Catching the Soul Hall and Shearing It for All It Was Worth

Catching the Soul Hall and Shearing It for All It Was Worth

"Hey, Hun Xuzi, can you hear me? If I do alchemy, can you give me a few more points?"

Xiao Yan had pretty much figured out the game. No matter what, right now he just wanted to grab hold of the Soul Hall and fleece it for all it was worth. Once this chance was gone, there would be no getting it back.

This challenge test only gave Soul Points this one time. Xiao Yan guessed that if he quit now, then challenging it again later probably would not be the same.

Since Hun Xuzi had been the one who told him to take the Soul Token to the Soul Hall in the first place, then surely he ought to get at least a little benefit out of it, right?

Heh heh heh.

Hearing that strange laugh come through the soul voice, Xiao Yan understood at once that it had to be an old fellow from the Soul Hall. Young people did not seem to have that particular hobby.

"You old bastard, you haven't been watching me this whole time, have you?" Xiao Yan, who was in his Soul Body, slowly sat up and said.

Hun Xuzi's soul voice came from all directions: You used the Soul Token I gave you to challenge the Soul Path. Of course I knew.

Xiao Yan merely spread his hands indifferently and said nothing. What could a little Dou Zhe like him say? Even if Hun Xuzi suddenly made a move and slapped him to death right now, he could only die unjustly.

After living in this world for sixteen years, Xiao Yan understood very well that this was a world where the strong were respected. The weak had no rights to speak of.

With a hum, the space in front of Xiao Yan rippled, and Hun Xuzi's soul projection slowly appeared.

Seeing Hun Xuzi appear, Xiao Yan did not stand on ceremony. He took out the Soul Token, waved it a few times, and said, "Back then, didn't you say that as long as I could cure the poison, I could take this token to the Soul Hall and claim a reward?"

"Heh heh, what I said back then was that if you did not die, I would consider taking you as my disciple." Hun Xuzi exposed Xiao Yan's lie in one sentence. Although he was old, he did not have dementia. He still remembered what he had said.

Xiao Yan shook his head and refused. "I've also heard a thing or two about your Soul Hall's deeds. I'll pass on being your disciple. Those Alchemy Techniques are enough for me. I didn't join the Soul Hall to learn alchemy from you."

Hun Xuzi laughed as though he had heard the greatest joke in the world. "Hahaha, there really is someone who would refuse my instruction in alchemy."

"Do you know that this old man is the only alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent who can refine a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill?"

Ninth Grade Pills were already the pinnacle of pills on the Dou Qi Continent. Ninth Grade Pills were divided into three types: Ninth Grade Treasure Pills, Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills, and Ninth Grade Golden Pills.

Forget the highest-grade Golden Pill—even the Mysterious Pill had not appeared on the Dou Qi Continent for a hundred years.

It was not a lie that Hun Xuzi could refine Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills. He truly had that ability.

Xiao Yan picked at his ear, clearly absent-minded in the face of Hun Xuzi's bragging. Whether it was Eighth Grade, Ninth Grade, or even Emperor Grade, that level was far too high for the current Xiao Yan.

Right now, the only things on Xiao Yan's mind were a Cultivation Method for cultivating the soul, and collecting Heavenly Flames to evolve the Flame Mantra and increase his strength. As for other matters, even if he wanted to deal with them, he could not handle that much.

"Enough. Although I taught myself alchemy, I still understand that the Master-Disciple relationship between alchemists is very important. You can't just take a disciple casually, let alone a high-level alchemist like you. I couldn't bear it." Xiao Yan refused outright. For an alchemist of Hun Xuzi's level to suddenly say he wanted to take him as a disciple—Xiao Yan did not believe it one bit.

Did you think my eight hundred layers of cunning were a joke? A strange look flashed through Hun Xuzi's old eyes. He had not expected a sixteen-year-old youth to be so worldly. If it had been any other alchemist and a high-grade alchemist wanted to take them as a disciple, they would probably have sharpened their heads trying to squeeze through the door.

And Hun Xuzi wanting to take Xiao Yan as a disciple did indeed have a purpose. The Hun Clan needed to refine an extremely special pill. Even though Hun Xuzi's alchemy already stood above all others on the Dou Qi Continent, and even with the help of the Nihility Devouring Flame, ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, he still did not have much confidence in succeeding.

Therefore, he needed a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill alchemist to cooperate with him before there was any chance of successfully refining it.

And Xiao Yan's alchemy talent was indeed very high, which was why Hun Xuzi had set his sights on Xiao Yan.

Hun Xuzi smiled wickedly and said, "Boy, your temperament is not bad, so I'll speak plainly. I need an alchemist capable of refining Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills to work with me in refining a special pill. On the Dou Qi Continent, there are no more than five alchemists who can refine Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills, but none of these people can cooperate with me."

Xiao Yan looked puzzled and asked, "You mean you want to wait until I can refine Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills, then have me work with you on alchemy?"

Seeing Hun Xuzi nod, Xiao Yan felt that the old man in front of him had lost his mind.

In the entire Dou Qi Continent, the number of people who could refine Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills could be counted on one hand. He was only sixteen right now, and he had not even gone to the Alchemist Association to certify his alchemist grade, yet Hun Xuzi was so certain that he, Xiao Yan, could reach that level? But this could not really be blamed on Hun Xuzi. The younger generation within the Hun Clan was naturally strong in Soul Power, but their alchemy talent was truly absurdly poor, and there was not much alchemist inheritance within the clan either. Hun Xuzi himself had run outside to steal a teacher's knowledge.

On top of that, because of certain reasons, the Hun Clan had no choice but to hunt Soul Bodies everywhere, and the Soul Bodies of alchemists were the best. As a result, they had stirred up bloody chaos with Pill Tower, the alchemist organization of the Dou Qi Continent, until everyone was crying out for their downfall.

There was truly no way to find a second Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill alchemist.

Xiao Yan's eyes turned, and a plan came to mind. He said with a beaming smile, "Sure. But with my current Cultivation Level, reaching the Ninth Grade Alchemist level is really a distant dream. If I could have something like a Heavenly Flame, then I'd improve much faster."

Fleece him! Xiao Yan planned to shear this sheep to death. Forget Hun Xuzi—even if Hun Tiandi, the Clan Leader of the Hun Clan, were standing in front of him, he had to get some benefits today! Besides, agreeing first did not cost him anything. He did not even know whether he could reach Ninth Grade. Why not write a perfectly legal blank check?

Hun Xuzi was also an old fox. How could he not hear what Xiao Yan meant? He said, "There is a Heavenly Flame in the Heaven Rank Treasure Hall."

!!!!! There really is one! Xiao Yan suppressed his excitement, put on a poker face, and said calmly, "Tch, Heaven Rank. By the time my evaluation reaches Heaven Rank, who knows when that'll be."

Hun Xuzi smiled faintly and waved his hand. The entire space vanished in an instant, and in the next second, Xiao Yan returned to that grassy plain, leaving his Soul Body state.

"This Soul Body really is wondrous." Xiao Yan was secretly amazed. Major organizations really did have many benefits, like Jia Nan Academy's Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower. This Soul Path of the Soul Hall could allow people to more easily comprehend the wonders of the soul and better increase their Soul Power.

Hun Xuzi's soul projection stood quietly at the side, and Xiao Yan understood at once.

If you wanted the fish to bite, you at least had to put out bait.

With a loud boom, a three-mouthed medicinal cauldron appeared in front of Xiao Yan. Naturally, the best bait was alchemy talent!

Xiao Yan took several medicinal herbs and a Second Rank Magic Core from his Storage Ring. This time, Xiao Yan was going to refine a Third Grade Pill!