The Original Essence Soul Sutra

Today is the 29th, one day before Lunar New Year's Eve.

Just as Lin Xiao was waiting for the city to be completed, the Yin Qi on Everbright Mountain had become as thick as ink, filling the entire interior of Everbright Mountain with darkness.

However, due to the Everbright control of the tomb keeper, everything appeared normal from the outside.

Only the stone tablet at the entrance, which originally bore the three characters "Everbright Mountain," was now swallowed by a dark, gloomy Yin Qi, indicating that the changes inside were still ongoing.

Liao Pantu had no idea how long he had been there.

At first, he simply felt that this place was very suitable for cultivating his "Soul Refining Instruction".

During his time on Everbright Mountain, he not only cultivated but also frequently looked after the group of Soul-Nourishing Tree there.

Because they are all saplings, although they have been planted, it will take quite some time for them to take root in this land.

He cultivated in this Soul-Nourishing Tree, which can be said to complement the Soul-Nourishing Wood.

Being in the Soul-Nourishing Tree, the pure Yin Qi generated by so many Soul-Nourishing Tree provided an excellent cultivation environment for Liao Pantu, who was practicing the Soul Refining Instruction.

The soul power he generates during cultivation can Soul-Nourishing Tree.

In addition, there are the many souls buried in Everbright Mountain, as well as the array of Yin Qi gathered by Everbright Mountain itself.

As Liao Pantu spent more time cultivating here, the Soul-Nourishing Tree saplings took root and grew, rapidly forming a self-sustaining cycle and derivative system within Everbright Mountain.

He felt completely at ease cultivating his skills here, so much so that he was utterly captivated and unable to extricate himself.

Therefore, he has been meditating here for a while, and his cultivation level has been increasing rapidly.

Especially recently.

He always felt a strange sensation within his soul.

That mysterious feeling, so close yet so far, compelled him to explore even deeper.

The Soul Refining Instruction and the Original Essence Heart Sutra, which he had already memorized thoroughly, were operating simultaneously within his soul body, but Liao Pantu was currently unaware of them.

He felt as if he had entered a long, narrow passage filled with black mist and with no end in sight.

Although there was only darkness ahead, it felt as if something was calling to him, drawing him in.

He seemed to be floating, yet also walking step by step, moving forward with a mixture of confusion and determination.

He walked for an unknown amount of time until, finally, the monotonous darkness ahead was replaced by a blurry outline.

He walked up to the dark figure and saw its appearance clearly.

It was a stone coffin.

A stone coffin he knew all too well.

His soul was sealed in this stone coffin for nearly a hundred years.

Although he couldn't see what was inside, he could clearly see his other soul in the stone coffin looking back at each other through the coffin.

Liao Pantu raised his hand and gently touched the stone coffin. The seal on it suddenly lit up, reminding him that this stone coffin could never be opened unless the seal was broken.

He sighed softly.

The part of the soul inside the stone coffin also let out a soft sigh.

The faint sound seemed to dissipate as it was enveloped by the surrounding eerie wind.

In an instant, a golden Yin Qi of yin energy burst forth from Liao Pantu's body, heading straight for the stone coffin!

There was a "ding" sound!

The once impenetrable seal on the stone coffin shattered instantly!

They transformed into starlight and scattered into the boundless darkness.

Liao Pantu in astonishment at the scene before him.

The lid of the stone coffin, which was originally tightly closed, was slowly pushed open from the inside.

Another part of his soul floated out from within.

Liao Pantu stretched out his hand, and the other part of his soul also stretched out its hand. The moment the two souls made contact, they quickly began to merge!

In the blink of an eye, the two souls merged into one.

As Liao Pantu remained in the darkness, he felt his soul finally return to its peak—no, it was much stronger than before!

This is the accumulation of each of his soul bodies over the past hundred years since his soul was split, as well as his accumulation within the Lingxian Sect over the past few years!

After fully experiencing the long-lost feeling of a complete soul, Liao Pantu suddenly recalled the dark golden light that had easily shattered the seal on the stone coffin.

He looked up and saw that the dark golden light had condensed into a ball of light that was black on the inside and gold on the outside, and was floating quietly in the air.

It seems they were waiting for him.

He reached out his hand towards the ball of light.

The halo dissipated the moment it was touched.

A black book lay quietly in his hands.

Above are four large, golden characters: "The Original Essence Soul Sutra".

"Original... Soul Sutra?"

Liao Pantu somewhat puzzled.

Seeing the scene before him, he quickly recalled what Lin Xiao and the others had told him before about Jiang Youfu's creation of the "Original Essence Heart Sutra: Immortal Food Chapter".

However, his own "Original Essence Soul Sutra" seemed to be somewhat different from it.

It doesn't seem to belong to a branch of the "Original Essence Heart Sutra".

To answer his questions, he didn't bother to think about where he was and immediately sat down on the ground and opened the "Original Essence Soul Sutra".

He only glanced at the first chapter and was certain that this was not a branch of the "Original Essence Heart Sutra".

This "Original Essence Soul Sutra" is more like a completely new mental cultivation method born from the combination of the "Original Essence Heart Sutra" and the "Soul Refining Instruction"!

Moreover, he could tell at a glance that this cultivation method was far superior to the Earth Rank method; it was a Heaven Rank cultivation method that belonged to him!

Liao Pantu felt happier than ever before.

Suddenly, in this pitch-black, endless space, the omnipresent Yin Qi howled in from all directions and poured into his soul!

He felt his soul being filled with this seemingly endless Yin Qi, growing larger and larger.

Until he was the only one left in this world.

He didn't know when, but the endless Yin Qi and yin energy around him disappeared, leaving only a hazy void where nothing existed except himself.

The "Original Essence Soul Sutra" transformed into a golden light and flew back into his body.

Liao Pantu felt his soul begin to tremble.

Unidentified sounds seemed to come from the horizon, or perhaps from his Sea of Consciousness, buzzing outwards and contracting inwards.

He felt as if he had fainted, yet he also felt unusually clear-headed.

It's as if you're wandering between two worlds, with a towering mountain to the left and a vast ocean to the right.

Here, there is no changing of the seasons, no sunrise or sunset.

Everything was happening and changing, yet he felt as if time had stood still.

The stillness was finally shattered by the distant roar of thunder.

Liao Pantu looked up and saw a thunder dragon that had appeared out of nowhere, entwined with auspicious clouds and flashing brightly.

Within the universe, a silent command was given, and thick bolts of lightning intertwined into pillars, roaring as they attacked him!

Struck by the lightning, he felt as if he were iron being forged in the hands of a blacksmith, being struck down hard by a heavy hammer.

One moment, one moment.