433: Shen Erhuan's abnormality

Did that old man really leave?

They stayed at the inn for three days to lie low.

This matter had truly passed.

The Baoxu Merchant Guild showed no movement, silently swallowing this loss.

It was only normal; Wu Chenghai was at the Late Spirit Transformation Stage, and the owner of the Baoxu Merchant Guild was at most at Nascent Soul Perfection.

Wu Chenghai was like an ant before that old man; even if a Nascent Soul Perfection expert went, they would still be an ant.

Merchants were very good at calculating costs.

Offending a powerhouse for the sake of mere Face and reputation was clearly not worth it.

Jiang Ning asked around.

Regarding the events within the Nascent Soul Level Spirit Ruins, those Cultivators only said that people had fought inside. As for the final casualties or who was fighting, they were also in the dark.

Some information brokers exaggerated the facts.

They claimed that a half-step Soul Transformation Regretful Monster had appeared in this Nascent Soul Level Spirit Ruins controlled by the Baoxu Merchant Guild.

A group of Nascent Soul Perfection Cultivators had joined forces to surround and kill this Regretful Monster, but in the end, the Regretful Monster managed to escape.

Later, for unknown reasons, these Nascent Soul Cultivators also began to fight among themselves.

This was what caused the tremors in the Spirit Ruins.

Upon hearing this news, the number of people at the Baoxu Merchant Guild's Nascent Soul Level Spirit Ruins suddenly increased significantly.

Most of them were at Nascent Soul Perfection, though there were also some at the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

They entered for the sake of this half-step Soul Transformation Regretful Monster.

If they could subdue it, it would be their Opportunity to Breakthrough to the Deity Transformation Realm.

Opportunities to advance without relying on a Soul Transformation mighty figure were rare.

Jiang Ning smiled.

The merchants of the Baoxu Merchant Guild were definitely fueling these rumors.

Turning a crisis into an Opportunity—this was the merchant's way.

However, this also reflected one thing from another perspective: that old man had truly left, or perhaps he was still within the Spirit Ruins but had tacitly accepted these matters and would not emerge again.

Jiang Ning went to the Baoxu Merchant Guild to purchase the qualification to enter the Spirit Ruins.

The shopkeeper did not ask for money.

When Xu Qi and Wu Chenghai returned, they had already given Jiang Ning's portrait to the guild members.

In the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, no one would believe that someone so young who was already at the Nascent Soul Peak didn't have a powerful background.

How much was a single slot for the Spirit Ruins worth? Establishing a good relationship might be of great use in the future!

Jiang Ning did not decline.

Excessive politeness can make people feel like you look down on them or want to draw a clear line.

In this world, even if one cultivates immortality, one must still attend to social relations.

On the way to the Spirit Ruins.

Shen Jinhuan sent a voice transmission to Jiang Ning.

“Revered Master, has that person really left? Could he be hiding temporarily and then suddenly appear to snatch me away?”

Shen Jinhuan was truly afraid of being separated from Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning responded warmly: “He’s really gone, so rest easy. If that person truly wanted to take you away, there would be no room for negotiation; he would have taken you days ago.

A Small World is not considered a great treasure in their eyes.

By killing me and checking my belongings, he could have discovered the Small World.

Or he could have performed a soul search on me.”

“He wouldn't dare!”

Killing Intent erupted from Shen Jinhuan.

The legs of the servant responsible for piloting the spirit boat suddenly went weak.

“Guest, please don't start a fight on the spirit boat, I'm scared.”

Shen Jinhuan retracted her Killing Intent. “If he dares to move against Revered Master, I will definitely kill him!”

“Where did such a young girl get such heavy Killing Intent?”

Jiang Ning reached out his hand, then pulled it back.

Sigh... his current height didn't allow it; he almost made a fool of himself again.

This trip to the Spirit Ruins was mainly because Second Huan had taken a hit from Gu Yanqing and was currently recuperating inside her Cocoon.

Letting the young girl absorb and refine more remnant will would help Erhuan recover.

This was considered Shen Jinhuan's trump card.

Once they left the Lingxu Domain, there wouldn't be such a good place to recuperate the Divine Soul.

Those Heaven And Earth Treasures that helped the recovery of a Nascent Soul Level Divine Soul were all prohibitively expensive.

One could tell just by seeing how long Gu Yanqing had struggled just to recover to the early Spirit Transformation Stage.

They entered the Spirit Ruins.

Jiang Ning took Shen Jinhuan's hand.

Inside the Small World, Whitey was no longer bored. Without the terror of the Void Weevil, and with Little Grey as a lackey, Whitey was having a lot of fun.

This Nascent Soul Level Spirit Ruins was more crowded than usual.

Jiang Ning swept his Divine Sense across. Even with the restrictions, he still detected many Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The Spirit Ruins had become lively.

Under such an influx, Jiang Ning even felt that the grey fog had thinned considerably.

Jiang Ning led Shen Jinhuan further inside.

There were many Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators on the periphery. Seeing a female Cultivator bringing a child, some who looked down on others became dissatisfied.

“The Baoxu Merchant Guild really gives out slots to anyone with money!”

“What kind of things are coming in? A girl and a kid—are they here for babysitting?”

“Get lost quickly, don't waste the remnant will here!”

Hearing this, Jiang Ning looked toward the people speaking.

He gave a cold snort.

The eyes of those speakers instantly turned dull, their spirit extinguished, and they collapsed straight down.

Jiang Ning had used Soul Piercing Needles.

Once the Divine Soul was extinguished, the Nascent Souls within their Qi Seas gained sentience and tried to flee.

Before they could even escape their physical shells, they were surrounded by various mottled remnant will that replaced their consciousness.

The Nascent Souls were completely taken over by remnant will.

Several walking corpses were thus easily created by Jiang Ning within these Spirit Ruins.

The walking corpses killed anyone they saw and devoured any remnant will they encountered.

Some Nascent Soul experts found it ominous and fled far away.

Jiang Ning said with a smile to those around him, “If anyone else has an objection to my entering the Spirit Ruins, feel free to speak up early.”

No one answered; they only wanted to stay as far away from Jiang Ning as possible.

“Let's go.”

Jiang Ning held Shen Jinhuan's hand and moved quickly toward the deepest part.

Shen Jinhuan felt that Jiang Ning was exceptionally charismatic like this.

At the same time, her yearning for strength grew stronger.

Without power, anyone can bully you.

With power, you can kill whoever bullies you.

The cultivation world never lacks dead bodies.

They reached their destination.

Since Second Huan was inside the Cocoon, Shen Jinhuan could only pick some slightly weaker remnant will to absorb.

Jiang Ning didn't stay idle either; he captured many Early Nascent Soul Stage remnant will, refined them, and gave them to Shen Jinhuan.

Shen Jinhuan absorbed these remnant will into her Sea of Consciousness.

The dark red Cocoon pulsed once.

It was very satisfied with Shen Jinhuan's feeding.

Shen Jinhuan walked forward and touched the Cocoon.

“Erhuan, eat up, eat up. Once you're full, advance quickly; we still have to do great things with Revered Master!”

The Cocoon pulsed again, as if in response to Shen Jinhuan.

A week passed.

The Cocoon showed no further movement. Compared to the pulsing of the previous few days, the Cocoon was now as still as stagnant water.

Jiang Ning found it strange when he heard about it.

“It shouldn't be. Although Erhuan was hit back then, she has been nurtured in the Cocoon for so long; there shouldn't be zero movement.

Huanhuan, let's stay for three more days. If there's still no result after three days, we'll head out and buy some Heaven And Earth Treasures for Erhuan.”

Shen Jinhuan gave an “En” in agreement.

Three days later, Second Huan still showed no movement.

However, Shen Jinhuan completed her Breakthrough.

She had entered the Late Stage Golden Core.