Free Body

"Oh? You mean, someone can limit the ability of Immortal Regeneration?"

Inside the Crown Prince's side hall, Xu Tianran lay on a couch, watching Ye Shaojie below the steps with amusement.

Ye Shaojie said with some fear, "That's right, Your Highness, Jing Hongchen's newly accepted disciple is like that. A few days ago, she cut off my hands. Normally, they would recover in a short time, but my injuries took several days to heal. If it weren't for the medicine that kept me alive, I probably wouldn't have survived until my injuries were fully healed."

"Therefore, Your Highness, if you capture that person, you might be able to learn how to kill the immortal."

"The message is indeed good news, but unfortunately it's of no use to me."

Huh?

Xu Tianran stood up with a sinister smile, walked over to him, and patted him on the shoulder.

Does anyone else know about this?

Upon hearing this, Ye Shaojie assured him confidently, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I came to you as soon as I discovered this. No one else knows about this except for you and me."

"Oh?"

"In that case, let's ensure that no one else ever knows about this."

Hearing Xu Tianran's words, Ye Shaojie was also completely confused.

The next second, Xu Tianran's voice rang out again.

"Sower, I'll leave this person to you. You've been short of materials lately, so he's perfect for the job."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man in white robes suddenly appeared from nowhere, glanced at Ye Shaojie, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Indeed, they are very suitable as materials for our physical transformation this time."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, instantly knocking out the bewildered Ye Shaojie.

Xu Tianran asked in a low voice, "How long until my father manifests the Mara?"

"Soon, within this month."

"So... what do you think about what he just said about someone who can limit the Abundance Power?"

"It must be fake."

The Sower said it bluntly.

"Currently, the only way to limit the Abundance Power is to devour it, or for the Yaoshi to personally deprive it of its power."

"However, just to be on the safe side, you could send someone to investigate the person he mentioned."

Without further ado, Sower mentioned Ye Shaojie and then slipped away.

In the blink of an eye, two months have passed.

Yao Shi had been staying at the Mingde Hall with Jing Hongchen for the past two months, and the results exceeded expectations.

Relying on his high cultivation level, Yao Shi once again became Level Five Soul Engineer in a very short period of two months.

"Junior Brother, you're simply a monster!"

Meng Hongchen sat down at the table with her tray, staring at Yao Shi beside her with a resentful look.

Xiao Hongchen, standing to the side, looked utterly devastated, stirring the food in his bowl and muttering to himself:

I've studied Soul Tool for over ten years, and being Level Five Soul Engineer is already a remarkable achievement. My junior brother, on the other hand, has only been studying for a little over a year, yet he's already caught up with my sister and me.

Is the difference between people really that great?

Am I actually a useless person?

Yao Shi and the other ignored Xiao Hongchen and continued talking to themselves.

"Senior Sister Meng, don't say that. Maybe in a few days, you and Senior Brother Xiao will be able to break through to the Level Six Soul Engineer."

"Eh~"

Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen slumped onto the dining table, utterly deflated.

"Don't mention this! Grandpa said if my brother and I don't reach level six, we'll have to stay here forever, boohoo~"

"I feel like I haven't seen the sun outside in ages!"

"By the way, junior brother, now that you've reached the Level Five Soul Engineer, can you leave early?"

According to Jing Hongchen's original plan, even if Yao Shi had the best talent, it would take at least half a year to go from level three to level five.

But now that the goal has been achieved several months ahead of schedule, Jing Hongchen naturally agreed to release Yao Shi.

Yao Shi took a bite of his food before replying, "Yes, the teacher did say I can go out now. I also have some things to take care of, so I'm leaving tomorrow."

"What? You're leaving again?"

Upon hearing Yao Shi's words, Meng Hongchen suddenly sat up and slammed her hand on the table, startling Xiao Hongchen, who was muttering to herself.

"Junior brother, you're not going to disappear for a year like before, are you?"

"Hehe, no, no."

Seeing Meng Hongchen's nervous expression, Yao Shi scratched his face and replied.

"That's good."

Meng Hongchen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After finishing their meal, they returned to their secluded rooms.

The next day, Yao Shi packed a few things, greeted Jing Hongchen, and then took the elevator away from the Mingde Hall.

Having spent more than two months underground, Yao Shi felt somewhat unaccustomed to the sunlight shining on him.

Before leaving, he went to see Yao one last time, gave him some instructions, and then left with peace of mind.

It's time for this Plane Evolution.

Three days later, Yao Shi appeared on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Roar!"

A roar from a Soul Beast rang out.

Yao Shi hid in the woods and followed the sound.

"Strange, now that all living beings on the continent have been granted immortality, it's easy for Soul Beast to kill people, but difficult for humans to kill Soul Beast. Why would anyone still come here to Soul Hunting beasts?"

Through the dense forest, Yao Shi saw several Soul King dressed in black robes surrounding a Soul Beast that was nearly 20,000 years old.

Then they kept putting chains on him.

"Boss, why do you think the elders want us to capture these Soul Beasts? We can't kill them, and capturing them is just too much trouble."

After subduing the Soul Beast, a man in black robes spoke to the person who was clearly their leader.

"I heard it's those guys from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. They've come up with some incredible experiments lately, and now they're not just limiting themselves to humans, they're even trying to modify Soul Beast."

The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus?

Hearing their conversation, Yao Shi was taken aback. Tang Ya had already taught him about the Abundance Cult, but where did this "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus" come from?

"Is it those lunatics from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus again?"

Upon hearing his boss's words, the man in black robes couldn't help but shudder.

"I originally thought that the higher-ups of our Holy Spirit Cult were already evil and cruel enough, but I never expected that the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus is even more inhuman!"

"Boss, do you think that people like us, low-level Evil Soul Master, will be used for modification in the future?"

"Well, who knows? We little guys just need to obediently follow the orders of those higher-ups."

The leader of the Evil Soul Master sighed helplessly.

They had joined the Holy Spirit Cult out of necessity because of their evil Martial Soul. They originally thought that as long as they followed the cult's orders, they could at least have the Holy Spirit Cult as a sanctuary and avoid being hunted down by people like Shrek Academy.

Suddenly, a Disciples of Sanctus Medicus appeared out of nowhere, and then the higher-ups within the Holy Spirit Cult began to cooperate with it.

Moreover, those people are devoid of any emotion and are cruel in their methods. After cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult, they initially experimented on the first and second-level Evil Soul Master at the bottom of the cult. Only after the higher-ups saw the results did they begin to have them capture civilians. And recently, they have even had them Soul Hunting beasts.

"Let's go, take this Soul Beast back to those Sower so we can report back."

As they spoke, the group worked together to pull the Soul Beast away.

Seeing this, Yao Shi thought for a moment and decided to follow them.

"I'd like to see what this so-called Disciples of Sanctus Medicus is all about."

So Yao Shi followed them from a distance, and after half a day of tracking, he finally arrived at the foot of a small hill.

Standing before the mountain, the Evil Soul Master looked around to make sure there was nothing unusual before they fiddled with the mechanisms hidden nearby.

Boom!

A dull grating sound rang out, and a huge hole suddenly appeared in the ground in front of the Evil Soul Master, revealing complete darkness inside.

Then they immediately dragged the Soul Beast and jumped down.

Just as the entrance was about to close, Yao Shi slipped inside.

When the entrance was completely closed, the interior space instantly became pitch black.

Once inside, Yao Shi no longer concealed himself, relying on his perception of the Abundance Power emanating from them.

In the darkness, Yao Shi followed their location and fired ice swords directly at them, simultaneously stripping them of their Abundance Power.

Almost without a sound, the Evil Soul Master were all killed in an instant.

His body fell for about ten meters in the darkness before finally landing on the ground again.

There was also a relatively spacious passageway inside, with some low-level soul-guided lights faintly installed on it, adding a bit of brightness to this pitch-black underground.

Yao Shi ran along the passage, and after several dozen seconds he saw a heavy iron gate.

However... it seems a password is required to unlock it.

"Go away, why are there so many rules?"

I've already come to the door of you evil organizations, why should I reason with you?

Yao Shi ignored the combination lock and directly used the Emperor's Sword to violently dismantle it.

The deep blue ice sword pierced through the doorway, creating a gaping hole.

The scene inside the door was completely different from the tunnel. The tunnel was just an ordinary excavated tunnel, with nothing but fixed walls and a few lights.

The interior, however, was exquisitely decorated and incredibly bright.

But then the alarm inside started flashing red.

"Warning! Warning! Someone has broken in!"

"To repeat, someone entered..."

"So noisy."

Yao Shi swaggered inside, surveying his surroundings. He discovered many rooms of varying sizes, but all the doors were closed, making it impossible to see what was inside.

At that moment, a group of people dressed in white robes quickly emerged from inside.

A white-robed figure exuding the aura of Titled Douluo stood with his hands behind his back and spoke coldly.

"Who are you, daring to trespass on the residence of the divine messenger?"

Yao Shi scrutinized their attire. "You're the Sower those Evil Soul Master spoke of? The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus?"

"Knowing it was us, you still dared to trespass here. Your courage is commendable. Well then, you will soon become part of our experimental subjects."

As the white-robed man finished speaking, he spread his bird wings, swiftly moved to Yao Shi's front, and his right hand transformed into an eagle claw, quickly locking towards Yao Shi's neck.

Seeing this, Yao Shi slightly turned to the side to dodge, then stepped out with his right foot and kicked him back.

The man in white robes was the most powerful among them, Titled Douluo, and likely their current leader.

After being kicked back by Yao Shi, he wiped the blood that had spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Before they could react, Yao Shi rushed into the group, summoning countless vines from the void to lash and bind them.

After binding the dozens of white-robed Sower, Yao Shi coldly addressed them.

"Tell me, what is your Disciples of Sanctus Medicus? What is its relationship with the Abundance Cult? And what were those experiments that group of Evil Soul Master were talking about?"

"You actually know about the Abundance Cult!"

The Title Sower was also startled by Yao Shi's words. He did not answer Yao Shi's question, but his eyes became fanatical.

"Then you must also know about the Compassionate Medicine King, the Abundance Pharmacist, right? And we, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, are His followers. We are different from the Abundance Cult; we are dedicated to following the Yaoshi's will, bringing the trials He has set for all beings ahead of time, so that they may achieve perfect immortality sooner!"

"Well, sir, I see you possess great strength. Would you like to join our Disciples of Sanctus Medicus? I believe that with our modifications, you can become the most powerful Shape Shifter, break free of your shackles, and achieve perfect immortality!"

To be fair, this Abundance Sower scheme is quite adept at it.

Yao Shi, still looking grim, said, "Never mind whether I join or not, answer my previous questions first."

Upon hearing Yao Shi's words, the Title Sower became somewhat disappointed.

"Since you are so ungrateful, then I have no choice but to use my full strength."

Having said that, he addressed the bound Sower around him.

"Since this person is so ungrateful, let's attack together! Capture him! Such a powerful body—if we devour it and transform it into our Free Body, we'll be one step closer to completing the Medicine King's Heart-Refining Trial!"

After saying that, he actually began to pray right in front of Yao Shi.

The Medicine King's compassion is boundless; the Jianmu sprouts forth new life.

Those Sower are of one mind, and together ascend to paradise.

May all sentient beings obtain what they desire.

May you be freed from death and suffering, and forever bathed in abundance!

As soon as he finished speaking, the other white-robed Sower began to repeat what he had said.

Suffering stems from loss; if life never ends, what is there to fear in a few abnormalities?

Then, in the next second, their bodies began to disintegrate collectively.

That's right, it's disassembly, like building blocks, with the head and limbs separated to reveal skeletons.

Their blood flowed down from the vines of Yao Shi, and their severed limbs, having been separated, broke free from the vines' restraints.

The once smooth ground became blood-stained, and then began to melt like a candle, turning into puddles of mud.

But they did not die; they remained alive. The flesh and blood of dozens of people began to intertwine, while the skeletons gradually separated and merged into the rotten flesh.

The scene was extremely bizarre, even disgusting.

Yao Shi simply watched all these changes quietly. This group of people had become like this thanks to the Abundance Power. He would wait until they finished changing before simply stripping them away.

Gradually, the dozens of skeletons transformed into the shape of a tree, and the flesh and blood continued to spread along this bone tree, gradually transforming into a giant tree of flesh and blood.

Flesh and blood transformed into flower buds, extending countless fleshy tendrils like vines.

At the very top, dozens of heads with their eyes rolled back stared fixedly in Yao Shi's direction.

Then a chilling smile appeared on their faces.

"Come, join us in stepping into the legendary Medicine Garden, return to the embrace of the Yaoshi, and achieve true immortality!"