Mortal: Even with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, I still have to try and get my hands on the Little Gree

"Fellow Daoist Mu, I admit I offended you before. But there's no need to keep targeting my Yuling Sect."

"We, the Spirit Control Sect, are entrusting you with the Five Elements Spiritual Infants that we've accumulated over thousands of years. These are treasures left behind by our sect's predecessors..."

Dongmen Tu had a long face, showing no trace of the demeanor of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

But Mu Yu, seeing this scene, already knew that his words had persuaded the other party, and now all that was lacking was a way out.

After all, even as the Supreme Elder of the Yuling Sect, he would face considerable pressure from selling his ancestral property.

Unlike late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators do not possess the extraordinary strength to easily suppress all dissenting voices.

If he agrees without making any pretense, he will be questioned by other Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the sect.

Therefore, Dongmen Tu needs to find a reasonable excuse, even one that might damage his reputation.

"Two level-eight inner cores, that's my bottom line. If you're not willing, I'll turn around and leave."

"It's just the method of refining the Five Elements Spiritual Infant, it's not too difficult. Even without the Spirit Control Sect, I have other ways to obtain this technology."

Mu Yu took out two level-eight inner cores and spoke calmly.

An eighth-level inner core is already considered an extremely precious treasure in Tiannan. Even in the Chaotic Star Sea, things of this level are rare.

If Mu Yu hadn't been unwilling to waste time, he wouldn't have taken out those two level-eight inner cores.

Right now, everything is focused on the Five Elements Spiritual Infant. Once the issue of the Five Elements Spiritual Infant is resolved, Mu Yu will find an opportunity to have a proper discussion with Dongmen Tu about the price.

Seeing the two level-eight inner cores that Mu Yu took out, Dongmen Tu felt extremely embarrassed and annoyed by his reaction. He also complained to Mu Yu, "Couldn't we have talked it out properly? Why did you have to use such methods?"

Other methods? Besides the Spirit Control Sect, where else can we find traces of the Five Elements Spiritual Infants? They're probably looking for an opportunity to strike from the shadows.

Well, returning Yue to its former glory is already shameful enough, so I'm not afraid of losing even more face.

It's just a little secret technique, just give it to him.

Looking at Mu Yu's extremely calm gaze, Dongmen Tu was certain that if he dared to accept these two level-eight inner cores today, he would basically never need to leave the sect again.

Anyone who dares to go out will inevitably die in some kind of peculiar accident.

"Ahem, Fellow Daoist Mu is quite impatient."

"It's just some secret technique, it doesn't need to be that expensive, one is enough."

Two. Even if Mu Yu dared to give that many, Dongmen Tu wouldn't dare to accept them. He had finally managed to let the matter of the teleportation array pass, and he certainly wouldn't dare to make enemies again.

"But could you, fellow Daoist, swear an oath against your inner demons and ensure that you will not leak our sect's secret techniques?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yu showed no mercy and said directly, "I can only guarantee that it will not be easily spread."

"My time is limited. Fellow Daoist, please make a decision quickly regarding whether you wish to accept my deal."

Mu Yu spoke, handing over two level-eight demon cores at the same time.

Dongmen Tu hesitated for a long time until he heard a voice transmission in his ear. Then he sighed and pushed one of the level eight demon cores back.

"Alas, it's not that I'm greedy, it's just that things passed down from our ancestors are indeed not something to be sold casually."

"As I just said, all I need is one level-eight demon core in exchange."

"As for the other one, if you are interested in selling it, my Yuling Sect also has some treasures available for you to choose from."

In the end, Dongmen Tu still didn't dare to accept the two level-eight demon cores.

Although Mu Yu's cultivation level has not yet reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, in Tiannan, his deterrent power is almost no different from that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Geng metal, the jade of the five elements..."

"If your Yuling Sect possesses any of these, you can exchange them for an eighth-level demon core."

Mu Yu uttered a series of extremely rare material names.

Apart from the Geng metal, almost every item was a legendary item in Dongmen Tu's memory, some of which he had never even heard of.

Dongmen Tu shook his head and replied with some disappointment:

"Apart from Geng metal, I have never even seen the materials you mentioned, fellow Daoist."

After casually accepting the eighth-level inner core and a pile of jade slips returned by Dongmen Tu, Mu Yu turned and left without hesitation.

Since Dongmen Tu is so sensible, Mu Yu has no need to go all out and kill him.

……

After leaving the Yuling Sect, Mu Yu did not return to Huangfeng Valley, but instead flew towards the direction of Yunmeng Mountain.

Mu Yu's purpose was not, of course, the Luo Yun Sect, but the Bai Qiao Academy, which was also located in Yunmeng Mountain.

Baiqiao Academy is a very famous weapon-refining sect in Tiannan. Mu Yu plans to go there to see if there are any special magic treasures that can strengthen the connection between the second nascent soul and the main body.

Coincidentally, the innate ability to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune also suggests that going to Baiqiaoyuan is an auspicious sign.

However, since we're already here, let's pick up a corpse demon before heading to the Hundred Treasures Courtyard.

After arriving at Yunmeng Mountain, Mu Yu first went to the nearby Green Footprint Swamp and found a giant mountain whose peak could not be seen from the edge of the swamp.

Through the Ming-Qing spiritual eye, Mu Yu discovered a crack, and at the end of that crack was the place where the corpse demon was imprisoned.

Besides, Linghu with four pupils, who was kept by the corpse demon, was also one of Mu Yu's targets.

Using the Earth Escape Technique, Mu Yu quickly arrived at a stone chamber made of lapis lazuli.

Mu Yu could sense that there were many restrictions in this lapis lazuli stone chamber, some of which were quite troublesome even for Mu Yu.

"Nascent Soul Stage Monk!!!"

"How did you find this place?"

The corpse demon, which maintained its human form in the center of the stone chamber, immediately became somewhat out of control upon seeing Mu Yu.

Clearly, she was trapped here and unable to exert any power. If the newcomer were a Core Formation stage cultivator, she might be able to put up a fight.

If you're at the Nascent Soul stage, you're basically doomed.

Mu Yu stared calmly at the corpse demon for a long while, then suddenly asked, "Is the appearance you've conjured the same as what you looked like in your previous life?"

The corpse demon gave Mu Yu a strange look, then resignedly said:

"Before death? What's this talk about before death? You don't believe in that nonsense about spirits communicating with the dead, do you?"

"I am a corpse demon, a being born from a human corpse. This corpse has nothing to do with me. The only thing that exists between us is probably a deep-seated blood feud."

Mu Yu noticed that at this moment, the corpse demon's eyes revealed an extremely intense aura of resentment.

Indeed, from the moment they gained sentience, they were trapped in such a place for countless years, with absolutely no hope of escaping. It would be strange if they didn't harbor resentment.

"If I remember correctly, corpse demons should possess most of their memories from their previous life, but you deny your own life story and all the memories in your mind. That makes me quite curious."

Mu Yu didn't rush to make a move; instead, she spoke with the corpse demon with great interest.

According to Mu Yu's understanding, most corpse demons are extremely bloodthirsty by nature and are top-notch ferocious spirits. However, the corpse demon in front of him now looks as calm as an ordinary cultivator.

Upon hearing Mu Yu's words, the corpse demon scoffed and said disdainfully, "Just some memories, what kind of life story is that?"

"You talk a lot, don't you? Perhaps you're not here to slay demons and monsters?"

Upon hearing the corpse demon's words, Mu Yu seemed to remember something. After searching with her divine sense, she found a jade box with a golden talisman and a piece of spiritual eye jade in a corner.

Upon noticing Mu Yu's actions, Shi Xiao's expression changed drastically, but he quickly regained his composure and tried to appear indifferent.

"You're right, I am indeed here to slay demons and monsters."

"I was hoping to chat with you for a bit, but if you don't want to talk, then never mind."

"And inside this... is your main soul, right...?"

After experiencing the auspicious and inauspicious talent, Mu Yu reached out and tore off the gold talisman pasted on the jade box.

Upon seeing this, the corpse demon's face revealed an expression of wild joy.

Just as the Corpse Demon thought its main soul was about to break free, the pale white flame in Mu Yu's hand ignited the jade box.

The original soul belonging to the Corpse Demon didn't even have a chance to open the box and take a look before it was completely burned to ashes by the Asura Sacred Fire.

"Ah! Stop! Don't burn it anymore! I'm willing to serve you as my master... No, please don't..."

Extremely shrill screams came from his mouth, interspersed with many pleas for mercy.

Clearly, the destruction of the main soul immediately harmed the divided soul, proving that the soul of this corpse demon was not completely separated like the second nascent soul, but still maintained some kind of connection.

No wonder, even though it could allow the divided soul to possess the four-eyed spirit fox, the corpse demon still didn't choose to let the divided soul escape. It wasn't that it didn't want to escape, but that it simply couldn't.

Because this kind of split soul has no real self-awareness, it can only be considered a puppet controlled by the original body.

Just like Mu Yu used a split soul to control a puppet during the Core Formation stage, although this split soul seems to have its own consciousness, it actually maintains a deep relationship with the main soul. Once the main soul is damaged, the split soul will inevitably die as well.

The second nascent soul that Mu Yu is about to refine is another kind of divine power that can truly allow the soul to completely split apart.

This method of splitting the soul truly results in becoming two different individuals; even if one part is destroyed, it has no effect on the other.

The Asura Sacred Fire burned, and the corpse demon, amidst its screams, completely lost all life, leaving behind only a strangely shaped, exceptionally ugly corpse.

"As expected of the legendary Ghostly Sacred Fire, it's incredibly fast at burning the soul of this kind of demon."

Mu Yu glanced at the corpse demon on the ground, which had completely lost its breath, then reached out and picked up the four-eyed spirit fox from the other side, observing it for a moment.

Sure enough, at this moment, only a weak instinctive reaction remained in the body of the four-eyed spirit fox; its soul had completely disappeared.

This is the difference between the ordinary method of dividing the soul and the method of completely splitting the soul.

In ordinary methods of splitting the soul, if the main soul dies, the split soul will also disappear along with it, with no possibility of escaping unscathed.

Just to be on the safe side, Mu Yu called out Ti Hun to check it before taking out a jade box covered with various restrictive talismans from her storage bag.

When it was opened, a round bead the size of an egg suddenly popped out.

"Mu Yu...you've gone too far! Do you know how long I was imprisoned in the Void Cauldron?"

"How...how dare you lock me up?!"

From within the bead came Silver Moon's aggrieved and angry cry.

Mu Yu didn't take it seriously at all, simply handing her the four-eyed spirit fox and saying:

"Use this body that has been prepared for you temporarily until we take back your body."

The moment it saw the Four-Eyed Spirit Fox, the silver wolf immediately darted out of the bead and plunged into the Four-Eyed Spirit Fox's body.

Immediately afterwards, the silver light gradually merged into the body of the four-eyed spirit fox.

Before long, the silver light on the four-eyed spirit fox's body gradually dissipated, and it stood up with its limbs, but after taking only two steps, its front legs buckled and it knelt down in front of Mu Yu.

Upon seeing this scene, Mu Yu couldn't help but laugh and say, "Fellow Daoist Yin Yue, there's no need to present me with such a grand gesture..."

Upon hearing this, Yin Yue looked up at Mu Yu and said with dissatisfaction:

"If you're so capable, fellow Daoist, say those words again in front of me after I regain my original body."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yu replied nonchalantly, "Alright, as long as Fellow Daoist Silver Moon performs this action again, what's so difficult about me repeating it?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Yue subconsciously glanced at Mu Yu, surprised that he still had such audacity.

No, it's not like courage, it's more like... a powerful self-confidence that completely disregards oneself.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, have you forgotten that my true form is at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm?"

After briefly adapting to the body she had taken over, Silver Moon spoke up to offer a reminder.

Mu Yu did not answer immediately. Instead, he opened his palm, and the Soul Nourishing and Spirit Condensing Pearl flew into his palm on its own.

Upon seeing this, Yin Yue became furious.

Mu Yu's actions were practically a blatant indication that, despite her true form being at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Yin Yue was currently just a spirit, and specifically the spirit of the Soul Nourishing and Spirit Enriching Pearl.

"I know that you not only possess the cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul stage in your physical body, but you are also the granddaughter of Ao Xiao, a powerful cultivator in the Great Ascension stage of the Spirit Realm."

"Logically speaking, I should be treating you like a treasure right now."

Upon hearing this, Silver Moon instinctively felt a sense of fear, and the fox demon's body subconsciously curled up into a ball.

Mu Yu glanced at it and continued:

"However, I'm not actually afraid of those strong people."

"Especially since you're not even considered a strong person yet!"

"So Silver Moon, you need to understand that we are only cooperating now. I'm helping you regain your body, and you need to go back to the Spirit Realm and deliver a message to me."

"As for what happened after you regained your original body..."

At this point, Mu Yu paused for a moment before continuing:

"After you get your body back, you can do whatever you want, as long as you're willing to pay the price."

Mu Yu's tone was very calm. Whether he was talking about Ao Xiao, a powerful cultivator in the Mahayana stage, or about Yin Yue's behavior after regaining her original body, it seemed that there was nothing of note to him.

This feeling reminded Yin Yue of her grandfather, who had reached the Mahayana stage, a memory she hadn't had in a long time.

In fact, Yin Yue hadn't met Ao Xiao many times, but his attitude of not caring about anything seemed very similar to Mu Yu's now.

"It was just a joke... Fellow Daoist Mu shouldn't mind, right?"

Yin Yue subconsciously tried to ease the atmosphere. Although Mu Yu looked calm, he seemed terrifying.

"It's nothing, just a reminder."

"After all, although I know a lot about you, I'm not actually very familiar with you. This is only our third meeting."

"It's better to say some things in advance to avoid misunderstandings later."

Upon hearing Mu Yu's words, Yin Yue suddenly realized that she was actually not very familiar with Mu Yu.

Could it be because I became the spirit of their magical artifact? Why do I feel so familiar with them?

"Alright, get used to your body. You can use this body to go out normally."

"We'll need to spend a long time together before we can reclaim your original body."

"Therefore, some rules need to be agreed upon in advance."

"I can grant you a certain degree of freedom, but you are not allowed to pry into any of my secrets."

"In exchange, I will provide you with the magical artifacts you need for this body, as well as the elixirs for your daily cultivation."

"..."

After agreeing on some details of future cooperation with Yin Yue, Mu Yu turned to look at the corpse demon's body.

At this moment, the main soul of the corpse demon has died, and the divided soul has also disappeared along with the death of the main soul, leaving only this shell.

The Xuan Yin Scripture does record many methods for refining demonic corpses, but overall they are not very good. Using those methods to refine this corpse demon's body would seem like a waste.

Alright, let's put this away first. With the strength of this corpse demon's body, even if it's simply refined into a puppet, it can still exert considerable combat power.

It took Mu Yu a little time to pull out the giant silver nail that was stuck in the ground and unlock the silver chains on the corpse demon's body.

Perhaps because the corpse demon was dead, the restrictions that originally imprisoned it became exceptionally easy to break, and Mu Yu did not expend too much effort.

After attaching some restrictive talismans to the corpse demon's body, Mu Yu put it, along with the silver chains and giant silver nails, into a jade box and placed it in his storage bag.

After doing all this, Mu Yu used brute force to cut off a piece of lapis lazuli, intending to go back and study it.

This lapis lazuli, also known as the spirit-absorbing stone, has the property that it cannot be harmed by ordinary spells, which Mu Yu is quite curious about.

If there were a way to use this stone to forge a defensive magic weapon, the effect would definitely be quite good.

But it seems unlikely. If this could be used to refine magical artifacts, it would probably have been completely consumed by ancient cultivators long ago.

Fine, I'll go test it out, and then feed it to a few gold-eating beetles to see how it goes.

If we can give the Gold-Eating Insects this passive ability to absorb spirits, then we can feed them all of it.

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