Lin Taichu began frantically absorbing the Soul Essence. He knew very well that the energy within it would soon draw a host of experts here to seize it.
During this time, he had to be extremely careful and could not afford the slightest carelessness!
Because in his current state, he had no way to contend with those powerful figures.
"Buzz—"
The Soul Essence surged into Lin Taichu's mind like a tide. The Golden Rune that had originally radiated a halo from his body also grew increasingly dim, clearly unable to hold on much longer.
Lin Taichu knew full well that he was about to be finished!
Yet he did not regret what he had done. He only felt deeply sorry for Ye Xiyao.
"If I were given another chance, I would still make the same choice!"
Lin Taichu gritted his teeth, then fully circulated his cultivation technique, absorbing all the soul energy and merging it into one.
Once he had completely fused the soul energy, he saw the jade pendant floating in midair suddenly flash with dazzling golden light.
As though it had been stimulated by something, the jade pendant began to tremble violently while releasing an incomparably dense aura of life.
That aura of life instantly transformed into invisible ripples that spread outward, directly enveloping the entire cave.
Sensing this unfamiliar and mysterious aura of life, the surrounding beasts grew restless. They desperately fled outward, trying to escape this place...
At the same time, several figures were rapidly approaching from deep within the distant mountain range.
They were three young men.
Two of them were handsome, dressed in green robes and carrying longswords on their backs. The other wore fitted black clothing, with a curved saber at his waist and a bloody aura surrounding him.
"Senior Brother, there are