Chapter Twelve: The Hidden Soul

  Dragon Pavilion, inside a certain mountain cave.

  A black-clad Qin Xuan sat cross-legged, his hands supporting the 'Lihuo Bell', excitement flashing in his eyes. A faint aura of pressure emanated from the 'Lihuo Bell', causing the wild beasts around the mountain cave to retreat and not dare to approach.

  Not in a hurry to admit defeat, the young man's lips moved slightly.

  Wow.

  A dazzling red light flashed, and when it dissipated, Galen, clad in heavy armor, was seen standing behind the young man, no one knew when he had appeared.

  "Master."

  He nodded, and Qin Xuan shifted his gaze to Galen. When he obtained the 'Lihuo Bell', Galen had been constantly sending him messages, telling him not to recognize the 'Lihuo Bell' for the time being. So as soon as he left Laozu's hut, Qin Xuan summoned it out.

  "What's going on, Galen?" Qin Xuan asked with a hint of confusion, furrowing his brow. The 'Lihuo Clock' was of utmost importance to him, whether it was the space that could increase the density of his Xuanqi by tenfold or help him repair his meridians, both were extremely crucial.

  But if you want to get all this, first of all, you have to acknowledge the 'Fire Bell', otherwise you can't use the 'Fire Bell' at all. However, Galen stopped himself from acknowledging it. Is there something wrong with that?

  "Master, just now Heroic God Canon said that even if you refine the 'Separate Fire Bell', your meridians still cannot be repaired." Galen's voice was still thick and powerful, "And besides, Heroic God Canon needs this thing."

  At these words, Qin Xuan's character also couldn't help but pause, even if refining the 'Lihuo Bell' wouldn't be able to repair his own meridians? How did Galen know all this?

  Wait!

  "Are these what the heroic gods' classics told you?" Qin Xuan's eyes narrowed, grasping the key point of the issue.

  He nodded slightly, Galen didn't hide anything at all, his soul was absolutely loyal to Qin Xuan.

  "In other words..." Qin Xuan's mouth curled up into a smile, "The Heroic Spirit Dwelling has an unknown soul residing within it, right?"

  "Yes!"

  Having received a definite answer, Qin Xuan couldn't help but think seriously. First of all, he had obtained the 'Heroic Divine Canon' for nearly half a month now, yet he was completely unaware that there was another existence inside it.

  Furthermore, if what Galen said is true, then why doesn't this hidden guy care about himself? Isn't he also the master of the other party?

  Finally, it turns out that the soul also wants 'Lihuo Zhong', why does it also want 'Lihuo Zhong'?

  "If it wanted to, why didn't it come find me itself?" Qin Xuan asked with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he had guessed something.

  "Th...," Galen's face showed a hint of difficulty, but he still said firmly, "The Heroic God's Canon says that the master is too weak and doesn't have the qualifications to let it find you personally."

  Is it? Too weak?

  Qin Xuan's smile at the corner of his mouth gradually turned into a cold sneer, just as he had thought.

  With a flip of his right hand, the 'Heroic Divine Canon' was grasped in his palm. As soon as the 'Heroic Divine Canon' appeared, the faintly discernible pressure from the 'Departing Fire Bell' instantly vanished without a trace. A more dense and solid aura pressed towards Qin Xuan.

  Overbearing, arrogant, as if dominating the world!

  Although it was not his first time coming into contact with 'Heroic Spirit Scripture', Qin Xuan still felt a considerable amount of pressure.

  "Hmmph!"

  Qin Xuan's eyes gradually turned cold, this 'Heroic God' soul was actually overbearing, seemingly not taking himself seriously at all. If it wasn't for Galen informing him of everything today, he might have been turned upside down in the future and still wouldn't know a thing.

  "You may look down on me, but you should know, I am the master!"

  With a cold shout, immediately following, a crimson drop fell onto the 'Li Huo Zhong', and for a moment, the flames on the surface of the 'Li Huo Zhong' seemed to come alive, as if the originally crystal clear 'Li Huo Zhong' was instantly covered in flames.

  After a long time, everything returned to calmness. However, at this moment, the surface of the 'Li Huo Zhong' slightly bulged with a block, like a human face. If one looked closely, it was not difficult to discover that this face was somewhat similar to Qin Xuan's. At the same time, Qin Xuan suddenly felt that there was an additional sense of connection between them, and a message entered his mind.

  Mission Accomplished!

  Hum.

  At this time, the 'Heroic God's Canon' suddenly shook violently, as if enraged, a circle of terrifying energy overflowed from its surface, and the entire cave was shaking violently, with rocks rolling down, as if the sky was collapsing.

  Like a behemoth from the primordial chaos, it tramples forward, leaving one's spirit shaken and withered.

  However, for all this, Qin Xuan was deaf and dumb, and didn't even frown, calmly watching the 'Heroic God's Legend', unruffled.

  Arrogance, Qin Xuan also has it, and even more so than others!

  Aren't you looking down on me? Alright, but aren't you after the 'Li Huo Zhong'? Then put aside your haughty attitude for lao zi, otherwise not even a hair will be left!

  Hiss.

  It seemed to also know that it was helpless against its master, and after venting for a while, the 'Heroic Divine Canon' finally returned to Qin Xuan's dantian.

  From start to finish, Galen never stopped Qin Xuan. For him, his master was only one person, that is Qin Xuan. No matter what decision Qin Xuan made, he would not frown, on the contrary, for 'Heroic God', he was somewhat dissatisfied, after all, 'Heroic God' was just a place where he lived temporarily.

  "Ah."

  He let out a mouthful of turbid air, and Qin Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, just now when facing the 'Heroic God's Classic', he was still under some pressure. Only at the crucial moment did he have to be ruthless and decisive; otherwise, his own master would be trampled underfoot sooner or later, and become a laughing stock.

  "Galien, can you see that soul in 'Shen Dian'?" Qin Xuan asked directly after a moment of contemplation.

  Galen shook his head and stood in front of the young man, saying somewhat helplessly, "I couldn't see it. It was he who took the initiative to find me today, otherwise I wouldn't have known that such a person existed."

  "This guy is hiding very deeply."

  With a wry smile, Qin Xuan felt that things were getting a bit tricky, but as long as he was the master of 'Heroic Spirit', there would always be a way to solve them.

  Strength! If one has enough strength, 'Heroic Spirit' would probably obediently listen to oneself.

  Qin Xuan felt more and more the importance of strength.

  "But, Master," Galen frowned and said, "Although the 'Divine Canon' is indeed wrong, but the 'Departing Fire Clock' really has no use for the master's meridian repair, why does the master still want to merge?"

  Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan smiled. He knew what Gailen meant, after all. It was just a matter of doing a favor for the "Heroic God's Legend", but considering the pride of the "Heroic God's Legend" and its attitude towards Qin Xuan, even if Qin Xuan really did it, the "Heroic God's Legend" might not appreciate it anyway.

  Now that the 'Heroic Spirit' has been hiding for so long, if it weren't for the appearance of the 'Fire Bell', regarding its own interests, it's likely to remain hidden forever. Even if it appears, it would still be with an air of superiority, looking down on its master. If it doesn't show some strength now, Qin Xuan can hardly imagine how things will turn out in the future.

  It's better to give him a warning shot, let the "Heroic God" understand reality, kill his arrogance, and prevent him from becoming even more rampant in the future.

  As for the 'Lihuo Clock', indeed, at the moment of fusion, Qin Xuan understood, just as Galen said, although he didn't know what reason, but it was completely ineffective in repairing his own meridians, and not even a single movement was detected. This point might be something that even the old ancestor of the Qin family hadn't anticipated.

  This also made Qin Xuan somewhat helpless. He had thought that he could take advantage of this opportunity to repair his meridians, but in the end it was all just a futile effort.

  Fortunately, the space with ten times the concentration of spiritual energy was still usable, but since the meridians were not repaired, even if Qin Xuan was in a space with a thousand times or ten thousand times the concentration of spiritual energy, his cultivation progress would not be able to improve too quickly.

  That is to say, the current Qin Xuan is like guarding a mountain of gold and silver, but when it's time to dig, he finds that he didn't bring any digging tools and can only dig with his hands little by little.

  How can he not be anxious?