200: Nine Netherworld Devouring Spirit True Solution

At the location of the previous battle, a figure dressed in luxurious robes suddenly emerged.

His gaze swept over the faint traces of battle below, his brow furrowing deeply.

With a grab of his large hand, he extracted four streaks of light from the Void Realm.

"Ice Flame Spirit Fire, the power of thunder, the power of yin souls, and... Southern Bright Departing Fire?!"

The man abruptly looked up toward the distance, his eyes flickering as he muttered to himself, "In the entire Canglang Plane, only that Spirit Treasure possesses Southern Bright Departing Fire. Has Jinyan provoked that person... Sigh!"

With a wave of his hand, an incomparable frost aura instantly filled the entire canyon.

It then exploded with a bang, erasing all traces.

"It's just a fragmented Cultivation Technique; no matter how strong it is, it will only harm oneself in the end."

"A Direct Disciple of a Golden Immortal... even as his father, I wouldn't dare take action against him."

"Jinyan, my son, such was your fate..."

The man shook his head slightly and sighed before turning into a streak of light and vanishing... Sensing that this person's identity was not simple, Su Ling had simply used Southern Bright Departing Fire to incinerate everything belonging to him, including Magic Treasures and Medicinal Pills.

Killing a member of the imperial Family carried no mental burden for him.

However, he did not want to invite any trouble because of it.

Having finished all this, Su Ling finally felt at ease to pilot the soaring wing boat and return directly to the Sect.

Upon returning to Lingyun Villa, he immediately activated the Restriction Formations.

Lining up five pieces of gray cloth in front of him, Su Ling took a deep breath and, with the assistance of the Immortal Cave's Spirit Gathering Formation, channeled his full magical power into them.

Several hours later, the gray cloth had transformed into paper as thin as a cicada's wing.

Su Ling took out the Nine Nether Secret Record along with the other two pieces.

The several pieces of strange paper moved without wind, slowly approaching the Nine Nether Secret Record manual and gradually fusing together.

The name of the manual also began to twist and change continuously.

Finally, six large characters formed: [Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture].

With a heart full of excitement, trepidation, and awe, Su Ling slowly opened the manual that had even changed its name.

[For the Nine Nether is the abyss of extreme Yin of Heaven and Earth, the manor where all darkness returns; Spirit is the Qi of the Universe's Origin, the foundation of creation for all living things. The Dao of Soul Devouring is not the theft of Heaven and Earth's private hoard, but follows the order of Yin and Yang, merges the mystery of the Netherworld, and absorbs the essence of all spirits to achieve the supreme true self.]

After reading the general outline, Su Ling felt a resonance and quickly flipped through the entire manual, unable to contain his joy. "This is... the complete version!"

In addition to the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation chapters he had obtained previously,

the cultivation methods for Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Body Integration, True Immortal, and even the Golden Immortal Dao were all present!

Furthermore, it included many secret techniques and Dao explanations that appeared to possess unfathomable power.

Su Ling also keenly noticed that even the chapters he had already cultivated now contained much more content.

Fortunately, it only enriched the specific cultivation details and did not deviate from the general direction.

The nine-patterned purple gold core he had condensed was precisely the foundation of the Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture.

In short, the ultimate goal of the Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture was the legendary Devouring Dao.

Comprehending Laws was still too far away for him.

The most urgent task at hand was to condense a Nascent Soul.

However, to break open the nine-patterned purple gold core and condense a unique Nascent Soul, besides requiring a large amount of Yin-attribute Materials and spirit crystals,

he also needed to find a Extreme Yin Land to serve as assistance.

Otherwise, if the Yin-attribute spiritual energy was insufficient, the condensed Nascent Soul might have an Innate deficiency, affecting his future cultivation.

"A Extreme Yin Land..."

Su Ling calculated silently, wondering where in the Canglang Plane could be called a Extreme Yin Land.

But after thinking for a while, he still couldn't find a solution.

Helpless, Su Ling could only temporarily put away the "Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture" and get up to head to the Scripture Repository Hall... In the Scripture Repository Hall, besides the cultivation manuals open to Outer Sect Disciples, there were also many books related to the Canglang Plane and even other planes.

Humanities, geography, Yao Beast illustrations, Sect powers, local specialty spirit Materials, and the like were all available.

Su Ling came here specifically to search for any Extreme Yin Land in the Canglang Plane.

After some searching, he found many places of extreme cold.

But Yin and Cold were two different things!

The core of a Extreme Yin Land was the "Yin attribute," a region where the world's Yin Qi gathered and Yang Qi was thin, associated with Laws such as the Netherworld, death, and extinction, standing in opposition to "Yang."

The core of a Place of Extreme Cold was the "Cold attribute," a region with extremely low temperatures, essentially a low-temperature manifestation of energy, standing in opposition to "Heat."

Most places of extreme Yin would possess "Yin-Cold" characteristics, but it was not absolute.

Even less could they be lumped together.

The only Extreme Yin Land was located within the mountain gate of the Yangquan Sect, which excelled in the Dao of balancing Yin and Yang.

Su Ling did not know if this Secret Realm met the requirements for cultivating the "Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture."

After a bit of thought, he could only leave the Scripture Repository Hall and head to the Tingtao Water Pavilion.

Arriving at the shore of Yingyue Lake, Su Ling was still hesitating whether to disturb his Revered Master when a Divine Soul transmission suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Come in."

Su Ling was startled, then realized it was the summons from his Revered Master, Clear Ripple. He hurriedly stepped forward.

The illusionary color token in his Storage Ring suddenly emerged, and the water pavilion's Formation opened automatically.

Entering the courtyard, Su Ling immediately saw Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple standing by the railing, seemingly teasing the spirit fish in Yingyue Lake.

"Disciple pays respects to Revered Master."

Su Ling stepped forward and bowed.

The moment he looked up and saw the 'fish food' in Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple's hand, his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Those were clearly fourth-rank Spirit Pills!

How was that fish food!

Over the past thirty-plus years, every time he saw this scene, Su Ling wished he could transform into a Glazed Illusion Light Scale or a Moon-Reflecting Seven-Colored Fish in Yingyue Lake.

By just lying flat for a hundred years, one could somehow become a fourth-rank spirit fish.

However, Su Ling also understood that on the path of immortality, a 'Revered Master's' greatest role was to guide and transmit the Law.

It did not mean they would take full responsibility for one's techniques, companions, wealth, and land.

This could be seen from the likes of Lu Tao and Song Moting.

Only those cultivation families would spare no effort to pile resources onto their Family descendants.

As for which was better, that was a matter of opinion.

Seeing Su Ling arrive before her, Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple casually tossed the remaining dozen or so Spirit Pills down, causing those spirit fish to scramble to devour them.

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple turned around and sized Su Ling up.

She watched him until his back felt cold before saying indifferently, "I heard that you've been having quite a lot of fun lately?"

"Ah?"

Su Ling was stunned, momentarily not knowing how to answer this inexplicable question.

After a brief pause, Su Ling replied trepidatiously, "Disciple was in seclusion for many years and only emerged a month ago. I met with Senior Brothers Lu Tao and Song Moting to go to Cangming City for an auction... It was a rare moment of leisure, so I did indulge myself for a few days."

"On the path of immortality, it is indeed improper to Cultivate in isolation with one's head down."

A hint of playfulness flashed in Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple's eyes. "But places of debauchery like the Immortal Gathering Tower are better visited less often in the future."

"Uh..."

Hearing this, cold sweat immediately broke out on Su Ling's forehead. He hurriedly bowed. "Revered Master, please understand. Disciple did go to the Immortal Gathering Tower for two meals, but... I never had any improper conduct with the female Cultivators of Heavenly Sound Valley."

"Cultivators are not plants, and they never eliminate the seven emotions and six desires... Moreover, even plants can become spirits."

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple moved with her hands behind her back and sat down at a stone table. "However, Heavenly Sound Valley Cultivators are socially adept and best at reading people's hearts. Just make sure you don't become obsessed."

"Rest assured, Revered Master. Disciple will never have any further contact with the female Cultivators of Heavenly Sound Valley."

Su Ling quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and spoke with great solemnity.