Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 960 - 959: Soul Dew

Chapter 960: Chapter 959: Soul Dew

Yusuf Zuck remembered that when he first acquired the Purple Light Sword, it had been at the bottom of the Jade Pacific. At that time, the sword was thrust atop the skull of a giant skeleton with two claws.

Afterward, the sword brought him many unexpected gains. For instance, the aura it emitted could directly subdue demon cultivators, especially those of the dragon kind, such as snakes, Jiaolongs, and dragons. Facing this sword, they couldn’t even muster the strength to resist.

Yusuf Zuck had never performed a blood oath to claim ownership, so he never stored the sword in his Dantian. Later, it was taken by the Azure Emperor, and according to what Mr. Petty said, the Azure Emperor hadn’t unleashed the sword’s full potential either.

Just now, he had subdued that spirit sword with a drop of Soul Dew, so he was convinced that his Soul Dew was indeed of a divine level, something that only he possessed under the vast heavens.

And now, he wanted to see what was truly inside the Purple Light Sword.

With a "pop," a drop of Soul Dew fell onto the Purple Light Sword. The moment the Soul Dew touched it, the sword wriggled free from Yusuf Zuck’s hands, leapt into the air with a dragon-like hum, and started to flit about excitedly as if alive.

Yusuf Zuck could sense that the sword seemed to have been injected with adrenaline; it was exhilarated.

"You can even transform, eh? Let’s see what kind of monster you’re hiding inside," Yusuf Zuck chided with a laugh.

"Hum, hum, hum~" The Purple Light Sword seemed to understand his words, issuing three consecutive hums. However, it didn’t transform but with a "whoosh" returned to Yusuf Zuck’s hands and became motionless again!

"Uh..." Yusuf Zuck was a bit befuddled, "What does this mean?"

The Purple Light Sword remained still as if it had settled into a silent slumber, lying calmly in Yusuf Zuck’s hand.

"Do you still need Soul Dew?" Yusuf Zuck squinted his eyes and dropped another droplet of Soul Dew on it.

"Whoosh~" The sword moved again, humming continuously, but this time, it did not escape into the sky; it only trembled in Yusuf Zuck’s hand, emitting a dragon-like roar.

"Not enough? Then here’s more!" Yusuf Zuck vaguely guessed that the sword must bear some sort of seal or restraint, preventing the spirit within from emerging. While the Soul Dew could be absorbed by the spirit inside, a mere drop or two was useless, insufficient to break the seal confining the spirit.

Yusuf Zuck proceeded to drip three, four, five drops, continually increasing the count.

It wasn’t until he had dropped nearly a hundred drops, his face turning pale, that the Purple Light Sword still did not transform into a person like the Law-Breaking Sword had.

"I can’t keep going. A drop of essence for ten drops of blood, are you trying to kill me?" Yusuf Zuck felt as if his marrow had been drained, extremely fatigued and sore all over, his body on the verge of collapse.

He dared not continue, for although the Soul Dew replenished daily, such a large dose was unbearable even for immortals.

The Soul Dew was the essence of his virtue, or rather, his life essence. So, with each drop spent, he had one less.

The Purple Light Sword became ordinary once again, no longer crying out or trembling. It lay quietly in the palm of his hand, as if without the Soul Dew, it would revert to being just an ordinary sword.

Yusuf Zuck casually tossed the Purple Light Sword into his Ring Space. He planned to rest and recover a bit, and then continue trying tomorrow.

He couldn’t handle another continuous work session, so he would have to wait until tomorrow to see.

At the same time, he also stepped under an ancient vine tree in Blue Sea and Cloud Sky. This tree was exceptionally thick, fearing that dozens of people could not encircle it with their arms, a true ancient tree reaching for the sky.

At this moment, Ruth Wilcox, Lily Case, Sara Zuck, Khaza Zuck, and others were sitting here, still discussing the matters concerning Paisley Kirk and Mia.

Ruth Wilcox’s eyes were swollen from crying. It was she and Lily Case who had personally sent Mia and Paisley Kirk on their ascension years ago. However, over these three thousand years, one had become a nun and the other had become exceedingly cold, which left her puzzled and heartbroken.

"Petty Elder, you four also come over here!" After Yusuf Zuck sat down, he gestured for the Petty Elder and his three companions to join them.

He did not understand much about the affairs of the Element World, while Petty Elder and the others were evidently more familiar with it.

The Petty Elder led the confused and ignorant swordsman, Evander Zuck, over and they too sat beneath the ancient tree.

"My lord, are you asking about the heartlessness that comes after ascension?" the Petty Elder asked as soon as he sat down.

"That’s right, none of us understand it, can you explain it?" Yusuf Zuck nodded in agreement.

"Actually, the matter is quite simple," replied the Petty Elder. "During the Crossing Immortal Tribulation, the final tribulation is to Cut off Mortal Ties. But why is there a need to Cut off Mortal Ties?"

"Because as you walk the path of cultivating immortality, if you choose to defy the heavens to cultivate and seek eternal life, then at a certain stage, you have to resolve all worldly concerns. Only after resolving these matters can you gain the acknowledgment of the Heavenly Dao and ascend to a higher plane of existence."

"After ascension, you would be taken in by the corresponding sect and become a new disciple of those sects. Some Ascenders, despite having Cut off Mortal Ties, cannot severe those deep-rooted memories and familial bonds and aren’t like the rumors suggest—forgetting even their spouses and children upon Cutting off Mortal Ties. They will still retain memories that should be there, and *** feelings will also still exist."

"Of course, the most crucial part isn’t Cutting off Mortal Ties but the sect that guides you at that time. Upon your ascension, a sect will take you in and manage you, starting with a Soul Search to see if you have any valuable Magic Treasures or Divine Skills. After all, our plane is the greatest of planes, containing many miracles and fortuitous encounters not found in higher planes. So if you have any valuable Magic Treasures, even Middle-grade Immortal Artifacts, or a variety of exquisite treasures at that time... Well, I’m sorry, those treasures will be confiscated."

"Certainly, there are exceptions. For example, if I were to ascend, the people of the sect wouldn’t dare perform a Soul Search on me, for my ancestor, Zyair Petty, is a high-ranking member of the sect. I have a background, whereas those who get their souls searched and stripped are simply the ones without connections."

"This is the first hurdle, having your soul searched by an official of the guiding sect. The second hurdle is arriving at the talent evaluator. What are talent evaluators? They assess whether you possess the innate talent for cultivation."

"The determination of cultivation talent in the Element World differs from here. After you ascend, your body will have already undergone the Heavenly tribulation’s refinement, already filled with immortal power, even opening ’Immortal Apertures.’ Talent evaluators assess you based on how many Immortal Apertures you’ve opened, the concentration of your Five Elements attribute within your body, and so forth."

"If you open few Immortal Apertures and your Five Elements attribute is diluted, then, unfortunately, talent evaluators will directly assign you to the lowest echelons of the guiding sect like carrying water, cooking, emptying chamber pots for significant figures, chopping wood, carrying palanquins, feeding heavenly horses, among other menial tasks—you’ll be among the bottom rungs in the sect!"

"However, if you happen to open many Immortal Apertures and the Five Elements attribute in your body is of high quality or superb, then the talent evaluators will take note of this, sending these individuals to the sect’s distribution center, assigning them based on the evaluation data, either placing them under someone’s tutelage or allocating them to the inner or outer sect."

"As for some exceptional geniuses, they’ll be immediately assigned to elders or the sect leader, and these extraordinary talents, once taken under the elders or sect leader, undergo ’Soul Cleansing.’ to enable them to cultivate rapidly and rid their minds of distractions. This involves the selective erasure of memories, not wiping them all clean because that would leave them with the mind of a fool. So, they selectively erase some of the memories that could impact their cultivation."

"That’s why some people can look upon their spouses and children yet remain utterly indifferent—because in their memories, spouses and children may have existed, they may recall some things, but these are not significant, they aren’t everything to their lives!"

"Hence, under the dual influence of Cutting off Mortal Ties and having memories erased, many start anew, treating their past merely as a past life of their own!"

"Of course, my lord, you need not worry. As I understand, higher planes have something called Soul Dew. Consuming Soul Dew can restore those lost memories. However, Soul Dew seems to be quite rare, not something just anyone can acquire."