Chapter 54: I Desire Immortal Ascension (23)
Just at this critical moment, those chaotic thoughts connected in Liu Sheng's mind.
So, Liu Sheng took a deep breath, closed her eyes, gathered all the Spiritual Qi in her body, and activated the Cultivation Technique she had prepared, hoping she wouldn't have to use it.
The “Spirit Dispersion Art.”
In this moment of crisis, Liu Sheng decisively chose to disperse the Spiritual Qi she had painstakingly Cultivated.
Facing such an unimaginably powerful existence, what was her meager Cultivation at the Refining Qi Stage - First Layer worth?
It was merely an admission ticket.
The Spiritual Qi within her body, under the operation of the “Spirit Dispersion Art,” surged wildly through Liu Sheng's Meridians like waves swept by a storm.
Gradually, the Spiritual Qi receded silently like an ebbing tide, and streams of Spiritual Qi diffused from Liu Sheng's body.
Reverse cultivation was not easy; each dissipation of Spiritual Qi felt like her Meridians were being scraped by a knife, causing immense pain.
When Liu Sheng had completely dispersed all her Spiritual Qi, she was thrown into a deep abyss, landing on something soft, rough, and damp.
With a final gulp, she completely sank into darkness.
Liu Sheng ignored the foul-smelling, viscous saliva and clung tightly to the uneven, mossy surface with her tentacles.
Little Tentacle, far from finding the place disgusting, happily absorbed the Guai Qi.
In the abyss, every breath brought a thick concentration of Guai Qi. Little Tentacle rejoiced, sucking its fill, then slowly wrapped around Liu Sheng's body layer by layer, expanding.
Just as Liu Sheng was about to be pulled deeper into the pipe, a soft “Eh?” suddenly echoed from within.
Though the sound was faint, it was deafening to Liu Sheng; had she not already secured herself, she would have almost been blown to the upper palate.
At this moment, the opening gaped.
A current of air expelled from the depths.
Liu Sheng's tentacles released at the opportune moment, and she surged out of the abyss with the airflow.
The vast, boundless starry sky reappeared before her eyes.
Then, she fell into a giant, wrinkled, flesh-colored palm.
A pair of enormous, jet-black eyes stared down strangely at her, now a large spherical mass of tentacles. The eyes contained countless deep vortices, impossible to gaze upon directly.
These eyes were set in a colossal face that blotted out the sky. Above the eyes were two long, white eyebrows, stretching like mountain ranges, and a wisp of white goatee hung from the chin. The wrinkled furrows on the face seemed like canyons to Liu Sheng, and the skin was rough, covered in large patches of patterns.
This face, though magnified countless times, Liu Sheng recognized.
Liu Sheng poked her head out from the layers of tentacles, somewhat disgusted by the saliva on her body, but still cupped her hands in a respectful bow and said, “Hall Master, we meet again.”
“Or… Seven Profound Master?”
The wrinkles on the face seemed to come alive at this moment, scrunching up then smoothing out. The white eyebrows twitched, and the giant mouth beneath the beard split open, bursting into laughter.
“You are very interesting, and very clever.”
“It has been a long time since I laughed so heartily, hahahaha!”
The giant's body also trembled with laughter, and Liu Sheng's tentacles wrapped around the giant palm's fingers, afraid of being shaken off.
This person was indeed the legendary Seven Profound Master who had disappeared in the Sky Guai Disaster.
And that Hall Master was merely a Clone he had sent down, speaking in a stiff, verbose manner, while the true him was a person of uninhibited speech, a stark contrast.
“You actually knew what I wanted, and could so decisively scatter your cultivation, and even absorbed a body full of Guai Qi, making me dare not devour you. Remarkable, and ruthless enough.”
Saying this, he reined in his smile, and his face turned sinister.
Liu Sheng, facing the Seven Profound Master's pressure, remained composed and said, “I was always curious. In such a perilous Guai Disaster, where Disciples are hunted by various rules, there was such a clear path for advancement, and even a pure land like Chongdao Shrine, where one could eat, live, and focus on Cultivation. It was too contradictory.”
“And everything subtly pointed to the rumor that one could Breakthrough the Guai Disaster after the Qi Refinement Stage. Once one reached the Qi Refinement Stage, they would be eagerly rushed to Qingxu Hall.”
“Seven Profound Master, you want Spiritual Qi, don't you?” Liu Sheng raised her eyes, calmly posing the question, “You are a weird object, yet you desire Spiritual Qi?”
Yes, Liu Sheng had seen that the Seven Profound Master, once a dominant figure in the human world, had now become a weird object, likely having been contaminated and fallen during that Guai Disaster.
This sentence seemed like a sharp blade piercing directly into the Seven Profound Master's heart. He resisted the urge to clench his palm and crush Liu Sheng, his expression deep as he said, “Forget it, you wouldn't understand.”
“I desire Immortal Ascension, and no one can stop me, not even the will of heaven.”
Guai Qi surged from the Seven Profound Master as he spoke passionately, and the surrounding stars seemed to be awed into silence by him.
“But since you are already a weird object, all your Spiritual Qi has transformed into Guai Qi. Even if you continue to Cultivate, you won't be able to draw Qi into your body and advance your Cultivation.” Liu Sheng deliberately guided the question.
The Seven Profound Master understood Liu Sheng's intention, but he didn't mind saying more; he hadn't communicated with anyone for a very long time.
“That's why I need you all.” The Seven Profound Master stroked his long beard, smiling mysteriously.
“Fortunately, I am indeed a peerless genius of all ages with extraordinary talent. Although I transformed into a weird object, I was still able to regain my sanity and even create this divine Cultivation Technique of devouring Spiritual Qi with a weird body. You all purify the Spiritual Qi for me to absorb, and I will slowly Cultivate through the method of devouring, transforming from a Guai Qi body into an Immortal body.”
“It's just a pity that my body can only bear to devour Spiritual Qi from the Early Stage of Qi Refinement. If not for this, I would have already achieved Immortal Ascension tens of thousands of years ago.”
The Seven Profound Master stroked his white beard and smiled proudly.
“Tens of thousands of years?” Liu Sheng asked curiously, “Have the Seven Profound Academy Disciples from tens of thousands of years ago all been trapped in the Guai Disaster by your technique of Chaos?”
The Seven Profound Master's giant eyes stared earnestly at Liu Sheng: “You are indeed very clever.”
“However, your imagination is still insufficient. Does Seven Profound Academy truly exist?”
“Are you truly Seven Profound Academy Disciples?”
“Look down.”
The Seven Profound Master's words, like cold sharp knives, pierced into Liu Sheng's already doubt-filled heart, and a conjecture surfaced from the cracked fissures.
Liu Sheng extended the weird eye of her tentacle, peering down through the Seven Profound Master's fingers.
The sight before her was unforgettable for a lifetime.
In the vast Void Realm beneath the palm, a gigantic blue planet filled Liu Sheng's vision, like a brilliant gem quietly embedded in the boundless starry sky.
The Seven Profound Master's size was enormous to Liu Sheng, but before this planet, the Seven Profound Master could only be considered relatively less tiny.
The planet's atmosphere was dense, as if composed of countless delicate water vapors. These vapors intertwined to form layers of hazy veils, slowly flowing and concealing its true appearance. Through this veil, Liu Sheng could vaguely see the magnificent colors of the planet's surface.
Vast expanses of blue covered most of the planet's surface—these were boundless oceans. Separated from this vast ocean were green continents, where mountains, rivers, forests, deserts, and grasslands intertwined. In some places, the green gradually transitioned to the golden yellow of deserts, the pristine white of glaciers, and the deep red of volcanoes.
Within the gaps of color, faint traces of human activity were visible: scattered lights, sprawling buildings, and intricate roads, adding boundless vitality.
However, on this vibrant planet's surface, Liu Sheng could see countless black spots, both large and small, distributed across it, just like a moldy apple.
Liu Sheng gazed at all this, her heart filled with an unprecedented shock.
Above the planet, beneath the giant palm, a small, unique fragment of a continent floated quietly.
Rather than a continent, it was more like an isolated island, suspended alone in the Void Realm, tightly enveloped by a mysterious layer of black mist. This blackness seemed to be of the same nature as the black spots on the planet's surface.
Through the dense black mist, Liu Sheng could see the clusters of buildings symmetrically arranged along a central axis. She could vaguely discern the Qingxu Hall, Hidden Scripture Library, and Chongdao Shrine on the mountain, as well as Xichun Dormitory where she had lived, and Qiongxiang Hall where she had once worked.
Among the pavilions, towers, bamboo groves, and pine trees, many figures were running and struggling.
This was Seven Profound Academy.
Hope not to be swallowed again... Revised several times, the wording is fresh.
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