His own magical power, once it came into contact with that icy flame, felt an icy chill engulf him, as if his entire body was about to freeze. He simply couldn't suppress that icy flame. After several unsuccessful attempts, Han Laomo couldn't help but feel somewhat embarrassed. At this moment, Lu Xuan spoke up.
"The Azure Ice Flame is an extremely high-level divine ability. Even if it is in a state of being unclaimed, you would need to use a divine ability of the same level to suppress it."
Han Laomo listened thoughtfully. Then he released a ball of warding-off-evil divine lightning. Lu Xuan smiled slightly upon seeing this.
As expected, this time Old Demon Han finally succeeded in capturing the Azure Ice Flame.
Now that they knew how to deal with the Azure Ice Flame, the rest became much simpler. After all, these flames were currently just unclaimed spiritual flames, not enough to truly withstand the two of them.
Finally, the two successfully pulled out the Void Heaven Cauldron. But then, a simple yet fatal problem arose: who would own the Void Heaven Cauldron?
After considering the matter several times, Old Demon Han finally spoke.
"This junior only needs one Heaven-Mending Pill from the treasure cauldron. As for the Void Heaven Cauldron, you can leave it to the senior."
Old Demon Han had no choice but to back down; he had already seen through Lu Xuan's disguise as a Nascent Soul cultivator. Naturally, he dared not directly compete for the item.
Lu Xuan did not respond, but instead used his spiritual power to lift the lid of the Void Heaven Cauldron.
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Chapter 513 Extraterrestrial Demons
Regardless of Han Laomo being chased to the brink of extinction by most of the Chaotic Star Sea, Lu Xuan immediately entered seclusion after leaving the Void Heaven Palace.
However, this time his seclusion was not for cultivation, but for the Jade Ruyi Ancient Castle Treasure he obtained from the Void Heaven Cauldron.
In reality, Lu Xuan didn't care much for this ancient treasure. It could emit a silvery light and had a certain effect in breaking spells. It could also control a kind of spiritual flame. But these were meaningless to Lu Xuan. His methods of fighting were far superior to this supernatural ability.
What he truly cared about was the spirit of this ancient treasure—the spirit that had transformed into a giant silver wolf. To Lu Xuan, this was probably one of the most valuable things in the human realm. Because this spirit was none other than Silver Moon, who served Han Laomo in the original story. She was also the favored concubine of the Heavenly Wolf King of the Spirit Realm.
Most importantly, Silver Moon descended to the human realm voluntarily back then. Therefore, she bears the mark of a star chart. The Inverted Star Chart is a treasure specifically used by the spirit world to break through boundaries.
This generation, having been invaded by the demon realm, suffered a significant reduction in spiritual energy. It was no longer sufficient to sustain human cultivators up to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, thus eliminating the possibility of ascension. Therefore, Xiang Zhili and his fellow Nascent Soul cultivators searched far and wide for spatial rifts, hoping to find a weak point between the human and spirit realms and forcibly cross over.
This method is undeniably risky. Even Lu Xuan, with his extraordinary abilities, has no guarantee of success. After all, when Han Laomo entered the spatial rift, he barely escaped with his life, even losing all his magical power at one point. No matter how confident Lu Xuan is, he can't guarantee he'll survive the spatial storm.
According to the later settings, only cultivators at the Mahayana stage can protect themselves during spatial storms. Therefore, Lu Xuan must prepare in advance to increase his chances of entering the Spirit Realm. Thus, Silver Moon is someone he absolutely cannot let slip.
Inside the secret chamber, the giant silver wolf lay sprawled before Lu Xuan. At this time, Silver Moon had not yet regained its memories, but its intelligence was already extremely high. Even when looking at its master, Lu Xuan, it remained lazy and listless, showing none of the characteristics of a spirit.
Lu Xuan chuckled lightly, unconcerned. With a thought, he saw the ground around the silver wolf covered in blood. This secret chamber clearly contained a large amount of spirit beast blood.
Under Lu Xuan's manipulation, the blood gathered around the silver wolf, forming a crimson magic circle. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a soul-summoning magic circle that had appeared in the world of Jade Dynasty.
Of course, the soul-summoning array is essentially a simplified version of a small part of the witchcraft used by Linglong when she created the Beast God. However, over the years, thanks to Lu Xuan's improvements, it has become an independent soul-summoning secret technique.
That's right, Lu Xuan is now going to summon the soul of Yin Yue.
The current Silver Moon is actually only a part of the true Silver Moon's divine soul. The other part, along with the Yuan Sha Demon Clan's avatar, is sealed in Kunwu Mountain. However, Lu Xuan knows that this wisp of Silver Moon's soul must have suffered severe damage back then. Otherwise, it wouldn't have lost all its memories and even been sealed into a magical artifact, becoming its spirit.
Lu Xuan naturally didn't expect the soul-summoning technique to bring out the sealed half. What he wanted to try was simply to integrate the scattered fragments of the soul, which should be able to awaken Silver Moon ahead of time, or even help her regain some of her memories.
Lu Xuan's cultivation level now is incomparable to what it was in the world of Jade Dynasty. Furthermore, he now possesses incredibly abundant resources, and the materials he uses to set up the formations are all top-tier. After all, this is the wealthiest sect in the Chaotic Star Sea. These materials are merely a drop in the ocean for them.
With this unscrupulous support, the summoning circle's effectiveness has been maximized.
As Lu Xuan chanted the incantation, a chilling wind suddenly swept through the secret chamber. The blood array on the ground began to emit a faint glow. At the same time, it subtly began to flow. Upon closer inspection, the entire blood array seemed to come alive.
The lines drawn with spiritual blood resembled vibrant blood vessels. Combined with the gusts of eerie wind around them, an extremely strange atmosphere began to permeate the secret room.
In the center of the formation, the previously lazy silver wolf stood up with a look of surprise and uncertainty. It was highly intelligent and knew that its cheap master seemed to be performing some kind of secret technique.
Ancient witchcraft was inherently mysterious. This was especially true of spells involving the secrets of the soul. Lu Xuan paid no attention to this, instead continuing to increase his spiritual energy output.
Silver Moon's soul had largely dissipated back in ancient times. Reuniting it was no easy task. Even though the effect of the soul-summoning technique was to reunite the soul scattered across the world, thousands of years remained an insurmountable obstacle. Lu Xuan was prepared to pay a price.
In the original story, after Yin Yue returned to the Spirit Realm, she didn't seem to encounter any problems with her soul being damaged. However, considering that she had a Mahayana-stage ancestor as her support, it's not surprising. After all, even Lu Xuan possessed Soul-Nourishing Wood, which could nourish the soul. With a Mahayana-stage monster taking action, repairing a damaged soul would naturally be no problem.
In the sealed room, a ring of candles that had been extinguished suddenly lit up. At the same time, a faint, rustling chanting sound came from the surroundings.
Lu Xuan's expression first lit up with joy, then changed slightly.
The current state was a clear indication that the soul-summoning spell was working. When the remnant souls gathered, they attracted the surrounding spirits, creating this unique atmosphere reminiscent of the underworld. What truly concerned Lu Xuan was that all of this was happening far too quickly.
He had originally anticipated that he would need to put in at least three to five times the effort before it would actually take effect. But now, it had only just begun, and the summoning technique had already produced a reaction. This was truly something else.
But before Lu Xuan could react, a sudden gust of cold wind arose. A wisp of black mist actually pierced through the surrounding restrictions and appeared in the secret chamber.
Lu Xuan's expression immediately turned to one of surprise and uncertainty. The restrictions surrounding the secret chamber were designed to prevent any wandering spirits, except for Yin Yue's divided soul, from entering. After all, the summoning spell created a hellish effect, naturally attracting the surrounding wandering spirits.
If no precautions are taken, those scattered souls won't even have a chance to return to their places. Now, a wisp of a soul has appeared. Logically, this should be a fragment of Silver Moon's soul. But Lu Xuan still feels that something is wrong.
The formation was still operating, but the wisp of black mist failed to merge with the silver moon. This was because Lu Xuan had intervened at the last moment. His expression shifted several times before he finally realized something. He had finally thought of a possibility.
"I see. If I'm not mistaken, you're an extraterrestrial demon!"
As soon as Lu Xuan uttered these words, the black mist in the arena suddenly exploded, and at the same time, an extremely sinister demonic thought pierced directly into Lu Xuan's soul.
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Chapter 514 The Theory of the Soul
Extraterrestrial demons are the number one enemy of cultivators. Simply put, everything in this world has its place. Friends can become enemies, and enemies can become friends. But for extraterrestrial demons, they are truly pure enemies.
No one knows how these things came to be. Lu Xuan has always speculated that they might be a collection of human spiritual evil. But that's not necessarily true among mortals. However, the purpose of these things is quite simple: they seize every opportunity to interfere with, destroy, and possess cultivators.