Chapter 482: Chapter 482: The Fixed Source of Death Qi, Disciple Assessment Completed
“`”You can absorb death Qi?”
Ancestor Jinling’s eyes widened.
Death Qi.
A strange power.
Any cultivator with not much lifespan left would be targeted by this force, and once their whole body was enveloped by death Qi, it meant the moment of their body’s demise and the vanishing of their path.
Even an Ancient Saint could not defend against it.
This was the Heavenly Mandate!
And the Heavenly Mandate could not be defied!
“Absorbing death Qi is a bit troublesome, but it can be attempted. Come on, stretch your head over here.”
Ye Feng said.
In his view, Ancestor Jinling was just a benevolent-looking elder in the Spirit Sea Realm with not much life left.
He didn’t seem very old, but he was enveloped by death Qi, starting to decay, which was somewhat pitiful.
“Should I stretch my head over?”
Ancestor Jinling was stunned.
I am a grand elder of the Void Break Realm, and you, a mere Divine Origin Realm level kid, dare to speak to me like this without respect for seniority!
“Would that be okay?”
Nevertheless, Ancestor Jinling still stretched his head over.
In the face of life and death, what’s the point of face?
Throw it on the ground, don’t need it!
Looking at Ancestor Jinling in front of him, Ye Feng extended his hands, gently touching the top of Ancestor Jinling’s head.
At this moment, Ancestor Jinling felt a strange sensation.
It was as if he had returned to the nostalgic times, thousands of years ago, when he had just joined the Immortal Sect and was accepted as a disciple under the patting of the Immortal Masters.
“Really a miraculous feeling!”
Ancestor Jinling marveled.
This kind of feeling, it has been thousands of years since he last experienced it.
“Slaughter Energy, devour!”
Ye Feng utilized the Origin of Slaughter Energy within his body, causing the death Qi in Ancestor Jinling’s hair to start dissipating, transforming into boundless Evil Qi. Following that, it was all devoured by his hands.
“You… you’re really devouring death Qi!”
Ancestor Jinling could feel the death Qi in his body decreasing rapidly and, before long, all the death Qi completely disappeared.
The grey strands of hair on his head turned silver-white as well.
As for Ye Feng, who absorbed the death Qi, he seemed unaffected by it, which greatly surprised Ancestor Jinling.
“It worked!”
Ye Feng was also a little surprised.
He had consulted the System and knew that death Qi was a higher grade than Evil Qi and Yin Sha Qi, but slightly inferior to Slaughter Energy.
Therefore, he intended to absorb it.
The result was very satisfying.
The rich death Qi from Ancestor Jinling’s body had actually increased his Slaughter Energy by thirty percent!
“This poor old man, just at the Spirit Sea Realm and already so steeped in death Qi. If it hadn’t been for me, he definitely would have died violently within three months.”
Ye Feng thought to himself.
If Ancestor Jinling were to hear these words, he would be infuriated.
He was a Void Break Realm elder, and although the amount of death Qi was considerable, it wasn’t enough to bring him close to death.
But indeed, every moment he had to expend his own strength to suppress the death Qi, which greatly slowed down his cultivation pace.
If not for this, with his talent, he should have ascended to the third level of the Void Break Realm. But now, he was stuck at the peak of the first level of the Void Break Realm.
With the death Qi being devoured and no longer needing to continuously expend strength to suppress it, Ancestor Jinling felt refreshed.
It was like he had regained his peak condition.
He no longer was in his twilight years; instead, he stood up straight, his entire body radiating vigorous vitality.
“This feeling, wonderful!”
Ancestor Jinling rejoiced.
One thousand years! Ever since he had aged and was entangled by the death Qi, his cultivation level hadn’t made any significant progress in over a thousand years.
A thousand years ago, he was merely at the first level of the Void Break Realm.
And now, still suppressing the death Qi while cultivating, he was at the peak of the first level of the Void Break Realm.
“If only I had met Sect Master Ye a thousand years earlier, my cultivation level need not have been stuck at the current realm!”
Ancestor Jinling sat next to Ye Feng, murmuring nostalgically.
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng’s eyes widened.
This elder who called himself “Jinling” had been wrapped up in death Qi for thousands of years?
The lifespan of the Spirit Sea Realm is but a thousand years. This means that Jinling had reached the Spirit Sea Realm at around the age of one hundred and then had been targeted by death Qi ever since; truly pitiable!
“A thousand years, even without being targeted by death Qi, would be enough to deplete the lifespan of one from the Spirit Sea Realm. Elder, you’re still alive, that’s a miracle in itself.”
Ye Feng patted Ancestor Jinling’s shoulder, comforting him.
Ancestor Jinling was frozen on the spot.
He was an elder of the Void Break Realm; normally, who would dare to pat his shoulder?
But now, having his head patted and shoulder tapped by Ye Feng and taking all the advantages, Ancestor Jinling could not bring himself to be angry.“`
If it weren’t for Ye Feng, his death Qi wouldn’t have temporarily disappeared.
To him, Ye Feng was considered a half-life savior.
“Cough cough! Although I’ve been tormented by death Qi for a thousand years and couldn’t advance in my cultivation, Sect Master Ye need not worry. I’m tough, and the next time we meet, I will surely make it to the Divine Origin Realm!”
Ancestor Jinling patted his chest, full of confidence.
Anyway, when he came back next time, he just needed to show the aura of someone in the Divine Origin Realm, and that would be enough.
But to Ye Feng’s ears, these words just made him widen his eyes and silently thought that this old man wasn’t high in cultivation, yet his ability to boast was quite impressive.
“Right, I only absorbed your death Qi, which is a temporary solution, not a cure. If you’re targeted by death Qi again, come directly to Misty Sect and find me, and I’ll absorb it for you again.”
Ye Feng said with a smile, patting Ancestor Jinling on the shoulder.
To him, this old man was like a walking body of Evil Qi, each absorption session could significantly strengthen his Slaughter Energy.
Shearing wool from Ancestor Jinling was definitely a good deal.
“Then thank you, Sect Master Ye.”
Ancestor Jinling turned around and left.
But just after taking two steps, he left behind an ancient-looking jade pendant on the table and said:
“Sect Master Ye, this is an amulet. Should you encounter danger, it can block an attack for you.”
“Right, this is a thank-you gift.”
Ancestor Jinling also left behind a bottle of elixirs and a bag of Spirit Stones.
“Thank you very much!”
Watching Ancestor Jinling’s receding figure, Ye Feng opened the bottle of elixirs and instantly widened his eyes.
“This old man is too rich!”
The bottle of elixirs actually contained ten Soul Condensing Pills!
This was an essential elixir for breaking through to the Divine Origin Realm and was the main elixir used for the breakthrough.
Ten Soul Condensing Pills were equivalent to ten Supreme Grade Spirit Stones.
“Holy crap, a hundred Supreme Grade Spirit Stones!”
When Ye Feng opened the bag of Spirit Stones, he jumped up in surprise, his eyes wide as saucers.
“Casually giving away a bottle of Soul Condensing Pills and a hundred Supreme Grade Spirit Stones, Ancestor Jinling is just too rich! Right, the amulet he gave, it must not be an ordinary item either.”
Ye Feng examined the jade pendant and quickly asked the System.
“Ding, this item is a consumable protective Spirit Talisman, Middle Grade Spirit Treasure Level, it can block any attack below the Void Break Realm and bounce it back, using the enemy’s strength to kill the enemy.”
The System provided the analysis result.
“Casually handing out a Middle Grade Spirit Treasure Level protective talisman, along with Soul Condensing Pills and Supreme Grade Spirit Stones, Ancestor Jinling’s identity definitely isn’t simple!”
Ye Feng realized this.
Unfortunately, he didn’t have the Eye of Insight, so he couldn’t see Ancestor Jinling’s real cultivation level.
But in his view, this person either concealed his cultivation level or his background was very complex, and it was very likely he came from an extraordinary power outside of the Mystique Kingdom.
What exactly was Ancestor Jinling’s background?
Did he come to the Misty Sect for some other purpose?
Thinking of this, Ye Feng frowned.
…
In the Royal Capital of Mystique.
Ancestor Jinling stood on a large teleportation array, looking at Ancestor Lingmiao beside him, his face aglow with health.
“Eh, the death Qi on your body has actually disappeared!” Ancestor Lingmiao noticed this and expressed his surprise.
“Your Mystique Kingdom isn’t bad, a place of opportunity. Upon my return, I will go into retreat to attempt a breakthrough to the second layer of the Void Break Realm,” Ancestor Jinling said with a smile.
“Then congratulations to you!” Ancestor Lingmiao’s expression changed slightly.
He was very curious about what kind of opportunity Ancestor Jinling had obtained to temporarily dispel the death Qi.
…
Back at the Misty Sect.
Ye Feng put away the three treasures given to him by Ancestor Jinling, watching the disciples continuously accepting tasks, and he was in a great mood.
“Good, hurry up and complete your tasks to meet the conditions of the subordinate task: Disciple Assessment as soon as possible.”
Ye Feng was eager for the rewards of the subordinate tasks.
Time flew by, and three days later.
Liang Wanfen, Liang Wanyu, and Liang Wanrou, the three sisters, finally completed ten tasks.
With their Lower Rank Demon King and Demon General Peak cultivation levels, completing ordinary Sect tasks was no difficulty at all.
“Sect Leader, we have completed ten tasks,” said Liang Wanfen, just after finalizing the tenth task at the Elders’ Hall, who immediately ran over and habitually threw herself into Ye Feng’s arms.
“Cough cough, don’t do that!”
Ye Feng quickly pushed her away.
He took the identity tokens from the three sisters and threw them into the Refining Furnace to upgrade them.
The moment the new Identity Tokens with the words “True Disciple” came out of the furnace, Ye Feng heard the System’s notification in his mind.
“Ding, with five True Disciples, fifty-six Inner Sect Disciples, and one thousand one hundred Outer Sect Disciples, you have met the completion criteria for the [Subordinate Task: Disciple Assessment].”
“Ding, the reward has been issued, please attend to collect it, Sect Leader.”
Ye Feng hurriedly handed the identity tokens to the Liang sisters, then ran into the Sect Leader’s Great Hall and closed the door behind him.
He stretched out his hand, and a Lucky Bag appeared in his palm.
This was the reward for the subordinate task.