135: Holy Soul Sutra and the Three Sacred Laws

"It's merely a slight improvement," Xiao Zhuo said casually, his hands behind his back.

Xu Hun's pupils contracted violently, and a storm raged in the depths of his heart.

The True Explanation of Soul Refining, which had been refined by the Sacred Soul Sect's ancestors for thousands of years, now emanated a new charm in the hands of this Junior.

Even though he was just a Divine Thought Clone on the verge of collapse, he was still a Clone of a Mahayana Peak ancient giant.

He naturally possessed keen insight, and he could tell that Xiao Zhuo's current soul infant was absolutely more perfectly formed than the Void Refining Realm shape described in the Sacred Soul Sect's True Explanation of Soul Refining.

He couldn't even imagine how Xiao Zhuo had managed to deduce the True Explanation of Soul Refining, which only had an introductory chapter, to the Void Refining Realm, let alone surpass the original.

Xiao Zhuo watched Xu Hun's slightly trembling beard, a faint smile playing on his lips.

No matter if you're a Mahayana Old Ancestor, you wouldn't imagine that I possess a Heaven-Defying Golden Finger like the panel.

A moment later, Xu Hun's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his voice trembling with an emotion he hadn't felt in millions of years. He sighed and said, "Little friend, you are truly a Heaven-Defying genius. If you had been born in my era and joined my Sacred Soul Sect, I would have certainly devoted all my efforts to cultivating you. Perhaps you would have become another True Immortal."

Xiao Zhuo was speechless upon hearing this. If I had been born in your era, I would have been the one leading you, wouldn't I?

However, he couldn't say that.

Therefore, he could only listen quietly. He knew that Xu Hun would not give up; he was his last chance. He just had to wait, and this old fossil would certainly relent.

He had no time to painstakingly rebuild a Sect and bear the immense Karma between the Sacred Soul Sect and the Blood Palace.

But if it meant helping to find a Legacy, and he could obtain the most important Legacy of the Sacred Soul Sect, he was willing.

After Xu Hun finished his lament, he deliberated for a moment, then finally looked at Xiao Zhuo with a serious expression: "Little friend! I can entrust the Legacy to you, as long as you promise not to let my Sacred Soul Sect's Legacy be severed. As for whether you can find a successor and rebuild the Sect for my Sacred Soul Sect in the future, I will no longer insist. What do you think?"

Xiao Zhuo was stunned by these words, not expecting Xu Hun to be so magnanimous.

But then he thought, the other party had clearly seen his extraordinary nature. As long as he didn't perish, he might achieve True Immortal status in the future. At that time, rebuilding the Sacred Soul Sect would be a mere word from him, and he naturally wouldn't incur Karma over such a small matter.

An old fox is an old fox; his calculations were indeed shrewd, but it was also a win-win, so he had no reason to refuse.

"Then I thank Senior for your high regard!" Xiao Zhuo pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Xu Hun's expression visibly relaxed upon hearing this, as if a great burden had been lifted. With a wave of his hand, a Jade Slip floated towards Xiao Zhuo.

Xiao Zhuo took the Jade Slip, and his Divine Sense surged into it. In an instant, a series of golden runes flooded his mind.

The Jade Slip contained not only the Complete Manual of the True Explanation of Soul Refining, but also the Sacred Soul Sect's true core Legacy—the Sacred Soul Scripture.

As well as the Sacred Soul Sect's three great secret methods.

These three secret methods were the Soul Burning Sacred Method, the Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method, and finally, the Soul Fusing Sacred Method.

The Soul Burning Sacred Method was an advanced application of the Soul Burning Golden Flame. Although the True Explanation of Soul Refining could also Cultivate the Soul Burning Golden Flame and activate it to unleash power for a short time, it wasn't long-lasting.

The Soul Burning Sacred Method, however, could effectively reduce the consumption of Divine Soul by the Soul Burning Golden Flame, while the power generated was more than three times that of directly burning the Divine Soul with the Golden Flame.

The Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method, as its name suggests, was a true Soul Cultivator's killing technique, including the soul infant manifestation that Xu Hun had used, and a higher-Rank method for condensing Soul weapons.

Don't think that Xu Hun's purple-armored giant was constantly suppressed by Xue Tian; it wasn't that the Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method was weak, but that Xue Tian was too strong.

Xue Tian was already a half-step into the Immortal Realm, far beyond what a Mahayana Cultivator could compare to. For Xu Hun to be able to fight back and forth with him using the Soul Burning Sacred Method and the Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method was already Heaven-Defying enough.

Finally, there was the Soul Fusing Sacred Method.

This was the Sacred Soul Sect's greatest secret. As long as one Cultivated the Soul Fusing Sacred Method, one could fuse the Physical Body's talent and all its power from the Possession of one's Split Soul, which could be called seizing the creation of heaven and earth.

As for the Sacred Soul Scripture, it was a Cultivation Technique that only the Sect Master of the Sacred Soul Sect could Cultivate, a Cultivation Technique that pointed directly to the Immortal Realm.

According to the System's Rank classification, this was already a true Heaven-Grade Cultivation Technique.

And not the so-called "Heaven-Grade" Cultivation Technique of the Yuan Realm.

The Sacred Soul Scripture not only produced stronger Divine Soul Power, but even Divine Sense and Divine Thought were at least three times stronger than those of experts at the same level who Cultivated the True Explanation of Soul Refining.

Not only that, the Sacred Soul Scripture also came with four Supporting facilities Divine Soul techniques and one escape technique.

The techniques were the Spirit Suppressing Seal, Ten Thousand Soul Seal, Soul Locking Seal, and Soul Returning Seal.

The Spirit Suppressing Seal could suppress and kill Divine Souls, the Ten Thousand Soul Seal could form a Soul vortex to absorb others' Divine Souls to replenish oneself, the Soul Locking Seal was a method to enslave others' Divine Souls, known as the strongest slave seal, and the Soul Returning Seal was a seal specifically for healing Divine Souls.

The escape technique was the Sacred Soul Escape, which consumed Soul Power to use and could augment any escape technique, doubling speed.

After reading the contents of the Jade Slip, even with Xiao Zhuo's composure, he secretly exclaimed that he had struck gold.

Let alone such lenient conditions; even if he truly had to face Xue Tian, he felt it wouldn't be a loss.

It took Xiao Zhuo a full stick of incense just to digest the information in the Jade Slip.

Xu Hun watched him quietly as he examined the Jade Slip. Seeing the unconcealed surprise on Xiao Zhuo's face, Xu Hun finally felt a little better.

No matter how talented you are, upon seeing my Sect's Sacred Art, you still look like someone who hasn't seen the world.

"Is little friend satisfied?" Xu Hun smiled faintly, perfectly exuding the demeanor of an enlightened master.

"Senior's generous gift, this Junior will remember it always." Xiao Zhuo flicked the Jade Slip with his finger, watching the dark golden patterns on its surface gradually fade.

Xu Hun glanced at Xiao Zhuo again, then surveyed the already dilapidated ruins of the Sacred Soul Sect around them, a flicker of unwillingness and nostalgia in his eyes.

"My time has come! I implore little friend to fulfill your promise to me!"

Xu Hun's figure began to disintegrate again. Although he had received Xiao Zhuo's Soul Power support earlier, temporarily delaying the collapse of this Clone, in reality, this Clone's existence had long reached its limit. If not for a persistent obsession, it would have collapsed countless years ago.

Now that he had found a Legacy like Xiao Zhuo, Xu Hun's obsession dissipated, and he could no longer hold on.

Watching Xu Hun's figure slowly vanish, Xiao Zhuo bowed respectfully.

And just as Xu Hun completely dissipated, the only intact Sacred Soul Pagoda within the distant Sacred Soul Sect's mountain gate burst forth with dazzling golden light.

A golden ray shot towards Xiao Zhuo with lightning speed.

Before he could react, he had already re-entered the spatial tunnel from which he had arrived earlier.

He began to return the way he came.

However, as the surrounding scenery continuously flashed by, he saw a dozen or so scattered Divine Souls on the verge of collapse.

These Divine Souls were all of the Human Race, and most of them had already lost consciousness.

Although Xiao Zhuo was being carried by the Sacred Soul Pagoda's power towards the Yuan Realm, he could still use his Divine Thought. With a thought, golden chains formed by Divine Thought had already locked onto each Divine Soul he encountered along the way.

Divine Souls that could Cultivate a Divine Soul and appear here must be Martial Artists of the Divine Sea Realm or above from the Human Race in the Yuan Realm.

These people had not Cultivated a soul infant, so their Divine Souls could not leave their Physical Body for long. When he entered, the external space-time was sealed, so these people must have also been Divine Souls who left their Physical Bodies to investigate the giant entrance door.

He wondered where they found the courage to explore a Secret Realm with their Divine Souls.