"Is this the Soul Nourishing Ground?"
Seeing the lush, black forest beneath his feet, Xiao Yan's face showed a hint of astonishment.
No wonder the Yin-Yang Sacred Flame's activity had increased significantly after arriving here; it turned out it had encountered its original owner.
Thinking this, the two slowly descended to this place.
Compared to the magnificent scenery of other parts of the Xiao Clan, the Soul Nourishing Ground appeared exceptionally eerie. Besides the tall, sinister Soul Nourishing Trees growing rampant all around, towering stone pillars stood everywhere within the ground.
Strange and mysterious runes covered the pillars, and some pillars even had several illusory souls bound to them.
Black chains connected to the pillars were slowly extracting the soul essence from these souls.
If outsiders saw this scene of the underworld, they would probably mistake it for an evil place filled with malevolent energy.
However, these sordid techniques were created by the Soul Clan back then; what did it have to do with the Xiao Clan?
Xiao Yan felt no pity for the souls bound to these pillars.
Most of these people were simply individuals who, relying on their strength, had committed heinous acts on the continent.
Could dealing with such people be called using evil magic?
It was robbing the rich to help the poor, punishing evil and promoting good!
With the Xiao Clan's strength, if they were to extensively search for souls and extract their soul essence, the Medicine Clan and the Pill Tower would have been wiped out long ago.
And Xiao Shaobei's soul realm wouldn't have remained at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm; it would have already reached the Emperor Realm.
Thinking this, the two continued forward. After walking several hundred feet, a pitch-black pool appeared before Xiao Yan.
In this pool, a handsome, devilishly charming young man with unevenly white hair was lazily soaking in it.
Who else could this person be but the Yin-Yang Evil Saint who had shown Xiao Yan such great kindness?
And the pitch-black pool where he lay was none other than the legendary Soul Nourishing Pool.
Every drop of water in this Soul Nourishing Pool is a Soul Nourishing Liquid, capable of nourishing the soul; each drop is a treasure enough to make even a Dou Huang envious.
At this moment, the Yin-Yang Evil Saint lay lazily inside. Sensing someone approaching, he slowly opened his eyes and saw two figures.
"Shao Bei, have you found a suitable body for me yet?"
The Yin-Yang Evil Saint's lips curled into a smirk, but upon seeing the other figure beside Xiao Shao Bei, he paused slightly, climbing out of the pool.
"It's you, kid! No wonder I suddenly sensed the aura of the Yin-Yang Sacred Flame."
The Yin-Yang Evil Saint looked at Xiao Yan with a mixture of surprise and delight, then sensed Xiao Yan's aura.
"Huh, it's only been a little over a year, and you're already almost a Dou Zun?"
Sensing Xiao Yan's strength, his previously carefree face froze, his eyes widening.
Even though he had guessed Xiao Yan's talent was extraordinary, he still hadn't expected this guy to reach the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Zong level in just over a year.
Such a rapid advancement left even the Yin-Yang Evil Saint somewhat dumbfounded.
A seventeen-year-old at the peak of the Dou Zong realm—what heaven-defying talent!
Even within the Xiao Clan, and even in the entire history of the Dou Qi Continent, this was considered an extremely extraordinary existence.
Seeing the Yin-Yang Evil Saint's astonished expression, Xiao Shaobei smiled, while Xiao Yan secretly rejoiced.
"Senior, long time no see."
Xiao Yan waved to the Yin-Yang Evil Saint, a smile on his face.
"Not bad, not bad, worthy of being my prized disciple."
Although shocked by Xiao Yan's rapid improvement, the Yin-Yang Evil Saint was extremely pleased. Xiao Yan had obtained his Yin-Yang Sacred Flame and learned his Yin-Yang Sacred Scripture, making him his disciple.
Now that his disciple was so accomplished, the master was naturally overjoyed.
The two, master and disciple, exchanged a glance, both revealing strange, cackling laughter.
"Look at you two, looking so sleazy." Xiao Shaobei's eyes revealed genuine disdain for the two men. He then said to Yin Yang Evil Saint, "You've been soaking in this Soul Nourishing Pool long enough, haven't you? Judging from your soul aura, you've already recovered.
Since that's the case, don't stay in this Soul Nourishing Pool any longer. Our Xiao Clan's Soul Nourishing Liquid is very precious."
Hearing Xiao Shaobei's words, Yin Yang Evil Saint rolled his eyes at him in boredom, then slowly flew out of the Soul Nourishing Pool.
At this moment, his soul body was almost indistinguishable from a real person, but Xiao Yan could sense that he hadn't found a suitable physical body yet.
However, the other party was, after all, a soul that had reached the Heavenly Realm. Once the soul power was fully recovered, the soul body would naturally be extremely solid.
"It only cost you a little merit point, is it really necessary to be so stingy?"
Yin Yang Evil Saint glared at his good buddy with dissatisfaction.
"A little merit point?"
Xiao Shaobei's eyes widened.
"Do you know how many merit points that Soul Nourishing Liquid you consumed is worth? Enough for me to kill two Dou Sheng. This is a peaceful era, do you know how hard it is to find a Dou Sheng who has committed heinous crimes?"
Hearing Xiao Shaobei say this, Yin Yang Evil Saint knew that he had consumed quite a few merit points, but he still arrogantly crossed his arms and pouted at Xiao Shaobei with disdain.
"Are you two old bastards really passionate?"
Xiao Yan, who was standing to the side, felt a chill at the sight, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he asked Xiao Shaobei, "Clan leader, can I use this Soul Nourishing Pool?"
"You?"
Xiao Shaobei glanced at Xiao Yan and laughed, "Of course you can. Your status as the Imperial Prince is very powerful. The resources and treatment you enjoy are terrifying. Using the Soul Nourishing Pool is just a matter of time. Even if you use this Soul Nourishing Pool to revive a few Dou Zun, it won't exceed the limit." As soon as
he finished speaking, there was a splash.
After Yin Yang Evil Saint came out, the Soul Nourishing Pool, which had just calmed down, began to churn again.
"Since the clan leader says resurrecting a few Dou Zun is no problem, then I won't stand on ceremony."
Xiao Yan chuckled, and the small Soul Palace in his hand flashed slightly, releasing two soul entities.
These two soul entities were a small, dark snake and an old man with white hair and beard.
Upon appearing in the Soul Nourishing Pool, their first reaction was confusion.
"Where is this place?"
As soon as Venerable Heavenly Fire asked the question, he felt endless pure soul power surging into his body.
"Ah, so good!"
he couldn't help but groan.
At this moment, his previously broken and weak soul was rapidly recovering.
Like him, Youmo, who had also transformed into human form and was looking up, both old men wore expressions of great comfort, as if they were engaged in some kind of activity.
"Young Master, what kind of place is this? How can there be such vast and pure soul power?"
After a brief period of adjustment, the two finally looked at Xiao Yan beside them.
"This is... the Soul Nourishing Pool in my Xiao Clan's Soul Nourishing Ground. The liquid you are currently soaking in is that extremely precious Soul Nourishing Liquid."
A hint of comfort also appeared between Xiao Yan's brows, but he didn't lose his composure like the two men; after all, the Imperial Prince was a worldly person. He
simply said, "I'll give you half a day. How far you can repair your souls depends on your own fortune."
After saying this, he closed his eyes and silently absorbed the incomparably pure soul power within the Soul Nourishing Ground.
The wisp of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame had severely burned his soul, indirectly refining his soul power and making it purer. However, it also significantly reduced his soul strength, dropping him
to the mid-seventh rank.
Fortunately, with the help of the Soul Nourishing Pool, Xiao Yan's soul power was recovering at an astonishing speed, and the recovered soul power was even purer and stronger. Hearing
Xiao Yan's words, You Mo and Venerable Tianhuo dared not waste any more time and hurriedly and carefully absorbed the pure soul power from the Soul Nourishing Pool. However,
when they inadvertently glanced at the two people watching from the shore, they couldn't help but feel a jolt in their hearts.
Although the person on the left had an extremely solid form, the two, being soul beings themselves, could sense that the other was also a soul being, only this soul power was many times stronger than their own at their peak.
As for the person on the right, although they couldn't sense any ripples, this unfathomable aura made the two even more terrified.
"These two are both Dou Sheng level experts, right?"
Youmo and Venerable Tianhuo exchanged a glance, both seeing the shared ambition in each other's eyes.
Two Dou Sheng experts so easily—they've really found a powerful patron.
But what would their expressions be if they knew that one of them was the current Xiao Clan Chief, a nine-star Dou Sheng?
The vast and pure soul power, refined again by the strange fire, easily entered Xiao Yan's soul.
Soon, Xiao Yan felt his soul power recovering rapidly, even becoming much purer and stronger than before. The
Soul Nourishing Pool, one of the Xiao Clan's treasure troves, contained terrifying soul power. Even after Xiao Yan's soul power was saturated again, it continued to provide him with a continuous stream of soul power.
And it was in this peculiar environment that Xiao Yan, who had been at the peak of the seventh rank for some time, suddenly felt a tremor deep within his soul.
Upon sensing this change, Xiao Yan was initially startled, but then a hint of joy appeared on his face.
A moment later, he felt his soul faintly enter another world.
Rather than another world, it was more like sensing a completely new energy.
This energy, compared to ordinary Dou Qi energy, possessed far more spirituality. This energy already had a definite name among high-level alchemists:
Spiritual Qi!
Only by sensing Spiritual Qi could one truly be considered to have stepped into the threshold of an eighth-grade alchemist.
"Heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, all things have souls."
Upon sensing the appearance of Spiritual Qi, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate and immediately recited a secret method for cultivating the soul.
Such a method was almost impossible for ordinary people. Among the lower and middle-level cultivators on the continent, it seemed that soul cultivation could only progress through advancement.
But for Xiao Yan, even without his status as the Xiao Clan's imperial son, with the Medicine Clan behind his mother and his cheap teacher, the continent's top alchemist, a soul cultivation method was nothing.
As Xiao Yan's lips moved slightly, the previously hazy spiritual energy in his soul perception became incredibly clear.
At that very moment, his soul underwent another transformation; his already saturated soul power began to frantically absorb the soul power in the Soul Nourishing Pool once more.
This immense suction even formed a small vortex within the pool.
Seeing this, even Xiao Shaobei and the Yin-Yang Evil Saint in the distance showed a hint of surprise.
"This kid seems to be about to enter the realm of an eighth-grade alchemist."
Although the Yin-Yang Evil Saint's strength was inferior to Xiao Shaobei's, his soul power had still reached the Heavenly Realm, so he could naturally sense the spiritual energy gathering into an invisible vortex where Xiao Yan was.
His own soul power was also increasing rapidly.
Along with the rapid increase in soul power, Xiao Yan felt a throbbing pain between his brows.
However, facing this pain, Xiao Yan showed no expression other than a slight furrow in his brow.
Only when his soul power reached a critical point did Xiao Yan finally let out a soft groan.
His temples bulged, throbbing wildly like small drums.
Finally, deep within his mind, a low, explosive sound resounded.
The explosion left Xiao Yan dazed, his vision blurred with golden light, his mind a chaotic mess.
This state of confusion lasted a long time before he slowly recovered.
Once he regained consciousness, the intense pain in his mind gradually subsided. Xiao Yan paid little attention to the
pain; compared to this pain, his soul was now several times stronger than before.
However, this was only the beginning. Without immediately stopping, Xiao Yan continued chanting the profound and obscure incantation.
As his incantation and soul power surged together, the previously thin stream of spiritual energy between his brows suddenly increased in size.
Ordinary soul enhancement alone was hardly worthy of an eighth-grade alchemist.
The vast difference between eighth and seventh grade lay precisely in the difference in spiritual energy.
Although sometimes it's just a hair's breadth difference, that very thin line has trapped and killed countless seventh-grade alchemists.
Without the ability to mobilize spiritual energy, one is destined to be unable to refine eighth-grade pills.
"Hehehe, as expected of my successor."
Seeing this scene, the Yin-Yang Evil Saint laughed again.
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