Yan Chihuo laughed heartily, stepped forward, and slapped a palm onto Elder Geng's crown. A stream of spiritual power flowed into him, circulated once through his body, and immediately halted the virulent poison.
Elder Geng had only just breathed a sigh of relief when darkness swallowed his vision, and then he knew nothing more.
Yan Chihuo withdrew his hand. In his palm was a tiny green figure—it was Elder Geng's soul. Earlier, he had feared that Elder Geng might still have something up his sleeve. After all, he was a Spirit Cultivation Stage cultivator, and Yan Chihuo had to be on guard. Even a false Spirit Cultivation cultivator like Elder Geng could not be underestimated. Only after confirming that Elder Geng was truly finished did he make his move and seize his soul.
Yan Chihuo activated the Innate Seventy-Two Transformations and devoured Elder Geng's soul, then examined the man's memories. Only then did he discover that Elder Geng's true name was Tang Yu—the Soul Severing Sect disciple who had arranged with Zhang Wuhen to take the Sea Heaven Sect's texts. Unexpectedly, he had been slain, but there was a reason the Soul Severing Sect could become a major sect: its cultivation arts truly possessed singular brilliance.
Moreover, Tang Yu had been a genuine core figure of the Soul Severing Sect, far beyond comparison with Zhang Wuhen. He had entrusted his soul to the body of the man who killed him, then seized that body after leaving and adopted the name Geng Ru.
As for the Immortal Transformation Fruit, it was real enough, but it had been discovered by the real Geng Ru. At the time, the Immortal Transformation Fruit had not yet ripened, so Geng Ru had not taken it. Instead, he set down a Restriction.
The Immortal Transformation Fruit