Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 1880 - 1869: Spirit Seeker

"What is Lingyuan?"Ning Fan had a premonition that this term had something to do with Baby Hai's disappearance.

"Not everyone in this world can cultivate. Besides the mental method, the most important thing needed is..."

Ning Fan blurted out, "Spirit Root."

"Yes, exactly. Spirit Root."

Chen Min nodded, then continued, "We refer to people on Earth with Spirit Roots as Lingyuan."

Ning Fan was surprised and said, "Doesn't that mean Baby Hai is a Spirit Root possessor?"

"Fellow Daoist Ning, who is this Baby Hai you're speaking of?"

"Baby Hai is my friend."

Saying this, Ning Fan explained the situation.

"So that's how it is."

"Sorry."

Ning Fan apologized, "I really had no choice. I could only come here to find you."

Chen Min's eyes shifted, meaningfully saying, "Are you suspicious that I took your friend away?"

"That's not it."

"Then why?"

Chen Min asked with interest, unusually persistent in pursuing the question today despite her usual reticence.

"Well..."

Ning Fan thought about it and decided to share his suspicion regarding Chen Min.

Seeing Chen Min silent after listening, just as Ning Fan was about to explain, she said, "In your heart, do you really see me as such an old-fashioned person?"

Chen Min never expected Ning Fan would discover the abnormalities in such a way.

"Certainly not."

"Then what kind of person do you think I am?"

"Uh..."

At such a critical moment, who has the mood to discuss this topic?

Noticing Ning Fan's awkward expression, Chen Min decided not to make it difficult for him further, softly saying, "I was there too that day; your friend was taken away by someone."

Ning Fan asked puzzledly, "Why take her away?"

Chen Min naturally replied, "Because she is a Lingyuan!"

Ning Fan frowned and said, "So my friend was indeed kidnapped."

Chen Min was a bit embarrassed and said, "Not kidnapped."

Ning Fan sneered, "If it's not kidnapping, what else?"

"I don't know how to explain it to you. All I can say is we have no ill intentions towards Lingyuan."

"We?"

Ning Fan immediately understood that Chen Min was referring to their cultivation community in the Earth Immortal Realm.

"You came to Earth to catch Lingyuan, not for disciples, do you think?"

"How did you know?"

Chen Min was momentarily surprised but then relieved upon recalling Ning Fan's identity.

"Indeed."

Seeing Chen Min's tacit confirmation, Ning Fan oddly felt slightly relieved. If that's the case, Baby Hai is for now not in any danger.

"Teacher Chen, can you explain more specifically about the situation?"

"Alright. Since we're both cultivators, there's no harm telling you these things."

The most fundamental thing in cultivation is to have a Spirit Root; without it, one's achievements are destined to be limited.

Apart from having Spirit Root disciples, every sect has far more outer disciples.

This is how the power structure of a sect is constructed.

To ensure the continuity of the doctrine and the eternal existence of the sect, every sect leader worries the most about finding Spirit Root possessors to bring them into the sect.

Although the Earth Immortal Realm is a world of cultivation, Spirit Root possessors are not as many as imagined.

Besides cultivators, there are mortals as numerous as stars.

These mortals have become one of the important paths for major sects to select disciples.

Through thousands of years of development, countless mortals formed various forces with the help of sects behind them, even developing into nations.

Yet, even so, it's still not enough to meet the major sects' demand; Spirit Roots are indeed too rare.

Whenever a Spirit Root possessor appears, it might even trigger conflict between sects.

Besides the rarity, another important reason exists.

With years of development, the sects, interwoven with mortal forces as a bond, have created a chaotic situation.

For the sects, the most crucial thing is to protect the transmission of their doctrine and ensure that it doesn't flow out.

Thus every sect holds zero tolerance towards traitors, always rooting them out to prevent the spill of their doctrine.

This is the central issue; due to this entwined chaotic situation.

Sometimes finding a Spirit Root possessor, sects are tempted and yet must be cautious, fearing they might be spies sent by rivals.

Only after thorough investigation confirming their clear background will they be brought into the sect and cultivated as key disciples.

Even newborn Spirit Root possessors are handled very cautiously; sects cannot be entirely sure that the infants haven't undergone Soul Possession.

A Spirit Root possessor is rare enough, but they also need to have a clean background.

Such Spirit Root possessors meeting all these criteria are even rarer.

For these reasons, many sects have turned their attention to Earth.

Earth's Spiritual Energy depleted thousands of years ago; at that time, most sects relocated with their disciples to the Earth Immortal Realm.

Given such long time past, the doctrinal legacy on Earth can be said to have utterly perished.

By that means, people on Earth became entirely of "clean background" status.

With Earth's large population, the probability of Spirit Root appearing is higher.

Thus some sects started discussing the feasibility of this matter.

"When did this start?"

Ning Fan asked again, "Did those missing people get taken to the Earth Immortal Realm before?"

"No."

Hearing Chen Min's definite answer, Ning Fan grew slightly puzzled, "Why so certain?"

"The Immortal Sect isn't so easily broken."

In Chen Min's description, the Immortal Sect is both the portal to the Earth Immortal Realm and a shackle.

Back when Spiritual Energy dried up, the Immortal Sect was sealed, severing ties with Earth completely.

No matter how high the cultivation of a comer, they couldn't break the seal and arrive on Earth.

"Then how did you come over?"

"Sects in the Earth Immortal Realm united to send us over during a seal loosening. This is the first time Earth Immortal Realm sent people over."

"First time?"

Ning Fan thought about another matter, namely Taoist Fire Dragon's master.

This person, bearing the outdated name of Wang Chuangui, could be said to move freely.

Despite the randomness of coming and going.

That proves the Immortal Sect isn't as solid as imagined.

"Oh right. Aren't there five Immortal Gates? Wang Chuangui might have accidentally entered another Immortal Sect, one that was unsealed."

Seeing Ning Fan deep in thought, Chen Min wondered, "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing much."

Ning Fan shook his head, then responded, "You mentioned 'you all.' That means the people who took Baby Hai were part of it too."

"Correct! Both she and my sect were part of this action. We are all Spirit Seekers."

"Did you get consent from the involved parties for doing this?"

Ning Fan could see clearly that Baby Hai's consciousness was quite off at the time.

Chen Min whispered, "Theoretically, consent from the Lingyuan is needed."

Entering the Earth Immortal Realm means separating from the mortal world forever. If consent isn't sought, severing ties with the mundane world—