The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1079 Ancient Great Witch
Lingyao is like white jade, containing incomparably pure spiritual energy, radiating a bright yet gentle white light, and the surrounding air is filled with a tranquil atmosphere.

Holding the Spirit Radiance in his hand, Lin Chen felt pure spiritual energy flowing into his body like a surging river, eventually reaching his dantian.

At this moment, the nascent soul in Lin Chen's dantian had completely changed its appearance. Its body was no longer as weak as before, but had become extremely solid.

The nascent soul is extremely fragile and can only reside in the dantian of a cultivator. If it leaves the body, it will quickly dissipate. However, when a cultivator enters the Nascent Soul stage, the nascent soul transforms into the primordial spirit, which can exist independently and will not dissipate. It even possesses considerable combat capabilities.

Spiritual energy has a significant effect on the improvement of cultivators, but Lin Chen has already entered the Nascent Soul stage, and the amount of spiritual energy he needs to advance is more than ten times that of the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Chen absorbed spiritual energy from the spirit stones very quickly; in just three days, he was able to consume one spirit stone.

While cultivating, Lin Chen waited for news from Yelü Yuan and Gao Yi. He wasn't in a hurry, because for him, cultivation was cultivation no matter where he was.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Chen had absorbed all fifty spirit stones, and the amount of spiritual energy in his dantian had increased significantly. His primordial spirit had also become more solid, but it seemed that he was still a little far from the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh, "After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, advancing to the next level is really difficult!"
This cultivator, Lingyao, couldn't get a single piece, so he snatched fifty in one go, but he couldn't even advance a single level!
No wonder cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage often need to spend decades to advance one level. After all, if they don't have any special opportunities and rely solely on absorbing spirit stones or the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to improve their strength, the speed is practically no different from a tortoise crawling.

Just as Lin Chen was sighing, Yelü Yuan and Gao Yi returned.

The two entered the cave and saw Lin Chen; their expressions immediately showed surprise.

Because Lin Chen was cultivating, he did not conceal his aura, so the two easily sensed the difference between Lin Chen and when they parted.

Lin Chen has become stronger!
They've gotten much stronger!
Gao Yi asked in surprise, "You've reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm?"

Lin Chen smiled wryly and said, "No, the difficulty of advancing is much greater than I imagined. I feel like I'm still a little short."

Gao Yi asked in surprise, "How did you cultivate? That's incredibly fast! We've only been gone for half a year!"

"Fifty spirit stars."

Lin Chen answered frankly, "I robbed it at the Eternal Mine and ate it all in one go, but I still didn't advance."

Gao Yi gasped: "Lingyao? That's produced in the territory occupied by the demon race. Human cultivators never have the chance to enjoy it. It's extremely rare, and you actually stole fifty of them!"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "I was lucky, it was just a coincidence."

Gao Yi smiled wryly, "No wonder you're the Human Emperor. With your advancement speed, it probably won't be long before you reach the Void Realm. At that time, there probably won't be many people in the world who can rival you..." Lin Chen laughed, "That's not necessarily true. There are many powerful people in this world. I'm quite curious; they're neither at the Tribulation Transcending stage nor immortals, so how come they're so powerful, far exceeding the strength of the Void Realm..."

Gao Yi replied, "These people you're talking about, they don't exist now, they're from ancient times, right?"

Lin Chen nodded, looking at Gao Yi expectantly: "Yes."

Gao Yi asked, "Can you tell me who it is?"

Lin Chen said frankly, "The immortal slaves of Death Valley are, after all, half-immortals, so I can understand that they are stronger than those in the Void Realm. But I encountered an old woman who called herself the Demon Ancestor. She was very powerful; even the Human Emperor Seal couldn't suppress her..."

"The Demon Ancestor?"

Gao Yi's expression changed, and he stared directly at Lin Chen: "You saw him? The living Demon Ancestor?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Yes, she was sleeping in a black stone coffin. I personally saw the Crimson Dragon King and the others resurrect her, treating her with utmost respect, calling her the Demon Ancestor..."

Gao Yi's expression was extremely solemn: "The Demon Ancestor has actually been resurrected. This is extremely bad news for the human race!"

Lin Chen asked, "Brother Yi, do you know the origin of the Demon Ancestor?"

Lin Chen had previously inquired about the origins of the Demon Ancestor, Nalan Wushuang, but Nalan Wushuang said she didn't know either; she was simply following the Demon Emperor's orders to revive the Demon Ancestor in the underground tomb.

Gao Yi replied, "I have studied various ancient materials and know more about ancient things. The title of Demon Ancestor is an honorific title given to her by the demon race, not a level of strength. Her real title is Great Witch."

"Great Witch?"

Lin Chen was very puzzled: "What level of cultivator is a Great Witch? There's no such level in the cultivator ranking system."

Gao Yi smiled wryly and said, "Of course not. If you figure out the order of events, you won't find it strange."

Lin Chen blinked, his expression shocked. He understood the subtext of Gao Yi's words.

"You mean... the existence of Great Shamans predates the establishment of the cultivation level system?"

(End of this chapter)