Harboring Different Ghosts

With a buzz, a dark vortex suddenly appeared in space, and a dark passage extended into the unknown. Xiao Yan, wearing a Soul Robe, stepped out of the passage and onto the Soul Offering Altar.

"Welcome back, sir. Did you manage to exchange for what you desired?" Wū Protector hurriedly stepped forward, his aged face contorting into an unsightly smile.

"Nothing much, just exchanged for the main ingredient for a Spirit Ascension Pill and some Medicinal Herbs for Fifth Grade Pills," Xiao Yan said nonchalantly as he walked down from the Soul Offering Altar, his eyes not straying.

"Yes, yes, sir. To reach the Rank 5 Alchemist level at your age is truly enviable. If you need anything, I can exchange for the Soul Palace's stock of Medicinal Herbs and present them to you," Wū Protector said with a smile.

Xiao Yan glanced at the orbs of light surrounding the Soul Palace. His powerful Soul instantly scanned the Medicinal Herbs, and he said with disdain, "Forget it, the Medicinal Herbs here are just so-so."

Of course, Xiao Yan couldn't tell Wū Protector and Yun Shan that he had exchanged for an Earth Rank High-Level Soul Skill from the Treasure Hall.

The Soul Palace had plenty of Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques, but too few pills and Medicinal Herbs. But that was normal; using Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques was more attractive to those rogue Dou Shi (Battle Master), Da Dou Shi (Great Battle Master), and Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) cultivators to collect remnant souls and Soul power.

If Xiao Yan didn't possess the Burning Skill, he himself would probably be rushing around looking for stronger Cultivation Methods. Of course, searching for Strange Flames was essentially the same.

Ignoring Yun Shan and Wū Protector, Xiao Yan, having obtained the Soul Skill, had already completed his initial goal and left the Soul Palace.

Originally, Xiao Yan had only planned to exchange for a set of Earth Rank Low-Level Soul Skills to replace the Soul Impact that traded injuries for injuries. He hadn't expected Yao Ao to be so valuable. The Magical Beast Mountain Range trip had truly made Xiao Yan a fortune.

"He has a faint medicinal fragrance on him, so it should be right; he exchanged for Medicinal Herbs."

Seeing Xiao Yan leave, Yun Shan frowned and said with concern, "If he enters the Gate of Life and Death and really breaks through the innermost Gate of Death, what if he obtains that thing?"

A burst of black mist erupted from Wū Protector's body, and the aura of a five-star Dou Zong (Battle Ancestor) shook the entire Soul Palace.

"I've wasted so much time and energy on the Gate of Life and Death. There's no way I'll hand over what's inside!"

"If he's only after the Strange Flame, then I can give it to him. But that mysterious inheritance at the end of the Gate of Death must be mine!"

Wū Protector's eyes were sharp, and his tone was full of ruthlessness. No one knew how much he had paid for this.

Wū Protector's appearance at the Yunlan Sect in the Gama Empire was not a simple coincidence.

After exiting the Soul Palace's Space Lock, Xiao Yan put the Soul Robe into his Storage Ring and turned to look at a mountain peak not far away.

Xiao Yan could clearly sense with his Soul power that there was also a Space Lock left behind by a Dou Zun (Battle Saint) on that unremarkable mountain peak.

"That should be the Space Lock left behind by Yun Potian back then. That means the Gate of Life and Death is there."

Meow! The void suddenly twisted, and Mao Wu walked out of the void with cat-like steps.

"How is it?"

Meow, meow, meow!!

(>^ω^<) Meow

Watching Mao Wu gesticulate and wave its paws, Xiao Yan naturally couldn't understand cat language, but after all, it was his Strange Flame, and he could guess what Mao Wu wanted to express through a special connection.

"Is that so? There's a strong Space Seal under the Gate of Life and Death that even you can't enter." Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately felt that things were not so simple.

Mao Wu could travel through the void, and normally, this kind of Space Lock left behind by a Dou Zun (Battle Saint) couldn't stop the Void Swallowing Flame. But the Gate of Life and Death actually prevented even Mao Wu from entering.

Xiao Yan was very clever. After causing a series of big disturbances, he entered the Soul Palace alone, using himself to attract the attention of Wū Protector and Yun Shan, and then let Mao Wu secretly cross the sea!

From Nalan Yanran's words, Xiao Yan was certain that the Gate of Life and Death was definitely not that simple.

If the Gate of Life and Death was the inheritance land left behind by Yun Potian, the tomb of the Yunlan Sect's successive Sect Leaders, then theoretically, the most precious thing would be Yun Potian's inheritance.

Nalan Yanran had already obtained Yun Potian's inheritance, but only up to the middle and not the end, which proved that there was something even more important at the very end.

Wū Protector would win over Yun Shan and establish the Soul Palace in the Yunlan Sect, probably because he had discovered this.

Xiao Yan turned to look at the empty mountain forest behind him, revealing a meaningful smile. "It seems that those two are still hiding something. As expected of the Soul Palace's ghosts, each with their own agenda."

Xiao Yan smiled, shook his head, and didn't say anything more. Xiao Yan had gradually learned a lot about the Soul Palace organization. Hiding in the dark to hunt Soul Bodies and Alchemists in exchange for rewards, such an atmosphere meant that the people here were all focused on their own interests.

Xiao Yan naturally had his own plans. He needed the Yin-Yang Life-Death Flame, and as for what was at the end of the Gate of Life and Death, it would depend on whether he had the fate for it.

After returning to the building, Xiao Yan glanced at Medusa Queen, who had transformed back into a snake and was quietly coiled on the Azure Lotus.

The current Medusa Queen was no longer the small snake she once was. She was two meters long, as thick as an arm, and the scales on her body shone with a faint seven-colored light under the firelight of the Azure Lotus, which was very beautiful.

"This snake's growth rate is faster than I imagined. The growth potential of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python is really high."

Walking into the cultivation room, Xiao Yan didn't immediately start cultivating the Asura Soul Severing Technique, but instead started Pill Refining.

"The Asura Soul Severing Technique will cause the cultivator's Soul to be blinded by killing intent. Although I don't have a Clan Mark, if I use it with Mind Clarity Pills, it should be able to offset some of the side effects."

"If all else fails, there's still Mao Wu."

Xiao Yan stroked Mao Wu. The side effects of the Asura Soul Severing Technique were somewhat similar to the Black Demon, even stronger.

Xiao Yan had indeed exchanged for several main Medicinal Herbs for Fifth Grade Pills from the Treasure Hall. He wanted to refine a Fifth Grade high-level pill called the Mind Clarity Pill.

This pill was specifically for treating cultivation deviation and could prevent intrusion by inner demons.

And Xiao Yan's Pill Refining lasted all night.

"Xiao Yan, the master has ordered me to take you to the Gate of Life and Death." A knock on the door, Nalan Yanran's voice came from outside.

Xiao Yan yawned, glanced at the window, and saw that it was already daylight. With a messy head of hair and dark circles under his eyes, he packed up the Pill Refining furnace.

Xiao Yan had been refining pills all night, and all of them were Mind Clarity Pills. It would be strange if he were in good spirits.

Seeing Xiao Yan's appearance as if he had overindulged, Nalan Yanran said awkwardly, "Although you live with Medusa Queen, you should restrain yourself a little."

Xiao Yan smiled wryly, speechless, and said, "I refined pills all night last night and didn't have time to wash up. I didn't do what you thought."

Nalan Yanran's cheeks flushed instantly, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.

"Lead the way, how can you not even do that well? You're going to have your wages deducted at this rate." Xiao Yan casually messed with his hair, didn't bother changing clothes, and put on his Alchemist Robe.

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