Chapter 383

The dense thunder magma within the Tongming Lei Chi slowly churns.

Shen Yi sits cross-legged before the Lei Chi.

Using the Cave-Deep Soul-Refining Art, he opens a cave dwelling at his brow, where thunder also rolls and crashes, scouring his weak divine soul.

By all rights, practicing this technique requires choosing a place that aligns with one's spiritual roots to avoid damaging the divine soul.

Fortunately, his spiritual roots are impure, which saves him quite a bit of trouble.

The last time he refined his divine soul was during the Embracing Elixir Realm, when he used his soul to kill the consciousness of a Dao Infant.

The cruelty and despair felt back then remain vivid to this day, but compared to the scouring of the current Thunder Cave, it seems like a small fry facing a giant.

Even though the Cave-Deep Soul-Refining Art is an orthodox Xuan Gate method, emphasizing gradual progress.

That torture aimed directly at the soul still makes Shen Yi's spirit tense as a bowstring, facing every scouring as if confronting a great enemy.

【Year 1300, you have finally completed the first refinement. Your divine soul has made substantial progress, but its debilitated state requires a long time to recover. You open the technique manual, which records three pills. Taken in combination, besides their nourishing effect, they can also help your divine soul face the next refinement.】

Shen Yi closes his eyes.

Taking the eighth cave, guarded by the Xuanming Spider Emperor, as an example, that place belongs to the General Nanyang Sect's Scripture Storage Pavilion.

Following this line of thought, there should also be some Demon Emperor guarding a treasure land related to alchemy.

Unfortunately, his current strength is insufficient.

There is no need to overthink it for now.

Even without the help of pills, the improvement from this technique is still very obvious.

"..."

True Person Ling Xi crouches on the high cliff, blinking her eyes again and again.

She seems to understand her junior brothers' caution now.

For instance, right now, although she cannot understand what the lion is doing, under her spiritual sense observation, she can clearly discover that the opponent is in a state of extreme vigilance, not sleeping as she thought.

Too cunning!

There must be an ambush.

She suppresses her aura again; this Aura-Suppressing Art was specifically taught to her by her master back then, and it is the technique she is most proficient in.

She just hasn't used it for a long time and almost forgot it.

Now, with her mind settled and spirit calm, let alone the Golden-Eyed Lion, even the Ten Great Demon Emperors would not be able to detect her trace.

"Huff."

Shen Yi's face becomes even paler.

Fortunately, the Transformation Art helps conceal it, so no signs are revealed.

【Year 19000, after undergoing six refinements, the Thunder Cave finally disperses, turning into a vast pool that nourishes your divine soul. According to the technique manual, this Soul Pool is called the Sea of Consciousness.】

【Soul Transformation: Cave-Deep Soul-Refining Art: Perfection】

【Remaining Lifespan of Demons: 49,000 years】

In Shen Yi's perception, merely the solidity of his divine soul has more than doubled.

Besides this, the Sea of Consciousness seems to have other functions.

Perhaps there are also methods within the General Nanyang Sect specifically designed to cooperate with the divine soul.

Of course, even setting these aside, at least it can further complete the Iron-Stroke Silver-Hook Great Formation.

He discards his distracting thoughts and continues to deduce this technique, spending another hundred years of lifespan to fully restore his divine soul to its peak state.

Black mist threads spew from his fingertips once more.

Soon, upon the original trapping formation, a new great formation unfolds; the two connect, resembling two petals of a flower.

Having finished all this.

Shen Yi feels the motionless aura beside him and falls into deep thought: "..."

After a long silence, he severs the black mist threads, rises directly, and darts away toward the distance.

"He's leaving?"

Watching the lion's retreating back, True Person Ling Xi looks up in astonishment.

Could it be that I guessed wrong again, and there really is no ambush?

No! He must be trying to trick me into revealing myself; I must not fall for his treacherous scheme.

Thousand Demons Cave, Scripture Storage Pavilion.

Xuanming Spider Emperor looks at the figure who left and returned, unable to hold back the anger in his heart.

In the past, whether it was Lei Ti or You Wei.

Which one did not respectfully present a visiting card outside the light curtain, and after receiving his response, could only stand outside to speak?

Look at this lion; he treats the eighth cave as if it were his own backyard.

Coming whenever he wants, leaving whenever he wants!

"This Emperor tells you, if you cannot handle the matter I assigned again, do not blame this Emperor for turning on you and refusing to recognize you."

A thick spider arm suddenly slashed across the lion's neck: "I want a Soul Transformation cultivator, and I want him alive!"

"..."

Shen Yi feels the spider arm, which is like a spear.

He still remembers this Spider Emperor once said it was a wounded body.

For demons, cultivators are the best medicine in the world.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi glances sideways: "Of course he is alive; I'm just afraid you can't eat him."

Crack—

Hearing these disrespectful words of provocation.

The pitch-black spider arm suddenly exerted force, violently flipping that eight-zhang-tall majestic lion shadow onto the ground.

Countless scarlet eyeballs crowded before Shen Yi's eyes; the Xuanming Spider Emperor's voice was as cold as an ice cavern, carrying thick threats: "You lowly thing, do you even deserve to criticize this Emperor?"

"Did this Emperor give you too much face?"

"Spit it out if you have anything to say!"

Accompanied by a cold rebuke, that sharp spider arm quietly pressed down on the lion's neck.

"..."

Shen Yi felt that vast, peerless power, and his expression gradually grew heavy.

Although he had never intended to struggle in the first place.

But this demon's cultivation, comparable to the peak of Soul Transformation, even while injured, was far beyond his own.

To silently eliminate the Xuanming Spider Emperor.

This might be the only chance.

Thinking of this, he slightly turned his head and said indifferently, "I am being targeted by Mount Wutong; at the very least, it is a cultivator at the peak of Soul Transformation."

Upon hearing this, the Xuanming Spider Emperor was stunned for a moment, then sneered, "Is it that so-called True Person Lingxi?"

Even if it were any cultivator of unknown identity, the Spider Emperor might have thought deeply, but if it was that woman who, despite bringing many fellow disciples, was still terrified into scattering by the Jin Chi Demon Emperor...

Heaven aids this Emperor!

Amidst the excitement, the Xuanming Spider Emperor quickly calmed down.

Why did that woman not flee?

"Are you sure only she is there? Is Nie Jun not present?"

"How could I possibly know? This Emperor fled here immediately."

Shen Yi glanced at the other with contempt.

However, it was precisely this reaction that made the Xuanming Spider Emperor feel slightly less vigilant.

If this lion had solemnly guaranteed it, he would instead suspect it was a trap set by the other party, after all, this stupid lion was not without precedent for killing its own companions.

Thinking of this, the Xuanming Spider Emperor pondered for a long time, and finally withdrew his spider arm: "You have some brain after all; take this Emperor there to look first."

It did not have a heart as big as that tiger.

The Spider Emperor had already made a grave mistake once; if he fell for a diversionary tactic again, leading cultivators to break into the cave dwelling, the old dog would absolutely show no mercy.

Matters like this must be done silently, going quickly and returning quickly.

It released Shen Yi and led the other party away from the cave dwelling.

Immediately afterward, it activated a divine ability, spitting out sticky spider silk to completely wrap the pitch-black light curtain.

Fluorescent light flowed across it; one could see at a glance it was an extraordinary object.

After making all preparations, it turned sideways to look at Shen Yi: "Lead the way!"

(End of this chapter)