Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 437 Crowdfunding Spiritual Treasure (Seeking Subscriptions)

Chapter 437: Chapter 437 Crowdfunding Spiritual Treasure (Seeking Subscriptions)

"Oh? Well done!"

Zhong Shenxiu praised, knowing in his heart that the true inheritance of the Yaksha Clan was now in his hands.

It was Yi Tianchou who suddenly pleaded, "Elder, may I also go and inquire of Wu Qi? This person might know some secrets about the Demonic Treasure."

"This old master has already asked him."

Yu Tongzi transformed into the form of a child and proudly replied, "According to him, this affair of the Demonic Treasure indeed isn’t the unilateral doing of the Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect. Instead, all six major orthodox sects have had a hand in it, and... the Demonic Treasures released are far more than just that ancient bell. As for their purpose, although he does not know, he speculates that it is to refine a Spiritual Treasure!"

"Spiritual Treasure?!"

Yi Tianchou cried out in shock, "I see, I see!"

"Mmm, the six major orthodox sects are led by high-ranking Returning Elixir Ancestors whose fame spreads far and wide. If they seek anything, it would be the Primordial Spirit... Alas, in this realm, the Primordial Spirit is elusive, so the only alternative is to refine an Ancient Spiritual Treasure... But since the cataclysmic changes of the heavens, no Ancient Spiritual Treasure has been successfully refined!"

Zhong Shenxiu mused, "The Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect’s desire to refine an Ancient Spiritual Treasure is well-known in the Cultivation World. However, the support they’ve received from the other five sects is somewhat unexpected. They must have promised some advantages... There might even be a possibility of merging the six sects."

He knew that the winds of change in the Cultivation World could affect even sects of the six major orthodox-level, which, in the long history of hundreds of thousands of years, have not been immune to decline.

If the disciples are of insufficient caliber, failing to produce a Returning Elixir Ancestor, and the previous generation of ancestors passes away, it can lead to a gap in succession and a potential breaking of the lineage.

Historically, many once-glorious major sects have fallen into obscurity, like the Taixu Sect, which ended rather well, all things considered.

Only the peerless five, with an Ancient Spiritual Treasure to stabilize their fortunes, have prospered through the ages. That is the ultimate pursuit of all sects in this realm!

For the six major orthodox sects to develop, they must refine an Ancient Spiritual Treasure commensurate with the Primordial Spirit!

’But... although only a single rank separates a Spiritual Treasure from an artifact of Great Perfection, the gap might as well be as vast as the difference between heaven and earth. Even ten, a hundred artifacts of Great Perfection cannot compare to the tip of the finger of an Ancient Spiritual Treasure... And to successfully refine it, the difficulty is unimaginable; otherwise, the Cultivation World would not be devoid of such a creation...’

Transforming an artifact of Great Perfection into an Ancient Spiritual Treasure is like a cultivator breaking through to become a Primordial Spirit – a qualitative metamorphosis that is exceedingly rare and difficult.

’The Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect inherits the Ancient Treasure Refining True Inheritance, and with deep foundations, why disseminate so many Demonic Treasures this time? What could their motive be?’

Zhong Shenxiu pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

He himself was a Great Grandmaster of Artifact Refining. With so many clues now known, a thought suddenly struck him: "Could it be... they intend to crowdsource a Spiritual Treasure?"

"One hundred artifacts of Great Perfection may not match an Ancient Spiritual Treasure, but what about a thousand, ten thousand?"

"It’s because the shortfall in artifacts is too great; the Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect alone would find it nearly impossible to succeed. Not only would they need the full support of the six major orthodox sects, but also the dissemination of those Demonic Treasure embryos to supplement..."

"Upon reclaiming them, using treasure-refining techniques to extract restrictions from thousands of Great Perfection artifacts and fuse them into one, maybe... there’s a slight possibility?"

"Yet... the hope remains faint."

Zhong Shenxiu sighed inwardly but was quite interested and wished to observe the process.

At this moment, Liang Xiao made up his mind, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed, "Disciple yearns for the Outer Elixir Dao and earnestly requests to be taken in as your disciple, presenting the Corpse Yin Secret Sect’s Ten Thousand Soul Department’s true teaching as a tribute!"

He had no choice; with so many fellow sect members as witnesses to his betrayal of Wu Qi and the sect, the blame was set in stone.

Seeing Yu Tongzi’s methods and knowing that the Creation Ancestor was interested in the true teachings he possessed, it would be wiser to voluntarily hand them over.

Otherwise, once things escalated to conflict, the scene would be unpleasant.

"Ha ha... You are quite thoughtful. I will accept you as my student then. Call me teacher, and in return for your gift, I will teach you the Primordial Spirit Method, and we’ll be even!"

Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily, "As someone who dares claim the name Creation, I am confident in walking the heterodox path to refine a Primordial Spirit. In hundreds of years, maybe it will be the Heterodox Golden Core that stands as the true orthodox in this realm!"

"Teacher, please also take me on as your disciple."

Yi Tianchou, seeing the situation, felt a surge of fortune and knelt to kowtow in the same manner.

He bore a deep-seated hatred, yet his enemies were far too powerful; even the six major righteous sects combined were a headache for Zhong Shenxiu.

And as for himself, having achieved Dao through the Outer Elixir, he had no hope of returning to the Elixir.

Only now did he finally see a glimmer of hope for revenge.

"Do you seek the Primordial Spirit Method of the Ancestor to take revenge?" asked Zhong Shenxiu indifferently, without making any offer to take him in.

"Exactly!" Yi Tianchou replied in a pained voice, "If my great revenge can be had, even if I were to die and my soul be destroyed, my True Spirit forever severed from the cycle of rebirth, I would have no regrets!"

"I, the Ancestor, do not just take in anyone..."

Zhong Shenxiu glanced at Yi Tianchou, sensing an even heavier doom upon him, and thus calculated in his heart.

’This one also has half the fate of a main character, just like Xu Guo... I might as well throw the most dangerous method at him. Let him rely on fate to try his luck; after all, he said himself, he would not regret it even in death...’

After a moment of thought, he continued to say:

"However, seeing as fate has brought us together, this Ancestor will impart to you one method. If you can master it, perhaps your hope for revenge could be realized."

He laughed heartily and, ignoring the expression on Yi Tianchou’s face, took the spells handed over by Yu Tongzi and Liang Xiao and went off to seclude himself once more.

...

"This Corpse Yin Secret Sect’s true inheritance does have some interesting points, especially the ’Five Directions Taiyin Enslaving Ghosts True Chapter’ of the Ten Thousand Soul Department. It seems to delve very deeply into the path of souls!"

Zhong Shenxiu contemplated the cultivation techniques, unaware of how much time had passed. One day, he finally emerged from seclusion.

"Congratulations, master, on your emergence from seclusion and your great advancement in the Dao!"

Yu Tongzi, transformed into a child, stood guard to the side and shouted loudly upon seeing Zhong Shenxiu come out of seclusion.

"Ha ha, you do care, don’t you?"

Zhong Shenxiu sat cross-legged and guessed, "This seclusion of mine, this study of the cultivation techniques, took me three years, didn’t it?"

Before long, two figures arrived together from outside, both bowing in respect, although Liang Xiao referred to him as "Teacher," while Yi Tianchou addressed him as "Senior."

"Stand up, both of you..."

Zhong Shenxiu scanned the two men, his voice turning cold, "The Heterodox Primordial Spirit Method is extremely dangerous; have you really thought it through?"

"Even death will not deter me!"

Yi Tianchou immediately exclaimed.

"Very well, I will impart to you the Three Corpses Primordial Spirit Method!"

With a light tap, Zhong Shenxiu transferred the cultivation method complete with divine mind restrictions directly into Yi Tianchou’s forehead.

As his mind turned hazy, he heard Zhong Shenxiu’s voice, "This Three Corpses Primordial Spirit Method, also known as the ’Three Corpses Achieving Method,’ is a method I have created, taking inspiration from the Daoist’s goal of cutting down the Three Corpses... Normally, the two souls of Heaven and Earth are outside, but only the life soul goes alone to the body. To practice this method, you need to slash out the Heaven and Earth souls from within your own three souls, transform them into demonic beings, and then subdue them with the mana of your life soul..."

"These Heaven and Earth souls are two identical beings to you, possessing all your combat experience and memories. However, they are deeply demonic in nature. If you can subdue them and assimilate them into the life soul, you will manage to refine the Three Corpse Yin Spirits, or also called the Three Corpses Primordial Spirit; the Yin Spirit can then split into three, giving you three lives!"

"If you fail to assimilate the Heaven and Earth souls, these two demons will devour you alive, becoming Three Corpse Demons and bringing calamity to the world!"

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