I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

However, at this moment, Huang Quan fell silent. He wanted to listen, he wanted to know, he wanted to understand. This was not because he was someone's disciple, but because he knew very well that he had become involved in the troubles of the Heavenly Soul Clan. Therefore, in order to resolve this trouble as soon as possible, he needed to know everything.

The big man spoke frankly as always: "To be honest, I originally intended to kill you because you disturbed my master's slumber. But just as I was about to make my move, my master stopped me. He said... he would take a gamble."

"Take a gamble?" Upon hearing this, Huang Quan suddenly frowned.

Gradually, the big man revealed almost everything, including the truth about the tomb and what was within it that the mysterious man was so determined to obtain...

However, Huang Quan only understood a few important points from the Han language. The first point was that the ancestor who created the Heavenly Soul Clan was not actually from this continent. That person came from another world, which is why he was able to create soul power that was higher than the spiritual power stage.

However, this person concealed his identity and entrusted everything of the Heavenly Soul Clan to the Heavenly Soul Ancestor. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, the Heavenly Soul Ancestor naturally became the founder of the Heavenly Soul Clan, and only two people knew that person's identity.

One of them, needless to say, is the Heavenly Soul Ancestor, while the other is the ancestor of the mysterious man, a powerful figure from the same era as the Heavenly Soul Ancestor. His true name has now disappeared into the long river of time, but the title given to him by the world still exists: Xuan Gui Shen Zun.

Unfortunately, like the Heavenly Soul Ancestor, this person perished tens of thousands of years ago due to his lifespan. However, he left behind his descendants, such as the mysterious man we see today.

At least the previous stories were all fabricated by the Heavenly Soul Ancestor. He placed all the stories on the mysterious person and himself in order to hide that person's whereabouts. However, the Xuan Gui God Venerable, who also knew of that person's existence, already had the idea of ​​betraying that person at that time, and even had a plan to seize that person's power.

At that time, when his cultivation was at the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, he had an extremely tempting conjecture: if he could borrow the power of people from other realms, could he transcend the shackles of life and death and become the strongest person standing at the pinnacle of the continent?

That's why he fell into this predicament. He had once shared this idea with An Ran, but unfortunately An Ran did not join him in his evil deeds. As a result, the Heavenly Soul Clan split into two factions: one that upheld the cause and the other that rebelled.

An Ran's true cultivation level was at the late stage of the Heavenly Emperor realm, so he was no match for Xuan Gui Shen Zun and was defeated by him. However, it was not so easy for Xuan Gui Shen Zun to kill him, so in the end, An Ran and that person still escaped from the Heavenly Soul Clan.

This escape lasted for tens of thousands of years. Even after digging three feet into the ground, Xuan Gui Shen Zun could not find An Ran and that person. The two of them seemed to have vanished into thin air, plunging Xuan Gui Shen Zun into despair until the end of his lifespan. So, having no other choice, he could only place his hopes on his descendants.

The mysterious man was the eighteenth generation descendant of the Xuan Gui God, and also the descendant with the lowest cultivation level. However, with the help of his ancestors' experience, he recently found the peaceful Guixu Land and obtained the Mingzi Branch and the Soul Snow Compass from it. He also learned about the hidden place of the true founder of the Tianhun Clan.

"Is that so? If that's the case, then this place..." At this moment, Huang Quan looked at the sect gate seriously, clearly having made a guess, but then a doubt arose in his mind. He turned to the big man and asked, "However... since your master is a powerful being from another world and has the strength to create a race, then he shouldn't need to run away from Xuan Gui God Venerable, right?"

“That’s true! But things are unpredictable!” As he spoke, the burly man suddenly sighed, “Back then, not long after my master created the Heavenly Soul Clan, an accident occurred on this continent…”

"Something unexpected happened?" Huang Quan asked, puzzled.

"That's right. You might not believe it, but this continent isn't dead. It has life, it has consciousness. It's what you often call a celestial being, but it's the strongest celestial being. It doesn't allow outsiders to come. If they discover it... it will do everything in its power to annihilate them..."

"My master is from the outside world, and unfortunately, it discovered him. Thus, a fierce battle ensued. In the end, my master was severely injured, losing only one-tenth of his strength, which allowed the Xuan Gui God to take advantage of the situation..."

"Oh? I see." Huang Quan nodded calmly.

"Tsk! You don't seem very surprised!" The burly man raised an eyebrow and suddenly asked.

"Is that so?" Huang Quan said calmly.

“Yes, if an ordinary person heard what I said, even a cultivator at the True Heaven Realm would show an incredulous expression, right? But you… you are unusually calm.” The burly man said with increasing doubt.

"Hehehe! Maybe I'm a bit special! After all, I've never experienced something like this before," Huang Quan replied.

Huang Quan had not experienced it, but he had encountered it. He knew the stories of the outside world and most of the secrets of this continent. It could be said that his understanding of this continent far surpassed that of the Han Dynasty. The reason he did not tell the truth was simply because these things were too troublesome to explain.

"Alright!" The big man didn't seem to want to delve into it further, and then continued talking about his master.

Countless years ago, in order to divert the attention of the Ghost Profound God, the Heavenly Soul Ancestor left that person's side after settling him in. Therefore, the two people's graves are not in the same place. After the Heavenly Soul Ancestor's lifespan ended, he buried himself in the northwest of the Heavenly Profound Realm, which is now the location of the Spirit Ghost Sect.

This explains why the mysterious man placed the Spirit Ghost Sect there—because he wanted to find the tomb of the Heavenly Soul Ancestor. It also explains why he possessed the items belonging to the Great Han's master, as those items were originally gifts from the Great Han's master to the Heavenly Soul Ancestor. Furthermore, it explains why the mysterious man could use those items to break the formation here, because the formation was precisely set up by the Heavenly Soul Ancestor. However, everything seemed to have come full circle, ultimately returning to where it all started.

However, the master of the great man never left this place after he arrived, because his injuries were too severe, and he was almost on the verge of death. So in order to survive, he chose to give up his physical body and divide his soul into three parts.

"So what my master told you about the three parts of the soul is absolutely true. It's just that the three parts of the soul don't belong to the Heavenly Soul Ancestor, but to my master," the big man said calmly.

"Wait, wait, wait, this is all a bit confusing. Didn't your master not want to be disturbed? Does your master have some kind of purpose?" Huang Quan asked, extremely puzzled.

"Of course there's a purpose? Because even the soul isn't permanent! Over endless years, one-third of my master's soul has died, and the remaining two are slowly dying. The reason the third soul has no power is precisely because my master converted power into lifespan..."

"Hey! Could it be that..."

"That's about it. But after she went out last time, she lost all her power and fell into a deep sleep in the deepest part of this cemetery. In short, of my master's three souls, only she is still alive now." As he said this, the big man looked at the Crimson Peak Sword in Huang Quan's hand, and a look of sorrow suddenly appeared in his eyes.

“Yes, it should be said that from the moment you stepped into this place, he felt that he could place his hopes on you,” the big man nodded.

"Is that so?" Huang Quan murmured softly, took a deep breath, then looked at the big man, frowned, and said again, "But you still haven't told me... his name!"

"Hu Li"

The name Hu Li is very ordinary and common.

But who could have imagined that the person with this name once created the entire Heavenly Soul Clan and stood at the pinnacle of the world?

Even Huang Quan himself found it hard to believe.

"Well! I really didn't expect that! Such an awesome person would have such an ordinary name. It's really..." Huang Quan muttered to himself with a slight sigh.

"Tch! What's so impressive about it? Does one have to be called some kind of Venerable or God to be considered a great person? Don't you know that the simpler a person is, the more extraordinary they may be? My master is far superior to those so-called Venerables or Gods."

“Uh…that’s true.” Huang Quan couldn’t help but agree with the big man’s words.

In short, after explaining everything, Huang Quan gradually understood what the Han Dynasty really wanted him to do.

"So, you just want me to stop that person, right?" Huang Quan asked.

"Yes."

"Hey, hey, hey! I keep feeling a bit strange, like I'm the guardian of this cemetery?" Huang Quan frowned slightly and subconsciously uttered what might be the truth.

The burly man seemed to know what Huang Quan was thinking, and he replied directly: "No! It's not just a thought, it is. You are the guardian of this place, and also the guardian of my master. Didn't I tell you before? As my master's disciple, you naturally need to protect your master's territory, because this territory is also yours!"

"Huh? Mine? Hehehe, don't tell me that because I'm your master's disciple, I'll definitely inherit your master's mantle, and this place just happens to be one of those mantles, so this place naturally belongs to me. This kind of talk sounds very illogical and is quite intimidating." Huang Quan said as if he understood the big man's trick.

What Huang Quan didn't expect was that the big man actually nodded shamelessly after he finished speaking.

"I think that's exactly right! Is there a problem?" the burly man shamelessly retorted.

"This...this..." Huang Quan was speechless, because there really wasn't a problem, so he suddenly realized that he seemed to have been tricked.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go in! If you don't go in soon, your master's inheritance might really fall into that person's hands." After saying that, the big man naturally pointed to the stone door behind him, indicating that Huang Quan should step inside.

"What are you talking about! I never promised you anything about protecting this place. Besides, even if I were to protect it, you just said I'm not strong enough, too weak. So, aren't you going to teach me some awesome secret techniques before letting me in?"

Huang Quan knew he couldn't avoid this trouble, but he didn't want to suffer a loss. He wanted to find a way to gain more benefits for himself. Moreover, this big man had said he would improve his strength so that he wouldn't die in vain. Therefore, considering all of the above, it was only natural for him to go with the flow.

After all, he didn't like doing useless things. Ultimately, he wasn't the disciple of the big man's master. Huang Quan knew very well that after Hu Li's soul was divided into three parts, each soul was actually an individual. Although there was still a connection between the souls, this connection was not enough to make them one person. Therefore, Huang Quan could avoid harming this place, but he would never protect this place for the sake of that so-called "master" unless he had a motive or benefit.

That's why Huang Quan wanted this big man to give him a motive, a reason to act.

The big man seemed to have understood this from Huang Quan's words. In fact, from the first moment he saw Huang Quan, he could tell that Huang Quan's strength was far greater than that of an ordinary Nirvana Realm cultivator. He even sensed a hint of danger in Huang Quan's expression. So, the reason he said that Huang Quan's strength was weak and did not let him immediately pursue the mysterious person was not because he looked down on Huang Quan, but because he was worried that Huang Quan would not easily do things for him.

Everyone here is intelligent, they just don't speak openly about it. That's why the big man talked to Huang Quan so much, his purpose being to connect Huang Quan with his master, so that Huang Quan could use this connection to stop the mysterious man.

But now, listening to Huang Quan's seemingly joking and shameless words, he suddenly realized that Huang Quan was not as righteous as he had imagined. On the contrary, he might be someone who would never act without benefit. Although Huang Quan had obtained the Nether Branch from the big man, the big man also understood that the Nether Branch alone was not enough to make Huang Quan take action.

“Alright!” The burly man took a deep breath and said again, “With the master’s token, you have the opportunity to inherit the legacy, so what I just said wasn’t a lie. You do indeed possess anything from this tomb. In addition, I will teach you a high-level spiritual technique. How about it?”

"High-level spiritual techniques?" Huang Quan ignored the big man's previous words and focused his attention on high-level spiritual techniques.

“That’s right. Although you’re not at the Transcendent Realm and may not be able to unleash the full power of this technique, I believe that with your cultivation level, you can definitely use more than 50% of its power. Also…” At this moment, the big man paused, as if hesitating for a while, before continuing, “Most of the techniques I’ve learned were taught by my master, so there’s a certain possibility involved. As for what that possibility is, I won’t say more, because I think… you should understand.”

"Oh?" Huang Quan murmured in disbelief, but soon a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

He certainly understood what the big man meant, because several of the techniques he was currently learning were quite unique.

"Is it possible to glimpse the power of another world through the techniques of another world?" Huang Quan suddenly wondered, but in reality, he already possessed one such power.

Therefore, having already possessed the power and techniques of another world, he didn't actually have high expectations for the spiritual techniques mentioned by the big man.

Of course, Huang Quan did not show any disdain for the Han, because he knew that this was the best thing the Han could offer, and Huang Quan believed he should respect it based on this determination alone.

So not long after, the big man began to teach his spiritual arts to Huang Quan. However, during this teaching process, Huang Quan understood why the big man did not pursue the mysterious man himself.

The Great Han died long ago, long ago, lost to the passage of time. He did not have the ability to divide his soul into three parts, so he could only choose to attach his entire soul to this tomb, thus preserving a certain possibility of survival and the strength he possessed in life.

Unfortunately, without a physical body, every move he makes depletes his soul power. He is now on the verge of exhaustion, and the recent battle with the mysterious man has pushed his soul to its limit. He is now only holding on by sheer willpower and could perish at any moment, so how could he possibly pursue the mysterious man?

That's why he placed his hopes on Huang Quan, passed on the responsibility of guarding the cemetery to Huang Quan, and shamelessly asked Huang Quan to be his master's disciple.

He had no other choice; this was the only thing he could do.

Perhaps because Huang Quan's body already contained the power of another world, Huang Quan grasped the Han Dynasty's technique very quickly. He imprinted it into his mind in almost the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and then, in another cup of tea's time, he had mastered the technique to a certain degree...

The burly man was completely dumbfounded. When he first learned this technique, it took him nearly ten years just to get to the basics, and a hundred years to fully master it. Yet this young man had accomplished it in the time it takes to drink two cups of tea. This was something he had never expected.

But this made him feel gratified, because the greater Huang Quan's power, the more he felt that Huang Quan could protect the cemetery, and he could finally relax with peace of mind.

"Master, although I don't know why you came here from another world, or what your purpose was, I'm so happy to have been able to accompany you for so many years..."

"Unfortunately, I can no longer accompany you. I must embark on the path I should have embarked on long ago before you... I'm sorry... Master..." After finishing his instruction, the big man's lips curled into a smile, and then his body began to rapidly dissipate, like dust returning to dust.

At this moment, watching the great man vanish, Huang Quan didn't say a word. Perhaps there was no need for him to say anything, because this was the great man's choice, and all he could do was to bow gently to the departed great man. This was his way of showing respect to the great man!

After a while, Huang Quan sighed and finally focused his gaze on the stone gate. Although he had wasted a lot of time with the big man, he could still sense that the mysterious man had not yet found the inheritance.

Chapter 199 A Disgrace

In the center of the cemetery, there is a large space.

It has an area of ​​about 3,000 square meters. You can see the top and the bottom. At first glance, it seems very ordinary, just like a regular large cave. The only difference is the pure white walls on all four sides, which are as white as snow.

But this is precisely the place the Ghost Lord is searching for, because here... lies the Heavenly Soul Inheritance he has been longing for.

Soon enough, ripples appeared in the space, and a young man dressed in a black robe, with a slightly thin build and holding a compass, slowly revealed himself as if he had appeared out of thin air.

It was obvious that he was the Ghost Lord who had arrived long ago.

Upon arriving at this place, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. Then, in a state of excitement known only to himself, he began to carefully observe the area.

Before long, he discovered a formation about 30 meters in diameter about 1,000 meters ahead of him. Judging from its complex patterns and ancient aura, he had no doubt that it was something left behind by that person.

However, this was not the main reason that attracted the Ghost Lord's attention. What truly caught his eye was a mysterious altar at its center, five meters high, seemingly surrounded by countless snowflake-like rays of light.

Above this towering altar, three white lights flickered incessantly, appearing and disappearing in a dreamlike manner.

Unfortunately, due to the great distance and the presence of white light that obscured the Ghost Lord's view, he was unable to discern what the white light was.

After pondering for a moment, the Ghost Lord stopped thinking about it, put away the compass, concentrated his energy, and carefully moved towards the altar.

Just then, about three meters directly in front of the Ghost Lord, another spatial ripple flashed, causing the Ghost Lord to frown slightly and subconsciously stop in his tracks.

In the blink of an eye, a sturdy man in a gray robe with an ordinary appearance appeared in the Ghost Lord's eyes without any surprise.

There was no doubt that the person who blocked the Ghost Lord's path was none other than Huang Quan, who had rushed over.

In an instant, the Ghost Lord looked at the sudden appearance of Huang Quan with obvious shock, and even his eyes showed a strange light that slowly flickered.

The appearance of Huang Quan was so sudden that it was impossible for the Ghost Lord to react quickly enough.

"You...it's you?! What are you doing here? No?! How did you get here?!" At this moment, the Ghost Lord asked, his mind a little confused, but his brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"Tch! You brat, what right do you have to tell me how I got here?" Huang Quan said without batting an eye, showing absolutely no respect.