250: Demon Soul Cave

The effeminate man was the only son of the Twin Venerables of Yin and Yang of the Yin Yang Harmony Hall.

However, he was born with inferior talent.

Without a great fortuitous encounter, he originally had no chance of achieving a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough in his lifetime.

The Twin Venerables of Yin and Yang truly spared no effort for this only son.

The Yin Yang Harmony Hall originally cultivated the Great Dao of Yin and Yang.

It was not the method of harvesting Yin to supplement Yang or harvesting Yang to supplement Yin.

For the sake of this only son, the Twin Venerables of Yin and Yang broke the Sect rules established by the Ancestral Master within the hall.

They allowed the Young Master of Yin-Yang to cultivate a forbidden technique.

Using the harvesting method to strengthen his Foundation.

It was only then that the Young Master of Yin-Yang was able to cultivate to his current Realm of Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore.

The Cultivation Technique practiced by the Young Master of Yin-Yang was special.

He was able to sense women possessing special innate Physiques or powerful innate talents.

Harvesting from these women yielded the greatest gains.

This led to the scene that occurred previously at Tongqiu Mountain.

All the women inside this precious carriage were captured by him along the way.

The excuses he used were all the same as the one used on Su Qianqian of the Su Family previously.

The powers within Central Prefecture were intricate and complex.

Even he did not dare to act too recklessly.

Moreover, his cultivation was quickly approaching a Bottleneck, so he used the excuse of tracking down Li Shuwu to leave Central Prefecture and travel all the way here.

Inside the precious carriage.

Su Qianqian woke up.

Feeling a sharp pain.

How could she not understand what had happened?

The light in her eyes was gone.

A desire for death permeated her being.

She wanted to sever her own heart meridian, but she felt that she was bound.

Despair filled Su Qianqian's heart.

She couldn't even manage to die... Guanghan Prefecture.

Qiyuan Mountain.

Yuefu.

"Grandmaster, it seems the number of nascent demon souls birthed by the Demon Soul Secret Grotto this time is a bit too high; the Sect's Disciples under the age of twenty likely won't be able to clear them all out."

A female Cultivator who looked about thirty years old said respectfully outside an Immortal Cave.

"Issue a public notice within the Prefecture."

A graceful, light female voice transmitted from inside the Immortal Cave.

"In addition, send a letter requesting aid."

The light female voice continued.

"Yes, Grandmaster."

Outside the Immortal Cave, the female Cultivator complied.

Such matters had occurred before, and they were handled in the same manner.

As the Mistress of Yuefu, although she knew the custom, she still came here to inquire for the sake of caution.

The female Cultivator left the Spirit Peak.

Returning to the Sect Master Peak.

She summoned several Foundation Establishment Elders within Yuefu.

The Mistress of Yuefu handed the letters marked with the seal to the Foundation Establishment Elders.

The Elders accepted the order and departed.

Xuanqing Sect.

True Person Qingmu arrived at Suqing Peak holding the letter stamped with the Yuefu imprint.

At the peak, the sound of a zither drifted faintly.

When True Person Qingmu arrived.

True Lord Herun was burning incense and playing the zither.

Zhou Xiutong was proudly showing off the refined crimson gold treasure hammer she had finished refining in front of True Lord Herun.

"Junior Martial Uncle."

Zhou Xiutong's face flushed red, and she quickly put the treasure hammer back into her Storage Pouch, bowing with a blush.

"Is it easy to use?"

True Person Qingmu asked laughingly.

"Hehe~"

Zhou Xiutong awkwardly pinched the corner of her skirt and nodded.

"Thank you, Junior Martial Uncle, for the Materials."

Remembering that the Materials for her treasure hammer were gifted by True Person Qingmu and Immortal Master Gu Li, Zhou Xiutong thanked True Person Qingmu.

"It's nothing."

True Person Qingmu waved his hand.

"Senior Brother, this is a letter from Yuefu."

True Person Qingmu stepped inside the pavilion.

He handed over the letter he was holding.

True Lord Herun pressed down with both hands, silencing the zither strings.

He took the letter and began to read it.

Zhou Xiutong, full of curiosity, also followed True Person Qingmu into the pavilion.

She sat down on a cushion nearby.

"Demon Soul Secret Grotto..."

True Lord Herun finished reading the letter.

"Master, what is the Demon Soul Secret Grotto?"

Zhou Xiutong asked after hearing True Lord Herun's voice.

"It is a Secret Realm suppressed by Yuefu, opening once every ten years, and only Cultivators under the age of twenty can enter each time."

"Strange creatures called demon souls exist within the Secret Grotto, but the powerful demon souls are suppressed in the inner perimeter of the Secret Grotto."

"The outer perimeter contains the newly born demon souls, whose strength is not great."

"It seems the number of newly born demon souls is quite large this time, which is why they sent a letter."

True Lord Herun did not speak, so True Person Qingmu explained.

The Demon Soul Secret Grotto was not a secret.

It was recorded within the Xuanqing Sect.

"Does this Demon Soul Secret Grotto offer any benefits?"

Zhou Xiutong asked, somewhat confused.

Otherwise, why would Yuefu bother doing such a thankless task?

"That's right. Killing the demon souls allows one to obtain a gem called a soul crystal, and soul crystals are quite beneficial to the music Cultivators of Yuefu."

True Person Qingmu nodded and smiled.

"Thank you, Junior Martial Uncle, for clearing up my confusion."

Zhou Xiutong thanked him.

She now had a general impression of the Secret Grotto's origins.

"Junior Brother, why don't you lead the Sect's Disciples on this trip?"

True Lord Herun returned the letter to True Person Qingmu.

Strengthening their relationship with Yuefu was also a good thing.

Yuefu's strength was not weak; they had two Nascent Soul True Lords.

"Master, I want to go too!"

Zhou Xiutong's eyes lit up.

She also wanted to see these creatures called demon souls for herself.

She was just under twenty years old!

"You may."

True Lord Herun thought for a moment and agreed.

Given Zhou Xiutong's current cultivation level.

Demon souls harvested once every ten years certainly wouldn't have grown to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Thus, they would be unable to injure Zhou Xiutong.

"Thank you, Master!"

Zhou Xiutong quickly expressed her thanks.

Looking at Zhou Xiutong's appearance, True Lord Herun chuckled and shook his head.

"She is already a Foundation Establishment Stage Great Cultivator, yet still so rash..."

"It is good for her to gain more experience."

True Lord Herun thought to himself.

"Hehe~"

"It'll be a good chance to test out my great treasure hammer!"

Zhou Xiutong's heart stirred.

She felt somewhat impatient.

Ever since advancing to Foundation Establishment.

She hadn't been able to spar with the Qi Refining Disciples inside the Sect anymore.

As a result, her great treasure hammer had never even been used once.

True Person Qingmu departed.

Zhou Xiutong also descended from the peak and returned to Yinxin Pavilion.

Cloud Dream Marsh.

Zhou Leyi found Zhou Leren with the letter.

After the two discussed for a moment.

They declined the invitation from Yuefu.

The truth was that the Zhou Family was currently unable to spare any manpower.

Most of the Zhou Family Disciples were currently within the territory of the Xuan She Tribe in the Desolate Prefecture of the Xuanming Realm, exploring, mining various mineral resources, and finding Materials to transport back to the Zhou Family.

The remaining Disciples had to maintain the normal operation of the Zhou Family's various industries.

This was the unavoidable difficulty of insufficient manpower.

Ten days later.

A spirit boat flew out of the Xuanqing Sect, heading in the direction of Guanghan Prefecture.

Aboard the spirit boat.

Zhou Xiutong watched the clouds rushing past, fiddling with the Jade Slip sent from the Zhou Family in her hand.

The Jade Slip informed her that the Family would not be sending Disciples this time.

"Anyway, since I'm going..."

Zhou Xiutong put away the Jade Slip.

At the same time.

Cultivators from the Jiang Family and the Spirit Void Sect also departed, heading toward Qiyuan Mountain where Yuefu was located.

Outside Qiyuan Mountain in Guanghan Prefecture.

When the spirit boat bearing the Xuanqing Sect flag arrived.

Sensing the aura of True Person Qingmu.

The Mistress of Yuefu, who looked about thirty years old, personally came out to greet them.

She welcomed True Person Qingmu and the Xuanqing Sect Disciples inside.

Afterward, Disciples carrying various musical instruments stepped forward and settled the Xuanqing Sect Disciples.

Several days later.

The Jiang Family, another power in Guanghan Prefecture possessing a Nascent Soul True Lord, arrived.

At this moment.

A precious carriage crossed the border between Xiang Prefecture and Guanghan Prefecture.

Entering the territory of Guanghan Prefecture.

Aboard the precious carriage.

The faces of several female Cultivators were replaced with new ones.