Whatever the reason, they had to send someone to investigate.
After leaving the Worship Hall, the four children returned to their quarters. The first thing each did was enter seclusion to absorb an Immortal Herb.
Tang San chose the quietest chamber and took out the Black Jade Divine Bamboo.
Its seven deep-black segments gleamed with the gentle luster of jade. Each held a vast, pure aura of Life Origin, innately attuned to his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul. It was a top-grade Immortal Herb perfectly suited to a life-type support Martial Soul.
He sat cross-legged, cradled the Black Jade Divine Bamboo in his palms, and slowly circulated his Soul Power to guide the herb's essence into his meridians.
The warm yet remarkably resilient essence flowed through his meridians. Wherever it passed, the channels already tempered by rare treasures grew wider and tougher. The Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul unfurled wildly in his palm, the golden patterns on its leaves shining brighter and deeper. The Soul Power brought by his nine-hundred-year Soul Ring rose at a visible pace.
A day later, Tang San emerged from the chamber. His Soul Power had reached level nineteen, leaving him just one step from becoming a Soul Grandmaster.
The life aura of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had grown richer and more powerful. The boost from his first Soul Skill, Endless Life, had doubled. It could not only speed wound healing and Soul Power recovery, but also form a black-jade Overlord Spear, freeing him from a support-type Soul Master's lack of combat ability.
The Immortal Herb had pushed his Blue Silver Grass toward the essence of the Blue Silver Emperor.
Meanwhile, the other three emerged from seclusion one after another.
Qian Gujue had absorbed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Its fierce, domineering essence had