Chapter 1074: Sorting the Storage Rings of the Four Great Half-Saints

Upon thinking of this, Tian Lei Zi immediately nodded, then said to the other Alchemy Tower experts: "Everyone, go back. I expect Xuan Kong Zi will soon come back after thrashing the Tian Ming Lao Yao. Let's prepare fine wine and dishes, and when Xuan Kong Zi returns, we'll start the feast right away!"

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Hearing Tian Lei Zi's words, the surrounding Alchemy Tower experts instantly let out a relieved cheer.

After all, the Soul Hall had repeatedly sneak-attacked their several branch towers, causing heavy losses to their Alchemy Tower.

Now, they have finally taken revenge on the Soul Hall!

However, what no one knows is that Xuan Kong Zi had already perished at the hands of Lin Feng and his companions.

Now, only his soul remains, and he can never return!

Haha, we've made a killing this time.

Meanwhile, after returning to his castle, Lin Feng couldn't help but let out a long, unrestrained whistle to the heavens.

This time, he not only eliminated Xuan Kong Zi and Qing Xiao, who had once helped Xiao Yan and sought his life.

Furthermore, he obtained dozens of Battle Venerable bodies and four Half-Saint bodies—what a bountiful harvest!

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately beckoned to Qing Lin and said, "Qing Lin, I'm going to sort out the spoils and also refine some human puppets. You take charge of the household for now. After all, Cao Ying and the others aren't here, so we need a mistress to look after things."

Young master, Qing Lin will surely complete the task!

Upon hearing the three words "mistress," Qing Lin's eyes lit up and she immediately promised.

Seeing this, Lin Feng stroked the soft green hair on her head, then laughed and left for the secret chamber inside the castle.

I wonder what surprise this storage ring will bring me this time.

Entering the secret chamber, under the faint glow of the surrounding moonlight stones, Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the central stone platform.

Next, he casually took out the storage ring of the Soul Hall Three Heavenly Lords.

Break!

Then Lin Feng gave a soft shout; vast soul power erupted instantly and struck hard against the storage ring in his hand.

Bang!

Under the strike of the mid-stage Heavenly Realm soul, the storage ring of the Soul Hall Three Heavenly Lords was, as expected, broken open its Soul Shield.

Immediately, Lin Feng's soul perception swiftly followed his arm into the storage ring.

In the next instant, a wisp of his avatar appeared in a vast space.

And he didn't waste time; as soon as his avatar formed, he quickly went to explore the surrounding space.

However, the Soul Hall Three Heavenly Lords' storage ring also didn't bring Lin Feng any surprise.

Inside this storage ring, the best thing was merely a set of low-grade Heavenly Tier cultivation techniques and combat skills practiced by those three lords themselves.

As for pills, there were also some Eighth Grade Pills.

But these things are hardly able to stir Lin Feng's emotions anymore.

At most, his lips twitched slightly, and he prepared to store these techniques and combat skills in the family's warehouse for collection.

"Forget it, let's see how Qing Xiao's storage ring is."

Thinking of this, Lin Feng followed the same method, took out another storage ring, shattered its Soul Shield, and entered to explore.

However, Qing Xiao's stash is not much different from that of the three lords.

As for the techniques and combat skills inside, most are only suitable for female cultivators.

However, a magic core taken from an initial Half-Saint level magic beast inside did make him happy for a moment.

Because of this, he could perfectly refine the bodies of the initial Half-Saint level three lords into puppets.

If he had to obtain such a thing elsewhere, it would be rather troublesome.

After securing the magic core, Lin Feng promptly proceeded to examine the storage ring of the Tian Ming Lao Yao.

However, just as he opened the storage ring with a disappointed mindset, his eyes suddenly brightened upon entering.

"I never expected that the Tian Ming Lao Yao's storage ring would hold such a rich collection!"

Gazing at the myriad items in this space, Lin Feng's face instantly lit up with joy.

Immediately, he began to swiftly search through the space.

"Huh, I never thought the Tian Ming Lao Yao would have such a collection!"

When he reached the innermost part of the area storing magic cores, seeing the three cores—one large and two small—on the wooden rack, Lin Feng unconsciously rubbed his hands, eyes shining as he gazed at the two smaller cores.

"One high-level Half-Saint magic core and two low-level Half-Saint magic cores—I don't know whether this thing is a treasure passed down from the Tian Ming Sect or something the Tian Ming Lao Yao gathered himself."

After collecting them, he immediately discovered within the storage ring a scroll titled Tian Ming Blood Palm, a low-grade Heavenly Tier combat technique, and another scroll titled Tian Ming Blood Evil Method, a low-grade Heavenly Tier cultivation technique.

"I never thought that the Blood Evil Technique I previously obtained from Liu Cang's storage ring was not the Tian Ming Sect's highest-level cultivation method. This Tian Ming Blood Evil Method is truly the sect's highest-level technique. I had earlier assumed the Tian Ming Lao Yao had switched to other arts, but now it seems not."

Since Lin Feng, like many others, only knew the tragic fate of the Flower Sect disciples and was unaware that the Flower Fairy had been devoured by the Tian Ming Lao Yao,

he therefore felt quite surprised at the moment.

"However, this Tian Ming Blood Evil Method seems to be a superior version of the Blood Evil Technique. It not only resolves many flaws of the Blood Evil Technique but also improves the efficiency of converting battle qi during consumption. On cultivators of the same level, the Tian Ming Blood Evil Method can devour more battle qi than the Blood Evil Technique."

"Furthermore, it can also, during the absorption process, condense and remove the lingering aura of the previous owner from the battle qi, thus avoiding the same drawbacks as the Blood Evil Technique. After reaching a certain level, one needs to discard cultivation and start anew."

After reading the introduction of this technique, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh.

Of course, he has no intention of letting his wives cultivate this technique.

After all, it states that once cultivated, one must keep improving and cannot linger too long at any single rank.

Because although this technique can purify battle qi, it cannot completely eradicate the remnants of the previous owner's souls lingering in the flesh and blood.

Although one or two of these remnants have little effect on those practicing the technique,

but as more are absorbed, the power of these remnants gradually grows stronger.

If your strength does not increase faster than the growth rate of these remnants,

then ultimately, the practitioner will be possessed by the remnants, losing reason, and his own soul will be devoured.

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Under the influence of those residual souls full of negative emotions, become a madman who knows only killing!

"The Heavenly Dark Sect has always liked expansion and slaughter, and that old demon of Tian Ming seemed a bit unhinged before; after being doubly stimulated by Qing Xiao and the Soul Hall, he instantly lost his mind and went berserk. Could it be that the old demon of Tian Ming, having lingered too long at the high‑level Half Saint stage, has already been affected by the residual souls?"

Thinking of how the Heavenly Dark Old Demon, even though he clearly knew he was at a disadvantage against Qing Xiao and Xuan Kongzi, still didn't run away, Lin Feng began to speculate in his mind.

After all, that earlier scene was indeed rather strange.

"Fine, whether the Heavenly Dark Old Demon was affected or not is none of my business; I should keep exploring the Seal Ring."

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's soul perception immediately pushed out of the Heavenly Dark Old Demon's Seal Ring.

Next came the Seal Ring of the last Half Saint, that is, Xuan Kongzi's Seal Ring.

"This time it's one of the three giants of the Xiao Dan Tower, an Eighth Grade Pill Peak Alchemist, so it should be able to locate quite a few good things, right?"

Glancing at the Seal Ring in his hand, Lin Feng sneered.

Meanwhile, as he spoke, his soul power poured out, striking the Seal Ring's Soul Shield hard.

Crack.. Boom!

Under Lin Feng's mid‑Heavenly Realm soul‑power attack, the Seal Ring of Xuan Kongzi, which was only at the early Heavenly Realm and had already fallen, had its Soul Shield instantly shattered by the former.

Immediately thereafter, his soul perception raced inside to sense.

"Whoa, Xuan Kongzi actually wrote so many alchemy notes; not bad, the Eighth Grade Pill Peak Alchemist's alchemy journal can also fill my library."

"Huh, there are also several volumes of precious pill formulas, haha, another fortune."

"Heavenly Step Technique combat skill, hmm, okay."

"Wow, a high‑level Half Saint‑rank demon core—what a stroke of bad luck today, to get so many Half Saint demon cores in a single day!"

"So many Eighth Grade Pills, awesome!"

"So many herbs, and it seems there are also many ingredients for refining Ninth Grade Pills. Xuan Kongzi, are you preparing to boost your strength a bit more before attempting to forge Ninth Grade Pills?"

"However, after stepping into the Half Saint Realm, the original Yao Chen also co‑refined with the Great Elder of the Xiao Dan Tower a Ninth‑grade Treasure Pill‑level Nine‑Yin Yellow‑Spring Pill. It's not surprising that Xuan Kongzi, upon reaching the Half Saint Realm, began trying to forge Ninth‑grade Treasure Pills to gain experience for the future."

Upon entering Xuan Kongzi's Seal Ring, a smile instantly spread across Lin Feng's face and never left.

No other reason; Xuan Kongzi is just too rich, and the contents truly delighted Lin Feng.

"This trip to the edge of the Eastern Territory was really worth it!"

Thinking of what he had obtained, Lin Feng couldn't help licking his lips, his body trembling with excitement.

"Haha, in a little over three months will be the Spatial Trade Fair, and shortly after the fair ends will be the day the Bodhi Ancient Tree emerges. I can just finish forging my puppets before then, and they'll be four Half Saint puppets and dozens of Dou Zun puppets. I don't believe anything can stand in my way of reaching the Bodhi Ancient Tree!"

Thinking of this, Lin Feng clenched his excited hand and began extracting bodies, preparing to forge human puppets.

However, just after extracting four Half Saint bodies, he suddenly sensed a strong soul fluctuation within the soulless Heavenly Dark Old Demon body.

This fluctuation seemed to stem from a deeply hidden cause; while the Heavenly Dark Old Demon was alive, its own soul's influence prevented Lin Feng from noticing.

But now, with the Heavenly Dark Old Demon's fall and its soul extracted,

Thus, the moment Lin Feng saw this body, he sensed the unusual soul fluctuation within.

Thinking of this, his brows twitched slightly, then he flicked his hand, launching a strand of soul perception into the Heavenly Dark Old Demon's body to explore.

During the exploration, everything proceeded smoothly at first, but when this strand of soul perception reached the Heavenly Dark Old Demon's brain region, it instantly sensed a clump of dark‑red color, a soul filled with murderous intent, resentment and hatred.

No, more accurately, this doesn't seem to be a single soul.

On the surface of this dark‑red sphere were countless faces of varying appearances.

By Lin Feng's rough estimate, there were at least ten thousand!

Moreover, after absorbing these people, the dark‑red soul's strength seemed to increase accordingly.

Now, it's almost half‑a‑step into the Heavenly Realm!

"Wait, could this dark‑red soul conglomerate be the residual souls mentioned in that Tian Ming Blood Evil manual earlier?"

Recalling that the Tian Ming Blood Evil technique said the method cannot completely devour a person's soul, so residual souls remain inside the practitioner.

When those residual souls become stronger than the cultivation technique, they will counter‑attack the practitioner.

Not only will they swallow the cultivator's soul, but they will also turn them into a madman who knows only killing.

Thus, the origin of this thing is now obvious.

"Hiss, I didn't expect the backlash of the Tian Ming Blood Evil technique to become this strong. No wonder the Heavenly Dark Old Demon leads the Heavenly Dark Sect in wars and expansion—he wants to obtain strong bodies' flesh and blood to absorb, then quickly become stronger to escape the technique's backlash!"

Thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help shaking his head in sigh.

However, he immediately exclaimed with surprise: "But the Heavenly Dark Old Demon did give me a big surprise!"

"A half‑step into the Heavenly Realm soul—no, a residual‑soul conglomerate. If lucky, maybe it could help Chen Er or Ying Er break through to the Heavenly Realm."