Chapter 1302 - 658: Extra - for mSnake and He Shi Bi
The man who appeared looking like a frail scholar stood there as solidly as could be, with features vividly lifelike; even the folds of his clothes and a small mole beneath his ear were clearly visible, and as he landed, the hem of his garment lightly swayed twice.
If he were truly a person, it would be nothing much. But one must know, everyone saw that this wisp of black smoke was entirely a Soul Body. To be able to be so concrete after the soul has detached from the physical body, this achievement has long surpassed the realm of transformation.
The man in purple slowly turned to face the door and smiled: "Changtian, long time no see." His purple eyes sparkled with brilliance, smiling before speaking, more expressive than the most eloquent actor.
The person standing by the door, dressed in black and handsome but with an indifferent expression, was indeed Changtian. He coldly said, "Yin Jiu You, have you ruined your brain in refinement? We accompanied each other through most of the journey in the underground palace, so how could it be a long time no see?"
It turns out that Changtian and Yin Jiu You had already recognized each other!
The person that Changtian and his companions valued highly, Yuan Hou, was naturally Yin Jiu You. Yuan Hou himself was heavily relied upon by Boss Kun. Clearly, they had known each other for quite some time. Boss Kun still had some skill in recognizing people. If Yuan Hou had intended from the start to use Boss Kun and the others as bait and conceal himself for three to five years, it would be too unreasonable.
The only explanation is, this body no longer contains the original soul.
Changtian and Yin Jiu You had been acquainted for a long time. Even with hidden true appearances and Divine Souls, it was still possible to vaguely discern each other’s habits, and Ning Xiaoxian following beside Changtian hadn’t changed her voice, how could Yin Jiu You not recognize them?
Yin Jiu You laughed and said, "Since you recognized me long ago, why not act? Are you afraid of harming your beloved little one?"
Changtian retorted sarcastically, "Since you recognized me long ago, why not flee? You should know people die for wealth, birds die for food." Throughout this journey, he had suppressed his killing intent to refrain from attacking this guy. Once he learned from Miluo about the existence of the Earth Evil Vein, he recalled a secret from deep memory, making him believe the information was true upon seeing Yin Jiu You again, for this person never went to such useless extent.
Yin Jiu You was also the descendant of Barbarians; he needed this person to lead him here.
"Mortals often say, fortune comes amidst peril; I find it quite reasonable. Without entering this underground palace, how could I absorb the Power of Living Souls from more than a hundred thousand cultivators?" Yin Jiu You said with a smile, extending his right hand from his sleeve, holding a steaming cup of tea.
The tea was brewed in a blue porcelain bowl, with a golden fish painted on the rim.
He took a small sip, contentedly saying, "Only after escaping from Yuhu Peak this time did I realize the huge changes in the mortal world. This is wild ’Crab Claw’ from Kunlan Mist Garden, which only parasites on ancient tea trees over three hundred years old, brewed to create a refreshing, sweet taste. Want to try?"
Changtian’s expression remained unchanged, but his pupils slightly contracted: This guy was pretending to drink tea in front of him, yet the tea seemed real, steaming, hovering, and not dissipating over the lid of the bowl. After drinking a sip of hot tea, Yin Jiu You was even able to exhale white mist.
If these two things aren’t strange enough, Changtian could indeed smell the aroma of the tea from the cup, rich and intoxicating!
In other words, the tea was real!
This guy was undeniably a Soul Body, yet able to condense a substantiated body before him and use Soul Power to conjure hot tea, releasing its fragrance! He estimated that if he reached out to receive it, he could drink that cup of hot tea and savor its taste. This kind of realm and method has surpassed ordinary Divine Skills, breaking into the realm of ’Imitation and Transformation’!
This realm was not remarkable to Changtian, for he had a physical body and even an External Body, but Yin Jiu You across from him? He couldn’t help but feel some regret, realizing he shouldn’t have allowed him to devour the Hundred Sons Ghost Mother just now.
Originally, the hundred thousand mortals sacrificed by blood here had suffered too much agony and pain in death, turning entirely into more powerful resentful ghosts, serving as food for the Nine Sons Ghost Mother in this inner palace. That ignorant ghost creature had been nurtured by Evil Qi in this inner palace, enhancing its strength tremendously over thousands of years, unexpectedly channeling at least more than a hundred thousand cultivators’ Soul Power to Yin Jiu You. And this Soul Power, meticulously nurtured by the Ghost Mother and ghosts, was not as jumbled as that collected from a battlefield, saving him the effort of refinement and integrating directly into his being.