Chapter 31: Refining the Soul

  "Xiao Qinglan!" Ye Hao gazed at the pale face in his arms, Xiao Qinglan was extremely weak at this moment, her two curved eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her originally gentle facial features now had a few hints of hardness.

  Xiao Qinglian's weak eyes seemed to be unable to open, she half-closed her eyes and swept a glance at Ye Hao, flashing a hint of surprise. He was the true Night Moon's alchemy assistant, that black-faced youngster with poor character, how could he appear here?

  "I used the secret technique to burn the Xianmai's power, temporarily trapping those eight demon cultivators, but there is still one Jindan stage demon cultivator who managed to escape control. Now I'm exhausted, and this black-faced youth in front of me is only at the fetal movement stage of cultivation, completely unable to block a single Jindan stage demon cultivator." Xiao Qingyun thought to herself.

  Just as Ye Hao was about to push away Xiao Qinglan and stand up, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in mid-air, like a giant whip, rolling towards the place where the two were.

  The space seemed to be cut in half in an instant, and the mountain-sea bursting pressure made Ye Hao's body seem like it was about to explode.

  This is the power of a Golden Core stage expert. With just their attack, they can shock Foundation Building stage cultivators and below to the point where their blood flows backwards, causing them to explode and die.

  Xiao Qinglian's face was expressionless, but her beautiful eyes faintly emitted a pale blue light. When the battle had reached its most desperate point, she actually still had a final trick up her sleeve?

  "I'll f**k your grandfather..." Ye Hao let out a loud roar, and in an instant, he broke free from the oppressive restraints, not retreating but instead charging forward, throwing a punch at that massive black shadow.

  This scene gives people a feeling like an ant raising its fist to attack an elephant.

  Ye Hao spat out a mouthful of blood that hit the ground like a cannonball, and what shocked Xiao Qinglian was that the huge black shadow that had come crashing down did not follow through with its momentum, smashing the two into pulp, but instead instantly recoiled.

  Not far away, the demon cultivator was shocked and furious. His original body's tail, which had been cultivated to be like a top-grade spiritual artifact, suddenly had a piece of flesh disappear into thin air. The scorching sensation burned from his tail all the way to his divine consciousness.

  Ye Hao crawled up from the ground, and on his face covered with bloodstains, a strange smile appeared, looking somewhat excited.

  "You're not full, old man wants to relax his muscles, not scratch an itch." Ye Hao pointed at the demon cultivator and shouted loudly, like a madman.

  That demon cultivator let out a loud roar, and he couldn't believe it. A small fetal movement stage cultivator was actually able to withstand his lizard tail.

  With a loud "boom", Ye Hao was directly sucked into the incredibly hard rock layer, this time he didn't use the Nine Underworld Fire to counterattack because it came too suddenly.

  Yehao, who was deeply trapped in the rocky layer, had lost his breath, and only then did the face of this demon repair return to normal. This is right, let alone during fetal movement, even if it's the foundation-building period, in the eyes of a strong Jindan cultivator, it's an ant-like existence.

  Of course, there are some special exceptions. For example, Xiao Qinglian, a cultivator who has built the foundation of nine layers, managed to kill 29 golden elixir stage demon cultivators, in addition to two yuan infant stage demon cultivators, after setting up the Tianyao formation. Of course, she didn't rely on her own true strength, but rather the accumulation of countless magical treasures. However, it can't be denied that this is also a kind of strength.

  Just as the demon was about to kill Xiao Qingluan, five overbearing auras suddenly appeared from afar.

  "Trouble, the Five Great Suppression Sect's Yuanying stage cultivator has arrived." The demon cultivator's face changed color. It was said that one of the Five Great Suppression Sect's Yuanying stage cultivators had already reached the ninth layer of Yuanying, and even Wolf Savage wouldn't be able to withstand him.

  Just then, Ye Hao, who was thought to be dead, crawled out from the rocky layer, spat out a mouthful of gravel and shouted: "Don't go, come again."

  This demon cultivator originally wanted to kill Xiao Qinglian immediately, but at this time he felt fearful and saw Ye Hao, the evil door's little bastard provoking him. He gritted his teeth and rushed towards the outside of Lingyao Valley, if he didn't run, he would die here.

  Ye Hao let out a sigh of relief, if that demon cultivator came again, he would be done for.

  Ye Hao lay on the ground, his entire body's shattered muscles rapidly growing and recovering, but what was driving this growth and recovery was not spiritual energy, rather it was a tiny, dust-like silver star within the purple-golden heavenly pulse in his Dantian.

  When Ye Hao first collided with that demon cultivator, he felt that when his body was subjected to an incredibly powerful attack, the heavenly pulse also suffered compression, and from it, a strange power actually filled his entire body's blood and flesh. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so lucky.

  And at the second hard collision, Ye Hao's Tianmai suddenly gave birth to this small silver star, but his body had already reached its limit. If that demon cultivator came again, even if there was such a powerful and special power in his flesh and blood, he would absolutely not be able to withstand it.

  "Nourishing the soul internally, nourishing the body externally. Isn't this what was said in the beginning about nourishing the body? It's not at all in the second half, but rather in one's own understanding and opportunity after the heavenly pulse is opened." Ye Hao felt an extreme sense of joy in his heart despite the unbearable pain throughout his body.

  At this time, Xiao Qinglan had recovered a bit. She sat up and looked at the young man in front of her with an unusual gaze.

  At Foguang Peak, Xiao Qinglian had no good impression of this person who was ignorant and of poor virtue. But at this moment, she had a different understanding in her heart.

  If a person has real power, it's not called being ignorant of the heights and depths. And a person with low moral character, must also be one who is afraid to die, how dare they fight to the death with a Jindan-stage cultivator when they are in an absolutely weak position?

  At this point, Xiao Qinglan thought of Ye Hao's realm and her heart moved. The ninefold fetal movement period could withstand the mortal attack of a Jindan period strongman, even if there were magical artifacts, it would be difficult to ascend to heaven. Such a genius, why not recruit him into the Lotus Sect? After she took control of the Lotus Sect, who knows, he might become her right-hand man.

  On the cliff, Wolf Savage sensed that the five great elders of Yunxia Sect were rushing over. He had no mood to continue fighting and let out a loud roar, forcibly cutting off his connection with the Yuan Qi. After his Yuan Shen was injured, he escaped without a trace.

  The eight demon cultivators who were temporarily trapped by Xiao Qingwan's secret technique have also recovered and are now using various methods to escape.

  A demon clan's ambush against Xiao Qingluan has come to an end.

  The Yunxia School was plunged into grief and desolation, the Spiritual Medicine Valley was destroyed, countless disciples were killed or injured, and two of the Seven Peaks' masters died. One was Hanhai Zhenren, who colluded with the demon tribe, and the other was Moyan Zhenren, the master of Mingyue Peak.

  Moreover, Qianjin Xiaoqing was killed by Yunxia Sect, for this, Yunxia Sect must take all the responsibility and also make an explanation to Lianhua Sect.

  Ye Hao leaned against the ancient pine tree, gazing in the direction of Mingyue Peak. He let out a soft sigh: "I wonder what kind of state that girl is in now. Perhaps after this ordeal, she'll grow up. Riding the wind and clouds, plucking stars from the void - these are just beautiful illusions of the cultivation world. The true nature of the cultivation world is cruel beyond compare. Separation and death are the price one pays for spiritual growth."