Fairy, I am truly a virtuous gentleman!

The Golden Elixir is something that is firm, permanent, immortal, perfect, bright, and without flaw.

Only those who attain perfect enlightenment and true spirit can condense a superior golden elixir.

Therefore, advancing to the Golden Core stage involves three steps: refining the Great Elixir, transforming the Spiritual Liquid, and fusing the True Spirit.

The first two steps are almost unobstructed as long as the foundation is solid, resources are replenished, and enough are accumulated. Only the final step of fusing the true spirit is the real hurdle to forming the golden core.

Leaving aside the inner demons of the Golden Core and the calamities of the mortal world, just clearly seeing the true spirit is extremely difficult, a hurdle that ordinary people find hard to overcome.

The Heavenly Soul Spring can help people wash away worldly dust, nourish their soul, and allow their true spirit to manifest. In this way, they will be qualified to enter the realm of superior Golden Core.

Moreover, the effects of the Heavenly Soul Spring are not limited to this; it has countless other wonderful uses.

Putting aside everything else, the Heavenly Soul Spring is an essential item for cultivating great supernatural powers like the Heavenly One Divine Water!

Therefore, everyone present was deeply moved.

Master Xu Yuan then spoke again, saying leisurely, "At the bottom of the Crimson Abyss, there is a spatial rift that is vaguely similar to the legendary Nether Abyss. The realm is filled with fierce ghosts and evil spirits. When the Great Li Holy Ancestor discovered this, he set up the Seven Luminaries Dragon Spirit Formation to suppress any ghosts that might escape from this place."

Many people couldn't help but think that it was just like the rhetoric used by those immortal sects and holy lands.

"May I ask, Master, how does one obtain this Heavenly Soul Spring?"

"Don't rush, I'm about to say something."

Master Xu Yuan smiled and said with an ethereal air, "Simply hunt down the ghosts in the Crimson Abyss and kill them. Once their souls dissipate, the Heavenly Soul Spring will immediately be generated."

You can rest assured, this place is shrouded in an array, with an array spirit constantly monitoring and killing. There are absolutely no ghosts above the Golden Core level, only some divine palaces and spiritual platforms, which are demons and ghosts that will not shake the foundation of the great array..."

Suddenly, the ground beneath my feet trembled.

Master Xu Yuan paused, looked up, and shouted, "We've arrived!"

Then he took out a purple crystal token, waved his sleeve, and everyone looked in that direction. Before they could react, they found that the surrounding environment had changed, and the hundred or so people instantly arrived on the deck of a tall building on a ship.

This amethyst token is a sub-token of the control center of the Great Luo Cloud Boat, and its authority is second only to that of the Great Li Crown Prince Ji Changhong.

Looking out from the ship, all that could be seen was a vast expanse of desolation.

The sun and moon are nowhere to be seen, only a dark red expanse exists, with only an endless continent.

This is the real Crimson Abyss!

Suddenly, everyone noticed a billowing black mist approaching from the horizon, accompanied by eerie wails and howls.

Some people feel an indescribable nausea and dizziness just from looking at it, as if their souls are being corrupted.

The array patterns on the surface of the Great Luo Cloud Boat lit up, and it quickly spewed out strands of lightning and true fire, which transformed into an invisible net that covered the hull.

The moment the black mist and the lightning fire came into contact, it reacted like water hitting boiling oil, producing a thunderous and sizzling sound.

Seemingly realizing how troublesome the Great Luo Cloud Boat was, the black mist seemed to gain sentience and changed, conjuring up terrifying and ferocious ghostly figures that roared and rushed towards the lightning and fire shield.

Even if it is scattered in an instant, it will quickly regain its form and relentlessly attack.

Its frenzied and bloodthirsty state was truly terrifying.

A keen observer scanned the area with their divine sense and discovered that although the Great Luo Cloud Boat appeared as stable as Mount Tai, the layer of lightning and fire protective shield was dimming at an extremely rapid pace.

"What is this?"

Many people were terrified. Even the Imperial Spirit Ship was corroded and corrupted. How could they possibly withstand it?

What is the origin of this black mist?

"This is the Misty Mist, which is particularly sensitive to spiritual energy, but has no interest in cultivators below the Golden Core stage who have not yet reshaped their physical form."

On the contrary, colossal vessels like the Imperial Sky Ship consume most of their resources every time they arrive, so they cannot linger for long.

Master Xu Yuan shook his head.

When a ghost dies, it becomes a demon; when a demon dies, it becomes a rarity; when a rarity dies, it becomes a barbarian.

The ghosts in this place do not enter the cycle of reincarnation. Over time, their souls collapse and turn into lingering mist, which lingers here and is extremely eager for the spiritual energy of the mortal world.

The lingering mist is particularly troublesome, as it is neither dead nor destroyed, and is difficult to drive away or dissipate.

"Alright, the time has come. Those who have obtained the Crimson Abyss quota, those below the Golden Core stage, may disembark. The rest of you who accompanied them may remain on the Great Luo Cloud Boat."

Master Xu Yuan unleashed over a hundred golden beams, which shot into the bodies of Ning Yuan and the others.

They clearly sensed that the golden light was not malicious, but simply some kind of mark that could be activated.

"One month from now, I will return by ship and use the aura of the legal contracts you have signed as a guide to recall you. Of course, if anyone wishes to return early, they can activate the golden seal, and Commander Zhou Huan will send someone into the abyss to receive them."

Looking at the fierce and terrifying fog outside, some people immediately wanted to back down.

However, a flash of sword light streaked past everyone's eyes, and the first person to fly off the Great Luo Cloud Boat was the one who did so.

It is indeed the Chu Ling Ci!

The girl's gaze shifted, her expression grave as she looked at the black mist. She remained unnoticed until she left the lightning and fire shield.

She glanced back at the Great Luo Cloud Boat, then sped away.

"Ugh."

Lei Yunzi sighed, "Although it's a bit inconvenient to act together, it's safer. With your strength, as long as you collect enough Heavenly Soul Springs, it'll be a worthwhile trade."

Zhu Qixian smiled slightly, stepped forward, and said, "Uncle-Master, Junior Sister Chu is highly skilled and daring. Dali has made such arrangements. Although there are some unknown risks, it is generally safe. Why not let her act freely? She might even reap greater rewards on her own."

Lei Yunzi nodded in agreement. "That makes sense. In that case, let Junior Nephew Zhu temporarily take the lead and guide the rest of the group to explore the Crimson Abyss."

"yes!"

Subsequently, under Zhu Qixian's leadership, all the members of the Taiyi Sword Sect left the Daluo Cloud Boat, leaving only Lei Yunzi behind.

With such an example, the others felt relieved and disembarked to head into the depths of the Crimson Abyss.

Ning Yuan didn't rush to leave. He stood with his hands behind his back, silently watching those who were setting off.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to those who made it into the top fifty in the Grand Gathering of Ten Thousand Laws, there were dozens of others whose 'spots' came from similar sources as Ning Yuan's.

Some of them made mistakes in the competition, while others missed opportunities because they were injured and unable to perform at their best.

In short, they were not willing to come for nothing, so they paid a huge price to enter the Crimson Abyss.

Among these people, two figures stood out the most.

Those were Wu Tao, the Holy Son of the Golden Lotus Sect, and Princess Liuli, Ji Daoyun.

The Holy Son of the Golden Lotus Sect was accompanied by several people, and he looked very imposing. However, his face was pale, and he was surrounded by the scent of spiritual medicine. He didn't even dare to expose his arms, which clearly indicated that his injuries had not fully healed.

In contrast, Ji Daoyun wore a gold fork in her hair, a long dress with gold thread lace, a flower ornament on her forehead, red lips and rosy eyes. She was elegant, beautiful and poised, showing no trace of the disheveled state she had been in a few days ago when the Sword Sect girl severed her arm with a single sword.

The former gave a few words of advice to the person beside him, and then left the Great Luo Cloud Boat.

The latter kept his eyes on Ning Yuan, and seeing that most of the people had left, he walked over to them.