97: Chapter 97 The Birth of a Celestial Embryo

The white Intelligence Worm landed on the deer carcass, its tiny body immediately twitching. The Immortal Spirit Power also exerted a significant corrosive effect on it, causing its limbs to dissolve to varying degrees.

"As expected of an immortal beast. This Immortal Spirit Power seems gentle, but it is actually overbearing. Facing creatures weaker than itself, they only end up being dissolved and decomposed."

Ling Yichen was secretly alarmed; even the Intelligence Worm could hardly withstand the erosion of this Immortal Spirit Power.

Fortunately, the Intelligence Worm was strong enough. Although it suffered a certain degree of erosion and dissolution, it did not sustain fatal damage.

After adapting to the erosion of the Immortal Spirit Power, it quickly burrowed into the deer carcass, heading toward the Immortal Spirit Young Beast.

A few seconds later, Ling Yichen's face lit up with ecstasy, and he cheered, "It worked!"

Yes, it worked.

Since the immortal beast couldn't erode the Intelligence Worm, the Immortal Fetus, as a young beast, naturally couldn't do anything to it. However, it was also thanks to the fact that this immortal beast was dead.

If it were alive, the Intelligence Worm would likely have met its end on the spot.

Having successfully completed the parasitism, Ling Yichen immediately said to the old man, "Tenth Martial Uncle, I have subdued the young beast, but... I sense that the immortal beast's spirit hasn't dissipated, and it has a lot of hostility toward you!"

Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on the old man's aged face, and he replied, "It's fine. As long as you succeeded, it's good. Once the young beast comes out, I will take you away!"

He knew the immortal beast's spirit hadn't dissipated. Because of the young beast's existence, it had become an obsession after death, guarding the young beast's side, with faint signs of demonization.

However, as long as it didn't cause trouble, he didn't care. Anyway, it could only stay in this space and couldn't go out to harm others.

Just as he was thinking this, a strange cry rang out from within the deer carcass, and then a massive deer shadow emerged from the body, standing high in the air.

It was the Immortal Spirit Body of that deer carcass.

To be precise, it could no longer be considered an Immortal Spirit Body, as it already showed signs of demonization.

An Immortal Spirit Body should originally be a transparent blue-white, but this one was not. Its spirit body was already covered in dense black energy, and its eyes had turned blood-red, staring fixedly at the old man and Ling Yichen.

Roar~

It opened its deer mouth and let out a strange cry. Ling Yichen had never heard such a sound before.

He suddenly felt a swelling pain in his brain, and a warm current flowed from his nostrils.

Reaching out to touch it, it was actually two streams of blood.

But immediately, that blood turned into countless Worms and merged back into Ling Yichen's body.

However, the old man looked at Ling Yichen with some surprise.

He praised, "Good lad, such strong Mental Energy! You can actually resist the divine sense attack of an Immortal Spirit Body!"

The cry of an Immortal Spirit Body contained a divine sense attack. If someone with weak Mental Energy or divine sense heard this cry, their spiritual sea of consciousness would not be able to withstand it.

But Ling Yichen only had a slight nosebleed, which showed how powerful his Mental Energy was.

At this moment, he gained a more thorough understanding of Ling Yichen.

The more he understood, the more he liked him. He couldn't help but praise, "Not bad, not bad. Little Eleven is lucky to have taken you as a disciple. You might actually carry on his ideals."

After finished praising, the old man turned his gaze to the Immortal Spirit Body of the deer carcass, his expression suddenly becoming serious. He said solemnly, "Back then, I had no intention of killing you; I only wanted to borrow some immortal blood from you. It was you who took the initiative to attack me, and I was forced to kill you. At that time, I didn't know you were carrying an Immortal Fetus. If I had known, I might not have dealt such a heavy blow."

"However, the outcome is decided, and you need not brood over it. Although I killed you, you also crippled a hundred years of my cultivation. I even helped you nurture the Immortal Fetus, preserved your bloodline, and entrusted it to a good person. If you remain stubborn, I will scatter you here today."

As he spoke, a sharp aura suddenly erupted from the old man. The space in front of him twisted abruptly, and a small crack opened, from which a short blade slowly extended.

The short blade hovered in front of the old man, pointing toward the Immortal Spirit Body of the deer carcass from a distance.

The Immortal Spirit Body immediately lowered its head, its front hooves pawing lightly, its intent to attack extremely obvious.

At that very moment, Ling Yichen shouted, "The Immortal Spirit Young Beast is about to come out!"

As his voice fell, the abdomen of the deer carcass suddenly bloated, instantly turning into a large sphere.

And the Immortal Spirit Body of the deer carcass also charged at the old man immediately.

It didn't trust the old man and wanted to attack him to restrain him and prevent him from attacking the Immortal Spirit Young Beast.

This was normal because it was not a complete spirit body now.

After being dead for over a hundred years and showing signs of demonization, it only had its instinctive will left, simply wanting to protect its young.

Since the old man was the one who killed it, it would naturally target him.

Seeing this, the old man immediately went to meet it, fighting with the Immortal Spirit Body.

Meanwhile, Ling Yichen took the opportunity to slip to the edge of the Immortal Blood Pool, waiting for the birth of the Immortal Fetus.

As the abdomen of the deer carcass bloated like a ball, a small, blue-white Immortal Spirit Body was the first to dash out.

It ran through the void like an elf, darting back and forth, very lively.

After running for a while, it suddenly landed in front of Ling Yichen, its eyes as transparent as jade staring at him.

Ling Yichen also looked at it with a smile, trying his best to release goodwill.

Sure enough, after sensing Ling Yichen's goodwill, the Small Immortal Spirit Body immediately walked toward him, eventually standing face-to-face with him, with a distance of no more than five centimeters between them.

Feeling the aura of the Immortal Spirit Body so closely, Ling Yichen only felt an extremely comfortable cooling sensation wash over him, and the erosion of the Immortal Spirit Power on him actually decreased significantly.

His body also slowly changed from the Worm form back to his human form.

In the next second, the Small Immortal Spirit Body slowly lowered its head, pointing its forehead at Ling Yichen.

Ling Yichen instinctively reached out to touch it, but the Small Immortal Spirit Body shook its head and refused.

At the same time, a thought was transmitted to his mental space.

Ling Yichen instantly understood. He also slowly lowered his head and used his forehead to touch the Small Immortal Spirit Body's forehead.

This time, the Small Immortal Spirit Body did not refuse.

The moment the two touched, a sudden change occurred.

A taiji diagram blossomed from the point where their foreheads touched, instantly enveloping the person and the spirit.

After a few breaths, the taiji diagram shrank back, turning into a light seal that appeared on Ling Yichen's forehead.

In the next second, the Small Immortal Spirit Body crashed into Ling Yichen's head. A strange scene appeared: the Small Immortal Spirit Body instantly disappeared.

Then, Ling Yichen's eyes widened, his face full of astonishment.

Because the Small Immortal Spirit Body had actually entered his spiritual sea of consciousness.

At the same time, the Immortal Spirit Body of the deer carcass let out another strange cry, but this time, Ling Yichen had no reaction at all.

He turned his gaze toward the old man and the deer carcass's Immortal Spirit Body, seeing the person and the spirit locked in a fierce battle.

The antlers of the deer carcass's Immortal Spirit Body continuously released shockwaves, attacking the old man.

The old man, on the other hand, controlled the short blade to strike back. The short blade had the ability to cut through space and, naturally, could also cut spirit bodies.

Every time it touched the deer carcass's Immortal Spirit Body, it could cut off a large piece of the spirit body, but it would immediately reform.

However, after this cycle repeated a dozen times, the aura of the deer carcass's Immortal Spirit Body significantly weakened, showing signs of exhaustion.

A few more times, and it would likely dissipate.

At this point, there was new movement from the deer carcass.

From behind the deer carcass, a small silver-white Little Deer slowly slid out.

The deer carcass's Immortal Spirit Body seemed to sense it, turning its head to look at the Little Deer and then letting out an extremely high-pitched cry.

Then, it no longer paid any attention to the old man and charged straight toward the Little Deer.

Seeing this, Ling Yichen quickly backed away.

The deer carcass's Immortal Spirit Body instantly arrived at the Little Deer's side, licking its body.

Although it was a spirit body, it could still lick clean the afterbirth and impurities from the Little Deer's body.

Soon, the Little Deer stood up, trembling and very weak.

At this, Ling Yichen also breathed a long sigh of relief.

The Little Deer was successfully born, and he could clearly perceive that the Intelligence Worm was dormant inside the Little Deer's body.

At this time, the old man also quickly came to Ling Yichen's side and said softly, "Call the Little Deer over; we have to go."

Hearing this, Ling Yichen looked at the old man with some hesitation.

"It's too weak right now. If I take it away now, there's no Immortal Spirit Qi outside. Will it be able to survive? How about we leave it here to grow for a while?"

Hearing this, the old man seemed thoughtful, then nodded slightly and replied, "That's also fine. This Immortal Fetus was not nurtured in a living body, so it is indeed frail. Very well, let it stay here to recover for a while."

As he spoke, the old man grabbed Ling Yichen's shoulder. With a thought, the hovering short blade immediately slashed through the void, and that small portal instantly appeared.

The old man took Ling Yichen and rushed toward the portal.

However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

The Little Deer suddenly opened its mouth and let out a cry. In the next second, the entire small space began to vibrate, and the once stable small space instantly developed countless cracks.

The old man was suddenly horrified and whispered, "Not good, this small space is going to shatter."

As he spoke, he looked at the Little Deer with some regret and then quickly fled outside.

Once this small space shattered, the deer carcass and the Little Deer would definitely not survive.

The power brought by the shattering of space was something even he could not withstand.

However, at this moment, a brilliant light suddenly erupted from Ling Yichen's forehead.

The taiji diagram appeared once more, with the yin-yang fish rotating. A Little Deer Immortal Spirit Body stood in the center of the taiji diagram, also letting out a delicate cry.

In the next second, the trembling small space instantly flew toward Ling Yichen.

Just as Ling Yichen returned to the Tenth Floor, the small space immediately turned into a beam of white light, plunged into the taiji diagram, and disappeared.

Ling Yichen's eyes widened immediately, his face full of disbelief.

Because he could clearly perceive that the 200-square-meter Immortal Spirit Space was now in his spiritual sea of consciousness, and it was incredibly stable, with no sign of shattering.

Moreover, the portal was wide open, allowing for free entry and exit.

Ah, this...

Ling Yichen looked at the old man in bewilderment.

The old man could not probe his sea of consciousness, but he knew that the small space had been taken by Ling Yichen.

He let out a sigh and said, "It seems you have more immortal fate than I do. Fine, then it's yours."

Hearing this, Ling Yichen quickly bowed ninety degrees and thanked him from the bottom of his heart, "Thank you, Tenth Martial Uncle!"

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