Chapter 24 - Daughter of the Sacred Beast

In that moment, which felt like an eternity, a flood of memories suddenly poured into his mind. Leng Yan hadn’t expected that the ancient mirror left to him by his father would be a magical treasure, and all the recent memories pertained to explanations about the ancient mirror.

These memories allowed Leng Yan to ascertain that the grade of the ancient mirror likely surpassed his current understanding, and that the magical treasure was not yet fully activated. Moreover, he was not truly its master.

For now, he merely had partial access to the ancient mirror’s functionalities. To fully claim ownership, he would need to activate the five elements wheel within the mirror, and the key to this was the five elements essences.

For Leng Yan at this moment, these were distant concerns. His immediate priority was survival!

The healing elixir had repaired the external wounds on Leng Yan’s back, but he remained weak, his vital energy greatly depleted.

“I didn’t expect you to survive a Fiend Thunder, but no matter, I will now send you off from this world,” Liu He said with a cold laugh, his palm surrounded by a swirling black mist, slowly approaching Leng Yan’s forehead.

With time pressing and the situation dire, Leng Yan’s storage bag exploded with a loud bang, its five thousand primordial spirit elixirs transforming into a blazing primordial spirit fire.

The sudden explosion made Liu He think Leng Yan had a trick up his sleeve, startling him into hastily retreating, but no attack followed.

What shocked him was that Leng Yan’s body gradually became ethereal, his hand throwing the black mist, which passed right through Leng Yan’s body, as he disappeared from the spot.

Leng Yan had not left but was in a special place, surrounded by a myriad of colors. In front of him stood a massive wheel, intricately carved with dragons and phoenixes, adorned with five head-sized, multicolored spirit crystals-this was the five elements wheel.

At this moment, the ancient mirror, activated by the spiritual power from burning five thousand primordial spirit elixirs, had manifested one of its functions.

Leng Yan was within the ancient mirror, which had now turned to dust-like particles floating in the air, undetectable by Liu He with his current cultivation level.

Inside the ancient mirror, Leng Yan could see every move Liu He made. Leng Yan’s sudden disappearance had left Liu He tense and on guard at the spot, wary of a sudden sneak attack from Leng Yan.

“Come out, you cowardly turtle!”

Leng Yan looked at Liu He with a cold smile, swallowed another healing elixir, and his complexion finally regained some color. His vital energy significantly restored after absorbing over a dozen primordial spirit elixirs, Leng Yan was back to his peak condition.

Liu He having injured himself so severely had sealed his fate.

Looking around with immense joy, Leng Yan knew that the magical treasure he possessed was his strongest asset-one that even Shui Yunyao surely didn’t have!

Using his mental power, he controlled the ancient mirror to float towards Liu He, who was still cursing loudly, hoping to provoke Leng Yan. However, unbeknownst to him, Leng Yan was already poised at his neck, ready to sever his head at any moment.

In the past, Leng Yan would not have allowed him an easy death; he would have made him suffer. However, Liu He had Fiend Thunder on him, and as long as he retained any mental power, he could detonate it, posing a great danger.

“Should I just kill him like this? His Nine Yin Fiend God Technique is a supreme cultivation technique, don’t you want it?”

Just as Leng Yan was about to act, this question echoed in his ears.

Startled, Leng Yan hadn’t expected someone else to be there, but he managed to suppress his shock and responded with a smile, “Junior did not realize there was a Senior present. Please forgive any disturbance!”

“Ha! Good! The Leng family benefits from having someone like you. This man’s technique is a secret technique from the Corpse Yin Sect, don’t you want it?” the ethereal voice spoke again.

“Wanting it is one thing, obtaining it is another, and whether I can survive the cultivation process is yet another matter. This man has Fiend Thunder, and with my current cultivation level, I simply cannot restrain him. Moreover, if he chooses to detonate the Fiend Thunder, wouldn’t I end up dying alongside him?” Leng Yan spoke without fear.

“Knowing priorities, understanding choices, and decisive in action, you are a promising young man. I have a soul searching technique! Once you kill him and search his soul, you will acquire his memories, and the cultivation method of the Nine Yin Fiend God Technique will be revealed to you.”

“Is that so? I just don’t know why you, Senior, would help me like this,” Leng Yan asked, facing the colorful Void.

“One, to repay a favor, and two, I haven’t spoken to anyone in ten thousand years. Now that you’re here to talk to me, I naturally want to offer you some benefits. Moreover, I have a request for you,” said the voice from the Void, laughing.

“A request for me? Repay a favor? How do you mean?” Leng Yan, hand to his forehead, questioned.

Let’s talk about that later! If you don’t take action now, that person is going to escape! echoed the voice from the Void.

Looking closely, indeed! Liu He was retreating step by step, looking like he was about to leave the area. “In that case, please teach me the soul searching technique, Senior. Once I resolve this matter, I’ll discuss it further with you.”

No sooner had he spoken than Leng Yan felt a wave of memories enter his mind-the technique for the soul searching technique.

The so-called soul searching technique involves using mental power to invade another’s soul and forcibly view their memories.

Having mastered the soul searching technique, Leng Yan wasted no more time. The sun essence wheel buzzed as it flew out.

The sun essence wheel, bursting from the Void at such close range, made dodging impossible. A streak of blood light soared, and a head flew off, landing on the ground.

Leaping out from the ancient mirror, Leng Yan quickly reached where Liu He’s head lay, his mental power drilling into Liu He’s sea of consciousness. Liu He’s memories replayed in Leng Yan’s mind.

“Liu Changsheng! An Elder of the Corpse Yin Sect! Looks like I’ve stirred up big trouble,” Leng Yan said to himself, after reviewing Liu He’s memories from start to finish.

He took Liu He’s storage bag, which contained ten thousand primordial spirit elixirs, some refining materials, and the netherworld ghost banner.

Leng Yan was particularly optimistic about the netherworld ghost banner. At the moment, its power wasn’t apparent, but if he could replace all the ghost souls inside with cultivators, then perform a large formation that culminates in a self-destruct, it would be incredibly powerful.

After performing blood recognition on the netherworld ghost banner and committing the technique to memory, he opened the storage space of the ancient mirror and stored all his belongings inside.

He called back Little Tiger, and tigress followed, both fixing their gaze on Leng Yan. Suddenly, the tigress spoke human words: “Thank you for saving me!”

Hearing tigress speak human words, Leng Yan was even more astonished. Just then, the voice from the Void spoke again: “You are quite lucky. This is not just any White Tiger, but the daughter of a sacred beast from the White Tiger Sect of the Five Elements Realm. If you take her back to the Five Elements Realm yourself, it will surely bring you benefits.”

“Where is the Five Elements Realm? How come I’ve never heard of it?” Leng Yan engaged in a mental conversation.

“I’ll tell you when we have more time. You handle your affairs first, and then let’s find a place to have a good chat. It’s been thousands of years since we’ve had a proper talk-I’m nearly bursting at the seams.”

Leng Yan: “…”

“No need to thank me! How come you’re here? Why aren’t you staying safely in the Five Elements Realm?” Leng Yan asked, feigning worldliness.

Hearing Leng Yan mention the Five Elements Realm, the tigress’s eyes filled with surprise: “You know about the Five Elements Realm! That’s great! Can you take me back home? I was captured by bad people a long time ago and have been in a deep sleep until I woke up today. My mother must be very worried about me, and I miss her so much.”

“Of course I can take you back to the Five Elements Realm! But I’m not very strong yet, and it’s dangerous to travel. Let’s discuss this later. For now, why don’t you stay by my side?” Leng Yan said gently, like a sly uncle luring a child.

“Alright! I have Little Tiger to play with anyway! I’ll stay with you for now. Also, my name is Bai Ling.” Bai Ling patted Little Tiger’s head with its paw.

Little Tiger wanted to dodge, but as Bai Ling bared her teeth slightly, he was instantly frightened and dared not move an inch, only looking pitifully at Leng Yan, hoping for help.

Regrettably, Leng Yan sternly said, “Little Tiger, from today onwards, serve Bai Ling well. If you do not do a good job, watch out for your tiger penis!”

Hearing this, Little Tiger’s hind legs clamped together tightly, fearing that Leng Yan would really cut off his vital part.

“Why is it that, being a white tiger as well, my treatment is so poor?” Little Tiger lamented miserably.

Leng Yan could only transmit his voice to comfort him, “Tiger, if you have to blame something, blame your birthplace. Bai Ling is a daughter of a Sacred Beast, with strong backing, and naturally, she has status. I’m giving you an opportunity here. Put in the effort, win Bai Ling over, and you’ll be the son-in-law of a Sacred Beast-then you’ll really have prestige!”

“Thank you, Master. You truly have my best interests at heart. I will definitely pin Bai Ling beneath me,” Little Tiger vowed determinedly.

Leng Yan broke out in a cold sweat; Little Tiger was certainly direct with his words!