Meanwhile, Liao Changhe, the Supreme Great Grandmaster stationed at Shanchuan Terrace, had sent a wisp of his Spiritual Sense into Soul Soothing Valley long ago.
From the very beginning, he had been silently watching Lu Yang, waiting for him to fly into the valley on his own.
However, over the past few days, Lu Yang had other plans. He needed to go outside the valley to scatter Listen to Wind Seals, and had privately informed Liao Changhe. Only now had he flown into the valley.
The moment Lu Yang landed in Soul Soothing Valley, a powerful gale swept over him.
The fierce wind battered his body, ringing out like clashing metal.
If a martial artist below the fourth rank recklessly entered the valley, this raging wind alone would be enough to tear their body to pieces!
Only by withstanding the wind could one gradually experience the soul-tempering power hidden within the gale.
For the first few breaths, Lu Yang didn't think the valley's gale was anything special. It was simply a bit stronger than most.
But after ten breaths, his expression gradually turned grave.
A series of sharp pains stabbed through his mind.
It was as though someone were slowly carving him up with a knife. His head spun, and waves of pain engulfed him.
Lu Yang clutched his head, instantly plunged into agony.
Yet this did nothing to stop the soul-tempering power within the gale.
The Soul Calming Wind in the gorge was like countless sharp knives, constantly shaving flesh from Lu Yang's body.
Only, what the Soul Calming Wind stripped away wasn't his flesh in the literal sense. It was his will, his Spiritual Sense, his soul!
Lu Yang's soul had already grown to a level infinitely close to that of a second-layer Supreme Great Grandmaster.
But beneath