His calm tone carried an air of absolute, almost arrogant domineering arrogance.
Wen Buqi shuddered.
They stared in astonishment at the young man in black before them.
If someone else had said those words, he would have thought they were incredibly arrogant.
But this young man in front of me had survived the Emperor of Great Qian a few days ago, and even severely injured and defeated an emperor at the Divine Sea Realm Ninth Level.
He couldn't help but vaguely feel that if Zhou Changgeng really chased after them... it might not be Chu Yunfei who died.
"Very well, since you are so sensible, I will say no more."
Wen Buqi sighed, "I'll go back to the other courtyard to recuperate. You should also make preparations as soon as possible."
After saying this, Wen Buqi turned and left first.
The bamboo grove is dilapidated, and a gentle breeze blows through it.
Only Chu Yunfei and Wen Jiao remained in the same spot.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat subtle and ambiguous.
Wen Jiao lowered her head, recalling the absurdity and intimacy they had shared in the room these past few days, her cheeks burning as if on fire.
"Um... we're setting off for the capital tomorrow."
Wen Jiao dared not meet Chu Yunfei's burning gaze, and stammered, "I... I'll go and pack the spirit boat and pills first, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Wen Jiao didn't give Chu Yunfei a chance to speak. Lifting her skirt, she fled from the back mountain like a frightened deer.
Chu Yunfei gazed at her graceful and shy back, and couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.
This woman, in public, is the aloof and dignified young master of the Pill Pavilion, but in front of him, she is as shy as a young girl who has just experienced the ways of the world.
Composing himself, Chu Yunfei did not linger on the back mountain and returned to his room.
Although defeating Wu Yong seemed easy, it had consumed 30-40% of his spiritual energy.
More importantly, he hadn't had time to carefully examine the two storage rings he'd casually acquired after killing Cangyun Sect Chen Xuanhai and Han Kui of the Puppet Sect a few days ago.
Chu Yunfei closed the door, set up a simple warning array, then climbed onto the bed and sat cross-legged.
Whoosh!
Two storage rings emitting a faint glow appeared in his palm.
Chu Yunfei stirred his divine sense slightly, forcibly erasing the faint remaining restriction on it, and probed into it.
First, there's the storage ring of Chen Xuanhai, the powerful elder of the Cangyun Sect.
As soon as you step inside, a mountain of dazzling spirit stones comes into view.
"Six million low-grade spirit stones, one million eight hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones... As expected of a powerful elder of the Cangyun Sect, his wealth is indeed substantial."
Chu Yunfei nodded inwardly.
Besides the enormous amount of spirit stones, there were also more than a dozen bottles of third- and fourth-grade pills, even four extremely precious fifth-grade life-saving golden pills, as well as a large number of low-quality spirit herbs.
As for the cultivation techniques jade slips, there were four or five, among which the highest one was a Cangyun Sect technique, reaching the lower-grade Heaven Rank.
Next, Chu Yunfei examined Han Kui's storage ring.
The Puppet Sect has always had huge expenses, and Han Kui's wealth is slightly less.
Two million low-grade spirit stones and eight hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
Besides these, most of the space was filled with various highly poisonous ores, Yin Baleful Intent Demon Wood, and special metals for refining high-level battle puppets.
In terms of techniques, they consist entirely of unorthodox and insidious puppet control secrets and corpse poison methods.
Chu Yunfei casually flipped through them, then listlessly tossed the jade slips aside.
These techniques and martial arts skills might be priceless in the eyes of outsiders, but to him, who possesses memories of his past life, they seem insignificant.
In his previous life, he had mastered many martial arts techniques.
The reason I had been using transitional martial arts techniques like the Heaven-Severing Slash and the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword was simply because my cultivation level was too low, and my physical body and spiritual power were simply unable to bear advanced techniques.
"Once I break through to the Divine Sea Realm, my Spirit Pool will transform into a sea..."
Chu Yunfei's eyes gleamed with confidence. "At that time, my physical body will undergo a transformation, and I will be able to gradually cultivate many of the martial arts techniques from my previous life, so I will no longer lack offensive and defensive means."
However, Chu Yunfei's brows furrowed slightly again.
They are not lacking in martial arts skills.
However, he currently has a fatal weakness...
Soul!
The eruption of the Great Heaven-Burning Art not only burns spiritual power and blood energy, but also requires the burning of divine soul power as the fuse to control everything.
The last time he used the Great Heaven-Burning Art, his soul was almost torn apart by the raging battle intent.
If it weren't for Xiaoxiao Dragon protecting his soul in his sea of consciousness at that time, anyone else would have already suffered a soul collapse.
"Soul cultivation techniques are extremely rare..."
Chu Yunfei rubbed his temples and sighed inwardly.
Even in the Upper Realm, the cultivation techniques of the divine soul are among the rarest.
Even with his status as a giant in his previous life, the strongest divine soul technique he possessed was only barely at the Saint level. Moreover, the cultivation threshold was extremely demanding, requiring the use of pure immortal power to activate it, making it impossible to cultivate in this current realm.
If his soul cannot be strengthened rapidly, even with his extraordinary martial arts skills and the Great Heaven-Burning Art, it will be difficult for him to maintain his power for long.
"Hey, Xiaoxiao Dragon, are you awake?"
Chu Yunfei focused his mind on his sea of consciousness and tentatively called out a name.
Buzz.
Inside the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate, a faint ripple of azure light emanated.
Immediately afterwards, a soft, yet gruff voice exploded impatiently in Chu Yunfei's mind:
"You brat, I finally managed to fall asleep, and you woke me up again."
Xiaoxiao Dragon rolled his eyes, his illusory figure floating inside the cauldron, and said irritably:
"Spit it out."
Chu Yunfei wasn't angry. He grinned and said, "Your Majesty the Dragon King is very knowledgeable. I wonder if your dragon clan has any soul cultivation techniques suitable for my human race to practice now?"
Hearing this, Xiaoxiao Dragon looked at him as if he were a fool and sneered:
"Are you out of your mind?"
"I am a descendant of the ancient and supreme True Dragon race. From birth, my divine soul was a hundred times stronger than that of your human powerhouses."
"That kind of broken stuff is something only weak mortals like you would bother to cultivate. Where would I possibly have such a low-level technique?"
Chu Yunfei chuckled and patted his forehead.
I'd completely forgotten about that.
The dragon race possesses an incomparably powerful physical body, and its soul is even more exceptionally gifted, so it truly does not need to cultivate additional methods for the soul.
Just as Chu Yunfei was feeling slightly disappointed and preparing to look for another way...
Within his sea of consciousness, Xiaoxiao Dragon abruptly changed the subject:
However...
She crossed her arms, a smug smile playing on her lips.
"Although I do not possess such a technique, I do know where to find clues to soul cultivation methods."
Chu Yunfei's heart skipped a beat, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes. He blurted out, "..."
Where?
Xiaoxiao Dragon raised his snow-white, jade-like chin and slowly opened his mouth:
"Do you remember the nameless stone tablet you bought at the Pill Pavilion auction house before?"
"Stone tablet?"
Chu Yunfei's heart stirred slightly.
The stone tablet was entirely grayish-white and impenetrable to divine sense. Even the Pill Pavilion couldn't discern its grade or origin, mistaking it for a rock with some hardness, which is why he bought it.
"I didn't see anything unusual about that stone tablet at first either."
Xiaoxiao Dragon put away his frivolousness, and his tone became more serious:
"But during these times, having nothing else to do, I repeatedly probed the Divine Cauldron's energy."
"Finally, we discovered that within the hidden layers of that stone tablet, a faint aura of a divine soul imprint was subtly revealed."
"In my opinion, it most likely contains a divine soul cultivation technique, or some ancient treasure related to the divine soul."
Without hesitation, Chu Yunfei took out the three-foot square gray-white stone tablet from his storage ring.
The stone tablet felt cold and heavy to the touch, with a rough, mottled surface covered in weathered cracks.
Chu Yunfei channeled his divine sense, transforming it into an invisible blade, and carefully pierced towards the interior of the stone tablet.
However.
The moment the divine sense touched the surface of the stone tablet, it vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea, leaving no trace whatsoever. The divine soul imprint could not be sensed at all.
Chu Yunfei raised an eyebrow and asked doubtfully in his mind, "Are you sure?"
Would I, the King, lie to you?
Xiaoxiao Dragon rolled his eyes and snorted coldly:
"Your spiritual strength is still within the Heavenly Origin Realm, and the seal outside that stone tablet is extremely mysterious, so naturally you can't detect it."
"When your spiritual pool completely transforms into a sea, and your divine soul metamorphoses to the Divine Sea Realm, you will be able to fathom its inner workings."
Upon hearing this, a fiery glint appeared in Chu Yunfei's eyes.
If it truly is a technique for cultivating the soul.
That was truly an incredible stroke of luck.
Looking across the Eastern Continent and even the entire Vast Waves Domain, the cultivation techniques of the Divine Soul have almost disappeared.
Even if this stone tablet only contains a Heaven-level Divine Soul Technique, once it appears in the world, it would be enough to attract old monsters in the Good Fortune Realm or even the Grotto-Heaven Realm to fight over it.