124: Soul Search

About a cup of tea's time later, the Soul energy of Blood Crow Daoist was completely exhausted!

Gu Changan felt a bit unsatisfied as he looked at the soul of Blood Crow Daoist before him; its figure was so faint it was about to dissipate.

He checked with his Divine Sense and found it was roughly equivalent to a ghost at the first layer of Qi Refining.

So, the soul energy of a soul at the Foundation Establishment Peak had been absorbed this much?

But it seemed he hadn't absorbed much himself!

He checked his own Divine Soul and the growth of his Divine Sense again!

Roughly speaking, only one-tenth of Blood Crow Daoist's Soul energy had reached him!

That is to say, the remaining ninety percent had been consumed.

Or perhaps it had dissipated!

Gu Changan sighed with emotion; this was such a waste!

But what did that have to do with him?

As long as his own Divine Soul was safe, that was fine!

Looking at the soul that was about to dissipate, Gu Changan reached out his right hand and pressed it onto its head.

He began to examine its memories.

Blood Crow Daoist's life played out before him like a movie, viewed in a cursory manner.

He saw him apprenticing to learn his craft, and saw his arduous struggles.

He saw his sinister cunning and his thrilling experiences.

Step by step, he had reached this day, until he was killed by him.

His master was actually a Golden Core Elder of the Blood Fiend Alliance, a nun named Miejue?

However, his master didn't seem to care about him particularly much!

Because this old man, Blood Crow Daoist, was not of Miejue's Bloodline; they only had a master-disciple relationship.

Therefore, even though Blood Crow Daoist had been dead for so long, no one had come to investigate.

Gu Changan still remembered Miejue's appearance, just in case he ran into her later.

In case she had some means to investigate that he had killed her disciple!

Furthermore, every True Disciple left their soul lamp in the Sect.

So, the path of impersonation would not work either!

At first, Gu Changan thought he could change his appearance and impersonate Blood Crow Daoist to walk within the Blood Refining Valley.

If he encountered any issues, he could shift the blame onto Blood Crow Daoist.

But now that they had a soul lamp, he estimated that everyone in the Sect knew Blood Crow Daoist was dead.

So if he were to impersonate Blood Crow Daoist's appearance and go into the Blood Refining Valley, it would truly be courting death!

Gu Changan silently patted his chest; learning the Soul Searching Technique had allowed him to avoid a disaster.

However, Blood Crow Daoist's soul had also mentioned the selection of the Saint?

The main competition for spots this time was among the top 5!

Ranked first was Night Without Blame of the Blood Path, who cultivated the "Blood River Scripture" and possessed the Magic Treasure, the blood fiend bottle!

Ranked second was Fierce Blood Heaven of the Blood Path, who cultivated the "blood flame Heaven Swallowing Art" and used a blood flame with masterful skill!

But he should be on the run now; it was unknown if he was dead or not!

Ranked third was Ghost Without Way of the Ghost Path, who cultivated the "Ten Thousand Ghosts Heart-Devouring Art"!

His commonly used Magical Artifact was the supreme grade hundred soul banner!

Ranked fourth was Daoist Xue Feiyu, who used human blood to refine blood corpses!

He controlled over a hundred Foundation Establishment Stage blood corpses alone!

It was simply terrifying!

Ranked fifth was Blood Crow Daoist of the Blood Path, on whose shoulder often stood a giant blood feather crow!

He raised about 3000 blood crows, and no one dared to provoke him!

He possessed a Magical Artifact, the blood wing fan!

Gu Changan saw the mention of the blood wing fan and hurriedly rummaged through his Storage Pouch, and he actually found a fan!

The entire handle was made of blood bamboo, and a row of blood-red feathers was tied to the bamboo.

The base of the feathers was white, and the downy hair on top was blood-red.

So this was Blood Crow Daoist's famous Magical Artifact; it seemed he needed to keep it well.

Gu Changan casually tossed it into the treasure gathering basin!

In a great mood, he stroked his chin.

Two of the 5 competitors were already gone!

And it seemed both were related to him!

One had been forced to run away by him!

One had been killed by him!

Could it be that he was naturally their nemesis?

Gu Changan was noncommittal, then thought about what to do next.

Looking at the soul of Blood Crow Daoist that was about to dissipate, Gu Changan injected his command into the supreme grade hundred soul banner!

"Devour!"

Subsequently, the ghosts inside the supreme grade hundred soul banner swarmed forward and tore the soul of Blood Crow Daoist to shreds.

As for those Foundation Establishment Stage yin soldiers, they didn't even look at this bit of soul Power!

Gu Changan then put away the supreme grade hundred soul banner; the previous idea of replacing Blood Crow Daoist was still a bit of a pity!

He had already confiscated over 1000 blood crows and could completely impersonate Blood Crow Daoist!

Sigh! What a pity!

Gu Changan reined in his thoughts, and the feeling of emptiness in his Dantian appeared once again!

The Spiritual Qi in his Dantian, used to activate the three thousand weak water ladle, had been exhausted once again.

Now his Dantian was empty!

Gu Changan popped 10 top-grade solid origin pills into his mouth, intending to Cultivate quietly here for a period of time.

He would also see if anyone came to avenge Blood Crow Daoist while he was here!

Gu Changan found a remote corner, used the Earth Evasion Technique to sink into the ground, and dug a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment underneath!

He hid inside and Cultivated quietly.

He got up in the morning, came out to bathe in the purple qi to Cultivate his Divine Sense.

Then, he would swallow top-grade Body Tempering pills to perform Body Refining while swallowing top-grade solid origin pills to practice Qi.

With 10 top-grade solid origin pills a day, he pushed his physical state to the limit.

Not wasting any time at all, half a month passed just like that.

Gu Changan's Spiritual Qi shook, and he reached the 6th layer of Foundation Establishment.

He let out a breath!

That wasn't easy!

He was at the 6th layer of Foundation Establishment; he was only one layer away from the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

Should he continue Cultivating?

Or should he change locations?

After such a long time, he hadn't seen anyone come looking for Blood Crow Daoist!

Did the person behind him not know he had died here?

Or could they not calculate his location?

Gu Changan stroked his chin; this was a bit tricky!

Since that was the case, he would just continue Cultivating!

Anyway, no one would be able to find this place for a while!

Just like that, Gu Changan Cultivated with peace of mind for another month, directly achieving a Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, reaching the 7th layer of Foundation Establishment.

He was truly tired of Cultivating to the point of nausea!

Every day he just sat there absorbing! Absorbing! Absorbing!

He was like a machine; what kind of immortality was he even cultivating?

Gu Changan planned to go out for a stroll; it would be good to encounter someone.

He remembered that the Blood Refining Valley was a few hundred miles away; it would be good to witness what the hinterland of the Blood Fiend Alliance was like.

After crawling out from underground, Gu Changan first hid his cultivation level at the 2nd layer of Foundation Establishment.

Then he completely changed his appearance.

His complexion was fair, showing a hint of crimson.

His face was square and angular, his nose was high and straight, his lips were thin, and he had a head of flowing long hair.

Afterward, he changed into a standard Daoist robe.

If he dressed too ostentatiously, it would easily attract trouble, and if he dressed too poorly, it would easily invite disdain from others.

Feeling that his disguise was about right, he released a flying boat.

He boarded the flying boat and headed towards the direction of the Blood Refining Valley!

As he traveled, he observed the surrounding environment, and the trees gradually became shorter.

It seemed he was getting closer and closer to the Blood Refining Valley.

The various escape lights he encountered increased, with some people stepping on Flying Swords and others sitting on giant flying gourds.