Gao Wu: Others practice martial arts, but you cultivate immortality?

Yan Fan never expected that after the Pope's defeat, there would still be people from the temple coming to their deaths;

But he showed no mercy, killing him outright! He devoured the strange entity within the Temple Judge's body...

In fact, having reached this level, he has realized that the 'power' he has cultivated is not his own power!

Rather than cultivating, these people were actually modifying their bodies to unleash more energy from the strange energy fused within them!

This model is very different from that of the spirits in the temple...

Although both are "borrowed";

But their approach was purely borrowing, while the temple's spiritual practitioners were more inclined towards integration...

Yan Fan couldn't figure out the key behind it either, but it didn't matter, at least this power was now at his disposal.

His gaze was fixed intently in one direction;

It's as if I can see those figures shrouded in black mist in the temple from thousands of miles away... My own cultivation has improved again, it's time to wipe out the temple in one fell swoop!

......

Lina did not die;

Not only did she not die, she even killed the people who came to attack her;

But when it came to the old priest... she ultimately couldn't bring herself to do it.

The old priest chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I thought you'd really neglected your cultivation... but it turns out it was all an act!"

He used to think Lina was very easy to understand;

Aside from his strength, he was just an ordinary person in every other respect, and his temperament was even more ordinary... But now, he began to have some doubts about his own judgment.

Lina was silent for a moment, then said, "Go away. I don't want to kill you."

"Do you know the consequences of letting me go? The temple will definitely continue to hunt you down!"

Lina shook her head and flew out of the city;

She was preparing to go find those people from the Soul Palace. As for the pursuit her teacher had mentioned... let them come if they want.

Actually, the teacher wasn't wrong about her; she really didn't like cultivation.

After the initial enthusiasm wore off, she avoided cultivation whenever possible, instead focusing more on enjoying life... However, the strange creature inside her acted like it was sick, shocking her whenever she wasn't cultivating!

Lina tried once, but that day, she didn't train for the full eight hours.

Then I was electrocuted so badly I felt like my soul was about to shatter!

She never wanted to experience that feeling again... So she actually practiced diligently every night until morning, and only then did she begin to enjoy life...

Lina used to hate it with a passion, but now she only feels fortunate...

Otherwise, I should already be dead, right?

......

Yan Fan was also very curious about this stupid woman. Based on his experience, he could tell that Lina was not a good person.

But she happens to be a strong person!?

Although not as good as himself, he still belongs to the top tier within the Soul Hall...

Yan Fan felt that if Lina had the heart of a strong person, she might be able to surpass him!

Yan Fan personally welcomed her arrival, and then... the counterattack on the temple began!

For a time, neither side regarded the strange as their greatest enemy, and all their killing moves were directed at each other;

Some people with a conscience will try their best to avoid fighting in the city;

Those who are more indifferent simply don't care where they are or how many people are around them!

Every time the strong clash, the lives of tens of thousands of Phantom Silk Clan members are taken!

War raged, and everywhere was filled with broken walls and corpses!

Ordinary members of the Illusionary Gauze Clan have no voice whatsoever; they can only live numbly day by day, waiting for the aftermath to fall upon them... Seemingly drawn to this world, their bizarre activities become increasingly frequent!

Even in broad daylight, in the heart of the city... a buffet was started right there!

Whether the territory controlled by the Soul Palace or the territory controlled by the God Palace, it makes no difference to them...

The population of the Phantom Silk Clan has drastically decreased!

In just a few months, it decreased by 30%...

Fortunately, this chaotic world did not last long, and a battle that took place in the highest temple attracted the attention of the whole world!

The moment Yan Fan emerged carrying the heads of the Pope and others, everyone knew that the chaos had come to an end...

The spirits of the temples in various places quickly lost their will to fight, ceased to resist, and even surrendered on the spot...

......

Lina returned home in glory; she was a meritorious contributor to the Soul Palace.

He was also an elder whose status was second only to Yan Fan...

Two years have passed since Yan Fan's great battle. The Soul Palace has basically completed its acceptance of the world and has taken over the responsibilities of the Temple to resist the supernatural.

Everything was progressing smoothly, and she finally had some free time...

So she returned to her familiar city and her little courtyard.

She saw a somewhat familiar man lying on a deck chair in his yard, sunbathing...

Lina remembered—was this the man who had smashed up her backyard?

At the time, she only knew that this man was a spiritualist, but now, ordinary spiritualists no longer hold a place in her eyes...

Lina frowned slightly: "Why are you still here?"

An aura of authority emanated from her, radiating immense pressure.

"..." Chu Yuan almost lost his composure upon hearing those familiar words. He glanced at her, and Lina, looking bewildered once more, walked away...

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls appeared, and Chu Yuan probed into it with his divine sense.

During the period when Yan Fan started his rebellion, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was greatly replenished!

He thought that the strange entity within the temple spirit was 'eaten up' by the strange entity within him... but actually, it wasn't; most of it was sent into the Myriad Soul Banner!

After much research, Chu Yuan confirmed that the strange occurrences in the universe and the strange occurrences in the extraterrestrial battlefield were the same thing...

It seems that those creatures from the outer battlefield were captured by powerful figures from the experimental field and sent in as novel and bizarre occurrences.

As for why there's this constant, eerie phenomenon of new life...

It's just the same situation as the Phantom Veil Clan, right?

Other studies have yielded limited results.

It looks remarkably like a vengeful spirit!

Logically speaking, unless it's a special scenario like the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, this kind of thing cannot exist alone for a long time;

But they're still lively and energetic...

He had previously wanted to study what the supernatural was, but perhaps due to his insufficient understanding, he couldn't comprehend its structure.

And now... I still can't understand it.

Earth once categorized life into three types: flesh and blood life, metal and stone life, and energy/spiritual life.

Entering the universe is actually not much different;

The criteria for distinguishing between flesh-and-blood life and life made of metal and stone are the same;

In addition to these, there is plant life...

The difference is that there is no concept of spiritual life in the universe; the bizarre is just that!

As for energy life forms... at least they would have a fundamental protocore...

It seems this is not a secret I can uncover yet...