In the past, he had no clue about soul attacks, nor did he have any前人 experience to draw from.
Now, with the sudden enlightenment of the Soul Devouring Wind Claw, his previous thoughts came flooding back like a tide.
"Teacher, you'll need to be careful this time," Xiao Yan took a deep breath and said solemnly.
Yao Lao laughed heartily: "With your little strength, making me careful... you'll need another twenty years of cultivation."
Even as just a soul body, he could dominate the entire Jia Ma Empire.
Xiao Yan's hand grasped at the air, and the remaining half of his soul force continuously burst forth from between his eyebrows, condensing into faint green lights that gathered in his hand, forming the 'Li Ling' secret technique.
Although the Li Ling blade had not yet fully formed, its soul-devouring power had already begun to spread.
"What's happening to this kid? He's completely different now!"
Yao Lao's eyes narrowed sharply; the aura emanating from Xiao Yan indeed made him feel a hint of danger.
If not for his formidable soul force, the soul power within him might have been sucked away.
This was Xiao Yan's first time condensing the 'Li Ling' blade, and having already consumed half of his soul force, it wasn't easy for him to execute.
After a full three to five minutes, an ancient-looking sword finally appeared in Xiao Yan's hand.
This sword had an ancient and unique shape, with a long and straight blade that emitted a deep green light, as if calling out to ancient souls.
The blade was sharp, with a green hue, while the spine of the sword was black and white, resembling stars in the night sky, adding a unique charm to the sword.
With his Dou Qi strength, Xiao Yan, merely a Great Dou Master, naturally couldn't materialize objects, but now he was using soul force.
With Xiao Yan's Intermediate Mortal Realm soul force, he was already an extraordinary existence among alchemists.
"Be careful!" Xiao Yan reminded again, thrusting the sword straight towards Yao Lao's face.
Yao Lao only felt that the sword was strange; even before it struck him, there was a bizarre sensation of his soul force being torn away.
The gap between Xiao Yan's current strength and his was too large. If they were on the same level, he probably wouldn't be as calm as he was now.
With a grasp of his hand, Yao Lao used the Bone Chilling Flame to condense a cold white giant ruler, sweeping it out with a momentum as if to cut through all obstacles.
Xiao Yan, holding the Li Ling sword, moved as agile as the wind, his sword techniques elegant and unpredictable, making it hard to defend against.
The clash of sword and ruler produced a series of clinking sounds.
After more than a dozen exchanges, Yao Lao called out in astonishment to stop.
Looking at his weapon, now in tatters and resembling a mere stick, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment.
Yao Lao looked in surprise at the ancient sword in Xiao Yan's hand, surrounded by cold white streams: "What is this thing?"
Originally, he thought that with the strength of his Bone Chilling Flame, a single strike would break Xiao Yan's small sword into two.
But in reality, it was completely different from what he had imagined.
The sharpness of Xiao Yan's sword far exceeded that of his giant ruler, and it carried a strange devouring power.
No matter how much he tried to repair it with soul force, the damage only increased, eventually putting him at a complete disadvantage.
Facing Yao Lao's inquiry, Xiao Yan did not respond but stood still, concentrating.
Yao Lao's soul force was indeed pure and vast; absorbing it was not as smooth as absorbing natural energy.
The Li Ling sword continuously transformed, strands of pure spiritual energy circulating according to the "Purple Mansion Heavenly Derivation Technique" cultivation method, all converging into his brow.
The previously consumed soul force not only rapidly recovered but also showed signs of improvement.
In just this short moment, it was enough to match several days of Xiao Yan's cultivation accumulation.
Experiencing such effects firsthand, even Xiao Yan, the creator of the 'Li Ling' secret technique, couldn't help but marvel in his heart.
"Teacher, stop looking," Xiao Yan waved the sword in his hand.
Yao Lao, startled by Xiao Yan's sudden movement, stepped back a few paces: "Swords are not to be waved around carelessly."
"This is no ordinary sword, but a 'Li Ling' condensed from soul force, with the miraculous effect of devouring souls to strengthen itself," Xiao Yan smiled slightly.
"So it's for dealing with souls, the name 'Li Ling' is quite fitting," Yao Lao nodded thoughtfully, having deeply experienced the sword's power.
Suddenly, Yao Lao felt something was amiss and laughed, scolding: "You rascal, your teacher is now a soul body,"
Xiao Yan casually dispersed the Li Ling, smiling as he spread his hands: "Teacher's Bone Chilling Flame is terrifyingly powerful. If I hadn't mastered two types of strange flames, even if someone else used 'Li Ling', it would be useless."
Yao Lao felt slightly relieved; no wonder he always felt there was something strange about Xiao Yan's sword.
Not only was the long sword a special soul skill, but within the blade, different from the green edge, there was also the fusion of the Profound Yellow Flame and the Yin-Yang Double Flame.
Xiao Yan slowly sat back down on the grass: "Actually, it's all because of teacher's formidable enemies, and their eerie methods. This 'Li Ling' is their bane."
"Regardless of the Soul Palace's purpose in capturing soul bodies, if we encounter them again, we'll use their ghostly methods for practice."
As he spoke, Xiao Yan looked deeply into the distance: "While the Soul Palace hasn't deployed their strongest, we should quickly nurture Little Doctor Fairy, the Calamity Poison Body awakener, to gain more strength in the future."
Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan with a burning gaze; if he could also master this miraculous soul skill, perhaps he could advance further, breaking through to the Emperor Realm soul.
But then Yao Lao thought again, frowning slightly: "This thing devours people's soul force, it's truly evil..."
If he used this soul skill, wouldn't he be no different from those people in the Soul Palace.
Xiao Yan waved his hand: "Cultivation techniques and combat skills are inherently neither good nor evil; it depends on the user."
"If one truly wishes to do evil, they don't need to learn very profound skills. The pickpockets in Wutan City's market don't even know cultivation techniques. If one doesn't wish to do good, even if given Heaven Rank techniques and combat skills, they wouldn't do anything good."
Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan sitting cross-legged on the grass, silent. Thinking of his first disciple, whom he treated as his own, but in the end...
Without paying further attention to Yao Lao, Xiao Yan reviewed the information about the Calamity Poison Body, creating a cultivation technique for Little Doctor Fairy.
[Using your understanding of the Calamity Poison Body, you had an epiphany and comprehended the cultivation technique "Three Paths Poison Codex"]
[Three Paths Poison Codex: For Calamity Poison Body awakeners, it is comparable to a Heaven Rank technique. For ordinary people, it is not only unremarkable but also extremely difficult to cultivate, even life-threatening.]
(End of Chapter)
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