Chapter 118: Monkey Riding on the Neck

Duan Rong stood in the center of the Black Earth, looking up for a long time, before his heart stirred and he suddenly walked toward the Tree Spirit Light Sea in the southwest direction...

He stood beside the Tree Spirit Light Sea and took a count; of the nine rows and nine columns of tree spirits, more than five columns were missing!

The star body in the sky had absorbed a full fifty-one tree spirits!

At this moment, Duan Rong suddenly thought, what about the Weapon Spirit of the Mo Dao he had devoured before entering the Spirit Bright Spirit Sea?

He walked back to the Black Earth, to the southeast direction, only to see that the place where the Mo Dao had originally been inserted was empty!

Duan Rong looked up and saw that on the Cangqiong above his head, among the afterimages of the weapon spirits, there was unexpectedly an extra afterimage of a Mo Dao!

It seems that after the mist of the Mo Dao's Weapon Spirit dissipates, it will transform into an afterimage and hover in the sky of this realm!

Just then, the divine shadows of the Four Great Wisdom Kings suddenly shook, and then began to fade and fragment; within just a few breaths, they withdrew from the Spirit Bright Spirit Sea!

"It seems the time has come!"

The moment the divine statues disappeared, the mist that had originally settled instantly surged...

Like the water of a rising tide, it was turbulent and surging...

After a few breaths, the thin mist rolled about, filling this heaven and earth...

Duan Rong stood there and looked again at the glowing star body in the sky!

The star body in the thin mist was shrouded in a faint halo, as if covered by a layer of thin gauze...

Duan Rong was shocked by the miraculous changes within the Spirit Bright Spirit Sea; this was undoubtedly the most magnificent spectacle in the world, surpassing any beautiful picture in the National Geographic magazines of his past life!

But he was equally thrilled by his achievement in the first layer of the Womb Treasury Sutra, which meant his Mental Power had broken through to Level 2.

Unable to suppress the temptation to immediately test his Mental Power, Duan Rong sat cross-legged, formed seals, chanted, and exited the Spirit Bright Spirit Sea!

Duan Rong exited the Spirit Bright Spirit Sea and found himself sitting cross-legged again in the cramped dormitory; the Four Great Wisdom Kings statues all around had hidden themselves, turning into four Mountain and Water Paintings!

Duan Rong stood up and put away the four Mountain and Water Paintings!

In the pitch-black night, he walked out of the dormitory courtyard!

Duan Rong arrived at the Martial Arts Arena; although he was very tired, his eyebrows were knitted together, and his complexion did not look very good.

But because of his excitement and anticipation, his eyes were still shining with light!

Duan Rong walked to the weapon rack, and under the dim, mottled light, his gaze swept across it, and he grabbed a Long-handled Broadsword in his hand!

Duan Rong's heart palpitated, and he secretly said: "Spirit Reader!"

Artifact: Long-handled Broadsword

Spirit Artifact Tier: Second Tier

Devour Requirement: Host Mental Power Level 2 (Satisfied)

Devour Effect: Six Harmonies Saber Entry Level, Eight Trigrams Saber Technique Proficiency, Asura Saber Entry Level

Duan Rong looked at this set of data appearing before his eyes, and his breathing stalled!

"Mental Power really has broken through!" In the night, Duan Rong's eyes shone like stars!

He immediately put the Long-handled Broadsword back on the weapon rack; although he had been trying to fuse different saber techniques recently, these two devour effects were just Entry Level miscellaneous saber techniques, and he really had no need to waste time digesting and absorbing them!

Moreover, no matter how he fused them, his main practiced saber technique remained the Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber!

Now that his Mental Power had broken through, he naturally wanted to devour the Small Success Realm Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber!

"Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber... Small Success Realm..." Duan Rong stood there, muttering to himself, his gaze sweeping over the four weapon racks in the Martial Arts Arena.

He remembered that there was a Small Success Realm Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber Weapon Spirit on the four weapon racks of the Martial Arts Arena, but he had forgotten for a moment where it was.

"Which weapon is it..." Duan Rong stood before the weapon rack, a look of recollection appearing in his eyes!

Suddenly, Duan Rong's gaze sharpened; he thought of a piece of information.

Duan Rong moved his feet and left the Martial Arts Arena!

Duan Rong arrived at the front courtyard of the Yuanshun Escort Agency; the front courtyard was generally a place where Miscellaneous Servants worked and rested, and although there were patrolling Guards, it was much more lax!

Duan Rong was familiar with the path and avoided the patrolling Guards; he hadn't been questioned once along the way!

And even if he were questioned, he had his Escort Waist Token!

Duan Rong arrived at the most remote courtyard in the front yard, where firewood and charcoal were piled!

This courtyard was the one where the Miscellaneous Disciples practiced their martial arts!

Although the pitch-black night shrouded the courtyard, Duan Rong adapted for a while before he could see this courtyard clearly in the darkness!

Even in the dark, as soon as he stepped into this courtyard, a sense of familiarity rushed toward him!

He walked slowly to the corner of the courtyard, to the old weapon rack!

On the weapon rack, some discarded, damaged weapons were placed sparsely!

Duan Rong identified them in the shadows; he grabbed an Ox-Tail Saber, touched it with his hand, and put it back!

"Not this one!"

Duan Rong grabbed another one, touched the handle, and put it back!

Duan Rong grabbed another Ox-Tail Saber, his hand touched the handle, his heart stirred, and he said happily: "This is it!"

"Spirit Reader!"

As Duan Rong silently recited in his heart, a set of data appeared before his eyes:

Artifact: Ox-Tail Saber

Spirit Artifact Tier: Second Tier

Devour Requirement: Host Mental Power Level 2 (Satisfied)

Devour Effect: Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber Small Success

In the night, Duan Rong's eyes flickered, and he secretly said: "Devour!"

The reason Duan Rong had such a deep impression of this Ox-Tail Saber was because one-third of its handle had been shaved off!

Therefore, just now when he was looking for the Small Success Realm weapon spirit, Duan Rong had suddenly thought of this Ox-Tail Saber that had been abandoned in the remote courtyard!

Only then did he take advantage of the night to come!

The Spirit Tool of this Ox-Tail Saber had already entered Duan Rong's Spirit Sea; after finishing this, Duan Rong felt his Divine Soul was exhausted beyond measure, and his eyelids felt as if they were filled with lead...

Duan Rong walked back to the Middle Courtyard dormitory, stumbling slightly; he closed the door, and the moment he touched the bed frame, he fell into a deep, dead sleep!

In his dream, Duan Rong saw a burly and imposing back, practicing the Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber!

The saber technique in this person's hands was different from the familiarity with which Zhao Mu wielded it, and also different from the elegance with which that youth wielded the Unsharpened Great Cleaver!

In this person's hands, the Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber already faintly possessed a hint of the simplicity of returning to the basics!

Watching that saber technique, Duan Rong felt a sense of yearning even in his dream!

The person in the dream seemed to be wearing the uniform of a Yuanshun Escort Agency Escort, and in the middle of the back of his neck, there was a black mole the size of a copper coin!

"The position of this black mole is not very good! This black mole seems to be called 'monkey riding the neck,' it seems a bit inauspicious..." Duan Rong muttered to himself in his sleep.

Duan Rong slept this sleep until the sky was bright!

Although he had only practiced the Womb Treasury Sutra twice, each time he practiced, he felt a sense of exhaustion!

It was a feeling of being drained, a fatigue originating from the depths of the Divine Soul, completely different from physical exhaustion!

"Could it be related to my Mental Power level being too low, barely able to withstand the pressure of the Spirit Shadow descending into my Spirit Sea?" Duan Rong thought after waking up, lying on the bed with his hands behind his head.

Duan Rong pondered for a while and suddenly realized that he had slept too soundly last night; he had not paid attention to when the Ox-Tail Saber Spirit Tool he devoured in the courtyard where the firewood and charcoal were piled had finished being digested and absorbed!

Because this was his first time devouring a Second-tier Spirit Tool, he should have paid attention to the time consumed for digestion and absorption!

According to previous experience, the higher the tier of the Spirit Tool, the purer it should be, and the faster the speed of digestion and absorption should be!

Next time, when devouring again, he must pay attention and further verify this hypothesis!

(End of this chapter)