16: Chapter 16 Raiding the Soul Palace's Soul Source

After weighing the pros and cons, Yao Chen slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the struggle in his gaze had vanished, replaced only by resolute determination.

He bowed slightly towards Ling Yuan and knelt on one knee to pledge his loyalty: "Young Clan Leader, I am willing to serve the Ling Clan. I only ask that you help me resurrect and take my revenge. I will do whatever you command."

Ling Yuan looked at Yao Chen, an imperceptible smile flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Without lifting a finger, he had recruited a Peak eighth-tier Alchemist for the Ling Clan.

As long as he reconstructed a Physical Body for him, Yao Chen could become a capable general for the Ling Clan, refining Medicinal Pills like an assembly line and providing a continuous stream of assistance to the clan.

This move was absolutely a guaranteed profit without risk.

After subduing Yao Chen, according to their agreement, Yao Chen handed over all of his collection.

Ling Yuan was in no hurry to use the Bone Chilling Flame, so he left it with Yao Chen for now to sustain his life.

The current Yao Chen was too weak; if the Heavenly Flame were stripped away now, he would likely burn out his life force immediately.

And within Yao Chen's collection was that legendary Cultivation Technique—the Burning Technique.

"That damn System, the first option was stingy as hell, but now I've obtained it without any effort."

After internally complaining about the System that had run away, Ling Yuan picked up the Burning Technique, slowly spread it out, and examined it carefully for a while.

It had to be said that the Burning Technique was indeed incredibly profound. By using Fusion with Heavenly Flames, one could rapidly raise their Realm; the further one progressed, the stronger its power became, making it a top-tier Cultivation Technique on the continent.

Aside from its low initial Rank, the danger involved, and the difficulty of finding Heavenly Flames, it truly had no shortcomings.

Ling Yuan thought to himself that if he didn't have the Myriad Body Origin-Returning Art and Source Qi support, he might have chosen to Cultivate the Burning Technique in order to break through to Dou Di.

But now, the Myriad Body Origin-Returning Art could both accelerate his Cultivation and grant him immortality. It was clearly superior to the Burning Technique, so there was naturally no need to Cultivate this peril-ridden Burning Technique.

"I'll set it aside for now and find someone to Cultivate it later."

The figures of people from the original story flashed through his mind, and Ling Yuan had a rough idea of his candidates.

With such a comparison, Ling Yuan felt somewhat impatient.

He wanted to switch to the Myriad Body Origin-Returning Art as soon as possible and test the Cultivation effects of the Clone.

To switch Cultivation Techniques and condense a Clone, he still needed to further enhance his Soul Power.

Only by reaching the Spirit Realm Soul could one condense a Clone; this was the starting threshold of the technique.

Currently, Ling Yuan's Soul Realm was at the Mortal Realm Great Perfection, just a tiny bit away from the Spirit Realm.

It would probably take about half a month of Soul Cultivation to Breakthrough.

Ling Yuan wanted to take a shortcut. How could he rapidly elevate his Soul Realm?

Various methods flashed through Ling Yuan's mind. Heaven And Earth Treasures could indeed nourish the Soul, but it was too time-consuming, and he might not necessarily find the right ones.

The most direct and fastest method was to directly refine Soul Essence, absorbing the power within to rapidly elevate the Soul Realm.

Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Ling Yuan's eyes, and a playful smile curled at the corners of his mouth: "It seems I'll have to rob the Hall of Souls."

He was always a man of action, never procrastinating.

He turned to look at Ling Yun beside him: "Go to a distant branch of the Hall of Souls and ransack it to avenge Yao Chen. Also, don't let their Soul Essence go to waste; bring it back to help Yao Chen recover his Soul."

Pausing, he added another sentence: "Remember, the action must be clean and swift. Don't leave any traces."

He claimed it was to help Yao Chen get revenge; stealing their Soul Essence was just incidental.

Standing to the side, Yao Chen heard this, and a flash of gratitude appeared in his eyes.

The Hall of Souls was his enemy. Ling Yuan getting revenge for him would make the Hall of Souls suffer a loss.

"But Young Clan Leader, if I leave, you..." Ling Yun was afraid that his departure would lead to Ling Yuan encountering danger.

Ling Yuan waved his hand, a confident smile appearing on his face: "Don't worry. In this region, there aren't many who can threaten me."

Ordinary people mostly focused on Cultivating Dou Qi; very few would deliberately polish their Soul.

His Soul Power already far exceeded that of ordinary people. As long as a Dou Zun level expert didn't appear, it was impossible to pose a life-threatening danger to him.

Moreover, he carried the spatial Jade Slip for summoning his father.

Once he encountered danger, as long as he crushed the Jade Slip, his father could arrive very quickly. It was very safe.

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun immediately bowed to accept the order, his tone respectful: "Your subordinate obeys. Young Clan Leader, please be careful here. I will go and return quickly."

Ling Yun bowed and said no more. He raised his hand and tore open the Void Realm in front of him, a pitch-black spatial rift instantly expanding.

He leaped into it, and the rift subsequently closed, leaving only a faint spatial ripple that soon dissipated without a trace.

Once Ling Yun left, Ling Yuan felt much more at ease.

Ling Yun was his father's trusted aide, loyal and absolutely trustworthy, but his identity as a Transmigrator was the greatest secret hidden in his heart and must never be exposed in the slightest.

As long as Ling Yun was by his side, he always had to be mindful, hiding his words and actions. Now he could finally do as he pleased.

As for the little girl Zi Yan, she didn't think about much and was very easy to fool.

Zi Yan also felt that being alone with Ling Yuan was more comfortable.

"Ling Yuan, what are we going to do next?"

Ling Yuan: "There is a Magical Beast Mountain Range nearby. How about we go there to hunt for treasures?"

Switching Cultivation Techniques required a quiet environment where he wouldn't be disturbed.

Ling Yuan wanted to wait for Ling Yun to return and act as his Protector; only then would it be safe.

For now, he would go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range and take the treasures from the 'starter village'.

"Okay!" Zi Yan was very excited.

For her, being able to help Ling Yuan while also utilizing her treasure-hunting ability to prove her value naturally made her happy.

More importantly, she was born with a love for this feeling of searching for and seizing treasures. Those unknown surprises always made her whole body tingle with excitement.

Speaking of which, Zi Yan and Ling Yuan were birds of a feather. Both had a bit of a "little devil" nature in their bones and were unexpectedly compatible when it came to looting and seizing treasures.

And so, the two bandits arrived at the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

As soon as they entered the mountain range, Zi Yan immediately activated her innate treasure-hunting ability. Her nose twitched slightly as her gaze carefully searched for the aura of Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Meanwhile, Ling Yuan followed Zi Yan while intentionally or unintentionally using his Soul to explore the cliffs of the nearby mountains.

He remembered that the cave containing the remnant map of the Demon Flame was located on a cliff.

The Magical Beast Mountain Range wasn't large. With Ling Yuan's strength as a Dou Zong, he quickly locked onto his target.

"Let's go. There's a cave on that cliff. Let's check it out; there might be treasures."

Hearing the word "treasures," Zi Yan's eyes instantly brightened even more, thinking back to the Saint Undying they had encountered a few days ago.

That old man had egged Ling Yuan on to kill her, which made Zi Yan hate him, but his Cultivation Technique was indeed very strong.

So, would this cave also have a surprise?

Ling Yuan was surprised to find that Zi Yan was even more excited than he was.

This was probably the nature of the Void Ancient Dragon—born sensitive to treasures. As long as they heard where there might be a treasure, they couldn't help but want to explore it.

Zhu Kun was like this, and so was Zi Yan...