Inside the Soul Palace, the law of the jungle prevails and the strong are respected, which is the norm.
"Here it comes." As the voice of Guardian Lu fell, under the gaze of a few other Soul Palace guardians, the teleportation array inside the Western Region Soul Palace suddenly burst out with endless brilliant light. Along with the burst of light, the entire Soul Palace located in the valley seemed to shake slightly, but fortunately, this shaking was not strong and did not cause any serious damage to the Soul Palace here.
There was a flash of light, and under the watchful eyes of a group of Soul Palace guardians who looked lifeless and had gloomy eyes, a man and a woman holding hands walked out from the light of the teleportation array inside the Soul Palace.
When Jiang Lin shook his head slightly, trying to clear his mind, Hun Ke'er grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the space teleportation array. When he opened his eyes, he saw a group of black-robed men with extremely gloomy auras and dead faces staring at him silently. Combined with the dark and cold environment around them, Jiang Lin felt a little scared.
Only the most powerful Heron Guardian had the keenest senses. He immediately noticed the unusualness of Hun Ke'er and Jiang Lin, so he stepped forward and bowed slightly, saying, "May I ask your name, sir? I wonder why you are using our Soul Palace's teleportation array?"
As an Eight-Star Dou Zong, Guardian Lu had some insight. Each major faction had its own internal teleportation array, though it was generally not open to the public. Hun Ke'er's aura seemed somewhat similar to that of a Soul Palace figure, but since he had never seen her before, Guardian Lu had no idea where she came from. So, he asked first to confirm his stance and avoid any misunderstandings.
"Hun Ling, Soul Clan." Hun Ke'er let go of Jiang Lin's arm, her beautiful and lonely eyes silently looked at the Soul Palace guardians outside the palace through the black veil, and finally focused her gaze on the leading guardian Lu.
"." Jiang Lin's face twitched slightly. He felt like Hun Ke'er was pointing at him?
But soon, Jiang Lin found out that he was wrong, because the Soul Palace guardian in front of him, who had a very powerful aura, looked a little dazed when he heard the word "Hun Ling", but after hearing the word "Hun Clan" at the end, his eyes instantly cleared up, and he hurriedly bowed his head to Hun Ke'er and said excitedly: "It turned out to be Master Hun Ling! I wonder if Master Hun Ling has any instructions?"
The other Soul Palace guardians were also stunned at first, but after hearing Guardian Lu shout out the words "Master Hun Ling", their eyes instantly became excited and they quickly bowed and greeted Hun Ke'er.
"." Jiang Lin was the only one whose expression stiffened after hearing the words 'Master Hun Ling'.
"Were you secretly laughing at me at that time?" Jiang Lin used his soul power to transmit a message to Hun Ke'er beside him. At such a close distance, Protector Lu and others could sense this kind of soul fluctuation, but they did not dare to break it violently, so they all pretended not to see it.
"You guys should step back and take care of your own things. I'll take my nephew for a walk." Hun Ke'er nodded to the Soul Hall guardians around her, then waved her hand to send them all away before leading Jiang Lin out of the hall. "I don't like people calling me Ke'er. I'll feel offended."
"Ah?" Jiang Lin followed Hun Ke'er outside. When he heard this sentence, Jiang Lin was stunned.
"But it doesn't matter to add a senior uncle." Feeling Jiang Lin's hesitation, Hun Ke'er said in a cold voice. Jiang Lin, who had a keen sense of perception, seemed to hear a hint of very complicated and tangled emotions in it?
"So Uncle-Master Ke'er must have been making fun of me, right?" Jiang Lin was speechless, because Hun Ling and Hun Lin are homophones. He was still wondering how his identity was exposed so thoroughly and quickly. Could it be that he had a collision with the 'real boss'?
"It's not a joke." Hun Ke'er shook her head and walked out of the Soul Palace. She looked at the dark thunder rolling in the gloomy sky outside, and a trace of contemplation flashed in the depths of her gray-brown eyes: "Just like Master's nickname is Soul Craftsman, Soul Ling is my nickname outside."
Chapter 434 Don’t Wear a Half-Face Mask in the Future
"Ling is the Ling of Ling?" Jiang Lin walked out of the dark and cold Soul Palace, just as he was about to take a deep breath of the sweet air outside, he saw the dark clouds outside, the gray and silent mountains, and the miserable cries of souls in his ears that sounded like ghosts and wolves howling.
The Soul Palace behind him seemed to have something that isolated the soul power, which made it difficult for Jiang Lin's spiritual sense to fully develop inside. As a result, once he came out, his spiritual sense was passively developed, and the entire periphery of the Soul Palace was subconsciously covered by his spiritual sense. Then, all the noises that occurred when the Soul Palace was concocting the soul body appeared in Jiang Lin's ears.
Jiang Lin understood why the Soul Palace was built in the middle of the valley, because below the Soul Palace was a composite matrix similar to the Yin-Yang millstone. The unconscious souls would be thrown into it, and then ground, purified, and ground again, and finally all gathered at the bottom of the Yin-Yang millstone, forming wisps of milky white liquid like green smoke.
From a humanitarian point of view, the evil of this Soul Palace is a bit terrifying.
But from a technical point of view... um... Jiang Lin quickly shook his head, trying to shake out some weird ideas in his mind.
"Yeah." At this time, Hun Ke'er looked at the gray sky and earth covered with dark clouds in front of her and hummed softly, as a response to Jiang Lin's question.
“Many times, we are swept forward by the general trend and do not have so many choices. It is as if the world is a huge chessboard and each of us is a chess piece. You are a little special and lucky, so you are swept out of the chessboard and become the only free man in the world.” Hun Keer’s voice was filled with some emotion, yearning, and a hint of longing.
"Where are we going now?" Jiang Lin didn't know how to answer Hun Ke'er, so he tried to change the subject. He couldn't let him stay in the Soul Palace, because he felt that if he listened to the "fairy music" every day, he would become one of those weirdos in the Soul Palace.
Moreover, Jiang Lin felt that if he were to become the master of the Soul Hall, he would definitely change the style of the Soul Hall. Instead of making it so gloomy all the time, he would add some sunshine. For example, he could start with small things, first paint the dark Soul Hall building in the back into a white jade temple, and in the future, the location of the Soul Hall should be chosen in a place with beautiful scenery. Through the beautiful environment, the eccentric souls of the Soul Hall can be cultivated.
"What? Can't listen anymore?" Hun Ke'er tilted her head slightly, her beautiful and lonely gray eyes silently looking at Jiang Lin's red-gold eyes. The gray world deep in her eyes seemed to reflect all the secrets in Jiang Lin's heart.
"Maybe. I just feel that if I stay in this kind of environment for too long, my personality will become cold. I have lived in a medical clinic since I was a child, and I often hear all kinds of screams, but someone will heal them, and their voices will gradually change from shrill to soft. The sounds here are the opposite." Jiang Lin shook his head slowly. He did not stand on the moral high ground to accuse the Soul Palace. He simply did not want to listen to these voices.
As the saying goes, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen. Jiang Lin does not consider himself a gentleman, but this sentence can more appropriately explain Jiang Lin's current mentality. He also eats meat, but he just doesn't want to cook it himself.
For example, if someone from the Soul Hall in the back wanted to give him the Soul Essence condensed under the Soul Hall, Jiang Lin would not refuse at all. Jiang Lin himself would not use the Soul Essence, but Pei Xuan could use it, and it could be used to refine Soul Tools. It could be used in many other places.
"That's good for you. I've lived in this kind of environment since I was a child. Over time, I got used to it." Hun Ke'er nodded slightly, then looked at the gray sky in front of her and said softly, "I've thought about it. Your current identity is a bit complicated. I can't take you directly to Zhongzhou for the time being. There are too many venerables in the Zhongzhou Soul Palace, and there may even be saints. If I take you there now, there may be some unexpected situations."
"I need to go to Zhongzhou to ask Master's opinion before I can decide your final destination. Before I come back, do you want to go somewhere? Remember, don't use Jiang Lin and You Lin's identities for the time being, as it will attract the attention of some powerful forces."
"Where is this place?" Jiang Lin hesitated for a moment. At this point, he could only trust the Soul Clan girl in front of him who had come thousands of miles to bring him back from the other side of the world.
"Fly straight ahead to the Western Region of the continent. At your speed, you should be able to reach the Black Horn Region in half a month." Hun Ke'er had many concerns. The Soul Palace had only five branch halls with teleportation arrays on the Douqi Continent. Of these five, the one in the Western Region of the continent was the weakest, making it the most suitable place for Jiang Lin to settle down.
In the Soul Palace here, the boss of the Heron Guardian is a low-star Dou Zun who is elusive. In other places, Jiang Lin's identity would easily be discovered by other Soul Palace Dou Zuns, and then if it spreads among the Dou Zuns, it might cause a lot of trouble.
Hun Ke'er can help Jiang Lin solve some problems, but the help she can provide is limited, so her master, Qi Zun, must take action to completely hide Jiang Lin.
"When will Uncle Ke'er be able to return?" Jiang Lin asked.
"I will give you a reply within half a year. During this time, you should improve your strength first. The Soul Palace guardians here can be used by you." Hun Ke'er directly handed the Western Region Soul Palace to Jiang Lin.
"If there is any emergency, you can contact me through the Underworld Jade Pendant, or you can directly smash the Underworld Jade Pendant and Master Qi will take action." After thinking about it, Hun Ke'er was still a little worried, so she told him some of the functions of the Underworld Jade Pendant.
".Then can I go to Canaan College? I want to go to their Burning Heaven Refining Tower to test some things and gain some experience for absorbing the Sea Heart Flame and the Abyss Water later." Jiang Lin thought about it. He just looted a large number of rare minerals from the mermaids, and he just needed a stable environment to practice well and upgrade his equipment. Canaan College is a very good choice.
At least, as far as Jiang Lin knew, there might be three kinds of strange fire in Canaan College.
After being kicked around like a ball for a while, Jiang Lin needs a quieter environment to digest his recent gains.
".Yes, but you have to find a way on your own. The Soul Palace cannot enter Canaan College. I will take you to get familiar with the Soul Palace guardians here later."
"correct."
Hun Keer paused for a moment, looked at Jiang Lin, and reached out to lift up the half-broken black-patterned mask on Jiang Lin's face that had not yet been repaired:
"Don't wear a half-face mask anymore."
Chapter 435 A high-level weapon refiner is considered half a Soul Palace member!
Finally, after explaining some things to the Western Region Soul Palace's Heron Protector and Iron Protector and others, Hun Ke'er disappeared into the space teleportation array inside the Soul Palace, leaving behind only Jiang Lin and his group, who were wearing masks and black robes again.
"Sir, what should we do next?" After Hun Ke'er left, the Eight-Star Dou Zong Lu Guardian came to Jiang Lin and asked in a low voice. Although Jiang Lin was not very strong, Hun Ke'er had already told them before leaving that if Jiang Lin made any mistakes during this period, all the people in the Western Region Soul Palace would be beheaded.
Although Hun Ke'er's words did not sound very impressive due to her cold and aloof temperament, the Guardian Lu, as an eight-star Dou Zong, had a very high level of insight and knew that Hun Ke'er was not joking. At the same time, in the Soul Palace, if one could get a position as a guardian, it was impossible that no one would know the names of 'Hun Ling' and 'Hun Jiang'.
This is because the cultivation methods of the people in the Soul Palace are very chaotic, most of them are the kind that harm others and benefit themselves, and this kind of cultivation method has great disadvantages when practiced, it can easily affect one's personality, and then lead to obsession and madness.
The general way of dealing with Soul Hall members who have gone astray is to throw them into the 'Soul Annihilation Formation' to be refined into the essence of their souls. This is a form of waste recycling.
However, the Soul Palace members who have gone astray also have a way to save themselves, which is to ask the Soul Craftsman for a special soul tool that can purify the soul to a certain extent and preserve the self - the Soul Purifying Pearl.
There are only a handful of people in the Soul Clan who can refine Soul Purifying Orbs, and the only soul weapon masters willing to refine Soul Purifying Orbs for the lonely ghosts in the Soul Palace are Soul Craftsman and Soul Ling.
Therefore, without mentioning anything else, the fact that Hun Ling could refine the Soul Purifying Plant alone was enough to motivate the Heron Guardian and the Iron Guardian to do their best to protect Jiang Lin. Because no Soul Hall Guardian could guarantee that they would never use the Soul Purifying Pearl in the future.
".Heron Guardian, how far is this place from the Black Horn Region? Is there a map of the area nearby?" After seeing Hun Ke'er leave, Jiang Lin also realized that he also needed to use this time to improve himself. In his Hades Jade Pendant, there were still rare materials from the ancient sea, and he also needed some time to slowly analyze the properties of the materials.
"Yes, yes. Here is a map. It will take about a week for us to fly from here to the Black Horn Region at our Dou Zong speed." Upon hearing this, Protector Lu immediately took out a black map from the bone ring on his dry finger and handed it to Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin opened it and found that the map given to him by the Heron Guardian had very detailed information about the cities in the Western Soul Palace and even the entire Black Horn Region, including Black Seal City, Black Emperor City, Maple City, and even the towns near Canaan College.
"Hmm." Jiang Lin looked at the map in his hand carefully and began to think about his route to Canaan College.
Jiang Lin said a long time ago that he was very interested in the Burning Heaven Refining Qi Tower of Canaan College. And now, he has other things that he is more interested in, such as using the Burning Heaven Refining Qi Tower to re-refine the Fire Spirit Lotus in his body.
Not long ago, when he was at the Canggu Sea, Jiang Lin discovered that the Fire Spirit Lotus in his body seemed to react to the energy of the strange fire. In this case, Jiang Lin speculated that he should be able to use the Burning Heaven Refining Qi Tower to practice. In addition, Xiao Yan might also go to Canaan College, and Jiang Lin also wanted to use Xiao Yan's strange fire to refine the various peerless materials in his Nether God Jade Pendant into a new stage of super-level fighting equipment.
"Is Guardian Lu free lately?" After some thought, Jiang Lin felt it was a bit dangerous to venture alone into the turbulent Black Horn Territory. It wasn't that he was afraid of being attacked, but rather that he didn't want to cause so much trouble. The biggest difference between Jiang Lin and Xiao Yan was that Jiang Lin would always choose the less troublesome route whenever possible. After all, although Jiang Lin's combat power was off the charts for his level, he still considered himself a technician.
And this is also Jiang Lin's character. If he can use the power of the Heron Protector to solve the trouble, he will definitely not let it go.
"Not really, but are you really going to Canaan College?" Protector Lu glanced at the map in Jiang Lin's hand and followed Jiang Lin's gaze. He looked at the direction of Canaan College on the map, his pale face under the black robe looking a little confused and strange.
"Although Canaan Academy will not take the initiative to make enemies with our Soul Palace, it will not let us in directly." The Lu Guardian shook his head slightly. As the person in charge of the Western Region Soul Palace most of the time, he has been dealing with the elders of Canaan Academy for a long time, so he understands Canaan Academy's attitude towards the Soul Palace. Jiang Lin may not be injured if he goes there, but Canaan Academy will definitely not let Jiang Lin in.
"I understand that I cannot go to Canaan College with the identity of Soul Palace, but what if I am a weapon refiner?" Jiang Lin looked at the Black Seal City located in the center of the Black Horn Region Plain on the map, and a plan began to emerge in his mind.
On the mainland, there is an unwritten understanding among weapon refiners, that is, a high-level weapon refiner above level four is considered half a Soul Palace member.
Jiang Lin only needs to contact the top management of Canaan College as a technician who is "half Soul Palace person", so there is no need for additional explanation as to why Jiang Lin has the mark of Soul Palace on him.
Well, this is the difference in thinking caused by different personal positioning. For example, Xiao Yan entered Canaan College as a student, but Jiang Lin wanted to directly contact the top management of Canaan College and enter Canaan College as a technician.
"Refinement. May I ask what level of refiner you are?" The Heron Guardian and the Iron Guardian beside him were all shocked when they heard this, and then they couldn't help asking. Although they had already guessed it, they thought Jiang Lin was just a refiner apprentice, and seeing Jiang Lin's current confident attitude, they suddenly had a bold guess!
"Hmm, level six." Jiang Lin thought about it, and finally gave the two Soul Hall Dou Zong guardians the answer of a level six weapon refiner. Level six weapon refiners are the stage where Jiang Lin can perform more stably without the help of strange fire. So it is not an exaggeration for him to call himself a level six weapon refiner, even though he is only a five-star Dou Ling now.
"Ah?! A sixth-rank weapon refiner?!" Guardians Lu and Tie were shocked when they heard this, and then they became even more respectful towards Jiang Lin.
The Soul Palace regards alchemists as their KPI, but has always regarded weapon refiners as treasures. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that a high-level weapon refiner is half a Soul Palace member.
Chapter 436: The Heron Guardian: Make trouble! Make trouble! Make trouble!
Not all Soul Palace people can obtain the special soul weapon, the Soul Purifying Orb, but almost all soul weapon masters can refine a lower-level substitute soul weapon for the Soul Purifying Orb. Although the effect is not as good as the Soul Purifying Orb and most of them are disposable, their advantage is that they require less technical skills!
In this world, once a weapon refiner breaks through the third level and enters the fourth level as a mysterious weapon refiner, they can basically learn advanced knowledge and begin their advanced careers. The two more mainstream fields are formation weapon refiners and soul weapon refiners.
The Soul Palace has always kept some knowledge about Soul Artifact Masters, which is one of the reasons why high-level Soul Artifact Masters are willing to cooperate with the Soul Palace, not just for soul forging materials. (This explains why there are no Soul Artifact Masters in the original novel, because Soul Artifact Masters are few in number and belong to the evil camp)
In the eyes of the Soul Palace people, those Xuanqi masters who have the potential to advance to soul weapon masters are simply alchemists who can refine elixirs in the eyes of ordinary Douqi cultivators!
"Sir! Do we have to go to Canaan College?" The Heron Guardian said excitedly, "Actually, you can also stay in the Soul Palace. I will get you whatever you want."
"." Jiang Lin shrugged his shoulders upon hearing this, pointing to the dark and gloomy Soul Palace building around him, and said helplessly: "Look at this environment, is it a place where mentally sound, well-rounded, morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and bright-hearted teenagers should live? And here in the basement of the Soul Palace, the soul strength of the weapon refiner is not weaker than that of the pharmacist, and my perception is particularly sharp. In such a noisy environment, it is difficult for me to sleep. How can I stay here?"
"Uh..." Iron Guardian and Lu Guardian were startled when they heard this. Iron Guardian looked at the surrounding environment thoughtfully. His gloomy eyes looked up and down, as if he was thinking about something.
"Moreover, my purpose is not just to go to Canaan College. I want to use the Burning Heaven Refining Tower there to refine weapons. You see, Refining Tower, Refining Tower, what great places, and they are homophones." Jiang Lin spread his hands helplessly at the two Soul Palace guardians around him, who seemed extremely evil and cold to outsiders but looked stupid to him.
Heaven and earth can bear witness that Jiang Lin did not go to Canaan College for fun, he wanted to use the Burning Heaven Refining Qi Tower there to refine weapons. Otherwise, it would be very troublesome to refine a sixth-level profound weapon with his own ability, let alone a super-level fighting weapon.
Moreover, the strange fire refining equipment has special powers. Jiang Lin wants to see if he can use the fighting equipment to demonstrate the special power of the Fallen Heart Flame under the Burning Heaven Refining Qi Tower.
"There is a strange fire, the Fallen Heart Flame, under the Canaan Academy's Burning Heaven Refining Tower. I want to use the energy of the Fallen Heart Flame to refine a weapon. I don't doubt the Dou Qi energy of your Dou Zong, but refining a weapon is not refining an elixir. More energy is needed to refine a weapon of the same level." Jiang Lin seemed to be worried that the two Soul Palace guardians beside him didn't understand, so he explained it in detail.
“Strange fire. Refining weapons.” Although the Heron Guardian and the others were shocked, they did not show it. Instead, their eyes flickered as they asked, “Can any strange fire be used to refine weapons?”
"Huh?" Jiang Lin was slightly stunned when he heard that, and subconsciously looked at the Heron Protector who was speaking.
At this time, Iron Protector beside Lu Protector added: "There is indeed an alchemist who possesses strange fire in the Black Horn Region. Although the Soul Palace has regulations that we generally do not attack living people, if the adults need it, we can be more flexible in our bottom line." After saying this, Iron Protector laughed strangely.
Although the Iron Guardian's smile was very cold, in Jiang Lin's eyes, he felt that the Iron Guardian's smile was very vulgar.
"There is actually a new strange fire in the Black Horn Region." Jiang Lin's eyes flickered slightly. This was something he had not expected. It must be said that Iron Protector's suggestion made Jiang Lin slightly excited, but he soon realized: Is he making such a big news when he first arrived?
"What's the name of that alchemist and how strong is he?" Jiang Lin asked.
Upon hearing this, the Heron Guardian immediately replied, "Han Feng is a seventh-grade alchemist, at the peak of the Douhuang realm, known as the Medicine Emperor. If your Excellency needs him, we can indeed make some moves on him."
As an eight-star Dou Zong, it was easy for the Heron Guardian to deal with Han Feng. Under normal circumstances, the Heron Guardian would not touch Han Feng, who had a very complicated background, but if it was Jiang Lin, who was born in the lineage of soul craftsmen, who ordered it, then it would not be a normal situation.
"." Jiang Lin looked at Hun Ke'er in silence as she left. The two guardians Lu had a look of wanting to cause trouble on their faces.
Jiang Lin felt that if he had a weaker will, he would have been persuaded by the two Soul Hall monsters to join him in the trouble. The two monsters were responsible for doing the work of bullying the weak, while Jiang Lin was responsible for taking the blame afterwards. The three of them were tied together and killed randomly.
"Forget it. I just want to quietly refine my equipment and digest my recent gains. I'd better not cause any trouble." Jiang Lin sighed slightly and shook his head to stop the two Soul Palace masters' weird plans to cause trouble.
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