The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

"Owner..."

The ghost baby raised his head, his voice trembling slightly.

"Before I followed the master, I was just a prisoner waiting to die, and I had completely lost hope for the future. But after following the master, I experienced all kinds of things, which rekindled my desire for the future."

Matthew listened quietly, with no expression on his face.

"I don't want to stay in the human world forever."

The ghost baby took a deep breath, and a determined light flashed in his eyes.

"As long as I succeed in reaching the Divine Transformation stage, I want to follow my master and leave the human world. No matter where we go, I am willing to continue to serve my master!"

Her words were sonorous and powerful, as if she was swearing something.

"Master, rest assured. I have mastered everything about the ghost clan. Even if I go to another world, I have the ability to copy the ghost clan's abilities!"

Upon hearing this, Matthew couldn't help but take a deep look at the ghost baby floating in front of him.

He had no intention of testing the ghost baby when he said this just now.

Two hundred years is neither long nor short.

The agreement made in Xuanbing City that year was a decision he made after careful consideration.

It not only gave the ghost baby hope, but also left a powerful helper for himself.

Now that the time has come, he must keep his promise.

But I never thought that the ghost baby would say such words.

Matthew's eyes wandered over the ghost baby's face, trying to find some hint of a joke or a test in it.

But the ghost baby's eyes were clear and firm, without the slightest falsehood.

"You..." Matthew was about to speak, but didn't know what to say.

The ghost baby smiled slightly, that smile was filled with some sincerity, some gratitude, and some vision for the future: "Master, I know you may think that my idea is a bit beyond the line. But after following you for so long, I have become accustomed to treating you as the most important person in my life. No matter where I am, I hope to continue to serve you."

Matthew was silent for a long time.

Of course he understood what the ghost baby meant.

It was not a simple service, but a following from the heart. This touched him, but also made him feel a little overwhelmed.

"Two hundred years is indeed not a short time."

He said finally, his tone much softer.

"It's my honor that you are willing to follow me. But going to another world... the environment there is very different from here. Are you sure you are ready? Moreover, we have to enter the space crack through the space node. To tell you the truth, I have entered the space crack once. The dangers there are so great that even I am not sure I can survive it safely."

But this time, the ghost baby nodded without hesitation: "Master, I am ready."

Matthew looked at the light dancing in her eyes and fell silent again.

"Forget it." Matthew finally sighed.

"Since you have such an idea, I will naturally not stop you."

The ghost baby was overjoyed and bowed deeply again: "Thank you, Master!"

"Go and get ready. I will personally protect you when the time comes." Matthew nodded and said.

After the ghost baby left happily, Matthew returned to the secret room again.

"Ok?"

Matthew's eyebrows moved slightly, and he sensed something strange suddenly appearing in the spiritual sea in his body.

The voice of the old man in the Purple Cauldron sounded directly in his spiritual sea like an echo from ancient times: "Boy, you have made good gains recently. The preparations on my side have basically been completed. After the ghost infant successfully impacts the spirit transformation, you will immediately start to refine the world soul. It will take a very long time. At that time, I will bring you into the Purple Cauldron. You must make sufficient arrangements."

Matthew was slightly startled and his brows frowned unconsciously.

"Aren't we going to refine the world soul after we find Mo Tu?"

Matthew's voice was particularly clear in the quiet secret room and echoed in the stone chamber.

After hearing Matthew's doubtful words, the old man Ziding was silent for a moment and then immediately spoke in a voice transmission: "Although your current strength is much stronger than before, you are still no match for Mo Tu. I have thought about it carefully. The reason why Mo Tu was able to perform the secret technique that temporarily sealed the laws of the human world before was most likely because he used the half of the world soul power in his hand."

The voice of the old man Zi Ding echoed in Matthew's spiritual sea, with a rare solemnity: "According to my guess, once the power of the world soul is used, it is basically impossible to use it again. And if you are captured or killed, the other half of my world soul will definitely fall into the hands of Mo Tu. Rather than taking such a big risk, it is better to let you refine it first. This will not only improve your strength again, but also prevent Mo Tu from getting the complete world soul."

As the words of the old man Zi Ding echoed in the spiritual sea, Matthew couldn't help but think of the unfathomable figure of Mo Tu.

Thinking of the terrifying strength displayed by Mo Tu that day, Matthew couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

The voice of the old man Zi Ding continued to sound in the spiritual sea: "Think about it carefully. It is no coincidence that Mo Tu was able to quietly set up such a chess game in the human world and even seal the laws of heaven and earth. The power of the world soul must have played a key role in it."

Matthew nodded and said, "You are right. The power of the world soul is indeed a hidden danger. If it falls into the hands of Mo Tu, the consequences will be disastrous."

“So, it must be refined before coming into contact with the demon slaughterer.”

There was a hint of unquestionableness in the voice of the old man Zi Ding.

"This is a decision I made after careful consideration."

Matthew pondered for a moment and asked again, "Why do we have to wait until the ghost baby reaches the spiritual transformation? I can start making arrangements now."

"Hehe," the old man Ziding seemed to smile, with a hint of mystery in his voice.

"When you are about to reach the God Transformation stage, the laws of heaven and earth will experience obvious fluctuations and changes. I will need to extract some laws of heaven and earth to help you speed up the time of refining your world soul, and also increase the chances of the ghost infant reaching the God Transformation stage. However, in this case, even if the ghost infant successfully enters the God Transformation stage, its strength will be slightly weaker than that of an ordinary God Transformation cultivator."

His words echoed in Matthew's soul, and every word hit Matthew's heart like a heavy hammer.

A complicated look flashed in Matthew's eyes.

Of course, he understood the intention of the old man Zi Ding. In order to improve his strength and fight against the threat of Mo Tu, he was even willing to sacrifice the ghost baby to reach the perfect state after the transformation into a god.

This arrangement seems to be taken into consideration for him, but in fact it involves the future of the entire ghost clan and the future of the ghost baby's cultivation.

Matthew's fingers clenched unconsciously, and his knuckles turned slightly white.

He thought to himself that what the old man Zi Ding said made sense, but considering the ghost baby's contribution to the ghost clan and her loyalty, was this arrangement too much?

"It's just a little weaker. There won't be any other adverse reactions, right?" Matthew asked after touching his nose, trying to hide his doubts.

The ghost baby had just expressed his loyalty to him, and then the old man Ziding said such words to him, which made Matthew feel a little upset.

"Don't worry, it won't happen." This time, the old man Zi Ding promised solemnly.

"At most, she will be slightly weaker in the initial stage. But as her own cultivation improves, this gap will soon be eliminated. Moreover, with my guidance in secret, her cultivation path will be smoother."

The words of the old man Zi Ding were filled with unquestionable confidence, which slightly alleviated Matthew's doubts.

He was well aware of the power and mystery of Old Man Zi Ding. As his master and ally who had been with him for many years, Old Man Zi Ding's judgments were usually based on far-reaching considerations.

"Okay, then let's do it according to your arrangement."

This time, Matthew didn't ask any more questions and just nodded in agreement.