"Master Xiao Ming, my Master is still unconscious, this..." Yun Yun began to speak but then stopped herself.
"Your Master's soul was under the control of the Hall of Souls Protector. I previously sealed it in his physical body, and I have to unseal it for him to wake up. But before that, there's something I need to tell you," Xiao Ming said, emerging from his thoughts.
"What's wrong?" Yun Yun had a bad feeling inside as she looked at Xiao Ming's expression and gritted her teeth before asking.
Xiao Ming looked at Yun Yun for a moment before continuing.
At this moment, Yun Yun was in a precarious state. She had been besieged in the previous battle and had sustained a considerable number of injuries. Her face was pallid, and the way she was gritting her teeth and persevering was truly heart-wrenching.
"Although I previously sealed the Former Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect and his soul was not consumed, I only sealed it and did not solve the problem within his soul. In the future, if he encounters a Hall of Souls Protector again, he will likely be just as powerless to resist."
"Moreover, since his soul was extracted from his physical body, even though I sealed it back quickly, his arms and legs will probably be uncoordinated for a while, which means he will have limited combat power," Xiao Ming continued explaining.
Yun Shan's soul had been affected much more than just his combat power, and it would take some time for him to fully recover from the impact.
Upon hearing this, Yun Yun felt relieved. Although the situation was still bad, it was not life-threatening.
"Master Xiao Ming, can you undo the secret technique from the Hall of Souls?" Yun Yun asked.
"I'll have to try to find out," Xiao Ming replied. He had not encountered the Hall of Souls' secret technique before, so he couldn't say for sure. If he couldn't figure it out, he would have to search Protector Xuan's storage ring to see if there was anything that could undo it.
Naturally, after killing Protector Xuan in battle, his storage ring was guarded by Xiao Ming.
Unfortunately, Protector Wu's death had been too tragic, and there was nothing left.
As he thought about this, Xiao Ming couldn't help but sigh.
The treasures accumulated by a Dou Ancestor powerhouse would not be a small number, and it was quite distressing to think that they were wasted like this.
Seeing Xiao Ming sigh, Yun Yun thought that he was considering Yun Shan's soul problem too complicated.
She quickly reassured him, "Master Xiao Ming, don't feel pressured. Just do your best, and the reward..."
Yun Yun gritted her silver teeth and spoke resolutely, "As long as my Misty Cloud Sect has it, you can ask for whatever you want. We will definitely provide it to you."
Hearing these words, Xiao Ming looked deeply at Yun Yun. Her words were very ambiguous.
If he didn't ask for something, but someone, then would they also hand it over?
However, Xiao Ming remained serious and waved his hand, saying, "Let's not talk about rewards. Whether the problem can be solved is still a question."
Yun Yun smiled bitterly at his words.
Just then, a Misty Cloud Sect elder dressed in a white cloud-printed robe approached them.
Seeing the Elder coming, Yun Yun stopped thinking about other things and asked him, "Elder Yun Jing, how were our casualties?"
Yun Jing shook his head and sighed, "Sect Leader, we suffered heavy losses this time. Dozens of ordinary disciples were killed, and hundreds were injured. Two elders died in battle, and all the others suffered injuries of various kinds. The most severe is the First Elder, who will need at least half a year to recover."
Yun Yun asked, "Have you already organized support for the injured? And who were the two Elders who died?"
"Yun Du and Gu He." Yun Jing's face was bitter.
Yun Yun was shocked, "What!?"
Gu He's death came as a surprise to Yun Yun, but when she considered his combat ability, she fell silent.
Alchemists were known for having either extremely strong or weak battle power. Xiao Ming's master, Elder Huo, belonged to the former, while alchemists like Fa Ma were part of the latter.
Gu He's situation was similar to Fa Ma's, and the soul of a sixth-tier alchemist was evidently attractive to the Hall of Souls. Furthermore, Gu He was not a Dou Emperor but received treatment comparable to one, being besieged by three Dou Emperors, making it even more difficult for him to resist.
Therefore, Gu He's death was inevitable, and it was a miracle that he had not fallen sooner.
"However, thanks to the soul body that Master Xiao Ming released in the middle of the battle, I was able to save Elder Gu He's soul body..."
...
While Yun Yun and Yun Jing were discussing their Sect's matters, Xiao Ming searched for Xiao Yan's figure and found him under a ruin after a while.
Xiao Yan had several abrasions on his body and was already unconscious, with black chain-like wounds on his arms that looked both fierce and terrifying.
Seeing his chest still rising and falling, Xiao Ming didn't immediately wake him up. Instead, he waved his hand and suctioned the high-grade black storage ring from Xiao Yan's finger into his own hand.
'Yao Lao's Bone Flame Ring...'
Xiao Ming took the Bone Flame Ring for the High-Level Alchemy Inheritance that Yao Lao had promised him earlier.
Although Yao Lao had passed away, he had fulfilled his part of the deal, so the reward he was to obtain had to be given to him.
However, since Yao Lao had died, he had to take it himself.
The Bone Flame Ring was a high-grade storage ring with soul protection, but since Yao Lao had passed away, it only provided minimal protection against someone like Xiao Yan and was even less effective against Xiao Ming's own soul power.
He used his soul power to break the protection established by Yao Lao, and what appeared in front of Xiao Ming's eyes was a huge space.
There were all kinds of Qi Methods and Dou Techniques in the space, both Xuan Class and Di Class, and Xiao Ming even saw High Di Dou Techniques of wind and fire attributes.
But his gaze didn't linger on these things for long, instead, he continued to search through the entire space until he finally found the Alchemy Inheritance that Yao Lao had promised him among a bunch of pill recipes.
A white light flickered in Xiao Ming's hand, and a slightly damaged green scroll appeared. Glancing at it slightly, there were three small characters written on it.
'Medicine Sect Inheritance.'
'That must be the right thing.' Xiao Ming handed back the Bone Flame Ring to Xiao Yan. He then immersed his soul power into the scroll, and after a moment, he opened his eyes with a look of excitement.
Indeed, the scroll contained the inheritance of alchemy promised to him by Yao Lao, and the one who left the inheritance was an ancient sect called Medicine Sect.
This inheritance provided comprehensive explanations of various alchemy techniques, but the only drawback was that some parts were unclear, possibly due to deterioration. The higher the level of the inheritance, the more confusing some parts became, and there was nothing where the ninth-tier inheritance should be.
'For now, this is more than enough. Once I assimilate this inheritance and my soul power is sufficient, reaching the eighth-tier Alchemist quickly will not just be a pipe dream.'
"Master Xiao Ming, my Master is still unconscious, this..." Yun Yun began to speak but then stopped herself.
"Your Master's soul was under the control of the Hall of Souls Protector. I previously sealed it in his physical body, and I have to unseal it for him to wake up. But before that, there's something I need to tell you," Xiao Ming said, emerging from his thoughts.
"What's wrong?" Yun Yun had a bad feeling inside as she looked at Xiao Ming's expression and gritted her teeth before asking.
Xiao Ming looked at Yun Yun for a moment before continuing.
At this moment, Yun Yun was in a precarious state. She had been besieged in the previous battle and had sustained a considerable number of injuries. Her face was pallid, and the way she was gritting her teeth and persevering was truly heart-wrenching.
"Although I previously sealed the Former Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect and his soul was not consumed, I only sealed it and did not solve the problem within his soul. In the future, if he encounters a Hall of Souls Protector again, he will likely be just as powerless to resist."
"Moreover, since his soul was extracted from his physical body, even though I sealed it back quickly, his arms and legs will probably be uncoordinated for a while, which means he will have limited combat power," Xiao Ming continued explaining.
Yun Shan's soul had been affected much more than just his combat power, and it would take some time for him to fully recover from the impact.
Upon hearing this, Yun Yun felt relieved. Although the situation was still bad, it was not life-threatening.
"Master Xiao Ming, can you undo the secret technique from the Hall of Souls?" Yun Yun asked.
"I'll have to try to find out," Xiao Ming replied. He had not encountered the Hall of Souls' secret technique before, so he couldn't say for sure. If he couldn't figure it out, he would have to search Protector Xuan's storage ring to see if there was anything that could undo it.
Naturally, after killing Protector Xuan in battle, his storage ring was guarded by Xiao Ming.
Unfortunately, Protector Wu's death had been too tragic, and there was nothing left.
As he thought about this, Xiao Ming couldn't help but sigh.
The treasures accumulated by a Dou Ancestor powerhouse would not be a small number, and it was quite distressing to think that they were wasted like this.
Seeing Xiao Ming sigh, Yun Yun thought that he was considering Yun Shan's soul problem too complicated.
She quickly reassured him, "Master Xiao Ming, don't feel pressured. Just do your best, and the reward..."
Yun Yun gritted her silver teeth and spoke resolutely, "As long as my Misty Cloud Sect has it, you can ask for whatever you want. We will definitely provide it to you."
Hearing these words, Xiao Ming looked deeply at Yun Yun. Her words were very ambiguous.
If he didn't ask for something, but someone, then would they also hand it over?
However, Xiao Ming remained serious and waved his hand, saying, "Let's not talk about rewards. Whether the problem can be solved is still a question."
Yun Yun smiled bitterly at his words.
Just then, a Misty Cloud Sect elder dressed in a white cloud-printed robe approached them.
Seeing the Elder coming, Yun Yun stopped thinking about other things and asked him, "Elder Yun Jing, how were our casualties?"
Yun Jing shook his head and sighed, "Sect Leader, we suffered heavy losses this time. Dozens of ordinary disciples were killed, and hundreds were injured. Two elders died in battle, and all the others suffered injuries of various kinds. The most severe is the First Elder, who will need at least half a year to recover."
Yun Yun asked, "Have you already organized support for the injured? And who were the two Elders who died?"
"Yun Du and Gu He." Yun Jing's face was bitter.
Yun Yun was shocked, "What!?"
Gu He's death came as a surprise to Yun Yun, but when she considered his combat ability, she fell silent.
Alchemists were known for having either extremely strong or weak battle power. Xiao Ming's master, Elder Huo, belonged to the former, while alchemists like Fa Ma were part of the latter.
Gu He's situation was similar to Fa Ma's, and the soul of a sixth-tier alchemist was evidently attractive to the Hall of Souls. Furthermore, Gu He was not a Dou Emperor but received treatment comparable to one, being besieged by three Dou Emperors, making it even more difficult for him to resist.
Therefore, Gu He's death was inevitable, and it was a miracle that he had not fallen sooner.
"However, thanks to the soul body that Master Xiao Ming released in the middle of the battle, I was able to save Elder Gu He's soul body..."
...
While Yun Yun and Yun Jing were discussing their Sect's matters, Xiao Ming searched for Xiao Yan's figure and found him under a ruin after a while.
Xiao Yan had several abrasions on his body and was already unconscious, with black chain-like wounds on his arms that looked both fierce and terrifying.
Seeing his chest still rising and falling, Xiao Ming didn't immediately wake him up. Instead, he waved his hand and suctioned the high-grade black storage ring from Xiao Yan's finger into his own hand.
'Yao Lao's Bone Flame Ring...'
Xiao Ming took the Bone Flame Ring for the High-Level Alchemy Inheritance that Yao Lao had promised him earlier.
Although Yao Lao had passed away, he had fulfilled his part of the deal, so the reward he was to obtain had to be given to him.
However, since Yao Lao had died, he had to take it himself.
The Bone Flame Ring was a high-grade storage ring with soul protection, but since Yao Lao had passed away, it only provided minimal protection against someone like Xiao Yan and was even less effective against Xiao Ming's own soul power.
He used his soul power to break the protection established by Yao Lao, and what appeared in front of Xiao Ming's eyes was a huge space.
There were all kinds of Qi Methods and Dou Techniques in the space, both Xuan Class and Di Class, and Xiao Ming even saw High Di Dou Techniques of wind and fire attributes.
But his gaze didn't linger on these things for long, instead, he continued to search through the entire space until he finally found the Alchemy Inheritance that Yao Lao had promised him among a bunch of pill recipes.
A white light flickered in Xiao Ming's hand, and a slightly damaged green scroll appeared. Glancing at it slightly, there were three small characters written on it.
'Medicine Sect Inheritance.'
'That must be the right thing.' Xiao Ming handed back the Bone Flame Ring to Xiao Yan. He then immersed his soul power into the scroll, and after a moment, he opened his eyes with a look of excitement.
Indeed, the scroll contained the inheritance of alchemy promised to him by Yao Lao, and the one who left the inheritance was an ancient sect called Medicine Sect.
This inheritance provided comprehensive explanations of various alchemy techniques, but the only drawback was that some parts were unclear, possibly due to deterioration. The higher the level of the inheritance, the more confusing some parts became, and there was nothing where the ninth-tier inheritance should be.
'For now, this is more than enough. Once I assimilate this inheritance and my soul power is sufficient, reaching the eighth-tier Alchemist quickly will not just be a pipe dream.'
