Chapter 309: Fragments of the Soul

"In other words, we must find the next path while our divine sense is being heavily transformed, our soul is weakened, and spiritual energy is ineffective. Is this the trial set by the owner of this place? We already consumed a large amount of divine sense when extracting the Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal earlier, and we have used even more along the way."

Monk Tongchan smiled bitterly and withdrew his hand, he then sat down cross legged. "Sigh. This monk needs to rest for a while to recover his divine sense."

"Don’t you think these Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal seem to exist precisely for this moment, to continuously replenish the soul and help us complete the transformation of our divine sense? Perhaps after we recover to our best condition, we should wrap our whole bodies with divine sense and enter this blue liquid. While searching for the path, we can also use Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal to restore our divine sense and see what changes occur once it is fully transformed."

After speaking, Fu Young took out a Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal.

After absorbing it, he immediately took out another one to continue replenishing his soul.

He repeated this one after another until his divine sense returned to peak condition.

Hearing his reasoning, both of them found it logical.

Fu Young’s judgment had never been wrong before, and they could also feel that this transformation was beneficial to them.

So the three of them followed his example, taking out precious Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal to restore their souls.

Once all three reached their peak condition, they wrapped themselves in divine sense and entered the strange blue liquid together to search for the exit.

At the same time, Xiao Ran stepped into the "White Light Zone."

The imagined encounter with Xiao Shou and the expectation of defeating him did not happen.

Instead, all she saw was a vast expanse of white ground, with no trace of Xiao Shou.

When she looked at the white world, she recalled what Xiao Shou had once described in her previous life: a kind of creature that feeds on divine souls.

The more souls it devours, the stronger it becomes, eventually cocooning itself and transforming into a butterfly-like humanoid that resembles its prey, capable of possessing them.

She said coldly, "So you avoided this place of strange insects and chose another path. Fine. I will find you there. Xiao Shou, from now on, you and I will never stand under the same sky."

With that, she released a burst of white light from her body, instantly swallowing the entire white land.

When it completely disappeared, the white light around her suddenly flared intensely, then retracted.

At the same time, a mysterious white pattern flashed across her body before vanishing.

"Great. The Fate Devouring Array has recovered to Tier 5, and my cultivation has officially reached the Nascent Soul stage. This power is so strong I feel like I can do anything now. I no longer need to rely on others’ protection."

She clenched her fist, feeling the surge of power within her. Her already cold and sacred expression carried a hint of satisfaction.

She was about to turn back and return to the fork, planning to take the right path and catch up to Xiao Shou, completely erasing her inner demon, when the path behind her suddenly vanished.

Two identical paths appeared again before her, narrow stone roads with no vegetation, each step requiring divine sense consumption.

Looking at them, Xiao Ran recalled Xiao Shou’s earlier description of the treasures in the next forks.

A flash of excitement crossed her eyes.

"Hmph. Xiao Shou, I am not in a hurry anymore. I think I will first take all your opportunities. I want to see your expression when you lose everything you were meant to obtain. Then I will kill you. I can hardly wait."

Meanwhile, Xiao Shou, Fu Young, and Monk Tongchan were still struggling forward in the blue world.

The constant draining of divine sense was unbearable for any cultivator, like having their soul forcibly pulled from their body.

They endured it with difficulty, continuously consuming Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal.

One after another, the Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal turned into powder and disappeared.

No one knew how long they had persisted.

They only knew their divine sense had been emptied twice and replenished twice again, yet the exit still did not appear.

Xiao Shou was deeply worried.

In this colorless world where no markers could be left, they might have lost their sense of direction.

But Fu Young’s expression remained calm as he held Xiao Shou’s hand tightly and continued forward.

On the other hand, Monk Tongchan felt something was wrong.

The seven spirit essences sealed within his Buddhist domain were becoming restless, and his spirit soul was unstable.

Vague images and fragmented memories kept appearing before his eyes, unclear yet seemingly important.

This sense of being unable to grasp anything left even a disciplined monk like him increasingly agitated.

What exactly is it? What is inside those fragments? The more he tried to see clearly, the more everything remained utterly blurred.

Monk Tongchan mechanically absorbed Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal in a numb state.

Suddenly, among the countless hazy fragments, one of them lit up.

A small, fair and tender infant appeared, with bright fox-like eyes staring blankly at him.

At the same time, a vague voice seemed to say: "Good... child... call..."

This is...?

"Master, we have reached the exit."

At that moment, a voice called out and snapped Monk Tongchan back to awareness.

He turned his gaze toward the speaker, his usually calm expression shifting.

Those fox-like eyes were identical to the fragment, just larger now. But unlike before, there was no innocence in them, only a sense of liberation.

In that instant, countless thoughts flooded his mind.

When he came back to himself, he realized something.

He had once again broken his own vow and used his eye ability on the young man in front of him, asking a question. "Speaking of which, this poor monk still does not know where this little benefactor comes from."