In the private room deepest in the auction house at Lingxi Island Market, Patriarch Han's heart suddenly began to beat violently, and he couldn't help but frown...
"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Han Qianyuan asked.
"For some reason, I suddenly felt a pain in my heart, as if something big had happened..." said the head of the Han family with a frown.
"Grandpa, you are too sensitive. The auction ended successfully. Not only did we make a lot of money, but we also dug out Chen Changshou. The island owner's injuries are also treated. This is a good thing!" Han Qianyuan said with a smile.
"Well, that's good... Speaking of Chen Changshou... Why haven't we seen the Explosive Flame Ancestor yet?" asked the head of the Han family.
"Maybe he hasn't come back yet, grandpa, you don't have to worry too much. Don't you believe in the strength of the Explosive Flame Ancestor? With him taking action, Chen Changshou will have no choice but to surrender!" Han Qianyuan said with a self-satisfied look on his face.
Regardless of the strength of the Explosive Flame Ancestor, in terms of fame, he is second only to the Lord of Lingxi Island. He once fought with the Lord of Aurora City for a whole day and a night without a clear winner!
"Well, that's as it should be..."
"It's bad, it's bad, Patriarch, please go back to the family!"
Before Patriarch Han could finish his words, someone suddenly tumbled and crawled into the private room...
"Han Lin? Why are you here instead of staying in the family? What on earth happened?" The head of the Han family frowned.
"Master, the soul lamp, the soul lamp is out..." Han Lin said tremblingly.
Soul lamp?
Destroyed?
Hearing these words, the Han family head was immediately shocked. He didn't even bother to communicate with Han Lin. He disappeared directly into the box in a flash. Han Qianyuan was also stunned...
The soul lamp is out?
Is this true or false?
Han Lin certainly wouldn't dare to lie. If that were the case, a major earthquake would really be about to happen!
Soul lamp!
A special magic weapon is made by intercepting a wisp of the cultivator's spiritual consciousness. After it is ignited, the soul lamp will always be bright as long as the cultivator is alive. The cultivator's physical condition can even be judged based on the brightness of the soul lamp.
If intact, the soul lamp will burn brightly. If weak and seriously injured, it will flicker. If weak and frail, at the end of their lifespan, the flame will be weak and dim...
Because refining this magical weapon requires intercepting a wisp of the cultivator's spiritual consciousness, this item is specially prepared for cultivators above the Building Stage.
In the entire Han family, there are only four soul lamps, representing the four foundation-building ancestors of the Han family!
A soul lamp went out?
Could it be the island owner...
Thinking of this, Han Qianyuan could no longer sit still and rushed back to his family.
Lingxi Island, the top of Wangyue Mountain, the Han family, the Soul-Guiding Pavilion!
Patriarch Han stared intently at the four soul lamps above. Indeed, one of them had gone out...
"Explosive Flame Ancestor!"
Looking at the extinguished soul lamp, Patriarch Han uttered a few words softly...
"What? Is it the Explosive Flame Ancestor?"
"How is that possible? Hasn't the Explosive Flame Ancestor always stayed on Lingxi Island? Besides, he's still young and his death is still a long way off..."
"Yes, after this incident, we thought it was the Mountain Ancestor who was traveling outside who had an accident, but we didn't expect it to be the Explosive Flame Ancestor..."
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Suddenly, many elders of the Han family looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.
"Not good, Chen Changshou!"
"The law enforcement team is dispatched to search for Chen Changshou!"
"Come here, notify all the major foundation-building forces in Longhu to help and arrest Chen Changshou!"
"A bounty is being offered throughout Long Lake. Anyone who can provide information on this person's whereabouts will receive one thousand spirit stones. If you can capture this person alive and bring him to Lingxi Island, I will give you ten thousand spirit stones!"
Patriarch Han reacted and spoke loudly.
"Quick, quick, quick, the law enforcement team is dispatched!"
"Send envoys to the Seventy-Two Island Alliance, the Loose Cultivator Alliance, Aurora Island, the City That Never Sleeps, and other foundation-building forces to ask them to assist!"
"Send out the bounty order. Within three days, I will let all the immortal cultivators in the entire Longhu Lake know the contents of the bounty order!"
Almost instantly, all the masters of the Han family took action.
The law enforcement team left the island to search for the suspects, and the envoys rushed to several major foundation-building forces in Longhu Lake. A large number of cultivators left Lingxi Island and headed to various gathering places for immortal cultivators to distribute bounties. For a moment, the entire Longhu Lake became bustling with activity...
Meanwhile, after killing the Explosive Flame Ancestor, Chen Changsheng swept away all the treasures on his body. As he fled, he checked his gains...
"This seal is actually a top-grade spiritual weapon. I'm so rich! This spiritual weapon alone must be worth tens of thousands of spiritual stones!"
"There was also a low-grade spiritual weapon flying sword and a mid-grade spiritual weapon shield. It's a pity that Ancestor Explosive Flame died before he could use them..."
"145 mid-grade spirit stones and 2133 low-grade spirit stones. He's simply a wealthy man!"
"More than ten bottles of various elixirs, and if we break them down further, there are more than ten magical instruments, all of which are top-grade at best. It's time for revenge!"
"Hmm... there are a few jade slips as well. I wonder what's inside..."
Chen Changsheng took out one of the jade slips and pressed it against his forehead...
"A top-grade fire-attributed technique, the Explosive Flame Technique?"
"This is probably the technique that Ancestor Explosive Flame cultivated himself. According to the jade slip, this technique is actually quite powerful, and it can be cultivated directly to the early stage of the Golden Core. If I can't find the follow-up to the Five Elements Technique in the future... this Explosive Flame Technique can be used as a backup!"
Not only does Chen Changsheng now have all five elements in his spiritual roots, but he also has a mid-grade thunder spiritual root, giving him a wide range of choices for practicing martial arts.
Although the Five Elements Technique he is practicing now is very good, it only reaches the initial stage of foundation building. If he cannot find the subsequent exercises after building the foundation, he will have to change to another one!
"This is the 'Encyclopedia of Spiritual Plants'. Although it's not a cultivation technique, it's quite good. When I come across wild spiritual herbs in the future, I won't be afraid of not knowing how to recognize them!"
"'Shocking Soul Thorn'? A secret method of attacking with spiritual consciousness?"
"It's useless for now. Although I have spiritual awareness now, it was acquired through drug use. There has been almost no growth in the past few years. Let's wait until I build my foundation before I can do anything about it!"
"And looking at the description above, it seems that only those with spiritual consciousness in the late stage of foundation building are qualified to practice this secret method..."
"Hmm? Nothing here, just a blank jade slip?"
"Or is it a blank jade slip?"
"'Records of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures'? Hmm, it records all the treasures needed for cultivating immortals. As expected of a large family, 'Encyclopedia of Spiritual Plants' and 'Records of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures' should be standard equipment to prevent disciples traveling abroad from encountering treasures without realizing it..."
"The last jade slip... Hmm? A map of Yuezhou?"
"This Yuezhou is actually so big?"
"Longhu Lake is quite large, but it only occupies a palm-sized spot on the map of Yuezhou..."
"The Myriad Demon Forest is quite large, and the painting hasn't been completed yet..."
"It's a pity that this is just a map of Yuezhou. There is no record outside of Yuezhou..."
"Sanyang City!"
"I've only heard of this city before, but I didn't know its exact location. Now it seems it's not too far from Dragon Lake. One side of Dragon Lake is close to the Myriad Monster Forest, and Sanyang City is located at the entrance to the Myriad Monster Forest and Yuezhou..."
"I heard that a beast tide will appear near the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. This Sanyang City was built in this location, which seems to be a bit of a threat to stop the beast tide..."
"No wonder the five major sects allowed a casual cultivator at the Jindan stage to establish the first casual cultivator city. I guess they wanted to use him more to stop the beast tide..."