PotatoHero
patreon
Chapter 215 - Solution
🕑 Added 2025-01-09 07:00:05 +0000 UTC"However, Nascent Souls without a body are very weak because they can't perform their usual techniques and methods. So they usually ask someone they trust to rebuild their body or possess someone who has a compatible body with their Nascent Soul. Gender, spirit root, the body's age, and the original owner's willpower are the main factors that influence compatibility."
Does that mean Dorin got possessed because her body was compatible? And since she was in shock too due to her disownment, her willpower must have been affected, making it easier for the possession to take place. Anda thought that this must have been the case. Everything checks so far.
"However, if they find a great and talented body, especially a Unique Heavenly Body, they might just ignore the compatibility and gamble. It will take far longer, and they might fail while trying to possess, but if they succeed, they can become far stronger than they used to be. Any Unique Heavenly Body is no joke, after all."
Anda was stunned. If that entity knows she has a Unique Heavenly Body, will it change its target to her?
This could be a way to solve this problem, but it could be risky for her too. After all, she didn't know if her willpower was strong enough to win against the unknown entity. What if she failed and got possessed by that thing? Leyvi's secret might get exposed, and he would be targeted by evil people who wanted all the talents.
Anda immediately abandoned any idea of acting as the bait.
"Big Sister Bulan, how long does it take for these Nascent Souls to take over a body successfully?" Anda inquired. She needed to know how much time Dorin had left.
"Hmm...based on existing cases, if the body is very compatible, probably only four or five years. If not compatible, it would take much longer. As for how much longer, I'm not sure," Sect Mistress Bulan replied.
"Four or five years..." Anda muttered.
She suspected that Dorin got invaded while she attended the Grand Chess Festival with Tal and the others, so it had already been around two and a half years. That means, in the worst-case scenario, Dorin might only have a year and a half left before she was completely taken over. Wait, no. That was based on previous cases. It might also be possible for the possession to be faster if the compatibility somehow exceeds everyone's expectations.
Layla, who had been silent, listening to the conversation, suddenly asked, "Madam, did you suspect Dorin to be possessed?"
It wasn't that hard for her to come to that conclusion considering everything.
Anda turned her head to Layla and nodded.
Seeing Anda confirm, Layla became totally convinced that Dorin was possessed. She had complete confidence in Anda's special ability to inspect people.
Layla frowned, thinking about a threat that had been living so close to them these past two years. It looked like she had been too careless and hadn't considered any countermeasures to things like this.
"Wait, what about Soul Formation experts? If they tried to possess a body, wouldn't it be faster?" Anda suddenly realized and asked urgently.
"It's indeed way faster. It would only take a few months, but personally speaking as a Soul Formation cultivator, I think it is unlikely to happen. Soul Formation experts are already among the top existences on the continent apart from the Protectors. It's very difficult for one to fall, and the cultivators who successfully reached this realm are already great geniuses. It would be extremely difficult to find a body that had better talent than their original body."
"If their body got destroyed, it's better to rebuild the body again. Because, unlike Nascent Souls, Soul Formation experts can already fight and use their power with just their soul. We are not that helpless without a body. Gathering materials on our own wouldn't be a problem. Possessing a body would just be a waste of time since we have to cultivate again."
Anda and Layla let out a relieved sigh after finishing hearing Sect Mistress Bulan's long explanation.
That's right. Why would a cultivation genius who managed to reach the Soul Formation realm want to possess Dorin? Her cultivation talent wasn't the best. Only a desperate Nascent Soul who couldn't use its power would do something like this.
"Is there a way to chase out a Nascent Soul from a body?" Anda asked again.
"You can. Either you use tier-4 Nascent Poison pills or you find a cultivator who is an expert at using spiritual touch."
"Spiritual touch?" Layla looked confused.
"It's the upgraded version of spiritual sense. You can touch things with your spiritual sense," Anda explained to her.
Anda learned about it after seeing Senior Sister June use it many times during their trip to Mercenary City.
"You are correct. I can use it too, but I'm not an expert. To be considered a spiritual touch expert, you need to be able to fight using spiritual touch. Only then could you forcefully drag out the Nascent Soul from the body. Unfortunately, most of us can only use it for miscellaneous stuff."
Anda frowned. How were they supposed to find a cultivator like that?
"Do you know someone like that, Big Sister Bulan?"
Sect Mistress Bulan shook her head.
"Then what about the tier-4 Nascent Poison? How does it work? Where can I find it?" Anda became slightly impatient.
Sect Mistress Bulan smiled gracefully, as if telling them this was the best course of action in this situation. "As the name suggests, it's a pill that poisons the Nascent Soul and won't harm the body owner. If the Nascent Soul continues to stay, it will die. You can get it from the Alchemy Association. However, you need to request it directly from the headquarters to make it because this is not a product they sell to the public. Body possession is a rare case, after all."
Hearing the solution, Anda and Layla finally relaxed.
"Big Sister Bulan, you could have just told us about this solution much earlier. Why did you wait until I asked? I'm stressed for nothing," Anda pouted.
"Huhu. I just wanted to see your reactions. It's amusing." Sect Mistress Bulan laughed, her long sleeve covering her mouth.
It seemed like Sect Mistress Bulan had a tendency to tease people like Madam too, Layla thought.
"You better contact the Alchemy Association as soon as possible. The process will be slower since they don't have a branch here. Furthermore, there's a possibility that they might ignore your request," Sect Mistress Bulan continued.
"Don't worry about that. I'm sure they won't ignore my request. They might even compete to help me," Anda smiled mischievously.
In the year before she entered seclusion, she had received countless requests from many veteran alchemists to come and help them figure out the ratio for the alchemy products they were creating. Anda told them to wait until she reached the Core Formation realm and became an Alchemist Grandmaster first.
"Also, Layla has already established fast and stable communication routes with other cities, which is better than the previous ones. In the past, it took a week for news to travel from Holy Cat City to here, but now it only takes five days," Anda bragged on behalf of Layla.
"I've seen how City Lord Layla manages the city. In my opinion, she might be one of the best city lords I've ever known. Most city lords only do the bare minimum. It's enough for them if the city looks good on the surface. However, City Lord Layla is different. Most citizens love her." Sect Mistress Bulan didn't hold back her praise.
Layla blushed. How did the conversation suddenly focus on praising her?
Afterward, Anda and Layla returned to the Leyan Family mansion. They agreed to act normally until they got the pills to save Dorin. Anda also told Layla to search for spirit artifacts or other methods that could be used against a Nascent Soul as a precaution.
A few days later, in the basement training room, Leyvi used telepathy to summon Mr. Bison. He wanted to have a spar with the lazy lawnmower before he entered seclusion.
"Miss Dorin, you have been watching me train here for the past few days. Are you that bored? Don't you have handsome men to recruit? I'm sure Ava hasn't been pestering you for a long time already," Leyvi asked the unwelcome spectator.
He found it weird that this brain-damaged young lady suddenly became interested in him.
Previously he only heard from his ladies that Dorin's personality had changed, but when he finally saw her face-to-face, he felt that something didn't feel right, and it wasn't just her personality. It felt like her aura was missing something crucial.
To put it in better words, Leyvi felt that her retardation was gone.
Gentle Dorin smiled and replied, "I have already stopped doing that and other nuisance activities. I'm trying to be a better person and leave behind my unpleasant past."
Her voice was calm and measured, a stark contrast to the arrogant behavior she was once infamous for.
"Then why are you watching me? Don't you have anything better to do? Right, what about your alchemy? Aren't you an Alchemist Master now? You should practice more. Maybe you can become the second-best alchemist after Anda." Leyvi suggested.
"I'm taking a break from alchemy. I just want to calm my mind for the time being," she replied with a soft voice.
Leyvi shook his head and stopped talking. He really didn't know what was going on with this girl. To be honest, he preferred the old Dorin even though she was weird.
A few minutes later, Mr. Bison entered the basement training room. The air shifted as his massive frame filled the doorway, his energy exuding confidence.
Snort!
"Boss! I'm here! Are you sure you want to fight me? As a protagonist with great abilities, you might lose miserably to me this time. My Heavenly Diamond Lord Body has leveled up, you know," Mr. Bison said arrogantly.
"Eh? Your Heavenly Diamond Lord Body has leveled up? Hahaha! Good, good. Why don't you show it to me in our spar?"
Gentle Dorin's eyes shined when she heard about the Heavenly Diamond Lord Body.
Comments
Amelgar
Oh no! The protagonist is in trouble!
