Chapter 288 "Pearl Embryo Cleansing Spirit"

Mengzhou Linghu's Hulu space has a vast storage capacity, and anything that catches his eye and is deemed valuable is stored within it.
However, if we were to sort through the numerous storage items, this extraordinary suit of armor with an exceptional origin would definitely qualify for a spot among the top three.
Even for a Nascent Soul cultivator, the ordinary version of the Soul Armor is an extremely rare and valuable treasure, worth no less than a third-grade supreme spiritual artifact.
而他手中这件，更是一点都不普通。
The regular soul armor has certain functions, all of which it possesses and performs even better.
除此之外，它还拥有几乎无上限的神魂储存能力。
At least, Yan Zhuang has proven through his own personal experience that he continuously "recharged" it for over two hundred years until the moment of his complete death, and still did not fill it up.
再就是拥有继续成长，蜕变为四阶重宝的能力。
而这还只是晏庄所知晓的，这依然不是这件神魂甲胄的全部。
它比晏庄以为的还要更加神秘，也要更加危险。
After obtaining this item, Meng Zhou carefully and repeatedly studied it.
Besides confirming its unique capabilities in countering divine perception and detection, there were almost no valuable findings.
Of course, there is another extremely important reason for this. Meng Zhou knows that deep within this seemingly harmless soul armor, there may be a dangerously lethal "poisonous snake" hiding.
稍不留神，就会被其咬中。
每次在研究此物时，他心中就会紧绷着一更弦。
宁可没有发现，也不要在不明就里的情况下遭了毒手。
This is also an important reason why I have not gained much from this thing after many years.
This time, during this comprehensive sorting and inventorying process, when he considered all the deposits in the Spirit Gourd space, in a moment of great fortune, Meng Zhou suddenly had a completely new idea.
孟周的目光，落在了另外两枚玉简之上。
其中一枚，同样是来自于晏庄的“贡献”，里面记载了一门秘法，“血嗣洗灵秘法”，包括晏庄通过晏氏一族一百多年的付出和牺牲才得来的总总经验和收获。
Another one is a secret technique called "Pearl Embryo Conception Method," which I obtained from Yin Youyi recently.
After determining the general direction in my mind, "Clearing Mind Path" starts to exert its amazing effect.
识海之中，神魂如同一汪平静的深潭。
在这深潭上方，仿佛潭面不断升腾而其的水雾，它们彼此交错，互相纠缠。
不时便可见在这些水雾之中有点点霞光闪烁，仿佛萤火虫在发出光辉。
The soul pond is like a clear mirror, reflecting all these changes within.
这样的变化，无时无刻不在进行着。
They are actually the embodiment of his various thoughts and insights, and those special lights are the most valuable achievements of this mental activity.
它们宛如一颗颗珍珠宝石，从其诞生的刹那，便被识海魂潭永远的铭记。
不过短短数日之后，结合“血嗣洗灵秘法”以及“珠胎孕结秘法”，一门全新的秘法便在孟周心中成型。
In the skill column, a new skill full of question marks appears.
"Zhu Tai Xi Ling, let's call this secret technique Zhu Tai Xi Ling."
With this thought settled, the previously full of question marks new skill now has a definite name.
【珠胎洗灵入门0/1万】
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During the period between Mingnan Laozu's first visit to "seek accountability" and Mengzhou's completion of this new skill, some other things happened as well.
先是明南老祖带着八位随从再赴三川塬。
And this time, they were not the only ones coming to Sanchuan Yuan. Gu Ruiming, Li Wenchang, Jiao Hong, and all the third-tier professionals in the Professional Association also abandoned their tasks and arrived almost simultaneously with them in Sanchuan Yuan.
先是明确了明南老祖协会成员的资格，并与“岐黄子”一起成为会长。
自此，职业者协会在经历了会长这一职务长期空悬之后，开始了“报复性”的反弹。
在很短的时间内，便从零会长跳过单会长，发展成双会长模式。
在刚刚听闻这消息时，很多人心中的反应都是“这是不是太儿戏了”，但在看到两位会长的态度后，所有人就都认命了。
Even Li Wenchang, who likes to speak halfway through, obediently closed his mouth.
This is not over yet. Mingnan Laozu has just shared the position of the association's president with "Qihuangzi", and the eight cultivators who accompanied him to the meeting have also become members of the professional association.
在所有人的见证之下，这八人有三位加入驭兽师分会，有三位加入傀儡师分会。
其中两人，毫无难度的就取得了这两个分会会长的权柄。
As for the remaining four individuals, they naturally became the second and third most accomplished members in both branches.
Among the other two, one person, relying on their excellent skills as a Tier 3 intermediate-grade artisan, successfully became the new president of the Artisans Branch.
另一位制符师，同样靠着其过硬的制符造诣，将现任挑翻成“前任”，他则成为了新任的制符师分会的会长。
明南老祖以及八位跟随者，短短一场会议的功夫，便从“外人”全部晋升为职业者协会核心层的一员。
这种事情，放在其他任何一个势力，都是不可能发生的。
可这在职业者协会，却完全是合情合理，没有任何可以指责的。
这是与会的所有协会高层全都经历过的，惟一不同的就是，他们从曾经那个“攻擂之人”变成了现在的“守擂之人”。
曾经，他们靠着协会规矩强势上位，现在，他们则同样因为协会规矩狼狈下台。
There's no point in blaming others when one's skills are not up to par.
只不过，这次洗牌来的太突然，也太密集，在人心中的冲击也变得更大了许多。
In the perception of Li Wenchang and others, this is truly a complete "great defeat".
What shocked them even more was that there were many third-tier professionals among the Spirit Riders, far more than these eight.
他们的职业造诣，在驭灵军中也并不突出。
之所以选他们八位，只因为他们的实战能力相对而言太差了些。
在此前驭灵军与天祁山、乌蒙海、黑泽原中那些三阶大妖的战斗中，他们基本都是不上第一线的。
而是被安置在安全的后方负责一些重要的制作事宜。
现在，经过与青玄宗的协商，将他们从三座煞脉之中转移出来，可以常驻职业者协会。
This will neither have any impact on the combat strength of the Spirit Manipulation Army, nor fulfill the responsibilities of being a branch president or vice president.
“若只是挂名，这是不负责任的。”明南老祖如此道。
听到这话，很多人都忍不住在心中偷偷翻白眼。
“您不负责任才好呢。”
Afterwards, Ming Nan Laozu continued to introduce that there would be more than twenty third-tier professionals joining the association in the future.
不过，他们的中心还是在三大煞脉之中，无法如这次跟随他过来的八人一般常驻。
听到这里，很多人心中便是一声哀叹。
那些刚成结丹，职业造诣也刚入三阶下品的修士便都意识到，自己短暂的决策层生涯已经进入了倒计时。
以后，他们就只是协会中平平无奇的三阶职业者了。
Looking at the motionless figure of the Chairman "Qihuangzi," their gaze was filled with resentment.
会长太能干，也很让人无奈啊。
Once upon a time, they had all believed that the rules of the Professional Association would come to an end with their group of people. Only reply to the translated content.
放眼整个青玄域，在不考虑青玄宗的情况下，他们就是站在职业道路最顶端的存在。
还有谁有资格来与我们争位不成？
There is no more!
Now they realize that they themselves were naive.
他们也终于有了在他们之前那一代代“高层过客”们的感受。
眼看着协会以一个夸张的速度成长着，速度远远超过了他们自身的成长。
They also briefly stood at the forefront of the tide, but were quickly left behind, with new people taking their place.
They became ordinary members of the "wave" that continued to drive the association forward.
所有人心中都充满了复杂的感受。
唯独身为焦点的“岐黄子”对这些表现得最为平静淡然。
他几乎是以一种超然物外的心态来看待这一次洗牌的。
In the eyes of Li Wenchang and others, this was a earth-shattering transformation. But in his heart, it was only the conclusion of the meeting with Old Ancestor Mingnan that day.
After the meeting ended, Old Ancestor Mingnan returned alone to Wumong Sea, while the other eight people started actively integrating and fulfilling their duties.
According to the rules of the association, they easily obtained the core power of the professional association, and at the same time, they have to share their professional inheritance to increase the depth of the association's heritage.
这相当于将驭灵宗的职业传承完整的复制了一份过来。
但他们一点不亏，在将自身传承分享出来的同时，他们也接触到了职业者协会当下最先进的传承——“岐黄子”会长提供的全新职业体系。
自诩已经站到三阶极限的明南老祖刚开始还有些漫不经心。
毕竟，“岐黄子”提供的职业新体系，包括驭灵师在内，全都止步于二阶层次，还没有涉及三阶。
在他想来，再怎么神乎其技，对他来说，也都是“不过如此”。
但随着他将神识探入其中，扫了一眼之后，他的心态就完全变了。
心中震动非常的他，看向“岐黄子”的目光多了一种从未有过的郑重和感激。
他张嘴想要说什么，但最后却发现这时候什么言语都是无力的。
于是，他只是郑重其事的拱手致礼。
再也没有停留片刻，瞬间飙然远去。
此后，正如明南老祖所言，陆续有驭灵军的三阶职业者加入协会。
不过，他们都没来三川塬，只是去了距离三大煞脉最近的几处有职业者协会高层坐镇的灵脉。
进行完认证后，他们便返回了三大煞脉，继续他们的战斗。
对于这些，孟周也充分放权给决策层，没有过问，一心沉浸在自己的修行中。
据他所知，明南老祖自从那次离开之后，同样没再到处乱跑，在乌蒙海潜灵岛中闭关静修。
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Wumong Sea. Deep.
An uninhabited and dangerous water area.
Meng Zhou, using the technique of Five Elements Concealment, merges with the water.
Through the "Clear Moon Mirror", he locks onto a massive monster hundreds of miles away. Please note that the "@" symbol is not commonly used in English texts and does not have a direct translation.
那是一头身长超过五百米的大妖，单从气息上看，这只是一头三阶中品大妖，可若真论实力，在这水域环境下，它敢于正面结丹后期修士。
在这头大妖身后，还跟随着数以百计的二阶妖兽。
此刻的它们，仿佛正受到某种使命召唤，向青玄域内环方向快速游去。
在它们的赫赫凶威之下，平静的水域掀起滔天巨浪，在快速的游动中，它们用身体开辟出一条宽达数十里的白色水线。
Within this waterline, colossal waves surge and roll, creating a relentless tumultuous display of white foam.
Swiftly, Meng Zhou, in his stealthy Five Elements Escape state, silently stuck himself beside the side of this third-stage great demon. Reply: Understood.
Through the crystal-clear moon mirror, when they were hundreds of miles apart, he had already discovered that this rank-three great demon was in the state of pregnancy and nurturing new life.
这是最适合秘法施展的对象。
这是他精挑细选出来的结果。
它将作为他新悟秘法的第一个“受体”，这是最稳妥的。
可当孟周将那神魂甲胄以“珠胎洗灵”的秘法含而未发的瞬间，心中忽然想：“我这会不会太残忍了些？”
这个念头在心中浮现，手中神魂甲胄却已经在“珠胎洗灵”秘法的带动下，宛如流水一般钻入大妖体内。
就像苍蝇见血、飞蛾扑火一般，随着其渗入大妖体内的瞬间，根本不需要他的引导，它们就化作了一股暗流，与大妖体内正在孕育的新生命结合在了一起。
Under the effect of secret magic, the Wash Spirit Secret Technique, carrying the Divine Soul Armor, and the new life gestating inside the body of the great demon, are getting closer and closer to each other, finally, perfectly merging together.
The "Zhutai Washing Ling Secret Technique" combines the essence of the Bloodline Washing Ling and the Zhutai Pregnancy Secret Techniques.
"Zhutai" forcefully accelerates the process of conceiving new life under the interference of external forces. It not only speeds up the process but can even create life out of nothing, as long as one has the ability to conceive.
“洗灵”，借助生命孕育繁衍这一过程，借生命造化的伟力，对一些深藏的、衰朽的、负面的力量进行净化清晰。
这是非常神奇的过程。
原本，血嗣洗灵这门秘法的发动条件是非常苛刻的。
秘法的使用者必须做出巨大的牺牲。
但经过孟周的改良融合之后，却各取其长而弃其短。
The cost has changed from the caster to the target of the spell.