151: Soul Beast and Six-Star Quest

Li Jiangchen only felt his Divine Soul swell, sending a wave of soreness.

The next moment, as if a long-accumulated dam had burst, it flooded forward; his Divine Soul underwent a qualitative change, suddenly strengthening by a significant margin.

fourth heaven of the Divine Dao, Breakthrough!

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on your Breakthrough in the Divine Dao Realm; you have ascended to a higher level," Elder Zong smiled and said.

The Divine Dao Saint Realm cultivators nearby also offered their congratulations one after another.

Only those few Saint Realm cultivators who had seen the blessed silver light divided up felt a hint of dissatisfaction, but with Elder Zong present, they naturally dared not act out.

"Haha, just good fortune, just good fortune."

Li Jiangchen smiled on the surface, while inwardly he calculated.

'If I can absorb the Soul Power of the seven-colored soul crystal, I can complete the majority of the Soul Power accumulation for the fourth heaven of the Divine Dao.

However, breaking through consecutively in a short time has left my Divine Soul floating; I must find more treasures for condensing and stabilizing the soul.

Three sticks of Soul-Condensing Incense are still far from enough…'

Soon, the blessed silver light within the underground palace gradually withered, and the phantom of the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit dissipated completely.

That immense pressure of the Divine Soul vanished instantly.

"The blessing has ended," Treant Elder Zong said with a smile. "Next, everyone, let us drink some Spirit Tea and discuss our Divine Dao cultivation."

With a tap of his withered finger, a row of Spirit Tea appeared on the round table, emitting a curling fragrance of tea.

"Eh? Clear Bright Spirit Tea? It is rare for Elder Zong to bring out this tea…" An old man in gray robes exclaimed in surprise, then laughed, "In that case, I will not hold back either. Over these past twenty years, I have also pondered a trick or two regarding the activation of Divine Soul power…"

Soon, the discussion on the Dao of the Divine Soul became increasingly frequent, making even Li Jiangchen nod repeatedly, feeling quite enlightened.

In terms of combat strength alone, he might be above those present, but when it came to Divine Dao cultivation, everyone before him was a predecessor.

Several hours later, the discussion on Divine Dao cultivation drew to a close. Elder Zong suddenly spoke, "Everyone, several days ago, this old man observed a Secret Realm where there are suspected traces of a Soul-Cutting Beast. I wonder if you, Fellow Daoists, have any interest."

"A Soul-Cutting Beast! Is this true, Elder Zong?"

"That is a rare Spirit Beast of the Dao of the soul. When it inhales, it devours souls and ghosts, condensing them into refined Soul Power. When it exhales, it expels the accumulated Soul Power from its abdomen."

"Thousands of years ago, this Saint traveled to the Langhuan Star Domain and had the good fortune to participate in a Langhuan auction. At that time, there was a Sixth Heaven Soul-Cutting King. Its auction price left us all tongue-tied, causing three Seventh Heaven Emperor Realm experts to compete for it. I did not expect Elder Zong to have discovered traces of this beast."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangchen's expression remained unchanged.

He had heard of the Soul-Cutting Beast; if he could obtain the assistance of this beast, his Divine Dao cultivation would truly advance by leaps and bounds.

Seeing that everyone was moved, Elder Zong said, "That Secret Realm is located deep within the Soul Falling Ravine of the Three Mountains Star Domain.

It is surrounded by ghosts, cold and sunless. Only on the annual Yang-Rising Convergence Day, when the Yang Qi is strongest and the blazing sun shines into the Soul Falling Ravine, can most of the ghosts be dispersed, allowing for safe passage.

Calculating the time, there is still half a year left.

Half a year from now, this old man will wait for three days at the foot of Tianyu Peak outside Illusion Star City.

If anyone is interested in going to explore with me, come find me. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded one after another.

Such an Opportunity as the Soul-Cutting Beast was naturally not something they would want to miss.

'This old guy hid the news quite well…' Li Jiangchen's face remained calm as an ancient well, but in his mind, the soul seed emitting the aura of the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit appeared.

He would not believe it even if he died if that old ghost Elder Zong did not have other schemes.

Soon, everyone dispersed, and Li Jiangchen returned to his Immortal Cave in Illusion Star City.

A seven-colored crystal floated in the air, emitting a mesmerizing color that made his Soul Sea churn.

"Go."

Li Jiangchen no longer suppressed the silver eye in his Soul Sea. He saw that silver eye frantically devouring the power of his Divine Soul, manifesting between his brows and turning into a vertical pupil filled with countless mysterious patterns, with spatial fluctuations appearing around it.

Whoosh—

A beam of spiritual light shot out from the vertical eye between his brows, striking the seven-colored soul crystal floating before him. Accompanied by a shrill scream, the resentment of the Yao Race Emperor lurking within the seven-colored soul crystal manifested, its gaze looking as if it wanted to devour someone.

The next moment, the silver eye emitted mysterious fluctuations, and the silver light seemed to melt, turning into thousands of threads that pierced straight through the Yao Race Emperor's resentment.

With a crisp 'pop', a wisp of black smoke rose and dissipated, and the seven-colored nether crystal became pure and flawless, without the slightest bit of resentment remaining.

"It is done…" A curve appeared at the corner of Li Jiangchen's mouth. Immediately, his Spiritual Sense penetrated it, frantically absorbing the pure Soul Power contained within.

In an instant, that surge of Soul Power, even more exaggerated than the blessed silver light, came rushing in, causing the surface of his newly expanded Soul Sea to rise rapidly.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, that surging Soul Power finally began to dry up.

With the absorption of the final wisp of Soul Power, Li Jiangchen slowly opened his eyes. His Divine Soul power had grown, giving him the illusion that he was capable of distorting space.

"My Soul Power is roughly equivalent to the Peak of the Middle Stage of the fourth heaven; if I had another seven-colored nether crystal, I would have a chance to attempt to break through to the fifth heaven of the Divine Dao.

However, my Soul Power has increased too quickly, and my Foundation is somewhat unstable…"

Li Jiangchen flicked his finger, lighting three sticks of incense. The curling fragrance drifted, and as he inhaled, it entered his lungs and merged into his Soul Sea; immediately, the 'light and floating' illusion he had just felt gradually disappeared.

"I must still find some treasures for stabilizing the soul, or a Spirit Beast that can temper the quality of the Divine Soul…"

The Soul-Cutting Beast appeared in Li Jiangchen's mind.

"That old guy is not simple; he seems to have other schemes.

However, when it concerns a Spirit Beast of the Dao of the soul like the Soul-Cutting Beast, even if I know there is something strange about it, I have no choice but to step into it.

Fortunately, there is still more than half a year left; I must find a way to raise the power of my sword technique to the next level."

For Li Jiangchen, the fastest way to increase his combat strength was none other than slaying the Yao Race and refining chaos true crystals from them.

A moment later.

Li Jiangchen arrived at the Bee Hunting Tower, the surroundings filled with a cold and murderous atmosphere.

The killers who occasionally swept past had their auras all shrouded and concealed by tokens, like poisonous snakes waiting to devour their prey.

At this moment, using his silver wing token, he simulated the aura of Old Demon Che and stepped into the Mission Hall.

The interior was like a grotto-heaven, with rockeries, ponds, and gardens…

A giant canopy floated in the sky, covered in ancient seal script characters.

"Select missions related to the Black Wind Bandits."

He injected his True Essence into the silver wing token, and immediately the canopy before him changed, displaying the missions related to the Black Wind Bandits, categorized by star rating.

"Six-Star Mission: Exterminate the pirate group in the Black Wind Shattered Star Belt known as the Great Shark; reward: two million Contribution Points."

"Six-Star Mission: Venture deep into the Black Wind Shattered Star Belt to find a Black Wind Eye; reward: three million Contribution Points."

…

Six-Star missions were the limit that a silver wing token could accept.

Seven-Star missions often required the intervention of experts at the Tower Master level to have any possibility of completion.

Missions above Seven-Star were said to be issued only in the Bee Hunting Star Domain, which was also the location of the Bee Hunting Tower headquarters.

Suddenly, Li Jiangchen's gaze stopped.

"Six-Star Mission: Venture deep into the Black Wind Shattered Star Belt to rescue the kidnapped daughter of the Realm Lord of the Guanghan Realm; reward: one million Contribution Points and one drop of ten-thousand-year cold marrow spirit milk."

"ten-thousand-year cold marrow spirit milk…" Li Jiangchen raised an eyebrow. This was a special heaven and earth spirit treasure originating from the Guanghan Realm in the Minor Thousand Worlds.

That cold energy contained the Origin spiritual rhyme and had unique and wonderful uses for consolidating the Divine Soul and tempering flesh and blood.

"This is the one…"

Li Jiangchen injected his True Essence into the silver wing token, shooting out a ray of light that merged into the canopy, and instantly, a wisp of aura merged into the token.

His Spiritual Sense penetrated it, and a large amount of information regarding this mission immediately appeared.