The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

The holiday was largely as planned. I spent most of the day studying at Mingde Hall, and the evenings were spent meditating and cultivating in my dormitory, or drawing blueprints for soul tools.

Meanwhile, news came from Ye Guyi's side that she and Nana had purchased a three-story house with a courtyard in a not-so-prosperous area of ​​Mingdu.

Before the start of the semester, Xu Zihuang secretly went there once under the pretext of selling soul tools.

However, out of caution, he did not linger there and returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy that same day.

Thus began Xu Zihuang's second semester at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Without the Snow Emperor embryo from his past life's memories, the Body Sect ceased its attacks on Mingde Hall. Xu Zihuang maintained a low profile throughout the year, learning Mingde Hall's advanced soul guidance techniques and philosophies under Xuan Ziwen's guidance and through his own reflection.

He clearly already possessed the ability to create level seven soul tools, but he never demonstrated it.

Another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Zihuang's soul power cultivation also broke through to level 58 as expected. This was about the same as his estimated cultivation speed. In another year, before the end of his two-and-a-half-year exchange study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, his soul power cultivation would reach the bottleneck of level 60.

The only regret is that among his peers at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, he simply cannot find an opponent who can match him to test his current maximum combat power.

This includes Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan, who have become close to him over the past year and a half and often pester him. Ji Juechen is alright; he can barely exchange blows with him in terms of artistic conception. However, Jing Ziyan is always instantly defeated by him.

If it weren't for keeping Ji Juechen company, that blockhead, Jing Ziyan probably wouldn't have gone looking for trouble. Being repeatedly defeated by Xu Zihuang not only didn't improve her combat skills, but it also damaged her confidence.

in the dormitory.

Xu Zihuang looked in the mirror and tied her increasingly long black hair into a neat wolf tail, with a few bright purple strands slipping out and falling onto her cheeks.

At sixteen, he had grown taller and more imposing than before. However, he wasn't the particularly muscular type; his deep purple eyes held a restrained brilliance. Combined with his exceptionally handsome face and an air of nobility that could make others feel inferior, his attraction to the opposite sex was undoubtedly immense.

After tidying up, Xu Zihuang prepared to go out and say goodbye to Ye Guyi.

For some unknown reason, Ye Guyi insisted on staying in Mingdu for a year. She only agreed to leave Mingdu during their last meeting, saying she had a surprise for him.

Chapter 281 First Meeting with Electrolux

After leaving the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Xu Zihuang, as usual, went to the Auction House in Aodu, where Keke had taken him before, and sold several soul tools he had made during this period.

Although he had moderately concealed his talent in crafting soul tools and hadn't yet begun making any level-seven soul tools, he had initially demonstrated his abilities as a top-tier level-five soul tool master to Xuan Ziwen. After a year of learning, it would be somewhat unreasonable for him not to have even crafted a single level-six soul tool.

The level-six soul tool he chose to create was a milk bottle. Like the invincible shield, the milk bottle is considered one of the two most difficult soul tools to create among those of the same level.

Comparatively speaking, making a baby bottle is more complex. This is because a baby bottle needs to store a massive amount of soul power, and the soul power must not leak out, nor should it be compressed to cause an explosion. This places extremely high demands on the core magic array and the materials used.

There is only one standard for successfully manufacturing a baby bottle: stability.

Many level 7 Soul Masters are unwilling to craft level 6 healing bottles because the rewards don't outweigh the risks. However, theoretically, a level 6 Soul Master is capable of crafting level 6 healing bottles, given that the core magic arrays required are all level 6.

However, this baby bottle requires the error of the core magic array to be controlled within a very low range in order to maintain stability, which is something that not every soul master can do.

Xu Zihuang had taken this into consideration. As a spirit-attribute soul master, he was fully capable of such an ability. This way, he wouldn't appear too high-profile, and he would also make the higher-ups at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy feel that everything was under control, thus keeping them on their guard.

Inside a spacious and luxurious secret room at the Aodu Auction House, the middle-aged manager who had previously received Xu Zihuang and Keke saw the two level-six baby bottles that Xu Zihuang had taken out. Even though he was somewhat prepared for this, his breathing became much more rapid.

"Distinguished guest, our Auction House is willing to purchase your two Level 6 baby bottles for 800,000 gold soul coins each. That's a total of 1.6 million gold soul coins. What do you say?"

Xu Zihuang nodded calmly.

"It can be exchanged for rare metals of equal value."

“Of course, I can make that decision. Once you’ve chosen, I’ll have someone arrange it.” The middle-aged manager was delighted and deftly took out a blueprint from his storage soul tool and handed it to Xu Zihuang.

The drawings detail the prices of various rare metals for selection.

Xu Zihuang's request is quite common in the Sun Moon Empire. For Soul Masters, rare metals are the real currency.

After selecting the rare metals, Xu Zihuang returned the blueprints to the middle-aged manager.

He was doing this intentionally for Jing Hongchen and his group. By not doing anything, he would make them think he had grand ambitions. Little did they know, he had already used his Golden Eyes' innate ability to memorize the manufacturing methods of dozens of high-level soul tools.

The middle-aged manager was very efficient; it didn't take long for him to bring out the rare metals that Xu Zihuang had selected from the storeroom.

These rare metals come in various colors and shapes. Due to their high density, although they are incredibly heavy, they are not very bulky. They wouldn't take up much space in a storage soul tool.

Afterwards, the manager attentively escorted Xu Zihuang out of the gates of the Aodu Auction House.

Being able to befriend such a genius soul master would be of immense benefit to his development. Naturally, he would be willing to do everything he could to curry favor with him.

Putting everything else aside, just by acquiring these two level-six baby bottles and reselling them at auction, he could earn a substantial commission. Level-six baby bottles are always highly sought-after soul tools, and bidding at a premium is common.

Afterwards, Xu Zihuang strolled around Mingdu, woke up Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, and after confirming that no one was watching him, put on the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm Silk Mask. Then he arrived at the border between the western city and the western suburbs of Mingdu.

The western suburbs were where the common people of the Ming capital lived; there were few tall buildings, only low-rise houses. Further west lay the Riyue Mountain Range, composed of rocky hills.

The three-story attic that Ye Guyi and Nana bought was located at this border. This area wasn't exactly bustling, but it still had a decent flow of people. Most importantly, in case of any unforeseen circumstances, they could quickly escape to the complex terrain of the Sun and Moon Mountains.

The two women clearly chose this place to live after careful consideration.

Xu Zihuang left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy at dusk, and by the time he arrived here, it was completely dark. The streetlights were just coming on, their bright soul guide lights adding to the ambiance, but the lively atmosphere remained undiminished.

The boundary between the western suburbs and the western city is very clear. You can tell just by the density of the soul-guiding lights on both sides. Although they are just across the street from each other, it feels like they are in two different worlds.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, Xu Zihuang arrived at a spacious courtyard. Like most buildings in Mingdu, the courtyard was covered with a thick layer of green vines, while other areas were planted with various brightly colored flowers.

Nana knew Xu Zihuang would be coming tonight, so she kept an eye on passersby from the top of the attic. Her ghostly martial soul was special; she seemed to blend into the darkness and the layer of blue vines.

Upon seeing Xu Zihuang, she gracefully landed in the courtyard and opened the gate. Just as she was about to instinctively call out "Master," Xu Zihuang stopped her with a look.

Nana understood Xu Zihuang's concerns and carefully closed the door again.

"The mistress is in the room."

"Okay." Xu Zihuang responded and went straight to the door of the master bedroom on the third floor with ease.

The door was open, and soft soul-guided light spilled into the corridor. Ye Guyi, who was in the room, had her back to Xu Zihuang and was combing her long, smooth golden hair with an exquisite, lustrous white ivory comb.

This ivory comb was meticulously crafted by Xu Zihuang from the tusks of a 30,000-year-old diamond mammoth, and was given to Ye Guyi as a 20th birthday gift.

The full-length mirror in front of her reflected Xu Zihuang's figure. Ye Guyi looked at Xu Zihuang in the mirror and lazily waved.

"Purple Radiance".

Xu Zihuang reluctantly came up behind Ye Guyi, took the ivory comb, and gently combed Ye Guyi's long hair, which was like a golden waterfall.

A faint fragrance wafted from her hair. Today, Ye Guyi was still wearing her favorite gold long dress, revealing her fair and delicate shoulders. Beneath her exquisite collarbones were slightly exaggerated features, snow-white and rounded.

Seeing Xu Zihuang's unwavering gaze, Ye Guyi narrowed her eyes, her long eyelashes draped over her eyelids, and suddenly asked, "Zihuang, which do you think has better hair quality, mine or that little girl from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

At this point, she reopened her golden eyes and looked at Xu Zihuang through the mirror.

Xu Zihuang raised an eyebrow but did not answer Ye Guyi's potentially disastrous question. Having had a year to adjust, he had long since grown accustomed to this way of interacting with Ye Guyi.

Instead, he offered a gentle reminder with a smile.

"Sister Lingyi, her name is Ning Tian."

A hint of anger flashed in Ye Guyi's eyes, but it quickly disappeared as if she had thought of something.

In fact, the memories that Xu Zihuang shared with Ye Guyi were only a part; he deliberately omitted those intimate behaviors he had with Ning Tian in the past.

Otherwise, Ye Guyi's reaction might have been much more intense than it is now.

Her long, golden hair swayed gently beneath the ivory comb, shimmering with a soft light. The two fell silent.

A moment later, Ye Guyi reached out her jade-like hand and grasped Xu Zihuang's wrist, then stood up and looked at Xu Zihuang.

She was well aware of the heavy pressure Xu Zihuang was under, and accepting Ning Tian was also to achieve her own goals.

More than feeling jealous, she felt pity for Xu Zihuang.

And so, she stretched out her jade-like arms and tightly embraced Xu Zihuang's waist and back.

This made Xu Zihuang feel somewhat ashamed, and he hesitated to speak. He had originally thought it was just the usual banter between him and Ye Guyi, but he never expected it to escalate into this situation.

He could only offer comfort by gently patting Ye Guyi's back with his right hand. Alone and vulnerable, they had each other as their only support in this world.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, and childhood memories involuntarily flooded their minds.

However, Ye Guyi did not forget the important matter, and she eventually broke the tranquility.

"Zihuang, come and sit down."

She pulled Xu Zihuang to sit down at the table, while simultaneously summoning Elder Yi, who was in her spiritual sea.

A gray light flashed, and the phantom of an old man in white robes with an aged face appeared out of thin air in front of the two.

Xu Zihuang, who was still immersed in the tranquility between the two, was greatly shocked when he saw the illusory figure.

Electrolux?!

The illusory figure smiled and looked at Xu Zihuang.

"What, little guy, are you surprised to see me? I think you must have sensed my presence before."

Chapter 282 The Method of Opening the Second Sea of ​​Consciousness and Soul Fusion

Before Xu Zihuang could respond, Electrolux continued with an undiminished smile, "Big bug, there's no need to spy. This wisp of my divine consciousness comes from another world. However, I've lost far too many memories. To regain them, I need to continuously strengthen my divine consciousness, and that requires the help of the Bone-Clad Girl. So you can rest assured, I have no ill intentions towards you."

"Such powerful control over divine sense. Even with my millions of years of cultivation, my spiritual origin has not been able to condense and evolve into divine sense; it has only remained at the level of spiritual sense. Zihuang, this old man should not be lying."

Above Xu Zihuang's spiritual sea, Tianmengbing, the silkworm, revealed a hint of anthropomorphic solemnity in its small golden eyes. After a moment of contemplation, its plump body appeared on Xu Zihuang's shoulder.

That was its true form, shrunk countless times, only as thick as a finger. Its pale white body shimmered with golden light, and its mere appearance caused a noticeable drop in the surrounding temperature. However, of the ten golden rings it originally possessed, only five remained.

Unlike Tianmeng Bingcan, who still harbored some wariness, Xu Zihuang's turbulent emotions gradually subsided when he recognized Electrolux.

So that's how it is. Electrolux's remaining divine consciousness was actually on Sister Lingyi.

This was indeed a pleasant surprise.

This explains everything. The other consciousness he vaguely sensed in the underground hall of the Holy Spirit Cult branch was none other than Elex.

However, Electrolux was in much better condition than he remembered from his previous life. If it were just a wisp of divine consciousness that could dissipate into the world at any moment, it would be absolutely impossible for it to manifest outside the body.

Perhaps it was Ye Guyi's special martial soul, or perhaps it was due to other opportunities, that allowed Ilex's divine sense to grow much stronger.

Ye Guyi nodded solemnly to Xu Zihuang.

“Zihuang, over the years, Elder Yi has given me a lot of guidance and help. He would never harm you.”

As she spoke, her gaze couldn't help but fall on Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, a hint of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes.

A soul beast that can speak must have at least a cultivation level of 100,000 years.

Facing Ye Guyi, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately changed her attitude. She stood up with her fair body and chuckled, "Hello, beautiful lady. Let me introduce myself first. I am the embodiment of wisdom and strength, an unparalleled expert in the Soul Beast world. I have cultivated for millions of years and set the record for the longest lifespan in Douluo Continent. Um, if you don't mind, you can also call me Brother Tianmeng along with Zihuang."