Hearing the words "at home" in Jiang Chen's speech, Qingyuan Yingzi felt a warmth in her heart.

When she finished listening to Jiang Chen, she suddenly realized, "Mr. Jiang, did you end up like this because you were helping me neutralize the spirit... the medicinal power? I'm sorry! Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry!"

Qingyuan Yingzi apologized frantically, kneeling continuously on the bed.

"That's enough, I'm fine, just drained, but..."

Jiang Chen waved his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to ask the questions that lay heavy on his mind, "I want to ask you a few questions. If you can answer them, please do; if you can't, it doesn't matter."

"Please ask, Mr. Jiang. I will hold nothing back; there's nothing I cannot answer!" Qingyuan Yingzi understood that Jiang Chen must have sensed something. Even if Jiang Chen didn't ask, she could no longer hide it!

"Why can your soul power leave your body when you are cultivating? How did your soul power get into your meridians? Also, I feel that you... can transform your soul power into your own strength, right?" Jiang Chen slightly furrowed his brows, looking at Qingyuan Yingzi with a serious expression.

"What? She can..."

"Is this absorbing soul power for personal use? What is your relationship with the Soul Devouring Group?"

Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed in shock.

"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry, I hid it from you. I, I was afraid that you would know and send me away!"

Qingyuan Yingzi looked at Jiang Chen with guilt and spoke softly, "It's because of the cultivation technique practiced by our Qingyuan Family. In fact, the emergence of the Soul Devouring Group is because of our family's cultivation technique. However, the Soul Devouring Group was not created by us but by the Eight-Headed Serpent!"

Jiang Chen nodded, his voice tinged with curiosity, "I had guessed as much. But why is the cultivation technique of the Soul Devouring Group so similar to your family's technique? Why do you say that the emergence of the Soul Devouring Group is because of your family's cultivation technique?"

Qingyuan Yingzi hesitated, then spoke with trepidation, "Back when the Eight-Headed Serpent first came to Beihai National, it encountered our family's ancient ancestor."

"Our family's ancient ancestor found him quite spiritual and so took him in!"

"Later, when the Eight-Headed Serpent took advantage of my ancient ancestor's cultivation session, it stealthily learned our Qingyuan Family's cultivation technique. Upon discovery, my ancient ancestor attempted to execute it."

"Unexpectedly, while living with us, the Eight-Headed Serpent had always concealed its strength, and my ancient ancestor was helpless against it, eventually only managing to drive it away!"

"After that, the Soul Devouring Group emerged, and their cultivation technique was a derivative of our family's technique altered by the Eight-Headed Serpent!"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, "I see, so your family's cultivation technique can also absorb others' soul power for cultivation?"

"Yes! But I have never absorbed someone else's soul power, please believe me, Mr. Jiang, I truly have never devoured anyone!" Qingyuan Yingzi nodded, explaining eagerly.

"I believe you!"

Jiang Chen nodded gently, a slight smile appearing, "Yingzi, I'm not so hidebound as to judge you differently for the characteristics of your cultivation technique. In fact, I once had similar concerns."

"Ah?" Qingyuan Yingzi looked at Jiang Chen in surprise.

"Hu Zi, bring my saber." Jiang Chen turned his head to Yan Hu.

Yan Hu nodded and walked out of the bedroom.

Wu Qianxun's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze wary as he looked at Qingyuan Yingzi, "How could your family allow you to come to the Flame Dragon Kingdom alone?"

"I... I have no family left; I'm the only one remaining!" Qingyuan Yingzi's face darkened as she spoke softly.

Wu Qianxun was stunned for a moment and said with surprise, "How can that be possible? Your family is one of the oldest in the Beihai Kingdom, and your family's strength is at the top tier of the kingdom. How could your clan be exterminated? Even if the other two major families attacked yours together, they shouldn't be able to annihilate your clan, right?"

"It was the Eight-Headed Serpent who did it, with people from the Divine Palace!" Qingyuan Yingzi revealed a hint of deep hatred in her eyes.

"Eight-Headed..." Wu Qianxun paused for a moment, then fell silent.

Suddenly, Wu Qianxun's eyes widened in shock, and he exclaimed, "Has the Eight-Headed broken free?"

"I'm not sure, it was one of his Soul Clones that came!" Qingyuan Yingzi shook her head.

Jiang Chen looked at Wu Qianxun with confusion and slightly furrowed his brows, feeling like Wu Qianxun seemed to know something.

"What strength does his Soul Clone have?" Wu Qianxun asked Qingyuan Yingzi seriously.

Qingyuan Yingzi opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

"At the peak of the Venerable Realm!" Having received Jiang Chen's approval, Qingyuan Yingzi spoke softly.

"At the peak of the Venerable Realm? That's not too bad! That means he hasn't broken free yet!" Wu Qianxun let out a sigh of relief.

Everyone turned their heads and looked at Wu Qianxun with puzzled expressions.

Thump, thump, thump!

Yan Hu returned to the bedroom holding Jiang Chen's staff, and handed the staff to Jiang Chen.

Taking the staff, Jiang Chen didn't rush to comfort Qingyuan Yingzi but looked at Wu Qianxun with a puzzled face, "Elder Wu, do you know something?"

"This..."

Wu Qianxun hesitated for a moment, then let out a soft sigh, "Mr. Jiang, I didn't mean to keep it from you on purpose, it's just that, with your current strength, knowing would only give you unnecessary trouble."

"It's okay, go on!" Jiang Chen stared straight at Wu Qianxun, his tone calm.

"Alright!"

Wu Qianxun nodded, his expression grave, "According to the records in our family's annals, the first time the Eight-Headed Serpent appeared was during the reign of the previous Lord Xue, which was exactly two thousand years ago. At that time, the Eight-Headed Serpent didn't consume souls of others, it just treated Ancient Martial Artists as its blood food to accelerate its cultivation by absorbing their Essence Blood."

"There was one time when the Eight-Headed Serpent killed and devoured the only Direct Disciple of Lord Xue, which enraged Lord Xue. Lord Xue led our ancestors for thousands of miles chasing after the Eight-Headed Serpent, but unfortunately, the serpent escaped to the east coast! It was probably that time when the Eight-Headed Serpent ran off to the Beihai Kingdom!"

Wu Qianxun glanced at Qingyuan Yingzi, then continued, "According to the records, the strength of the Eight-Headed Serpent is at the peak, Above the Venerable, which is also called the Saint Realm."

"When Lord Xue and my ancestors were hunting down the Eight-Headed Serpent, it already possessed the ability to utilize Soul Clones. These clones varied in strength, with the strongest being able to split into two Soul Clones of the same realm."

"Among those of the same realm, no one could rival it, except for Lord Xue."

"And during that pursuit, Lord Xue and my ancestors killed two of its Soul Clones and managed to lower its realm to the mid-Saint Realm, and severely wounded its Soul Power!"

"Later, when the Blood Venerate appeared, the Eight-Headed Serpent surfaced again in the Flame Dragon Kingdom, where it took part in the Blood Blade Sect's rise to power. But afterwards, when the Flame Dragon Martial Arts World collectively fought against the Blood Blade Sect, the Jiang family's two founders killed two of its Soul Clones and also lowered its realm to below the Saint Realm, which is the Venerable Realm."

"Additionally, this time, its Soul injuries, which had not yet recovered, were made even more severe by the two founders of the Jiang Family. When it fled, its realm had fallen to the mid-Venerable Realm!"

At this point, Wu Qianxun hesitated for a moment, then looked at Jiang Chen, his expression growing even more solemn.

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