The colorful phoenix formed from the Power of Origin Lin Heng's eight fundamental powers caused the soul to exclaim in surprise.
The two colossal beasts, locked in fierce combat, suddenly ceased their attack, with the Black Tiger suddenly stopping.
Seeing that the other party had stopped, Lin Heng waved his hand, ordering Cai Feng to step back.
The black soul stared at Lin Heng with its deep eyes for a long time before finally asking, "Who exactly are you? How can you gather all eight Power of Origin within your body?"
Faced with the soul's doubts, Lin Heng shrugged. "My name is Lin Heng, the Pavilion Master of the Battle Heaven Pavilion, and I belong to the Ascenders Ones."
" Lin Heng? Battle Heaven Pavilion?"
The soul was once again filled with doubt. After all, Lin Heng had only been in the Longevity Realm for a short time, which was naturally unfamiliar to the Jade Bone Soul Sect, which had been sealed for countless years.
After a long while, the soul spoke again, "I never imagined that the eight fundamental sources, which have been managed by the Eight Great Imperial Clans for generations, would one day appear simultaneously on the side of us Ascenders! Haha, truly heaven is helping us Ascenders!"
The other party's change in attitude made Lin Heng sigh helplessly. It seemed that this fight was not going to continue.
As the soul body reclaimed the black tiger as energy, Lin Heng also reclaimed the Source Power of the colorful phoenix.
What was supposed to be a major battle ended after just one clash.
Just as the two sides ceased hostilities, Lin Heng Lin Heng was about to ask the other party about the Pure Jade Bone when, before he could speak, the Soul-Devouring Array suddenly activated.
'Whoosh!'
A gust of eerie wind swept through the formation, and when it reached the souls, the agonizing screams of thousands of undead immediately emanated from them.
Under Lin Heng's gaze, the tormented soul instantly split apart, transforming once again into thousands of undead spirits drifting in the air.
The Soul-Devouring Array contains various methods for attacking the undead, and the Ghost Wind is just one of them.
If it has a physical form, the ghostly wind won't cause much harm, but if it's just in its undead form, it will be corroded by the ghostly wind, just like sulfuric acid splashed on an ordinary person. Not only will it cause unbearable pain, but it will also continuously erode its soul power.
It is precisely because of the Soul-Devouring Array that the spirits here, otherwise, after such a long period of accumulation, would probably have reached the level of Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable at the weakest.
Seeing the undead suffering, Lin Heng flipped his hand, and four array flags appeared in his palm.
"Certainly!"
Lin Heng casually tossed the array flags out, and the four array flags flew in all directions.
As the battle flags landed, they connected in all directions, forming an invisible barrier that enveloped an area of 30,000 li in radius, centered on Lin Heng.
Within this barrier space, the eerie wind dissipated on its own, and the thousands of undead began to recover from their suffering.
At this moment, a spirit of the dead floated to Lin Heng's front.
The newcomer appeared to be in his early forties, dressed like a middle-aged scholar.
"Thank you for your help."
The middle-aged soul first nodded to Lin Heng in thanks, and then revealed his identity.
The middle-aged soul was Xiang Nantian, the sect leader of the Jade Bone Soul Sect.
With Lin Heng's intervention to isolate the Soul-Devouring Array, both sides were finally able to quiet down and have a casual chat.
During their conversation, Lin Heng also inquired about the Nine Heavens love story from back then.
Upon hearing this, Lin Heng couldn't help but feel angry.
It turns out that Lei Wuhen did indeed fall in love with a woman at the Nirvana Realm and won her over through his relentless pursuit.
But what happened later was not at all like the rumors.
The woman is Xiang Lin, Xiang Nantian's younger sister. Lei Wuhen pursued Xiang Lin madly and promised to give Xiang Lin a future.
At first, Xiang Nantian did not agree to the two being together. Firstly, the difference in their status was too great, and secondly, the Jade Bone Soul Sect belonged to the Ascenders, while Lei Wuhen belonged to the Eight Great Imperial Clans, making them opposing sides.
Due to Lei Wuhen's insistence, coupled with his sister Xiang Lin's threat of suicide, Xiang Nantian finally gave in.
However, when the two sides discussed marriage, Lei Wuhen proposed to use the Pure Jade Bone of the Jade Bone Soul Sect as dowry.
Xiang Nantian then realized that Lei Wuhen's plan was to obtain the Pure Jade Bone as material for his clone when breaking through to the Primordial Realm.
The Pure Jade Bone is the most prized treasure of the Jade Bone Soul Sect, and only two pieces have been crafted over countless years. One was given to the sect's patriarch, and the remaining piece has already been given to Xiang Nantian, the most talented member of the sect. Where would they find another one?
Having learned the truth, Lei Wuhen actually intends to kill Xiang Nantian and take his bones!
Fortunately, at that moment, the Jade Bone Soul Sect Ancestor, who had already gone to the Upper Realm, happened to return.
After a fierce battle, the Jade Bone Soul Sect's patriarch, despite suffering an incurable injury, severely wounded Lei Wuhen, forcing Lei Wuhen to retreat.
The Lei Clan will naturally not let this matter rest.
Thus began the rumors that spread for Nine Heavens, telling the story of Xiang Lin abandoning Lei Wuhen and falling in love with Xiang Nantian.
Under a seemingly legitimate pretext, the Lei Clan sent powerful figures to the Jade Bone Soul Sect, intending to kill the patriarch and Xiang Nantian and take their jade bones.
After a fierce battle, even at the cost of his soul being scattered, the Jade Bone Soul Sect's patriarch still failed to let his opponent succeed.
Just as Xiang Nantian was about to follow in the footsteps of his ancestor and self-destruct, he was unexpectedly subdued by the Lei Clan's powerful members.
The final result was that Xiang Nantian was killed, the Jade Bone was taken away, and the entire Jade Bone Soul Sect was destroyed in a single day.
After telling the story, Xiang Nantian snorted coldly, "Hmph! Does Lei Wuhen really think that obtaining the Jade Bone means he can use it? Little does he know that without the special secret techniques of my Jade Bone Soul Sect, it's just a useless treasure."
Upon hearing this, Lin Heng hesitated. If he really followed Xiang Nantian's advice, wouldn't the jade bone he obtained from signing in be a useless treasure?
However, if he were to press the matter further, it might alert Xiang Nantian, and could even lead him to suspect that he had come to steal the jade bone to use the secret technique.
Should we simply present the jade bone and frankly tell the truth?
Lin Heng was equally unsure whether Xiang Nantian would believe him.
"Brother Lin?"
Just as Lin Heng was caught in a dilemma, Xiang Nantian noticed Lin Heng's worried expression and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Seeing this, Lin Heng gritted his teeth and simply took out the jade bone he had obtained from signing in.
"Brother Xiang, to be honest, I have a treasure that can replicate items that have appeared in certain places. This jade bone is one that I copied after entering the formation."
After saying this, Lin Heng looked at Xiang Nantian and remained silent.
Xiang Nantian stared intently at Yu Gu for a moment, then looked at Lin Heng.
There was no anger in the other person's eyes, only considerable shock.
After a few seconds, Xiang Nantian sighed and said, "At first I thought Brother Lin was sent by the Lei Clan to investigate the secret techniques, but upon closer inspection, I realized that this jade bone actually belongs to our ancestor."
When the Jade Bone Soul Sect's patriarch self-destructed, not only was his Divine Soul destroyed, but his jade bones were also completely destroyed.
If Lin Heng had presented Xiang Nantian's jade bone, the other party might have actually become suspicious.
But since it's the ancestor's territory, this matter isn't necessarily impossible to explain.
Xiang Nantian paused for a moment before continuing, "Brother Lin took out the jade bone, presumably because he doesn't know how to use it."
Lin Heng did not hide this from him and nodded in acknowledgment.
Xiang Nantian then adopted a solemn expression and said, "I can tell you the secret method of the Jade Bone, and I can even help you forge the strongest Jade Bone, but you must promise me one thing, and you must swear an oath..."