355: Chapter 355 Okay! I'll listen to Master!

Three years passed, and in this courtyard on the back mountain of the Qingsong Main Peak, he was forcibly filled with a massive amount of resources.

Ten-year-old Ye Rong sat cross-legged on a Thousand-Year Warm Jade Bed.

The blood and Qi of this Physical Body were vigorous to a terrifying degree.

With every breath, the surrounding Spiritual Qi turned into substantial white mist, pouring rapidly into his nasal cavity.

Late Stage Qi Refining.

He hadn't practiced any offensive techniques; this Realm was purely force-fed through the flesh of second-grade Yao Beasts and top-grade Spirit Medicine.

Ye Rong's skin was crystal clear, and even the blue veins beneath his skin revealed a dense Wood Virtue Origin.

His Meridians had been widened to the limit that a Mortal simply could not withstand.

Under the constant soaking of medicinal power over the years, his bones shimmered with a faint jade-like luster.

This was no farm boy.

He was clearly a fully matured, humanoid Spirit Medicine emitting a fatal temptation.

Gu Changsheng's Divine Soul lay dormant in the deepest part of the spiritual terrace.

Indifferently looking down at this ripened shell.

The resources the old monster had poured in over these three years were equivalent to a hundred years of accumulation for a medium-sized Sect.

This violent medicinal power was enough to burst ten Qi Refining Cultivators.

All of it was secretly intercepted by Gu Changsheng using Primordial Wood Qi.

The primordial wood Law turned into an invisible millstone, slowly grinding in the deepest part of the Dantian.

It cleanly eliminated those mottled medicinal residues.

The purified medicinal essence was locked tightly in the depths.

He didn't use any bit of Law aura to interfere with the surface growth of the Physical Body.

He allowed Master Cangbai to forge this shell into the most perfect vessel.

Everything was ready, only the final push was needed.

It was a dark and windy night.

Thick layers of clouds completely obscured the starlight.

The chirping of insects outside the courtyard was abruptly cut off, and a strange thickness rose in the air.

A killing intent sharp to the extreme brutally tore through the dead silence of the night.

Crack.

The sturdy carved wooden window was cleanly smashed.

Wood chips mixed with the violent night wind slammed fiercely into the room.

A dark figure carrying the terrifying pressure of the Early Foundation Establishment Stage appeared out of thin air before the bed.

The newcomer was masked in black cloth, holding a longsword shimmering with a ghostly blue poisonous light.

The blade trembled slightly, shattering the tassels of the bed curtains.

Ghostly blue poisonous gas spread rapidly along the blade, corroding the wool carpet on the floor into large patches of charred black.

No nonsense, no hesitation.

The sword light turned into a venomous snake, aiming straight for Ye Rong's throat.

The killing intent was not faked in the slightest.

The sharp Sword Qi directly sliced through the skin of Ye Rong's neck.

A bead of crimson blood seeped out, sliding down his fair neck.

This was Master Cangbai's final deep probe.

It was also the most ruthless one.

At the moment of facing a life-or-death crisis, the Physical Body's instincts and the hidden Divine Soul would absolutely counterattack subconsciously.

As long as there was even a trace of Possession by an old monster within Ye Rong's body...

Or if he had practiced any secret techniques...

This sword strike would definitely force him to reveal his true form.

Gu Changsheng's Divine Soul remained as steady as a rock.

Not even a ripple appeared.

He cleanly cut off all Spiritual Qi circulation in this Physical Body.

He completely returned control to the instincts a nine-year-old Mortal child should have.

The moment the sword edge approached.

Ye Rong suddenly opened his eyes.

His originally rosy little face instantly turned pale.

Extreme fear brutally shattered the child's reason.

"Wah—!"

A shrill cry echoed through the courtyard.

Ye Rong used both hands and feet, scrambling and crawling toward the inner side of the bed.

His movements were clumsy, panicked, and lacked any order.

He slammed his head into the hard bedpost.

A dull thud rang out, and he trembled violently from the pain.

Immediately after, he rolled right off the edge of the bed.

He fell heavily onto the cold bluestone floor.

The black-clad assassin's sword stance shifted.

The blade shaved off a lock of black hair as it passed Ye Rong's scalp.

The sharp Sword Qi split the nearby red sandalwood table in half.

Wood fragments flew everywhere, hitting Ye Rong on the back.

The killing intent locked tightly onto the child on the ground.

Pressing closer step by step, the sword light shrouded him once more.

Ye Rong was scared out of his wits, his hands clutching his head tightly.

He desperately tried to crawl into the gap under the bed.

"Don't kill me! Father! Mother!"

His tender voice was full of despairing sobs, carrying a thick rural accent.

A warm liquid flowed down his pant leg.

It soaked into a pungent puddle on the bluestone floor.

He had wet himself from fear.

A dignified Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator.

Facing an attack, he didn't even know how to deploy the most basic Spiritual Qi shield.

He only cared about crawling under the bed like a Mortal pig or dog.

In mid-air.

Hidden deep within the Void Realm, Master Cangbai stared fixedly at the shivering ball of flesh under the bed.

His Divine Sense at Purple Mansion Perfection turned into countless invisible probes.

They brutally pierced into every part of Ye Rong's body.

He had already scanned this Physical Body inside and out thousands of times.

There was no resistance from a Divine Soul.

Even the heart rate perfectly matched the characteristics of a Mortal child experiencing extreme terror.

There was only the purest, most authentic fear and cowardice.

Perfect.

A look of extreme ecstasy finally bloomed on Master Cangbai's withered face.

If there really were an old monster's Possession, even if they risked exposing their cards, they would never endure such a Mortal humiliation as wetting their pants.

The last trace of doubt from the past three years was cleanly washed away by this puddle of urine.

This was indeed a farm-born fool with no background, ripened by medicinal power.

A perfectly clean, top-grade cauldron!

The old monster's heart beat violently, and his greedy desires could no longer be suppressed.

The Void Realm suddenly distorted.

Master Cangbai stepped out.

His wide Pine-patterned Daoist Robe fluttered without wind, and the Purple Mansion pressure crashed down.

The black-clad assassin's body shook violently.

The longsword in his hand let out a wail and cleanly snapped into several pieces.

"How dare you, vile creature!"

Master Cangbai shouted sternly, slamming one hand forward.

A violent green palm wind slammed hard against the assassin's chest.

The sound of bones cracking exploded in the room.

The assassin spat out a large mouthful of blood.

Borrowing the force of the palm, he flew backward, directly smashing through the courtyard wall.

He vanished into the night, escaping without a trace.

The play was over; it was naturally time to wrap things up.

Silence returned to the room.

Only uncontrollable sobbing came from under the bed.

Master Cangbai withdrew all his pressure.

Putting on a kind and benevolent face, he walked slowly to the front of the bed.

He bent down and lifted the hanging bedsheet.

"Rong'er, don't be afraid. Revered Master is here."

His gentle words echoed in the room.

Ye Rong's face was covered in tears.

He was covered in dust and urine, looking wretched to the extreme.

The moment he saw Master Cangbai, he scrambled out from under the bed.

He grabbed the old monster's leg, crying uncontrollably.

"Revered Master! A bad person wanted to kill me!"

The child's body shook violently.

Snot and tears were all smeared onto the expensive Daoist robe.

Master Cangbai didn't show the slightest disgust.

His withered palm gently patted Ye Rong's back.

"It's alright, the bad person has been driven away by Revered Master."

"With Revered Master here, no one in the Qingsong Daoist Academy can touch a single hair on your head."

Ye Rong clutched Master Cangbai's sleeve tightly and looked up.

"Revered Master, I'm scared."

Master Cangbai patted the top of Ye Rong's head, very pleased.

"Good child, this place is indeed no longer safe."

He paused for half a breath.

He threw out the bait he had prepared for a long time.

"Tomorrow morning, Revered Master will take you to a divine blessed land."

Ye Rong stopped crying and sniffled hard.

"A divine blessed land? Are there bad people there?"

"There is only endless fortune there."

The smile on Master Cangbai's face grew even more intense.

"Once you go there, Rong'er will grow taller and stronger."

"You won't have to fear being bullied by bad people anymore."

Ye Rong nodded vigorously.

His face was full of absolute trust and expectation for his elder.

"Good! I'll listen to Revered Master!"

The night passed without further incident.

The next morning.

Qingsong Main Peak, Discussion Hall.

The morning light filtered through the carved wooden windows, spilling onto the hard bluestone floor.

Ye Rong had changed into a brand-new green Daoist robe.

He stood obediently in the center of the hall.

The Late Stage Qi Refining Spiritual Qi inside him remained in a dormant, silent state.

Not a single bit leaked out.

Master Cangbai stood beneath the Statue of the Ancestral Master at the very front of the hall.

He flipped his hand.

An Azure Wood Token covered in the mottled traces of time appeared in his palm.

The surface of the token was carved with complex Jia Wood Formation Patterns.

It emitted a terrifying pressure that transcended the Purple Mansion.

This was the only credential to open Qingsong Heaven.

It was also the goal Gu Changsheng had waited three years for.

Master Cangbai's fingertips suddenly applied force.

Crack.

The Azure Wood Token snapped cleanly.

Violent Jia Wood Origin overflowed through his fingers.

It slammed directly into the void in the center of the hall.

The twelve Coiled Dragon Wooden Pillars in the hall shook violently.

The spatial barriers let out an overburdened wail.

An Azure Vortex Portal emitting an ancient, primordial aura...

...slowly cracked open in the void.