Flute Sound Soul Control

The three Hall of Souls Elders were undoubtedly the most anxious after the Venerable Qing Hai was shot down.

The energy fluctuations in the hands of the two Three Star Dou Zun fighting against Venerable Tian Huo became increasingly intense, and layers of energy ripples spread outwards, causing most of the thunderclouds that Xiao Ming had gathered to be dispelled.

It seemed that the two had done their best, but they were unable to break free. The two of them needed to work together to fight against Venerable Tian Huo, and if they separated, the other one would not be able to last more than a few rounds.

Meanwhile, the other Hall of Souls Elder who was fighting the Heaven Demon Puppet felt immense pressure.

He was the one who warned Venerable Qing Hai to be careful just now, and the Heaven Demon Puppet that attacked Venerable Qing Hai broke free from his battle circle.

He was only Two Star Dou Zun, and fighting two puppets was already difficult for him. He had been hoping that Qing Hai would kill Xiao Ming directly and then come to help him, but he never expected this outcome.

"The situation is bad, should we run?"

Seemingly understanding what this person was thinking, and ignoring the gaze of the palace-dressed beauty, Xiao Ming first gave the Heaven Demon Puppet the order to go back and attack another Hall of Souls Elder, and then flew to the crater caused by the fall of the Venerable Qing Hai.

At this moment, Venerable Qing Hai was barely breathing, his body embedded in the rock wall in a star shape. Seeing Xiao Ming hovering in front of him, he coughed and said with difficulty.

"Ahem, you..."

Sizzle!

Xiao Ming did not choose to listen to the other party's words. He pointed his finger, and a white light burst from his fingertip, passing through his forehead.

The light in the eyes of the Venerable Qing Hai gradually dimmed, and finally, his head tilted to the side and he disappeared.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Ming the corpse before him, and extracted a slightly dim soul from its crown.

"Because the Natal Soul Lock was broken, was the soul also damaged?"

Muttering something under his breath, and without giving the other party a chance to speak, Xiao Ming sealed him directly in Jade Bottle, then put him and his corpse into his Na Ring.

After doing all this, Xiao Ming flew back to the woman in palace attire.

"Thank you for your help, senior. May I ask your name?"

"No need for 'senior,' you can call me Sister Qing..."

Xiao Ming:...

Something feels off about the other person.

After clearing his throat, Xiao Ming said, "Ahem, please don't joke around, senior. Let's deal with these Hall of Souls Elder first."

"In that case, let me lend you a hand..." The beautiful woman in palace attire nodded, then took out a Jade Flute and began to play it.

Invisible ripples followed the melodious flute music emanating from the Azure Flute and spread outwards. When the ripples passed through him, Xiao Ming did not feel anything special.

However, the three Hall of Souls Elder stood frozen in place, as if struck by a violent blow.

Although this time lasted very short, in a battle at the Dou Zun level, the outcome could be decided in an instant.

Venerable Tian Huo and Heaven Demon Puppet seized the opportunity and delivered a fatal blow to the three.

A dozen minutes later, Xiao Ming collected the souls of the three Hall of Souls Elders and then bowed to the beautiful woman in palace attire once again.

"Thank you for your help, senior."

"No need for formalities. After all, I stopped them earlier, and killing them saved me a lot of trouble," the beautiful woman in palace attire said with a smile.

"Xiao Ming, be careful, the opponent is very strong and has changed their appearance..."

Venerable Tian Huo glanced at the beautiful woman and transmitted his voice to Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. He could naturally tell that his opponent was very strong, and that the opponent deserved much credit for the quick victory.

Several times, when those Hall of Souls Venerable were about to escape, they were stopped by the other party, whose strength should be the same as, or even higher than, that of Venerable Tian Huo.

He just didn't know why the other person was helping him.

Seemingly understanding Xiao Ming's thoughts, Qing Yi and said, "My name is Qing Yi."

"Qing Yi?" Xiao Ming was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then realized that he seemed to have seen this name in Simulator before.

"Sound Valley Valley Master?"

The Falling Thunder Mountain Range are the territory of the Sound Valley, so it's reasonable for them to appear here.

The beautiful woman in palace attire nodded slightly, and then spoke.

"You don't even try to guess why you made a move? Actually, I just have a favor to ask. It's rare to see such a young Dou Zong. If I'm not mistaken, your name should be Xiao Ming, right?"

"Indeed." Xiao Ming nodded slightly. Since he had been recognized, there was no need to deny it. He just hadn't expected his reputation to have spread this far.

Without dwelling on that, Xiao Ming asked, "How can I help Senior Qing Yi?"

The other party had just helped him, and if he had the ability, Xiao Ming wouldn't mind helping them in return.

"I need you to refine a pill for us, Eighth-grade Six-colored, requiring Heavenly Flames."

"Heavenly Flames?" Xiao Ming now understood why the other party had helped him; so that was the reason.

"The Simulator mentions Sound Valley multiple times, so I guess they need something from me," Xiao Ming thought. There aren't many Alchemists in Central Plains who possess Heavenly Flames.

However, Eighth-grade Six-colored.

"Valley Master Qing Yi, I don't yet have the strength to refine this Eighth-grade Six-colored," Xiao Ming told the truth.

"Of course I know that. 69🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼," Qing Yi nodded to indicate that she understood, and then said, "However, I believe that with your talent, it shouldn't take long to reach the Eighth-grade Six-colored."

As she spoke, a white light flashed in Qing Yi's hand, and a token appeared in her hand. After glancing at the token, Qing Yi threw it to Xiao Ming.

"This is my Sound Valley Guest Elder Token. You can use it to find the location of Sound Valley."

Xiao Ming took it. The token was purple in color, with the word "phone" written on the front and the word "Ke Qing" written on the back.

After Xiao Ming put the token into his possession, Qing Yi tossed Xiao Ming a cyan scroll.

Holding the cyan scroll in his hand, Xiao Ming glanced at it and saw a line of small characters written on it, "Di Rank Advanced Sound Wave Dou Technique, Flute Sound Soul Control."

"Our Sound Valley specializes in various Sound Wave Dou Technique. Sound Wave Soul Control is one of Sound Valley top three Dou Skills. As the name suggests, once this Dou Skill is used, it can temporarily control the intelligence of a group of enemies. It is most effective for those with strong souls or special talents. As Alchemist, you have a strong soul, so use that as a deposit. I hope you will come to us when you are able to refine Grade Eight Six-Colored Medicinal Pill... I hope there is enough time..." Qing Yi did not say the last sentence.

Although she thought Xiao Ming should be able to advance to the Eighth-grade Six-colored quickly, that was just her opinion. Just like how it takes several years or even decades to advance one star after reaching the Dou Zun, many Tier 8 Alchemist also need to spend decades to advance after reaching the Eighth Grade.

With Xiao Ming's talent, it wouldn't take that long, but even if he could improve the grade of the pills he refined by one level each year, it would still take him four years to refine Eighth-grade Six-colored pill.

"Alas, I wonder if the Old Ancestor can hold on until then." Qing Yi sighed inwardly.

Qing Yi Xiao Ming was unaware of Qing Yi's thoughts, but he naturally accepted the deposit.

This Flute Sound Soul Control looks pretty good; perhaps we can give it a try on Qing Lin.

With the Green Snake Three Flower Eyes as a companion, it's unknown how powerful this Flute Sound Soul Control technique can become.

While Xiao Ming and Qing Yi were talking, the dark clouds that had been dispersed in the sky swept back in, and this time they were even more powerful than before!

"Kacha!"

Lightning flashed in streaks of white light, like wielding sharp swords; thunder rumbled; and dark clouds, like a herd of galloping, roaring wild horses, rolled over overhead, growing thicker and thicker, pressing down lower and lower, as if someone had suddenly turned the clock to night, plunging the world into complete darkness.

"These thunderclouds seem to be even larger than the ones I gather when I'm refining pills!" Xiao Ming thought to himself as he looked at the thunderclouds.

"The terrain of this Falling Thunder Mountain Range is very special, like a special thunder-gathering array. In the past, a Dou Zun wanted to dispel the thunderclouds of a certain mountain range and build a sect there. However, not long after he dispelled the thunderclouds, they gathered again, and with even greater power. Even if he dispelled them again, even stronger thunderclouds would gather. In the end, the thunderclouds even exceeded the range that the Dou Zun could resist, and he had no choice but to leave. Others also gave up the idea of building a sect there..." Qing Yi explained from the side, glancing at Xiao Ming's expression.

"The thunderclouds have regrouped, likely due to the battle you just fought. This place is no place to linger; I must take my leave. Remember our agreement."

"Don't worry, when I have the strength, I will definitely pay you a visit," Xiao Ming.

"Oh, right, I told you you can call me Sister Qing. I'm quite interested in you, little one, hehehe..." With laughter, Qing Yi's figure mysteriously and slowly disappeared into the air, leaving behind the silent Xiao Ming and Venerable Tian Huo.

"Xiao Ming, she wouldn't have taken a liking to you, would she?" Upon hearing Qing Yi's words as she left, Venerable Tian Huo chuckled and teased Xiao Ming.

"How could that be? I guess that's just his personality." Xiao Ming shook his head, rejecting Venerable Tian Huo's idea. He saw that Qing Yi's Aura was pure, and he was not a dissolute person at all. He probably just had some wicked tastes.

Venerable Tian Huo only wanted to tease Xiao Ming. After laughing, he wanted to ask Xiao Ming about his next plans, but a silver snake interrupted him.

Rumble!

A Lightning Snake, powerful enough to rival One Star Dou Zun, struck towards Xiao Ming.

Faced with such an attack, Xiao Ming didn't even blink, and Venerable Tian Huo immediately flashed in front of him to block the Lightning Snake.

With the strength of Five-star Dou Zun, Venerable Tian Huo could easily withstand such Lightning Snake. However, it seemed as if some kind of switch had been flipped, and countless silver snakes, each ten feet in size, crackled down on the mountains in this region.

"Xiao Ming, let's leave quickly."

Venerable Tian Huo declared that he was nearing his limit. One Lightning Snake at the Dou Zun level was one thing, but the entire world was like this—who could withstand it?

"Let's go down. These mountains seem to absorb Thunder; there should be less Thunder at the base of the mountains."

Xiao Ming glanced at the Lightning Snake coiled around the mountain peak, which was gradually weakening, and some thoughts began to form in his mind.

Following Xiao Ming's instructions, Venerable Tian Huo arrived at the foot of the mountain, which was slightly lower.

The area was littered with gray boulders, clearly fallen during the recent battle, giving it a somewhat chaotic appearance. However, the Thunder had diminished considerably, having little effect on the two of them.

The two had just stopped to rest on a boulder when Venerable Tian Huo heard Xiao Ming's voice.

"Old Yao, are you saying that these Thunder all disappeared naturally after reaching the mountain?"

Venerable Tian Huo was taken aback by the question, then recalled the scene when he and his companions arrived and saw arcs of electricity beneath their feet as soon as they landed.

"It shouldn't have all dissipated; the mountains here seem to store some energy, but not much."

Xiao Ming nodded slightly upon hearing this, and then said, "If the mountains here can store energy, given the situation in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range, storing only such a small amount of electric arcs doesn't make sense."

"You mean, that energy was transferred elsewhere, or absorbed by something?" Venerable Tian Huo asked in surprise.

"Yes, I've read about it in ancient texts. There's a kind of Lightning Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range."

"This... even if it existed, it should have been taken by someone else by now." Venerable Tian Huo glanced at Xiao Ming and voiced his thoughts. The experts of Central Plains were not fools.

The locations where Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object are usually extremely special. Those who know this will also go to various strange places if they want to find spiritual treasures.

The Falling Thunder Mountain Range clearly fits the description of a strange place; it must have been thoroughly explored long ago.

Xiao Ming wasn't discouraged by these words. After all, he knew perfectly well whether or not the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object in the Simulator had been taken away.

Perhaps we could simulate it again and see if we can dig it up?

Xiao Ming realized that during the few days he had been refining pills, he had accumulated another opportunity for simulation.

Venerable Tian Huo looked at Xiao Ming, who was deep in thought, and understood that he had already made up his mind. He did not try to dissuade him, but simply asked.

Do you have any ideas?

"Thoughts?"

"I don't have an idea right now, but I will in a moment, "Xiao Ming thought to himself.

"Simulator."

[Ding, host has been detected to have one opportunity to Life Simulation. Do you wish to begin Life Simulation?]

"Start simulation."

[Simulation Start-- ]

[Day 1: You refined a mid -Grade Seven Medicinal Pill healing pill, the Primordial Restoration Pill, in the center of the Falling Thunder Mountain Range. You attracted seventh-rank Pill Lightning and the Hall of Souls Elder. You ordered the Heaven Demon Puppet and your companions to kill those Venerable Elders.]

[Day Two: You control the Heaven Demon Puppet dig a hole in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range. After digging for a long time, you realize you're digging in the wrong direction, and you feel very angry.]

[Day 3: You control the Heaven Demon Puppet to dig a tunnel in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range. The Heaven Demon Puppet is digging correctly, and progress is very rapid.]

[Day 4: While the Heaven Demon Puppet was digging the cave, you felt that simply watching was a waste of time, so you took out a Grade Eight Three-Colored Pill Formula, Chaos Heaven Pill Formula, and began to read it.]

[Day 5: You sat on a rock in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range all day...]

[Day Six: You sat on a rock in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range all day...]

[Day 10: You finally dug down to the Underground Lightning Pool by following the flow of Thunder energy. You found a flower in the Thunder Pool. After being identified by Venerable Tian Huo, you learned that this flower was Lightning Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object, the Pure Lotus Flowing Light Thunder. You directly absorbed this Pure Lotus Flowing Light Thunder with your spiritual power.]

[Day 12: Thunder energy flows through your body. After a day of absorption, your strength has greatly improved.]

[Day Thirteen: You absorbed the energy exhaled by the Heavenly Spirit.]