At this moment, the ancestor's expression showed a hint of madness, "Life cannot restart, but one can possess. Junior, are you willing to be possessed, to fulfill this old man?"
"I am not willing."
Lu Xuanji felt a chill in his heart, but he still planned to struggle a bit, to resist.
"Ancestor, I am just a Three Spirit Roots cultivator. If you possess me, it would be a great loss. You should possess a Dual Spirit Root, a Celestial Spirit Root." Lu Xuanji persuaded, "Possessing me would be a big loss for you."
"There are rules to possession. Essentially, possession is about erasing the will within the soul, then merging the possessed soul with the body's soul, like putting old wine in a new bottle, to deceive the Heaven and Earth Dao." The ancestor laughed, "There are five major laws of possession, none of which can be violated."
"Firstly, a cultivator can only possess once in a lifetime; a second attempt means certain death."
"Secondly, only a Purple Mansion Cultivator or someone at a higher realm can attempt possession."
"Thirdly, during the possession moment, the attributes must match."
"Fourthly, after possession, a mismatch between soul and body may occur. This mismatch is unnoticeable at a low realm but becomes evident during the attempt to reach the Nascent Soul Realm, where the tribulation is twice as fierce compared to a normal person. Most cultivators who possess cannot achieve Nascent Soul because the celestial tribulation is too violent."
"This also necessitates that only Purple Mansion Cultivators, Golden Core Cultivators can attempt possession. Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment cultivators are too weak, their divine souls too frail to possess; while Nascent Soul Cultivators are too strong and contemptuous of possession."
"Fifthly, after possession, luck worsens, encountering various misfortunes and tribulations."
As he spoke, the ancestor sighed, "The method of possession goes against the Heavenly Dao and is not allowed by the Heaven and Earth Laws. If possible, I wouldn't want to possess, but gravely injured and on the brink of death after this beast tide, with less than ten years of life left, I don't wish to die... I still want to achieve the Golden Core and have no choice but to aggrieve you."
"I have observed you for four years. My spirit root is fire and wood, yours are fire, wood, and earth, aligning with my attributes. Though you have Three Spirit Roots, your cultivation speed is no worse than a Dual Spirit Root, surely due to some special physique enhancement... Possessing you, I won't lose."
"After possessing you, in this world, there would be no Lu Fuming, only Lu Xuanji. Your father would be my father; your mother would be my mother. I will take good care of them, treating them as true family."
The ancestor said, "I apologize."
Lu Xuanji was about to argue, but the next moment his head felt dizzy, and he fell asleep.
"I'm sorry."
The ancestor said apologetically.
This world originally had no method of possession.
But since the invasion of the Outer Heaven Demon, the method of possession was born.
According to legend, during the attempt to reach Nascent Soul True Monarch, celestial demons invade to interfere with tribulation crossing, possessing cultivators. If the Outer Heaven Demon successfully possesses, it integrates into the world laws, becoming a native being, starting a new life; if it fails, it becomes nourishment for the Nascent Soul True Monarch, enhancing their cultivation.
After knocking Lu Xuanji unconscious, the ancestor sat cross-legged on the bed, operating the cultivation technique, whereupon his divine soul left his body and transformed into a streak of light entering Lu Xuanji's sea of consciousness.
Beginning to erase intelligence.
Bit by bit, the intelligence belonging to Lu Xuanji was erased.
Simultaneously, the ancestor's divine soul began to merge with Lu Xuanji's divine soul, becoming one.
At that time, both would achieve Primordial Unity.
The plan was progressing, possession continuing step by step to success.
At this moment, gray rays of light flashed, eroding the ancestor's divine soul, annihilating it.
"No, what is this?"
"This is a Soul Treasure."
"Impossible, I checked, no treasure was found in his soul."
"Damn, this magical treasure is of high grade, it even deceived me."
"No, I am unwilling."
The ancestor counterattacked, but the next moment, the gray light corroded, like boiling water pouring onto snow, quickly melting the white snow. In just a moment, the divine soul was completely destroyed, turning into dots of light.
At that instant, the light dots merged into the soul, nourishing Lu Xuanji's divine soul.
...
In a hazy state, Lu Xuanji suddenly heard a voice.
It seemed to come from a mobile phone.
[Dear, virus invasion detected]
[Would you like to start antivirus?]
[If the host does not respond, the phone will automatically start antivirus sequencing.]
[Antivirus in progress]
[Antivirus complete, virus cleared]
[Please rate the antivirus software here]
[One star is very poor, two stars unsatisfactory, three stars average, four stars good, five stars very satisfactory]
The phone voiced, as Lu Xuanji groggily opened his eyes and looked at the ancestor.
This ancestor's breath was gone, already perished.
Lu Xuanji sensed a slight headache, a powerful soul power emanating, akin to a tsunami, his soul power forcibly increased by at least fifty percent.
"The ancestor's possession failed... it was the smartphone after all."
Lu Xuanji rejoiced.
"Five-star rating."
He immediately gave the best rating on the phone,
"Thank you for your rating, we welcome you to continue using it."
The phone restored to tranquility again.
The acupoints and meridians on Lu Xuanji's body were already unlocked, gently pushing with force, he broke free from the rope.
Gazing at the ancestor's corpse, Lu Xuanji felt a complex emotion.
The ancestor failed in possession, his soul erased by the phone, leaving only part of the essence which merged into the soul, greatly enhancing his soul power.
"This world is somewhat dangerous."
Lu Xuanji took a deep breath.
This ancestor had devoted his life to the clan, selflessly a great person.
But at the brink of death, feared mortality, thus considering possessing descendants.
Had he not had a phone to cleanse the [virus], he would have been possessed, becoming someone else's vessel.
Suppressing various thoughts, Lu Xuanji began ransacking the cave mansion, in search of some treasures.
The cave mansion appeared very frugal, without excessive decorations or embellishments, extremely simple.
There were only some books placed on the shelf.
Lu Xuanji stepped forward to browse through, finding a Golden Core Technique named "Cyan Wood Longevity Technique," which could be cultivated to the third layer of the Golden Core; about five Purple Mansion Techniques; twenty Foundation Establishment Techniques.
There were also some travel notes, cultivation notes, etc.
Additionally, some pill formulas, some artifact refining notes, etc.
Approximately one hundred and thirty books, all placed into the Storage Bag.
Lu Xuanji directly used the phone to take pictures, storing them in the document management.
Finding a Storage Bag at the ancestor's waist, with a capacity of about one hundred cubic meters, inside it was a Third Grade Flying Sword, a Third Grade Shield, and rare artifact refining materials, Third Grade elixirs, as well as Spiritual Medicine Seeds, Spirit Rice Seeds, three hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and other miscellaneous items.
A scattered collection, many things.