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Chapter 72 Chen Lang
Chapter 72 Chen Lang
The lingering effects of the interaction between the soul and spirit were long-lasting.
Qin Chengcheng was utterly exhausted. Deep within her sea of consciousness, the woman in the red dress she had transformed into looked at Chen Yi with a smile, then slowly lay down in her sea of souls and gradually fell asleep.
Her spiritual sea is also undergoing a qualitative change.
Chen Yi could see with his naked eye that his omnipresent soul power had become clearer and more substantial.
Just now, she also absorbed a portion of the essence of Chen Yi's divine consciousness, refined and transformed it, and thus it entered her body, becoming part of her divine soul power.
Looking at the woman within the other's soul and sensing the surrounding soul power, Chen Yi felt a deep connection with her.
He now understood why the female disciple of the Myriad Sounds Pavilion never used the Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens technique lightly, and why its effects were most pronounced only during their first spiritual encounter.
Because its use requires the merging of the souls of two people, and multiple mergings at that, it is a more advanced and complex process than the lower-level physical union.
This requires an absolute level of trust between two people, and sometimes, even married couples cannot reach this level of trust.
And after spiritual communion,
The soul power of a direct descendant of the Myriad Sounds Pavilion will bear a trace of the other party's influence.
Because she was the one actively using it, her spiritual power was essentially providing the other party with primal energy free of charge, thus enhancing the essence of their spiritual power.
The divine soul power she obtains will bear the indelible mark of the other party's divine soul power.
No matter how many times she performs this spiritual communion afterward, she will never achieve the same effect as the first time.
This indelible mark depends on the overall level and quality of the male cultivator's spiritual power.
Not to mention, the test of the male cultivator's character during spiritual communion.
Because if a male cultivator were to intentionally cause trouble and tamper with the other person's soul, the consequences would be far more terrible.
"If she hadn't been forced into it, Qin Chengcheng would never have chosen a cook at the Qi Refining stage as her first spiritual connection partner."
Chen Yi thought to himself.
No wonder she was reluctant until I revealed my true colors, then she seemed somewhat relieved.
She's also a sucker for good looks.
While the other person slept, Chen Yi slowly organized his insights from this spiritual communion.
Simultaneously,
They are also studying the new changes that occurred after the qualitative change in his spiritual power.
Within the ancestral aperture, the once clear drop of water had now frozen into ice, with a single, cold glint flashing at its center, seemingly possessing extreme icy power.
Inside the Niwan Palace, the greenwood seedlings swayed gently, and the bud at the top, which was both real and illusory, was slowly blooming, emitting a rich wave of life.
With a thought, Chen Yi's divine sense spread out like a tide.
But he could clearly sense that his divine sense had definitely become stronger.
Perhaps the range of perception will not change much.
However, its spiritual perception ability is far superior to before.
Within the seven layers of arrays on the wall, the flow of magical power in each array pattern became crystal clear, far surpassing the abilities before the spiritual communion!
When he condensed his divine sense into needles, nine ice needles silently appeared, their tips gleaming with a cold, eerie blue light. Wherever they passed, even the air seemed to freeze.
Even though these were ice needles he had conjured himself, Chen Yi's divine sense felt as if it would freeze if it were pricked.
This icy cold is on a completely different level from the previous chill.
At the same time, at the top of the greenwood seedling inside the Niwan Palace, the flower bud trembled slightly, emitting a rich life force.
Chen Yi carefully sensed it and found that this life force could nourish his soul, and even if his spiritual consciousness was over-consumed, it could be restored to its original state in a short time.
Chen Yi attempted to condense his divine sense into wood-attribute needles. Nine green needles appeared, their tips wreathed in wisps of life. When placed within Chen Yi's sea of consciousness, he could clearly feel the nourishment and repair it provided to his divine sense.
Once the flower bud recovers, the green needle can then exert its effects on the external environment.
At the same time, Chen Yi discovered that he was beginning to be able to slowly sense the fluctuations of life energy emanating from Qin Chengcheng beside him.
It was an indescribable feeling, unlike fluctuations in magical power or divine sense.
It is simply possible to distinguish between living and non-living entities.
Chen Yi wondered what would happen if he encountered an enemy with the same concealment technique as himself, or a cultivator with a higher level of concealment ability.
If the other party is disguised as a stone,
Chen Yi might be able to discern it through his faint perception of life energy.
This ability might not be useful under normal circumstances, but it could save your life at any time.
Chen Yi activated his divine sense shield once more, and a layer of ice crystal barrier instantly formed, its surface shimmering with the vitality of green wood.
The dual divine senses of ice and wood are woven together, transforming into various forms. The ice shield's defense is significantly enhanced, and the restoration of wood can also restore the structure of the divine sense shield.
Chen Yi sensed it; although his current spiritual power had not yet reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage,
However, judging solely from the defensive capabilities of the double-layered divine sense shield, it should have already surpassed the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and reached the late-Foundation Establishment level.
This is the most direct manifestation of a new level of consciousness after a qualitative change.
"This quality of divine consciousness has already initially possessed the second-order forms of wood and water in the Five Elements Divine Consciousness. Let's call it the [Minor Five Elements Divine Consciousness] for now."
"However, I have only opened the Ancestral Aperture and the Niwan Palace in my Divine Consciousness Aperture so far. I don't know when I will be able to open the other three apertures and gather all five elements of Divine Consciousness attributes. Perhaps there will be other changes at that time."
The above describes the changes in quality, and incidentally, Chen Yi's spiritual consciousness also increased.
Before the spiritual communion, he could condense a maximum of nineteen spiritual needles and three double spiritual shields.
Now Chen Yi began to experiment, and soon the twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second divine sense needles gradually took shape.
The number of divine sense shields has also increased from three to four.
Qin Chengcheng is still asleep.
Chen Yi got up and sat down beside her, protecting her while consolidating his improved spiritual cultivation.
During her period of deep sleep, Chen Yi needed to reorganize and revise his plan to deal with the restrictions placed on her soul.
After the quality of spiritual consciousness improved and perceptual abilities were significantly enhanced...
Chen Yi was not optimistic; instead, he vaguely sensed that something was amiss.
Looking back now, it seems that Qin Chengcheng's four-fold soul restriction was not as simple as he had previously analyzed.
The four layers of restrictions were not simply superimposed, and the twenty-seven connection points to her soul also seemed to follow a pattern.
"My spiritual sense wasn't strong enough before, so I couldn't tell."
Chen Yi frowned in thought. If he hadn't had this improvement in the quality of his divine sense and had instead rashly tried to dismantle the restriction on her, it certainly wouldn't have gone smoothly.
A few days later,
The small courtyard next door, Liu Jinjin
Xu Shixian paced back and forth anxiously:
"The appointed time for my Jade Dragon Sect to propose marriage at Miaoyin Pavilion is only a few days away. Why is Fairy Qin still in seclusion?"
"Jin Jin, are you sure that chef also went into seclusion several days ago?"
"I'm certain, Young Master Xu."
Liu Jinjin, who had just rinsed her mouth, nodded.
"Could that cook have really run off to Fairy Qin's cave? What are they doing?"
No, I need to confirm this. I'm about to marry Fairy Qin, and I must ensure her innocence!
These past few days, Xu Shixian received a message from his great-uncle, ordering him to go back and await further instructions, but Xu Shixian has been lingering at Liu Jinjin's place in Miaoyin Pavilion.
He only sent a message to Zhao Tieshan, saying that he would definitely go on the day of the marriage proposal.
Xu Shixian's purpose in hiding in the Miaoyin Pavilion was to travel together with Qin Chengcheng by flying boat to the Miaoyin Sect, thus showcasing their close relationship.
As a result, while staking out the location, they discovered that Qin Chengcheng had gone into seclusion at this crucial moment!
And at the same time, her private chef also went into seclusion and disappeared!
"Jin Jin, Qin Xianzi's cave is too dangerous to disturb. Go and blast open Chen Yi's cave for me. I want to see if he's really in seclusion inside!"
Xu Shixian explained.
Liu Jinjin looked troubled:
"Young Master, Pavilion Master Qin has already strictly forbidden me from interfering in her affairs, especially regarding her private chef—I am not allowed to interfere in the slightest."
Moreover, forcibly breaking into his private residence is practically a declaration of war in the outside world.
If I did that, Pavilion Master Qin would report it to the sect, and I would certainly be expelled from the sect.
"Hmph, what can a mere deputy pavilion master of the Miaoyinfang market branch do?"
"Listen to me, after you do this, I'll stand up for you, and I'll take responsibility for things with the sect."
Xu Shixian seemed to be intoxicated and failed to notice the effects of the Illusionary Incense that had been slowly burning in Liu Jinjin Courtyard for the past month on him.
Liu Jinjin secretly examined the recording stone to confirm that everything had been recorded.
She looked both troubled and reluctant to refuse.
"I am willing to do anything for you, my lord, but if one day you kick me out of Miaoyin Pavilion..."
"Don't worry, I'll take you on when the time comes. Just do it!"
Liu Jinjin then leisurely went out the door and arrived at the gate of Chen Yi's cave dwelling.
First, he used magic to knock on the door:
"Chef Chen, are you in the courtyard? There's an urgent matter that needs your attention. Young Master Xu, a distinguished guest of the Jade Dragon Sect, has specifically requested that you prepare a spiritual feast!"
"Chef Chen? According to the contract you signed with the Pavilion, you haven't shown up for ten days now."
"Our Miaoyin Pavilion has the authority to open your cave dwelling to check if you are alright."
"Chef Chen, if you don't come out soon, don't blame me for offending you!"
After completing these superficial tasks,
Liu Jinjin made a hand seal with her fingertips, and the Deputy Pavilion Master's array plate floated up, drawing on the spiritual power of the Myriad Sounds Pavilion's spiritual veins, cutting off the spiritual power supply to Chen Yi's cave like an invisible hand.
The light barrier of the array outside the courtyard dimmed by three points, and the rhythm of the flowing spiritual patterns also became sluggish.
A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and her early Foundation Establishment stage magic power condensed into a streak of azure light, which slammed fiercely towards the courtyard gate.
However, the array's light barrier only trembled slightly, and ripples spread across its surface, completely neutralizing the force.
Liu Jinjin frowned slightly, secretly alarmed—this formation was of a much higher grade than what ordinary Qi Refining cultivators could set up, and its defensive strength was far beyond what Chen Yi himself could achieve.
She turned to look at Xu Shixian, a hint of helplessness and grievance flashing in her eyes: "Young Master, this formation... it was probably set up by Pavilion Master Qin himself. My cultivation is too shallow, I am truly powerless to do anything about it."
Upon hearing this, Xu Shixian's face suddenly darkened, and his knuckles turned white as he clenched his fists.
"That Qin Chengcheng! He actually cares so much about a lowly cook!"
His voice was filled with suppressed jealousy as he suddenly flung out a talisman from his sleeve—a second-tier barrier-breaking talisman with the words "Jade Dragon" gleaming with dazzling golden light, clearly a special item made by the sect.
"Break it!"
The talisman, crackling with a unique shockwave, hurtled towards Chen Yi's cave, possessing a special destructive effect on formations and restrictions.
The array's light barrier twisted violently, and countless spirit patterns broke apart in the scorching heat, emitting a crisp sound like shattering glass.
With a deafening roar, smoke and dust billowed up, and the entire courtyard's defenses completely collapsed.
As the smoke and dust cleared, the interior of the cave was revealed in its entirety.
The coarse cloth clothes on the couch were neatly folded, and the stove was cold and quiet, having not been used for many days.
Surprisingly, the place was completely empty.
However, a note was left on the table.
Liu Jinjin took it, and it clearly stated:
[The Pavilion Master summoned me urgently, and I was ordered to prepare a large-scale spiritual food. I was away for several days, but this was not dereliction of duty or a breach of contract.]
Chen Yi was cautious and would leave such a note every time he left his room.
In case someone from Miaoyin Pavilion resorts to desperate measures,
It has indeed had some effect.
Sure enough, Liu Jinjin looked embarrassed upon seeing the note.
"Young Master, Chef Chen has indeed been summoned to seclusion by the Pavilion Master. He left instructions for him."
As she spoke, she handed the note to Xu Shixian.
Xu Shixian's expression softened after receiving the note:
"I told you, Chengcheng wouldn't do such a despicable thing. He's just a lowly cook at the late stage of Qi Refining, his only purpose is to prepare spiritual food."
Chengcheng doesn't even care about major repairs for late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, so why should it be his turn?
However, although he said that,
But as he looked towards Qin Chengcheng's cave, he still felt uneasy.
"Is it really necessary to close it up so tightly just because it's a spiritual feast?"
And with the engagement date fast approaching, why hasn't Chengcheng come out yet?
"Young Master, could it be that Pavilion Master Qin is in seclusion, at a crucial stage of his cultivation breakthrough?"
"That's also possible."
Qin Chengcheng's underground secret chamber
A jade slip containing Chen Yi's senses cracked open.
He discovered that the formation of his cave had been broken.
He frowned.
The only way to break his formation is for a third-tier demonic beast from the outside world to attack.
With the presence of the Jade Dragon Sect's pseudo-Core Formation cultivators and numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators, the market cannot be attacked.
It seems that only members of the Miaoyin Pavilion remain.
He had kept a low profile at Miaoyin Pavilion for the past few years and believed he had no enemies.
Only Liu Jinjin, the deputy pavilion master, was involved, and this was also caused by Qin Chengcheng's matter.
"Alas, Miaoyin Pavilion is no longer a place to stay."
After this, I will leave.
Chen Yi was determined to leave. Regardless of the outcome of this treatment of Qin Chengcheng's soul restriction, he planned to depart from the Myriad Sounds Pavilion.
There are just too many troubles when you're around a beautiful woman.
On the jade bed, Qin Chengcheng slept for nearly ten days, and her spiritual power finally recovered to its peak.
She opened her eyes, her gaze bright, her consciousness radiating as if it were tangible.
Its spiritual consciousness quality has probably reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.
If it weren't for restrictions and limitations on her cultivation level, she might even have surpassed the Foundation Establishment stage.
Chen Yi was slightly startled.
Qin Chengcheng's spiritual talent was even better than he had imagined.
This divine communion with Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens was due to the exceptionally high quality of Chen Yi's soul.
Qin Chengcheng's improvement was also significant.
"Chen Lang."
Qin Chengcheng looked at Chen Yi, her voice barely audible, and a blush rose on her cheeks after she spoke.
At this moment, her face was as beautiful as a painting, her eyebrows were like distant mountains with dark eyebrows, her eyes were like autumn water with stars, her nose was exquisitely carved, her lips were a touch of cherry red, and her skin was like fresh snow reflecting the sunset. Her beauty was unparalleled, truly deserving of the title of the most beautiful woman in the Qi Kingdom's cultivation world.
"Cough cough—"
Chen Yi touched his nose, wanting to refuse the other person's address, but he didn't say it out loud.
After all, now that he knows what spiritual communion is, he understands what Qin Chengcheng has sacrificed.
I simply can't bring myself to refuse right now.
"Fairy, how are you recovering?"
Call me Chengcheng~
I've fully recovered and am ready to dismantle the soul restriction at any time.
Qin Chengcheng's beautiful eyes were fixed on Chen Yi's face, her gaze unwavering.
"Chen Lang, tell me, after this incident, I will leave Miaoyin Pavilion, and then we will leave Qi Kingdom and find a place in the Great Qing cultivation world where no one knows us, and live a secluded life, how about that?"
"Then, let's run a cave together, have a few children, and live a carefree, immortal life of cultivation, shall we?"
Well.
Chen Yi never expected that the first thing Qin Chengcheng did upon waking up was to talk to him about becoming a Daoist partner, so early in the morning, without even brushing her teeth...
Seeing the genuine emotions revealed by the most beautiful fairy in the Foundation Establishment stage of the cultivation world, it was impossible for Chen Yi not to be moved.
However, because of the system's existence, he was destined not to agree to the other party's request.
He needs demonic beasts, spirit ores, spirit plants, all sorts of rare and precious materials and cultivation resources; he can't possibly live in seclusion in a deserted place.
With Qin Chengcheng already burdened with so much trouble, becoming her Daoist partner would inevitably drag him into a vortex of problems.
Therefore, it's even less likely that they would run a cave together or have children.
Besides, the world of cultivation is ever-changing; where is there a truly safe place to live in seclusion?
At most, they were both at the Foundation Establishment stage, and Chen Yi's magical power cultivation hadn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage. In the cultivation world, they were nothing more than ants, and when the tide turned, they had no ability to resist the risks.
However, seeing Qin Chengcheng's pitiful appearance, Chen Yi couldn't bear to hurt her feelings and didn't directly say no.
He feared that the other person's emotions would be unstable and their spirit would be greatly affected, which would be detrimental to the subsequent treatment.
"Xian Chengcheng, don't think about that too much right now. Let's heal your soul restriction first before we talk about anything else."
"Hmm~"
Qin Chengcheng nodded cutely, then stretched out her fair arms to hug Chen Yi's neck and pulled him down.
"Chen Lang, let's face each other like before. This will make it easier for your spiritual power to enter my soul, making the treatment easier."
Chen Yi sighed helplessly and agreed.
When I was pulled down in your arms, my lips were accidentally lightly touched.
Watching Qin Chengcheng wink playfully,
Chen Yi decided to accept the loss and didn't push her away.
Sigh—I really paid a high price for that premium Foundation Establishment Pill!
Then, Chen Yi interrupted the other person's affectionate gaze, and the two began to get down to business.
He took the Soul-Nourishing Wood from Qin Chengcheng's body and refined it briefly.
Chen Yi's eyes were slightly closed, the green sapling in his Niwan Palace swayed gently, and his icy consciousness in his ancestral aperture was like frost in a cold pool.
Suddenly, two divine sense needles shot out from the sky; the green needle was like a snake spitting its tongue, and the blue needle was like ice crystals solidifying.
"nail!"
The two needles, one blue and one green, pierced the Soul-Nourishing Wood, precisely penetrating the core of that third-order divine thought.
The extreme cold power unleashed by the blue needle instantly froze it, and spiderweb-like ice crystals condensed on the surface of the divine sense, causing its power to drop by 30%.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the green needle split into seven strands of life-giving green hair, which cut into the cracks in the divine sense like poisonous vines entwining a tree.
"roar--"
The divine sense emitted a silent, furious roar, attempting to activate the Heart-Locking Sword Formation based on its pre-programmed reaction to being attacked.
However, the sword energy, which had just begun to appear, shattered and disappeared.
It realized with a start that it had already left Qin Chengcheng's sea of consciousness and that there was no sword formation around it that could be activated.
The green patterns within the Soul-Nourishing Wood suddenly reversed, imprisoning that wisp of divine thought within a small space.
Chen Yi's mind stirred, and the four composite needles pierced his body once more.
Two blue needles pinned down the key to the sword formation, ice crystals spreading along the veins of sword energy. The two green needles exploded into hundreds of fine threads, dissecting the structure of divine sense like a skilled butcher dissecting an ox.
In the blink of an eye, that wisp of divine thought shattered, transforming into hundreds of lifeless streams of divine energy.
Fearing something fishy might be going on, Chen Yi didn't absorb the wisp of divine thought from the Core Formation cultivator, but instead allowed it to nourish the Soul Nourishing Wood.
This piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood will still be put to good use after Qin Chengcheng removes the restrictions.
"Chengcheng, Old Deng's divine sense has been completely eradicated. Let's hurry up and get started, and try to remove your restriction today."
Qin Chengcheng nodded obediently, already lying down, and closed her eyes.
With a smile on her lips, she obediently waited for Chen Yi to place the needle between her eyebrows.
(End of this chapter)