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Chapter 503: Summoning the Living Soul
Chapter 503: Summoning the Living Soul
"Fourth Brother, the Hu family is ruthless, especially towards malevolent spirits and even more so towards themselves!"
"They used such a method to cut off others' attempts to reach the Demon Suppressing Bureau, leaving us unable to compete with them. But the bureau doesn't belong solely to the Hu family, and we can't just stand by and watch their plans succeed."
"Your journey will undoubtedly be perilous, but if you succeed, it will surpass my twenty years of serving our ancestor."
"However, remember this, that White Family Matriarch is a former Executioner Grand Magistrate of the Hu family. She has sharp eyes and unwavering loyalty, and the Hu family's heir is her own grandson. It will be challenging to escape her scrutiny after you arrive..."
"So, remember to keep a low profile and proceed with caution. It's best to suppress that child, but even if you can't, ensure he dares not take that item..."
"..."
"Big Brother, you guessed right, but there's one thing you misunderstood..."
"The Hu family's heir is indeed an only child with limited abilities, easily manipulated. But the crucial point is that he's a reincarnated malevolent spirit. The temple in his divine soul has me pinned down, and I can't move a muscle."
Hu Ma, lying on the bed in a daze, didn't know how long he had been sleeping. In his dreams, he saw countless fragments and heard numerous conversations. Many things finally made sense in his mind, and he even found some of it absurd and comical, but in the end, he could only sigh.
He realized that these strange dreams were because he had consumed Meng's Fourth Master, allowing him to overhear their secret plots.
Thinking about it now, he found it both amusing and tragic. The Meng family's methods were indeed ruthless. The direct descendant, the Fourth Master, used his own life to harm Hu's only heir, who was uneducated and powerless.
The old abacus's words and his previous speculations were confirmed. The Meng family's move was well-thought-out, even restraining the Hu family at every step. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sacrificed the Fourth Master of the Meng family.
But in their meticulous calculations, they made one mistake.
Vital Spirit Temple.
He was a reincarnator, or to be precise, when he arrived, he coincidentally became a reincarnator. As a result, the Fourth Master was instantly suppressed by the Vital Spirit Temple.
The Vital Spirit Temple could block the gaze of the Meng family's ancestor, let alone a mere Fourth Master.
The Fourth Master had been under its influence for so many years without anyone noticing. The Meng family believed he had succeeded, unaware that he had been suppressed by the Vital Spirit Temple, unable to move.
Later, when he entered the Hu family's residence, he was slightly affected by the Black Tai Sui's influence, gaining a bit of freedom. But soon after, he was discovered and sealed by the Great Red Robe.
At that time, he was probably discovered by the Great Red Robe because he entered the Vital Spirit Temple as a reincarnator, creating an interaction that allowed him to witness the temple's appearance.
Recalling these events made him feel...
...It was tragic to have one's destiny suppressed.
Initially, the Meng family's second young master was controlled by him after a single bow, but now the Fourth Master's situation was even more dire.
He took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes. The sunlight was blinding, and his body ached all over. The cold wind made him feel heavy and shiver.
...Little Red Tang carried him into the house and placed him on the bed, but she forgot to cover him with a blanket.
He leaned forward slightly, trying to pull the blanket towards him, but he felt weak and exhausted, prompting a bitter smile. His fourth pillar incense had been lit, but he was left with a wounded soul and a feeble state.
There was nothing he could do. He only had three pillars of cultivation, and performing the ritual had already cost him a portion of his power. Forcing himself to endure the Living Stake technique further depleted a significant part.
In his limited remaining power, he had to allocate one pillar for the night's continuous incantations to refine the Fourth Master of the Meng family.
As a result, he gained the ability of the fourth pillar incense, but his cultivation and vitality were severely depleted, even more so than during the great battle in Stone Horse Town.
Before replenishing his power, he would have to endure this wounded soul state.
He struggled to take out the remaining Blood Nourishing Pills by his bedside and swallowed them, slowly refining them, but it felt like a drop in the ocean.
To restore his original three pillars of cultivation, he would need a substantial number of Blood Nourishing Pills, and the fourth pillar required even more than the previous three combined. It seemed he needed a large supply of pills to properly restore his body.
But where could he find them now?
The biggest target nearby was the Sun family, but they had already been very generous to him. He couldn't ask for more, especially since they were busy with their own important matters.
He had no choice but to think of another way...
He spent the entire day in bed, and with the help of three Blood Nourishing Pills, he managed to get up and make himself a pot of porridge.
He regretted letting Zhou Datong and the others go out for two days; one day would have been enough.
It was even more regretting that when he first met the General Jin Ge, who was skilled in tea brewing and cooking, and could even fight on the battlefield, he had considered nurturing Little Red Tang. But as time passed, he forgot about it, only to realize the importance of this matter now.
After another sleepless night, when the next day's noon arrived, Zhou Datong and the others had their fill of fun and returned excitedly. But upon their return, they saw Hu Ma with a withered expression, looking pitiful, and they were all startled.
They rushed over to check, and some even drew their knives, suspecting an enemy attack upon seeing Hu Ma's injured state, the broken coffin in the valley, and the extinguished lamp.
Hu Ma could only force a smile and reassure them, saying that he had taken a wrong turn during his cultivation, and he would recover with some rest.
Amidst everyone's concern, only the Old Abacus noticed the state of the valley and the pale face of Hu Ma, beneath which a faint yet powerful aura was discernible. He realized that not only was Hu Ma unharmed, but he had also successfully crossed a major threshold.
For a moment, he couldn't express his feelings, so he silently sat on a stone bench in the valley, sighing, "This time, the cause and effect are huge. If I tell others about it in the future, I won't have a stance, nor will I take sides. Will they even believe me?"
"It's all because the Ancestor Master is unreliable!"
"..."
"..."
With his art perfected and cultivation greatly increased, Hu Ma felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart.
In the following days, he temporarily rested with ease, but the mine was in a dire state. He had consumed all the Blood Nourishing Pills he had on him, and when Zhou Datong and the others saw his weakened state, they even brought him the Green Food from the mine.
Eating the Green Food, Hu Ma felt as if his quality of life was rapidly declining.
He regretted his decision to return to the Blood Food Mine. When Miao Shan Fairy had asked if he wanted to bring back more Blood Food, he had arrogantly declined. Now, if he asked Little Red Tang to inquire again, wouldn't he lose face?
Fortunately, his injuries were only skin-deep, and he was merely lacking in vitality. Now that he had entered the mansion and activated his entire body's cultivation, his vitality was gradually recovering, and his spirit was slowly returning.
On the third day, he visited the Vital Spirit Temple and found that his cultivation had recovered to about two pillars. Although he could still function normally, he felt somewhat lacking. Pondering this, he solemnly called out to Di Gua Shao.
"Senior, you've finally come..."
Di Gua Shao's voice was filled with excitement, "How did I do with the test you gave me before?"
"Very well!"
Hu Ma contemplated for a long time and could only give this evaluation. What else could he say? Despite Di Gua Shao's usual boldness and unreliability, he had performed the Living Stake task flawlessly, even better than other reincarnators.
He couldn't help but praise him and felt grateful.
"That's great..."
On Di Gua Shao's end, it seemed as if he was happily clapping in celebration, saying, "Then, Senior, can you now take me to do something big?"
"This..."
Hu Ma hesitated slightly. The 'big task' he had mentioned earlier was, in fact, the Living Stake and the unconscious U Ya. But now, he realized that Di Gua Shao had mistaken the Living Stake task as a test.
As for rescuing U Ya, he probably wouldn't even consider it...
To be honest, not only did she need to make up for the losses of this trip, but he also needed to do something big to replenish his cultivation and fill his empty purse...
But where could he find a task that would satisfy both of them?
While pondering this, he could only reassure Di Gua Shao, "Don't worry, I'll definitely ensure your satisfaction. I just need some more time to prepare, and then I'll call for you."
"Okay, no problem. I'll wait for you."
Di Gua Shao immediately agreed, "I'll wait nearby. Call me whenever you're ready."
After temporarily calming Di Gua Shao, Hu Ma felt slightly relieved. Since his Life Incense was precious, he didn't say more and quickly disconnected. He fell into a deep sleep, as he could afford to sleep for several days with sufficient cultivation.
However, due to his insufficient cultivation, his vitality was weak, and even in sleep, he had nightmares. In a daze, he suddenly heard a distant and heavy call:
"Souls return, sharing the same ancestry, vast Green Yuan, longing for descendants to return home..."
"..."
The voice seemed to resonate directly within his divine soul. Hu Ma vaguely saw a figure holding a red life sticker, circling it over a fire, using the heat to burn the paper.
He suddenly woke up, drenched in cold sweat, feeling a sense of emptiness and nausea. But even more intense was a powerful feeling of anger and disgust that defied description.
"What was that?"
"Why does it make me feel so nauseous?"
(End of Chapter)
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