Above all spirits

Chapter 101 Soul Palace

Gu Yun followed Ji Ning's gaze and spotted Wan Xingchen's back.

After thinking about it for a while, I understood.

He was just under thirty years old and had reached the seventh level of the Holy Body.

In addition, there is the rich heritage of the Canglan royal family.

Wan Xingchen was clearly aiming for a ranking in this Star Realm Conference.

They should be a top contender for the Canglan royal family.

If what Ji Ning said is true, then Wan Xingchen's talent is no less than Ji Ning's.

"Hey? Big brother!"

Ji Ning's face suddenly turned lewd as he nudged Gu Yun against his shoulder and chuckled obsequiously.

"Big brother, didn't you say you're only twenty-four? I think you should sign up. Anyway, the registration deadline hasn't passed yet. The registration deadline is three days before the Star Realm Tournament starts, and then the competition will begin."

"Hehe, big brother, why don't you give it a try? You can just slice through melons and vegetables, slaughter everyone, and get the Star Tournament championship for free."

Gu Yun glanced at Ji Ning with disdain and said without much interest.

"Putting aside whether your human race's methods can determine the age of a demon's body, even if it does match, I don't want to waste my time."

"Moreover, at this level of conference, there are no shortage of demons or gods who are just watching the show. Even at a small-scale event like the Wentian Academy, I found one or two of my kind."

Ji Ning was not surprised by Gu Yun's reply, but she was somewhat interested in the fact that there was a demon among the onlookers.

"A demon has come? Is he also a contractor participating in the competition?"

"where is it?"

Gu Yun denied it.

“I checked and there isn’t any. Unless some students are even holding back during the test, the power of demons is still somewhat different from your soul arts.”

"What? Demons can't just sit back and watch the show, huh?"

"I don't know if they sensed me, but I can sense them."

There are no gods.

"Look, even an academy on a single planet is like this, let alone a mixed bag like the Star Realm Conference. If you actually participate, the chances of being exposed are far too high."

Ji Ning flipped his hand, and the soul crystal was instantly stored in his storage device. Then he licked it with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I was just joking, hehe, big brother, let's go and join in the fun together."

"Don't worry about my food, clothing, shelter, or transportation, brother!"

Gu Yun was momentarily dazed, then suddenly remembered Xiao Li's matter and promptly informed Ji Ning in advance.

"Yes, I'll go with you first, but don't worry about me. I have some things to take care of when I get there, and I'll find you later."

Since Gu Yun didn't explain it indirectly, Ji Ning naturally didn't ask any further questions and nodded very sensibly.

Don't meddle in your brother's affairs.

"Brother, I'm wondering why you guys left me behind again and went off on your own. Hongxiu is your family member, right?"

"It was the same last time, and it's the same this time."

Ji Chang's voice came from not far away, gradually growing louder.

The moment the words reached Ji Ning's ears, he instantly shivered.

If we hadn't collected the soul crystals early on, they would have been scattered all over the ground.

TM's eyes are still red!

You brat, you speak without thinking.

It's true that brothers in misfortune meet each other.

I glanced at Hongxiu furtively and saw that she was leading Bai Qing'er ahead, seemingly oblivious to what I had heard.

Only then did he stride towards Ji Chang, hook his arm around Ji Chang's neck, press down slightly, and say in a deep voice.

"What nonsense are you spouting? You almost got my brother killed!"

"Who knows if you went off to fool around with business after the competition? Didn't you leave first last time?"

Ji Chang lowered his body in pain and begged for mercy.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, brother, I was wrong, I was wrong."

"You brat, I'll give you some practice when we get back."

"No, no, no, how can a mortal like me withstand your training?"

While the two were playing and joking around.

Completely unaware of her slightly flushed face.

...

Gu Yun followed the Ji family's group for a while, and when they reached a fork in the road, he said goodbye to everyone.

"Ji Ning, you should go back first. Qing'er, please take care of things."

“Hongxiu, don’t rush. Soul cultivation is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Moreover, your cultivation method is of a high grade, so your cultivation speed is definitely not slow. The soul crystals you have are enough for you to complete the accumulation for breaking through to the Overlord level soul.”

"Just try to break through to the second level of the mortal realm before the test, that should be enough. With the targeted training Ji Ning gave you, passing the third round shouldn't be a problem. There's no need to chase after rankings."

"By the way, I usually run my powers from time to time to feel their operation, which greatly helps in controlling my soul power."

After Gu Yun's long rambling, two voices responded slowly and deliberately.

"Don't worry, big brother, I will definitely prepare something good for Xiu... Hongxiu."

"Yes, son."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yun's figure was swallowed by darkness until he became blurry and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Recently, Gu Yun has also been thinking about improving his soul level.

Unfortunately, the amount of energy required for his Soul Overlord Level 4 to break through to Overlord Level 5 was almost equivalent to the amount required for an ordinary Holy Body to advance one level.

My previous trip to the other side did not significantly improve my soul level; it was merely a passive absorption process through the cultivation technique.

Busy converting soul crystals.

But I didn't expect that.

Even among the top powers in the lower realms, there is knowledge of soul crystals.

It must have originated from a source between demons and gods.

The Soul Crystal Shells of today are probably the result of many years of adjustments, which is why they can circulate between the upper and lower realms.

Because those in the lower realms need to go to the other side to absorb energy to cultivate their souls.

However, the other side exists for a limited time, and one cannot stay there for long.

Soul crystals have become the best resource for major forces in the lower realm to cultivate core disciples and achieve a leapfrog development.

However, Soul Crystals are always in short supply.

Since demons and gods come to the mortal realm to earn soul essence to replace soul crystals, why would they come to the mortal realm if they already have a large number of soul crystals?

Soul crystals that can be leaked to the outside world must have come at a great cost to some force.

The cost is mostly a quantity of souls exceeding the value of a soul crystal; only a few are treasures from other lower realms.

As for why not all of them were mentioned.

That's because Gu Yun had a lot of contact with the lower realms and discovered that many rare and precious materials still have a certain use in the upper realms. They might be effective lower-level substitutes for refining a certain spiritual treasure, or they might be space stones of extremely high quality, or they might be products of certain relics.

For example... his own blood-red spear.

It cannot be generated simply by the lower bound.

As for where I am now, having left the group.

Gu Yun learned from his conversation with Ji Xiao that there was a branch of a powerful force that spanned the entire star field in the heart of the Canglan Empire.

This faction specializes in researching various soul techniques.

The people inside must naturally have a deep understanding of the soul.

This was one of Gu Yunlai's original intentions in descending to the mortal realm.

"Soul Palace..."

Gu Yun: 6

Werner: 6