Chapter 4: The Mysterious Golden Light

  He sat cross-legged on the bed, took out the second-grade superior soul technique given by Yin Wei, and began to examine it carefully.

  There is a dense network diagram drawn on the waste paper, but it is incomplete and has many defects.

  Although it's just a defective soul technique, it's still a top-grade second-rate soul technique, which is exactly what Yi Chen needs at this stage.

  "Hmm." Yi Chen firmly memorized the pulse diagram on the paper, then lightly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, driving out all distractions from his mind.

  "I don't know how much the second-grade superior soul technique can increase my cultivation speed." With a strong sense of anticipation in his heart, Yi Chen suppressed the excitement in his heart, formed a seal with both hands, and silently recited the incantation for the Soul Control Technique.

  "Hmm." The beast soul floating quietly in his dantian quivered slightly, then began to vibrate rapidly, forming a powerful suction force.

  Yi Chen's entire body was covered in open pores, and that suction force seeped out through the pores, guiding the soul energy between heaven and earth. It was as if a fierce beast from the primordial chaos came rushing in from all directions. That suction force was really too strong, several times faster than a first-rate soul technique.

  "It's indeed a second-grade technique! This suction power is beyond what a first-grade technique can match!" Yi Chen exclaimed, sensing the enormous amount of soul energy.

  "Ahh." Like a tidal wave, the soul energy poured in through his pores, and Yi Chen quickly closed his eyes, beginning to guide the surging soul energy according to the meridian chart on the paper.

  In the process of roaming, a large amount of soul power is constantly compressed and refined, and the impure soul power is continuously condensed, becoming extremely pure without any impurities.

  "What a fast tempering speed, several times stronger than that first-class soul technique." Seeing this situation, Yi Chen couldn't help but exclaim, but he didn't stop his movements, and instead guided the tempered soul power into the beast soul.

  Frenziedly absorbing the soul force, originally needing two hours of cultivation, but this time only one hour was used. When he felt the beast soul was full, he cut off the technique.

  After a session of cultivation, Yi Chen's entire body felt greasy, with all the impurities inside his body being expelled and covering his skin in a black layer, emitting a foul odor that filled the air.

  "The two top-grade soul techniques are indeed powerful, and they've shortened my cultivation time by half."

  "I wonder how much stronger the Three-Product Soul Technique will become?" The pursuit of humans is endless, and after tasting the sweetness of a higher-level soul technique for the first time, Yi Chen began to think about the Three-Product Soul Technique.

  But given Yi Chen's current situation, being able to obtain a second-grade soul technique is already extremely difficult, so he just thought about it in his heart.

  Taking a deep breath, Yi Chen closed his eyes and looked inward at the dantian, discovering that after the previous cultivation, the beast soul in the dantian had grown significantly larger, which gave him a sense of accomplishment.

  "Even if it's a first-class beast soul, I won't give up. You guys will eventually know that I, Yi Chen, am not inferior to you." A determined look appeared on Yi Chen's face.

  He let out a light breath of foul air, and Yi Chen opened his eyes. At the same time, a pungent smell assaulted his nostrils, and he wrinkled his nose in distaste, almost getting dizzy from the stench on himself.

  The impurities in his body were expelled, and Yi Chen felt that his strength had increased a lot, but the impurities that condensed into filth made people feel sick.

  He shook his head, and Yi Chen came to a round wooden bucket filled with hot water. He jumped into the bucket with a leap, and his body soaked in the warm water, feeling warmth spreading through him.

  After a while, a wave of fatigue spread throughout his body, and Yi Chen's eyes became blurry, finally falling asleep in the hot water.

  "Hum... hum." As Yi Chen fell asleep, a faint and elusive vibration sound began to quietly resonate in the room.

  The source of the sound was in Yichens arms, at this time there was a golden object protruding from the corner, it looked like a book, and that strange sound was coming from it.

  "Hiss." A dazzling light burst out of the book, weaving together into a golden glow that shot towards Yi Chen's heart.

  Yi Chen, who was sleeping soundly, felt a strong and intense pain coming on, as if his heart had been squeezed hard. His body couldn't help but sit up with a start.

  "What's going on?" With a loud cry due to severe pain, Yi Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and all he saw was darkness. He stretched out his hand but couldn't see his fingers. The unfamiliar surroundings made Yi Chen feel vigilant.

  If he hadn't made a mistake, he should be taking a bath in his own room, so how could he appear in this eerie place.

  Yi Chen's heart was still quite capable of withstanding shocks, and since the phenomenon of crossing over had already occurred, there was no need to be surprised by a few more inexplicable things, so he only felt vigilant without panicking.

  "Hiss, hiss." Just as Yi Chen was perplexed and couldn't understand, the pitch-black space began to distort, a whirlpool formed not far away, and a dazzling golden light seeped out from the black hole.

  "What's the diagram of the Soul Refining Technique?" The golden light, under Yi Chen's gaze, began to weave together incessantly, finally forming a pattern that was not unfamiliar to Yi Chen.

  If he hadn't misremembered, the pattern formed by the condensation of that golden light was indeed the diagram of the Soul Controlling Technique's meridians given to him by Yin Wei!

  "Hiss." The golden light didn't stop moving after forming a network of veins.

  The Soul Technique was incomplete, and the distribution of the meridians was not complete. However, wherever that golden light passed through, a clear golden thread appeared!

  It's not a random scribble, but a very regular movement, and it's pieced together with other incomplete silk threads to form a complete vein map!

  "Is this the complete pulse diagram of the Imperial Soul?" Looking at the complete pulse diagram that had been pieced together, Yi Chen's eyes flashed with a mixture of disbelief and excitement!!

  "It's a top-grade soul technique of the third rank!" Yi Chen was a cultivator, and he could judge the grade of a soul technique through the meridian chart. So when he browsed through the meridian chart, he immediately exclaimed in surprise.

  "Hiss." However, just as Yi Chen was delighted and wanted to remember the pattern, it suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

  "What's going on?" Yi Chen still hadn't reacted, staring blankly at where the pattern had disappeared.

  "Hiss." As soon as his voice fell, the disappearing golden light reappeared, and under Yichen's gaze, it once again outlined the complete diagram of the Yuanshen technique.

  Disappeared, then re-outlined, evolving over and over again in front of Yi Chen's eyes.

  The pulse diagram recorded on the drawing, although it can also be learned, but it takes a lot of time to understand. The golden light, in the constantly evolving pulse diagram, Yichen can very clearly know the direction of the soul's movement.

  Carefully observing, Yi Chen memorized the complete pulse diagram in his mind, and then began to sit cross-legged, directly cultivating in this strange space.

  Eyes closed, Yi Chen pinched the dynamic method incantation, he could feel a suction force being produced inside his body, this suction force was extremely powerful, he felt that his dantian was like a space black hole.

  The soul power between heaven and earth came from all directions, rushing in through the pores, and the vast soul power made Yi Chen's pores ache. Even the thick meridians felt a sense of fullness.

  Yi Chen remained silent, following the meridian chart condensed from the golden light earlier, and began to guide his soul power to move. After being refined and compressed, the pure soul power did not shrink too much, and the meridians still had a sense of fullness.

  The amount of soul power was unimaginable, and it could be seen from here that the third-grade soul technique was powerful. Yi Chen secretly admired while introducing that soul power into the beast soul.

  "Hiss." Soul power surged into the white beast soul like a flood, and a dazzling white light seeped out from the beast soul, enveloping the entire dantian.

  The cultivation speed of the three upper-grade soul techniques was faster, and in just half a time, Yi Chen felt that the soul power that the beast soul could hold had reached a critical point.

  "Doesn't it take an hour for a second-grade soul technique, while a third-grade soul technique only takes half an hour? Isn't that too fast?" Yi Chen was extremely shocked, his face unsure whether to show surprise or astonishment.

  But what made Yi Chen even more incredulous was that when the beast soul's space was completely filled with soul power, the suction force did not disappear, and it continued to absorb soul power.

  "What's going on? Have we reached a critical point, and yet the suction hasn't stopped? Is it...?" This situation made Yi Chen extremely surprised, he couldn't help but recall his promotion to middle rank.

  As expected, the beast soul soon transmitted a feeling of swelling pain. There was no space inside, but the soul power continued to pour in and the soul power contained within it was compressed again and again.

  A sharp pain spread throughout his body, Yi Chen clenched his teeth tightly, not making a single sound. He also didn't move his fingers to form any hand seals, and continued to absorb the soul power without stopping.

  "Hua." When the soul power in the beast soul became extremely pure. A moment later, a sound like shattering glass came from the dantian, and the feeling of distension disappeared, making Yi Chen feel extremely comfortable all over his body.

  "Peng." The membrane that restricted the growth of his soul power was broken, and a stronger suction force seeped out from Yi Chen's body, crazily absorbing the soul power between heaven and earth.

  This suction force was several times stronger than before, and Yi Chen swept away the heavenly soul power like a whale swallowing water, maintaining it for half a minute.

  When the suction completely disappeared, Yi Chen pinched off the law key and looked inward at the situation in his dantian. He saw that the beast soul's body was as big as a bowl, and the soul power contained inside was even more pure and vast.

  "Is that how I advanced to the higher realm of the Yin Soul?" Feeling the soul power contained within the beast's soul, Yi Chen had an unreal feeling, as if everything was happening in a dream.

  If Yi Chen didn't remember incorrectly, the geniuses of the Yi family needed at least two months to advance from the Lower Realm of the Underworld to the Higher Realm of the Underworld.

  Yi Chen had only advanced from the initial stage of the Dark Soul Realm to the middle stage five days ago. And it took him just five short days to advance from the middle stage to the high stage! Such a speed was dozens of times faster than those so-called geniuses!

  Such a cultivation speed is indeed crazy, if this is called mediocre, then what about those so-called geniuses?

  For a moment, Yi Chen was completely stunned. He slowly raised his head to look at the constantly changing golden light, and his eyes flashed with complex emotions.

  "Mediocre talent?"

  He quickly reacted. A faint smile played on the corner of his mouth, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his fists clenched in an instant, emitting a piercing 'crackling' sound.