Chapter 554: Power of Soul Nourishing Jade

Just as Fu Young was thinking this, the light from the Soul Nourishing Jade in Tushan Shanhe’s hand also faded, and the jade disappeared completely.

The moment Tushan Shanhe recovered from the milky white glow, he warily looked at Fu Young and shifted slightly to position himself in front of Xiao Shou, as though shielding him from danger.

His eyes were cold and filled with killing intent as he looked at Fu Young.

Coincidentally, Fu Young was looking at him in exactly the same way.

The two stared coldly at each other for a while. Then Tushan Shanhe thought about Fu Young’s abnormal combat strength.

He sighed helplessly and transmitted his voice directly into Fu Young’s mind.

"If I’m not mistaken, we’re both thinking about the same thing right now. Fu Young, you’re powerful. Among everyone I’ve ever known, you’re already the strongest. But even so, I won’t ignore the threat you pose."

"Likewise, I won’t let an outsider like you have any chance to expose Master’s secret and bring disaster upon him. Even if attacking you right now would make Master angry, I won’t back down."

Fu Young spoke firmly, his killing intent faintly radiating from his entire body.

After saying this, the two stared coldly at each other as their killing intent gradually intensified. They were just about to attack when Xiao Shou’s voice suddenly came from nearby.

"Great Granduncle, Young’er, what are you doing? Come and help me! I’m running out of materials! There are so many fragmented souls here. This little bit of Soul Nourishing Jade isn’t nearly enough!"

Hearing this, the two couldn’t help looking toward him.

Xiao Shou was acting like a fool, completely unaware of the kind of treasure he had created. He continued fusion more without even raising his head. Beside him, a small pile of fingernail sized, milky white Soul Nourishing Jade had already accumulated, while the pile of materials they had personally gathered was steadily shrinking with each movement of his hands.

"Ah Shou! You aren’t seriously planning to use such... precious treasures to save those unrelated souls, are you?" Tushan Shanhe asked, his voice a little strained as he watched the scene.

What he really wanted to ask was whether Xiao Shou was an idiot.

A treasure capable of rapidly repairing souls and increasing their strength was something every family would keep carefully hidden away. No one would use it lightly unless they had absolutely no other choice.

Yet Xiao Shou actually wanted to use it to save countless fragmented souls who had no relationship with him whatsoever. He didn’t even know how many there were!

Wasn’t making such a decision practically the same as being a fool?

How had that abnormal fellow Ah Qing managed to produce such a foolish yet obedient grandson? If he found out about this, he would probably be so furious that he would rush down from the Immortal Realm himself.

Fu Young seemed equally bewildered by his master’s foolishness. His killing intent immediately vanished without a trace. He coughed awkwardly before saying helplessly, "Master, even setting aside the waste of these treasures, once word gets out, it won’t be long before the entire Mystic Jade Realm starts hunting us down!"

"Precious treasures? You mean these?" Xiao Shou asked.

Hearing how serious they sounded, he finally stopped working for a moment.

However, after concentrating on creation for so long, his mind was filled with thoughts about the quantity and value of the materials, as well as how much Soul Nourishing Jade he could produce from them.

He had completely missed the point of their warnings.

"These are just First-Grade Soul Nourishing Jade. As long as there are materials left in the Myriad Ghosts Grotto, I can make as many as I want. How could they count as rare treasures?"

After saying this in disbelief, Xiao Shou’s thoughts returned to the process of creation. He waved his hand, releasing an even more intense golden yellow light that enveloped the small pile of Soul Nourishing Jade.

"If we’re talking about precious treasures, then something of this grade should at least be considered somewhat valuable, right?"

As the golden yellow radiance faded, several palm sized objects appeared on the ground, glowing with a thick, milky white light. At the same time, the small pile of First-Grade Soul Nourishing Jade disappeared.

Xiao Shou looked at the new pieces of jade. With a slight movement of spiritual energy in his slender palm, he drew them into his hand and examined the information they contained.

He sounded somewhat dissatisfied as he said, "Sixth-Grade Soul Nourishing Jade. Each piece contains one hundred thousand times the soul nourishing energy of the First-Grade jade we just made. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough of them. If we had sufficient materials to refine them into Seventh-Grade jade, each piece would contain a million times the energy. Now that would qualify as a true treasure!"

"Master, please put those away quickly! They’re far too attractive to us."

Ever since Xiao Shou created those few pieces of Sixth-Grade Soul Nourishing Jade, Fu Young’s gaze had been involuntarily following them. His mind was screaming at him to snatch them away, to take them and repair his soul.

However, he would rather die than do anything that might harm his master. He could only use tremendous willpower to suppress his instincts before warning Xiao Shou.

Tushan Shanhe’s soul was undamaged, so he didn’t feel the attraction as intensely as Fu Young did. Even so, every part of his body seemed restless, and his spiritual energy churned uncontrollably.

The fragmented souls outside the barrier were even more frantic, continuously crashing against it.

Tushan Shanhe extended his divine sense to monitor the changes within a hundred thousand miles of their location. As soon as Fu Young finished speaking, he hurriedly urged Xiao Shou as well.

"Put them away quickly! The Ghost Soldiers, Ghost Generals, and Ghost Kings nearby are rushing toward us. They may have sensed the aura of those treasures."

"Ah! That’s ridiculously exaggerated!"