Chapter Thirteen: Soul Orifice

  The mystery of the immortal cultivator filled Ling Feng with curiosity. He followed his father at a quick pace, and soon they arrived at the foot of the gentle slope where their home was located.

  From a distance, he saw many of his clansmen gathered in the open space in front of their wooden house, and his mother, as well as Big Uncle and Big Auntie, were welcoming these clansmen along with his cousin Heizi.

  They must have come to offer congratulations, and the four beast patterns that Big Brother Chu Hei condensed were not only a joyous occasion for the entire family of Dage and Damen, but also a great joyous occasion for all the people of the Chushan tribe!

  Ling Tu saw it and hurriedly walked forward to help greet the tribesmen. As for Ling Feng, he also followed his father over.

  Regarding the matter of Ling Feng possessing a spiritual root, the tribe leader Bai Shan Hai seemed to have not publicized it excessively. In fact, even if he had explicitly told his tribesmen, there were only a handful of people in the Chu Shan Tribe who knew about the secrets of spiritual roots.

  These tribesmen who came to congratulate, seeing Ling Tu and his wife, also congratulated them in passing. However, most people still used a tone full of regret, and their eyes looked at Ling Feng, this child with the strongest bloodline but only condensed into a beast pattern!

  Ling Feng has also accepted this fact at this moment, as long as his parents are not disappointed, and the thoughts of others are of no importance to him.

  "Ah... Ah Feng!"

  A familiar voice echoed in his ears, and then a warm hand tightly grasped his own. Ling Feng looked up to see that Chu Hei had appeared beside him at some unknown time.

  Seeing him with a silly smile on his face, looking at himself with an expression that seemed to want to say something but couldn't, Ling Feng knew that this silly brother of his saw that he was in a bad mood and wanted to comfort him, but was too awkward to say anything.

  Chu Hei, Hei Zi, his own sworn brother, and also his good friend since childhood, every time Ling Feng sees his clear eyes without any impurities, he will think of his good brother from the previous life, Zhao Da Yong!

  "Dah Yong is probably just like me now, reincarnated too!"

  Ling Feng felt a lot, let out a light sigh. His eyes looked at the worried face beside him, Ling Feng smiled lightly and said: "Hei Zi, I'm fine!"

  "It's all right!" Chu Hei rubbed his head and smiled foolishly.

  His character is similar to that of Chu Yunxiang, he doesn't talk much but is extremely sincere. He grew up with Ling Feng since childhood and their feelings for each other are very deep.

  "In this life, I have family by my side, and also Black as a good brother. Heaven has already been kind to me, Ling Feng! "Ling Feng's gaze swept over his father, mother, sister, and grandparents, finally falling on Chu Hei, unknowingly revealing a faint smile on his face."

  One after another, the tribespeople came to congratulate them. Almost everyone in the tribe had come. It wasn't until dusk that Chuyun Xiang and his wife, as well as Lingtu and his wife, finally sent off the last of the visiting tribespeople.

  After seeing off the guests, Bai Feng and Bai Xiu, the two sisters, began to make arrangements. Today, they will prepare a sumptuous dinner to reward Ling Feng and Chu Hei, the two little guys.

  Two families, one family, sat around a wooden table in the house, and laughter burst out from time to time.

  Ling Feng also had the opportunity to ask his father for advice about the affairs of the cultivators at this moment.

  "When the Great Elder was a guardian warrior of the Witch Temple, he had fought against many cultivators. These cultivators were extremely powerful and proficient in various mighty spells and divine abilities. Our alliance with other tribes often ended in defeat when we clashed with them!" Chu Yunxiao's expression turned solemn as he spoke slowly: "Actually, it's not that our Southern Barbarian Tribe's witchcraft and divine abilities are inferior to theirs. Take our Beast Soul Warriors for example - in terms of individual strength, cultivators of the same rank aren't even a match for us. However, there are too many cultivators, and once they start fighting, they swarm you, three or four against one... it's just too difficult to win!"

  He paused for a moment, then continued: "Moreover, these cultivators are skilled in refining all sorts of powerful magical artifacts, some for trapping enemies, some for defense, and others for assisting attacks. There are countless types, too many to count. Every time we fight, our Southern Barbarian tribes suffer heavy casualties under the attack of the cultivators' powerful magical artifacts!"

  "With the help of the law enforcement, fighting against the enemy, this cultivator is quite similar to the immortal in the mythological legend of the previous life!" Ling Feng thought to himself after hearing it. He had already roughly understood the situation of the cultivators from Chu Yunxiang's mouth, but he still didn't understand why the clan attached so much importance to the people with spiritual roots, so he continued to ask questions.

  "This issue is not very clear to me either!" Chu Yunxiang also couldn't dispel the doubts in Ling Feng's mind, "However, based on my inference, since our clan attaches such importance to family members with spiritual roots, it's highly likely that we want to cultivate a group of cultivators belonging to our alien alliance, and then use them to spy on the secrets of the cultivators' Daoist magic and divine abilities, know ourselves and know others, only then can we defeat the enemy in one move."

  Since the Alien Alliance and the Immortal Sect reached a ceasefire agreement, for so many years, the people of Nanhuang have been living in misery, having to provide a large number of material resources to the Immortal Sect every year. This humiliating life is unbearable for any Nanhuang people!

  If it's true as Chu Yunxiang inferred, the elder of the alien alliance has such a plan, which is not a bad move!

  "These are just my guesses, as for the truth, I believe you will find out soon enough, Feng Er!" Chu Yun Xiang said with a smile, seeing Ling Feng's thoughtful expression.

  Actually, when Ling Feng was deep in thought, he had another answer hidden in his heart. In the dark, he had a strong premonition that the answer in his heart was the correct one.

  After thinking for a while, Ling Feng temporarily put this matter aside. He still had another thing that concerned him personally and wanted to get an answer from Chu Yunxiao's mouth.

  "Grandfather, when I was experiencing the awakening of my bloodline, it felt like I entered another space. It was foggy and misty, and I couldn't see anything in sight. The strangest thing is that I saw the beast pattern that I condensed appear there too. Grandfather, what's going on? Did I enter inside my own body?" Ling Feng recounted his strange experience during the awakening of his bloodline, but he deliberately concealed the part about the small beast absorbing his beast pattern.

  This isn't that Ling Feng didn't want to speak clearly, it's just that in the dark he felt that the little beast was full of weirdness and had a deep connection with himself. Perhaps, his own rebirth into this world also had an enormous connection with that guy!

  Without figuring out everything, Ling Feng didn't want others to know of Xiao Shou's existence, lest he invite unnecessary trouble!

  Chu Yunxiang's expression changed drastically after listening to Ling Feng's account, and he exchanged a glance with Ling Tu, who was sitting beside him. Both of them saw the extreme shock in each other's eyes.

  "Wind... Wind, are you telling the truth?" Ling Tu was clearly somewhat disbelieving and asked again.

  "Absolutely no lies!" Ling Feng replied in a strange tone. He also noticed that the two elders' expressions were not right, and their gaze at him was like looking at a monster.

  "Hei Zi, when your bloodline awakened, did you experience something similar to mine?" Ling Feng thought for a moment before asking Chu Hei beside him.

  "It doesn't seem so, I only felt my whole body burning at the time, and by the time everything returned to normal, the blood vessels had already awakened, and even the beastly aura had condensed!" Chu Hei said, pointing to his own brow, puzzled.

  It's strange to say, after the beast tattoos of others condensed and disappeared after the Bloodline Baptism ceremony, Chu Hei Mei Xin still had three beast tattoos on his heart, plus one more that appeared and disappeared suddenly, which may be related to his identity as a Four Souls Warrior.

  He said that, Ling Feng couldn't understand either, so he shifted his gaze to Ling Tu and Chu Yun Xiang's body, expecting an answer.

  The two of them didn't come back to their senses until after a while. Then, Ling Tu's gaze turned towards his own son, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Feng Er, judging from what you've just said, the most likely possibility is that when your bloodline awakened, your 'soul orifice' also opened at the same time!"

  "What's a Soul Orifice?" Ling Feng asked, perplexed, and pressed on for an answer.

  "After the awakening of the beast soul bloodline within our bodies, as long as we follow the clan's 'Beast Transformation' secret technique and refine a demon beast's spirit, our own 'Soul Orifice' will open!" Ling Tu said slowly, "The Soul Orifice is actually where each person's soul resides. Ordinary clansmen are fundamentally unable to open their own Soul Orifices; only through cultivating the clan's secret techniques can one gain the ability to open the Soul Orifice."

  "The Soul Orifice is what we Southern Barbarians call it, while cultivators refer to it as the Sea of Consciousness. Whether it's us Southern Barbarian tribes practicing our secret witchcraft techniques or cultivators cultivating their Daoist magical abilities, neither can be done without relying on the power of the soul contained within one's own Soul Orifice!" Chu Yunxiao added from the side.

  After hearing their explanation, Ling Feng understood a bit more in his heart.

  It turns out that this 'soul hole' is where a person's soul resides!

  "Father, great father, then...the wind has opened the soul's orifice, is it a good thing or a bad thing?"

  "Both of their faces simultaneously revealed a helpless smile. People like Ling Feng, who hadn't even cultivated the clan's secret techniques and yet had opened up his 'soul aperture' after refining the demon beast's soul essence, they had never heard of before."

  After a long while, Chu Yun Xiang finally spoke up and said: "According to my speculation, Feng Er, you unintentionally opened your Soul Aperture. This shouldn't be a bad thing. At the very least, it can prove one thing - your soul's power is much stronger than an ordinary person's. This will be extremely beneficial for your future cultivation!"

  "Big Brother, you said so, I can rest assured!" Ling Feng touched his chest and smiled.

  "However...” Chu Yunxiao's tone changed, and he furrowed his brow, continuing: "Feng'er, your 'soul aperture' opening is quite unusual. In my opinion, it's best not to mention this matter to outsiders, lest we stir up unnecessary trouble!"

  "Mmm!" Ling Feng nodded in agreement.

  Even in the southern wilderness, the relationship between the various tribes is not iron-clad, and there are no hard feelings. If someone were to take an interest in the strange happenings surrounding Ling Feng's body, with ulterior motives, that would be a bad thing!

  Then, Chu Yunxiang and Ling Tu again explained some things that need attention, including the rules to be observed when going to the Witch Temple in the future, and carefully explained them one by one to Ling Feng and Chu Hei.

  After chatting for a while, a rich dinner also began. The whole family sat around the table, laughing constantly, and enjoying themselves together.

  During this time, the tribal leader Bái Shān Hǎi personally visited and conveyed to Líng Tú and Chǔ Yún Xiáng the imperial edict of Wū Diàn's messenger Cuī Měng. Tomorrow morning, Líng Fēng and Chǔ Hēi would set out with two other children to head towards the Black Stone City's Wū Diàn.

  Bai Shan Hai looked extremely delighted, and excitedly announced another good news. The message from the Black Stone City Witch Temple stated that this time, the Chu Shan tribe's Blood Baptism had given birth to a rare Four Soul Warrior, as well as a tribesman with a Wind Spirit Root. After discussion, the clan elders decided to exempt the Chu Shan tribe from paying annual tribute for five years, and after that, they would only need to pay half of the annual tribute to the clan. This was tremendous good news for all members of the Chu Shan tribe!

  Finally, Bái Shān Hǎi instructed one more thing. Recently, the outer regions of Nán Huāng have been quite unstable. In order to ensure the safety of the four children on their way to the Black Stone City Witch's Temple, he told Chǔ Yún Xiáng and his wife that they would all set out together with Cuī Měng tomorrow to escort the children safely to the Black Stone City Witch's Temple!

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