The Soul-Severing Method (1)

Seeing the tiger and the boy making such an intimate gesture, Fanxin slowly lowered his raised fist, and the force in his fist dissipated.

The close relationship between the man and the tiger is enough to show that their relationship is extraordinary.

"I'm sorry, when I saw it bar its fangs, I thought it was going to hunt us down, so I had to defend myself," Fanxin said apologetically.

"It's alright, it's alright. This is our territory, and you're a stranger, so the Da Hu will show its ferocity." The boy in animal skin waved his hand, unconcerned, and gave a bright, sunny smile that made him seem very approachable.

"That's good." Fanxin glanced around and asked curiously, "Where is this?"

He has been staying by the lake recently, not going far, and trying to avoid contact with strangers, so he is not very familiar with the place.

"You don't know?" The boy in animal skin looked extremely surprised, his eyes widening as if he were looking at an alien.

Fanxin was taken aback, looking at the man and woman with some confusion. Was this place famous? However, he immediately smiled bitterly to himself, "Even if it is famous, we don't know each other, because we are not from this world."

"I don't know them. We're in seclusion, cultivating in the mountains and rarely go out. This time, our seclusion ended, so we came out to take a look." Fanxin Xin quickly came up with a solution, managing to deceive everyone.

They don't belong to this world; that's a secret, belonging only to a select few. If it were revealed, it would likely bring them a lot of trouble.

Although they are incredibly powerful, there's no need to be so afraid even if they get into trouble. However, it's best to avoid getting involved in unnecessary trouble if possible.

Otherwise, they might have lingered in this world for many more days because of their straightforwardness.

"I see." Upon hearing this, the boy in animal skin did not doubt it and nodded in understanding.

The reason for this is that asceticism is not rare in this world, but rather quite common.

"This place is called Tangerine Grove, and the area spanning hundreds of miles is all our family's territory," the boy in animal skin said, his head slightly raised, a hint of undisguised pride on his face. Clearly, owning such a large territory was a great honor for him.

Fanxin naturally noticed the smug look on the other person's face, but he didn't say anything. After all, he wouldn't stay here for long; he was just a passing customer.

Therefore, he didn't want to escalate the conflict with the other party over trivial matters.

"Shall we go for a walk?" Fanxin asked, changing the subject.

"Yes, if you need a guide, I can be your guide." The girl in the animal skin blouse greeted him with a smile, her voice melodious, like the song of a lark.

She was beautiful, only slightly less attractive than Ren Fang. She had a lovely figure, with long, straight, bare legs. Her tight-fitting animal skin bodysuit accentuated her graceful figure, and her full, high breasts appeared even more magnificent under the restraint of the animal skin, as if they were about to burst out of the garment. With each movement, her breasts rose and fell, trembling slightly, captivating the heart.

"Thank you very much then." Fanxin nodded, took Ren Fang's hand, and walked up.

The boy in animal skin smiled and said, "This is your younger sister, Yu Jia. You are free to follow her. If you need anything, just tell her. I won't keep you company any longer."

Fanxin approached the young man, shook hands with him, then walked past him and followed behind the woman in animal skin.

Without hesitation, the boy in animal skin mounted the Da Hu's back and headed back the way Fanxin and the others had come. As he went, he scanned the area as if on patrol.

"So many oranges!" After walking for less than a quarter of an hour, a vast orange grove came into view, with orange trees of varying heights and shapes densely covering the uneven ground.

Every orange tree was laden with bright yellow, heavy fruit, bending the branches low.

The bright yellow fruits, under the sunlight, emit a pale golden halo, like spheres made of gold.

"Can we eat them?" Fanxin glanced at them. It was a bit hot. These oranges looked unusual. They were much larger than the ones he had seen in his hometown. Moreover, he could vaguely sense a powerful energy flowing inside them.

This is definitely not an ordinary orange.

"Sure." The woman in animal skin picked four oranges from the tree and handed them to the four of them, then said somewhat apologetically, "I can only give you four. These are family property, and generally, they're meant to be sold for money. I can't give you too many."

"I understand." Fanxin nodded, pretending to reach into his inner pocket with his right hand, but actually taking out gold from his Diamond Space. He was unfamiliar with this world and didn't want to reveal that he possessed a space.

A moment later, he pulled out a fist-sized piece of gold, handed it to the woman in animal skin, and said with a smile, "I wonder if this can be used as money?"

Gold is generally considered a hard currency, and he believes it should still be usable as a form of currency regardless of location.

"Gold?" The beautiful woman in the animal skin's eyes lit up, a hint of fervor flashing across them. Judging from her reaction, she clearly rarely saw gold, otherwise, she wouldn't have been so excited.

"We can use this to buy oranges!" Fanxin smiled. From the face of the woman in the animal skin, he could tell that this gold was probably not an ordinary thing for them; it could certainly be used as currency.

"Of... of course." The woman in animal skin stammered excitedly, unable to finish her sentence, her face flushed red, like a big red apple.

"That's good, here you go." Fanxin stuffed the orange into her delicate hands, not caring what she thought, and started peeling it. After peeling, she saw the yellow and red flesh inside.

Fanxin took a sniff and was surprised to find a strange, refreshing fragrance. The fragrance was soothing and could relax one's tense mind.

"Huh, it even has an effect on the soul?" Fanxin tore off a piece of fruit, put it in his mouth, chewed a few times, and slowly swallowed it. A sweet taste lingered in Fanxin mouth. He nodded in satisfaction and tore off another piece, preparing to continue eating. Suddenly, he noticed something unusual, and a look of shock appeared on his face. He was horrified to discover that this thing was actually very beneficial to soul cultivation.

After eating the fruit, he felt that his soul was becoming more solid, and it seemed that he had lost an invisible sense of constraint. Before, he always felt that his soul was bound by an invisible chain. That feeling was sometimes there, sometimes not, and sometimes not, and it was an indescribable discomfort.

Now, his soul is like a fish in the sea, able to roam freely and unrestrained.

Baby, absolutely a baby!

Fanxin exclaimed inwardly. He turned his head to look at the Black and White Clones behind him and Ren Fang, but he didn't see any unusual expressions on their faces. He just thought the oranges were sweet and delicious.

"It seems it's because I'm a member of the Soul Clan." Fanxin withdrew his gaze, and after a moment's thought, he guessed the reason.

Both the Black and White Clones and Ren Fang were ordinary people, not members of the Soul Clan. They showed no abnormalities, but he had this unusual feeling. The result was self-evident.

"No matter what, I must bring back a few trees. These things are invaluable to me," Fanxin Xin muttered to himself, his eyes sweeping over the boundless orange grove. He had already made up his mind. These things would be useful to him, and he would definitely not let them go easily.

"Sir." Just as Fanxin was pondering, the voice of the woman in animal skin reached his ears.

Fanxin tilted his head to look at her, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"This... this is too much! This lump can buy so many oranges!" After her initial excitement, the woman in animal skin realized the problem. Gold was rare and precious to them, but these oranges weren't particularly valuable; they were just ordinary fruit, and a pound of oranges was only worth a few iron coins.

In this way, the gold in the Fanxin would not be just a few oranges, but dozens of cartloads of oranges.

Although the beautiful woman liked money, she was innocent and had no intention of taking the remaining gold.

"Oh, that's too much. Well then, how about this: I'll give you three more lumps of gold, and you get me a few hundred orange saplings, okay?" Fanxin said with a smile.

He naturally knew a lot more. You see, in the original world, this lump of gold was also quite valuable, enough for an ordinary family to eat for several years.

From the animal-skinned beauty's behavior just now, he could tell that gold seemed to be even more precious to them. If that was the case, then there must be a lot of it.

However, he didn't point it out because he hoped the other party would tell him, since he didn't know how prices were calculated here, nor how currency was exchanged.

"That's still a lot?" The woman in animal skin was taken aback, then said with a wry smile.

Orange trees are just ordinary fruit trees, not worth much money at all. There are so many of them here that a single ingot of gold could buy them for thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

"The rest is your tour guide fee. You're quite good." Fanxin Xin chuckled, not waiting for the animal-skinned beauty to agree, and earnestly ate the oranges. After finishing, he continued picking more.

This time, the woman in animal skin didn't stop him. After all, the gold ingot Fanxin had just given him was enough to buy thousands of kilograms of oranges, so eating a few was insignificant.

"Well... thank you very much." The woman in the animal skin hesitated for a moment, then put it away and didn't press the matter further.

These things were meant to be sold for money, and now that someone was buying them, she naturally wouldn't refuse. Although the offer was a bit too much, the person didn't seem to mind, and she didn't want to argue.

"Well, here are a few ingots of gold for you. You don't need to stay with us. We can wander around here on our own, is that alright?" Fanxin pondered for a moment. He was going to take the orange tree away and definitely put it in the Diamond Space. If the animal-skin beauty kept standing here, it would obviously be impossible to keep the secret.

So he took out several more lumps of gold and stuffed them into the other man's hand. The gold was gleaming, sparkling in the sunlight, radiating an alluring charm.

The beautiful woman in animal skin was trembling. She held the few lumps of gold in her hands as if they were a mountain, making her feel extremely heavy and making it difficult for her to move. Her face was full of astonishment, and she had clearly not yet recovered from what she had just witnessed.

"Hey, did you hear me?" Fanxin was speechless when she saw the other person standing there dumbfounded. Even if gold is precious, there's no need to get so excited.

"Ah, I heard you, please do as you please." The woman in animal skin came to her senses and said apologetically. Her face was flushed, like a big red apple, and her eyes were filled with excitement, causing her delicate body to tremble slightly.

"Go ahead," Fanxin said, waving her hand.

The woman in animal skin nodded, clutching several lumps of gold, and in the blink of an eye, she sped off in a certain direction, disappearing like a gust of wind in a few flashes.

"Fanxin, why did you spend so much gold to buy these fruit trees?" Ren Fang walked over and asked curiously.

She simply thought it tasted good, nothing more. Of course, she didn't blame Fanxin for wasting money; money was just an external thing, and she didn't care much about it. Besides, they possessed countless amounts of gold, which they couldn't possibly use up in a short time.

"Didn't you really sense anything unusual?" Fanxin had already guessed, but she still asked.

"I didn't," Ren Fang answered directly.

Fanxin looked at his two clones, each possessing his own soul, and he felt that these two should have some kind of unusual connection.

"We just feel very clear-headed, we don't know what's going on," the Black Clone said.

"There's definitely something strange about this." Fanxin nodded silently, pondering for a moment, guessing it was because there were too few souls; otherwise, their senses would be much stronger.

"What's wrong?" Ren Fang looked around, immediately curious. It was incredible that she was the only one who hadn't noticed anything.

Fanxin didn't hide anything or hesitate, and immediately told Ren Fang what she felt. Ren Fang was speechless for a moment when she heard it. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she excitedly said, "Fanxin, do you think this thing could be the perfect way to break the imprisonment in your soul?"

Fanxin was a member of the Soul Clan, and she had heard Fanxin say that the Soul Clan seemed to be a cursed race, with something binding their souls.

Fanxin had just told her that this thing seemed to offer an indescribable sense of liberation for the soul, which suddenly made her think of this.

"Hmm, perhaps it really will work." Upon hearing this, Fanxin's mind stirred, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He stared intently at the orange trees, his throat bobbing, and he shouted urgently, "Quickly, transfer these orange trees into the Diamond Space!"

He had originally wanted to take the orange trees with him, and now that Ren Fang had said that, his desire had grown even stronger. He didn't like being controlled; after all, that feeling was unpleasant. If this thing could help him break free, he would naturally be happy.

"Hehe, okay." Ren Fang nodded three times and, without hesitation, immediately began to take action.