Chapter 692 - 350: The Ring Spirit’s Creation

Chapter 692: Chapter 350: The Ring Spirit’s Creation

This time, in the Cultivation Immortality Realm, he had purchased three Tier One Magical Treasure Spaces. Two were to be used in the Immortal City, while this one was prepared for the village.

The clansmen of the Cheng Family Manor also needed a place for their Cultivation.

Martial Arts could be practiced in the outside world, but Cultivation Immortality required Spiritual Qi. Without having to go to the Immortal City, they could now practice in the Magical Treasure Space.

This was because the Five Elements Spirit Pearl and Five Elements Array were meant to be set up within the Magical Treasure Space.

The Tier One Upper Grade Magical Treasure Space had an area of six hundred mu. After Cheng Zongyang swiftly set up the Five Elements Array and the Five Elements Spirit Pearl, the internal cycle of Spiritual Qi officially began.

To ensure the space didn’t go to waste, he gave the three entry Tokens to his father, his second uncle, and his maternal uncle, respectively.

His father, being the Clan Leader and the head of the Martial Arts Hall, absolutely needed one. His second uncle was in charge of the Medicine Hall, so he could use the space to cultivate Spirit Medicine and the like.

The Token given to his maternal uncle wasn’t for him to enter and do anything, but for safekeeping. If the other two ever had to leave the village for some reason, his maternal uncle, as head of the Sect Hall, would be able to use the Token stored there.

Of course, if more Tokens were needed, he could have Luo Daoist replicate a few more. But for now, this was enough.

The Magical Treasure Space could even serve as a sanctuary in times of disaster.

Once the Array formed and the Spiritual Qi began to circulate internally with no risk of leaking, Cheng Zongyang breathed a sigh of relief.

This way, the Cheng Family Village now had a Library Pavilion with both Martial Arts Techniques and Cultivation Immortality Techniques, a Martial Arts training ground, and its own Cultivation Immortality Site. With the addition of ample Cultivation Resources, its development would certainly not lag behind the Immortal City, ensuring it could nurture enough talent for the Cheng Family’s future.

And inside the Magical Treasure Space, there was ample room for both Cultivation and combat training.

「Time flew by in the blink of an eye.」

After half a month of family reunion, handling affairs, and guiding Cheng Zongyan to understand the Qi Cultivation portion of her Cultivation Technique, Cheng Zongyang’s leisure time came to an end.

He took his three younger brothers, left the Cheng Family Village, and returned to the Immortal City. After dropping them off, Cheng Zongyang immediately rushed back to the Soul-Loss Pit without stopping to rest.

Standing at the edge of the Ghost Abyss, Cheng Zongyang gazed down into the depths.

Aside from some hot air and a putrid stench wafting up, he could see nothing. His Divine Sense, which could now extend to four hundred meters, probed downward but also found nothing.

This meant that the Soul-Loss Pit was far deeper than four hundred meters.

"It’s time to settle things with this Soul Guard Dog," Cheng Zongyang murmured to himself.

He summoned his Flying Cloud Shuttle and began to slowly descend.

The Ring Spirit had once told him that back when the previous host—a young Hunter—had just obtained the Jade Stone, he was killed by Huangfu Ren before he could even sign a contract with the infant Soul Guard Dog. Afterward, Huangfu Ren took the Soul Guard Dog, which eventually leaped into the Ghost Abyss.

The Soul Guard Dog is a type of Soul Beast that specializes in absorbing and devouring Souls. The Ring Spirit had given the first host this kind of Soul Beast for two reasons. First, it hoped to indirectly obtain a portion of the Souls from the Soul Guard Dog to nourish itself;

Second, it wanted to create a living being that could serve as a second channel for its own improvement, independent of the host, while also having the Soul Guard Dog assist and protect the host as they grew.

However, the subsequent hosts all met with unfortunate ends almost instantly, causing the Ring Spirit’s entire plan to fall apart.

The Ring Spirit, in its first outing as a "system," was a textbook case of a scheme backfiring so badly it ended up losing twice over.

Thus, due to its ineptitude and lack of experience, it ended up falling into a great mountain, completely drained of the Power to find a new host.

If it hadn’t created the Soul Guard Dog in the first place, it wouldn’t have been stranded in the mountains for ten or twenty years and could have found a second host long ago.

But fate works in mysterious ways. It was eventually found by Cheng Zongyang, who, thanks to the experiences of his past life, had the habit of trying to drip blood on any special-looking item to claim ownership.

And as it turned out, his long shot actually paid off.

It could only be described as fate!

As he descended, Cheng Zongyang continuously probed the depths with his Divine Sense, remaining vigilant for any potential surprises.

No one knew how deep the Soul-Loss Pit was, but it had to have a bottom somewhere.

As the updraft grew stronger, Cheng Zongyang had a feeling he was getting close to the bottom.

Sure enough, his Divine Sense detected the bottom.

The scene at the bottom was terrifying.

Countless white bones were piled up like mountains. Among them were not only human skeletons but also the carcasses of numerous animals.

However, some of the animal carcasses were still relatively intact and showed no signs of being gnawed on. This surprised Cheng Zongyang.

Just then, the Ring Spirit’s voice suddenly rang out:

"These creatures have no Essence Qi, and I can’t sense any Life Souls. It seems this Soul Guard Dog has become a Demon Beast. It doesn’t need to eat; it can survive as long as it has the Essence Qi and Life Souls of living beings. Although those people were dead, their corpses and residual Souls still held plenty of Essence Qi."

Cheng Zongyang understood at once.

Soon, his Flying Cloud Shuttle was hovering above the pile of bones. As Cheng Zongyang observed his surroundings, he realized this place was actually an underground river cavern.

"No wonder that thing has been able to live so well," Cheng Zongyang had just murmured when a creature entered the range of his Divine Sense.

Cheng Zongyang looked to his right and immediately locked eyes with a pair of green eyes.

The underground cavern was pitch-black, but within Cheng Zongyang’s Divine Sense, he saw a creature that looked no different from a common adult dog.

The only difference was its fur.

Black. Pitch-black.

A completely and utterly black dog!

If not for his Divine Sense, the creature could have walked right up to him and he likely wouldn’t have seen it.