Chapter 1401: Human World, Spirit World, and Void World (2/2)
With these words, he casually tossed a third of the soul crystals to Pei Qiqi. “You must have consumed a significant amount of soul power as well after shuttling through space with the help of your spatial treasure.”
“Okay,” Pei Qiqi said without any pleasantries. She received the soul crystals and started refining them right away as he did.
Before, when the five evil gods had been obedient, Nie Tian had been able to extract and refine soul power into himself with the help of the Spirit Pearl.
However, things were different now.
The Spirit Pearl’s soul had to guard the four evil gods that had been captured and pulled into the misty cyan world inside the pearl by four Illusory Ancient Talismans, which was a very consuming task.
Plus, it had consumed a tremendous amount of power to pull the evil gods into the pearl in the first place.
For that reason, Nie Tian had had no choice but to ask You Qimiao for soul crystals in advance, so he could condense another Illusory Ancient Talisman and confine the last remaining evil god within the Spirit Pearl.
FIZZ! FIZZ!
A soul crystal burned in Nie Tian’s palm like a cluster of black flames.
With an incredibly high speed, he absorbed wisps of pure soul power and refined them into his sea of awareness, allowing his blurry and illusory true soul to become clear-cut and real again.
One soul crystal after another was drained of their power.
Cluster after cluster of black flames burned out, without even leaving any ashes.
After consuming twenty soul crystals, Nie Tian’s eyes finally became brilliant and full of life again.
“I’m finished...” As soon as he spoke, he discovered that Pei Qiqi had only finished draining three of the soul crystals he had given her.
Apparently, the speed at which she refined soul crystals was far slower.
Pei Qiqi opened her eyes. “Oh, as long as you’re finished, I’m okay. Since I haven’t fought any hard battles, my consumption of soul power isn’t that great.”
With these words, she activated the Space Boundaries Crystal.
On the battlefield they had come from...
You Qimiao found it harder and harder to keep the murky energies he had gathered from another Realm Sea from scattering, since his soul power was being burned away and he was losing himself in Luo Wanxiang’s Sea of Illusory Stars.
The mire of murky energies continued to spread thinner and thinner.
The hideous evil god of bloodlust swung its arms that looked like frosty bone blades as it engaged in a fierce battle against You Qimiao’s dharma idol.
With every swing, it sent out a wave of strong bloodlust, cutting You Qimiao’s dharma idol open. However, he would rapidly heal his dharma idol by relying on pure refined spiritual power.
At the same time, Luo Wanxiang and the Netherspirits cast a brand new restrictive spell with the soul symbols transformed from the numerous evil spirits and vicious souls.
You Qimiao’s dharma idol was already riddled with holes. It seemed that this mighty combination of yin and yang powers, as well as his soul power, was on the verge of breaking apart.
If it did, You Qimiao would be bound to suffer severe injuries!
At this perilous moment, Nie Tian and Pei Qiqi suddenly appeared.
You Qimiao’s eyes lit up as soon as he saw Nie Tian.
At this moment, Nie Tian’s eyes shone as brightly as stars. Apparently, he had, to a great extent, replenished the soul power he had consumed with soul crystals.
This meant he was going to capture the last evil god soon.
“No!”
The evil god of bloodlust, who had witnessed what had happened to its friends, sensed the unfavorable situation upon seeing Nie Tian’s return.
Even at this point, it still hadn’t finished gathering the fragments of its lost memories and soul, which meant it had yet to recover its peak strength.
Therefore, it only looked at Nie Tian and instinctively wanted to get as far away from him as possible.
Nie Tian’s return also made Luo Wanxiang and the Netherspirits insecure and uneasy. Their faces were grim as they looked at him.
Without rushing into action, Nie Tian frowned and asked, “Sectmaster You, I have some questions about the so-called Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir. What is it? And how can it help you with your breakthroughs in cultivation? We made a deal earlier, according to which we’ll get forty percent of what you gather from that Soul-devouring Lake, while you’ll keep sixty percent. I suppose by that you mean Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir, right?”
“No! I meant soul crystals! Only soul crystals!” You Qimiao said anxiously.
Nie Tian seemed rather calm and composed as he touched his head and said, “Sectmaster You, you see, if I don’t capture that evil god and those strange energies of yours escape your control... I’m afraid you’ll be in serious trouble. You’ll only have a chance at winning the battle if you summon your Immortal grade divine tool back from that Soul-devouring Lake and fight with its help.”
Both he and Pei Qiqi saw the dangerous situation You Qimiao was in.
The Netherspirits were burning his soul power with a powerful soul spell, causing cracks to appear all over his dharma idol.
Meanwhile, the evil god of bloodlust was chopping at his dharma idol, and Luo Wanxiang was clouding his mind with the Sea of Illusory Stars.
If this went on, his dharma idol would most likely explode within a short time.
If that happened, even if he called the Yin Yang Chaos Mirror back, he would only be able to escape, leaving the treasures in the Soul-devouring Lake behind.
You Qimiao gritted his teeth and said, “Alright! I meant Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir! You’ll get forty percent of the Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir and soul crystals I gather! As you know, I’m a man of my word. Once I agree to something, I’ll never go back on it!”
Pei Qiqi nodded gently. “That seems to be true.”
Nie Tian narrowed his eyes and asked, “So what can Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir do, and what makes it so valuable?”
“Soul crystals can only help cultivators improve their soul power and strengthen their souls.” You Qimiao seemed anxious, and wanted to rush through his explanation. “Even without them, cultivators can accumulate enough soul power to reach the breakthrough point through time.
“So the purpose of soul crystals is only to speed up the process.
“But that’s not the case with Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir! That wondrous elixir can be used to cleanse souls! As we accumulate soul power to make breakthroughs in our cultivation, some intangible harmful matter will be inevitably left in our souls. We call them soul impurities.
“Outsiders have to refine their fleshly bodies and drive impurities from their bodies in order to make advances in their bloodlines. Unlike outsiders, we humans don’t attach much importance to body refinement. However, impurities in our souls will also keep us from reaching the peak of cultivation.
“Now, I’m facing my last breakthrough, which is from the middle to the late God domain. The purity of my soul will be of great importance.
“Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir can help me purify my soul and significantly improve my success rate.
“Not just to me; Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir can be of great help to those who seek to enter the early or middle God domain as well. The purer your soul, the fewer obstacles you’ll face in your breakthroughs.
“Now! That’s all you wanted to know!”
You Qimiao raised his voice.
Pei Qiqi was completely amazed. “I can’t believe that elixir is so full of wonders! Nie Tian, if what he said is true, Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir is indeed much more valuable than soul crystals.”
Nie Tian laughed. “That sounds like some treasure indeed! No wonder you and Jiang Yuanchi went through so much trouble to come to the Void World. Neither of you have the confidence to enter the late God domain without it, and that’s why you want Soul-cleansing Origin Elixir so badly!”
“I suppose Senior Mo Heng, Fan Tianze, and Chu Rui will want it too,” Pei Qiqi said softly.
The smile vanished from Nie Tian’s face as he locked eyes with the evil god of bloodlust and said, “Alright, you’re the last one now. Why don’t you just come back by yourself?”