267: I'm kind by nature

After a long while, the Old Woman put down the ceramic bowl in her hand, turned around with a kind face, and waved at Xu Sanyan, "Come, sit."

"Yes." Xu Sanyan found a stool and sat down obediently.

"You said you came from the outside world?"

"That's right."

"Hmm... Some years ago, people like you also came here, but that was hundreds of years ago." The Old Woman took out a walking stick from the corner and slowly sat down on the wooden chair.

"Hundreds of years..."

Xu Sanyan frowned, realizing the problem.

In the previous Secret Realm, which was Ghost City, he learned from the old ghost at the brokerage that everything in the Secret Realm was static when they, the trial takers, were not there.

But now, listening to the Old Woman's words, it seems that is not the case?

Even if they, the trial takers, were not there, the Secret Realm was still operating normally?

Could it be that the rules of each Secret Realm are different?

"What did they come to do?" Xu Sanyan asked in a deep voice.

"They did all sorts of things. Some married into the tribe to receive blessings, some stole earth vein stones to study the principle of blessings, and others were simply lustful, thinking the girls in the tribe were easy to trick."

As the Old Woman spoke, her gaze seemed to point towards Xu Sanyan.

"Uh... Don't worry, I'm different from them." Xu Sanyan promised solemnly.

"Haha..."

The Old Woman didn't argue with him, "But they also had many good points, like these..."

The Old Woman pointed at the herbs, "Some exchanged their herbal medicine skills for blessings, and some brought other techniques. There's nothing wrong with taking what you need."

Xu Sanyan pursed his lips, pondering which of his learned techniques didn't require Qi.

Most of the spells he learned required Qi, except for "Lu Family Refining Spirit Strength."

However, this method also required Qi for early cultivation, because without Qi, one couldn't introspect their Divine Soul, making even entry impossible. And these natives couldn't sense their Divine Soul, so naturally, they couldn't cultivate it.

He opened his panel and glanced at it; there were dozens of densely packed spells, most of which were recorded on the panel after just a glance.

Those that didn't require Qi were all ordinary Martial Skills, such as the "Three Tigers Subduing Dragon Saber" he cultivated when he first roamed the Northwest Gobi. She probably wouldn't think much of such a technique.

"Alas..."

Xu Sanyan sighed softly, could it be that after losing his Qi, he was useless except for his good looks?

The Old Woman did not force him, only saying, "If you are willing to marry into our Dog Clan, according to the rules, you can also be blessed once, as long as you leave behind offspring."

Xu Sanyan frowned slightly, feeling a bit unacceptable in his heart. To think that he, whose prestige overshadowed the world, could be called the foremost among the younger generation of the cultivation world, had actually fallen to the point of bearing children for others?

"Is there no other way?" Xu Sanyan asked again, unwilling to give up.

A dim light flickered in the Old Woman's cloudy eyes, "There is one more method..."

"Please speak."

"I heard that people from your outside world are mostly skilled in Divine Soul techniques?" The Old Woman still had a smile on her face, but it didn't seem as kind as it had been initially.

Xu Sanyan secretly raised his guard; he couldn't guess what this Old Woman was planning.

In this Secret Realm, Divine Soul techniques could still be used normally. If he wanted to, he could easily condense Divine Soul spikes.

Although the Physical Body of the natives here was strong, their Divine Soul might not be as strong. If he were truly provoked, he wouldn't be without means to fight for his life.

Moreover, since his Breakthrough to Soul Refining, his Divine Soul had made significant progress, and after being refined by the Nether Phoenix, it was already far from what it used to be, truly a great weapon.

However, he would not use it unless absolutely necessary.

Because if Divine Soul power was exhausted, recovery was extremely slow. He did have Soul Crystals, but absorbing Soul Crystals still required Qi as a guide, and now without Qi, he could only rely on his Divine Soul to recover on its own.

"What do you mean? Why don't you just say it?" Xu Sanyan was too lazy to beat around the bush with her.

"Hehe, alright, then I'll be direct."

The Old Woman's eyes showed a look of reminiscence, "About three hundred years ago, when I was still a child, a group of people suddenly appeared, just like you."

"Among them were a few who were skilled in Divine Soul techniques. Although their strength was very weak, those Divine Soul techniques were truly impossible to guard against, and we suffered greatly because of them..."

"You're so close to me, aren't you afraid I'll suddenly attack and harm you?" Xu Sanyan made an ill-timed joke.

"Haha..."

The Old Woman smiled and shook her head, "This Old Woman's days are numbered, so what is there to fear? Besides, if you kill me, I'm afraid you won't escape death either. Divine Soul techniques, though profound, are difficult to sustain for long, aren't they?"

Xu Sanyan narrowed his eyes. This old hag knew quite a lot.

Indeed, as she said, Divine Soul techniques were good for sneak attacks but difficult to use as a regular method. Even if his Divine Soul power was abundant, he couldn't squander it endlessly.

For example, if his total Divine Soul power was one hundred, and he condensed Divine Soul spikes with a 'one' quality, he could condense one hundred of them, but their power would be very small.

If he condensed Divine Soul spikes with a 'ten' quality, he could condense ten of them, and their power would be considerable.

But if he wanted to disperse an ordinary person's Divine Soul with one blow, he would need to condense spikes with a 'twenty' quality, and then he could only condense five of them.

Converted, even if Xu Sanyan went all out, he could at most kill five people.

"What do you mean?"

After saying so much, Xu Sanyan still didn't understand what she meant.

"Help me kill two people." The Old Woman's smile remained kind, as if she wasn't talking about killing people, but rather casually inviting someone to eat.

"Kill people?"

Xu Sanyan raised his eyebrows and slowly spoke, "I believe you can see that I am inherently kind and dislike killing. I can't even bear to trample on the flowers and plants by the roadside..."

The Old Woman just treated it as nonsense and slowly extended two fingers, "Two blessings."

"Three times." Xu Sanyan looked up.

"Hmm... alright."

"And I want to receive the blessing first." Xu Sanyan was afraid she would renege on her promise later.

The Old Woman shook her head, "At most, I can help you with one blessing first."

"Two times."

"Alright."

Xu Sanyan smiled, "Who do I kill?"

"The Clan Chief of the Bear Clan and the Snake Clan." The Old Woman propped herself up with her walking stick and began to pace, "This Old Woman will help you create an opportunity."

"Good." Xu Sanyan nodded, "When can the blessing begin?"

This was what he cared about most.

The Old Woman pondered for a moment, "It requires some preparation. Let's start the first blessing in two days."

"Good."

Xu Sanyan stood up to leave, then suddenly turned back and asked, "Why do you want to kill the Clan Chief of the Bear Clan and the Snake Clan?"

The Old Woman forced her eyelids open, a cold glint seemingly flashing in her cloudy pupils, and sighed, "This Old Woman doesn't have many years left to live, but they are very young."

"Young people have ambition, ah..."

The Old Woman hobbled with her walking stick to the ceramic pot and continued to tinker with the herbs.

Tsk...

Xu Sanyan shook his head. This old hag didn't have many days left herself, yet she wanted to drag others down with her before she died. Truly malicious.

Upon leaving the cave, Xun An Cai grabbed Xu Sanyan's arm, her face excited, "Did the Clan Chief agree to you marrying me?"

Xu Sanyan slowly pulled his arm away and did not answer her directly, "I'm hungry."

"I have food at my house." Xun An Cai immediately said.

"I have nowhere to live."

"I have a place to live at my house."

Xu Sanyan nodded, quite satisfied in his heart. She was a qualified sycophant.