Chapter 617: Mysterious Refinement of Heaven's Intent

"Your spirituality and the compatibility with this current physical foundation are very high."

Little Ling's artifact-forging skill naturally went without saying.

Although its appearance was merely a sphere, the intricacy of its interior and the degree of compatibility far surpassed the vast majority of physical foundations used for 'Spirit-Born Artifacts' sold on the market.

At Heng's current level, the help it could gain from it was not small.

"Replacing it just like this is really a bit of a pity."

He had observed that Heng would probably have to reach the Nascent Soul level before the help gained from it would diminish.

Once it reached the Soul Transformation level, the intensity of its spirituality would touch the upper limit of this physical foundation.

And that was under the circumstance that the physical foundation was not strengthened afterward.

"Once your spirituality grows a bit stronger and you've fully adapted to the Xuan Realm, I'll go ask Little Ling to help you replace it with a physical foundation you like."

Heng just wanted to switch to a human-shaped physical foundation, it wasn't an excessive request.

After all, Heng had already constructed a complete self-awareness back in Mission World 1, and usually moved about the outside world in a human appearance.

Based on all of the above, being more suited to a human image was perfectly normal.

Buzz buzz~

Subtle spiritual energy fluctuations spread out, and Heng, which had been perched on Zhou Kongming's shoulder, gradually floated up, rolled in a circle on the table before him.

Looking up at him, the red light in its eyes flickered.

Because many kinds of spiritual energy circuits that nurtured spirituality were inscribed within, Heng's own spirituality was also confined inside the sphere.

So it could not, as in the past, freely use its spirituality to take on various forms.

"Master, such a trivial matter shouldn't trouble the Mistress, right?"

Zhou Kongming paused, but did not fuss over the form of address:

"Don't worry, this little matter of yours is nothing to Little Ling."

Heng: "……"

Previously, if she hadn't been quick-witted and promptly addressed her as Mistress, whether she could have come back at all would have been uncertain.

She might not even have had a 'sphere' left.

Sigh~

Life is hard…

Thinking of this, Heng turned around and continued looking into the venue, watching the scene projected from the Secret Realm.

Zhou Kongming did not pay too much attention to this matter either, but looked at Ye Zhiwei, who had already passed the second trial of the 'Three Dharma Trials' and received an extremely high evaluation, and muttered to himself.

Creation Foundation Establishment, barring any surprises, should be the first place in this 'Xian Sect Special Recruitment'.

Judging from her various performances, the principle she comprehended should lean toward 'concealment' and 'hiding'.

He had heard that she had even practiced the 'Heavenly Net Sword Latitude' in advance under the guarantee of her Little Martial Ancestor, and the two of them were on very good terms.

Emm……

Could it be that the Little Martial Ancestor was cultivating her as part of his faction in preparation for the future Sect Master election?

Thinking of this, a trace of crisis welled up in Zhou Kongming's heart.

Could it be that he himself should also…

High Cloud Terrace.

Du Ruoheng, who was likewise paying attention to the final trial of the 'Xian Sect Special Recruitment', suddenly paused and frowned.

Hmm?

He didn't know why, but he had just suddenly felt a strange twinge in his heart.

And that feeling came not only suddenly, but also left very suddenly!

What on earth was it…

He was a Dao Merging cultivator, how could he have a sudden whim for no reason.

So something must have happened!

Casually sweeping his gaze across the venue, he did not notice anything amiss.

On second thought, that was to be expected—who in this world would dare cause trouble under the Ancestral Master's gaze.

Unable to figure out the reason for the moment, he could only suppress the strangeness in his heart for now, continue paying attention to the final trial, and plan to find the cause after the 'Xian Sect Special Recruitment' ended.

During the 'Xian Sect Special Recruitment', in order to prevent some cultivators from taking the opportunity to use divination methods to amass wealth, all arts and divine abilities such as 'retrospection' and 'divination' would be directly shielded.

Let alone a Dao Merging cultivator, even if a Cave True cultivator came here, they wouldn't be able to perform even a single divination method!

……

……

Not long after, outside the Xiang Jianzong Hall.

Xu Xing had Master Mei Zu standing beside him, and before him was Xiang Yuanjun, preparing to leave.

As for the gazes cast by the other True Immortals, they had already withdrawn long before this.

The reason for coming this time was entirely because Xuan had suddenly appeared on the Star Sea frontline battlefield.

Now that the situation was also understood, Xiang Yuanjun did not intend to stay long in the Xiang Jianzong, after all she had already lived in the Xiang Jianzong for quite a long time previously…

Moreover, Sister-in-law Dieyu and her brother's second daughter had recently achieved success in Dao Merging.

Because she had been in seclusion for too many years, her brother was worried his own daughter did not understand the current world, so he had asked her to go meet her.

"Since the Xiang Jianzong has no matters, why doesn't Dao Brother come with me to meet Mengdie?" Xiang Yuanjun suggested.

"I'd better not." Xu Xing shook his head slightly, "Senior Sister is currently in seclusion, I have to keep watch over the Xiang Jianzong."

"Dao Brother is being overly worried about nothing."

The Xiang Jianzong, which had the most high-level cultivators, where would it need constant watching.

"This was what we agreed on. It's better for me to stay in the sect."

"Alright then." Xiang Yuanjun didn't press the matter and turned to look at Master Mei Zu instead.

"You're not leaving?"

Master Mei Zu blinked. "Why would I leave?"

She had never said she was leaving, okay!

"Isn't the Hehuan Sect right in the middle of changing its Sect Master?"

"So?"

She doesn't handle affairs anyway. With her or without her, it's all the same.

Xiang Yuanjun: "..."

Xiang Yuanjun said nothing more. After bidding farewell to Xu Xing, she vanished from sight.

After a while.

Xu Xing looked at Master Mei Zu:

"Are you really planning to stay here for a few days?"

"That was just to fool Xiang Yuanjun."

A major event like the change of Sect Master—she still had to go back and have a look, otherwise Ji Yin Xue would start nagging again.

Master Mei Zu drew a little closer to Xu Xing.

"Dao-xiong, don't you think her sulky little look is rather fun?"

The corner of Xu Xing's eye twitched. "I don't think so."

"That's because you, Dao-xiong, haven't yet come to appreciate the joy within it."

Xu Xing: "..."

For me, this sort of thing has no joy to speak of—besides inviting trouble for myself, that is.

After a pause, Master Mei Zu seemed to think of something.

"Oh right!"

She was seen taking out a maple leaf—lustrous all over, a fiery crimson, as if carved from jade.

"Later, help me give this to Chi Chi Chi Jiuyu."

"Mm?"

"I promised her before." Master Mei Zu explained, "Chi Chi Chi Jiuyu chatted with me about it—Dao-xiong, your confidantes, namely Master Ling Zu and Xiang Yuanjun, both gave her gifts."

At this point her expression grew somewhat more solemn:

"Of course I can't not give one."

"..."

Xu Xing looked at the maple leaf Master Mei Zu handed over, feeling a bit speechless inside.

That girl really is...

"I'm off!" Master Mei Zu stepped back a little.

"Once the matter of the Sect Master change is settled, this concubine will make more time to come to the Xiang Jianzong. While the Sword Venerable is in seclusion, I'll spend some two-person world time with you, Dao-xiong!"