205: Born with two souls?!

"Good heavens!"

The burly man, who appeared to be a body refiner, looked shocked and leaned in to examine the jade closely. "Junior Sister, this is a rare star dao fetus. Where did you get it?"

"Fourth Senior Brother, hundreds of years ago, my Sect launched a plane war and accidentally shattered a star..."

Clear Ripple smiled slightly and, at the purple-haired woman's beckoning gesture, came to her side and slowly sat down. "I didn't expect that a Dao Embryo was gestating inside."

While chatting with her Senior Brother, she introduced the identities of the others to Su Ling.

The purple-haired woman’s title was Dao Venerable Yun Miao.

She was the only Grand Unity Golden Immortal at Perfection in the Yunlan Realm, a top-tier existence who had completely mastered a Law of the Grand Dao.

The Star Refining Dao Sect was also the only Dao Sect in the Dawn Immortal Domain.

The middle-aged male Cultivator dressed in fiery red Daoist robes was titled Immortal Venerable Rong Huo.

He was the eldest Disciple under Dao Venerable Yun Miao, at the Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, specializing in the Grand Daos of Melting and Fire.

The woman dressed in cloud-mist robes was titled Immortal Venerable Yu Xia.

Ranked third, she was at the Early Stage of the Taiyi Realm, specializing in the Dao of Clouds and Mist.

The woman dressed in butterfly-patterned clothing was titled Immortal Venerable Huan Die.

Ranked fourth, she was at the Early Stage of the Golden Immortal Realm, specializing in the Dao of Illusions.

Her cultivation was even a level lower than Clear Ripple's.

As for the burly man who spoke earlier, he was named True Monarch Kui Wu.

Ranked seventh, he was at the Peak True Immortal Realm, specializing in the Physical Body—a Body Refining True Immortal.

Clear Ripple was ranked ninth, having entered the Sect ten thousand years later than True Monarch Kui Wu.

In fact, Dao Venerable Yun Miao had more Disciples than just these few.

The Disciples ranked second, fifth, sixth, and eighth had either fallen early or failed to break through and passed away due to the limit of their Lifespan.

Now, only five Disciples remained.

In the path of cultivation, the Revered Master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on oneself.

Many times, having sufficient resources is not enough to avoid death.

Furthermore, there are dangerous places like the Plane Battlefield.

"A star dao fetus is a necessity for refining Innate Spirit Treasures."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao examined the Dao Embryo in her hand and said regretfully, "Unfortunately, this Dao Embryo contains the Laws of Yin and Darkness, which do not match the Daos you Cultivate. Otherwise, in ten thousand years at most, it could be refined into a Dao-protecting Spirit Treasure..."

"No matter, hasn't Revered Master been comprehending the Dao of Life recently?"

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple chuckled. "With Revered Master's connections, perhaps it can be exchanged for a suitable one."

"It's not that easy."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao laughed in spite of herself, her gaze falling on Su Ling as she said softly, "Clear Ripple, you haven't introduced this grand-Disciple of mine to your Revered Master yet!"

"Oh, it was Clear Ripple's oversight."

Clear Ripple looked ashamed and hurriedly called the somewhat constrained Su Ling to her side. "His name is Su Ling, a Disciple I just took in over sixty years ago."

She was also a first-time Revered Master, and her mindset hadn't completely shifted yet.

Sometimes, she would inevitably overlook the not-so-proactive Su Ling.

"Peak Core Formation Stage, with a Divine Soul and magic power comparable to a Nascent Soul..."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao frowned slightly and asked with a hint of concern, "But the Divine Soul seems to be deficient. Clear Ripple, you are too careless. Do you not even know that your own Disciple's Divine Soul is injured?"

"Deficient Divine Soul?"

Clear Ripple couldn't help but feel a chill upon hearing this.

She had never used her Immortal Sense to investigate Su Ling's condition, so she hadn't noticed anything unusual about his Divine Soul.

Hearing Dao Venerable Yun Miao say this, Clear Ripple didn't care about anything else and hurriedly used her Immortal Sense to probe Su Ling's state.

But after some investigation, she looked puzzled. "Revered Master, Su Ling's Divine Soul is intact. How could it be deficient?"

Even Su Ling had a look of bewilderment.

Was his Divine Soul deficient?

How had he never noticed it!

"Alas... I can't blame you all."

Seeing that her Disciples were all somewhat confused, Dao Venerable Yun Miao couldn't help but sigh softly. "This child should have Innate Dual Souls. When his Realm is low, his Divine Soul will be more powerful than Cultivators of the same rank. But for some reason, one of the souls has already disappeared, with only a few traces left... Your Realms are not high enough, so you cannot see it."

"Innate Dual Souls?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

The most shocked was none other than Su Ling, who was at the center of attention.

He hadn't expected that this Grandmaster, whom he had just met, would see through his hidden secret at a glance.

"No wonder, no wonder!"

Clear Ripple's eyes flickered, and she looked enlightened.

No wonder Su Ling's use of the Ghost Soul Arrow was so powerful back then.

Previously, she had found it strange; with the incomplete version of the Nine Nether Secret Record, it was impossible for Su Ling to Cultivate such a strong Divine Soul.

Even if the complete Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture possessed the ability to devour spiritual energy and souls to nourish oneself,

Su Ling had set off with her not long after obtaining the Soul Devouring True Scripture.

He had not yet cultivated to the soul-devouring stage,

so there was no way to talk about soul-devouring nourishment to strengthen the power of the Divine Soul.

The reason he possessed such a powerful Divine Soul was actually because of the 'Innate Dual Souls'.

"Very well, your Grandmaster hasn't prepared a meeting gift for you yet."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao pondered for a moment, then flipped her delicate hand, and a jade bottle appeared in her palm. "Your Realm is too low, so Medicinal Pills that are too good won't work on you. This bottle of Third-Revolution Spirit-Nurturing Pills should be suitable for you."

"This..."

Su Ling cast an inquiring glance at Clear Ripple, and seeing her nod slightly, he then took the jade bottle and bowed respectfully. "Disciple thanks Grandmaster!"

Dao Venerable Yun Miao nodded slightly and softly reminded him, "Remember, you can only consume one per month. Any more and you won't be able to digest it."

"Disciple will keep Grandmaster's teachings in mind."

Su Ling held the jade bottle and bowed again.

"Mhm, go on, go meet your Senior Brothers and sisters."

Seeing how well-behaved he was, Dao Venerable Yun Miao also showed a kind smile and gestured to Immortal Venerable Rong Huo.

Immortal Venerable Rong Huo immediately reacted, sending out a Divine Thought. Soon, a man dressed in a white robe with flame patterns walked quickly from outside the hall.

"Disciple greets Grandmaster and all Junior Martial Uncles."

True Monarch Chi Yan, Ye Hong, was the eldest Disciple under Immortal Venerable Rong Huo, at the Late Stage of the True Immortal Realm.

"Ye Hong, this is your Little Junior Martial Uncle's Personal Disciple, Su Ling."

Immortal Venerable Rong Huo said seriously, "Take him to meet the other Disciples and be sure to take good care of him!"

"Yes, Revered Master!"

Ye Hong quickly responded, then looked at Su Ling with a smile. "Junior Brother Su, please come with me."

"Alright, Senior Brother Ye."

Su Ling solemnly bowed to the Sect elders before following Ye Hong outside.

In the elegant courtyard garden outside, dozens of people looked over in unison, clearly having been interested in this unfamiliar fellow Disciple for a long time.

After all, it was the first time they had seen Little Junior Martial Uncle Clear Ripple bring a Disciple here.

"Eldest Senior Brother, Martial Nephew Ye Hong's cultivation is improving so fast!"

Glancing at the backs of the two, Clear Ripple couldn't help but sigh. "Last time we met, he seemed to be only at the Middle Stage of the True Immortal Realm!"

After attaining the Dao of the True Immortal, the effect of absorbing spiritual and immortal energy is no longer significant.

One mainly relies on the comprehension of Laws to improve cultivation.

Every time the Realm improves, combat power takes a qualitative leap.

But comprehending Laws is not that simple; even an advancement of one-thousandth or one-ten-thousandth might require thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

If calculated quantitatively, Ye Hong's promotion from the Middle Stage to the Late Stage of the True Immortal Realm means his comprehension of the Dao of Fire has reached at least five percent.