After a while, Liang, who was seated cross-legged in the Soul Refining Mist Sea, opened his eyes. His pupils contracted slightly as he looked around.
The black sea of mist was still the same sea of mist. Spiritual energy fluctuations and auras from battles occasionally spread through it, while screams and shouts mingled together, whistling through this space. As for Liang, he was no longer one of the Soul Refining Sect's Four Great Soul Scions—he was now Lin Chuan!
"The gains from devouring Liang's soul are actually this great. I truly hadn't expected it before!" Lin Chuan murmured. Yet the moment he spoke, he discovered that his voice had become hoarse and low, completely different from before. Only then did he realize that the body he currently occupied was Liang's.
By now, Lin Chuan had searched through most of Liang's soul. Apart from learning of the Soul Refining Sect's plans and objectives throughout the Floating Spirit Divine Palace, he had also learned many secrets of the Soul Refining Sect that outsiders knew nothing about.
For example, the Four Great Soul Scions—Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang. The outside world only knew that they were the Soul Refining Sect's most elite disciples, possessing profound cultivation and powerful souls. They had no names of their own, only the supreme titles bestowed upon them by the Soul Refining Sect.
Yet in truth, there were not merely four such disciples in the entire Soul Refining Sect, but one hundred candidates. The top four among them became the Four Great Soul Scions, Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang, while those ranked below could replace them at any time. As long as one of the top four died, someone behind them could take their place!
The Soul Refining Sect's supreme secret tome was called the Soul Refining Art,