Jiang Ping An took a deep breath, determination flashing in his eyes.
The first thing he needed to do was strengthen his soul.
The Three Souls Spirit Art offered two ways to do that.
The first was cautious: circulate an immortal spiritual art to nourish the soul bit by bit. It was slow, but safe.
The second was aggressive: shatter the soul through injury, then reassemble it with a secret art. Each time it broke, it would grow stronger.
The second method was excruciating, and the slightest mistake could damage his soul or even shatter it completely. That was why Jiang Ping An had always used the first method.
Now, he intended to temper his soul with the second.
More precisely, he had not chosen to do it. Gao Buqun had forced him to.
Gao Buqun was burning his soul with a Blue Flame, injuring it. Since he was going to be hurt anyway, he might as well use the chance to temper it.
Jiang Ping An pressed down his anger and began circulating the secret soul-reassembling art within the Three Souls Spirit Art.
Mysterious Immortal Runes swam through his soul, tempering the damaged parts. His "fragile" soul gradually grew more solid.
Before long, Gao Buqun found a human settlement on the Ruin Battlefield.
Powerful humans guarded the settlement, which had already become a trading hub. Many humans exploring the Ruin Battlefield stopped there to rest when they grew tired.
Compared with the dangers of the wilderness, a settlement built and guarded by humans was much safer. With powerful defenders in the city, it was relatively stable and suited to cultivation.
Cultivating in the wilderness meant spending energy watching for danger.
Gao Buqun spent some Immortal Crystals to rent a place to cultivate. After activating its formation, he took out