Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 311 - 277: The Ancestor Spirit’s Advanced Entrustment!

Chapter 311: Chapter 277: The Ancestor Spirit’s Advanced Entrustment!

Dawn was just breaking.

This was the third morning.

Wu Xiaode walked back to the beach, his mind consumed by thoughts of the battle that night.

——Six Demon Gods.

How to fight?

On one hand, he feared Xia Ni wasn’t a match for the Demon Gods; on the other hand, he was worried Satan wouldn’t be able to defeat another Satan.

It seemed that the Ying Yuan Sword could continually absorb Soul Power, becoming more and more powerful, but——

Wu Xiaode looked towards the Book of the Dead.

He saw lines of ice crystal characters emerging on the pages:

"You have infused the Ying Yuan Sword with 2 points of Soul Power, enhancing its might;"

"You have infused the Ying Yuan Sword with 2 points of Soul Power, enhancing its might;"

"You have infused the Ying Yuan Sword with 2 points of Soul Power, enhancing its might;"

"..."

This was prepared for Long Aotian.

Right, it said it didn’t go by the name Long Aotian.

What was its name again?

Never mind, the point is that the Ying Yuan Sword can’t be used now, it has to be saved for the fight against Long Aotian.

So I can only rely on the Desert Sword for battle.

...I don’t feel very confident about the odds of winning, especially with a full-powered Satan on the opposing side.

Is there any way to find some more help?

Wu Xiaode was pondering this as he walked along the beach.

After a short while,

he arrived at the dock where the workers went out to sea.

Although it was still early, the dock was already bustling with activity.

A fragrant scent wafted over.

——Such a strong aroma of liquor!

Wu Xiaode subconsciously looked toward the slope behind the docks, where there was a small market, even with many breakfast stalls set up.

Feeling hungry, Wu Xiaode walked up the hill and found a table to sit at.

"Boss, beef noodles, add two eggs, and a steamer of buns,"

he called out, reading the sign in front of the stall.

After a short while,

the aromatic noodles were served, along with marinated eggs and buns.

"Would you like a drink? Some white liquor?"

the owner asked, with a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Wu Xiaode glanced around subconsciously and saw many dock workers who had finished their work sitting there, eating and drinking liquor——

Drinking liquor in the morning?

He seemed to have heard somewhere that it’s customary to drink liquor in the morning in some places.

After a brief thought, Wu Xiaode understood.

An entire night of strenuous physical work was so taxing that the workers looked forward to this meal and a bit of liquor to help them sleep more soundly upon returning, aiding in the recovery of their strength.

"No white liquor for me, boss. Anything else?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Soy milk?"

"Good, bring me a bowl."

A sea bowl of soy milk was placed on the table, just the right temperature, and it tasted good with a gentle sip.

Wu Xiaode then picked up a pair of chopsticks and started eating like a whirlwind.

Halfway through his meal, he glanced at the Book of the Dead.

Two lines of ice crystal characters appeared on the book:

"You have recovered one point of Soul Power by eating."

"The current Soul Power has been invested in the Ying Yuan Sword, enhancing the might of the Thunder Radiance."

As expected.

The foundation of two points of Eternal Soul Power was there, and as soon as any new Soul Power was recovered, it had to be spent immediately.

In that case, it’s hopeless.

I would always only have two points of Soul Power.

Even the cold beauty had her Soul Power drained, and although she was infused with Ulysses’ Holy Light, it was still uncertain whether she could fully recover by tonight.

How to fight tonight?

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but worry.

Suddenly.

A black bird flew over and gently landed on the sign of the noodle stall.

The owner acted as if he saw nothing.

The people around didn’t spare it a glance either.

Wu Xiaode, preoccupied with his thoughts, didn’t pay much attention either and continued eating his noodles.

The black bird quietly landed on his table, tilting its head so that one of its eyes could get a good view of Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode took a glance.

Hm, it was a crow with clean and beautiful feathers.

——But crows aren’t exactly meal companions.

Wu Xiaode buried his head and continued to eat his noodles.

To his surprise, the crow hopped onto the rim of his bowl and gently pecked at his chopsticks, then a female voice said:

"Hey, handsome, look at me, look at me!"

Wu Xiaode was startled and quickly looked around.

All he saw was people around him continuing to be busy with their own things, as if they saw nothing.

——So, it’s a spirit!

He thought only someone like himself, who had awakened the special ability of the Death system, could see these spirits.

"Hello, what do you want?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Young man, don’t you remember me?" the crow stared at him and said.

Wu Xiaode had no recollection at all.

He only knew one crow spirit named Ya.

Who was this one?

He could only say:

"Ah——let me think——I seem to remember——are you the one!"

"Yes, it’s me!" the crow said happily.

"You are!"

"It’s me!"

"You are——"

"At that technology company, you and another crow spirit saved me!" the crow said excitedly.

Wu Xiaode slapped his forehead.

Now he remembered.

Back then, when he went to the technology company where Xia Huilan worked for some mundane matter, he and Ya rescued a crow and a peacock.

At that time, Ya said that the crow had a strong spiritual talent and was very likely to become a spirit.

——So it really did become a spirit!

"Haha, it really has been a while!" Wu Xiaode said with a smile.

"Not that long, just two days." the Crow Spirit said, puzzled.

In fact, the first day was when he saved it.

Now it was the third day.

Indeed, only two days had passed.

"I’m Wu Xiaode, you can call me Little Wu."

"I’m Qi, you can call me Little Qi."

"Little Qi, you’ve awakened? What’s different after becoming a spirit?"

Wu Xiaode asked with interest.

The Crow Spirit was willing to chat with him, hopping onto the chopsticks, then onto his hand, and said:

"Actually, there’s not much—just awakened a special ability."

"Oh, if it’s inconvenient, you don’t have to say," Wu Xiaode said.

"It’s okay, my ability is ’Spirit Realm Communication’——you can think of it as a cross-world communication method, I can pass specific messages to specific spirits."

Little Qi chattered on: "Of course, the Spirit Realm is very dangerous, communicating with the Spirit Realm on your own carries great risks, one carelessness could destroy the whole world, as some spirits are truly terrifying to the extreme——"

"But as long as you have had contact with a certain spirit before, I can bridge the gap and let you communicate temporarily."

"That’s really a nice ability," Wu Xiaode said with a smile.

Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind, and he said in realization: "You’re here to find Ya, aren’t you?"

"Ah, not really," Little Qi said, coyly, "I don’t have the qualifications to seek it out yet."

"Why not?" Wu Xiaode asked curiously.

"As a spirit, without enough Merit, it’s not possible to ascend to the Spirit Realm, so I need to first obtain some Merit," Little Qi explained.

"Ah, Merit is not easy to come by," Wu Xiaode sighed.

"True, humans can’t see me, and now that it’s the era of technology, not like those ancient times of priest rituals; it’s even harder for us spirits to gain Merit."

Little Qi continued, then suddenly hopped onto his shoulder, giggling, "But luckily there’s you! You can see us spirits, so you can definitely help me."

"How can I help you?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"As long as it’s something beneficial for the world, you can bring me along. I’ll contribute my part, and then I can gain Merit," Little Qi explained.

A spark of spirit light flashed through Wu Xiaode’s mind.

Right!

This world is facing so many disasters and problems.

Whether it’s Zhao Junyu’s ancestors or Qian Mingkui’s sect forefathers, they’ve all posted requests on the Wishing Wall because they were worried about their descendants.

If they knew about the problems this world would face next, would they be willing to help?

Before, there was no way to return to the human world.

Now I have the Wishing Wall, which allows them to come back in the form of "possession."

Would they be willing to take action?

Wu Xiaode immediately got excited, he casually threw his chopsticks and stood up, saying:

"Little Qi, come with me."

...

A dozen minutes later.

A hotel.

Wu Xiaode sat in the room, eyes closed, with his hand supporting the Crow Spirit.

"Are you ready?"

Little Qi asked.

"Ready," Wu Xiaode replied.

"I’m about to summon that spirit—be careful, it’s coming!"

Whoosh.

A breeze emanated from Little Qi.

It flapped its wings, and a faint halo of light suddenly rose from its body.

Then.

It hopped onto the windowsill, looking out at the sea and the blue sky.

An ancient voice emerged from its mouth:

"I haven’t been to the human world in a long time."

Wu Xiaode looked at the silhouette of the crow, feeling a profound sense of age and history emanating from it.

——It was no longer the same bird from before.

"Elder?"

Wu Xiaode tentatively asked.

"The crow has told me everything about you, the six Demon Gods are indeed not easy to handle; how do you wish for us to assist you?" the Crow said.

"Can the elder come down to join us in the battle?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"We can fight them, but we spirits reside in the high-level Spirit Realm and cannot descend to the Lower Realm to interfere with you mortals’ affairs, unless certain rules come into effect,"

"Rules?"

"Like your Wishing Wall, we can only come down temporarily through forms of requests like this," the Crow explained.

"But I’ve already used up today’s request," Wu Xiaode said.

"Then there’s nothing that can be done, without evidence, spirits cannot intervene in any affairs of your world," the Crow said.

Wu Xiaode thought for a few moments, then said, "How about tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?"

"Yes, every day I can complete one request, and post one request," Wu Xiaode explained.

After considering it, the Crow said, "If you can stall the battle until tomorrow, and as soon as tomorrow begins, you promptly complete my request, then I can descend."

First, stalling;

Second, fulfilling a request.

Stalling could indeed be figured out.

The most critical part is fulfilling the request.

Wu Xiaode pondered for a moment and said:

"So... Elder, could you think of a request now, let me work on it to near completion, and as soon as tomorrow comes, you issue it and I immediately fulfill it; wouldn’t that allow you to descend?"

A look of amusement appeared in the Crow’s eyes:

"If you really can do such a thing, then I wouldn’t mind coming down and joining you in battle against those Demon Gods."

"Please, elder, name a request," Wu Xiaode bowed and said.

After thinking for a moment, the Crow spoke, "The last time you helped me save Zhao Junyu, I took one look at him and felt he was a fine seedling."

"Since I have the opportunity to support the younger generation, I hope you can give him a hand."

"That’s right, my request is——"

"To help Zhao Junyu awaken!"