Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 579: Forcibly Recognizing a Master (Part 2)



"Three months have passed, and those who could come have already arrived. Those who haven't, likely dare not. Shi Gong, you may begin."

The Old Dwarf Hao Yang had just finished speaking when the "Mummy" Mo Xian chuckled sinisterly and continued: "I must say, I am very much looking forward to it. What is the face of the plan you've meticulously prepared for ten thousand years, Shi Gong?"

"I too am eagerly anticipating," Fengfengzi chimed in at the opportune moment.

"Rest assured, everyone! It should not disappoint you," Shi Gong's ancient voice emanated from the depths of the dark evil clouds.

After speaking, those enormous and narrow eyes suddenly shot out two black beams of light, disappearing into the ground of Sealed Mound.

Rumble...

The earth stretching a hundred miles suddenly began to shake, and from the cracks filled with rubble erupted a vast expanse of black light.

Around Sealed Mound, everyone quickly evaded, retreating to a dozen miles away in the end.

The next moment, under everyone's watch, the rubble transformed into large masses of bone powder, soaring amidst the misty glow, followed swiftly by a bizarre-looking small ship emerging from the underground.

Upon closer inspection, this small ship was actually constructed from thousands of various Magical Treasures, with daggers, spears, swords, halberds, steles, towers, bells, and drums all clearly visible.

This Magical Treasure Ship quickly plunged into the great mass of "smoke" mixed with glow and bone powder.

Following closely, the "smoke" swiftly collapsed inward, as if being rapidly absorbed by something.

When the smoke completely disappeared, a brand-new Treasure Ship suddenly appeared before everyone.

This ship was about a hundred feet long, outwardly resembling an ordinary Flying Boat, but its hull emitted an ash-like pale white color.

The countless Magical Treasures from before had vanished, possibly integrated into the inner walls of the Treasure Ship.

"This is the Ten Thousand Treasure Ship, also known as the Sky Breaking Ship! Please, Fellow Daoists, appraise it," Shi Gong looked towards the other five with some pride as he introduced it.

Paper Child, Fengfengzi, and the other five each unfolded their Will Field to envelop this Ten Thousand Treasure Ship.

After a thorough inspection, Fengfengzi was the first to exclaim, "It is near to the Dao! This ship remarkably mirrors our sect's Spiritual Sense amplification Secret Technique. Shi Gong truly is a scholar transcending the heavens, I am humbled."

"For you, old ghost, to conceive such a clever method! How come this sovereign never thought of it! It appears after breaking free, the most likely to claim the Longevity Dao Fruit will be none other than Shi Gong," Mo Xian the Great Venerable said with both jealousy and admiration, while giving a subtle backhanded compliment.

At this point, the Jade Skull suddenly urged, "Quickly, begin! With the suppression of Nightmare Light gone, the Six Desires Sky Demons will soon attack; time is running short for us."

Mo Xian the Great Venerable immediately concurred, "The skeleton speaks true. We have to expend considerable effort to forcibly awaken the Original Spirit for the juniors below. Let's hurry, to avoid any unexpected occurrences."

"Very well, this old one will take responsibility for twenty spots,"

"This sovereign's strength is weak, I'll choose seventeen,"

"I will select...nineteen,"

"Eighteen, this sovereign will take them,"

In the blink of an eye, over eighty "weaklings" who hadn't awakened their own Will were cleanly divided among the six.

The more than a hundred people below were completely unprepared, immediately split into seven sections.

Zhao Sheng, Jin Heng, and others who had awakened their Will and Spiritual Sense were excluded, while the remaining began to endure a test worse than death.

They couldn't alter the will of the six Great Venerables, and could only passively bear the "gifts" from the Great Venerables.

As waves of powerful Will fluctuations were injected into the bodies of over eighty people, they immediately became covered in bulging veins, faces contorted to extremes, an unimaginable pain spreading from within to the fingertips, with every bit of flesh, blood, and bone feeling as though being repeatedly crushed and then reassembled, the whole process akin to Hell, in endless cycles of rebirth.

Witnessing these scenes of misery, Jin Heng, Tianxingzi, Bi Hai the Emerald Old Monster, and others were visibly moved, all comprehending the intent of the six Great Venerables.

Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged on the ground, fully expanding his Will Field, observing the high-level application of Will by the Great Venerables from a Spiritual Sense perspective.

Jin Heng, sharp-eyed, upon seeing Zhao Sheng's pose, immediately followed suit.

The other old monsters, seeing this, all sat cross-legged, closed their eyes, and stared attentively.

Four hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Of the eighty-five individuals, aside from nine whose souls collapsed, the remaining seventy-six all successfully awakened their Original Spirit.

Of course, the price paid for forcibly awakening the Original Spirit was immense, and after this, the lifespans of these people would be significantly shortened.

Hmm?!

Just as Zhao Sheng was about to withdraw his Will Field, two unparalleled Will powers suddenly descended simultaneously.

"You must be Bai Mei!"

"Haha, little one, do not be afraid."

Two voices, one cold and one warm, sounded very familiar.

Zhao Sheng's heart was alarmed, and he immediately opened his eyes. Just as he was about to move, he was suppressed by a powerful will that prevented him from moving.

"Mo Xian, don't scare the little fellow."

Just as these words entered his mind, Zhao Sheng felt a blur before his eyes, and suddenly, an old dwarf with golden long beard appeared three feet away, evidently Great Venerable Hao Yang.

The next moment, Great Venerable Mo Xian also appeared out of thin air beside him.

"Lower realm cultivator Bai Mei, greets the two Great Venerables. I wonder what instructions the Venerables have?" Zhao Sheng quickly got up and respectfully greeted them.

"I want all the food in your space," Mo Xian said bluntly, showing no courtesy whatsoever.

Zhao Sheng certainly didn't dare refuse and immediately opened the Sumeru Space, pouring out Spiritual Medicine, ancient trees, Strange Flowers, and Herbs, all of which formed a pile.

In a blink, it piled into a small mountain.

"Alright! You've given me all the goods. Quickly leave, don't disturb my conversation with the little fellow." Great Venerable Hao Yang, eager to send him away, apparently had no good rapport with Mo Xian.

Mo Xian snorted coldly, and his vast will instantly swept up the mountain of "food," turning and flying toward the seventy-six people over there.

Clearly, the "food" was prepared for these people.

As soon as he moved away, Great Venerable Hao Yang immediately used his own will to set up a triple-layer force field, isolating others from peering.

Zhao Sheng, not understanding why, inevitably felt apprehensive.

Great Venerable Hao Yang stroked his beard, smiling as he reassured Zhao Sheng, "Little fellow, don't let your imagination run wild. Soon, a great opportunity will befall you. After hearing what I have to say, make sure you hold onto yourself and don't go crazy with joy."

The more cryptic his words, the more cautious Zhao Sheng became.

Seeing him on guard, Hao Yang was immediately displeased and retorted irritably, "I find you pleasing to the eye and want to form a contract with you. Simply put, to recognize you as the master. Now, tell me, how big is this opportunity? Is it impressive? Haha, you must be speechless with surprise!"

Zhao Sheng didn't expect Great Venerable Hao Yang to be such a deeply hidden jokester.

Where do you see that I'm surprised?

There's absolutely no joy!

Really, I was too shocked to respond.

"How could I, a junior, be so fortunate to gain your favor, truly a blessing cultivated over ten lifetimes. However—"

"No 'however!' What I decide, you brat have only to obediently comply!" Great Venerable Hao Yang rudely interrupted him.

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Sheng felt an overwhelming will descend upon his entire body, soon losing all control over it.

Mere moments later, a massive Three-legged Golden Crow... illusion appeared above his Purple Mansion Soul Sea.

At the same time, a small golden shield quietly floated before Zhao Sheng, in the unseen connecting his will with another vast will as boundless as the sea.

From ancient times, it's not uncommon for Magical Treasures to recognize a master, but forcibly recognizing a master is rare.

Moreover, the grade of the Haoyang Shield was far too high, exceeding Zhao Sheng's limits.

In a way, Great Venerable Hao Yang openly "recognized a master," but in reality, the servant was bullying the master.

This master could terminate the contract at any time and vanish into the void.

Even Zhao Sheng's life or death was at his whim.

After "master recognition" successfully happened, Zhao Sheng calmly faced reality, in other words, accepted his fate.

"Senior Hao Yang, can you now tell me why you chose me?"

Becoming a Spirit Treasure outcast evidently changed Great Venerable Hao Yang's character.

He didn't hide, openly saying, "Of course, it's because my wise eyes saw your extraordinary Talent, potentially useful for escaping."

Zhao Sheng suddenly realized that it was his Space-Time Teleportation Talent that interested him.

"You're absolutely right! I don't trust those old ghosts like Shi Gong. At the critical moment, with my assistance and your teleportation talent, even if we can't escape, we're likely to get out safely."

"Senior is farsighted; I admire, admire!" Zhao Sheng complimented the other.

"Naturally. Those old ghosts like Shi Gong have fanciful ideas, but none is more convenient than me. None of them is a Spirit Treasure," accidentally revealing a big secret.

As it turned out, not only did he know, but the other Great Venerables had also discovered his "secret."


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