Fighting: Practice makes it real, start with a poisonous body.

"Snapped."

A crisp sound echoed in the deathly silent Soul Palace. The Soul Emperor reached out and caught the fragment of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade that Gu Yuan had thrown at him.

The dark yellow fragment of jade lay quietly in his pale palm, its surface intertwined with ancient runes and faint imperial aura, instantly bringing a satisfied smile to the Soul Emperor's eyes.

"That's right."

The Soul Emperor brought the broken jade to his nose, seemingly inhaling the imperial aura contained within it, a hint of intoxication gradually appearing in his eyes.

After a long while, he reluctantly put the broken jade into his storage ring, the imperial aura lingering around his fingertips for a long time.

"Give me the method of resurrection!"

Unable to contain his eagerness, Gu Yuan urged him in a cold voice.

"Don't worry."

The Soul Emperor looked up at Gu Yuan, a meaningful smile on his lips, and said leisurely, "Of course I will give you the things."

However, you might as well tell me your entire plan; perhaps I can help you refine it and save you some trouble.

Gu Yuan snorted coldly.

Well, things have come to this point. He has already made a deal with the Soul Emperor and handed over the fragment of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade. There is no point in hiding it any longer.

“Alright.” Gu Yuan took a deep breath and slowly began to speak, “This matter begins with the fall of the Thunder Realm.”

After the Thunder Realm was breached by the Dragon-Phoenix Son, the remaining forces of my ancient clan collapsed. I fled all the way and accidentally stumbled into a cave. I never expected that it would be the tomb of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint.

There, I found a corpse frozen in a thousand-year-old ice coffin. The body was intact, and even under the nourishment of the ice, it retained a faint trace of life.

On the stone walls of the tomb, there are also engravings of the resurrection plan left by the Pure Lotus Demon Saint.

He can be brought back to life simply by awakening his physical body with the power of a ninth-grade golden core and then guiding his remnant soul with the power of an emperor-level soul.

Moreover, according to him, he had entered the Sword Emperor's ruins and received guidance from the Sword Emperor.

The reason he left this resurrection as a backup plan was to help the descendants of the Sword Emperor deal with the Dragon-Phoenix Son!

The Dragon-Phoenix Son is incredibly powerful. Currently, only a resurrected half-Emperor level expert like the Pure Lotus Demon Saint can rival him. If our ancient clan wants to revive, we can only rely on his power.

"But you know who the Sword Emperor's successor is..."

After Gu Yuan finished explaining, a look of understanding flashed in the eyes of the Soul Emperor, who said, "So that's how it is. No wonder you risked entering the Soul Realm to obtain a way to control the resurrected..."

A mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips, his tone laced with sarcasm: "Otherwise, even if you go to great lengths to revive the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, once he learns the truth, he'll just kill you to prove his loyalty to Xiao Jibai."

"Yes, that's how it is. If we can't control him, we'll just be doing all the work for Xiao Jibai."

Gu Yuan said coldly, not refuting the Soul Emperor's mockery, for it was indeed the truth.

"I know it all."

The Soul Emperor nodded slightly, his expression gradually becoming serious: "You've come to the right person. My Soul Clan does indeed have a way to control the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, and we're very confident in it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yuan's breathing became rapid, and his eyes flashed with intense light: "Speak!"

The Soul Emperor's lips curled slightly as he said, "This method is not difficult."

Our clan's method of controlling resurrected people has always been to work on their souls, sealing their origins with special inscriptions, turning them into puppets to be manipulated at will.

My clan are experts at manipulating souls, as you know...

However, against a half-Emperor level powerhouse like the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, control at the soul level alone is probably insufficient.

The Soul Emperor's tone shifted, becoming serious: "The soul of a half-emperor is incredibly resilient. Even after thousands of years of decline, the remnant soul still carries a powerful will. Ordinary soul seals simply cannot completely bind it. Once it is resurrected and regains its senses, it is very likely to break free of control."

Therefore, to ensure absolute success, we also need to take drastic measures against his physical body! Only by employing a two-pronged approach can we completely control him.

"Physical body..."

Gu Yuan frowned deeply, a troubled look on his face.

"But the physical body of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint is sealed inside a thousand-year-old Xuanbing Coffin. That Xuanbing Coffin is an ancient treasure containing extremely cold power. Moreover, who knows if there are any restrictions or hidden measures he left behind in that ice coffin?"

If we forcibly break open the ice coffin and trigger the restrictions, it will likely damage his physical body. At that point, let alone resurrection, it's questionable whether we can even preserve his body intact.

"madness!"

The Soul Emperor coldly rebuked him without any politeness.

A nameless anger surged within Gu Yuan, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Then tell me what to do!"

"Isn't the method for resurrecting the Pure Lotus Demon Saint clearly written on the stone wall? It requires the power of a ninth-grade golden elixir to awaken his physical body."

Then we can tamper with the Golden Elixir!
We will inscribe the special control runes of our clan into the golden core. When the golden core merges into his body, those runes will seep into his flesh along with the medicinal power, making his body a puppet to be controlled!
In this way, his soul is sealed and his body is controlled. Even if he is a half-emperor level expert, after being resurrected, he can only be manipulated by you and will never be able to break free!

Gu Yuan took a deep breath, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided.

The Soul Emperor's method was indeed ingenious. It avoided touching the Xuanbing Coffin, thus avoiding the risk of triggering the restrictions, and it also allowed him to silently control the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's body. It was a win-win situation.

Although he was very unhappy with the Soul Emperor's attitude, he had to admit that what the other party said made sense.

"That's all the magnanimity you can muster."

Seeing that Gu Yuan remained silent, the Soul Emperor couldn't help but sneer.

Then, he took out a blood-red jade slip from his storage ring.

The jade was about half a foot long, blood red in color, and covered with dense black runes. It exuded a strong sense of yin and evil and soul fluctuations, which made people feel cold at first glance.

The Soul Emperor tossed his hand, and the blood-red jade simplified into a beam of red light, flying straight toward Gu Yuan.

"This is the method for controlling the resurrected, and it records the specific method of engraving the control inscriptions."

"The soul of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint also needs to be awakened by an Emperor-level soul. At that time, you just need to inscribe control runes on the Emperor-level soul and the Ninth-Rank Golden Core."

Gu Yuan snatched the blood-red jade slip. He looked down at the inscription on the jade slip, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

"I see."

Looking at Gu Yuan's appearance, the Soul Emperor's eyes flashed with a mocking smile.

"According to our clan's intelligence, the Pill Tower Ancestor is currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Ninth-Rank Golden Core realm. The Ninth-Rank Golden Core you seek to awaken the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's physical body is aimed at him, isn't it?"

As for the Emperor-level soul capable of awakening the remnant soul of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint...

"Across the entire continent, there are very few remaining Emperor-level souls; besides Xiao Xuan, there's probably no other like him."

"You really do know everything about the mainland."

Gu Yuan said coldly, his tone tinged with apprehension: "I have my own plan for this matter, and I don't need your interference!"

"Alright." The Soul Emperor chuckled lightly. "Goodbye, and don't bother seeing me off."

Gu Yuan snorted coldly, said no more, and turned to walk out of the Soul Palace. (End of this chapter)