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

After several months of seclusion to adapt, and confirming that there were no problems with the Five Elements Spiritual Infants and that the Wood-type Spiritual Infant had successfully switched to cultivating the Profound Yin Technique, Mu Yu officially emerged from seclusion.

However, Mu Yu still had some doubts about the rotation of the five elements.

When the Five Elements Cycle is in full operation, a significant amount of the Five Elements' magical power will be consumed during the transformation. However, under normal circumstances, the Five Elements Cycle will not result in any noticeable consumption.

Could it be that the cycle of the five elements is not yet perfect, or that there is something in the cycle of the five elements that I have not yet discovered?

If this problem can be solved, then Mu Yu might have a chance to use the Five Elements Spiritual Infant as the Five Elements Spiritual Root after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, thereby solving the problem of breaking through to the Void Refinement stage.

Of course, it's too early to think about this now.

Mu Yu didn't even quite understand the principle behind the emergence of the Five Elements Spiritual Infants. He only knew that doing so would benefit him, but he didn't know what those benefits were.

In any case, if you follow your natural inclination to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, nothing harmful to you will happen.

It can only be said that while the talent for seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune is already powerful enough, it still has its limits.

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"Fellow Daoist Mu, isn't your Five Elements Spiritual Infant Technique a bit too risky?"

"Even in the Spirit Realm, I have never seen anyone dare to create five Nascent Soul clones in a row."

On Mu Yu's shoulder, Silver Moon, who had just been released from the cave, was curiously examining the five nascent souls within Mu Yu's body, her expression somewhat inexplicably listless.

After all, it was half of the soul body that had once been in the Nascent Soul stage. It only took a period of time to recuperate in the Spirit Nourishing Pearl before it regained a considerable amount of spiritual power.

Although Mu Yu is currently in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, it is still difficult for him to conceal the secrets within his body under the watchful gaze of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

"Looks like I should keep you locked up for a while longer."

"Didn't we agree that you wouldn't pry into my secrets?"

Mu Yu raised his hand and tapped the four-eyed spirit fox on the head without any politeness, showing no respect whatsoever for a Nascent Soul stage expert.

Silvermoon couldn't help but clutch her head with her fox paws, then quickly lowered them, grimacing in pain as she complained:

"It's all your fault... You cultivated five Nascent Souls without telling me. I thought you had been possessed by some old monster."

"I meant well; I wanted to save you."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have exposed the strength of my spiritual sense, and I wouldn't have suffered a backlash from the magic weapon for trying to rebel against my master."

"In this way, the consciousness I had finally managed to recover was forced back down."

Yin Yue's words reminded Mu Yu of the scene when he had just emerged from seclusion.

He had just stepped into Yinyue's room, intending to take her out for a walk, but before he could even speak, he was met with a divine sense attack, and the intensity of it was not low, breaking through several of Mu Yu's divine soul defense treasures in succession.

It seems that many of the magical treasures crafted during the Core Formation stage are due for obsolescence.

Finally, if it weren't for the Soul-Nourishing and Spirit-Condensing Pearl automatically protecting its master, causing a backlash from the shared power of the two, Mu Yu might have suffered some minor injuries.

Mu Yu was really startled at the time, and almost caused the Soul Nourishing and Spirit Condensing Pearl to self-destruct.

Because the attack came so suddenly, the "Avoid Misfortune and Seek Good Fortune" skill gave no warning whatsoever.

Perhaps because it won't cause harm, it doesn't meet the criteria for a minor misfortune?

That's how the innate ability to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune works; it won't give you any warnings unless you reach a certain level.

But thankfully it was like this, otherwise Mu Yu would have been kept busy by the constant stream of auspicious and inauspicious omens.

Although she was startled, that was all. Mu Yu didn't punish Yin Yue too much, since she had already suffered the consequences of her recklessness.

Afterwards, Mu Yu naturally wanted to find out the reason. After asking, he learned that Yin Yue saw four extra Nascent Souls in her body and thought that Mu Yu was being possessed and was asking her for help, so she launched an attack in fright.

"You're right. If you hadn't been peeking inside my body, nothing would have happened."

"It seems I need to add some more restrictions to that Soul Nourishing and Spirit Condensing Pearl, so you won't cause me any trouble later."

"You were lucky that you only suffered the backlash from the restrictions within the magic weapon. If that kind of spiritual attack had come again, I would have crushed that Spirit Nourishing Pearl magic weapon directly."

"When the magic weapon shatters, you, as its spirit, will surely die as well."

"Don't be so reckless next time."

Mu Yu raised his hand and patted Yin Yue's fox head as a form of punishment.

Although this incident was just a misunderstanding, it allowed Mu Yu to understand the current strength of Silver Moon.

Even if only a tiny bit of power is restored, it will be enough to play a role in certain special situations.

Having temporarily cancelled his plans to travel to the far west, Mu Yu spent two months refining the Soul Nourishing and Spirit Enriching Pearl, while also preparing a new one.

As the spirit of the Soul-Nourishing and Spirit-Condensing Pearl, Silver Moon didn't exactly suffer during these two months, but she certainly didn't fare well either.

After all, the Soul-Nourishing and Spirit-Condensing Pearl is her true form right now, so being reforged is naturally somewhat uncomfortable for her.

After thinking it over, Mu Yu decided not to put Silver Moon back into the spirit beast pouch, but to keep it with her.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the far west to see another old codger."

Mu Yu casually tossed out a communication talisman to inform Ancestor Linghu, and then used his Thunderwind Wings to unleash a wind escape technique.

When traveling alone, the wind escape technique of the Thunder Wind Wings is faster.

Moreover, Mu Yu now possesses five times more mana under normal conditions and three times more under extreme conditions, so he no longer needs to worry about mana consumption.

Soon, Mu Yu crossed the Tiannan region and plunged into the desert.

At first, Yinyue stayed obediently on Muyu's shoulder, chatting with him occasionally to relieve her boredom.

But the desert was too big, with sandstorms raging all the time, which annoyed Silver Moon. So she asked Mu Yu for a few pills and then went to sleep in her spirit beast pouch.

Mu Yu didn't pay much attention and continued to try to improve the Five Elements Spiritual Infant while traveling.

After a long and arduous journey that took about three months, Mu Yu finally crossed the vast desert and arrived at the far west, where the Thousand Bamboo Sect was located.

The Thousand Bamboo Sect truly lives up to its reputation as the sect founded by the Great Evolution Divine Lord. Although there are no Nascent Soul stage cultivators here, the variety of puppets is astounding.

The Thousand Bamboo Sect doesn't cultivate many spiritual plants; they mostly grow ancient ironwood and similar materials for crafting puppets.

"There's no sign of development in this place."

The far west is quite large, about the size of two countries in the south, which should be more than enough to accommodate a sect.

But perhaps it's because the Thousand Bamboo Sect is too obsessed with puppets? No Nascent Soul stage cultivator has been born here for a long time.

It's rather strange that such a large place, with decent spiritual veins, hasn't been invaded by any Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Too lazy to pay attention to the group of Golden Core cultivators from the Thousand Bamboo Sect, Mu Yu went directly to the Thousand Bamboo Sect headquarters and began searching for traces of the whereabouts of the Great Evolution Divine Lord.

During this time, Mu Yu found a follow-up cultivation method to the Great Evolution Technique.

But after looking through it, I realized that it was actually a half-finished product deduced by later generations, and it was full of loopholes. Anyone who tried to cultivate it would surely die.

"It seems that the reason why the Thousand Bamboo Sect has not produced any Nascent Soul stage cultivators is probably not only because it is obsessed with puppets, but also very likely because it has no subsequent cultivation methods."

Mu Yu said thoughtfully.

If this happened in another sect, they would probably switch to a different cultivation method.

However, since the Thousand Bamboo Sect is named after a sect, it means that the Thousand Bamboo Sect contains a religious element and naturally worships the Great Evolution Technique. It is highly unlikely that they will change their cultivation method.

In fact, sometimes you can get a general idea of ​​someone's style of doing things just by hearing their sect's name.

For example, the "valley" in Huangfeng Valley refers to a secluded life, free from worldly strife, where cultivation methods are also relatively casual.

The "Zong" in "Yan Yue Zong" refers to the orthodox sect, which usually has some inherited techniques and so on.

The other gates, fortresses, and mountains each have their own meanings.

However, as time went on, the names of some sects became merely symbolic.

However, the teachings of the Thousand Bamboo Sect clearly still retain some religious characteristics, and their object of worship is naturally the Great Evolution God.

Mu Yu, having no particular reverence for the Great Yan Divine Lord, easily found something resembling a treasure map inside the statue of the Great Yan Divine Lord.

Based on some clues on the treasure map, Mu Yu searched about three or four places before finally finding the puppet possessed by the Great Yan Divine Lord in an underground ruin.

Mu Yu wasn't sure if the somewhat unusual puppet in front of him was the Great Yan Divine Lord, but he was unwilling to go forward and take a closer look.

Mu Yu took out another Soul-Nourishing and Spirit-Condensing Pearl from his storage bag and tossed it over, saying:

"Senior Great Evolution Divine Lord, if you don't want your soul to be scattered, you'd better not use your Seven Emotions Technique on me."

Although Mu Yu has five special nascent souls within him, making him completely unafraid of the Seven Emotions Technique of the Great Evolution Divine Lord, even with other nascent souls, Mu Yu is not inclined to attempt to connect with the emotions of others.

"Huh, aren't you going to say anything?"

"Or perhaps... your puppet doesn't even have the ability to speak?"

"In that case, you shall listen."

"Next, I will use magic to free you from this puppet and allow you to enter this Soul Nourishing and Spirit Enriching Pearl."

"This treasure is made using technology from the spirit world, crafted from Soul-Nourishing Wood, and is a supreme treasure specifically designed for remnant souls."

As Mu Yu spoke, he didn't care about the reaction of the Great Evolution Divine Lord. He directly activated the Soul Nourishing and Spirit Condensing Pearl's ability to absorb souls, attempting to pull the Great Evolution Divine Lord out of the puppet.

But after trying, the soul inside the puppet seemed to be rooted in the ground and could not be sucked out at all.

It seems that the Soul-Possessing Technique developed by the Great Evolution Divine Lord is not simply about residing in a puppet, but rather about becoming one with the puppet.

"Hmm? Interesting. It seems it will take some effort to get your soul out."

Mu Yu pondered for a moment, then took out the array plate and array flags from his storage bag and began to set up the array.

Although there hasn't been time to update the formation with Xin Ruyin yet, it should be sufficient to deal with the current situation.

"This formation is called the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Formation."

"Even if you, Great Evolution Divine Lord, are now just a puppet, I still have a way to absorb your soul."

Once the formation was set up, Mu Yu activated it without hesitation.

The next moment, an aura that seemed to come from the underworld emerged from the formation, and an aura specifically targeting the soul gradually enveloped the puppet below.

Before long, a wisp of soul, almost disintegrating, was forcefully absorbed by the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Array.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Yu activated the Soul-Nourishing and Spirit-Containing Pearl's Soul-Capturing Light, completely absorbing the Great Evolution Divine Lord's soul into it.

"Kid...you almost killed me!"

Before long, the extremely weak voice of the Great Evolution Divine Lord came from the Soul Nourishing and Spirit Condensing Pearl.

Mu Yu, however, dismissed the complaints of the Great Evolution God and said:

"He's... not dead yet."

"How effective is my Soul-Nourishing and Spirit-Consolidating Pearl? Can it allow you to continue living?"

Faced with Mu Yu's question, the Great Evolution Divine Lord remained silent for a moment before asking:

"I sensed the aura of the Great Evolution Technique, but you... you shouldn't be one of my disciples or grand-disciples, right?"

Mu Yu hadn't expected that even in this situation, the Great Evolution Divine Lord's biggest concern wasn't his own life, but the cultivation technique he had created.

"Yes, I am a cultivator from Tiannan. I accidentally obtained the first half of the Great Evolution Technique and came to the far west to find the second half. But I discovered that the creator of the Great Evolution Technique was still alive."

Mu Yu answered honestly that he had nothing to fear from the Great Yan Divine Lord.

While the main function of this Soul Nourishing and Spirit Condensing Pearl is to help the Great Evolution Divine Lord restore his soul, it can also prevent the Great Evolution Divine Lord from launching any possible attacks.

Although the previous incident with Silver Moon was just a misunderstanding, Mu Yu didn't want such a thing to happen again.

"As expected, but even if you rescue me from that puppet and put me into this treasure, it will only extend my lifespan by two or three hundred years."

"Why should I, an old man, bother to pass on the cultivation technique I painstakingly created to you just to prolong my own existence for the next two hundred years?"

As expected, the Great Evolution Divine Lord was not a remnant soul. Although the Soul Nourishing and Spirit Condensing Pearl was incredibly effective, it was not heaven-defying enough to achieve the feat of defying fate.

"Okay, I think I know what you're trying to say. You just want me to do something, right?"

"If you were so eager to die, why did you endure such torment within the puppet for nearly ten thousand years, senior?"

Mu Yu was unwilling to play mind games with such an old thing that had lived for about ten thousand years, so he simply pointed out the other party's thoughts directly to save himself the trouble of talking.

Mu Yu's words made the Great Yan Divine Lord silent for a moment, but in the end he decided not to care about those trivial details anymore.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, which one doesn't possess some incredibly rare opportunity?

There is no one in this human realm who can painstakingly condense their nascent soul solely through their own efforts.

"Your understanding of me doesn't seem like hearsay."

"Fine, since you've come for the follow-up techniques of the Great Evolution Technique, I have two conditions. First, find a suitable person to pass on all my skills."

"As for the second one, it will also benefit you. I need you to refine a puppet at the late Nascent Soul stage."

"I have been trapped in this puppet for ten thousand years, without any magical power. Apart from hibernation, the only thing I can do is study puppetry."

"After such a long time..."

Having probably not been in contact with people for a long time, the Great Evolution God was unusually talkative.

However, it is also possible that within the Soul Nourishing and Spirit Enriching Pearl, the soul of the Great Evolution Divine Lord was nourished by the spiritual treasure, allowing him to experience a long-lost sense of comfort.

After taking a moment to inquire, Mu Yu discovered that all of the puppets once owned by the Great Evolution God had become useless over time, which left Mu Yu somewhat disappointed.

This is normal, though; if puppets aren't specially preserved, they will naturally become ineffective over time.

Otherwise, why are the treasures passed down from ancient times so powerful?

It's because the less powerful treasures disappeared long ago with the passage of time and simply couldn't be passed down.

Those that have survived to the present day are naturally powerful treasures.

"Speaking of which, since you didn't have enough time to cultivate back then, why didn't you switch to the Ghost Path?"

As Mu Yu hurried along, she asked curiously.

Having found the Great Evolutionary Lord, there was no need to stay in this far west any longer, so Mu Yu naturally embarked on his return journey.

Upon hearing Mu Yu's question, the Great Evolution Divine Lord snorted coldly before answering:

"Ghost cultivator? What's so great about being a being who severs the path of reincarnation and is hated by heaven and earth?"

"I do not wish to die, but I also do not wish to become that kind of being that is neither alive nor dead."

"Instead of becoming a ghost cultivator, I might as well try that so-called reincarnation. Maybe I'll have better luck in my next life."

The current views of the Great Evolution Divine Lord are largely the views of most people in the cultivation world; only a very few would choose to become a ghost cultivator.

Moreover, most ghost cultivators who cultivate to a certain level do not have a good ending.

With those precedents in place, naturally even fewer people would be willing to switch to the path of ghosts.

In the world of cultivation, there are even more demonic cultivators than ghost cultivators.

But for Mu Yu, if he really reached a dead end, becoming a ghost cultivator wouldn't be out of the question.

After all, once they reach the spirit world, there is still a chance to be reborn.

As for the process and risks of reviving...

If there's a cheat code, it doesn't really matter; there's always a way to bring him back to life.

But if you don't have any cheat codes, then you'd better pray that you have a Yin constitution.

"If I gave you a chance to be resurrected, how about you help me?"

Quite abruptly, Mu Yu spoke up.

Upon hearing this, the Great Evolutionary Lord was also somewhat troubled, and it took him a long while to continue speaking:

"If you had lived a few thousand years earlier, this bead might have been able to sustain my soul's energy consumption, but that would be all."

"Resurrection? That's too far-fetched for me. In my current state, no one even knows if I can regain possession."

"Even if I'm lucky enough to possess another body, I'll still be in a state where my lifespan is about to run out. Am I just going to wait to die after possessing someone?"

"Or do you possess something like the Rejuvenating Spring Water or the Longevity Pill?"

Clearly, the Great Evolution God-King did not believe he had any chance of being resurrected.

"I have the Longevity Pill... I don't have the Rejuvenating Spring Water, but I know where I can find it."

"Now, how much of a chance do you think you have of being brought back to life?"

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