Chapter 1512: Sect Secrets (Part Two)
Once they had figured this out, Xue Tieyi immediately set about trying.
They found a reliable disciple who cultivated the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art,” brought him here, and had him release this special soul power towards the crevice.
This disciple could only release the Power of Stars. However, this Power of Stars was indeed stronger than ordinary soul power. But after entering a certain distance behind the membrane, it too lost its direction.
No matter how the disciple tried to connect with it afterward, he was simply unable to control that Power of Stars. The power that entered simply vanished inside…
After further research, Xue Tieyi and the others concluded that the disciple’s cultivation was insufficient and the accumulated Power of Stars was too weak. So, they found the disciple who was strongest in cultivating the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art.”
Although the situation improved slightly, the result was the same. The distance the Power of Stars could penetrate behind the membrane only increased by about five or six li before they lost sensation of it.
In the end, even when they had several disciples jointly cast the Power of Stars and send it into the space behind the membrane, the result was still a loss of control.
Xue Tieyi felt that although they had twice sensed the strange power generated by the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art” seeping through, their side was simply unable to penetrate it.
And he could also be certain that that power was controlled by a person, unlike these disciples who directly lost control over their own power.
Did this mean the Power of Stars was too weak, and only the Power of the Cold Moon could pass through? Analyzing the situation this way, the person casting the art would also not lose their sense of the Power of the Cold Moon.
If that was the case, they had no solution at the time. After a brief discussion, they decided to have someone cultivate the Power of the Cold Moon.
Thus, those few disciples were given a gag order, forbidden from revealing a single detail about this place, on pain of death.
Afterward, those disciples were sent to the Civil and Martial Hall to specialize in cultivating this art. Unfortunately, year after year passed, but not a single one of them was able to make a breakthrough…
In his anxiety, even Xue Tieyi and three of the Void Refining elders began to cultivate the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art” at that time. But in the end, they too could only reach the stage of the Power of Stars.
Once the accumulation of the Power of Stars reached ninety percent, they could not advance another inch. The cultivation of this incomplete art depended heavily on one’s personal affinity with it.
At the same time, Great Master Lan was constantly researching other methods. But until Li Yan appeared, their parallel efforts had still not made much progress.
After Great Master Lan finished explaining all this, Li Yan was left utterly dumbfounded. The content of what she had just said was definitely the core secret of the Soul-Suppression Palace.
Not only did he now know that this perilous land might contain an exit, but he also learned that the two Supreme Elders were not in closed-door death seclusion to break through their shackles at all, but were lost in a strange space.
No wonder their words had always been so guarded, only revealing a little bit of information to him after he had proven his worth. Even when he had first arrived here, he had only been able to guess a little, and his guess had still been wrong.
If he were to leak this news, the powers of the entire Earth-True Domain would go mad. It would definitely not just be the so-called nine major powers attacking the Soul-Suppression Palace; it would be a complete group assault.
Li Yan tried hard to suppress his emotions. After Great Master Lan finished speaking, Xue Tieyi also finally turned to look at him.
Li Yan’s thoughts suddenly turned to Tang Feng. In Great Master Lan’s narrative, the Supreme Elder who had cultivated the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art” was also surnamed Tang.
Under the gaze of the three, he couldn’t help but look at Tang Feng. When Tang Feng saw Li Yan looking over, a smile appeared on his handsome face.
“Brother Li should have guessed by now. That Supreme Elder Tang is my great-grandfather. Of course, he has never met me. I wasn’t even born when he entered this perilous land.”
“But I am the one with the best aptitude in the current generation of the Tang lineage. So, the responsibility of finding my great-grandfather and bringing him back has ultimately fallen on me.”
“And it is also because of my great-grandfather that the sect accepted me into the Soul Palace’s Rear Hall. So this time, we are truly relying on Brother Li!”
Tang Feng no longer held anything back and immediately revealed his identity without any concealment.
“Tang Feng is not just a core disciple; his aptitude is also the best in the Soul Palace’s Rear Hall!”
“If nothing unexpected happens, after Tang Feng enters the Void Refining Realm, he will not be a sect elder, but the successor to the next Sect Master!”
The moment Tang Feng’s voice fell, Xue Tieyi’s voice immediately followed.
Li Yan had thought he already knew enough secrets, but with Xue Tieyi’s words, his recently calmed heart began to stir again, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
“Brother Tang is the future Sect Master?” he blurted out.
At that moment, Li Yan’s thoughts instantly cleared. Tang Feng could appear almost anywhere in the sect. This was his greatest secret.
Li Yan’s question received no answer. Tang Feng just smiled.
“Then what do I need to do? Just release the Power of the Cold Moon towards this place?” Li Yan, seeing the situation, quickly adjusted his mentality and asked directly.
“Based on our past experience, when Elder Tang’s Power of the Cold Moon sweeps over, it is likely the result of a random search, so there is no pattern.”
“Sometimes, it might not appear even once in several hundred years. Other times, it might appear several times in a single month.”
“There should be another reason for this. Elder Tang’s Power of the Cold Moon also needs time to recover, so he cannot probe continuously. Each time, he has to start from the beginning.”
“So, although he is often probing, it’s possible that he spends decades just probing one area. Only by some accident can his probe get close to this mountain crevice, but he just can’t find the exit at the crevice.”
“Therefore, we cannot just wait here. Who knows how long that would take?”
“Li Yan, you will now control the Power of the Cold Moon and enter. As much as possible, scan from one direction to another. Follow this pattern to cover the area. Extend it as far inward as you can.”
“Although your Power of the Cold Moon will also lose direction inside, just do your best.”
“If that doesn’t work, then even a random probe is fine, but you must continuously extend the Power of the Cold Moon and have it move laterally to scan.”
“This way, we don’t have to wait for Elder Tang to actively scan over here. You will be searching for him at the same time. Once you two make contact, you will guide his Power of the Cold Moon and withdraw.”
“Elder Tang is of course most familiar with the Power of the Cold Moon. As long as he encounters your Power of the Cold Moon, he will most likely understand that we have sensed his power and know his intentions.”
“This is like pointing out a path for him. They will naturally follow the correct direction.”
“I have also specifically studied the ‘Saintly Soul Transformation Art’ before. But in the past, I only had disciples with the Power of Stars to learn from.”
“Later, I also refined ten bottles of special medicinal pills that can quickly replenish soul power. However, these pills are actually more effective for replenishing the Power of Stars.”
“But regardless of whether it’s the Power of Stars or the Power of the Cold Moon, the pills I’ve researched are specifically for the ‘Saintly Soul Transformation Art’.”
“Even for replenishing the Power of the Cold Moon you’ve cultivated, they are of the same lineage and will definitely have an effect.”
“It’s like the difference between low-grade and mid-grade spirit stones. There’s just a difference in the effect after consumption.”
“These medicinal pills are extremely precious. We gathered the entire sect’s resources to refine a total of twelve bottles. Now, I’m giving ten bottles to you.”
“When your Power of the Cold Moon is depleted to thirty percent, you can take one pill. By just circulating your magical power, it will immediately be absorbed and replenish your power.”
“That way, you can maintain a state of continuous probing without all your previous efforts going to waste!”
This time, it was again Great Master Lan who explained.
The method she described was also very simple. It was to search from the outside in. And as long as Elder Tang inside had not perished, he would definitely be constantly trying.
Then, in the shortest possible time, there was a chance for their respective Powers of the Cold Moon to meet.
As she spoke, Great Master Lan gave a light wave of her hand. Ten white jade bottles appeared in front of her and then floated towards Li Yan, bobbing up and down before him.
Seeing this, Li Yan immediately reached out and grasped a pill bottle. Right in front of the three of them, he directly opened it.
He felt no embarrassment. Since she had given him the medicine, he of course had to confirm it first.
As he opened the stopper, Li Yan saw twenty red pills inside the jade bottle, each the size of a soybean.
The surface of each pill was crystalline, shimmering with a layer of red light, and emitting a strange scent. It wasn’t quite a fragrance, nor was it a strange odor.
It was a cool sensation, like the mist from a winter water surface, continuously rushing into his mind.
“Star Soul Power!”
Li Yan immediately sensed it. The aura emanating from each medicinal pill was precisely the Power of Stars.
Although he hadn’t consumed it yet, just this aura alone had brought a sense of tranquility to his three huns in an instant, like an infant being enveloped by a gentle force, exceptionally comfortable.
Li Yan was all too familiar with this power. He confirmed that this medicinal pill was extremely useful for cultivating the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art.”
‘Great Master Lan’s research into soul power has truly reached the grandmaster stage. She herself has not cultivated the ‘Saintly Soul Transformation Art,’ yet just by studying others, she was able to refine such a miraculous medicine!’
If all these pills were used for cultivation, Li Yan believed that his “Saintly Soul Transformation Art” could be elevated again in a short period of time.
“These medicinal pills were refined by gathering all the resources of the sect. They can quickly restore soul power in a few breaths, but they cannot increase one’s cultivation.”
“Of course, if you use them properly, they might be able to help you improve your ‘Saintly Soul Transformation Art,’ but the effect may not be as good as you imagine.”
“To put it bluntly, these pills are like ‘Qi Recovery Pills.’ One replenishes your magical power, and the other replenishes your soul power.”
“As for the last two bottles in my hand, you’d best not think about them. If you can’t succeed after consuming all ten of these bottles, then we can only wait here for a long time like waiting by a stump for a hare.”
“At that time, every time your Power of the Cold Moon is depleted, you can only rely on your own cultivation to recover. Those two bottles of pills are reserved as a backup for just in case.”
Seeing Li Yan’s expression, Great Master Lan seemed to have guessed his thoughts and immediately said these words.
Li Yan immediately understood her meaning. These twelve bottles of pills had been made using the sect’s foundational resources and were extremely precious. He was not to have any other ideas.
Great Master Lan’s plan was for Li Yan to, this one time, rely on his own cultivation and the support of these ten bottles of pills to extend his Power of the Cold Moon as far as possible and cover a wider area inside.
He could not let his Power of the Cold Moon be depleted and have to withdraw halfway to recover. The next time, he would have to start all over again from the entrance.
If all ten bottles of pills were consumed without any result, then they would have no choice but to use the slow method of waiting here continuously.