"Master Gu, how is your mental power recovering? Do you still feel any discomfort in your body? Would you like me to give you a massage?" Cuihua took the empty cup from Haoyun, twisting her body in a coquettish manner as she asked.

Haoyun jumped off the bed as soon as he heard her, saying, "No need, no need! My mental power has recovered quite well. In fact, I feel like I could join a battle right away! Oh, by the way, where is Dao Lao?"

"Dao Lao and the others are busy in the base. Would you like to take a bath to freshen up? I'll go prepare some hot water for you." Seeing the rosy complexion on Haoyun's face, Cuihua finally relaxed and went on to instruct two other maids waiting outside the bedroom to prepare hot water for Haoyun.

"No need for that! After that cup of top-quality peach milk tea, I'm fully awake! We have serious matters to attend to! I should go find them right away!" Haoyun, noticing the maids' continuous glances at his body, felt a sense of urgency. He quickly made up an excuse, then pulled up his pants and shielded his chest with one hand, rushing out of the room and diving into the curtain of light outside.

As soon as Haoyun entered the base, he saw Dao Lao and Master Gu studying something in front of a projection screen. Haoyun approached quickly and, upon closer inspection, noticed that the projection screen displayed his body's data, while the expressions on their faces seemed somewhat solemn.

"I'm back! What are you two doing? My body has already recovered, so there's no need to worry about me anymore," Haoyun said as he approached.

"Oh, Haoyun, how are you feeling now?" Hearing Haoyun's voice, Gu Lao, who seemed to have just snapped out of it, turned around and asked with a smile.

"Thanks for your concern, Master Gu! My mental power has recovered, and I'm feeling much better. But what are you two looking at?" Haoyun respectfully answered Gu Lao's question first, then looked at the screen filled with test data and asked.

"Hey, why the heck did you use that rotten spirit energy recklessly!?" At that moment, Dao Lao suddenly slapped Haoyun on the head, causing Haoyun to immediately cover his head and cry out in pain.

"Hmph! You little brat, you've got some nerve! How dare you use the power of the rotten spirit energy rashly! You're lucky to be alive!" Dao Lao said with some regret, while raising his hand again to strike Haoyun.

Haoyun quickly covered his head and hid behind Master Gu, saying, "I had no choice at the time! I couldn't just waste Elina's exposed weakness, so I came up with this plan on the spot! Besides, I only infused the Speed and Fury Blade with the power of the underworld. I didn't know why that rotten spirit energy would attach itself to the dagger, or even provide additional killing power when I launched the attack."

Gu Lao nodded in response, "Hmm. We have understood all of this through the emergency situation records in your system. Your Speed and Fury Blade is a special light weapon, so it can indeed convert negative energy from the mortal realm into underworld power. Plus, your urgent need to replenish the power of the Speed and Fury Blade led to the outbreak of its powerful underworld power conversion ability according to your strong will."

Gu Lao continued, "As for why your dagger forcibly absorbed the rotten spirit energy, it may be because the rotten spirit energy in those spirits was relatively weak and couldn't resist the attraction of the dagger. As for the killing power provided by the rotten spirit energy to the dagger, it's actually just the repulsion force between underworld power and rotten spirit energy. You can understand it as the escape force released when the rotten spirit energy tries to break free from the dagger's restraint, which coincidentally merges with the underworld power you drove the dagger with, resulting in an increase in the speed and force of the dagger's flight. This kind of situation is extremely rare, purely due to coincidence and accident. If you must delve deeper, then it can only be said that you were very lucky!"

Then, Gu Lao changed his tone and said, "But, my friend, your approach is indeed too dangerous! Moreover, your actions also pose a disciplinary risk. The divine realm strictly prohibits priests from using rotten spirit energy, not only because it involves betraying the divine realm, but also for the sake of our safety. Because, not only will forcibly integrating with rotten spirit energy pose a life-threatening risk to us priests, but also purely relying on the power of rotten spirit energy will also cause damage to the sanctity of our bodies."

"Of course, Elina's situation is too special to be counted. And since you're new here and still unfamiliar with many of the rules of the divine realm, and because your intention was not to use the power of the rotten spirit energy, you will also be exempt from punishment this time. However, my friend, you absolutely cannot act recklessly like this in the future!" Having said that, Gu Lao pointed to the full-body scan of Haoyun on the projection screen, indicating Haoyun to pay attention to the data.

"Because most of your body has already been transformed into a divine body, and the strength of the divine body is much higher than that of the soul, when you accidentally triggered the rotten spirit energy, it caused some damage to your soul. Simply put, there is a bad path on your soul." Gu Lao said, pointing at Haoyun's abdomen on the full-body scan.

At Gu Lao's command, the projection screen quickly zoomed in on Haoyun's abdomen, and after enlarging a dense and connected patch of mint green energy particles to the size of a ping-pong ball, it finally revealed a few black dots covered by golden energy.

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At this moment, Haoyun, with a panicked expression, covered his abdomen and asked, "A bad path? Is it serious, Master Gu? Am I going to die?"

"Hmph! Don't worry, you won't die! Fortunately, a small part of your body has already been transformed into a divine body, allowing your soul to receive more protection from divine power. In addition, when we were treating you, we discovered this bad path in your soul in time, preventing the rotten spirit energy from spreading in your soul." Dao Lao replied with some annoyance.

"Dao Lao is right. It was because we discovered this bad path in your soul while we were restoring your health that prevented the rotten spirit energy from spreading in your soul." Gu Lao continued, while gesturing to Dao Lao to calm down. After all, Haoyun was fine, which was better than anything.

"So, what you're saying is that my body has been invaded by rotten spirit energy?" Hearing Dao Lao and Master Gu's explanation, Haoyun immediately asked with a pale face. At the same time, he also summoned the Rotten Spirit Energy Pursuit System in his consciousness, ordering it to activate the Rotten Spirit Energy Collector to prepare for the capture of the rotten spirit energy inside his body.

"It's useless. While you were unconscious, we tried many times, but no matter what method we used, we couldn't extract those few grains of rotten spirit energy from your body." Seeing Haoyun's panic, Master Gu quickly comforted him.

"What... what should I do then? I can't just keep them inside me forever, right? It's impossible, right? I can't possibly carry these rotten spirit energies inside me forever, can I?" Haoyun's tone immediately changed from questioning to pessimistic as he saw Master Gu and Dao Lao show signs of distress.

"Hey! Haoyun, calm down! Take deep breaths, don't get agitated!" Seeing Haoyun's emotions becoming more unstable, Master Gu quickly intervened.

After Haoyun's emotions stabilized, Master Gu explained, "Brother, rest assured, these rotten spirit energies won't harm you. Firstly, the rotten spirit energies that entered your soul are remnants heavily damaged by the Speed and Fury Blade, and they are only three-star level energies. Secondly, when we found that the rotten spirit energy inside you couldn't be captured, we immediately repaired the bad path in your soul and sealed them with special divine power. See, the golden energy surrounding those rotten spirit energies is the divine power we infused into your soul. Based on these two points, you just need to see yourself as a living seal container for those few grains of rotten spirit energy. And those few grains of rotten spirit energy will never harm you."

Haoyun naturally had no reason not to believe Master Gu's words. Moreover, seeing Master Gu speak so lightly, Haoyun had more reason to believe that the tiny rotten spirit energy entering his soul would absolutely not pose any threat to him. But even so, the term "living seal container" still made Haoyun somewhat uncomfortable. After all, no one wants their body to be damaged, and no one wants foreign objects inside their body, especially when these conditions occur within their soul.

So, Haoyun asked with some concern, "So, Master Gu means that I have to carry these rotten spirit energies permanently from now on?"

Master Gu nodded very affirmatively and said, "Of course not. The reason these rotten spirit energies were able to forcefully invade your body without your permission is mainly because the vast majority of your body is still a lower realm soul. However, as you gradually grow, you will slowly transform from a lower realm creature into an upper realm one, and your soul will also officially transform into a holy body."

"Moreover, since you are already a priest, this will further empower you to use your powerful holy body to expel these weak rotten spirit energies from your body. Of course, for safety reasons, we may also use some means to assist you in forcibly removing the part of the holy body imprisoning the rotten spirit energy when the time comes." At this point, Master Gu even made a gesture of using a needle to cut into the body.

"Remove? Are you referring to a method similar to minimally invasive surgery?" Haoyun asked, touching his abdomen.

"Yes, minimally invasive surgery. Using more sophisticated minimally invasive surgical techniques to remove even smaller parts of the holy body," Master Gu replied.

"Since the Divine Spirit Realm has such amazing techniques, why not help me remove those rotten spirit energies now?" Haoyun asked impatiently upon hearing this.

Master Gu made a gesture to calm Haoyun down and then said, "I've said it before, the repulsion. The powerful adhesion of the rotten spirit energies to the part of your soul where they are imprisoned makes it difficult to deal with. If we forcefully remove them, it may be necessary to cut off larger parts of your soul. And you will inevitably suffer considerable damage because of the incomplete soul. Even with the protection of divine power you currently have, you will still suffer significant and irreversible damage."

"But the holy body is different. The strong repulsion of the holy body makes it easier to remove the rotten spirit energy, and even if a tiny bit of the holy body is removed, it won't cause significant damage to you. What's more important is that the composition of the holy body is completely different from that of the soul, which gives our bodies a certain ability to self-repair. Therefore, as long as you continue to cultivate and improve your strength, it won't be long before your power assists your body in fully repairing the tiny damage."

Then, Master Gu continued, "Of course, to ensure your safety, from now on, we will continue to monitor the condition of your body to ensure that no accidents occur. In short, because of this special experience, Haoyun, you have now become one of our key focus objects. We will periodically strengthen the seal inside your body to ensure that those rotten spirit energies do not cause you any harm."

Since Master Gu had already explained in great detail the countermeasures against Haoyun's soul's bad path and the rotten spirit energy sealed in it, and had also repeatedly stated that these weak rotten spirit energies would not cause Haoyun secondary harm, Haoyun could only scratch his head impatiently, reluctantly accepting this fact.

Ah! Anyway, as long as my life is not threatened! The rest can be considered a lesson! I must not mess around anymore in the future; this is really too dangerous! No, I have to accelerate my growth now, so that I can soon be promoted to a true priest and possess a real holy body. Because only then can I quickly expel those disgusting rotten spirit energies from my body! Haoyun pondered in his mind.

After Haoyun accepted his condition, Dao Lao and Master Gu then explained in detail what repairs they had done to his body during his unconsciousness, and informed him of many precautions for body recovery, so that Haoyun could have a more comprehensive understanding of the overall recovery status of his body.