173: Quarreling grandfathers

The aged voice instantly stunned everyone present.

Midnight Gao Sou's mind raced. He realized this was a tangled story between these mysterious old Seniors, likely involving the secrets of the entire Kongming Dao Lineage.

And the secrets of such powerful Experts represented Opportunity, representing methods to become stronger.

Thinking of this, Midnight Gao Sou's heart burned with eagerness, and he listened intently.

As expected, the soul body whose name was called immediately retorted:

"Who is Dao? So it's you, Qing Ming. Hmph, didn't you look down on the golden body statue Dao? How did you end up in this state?"

Qing Ming snorted, "Lan Shui, didn't you also say the golden body statue was a wicked Cultivation path, and you disdained it? How did you also end up clinging to life?"

The two began to curse at each other.

This left the players present utterly confused and bewildered, completely unaware of what they were discussing.

Only those players who were possessed by Soul Bodies roughly understood what they were saying.

In normal Cultivation, after the Golden Core comes the Nascent Soul.

Shattering the Core to form a Nascent Soul, ascending to the heavens in one morning, becoming a true big shot in the Cultivation World—this was the dream of countless Cultivators.

However, how difficult was it to become a Nascent Soul?

Many found it incredibly challenging just to achieve the Golden Core. For those with a Ninth-Grade Shattered Core, a Nascent Soul was hopeless, leaving them to simply await the end of their Lifespan, with no future prospects.

In such circumstances, Cultivators naturally wouldn't sit idly by. They would either seek methods to extend their Lifespan or look for new ways to Breakthrough.

Among these, the golden body statue was the method adopted by these Soul Bodies.

Although Midnight Gao Sou and the others didn't know much, they roughly understood that the so-called golden body statue was not a Nascent Soul, but a special Realm between the Golden Core and Nascent Soul, allowing them to continue existing as Soul Bodies while seeking an Opportunity to truly Breakthrough to Nascent Soul.

However, it was not difficult to deduce from the words of these advanced Cultivators that this golden body statue was likely somewhat sinister and disdained by the Righteous Path.

"Enough!"

At this moment, a deep voice suddenly rang out: "We've all cultivated the golden body statue, so no one should criticize another."

After the old man's voice sounded, the scene instantly quieted down. He seemed to possess great authority.

Midnight Gao Sou couldn't help but ask, "Who is this person? Why aren't you refuting him?"

Star Fiend Daoist slowly said, "This person's Dao name is You Luo. Back then, he was also a Prodigy who shook an entire region. None of us could compare to him. Hehe, who would have thought that even he secretly cultivated the golden body statue..."

Midnight Gao Sou frowned slightly.

According to Star Fiend Daoist's words, this Immortal Master You Luo was probably not only powerful but also had top-tier talent, considered a Prodigy even among Golden Core Experts.

Yet, such a figure ultimately succumbed to his Lifespan and cultivated the sinister golden body statue.

'This is the Cultivation World. No matter how talented a person, no matter how righteous a strong individual, when their Lifespan is nearing its end, what can they still care about? At that time, sons and grandsons are merely worldly attachments that can be cut off at any moment, and morality and shame are nothing but ridiculous worldly falsehoods. Everything can be abandoned...'

Midnight Gao Sou was filled with emotion, once again feeling the unique charm of the Xuanhuan World.

Immortal Master You Luo then spoke again, "Alright, stop hiding things. We all know that everything in this Scripture Pavilion is useless. Every Cultivation Technique has been memorized by us, so why would we need to go in and search?"

Immortal Master Lan Shui replied, "Since You Luo, you've spoken, then I'll be direct. The Legacy left by Grandmaster back then is right here in Mingshui Heaven, and Cangjing Peak is the key to opening it. Now is the time to bring it out."

Qing Ming snorted, "Everyone knows that the Spear Intent Legacy only has a wisp left. With so many of us here, so many inheritors, who gets it? Who takes it?"

Midnight Gao Sou and the others truly couldn't interject a single word, only listening to them argue.

The disparity in information, the disparity in cultivation—everything caused the players, who should have been the main force in Mingshui Heaven, to once again become mere backdrops.

Wang Huohuo observed all of this from a distance, a hint of sadness in her eyes. She really disliked this feeling of being a backdrop.

'I originally thought that without a Golden Core Expert suppressing us this time, we players would become the protagonists. Even the AI Host analyzed that Mingshui Heaven would become the main battlefield for player PVP.

'But who would have thought there would be so many Soul Bodies here?'

Wang Huohuo sighed inwardly.

She suddenly realized that in this Xuanhuan World, whether it was natives or players, everyone might be hiding trump cards unknown to others. If you didn't force them, there wouldn't be any trouble, but once pushed too hard, the repercussions would truly be like a thunderbolt.

'I heard that Yan Xiao went to the Great Desert?'

Wang Huohuo then thought of Yan Xiao. She now suspected that Yan Xiao also had a soul body within him, which might truly allow Yan Xiao to take off directly and become an peerless Expert.

Thinking of this, Wang Huohuo grew increasingly uneasy, constantly wavering between the ideas of begging Yan Xiao for mercy and killing him.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and thought:

'All these Soul Bodies rely on their inheritors and even need to help their inheritors obtain some Legacy. This indicates that even if Soul Bodies are strong, their strength is limited.

'As long as I invest more money to buy resources, strive to Breakthrough to Late Stage Immortal Foundation, and then hire a few Immortal Foundation Cultivators to attack together, this Yan Xiao will surely die!'

Wang Huohuo thought to herself, no longer wanting to stay in Mingshui Heaven. She turned and left directly, preparing to spend money on resources and cultivate against the clock.

At the same time, Immortal Master You Luo suddenly said:

"Stop arguing! Haven't you noticed? Someone is manipulating the water veins, and he cultivates an orthodox Mingshui Cultivation Technique!"

At these words, the entire scene fell silent.

Immortal Master Lan Shui pondered, "I heard that someone escaped back then, took a disciple, and later founded a Sect called Heshui Prefecture."

"Then that's correct, it must be someone from Heshui Prefecture manipulating the water veins, trying to find that last wisp of Nascent Soul Spear Intent."

Midnight Gao Sou somewhat wanted to interject but saw Wang Long speak first:

"Seniors, could you tell us the location? We will go directly to stop him. When that Spear Intent appears, we can then contend for it based on our own abilities, how about that?"

What Wang Long was actually thinking was that the one manipulating the water veins must be Ye Chun!

As for Spear Intent, he had never heard of it and didn't care about it at all. He only cared about Ye Chun.

The Soul Bodies stopped arguing, seemingly agreeing to Wang Long's suggestion. They pointed in a direction, indicating the location of the one manipulating the water veins.

Wang Long was the first to rush out, holding a long spear, quickly heading towards that mountain peak.

Before long, he saw a group of Heshui Prefecture guild players on the mountaintop.

"Stop him!"

The leading player shouted, and all the players simultaneously formed hand seals and cast spells. Streams of water attacked Wang Long.

Wang Long brandished his long spear, blocking the attacks, and scanned his surroundings. Indeed, he saw Ye Chun sitting cross-legged at the very back, eyes closed, seemingly cultivating.

"Ye Chun!"

Wang Long became excited, eager to directly kill Ye Chun.

However, just as he advanced with his spear, the great river at the foot of the mountain suddenly let out a roaring sound of surging waves, like a furious roar.