Chapter Twelve: The Heaven-Defying Treasure

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  In the blink of an eye, Lei Dong carefully observed the process of those yin souls disappearing. He didn't know if it was because this time he had thrown in more yin souls, over a hundred. All he saw was that during the process of those yin souls gradually disappearing, a faint thread appeared in the mysterious Soul Tower, connecting to the top of the tower. Lei Dong carefully looked at the top of the tower, but couldn't see anything unusual.

  Another hour passed, and hundreds of dark souls completely disappeared. The thin line connecting the top of the tower also disappeared immediately. However, a mysterious light appeared on the top of the tower, twinkling like stars. Leidong hurriedly transferred the dark souls again, leaving only a dozen or so as a precaution. During the process of more than 300 dark souls disappearing at once, the thin line connecting the top of the tower became thicker and clearer. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that there were streams of energy surging within the line.

  The light on the other side of the tower top gradually intensified. More than 300 dark souls also became extremely dim, with the possibility of disappearing at any time. However, a strange thing happened at this moment. The mysterious energy transmission line disappeared and no longer absorbed the power of the dark souls. And the light on the tower top seemed to have reached its peak, shining like a small sun. Those more than 300 dark souls also survived, but each one became a faint misty state, looking pitiful and miserable.

  Right after that, the dazzling light gradually gathered together and finally condensed into a transparent bead. Lei Dong was stunned for a moment before suddenly becoming wildly excited in his heart. This mysterious Soul Nurturing Tower was indeed not simply eliminating those yin souls, but rather just as he had guessed, it was absorbing the power of those yin souls and condensing them into beads.

  With a flicker of thought, Lei Dong grasped the bead in his palm and began to examine it carefully. It was crystal clear, like a treasure condensed from pure water. The tips of his fingers felt slightly cool as he pinched it, but it was extremely comfortable. Even with the naked eye, one could see the subtle flow of extremely pure power within.

  Suppressing the excitement, Lei Dong began to ponder how to use this thing he temporarily named Soul Pearl. Should he swallow it himself for cultivation or directly apply it to the yin soul?

  It's possible, but for this soul bead refined from a large number of vengeful spirits, I don't dare to take it casually before confirming its safety. After all, life is only once, and dying from eating something carelessly would be a big joke. Anyway, as long as there are enough vengeful spirits, this soul bead can be smelted out. Why not try the effect with one of the remaining vengeful spirits first? Fortunately, when testing the mysterious Soul Nurturing Tower earlier, I didn't pass out from the gas and left more than a dozen behind. But that thing shouldn't be called a Soul Nurturing Tower, it should be called a Soul Devouring Tower.

  After merging with the Lingtian Tower's heart, Lei Dong could clearly see the remaining dozen or so inferior yin souls. Having never tried a soul pearl before, he simply tossed it in. The yin souls that were originally languid suddenly seemed to have caught wind of something extremely interesting. After a brief moment of hesitation, the dozen or so yin souls almost simultaneously pounced on the soul pearl.

  One of the nearest water towers was the first to get the moon, and without even hesitating for a moment, it immediately swallowed the soul bead in one gulp. However, before it had time to digest, it was torn into countless fragments by the remaining yin souls that were chasing closely behind, and the scattered energy drifted everywhere. The bead also fell to the ground. It seemed that those yin souls had already realized that no matter who got the soul bead now, they would not be able to swallow and digest it peacefully. Instinctively, they felt that they should get rid of all the other troublemakers first.

  All the vengeful spirits started killing each other. Although they were all classified as inferior ghosts, even among them, there were strong and weak ones. After a stick of incense, the strongest ghost laughed last, its body already half-etherealized. At this time, it calmly swallowed the soul pearl and hid in the corner with vigilance.

  His heart was racing as he watched the scene unfold, truly leaving him astonished. This small soul pearl had an incredibly strong attraction to yin souls. It was precisely because of this that he didn't want to miss a single moment.

  Time was passing, about half an incense stick later. That lucky and robust yin soul began to undergo a wonderful transformation, originally its injuries were quite severe, but its body structure gradually condensed, as if it was rapidly healing. After one incense stick, it had recovered to its peak state. However, the transformation did not stop, the yin soul began to tremble violently, and its mist-like energy body started to twist continuously.

  The sharp, mournful wail unique to the yin soul echoed out, showing just how much pain it was in. This state of affairs continued for over an hour before the yin soul gradually calmed down. Its condensed body began to grow dim once more, looking extremely weak.

  After looking at it for a while, I didn't see anything strange about this yin soul. After thinking for a moment, Lei Dong suppressed the excitement in his heart and re-examined the yin soul. Similarly, a ray of light shone on its body.

  If it were before, this yin soul would only present a white light state. However, at this time, its body actually had an extra thread of golden yellow that made people extremely surprised. Although not too much, it was real and clear.

  Ling Gui? Lei Dong's excited brain was almost a complete blank, and that Soul Pearl actually elevated an ordinary inferior ghost to a Ling Gui. Although it was said that the Ling Gui only had lower quality. However, even if it was a lower-quality Ling Gui, it was worth at least ten Spirit Stones. Lei Dong, who had suffered for more than three months in the chaotic burial mound near Wan Gui City, of course knew how difficult it was to capture a Ling Gui.

  Wait, that Soul Pearl can turn inferior ghosts into low-grade spirit ghosts. Can it also upgrade low-grade spirit ghosts to medium or even high-grade, or even top-grade? Thinking of this, Lei Dong's heart couldn't help but beat wildly. According to legend, when the Old Ancestor of the Ten Thousand Ghosts was in the fifth layer of his Qi Refining period, he was extremely lucky and obtained a top-grade spirit ghost. From then on, he rose to prominence. If the Soul Pearl can also achieve this effect, wouldn't that mean he would become... truly prosperous?

  He thought to himself that he too had the opportunity to rise to greatness, and his heart began to surge with excitement. He fantasized about how powerful he would become, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. It wasn't until much later, when his stomach started growling with hunger, that he suddenly snapped back to reality.

  Low-key, must be low-key. If people find out that you have a treasure on your body, it's a wonder if you can live to see the sun tomorrow. Don't mention fellow disciples, even the old ancestor of the Ten Thousand Ghosts will personally take action to seize the treasure. First, this matter can only be known by oneself and must be completely hidden in one's belly. Second, even if this thing can really upgrade the quality of a spirit ghost, one must still be low-key and not let people have doubts. Otherwise, for some greedy people with strong powers, there is no need to confirm, as long as they suspect that you have a treasure, they will have enough motivation to take action.

  Also, that Zhao Baiwan is also a weakness. After all, he was deceived into selling it to himself. Knowing clearly that he has been taken advantage of and yet remains unmoved. As his own strength increases, he will definitely become suspicious. This matter, if there is an opportunity, must be handled properly.

  However, the top priority is two things. First, continue to manufacture Soul Pearls and test whether they can improve the quality of low-grade Linggui. Second, we must accelerate our own strength. This cultivation world is full of dangers, where the weak are preyed upon by the strong. If one is not careful, their body and soul will be destroyed. If one's strength is not strong enough, when encountering formidable opponents in the future, even if they possess a powerful artifact like the Soul-Devouring Tower, they will still be nothing but a fish on a chopping board.

  Since Heaven has allowed me to not die and cross over into this world, granting me the qualifications of a Cultivator, I've even obtained the Soul Devouring Tower, an against-the-heavens treasure. If I don't live out a life worth living, it would be too much of a waste. With my head held high and a proud spirit, perhaps this time I really will have the chance to do so.

  For a moment, Lei Dong couldn't help but feel a surge of heroic passion, his heart overflowing with emotion.

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