Chapter 54

Not long after, Hua Xiajiu arrived in front of a heavily guarded secret vault in the back hall of the Tianxuan Tower.

In front of the secret vault was a stone counter-like platform, behind which sat an old man in a green robe. To the right of the old man stood a graceful and beautiful girl in a green dress. The old man's eyes were slightly closed, as if he were dozing, while the girl looked dejected.

"Miss Xian'er! You're here! I was wondering why I didn't see you," Hua Xiajiu said in surprise when he saw the girl in the green dress. This girl was Xian'er, who had been demoted from the front desk to the warehouse.

Xian'er glanced at Hua Xiajiu with some surprise, bowed slightly without speaking, and lowered her head, a flash of resentment in her eyes.

"Old He! This young master Hua wants to buy 120 Soul Refining Pills. I bring him here by Mr. Huang's order," the purple-dressed girl said with a somewhat gloating look at Xian'er, then turned to bow deeply to the old man in the green robe, speaking respectfully.

Upon hearing this, the old man in the green robe suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Hua Xiajiu. Hua Xiajiu felt as if two lightning bolts had flashed before his eyes, causing him to squint and take a step back.

"What—what kind of strength is this!" Hua Xiajiu was inwardly shocked.

The old man in the green robe looked deeply at Hua Xiajiu, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, and said, "Xian'er! Go get the pills!"

When Xian'er heard the purple-dressed girl mention that Hua Xiajiu wanted to buy 120 Soul Refining Pills, it was like a bolt of lightning. Her face turned pale as snow, and the regret in her eyes was overwhelming. If she were still at the front desk, this huge order worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones would likely have been hers.

Xian'er forcibly suppressed the turmoil in her heart and said respectfully, "Yes, Old He. Xian'er will go get them." Her voice was extremely hoarse.

Xian'er turned and pushed open the door to the secret room, walking inside.

She was already filled with regret, but when she looked up and saw Hua Xiajiu, her regret instantly turned into resentment towards him.

"You clearly have so many spirit stones. Why did you pretend to be poor in the afternoon?"

"You clearly needed so many Soul Refining Pills. Why didn't you buy them in the afternoon?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Xian'er's mind, and she blamed her misfortune entirely on Hua Xiajiu.

This is human nature. Even when it's their own fault, people often blame others. Sometimes, the hatred one person feels towards another is so irrational and inexplicable.

After a dozen breaths, Xian'er emerged from the secret room, holding a tray with ten emerald jade bottles on it.

After Hua Xiajiu checked and counted the Soul Refining Pills, he took out 240,000 spirit stones for the transaction.

After about half an incense stick's time, Hua Xiajiu, playing with a delicate jade token, walked out of the Tianxuan Tower. The token had the words "Tianxuan" on it, indicating it was a VIP token of the Tianxuan Tower.

Not long after Hua Xiajiu left the Tianxuan Tower, a middle-aged man in brocade, with a joyful expression, led a somewhat bewildered but extremely delighted Xian'er out of the tower and flew towards the city lord's residence. The middle-aged man, who could carry Xian'er while flying, must have at least reached the Core Formation realm, but he was extremely polite to Xian'er, even showing a hint of flattery.

Hua Xiajiu returned to the inn, set up warning array flags around his room, and eagerly began taking the Soul Refining Pills to refine his pure soul form.

Over the past two months, Hua Xiajiu had absorbed the souls of two Core Formation realm cultivators and five Spirit Condensation realm cultivators. In terms of soul energy, he had increased by more than five times. However, the degree of soul refinement, or as Hua Xiajiu would say, the density of soul energy, had not increased much.

Although Hua Xiajiu endured inhuman torture while cultivating the Tianyi Sect's "Tianyi Soul Forging Technique" to refine his soul form, the growth of his soul form was only about twice as much. During the refinement process, half of the soul energy absorbed from others overflowed from his soul form and was absorbed by the thirteen folders floating in his mind.

Although the thirteen folders had become extremely vivid and bright due to the absorption of soul energy, they had not undergone any significant changes.

After nearly three hours, Hua Xiajiu had taken nearly eighty Soul Refining Pills, refining his soul form to the size of a normal body, resembling a real human body, with a much clearer face.

In terms of soul density and soul energy, Hua Xiajiu was already no weaker than a mid-stage Core Formation realm cultivator. He only needed to form a true essence pill in his dantian to advance to the Core Formation realm.

By this time, the night was fading, and the sky was turning light.

Hua Xiajiu had already learned in Wuling City that anyone holding the Ziyao Sect's entrance selection token must arrive at the central square of Wuling City by noon today, or the token would be invalidated and the qualification revoked.

After adjusting his breathing to reach peak condition, Hua Xiajiu left the inn and headed towards the central square of Wuling City.

It was still early, so Hua Xiajiu was not in a hurry. As he walked, he frequently entered roadside shops to exchange some items from Zhao Shiguang's and the others' storage bags for spirit stones and to buy some useful items.

Since recognizing the importance of spirit stones, Hua Xiajiu had become obsessed with increasing the number of spirit stones in his storage bag. By the time he reached the central square, he had added another 50,000 to 60,000 spirit stones, a bottle of detoxifying pills, and a defensive array flag to his storage bag.

It was less than half an hour before noon when Hua Xiajiu walked out of a shop, stood in the middle of the street, and looked ahead. The end of the street was the central square.

What he saw was a sea of people at the street entrance, so dense that the square was barely visible.

Seeing this, Hua Xiajiu felt a surge of excitement and quickened his pace.

Just as he was about to leave the street, a warning bell rang in his heart, and a sense of mortal danger enveloped him. He used the Wind Walking Technique and was about to leap into the air.

At that moment, the stone floor beneath his feet suddenly wriggled, and two stone hands emerged, firmly grabbing his ankles.

Hua Xiajiu was greatly alarmed, stumbled, and fell forward.

At the same time, with a whoosh, Hua Xiajiu felt the sky above him darken as a large gray net flashed down towards him. By the time he regained his balance, he was already trapped in a unique, net-like spirit tool.

The appearance of the two stone hands and the gray net was lightning-fast, perfectly coordinated, one from above and one from below, one before and one after. For a novice like Hua Xiajiu, they were almost effortlessly effective.

Hua Xiajiu was extremely anxious and instinctively struggled.

"Ha ha ha—Who would have thought it was a novice, so easy to deal with! Taking this kid's token, we brothers will have two tokens and can join the Ziyao Sect together," a brazen and arrogant male voice came from a stone building on the left. Before the voice had even finished, a fat and a thin figure appeared in front of Hua Xiajiu.

Today, I had some matters to attend to, so I apologize for only updating twice.

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