Shangguan Lin nodded, her skepticism apparent, and then turned her beautiful eyes towards the entirety of the Evil Spirit Sect...
In great confusion she asked, "Xu Sheng, what are we preparing for now?"
Xu Sheng glanced at her and said, "Isn't it obvious? The Evil Spirit Sect is no more, of course we're going to take this opportunity to loot the place."
It wouldn't take long before word of the sect's destruction spread, naturally attracting other minor sects to investigate...
By then, they would surely send people to loot as well. So before that, it was better to let them pick out the good stuff first...
Hearing Xu Sheng's response, a gleam of excitement sparked in Shangguan Lin's beautiful eyes as she said excitedly, "Good idea!"
She wasn't particularly averse to the idea of looting, but
the next second, her expression darkened again, and she asked softly, "But Xu Sheng, even if we loot, won't it take too much time?"
The Evil Spirit Sect was so vast that a thorough search by just the two of them would be no small task!
Xu Sheng pursed her lips and said, "That seems to be the case. You go to the Martial Skill Pavilion first. The Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect is already dead, so the barrier protecting the Heavenly Skills should have dissipated. You might find something you need there!"
"I'll search here; after all, I have already learned the Soul Searching Technique in the Martial Skill Pavilion!"
The Soul Searching Technique, as the name implies, forcibly extracts the memories of the deceased's soul using a violent method, wherein the soul being subjected to the technique dissipates after enduring immense suffering...
And it's most commonly used in situations like looting!
Even the so-called righteous sects possessed the Soul Searching Technique!
Although the soul of the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect had completely vanished, the souls of other elders were still hiding within their corpses...
Shangguan Lin looked at Xu Sheng with her beautiful eyes, and after hesitating for a while, nodded and said, "Alright! Then wait for me here."
With so many things belonging to the Evil Spirit Sect, even if Xu Sheng were to search personally, it would take a long time, and there was no need to worry about him leaving without a word...
With those words, she burst forth with terrifying speed, heading straight for the Martial Skill Pavilion...
As Xu Sheng watched her figure disappear into the distance, he turned his gaze back to the corpses of the Evil Spirit Sect elders laid out on the cold ground...
Stepping forward, he said coldly, "Are you still planning to hide in there?"
This chilling question immediately caused the souls lurking within the bodies of the Evil Spirit Sect elders to emerge...
All of these souls were exuding an aura of fear...
They begged Xu Sheng, "You've already killed our physical bodies, Xu Sheng. Isn't it excessive to also eradicate us completely?"
"Yes, Xu Sheng, no matter what we were Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect. Everything was the Sect Master's doing, not our true intention!"
"Xu Sheng, spare our souls, out of consideration for the fact that we were once human beings too! Besides, we haven't actually done anything to you!"
Xu Sheng did not rush to act, replying indifferently, "Fine, I can spare you. But first, answer my questions thoroughly!"
Upon hearing this, the souls of these Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect finally sighed in relief...
With no bodies, they could still seek to possess others using their souls, but if their souls were gone, then it was truly the end!
They hurriedly said, "Ask away. As long as we know, we will not keep silent, and there will be no half-truths!!"
"That's right, that's right. As long as you spare us, we will tell you everything we know!"
"As long as we're aware of it, we won't hide a thing!"
Xu Sheng nodded and said coldly, "Very well, then tell me, how exactly does one enter the true realm of cultivation?"
His cultivation level had already reached the Hollow Void Stage. According to the late Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect, cultivators above the Mahayana Realm only existed in a stronger realm of cultivation than this world!
Therefore, it's imperative to find the entrance to the Cultivation World. Once there, perhaps I could undo all the seals within me!
Who knows, I might even be able to return to the Douluo plane sooner rather than later...
However, his words caused these Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect to fall silent...
After a long while, they stammered an explanation, "This... this matter, our cultivation level is only at the Body Integration Realm. Although we know there is a Cultivation World above, we have never been there!"
"Yes, we really don't know about this issue! After all, we haven't reached the required cultivation level. Can we change the question?"
"I'm also clueless, even the Sect Master has never mentioned how to enter the Cultivation World!"
Hearing this, Xu Sheng's dark eyes suddenly grew cold, "You don't even know this? Then you can go to die!"
"Don't... don't! Even if we don't know about this, we can tell you about the valuable treasures within the Evil Spirit Sect!"
"Right, right, I know too! Keeping us would definitely be useful!"
However, only the soul of one Elder of the Evil Spirit Sect whispered, "Xu... Xu Sheng, I seem to have heard from the Sect Master about how to go to the Cultivation World!"
Xu Sheng's eyes narrowed, and his gaze immediately turned to this soul, his voice tinged with a sinister tone, "Oh? Speak, if I find out you're fabricating this, I won't just kill you, I'll make you suffer torture beyond measure!"
He was not joking with this statement!
The soul spoke with a trembling voice, "Yes... yes! I wouldn't dare to deceive you! But whether this is the real method to enter the Cultivation World, I am not sure either..."
"If it's false, can you still spare my life?"
He himself wasn't sure whether this was the real way to enter the Cultivation World...
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng, with the terrifying presence of the Hollow Void Stage, suddenly erupted, shouting coldly, "You have no room to bargain, speak!"
As he finished speaking, the souls of all the other Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect, except for the one in front of him, were sucked into Xu Sheng's body by the spiritual power, decisively subjecting them to a Soul Search...
"Ahhhhhh!!! Spare me! Spare me!!"
"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!!!"
"Such pain... Ahhh!!! My head!!!!"
Under the devastating wails, these souls finally couldn't bear the agony and began to disintegrate, gradually vanishing into nothingness...
And within Xu Sheng's mind, all the memories of the Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect from their lives were added...
The horrifying spectacle silenced the remaining soul of the Elder of the Evil Spirit Sect, who dared not waste any more words...
Hurriedly, he explained, "The Sect Master once told me, to enter the true Cultivation World, firstly, one's cultivation level must at least reach the legendary Hollow Void Stage! Only then does one barely qualify for entry!"
"Secondly, one must find the Cave Heaven Underworld. Using that as a guide, one can traverse the path to the Cultivation World!"
After hearing this, Xu Sheng stroked his chin, pondering, "Cave Heaven Underworld??"
These words didn't sound like a lie...
Hearing Xu Sheng's inquiry, the soul answered again, "The meaning of Cave Heaven Underworld is a place that retains the aura of the Cultivation World. As for more, the Sect Master did not say..."
Xu Sheng narrowed his eyes, "Hmm..."
A dwelling that retains the aura of the Cultivation World, huh?
It doesn't seem easy to find...
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