Chapter 250: The Dove Occupies the Magpie's Nest

The Godly Vow Spirit, as a tool for refining the power of incense and vows, is crucial in the practice of the Incense Fire Dao.

Last time, in the Godly Ruins, he completed the ritual of the God of Joy, thus obtaining the God of Joy's blessings, and the Godly Vow Spirit was directly condensed.

However, the problem is that this Vow Spirit is female and not his own spiritual essence. Su Nan highly suspects that his current Vow Spirit is related to the God of Joy.

Previously, he had considered recondensing a Vow Spirit but had never found the time to do so.

Fortunately, in these past few days, the Vow Spirit had not shown any unusual changes.

Su Nan looked at Eagle Gao and said, "You, in your true form, stay here. Without my command, you cannot go anywhere."

"Yes, Master."

Eagle Gao's form changed, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed from a young man with feathers into a black eagle, not too big but not too small.

After confirming that everything was fine, Su Nan re-entered the game and logged in.

In the game, Old Sheep and the other Yao creatures had already left.

Su Nan returned to Qianshou Town in the game, found a safe place, and looked at the foreknowledge.

"I want to see what's going on with you."

[You have inherited the legacy of the Incense Fire Dao and, by a fortunate coincidence, condensed a Godly Vow Spirit.]

[But in your view, there is a problem with how you fortuitously condensed the Godly Vow Spirit; it is not truly your Vow Spirit. You intend to destroy it and recondense a Vow Spirit that belongs to you.]

[You control the Godly Vow Spirit to leave your body. Under your control, the Godly Vow Spirit successfully leaves your body and appears before you.]

[You attempt to attack the Godly Vow Spirit with the power of your divine soul. However, from the moment the Godly Vow Spirit was condensed, it had already taken root in your divine soul and was closely connected to it. When the Godly Vow Spirit is injured, your divine soul is also hurt.]

[You do not stop your attack despite this and intend to destroy the Godly Vow Spirit even at the cost of severely damaging your divine soul.]

[One minute later, the Godly Vow Spirit fades under your attack.]

[Two minutes later, your divine soul is also severely injured. You do not give up and, relying on your status as a visitor from beyond who can die and be reborn, you continue to attack, determined to destroy the Godly Vow Spirit.]

[Three minutes later, you die.]

[Before dying, you see that the Godly Vow Spirit was not destroyed by you but returned to your body.]

"I couldn't even destroy the Godly Vow Spirit before I died?"

Su Nan's face darkened. This was the last thing he wanted to see.

This was clearly a case of hurting the enemy and oneself, and it was not worth it.

If he could have sacrificed himself once to destroy the Godly Vow Spirit, it might have been worth it.

But the problem now was that even when he died, he couldn't destroy the Godly Vow Spirit.

By the time he resurrected, the Godly Vow Spirit would undoubtedly be restored.

Moreover, injuries sustained in the game would also have a huge impact on his physical body in reality. He couldn't continue trying to destroy the Godly Vow Spirit in the real world.

"What should I do?" Su Nan was at a loss for what to do.

From the current situation, if he wanted to destroy the Godly Vow Spirit, he had to find a method that could be effective on the Godly Vow Spirit without harming himself; otherwise, everything would be in vain.

"If the Godly Vow Spirit is really related to that God of Joy, can I start from there?" Su Nan's mind suddenly came up with an idea.

Karmic Tribulation.

If he used the Karmic Tribulation technique and directly attacked the God of Joy, what would happen?

"I wonder if there is a karmic thread of that God of Joy on me?" Su Nan didn't hold much hope.

Entities that had completely died had no karmic threads. The Heavenly Kingdom had been destroyed for countless years, and logically, the God of Joy should not still be alive.

However, the existence of the Godly Vow Spirit at this moment seemed to be telling him that the God of Joy had not completely perished.

He searched among the many karmic threads on his body.

He first looked among the thicker karmic threads but couldn't find any that belonged to the God of Joy.

"Is there none?" He didn't give up and continued searching.

Profound-level karmic threads, spirit-level karmic threads, as his strength changed, the number of karmic threads increased.

However, more than ten minutes passed, and he still hadn't found any karmic threads belonging to the God of Joy.

"Is there only the God of Joy's karmic thread left?" Su Nan's expression slightly darkened; this was not a good sign.

If the karmic threads of the Earth God, River Lord, and other beings were also present, that would be one thing, but now only the karmic thread of the God of Joy remained, which was problematic.

"No matter what, as long as there's a karmic thread, I have a way to deal with you!"

Looking at the karmic thread of the God of Joy, Su Nan once again used foreknowledge.

[You have inherited the legacy of the Incense Fire Dao and, by a fortunate coincidence, condensed a Godly Vow Spirit.]

[But in your view, there is a problem with how you fortuitously condensed the Godly Vow Spirit; it is not truly your Vow Spirit. You intend to destroy it and recondense a Vow Spirit that belongs to you.]

[You know that attacking with just your divine soul cannot destroy the Vow Spirit. You intend to use the Karmic Tribulation technique.]

[You find the karmic thread belonging to the God of Joy and use the Karmic Tribulation technique.]

[Your human tribe luck is rapidly consumed as you use the Karmic Tribulation technique.]

[In the blink of an eye, a hundred points of your human tribe luck are consumed. However, the Godly Vow Spirit, suspected to be related to the God of Joy, does not seem to change.]

[You are unwilling to give up and continue to consume your human tribe luck to perform the Karmic Tribulation technique. Another hundred points of luck are consumed, and this time, you suddenly find that the bloodline belonging to Lang Thirteen within you begins to uncontrollably and wildly surge.]

[The Karmic Tribulation meant for the God of Joy descends upon you instead.]

[You are shocked and immediately stop using the Karmic Tribulation technique. Unfortunately, the Karmic Tribulation intended for you has already descended and cannot be stopped.]

[Three minutes later, the bloodline

 belonging to Lang Thirteen within you is completely out of control, and you cannot use the power of the bloodline anymore.]

[Fortunately, the bloodline belonging to Lang Thirteen within you is only one type, so even though it is out of your control, it does not cause more serious problems.]

[You finally realize that from the moment you condensed the Godly Vow Spirit of the Incense Fire Dao, your fate had already become closely connected to that of the God of Joy. It is impossible to destroy the Godly Vow Spirit of the God of Joy.]

Chapter 250: The Dove Occupies the Magpie's Nest

The current Daoist Vow Spirit is not truly yours. Perhaps you can try directly condensing a Daoist Vow Spirit that belongs to you.

"Using the Karmic Tribulation technique on the God of Joy will also affect me?"

"My fate is closely connected to that God of Joy?"

Su Nan furrowed his brows, feeling increasingly uneasy.

The presence of something uncontrollable within his body troubled him.

The information from the foreknowledge had confirmed that the Daoist Vow Spirit within his divine soul indeed belonged to the God of Joy.

Unfortunately, with his current abilities, he couldn't resolve the issue.

"Well, since I can't destroy it, I can only condense a new Daoist Vow Spirit directly."

His gaze fell on the last hint in the foreknowledge.

Following the information provided on how to condense a Daoist Vow Spirit, it was mentioned that only one Daoist Vow Spirit could be condensed. However, the foreknowledge told him that the current Daoist Vow Spirit did not truly belong to him, and essentially, he had not yet condensed a Daoist Vow Spirit, so he could directly re-condense one.

He carefully reviewed the method of condensing a Daoist Vow Spirit in his mind.

After a while, Su Nan closed his eyes and began to condense a Daoist Vow Spirit that truly belonged to him.

More than ten minutes passed.

Su Nan opened his eyes, and within his divine soul, alongside the Daoist Vow Spirit that belonged to the God of Joy, there appeared another Daoist Vow Spirit.

This new Daoist Vow Spirit was also like a newborn baby.

However, this time, the baby was male, and faintly resembled Su Nan's appearance in reality.

"It's a success!"

A pleased expression appeared in Su Nan's eyes.

He tried to control the new Daoist Vow Spirit and immediately discovered that compared to the Daoist Vow Spirit belonging to the God of Joy, his own Daoist Vow Spirit was like an extension of himself, obedient and able to see everything the Daoist Vow Spirit saw.

This resembled his incarnation to some extent.

"Unfortunately, the initial Daoist Vow Spirit doesn't have much offensive power, just a tool for refining the power of incense and vows."

"As for the abilities of a fully developed Daoist Vow Spirit, I don't know for now."

With the Daoist Vow Spirit successfully condensed, Su Nan couldn't wait to exit the game.

Now, he could set up the Daoist ritual instruments and collect the power of incense and vows.

Leaving the game warehouse, Su Nan opened the door and stepped outside.

"Master, where are we going?" Eagle Gao flapped his wings, following behind Su Nan. He was eager to explore this world.

"We're going to do something important."

...

It had been over a week since Su Nan arrived at Mount Song. His original plan to travel across the country for a month had been significantly delayed due to various matters in the game.

However, he was in no hurry to leave now.

Mount Song had several famous temples, and among them was Shaolin, known as the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism and the birthplace of martial arts. It had a thriving incense fire, making it one of the most prominent temples in the entire country.

Su Nan decided to place his incense burner there to collect the power of incense and vows.

It was currently past one in the morning, and the night shrouded the area. Su Nan had no intention of climbing the mountain, so he transformed into a black eagle and soared into the sky.

Witnessing this transformation, Eagle Gao was astonished. "Master, how can you change into my form?"

Su Nan didn't explain and quickly headed towards Mount Song, where the Shaolin Temple was located.

In the darkness of night, Su Nan, in the form of a black eagle, moved like a sharp sword through the air. In just a few breaths, he arrived above a massive complex of buildings.

Confirming his location, Su Nan landed in front of a magnificent hall.

The Grand Hall.

This was the place where worshippers offered incense the most, and naturally, it had the most abundant incense power.

Su Nan decided to place the incense burner here.

The hall's doors were locked, but that was no problem for him.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Su Nan had no intention of breaking the door lock. Instead, he transformed into a mosquito and flew through the gap in the door.

Inside the Grand Hall, three enormous statues of Buddha were awe-inspiring. Su Nan glanced at them briefly before focusing on the incense table in front of the central statue.

Besides offerings, the incense table naturally held an incense burner.

Su Nan's goal was to occupy this spot and replace the existing incense burner with his own.

However, the incense burner on the table was made of copper and differed in size and shape from his own. Nevertheless, this wasn't a problem.

As a Daoist ritual instrument, his incense burner might not change its appearance, but it could create a soul space. Anyone entering the soul space of the incense burner would be deceived.

He planned to cover the entire Grand Hall with the soul space of his incense burner. Unless someone's soul power far exceeded his own, no one would detect anything unusual.

In reality, that was virtually impossible.

Su Nan picked up the incense burner from the table and replaced it with his own.

The moment he placed his incense burner on the table, the previously unremarkable incense burner suddenly transformed.

It radiated a faint glow, and an invisible force surged like a mighty river towards the incense burner.

"Incense and vow power!"

"This is the power of incense and vows!"

"In reality, I can really cultivate using the power of incense and vows!"

Even though he had known that using the incense power from temples in the real world for cultivation was highly feasible, when he actually felt the surging incense and vow power, Su Nan couldn't help but be amazed.

Feeling the immense incense and vow power, coupled with the famous temples in China, he could already envision a dramatic improvement in his Incense Fire Dao.

"No wonder it's considered the ancestral home of Buddhism and Zen, the incense and vow power here is truly magnificent!"

The incense and vow power resembled a vast lake, and the incense burner at this moment was like a small boat on the lake, swaying unsteadily.

However, the incense power was not yet usable for him; some of the incense and vow power had not been refined and did not belong to him.

Without further ado, Su Nan released his Daoist Vow Spirit and sent it into the incense burner.

The moment the Daoist Vow Spirit entered the incense burner, it instantly formed a connection. The two became one, inseparable.

Inside the incense burner, the baby-sized Daoist Vow Spirit sat cross-legged. With every breath it took, it swallowed and refined a large amount of incense and vow power.

The incense and vow power that was refined by the Daoist Vow Spirit was sent into Su Nan's divine soul through their connection, transforming into a stream of water that gathered within his divine soul. In a short time, it had accumulated a substantial amount.

"This power..."

With a thought

, Su Nan attempted to use the power of incense and vows. Instantly, a portion of the gathered "water" was consumed, and his divine soul's strength increased by ten percent.

"Not bad, the power of incense and vows can enhance the divine soul."

"However, this should be just the most basic function of incense and vow power. If I only use it to enhance my divine soul in battle, it would be a waste. To truly unleash the full potential of incense and vow power, I'll need to combine it with various secret techniques of the Incense Fire Dao."

Su Nan recalled the reward for completing the third mainline mission: the secrets of the Incense Fire Dao.

There was an abundance of incense and vow power here, and it flowed continuously. As it was refined, the baby-like Daoist Vow Spirit inside the incense burner was gradually growing.

Su Nan could sense the Daoist Vow Spirit becoming stronger over time, and while the speed wasn't exceptionally fast, it was consistently stable.

"At this rate, it won't take long before my Daoist Vow Spirit takes shape."

Su Nan was overjoyed. The incense and vow power here was truly magnificent, and even in the ancient Heavenly Kingdom, finding such concentrated incense and vow power would have been extremely rare.

Moreover, even if it existed, it would be impossible for anyone to enjoy as much incense and vow power as he did. After all, there were countless practitioners of the Incense Fire Dao in the Heavenly Kingdom.

Just as Su Nan was immersed in the excitement of his Daoist Vow Spirit steadily growing stronger, something unexpected happened.

(End of this chapter)