Six Realms Immortal Emperor

"Trying to escape?" The body of the Three Saints of Separation suddenly opened its eyes. The remaining part of the primordial spirit became its own. Of course, it would not let Xu Jingtian escape easily. It mobilized its remaining strength and reached out to strike the stone statue with a burst of spiritual energy.

The stone statue immediately emitted a cloud of black energy, which was much thinner than before, and rapidly spread outwards, trying to surround Xu Jingtian.

Everything happened extremely suddenly. In the short time it took Xu Jingtian to react, the black aura was already close by. Although it did not revert to its original form, six long arms stretched out from within it, trying to grab Xu Jingtian.

"Run!" a voice inside Xu Jingtian urged urgently. His spiritual power suddenly erupted, carrying him several feet away, narrowly avoiding the attack of the black energy.

"Thank you!" Xu Jingtian thought to himself with a smile. If it weren't for the timely intervention of the Three Saints of the Soul Separation, who mobilized some of their spiritual power, he would have been completely surrounded by the black energy.

"Hmph!" The Three Saints of Soul Separation snorted coldly inside Xu Jingtian's body and then fell silent. He had seen this black aura before. Although he didn't know what it was, its power was astonishing. Even in his prime, he was no match for it and could only protect himself. Of course, he couldn't let Xu Jingtian die like this.

The six arms formed from black mist failed to grab Xu Jingtian, but instead surrounded the body of the Three Saints of Separation, constantly passing in and out of his chest and back as if they were invisible.

"Ah, ah!" The bodies of the three soul-separated saints emitted screams of agony. The remaining part of their primordial spirit was no match for the black energy and was enduring immense pain. Their voices gradually weakened.

The body of the Three Saints of Separation of Souls was terrifyingly trembling as if possessed by a demon, and life force was rapidly draining from his body!

After absorbing some of the primordial spirit's nourishment, the black aura became even more somber, indicating a significant increase in its power!

What is this black mist?!

It actually extracts people's primordial spirit, which is a great tonic for it.

Xu Jingtian was unaware of the situation, but the Three Saints of Separation of Souls knew some clues. Any disciple sent by Yue Zhi who didn't catch his eye would be sent here to have their primordial spirits devoured by the black energy.

This mass of black energy has no fixed form, and its origin is unknown; it usually remains hidden within the stone statue. The statue is positioned directly above the core of a massive restrictive formation, and any vibration from spiritual energy will trigger the release of the black energy.

This black mist doesn't absorb spiritual energy or consume flesh and blood; instead, it specifically devours the primordial spirits of people. It has consumed the primordial spirits of dozens of disciples, gradually increasing its strength. If it can gather enough primordial spirits from a hundred disciples, this black mist can materialize and no longer need to reside within the stone statue.

Who knew that Xu Jingtian had inadvertently stumbled in last time, accidentally startling it. To its delight, Xu Jingtian's primordial spirit was powerful enough to rival the dozen or so others before it, so it charged forward without hesitation. However, just as it was about to feast, it was blocked by a bead-like object. This seemingly insignificant object was its nemesis, capable of devouring its black energy, which terrified it, causing it to flee immediately.

Even so, the black energy was severely damaged. If its primordial spirit hadn't escaped quickly, it might have been completely annihilated by the bead. Just thinking about it is terrifying.

Today, the moment it emerged, it smelled a familiar scent. Cackling, it was the primordial spirit of a Core Formation stage expert! Normally, the black energy wouldn't be able to harm a Core Formation stage expert's primordial spirit because it was far too powerful. But seeing the struggling primordial spirit on the ground, the black energy was overjoyed and pounced. Although it was a fragmented primordial spirit, it was still powerful enough to give it a good feast.

After consuming this primordial spirit, one's vital energy is almost fully restored.

"Get out of my way!" Within the three souls separated from their bodies, the remaining fragments of their primordial spirits continued to struggle desperately.

"Gah gah!" The black mist let out a sinister laugh as it continued to devour without any mercy, not caring about anything else.

"Ah, ah!" The incomplete primordial spirits of the Three Saints were suffering immense pain. In just a few breaths, one-third of their incomplete primordial spirits were devoured.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Purple Han Kingdom, in a very secluded mountain forest, an old man suddenly opened his eyes and muttered, "Oh no, could something have happened to that old fellow?"

However, after only a dozen breaths, the old man frowned deeply and said with great worry, "It can't be that bad, can it? The old man was taken care of so quickly. Could something terrible be about to happen?"

As he spoke, he suddenly stood up and flew off in a certain direction. The whole process was as smooth as flowing water, and his movements were not slow at all, leaving only a blur behind him.

"If I don't escape now, when will I?" Xu Jingtian gasped, unleashing his full power as he fled outside. Before leaving, he didn't forget to pull out the sharp blade embedded in the stone wall. The tools used by the Three Saints of Soul Separation couldn't be too bad, could they?

Having finally arrived at the tightly closed stone door of the storage room, Xu Jingtian was taken aback. With the stone door closed, wasn't he left with no way to escape?

"Hmph, without my method to break the seal, let's see how you escape!" Just then, the voice of the Three Saints of the Soul Separation Sect came from within him again, "I, this old man, will have to come to your rescue!"

Immediately afterward, a mantra appeared out of nowhere in Xu Jingtian's mind. It was the method of breaking the seal of the Three Saints of Soul Separation. Xu Jingtian was overjoyed and mastered the mantra in a moment.

When he looked at the stone gate again, he actually saw through it. It turned out that the seemingly ordinary stone gate had faint traces of a restriction attached to it, which he could see through at a glance.

No wonder even someone as skilled as Elder Yuezhi couldn't enter the stone gate; he simply didn't understand the restrictions.

It was a defensive barrier that not only reinforced the stone door's hardness but also absorbed some spiritual energy attacks. Unless it was a master at the Core Formation stage or above who launched a strong attack, it was virtually impossible for anyone else to forcefully break through the door.

The Three Saints of Soul Separation transmitted the incantation for breaking the restriction directly into Xu Jingtian's mind through his primordial spirit. This method of teaching through the primordial spirit has another advantage: it can be mastered without the recipient having to practice it. Xu Jingtian mastered this ability to break the restriction almost instantly.

Having figured out the secret to the restriction, Xu Jingtian immediately came up with a way to break it. Following the instructions, he cast the spell step by step, sometimes quickly, sometimes solemnly, controlling the pace and intensity perfectly.

With a pop, the restriction was lifted. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xu Jingtian had dispelled the restriction.

"Hehe, this is my first time breaking the restriction, so my technique is still a bit rusty. The Three Saints of Soul Separation did it with a flick of their wrists!" Xu Jingtian was not very satisfied with his first attempt at breaking the restriction.

Little did he know, the Three Saints of Soul Separation remained silent because they were nearly driven to their deaths by his anger. This kind of restriction, while not difficult, was not the simplest either; it had taken him a whole month to figure out how to break it back then.

Xu Jingtian broke the restriction so easily on his first attempt, which actually made him somewhat dissatisfied, much to the chagrin of the Three Saints of the Soul Separation Sect.

With the restriction lifted, only an ordinary stone gate remained, which could no longer stop Xu Jingtian's steps.