A life of clearness

Chapter 269: Successful Recognition of the Master
"This should be a good thing for the Yin Shou Chong." Rong Qing murmured to himself.

Rong Qing's voice was very soft, but No. 1 Under the Heavens still keenly caught what she said.

"How to say?"

"What I mean is that even though it can neither crawl nor fly nor fight now, it lives a much more comfortable life now than in ancient times. Even though it can't move on its own, the entire Yin Shou insect clan has survived and even prospered!"

This is of great significance to a race.

In order to achieve such a goal, whether it was active or passive, in short, the Yin Shou Chong changed its parasitic method. It was no longer like in the ancient times, once it parasitized, it would be extremely domineering to plunder the host's lifespan and cultivation. In that case, the host would often die completely soon, and it would have to use the short period of time that it could control after the host's death to immediately find the next host.

Now, the means are much gentler.

The host does not have to die, and can even benefit from it. And compared to the relative weakness of individual Yin Shou Chong, it is equivalent to finding a bodyguard for itself... The monks have many means of attack and defense, and the monks can also work together.

In other words, as long as the underworld does not fall, the Yinshouworms will not die.

"You're not wrong to think so." Number One Under Heaven was silent for a while, but he had to agree with Rong Qing's opinion.

"Master, now that we know that the mask's predecessor is the Yin Shou worm, have you found any loopholes that can be exploited?"

"That's not that easy." Number One Under Heaven sneered, "Just knowing that it is a Yin Shou insect is far from being able to find its flaws."

"Recognize your master." He said seriously, "You don't have to worry too much about being parasitized by Yin Shou Bugs. The higher your cultivation level, the less of a hindrance the Yin Shou Bugs will have on you. Especially since the one you recognize as your master is the Insect King, your situation is much better than those cultivators who recognize lower-level masks as their masters."

At least, he could become a proper member of the underworld. At least, his cultivation and life span would not be controlled by others and he would not be able to decide for himself.

Rong Qing looked at the snow-white upper mask in her hand and applied a little force with her fingers. The mask was warm and seemed to have a pulse coming from it.

"Okay." She said slowly.

……

This mask, which was torn off Ji Chou'er's face, was later briefly worn on Zhong Xiu's face.

Now, it finally covers Rong Qing's face, fitting perfectly.

Invisible tentacles grew from the inside of the mask and pierced into Rong Qing's face. Unlike the lower-level mask, the vitality brought by these tentacles was rich... Presumably, this was why Zhong Xiu had a last burst of vitality at the end of his life.

The head of the soul floating in the virtual valley felt an inexplicable attraction. Rong Qing understood that this was the Yin Shou Chong wanting to establish a connection with her soul. From then on, the life span and cultivation that the Yin Shou Chong King had seized could be shared with Rong Qing's soul.

Number One Under Heaven watched closely the process of Rong Qing accepting the mask as her master.

There are only two ways to recognize the master. One: Rong Qing's soul probes into the mask and establishes a stable connection with it. Two: If the cultivator has a soul, the soul will then connect with the tentacles extended from the mask.

Ji Chou'er was barely able to practice after using the secret method of purifying his spiritual roots. He had no soul at all, so he just used his spiritual consciousness to connect with the upper mask and succeeded in recognizing its master.

If Rong Qing wants to recognize the master, both of these must be completed, because the primordial spirit is actually two sides of the same coin. If the primordial spirit does not recognize the master, it is equivalent to the soul not fully recognizing the master's mask.

"It's done." Tianxia Diyi said silently in his heart. However, Rong Qing did not open his eyes after successfully recognizing the master. He knew that Rong Qing was going to the underworld through the mask's spiritual consciousness.

This place is not the real underworld, but it is where the spirits of the underworld members go together, so it is very lively.

Number One Under Heaven was quite curious, but unfortunately, he could only appear in physical form now thanks to Rong Qing's Mustard Seed Domain. Unless Rong Qing went to the underworld in her physical body, no matter how curious he was, he could only watch from the sidelines and wait for Rong Qing to open her eyes and tell him what she saw and heard.

But... I'm really curious. The middle-aged man with a tall hat and a wide belt lowered his eyes, looking a little sad?
……

"Xuanfeng Mansion."

Rong Qing looked back at the tall plaque. Just as she guessed, she was in the underworld Xuanfeng Mansion.

When her spiritual consciousness probed in, she came to Xuanfeng Mansion. Does this mean that Ji Chou'er's superior mask is registered in this Xuanfeng Mansion?
You know, Ji Chou'er also got this item from the Ji Dynasty. If you trace it back further, maybe it was the Ji Dynasty that got this superior mask that came from Xuanfeng Mansion.

"But has my status really changed?" Rong Qing thought to herself, "Last time I was in the far suburbs. This time, I went straight into the city."

And she still remembered that the last time she came here, there was a monkey puppet named Song Fengzi who tried to deceive her. Humph, let's see if she can meet him again this time.

Rong Qing sneered in her heart, then retracted her gaze and walked slowly forward.

Xuanfeng Mansion seemed to be always in darkness, with not even a single star visible in the sky, let alone the moon. But even such a deep night was still dispelled by the dazzling lights in the city.

The wide river was filled with large and small pleasure boats, with countless lights and laughter spilling out from them. On both sides of the river were winding corridors wide enough for carriages to pass through, and the corridors were decorated with glazed candles. The night wind blew over the river, bringing with it moist water vapor that messed up the strings of candles, shaking out flickering light and shadows, and casting them on the faces of passers-by, making them feel sentimental for no reason.

Rong Qing was among the crowd coming and going. Her cultivation and appearance were extremely ordinary among the crowd.

"This is part of the Xuanfeng Realm." Rong Qing couldn't help but sigh.

Even if it was a soul coming here, a rough sense of the aura of the people around would reveal that it was not uncommon to see a Divine Transformation cultivator. There were even more Half-Step Divine Transformation cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators. As for those with a cultivation level below the Nascent Soul, there were far fewer… After all, it was rare for a formal member of the Underworld to have a low cultivation level.

Furthermore, as Liu Qiancui said, there are nearly 1 billion recorded Divine Transformation cultivators in Xuanfeng Realm. And in Xuanfeng Realm, the Hades forces occupy half of the country. A rough estimate shows that the number of Divine Transformation cultivators in Xuanfeng Realm is at least 100 million...

There are really many Shendi walking everywhere, and Yuanying as numerous as dogs.

Rong Qing sighed, but she was not afraid at all. The large number of incarnations was nothing.

"The strength of the Xuanfeng Realm God is the key."

"How many levels are there? How many levels have the geniuses of this generation reached?"

She was not familiar with the geniuses from the underworld, but she had seen many geniuses from the alliance of the Xuanfeng Realm families in the Forest of All Laws Steles.

As Rong Qing walked, she thought of many people. There was Yan Wuji, Feng Ze, Shen Zhanyan, Liu Qiancui...

(End of this chapter)