no choice but to emerge from the flower.

It's unclear what this remnant soul was thinking, but even after emerging, it lingered for a minute or two, making Chen Mo really want to use the Jade Sword to destroy it.

However, he still wanted to ask some questions, so he suppressed his temper and waited for the remnant soul.

Seeing that Chen Mo remained vigilant, the remnant soul was helpless. He had originally wanted to use his dawdling to anger Chen Mo, hoping to find an opening so he could use his last resort to counterattack.

But the young man in front of him kept staring at him, maintaining his attacking posture, so he couldn't continue.

He could only slip to another leaf and stand there, completely in front of Chen Mo.

Although this remnant soul was somewhat incomplete, its basic form was still intact. Only the lower abdomen was gone, leaving only the upper body.

Chen Mo quickly circled the flower, scanning it with his divine sense. Finding nothing amiss, he returned to his original position. He was worried there might be something else inside, so a thorough check was necessary.

However, since my divine sense only extends three meters and cannot be pressed against the flowers, there are still some areas that my divine sense cannot cover while I am circling around. But I can still do a simple check, which at least gives me some peace of mind.

Therefore, he cast several talismans on himself and remained vigilant before looking at the wisp of remnant soul before him.

Although it's the upper body, it still has an ancient outfit, long hair, and a face that looks like a middle-aged man in his thirties.

"Why are you taking so long to come out?" Chen Mo asked with a hint of disdain, looking at the remnant soul in front of him.

“Well, young friend, even ants cherish their lives, and as a cultivator, even though I am just a remnant soul, I still want to live,” the remnant soul said.

"Drinking, you really value your life," Chen Mo said.

"Although everything in the universe has its predetermined fate, cultivators are competing with it for opportunities. Therefore, no matter what, survival is the cultivator's belief," the remnant soul said.

Chen Mo hadn't expected this remnant soul to have such a reason; it was quite interesting. Of course, he valued his life too, but he hadn't expected to find someone even more valuing their life than him. It truly was a case of one mountain being higher than another.

"Tell me, who exactly are you, and how did this place come to be? Also, what are those strange beasts?..." Chen Mo didn't want to continue talking to this remnant soul; there was no need. He should clarify his questions first.

“Young friend, as a fellow cultivator, I imagine you have some understanding of remnant souls, right?” the remnant soul asked.

"What do you mean?" Chen Mo asked.

"What I mean is, young friend, look at me now. I'm just a remnant soul, so my memories are incomplete. Therefore, I can't answer some of the questions you asked. Even if my soul is fully restored in the future, these lost memories will never be recovered," the remnant soul said with a hint of helplessness.

Chen Mo frowned; he was unsure what the remnant soul was saying.

Although memories are lost when a spirit is fragmented and becomes a remnant soul, this memory loss is not specific but rather random. Therefore, if the remnant soul is severely damaged, it may result in the complete loss of memories, leading to chaotic and disordered spiritual consciousness.

Chen Mo had anticipated all of this, but what worried him was whether the remnant soul would answer his questions only when it wanted to, and claim to have no memory when it didn't. But who could find out if that was true or not?

Perhaps, it's just that the remnant soul doesn't want to talk about it?

Actually, there is another way: without asking, just devour the remnant soul, and then you will know everything you want to find.

However, devouring spirits is risky. Even in the transmission talisman, Master Ye Shang repeatedly emphasized that one should not devour souls for the sake of temporary gains, as this behavior is extremely dangerous. Therefore, Chen Mo's previous devouring of spirits was all forced upon him, not something he did voluntarily.

However, the remnant soul is not wrong; let's take it one step at a time.

"Then tell me first, who are you? Why did you become a remnant soul?" Chen Mo asked.

……

Through Chen Mo's question-and-answer session with the remnant soul, he finally gained a general understanding of the situation.

This valley is indeed a special space; it used to exist as a sect called the Supreme Sect. The remnant soul couldn't say exactly how long it existed, only muttering about the scarcity of spiritual energy and the sect's relocation. As for where the sect moved to, it had no memory of it; it seemed to have been lost.

The entire valley, once at its peak, was home to tens of thousands of members from the Supreme Sect, making it one of the largest cultivation sects in the area. However, after the spiritual energy became scarce, they all migrated away overnight.

He was a manager in the sect's warehouse, named Qingxuan Zhenren. Because the sect was relocating, he, as the manager, was assigned by the sect to inventory the warehouse's supplies, carry out the phased evacuation of the supplies, and evacuate the personnel, among other things.

Because he was in charge, he deliberately stayed until the end to carry out the evacuation, so as to check the evacuation situation and verify the personnel evacuation.

However, because they were the last to leave, the sect was nearly empty, with only a few people remaining.

Just then, a friend of his, who was also his junior brother, found him and lied to him, saying that he had discovered a space below the sect's canyon, which seemed to contain treasures.

He discovered this by chance during the sect's retreat. However, due to the protective array within the space, they could only find him to explore together. After all, Qingxuan Zhenren's array cultivation was among the best in the sect.

Therefore, when Qingxuan Zhenren heard this, he was not on guard and gladly accepted the invitation to go together.

Sure enough, when the two arrived at the underground space below the canyon, they found that it was protected by an array.

There's an array within this space, so there must be treasures inside. Otherwise, why would there be an array? Moreover, the sect has already moved, and there aren't many people left. So, if we break through this array, the treasures inside will naturally be ours.

After discussing the ownership of the treasure with his friends, Master Qingxuan began to break the formation.

However, just as Master Qingxuan was breaking the formation, he unexpectedly found himself trapped by it. Only then did he realize that his friend had set a trap for him, wanting a treasure from his possession.

After realizing he had been deceived, Master Qingxuan knew that his friend would not let him off the hook.

Master Qingxuan was also a ruthless person. When he realized that there was no hope of escaping and his life was in the hands of others, he had no choice but to use his last resort.

Therefore, taking advantage of being trapped by the formation and unable to move, the final moments of the sect's relocation, and his friend's eagerness to obtain the treasure, Qingxuan Zhenren tricked him into coming before him and directly detonated his golden core.
He was already quite strong, a master at the peak of the Golden Core stage. So, with preparation, he detonated his Golden Core, not only blasting the formation to smithereens, but also causing his treacherous friend to be shattered to pieces.

Since you want me dead, it doesn't matter whether I live or die; what matters is that you will definitely die!
As a result, this friend, the one who betrayed him, died, but he survived because he possessed a treasure. Of course, the price for survival was high.

The hefty price was the loss of his physical body, leaving only his soul. This was a tactic he had prepared when he discovered he was trapped by the formation and his friend had been stabbed.

Although he lost his physical body, as long as his soul remained, he could continue to live. He just needed to change his cultivation method, but fortunately, it wasn't difficult; he already had a method for cultivating his spiritual body, which he could now put to use.

Unexpectedly, while he was still celebrating his narrow escape, his treacherous friend threw out a rare treasure before dying.

This extraordinary treasure contained a powerful ghost king, his friend's trump card for survival. However, unexpectedly, under Qingxuan Zhenren's resolute determination, they perished together.

So, at the last moment, he summoned the Ghost King. As soon as the Ghost King appeared, it grabbed his spirit and began to devour it, eating away at less than half of his spirit in a short time.

Fortunately, Qingxuan Zhenren was a sect leader and a powerful cultivator at the Golden Core stage. He also possessed some valuable items. During his earlier cultivation, he had learned the art of beast taming and had once subdued ten Qiongqi king-level beasts.

Therefore, when the spirit grabbed him and half of him was being eaten, he endured the excruciating pain and summoned the strange beasts from his spirit beast bag to fight the ghost king together.

After a fierce battle, all ten Qiongqi king beasts were severely injured and on the verge of death, while the Ghost King was finally killed.

However, due to the intensity of the battle, the entire space collapsed, blocking the passage in and out of the cave. He was reduced to a remnant soul, and the ten Qiongqi king beasts he had subdued were already dying. Therefore, he missed the time for the sect's relocation and could only wait for his demise in this underground space.