The broad Dou Qi wings beat, tearing through the calm airflow in the sky. The strong wind blew on Nalan Yanran's face, disheveling her hair and making her slightly more alert.
"Could you move your hand?" Nalan Yanran asked, her face flushed as she looked at Xiao Yan.
At this moment, Xiao Yan was embracing her waist as they flew in the air. The two were almost pressed together. It was the first time she had been so close to a man, which made her very uncomfortable.
Of course, the actions of this former fiancé weren't exactly proper either.
"What did you say? The wind's too strong, I can't hear you," Xiao Yan said loudly.
Nalan Yanran looked at the handsome and irritating face in front of her, and suddenly wanted to bite him to death.
She circulated her Dou Qi to her throat and shouted with all her might, "Can you please take your hand off my butt?"
"What did you say? I can't hear you!" Xiao Yan shouted back at her again.
Nalan Yanran didn't want to speak anymore. The recent mental shocks she'd endured were too great; she couldn't even bring herself to care about Xiao Yan's wandering hands.
Behind them, Yun Yun was also flying rapidly. Yun Potian was the Misty Cloud Sect's ancestor; if they could revive him, the Misty Cloud Sect would become immensely powerful.
However, after hearing Nalan Yanran's shout, a hint of darkness flashed across Yun Yun's delicate face, almost imperceptibly.
Soon, the three of them landed on the mountain peak where Nalan Yanran usually cultivated.
"It's that large stone," Nalan Yanran pointed to the massive rock where she often meditated.
"This stone has endured years of wind and sun, yet for some reason, its energy is always more concentrated than other places. Usually, only the outstanding disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect are qualified to cultivate here."
Nalan Yanran's face flushed slightly as she looked at Xiao Yan.
"It is indeed a bit more concentrated, but this stone doesn't seem to have anything special about it," Xiao Yan said casually as he walked over to the large stone.
"Be careful," Nalan Yanran said softly.
"Oh, you care about me, huh?" Xiao Yan smirked.
Both the master and the disciple fell silent. He had just flirted with his master and now he was flirting with his disciple. This guy was truly shameless.
The master and disciple exchanged glances, a hint of embarrassment and shyness in their beautiful eyes. They blushed and turned their heads away.
Seeing the two beauties like this, Xiao Yan just smiled slightly and then turned his gaze to the stone in front of him. His powerful soul force emerged from his body and began to scan the large stone.
After some investigation, he finally discovered something unusual about the stone.
At the core of this large stone, there seemed to be a smaller stone. This stone could actually block the detection of soul force.
"It is indeed a bit strange," Xiao Yan stroked his chin and waved his hand.
"Elder Wen, Elder Wu."
Following his voice, the space behind him rippled, and two old men appeared behind Xiao Yan.
Yun Yun, not far away, narrowed her eyes upon seeing this, clearly sensing the two old men's terrifying power.
"Yanran, the commotion from the Nalan family earlier was caused by one of these two elders, wasn't it?" Yun Yun glanced at her disciple.
"Yes, Teacher." Nalan Yanran, who had seen the two elders before, was a bit calmer.
The appearance of these two old men wasn't as shocking as what had happened in the side hall just now.
"Young Master, there is indeed something unusual within this stone. Allow me to break it open," Elder Wen chuckled.
"That's exactly what I was thinking," Xiao Yan nodded.
At this moment, everyone noticed that the large stone in front of them trembled slightly.
Watching this scene, Xiao Wen's eyes held a hint of amusement. In the next instant, a hand blade formed from crystal blue water-attribute energy appeared in his hand.
Xiao Wen stepped forward and lightly swung the hand blade a few times. The large stone crumbled before everyone's eyes, turning into a pile of rubble.
After the stone disintegrated, a fist-sized, black jade-like stone appeared before them.
"It's actually a World Soul Stone." A hint of surprise appeared on Xiao Wen's face. "What is a World Soul Stone?"
A look of confusion crossed Xiao Yan's face. Although he had extremely high authority within the Xiao Clan, he had lived for too short a time. In terms of knowledge, he still had a considerable gap compared to Xiao Wen.
"The World Soul Stone is a precious and magical stone produced in the Soul Realm back in the day. This stone possesses the magical power to contain souls."
"Of course, there are other substances on the continent that can contain souls, but another function of the World Soul Stone is to seal souls."
"As long as one's soul strength hasn't reached the Heavenly Realm, they can't escape once they enter. Unless external force shatters this World Soul Stone, it's impossible. Therefore, this World Soul Stone was a powerful tool the Soul Clan used to gather souls back then."
Xiao Wen spoke at length.
"Also, the World Soul Stone has a certain shielding effect on soul strength. Even a Heavenly Realm soul can't easily detect it unless they're in close proximity."
"I see," Xiao Yan nodded.
Elders Wen and Wu only thoroughly searched Yun Shan's cave dwelling, giving the Misty Cloud Sect a cursory glance. They never expected this place to hide such a significant catch.
"A remnant of the Soul Clan, at the level of a Nine-Star Dou Venerate," Elders Wen and Wu smiled.
"In these peaceful times, it's not easy to earn merit for the clan."
Capturing the remnant soul of a Nine-Star Dou Venerate was a considerable achievement, even for them.
Tsk tsk, who would have thought that the tiny Misty Cloud Sect had such a windfall.
"Young master, since that's the case, I'll go ahead and unlock this World Soul Stone," Elder Wen said with a slight smile, a rare hint of anticipation in his usually calm eyes.
"Go ahead and unlock it. Be careful not to harm the remnants of Yun Potian's soul inside," Xiao Yan said, glancing at the beautiful master and disciple not far away.
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the master and disciple couldn't help but soften their gaze toward him.
As Elder Wen's hand-knife approached, the fist-sized World Soul Stone trembled almost imperceptibly.
"Heh heh." Seeing this, Elder Wen just chuckled and then brought his hand down.
Crack. Countless cracks appeared on the World Soul Stone, and it quickly shattered into pieces.
As the World Soul Stone crumbled, a jet-black, thick fog shot towards Xiao Yan like lightning. Another dim, white light cluster landed weakly on the fragments of the World Soul Stone.
"Bold! You dare to ambush the Young Master of my clan." Xiao Wu snorted coldly. His palm, brimming with potent fire-attribute energy, swiftly grasped the black mist and formed a palm-sized energy shield.
Inside the energy shield, the black mist frantically darted about, yet it was utterly unable to break through the barrier.
"Impossible! How could there be a Half-Saint in such a remote, desolate place? I refuse to accept this! I refuse!"
The black mist coalesced into the visage of an old woman, who let out a furious shriek.
Upon hearing this, a hint of amusement flickered across Xiao Wen's face.
"Not only are we Half-Saints, but we are also Half-Saints of the Xiao Clan."
At these words, the old woman's face froze, and then she emitted an even more despairing cry.
"Impossible! Why is this happening? Could it be that Heaven intends to destroy the Soul Clan?!"
"Ke ke ke, how could a small Soul Clan escape the grasp of my Xiao Clan?" Xiao Wu let out a sinister laugh.
"Ke ke."
"Ke ke ke."
Xiao Yan and Xiao Wen also started laughing.
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