Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 699: There's a Chance
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Chapter 699: There's a Chance
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Chen Huaian believed it was vital to maintain a strict watch over the demon immortal avatar currently inhabiting Wu E.
By doing so, he could gather enough intel to ensure that the slippery Chen Niu didn't find any ways to cheat the system.
If Chen Niu was capable of shifting the scheduled assault on the Demon Sealing Pagoda several times at the very last second, there was no telling what other schemes he might pull.
Chen Huaian calculated that the timing for the raid on the Demon Sealing Pagoda should be firmly set by this point.
Noticing that no further activity was coming from Wu E's direction, Chen Huaian returned to the task he had started earlier.
“If you desire to study pill techniques under This Venerable One, you must cast aside everything you previously mastered... To put it plainly, This Venerable One requires you to disperse your cultivation.”
Upon hearing those words, the gathered Ascender disciples all wore looks of terror and doubt.
Their current Cultivation levels had been earned through immense hardship, yet Senior Chen was demanding they throw it all away so casually. Was this not a bit too drastic?
Many disciples looked at the two individuals Chen Huaian had selected with deep pity.
After finally reaching their current heights, they now had to start from zero. It would likely take years of struggle before they could even earn another opportunity to use the Ascension Pillar.
The two disciples picked by Chen Huaian were also frozen in hesitation.
Chen Huaian didn't push them; he viewed their current indecision as a form of trial in itself.
In the world of immortal Cultivation, remaining safely within one’s comfort zone was the predictable path.
However, if one truly aimed to become a powerhouse, it was essential to take risks and venture beyond one's limits.
“Senior Chen, this junior dares to ask a question.” The female disciple among the pair stepped forward, offering a respectful bow. “If I disperse my cultivation, will there be a new technique for me to practice? And how much time will pass before I regain my current level?”
“That is difficult to predict,” Chen Huaian replied with a vague tone. “The speed depends entirely on your own innate talent. This Venerable One can only promise that the new technique will far surpass your old ones. As for how far you can climb, that remains up to your own diligence~”
He couldn't exactly reveal that he intended to provide these two with superior Spiritual Roots. With the assistance of a Spirit Gathering Formation, recovering that small amount of cultivation would barely take a week or two.
If he made it sound that easy, their choice would lose its significance.
“This junior is prepared to disperse my cultivation and begin anew to study pill techniques under Senior Chen.” The young man with the steady gaze clenched his teeth and bowed. “I understand there are risks, but I trust Her Eminence’s judgment and I have faith in your power, Senior...
If a person wishes to become a superior cultivator, how can they avoid taking risks?”
A slight smile touched the corner of Chen Huaian’s mouth as he turned his gaze toward the female disciple. “And you? What is your answer?”
“This junior... is also willing to disperse my cultivation and start over.” After a brief moment of internal conflict, she gave her consent.
“Excellent!” A look of genuine satisfaction finally appeared on Chen Huaian’s face. “You will not regret the decision you’ve made this day.”
He looked at the two Ascenders, realizing he hadn't asked for their identities. “What are your names?”
“Senior, this junior is named Liu Shengyan.”
“This junior is named Tang Si.”
Chen Huaian’s eyes twitched—Damn, that’s impressive!
What was with these high-tier knock-off names? They sounded exactly like the protagonists of the realm.
It was no wonder their mental strength was so much higher than the other Ascender disciples Hua Jin had picked.
Did they come with natural name buffs?
“Very well! Tang Si, Liu Shengyan, you may begin dispersing your cultivation now. This Venerable One shall stand guard over you.”
Both possessed strong wills. Having committed to the path, they didn't hesitate for a second.
One raised a hand, preparing to shatter his own Dantian.
The other reached out, aiming a blow at her own forehead.
Witnessing this, Chen Huaian was left completely speechless.
He moved instantly, immobilizing the two idiots.
“Hold on! What do you two think you're doing?!”
The pair blinked at him, looking lost. “Dispersing our cultivation, Senior. Didn't you instruct us to do so?”
Chen Huaian: “(｡ŏ_ŏ)......”
One was trying to blow up his Dantian, while the other was attempting to crush her own Sea of Consciousness.
This wasn't dispersing cultivation—this was a suicide attempt that would destroy their very foundations.
He shot a look at Hua Jin and sent a voice transmission: “Is this how you taught them to start over?”
Hua Jin looked stunned for a moment before replying weakly: “Chen, Senior Chen, is this not the proper way to disperse cultivation and begin again?
Aside from destroying the Dantian and Sea of Consciousness, are there actually other ways?”
When she had been forced to restart her Divine Body Tempering Technique, it happened because her Dantian was ruined, causing her power to bleed away.
It was only later, when the Lord of the Celestial God Clan granted her Void Shattering realm power, that Senior Chen’s Divine Pill had already mended her Dantian.
To this day, she remained unaware that any other method for dispersing cultivation existed.
Chen Huaian: “(꒪⌓꒪)......”
Unbelievable! He was truly at a loss for words.
“This Venerable One will provide you each with a pill. Once consumed, your cultivation will naturally fade.”
Chen Huaian gave a weary sigh and spent 0.002 top-grade spirit jade in the Electronic Girlfriend shop to buy two Yuan Dispersing Pills.
Even within the Cangyun Realm, Yuan Dispersing Pills weren't particularly famous.
They were considered a niche item, and the difficulty of refining them was actually quite high.
Their purpose was to drain cultivation while safeguarding the user's innate foundation, providing a nourishing effect that helped the cultivator transition to new techniques more rapidly.
The moment the two pills appeared, the unique medicinal scent caused the eyes of the nearby Ascender disciples to widen.
They had previously looted the Kunlun Immortal Palace’s stores, but nothing in that treasury smelled as potent as the pills in Senior Chen’s hand.
With these pills in evidence, the weight of Chen Huaian’s claims grew significantly.
Still, the surrounding Ascender disciples remained somewhat doubtful.
Could there really be a medicine that erased cultivation without ruining one's future potential?
It was a claim they had never heard of.
Even the True One, Hua Jin, didn't possess such things, yet Senior Chen—an Elder of the Kunlun Immortal Palace—had them ready. It was definitely strange.
However, as the pills were swallowed and the cultivation of the two disciples began to melt away without any signs of pain, the onlookers had to believe their eyes. A pill that could reset cultivation without harming talent or foundation truly existed.
“Do you think you can just guess the extent of Senior Chen’s talent in the Dao of alchemy?” Wang Shouyi let out a cold snort, saying with disdain, “Failing to follow Senior Chen on the path of pill refinement is your own loss. You will regret this later, knowing your mental fortitude failed you when a grand destiny was right in front of you.”
While the two Ascender disciples were in the middle of the process, Chen Huaian remained silent.
He was narrowing his eyes, focused on the Qi hovering above their heads.
Every human is born with Qi, which can be read through the Qi Observation Technique to discern luck and potential.
But that wasn't what Chen Huaian was looking for.
He was watching the gray Qi unique to the Ascenders.
As their cultivation vanished entirely, Chen Huaian noted that the thick, swirling gray Qi above them had also largely evaporated.
“There’s a chance!” Chen Huaian’s heart raced.
The gray Qi could be removed; it wasn't a permanent curse or something that would inevitably build up until it was fatal.
However, this wasn't definitive proof yet.
Back when Hua Jin’s Dantian had been smashed, the gray Qi on her hadn't changed much at all.
The real test would be seeing what happened once these disciples began practicing Cangyun Realm techniques.
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Later later