latelenovela Chapter 191 The Spirit Retirement Home is Completed!
Chapter 191 The Spirit Retirement Home is Completed!
One after another, the "corpses" of magical artifacts were thrown into the furnace. The flames were blazing, and although it was burning brightly, no heat escaped from the furnace.
The jade belt was incredibly domineering, making the few remaining spirit artifacts that could still move run around in a panic.
But as time passed, the jade belt gradually sensed something was wrong. A faint purple light emanated from the furnace, a light it had never seen before.
"Old furnace, what are you doing? What kind of fire is this? I've never seen it before. You've been hiding something, haven't you? Confess!" Its voice trembled slightly as it said the last four words. "Confess... isn't it? Tell me, isn't it..."
"Hmm." An old voice appeared, so indistinct that Zhong Ming couldn't tell whether it was a sigh or the sound of something hitting the furnace wall.
The jade belt seemed even more anxious, and quickly "swam" towards the furnace.
"Old Furnace, what are you doing? We'll be out of trouble soon."
"The fire has long been extinguished. Brothers, go find the master. I... will sleep here." The furnace suddenly became bright and beautiful, with purple flames blazing brightly.
Zhong Ming felt a pang of fear and instinctively backed away, kicking his heel on a rock and falling to the ground, staring in shock at the large furnace.
The Bagua compass quietly approached him and said, "This is the primordial fire; it is burning itself."
As if it had lost its mind, the jade belt spun wildly around the old furnace. "Stop it! We still have a way. Wait, let's use spiritual energy, let's use spiritual power, okay? You brat, hurry up and take out all the spirit stones, quick!"
"No need." The old voice became weak and trembled with the flickering firelight. "A soul artifact is naturally forged with a soul. The master sacrificed some price in the past. Today, the master is not here, so it is only natural for the elder brother to enter."
The sound of the old furnace completely disappeared, leaving only the ever-shrinking flames, converging towards a single point in the furnace.
Before the jade belt could be slung over his shoulder, the tattered bag suddenly floated away, laughing loudly, "Hehe, it's my turn. You lot, I've been wanting to try how great it would be to stuff you all into my belly for a long time. Don't be shy, just come in."
The tattered bag, now free of dust, plunged headfirst into the stove.
Instantly, a dazzling array of multicolored light burst forth, the furnace lid shot skyward, crashing into the top of the cave. The entire furnace cracked inch by inch, and pieces of lifeless fragments fell down, leaving only a soft purple square cloth suspended in the very center.
"This is... the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls?" Zhong Ming was somewhat at a loss, as he couldn't see anything special about the purple cloth.
"Yes, kid, this is yours." The Bagua plate rolled and crashed hard into a "stone," scattering the thick layer of dust on it and revealing its original shape as an inkstone.
Those "energetic" spirits began to awaken their sleeping friends, while others had already begun to take action.
Countless spirits looked sadly at the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls. Some muttered in a language that Zhong Ming couldn't understand, bidding farewell to their bodies that had nurtured them for countless years, and transformed into a ray of light that disappeared into it; others remained silent, shattering their bodies on their own and jumping into the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.
Gray Rope twisted his old body with regret and said to Zhong Ming, "My body is the best preserved among all my brothers. Even so, if you take me outside and bury me in a pile of spirit stones, I'm afraid I won't be able to recover even one ten-thousandth of my previous strength. Forget it, let's all disperse."
A ray of light flashed from the gray rope and suspended in the air, sighing as it reached for the bell:
"If you are willing, you can nurture this spiritual treasure from time to time. When you encounter a suitable object, you can try to awaken one or two of my brothers and let them enter it to reshape their bodies. At this time, we really have no divine objects to use. This Ten Thousand Soul Banner only has spiritual essence and soul. Its appearance is just a sturdy piece of cloth. Although it is as hard as a rare treasure, it does not have corresponding spiritual power. There is no need to worry about being coveted by others. To outsiders, it is just a piece of rag. We do not show it, and outsiders do not know it."
If you have no intention of leaving, simply take us out; let fate decide.
Having said that, it flew into the purple cloth and disappeared completely.
Zhong Ming slumped to the ground, looking at the lifeless garbage scattered everywhere. Overwhelmed with sorrow, he picked up the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, stroked it carefully a few times, sighed twice, and then prepared to put it into his storage bag.
"Dong~~"
"Hey, kid, I haven't gone in yet."
At the doorway, the broadsword, the size of a door panel, suddenly became anxious. It had been diligently taking the beating, and yet you've forgotten about it? Is there no law left?
"Oh, oh, oh. Excuse me, senior, there are enemies outside..."
"Don't worry, it's exhausted and collapsed. But your Red Heron has been lying on the ground without moving for a while now. Be careful."
Zhong Ming bowed respectfully to it, saying, "Junior thanks senior for protecting me."
"Sure thing. If there's a chance next time, find me a more glamorous body. I'll draw my sword and blind the enemy with my eyes."
Having said that, it shattered its own body and transformed into a silver stream of light that fell into the Myriad Souls Banner.
The moment the broadsword shattered, Zhong Ming, who had been recuperating for a long time, shuddered. He casually fixed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to the red tassel of the spearhead of the Late Spring Cold, thrust the spear forward, and took three steps like a wild horse leaping over a ravine, instantly arriving outside the cave.
The Immortal Rat Daoist was exhausted outside. The Gu worm had been wreaking havoc in his body for a while, and he had just fallen asleep. Unlike Zhong Ming, he was not as comfortable and used a forbidden technique. He originally wanted to finish the boy off with a punch, but unexpectedly, the boy used some kind of magic weapon and hid in the cave, blocking the entrance tightly.
Even with his body enhanced by Gu worms, he couldn't break through with his full-force punch, which made him tremble with anger.
Now that the Gu worm has fallen asleep and its intelligence has returned somewhat, it slapped its forehead and realized, "How could I have been so stupid?"
If the "big iron gate" at the cave entrance can't be opened, can't I at least smash the rocks? Why don't I just smash the rocks next to me and rush in? I don't believe that kid has the time to reinforce all the rocks.
He was sitting on the ground, holding a spirit stone in each hand, preparing to rest for a moment before smashing the pile of broken rocks.
When the "door panel" cracked, his first reaction was surprise, followed by extreme excitement.
You finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Little turtle, you've used up a lot of your spiritual energy to withstand my attack, haven't you? I've overdrawn my physical strength, so my spiritual energy loss isn't that great. Right now, I'm just using it to repair my body. How much spiritual energy do you have left?
Upon seeing Zhong Ming rush out, he let out a strange cry and was about to jump up.
In the blink of an eye, Zhong Ming had already rushed in front of him and thrust his Gu Yu spear technique at him.