Soul Devouring Pearl
"Soul Devouring Pearl?"
Leng Feng realized he was hearing a shocking secret. Even though he had no idea what the Soul Devouring Pearl was, from the tone of the voices, he recognized it as a powerful magical treasure in this world.
He'd read the memories of his new body and learned that the magical treasures in this world had all sorts of incredible effects.
There were magical swords that could change the property of spiritual energy to fire, earth, and other elements. There were guqins that could produce lethal sounds, and magical rings that could store thousands of items.
There was a variety of magical treasures, and the stronger their effects, the rarer they were.
Leng Feng had never heard of a treasure that could store souls, especially one that could speed up cultivation.
This only meant that the Soul Devouring Pearl was an extraordinary treasure...
"Perhaps it's one of the Hundred Magical Treasures!"
Leng Feng's eyes shone as he silently crawled under the bushes, peeking through the gaps.
He saw two youths in purple standing a hundred meters apart, both panting and wounded. They had likely been fighting earlier.
"Purple robes....These two are inner disciples?" Leng Feng's brows furrowed.
An inner disciple of the sect was at least at the 7th Body Refining stage.
A puny 1st Body Refining Stage like him thinking he could take advantage of the situation and steal the Soul Devouring Pearl from these two was laughable.
Leng Feng shook his head and continued watching the two youths. He noticed the two large shadows behind them.
The youth on the left had a ferocious and domineering white tiger shadow behind him. The youth on the right had a timid-looking turtle shadow behind him.
"White Tiger Spirit!" Leng Feng was shocked.
In this world, aptitude was crucial for cultivation.
Aptitude was divided into human, black, earth, and heaven ranks.
Aptitude manifested as spirits, and everyone had different spirits like magical treasures.
One person might have a spirit with defensive properties, while another might have a spirit with ice properties.
The White Tiger Spirit was an earth-rank aptitude with strong offensive properties. It was rare in the cultivation world, and those with it were considered geniuses.
The Turtle Spirit was a black-rank aptitude with defensive and wood properties. It was uncommon, and those who had it often became alchemists or herbalists.
Leng Feng scrutinized the youth with the Turtle Spirit. He realized the youth was familiar. His memory clicked, and he realized the youth was Meng Chuan—the person responsible for the death of the original owner of this body!
The original owner was a poor, cowardly boy who kept a low profile. Because he was scared to go to Shadowless Peak, he couldn't earn cultivation resources.
Left with no choice, he decided to become a guinea pig, testing unknown pills that Meng Chuan had concocted, leading to his demise.
"Li Chang! Even if I hand it to you, there's no way you'd spare me!" Meng Chuan spoke in a quivering voice. He seemed weak.
It was evident that fighting someone with a White Tiger Spirit was difficult for him, especially since they had the same cultivation. If the battle prolonged, he would definitely be defeated.
"Heh...You have no choice but to trust me. If you hand it over obediently, I'll spare you," Li Chang said.
Leng Feng watched Meng Chuan struggling to compromise.
After some time, Meng Chuan finally said, "Alright. As long as you swear that you'll spare me, I'll give you the Soul Devouring Pearl."
"I'll swear to Heaven and Earth that I'll spare you," Li Chang said, but inwardly he was sneering. Idiot. Once you give me the Soul Devouring Pearl, I'll deal with you swiftly! Do you think I'll leave a potential threat alive?
Leng Feng shook his head and sighed. He didn't expect Meng Chuan to be so cowardly. If Meng Chuan just fought back, he might have had a chance to steal the Soul Devouring Pearl.
But now...
Leng Feng sighed. He was about to walk away when he noticed something odd...
A dark, round pearl emerged from the back of Meng Chuan's right palm. Holding it, he approached Li Chang, panting heavily.
It came out of the back of his palm? Is it an Innate Treasure, not a Magical Treasure?
This discovery shocked Leng Feng. The difference between an Innate Treasure and a Magical Treasure was astronomical.
An Innate Treasure was born naturally in the world, while a Magical Treasure was made by a blacksmith.
Naturally, the former was incredibly rare...
"If only I could have it..." Leng Feng sighed as he shook his head. He looked at Li Chang, who had his hand outstretched, and Meng Chuan slowly handing over the pearl.
Leng Feng could only stare in envy.
As he was about to leave, a shocking change occurred.
Meng Chuan, who was handing over the pearl, suddenly launched a sneak attack. A dagger hidden in his turtle shadow shot out and struck Li Chang, who grimaced in pain.
"You! A poisoned dagger?!" Li Chang retreated, clutching his stomach where the dagger was embedded. He could feel the poison spreading rapidly, weakening him.
"Hahaha...Li Chang, how stupid are you?! Did you think my turtle spirit was ordinary? It's a Shadow Turtle Spirit!" Meng Chuan laughed maniacally, staring at Li Chang.
The timid and small turtle spirit on his back seemed to grow larger and darker.
"I was afraid my sneak attack wouldn't work. Thankfully, a fool like you loves to underestimate the weak." Meng Chuan grinned as he approached Li Chang slowly.
"You..." Li Chang was stunned, looking at Meng Chuan with anger flaming in his eyes. He was one of the ten strongest inner disciples of the Black Lotus Sect. He hadn't expected a puny alchemist to drive him to this corner!
"You... I'll kill you!"
Li Chang suddenly screamed, his eyes turning red with madness. He pulled the dagger out of his stomach and screamed loudly. His body underwent a strange transformation, and the White Tiger Spirit behind him shattered.
However, his aura surged from the 9th Body Refinement Stage to the 1st stage of Essence Refinement.
"Li Chang, have you gone mad?! Sacrificing your martial spirit?" Meng Chuan's face turned ugly as he retreated.
But Li Chang was already driven mad. His only thought was to defeat the opponent in front of him. He leaped toward Meng Chuan and swung his sword, causing a curved essence energy to manifest. It was incredibly fast, heading straight for Meng Chuan.
Meng Chuan had no time to evade. The speed was too fast. He gritted his teeth and circulated his turtle spirit to its maximum output.
An energy barrier quickly formed around him.
Bang!
When the curved essence energy struck the barrier, it shattered like paper. The attack continued like an unstoppable force and struck Meng Chuan.
The impact sent him flying into a tree, coughing up blood.
Even though the attack was minimized, the power of an Essence Refinement cultivator was simply too much.
Meng Chuan gritted his teeth and immediately stood up, trying his best to survive until Li Chang's power ran out.
Meng Chuan and Li Chang were embroiled in a fierce battle, exchanging hundreds of moves. Each time Meng Chuan was hit, he grew weaker. On the other hand, Li Chang's aura was slowly fading.
Leng Feng watched the scene in surprise, his eyes gleaming as he continued to watch the fight.
Perhaps there was a chance...
At this point, Li Chang, who had sacrificed his martial spirit for a temporary boost in strength, suddenly collapsed.
Meng Chuan, who thought he would certainly die, looked at the dead body in front of him and laughed. "Hahaha! I survived! This bastard... who would have thought he'd learn the Martial Spirit Sacrifice technique! I almost died!"
Meng Chuan suddenly found himself collapsing to the ground. He realized the constant battle had completely drained his spiritual energy.
He was utterly vulnerable.
At that moment, he heard a noise.
"Who's there?" His alertness rose.
Leng Feng's brows furrowed.
Did he notice me? Should I go and risk it? But I'm just at the 1st body refinement stage. Even though Meng Chuan is seriously injured, he's still a 9th body refinement martial artist.
Leng Feng's face turned somewhat ugly. He thought he had perfectly hidden himself, but he didn't expect to be noticed.
At that moment, a boar suddenly emerged from another part of the bushes. This boar was an unranked monster.
Leng Feng's eyes gleamed as he thought of a plan.
"So it's just a boar."
Meng Chuan stood up with difficulty as the boar charged at him. He sneered and grabbed the sword beside him. When the boar lunged at him, he swung his sword.
At the moment he dealt with the boar, he felt a gust of wind from his left. "An enemy?"
Meng Chuan gritted his teeth and swung his sword to the left. A stone collided with his sword. Then, he felt a sharp object striking his head, and his vision went dark.
Meng Chuan collapsed to the ground.
"It worked!"
Leng Feng was overjoyed. Earlier, when the boar charged, he quickly climbed a tree and threw a stone toward Meng Chuan. At that exact moment, he jumped from the tree with his dagger, aiming at Meng Chuan.
Since Meng Chuan was distracted, he couldn't avoid the attack.
Leng Feng suppressed his excitement and took the dark pearl that had fallen from Meng Chuan's possession. He then looted the two bodies, noticing that both of them had magical rings that could store items.
After burning the corpses, he hurriedly left the area.
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