Amidst the vast expanse of clouds and mist, Venerable Hao Xingzi, the head of Mount Taihua, swiftly pierced through the sea of clouds and reached Yuxiao Peak, the mountain's central peak. He sent a message to his junior fellow disciple at the foot of Yuxiao Peak, but the latter remained unresponsive. The headmaster frowned and headed straight up the mountain.
All the disciples of Mount Taihua knew that Yuxiao Peak was full of restrictions and was protected by a mountain-sealing formation. Even Mu Tianxin, the youngest disciple among the Seven Sons of Mount Taihua, could not go up there and could only wait at the bottom of the peak for Brother Luo to come down the mountain.
However, they did not know that, except for the junior sister, even the other venerables and all the elders could not climb Yuxiao Peak.
Yuxiao Peak is the most important forbidden area in Taihua Mountain. Only the peak master Xuanlingzi, the eldest senior brother Luo Jianqing and the sect leader Haoxingzi can enter. Others will be directly killed by the mountain sealing formation if they step into it without permission.
When Hao Xingzi arrived in front of the bamboo house, he immediately smelled the chaotic spiritual energy and a faint trace of blood in the air. Hao Xingzi's eyes widened, and he quickly broke the barrier left by his junior brother and broke through the door. When he saw the scene inside the house, he was suddenly stunned.
The handsome and aloof white-robed venerable was now half-leaning on the bamboo couch, his face pale and his forehead smeared with sweat. His chest was covered in glaring bloodstains, and on the ground in front of the couch lay a pool of blood, shimmering with golden spiritual energy.
Seeing this, Hao Xingzi widened his eyes and exclaimed: "My heart's blood! Junior brother, you..."
Xuan Lingzi didn't say anything, but his pale expression had already answered Hao Xingzi's question.
Hao Xingzi quickly pulled a bottle of elixir from his ring. The moment the emerald green elixir appeared in the air, its fragrant aroma spread. The flowers, plants, and bamboo outside the house danced with excitement at the slightest touch of the fragrance. Hao Xingzi clapped his hands, and the elixir flew into Xuan Lingzi's mouth.
A quarter of an hour passed before Xuan Lingzi finally recovered the disordered spiritual energy in his body.
Hao Xingzi couldn't help but ask, "Junior brother, what on earth is going on? Have you gone astray? Impossible. You've been cultivating for over three hundred years. Although it's a short time, you've always had a pure mind and have never encountered any inner demons. Why would you react like this today?"
Xuan Lingzi said calmly, "Master Brother."
Hao Xingzi's expression was stern at the moment. He pondered for a long time, then suddenly exclaimed, "Inner Demon! Back then, your uncle once ordered you to create an inner demon and swear to protect that thing with your life. Could it be that something went wrong with that thing, so you're like this? Junior Brother, that's the most important forbidden item on Mount Taihua. 'Nine Lotus Steal...'"
"Master Brother!" Xuan Lingzi interrupted Hao Xingzi coldly and said, "It has nothing to do with that thing. It's fine now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Lingzi flipped his hand and took out a blood-red light. The moment this object appeared between heaven and earth, the clouds in the sky seemed to freeze, and thunderclouds gathered faintly above Yuxiao Peak. When Xuan Lingzi put the object away, the thunderclouds immediately dissipated.
Hao Xingzi finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as this thing is fine, that's all." After a pause, he suddenly thought, "So, Junior Brother, why are you..."
Xuan Lingzi said calmly, "Something went wrong with the newcomer's training this time. The ruins aren't those of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator. I attached my soul to Jianqing and entered the ruins with him. I saw the remaining soul of that cultivator. He was a cultivator in the Out-of-Body Stage. He must have encountered something wrong in his life that caused him to fall to the late Nascent Soul stage."
Hao Xingzi asked in disbelief, "Junior brother, didn't you make a pact not to leave Taihua Mountain? How did you manage to take your soul out?"
Xuan Lingzi said calmly, "My soul has been split in half, so I can't really say I've left Mount Taihua."
Just a few words left Hao Xingzi speechless.
Cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage can condense their primordial spirits, but at this stage, their primordial spirits are little more than infants, lacking much offensive power. Upon reaching the Out-of-Body stage, the primordial spirit can leave the body. At the Mahayana stage, the primordial spirit can be split at will. The higher the level of cultivation, the more splits there are, and each primordial spirit can be used as combat power.
So before in the ruins, when the True Lord Beidou saw that Xuan Lingzi was only half a soul, the first thing he blurted out was "a cultivator above the Mahayana stage."
However, these are all theoretical concepts. Mahayana cultivators rarely split their primordial spirits. The reason is simple: the pain of splitting the primordial spirit is something that ordinary people cannot understand.
The soul is a cultivator's most sensitive part. Even the slightest touch from an outsider can cause a numbness all over the body. For example, if the physical body and the soul were to experience the same collision, the physical body would likely feel immense pain, but the soul would feel a hundred times more pain!
The thought of splitting his soul made Hao Xingzi's scalp tingle. After a long moment, he sighed and said, "Are you being too kind to Jianqing?"
Xuan Lingzi's handsome face showed no emotion as he said calmly, "Jianqing is my disciple."
Looking at his junior brother like this, Hao Xingzi swallowed the words he wanted to say.
—That's just the remains of a cultivator in the Out-of-Body Stage. As long as you're willing to give it up, no one's life will be in danger. Moreover, Jianqing possesses so many magical treasures and elixirs. Isn't it excessive for you to split your soul and leave with him?
After all, it was a matter between master and disciple, so Hao Xingzi couldn't say much. After carefully inquiring about Xuan Lingzi's health, he said, "I'll go find my junior sister to refine some elixir for you to help you recover your spirit soon." Then he transformed into a streak of white light and left Yuxiao Peak.
After Hao Xingzi left, Xuan Lingzi finally couldn't hold on and fell backward, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
The blood still shone with a hint of golden light, causing even Xuan Lingzi to faint, his face as pale as gold paper. Meanwhile, the golden natal lamp on the top floor of Cangshuang Palace on Mount Taihua continued to flicker and sway. After a long moment, the flame slowly stabilized, only slightly dimmer than before.
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