“Senior, you know Zi Ling?”
Chu Feng was somewhat surprised. Actually, what surprised him was not that this mysterious existence knew Zi Ling.
It was that this mysterious existence knew he had come to save Zi Ling.
“There is nothing in this Crouching Dragon Martial Sect that this venerable one does not know.”
The mysterious existence said.
“Then… do you know where Zi Ling is right now? Is she safe?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Do not worry. Zi Ling has only been imprisoned. Her body is not seriously harmed. At most, she feels a bit lonely.”
“If you want to rescue her, you have plenty of time.”
“Once you enter the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect, you do not need to do anything else. Just slowly unlock this Crouching Dragon Soul Armour.”
“As long as you unlock the Crouching Dragon Soul Armour, you will be able to rescue that Zi Ling.”
The mysterious existence said.
“Senior, what do you mean by that?”
Chu Feng asked curiously.
Because according to what this mysterious existence said, it seemed that his Crouching Dragon Soul Armour was somehow connected to the place where Zi Ling was imprisoned.
“Just listen to this venerable one. There will definitely be no mistake.”
“Also, your three souls and seven spirits are locked. Your cultivation has regressed.”
“Not only has your cultivation regressed, but all your other abilities will regress temporarily as well. You need to unlock your life soul before they can recover.”
“With your current cultivation and abilities, if you enter the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect claiming to have passed through the Crouching Dragon Selection Formation, no one will believe you. Instead, they will erase your memory and drive you out.”
The mysterious existence said.
“Senior, can you not testify for this junior?”
Chu Feng asked.
“This venerable one is not convenient to show myself. I cannot testify for you.”
The mysterious existence said.
“Senior, you cannot just sit by and do nothing. You have to help this junior.”
Chu Feng was starting to panic.
He had gone through so much effort just to enter the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect.
If he got driven out right after entering, would that not be like drawing water with a bamboo basket, all for nothing?
“Do not panic. In three more days, it will be the annual day when the elders of the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect go out to recruit disciples.”
“Wait here for three days. After three days… this venerable one can take action and alter the memory of one of the elders. I will make him believe you are a disciple he brought back. That way, he can lead you in.”
“In this manner, your identity problem will be solved.”
The mysterious existence said.
“Many thanks, Senior.”
Chu Feng bowed in gratitude.
Chu Feng had no other choice. He could only follow what this senior said and wait in the cave for three days.
Originally, Chu Feng had wanted to chat more with the senior in the cave, to learn more about the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect. He also hoped to find out from this senior the key to nurturing the armour.
But who would have thought that afterwards, the senior simply stopped speaking.
What was even more frustrating was that Chu Feng discovered not only was his cultivation locked, but even his boundary techniques were locked.
Chu Feng’s boundary techniques had clearly reached Dragon Transformation Triple Level. Yet now, he could only display the power of Dragon Transformation First Level. What frustrated Chu Feng the most was that even the World Spirit gate was sealed.
In truth, Chu Feng’s strongest means right now were not his own strength, but the two extremely powerful World Spirits, Dandan and Yusha.
Although Dandan was in seclusion, at least Yusha was still there.
But now, not only could Yusha not be released, Chu Feng could not merge with Yusha’s power either. Without being able to borrow Yusha’s power…
Chu Feng really could only rely on himself.
Chu Feng had tried asking the senior how far he needed to nurture the armour before he could open the World Spirit gate.
But that senior seemed to have vanished. He gave Chu Feng no answer at all.
With no other options, Chu Feng could only rely on himself.
He began to study how to nurture the armour.
Very soon, Chu Feng discovered that nurturing the armour had a specific order.
If the order was wrong, it would not work.
Martial cultivators have three souls and seven spirits. The physical body is merely a container for the souls.
For martial cultivators who have reached a certain realm, the body can be shattered, but as long as the soul remains intact, the body can be repaired and reformed at any time.
The soul itself is divided into three souls and seven spirits.
The three souls are the life soul, the earth soul, and the heaven soul.
The seven spirits are: first spirit Heavenly Surge, second spirit Spiritual Wisdom, third spirit Qi, fourth spirit Power, fifth spirit Central Pivot, sixth spirit Essence, seventh spirit Heroism.
If even one of the three souls or seven spirits is damaged, it will cause great harm to the soul.
If all three souls and seven spirits are destroyed, the soul will completely dissipate, and the person will truly die. Even the King of Heaven could not save them.
Normally, everyone has three souls and seven spirits. This has nothing to do with cultivation level.
But strangely, this Crouching Dragon Soul Armour not only locked Chu Feng’s three souls and seven spirits, but also connected to his dantian cultivation and mental power.
In short, this Crouching Dragon Soul Armour was linked to almost all of Chu Feng’s vital points.
This connection was not simple. It was as though layers of formations had been placed on Chu Feng’s body.
As long as Chu Feng could break these formations, the formations would rely on various aspects of Chu Feng and bring him benefits.
The benefit to Chu Feng would be the recovery of his cultivation.
Later on, his cultivation would even advance further.
But the benefits to the three souls and seven spirits would be even greater.
That was why there was the concept of nurturing the armour.
That was also why nurturing the armour required a specific order.
From Chu Feng’s observations, the order for nurturing the armour was as follows:
Life soul, first spirit, second spirit, third spirit, earth soul, fourth spirit, fifth spirit, sixth spirit, seventh spirit, heaven soul.
Following this order, the difficulty of breaking the formations would increase gradually.
However, after three full days of observation, Chu Feng not only discovered the order for nurturing the armour and breaking the formations, but also found the method to break the seal on the life soul.
Although the life soul was the easiest to break, it was actually the foundation of the soul.
So Chu Feng had to be extremely careful when breaking it. Otherwise, the slightest mistake could harm his vitality.
But what delighted Chu Feng the most after three days was not that he had discovered some methods for nurturing the armour.
The most important thing was that Dandan, who had been extremely weak before, was now starting to recover. This made the worry in Chu Feng’s heart ease quite a bit.
After all, what he cared about most was Dandan’s safety. Moreover, he could not help with Dandan’s safety. She could only rely on herself.
