Chapter 157: Examining Yan Wushuang's Storage Bag, Intelligence Update! The Frightening Soul Cone!

"Let's observe the situation first," Qin Wang decided, setting his thoughts aside as he looked at the Wanling Lake. At this moment, the center of the lake had become a vortex with a diameter of a hundred feet. In the middle of this vortex, a thick white pillar of light, three feet wide, shot into the sky.

At the edges of this light pillar, the blood spirit jiao (dragon) and blood carp king occasionally surfaced, exuding a terrifying aura. Further away, more and more cultivators were arriving. Many chose to sit cross-legged by the lake, meditating. Qin Wang and Zhang Fujiang also found a spot on a large stone and sat down.

No one dared to enter the water anymore since no one who had ventured in had come out.

"Let's check Yan Wushuang's storage bag with divine sense first," Qin Wang thought as he sat down. He remembered he hadn't had the chance to inspect the storage bag after killing Yan Wushuang.

"Wow! I'm rich again!" he exclaimed, wide-eyed with excitement after examining the bag for a quarter of an hour.

Yan Wushuang's storage bag was about the same size as Chu Ping's, but it contained at least 100,000 spirit stones! Additionally, it held an abundance of beast materials, spirit herbs, spells, cultivation techniques, and texts, among other things.

There was a Purple Thunder God Bomb, a Foundation Establishment Pill, and three spiritual weapons for Foundation Establishment cultivators! Most importantly, Qin Wang found three mysterious fragments inside!

"Finally, I got three more mysterious fragments!" Qin Wang stood up and headed into the distance, knowing from his intelligence that having five fragments would yield unexpected rewards. With six now, he was eager to see what he could get.

Soon, Qin Wang, moving swiftly, reached a shaded area on a mountain fifty miles from Wanling Lake. He summoned Zhao Hunyi, Lin Shengbing, Ye Qian, and Shi Hun San, and together they quickly excavated a cave dwelling.

Sitting cross-legged inside, Qin Wang took out the three new mysterious fragments and combined them with the three he already wore. As soon as the six fragments appeared, they connected with a strange yellow glow.

"What is this...?" Qin Wang was filled with anticipation as he watched the yellow glow on the six fragments.

One fragment had already vastly improved his divine sense compared to his peers. What would six fragments do? He knew that the most powerful rogue cultivator in Nine Provinces, Xian Jiu, had once had nine fragments and became the strongest rogue cultivator.

"Whoosh!" As Qin Wang reached out to touch the yellow glow, it transformed into a clear stream and quickly flowed into his body. He immediately used his divine sense to explore the change.

The clear stream turned into a flow of information that fused with his consciousness.

"A Frightening Soul Cone?" Qin Wang discovered that the yellow glow's information stream contained a mantra for a soul attack technique. This technique allowed one to hone their divine sense into a sharp cone to attack unexpectedly.

While the technique was powerful, it required a very strong divine sense and consumed a lot of energy.

"I'll need specific herbs to train in the Frightening Soul Cone, and I'll have to wait until I leave the Wanling Blessed Land to get them," Qin Wang thought. He imprinted the training method onto a blank jade slip.

At dawn:

[Daily Intelligence Update!]

[Today's Intelligence!]

1: You were close to Tang Jianzhong yesterday. His ring's old master sensed your divine sense was far beyond ordinary and advised him to either befriend or avoid you.

2: You were close to Tang Jianzhong yesterday and learned that the remnant soul in his ring participated in the Wanling War.

3: You went to Wanling Lake yesterday and learned that a terrifying demon emperor is sealed under the lake by the Wanling Locking Demon Array. The array's spiritual energy is gradually dissipating, and the demon emperor might break free in the future and wreak havoc.

4: You approached Wanling Lake yesterday and discovered that due to the terrifying spiritual energy at the array's heart, over ten third-level Blood Carp Kings and Blood Spirit Jiaos have emerged, and eight hopeful cultivators have already become their prey.

5: You observed Wanling Lake yesterday and found that Li Qiye will risk his life diving into the lake for treasure.

6: You examined Wanling Lake yesterday and found it was once the Demon Sealing Pool of the Wanling Sacred Land, which was ordered to seal the demon emperor for three thousand years. The sacred land's disciples, contaminated by demonic energy, had to relocate to the outer world. There's a treasure called the Demon Sealing Mirror in the lake that, if taken, might result in being possessed by the demon emperor's remnant soul.

7: You gathered six mysterious fragments yesterday and learned that the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty might have news of the remaining fragments.

8: You tortured Yan Wushuang of the Potential Dragon List yesterday with ghostly fire and learned that he was ranked eleventh. The top ten members, including Chu Ba, Tuoba Shenfeng, Shen Canghai, Zhang Han, and Gu Tianhao, are all by Wanling Lake.

9: You came to Wanling Lake yesterday and learned from a six-mile distance from 'Unlucky Star' Wanyan Meng that those who tried to rob her recently will be unlucky and be eaten by Blood Spirit Jiaos.

10: You arrived at Wanling Lake yesterday, and Li Shentong noticed you. You learned that Li Shentong once had a childhood sweetheart and fiancée who was forced to marry another due to poverty. Li Shentong killed the rival on the wedding night, intending to escape with her, but she committed suicide, unable to face her father. Li Shentong, in his grief, embarked on the immortal path and vowed to find her reincarnation and rekindle their love.

"Tang Jianzhong?" Qin Wang pondered after seeing the first piece of intelligence.

Both he and Tang Jianzhong were from the Demon Slayer Alliance of Little Dan Mountain. Tang Jianzhong had previously tried to kill Zhao Haifeng, sending people after him multiple times.

"There's a terrifying demon emperor sealed under Wanling Lake? It might break free in the future?" Qin Wang was alarmed by the third, fourth, and sixth pieces of intelligence.

It was clear that entering Wanling Lake was dangerous. The demonic emperor's remnant soul could possess him if he wasn't careful.

"The Great Qi Immortal Dynasty has information about the mysterious fragments?" Qin Wang's interest was piqued by the seventh piece of intelligence.

If Xian Jiu could become the strongest rogue cultivator with nine fragments, he certainly wanted to gather the remaining ones! He aimed to surpass Xian Jiu someday.