96: Chapter 96 She's draining my spiritual energy!

"Is this the Sect Master's memorial statue?"

Mo Zixing looked at the finely crafted jade carving before him and couldn't help but click his tongue.

Although he had never seen the Immortal Master in person.

Judging by the appearance of this jade carving alone, the Sect Master's looks certainly wouldn't be lacking.

"No."

Great Elder Qin Cangyue shook his head, clearly accustomed to such reactions.

"Actually, this isn't a memorial statue of the Sect Master. This is the Sect Master herself."

"Huh?"

Mo Zixing was stunned on the spot.

The Sect Master herself?

This jade carving?

He had thought it was just a decorative piece for the hall.

"Yes, this is the Sect Master of our Mingyu Sect, Sect Master Bai Ruotong."

Great Elder Qin Cangyue looked at the jade carving and sighed, his eyes filled with regret.

"The Sect Master is the most talented Cultivator in the history of the Sect, and the only one to reach the Golden Core Ninth Level, just one step away from the Nascent Soul Realm."

"Back then, to achieve a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm, she sought out the Heaven And Earth Treasure, cold jade marrow, for refining."

"However, at the most critical moment, she was ambushed by an enemy, causing the refining process to go awry, which resulted in her entire body turning into jade as it is now."

"By now, it's been nearly two hundred years."

He paused, his tone heavy with regret.

"The Sect sought out countless Heaven And Earth Treasures and tried numerous secret techniques, but none could restore her."

"Without the Sect Master's leadership, the Mingyu Sect's strength plummeted, gradually declining into its current state."

"That's truly a pity."

Mo Zixing also wore a look of regret upon hearing this.

He looked at the jade carving again.

Since she had turned into jade.

Then her current appearance was essentially how the Sect Master looked when she was alive.

He had thought that those who became Sect Masters were generally older Cultivators.

He didn't expect her to look only about the same age as Su Li and Liu Qingyan.

And as Great Elder Qin Cangyue said, the Sect Master was already at the Golden Core Ninth Level back then.

This was enough to prove that her talent and Luck were far from lacking.

Truly a pity.

"Alright, let's not dwell on these past events."

Great Elder Qin Cangyue waved his hand, returning to his usual tone.

"Place your Inner Sect Token in her hand to let it be imprinted with her spiritual energy mark, and the whole process will be complete."

"Remember, absolutely do not touch her body."

"She now unconsciously absorbs all spiritual energy she comes into contact with. If you accidentally touch her, it will cause your own spiritual energy to drain rapidly."

Mo Zixing nodded, but he was feeling skeptical.

"She can still absorb spiritual energy?"

"How bizarre."

The last thing that could absorb spiritual energy was Lin Fan's Remnant Soul jade pendant, which has now turned to dust.

He instinctively summoned the System and scanned the Sect Master's jade carving in front of him.

A panel appeared, and lines of descriptions popped up:

[Name: Sect Master Bai Ruotong]

[Gender: Female]

[Race: Human]

[Cultivation: Golden Core Ninth Level]

[Personality:

1. Self-Willed: Acts according to her own whims, unfettered by rules, making decisions based solely on her own likes and dislikes.

2. Wild Evil: Does not adhere to conventional worldly rules or the distinctions between good and evil.]

[Innate Luck:

1. Extraordinary Luck (Gold): Born with significant Luck; much luckier than the average person.

2.. Vast Water Element Body (Gold): Born with an exceptionally outstanding Water Spiritual Root. The power of water-attribute Cultivation Techniques is increased, and the speed of water-attribute Cultivation is enhanced.

3. Battle Maniac (Blue): Combat is exhilarating!

Prefers a real fight with real weapons over mere talk. The power of offensive techniques is slightly increased.]

[Acquired Luck:

1. Path Severed (Black): Failure to Breakthrough to a major Realm resulted in damage to the Dao Foundation, making it impossible to Breakthrough further for life.

2. Full-Body Jadeification (Black): Failure to refine cold jade marrow caused the entire body to turn into jade, falling into a deep sleep and locking away life force.

3. Vitality Dissipation (Black): Life force and spiritual energy within the body are rapidly draining. Without a continuous external supply of spiritual energy, death will occur.]

Looking at the dense array of traits on the panel, Mo Zixing felt a headache coming on.

This was the first time he had seen someone with three black-quality traits at once.

It really was quite tragic.

But then again.

If it weren't for the [Full-Body Jadeification] trait locking her life force, she would have been long dead from the [Vitality Dissipation] effect.

Was it because of the golden Luck traits?

In a sense, this situation could be considered a blessing in disguise.

But complaints aside.

Looking at those two glittering golden traits on the panel, Mo Zixing's mind began to wander again.

This Sect Master's talent was so good.

If he could optimize her black traits and then find a way to bind her as a Loyalty target...

He shook his head, pulling his thoughts back for now.

He took out his Inner Sect Disciple token and placed it into the open palm of the Sect Master's jade carving, following Great Elder Qin Cangyue's instructions.

As soon as the token touched the jade carving's palm, it emitted a crisp hum.

A faint white light flashed across the token.

The patterns on it that originally represented an Inner Sect Disciple of Qingdan Peak instantly changed.

The patterns became more complex, seemingly radiating a faint, warm spiritual energy.

"Alright, that's it."

Great Elder Qin Cangyue nodded.

"Take the token back."

"From now on, you are the rightful Elder of Qingsu Peak."

"The Sect's monthly offerings and resources will be delivered to Qingsu Peak on time."

Mo Zixing gave an affirmative response and reached out to take the token.

To his surprise, the token seemed to be sucked in, firmly stuck to the jade carving's palm.

He tugged it twice gently, but it didn't budge, so he instinctively increased his strength.

And at the moment he pulled with force.

His wrist slipped.

The back of his hand accidentally brushed against the jade carving's smooth fingers.

"Watch out!"

Great Elder Qin Cangyue's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward.

"Let go, quickly!"

As he spoke, he reached out to pull Mo Zixing's arm but didn't actually dare to touch him.

He knew that even indirect contact would result in spiritual energy being absorbed; an Elder had suffered from this before.

"Find a way to pull your hand back, fast!"

Great Elder Qin Cangyue said urgently.

"It won't stop on its own. If you can't let go, it will keep draining you until your spiritual energy is exhausted!"

Mo Zixing also desperately wanted to pull his hand back.

He felt the spiritual energy within his body surging toward the jade carving like floodwaters through an open gate.

He tried to pull his hand away, only to find it seemed glued there, completely unable to move.

Then, a dazzling white light suddenly lit up where the two were in contact.

The white light spread from the back of Mo Zixing's hand all the way up his entire arm.

No one noticed that the jade carving's originally downcast eyes seemed to tremble ever so slightly.