Two thousand years ago, the first ruler of Beihai National, with the help of three powerful martial artists, established the kingdom of Beihai.

Each of these three powerful warriors had control over a divine artifact, which later became the three legendary divine artifacts of Beihai National.

The Tiancong Cloud Sword, the Eight Yata Mirror, and the Qiong Gouyu!

After the establishment of Beihai National, only one of the three great warriors continued to follow the monarch, while the other two chose to retreat and live in seclusion. The Qingyuan Family was founded by one of the warriors who retired.

The divine artifact guarded by the Qingyuan Family for generations was none other than the Qiong Gouyu!

"…Half a year ago, people from the Divine Palace suddenly started searching across the kingdom for martial artists with high soul strength. Our Qingyuan Family's martial arts focus primarily on cultivating Soul Power, hence we were targeted by the people from the Divine Palace!"

"At first, the people from the Divine Palace only came to visit us, as our family is the one with the most ancient heritage in Beihai National. They were relatively respectful. But when my grandfather found out that they wanted to select members from our family with strong Soul Power to sacrifice to the Eight-Headed Great God, he categorically refused!"

Fear flickered in Qingyuan Ying Zi's eyes, "After being refused by my grandfather, the people from the Divine Palace left our family. We thought everything was fine since our family is also very powerful, but, a month ago, the Divine Palace suddenly sent experts to attack us. They even sent a Soul Clone of the Eight-Headed Great God with its own consciousness!"

"The battle lasted three days and three nights. My ancestors were slain by the Eight-Headed Great God's Soul Clone, and our family fought desperately to protect me and my grandfather as we escaped…"

Qingyuan Ying Zi's body trembled slightly, "We ran all the way, with the Divine Palace's assassins chasing us. Along that path, the corpses of countless members of our family fell. Later, we learned from the cries of our pursuers that their attack on our family wasn't just to capture family members for sacrifice to the Eight-Headed Great God but also to seize the Qiong Gouyu, which our family has protected for generations!"

"Wait a second! You're saying this happened half a year ago?" Jiang Chen's brows furrowed slightly.

Qingyuan Ying Zi nodded, "Yes, half a year ago."

A contemplative look crossed Jiang Chen's eyes.

Half a year ago, wasn't that around the time of the Ouyang Family incident?

At that time, Jiang Chen had suddenly slain a Soul Clone of the Eight-Headed Great God in confusion and subsequently fell into unconsciousness, not even remembering the process of the kill.

Furthermore, according to Yan Hu's account afterward, that strand of Soul Consciousness was utterly obliterated by Jiang Chen, and it was from that time on that Jiang Chen learned how to completely erase the Soul Consciousness of the Eight-Headed!

Thinking about it, the Eight-Headed must have been capturing martial artists with strong Soul Power to consume and absorb, in order to repair its own damaged Soul Consciousness.

With this in mind, Jiang Chen asked solemnly, "Does the Qiong Gouyu your family guards have the ability to repair souls?"

Qingyuan Ying Zi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded lightly, "Yes, each of the three divine artifacts has its unique effect. The Tiancong Cloud Sword has an unmatched attack, the Eight Yata Mirror can enhance the speed of body cultivation, and the Qiong Gouyu can aid in cultivating Soul Power. Moreover, it contains a dense, pure Soul Power. If one were to absorb that Soul Power, any kind of soul injury could be healed!"

Jiang Chen's expression changed, and he spoke heavily, "Was the Qiong Gouyu taken by Eight-Headed's people?"

"No!" Qingyuan Ying Zi shook her head, "When we were escaping, my grandfather placed the Qiong Gouyu in an absolutely safe location."

Phew!

Jiang Chen inwardly heaved a sigh of relief.

Back when he was at the Flame Dragon Headquarters, Dragon Saint mentioned that the Eight-Headed Serpent had once suffered an injury and was sealed in a place, its soul never having recovered. The existence of the Soul Devouring Group was solely to aid the Eight-Headed Serpent in devouring Soul Power to mend its soul.

Once the soul wound of the Eight-Headed Serpent was healed, it would be highly probable for it to break free from its shackles, which would be a major problem!

Although Jiang Chen didn't know what the Qiong Gouyu exactly was, nor did he know whether the Soul Power it contained was sufficient to heal the soul wound of the Eight-Headed Serpent, he understood that the weaker the enemy, the better for himself.

After all, he and the Eight-Headed Serpent were already absolute mortal enemies!

"Ying Zi, when we have time, I'll accompany you to Beihai Kingdom and retrieve the Qiong Gouyu," Jiang Chen said solemnly. "Leaving it in Beihai Kingdom isn't safe. If the people from Eight-Headed find it, the consequences would be unthinkable!"

"Yes!" Qingyuan Yingzi nodded her head and agreed without hesitation.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take it for my own use?" Jiang Chen looked at Qingyuan Yingzi with surprise.

Qingyuan Yingzi gave a slight smile, "If the Master desires it, the Qiong Gouyu could be gifted to the Master."

"Why?" Jiang Chen looked at Qingyuan Yingzi with a puzzled expression. "Isn't this the item your family has been guarding for generations?"

Qingyuan Yingzi hesitated for a moment, then began to speak with a nervous and coy voice, "Master, please don't ask about this right now, okay? I, I will tell you, rest assured it won't harm you, and, and it will even bring benefits to you, it's just that..."

Qingyuan Yingzi didn't finish her sentence; her face turned bright red, and she seemed unable to continue.

Jiang Chen paused for a moment and then waved his hand, "It's fine. If it's difficult, you don't have to speak of it."

Phew!

Qingyuan Yingzi sighed in relief and lowered her head, not daring to look at Jiang Chen again.

Gong Lin's eyes flashed with a hint of suspicion as she glanced at Qingyuan Yingzi and then at Jiang Chen, considering a possibility. She opened her mouth to speak but didn't say anything, instead just looking meaningfully at Qingyuan Yingzi once more.

"Ying Zi, I'm not very knowledgeable about martial arts, and I may not be much help with your cultivation," Jiang Chen said after thinking for a moment, his voice gentle. "Tell me what you need for your cultivation, and I'll keep an eye out for you."

Since Qingyuan Yingzi was going to stay by his side, the strength of an Innate Grandmaster was absolutely not enough!

"Master, my cultivation is mainly focused on Soul Power. As long as my Soul Power increases and I have sufficient energy, my strength will correspondingly improve," Qingyuan Yingzi said softly. "This can wait until we get the Qiong Gouyu. There's no need to trouble the Master."

"Soul Power," Jiang Chen murmured softly, then turned to Yan Hu, "Hu Zi, leave one bottle of the Soul Nourishing Pill; hand the rest to Ying Zi."

"Yes!" Yan Hu responded softly.

Qingyuan Yingzi was taken aback for a moment then looked at Jiang Chen with gratitude, "Thank you, thank you, Master."

The Qingyuan Family specialized in cultivating Soul Power, and she knew very well about all sorts of elixirs that could enhance Soul Strength. The Soul Nourishing Pill was a unique elixir of the Flame Dragon Kingdom and extremely difficult to concoct. Jiang Chen's generous gesture of giving her the elixirs touched her deeply and further solidified a certain idea in her mind.

With these thoughts, Qingyuan Yingzi's face blushed once again, and her gaze towards Jiang Chen became evasive.

Jiang Chen didn't notice Qingyuan Yingzi's unusual behavior; his mind was preoccupied with considering the best time to go to Beihai Kingdom.

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