Chapter 25

A desolate, ancient howl, carrying the aura of primordial chaos, erupted from Xuan Kong's mouth, startling the birds and beasts in Laoshan Mountain.

All the animals that heard the howl involuntarily bowed their heads. Birds leaped onto the branches, beasts ran out from the mountains, ripples spread across the streams, and the grass and trees swayed with the wind. This was the innate power of the king of beasts.

How could the animals in Laoshan Mountain dare to resist the boundless might emanating from Xuan Kong?

Even the Mountain Spirit King, who lived in a cave on the mountain's waist, had a solemn expression, finding it unbelievable: "That little Taoist actually truly comprehended the Dragon Pearl!" After receiving the order, he had set out directly from Zhongnan Mountain, and the abbot of Baiyun Temple hadn't had time to explain the usage of the Dragon Pearl to him.

Usually, he only used it as a magical treasure to fight enemies, never imagining it had such power.

The only ones who remained calm were the group of human cultivators who occupied the peak of Laoshan Mountain. Xuan Kong's junior brothers, lacking the ability to sense the might of heaven and earth, were still snoring soundly. However, a faint light still shone from the room where the old abbot was resting beside the Shangqing Hall.

The old abbot, originally a fortune-teller who had received a few ancient transmissions, had founded the Laoshan Sect. After establishing the sect, he naturally didn't forget his old profession and had even gained many new skills from the transmissions.

At this moment, he had not yet rested.

He stood by the window, looking at the bright moon and sparse stars outside, pondering the events of the day. Suddenly, he heard the cries of myriad beasts, which startled him. He had never seen such a strange phenomenon in the many years since he founded the Laoshan Sect.

He hurriedly calculated with his hands, but could not get a result.

The old abbot did not know that this was the result of Xuan Kong obtaining the power of the Dragon Pearl, which had transformed his body. He only knew it was the might of heaven and earth. He quickly returned to his desk, arranged the copper coins, and carefully calculated. A few days ago, he had calculated that the Laoshan Sect would face a great calamity.

Unfortunately, his Daoist cultivation was not profound enough to understand the divination. Although he had the intention of protecting the living forces of the Laoshan Sect, he had given Xuan Kong the order to leave the mountain, hoping to secure a sliver of hope for survival.

Seeing the animals in turmoil that night, the old abbot feared that the divination might be different, but after casting the divination, he got no results.

He sighed, blew out the candle, and muttered to himself, "Unfortunately, in the Laoshan Sect, there is no expertise in divination. Although I can see that our sect is about to face a great calamity, I cannot see it clearly. I only hope that sending Xuan Kong out of the mountain can leave a lineage of Daoist transmission for our sect. If our sect really..."

His voice grew lower and lower, and he finally did not say what would really happen. He sighed deeply and sat cross-legged on the bed. He made up his mind that he could not let Wang Qi drag it out any longer and must immediately send him to inform Xuan Kong to leave the mountain as soon as possible to avoid the disaster!

It turned out that the old abbot had sent Xuan Kong down the mountain for such a hidden reason. Unfortunately, Xuan Kong did not know. Otherwise, he would definitely prefer to stay on the mountain and face the calamity with his master rather than give up his long-awaited opportunity to explore the world.

Fortunately, Xuan Kong did not know and was currently sensing the new power within his body.

He felt that his body seemed to have gained something, a mysterious and profound sensation. Although it was not within his body, it felt like his own flesh, and he could control it as easily as his own limbs. After a moment of contemplation, he set the Purple Mansion Golden Pill spinning, instinctively driving the new force within his body.

A dazzling silver light burst from Xuan Kong's crown, and the true essence within his body flowed rapidly. He felt a sudden pain in the center of his forehead, as if something had broken through. Just as he was about to cover his forehead, Xuan Kong suddenly noticed a change in his visual perspective.

In addition to his original two eyes, there seemed to be another pair of eyes above his head, looking down at his forehead.

"Can't be, did I cultivate a spirit essence?"

The silver light from his head radiated, enveloping Xuan Kong's entire body. He slowly raised his head, dazed like a wooden chicken, and indeed saw a palm-sized silver cloud above his head, with a condensed spirit essence resembling a physical form coiled on the cloud, occasionally emitting a faint dragon's roar.

Indeed, it was a dragon's roar. Looking at the slender body, the clawed limbs, and the two horns on the head, everything resembled the true form of the little white dragon Ao Lie in the Dragon Pearl.

Xuan Kong was stunned. He knew himself best, absolutely a genuine human, but why did his spirit essence take the form of a little white dragon? And it looked exactly like Ao Lie, which was simply too incredible.

What he did not know was that with Xuan Kong's current Daoist cultivation, he was still in the stage of refining the Purple Mansion Golden Pill. To achieve a spirit essence and attain enlightenment was far from enough. This time, he had broken through the human constraints by borrowing the dragon power of the little white dragon Ao Lie in the Dragon Pearl.

From a half-immortal body in the mortal world, he truly transformed into an immortal body.

However, when condensing the spirit essence, the spiritual consciousness of Ao Lie was too strong, suppressing Xuan Kong's own innate spiritual consciousness, so the form that appeared was that of a jade dragon. Xuan Kong quickly understood this, his eyes brightening. What did this mean?

A spirit essence, once formed in Daoism, meant that the person had truly transcended the cycle of the five elements and achieved the great wisdom and great power of an immortal. However, Xuan Kong had formed his spirit essence by borrowing Ao Lie's power when his own innate spiritual consciousness was insufficient.

This meant that Xuan Kong could now use the immortal techniques passed down in the sect in advance.

Others might not know, but Xuan Kong was clear in his heart. The techniques of the ancient deities were the most profound and mysterious, and using mortal means could only勉强化用, only when one reached the power and realm of immortals could they use the original techniques of the deities.

Moreover, the most important thing was that generally, a cultivator had only one spirit essence and one life. But Xuan Kong was different. He understood his own body, and once his cultivation realm was sufficient, he would at least condense his own innate spirit essence.

This meant he would have an extra life compared to others. No one would dislike having a longer life, especially cultivators. After all, if one did not fear death, why would they endure the hardships of cultivation?

Most importantly, Xuan Kong did not reject the jade dragon spirit essence. Perhaps there was no such concept in the world, but in the hearts of his predecessors, every Chinese person took pride in being descendants of the dragon. Being able to obtain a jade dragon spirit essence in this life made Xuan Kong very happy.

He sat in meditation until dawn.

His heart was bubbling with joy. He retracted his power, got up from the bed, and was about to go and meet the old abbot to share this good news. Suddenly, he heard Wang Qi's voice calling out, "Big Brother, Big Brother!"

Xuan Kong was startled by Wang Qi's urgent call, thinking, "Oh no, could it be that Deng Lizi broke his promise and came up the mountain to seek revenge?" He was most afraid of the old abbot finding out about this, as he would inevitably receive a scolding. However, he was not worried about Deng Lizi's revenge.

After cultivating his spirit essence, he estimated that even if he could not overpower Deng Lizi, at least he could achieve a draw. If he encountered a thousand-year-old monster like the Mountain Spirit King, he might also be able to fight with all his might. With a calm heart, Xuan Kong opened the door slowly, let Wang Qi in, and asked, "What happened, so urgent?"

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