Free Web NovelChapter 269: Chapter 49: Divine King Dream Spirit Art’s Mutation (Part 2)
’Could it have been used up when it blocked that golden light?’
Fang Cheng thought to himself.
’Does this change to the Dream Spirit Secret Technique mean I won’t get the Divine King statue in my dreams anymore? That I can’t fleece the Divine King for benefits any longer...’
’But this might be for the best. It completely severs my karmic ties with the Divine King, and I can still use the Dream Spirit Secret Technique to obtain Dream Spirits.’
’Without the Divine King statue, can a Dream Spirit even grow into a Life Soul?’
With this question in mind, Fang Cheng continued to activate the Dream Spirit Secret Technique.
This time, everything was quiet. Nothing unusual happened.
The green smoke filling the Quiet Chamber continued to settle onto the Snow Silkworm Paper, wisps of it outlining line after line of text on the snow-white sheets...
A short while later, the Spirit Incense burned out.
Fang Cheng slowly came to, a look of disappointment on his face.
The Snow Silkworm Paper had only "written" less than three pages.
This time, his Dream Spirit had a good background. Both parents were sect Cultivators with deep connections and ample resources.
Unfortunately, his talent for cultivation was poor. No matter how hard he tried, his cultivation speed was always far slower than others.
Even when he leveraged his parents’ prestige and power to marry one Female Cultivator after another and father many children, he failed to receive the divine grace again.
The Divine King had simply vanished from his dreams.
In the end, he only cultivated to the Ninth Layer of Sensing, never able to cross the threshold into the Life Talisman stage.
He lived out his life in depression and died.
From this ephemeral dream, he harvested one Sensing Realm Dream Spirit.
Expressionless, Fang Cheng flicked his finger. A jet of Black Fire shot out, burning the Snow Silkworm Paper to ash.
This attempt had, at least, confirmed his suspicions.
After losing the blessed opportunity from the Divine King, the Dream Spirit was just another face in the crowd.
The good old days of soaring to success just by marrying and having many children were gone, never to return.
’What a shame. Doesn’t this make the Dream Spirit Secret Technique a bit useless?’
Fang Cheng pondered for a moment. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he had a new idea.
He took out a blank jade slip, pressed it to his forehead, and recorded the "Void Ghost Market Observation Method" into it.
Then, he took out the Immortal Binding Rope, placed it in the center of the Quiet Chamber along with the jade slip, and set up the Incense Array once more.
’If the Dream Spirit has no blessed opportunity, then I’ll grant it one!’
’In other words, I’ll give the Dream Spirit a few "Golden Fingers" to change its destiny.’
’I wonder if this method will work?’
He activated the Dream Spirit Secret Technique again.
His spirit drifted into a trance, and he once again fell into the dreamscape.
...
Fang Cheng discovered that this particular Dream Spirit’s starting circumstances were not very good.
He had become a "Yang Elixir" for the Joyful Union Sect.
The Joyful Union Sect was one of the five great sect titans within a vast radius of a hundred thousand li. Countless smaller sects and families had to live at its mercy.
The Dream Spirit’s innate constitution was good. He had been abducted by Joyful Union Sect Cultivators and taken to their mountain, where he was taught Body Refining Techniques to strengthen his flesh, blood, and qi, all to serve as a resource for the sect’s female Disciples to harvest from at their leisure.
As the Dream Spirit Secret Technique progressed, he had a "fortuitous encounter" and comprehended the Void Ghost Market Observation Method. He entered the Ghost Market and, using the Spiritual Objects he had accumulated, purchased an otherworldly Magical Artifact—the Immortal Binding Rope.
After refining this Magical Artifact, the next time a Joyful Union Sect Female Cultivator summoned him for her cultivation, the Dream Spirit caught her off guard, bound her, and turned the tables, harvesting her essence instead.
This Joyful Union Sect Female Cultivator had a Late-stage Sensing Cultivation, but her foundation was unstable. After a thorough harvest, the Dream Spirit’s Cultivation rose to the Fifth Layer of Sensing. He then stole the Joyful Union Sect’s Cultivation Technique from her and fled the sect.
The first year.
The Dream Spirit spent the year being hunted by the Joyful Union Sect’s Law Enforcement Disciples.
He fled from place to place, relying on the Immortal Binding Rope to subdue the Joyful Union Sect’s Cultivators time and again. He killed the men and harvested the women, fueling his growth through battle. His Cultivation gradually rose to the Late Sensing Realm.
At first, the Joyful Union Sect didn’t think a "Yang Elixir" at the Mid-Sensing Stage could cause much trouble, so they only dispatched a few Law Enforcement Disciples at the Late Sensing Stage to capture him. freēwēbnovel.com
By the time they gradually realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
By then, the Dream Spirit had already fled deep into the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. He changed his appearance and transformed himself into a Loose Cultivator in the vast mountains.
The Joyful Union Sect found it nearly impossible to track him down.
The Dream Spirit relied on hunting Demon Beasts and occasionally teamed up with other Loose Cultivators to engage in the business of Tribulation Cultivators. He gradually accumulated resources, purchased some Geng Metal Profound Silkworm Threads, and began to refine his Immortal Binding Rope.
The fifth year.
The Dream Spirit opened a shop in a market city on the edge of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, specializing in local products from the range.
This place was the territory of the Immortal Cloud Sect, another of the five great titans. For thousands of li in every direction, the land was filled with established families, and even the Loose Cultivators were well-behaved. The general atmosphere was very good.
He decided to live in seclusion here, cultivating and accumulating resources in secret to prepare for condensing his Life Soul.
He had many Cultivation Techniques in his possession, but the highest-grade one was still the Joyful Union Sect’s Spell.
He found a Matchmaker in the market city and entrusted her with finding a young Female Cultivator with a good constitution. After becoming cultivation partners, they were intimate day and night, and his Cultivation rose steadily.
In the seventh year, while hunting Demon Beasts in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, he rescued two Disciples from the Beast Taming Sect.
The Beast Taming Sect was also one of the five great sect titans.
The two Disciples, one male and one female, had extraordinary auras. Both had Late-stage Sensing Cultivation. The man’s cultivation talent was astonishing, and the woman was a rare, stunning beauty with an exquisite figure.
The Dream Spirit asked and learned that the two had long been promised to each other, but an Elder from the Beast Taming Sect had taken a fancy to the female Disciple and wanted her for his concubine. Powerless to resist, the couple could only flee the sect and travel far away.
With the Dream Spirit’s help, the couple settled down in the market city. The two households became neighbors and frequently interacted.
In the eighth year, the wives of both households became pregnant and each gave birth to a daughter, bringing the families even closer.
The tenth year.
The Void Ghost Marketplace opened. The Dream Spirit took the fruits of his ten years of preparation, entered the otherworldly Ghost Market, and exchanged them for many treasures.
