Chapter 96: The Seven-Colored Soul Stone, Gong Sunjian's Request

  "Huh? Old monk, how did you come out again?" He Lianuo said with some surprise, because before he and Gong Sun had an agreement that the latter would not appear to provide any help until they reached a critical moment. Now that Gong Sun was speaking on his own initiative, it meant that he must have something important to entrust to He Lianuo.

  As he saw Helian's divine consciousness gradually condensing in his mind, Gong Sun Jian impatiently curled his lips and said with a big smile: "What do you mean by 'out again'? Let me tell you, although it was this guy who saved you from the river last time at the Blood Refining Tower, before that, it was I, the old man, who protected your heart pulse with my soul power, which allowed you to survive until he found you. Otherwise, you would have sunk to the bottom of the river and fed the fish by now!"

  "Really? As I was saying, it seemed like I was drifting in the river for a long time without anything happening before I was rescued. So it was your doing, old monk! However, don't expect me to thank you. I still don't know what kind of motives you have. If I had died, you would have been dragged down with me too. Saying that you saved me is no different from saying that you saved yourself!" Although Helian Nuo's expression was extremely disdainful, he was actually very grateful to Gong Sunliang in his heart. After all, since they left the You Yue Forest, Gong Sunliang had been helping him get through one difficulty after another. Without him, Helian Nuo probably wouldn't have achieved what he has today.

  It seems that he had long been accustomed to Helian's lack of seniority, Gong Sun Jian shrugged indifferently and stroked his beard solemnly, saying: "Young man, I'm not joking with you anymore. As I said from the beginning, you must go to participate in the test of Sacred Soul Academy, and do everything possible to pass it! This is not a request, but an order! A dead order!", Gong Sun Jian's expression was extremely serious, obviously, there must be something extraordinary in the Sacred Soul Academy.

  He Lianuo was slightly surprised by Gong Sun's solemn expression, as he had never seen him speak so seriously before. The commanding tone didn't evoke any resentment from He Lianuo; in fact, his subconscious had long regarded Gong Sun as a trustworthy and reliable elder. It was just that this usually carefree elder suddenly becoming stern made him feel somewhat unaccustomed to it.

  It seems that Gong Sunjian saw the doubt in Helian's heart, so he rubbed his brow and explained: "You don't have to be surprised, since I let you do this, there must be my reason. First of all, entering the Soul Realm is a great opportunity to improve your own strength. You should know that any soul with strong power can't appear outside the Soul Realm. I'm not looking down on idle souls, but I have to admit that the power of orthodox soul masters is indeed much higher than that of idle souls. If you can enter the Soul Realm and get the opportunity to fight against those powerful soul masters, your progress will be several times faster. With the help of Jiubao Xuanqiu, it won't take too long for you to advance to the Soul Guard level!"

  "Really?", Helianuo's heart moved upon hearing this, having experienced several breakthroughs before, he was very clear that every time he advanced to the next level after entering the Soul Servant realm, he would need to break through a difficult bottleneck. If it wasn't for the life-and-death crisis that triggered his inner potential, he might have needed a long time to advance to the sixth level of Soul Servant. Now hearing Gong Sunjian say that advancing in the Soul Realm would increase his speed by several times, Helianuo was really looking forward to it.

  Looking at He Lian's surprised expression, Gong Sun smiled slightly and pointed to himself, saying: "Of course it's true. To be honest with you, I used to study at the Holy Soul Academy for three years when I was young. In those three years, I advanced from a Soul Servant Second Class to a Soul Officer! Such a rapid advancement is almost unimaginable outside of the Soul Realm! Apart from fighting against strong opponents to stimulate potential, this Holy Soul Academy also has a complete set of secret training methods to enhance strength. The accumulation of hundreds of years has allowed them to summarize the cultivation of souls into an extremely comprehensive system. There, you can receive the best education, and all your doubts will be answered. At the same time, you may also obtain powerful soul techniques! With so many benefits in front of you, what reason do you have not to go?"

  He Lian'nuo took a deep breath, advancing from Soul Servant Second Stage to Soul Officer in just three years? This speed was truly terrifying! Although the incredible talent of the Gong Sun family's descendants played a role, at its core, the education methods and training systems of Sacred Soul Academy must have also had an extremely important effect!

  Seeing Helianuo bow his head in contemplation, Gong Sunjan knew that he had already been moved and no longer tried to persuade him. He knew that with Helianuo's infatuation with powerful strength, he would not let go of such a great opportunity to rapidly increase his power.

  "Gongsun old man, since even you hold this Sacred Soul Academy in such high esteem, it seems I really do need to participate in this test. However, there's one thing I don't quite understand - with your personality, you shouldn't be so enthusiastic about my affairs. This time, you're urging me to take the test with such zeal... are you hiding some other motive?" Indeed, He Lian'nuo hesitated for a moment before agreeing to participate in the test, but at the same time, he also expressed his own doubts.

  "Ah... this...", Gong Sun's old face turned red, and he scratched his shiny head awkwardly, obviously, He Lianuo's guess was not wrong.

  "Sure enough, I knew you weren't so kind-hearted. Every time I asked you to do something in the past, you always had an attitude of not wanting to bother. This time, you actually took the initiative to think for me, how unusual! You must have some ulterior motive, or else why would you be so eager? Maybe if I get excited, I'll just agree to it!

  In the past, Gong Sun was always pretending to be mysterious and aloof, but this time Helian Nuo took the initiative, suddenly feeling superior. His tone of voice wasn't as polite as before."

  Gongsun Jian smiled wryly and said, "As you said, I do have something to ask of you. You should know that I'm currently just a soul body, barely clinging to life with a tiny bit of soul consciousness. Although my soul power has grown stronger over the years through cultivation, and my soul body has become more stable, at the end of the day, I'm still just a parasitic body that can only survive by relying on you. If you were to suffer some serious injury, my soul power would be forcibly stripped away, and no matter how hard I cultivate, it would be difficult for me to condense enough power to revive myself. Since subjective factors can no longer meet my needs, I've thought of seeking objective assistance. Originally, your Nine-Treasured Mystic Turtle was an excellent auxiliary soul beast, but unfortunately, my soul power is too weak, and I'm unable to leave your body, naturally also unable to obtain the Nine-Treasured Mystic Turtle's help. Over these past few days, I've thought about it for a long time, and now, the only thing that can help me is probably the Seven-Colored Soul Stone, the treasure of the Sacred Soul Academy!"

  "Seven-colored Soul Stone? What is this thing, can it help your soul power?" Helianuo furrowed his brow, he had also discovered that Gong Sunjian's soul body was much more illusory than when they last met.

  "The origin and history of the Holy Soul Academy will be introduced to you when you arrive, so I won't waste my breath. It's better to keep some freshness for you. This Seven-Colored Soul Stone is one of the seven treasures of the Holy Soul Academy, seemingly a rare treasure passed down from an ancient soul saint. For ordinary people, this Seven-Colored Soul Stone seems to have no great use, but for us spiritual bodies, its attraction is even greater than that of the Beast Soul Pearl. The Seven-Colored Soul Stone contains a mysterious power that can increase the speed of condensing soul energy by tens of times for the spiritual bodies gathered around it, and can also refine the purest energy from the air into the soul. If you can obtain it and keep it with you at all times, I will be able to accumulate enough power to prepare for my resurrection within two years!" Gong Sunjian's expression was extremely excited, clearly this Seven-Colored Soul Stone had an extraordinary attraction to him.

  He Lian nodded, not mentioning the friendship between him and Gong Sun over the years. Just this time, he couldn't refuse Gong Sun's request due to the favor of saving his life. He Lian remained silent for a long time before raising his head and expressing his doubts: "Although I'm willing to help you, but since that Seven-Colored Soul Stone is the sacred treasure of Sheng Hun Academy, how can a small soul servant like me possibly obtain it?"

  "Don't worry, rest assured, I won't let you take any risks. As long as you can pass the test of Sacred Soul Academy smoothly, I will arrange everything for you afterwards, and implement it step by step according to my plan. One day, that Seven-Colored Soul Stone will surely fall into our hands! Hearing He Lianuo agree to his request, Gong Sun let out a sigh of relief."

  Two people were talking, but Lan Youzhu suddenly ran into Helian Nuo's room. Hearing the sound, Helian Nuo hastily withdrew his divine sense from his mind. Lan Youzhu panted and ran to Helian Nuo's side, grabbing his arm and loudly asked: "Little Helian, I heard you're going to participate in the test at Shenghun Academy?"

  He Lian nodded, completely unaware of why Lan Youzhu would react so strongly to his going to Sheng Hun Academy.

  Lan Youzhu's eyes widened in shock, and she raised her voice to a hysterical shout: "How can Grandfather Zhang do this?! You and You Ruo have both gone to take the test, I'll definitely die of boredom if I'm left alone at home! No way, Grandfather Zhang has to give me a spot in the test too!", Lan Youzhu said as she turned around and ran out quickly!

  He Lian'nuo smiled and shook his head, thinking that Lan Youzhu was almost twenty years old but still more childish than he was at ten.

  "Nalan Youyou, are you going to take the test with me too? I'm actually looking forward to it a bit!"