Chapter 198: Two Pits, Little Jin, Eastern Extremity Capital Ruins
After gathering a complete set.
It should be of some help for exploring the Jingzhao Demon Suppression Prison.
Previously, he had told this speculation to Ding Ming, one of the True Disciples of Fierce Darkness Peak.
Although he didn't return to Gui Ling to meet him afterward, he still revealed a lot of information, which he saw very clearly in the recorded image.
Ding Ming and Wei Shanze clearly arrived relatively late, but they were the first to appear within the Heaven-Reaching Light Pillar, as if they had triggered something.
As for the final ownership of the Rakshasa True Demon Scripture, it's still unclear. It's perfect that Jin Miaoshan obtained the Asura Killing Saint Scripture, so he can take this opportunity to contact and ask.
Along with Proprietor Ye's news came a bead, which Wang Yu had seen before. It was precisely the Top-Grade Magic Treasure Sub-Pearl for contacting Jin Miaoshan.
After activating it with True Essence.
This time, only Jin Miaoshan's facial image manifested, and it was somewhat blurry, likely due to the distance between them being too far.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, we meet again."
"Daoist Jin, state your conditions directly."
The main ingredient for the Soul Origin Pill was called Soul Origin Flower in the Ancient Era, but in this era, it's called Ghost Cry Flower. To be honest, Wang Yu didn't know why the other party wanted to discuss conditions with him personally.
If he could refine the Soul Origin Pill, he was confident that within twenty years, he could truly break through his Divine Sense Power to the Core Formation Realm.
The reason it would take so long was that the Ancient Soul Art needed to reach Perfection first. After all, it was only a Second Stage Divine Sense Cultivation Method, and perhaps he could use the power of the Storage Slot to derive it to the Third Tier.
But the time it would take would be extremely long.
In the faint image, Jin Miaoshan's mood seemed normal. Facing Wang Yu's impolite questioning, she didn't continue on that topic, but instead said.
"I know everything you've done at the Spirit Jade Golden Abundance Pavilion, so... I also know about the Soul Origin Pill."
"And then?"
Wang Yu raised an eyebrow. He had long speculated about this situation, but there was nothing he could do. Who made the Golden Abundance Pavilion so convenient? Guiling City didn't have a Heaven Treasure Branch Pavilion; this was reality.
Jin Miaoshan paused slightly and began a lengthy explanation.
"The Soul Origin Pill is an ancient formula, originating from the Sky Soul Sect, one of the lost Sects of the Ancient Era. This is a Sect that solely cultivates Divine Sense Inheritance.
"Its founding Ancestor even reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, but unfortunately... still fell in the Blood Demon Calamity. To a certain extent, the Sky Soul Sect and the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect, which inherited the Blood Demon Orthodoxy, are hereditary enemies.
"And you, you should possess the orthodox Inheritance of the Sky Soul Sect, right?"
Wang Yu looked indifferent. The Blood Demon Calamity of the Ancient Era was also called the Lost Era. The Blood Demons massacred too many factions, almost causing a complete break in the Cultivation World's lineage.
But what relationship does this have with Person Wang?
"You want the Inheritance of the Sky Soul Sect?"
"Naturally. After you tell me, the Golden Abundance Pavilion will send you over a thousand Ghost Cry Flowers, and the other Materials for refining the Soul Origin Pill will also be prepared together."
Jin Miaoshan's eyes faintly carried expectation, but because the image was too blurry, Wang Yu didn't catch it.
But this urgent attitude made Wang Yu think of a possibility with an extremely high probability, almost making him laugh out loud.
Pretending to ponder, Wang Yu waited for three breaths before squinting and saying, "Alright, old rules, sign a Nether River Pact."
"Person Wang will fully impart to you the Fundamental Cultivation Method of the Sky Soul Sect that I cultivate. Daoist Jin just needs to fulfill the promise made earlier."
"Good--"
The Nether River Pact, being an extremely high-end Contract, can manifest the Pact Paper in front of each party even if they are worlds apart. Imparting the Cultivation Method is even simpler; it can be done orally.
As the black paper left from the sky, Jin Miaoshan no longer concealed herself and said anxiously.
"Begin."
"The soul is the master within the corporeal soul, the spirit is the thought of man, thought is the true self. Gather Purple vital energy to nourish the spirit, absorb Sun Essence to strengthen thought, guide Grand Yin energy to cleanse the soul... this is the Ancient Soul~"
Wang Yu unhurriedly and slowly imparted the Cultivation Method, without modifying any character. He indeed completely imparted the Second Stage Ancient Soul Art to Jin Miaoshan, which was also everything he knew.
Moment later.
Jin Miaoshan seemed to have gained something, but that calm state only lasted for a very short time before she became urgent again.
"And then? What about the rest?!"
Wang Yu asked strangely.
"This is all the content Person Wang has mastered. Are you satisfied?"
Jin Miaoshan was stunned for a moment. The boiling Killing Intent in her mind was almost Unable to Control. She said somewhat reluctantly.
"It's only the Second Stage part. I thought you would at least have the Third Tier Ancient Soul Art. Rest assured... a thousand portions of complete Soul Origin Pill Materials will be delivered to the Guiling City Lord's Mansion within half a month."
Immediately after, the image closed, and the Space Treasure Pearl Sub-Pearl also turned into a puff of powder like smoke, as usual.
Wang Yu frowned deeply. Jin Miaoshan saw through his intention to watch a show and extort her a second time, but she didn't get furious because of it.
Instead, she went along with it, even agreeing to take a loss, which must be because her desire for the Ancient Soul Art had reached an extremely urgent degree.
Her condition is very wrong.
Considering the situation with the Bloodstained Shackles and Shackles, it's very likely that a problem arose after switching to cultivate the Asura Killing Saint Scripture. As for whether the problem is with the person or the Cultivation Method...
Wang Yu leaned towards both being the problem.
What's so special about the Ancient Soul Art? A pure Divine Sense Cultivation Method? No... with the Strength of the Golden Abundance Pavilion, they should be able to find something similar.
Then it must be that the Inheritance of the Sky Soul Sect has a special Effect.
"Ancient Soul..."
Wang Yu suddenly understood. The Fundamental Inheritance of the Sky Soul Sect, the Ancient Soul Art, could not only be cultivated to the Spirit Transformation Realm, but its status was also equivalent to the Asura Scripture.
The most important thing is that it can bestow the "Ancient Soul" Mystical property upon the Divine Soul.
This Mystical property can make one immune to over 90% of the negative conditions targeting the Divine Soul in the Cultivation World.
"Jin Miaoshan is being eroded by the Asura Slaughter Intent."
This is a very straightforward and obvious Result. She is now busy maintaining her True Self Consciousness and looking for an Opportunity to save herself.
"It's none of my concern. The thousand portions of Materials I exchanged for are the real reward that belongs to me. I'll use them when I return."
The items would arrive successively within half a month. Wang Yu didn't stay long in the City Lord's Mansion. After layering Invisibility Technique and Breathless Incantation, he secretly slipped out through the back door.
This outing was his first since arriving in Gui Ling. He would return within twenty days at most. It wasn't advisable to disappear for too long, and his vigilance was raised to the maximum.
As he advanced towards the Eastern Extremity Capital Ruins, he would occasionally stop to use the Mountain Sweeping Demon Finding Secret Technique to investigate the surrounding situation. If any Cultivators approached, he would quickly move Away From them.
He would absolutely not meet with any Cultivators.
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In the blink of an eye, seven days passed, and a stretch of red earth appeared before his eyes.
It was the part of the Ruins that had been completely erased by the previous battle. This Ground was stained with the fresh blood of Cultivators, and in the very center were two bottomless Pits.
Those were the traces left behind by the Inheritance Light Pillar.
It was said that afterwards, some Cultivators entered through these Pits, attempting to directly reach the depths of the Eastern Extremity Capital Ruins. However, no one who went in has ever been seen again.
Therefore, Wang Yu didn't plan to take a shortcut. After moving Away From this Battlefield, he arrived at the True Entrance to the Ruins, an Ancient Above-Ground Building Complex.
With this Ancient Buildings Complex as the core, there were many Houses temporarily built by Cultivators around it, or simply Cave-like Houses made of mud and rocks.
These people really have a special liking for Cave-like Houses.
Over time, these temporary residences left behind by predecessors also formed a small Architectural Complex like a Market Town, but people here rarely communicated and were vigilant towards others.
When Wang Yu arrived, he could only see a few people, about five or six, at first glance.
In this period, it's estimated that the number of people still exploring wouldn't Exceed three hundred. For such enormous Ruins, this Number is quite rare.
Judging from the Intelligence.
Wang Yu was extremely familiar with this place.
You can say a thousand or ten thousand times, but after all, he hadn't personally seen or experienced it, so it was still very unfamiliar.
He only had twenty days. The round trip would take fourteen days, leaving only six days for actual exploration. He planned to wander around the periphery, experience it personally once, and then plan the route for the next deeper exploration.
This is an Ancient Ruins that has existed for many years. He would inevitably enter it more than once, so it was better to adapt to it sooner.
Wang Yu adopted the cautious attitude he had during his first long trip, back in the Mysterious Bone Mountain era. That time seemed so long ago now.
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The dark Underground.
Two balls of Cold Flame illuminated the surroundings. Invisible Divine Sense Power, accompanied by the colorless ripples of the Mountain Sweeping Demon Finding Secret Technique, penetrated the obstacles of Buildings and terrain.
It transmitted everything within a one-kilometer radius, no matter how big or small, back to his mind. This was the Secret Method's maximum power. If the perception was extended in one Direction, it could reach up to fifteen kilometers.
After Wang Yu passed through the Ancient Architectural Complex on the Surface, which had long been scavenged clean, he truly entered the Underground Environment, which possessed a certain danger. Darkness was the biggest problem here.
Too bright a light source would attract the attention of Ancient Corpse Monsters even more. Therefore, using Cold Flame for illumination was a good idea; it emitted cold light.
Right now, he was using a Secret Method to search for Monsters.
Active Ancient Corpses, Corpse Demons, Corpse Goblins, Ghost Bats... and so on.
"Found them."
Not long after, the light of the Cold Flame disappeared. Wang Yu used his Divine Sense in conjunction with the Greater Yin Nether Pupil, almost seeing darkness as nothing. However, Divine Sense consumption was much faster than True Essence, and recovery was also slow.
So he had to use it sparingly, unlike True Essence, for which he had a large Reserve of Extreme-Grade Recovery Spirit Pills. Person Wang's True Essence had never fallen below 30%.
This was a Corpse Goblin.
About three meters tall, humanoid, with hands hanging down to the Ground, it possessed claws containing intense Corpse Poison. Its whole body was pitch-black and covered in long hair; some would grow red hair, symbolizing ominousness and disaster.
Its Strength was Extremely High, it moved like the wind, and it also possessed super-strong latent Talent and undying-like recovery power. It was a nightmare-level killer for low Cultivation Realm Cultivators below the Third Tier.
In Red Kite, it was known for its widespread Prestige and was a true Demonic Creature. It was also a rare species in these Ancient Ruins. Corpse Demons, which were often compared to them, were slightly more common and belonged to Demonic Beasts.
Therefore, despite their similar names, their fundamental racial classifications were worlds apart.
Wang Yu returned to his old profession, concealing himself in the darkness to look for an Opportunity to strike.
This Corpse Goblin was over there playing with a skull. Judging from the Flesh residue and signs of decay, it should have been left behind during the last Exploration Craze.
The key thing was that it was sitting on something Wang Yu was very familiar with.
Ancient? Evil Treasure: Bloodstained Shackles!
Two pieces of wood board closed together, forming a square Torture Instrument with two round holes for prisoners' hands, and together with the Shackles that sealed the five parts of the body, they formed a set.
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