Just like this, Ye Yuan walked over towards sculpture after sculpture, turning each statue into dust.
Chapter 750 - Soul Soothing Art
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“This … What’s going on here? Could it be that a woman’s divine soul is imprisoned inside each statue?” Ying Tianya said in amazement.
“These are not statues at all but refined from living people!”
Jun Tianyu heaved a slight sigh and recounted the situation Ye Yuan discovered for everyone, making everyone feel a chill run down their spines.
This kind of means was seriously too cruel. Just what kind of person was the owner of this grotto, to actually be able to resort to such vicious means?
“No wonder these women’s beguiling powers were so formidable. This sort of towering resentment, ordinary people probably can’t withstand it, right?” Ying Tianya said in astonishment.
“Just what kind of measure did this brat use, to actually be able to resolve these women’s grievances?” Pei Wenqiang said in shock.
Everyone was stricken with fear. Only now did they discover that Ye Yuan’s methods were simply inconceivable.
For this sort of cruel means where the divine souls being imprisoned to the point they showed resentment billowing to the skies, there was only the path of annihilating them completely.
But Ye Yuan used an unknown method. Not only did he rescue these divine souls from the bodies, he even made each and every one of them incomparably peaceful.
“If my conjectures are right, what he used should be the divine soul mystic art, Soul Soothing Art! It’s just that cultivating the Soul Soothing Art to this kind of boundary, it’s simply inconceivable!” He Shuming suddenly said.
“Soul Soothing Art? How is that possible? Such inconceivable means was actually just such a low-level Soul Soothing Art?” Pei Wenqiang said in astonishment.
“Any kind of means, when trained to an exceedingly high realm, would also become inconceivable. It’s just that very few people can do it. Ye Yuan’s Soul Soothing Art has probably reached the boundary of returning to one’s original simplicity already! He only attempted to undergo communication with these girls and make these girls put down the resentment in their hearts, and they can also break away already.”
Among these people, the one who studied divine soul mystic arts the most was He Shuming. Therefore, he had the greatest right to speak as well.
The Soul Soothing Art was just a more coarse and shallow divine soul mystic art used to expiate dead souls. He Shuming knew this divine soul mystic art too. Moreover, his attainments were not low. Therefore, he could tell what Ye Yuan was doing.
The Soul Soothing Art which Ye Yuan used was very different from what normal people used. But that sort of familiar divine soul undulation could not be hidden from He Shuming.
It was just that what made He Shuming amazed was that Ye Yuan using this move was completely at his will, at the tip of his fingers!
Ye Yuan communicated with the divine souls of these girls, carrying a power veiled in mystery.
He Shuming only had one word to give to this power’s appraisal: convinced!
No matter how great the grievances contained within the divine souls of these girls, they would all calm down under Ye Yuan’s persuasion.
The moment the resentment disappeared, these shells could no longer constrain them either, so they vanished into thin air.
Very soon, Ye Yuan extricated all of the beauties. Several dozen faint phantoms appeared in the plaza.
A woman dressed in yellow suddenly fell out of the ranks and greeted Ye Yuan by folding her hands at the lower right side, communicating with Ye Yuan, “Sisters’ divine souls are weak. Meixuan thanks young master on behalf of the sisters for your grace of revival!”
Ye Yuan exonerated everyone just now and knew that this woman in yellow was called Qin Meixuan; she was also the person whose divine soul was the strongest now.
Of course, this so-called strongest was also merely just being able to have divine soul communication with Ye Yuan. Only this Qin Meixuan’s divine soul was slightly more powerful at present and barely had the ability to communicate with Ye Yuan.
Their divine souls were imprisoned for ten thousand years and were long feeble to the extent that it would vanish like a cloud at any time already. They did not have the strength to retaliate at all after breaking free from their own bodies.
“Alright, the restrictions on your bodies are already removed. From now on, you’re all free. Past matters are over. You all return to samsara then!” Ye Yuan said coolly.
Ye Yuan knew that these girls were all people with stories. But such a long time had already passed. The person who trapped them back then had probably returned to the earth as well now.
But Qin Meixuan shook her head and said, “Young Master, us sisters have already discussed just now. We’ve decided to not enter samsara!”
Ye Yuan’s brows furrowed when he heard that and said, “I saved you all, is because I feel that you’re all people with bitter fates. Though there are abominable matters, there are also some pitiable areas. If you guys refuse to come to your senses, then I can’t be blamed!”
Qin Meixuan was greatly alarmed when she heard that and shook her head repeatedly as she said, “Young Master is mistaken! My meaning is that us sisters want to follow by Young Master’s side and serve Young Master!”
Seemingly afraid of Ye Yuan refusing, Qin Meixuan hurriedly said again, “Although us sisters are all divine soul bodies now, the lowest when we were alive was also Phaseless Realm strength, much stronger compared to those people! As long as our divine souls recover to some extent, I believe that we can still be of some help to Young Master.”
Towards Qin Meixuan’s decision, Ye Yuan was rather surprised.
To a divine soul who was imprisoned for countless years, the greatest release was nothing more than entering samsara.
But these girls would actually willingly stay by his side and not be willing to enter samsara too.
Ye Yuan mused for a moment and said, “Do you all still have some unfulfilled wish?”
“This …” Qin Meixuan could not help hesitating.
Ye Yuan snorted coldly when he saw the situation and said, “Humph! Do you feel that this young master is very easygoing? Or maybe, you feel that this young master will accept a group of people with unknown backgrounds to be around me?”
Ye Yuan knew that these girls were all not nice people when they were still alive. It was just that they were too weak currently, that was why they appeared all so pitiful.
If he let them recover strength, they might do something!
Therefore, talking to them, Ye Yuan did not have the intention of being courteous.
Qin Meixuan was very alarmed when she heard that and said, “Meixuan doesn’t mean that. Actually …”
Qin Meixuan suddenly switched to voice transmission and said, “Actually, us sisters were all captured by that demon back then. And among us, there’s still the eldest sister. That demon gifted Eldest Sister to Purple Origin Heretic God to be a concubine back then in order to fawn on him. Eldest Sister’s debt of gratitude towards us is as weighty as a mountain. If without her, we’d have long died already. Even though we know that she’s definitely not in this world anymore, we still want to take one last look at her.”
Ye Yuan’s brows knitted together when he heard that. But titanic waves surged in his heart.
These girls had actually experienced the era of Divine Dao!
The Purple Origin Heretic God in their mouths must be a Deity Realm powerhouse!
Ye Yuan was unmoved on the surface, but his heart already leaped to his throat.
In this present era, no one was unmoved towards Deity Realm, these two words, including him, Ye Yuan!
In this lifetime, Ye Yuan’s greatest wish apart from killing Ji Canglan was to pursue that fleeting and ephemeral Deity Realm.
Qin Meixuan did not detect the trans
formations of Ye Yuan’s mental state at all and continued, “Moreover, us sisters are truly endlessly grateful towards Young Master and want to repay Young Master’s great kindness. Hence, that’s why we wish to remain by Young Master’s side.”
Ye Yuan said impassively, “Alright then. You all enter inside my spatial spirit artifact first. Later, I’ll refine soul maintaining banners for you guys to let you all rest inside.”
Qin Meixuan was overjoyed when she heard that and repeatedly said, “Thank you very much, Young Master! Thank you very much, Young Master!”
With a wave of his hand, Ye Yuan put them away inside the spatial spirit artifact.
In front of so many people, Ye Yuan naturally would not utilize the Vast Heaven Pagoda. The existence of the Vast Heaven Pagoda, even Divine King powerhouses would be moved too. The logic of not revealing one’s wealth, Ye Yuan was still aware of this.
Chapter 751 - The Third Path
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“Ye Yuan, you’re still young. Make sure not to have your body milked dry by these vixens!”
Pei Wenqiang was very displeased when he saw that Ye Yuan actually took in these girls.
These beauties nearly took his life just now. If they entered samsara, then forget it. But now, what did following Ye Yuan count as?
Moreover, Pei Wenqiang saw that Ye Yuan and that woman in yellow actually communicated using divine sense later on. There must be more than meets the eye!
It was just that the existence of Jun Tianyu, this thorn, made him incredibly wary. He could only make jeering remarks.
Indeed, once he said that, everyone looked at Ye Yuan with strange gazes.
Even if these girls were divine soul bodies, their looks were extraordinary too. Could this action of Ye Yuan’s be to form a harem?
Ye Yuan gave him an indifferent look and said, “This is my matter. What has it got to do with you?”
“You! Humph! Even if you want to indulge in sensual pleasure, you need to walk out of this ancient grotto too!” Pei Wenqiang said with a cold snort.
Ye Yuan said smilingly, “Want to walk out of this ancient grotto, I advice that you better not have those devious thoughts! Let alone that your elder brother is whatever Seven Holy Sons, even if he is the Jade Emperor, it’s useless here too!”
This sentence choked Pei Wenqiang badly, deflating his temper straight away.
Originally, he really wanted to do some shady things. But with Ye Yuan saying it like this, he really did not dare to move anymore.
Very clearly, apart from his cultivation realm being a little low, Ye Yuan’s methods could be seen as if endless streams, more than what they could imagine.
If without Ye Yuan, forget about those bewitching arts earlier, even that river of Weak Water earlier, they could not cross it!
Walking all the way until now, the greatest reliance of their group of people was actually this Divine Traversing Realm boy with the lowest cultivation realm.
“Ye Yuan, seems like there are no other paths. Do we enter this hall or not?” Ying Tianya came forward to ask.
Ye Yuan darted him a glance and said, “Didn’t you say that you can sense your junior’s location?”
Ying Tianya smiled bitterly and said, “No idea why, I could still sense him outside the grotto. But ever since entering the grotto, we seemed to have lost the connection between us.”
Ye Yuan could not help musing to himself when he heard that. If what Ying Tianya said was true, this place seemed to be exuding the thick smell of a conspiracy.
Ye Yuan thought about it and said, “No other choice then. Enter and check it out.”
Everyone came before the hall’s door. But Pei Wenqiang and the others were all akin to birds startled by the twang of a bow, not daring to step forward.
This ancient grotto was incredibly strange. Who knew if there would be any hidden mechanisms on top of this hall’s door.
Ye Yuan went forward directly to push the door and enter. But nothing happened.
Only when Pei Wenqiang and the others saw the situation did they set their minds at ease, following Ye Yuan into the great hall.
“Transmission array!” the moment they entered the hall, someone immediately exclaimed.
Inside this great hall seemed to have nothing else, but actually it had two transmission arrays!
And right at this time, a faint phantom condensed and formed.
“Everyone arriving at this place already passed the tests previously. You all are my, Xie Lingzi’s fated individuals! My, Xie Lingzi’s lifespan has already ended. But I didn’t look for a successor and treat this matter as a regret. So before I passed away, I’ve prepared two paths for you all. That transmission array on the left, I’ve designed three tests for everyone. The person who passes can inherit my, Xie Lingzi’s, mantle. Everything that I, Xie Lingzi, have learned and hoarded throughout my life are all behind this transmission array. As long as you all are able to pass through the tests, all of this is yours. That transmission array on the right leads to the outside world. People not willing to accept the test can leave of your own accord,” the faint phantom said.
The phantom was an old man dressed in a daoist attire, long hair fluttering, with a sage-like appearance. But he called himself Xie Lingzi 1 , making people’s jaws drop.
Very clearly, this Xie Lingzi was the owner of the ancient grotto.
And Xie Lingzi’s words immediately stirred up a huge uproar in the crowd.
“So, that Weak Water river and the beauties in the plaza from before were actually all tests!”
“Looking at the situation now, this Xie Lingzi is probably also a Dao Profound Realm powerhouse at least! If we can inherit his mantle, we’ll soar to the skies with one bound!”
“Heh heh, inherit mantle? You guys are thinking too much, right? Those two tests previously were already so staggering. If we go in to accept the test, then what difference is there from seeking death?”
“That’s right. This place is so bizarre. What are we still staying here for? Our little lives are more important!”
These martial artists split into two factions very quickly. One faction wished to enter the transmission array on the left, while the other faction wanted to enter the right-side transmission array and exit immediately.
To these martial artists, the inheritance of Dao Profound Realm was too alluring!
One had to know that the master of this Crimson Afterglow Holy Land was also just a First Level Dao Profound Realm.
If they could inherit Xie Lingzi’s mantle, it could really be said to be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.
Therefore, the majority of the martial artists all leaned towards the left-side’s transmission array.
“Master Ye, this … which side should we go?” Ying Tianya listened and obeyed Ye Yuan’s words readily now.
If talking about who had the greatest right to speak here, it was none other than Ye Yuan.
Pei Wenqiang did not speak. But hearing Ying Tianya asking, his ears unwittingly twitched too, wanting to hear what Ye Yuan had to say.
But Ye Yuan said, “Actually, I want to know, if we don’t take both paths, what kind of outcome will it be?”
“Uh, not taking both paths? However, this hall doesn’t seem to have other paths to take!” Ying Tianya said.
Ye Yuan had yet to speak when He Shuming laughed loudly and said, “Not taking both paths, there is naturally a third path to take!”
As he said, he circled around the two transmission arrays and came to the sides of a traditional square table at the back of the hall.
This action of his immediately caught everyone’s eyes. Everyone became curious with what He Shuming wanted to do.
It was only to see He Shuming move one of the candlesticks on the old-style square table slightly. A scene which astonished everyone happened!
A surge of essence energy flooded the entire main hall very quickly. Under everyone’s stares, a third transmission array
actually opened up behind those two transmission arrays!
“This! There is actually still a transmission array! Concealed so deeply! Turns out that those two transmission arrays previously were actually both traps!”
“Alchemy Saint He is indeed well-deserving of being a Tier 7 array master, to actually be able to find this concealed transmission array! If we entered one of them, it would probably be hard to escape this calamity!”
“So close, so close! Being duped by that Xie Lingzi just now, I almost fell for it!”
When everyone saw this third transmission array, each and every one of them huffed in relief.
This third transmission array was concealed so deeply. Using one’s butt to think, the two previously were also both traps.
That Xie Lingzi made it so pleasant sounding to the ear. Thinking now, he had malicious intentions!
He Shuming looked at Ye Yuan smugly, clearly putting on a display of strength.
Ever since he knew Ye Yuan, he had been suppressed by Ye Yuan all-round constantly.
But when everyone was discussing which transmission array to enter just now, he discovered that this candlestick seemed to have some different aspects.
Chapter 752 - Your Elderly Self Take the Lead?
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The moment Ye Yuan said this, it clearly indicated that Ye Yuan made it out too.
How could He Shuming be willing to let Ye Yuan enjoy all of the limelight alone? So he dug out this third transmission array right away to make a comeback.
Indeed, looking at everyone’s reaction right now, the effects of this action was excellent.
Alchemy Saint and Tier 7 array master these two plaques were not hung for fun.
To the vast majority of people, this represented acknowledgment!
In comparison, it was clearly much harder for Ye Yuan’s cultivation realm to want to obtain the recognition of a bunch of Heaven Enlightenment Realms and Boundless Realms.
He Shuming found this concealed transmission array and was immediately praised to the skies by people.
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