594: Chapter 417 594: Chapter 417 The Artifact Spirit of Hell Palace flew out from Jiang Tang’s Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space and then under the restrictions set by Jiang Tang, flew out through the arrow slit.
At that time, the Artifact Spirit called upon three monkeys within the Hell Palace to attempt the challenge.
The three monkeys inside Hell Palace battled day and night, irritating the ghosts and living souls within the space to no end.
The monkey that originally was rather dull, now possessed a true Immortal Body.
Accordingly, its soul, even though it developed last, held an advantage.
In the struggle with the other two souls for control over the body, how could it easily relinquish it?
If they did not submit, they would fight.
The first monkey that had become an Immortal felt it was originally its own body, and now, after being occupied by its kin for so many years, it had to snatch it back.
It was only a soul, and even though it had become an immortal soul, suddenly snatching back the body with a soul was genuinely difficult, with another also joining the fray.
The monkey whose soul emerged first within the body was now resentful and remorseful, as it had been robbed by its kind.
In the struggle for the body, the three monkeys fought fiercely, with the weakest among them unable to decide the victor even after half a month of combat.
In the meantime, other monkeys of its kin got bullied by demonic beasts during their fight over the body, and occasionally, when they ceased their struggle, they would also battle with the demonic beasts.
With the Artifact Spirit in the space acting as an obstruction, the three monkeys couldn’t rid the space of all the demonic beasts, not even a single one; as soon as murderous thoughts arose, the Artifact Spirit would absorb a portion of their overly vigorous spiritual power.
Faced with such an ability of the space’s Artifact Spirit, the monkeys couldn’t leave even if they wanted, nor could they overcome it in battle.
Having a portion of their strength siphoned off nearly led them to be surrounded and wounded by the demonic beasts within the space.
Of course, the three monkeys were not willing to submit; even the mightiest of these demonic beasts was only at the Transformation Stage, yet such a low-level ability dared to bully and surround them.
The Artifact Spirit answered their complaints, “If you are dissatisfied, you may seek out the master.
The master has said that the demonic beasts within this space must not be killed.”
The three monkeys had no choice but to occasionally bully the ghosts, discovering that the Artifact Spirit did not intervene when they did so.
This gave them an outlet for their frustrations.
There happened to be a living human in the space, with not a very high capability; the three monkeys soon found out after they entered, but at that time they were too preoccupied with their fight over the body.
They discovered that although this human was somewhat special, the only one of his kind, he hid very well, constantly evading the demonic beasts and ghosts.
Last time the monkeys had found no reason to bully him.
The Taoist in the space realized that he could use the Spirit Grass to cultivate, which occupied him too much to create strife among the residents of the space, as he barely managed to hide.
While cultivating, the Taoist had improved from the Golden Core Stage to the longed-for Nascent Soul Early Stage in just over a month.
In the beginning, he had thought without a Soul Pill it would be difficult to enhance his cultivation and break through the barrier, but to his surprise, the medicinal herbs and flowers he harvested day and night had allowed him to advance by two small stages in just over a month, reaching the Nascent Soul Early Stage, now capable of protecting his body with a halo, making the demonic beasts of the space temporarily unable to harm him.
As for those three monkeys, they hadn’t attacked him when he was weak, and now even though he had grown slightly stronger, he knew he was no match for them and had to keep hiding.
While the Taoist was enhancing his cultivation, his disciple Huang Chen also improved by two small stages within the Magnet Magic Treasure Soul Conqueror Magic Artifact.
Seeing his master ascend to the Nascent Soul, Huang Chen was so envious his teeth itched.
Although he, too, had advanced in cultivation, he would not win against his master without a Magical Treasure.
Huang Chen was particularly afraid of the new Artifact Spirit confiscating his Magical Treasure, as without it, he would have nowhere to hide.
He had already fallen out with his master and without the protection of the Magical Treasure, he would surely be killed by his master.
Huang Chen had been longing for revenge, lamenting that the increase in his power was too slow.
With a heart full of fiery vengeance but no inheritance to enhance his legal knowledge or cultivation technique…
He had the potential to enhance his energy as a Ghost Cultivator, but with no cultivation method or spells related to ghost cultivation, he aspired to find his family or escape.
He had also secretly observed the cultivation of other ghost cultivators, noting that their techniques were all different and seemed haphazard; the spells they used were instinctual.
He knew these as well, but they were not very lethal.
He decided to remain within the Magical Treasure for the time being.
Finally, he reached the threshold of creating a Soul Pill and achieved an energy level almost equal to his master’s, sufficient for a chance at revenge.
Yet, discovering that his master’s capabilities had once again increased, he could only silently look for opportunities.
The Artifact Spirit called upon the three monkeys that were engaged in battle to leave for a mission.
The voice echoed in such a way that made all living beings in the space perk up their ears with curiosity, humans and creatures alike wondered – if the monkeys were going out for a mission again, could they also be sent out?
And, if they went on a mission, could they escape from here?
“Stingy spirit, what do you want me to do?” the soul of the monkey who became an Immortal asked rudely, still resentful of the Artifact Spirit using the Magical Treasure to lord over them.
“Hey, hey, does this mean we get to go out and don’t have to come back?
Have you had a change of heart?” Another monkey soul said.
The monkey who owned the body turned its eyes around without speaking.
It seemed to have regained its wits from its previous dullness and was already cunningly plotting its escape.