The Unlucky Soul Li

“Damn it, Father, I can’t quite understand. When I was in the Twilight Trial phase, I should have had two more chances to revive. Why was I eliminated directly?” Hun Li couldn’t help but ask, his voice laced with frustration.

Hun Tianyang immediately inquired where Hun Li had been killed, and Hun Li honestly explained the circumstances.

Upon hearing the details, Hun Tianyang understood at once.

“So, you were killed within the Stone Demon King’s treasure space. That place is an independent dimension, and the rules of the Twilight Trial cannot affect anything inside it,” Hun Tianyang clarified.

The space within the Stone Demon King was isolated from the outside world.

Had Hun Li been defeated outside, he would have instantly revived elsewhere.

“What? Damn it, I was careless,” Hun Li grumbled, clearly vexed.

“It’s fine. Losing a single realm is merely a lesson. Speaking of which, where is your sister?” Hun Tianyang asked.

“Don’t even get me started on my sister! It was her fault for provoking that woman, which led to her cultivation being sealed. Afterward, she contacted me, asking me to help her get revenge. And now? Not only did I fail to help, but I also got myself dragged into it. What a pain!” Hun Li grew angrier with each word.

Hun Tianyang immediately fell deep in thought upon hearing this.

“So, she should still be with that girl, correct?” Hun Tianyang pressed.

Hun Li nodded.

“Very well. Enter the Void Heaven Realm again, but do not provoke that girl this time.”

“Let your sister approach her calmly, and ideally, foster a good relationship.”

“Then, wait for the right moment.”

“If possible, recruit this girl into the Soul Sect.”

“Of course, the prerequisite is to ascertain her identity first,” Hun Tianyang instructed.

The Soul Sect was a powerful sect established by the Soul Clan, a super sect in the Eastern Continent.

“What? Father, so my grievance is just… forgotten?” Hun Li asked, unwilling to accept it.

“What else do you propose? You know the rules of the Void Heaven Realm.”

“Cultivators from higher realms cannot enter, and even if they did, their cultivation would be suppressed to the Qi Refining realm on the first layer.”

“Furthermore, our Soul Clan’s power has no effect on her, and we don’t even know who she is in reality.”

“How exactly do you plan to proceed?” Hun Tianyang reminded his son, noticing the fierce glint in his eyes.

Hun Li was no fool.

After careful consideration, he realized there truly was no viable solution.

Thus, he could only swallow his anger and re-enter the Void Heaven Realm using his token.

Meanwhile, Bai Lan was examining the items that Hun Li had dropped upon his death.

There were quite a few, though they were only items he had acquired within the Void Heaven Realm; anything originally from the outside world would not drop.

“This guy died once. I wonder if he’ll immediately come back for trouble,” Bai Lan muttered to herself as she collected all his belongings.

“Don’t worry. This place is an independent space. The rules of the Twilight Trial don’t apply here, so his death means he’s been directly eliminated. He should be back in the outside world by now,” Yun Yao chimed in.

“Ah? Is that so? That’s rather interesting. Won’t that guy be furious?” Bai Lan exclaimed, her face showing surprise.

“I wouldn’t know. You should go see what the treasure chest contains,” Yun Yao reminded her.

Bai Lan nodded and hurried toward the treasure chest.

As she opened the shimmering box, a dazzling array of colorful light emanated from within.

Inside were various treasures, many of which were peak Foundation Establishment realm artifacts.

However, these weren’t what Bai Lan truly desired.

There were also millions of spirit stones, some high-grade treasure fragments, and partial cultivation manuals.

Bai Lan barely spared a glance at the spirit stones and common treasures, sweeping them all into her storage.

As for the fragments, those required closer inspection.

“A damaged Moonlit Divine Mirror,” Bai Lan spotted a promising item.

“This is a top-grade spirit artifact, but unfortunately, it’s incomplete. Unless it can be repaired, it’s just scrap. The other fragmented treasures are too disparate; it would take an unknown amount of time to gather all the pieces,” Yun Yao explained.

Among the treasure fragments, Bai Lan felt only the damaged Moonlit Divine Mirror was worth repairing; the rest were of no concern.

“Eh? The middle volume of the Immortal Ascension Art? This…” Bai Lan suddenly gasped in astonishment.

Within the chest, she had found a fragment of an immortal technique, specifically the middle volume of the Immortal Ascension Art.

She had only just acquired the introductory volume, meaning she could now cultivate to the middle volume.

If she could gather the advanced volumes, Bai Lan would possess the complete Immortal Ascension Art.

“This cultivation technique isn’t suitable for you,” Yun Yao stated.

Bai Lan paused, considering Yun Yao’s words.

Indeed, the technique didn’t seem to suit her.

It would, however, be perfect for Xue Linglong, who was more attuned to yin-cold attribute cultivation methods.

“It’s fine if it’s not for me; it might suit someone else. Of course, I’ll worry about that once I gather all the volumes,” Bai Lan replied.

“You can exchange for the later volumes with experience points here,” Yun Yao added.

Bai Lan’s eyes lit up.

She quickly checked the price of the Immortal Ascension Art in the experience exchange shop.

However, her expression froze, even more so than when she’d first seen the Dragon Blood Sword.

“Ten million experience points? I say, isn’t that a bit much? I’ve only accumulated about a hundred thousand experience points so far!” Bai Lan rolled her eyes.

How many years would it take to save up that much?

“For an immortal-grade cultivation technique, ten million is not expensive. Accumulate it slowly; there’s no rush, and you aren’t lacking cultivation techniques,” Yun Yao said.

Bai Lan sighed, then moved on to inspect the other items.

There were several cultivation methods suitable for the Foundation Establishment realm: palm techniques, sword arts, and a variety of other skills.

These, at least, were quite fitting for her current stage.

Aside from the Snow Clan’s techniques, she currently only knew the Luoshen Sword Art and a few other Luoshen Sect methods, such as the Immortal’s Abode Sword Art.

Therefore, if Bai Lan felt a cultivation technique was suitable for her, she would absorb it directly.

As a Chaos Body, she could learn any attribute, though her own attribute would be forcibly converted to yin-cold after learning.

There were too many items to examine each one here.

She decided it would be better to escape safely first; otherwise, if she died outside, everything would drop, rendering her efforts meaningless.

After a brief recovery, Bai Lan prepared to leave.

Outside, the battle was not going well.

Hundreds of trial participants were besieging the Stone Demon King, as killing it also offered rewards.

Upon seeing the large number of trial participants join the fray, Kong Xiu and the others quickly retreated to the periphery of the battlefield.

“What should we do? Miss Bai hasn’t come out yet. Even if she does, how will she get away unscathed?” Kong Xiu said with great worry.

“Alas! I don’t know. However, I recall Miss Bai has a technique that can freeze space, doesn’t she? She froze us last time,” Ye Chong reminded them.

Hearing this, Zhang Zhi and the others felt their hanging hearts ease considerably.

The Stone Demon King had fully recovered and was swinging its massive arms, attacking the surrounding trial participants.

Those who couldn’t dodge in time instantly exploded and died upon contact with its colossal hands, only to revive outside the Stone Demon Forest.

“Damn it, one touch and you’re dead! Luckily, it’s the Twilight Trial phase today, so we still have two revives. Let’s do this!” Some of the revived participants immediately rushed back to the Stone Demon King’s area to continue the siege.

However, some unlucky participants were killed by other groups of trial participants immediately after reviving.

One mustn’t forget that the Twilight Trial was essentially a battle between the trial participants themselves.