Chapter 22: There Are Always Troublemakers Trying to Harm Chen

Xiao Qingyang and Yun Heng came to the stone coffin and noticed a sound transmission talisman left by the tomb's owner on it.

After triggering the sound transmission, everyone heard its content.

"If you want to obtain the inheritance, you must pass the test behind the two stone doors."

According to the sound transmission's guidance, the stone doors on both sides of the main burial chamber gradually appeared.

Compared to Yun Heng's low-key demeanor, Xiao Qingyang, upon hearing the sound transmission's content, immediately went to one of the stone doors.

All the disciples present knew Xiao Qingyang's strength; after seeing his action, a few quickly followed him.

Afterward, Yun Heng chose the other stone door.

Behind him, several disciples also followed.

In contrast, Lu Chen showed no hurry or delay.

It is still unclear what the tomb owner's intentions are; acting rashly absolutely does not match his style.

So he found a corner, and right in front of all the disciples, he sat down cross-legged and began practicing the Soul Forging Technique.

This action instantly drew sighs from a few people.

However, the leaders Xiao Qingyang and Yun Heng showed no reaction to it.

As the stone doors slowly opened, two passages appeared before everyone.

When they hesitated to proceed further due to the unknown, the leader Xiao Qingyang was the first to step forward and enter the passage.

Meanwhile, Yun Heng, upon seeing the other side safe and sound, also entered the other passage.

In the darkness, the remnant soul, seeing the two groups enter his carefully designed trap, showed a very satisfied expression.

However, upon noticing Lu Chen sitting and cultivating beside his true corpse, his expression gained some extra flair.

"Hiss...... This person is barely at mid Foundation Establishment, yet his soul power is surprisingly strong."

The remnant soul tried to approach Lu Chen, but from afar he felt that if he got any closer, he would be detected.

"Moreover, what is this spirit-killing aura surrounding him during his cultivation?"

The remnant soul immediately noticed that Lu Chen's foundation was extraordinary.

"I never expected that, after surviving as a remnant soul for so many years, I would actually encounter a top-tier foundation."

"Although I am merely a remnant soul, I had the foresight to set up a realm limit."

"With his mid Foundation Establishment cultivation, there is no way he could escape my possession."

"After possessing him, I will first use his identity to learn about the outside world......"

In the remnant soul's mind, he even envisioned the scene of his future return to the demon race's sight.

At this moment, Lu Chen was operating the Soul Forging Technique for the first time.

It is one of the few techniques Lu Chen possesses that has no side effects.

Because it can temper the soul and strengthen soul power, he took a liking to this technique.

While cultivating, he constantly devoted part of his attention to monitoring the situation of the two stone doors.

He planned to wait until he completed a full circulation, then choose a stone door to enter based on the situation.

At that time, he did not yet know that the remnant soul had already set its sights on him.

"Hum......"

Suddenly, a strange sound came from his ear.

In an instant, the remnant soul turned into an invisible yin wind and silently approached the back of Lu Chen's neck.

The next moment, he entered Lu Chen's sea of consciousness without hindrance.

"I didn't expect this brat to have no defenses at all."

"That also saves a lot of trouble."

Just as his words fell, he suddenly noticed a figure deep in the sea of consciousness.

"Huh? How come there is still another presence in his sea of consciousness?"

"No way!!!"

For a moment, the remnant soul thought Lu Chen had already been possessed by someone else.

However, he quickly realized that this presence was extremely weak and had fallen into slumber.

"It seems she hasn't had time to possess yet."

"Since that's the case, it's all the better for me."

The remnant soul snorted coldly, instantly turning into a black mist, preparing to devour Lu Chen's sea of consciousness.

"Junior, this body is mine... Wh... What?!"

"This... this brat's soul is not right!!"

He horrifiedly discovered that the black mist he released not only failed to devour Lu Chen's sea of consciousness, but his own power was instead continuously draining away.

At the same time, Lu Chen also detected the intruder's intrusion into his sea of consciousness.

However, because of the system's existence, he appeared unfazed.

【Detected foreign soul intrusion, reversal triggered!】

【Original effect: subjected to possession, body taken over, soul dissipated, and partially inheriting memories.】

【Reversal effect: subjected to possession, devour the opponent's remnant soul, and partially inherit its memories!】

【Detected host affected by possession formation, automatically triggered reversal!】

【Original effect: affected by the formation, body restricted, soul sealed.】

【Reversal effect: no longer affected.】

"What the hell?! Why is my soul dissipating?!"

Lu Chen extended his consciousness into the sea of consciousness and saw that remnant soul within him.

"Senior, you said you'd possess whoever... but you just had to set your sights on me."

He watched the faint remnant soul gradually dissipate, and involuntarily gave a bitter smile.

"Junior! What did you do to me?!"

"Besides, my possession grand formation clearly has already restricted your soul and spirit; you're merely at the Foundation Establishment stage—how could you possibly move freely?"

"As it turned out, the runes that Lu Chen and his companions had previously seen, and those few extinguished ghost lamps, were actually a special possession grand formation set up by the remnant soul."

"I didn't expect you to have made so many preparations... too bad, it's ineffective against me."

Lu Chen's incarnate form appeared, calmly standing in the void of his sea of consciousness.

At this moment, the remnant soul's divine soul power had already been devoured more than half; looking up at Lu Chen in the sky, he felt as if he were seeing some devil.

"Senior, there's no need to ask further; rest in peace."

Lu Chen waved his hand, and the speed at which the remnant soul dissipated increased once again.

"Junior! Do you really intend to kill me?"

The next second, the remnant soul's expression suddenly turned fierce, and its eyes also grew a bit sinister.

Seeing this, Lu Chen, fearing that delay would bring trouble, sped up the rate at which he devoured the remnant soul.

"You'll regret it!! Hahaha!!" He suddenly let out a maniacal laugh, and immediately afterward, the remnant soul completely dissipated.

"What did he just do?"

Lu Chen furrowed his brows, evidently realizing he had just been careless.

As an ancient cultivator, even if only a remnant soul remains, he could still possess some special means.

But after an examination, he found nothing different within his sea of consciousness.

"Fortunately, it's nothing... probably just trying to scare me... I'll have to be more careful from now on."

As his consciousness returned to reality, the opponent's residual memories also entered his mind at that moment.

"Mo Xuan? Sect Master of the Star Cliff Sect... I never expected he used to be a righteous person."

"This... he even has memories of his dao companion... she's actually so beautiful... hmm... they played around quite a bit..."

"But he, being a righteous person, how could he end up here and fall to this state?"

"No good, the memories are too fragmentary..."

"Huh?"

The last few strands of memory entered his mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Because he saw all the arrangements the opponent had made in this ancient tomb.

"Two stone doors, and they're both traps..."

"His actual corpse is actually buried beneath these bodies...?"

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at the empty main burial chamber, his face showing undisguised excitement.

Afterward, he used his palm to feel the bones on the ground, following the position from the opponent's memory, and soon felt a bone that was somewhat different beneath the corpse.

"Indeed, it came without any effort."