The First Venerable of All Paths

"Brother Fang Xuan, what exactly is this thing?"

Li Tianjiao looked at Fang Xuan, his eyes flashing.

Everyone was clearly very nervous, but Brother Fang Xuan remained completely calm from beginning to end.

He seemed to know from the beginning that the spirit-gathering jade bottle did not contain any spiritual vein.

They also knew the origin of this soul entity.

This puzzled Li Tianjiao, but also made him even more curious.

"Try it now, can you still hear the summoning sound from before?"

Fang Xuan did not answer Li Tianjiao's question, but spoke slowly.

"what?"

Li Tianjiao sensed it for a moment and said, "It seems to be gone. What happened?"

"Actually, it's not just you."

Fang Xuan said dismissively, "They all heard the call and thought that something extremely important to them was hidden here."

"What?"

Li Tianjiao's pretty face changed, and she said, "Doesn't that mean we were deceived from the very beginning?"

"It's not exactly deception."

Fang Xuan said, "That thing is indeed a great opportunity, but whether or not we can obtain it depends not only on our own strength, but also on luck."

While the two were talking, the soul began to show signs of fatigue under the siege of Elder Zheng and the others, and started to be at a disadvantage.

"It seems that this soul has been sealed in the Spirit-Gathering Jade Bottle for too long, and its divine soul has been greatly damaged."

Old Zheng exclaimed excitedly, "Let's all put in more effort and completely eliminate this thing, making it vanish into thin air!"

Upon hearing this, Nie Song and his men became even more ruthless in their attacks.

Li Tianjiao said, "Then the soul entity is going to lose."

"If it were that easy, this thing wouldn't have been sealed away."

Fang Xuan said, "Just watch, the real show is about to begin."

"die!"

On the battlefield, the soul was surrounded by the crowd and its body was entangled by the Blood Refining Spider Silk.

A cold glint flashed in Old Zheng's eyes, and yellow energy swirled in his palm as he unleashed a punch.

"puff!"

With a single punch, the soul body exploded.

"It's a success!"

Upon seeing this, Poisonous Enchantress was overjoyed.

Old Zheng glanced coldly at the three, including the withered monster, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Hurry up!"

Ghost Child was the first to notice the killing intent in Old Zheng's eyes. In addition, he was the most seriously injured. If Old Zheng suddenly made a move, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to withstand even one move.

Without further hesitation, she screamed and turned to rush out of the red mist, wanting only to escape this place of trouble as soon as possible.

At this moment, the red mist was still churning and surging wildly, which to anyone would look like a sign that the seal was about to be broken and everyone could leave safely.

However, as soon as the demon boy crashed into the red mist, his body felt as if it had hit an impenetrable wall, producing a dull thud. The immense recoil caused him to grimace in pain, his face contorting even more.

"Damn it! Why isn't it working?!"

The demon child clutched his chest, roaring in anger, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Could it be that someone else set up this restriction? This soul form isn't the core of the restriction at all?"

Upon hearing the demon child's roar, everyone present paled, and a sense of unease instantly spread through their hearts.

"Old Zheng, wasn't that soul entity already dealt with?"

Nie Song looked at Elder Zheng with some panic, his voice trembling slightly: "Why hasn't the restriction been lifted yet? What exactly is going on?"

"I...I don't know either."

Old Zheng frowned, his expression grave, and he was also completely bewildered.

Since the soul entity had clearly been killed, the red mist restriction should have been lifted accordingly.

Just then, several piercing screams suddenly rang out, breaking the deathly silence of the scene.

Nie Song suddenly turned his head and looked over, his pupils shrinking sharply.

His few remaining subordinates were standing there, dumbfounded.

His eyes were wide open, his face frozen in extreme terror and despair, as if his soul had been ripped out, leaving him lifeless.

"Bang bang bang!"

The next moment, several explosions rang out in succession, and the bodies of several subordinates instantly exploded, with pieces of flesh scattered all over the ground.

Strangely, the pieces of flesh quickly turned into dust after hitting the ground and disappeared with the wind.

Not a drop of blood was left, as if it had never existed.

"Eeya!"

Just as everyone was in shock, a blood-red halo slowly condensed in mid-air, and the red-clad soul reappeared.

The crimson moonlight poured down, bathing the red-clad figure in its light.

Her red dress fluttered in the wind, and her hair danced wildly.

The crimson aura surrounding him was even more intense and eerie than before.

But when everyone saw what the soul looked like, they couldn't help but gasp.

This soul entity actually has two faces.

They are one in front and one behind, sharing the same body.

The face in front of him was that of a young man.

He had a handsome face, but his complexion was deathly pale, and his eyes were empty and lifeless, clearly without pupils, giving off an eerie, deathly stillness.

The face behind his head resembled that of a woman.

Her once beautiful face was now covered with hideous scars, and her eyes held a venomous resentment, filled with a cruelty and savagery that seemed inhuman.

"How could this possibly be something like this!"

The withered monster exclaimed in surprise, his face filled with disbelief.

"Old monster, do you recognize this thing?"

Poisonous Enchantress took a few steps back and looked at the withered old monster.

"A red-clad soul, with both yin and yang aspects."

The withered old monster, his face deathly pale, said with difficulty, "This is a twin soul puppet!"

"Twin Soul Puppets?"

Everyone looked puzzled, clearly hearing this for the first time.

"Twin Soul Puppets are puppets forcibly created using forbidden and secret techniques from the souls of a pair of cultivators in love!"

Even though the withered old monster himself was a ruthless person, his voice trembled slightly as he spoke: "To refine this soul puppet, one must first separate the souls of two people from their physical bodies, sever their martial meridians, and then, during a solar eclipse, use millions of living souls as a sacrifice. Afterward, one must temper them day and night, forcibly fusing the two souls together to create this genderless, immortal puppet!"

"This soul puppet has no independent consciousness; it only recognizes the commands of the one who refines it, or... only the one who can control it."

The withered old monster said, "I also saw it in an ancient book. I thought it was an exaggeration by the ancients, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Upon hearing this, even Old Zheng's expression darkened completely.

Li Tianjiao whispered, "Brother Fang Xuan, are these twin soul puppets... very terrifying?"

Fang Xuan nodded slightly and said softly, "It was formed by fusing two divine souls and tempered by millions of living souls. Its divine soul power is extremely strong, and it is impervious to blades and spears, as well as water and fire. Ordinary attacks cannot harm it at all."

"Most importantly..."

Fang Xuan slowly said, "Twin Soul Puppets are born with boundless resentment, so they are naturally endowed with the ability to bewitch and control the souls of others, and can kill people invisibly."

"What should we do then?"

Li Tianjiao said, "Doesn't that mean we're all going to die here?"

No wonder she kept hearing someone calling her name.

It turns out that it was all caused by these twin soul puppets.

I don't know if they're dead or not.

Fang Xuan laughed and said, "Anyway, with me here, you'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, Li Tianjiao inexplicably felt relieved.

"The Twin Soul Puppets are about to make their move."

Fang Xuan said, "They have been sealed for many years and desperately need divine souls and essence to maintain their life force, so they will act on instinct and go on a killing spree."

"Oh no! It's about to attack!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the twin soul puppets suddenly let out a sharp roar.

A chilling, eerie light emanated from the young man's empty eye sockets.

These ghostly lights also possess the ability to control the soul.

Those shrouded in the ghostly light have glazed eyes and move slowly.

Tens of thousands of hairs shot out from the woman's mouth.

His hair was red, as if it had been soaked in blood.

These blood-red strands of hair shot towards the controlled group.

"This thing can actually control my body!"

Although Mr. Zheng's body is unable to move, his mind can still function.

As the blood-red hair rapidly approached him, Old Zheng unleashed a punch.

"Bang!"

Flesh and blood flew everywhere as Old Zheng's arm exploded.

A look of terror appeared on his face.

These twin puppets are even more terrifying than before.

It wasn't just him; everyone else was the same.

The only calm and composed person was Fang Xuan.

Just as the blood-red hair was about to touch him, a golden-red light flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes.

He raised his hand and waved it.

The Undying Phoenix Fire instantly transformed into a small bird, gently flapping its wings towards the blood-red hair.

"Sizzle!"

The acrid smell filled the air, and the blood-red hair recoiled as if electrocuted.

"Eeya!"

The twin soul puppets seemed to be enraged by Fang Xuan, and all their blood-red hair swept towards him like a tidal wave.

That eerie, ghostly light completely engulfed Fang Xuan.

"Brother Fang Xuan, be careful!"

Li Tianjiao's pretty face turned deathly pale, but she was barely able to protect herself and had no way to help Fang Xuan.

"The flames of war will spread, break through!"

Fang Xuan's gaze turned cold, and the firebird's body exploded, transforming into a sky full of golden and red flames that engulfed all the blood-red hair.

These blood-red strands of hair appeared very strong, but they were actually countered by the Undying Phoenix Flame.

The moment they made contact, their hair was burned by the flames.

The smell of burning permeated the surroundings.

The twin soul puppets' voices grew increasingly mournful.

An even more powerful and terrifying strange force was released wildly from the youth's empty eyes.

This power is quite similar to the power of the soul.

But there are also some fundamental differences.

"Now!"

A glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes, and he raised two fingers together, pointing forward.

"One sword pierces the peak, slash!"

Golden sword energy shot out from his fingertips, slicing through the sky and piercing the young man's eye socket with perfect accuracy.

"Pfft!"

The sword energy easily pierced the head of the twin soul puppets.

Large amounts of red mist also emerged from the soul, as if it were about to return to the world.

Seeing this, Fang Xuan quickly formed hand seals and controlled the Undying Phoenix Flame to seal off the red mist.

"Refine it for me!"

The hand seals changed again, and the Hundred Refinements Burning Heaven Technique was activated to refine the twin soul puppets.

Under this supreme technique passed down from the Spirit Empress, the twin soul puppets actually changed shape.

It was eventually refined into a black and red bead.

Black and red coexist, like yin and yang.

Fang Xuan put the bead into his hand, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"This...that's it?"

When the twin soul puppets were refined and the group regained control of their bodies, they looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Here, take this little gadget."

Fang Xuan ignored everyone and tossed the bead to Li Tianjiao, saying, "This thing can nourish your soul and will greatly benefit your cultivation."

After saying that, Fang Xuan turned and left.

But just then, a cold shout rang out from behind, filled with anger.

"stop!"