Undying Immortal Technique

Ling Yuan's soul power descended through his sea of consciousness, all the way into the depths beneath the earth.

However, the moment that power touched some invisible barrier, it was blocked.

Ling Yun immediately stepped forward. "Young Clan Leader, to be safe, please fall back a little. I'll go down first and scout the way."

He had also tried to investigate earlier and had vaguely caught a faint, intermittent soul fluctuation, but it was extremely unclear and elusive.

That alone was enough to show that what lay below was no ordinary place.

The unknown often meant deadly danger.

As a guard, Ling Yun's duty was to protect Ling Yuan.

Ling Yuan was the Ling Clan's most gifted genius in nearly a thousand years, possessing the richest Dou Di Bloodline and bearing the hope of the Ling Clan's revival. If anything happened to him here, Ling Yun would be guilty beyond redemption even if he were ground to dust.

"Alright. Be careful."

Ling Yuan did not refuse. He reached out, took Zi Yan's hand, and retreated a considerable distance.

Unknown opportunities often came hand in hand with danger.

He saw nothing wrong with letting Ling Yun scout ahead. It was the man's duty in the first place.

Of course, if Ling Yun truly died here, Ling Yuan would not mistreat his family.

Ling Yun flickered and slipped through the invisible barrier like a ghost, vanishing into the darkness.

Before long, he reappeared and hurried back to Ling Yuan, wearing a rather strange expression.

"Young Clan Leader, there is no danger below. There is only a remnant soul babbling nonsense." Ling Yun paused before continuing, "That remnant soul claims that only by killing an Ancient Void Dragon can one obtain his inheritance."

The moment Ling Yun went down, he saw a shriveled old man floating in midair, shouting wildly with spittle flying everywhere. He kept repeating the same few lines over and over.

It irritated Ling Yun so much that he had nearly struck out and dispersed that pathetic remnant soul.

Ling Yuan:??

He was very curious what kind of inheritance it was.

And why did the man want him to kill an Ancient Void Dragon? Could he really have been killed by Zhu Kun? Had Ling Yuan actually guessed right?

Since Ling Yun had confirmed there was no danger, Ling Yuan no longer hesitated. Holding Zi Yan's hand, he stepped through the invisible soul barrier.

The sight before them was somewhat crude. It was merely an enormous naturally formed underground cavern, its four walls covered in rough, uneven stone.

By all reason, a true top-tier inheritance would never be hidden in such a shabby place.

Ling Yuan's gaze swept across the area, and he quickly spotted the remnant soul Ling Yun had mentioned.

It was a gaunt old man, so thin that he was little more than skin and bones. Only his eyes still shone with a sharp light.

"Junior, I am the Undying Saint. Your soul is quite good, and you may accept my inheritance. But this old man has one requirement: after you master it, destroy the Ancient Void Dragon Clan!"

As the old man spoke, his gaze swept over Zi Yan beside Ling Yuan.

He froze slightly at first. Then his eyes filled with astonishment, which was swiftly replaced by intense killing intent.

"Ancient Void Dragon! This aura—it is that man's child!"

The old man's remnant soul suddenly erupted with a terrifying soul fluctuation and lunged straight at Zi Yan, clearly intending to kill her outright.

Ling Yun was no decoration. With a cold snort, he instantly moved in front of them and struck out with his palm.

The invisible force collided with the soul fluctuation and instantly shattered it.

The old man realized that Ling Yuan was the one in charge. He pointed at Zi Yan again and roared at Ling Yuan, "Kill her! This old man's supreme inheritance will all be yours!"

Ling Yuan said, "Old man, even now, I still don't know what your inheritance is..."

"My Ten Thousand Bodies Origin Return Technique is a supreme clone technique that grants undying immortality! By cultivating it, one can condense several clones. So long as the main body and any one clone are not killed at the same time, one will achieve undying immortality."

"These clones possess no independent consciousness and do nothing but cultivate day and night. When the time is right, every clone can return the fruits of its cultivation to the source, passing them all to the main body. Through this, the main body's strength can increase rapidly, and the process carries no negative effects whatsoever!"

Ling Yuan was stunned.

Hiss—

This technique was far too heaven-defying!

In other words, every time his soul realm advanced, he would gain another clone to cultivate for him, effectively doubling his cultivation speed!

Once he reached the Emperor Realm, that would mean ten times the efficiency!

And its life-preserving ability was even more absurd. So long as the main body and every clone were not killed at once, he would never truly die. It was equivalent to having several extra lives!

This technique combined terrifying cultivation speed with unparalleled survival ability. It was practically a heaven-defying technique rarely seen in this world!

The old man took in Ling Yuan's shocked expression.

He was extremely confident in his technique and believed that no one could resist the temptation of such a supreme art.

"Not only that, the clones cultivate at exactly the same speed as the main body. After reaching the Spirit Realm, one can condense one clone for every soul realm advanced. At Spirit Realm Grand Perfection, one can condense four; at Heavenly State Grand Perfection, eight; and at the Emperor Realm, it becomes even stronger, reaching a maximum of ten!"

After his brief introduction, the old man looked thoroughly proud.

"Well?" the old man urged again, anticipation flashing in his eyes. "Kill her, and this Ten Thousand Bodies Origin Return Technique will be yours!"

However, at that moment, the shock in Ling Yuan's eyes gradually faded, replaced by deep suspicion.

He suddenly thought of a question. If this technique was so powerful, how had this old man died?

Ling Yuan's eyes were filled with doubt. "If this technique truly grants undying immortality, then how did you die?"

The smile on the old man's face froze, and his expression instantly became awkward. He stammered for a long while before gritting his teeth and saying:

"Back then, this old man accidentally discovered the inheritance within Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. Eager to rapidly increase my strength, I recalled every one of my clones.

"Who could have known that old dragon Zhu Kun would scheme against me in secret, killing both my main body and every clone! Otherwise, how could this old man have ended up with his soul scattered like this?!"

Ling Yuan understood. Now everything made sense.

The Undying Saint probably never imagined that he would run into Zhu Kun in a remote and barren place like the Northwest Continent.

It could only be said that his luck was terrible and that he had not acted cautiously enough, which was why he had ended up like this.

Ling Yun's focus was completely different from Ling Yuan's. The moment he heard the words Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, his eyes immediately lit up.

He stepped forward and pressed, "You discovered Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion? Where exactly is it?"

The old man's remnant soul flickered unsteadily, but he immediately seized upon the condition. "Kill her, and I will tell you both the technique and the location of the cave mansion!"

His remnant soul had endured for more than ten thousand years, and its energy had long been exhausted. That was why Ling Yun had judged him harmless earlier.

Now, he wanted nothing except to kill as many Ancient Void Dragons as he could.

Zi Yan shrank behind Ling Yuan in fear. She did not know what choice he would make.

She did not know how much she mattered to Ling Yuan.

Even she thought the technique sounded extraordinarily powerful.

She wondered, Would Ling Yuan kill me for that powerful technique?

Zi Yan tightly gripped Ling Yuan's hand, raised her head, and shook it wildly with tears gathering in her eyes. "Ling Yuan..."