In the valley, an eerie silence prevailed.

The bodies of all the young cultivators stood motionless, their eyes wide open, filled with intense horror.

You must know that Jiao Chen was ranked 23rd on the Hidden Dragon List, more terrifying in strength than Tang Lin.

Yet now, the students of Cyan Yang Academy, who were with him, were silently killed, while Jiao Chen didn't even know how they died.

To what terrifying extent has the killer's strength reached?

Just thinking about it sends chills down one's spine.

"An Immortal, could it be an Immortal?"

"I'm afraid only an Immortal possesses such terrifying means."

"Then Senior Brother Wang Yang and the others, aren't they also very dangerous?" The young cultivators collectively gasped, their faces turning paler than the dead, their voices trembling violently.

If a terrifying Immortal were truly hidden within the cave dwelling of the Carefree Wanderer...

Even Wang Yang and Xiahou Lei could not possibly resist.

After all, the gap between mortals and Immortals is simply too vast to bridge.

Even geniuses like Wang Yang and Xiahou Lei cannot challenge them across realms.

"We're doomed, everyone is doomed; that cave dwelling has already turned into a labyrinth. If not for my luck, I wouldn't have escaped." Jiao Chen's mind gradually cleared, and he spoke with great fear.

He told everyone that a mysterious force had already engulfed the Carefree Wanderer's cave dwelling.

Every day, many cultivators die mysteriously.

And it was because Jiao Chen and his companions knew about these matters that they wanted to escape from the Immortal's cave dwelling.

But they found out that the entire cave dwelling had turned into a labyrinth, with some areas even manifesting illusion realms.

No matter how hard Jiao Chen and the others tried, they simply couldn't find the exit of the cave dwelling.

Soon after, the students of Cyan Yang Academy beside Jiao Chen were killed instantly by an extremely bizarre power, and only Jiao Chen survived by sheer luck.

He did not even know how he managed to escape the Carefree Wanderer's cave dwelling.

"How could this be? What terrifying presence is hidden within the Carefree Wanderer's cave dwelling? Why is it killing those inside?"

"How are Senior Brother Wang Yang and the others doing now?" The students of Cyan Wood Academy and Red Flame Academy turned exceedingly grave, their spines shivering with chills.

They secretly felt fortunate that they hadn't entered the Carefree Wanderer's cave dwelling.

Otherwise, they could have also been killed by that bizarre force at any moment.

"It's no use; even Wang Yang and Xiahou Lei cannot possibly resist that force. If they encounter it, they are bound to meet an ill fate." Jiao Chen shook his head, looking deeply apprehensive.

Swish.

Immediately, he activated the Celestial Spirits within him and swiftly flew towards the exit of the valley.

He dared not stay in this place for another moment.

Otherwise, if that bizarre force spread outside the cave dwelling, he would have no time to escape.

"What should we do? Should we leave this place?" The students of Cyan Wood Academy spoke with exceedingly dark expressions.

In fact, they were already frightened by Jiao Chen's words.

If indeed a terrifying presence exists within the Carefree Wanderer's cave dwelling, then once it breaks out of the cave dwelling, everyone is sure to die.

So, staying in this place is tantamount to courting death.

"If we leave, what will happen to that waste Ye Chen?" a student of the Red Flame Dynasty frowned and said.

They were all ordered by Xiahou Lei to stay here to guard Ye Chen.

If they just leave like this, once Ye Chen comes out of the Soul Hall, there's no one to intercept him.

"That waste has been in the Soul Hall for five days already, surely dead by now; we don't need to worry about him anymore," a student of Cyan Wood Academy sneered.

"That's right; we'd better leave here quickly; if we delay any longer, it will be too late." Other students echoed.

Swish, swish, swish.

Soon afterward, the young cultivators in the valley began to flee outward in droves, unwilling to linger in this place even for a moment longer.

The whole valley instantly became desolate, exuding an extremely eerie feeling.

It was as if something terrifying was hidden deep within the valley.

"I did it, I finally refined this demon soul." Just after everyone escaped the valley, Ye Chen, deep within the Soul Hall, suddenly opened his eyes, his expression extremely excited as he spoke.

After five days of effort, he finally managed to completely refine the demon soul deep within his Sea of Consciousness.

His divine soul puppet, situated within his Sea of Consciousness, was now radiating dazzling light from head to toe, its aura several times stronger than five days ago.

Now, Ye Chen's divine soul realm had successfully reached the peak of the Exorcism Realm, his telekinesis rising dramatically from a weight of one hundred sixty thousand pounds to six hundred thousand pounds, much stronger than he had imagined.

"Master, this is the benefit of the Soul Refining Array. Under normal circumstances, even if you refined your divine soul to the peak of the Exorcism Realm, your telekinesis would be around fifty thousand pounds at most. However, this demon soul has increased your telekinesis to sixty thousand pounds," the Tower Spirit said with a faint smile.

"It's a pity that my divine soul realm still hasn't stepped into the Third Level of Divine Sense Realm. I wonder if there are any other demon souls in this Soul Refining Array," Ye Chen said with a somewhat regretful expression.

If his divine soul could enter the Third Level of Divine Sense Realm, his telekinesis would undergo a monumental change, easily overpowering Wang Yang and Xiahou Lei.

"There's likely no other demon soul sealed in this Soul Refining Array. After all, capturing a demon soul is extremely difficult; success might not even occur once in a thousand attempts! This is why Soul Refining Arrays are so precious. If demon souls were easy to capture, who would painstakingly cultivate their divine soul?" the Tower Spirit couldn't help but sigh.

Originally, if Ye Chen cultivated his divine soul through normal means, even with his heaven-defying divine soul talent, it would take him over a month to possibly reach the peak of the Exorcism Realm.

However, with the help of this demon soul, he accomplished it in just five days.

If demon souls were easy to capture, Divine Soul Masters wouldn't need to painstakingly cultivate their divine souls; they could simply refine demon souls to enhance their divine souls.

In reality, the difficulty of capturing demon souls is beyond ordinary imagination.

First, only some Outer Realm Demon Races with incredibly strong innate divine souls contain demon souls.

Secondly, extracting and sealing these demon souls from the Outer Realm Demon Races' bodies requires a significant cost, and the success rate is extremely low.

Especially Outer Realm Demon Races that have reached the fourth layer, the Soul Emergence Realm, whose demon souls can emerge from their bodies and even choose to self-destruct.

Therefore, sealing their demon souls is much more difficult than sealing other demon souls by many folds.

Of course, if someone were lucky enough to succeed, the benefits to the Divine Soul Master would be unimaginable, allowing their divine soul realm to advance in a very short time.

Buzz.

At this moment, the Soul Refining Array beneath Ye Chen suddenly ceased its operation.

Following that, the barrier enveloping Ye Chen vanished instantly.

"There really are no other demon souls," Ye Chen couldn't help sighing, his expression appearing a bit disappointed.

"Master, you've been quite fortunate to refine a demon soul. Even though this wasn't a Soul Emergence Realm demon soul, capturing it was not easy. You should be content," the Tower Spirit said with a bitter smile.

"A Soul Emergence Realm demon soul? If I could get one, my divine soul realm would advance by leaps and bounds," Ye Chen's eyes suddenly became fervent.

According to what he knew, the Soul Emergence Realm is the fourth realm of the divine soul, much stronger than the Divine Sense Realm.

At this realm, the divine soul can emerge at will, and one can cultivate various formidable divine soul secret techniques, putting enemies at a disadvantage.

If Ye Chen could refine a Soul Emergence Realm demon soul, even if he couldn't step into the Soul Emergence Realm, he would definitely be close.

"Master, you simply don't understand how terrifying a Soul Emergence Realm demon soul is. Even if you obtained one, with your current abilities, you absolutely could not refine it, and might even be counter-killed at any moment," the Tower Spirit shook its head.

A Soul Emergence Realm demon soul—forget Ye Chen—even a Divine Soul Master who has entered the Divine Sense Realm faces significant risks when trying to refine it.

One mistake could lead to their soul being utterly annihilated.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for Ye Chen to refine them now.

"Trialist, congratulations on refining the demon soul left by this old man. You have completely passed all of this old man's tests and may inherit his legacy. I hope you can carry forward this inheritance and not waste this old man's painstaking efforts." At this moment, an aged voice suddenly sounded in Ye Chen's ear, appearing exceptionally kind and gentle.

Buzz.

Immediately afterwards, a purple gold token flew out from the stone platform beneath Ye Chen's feet, hovering in front of him.

The token was inscribed with the word "Carefree" in flying dragon and dancing phoenix scripts, exuding a mysterious dao rhythm.

"Take this token and enter this old man's cave residence, and you can inherit this old man's legacy. I hope one day you can take his place and eradicate all demon races in the world, granting peace to the human race," the aged voice said emotionally.

"Rest assured, senior, I will do my best to fulfill your vow," Ye Chen nodded, then grasped the purple gold token in his hand.

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