Chapter 96

"Even a piece of trash, I have to recognize it?" the formidable presence in the white mist said.

Uh... Bu Li was speechless. He thought the ring was extremely powerful, but in the presence's mouth, it became a piece of trash.

"The pig-slaughtering knife in your hand is of a much higher grade than this trash. You're holding a golden bowl to beg for food; you're really something." The presence mocked Bu Li, "I've never seen a kid as stupid as you. In your past life, you were sharper than a monkey once you grew some hair. How did you become so simple-minded now?"

The words of the formidable presence in the white mist were hard to discern as either praise or criticism. In his mouth, no words seemed to have their usual meanings; his joy, anger, laughter, and scolding were all at his whim.

"I'm just too weak," Bu Li said with a smile, completely losing the temper he had just a moment ago. He was just chatting and laughing with the presence. "Let's talk about it when I get stronger. First, take a look at this ring and see what's strange about it."

Bu Li casually threw the ring into the white mist, but the presence seemed uninterested. The ring was soon thrown back out.

"It's just the soul of a worm sealed inside, nothing special." As he spoke, the presence seemed to remember something. The white mist glowed brightly, and the sound of splashing water continued. Bu Li imagined a huge dragon lying on a mountain of gold, casually opening a treasure chest and rummaging through its contents.

Just listening to the crisp sounds of treasures of unknown grades colliding, Bu Li was already envious. Although he didn't have a greedy desire, anything that could make him stronger was always good.

"None of this works. How can you be so weak? How many years has it been? Your bloodline has been awakened, yet you still haven't hurried to practice. All you do is flirt with Cai Xiaoxian. What a waste! If you could make a child, that would be something, but you're too afraid to even try. You just take small advantages. What kind of person are you?" the presence scolded, "I can't even find you a suitable piece of equipment. Get out and practice properly. Don't keep bothering me."

"Damn!" Bu Li cursed, "Didn't you just ask me to chat with you? Now you want to kick me out after just a moment? I'm not going to serve you anymore."

Knowing it was a joke, Bu Li wasn't afraid the presence would get angry. Sure enough, after Bu Li cursed, a puff of green smoke blew out from the white mist, as if the presence had smoked a whole cigarette in one breath.

"Your damn temper is still the same," the presence said, "Let me see what's been happening recently."

Bu Li suddenly felt the surroundings change in a swirl of light and shadow, like a flowing river. Scenes flashed by: himself in front of the Dragon Breaker Platform, returning to Bai Ling Town, rescuing Yang Cai Cai in the desolate land, ascending Hate Mountain, and the Blood Battle Book.

What was this? Bu Li suddenly felt a chill run down his back, as if he had been electrocuted.

"Not bad, your moves are still as ruthless. That's how it should be. A bear wants to eat you? Nonsense! That's mine. I'd rather chop it up and throw it away than let someone else have it." The presence scolded, but his petty words were delivered with a suave and debonair flair. His every word, whether joyful, angry, laughing, or scolding, was captivating.

What a being... Thinking of how Hu Wu was confused by the presence's words about temperament, Bu Li laughed. How strange, would he be bewitched by him one day?

"That soul technique is quite good and suits you. You can try setting up an array with long arrows. It only requires a weak soul force, like this." Bu Li was stunned. As soon as the presence finished speaking, a diagonal horn bow and ironwood arrows flew into the mist.

The bow was drawn, and twelve ironwood arrows landed around Bu Li. The soul force used was indeed weak, but when the arrows landed, many rays of light appeared around Bu Li's body. Several beams of light rose from the ground, and intangible spatial barriers appeared.

"That's it. Do you understand?" The presence then threw the horn bow. Bu Li caught it casually, picking up the ironwood arrows one by one while deep in thought.

This was using the soul force in the arrows as soul stones. It didn't matter how long it lasted; just a moment of restraint for an opponent meant a lot for a pattern hunter like Bu Li.

"I understand." Bu Li suppressed his excitement, not wanting the formidable presence in the white mist to see his mood. This old man was truly powerful, controlling everything with ease and understanding everything, like a celestial being.

"Alright, get out. I'm tired after all this. Damn, I don't know when this injury will heal." The presence cursed casually, and the mist dissipated. Bu Li found himself still inside the defensive array formed by the five soul stones. Next to him was Du Tianci.

Du Tianci had left a thread of divine consciousness on Bu Li to observe his peculiarities. He had been paying attention since Bu Li started studying the *Kuihua Manual*. When the powerful ghost appeared, Du Tianci rushed over.

However, with the appearance of the white mist, Du Tianci lost contact with the thread of divine consciousness. Every time he tried to approach the white mist, he felt a strong sense of danger. If he touched the mist, the presence inside would devour him.

Du Tianci trusted his instincts and didn't move, waiting quietly for the mist to dissipate.

The mist was a strange space, and Du Tianci had no confidence in entering and exiting safely. So he waited patiently.

It didn't take long for the mist to clear, and Bu Li's figure gradually became clear. Du Tianci knew his guess was correct but didn't ask anything, just smiled and said, "Is your practice going smoothly?"

Seeing Du Tianci didn't mention it, Bu Li naturally didn't either. He nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Du, for your concern. Everything is going smoothly."

"That's good. Do you need anything?" Du Tianci and Bu Li were playing a guessing game, which was boring, but old monsters like him seemed to enjoy it.

"Practicing alone, without protection, I'm preparing to set up a soul array. If it's convenient for Mr. Du, could you give me some soul stones?" Bu Li said politely.

Du Tianci smiled, took out a piece of paper with "100,000" written on it, and a picture of a huge and strange beast. He then took out a handful of soul stones and handed them to Bu Li. The soul stones Du Tianci gave were of much higher grade than those from Jiang Caiyu. Bu Li didn't recognize them, which was a waste. Du Tianci didn't expect Bu Li to be overwhelmed with gratitude, just patted his shoulder to comfort him, and left.

Bu Li respectfully saw Du Tianci out of the courtyard. Instead of returning to his room, he started researching the soul array in the courtyard. What Bu Li considered a profound soul array was just an entry-level one to the presence. The long road ahead made Bu Li yearn.

Step by step, walk steadily. With a direction, you won't go wrong, and that's good.

Taking out five soul stones again, he set up a defensive array. Although it was the simplest defensive array and the only one Bu Li could set up now, it still required a lot of mental effort. To casually shoot twelve ironwood arrows and form a large array like the presence in the mist, Bu Li didn't know how many years of practice it would take.

The bright moonlight shone on Bu Li, making his body completely transparent. After focusing his mind, Bu Li felt a strange sensation.

Without savoring the feeling, Bu Li first activated the soul array. The five soul stones glowed black. This time, the soul force fluctuated much more calmly, within Bu Li's control. Soul force barriers appeared, disappeared, and were hidden in the array.

Bu Li estimated that this small array could at least withstand one of his full-strength attacks. As a pattern hunter, he was naturally stronger in attack than defense. If someone stronger appeared, even if he focused, the result would likely be the same. Having this level of defense was already good.

In the future, he couldn't let Dahei go out and cause trouble. With Dahei around, Bu Li would feel more at ease. Although the guy was extremely cowardly, Bu Li had long gotten used to having Dahei around.

Activating the soul array, Bu Li focused his mind and felt the fluctuations of the soul force around him. The place on Hate Mountain where outer disciples could access the most concentrated soul force was indeed extraordinary. This time, Bu Li personally absorbed the soul force, initially being cautious. Later, as the soul force entered his meridians, it felt like a stream of water flowing.

The full moon shone on his heart, making all his meridians as clear as white jade. A clear stream flowed, gathering into a river.

Bu Li didn't dare to focus all his attention on cultivation. Who knew what the outer disciple Jiang Caiyu would think when he returned? Besides, if Jiang Caiyu could come here, others could too. With Dahei around, things would be better. For now, he had to be cautious and conservative.

Even so, under the moonlight, Bu Li felt that although he wasn't fully focused, the speed of absorbing soul force was faster than yesterday, not slower. Since his bloodline was awakened after his severe injury, he had never doubted that the moonlight would bring him benefits. Now, he tried it and found it to be true. Feeling at ease, he didn't rush, gradually absorbing soul force and gathering it in his meridians.

A thousand streams converge into a river, like a surging song.

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