Chapter 400 - Shen Qing (1/2)

With the sound of rustle, the branches began to shake, and three figures, all of whom were at the peak of the Foundation Building Realm, appeared in front of Xiao Chen and Su Lianyue. The next second, a smirking voice sounded. “Junior Brother Han, it surprised me that you found me. It seems that your cultivation has increased greatly recently.”

The man who spoke was no other than Qi Yan, who was clad in red. Xiao Chen turned around and smiled slightly, saying, “If I even couldn’t find a Core Forming Realm cultivator like you, following behind me, wouldn’t I be a joke?”

Qi Yan narrowed his eyes. “Why did he just look like a different person in just two hours? Shouldn’t he be scared when he saw me at these barren mountains?” he thought to himself.

“Junior Brother Han, let’s get it straight. Hand over the Grudge Cauldron, and I will send it to Tai Yin Cavity for you.” When Qi Yan spoke, there was a cold flash in his eyes. Apparently, he was planning to quietly remove these two Han brothers, and his three underlings had now revealed the dagger in their arms.

Xiao Chen smiled, and carried the box containing Grudge Cauldron in his hand, saying, “Well, Senior Brother, maybe you can come and get it in person.”

Qi Yan’s eyes narrowed and he felt more and more surprised as he wondered, “Hasn’t he realized that he is going to be killed? Or what tricks did he want to play?” Nevertheless, at the Core Forming Realm, he was not afraid of a cultivator at the Foundation Building Realm. He slowly walked over and said flatly, “Junior Brother Han, don’t use any tricks …” When speaking, he pressed his palm on the box.

However, he immediately felt numb all over as if he had got a shock. When he responded, he could not even move his fingers. Seeing this, his three underlings immediately drew out their daggers, but after they took only one step forward, they found themselves unable to move any longer. It seemed that they got bound by a strange force in a moment.

The four looked horrified. Qi Yan was the first one to react, and he couldn’t help but be shocked. “He is in the Nascent Soul Realm!” He soon realized something, and asked in a panic, “Who are you?”

Now, Xiao Chen had entered the last stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and he was almost as powerful as Elder Xu. At this moment, trapped in Xiao Chen’s Absolute Domain, Yan Qi and his three underlings were unable to move at all as if they had been trapped in a quagmire, and they looked very scared.

Qi Yan was caught by horror, a horror from death. Xiao Chen and Su Lianyue must have a purpose in sneaking into the Corpse Refinery Sect, so Qi Yan would not be able to survive since he had found them. “Slap!” A crisp sound reverberated in the woods as Su Lianyue walked over and slapped Qi Yan fiercely on the face.

“Are you here under Elder Xu’s order?” Xiao Chen asked lightly.

Qi Yan looked terrified, and said in a quavering voice, “Yes! Yes! I’m too shallow to recognize your eminence and offended you two immortals. Please spare my vile life. You can rest assured that I will never say a word about this.”

People are afraid of death, especially someone who would be promoted soon like Qi Yan. Xiao Chen replied indifferently, “Only dead people won’t speak.”

As soon as this statement was made, the four people felt like falling into an ice cellar. Of course, Xiao Chen was only scaring them. It was not the time to kill them because Xiao Chen needed them to return to report.

“Please, please don’t kill me!” Qi Yan was frightened to tremble. At this moment, the only idea he had was to live. Xiao Chen looked at him and smiled before saying, “OK, but I want a ray of your Soul’s Life Source, is it okay?”

For a cultivator, it was very dangerous to have his so-called Soul’s Life Source grabbed by others. As long as his Soul’s Life Source was shattered, he would die immediately unless he was a supernatural person like Yu Yangzi.

Therefore, many major forces would control their subordinates basically by taking and keeping those subordinates’ Soul’s Life Sources. Each disciple of Corpse Refinery Sect had been required to leave a trace of their Soul’s Life Sources in the sect to prevent future rebellion. Hidden Fragrance Wafting under the Moon, the sect Qingluan was in, had a similar rule.

Of course, there was another benefit of Soul’s Life Source. Once someone died outside, his clansmen might be able to use his Soul’s Life Source to revive him, so some large families usually also kept their members’ Soul’s Life Sources within the clan. Of course, they would hide these souls well.

Upon hearing that they were let off, Qi Yan and his three underlings immediately said, “Thank you, Great Immortal. Thank you for sparing my life.”

Xiao Chen stopped talking and handed the black box containing Grudge Cauldron to Su Lianyue. Then, he took out a piece of jade and pointed between Qi Yan’s eyebrows with two fingers, and immediately pulled a plume of blue smoke into the jade.

When Qi Yan saw that his Soul’s Life Source fell into the hands of others, his face went pale instantly, and he went down on his knees and trembled, saying, “I will never say more than half a word … And I only hope that when Great Immortal leaves, you can return my soul …” The more he said, the lower his voice was.

Xiao Chen answered with a smile, “It depends on your performance.” After saying that, he reached backward and immediately took a trace of the soul from each of Qi Yan’s three underlings. Given that he was in the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, he could take the souls of the Foundation Building Realm cultivators easily.

The three underlings looked pale as well, slumped, and were afraid to speak. Xiao Chen looked at Qi Yan and said, “You know what to say when you go back. Be careful not to spill the beans.”

“Sure! I will! Please rest assured, Great Immortal!” Qi Yan nodded quickly for fear that he would lose his life if he replied slower than expected.