[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beast-taming-cultivator-from-two-realms":3,"chapter-beast-taming-cultivator-from-two-realms-beast-taming-cultivator-from-two-realms-chapter-72":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Beast-Taming Cultivator from Two Realms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1137830,1471,"Chapter 72 : Soul-Trapping Stone","beast-taming-cultivator-from-two-realms-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>Chapter 72: Soul-Trapping Stone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does Miss Shu You like handsome men?” Chen Beiwu tested the waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This one has never heard such a thing,” the grey-robed cultivator replied, glancing at Chen Beiwu with a hint of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked entirely average—he wouldn't stand out in a crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would someone like that worry about such matters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be he had access to certain resources and planned to bribe Miss Shu You with his looks to gain entrance into Mirror Moon Palace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking a few questions about Mirror Moon Palace, Chen Beiwu left with satisfaction and headed toward the spirit herb shop in the marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phoenix Yellow Dendrobium? Sorry, our shop only sells entry-level medicinal ingredients.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiwu was not surprised by the clerk’s response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the wall cabinets on three sides of the shop, where the names of herbs were neatly labeled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the shop did not sell Moon Dew or Withered Thunder Branch—both were Second-Tier Spiritual Herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight Dewdrops and Green Vine Branches were the terms used in the Immortal Alliance; different regions used different names for herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiwu had only found out through reading that these were called Moon Dew and Withered Thunder Branch in the Southern Wastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The cultivation resources sold at Hidden Mist Market are mostly for Qi Refining. It’s rare to see anything above Second-Tier,’ Chen Beiwu thought with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Alliance and the world of the Southern Wastes were different, yet in essence, they were the same!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Southern Wastes were rich in spiritual energy, high-grade cultivation resources were monopolized by powerful clans and major sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rogue cultivators had to rely on sheer luck, venturing into desolate wilds in hopes of finding treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to obtain a steady supply of high-grade cultivation resources in the Southern Wastes, he would have to join a major sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Five Great Sects of Earth Proliferation Territory, only Mirror Moon Palace specialized in the water attribute—it was the sect most suited for Chen Beiwu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Looks like I need to study some native formations of the Southern Wastes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Chen Beiwu left the herb shop and made his way to the trading area in the northern part of Hidden Mist Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many rogue cultivators set up stalls there to trade resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he could find something useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lively cries of vendors echoed around him, Chen Beiwu scanned the stalls filled with artifacts, pills, herbs, and miscellaneous items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just a bunch of trash used to swindle rogue cultivators!’ Chen Beiwu quickened his pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until a basketball-sized, jade-green stone caught his eye that he suddenly stopped in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s hesitation, Chen Beiwu stepped forward and casually picked up a nearby jade bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked, “How much for this pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi-Boosting Pill, a mid-grade First-Tier pill. It can help a cultivator speed up their Qi Refining. Fifteen spirit stones a bottle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a bit expensive.” Chen Beiwu shook his head and put the bottle down, then picked up a nearby booklet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much for this Rejuvenation Art?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stall owner glanced at it and casually replied, “One spirit stone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rejuvenation Art was a low-grade First-Tier wood-element technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once mastered, it allowed a cultivator to stimulate the muscles of the wounded using spiritual power, speeding up regeneration and quickly healing wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it couldn’t heal injuries contaminated with spiritual or demonic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this limitation, its price was very low and it was found everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Beiwu picked up the jade-green stone that had been holding down the beast hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much for both of these together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two spirit stones.” The stall owner yawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had taken a while to get a customer, and it turned out to be a broke rogue cultivator who couldn’t even afford a bottle of pills, only interested in two useless pieces of junk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiwu handed over the spirit stones, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure whether to call himself lucky or unlucky—for during a casual stroll through the market, he had stumbled upon a top-secret banned item from the Immortal Alliance: the Soul-Trapping Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul-Trapping Stone was a mysterious rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was useless for cultivation and couldn’t be refined into magical treasures, but it was crucial for inscribing the Immortal Alliance’s First-Tier Forbidden Formation: the Soul-Refining Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also known as the Ten Thousand Souls Profound Nether Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As its name suggested, it was a demonic formation with no upper limit to its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could forcibly absorb lingering souls within a ten-li radius—those yet to reincarnate—into the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger the absorbed souls, the more powerful the formation became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absorbing one hundred First-Tier spirit souls would automatically upgrade the Soul-Refining Formation into a Second-Tier formation: the Hundred-Soul Resentment Formation, which allowed a Qi Refining cultivator to trap and kill Foundation Establishment rogues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With ten thousand First-Tier spirit souls, ten Second-Tier spirit souls, and one strand of Third-Tier undying spirituality, the formation would evolve into a Third-Tier treasure formation: the Ten Thousand Souls Nether Draw Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Foundation Establishment cultivator who mastered this formation could challenge a Golden Core True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it absorbed one hundred thousand First-Tier spirit souls, one thousand Second-Tier, a hundred strands of Third-Tier undying spirituality, and one strand of Fourth-Tier mysterious spirit, the Ten Thousand Souls Nether Draw Formation would upgrade into a Fourth-Tier profound formation: the Ten Thousand Souls Profound Nether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Golden Core True Person with this formation could create a ghost domain, suppressing or even capturing a Nascent Soul True Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its power was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Immortal Alliance’s history, there had once been a demonic expert from beyond the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This formation master had refined entire planets into formation arrays, elevating the Soul-Refining Formation to a level unimaginable even to demonic overlords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single strike, he killed the then-head of the Temple of Accord, drawing the attention of the Pure Yang Grotto-Heaven’s master, who emerged from seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a great battle, the Pure Yang master was gravely wounded, and the formation demon was ultimately destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the Immortal Alliance sealed all knowledge of the Soul-Refining Formation and designated the Soul-Trapping Stone as a top-tier banned item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two absolute decrees were laid down:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul-Trapping Stone is not tolerated in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever dares to trade it, dies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul-Refining Formation defies the natural order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever dares to learn or spread it, dies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiwu only learned about the terrifying Soul-Trapping Stone after meeting Ming Xue and researching the materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Too bad the Soul-Trapping Stone is useless to me,’ Chen Beiwu lamented inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stumbling upon a rare item was normally cause for joy, but if the item was completely unusable, it just felt bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul-Trapping Stone only had value when used with the Soul-Refining Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it was just a worthless rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Soul-Refining Formation was low-grade, it was a top-secret formation of the Immortal Alliance—far beyond Chen Beiwu’s clearance level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I had found this within the Immortal Alliance territory, I’d be rich!’ Chen Beiwu sighed and carefully stored the Soul-Trapping Stone away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he knew so much about the stone was due to the Immortal Alliance’s long-standing, massive bounty:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who reported a Soul-Trapping Stone immediately would receive one hundred thousand fate credits and a priceless Tribulation-Breaking Golden Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was well known that the Tribulation-Breaking Golden Core was a Third-Tier treasure pill that helped cultivators break through Foundation Establishment and reach the Golden Core stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Foundation Establishment cultivators coveted it, but few ever obtained one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the origin of his Soul-Trapping Stone was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reporting it would definitely alert the top officials of the Immortal Alliance and possibly expose the existence of Nine-Breath Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Chen Beiwu would truly have liked to hand over the Soul-Trapping Stone and claim the massive bounty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whew!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiwu shook his head, suppressing the urge within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that Qi Refining stall owner could produce one Soul-Trapping Stone, who’s to say he didn’t have a second, a third—or even dozens more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To play it safe, Chen Beiwu decided to set up a stall next to the vendor for a few days and figure out what he was dealing with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Chen Beiwu headed to the administration office in the northern part of Hidden Mist Market to apply for a stall license.\u003C\u002Fp>",1396,"2026-06-03T12:06:33.100Z",1,"novelbin.me","26fe62d701beab15802ddeaa6960d4692ae47d5adb1a43d97d29e096903e109f","beast-taming-cultivator-from-two-realms-chapter-73","beast-taming-cultivator-from-two-realms-chapter-71",316,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-cultivator-from-two-realms-cover.jpg"]