Chapter 47: Communion!
By Gu Zhenren
February 9, 2013
Chu Yun was shocked by the abilities of the Spirit Snake. This supreme-grade Demonic Beast, extinct since ancient times, could communicate with Spirit Light, absorb it, and feed it back to its master!
What kind of effect was this?
For a long time, the biggest factor limiting the development of Monster Tamers was Spirit Light. Insufficient Spirit Light within the body meant one could not carry more Demonic creatures. Chu Yun instantly made a clear judgment about what the Spirit Snake signified. It meant that with the Spirit Snake, the problem of his Spirit Light would have a perfect solution.
In Xingzhou, there were only four kinds of Spirit Pills that could increase internal Spirit Light: the Heaven Spirit True Heart Pill, the Rejuvenation Pill, the Yin Yang Harmony Pill, and the Nirvana Rebirth Pill. Chu Yun had already consumed the first two, and his body had developed significant resistance to them. If he faced the problem of insufficient Spirit Light in the future, he would only be able to seek the latter two pills to solve the issue.
However, the appearance of the Spirit Snake now provided Chu Yun with a more ingenious way to break through the bottleneck.
“No wonder the Ten Thousand Beasts King valued this Demonic Beast egg so highly back then. But heaven and earth are balanced; such a heaven-defying Demonic Beast must have its flaws.” This Jade Scholar definitely still had things he hadn’t revealed.
Thinking this, Chu Yun’s expression darkened, and he suddenly roared, “You still dare to hide something? You won’t shed tears until you see the coffin.”
He made a gesture with his eyes, and the cold, ruthless version of Chu Yun, transformed from the Drunken Snow Saber, immediately placed his hand on the Jade Scholar’s other shoulder. The coldness immediately made the Jade Scholar tremble.
“How does he know I’m hiding something?!” he thought in fear. He quickly shouted, “I, I haven’t finished speaking. The Spirit Snake also has flaws. Its defense is weak and it can be easily killed. Although it can absorb the Spirit Light of all things, only by absorbing the Spirit Light of humans can it enhance the Monster Tamer’s Spirit Light.”
“Continue…” Chu Yun’s gaze was like a deep pool, his tone indifferent, his expression unreadable. Facing such a Chu Yun, the Jade Scholar felt immense psychological pressure, like a frail little rabbit being interrogated by a fierce tiger.
“A, and also, besides absorbing Vital Energy normally, the Spirit Snake cannot absorb Demonic Crystals to increase its cultivation. It can only absorb Soul Crystals. Only by absorbing Soul Crystals can its cultivation increase extremely rapidly,” the Jade Scholar reported, gasping for breath while enduring the pain from his shoulder injury.
“Soul Crystals?” Chu Yun frowned upon hearing this.
The Spirit Snake had three major flaws. First, its weak defense. Although it appeared intangible, it could be easily killed. This determined that it could not be used for frontal combat and could only be used as a purely auxiliary Demonic Beast. This was unlike the Rejuvenation Pill. The Rejuvenation Pill could refine pills and also serve as a combat force by combining with wood-element cultivation methods when combat power was insufficient. The Spirit Snake, however, could not; it had no frontal combat capability at all.
The second flaw was that only by absorbing human Spirit Light could it help Chu Yun’s Spirit Light. This was understandable. After all, souls produce spirits, and human souls are different from the souls of other species. Therefore, the Spirit Light of different species was not the same.
But the third flaw was quite troublesome. Soul Crystals were a rather rare heavenly treasure. Wearing them for a long time had the effect of nourishing and enhancing the growth of the soul. They were also a crucial ingredient in various potent elixirs. Soul Crystals were practically priceless. To some extent, they were similar to Heart Moving Wine in that they improved the quality of the soul. However, if one drank too much Heart Moving Wine and developed resistance, it would become ineffective.
Soul Crystals, however, were different. They were not pills but purely natural crystals. Not only could they be used repeatedly, but they could even be passed down to future generations. This meant that with a Soul Crystal, Chu Yun could indirectly improve his internal Spirit Light by enhancing his soul and body quality, especially when combined with Dragon Eye Fruit.
“Soul Crystals are very rare. Senior must also know this. I am willing to sell another secret in exchange for my freedom. I know where there are Soul Crystals!” the Jade Scholar shouted at this moment. “I know that among the new generation of experts, there is a Little Arrow God who carries a Soul Crystal jade pendant. It’s as large as his palm and is a treasure passed down by the royal families of consecutive Mongol Yuan Nations!”
“Hmph! Your thoughts are quite active, trying to sow discord and use a borrowed knife to kill?” Chu Yun’s eyes flashed with sharp light, and he snorted coldly.
“Please forgive me, Senior. I have no choice. I was defeated by Senior, and three of the five Demonic creatures I cultivated have perished. Only two remain, and I can only lie low and accumulate strength for a short time. This allows that Little Arrow God to take all the credit. Besides, don’t you need Soul Crystals?” the Jade Scholar said, his face pale and his expression sorrowful. He knelt on the ground, his upper body swaying in the wind due to excessive blood loss. But even in this state, he did not forget to scheme against his opponent, revealing his patience and ruthlessness.
His sly intentions were exposed by Chu Yun, yet he did not deny them. Instead, he admitted them frankly and openly, as he had already seen from Chu Yun’s eyes that he was someone who defied heaven and earth, who was unyielding and dared to be an enemy of the world.
“This Jade Scholar is indeed worthy of being the son of the Lord of Jianghan Kingdom, possessing one or two tenths of his father’s political skill. In that case, I must meet the Little Arrow God.” Chu Yun’s heart stirred, and he looked at the Jade Scholar with a half-smile.
“Senior, why are you looking at me like that? You, you said that as long as I told you everything, you would spare me? Please spare me, Senior! I swear I will forget everything that happened today…” The Jade Scholar’s heart pounded at Chu Yun’s gaze. He made all sorts of poisonous oaths in fear. He was completely different from his former self. Seeing his pathetic state now, one would never imagine his proud and spirited demeanor before the battle. This behavior further fueled Chu Yun’s killing intent.
If the roots are not removed, they will grow back with the spring breeze. Especially for a cunning person like the Jade Scholar, who puts on a different face for different people. However, he was not like the Lord of Jianghan Kingdom, who only learned the superficial layer without grasping the essence. The Lord of Jianghan Kingdom was a true overlord. On the spot at Tiange Academy, Chu Yun had refused his recruitment without hesitation, yet he still smiled and gave Chu Yun a bottle of pills to treat his injuries.
“Mother and son are connected by heart, fathers and sons by nature. In time, you will also become a figure like the Lord of Jianghan Kingdom. My promise just now was a lie. Of course, I cannot spare your life,” Chu Yun said with a smile.
Only then was the Jade Scholar utterly horrified! He was not horrified that Chu Yun went back on his word; in fact, he had anticipated this possibility. What horrified him was that Chu Yun admitted it with such a frank smile, without any guilt.
“I misjudged him! I truly misjudged him! I thought he was a wanderer who valued loyalty and justice over life or death, a man of his word. But I never expected him to be an unparalleled overlord!” Realizing this, a chill rose from the deepest part of the Jade Scholar’s heart and quickly spread throughout his body. In a daze, he even felt a trace of his father’s shadow from Chu Yun. His father often smiled kindly like this while using bloody methods to eliminate dissidents.
This was not surprising for the Jade Scholar. The key was that Chu Yun’s image was very deceptive. His muscles were powerful, his build sturdy and imposing, ancient like bedrock. However, those with discerning eyes could see his restrained dominance, giving people an intuitive feeling that he was a bold and unyielding person, unrelated to schemes and intrigues. But in reality, it was not so.
Although Chu Yun had embarked on the path pioneered by the Ten Thousand Beasts King, he was still Chu Yun, and he had always been himself. He was the Inheritor of the Ten Thousand Beasts King, the Little Tyrant traversing the Archipelago, but deep down, he was still the explorer from his past life. At the brink of life and death, in countless perilous secret realms, he could curl up without eating or drinking for a full month. He could remain motionless, monitoring an area, forgetting time, until his target appeared. He could eat scraps and leftovers, catch mice, crush their bodies, and drink their blood for sustenance.
No matter what path he walked, what outward changes he underwent, or what wondrous encounters he had, he had always been himself. Chu Yun was always Chu Yun. His disposition was tenacious, with an extreme ruthlessness. Cruel to others, even crueler to himself. All this was for survival. It was like that in his past life, and even more so in this life. He could not let the Jade Scholar go; he was a prince of the Jianghan Kingdom, and his status was significant. Only by killing him could the revenge of the Jianghan Kingdom be minimized. In his past life, he lived only for himself. In this life, his responsibilities were greater, bearing the hopes and happiness of many.
“You are doomed, but you can contribute to me before you die.” Chu Yun was unmoved by the Jade Scholar’s poisonous oaths. He grabbed the Jade Scholar’s head, summoned the Spirit Snake, and activated its innate Cultivation Method, “Communion.” Although he couldn’t see, he could feel the Spirit Snake entering the Jade Scholar’s body. However, Chu Yun soon frowned. The Spirit Snake conveyed a sense of helplessness; it encountered resistance from the Jade Scholar’s soul. The soul acted like a protective layer, firmly shielding the Spirit Light. The Spirit Snake’s cultivation was too low, and it wanted to absorb Spirit Light but could not break through this “turtle shell” of the soul.
“You can’t do this to me! You can’t! The Spirit Light absorbed by the Spirit Snake can never be recovered. Senior, please spare me. You must have sensed that the soul is protecting the Spirit Light. But I have a method to suppress the soul! It’s an ancient tribal altar that can oppress human souls and expose their Spirit Light. Let me go, and I will tell you the construction method of this altar truthfully through a letter!” the Jade Scholar cried and yelled.
“You truly still have something held back. Oppressing the soul? Humph, do you really think I have no way?” Chu Yun unleashed the Mind Control Whip. Instantly, his soul directly confronted the Jade Scholar’s soul. In the strange space created by the Mind Control Whip, he saw the form of the Spirit Snake for the first time. This snake looked very cute. Its eyes were not the vertical slit pupils of a snake but were crystalline and transparent. Its body was like jade, shimmering with brilliance. Its body was still delicate, circling the Jade Scholar’s soul at this moment. It seemed to have smelled the deliciousness of the other party’s Spirit Light but was helpless against the soul’s obstruction.
However, when Chu Yun unleashed the Mind Control Whip, everything changed. Under the pressure of Chu Yun’s soul, the Jade Scholar’s soul could not hold on for even a moment, collapsing completely and revealing the Spirit Light within. His Spirit Light was about half the size of Chu Yun’s. The Spirit Snake cheered and pounced, like a child seeing a large piece of candy. The Communion Cultivation Method was officially activated.
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