Qing Yuan's brow twitched violently a few times, but he managed to hide the fluctuation of his emotions and spoke indifferently, "You're overthinking it! I just completed the Soul Sacrifice ceremony for Zhuang Bifan. Zhuang Bifan is currently accepting the inheritance from the Soul Hall. Although he can achieve the strength of the Martial Saint Realm, the process is somewhat painful—perhaps it's Zhuang Bifan's cries of agony you heard!"
What Qing Yuan said was half true and half false. He glanced at Chris faintly and said, "Prince Kris, how are you considering the matter of joining the Soul Hall? Why don't I help you break through to the Martial Saint Realm right now? It would be quite a novel experience!"
Qing Yuan did not forget to continue tempting Chris!