From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 399 Heaven and Earth Without Spiritual Energy

"you again?"

When You Ming saw this woman, his gaze sharpened, and his vast spiritual power suddenly burst forth.

An invisible mental fluctuation, transforming into ripples, blasted towards the woman.

Although spiritual power is formless and intangible, because You Ming's control was too crude, and because the spiritual power was extremely powerful, everyone felt a gust of wind sweeping around them.

The woman's expression changed, and in a flash, the foot-long flying sword transformed into a white light, piercing through the surface and instantly tearing apart You Ming's spiritual power, heading straight for You Ming's brow.

But the next moment, Youming's pupils turned pitch black, as if an endless void was flowing within them.

The woman's eyes met his unintentionally, and she suddenly felt a jolt in her mind, as if struck by an invisible giant hammer.

She groaned, staggered, and immediately turned her sword to retreat defensively.

However, You Ming did not let it go. He roused his spirit again, condensed his spiritual power into a single burst, and thrust it straight out.

The woman's face turned pale as she took the blow head-on. Then, her body merged with the flying sword, and she instantly transformed into a streak of light.

The stream of light swept up the group of young men and women and vanished in an instant.

You Ming stood with his hands behind his back, his expression cold. Although he had great spiritual power, his body was old and he could not catch up with it. He could only watch the sword light disappear into the distance.

After a long while, his brows slowly relaxed.

He had dealt with this woman more than a hundred years ago. At that time, she even wanted to be intimate with him, but after You Ming realized that she was an extraordinary person, he dared not get to know her well.

This woman seemed to be much more powerful than ordinary supernatural beings, possessing power close to that of immortals, though she appeared to be much weaker than the magical abilities he had encountered in his dream.

……

You Ming returned to the headquarters of the Celestial Masters Sect. He didn't care about the escape of these extraordinary people because he had already obtained what he wanted.

He unfolded the scripture in his hand, the ink on it still wet, it was the "Mysterious Embryo Transformation Qi Formula" that he had written down from memory.

This passage was already deeply imprinted in his mind.

Because the honest young man was interrupted by the woman after only reciting half of it, all he received was a fragment, totaling 326 characters.

You Ming possessed a strong spirit and naturally had an extraordinary memory; he had long since memorized the contents of the incantation.

Based on the information he extracted from the two boys, he learned that the remaining fragments likely only contain the methods for [Bright Qi], [Opening the Aperture], and half of [Mysterious Light].

Although the content is incomplete, if one can cultivate to the Profound Light level, one will have a lifespan of five hundred years.

You Ming took a deep breath, suppressed his restless emotions, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and began to regulate his breathing according to the scriptures.

Sitting cross-legged, with long, even breaths, the dantian feels like a furnace, and all the acupoints in the body seem to be open, waiting to receive the pure and harmonious energy of heaven and earth.

With a slight shift in his mind, he spread out his spiritual power. Although his eyes were closed, he could see the swaying grass and the chirping of insects outside, everything was clearly visible.

Although he was a beginner in cultivation, his strong spirit made things much easier for him than for many people who were practicing for the first time.

Following the instructions in the scripture, he inhaled deeply, regulated his breath in his dantian, and focused his mind.

He performed the exercise with unparalleled precision, without the slightest deviation.

He didn't know how talented he was at cultivation, but he instinctively felt that the technique was very simple. He only read the whole thing once and was able to understand it instantly.

Then, he spent three whole hours trying to guide the process, but to no avail.

There was no spiritual energy gathering from the outside world, and no magical power was generated within the empty body.

Undeterred, You Ming tried several more times, becoming increasingly focused, but still to no avail.

He opened his eyes and looked up at the sky. The Milky Way was vast and shone like a bright lamp.

He suddenly understood: there wasn't a single trace of spiritual energy in this world. Otherwise, there would be no reason for those extraordinary beings not to cultivate.

"Am I... destined to never achieve immortality?"

You Ming's heart suddenly began to pound violently, a lump formed in his throat, and he felt a burst of stars before his eyes.

Amidst the intense emotional turmoil, he felt his body weaken even further.

His physical condition was already very bad; if it weren't for his strong will, his body would have collapsed long ago.

He clearly sensed that he probably didn't have many years left to live.

……

"How...how did you manage to cultivate?"

The group of teenagers were enveloped by the sword light, and felt the surrounding scenery change. Finally, they stopped in a valley full of plum blossoms.

The boys knew they were in a dream, a dream devoid of any spiritual energy.

Without spiritual energy, one cannot cultivate; this is an ironclad rule.

"I have my own methods for doing this. All you need to know is that I can help you with your cultivation."

The woman did not reveal her true appearance. After putting the group down, she spoke coldly.

"Really?"

The group was both surprised and delighted. If they could cultivate, even if they only reached the "enlightenment" level, they would be much stronger than they are now. At least they would be able to use their magic power and perform some simple spells.

At that time, they won't be completely powerless against that old monster.

"Fellow Daoist, do you know the true identity of You Ming?"

"His power is too strange."

One of the boys cupped his hands in greeting to the woman and asked.

They thought they were already cheating enough by having a method to quickly awaken from reincarnation, but they never expected that one of these two people would have such powerful spiritual strength, and the other could even cultivate directly.

This is really too much!

"These are not questions you should be asking. What you need to do is cultivate diligently."

"No matter how powerful You Ming is, his lifespan in this life is coming to an end, and he will soon enter reincarnation. All the power he has in this life will vanish like smoke."

"What we need to avoid is that he will gain such powerful spiritual strength in his next life. We must nip it in the bud."

The woman's gaze was indifferent, and she didn't say anything more.

In fact, although she knew You Ming's identity, she did not know why You Ming had undergone such a strange change.

His power was so great that it directly affected the balance of the world, turning what was originally a world of mortals into a divine kingdom that he had unified.

You should know that even though he was the builder of the Yellow Millet World, he only dared to leave himself a backdoor through secret means.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have only reached the "Enlightenment" level after nearly a hundred years of cultivation.

Most importantly, You Ming's actions completely disrupted his entire plan.

This also caused her original plan to join forces with You Ming to fall through. Now she can only turn to cooperating with these celestial cultivators to fight against You Ming and strive to restore the world to normal.

"Oh no! That old monster managed to extract half a step of a cultivation technique from me. If he can cultivate it, won't he become even more powerful!"

The kind-hearted young man suddenly seemed to realize something, and his expression changed abruptly.

(End of this chapter)