Chapter 25: Refining the Soul (Middle)

  Out of the courtyard, the two went on their way, heading west towards the Hidden Dragon Valley.

  Ling Feng followed behind Master Kuang's back, his footsteps neither fast nor slow, but his heart was extremely tense with unparalleled excitement.

  Since coming to this world, the first time he saw his clansmen transform into demonic beasts and fight, Ling Feng's heart felt a strong sense of longing in addition to shock. This kind of power was something that could only happen in myths and legends in his past life, but now it was happening right before his eyes, which was extremely tempting for someone like Ling Feng who revered strength.

  Although Lingfeng only condensed a beast pattern in the Blood Baptism, even after refining the demon beast's inner dan and soul, he could only become a weak solo warrior. However, compared to his current self, the power of a solo warrior already had a certain degree of self-preservation ability.

  Last time, he was able to successfully ambush a Jibei cultivator, mainly because the other party was too careless and didn't take Lingfeng, a child, seriously. This kind of cunning and ambush tactic is not foolproof, once encountering an enemy with high vigilance, Lingfeng's outcome can only be one conclusion, that is, to become a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others!

  So, no matter what, being able to become a lone soul warrior is something that makes Ling Feng extremely excited and joyful. As for whether his strength can be further increased in the future, according to Ling Feng's words, take it one step at a time, and talk about it later.

  Ling Feng followed Master Lian as he walked forward, but instead of taking him to the courtyard from yesterday, they headed deeper into the valley. After about the time it took to burn an incense stick, the two arrived in front of a mountain wall. Ling Feng looked up and saw that the towering mountain body in front of them was shrouded in clouds, emitting an inexplicable aura of pressure that made people feel small. The surface of the cliff was smooth as a mirror, and on the mountain body directly in front of them, there was a giant stone statue over three zhang tall.

  "This place seems to have no entrance, could it be hiding a mysterious mechanism?"

  Ling Feng was perplexed, but saw Master Jian pull out a black token from his bosom and wave it at the giant stone statue, saying: "By order of the Grand Priest, Jian Yun leads new disciple Ling Feng to the Secret Temple!"

  "Hmm..."

  His words had just fallen when a strange noise came from inside the giant stone statue. Under Lingfeng's gaze, the surface of the giant stone suddenly emitted a faint yellowish-brown glow. Immediately afterwards, the giant stone seemed to come alive, its body twisting and turning, emitting a 'gurgling' sound. On the head of the statue appeared a terrifying giant face with eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, looking like a stone man, making people's hearts feel terrified!

  "Yan Zu Shi Ren!" Ling Feng was shocked at the sight.

  The Rock Tribe is also one of the twelve alien tribes in the South Wilderness, with the smallest population, and there are only a few thousand people in the entire tribe. The Rock Tribe has a long life span, extremely high innate talent, strong defensive power, and infinite strength. As long as they reach adulthood, they can possess combat power that is no less than that of a Double Soul Warrior. If they have the opportunity to break through, they can become a powerful warrior comparable to a Triple Soul Warrior.

  Heaven and earth created things, giving the Rock Tribe a long life and great talent, but making it extremely difficult for them to multiply their bloodlines. Only under specific conditions can the Rock Tribe give birth to the next generation.

  If the Rock Tribe had the strong reproductive ability of ordinary humans, I'm afraid the Soul Tribe wouldn't be the number one tribe in the Southern Wilderness now. Just imagine, if tens of thousands of Rock Tribe stone men charged forward, the shocking scene would be earth-shattering, and it could be described as invincible. Even cultivators wouldn't dare to provoke them!

  "Is he the child with the Wind Spirit Root?" The Rockman of the Gorge Tribe looked at Ling Feng with a pair of earthy yellow eyes, sizing him up, his massive mouth opening and closing as he spoke in a low, hoarse voice.

  "Exactly!" replied Master Kuang with a somewhat respectful tone.

  "Hmm!" The Rockman of the Yank tribe responded with a grunt, lifted his foot and stepped aside.

  "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

  Three consecutive steps, each step fell, the ground was shaken. After the Rock Tribe's stone man moved his huge body away, Ling Feng saw a deep cave over ten feet high behind the stone wall where he originally stood.

  "Come in!" Master Lian called out, leading the way into the cave.

  Ling Feng saw the situation and hastily followed closely behind. As he walked six or seven steps into the cave, his feet felt a violent tremor again. Immediately afterwards, the light inside the cave dimmed slightly, and the entrance was blocked by the Rock Tribe's stone statue once more.

  At this moment, Ling Feng's eyes swept across the cave, taking in the scene inside. Although the entrance was sealed, it was still bright inside, with crystal stones embedded in the stone walls on both sides, each spaced three zhang apart, emitting a hazy white light that made the cave seem like daytime.

  Following Master Xiang's body, Lingfeng continued on his way and discovered that the tunnel inside the cave was getting wider and more spacious. After walking for about half a stick of incense time, suddenly, in front of him, a vast hall with an area of hundreds of square meters appeared.

  Inside the hall, apart from a few giant stone pillars, there is only a black stone throne placed above the front, which looks very simple. Walking in the empty and spacious hall, you can clearly hear the echo of footsteps reverberating around.

  At a distance of three zhang from the Black Stone Throne, Ling Feng saw the old man with a stern face among the three Soul Clan priests from yesterday standing upright, his piercing eyes looking in this direction.

  As they approached, Master Xiang stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Min Elder, Lingfeng has already brought him!"

  "Hmm!" Min Zhanglao nodded, waving his hand at Lin Shangshi, indicating that he should withdraw. Lin Shangshi saw this and bowed again, then turned around and returned the way he came.

  When he turned around and left, Ling Feng hurried forward to pay his respects.

  "Ling Feng, from now on, you are a member of my Puanlong Valley!" Min Zhang Lao's face was stern and solemn as he said, "I suppose you have many unresolved doubts in your mind right now, but set those aside for the time being. Today, I, Zhang Lao, have been summoned by the Great Priest to assist you in refining the demon beast's inner dan essence!"

  "Thank you, High Priest, thank you, Elder Min!" The more polite one is, the less likely to be blamed. Ling Feng's face turned respectful after hearing this, and he bowed repeatedly in salute.

  For his display of respectful attitude, Elder Min seemed very satisfied, a faint smile appearing on his stern face.

  "This is the first layer of mind method for the 'Beast Transformation' secret technique of your Savage Tribe. You should ponder it yourself first, and ask me if there's anything you don't understand!" Elder Min waved his large sleeve, and a jade ring flew towards Ling Feng.

  He reached out to catch the flying jade ring, and Ling Feng held it in his hand for a closer look. The jade ring was crystal clear, emitting a white glow, with intricate and mysterious patterns engraved on its surface, looking very ancient.

  Looking left and right, Ling Feng didn't know how to use the jade ring in his hand, so he could only look at Old Man Min.

  "This is a jade slip, you only need to stick it on your forehead, and a wisp of spiritual energy will penetrate from within, and you will receive the message recorded in the jade slip!" Min Zhanglao said with a slight smile.

  Ling Feng hurriedly followed his instructions, sticking the jade slip to his brow, concentrating his mind. As a wisp of spiritual energy emanated from the jade slip, a massive influx of information surged into his brain.

  After a long while, Ling Feng finally exhaled a long breath of turbid air, and his small face revealed an expression of sudden understanding.

  "I understand!" asked Old Man Min at this time.

  "The disciples have all understood!"

  "Hmm, you're quite perceptive, this old man can also rest easy!"

  "Disciple... disciple has something to ask the elder?"

  "It doesn't matter what you say!"

  "What is recorded in this jade slip is the first layer of heart method of 'Beast Transformation' secret technique, I wonder... how many more layers of heart method are there behind?" Ling Feng was curious and naturally wanted to ask clearly about his clan's secret technique.

  Long ago, after his blood awakened, he had asked his father Ling Tu about this matter, but his father just smiled and didn't answer, only telling him that he would naturally know when the time came. Now, Ling Feng was about to start refining the inner dan and soul of a demon beast, becoming a true Beast Soul Warrior, and in his heart, he naturally wanted to understand all the secrets about Beast Soul Warriors.

  "You barbarian tribe's secret art, also known as 'Nine Transformations of the Beast Soul', nine transformations, nine layers of heart method!" Min Changlao explained patiently to Ling Feng, "Each layer of heart method is actually a technique for refining and transforming different levels of demonic beasts. Of course, the primary condition is to see how many beast patterns one can condense within oneself!"

  He sighed slightly, his eyes looking at Ling Feng, and said regretfully: "Your beast soul bloodline is indeed powerful, but it has only condensed into a single beast pattern. Therefore, you only need the first layer of the 'Beast Transformation' secret technique, as for the later layers, they are already useless to you!"

  "So that's how it is!" Ling Feng suddenly realized. It turned out that the "Beast Transformation" secret technique was a method to assist in refining the demonic beast's inner dan and soul, and for a lone soul warrior like himself, he only needed to understand the first layer of the technique. Without the beast tattoo, even if he knew the later techniques, they would be useless.

  At this point, Ling Feng's heart was filled with indignation. If it weren't for that damned little beast, he would have become a four-soul warrior with the four beast totems on his body, an unparalleled strongman. Even if he had the Wind Spirit Root, his clan wouldn't have let him do some undercover work.

  "The disciple is very curious about the 'Beast Soul Nine Transformations' secret technique of our clan, I wonder if there will be an opportunity to see the complete heart method?" Ling Feng thought for a moment and asked. The small beast in the soul aperture was strange and extraordinary, it had absorbed its own three beast marks, perhaps in the future there would still be opportunities to return the beast marks, so that way, he still had hope of becoming an unparalleled strong person, therefore, if possible, this 'Beast Transformation' secret technique must be remembered in heart.

  "This is easy, in the secret temple there is a stone room dedicated to collecting classics, among which are the classics that record your birth tribe's 'beast transformation' secret techniques. You will have plenty of opportunities to go and study them later!" Min Zhanglao said lightly, "For now, you should first refine the inner elixir essence soul provided by the main hall!"

  Listening to him, Lingfeng's heart was delighted. Even the secret room of the Xianbei tribe's "Beast Transformation" technique, which collected rare books, must be extraordinary. He had always wanted to know more about this world's secrets, and now it seemed that his wish would soon come true.