78: Void Saint Body (6,000 words added)

In the end, Mu Lingxi left tearfully. Watching her sorrowful retreating figure, Zhang Daobai felt extremely awkward.

"I shouldn't have asked so many questions," Zhang Daobai muttered regretfully.

"It's fine. Knowing her personality, she'll recover quickly," Lin Luoxue comforted him upon hearing this.

"I hope so." Zhang Daobai retracted his gaze and nodded slightly.

"Right, are there any points I need to pay attention to regarding the Purple Thunder Eagle's cultivation plan?"

Lin Luoxue asked, worried that she might make a similar mistake to Mu Lingxi.

"There's nothing particularly noteworthy; you just need to Cultivate it normally."

As Zhang Daobai spoke, he took a book out of his storage ring and handed it to Lin Luoxue, saying, "This contains some cultivation experience I gathered from others who have raised Purple Thunder Eagles and Thunder-attribute eagle Yao Beasts. You can use it as a reference."

Seeing this, Lin Luoxue immediately put away the booklet Zhang Daobai was holding. Since she had decided to Cultivate Zi Xiao, she would never be perfunctory about it.

"I also have some ideas regarding Zi Xiao's subsequent evolution plan."

Zhang Daobai spoke as he wrote down the required Materials for the purple thunder body refining pill, then handed them to Lin Luoxue.

"These are the Materials required for the purple thunder body refining pill. You can start gathering them."

The purple thunder body refining pill can temper Zi Xiao's Physical Body, enhance the intensity of the purple thunder it controls, and further stimulate its Bloodline potential.

However, the purple thunder body refining pill is a Third Grade Medicinal Pill, which Zhang Daobai cannot refine yet, so he can only have Lin Luoxue gather the Materials first.

"Alright."

Lin Luoxue nodded after putting away the list of Materials.

After finishing their conversation, Zhang Daobai went to the Cultivation chamber. Since the Spiritual Vein beneath Moonlight Island was a Third Tier Spiritual Vein, Zhang Daobai did not return to the Small World to Cultivate.

After lighting a stick of spirit-calming incense, Zhang Daobai looked towards the Star Contemplation Diagram on the wall.

He had a premonition that his Soul Power was about to Break through; lighting up just two or three more stars should be enough.

When Zhang Daobai's consciousness entered the Star Contemplation Diagram, stars lit up one by one in his Sea of Consciousness, corresponding with the diagram.

"Let's begin."

Zhang Daobai murmured inwardly and began constructing a new star.

One hour, two hours, three hours... As time passed bit by bit, Zhang Daobai's originally stable Soul Power began to swell, as if it were about to shatter a set of shackles.

When Zhang Daobai lit up another star in his Sea of Consciousness, his Soul Power surged dramatically.

In an instant, Zhang Daobai felt the shackles on his body snap apart. A comfortable sensation of mental clarity surged from his head throughout his entire body.

The Breakthrough of his Soul Power drove a more than twofold increase in Zhang Daobai's Divine Sense. At this moment, Zhang Daobai's Divine Sense was in no way inferior to that of a Purple Mansion Stage Cultivator.

Not long after, Zhang Daobai withdrew from his Cultivation state. The moment he opened his eyes, an invisible wind dispersed within the Cultivation chamber.

"I finally Broke through."

Zhang Daobai felt the exceptionally clear world around him, and an excited smile appeared on his lips.

After adapting to his newly Brokenthrough Soul Power, Zhang Daobai eagerly entered the Small World.

"Heh heh heh! Little fellow, I'm here!"

Zhang Daobai quickly arrived in the backyard and walked toward the Void Shadow Demon trapped in the restricting array.

The sleeping Void Shadow Demon seemed to sense something and immediately awoke from its slumber, watching the approaching Zhang Daobai with confused eyes.

For some unknown reason, it sensed a strong feeling of danger emanating from this ordinary Human Race Cultivator standing before it.

Although it wasn't the fatal kind of danger, it made the demon feel extremely uneasy.

"Hiss!"

The Void Shadow Demon quickly stood up, letting out a piercing shriek to warn Zhang Daobai not to come closer.

But Zhang Daobai acted as if he hadn't seen it, maintaining his speed as he arrived right in front of the demon.

"Spirit Fusion Contract Array, activate!"

Zhang Daobai wasted no words and directly activated the Spirit Fusion Contract Array to enforce the contract.

In an instant, the blood-red array enveloped Zhang Daobai and the Void Shadow Demon. Strands of blood-red threads merged from the array into the Void Shadow Demon's body.

Watching the scene before it, the Void Shadow Demon instinctively wanted to struggle and evade, but alas, it currently lacked Cultivation and could not utilize Spatial Power.

It could only watch helplessly as these blood threads entered its body.

Soon, with the help of the Spirit Fusion Contract Array, an invisible connection was established between Zhang Daobai and the Void Shadow Demon.

At this point, the Void Shadow Demon finally understood that the person before it intended to contract it, so it quickly used its consciousness to resist the contract power from entering its Soul.

But its struggle was ultimately futile. In its extremely weakened state, it was difficult even to maintain its current Physical Body size; how could it possibly resist the power of the Spirit Fusion Contract Array?

Before long, the Spirit Fusion Contract Array disappeared. As expected, the Void Shadow Demon became Zhang Daobai's fourth Spirit Tamer.

Feeling the contract within its body linking it to Zhang Daobai, the Void Shadow Demon resignedly lay on the ground, watching Zhang Daobai with complex emotions.

"Don't be so unhappy. From now on, I'll lead you to grow stronger and reach new heights of glory!"

Seeing this, Zhang Daobai squatted down, patted the Void Shadow Demon's head, and comforted it jokingly.

Alas! He had to admit, the Void Shadow Demon's head felt really good to touch—cool and smooth, like a piece of warm jade.

"Hiss!"

The Void Shadow Demon extended its front paw and gently pushed Zhang Daobai's hand away. Since it couldn't attack Zhang Daobai, this was its final act of defiance.

"Your cry doesn't sound very pleasant. Learn from me..."

"Meow~"

Zhang Daobai imitated the sound of Ha Ji Mi, carefully teaching the Void Shadow Demon.

But upon hearing Zhang Daobai's awful sound, the Void Shadow Demon lifted its head and stared silently at Zhang Daobai with a speechless look, as if watching an idiot.

Noticing the Void Shadow Demon's gaze, even the thick-skinned Zhang Daobai felt incredibly awkward.

He quickly rubbed his nose and, with shifty eyes, changed the subject: "By the way, what is your name?"

After a moment of silence, the Void Shadow Demon spoke in a low tone: "My name is You Ying."

Its voice wasn't as naive and innocent as White Moon's, but rather like that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, clear and cold like a spring.

"Don't be so unhappy. I'll take you somewhere nice!"

Zhang Daobai detected the deep depression in You Ying's tone and comforted her with a smile.

Having said that, Zhang Daobai put You Ying into the spirit taming space.

At the same time, You Ying, who was sulking unhappily, suddenly felt a familiar Spatial Power surge, and the next second, it felt as if it had entered a completely different world.

When You Ying appeared in the spirit taming space, its long-starved Physical Body instantly became like a dry sponge, frantically absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

When You Ying felt its familiar power beginning to return to its body, it nearly burst into tears.

While You Ying was fully focused on recovering its Cultivation, Zhang Daobai sat down cross-legged and began receiving the contract feedback from You Ying.

You Ying was the Yao Beast with the highest Aptitude Zhang Daobai had encountered so far, so Zhang Daobai was full of anticipation for its feedback.

Soon, You Ying's feedback began. Zhang Daobai could clearly feel that his body was rapidly transforming, as if something new was about to be nurtured and born.

After an unknown amount of time passed, the Spirit Fusion Contract Array automatically retracted, and Zhang Daobai opened his eyes at the same time.

"Eye of Appraisal!"

As soon as Zhang Daobai finished the Fusion feedback, he eagerly activated the Eye of Appraisal to check his changes.

"Hiss!"

This sight immediately caused Zhang Daobai to gasp sharply.

[Human Race: Zhang Daobai]

[Gender: Male]

[Cultivation: Late Foundation Establishment Stage]

[Aptitude: Innate Spirit Body, Void Sacred Body]

[Talents: Void Stealth, Spatial Blade, Spatial Affinity, Spiritual Qi Affinity, Complete Understanding of the Way of the Sword, Immaculate Physical Body, Mist Control, Immunity to Ten Thousand Poisons]

[Overall Rating: Immortal Rank One-Star]

Void Sacred Body!

Zhang Daobai truly hadn't expected that this feedback would directly nurture a Sacred Body!

Moreover, it was the highly unique Void Sacred Body, a legendary Physique whose nature inherently aligned with the Great Dao of Space.

Not only that, but his Overall Rating also jumped directly to Immortal Rank One-Star, meaning he now possessed the potential for Ascension and Immortal Ascension.

The result of this feedback made Zhang Daobai overjoyed, and he sat in place, excited, for a long time.

After his emotions stabilized, he began to examine the Talents brought by the Void Sacred Body.

First was Void Stealth. The effect of this Talent was to allow Zhang Daobai to briefly escape into the Void Realm, enabling him to flash-teleport, evade attacks, conduct surveillance, and so on.

Spatial Blade, on the other hand, was the ability to condense blades using Spatial Power, possessing an extremely powerful cutting effect.

It could be used to attack independently, or it could be affixed to a weapon to increase the weapon's attack power.

As for Spatial Affinity, it was similar to Spiritual Qi Affinity, allowing Zhang Daobai to sense Spatial Power more easily and comprehend Cultivation Techniques related to space.

After reviewing all the information, Zhang Daobai immediately stood up, ready to test Void Stealth and see what the Void Realm truly looked like.

"Void Stealth!" Zhang Daobai softly exclaimed.

"Hm?"

The next second, Zhang Daobai looked at his surroundings, which showed no reaction, and couldn't help but feel bewildered.

"Master, I must remind you that the space inside the void realm suppressing pagoda is locked. With your current Cultivation, you cannot shake the space here at all."

Just then, Dragon Lapis emerged from the Void Realm and kindly reminded Zhang Daobai.

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai finally recalled how You Ying had been trapped here in the first place.

Therefore, Zhang Daobai immediately exited the Small World and returned to the outside world.

"Void Stealth!"

This time, as soon as Zhang Daobai activated Void Stealth, his body instantly entered an endless dark space.

Strangely, although his surroundings were completely dark, he could clearly see the situation in the outside world.

Moreover, his perspective was somewhat like a god's-eye view, as if he was outside the boundaries, looking down upon this world.

At the same time, Zhang Daobai could sense the various spatial nodes distributed in the outside world, and he could instantly traverse to any of them if he wished.

However, the distance wasn't too far—only about five hundred meters.

After only a short while, Zhang Daobai felt the Spiritual Qi in his body was about to be depleted, so he quickly withdrew from the Void Realm.

After returning to the outside world, Zhang Daobai turned his head and looked around, feeling a sense of unfamiliarity in his heart.

After taking out a Medicinal Pill and consuming it, Zhang Daobai sat down cross-legged and began recovering his spiritual power.

He quickly discovered that the speed at which he absorbed Spiritual Qi had more than doubled.

Moreover, he could feel that the Spiritual Qi he absorbed was not just the Spiritual Qi dispersed around him, but also Spiritual Qi emanating from the space surrounding his body.

Mixed within the Spiritual Qi emanating from the space was some Spatial Power.

After this Spatial Power entered his body, it ultimately fused into his Physical Body.

However, because the amount of Spatial Power was too small, Zhang Daobai temporarily didn't discover any use for it.

After recovering his spiritual power, Zhang Daobai entered his spirit taming space with his consciousness to check on You Ying's current condition.

“So fast!”

When Zhang Daobai saw You Ying, he was immediately shocked by the changes in its body.

In less than half an hour, You Ying, which previously had no cultivation base, had instantly recovered to the Second Rank Middle Stage.

Moreover, its cultivation base was still rapidly increasing, and it looked like it would soon return to the Second Rank Late Stage.

While shocked by You Ying's recovery speed, Zhang Daobai also felt extremely excited.

Because once You Ying recovered its cultivation base, he could use You Ying's cultivation base to feed back to him, allowing him to directly Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion Stage!

Just then, Zhang Daobai suddenly sensed that something was happening with Lin Luoxue, so he quickly checked through the Spirit Taming Contract.

“She broke through to the Purple Mansion Middle Stage!”

Zhang Daobai truly felt that today was full of continuous surprises, with good news arriving one after another.

“Now it depends on what Realm You Ying can recover to. Maybe I can even surpass Lin Luoxue's cultivation base in one fell swoop!”

Zhang Daobai happily watched the still Cultivating You Ying and muttered to himself.

Seeing that You Ying wouldn't stop Cultivating anytime soon, Zhang Daobai immediately withdrew from the spirit taming space.

After tidying his clothes, Zhang Daobai left his residence and headed towards Thousand Star Island.

Large numbers of Loose Cultivators were always gathered on Thousand Star Island, making it look extraordinarily lively.

After arriving at Thousand Star Island, Zhang Daobai began searching for a place specializing in selling intelligence.

After making some inquiries, Zhang Daobai quickly arrived in front of a small, secluded building.

“Listening to the Wind Pavilion? It looks familiar.”

Zhang Daobai muttered to himself after looking at the signboard on the door.

After entering Listening to the Wind Pavilion, Zhang Daobai felt several hidden gazes observing him.

Before he could speak, a woman wearing a black veil over her face walked out from the inner room.

“This way, honored guest.”

Led by her, Zhang Daobai soon arrived in a dim room where the only source of light was an oil lamp.

Opposite the table where the oil lamp was placed, sat a person hidden in the darkness; only their body was visible, but not their face.

“Please sit.”

When the man sitting opposite the table saw Zhang Daobai enter, he raised his hand and gestured for Zhang Daobai to sit across from him.

Once Zhang Daobai sat down, the man opposite him spoke directly, “May I ask if the honored guest wishes to buy or sell?”

Listening to the Wind Pavilion deals in the intelligence business; it not only sells information but also purchases it. As long as the intelligence is valuable enough, the price offered is quite generous.

“Buy,” Zhang Daobai stated with a single word.

“What kind of intelligence does the honored guest wish to purchase?”

The man opposite continued asking in a very calm tone.

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai replied, “I want to buy intelligence regarding Secret Realms, specifically those where the Yao Beast cultivation base is below Fifth Rank.”

“There are many such Secret Realms. May I ask which specific type the honored guest requires?” the man opposite confirmed further.

“No restrictions on type. I want information on twenty such Secret Realms,” Zhang Daobai said after thinking for a moment.

“Very well, please wait a moment, honored guest.”

Hearing this, the man opposite immediately reached out and lightly tapped the table.

Soon, the masked woman from before walked in, carrying a Jade Slip.

“This is the intelligence you requested. The total cost is two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.”

The man opposite took the Jade Slip and placed it on the table, but did not withdraw his hand, speaking in a calm tone.

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai immediately took out two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, placed them inside a Storage Pouch, and put it on the table.

The man opposite took the Storage Pouch, counted the contents, and then withdrew the hand that had been resting on the Jade Slip.

“The transaction is complete.”

After the man opposite spoke, he fell silent.

Zhang Daobai took the Jade Slip, inspected it, and after confirming the intelligence was correct, he put the Jade Slip away, stood up, and left the room.

After leaving Listening to the Wind Pavilion, Zhang Daobai arrived at Four Directions Island, which was the closest island to Thousand Star Island.

Four Directions Island was shaped like a square overall, looking perfectly symmetrical, which is why it was named Four Directions Island.

This was the largest market city in Thousand Star Lake, offering all kinds of goods for sale.

After entering Four Directions Island, Zhang Daobai first changed into a different mask and then sold the spoils of war he had obtained from the evil cultivators at ten different pawn shops.

After selling these items, Zhang Daobai obtained about fifteen million Spirit Stones. Although it was slightly less than expected, it was within an acceptable range.

“Let's go see how Spiritual Artifacts are sold.”

After Zhang Daobai obtained the massive amount of Spirit Stones, he instantly felt his wallet swell.

So, he prepared to check the price of Spiritual Artifacts, making preparations for Lin Luoxue to advance to a special sword Physique.

The best Artifact Refining merchant on Four Directions Island was undoubtedly the Divine Weapon Pavilion; its quality was the best, its prices were reasonable, and it was deeply welcomed by the majority of Loose Cultivators.

After entering the Divine Weapon Pavilion, Zhang Daobai felt as if he had entered a large shopping mall, with counters displaying Magical Artifacts everywhere.

After some inquiry, Zhang Daobai learned that the first floor of the Divine Weapon Pavilion only sold Magical Artifacts, the second floor sold Magic Treasures, and Spiritual Artifacts were on the third floor.

So Zhang Daobai followed the stairs up to the third floor. Unlike the hustle and bustle of the first floor, the third floor was significantly quieter.

Upon reaching a counter, Zhang Daobai's gaze was immediately drawn to a cyan Spirit Sword behind it.

“Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, Azure Phoenix Sword, a Wind-attribute Spirit Sword forged primarily from Azure Vein Refined Gold.”

Zhang Daobai murmured softly while looking at the description note next to it.

“Let's check the price.”

Zhang Daobai looked at the bottom of the description note and instantly felt dizzy.

Eighteen million Spirit Stones!

This price was enough to empty all the Spirit Stones Zhang Daobai possessed.

At this moment, Zhang Daobai suddenly felt that his wallet wasn't so plump after all, and the rich-tycoon feeling that had just swelled up quickly shrank back.

“Sure enough, whenever I feel rich, I should look at more luxury goods.”

Zhang Daobai touched the storage ring on his hand and withdrew his gaze.

The attendant nearby looked at Zhang Daobai's expression, already accustomed to it.

Since there were no restrictions on ascending the floors, people often came to the third floor just to admire the power of the Spiritual Artifacts.

Over time, they had grown used to these people who only looked but never bought.

Just as Zhang Daobai was about to look at other Spiritual Artifacts, he suddenly noticed a unique counter near the side of the staircase entrance.

The weapons displayed on the shelf behind this counter were mostly incomplete: there was a Spirit Sword with a broken tip, a giant hammer missing a piece, a broadsword with a chip... Zhang Daobai couldn't help but walk over curiously, as he sensed the fluctuations of Spiritual Artifacts coming from these weapons.

Behind the counter stood an attendant wearing a gold uniform. When she saw Zhang Daobai approaching, a smile immediately appeared on her face.

“Hello, is there anything I can help you with?” the attendant greeted him warmly.

“Why are all these Spiritual Artifacts incomplete?” Zhang Daobai asked curiously, looking at the Spiritual Artifacts on the shelf.

“It's because these Spiritual Artifacts were sold by our Divine Weapon Pavilion, and since the damage doesn't affect their use, but their owners didn't want to repair them, they were consigned to our Divine Weapon Pavilion for resale.”

“Also, because these Spiritual Artifacts are damaged, their power has decreased slightly, so the price is lower than normal Spiritual Artifacts.”

“But please rest assured, honored guest, although these Spiritual Artifacts are damaged, they are still much better than Magic Treasures!”

The attendant smiled and explained the details to Zhang Daobai.

After listening to the attendant's introduction, Zhang Daobai's eyes suddenly lit up.

His purpose in buying the Spiritual Artifacts was for the Sword Spirit within them. As long as the Sword Spirit remained, whether the Spiritual Artifact was damaged or not was not a major issue.

Thinking of this, Zhang Daobai immediately activated his Eye of Appraisal and looked at a Spirit Sword on the shelf.

[Item: Spiritual Artifact Longsword (Incomplete)]

[Details: Forged from Vermillion Sun Blood Copper and Wind Shadow Crystal. Due to 30% damage to the sword body, its power has decreased by 40%, and the incomplete Sword Spirit is dormant.]

An incomplete Sword Spirit?

Looking at the detailed information provided by the Eye of Appraisal, Zhang Daobai couldn't help but frown.

If the Sword Spirit is incomplete, then using it for Physique Fusion might also lead to problems.

Zhang Daobai couldn't let Lin Luoxue take risks just for this small discount.

Therefore, Zhang Daobai turned to look at other sword-type Spiritual Artifacts, but the Sword Spirits in these Spiritual Artifacts had either dissipated or were incomplete, just like the previous one.

“None of them work?” Zhang Daobai asked with a slight frown.

“Are these all of them?”

Zhang Daobai immediately turned and asked the attendant beside him.

“Yes, these are all we have,” the attendant replied, nodding.

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai reluctantly left the third floor.

After leaving the Divine Weapon Pavilion, Zhang Daobai sighed, rubbing the storage ring on his hand, “Looks like I still need to earn more Spirit Stones.”

After leaving the shop district, Zhang Daobai arrived at the small stall area, which he preferred.

The people setting up stalls here were mostly Loose Cultivators without any backing, and this was also the easiest place to find hidden treasures.

The small stall area was much livelier than the shop district. Although the items here were not as high-quality as those in the shop district, the prices were more affordable, making it popular among Loose Cultivators with lower cultivation bases.

Not long after entering, Zhang Daobai spotted a familiar figure and quickly walked over.

“Sister Mu, I didn't expect you to be setting up a stall here.”

Zhang Daobai looked at Mu Yuruo behind the stall and greeted her with a smile.