The Devouring Essence Array

"Do you have Lei Jun's Message Jade Slip on you?" Song Wen asked after a moment's thought.

"Reporting to Senior, I have it on me," Lei Weiyue replied.

"Give it to me."

As soon as Song Wen finished speaking, the blood cocoon that had been trapping Lei Weiyue changed, revealing her hands.

Lei Weiyue discovered that she could now mobilize some of the Law Power within her body.

With a thought, a Jade Slip appeared in mid-air.

Song Wen grasped the Jade Slip and casually put it away.

His figure suddenly transformed into a blur, and he placed one hand on Lei Weiyue's head.

Lei Weiyue was immediately terrified. She felt a powerful soul force coming from Song Wen's hand and directly invading her Sea of Consciousness.

Her consciousness blurred for a moment, and then she suddenly fainted.

A moment later, Song Wen released his grip.

He had no recollection of Zhou Siyi in Lei Weiyue's memory.

However, he obtained some other interesting information.

As the deputy head of the Lei Clan's Law Enforcement Hall, Lei Weiyue has been capturing Rogue Cultivator for more than a year.

These Rogue Cultivator included both Foundation Establishment Realm and Qi Refining Stages.

All the Qi Refining Stage cultivators among them practiced the Longevity Art.

Of those Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, besides two who cultivated the Longevity Art, there were eighteen others.

The Cultivation Method practiced by these eighteen people were relatively mixed, but they had one thing in common.

They all cultivate extremely pure Wood Element Cultivation Method, and among Wood Element Cultivation Method, the spiritual energy they cultivate contains powerful vitality.

This spiritual power has a remarkable characteristic: it contains a vibrant life force. This life force has a unique advantage in healing wounds and cultivating spirit medicine.

Song Wen immediately thought of the Su Clan of Clearpeace Mountain and the <Devouring Essence Array>.

What the Lei Clan is doing is exactly the same thing the Su Clan did back then.

However, the Lei Clan seems to have even greater ambitions.

They not only captured Qi Refining Stage cultivators who practiced the Longevity Art, but also wanted to artificially cultivate Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators who practiced the Longevity Art.

Those Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators who practice special Wood Element Cultivation Method can easily switch to the Longevity Art.

Once these people cultivate for a period of time and transform the spiritual energy within their bodies into the spiritual energy of the Longevity Art, then the spiritual energy within their bodies will not be significantly different from that of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators who have cultivated the Longevity Art since childhood.

"Could it be that Zhou Siyi's cultivation Cultivation Method is also some kind of special Wood Element Cultivation Method? Or is it the <Longevity Art> she's practicing?"

Song Wen secretly speculated in his heart.

"But who in the Lei Clan would use the <Devouring Essence Array> to extend their lifespan?"

"Could it be Lei Jun?"

Song Wen immediately dismissed this guess.

Lei Jun is only three hundred years old, but his cultivation has already reached the Peak Golden Core Stage.

What he should be doing now is trying to condense his Nascent Soul, not prolong his life.

So who else in the Lei Clan is worth the Lei Clan going to such lengths to capture a large number of Rogue Cultivator in order to prolong their lives?

The answer is obvious.

Lei Yue of the Lei Clan.

"Could it be that Lei Yue's lifespan is nearing its end?"

Song Wen suddenly realized that he had overlooked something.

Where did the Lei Clan's <Devouring Essence Array> come from?

Back then, he took advantage of the chaos to kill Su Gan, the patriarch of the Su Clan, and Qingyan Daoist nun of the Beast Taming Sect, and took the method of setting up the <Devouring Essence Array> from their bodies.

"Could it be that the Lei Clan and the Beast Taming Sect have already found the Longevity Hall Secret Realm and obtained the method to set up the <Devouring Essence Array> from it?"

If this conjecture is true, Song Wen's idea of obtaining the subsequent Cultivation Method or Cultivation Method to the <Corpse King Reincarnation Art> from the Longevity Hall Secret Realm may fall through.

Song Wen's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Now that the Lei Clan has explored the Longevity Hall Secret Realm, perhaps I can get what I want from the Lei Clan."

A smile appeared on Song Wen's lips. He had only come to the Lei Clan to rescue Zhou Siyi, but unexpectedly, he had stumbled upon clues about the Longevity Hall.

His only question was: why would the Lei Clan go to such lengths to capture Foundation Establishment Realm and Golden Core stage cultivators of the Longevity Art?

The Devouring Essence Array that Song Wen obtained from the Su Clan can extend one's lifespan by sixty years, but it does not mention that it requires a cultivator with the Longevity Art who has reached the Foundation Establishment Realm or Golden Core stages.

Song Wen turned his gaze to Lei Weiyue and the other two, who were enveloped in blood cocoons.

These three still have some use, Song Wen doesn't plan to kill them for the time being.

However, staying with the three of them for too long is not safe.

The Soul Lamp of the three are still with the Lei Clan, Lei Clan could come looking for them at any time.

After thinking for a moment, Song Wen suddenly had an idea.

The blood cocoon contracted, releasing Lei Da and Lei Hu.

As soon as the two were freed, they noticed Song Wen in front of them, and Lei Weiyue, whose head was the only part of her body that was sticking out, and who had already fainted.

"Bang, bang."

Their legs buckled, and they immediately knelt down.

"Senior, please don't kill us!"

"Senior, we are willing to do anything for you, we just beg you to spare us."

The two looked terrified and pleaded repeatedly.

Song Wen said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you."

A glimmer of hope appeared in Lei Da and Lei Hu's fearful eyes.

"What do you need us brothers to do, senior? We brothers will cooperate to the best of our ability, even if it means betraying the Lei Clan."

Song Wen said, "You don't need to betray the Lei Clan. You just need to deliver a message to Lei Jun: If you want to save Lei Weiyue, you must exchange her for Zhou Siyi."

At the same time.

Lei Clan's residence.

Lei Jun, who had just returned to his cave abode after meeting with his ancestor Lei Yue, received a report from his clansmen that the Spirit Artifact, the short spear, which his son Lei Tianyu had once used, had appeared in Commonfolk City.

Lei Weiyue, Lei Hu, and Lei Da went to apprehend the suspect, but have not returned and are suspected of disappearing.

The Lei Clan believed the three were missing, rather than dead, because their Soul Lamp had not yet been extinguished.

Upon hearing that the short spear had appeared in Commonfolk City, Lei Jun's face revealed a ruthless expression.

He had waited far too long for this day.

But upon hearing that Lei Weiyue and the other two had gone missing, Lei Jun's expression suddenly turned serious.

He realized that someone was deliberately using the short spear to lure him out.

But due to a series of unforeseen events, Lei Weiyue suffered an undeserved calamity.

After a moment's hesitation, Lei Jun addressed his subordinates.

"Go and fetch the Soul Lamp of the three of them."

"Yes."

The subordinate obeyed the order and left, returning a moment later with the Soul Lamp of the three men.

Lei Jun immediately began using his soul-searching technique to locate the three people.

He first cast a spell on Lei Weiyue's Soul Lamp.

However, despite Lei Jun's three consecutive attempts to use the Soul-Searching Technique, Lei Weiyue's Soul Lamp remained unresponsive.

Lei Jun's expression changed slightly.

"What's going on? Lei Weiyue's Soul Lamp is clearly intact, so why is there no reaction when we use the Soul Searching Technique?"

Then, he thought of a possibility, but the probability of this guess was extremely low, so low that Lei Jun was somewhat unwilling to believe it.

He then took the Lei Da Soul Lamp and began casting a spell.

A little over fifteen minutes later, Lei Da's Soul Lamp reacted.

According to the Soul Lamp's directions, Lei Da is located approximately several thousand miles southwest of the Lei Clan's residence.

Next, Lei Jun cast a spell on Lei Hu's Soul Lamp.

The indication from Lei Hu's Soul Lamp suggests that he and Lei Da are together.

Seeing that Lei Da and Lei Hu's Soul Lamp were normal, Lei Jun cast a spell on Lei Weiyue's Soul Lamp again, but the result was the same as before, with no reaction.

"Could it be that the other party really possesses Hidden Soul Jade, concealing Lei Weiyue's soul fluctuations?"

Lei Jun muttered to himself in a low voice.

His tone was full of disbelief.

In the Heavenly Origin Continent, the number of Hidden Soul Jade specimens is extremely small, making it an exceptionally rare item.

The fact that the opponent possesses Hidden Soul Jade indicates they came prepared, and their intentions must be far-reaching.