To prevent the sound from reaching outside, Han Feng also put a sound-isolating barrier on the alchemy room.

Otherwise, if the elders of the Star Moon Sect in the Golden Core realm were to speak too loudly, it would inevitably attract unnecessary trouble.

"My lord, please stop burning me with the fire from the ground! I beg you to spare my life!"

"Tell me your name, your identity in the Star Moon Sect, and why you hid in the Golden Core stage, and I'll spare your life."

The Star Moon Sect's Core Formation elder hesitated at first, but when Han Feng insisted on continuing to roast the soul with the earth fire, he immediately backed down.

The soul hidden within the Golden Core is named Lin Deyi, a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation in the Star Moon Sect.

During one of his outings to seize an opportunity, he was ambushed by a powerful opponent but managed to escape.

Lin Deyi, however, was already seriously injured and passed away not long after returning to the Star Moon Sect.

Because he practiced a method of rebirth, he hid his soul inside the golden elixir.

Anyone who tries to use this "golden pill" to break through their cultivation level will have their soul devoured and possessed by Lin Deyi.

Lin Deyi originally intended to bestow his golden elixir upon Zhao Yan, so that he could possess Zhao Yan's body.

However, no one expected that Han Feng would kill the son of the Star Moon Sect Master, which would trigger a series of butterfly effects.

This golden pill also ended up in Han Feng's hands by a twist of fate.

"As a Core Formation stage cultivator, do you possess any techniques to conceal your aura?"

If Han Feng breaks through to the Core Formation stage, his cultivation level may not be able to be hidden.

He is currently inside Yellow Maple Valley, which is definitely fraught with danger.

If Han Feng were to reveal that his cultivation level had reached the Core Formation stage, the first thing he would do would be to arouse Li Changsheng's suspicion and vigilance.

Secondly, he might be chosen by Situ Changkong as the target of his possession.

“I happen to have a copy of this. I will inscribe it for you with my divine soul.”

Having been baptized by the previous fire, Lin Deyi almost completely obeyed Han Feng's words.

In no time at all, he had completely sketched out the technique.

"Don't lie to me, you just experienced the pain of having your soul extracted and refined."

"No, no!"

Han Feng began to examine the cultivation technique, and only put it away after confirming that it was correct.

"Now you can get out of the Golden Core stage. I have a Soul Nourishing Cylinder here, you can stay in it for the time being."

"As long as you behave yourself, I will find you a suitable body in the future."

Han Feng took out a bamboo tube from his person. This soul-nourishing tube was obtained from killing Zhao Yan.

"Thank you for saving me, sir."

Lin Deyi dared not disobey in the slightest and obediently entered the Soul Nourishing Cylinder.

After Lin Deyi entered the Soul Nourishing Cylinder, Han Feng specially added a restriction to prevent him from escaping.

Han Feng put away the Soul Nourishing Cylinder and began attempting to break through his cultivation level.

He did not use a life simulator to attempt a breakthrough.

While one's cultivation level may be able to break through in that way, one's mental state and foundation will be far less stable than if one were to break through on one's own.

Han Feng began consuming the White Jade Pill, cultivating his aura to its peak.

Then he began to absorb the golden core and comprehend it, and the great laws of the Core Formation stage constantly emerged in his mind.

Han Feng should try to feel things with his heart rather than learn them, because learning might lead him astray onto Lin Deyi's path.

This is not a good thing for him.

As Han Feng's understanding of the Golden Core Dao continued to improve, his cultivation level gradually began to rise.

A nascent golden core is forming in his dantian. Once the golden core is successfully formed, his cultivation will break through to the Core Formation stage.

Just as Han Feng was cultivating to a critical moment, a divine soul emerged from his body.

This divine soul was none other than Lin Deyi, who looked at Han Feng with a resentful expression.

As a Core Formation stage elder of the Star Moon Sect, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

Lin Deyi's previous forbearance was merely a compromise; his true purpose was to devour Han Feng's soul and seize his body.

Han Feng is currently at the most critical moment in his cultivation, which is the best opportunity for him to seize control of Han Feng's body.

Just as Lin Deyi was about to rush into Han Feng's mind, a beam of light shot towards him.

He was so focused on Han Feng that he didn't even notice the puppet maid beside him.

Lin Deyi was struck by the beam of light, and his spirit dimmed slightly.

But he dared not pause for even a moment, rushing into Han Feng's mind.

A golden ball of light was in his mind; this was Han Feng's soul.

Lin Deyi transformed into a green ball of light and pounced towards the golden ball of light.

The green light he transformed into was several times larger than Han Feng's golden light.

Lin Deyi was absolutely confident that he could swallow Han Feng's soul.

The green light cluster moved towards the golden light cluster, intending to swallow it whole.

"not good!!"

Lin Deyi felt a sharp pain in his soul.

Originally intended to devour the green light cluster, it was instead devoured by the golden light cluster.

The green light cluster tried to struggle free, but was held firmly by the golden light cluster.

Not long afterward, the golden orb grew several times larger, and the green orb was completely devoured.

As the green light was swallowed up, Lin Deyi was annihilated, both in body and soul.

At that moment, Han Feng's golden core formed in his dantian, and he successfully advanced from the pseudo-core stage to the early stage of core formation.

The aura emanating from him was several times stronger than before.

The biggest increase was not in Han Feng's cultivation level, but in his spiritual sense.

This is mainly related to the devouring of Lin Deyi.

Furthermore, after devouring Lin Deyi's soul, he acquired many fragmented memories.

Through Lin Deyi's fragmented memories, Han Feng learned that Lin Deyi's cultivation level was not at the early stage of Core Formation, but at the late stage.

Han Feng wasn't surprised; he had expected it.

In the life simulation, my spiritual consciousness is comparable to that of a Core Formation stage cultivator.

If Lin Deyi is only at the early stage of Core Formation, and has been deprived of physical nourishment for a long time, he is definitely not as good as myself.

However, in the life simulation, even when he was on guard, Lin Deyi was still able to severely injure his soul.

Han Feng was able to accurately determine that Lin Deyi's cultivation level was not just at the early stage of Core Formation, but probably at the middle stage.

Unexpectedly, Lin Deyi's cultivation level was only at the late stage of Core Formation, making this situation quite dangerous.

If Han Feng hadn't mastered the Divine Sense Thrust of the Heavenly Secret Divine Technique, which could temporarily freeze the opponent, he would have swallowed their soul whole.

Although what just happened was dangerous enough, Han Feng also gained a lot.

After he devoured Lin Deyi's consciousness, his own consciousness greatly increased.

His spiritual sense is now comparable to that of a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, far surpassing that of an average Core Formation cultivator.

Besides gaining a significant boost in his spiritual sense, Han Feng also realized that the cultivation technique Lin Deyi had given him was problematic.

After practicing that technique of concealing one's aura, one's meridians may reverse, leading to a decline in one's cultivation level.

Originally, you wanted to conceal your aura, but as you cultivated, you found that your cultivation level had actually declined.

It must be said that Lin Deyi's cunning is in no way inferior to Li Changsheng's.

In fact, Han Feng already had a plan in mind.

Even if Lin Deyi doesn't fall for it, he will still erase his soul.

Lin Deyi is an old fellow who has lived for several hundred years; I might not even know when I die.

Han Feng examined Lin Deyi's fragmented memories again and found that one of them was exactly what he needed.