The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 496 The Workers Share the Profits (Second Update)

Seeing this, Zhou Qing's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile, and he stopped pretending.

He quickly took out the array plate of the Four-Colored Spirit Gathering Array and casually poured a large number of top-grade spirit stones into the array plate, which was instantly activated.

Subsequently, four beams of spiritual light shot into the sky, forming a huge spiritual energy gathering barrier that continuously gathered the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Zhou Qing sat cross-legged in the center of the spirit-gathering array, beginning to recover his depleted spiritual energy.

After all, using inscription-level divine abilities consumes a great deal of energy, and he must replenish his spiritual power as soon as possible to prevent the Bitter Calamity from breaking free of its seal.

Moreover, as a Supreme Realm cultivator, Ku'e would not die so easily; this confrontation has only just begun.

As for Guicang, Zhou Qing was not worried.

Now that Ku'e is trapped inside the Tower of Obsession, his consciousness is restrained, and his control over Guicang's body will inevitably be greatly weakened.

Gui Cang is already at the late stage of the Spirit Severing Realm. As long as he seizes the opportunity, he will definitely be able to regain control of his body.

Even if his primordial spirit and physical body are damaged, as long as a wisp of his soul remains, he can slowly recover over time.

Now, he only needs to wait quietly, waiting for Gui Cang to awaken, and also waiting for the changes within the Tower of Obsession.

The struggle between misfortune and vengeful spirits might bring him unexpected joy.

"Are you alright?" Just then, the Second Uncle's voice came from outside the formation, carrying a hint of concern and probing.

Zhou Qing echoed from outside the formation: "Don't worry, Second Uncle, everything is still under control. Ku'e has been trapped in the Tower of Obsession."

After speaking, Zhou Qing separated a tiny wisp of his divine sense and cautiously probed towards the Tower of Obsession.

But the tower was now in a state of extreme rage, with black, malevolent energy churning like a raging torrent.

The moment their divine sense approached, it was shattered by a violent force, and not a single piece of information could be transmitted back.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but swallow.

It seems that what the Daily Insight said was true; the accumulated energy within the Tower of Obsession over the years has indeed given birth to an extremely terrifying vengeful spirit.

Indeed, if the corpse of the old Peng King could become a spirit after so many years, it is not surprising that it could condense into a spirit body, given that it contains the negative emotions, resentment, and remnants of countless cultivators and mortals.

"Hmm?" Just then, Zhou Qing suddenly felt the spiritual energy within his body surging inexplicably.

A surge of pure energy appeared out of thin air and flowed through the meridians at an extremely fast speed.

His cultivation level continued to grow, as if he had achieved it through years of arduous training, without any sense of awkwardness.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Zhou Qing's face lit up with delight—this was clearly the effect of the "If you can do it, then you do it!" admonition!

The post not only encourages the perilous adventurer to take risks, but also promises him half of the profits he gains from the perilous adventurer.

The surge of spiritual power within him at this moment should be part of the benefits he gained from absorbing the source of resentment within the tower.

However, this also shows that although the Bitter Calamity is currently trapped, it is still forcibly absorbing the source of resentment and gaining great benefits.

The difference is that while absorbing energy, the Bitter Calamity also has to endure the frenzied attacks of the vengeful spirits, experiencing unimaginable pain and tearing.

He, on the other hand, reaped the benefits without any side effects, directly obtaining the purified energy.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing dared not be careless at all.

If Ku'e truly gains a foothold within the tower and absorbs all the resentment and evil essence to restore his cultivation level, he will likely be able to easily break free from the seal.

“In that case, I’ll give you a good hand. After all, the more benefits you gain, the more I can benefit as well.” A glint of light flashed in Zhou Qing’s eyes, and he already had a plan in mind.

He no longer held back, drawing all the spiritual energy gathered by the Spirit Gathering Array into his body, further increasing his spiritual power input.

The golden light of the Demon-Suppressing Seal above his head shone brightly, and the inscriptions flowed even faster.

It exudes an even stronger suppressive force, like an invisible giant net, tightly covering the Tower of Obsession.

The black, malevolent energy emanating from the pagoda hissed and was gradually dissolved and purified under the golden Buddha's light, unable to spread further and forced to return to the pagoda.

This undoubtedly exacerbated the energy conflict within the tower, making the already chaotic situation even more violent.

Zhou Qing continued shouting at the tower, his voice deliberately anxious: "Senior! Come out quickly!"

"I'm already doing everything I can to suppress the malevolent energy using the Great Luo Demon Sealing Seal, just hold on a little longer!"

The only response he received was the increasingly violent shaking of the Tower of Obsession.

The tower expanded and contracted continuously, the black patterns clashing violently with the golden inscriptions, sparking countless embers.

From within the tower came a cacophony of roars and screams. In a daze, there seemed to be the roars of suffering and anger, the mournful howls of vengeful spirits, and the wailing of countless remnants of vengeful souls.

Those eerie arms that were originally wrapped around the tower were now frantically slapping and scratching at the golden seal.

The inscriptions sizzled as they burned, constantly turning into black mist and dissipating, only for new arms to continuously emerge from the tower, in an endless cycle.

Zhou Qing sat cross-legged in the center of the spirit-gathering array, continuously outputting spiritual power to maintain the suppression while feeling his cultivation level constantly increasing. He couldn't help but smile slightly.

Ku'e wanted to use him to seize the source of the resentment, but she didn't expect to be outmaneuvered by him and has now become his "employee".

It not only trapped his biggest threat, but also continuously supplied him with cultivation power.

As the energy conflict within the tower intensifies, Ku'e's consciousness is completely restrained, and Guicang's chances of regaining control of his body become increasingly greater.

"Godson, whether you can seize the opportunity depends on yourself," Zhou Qing murmured to himself, gazing at the trembling Tower of Obsession.

……

Time slipped away slowly amidst the tense standoff, and a day and a night passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Qing, who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the spirit-gathering array, suddenly shuddered.

The pure energy within his body, brought about by the "You Can Do It, You Can Post It" technique, was now circulating under the guidance of the "Yin Yang Technique".

This caused the originally unified energy to suddenly split into black and white, like two dragons being awakened.

It surged and roared through the meridians, carrying an unstoppable force, and frantically attacked the bottleneck of the late stage of the Spirit Severing Realm.

Wherever the two spiritual energies passed, the meridian walls were polished to become even more resilient.

It even intertwined within his body into a rotating Tai Chi-shaped stream of light, slowly spreading from his dantian and eventually penetrating his limbs and bones, with even his fingertips surrounded by a faint black and white spiritual light.

Soon, the black and white spiritual energy could no longer be restrained by the body. It broke through the surface of the body through the pores all over the body and formed a semi-transparent two-colored cocoon of light around Zhou Qing.

As the cocoon of light took shape, a soft four-colored light suddenly emanated from the top of Zhou Qing's head, and a palm-sized four-colored flower phantom slowly appeared.

In an instant, colorful spiritual energy, black and white spiritual power, and four-colored floral light intertwined together.

Fine purple-gold electric arcs appeared on the surface of the cocoon, emitting a "sizzling" sound, and even the surrounding space was slightly distorted.

(End of this chapter)