Chapter 5015 — Heaven's Way Is a Fine Craft!

"This makes no sense. I fell into dormancy on Cloud-Step Island because there I could not resonate with my source memories, but what is this supposed to be? Could the jade pendant have failed to bring him along?" Jiaoyazi said, puzzled.

"It is possible. Senior Ghost has been in secluded cultivation all along, and I never mentioned the primordial spirit projection to him. I assumed the jade pendant would surely remain with his true body on Cloud-Step Island and that it would not affect him at all. Who would have known the pendant would follow along on its own? Perhaps Senior Ghost really was caught off guard and left behind, which is why only this phantom remains." Wei Zhao stroked his chin, lost in thought.

It was not impossible. To break through the boundary and project, one had to rely on the Spirit Convergence Formation, and with a primordial spirit as absurdly powerful as Gui Dongxi's, the Spirit Convergence Formation would have no effect on him whatsoever. It would have been strange if he really could have come along; being left behind unawares was only natural.

But this was merely Wei Zhao's own conjecture. After all, the pendant's abilities truly exceeded all imagination, and it was just possible that it really had brought Gui Dongxi along. Perhaps Gui Dongxi simply could not withstand the shock and had fallen into dormancy.

"As for how things really stand, once some time has passed, or once you return to Cloud-Step Island, you will know soon enough," Jiaoyazi said.

"Mm, for now that is all we can do." Wei Zhao nodded. Though Gui Dongxi's condition left him somewhat worried, the fact that Jiaoyazi had already recovered proved that this really was the mortal world and that there was still much to be done next.

Only after the primordial spirit body had been fully shaped did Wei Zhao finally feel solid ground beneath his feet once more. True, he too yearned for the ability to fly through the air, but he did not care for this drifting, weightless sensation, where a single gust of wind could carry him off against his will. What kind of flying was that? It was plainly the state of a homeless ghost.

Having shaped the primordial spirit body, and recalling what Nantian Jiguang had said, Wei Zhao's first instinct was to check his current strength. But just then the jade pendant suddenly gave an urgent warning chime. In the distance of the dense forest, two people, one behind the other, were swiftly racing toward this very spot!

"How strange! There is nothing special about this deep mountain forest, yet there is such a great fluctuation of spiritual energy. Could a spirit beast be on the prowl?" The one in the lead was a young man dressed in an outlandish Daoist robe whose sect was impossible to place. Though his features were reasonably handsome, the pair of white eyebrows was utterly at odds with his looks, making for an exceedingly bizarre sight.

"I doubt it. With spiritual energy this thin in the mortal world, where would a spirit beast come from? And even if one existed, after living so long in a place like this it would probably have degenerated to the level of an ordinary wild beast." The man following behind looked far more mature, every inch the elegant, handsome middle-aged uncle.

"Brother Fei, there are exceptions to everything. The mortal world may be a wasteland, but it always has something to offer. Who knows but that some odd corner has given birth to a spirit beast?" the white-browed man said with a smile.

"Brother Sun's words are reasonable enough, but compared with a spirit beast, I think a rare natural treasure is the more likely possibility," the man surnamed Fei speculated.

Rare natural treasures also required spiritual energy to nourish them, but given suitable environmental conditions, they were not so demanding of it as spirit beasts. The cultivation world often said that wherever there is a spirit beast there is surely a rare treasure, but where there is a rare treasure there is not necessarily a spirit beast; that was precisely the reasoning.

"Haha, spirit beast or rare treasure, since we have run into it, it is our destined opportunity. Brother Fei, let us agree beforehand: whatever it is, we split it evenly, fair and square, or else we trade it for other resources. The two of us must not fall out over this," the white-browed man said with a laugh.

"Heh, Sun White-Brow, oh, Sun White-Brow, you and I, Fei Yangsheng, have been friends for more than a year or two. With the bond between us, could we really fall out over such a trifling gain?" Fei Yangsheng could not help but laugh.

"Brother Fei is right, then let us see what treasure lies ahead!" Sun White-Brow laughed heartily and quickened his movement technique, with Fei Yangsheng following close behind.

Hearing the two draw nearer and nearer, Wei Zhao's first instinct was to flee. True, with his true body's formidable strength, enough to rival the early Kai Shan stage, he would be a terrifying existence in the mortal world who could wipe out every ancient sect with a flick of his finger. But the problem was that he was now only a primordial spirit body, and one freshly projected at that, in its most enfeebled state.

His current strength did not even reach the peak of the Heaven Tier!

Strictly speaking, even at that level he should have been unrivaled in the mortal world. But these two ahead were clearly up to no good, and by his spiritual sense, they were by no means simple.

Though the thought of fleeing had arisen, the primordial spirit body had only just been shaped, and Wei Zhao could not adapt to it at all for the moment. On his very first step he nearly stumbled and fell. Even though he adapted quickly, gaining smooth control of his form in the blink of an eye, how fast could he possibly run under such circumstances?

In an instant, Sun White-Brow and Fei Yangsheng were already before his eyes, and upon discovering Wei Zhao they were stunned: "How is it a person?"

But Sun White-Brow immediately sensed something amiss and cried out in wild delight: "No! This is a primordial spirit! To think there would be a primordial spirit with such powerful spiritual energy here! Wonderful, this trip to the mortal world for training was not wasted after all. If I refine it, I shall have hope of breaking through to the Golden Core stage!"

"Oh? I had nearly forgotten. Brother Sun, the divine art you cultivate is precisely the devouring of such spirit beings. Then congratulations indeed!" Fei Yangsheng was somewhat disappointed. Whether it was a spirit beast or a rare treasure, he had expected to get his share. It was a pity that this turned out to be a primordial spirit from who knew where. To Sun White-Brow it was a priceless treasure, but to him it was utterly useless.

"Haha, then please stand guard for me, Brother Fei. I shall devour it right now!" Sun White-Brow, unable to contain himself any longer, was about to make his move.

Seeing the two up close, Wei Zhao was startled yet again. What the hell? How were both of these men Foundation Establishment experts? Was this still the mortal world? Had he carelessly been cast into some other plane?

But Wei Zhao immediately rejected the thought. If Jiaoyazi had not awakened, he might really have had to investigate carefully, but now that Jiaoyazi was awake, this was unquestionably the mortal world. The problem was, since when did the mortal world have Heaven's Way stage experts?

Only three short years had passed! Back then, a peak Heaven Tier expert had been enough to sweep all before him. How was it that after three years the era had changed? Had some upheaval occurred? Could the Center be behind it?