Chapter 44 ·Golden Entry

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Nether ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Soul concealed himself within the high clouds, quietly following.

He ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍saw that each time Liu Qingyun arrived at an island, he would unfold an ancient bronze mirror.

It ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was precisely the high-grade magical treasure, the Spirit Appraisal Mirror.

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍mirror light rippled outward like water, sweeping across the areas where islanders gathered.

For ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍anyone possessing spiritual roots, bright or dim points of light would appear within the mirror.

He acted with extreme secrecy, never speaking to the locals, relying solely on spells to silently capture those with suitable spiritual roots.

“So that’s how it is…” Nether Soul saw through his intentions.

He thought to himself, “No wonder there have never been any records of the immortal path in this world. It turns out that each time people from the Spirit Realm come, they act so furtively.”

Within the cave abode on Longevity Peak, Gu Yan’s original body perceived all of this simultaneously.

The world he resided in was, in the eyes of others, merely a numbered backyard, visited periodically to pluck a few seedlings…

An indescribable feeling surged within him, but he quickly suppressed it.

From Liu Qingyun’s memories, he had learned of the vastness of the Spirit Realm and the abundance of powerful experts.

This made him clearly realize that with his current cultivation, rashly stepping into that world would be no different from seeking death.

“Lying low and developing is necessary… but I can’t do nothing either.”

Gu Yan’s thoughts turned rapidly, and suddenly he remembered something.

“Right, after killing Li Wuya, the system granted an extra entry draw that I haven’t used yet.”

“I was planning to pick an auspicious day, but now… there’s no time for that!”

“Draw!”

With a thought, a seven-colored roulette wheel appeared.

Gray, green, blue, purple, orange, gold, red—lights flowed across it.

The wheel spun rapidly, then slowly came to a stop… on the golden slot!

【You have obtained the entry: “Traceless Dao Concealment · Gold”!】

【“Traceless Dao Concealment · Gold”: You can perfectly conceal all traces of your existence and freely adjust your outward cultivation (you may completely disguise yourself as a mortal).

Below the Immortal King realm, any divination, deduction, or probing-type divine abilities cannot trace your true origins.

You may cause beings with cultivation lower than yours to selectively forget memories or awareness related to you.

You can greatly reduce your sense of presence, like a shadow merging into dusk.】

“A golden entry!” Gu Yan felt a surge of joy, then immediately noticed the term “Immortal King” in the description.

“Could this be a realm above the Human Immortal?”

Looking again at the entry’s effects, a bold thought suddenly emerged.

Let Nether Soul follow Liu Qingyun into the Spirit Realm, seize the opportunity, and truly take control of this mortal world!

As for how to infiltrate… the simplest method was to disguise himself as a spiritual root seedling, let Liu Qingyun discover him, and be taken away.

……

Endless Sea.

Nether Soul chose the right moment and dispersed the outward appearance of his cultivation.

Using the “Traceless Dao Concealment” entry, he simulated pure dual spiritual roots of water and wood, blending into a seaside village.

As the Spirit Appraisal Mirror swept over—

A clear, radiant light immediately shone within the mirror, far brighter than the others!

Liu Qingyun was stunned at first, then overjoyed. “Dual spiritual roots… and water and wood in mutual generation!”

Including Nether Soul, there were five people in total.

Among them, Nether Soul had the best aptitude, while the others were all of four or five spiritual roots.

Liu Qingyun was already calculating in his heart.

Bringing back a dual spiritual root seedling like this would certainly earn him considerable rewards from the sect.

From his storage bag, Liu Qingyun took out a massive flying vessel and placed Nether Soul and the others inside.

Then the vessel rose into the sky, piercing through clouds and mist, heading toward Radiant Glow Island in the deepest part of the Endless Sea.

After arriving, Liu Qingyun once again took out a jade token inscribed with complex formation patterns.

As spiritual power was activated, a hidden teleportation array appeared within a volcanic crater on Radiant Glow Island.

Nether Soul observed secretly, memorizing the formation patterns and methods.

The array light engulfed the flying vessel, and a powerful sensation of space-time inversion struck.

When everything settled and the light dissipated—

……

Spirit Realm, Azure Wave Sect Outer Sect Reception Platform.

Everyone now stood within a spacious white stone hall.

The density of spiritual energy here was more than ten times greater than in the lower world.

With each breath, one felt refreshed, pores opening comfortably.

Liu Qingyun handed them over to the disciples on duty for registration, then hurried off to report back.

Due to his dual spiritual roots, Nether Soul was directly classified as a candidate for inner sect disciples.

After a simple heart-questioning examination, he was officially recorded in the sect’s jade registry.

A few days later, a female cultivator dressed in a moon-white Daoist robe, with delicate features, arrived at the disciple courtyard and fixed her gaze on Nether Soul.

“You are Lin You? I am Su Wanyue, a deacon elder of Qingxia Peak. Are you willing to enter under my tutelage?”

Su Wanyue, at the late Golden Core stage, was somewhat renowned within the Azure Wave Sect for both her appearance and her alchemy skills.

She did not have many disciples, and upon hearing of a newly admitted dual spiritual root disciple, she had come personally to recruit one.

Lin You was Nether Soul’s alias. Upon hearing this, he had no objections.

Thus, he bowed and said, “This disciple is willing.”

After accepting him, Su Wanyue passed down the complete “Azure Wave True Art” cultivation method up to the Golden Core stage.

She also granted him a storage ring, a bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills, and several low-grade magical artifacts.

“Your spiritual roots are good. You must cultivate diligently without slack.”

“Although the sect does not forbid disciples from competing, it values moderation—do not easily form deadly enmities.”

“Also, if you encounter difficulties in cultivation, you may come to Qingxia Hall to find me on the first day of each month.”

Nether Soul respectfully acknowledged her instructions, though inwardly, he did not take them to heart.

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