C766 Continue to Refine the Body!

Yu Yuan's mind was crystal clear as he quietly engaged the Evil Body Refining technique. He then employed his spiritual sense to track the movements of the Shadow Moon Essence.

Almost immediately, he detected numerous tiny silver sparks darting through the mountain's rocky interior.

The so-called "Shadow Moon Essence" resembled diminutive silver fish navigating through the stone walls.

As he executed the Evil Body Refining technique, the nearest Shadow Moon Essence became startled and began to flee.

"They actually possess a form of intelligence!"

Yu Yuan marveled inwardly, his interest in the Shadow Moon Essence, as described by Yu Yiyi, intensifying. "I refuse to believe that you little creatures can truly escape my grasp!"

With this thought, his concentration deepened, and he began to rely on the heightened perception of his heaven soul.

The three souls—of heaven, earth, and man—are keenly perceptive, embodying wisdom and spirituality. His heaven soul, honed by the practice of Soul Forging through Enlightenment, was far more remarkable than that of an average person.

He activated his Third Eye, and countless filaments of spiritual sense emerged from the heaven soul, permeating the earth beneath him and burrowing into the rock wall's core.

The spiritual sense dispersed from the heaven soul soared through the rock, pinpointing the Shadow Moon Essence's movements and hiding spots with precision.

Yet, his spiritual sense could not seize the Shadow Moon Essence, nor could it draw them into his body.

He could sense and "see," but not bind.

"It's because my level is too low. With only spiritual sense at my disposal, I'm unable to employ the more sophisticated mystiques," Yu Yuan realized, acknowledging his shortcoming due to the absence of a Lunar Spirit and unrefined Soul Power.

Once Soul Power is cultivated, these so-called "Shadow Moon Essence" could be easily ensnared and bound.

"I must resort to the Evil Body Refining technique!"

With this resolve, he fully channeled the Evil Body Refining technique, and his corporeal body abruptly transformed into a pronounced magnetic field.

Back in the Moonfall Sanctuary, a mere application of the dark arts would draw various strands of psionic power to him, which he would then methodically refine.

However, here within Shadow Mountain, he discovered that the magnetic field generated by the Evil Body Refining technique was insufficient to attract the Shadow Moon Essence.

"This isn't what you described. When I activate the Evil Body Refining technique, the Shadow Moon Essence starts to flee," Yu Yuan mentally exclaimed.

He was overcome with a sense of defeat. Although he could detect the Shadow Moon Essence with his spiritual sense and even vaguely see it, when he attempted to act, he found that the Evil Body Refining had already taken effect.

It was nothing like Yu Yiyi had mentioned.

"I'm not sure what's happening either," Yu Yiyi's perplexed thoughts transmitted from the underside of the cauldron above her. "My residual memories indicate that Evil Body Refining should be able to assimilate the Shadow Moon Essence within the body. Yet, I'm at a loss as to why the Shadow Moon Essence would escape."

"If it can flee, it suggests a rudimentary spiritual wisdom. In that case," Yu Yuan mused before declaring, "Wraithbinding!"

He shifted his focus, adopting an alternative Spirit Magic technique while seated on the cool stone floor.

Inside his Mindscape, his earthly soul, distinct from his dominant and heaven souls, suddenly radiated an eerie, mysterious, and profound presence.

It was as if a primordial Demon God was gradually awakening from an endless slumber.

A dark radiance emanated from his earthly soul, sending ripples outward.

These ripples expanded, reaching beyond the confines of the cauldron and into the surrounding space.

"Hmm?"

Yuan Lianyao's expression subtly shifted. As Yu Yuan employed Wraithbinding, she instinctively sensed that he had become incredibly dangerous, his entire being emitting an unsettling aura.

"It's effective!" Yu Yuan's spirit was electrified.

With the Wraithbinding in motion, his spiritual sense that had seeped into the rock walls intensified manifold.

Every bit of the Shadow Moon Essence within the mountain lit up, becoming strikingly brilliant and pinpointed by his spiritual sense.

"Return!"

The earthly soul, presiding over the Mindscape, hovered aloft and uttered a cryptic, sonorous incantation.

The note resonated across the mountaintop.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The command "Return," like the chant of an ancient demon infused with cosmic order, exerted a compelling force on the Shadow Moon Essence, compelling all of it to heed the call.

Subsequently, the glistening silver lights involuntarily began to converge and fly towards Yu Yuan.

"What could this be?"

Yuan Lianyao, suspended mid-air, watched in amazement as the stone ground beneath the cauldron's cover twinkled with silver lights, reminiscent of fireflies converging from every direction.

Yu Yuan, seated below, witnessed what appeared to be a dazzling Star River gradually taking shape.

The silver sparks shone like diamonds scattered across a stellar sea, numerous and brilliant.

The small space, enclosed by the cauldron, was suddenly aglow with a resplendent and mysterious light due to the clustering of these silver sparks.

"Are these the Shadow Moon Essence?" Yuan Lianyao asked, bewildered.

"Yes," came the gentle voice of Yu Yiyi from above.

Instinctively, Yuan Lianyao looked up and saw a little girl in grey sackcloth seated on a distant platform high in the "sky," her face obscured, yet seemingly smiling at her from afar.

"Who are you?" Yuan Lianyao inquired.

"I am the cauldron spirit of the Crucible of Evil. My master has named me Yu Yiyi. You may simply call me Yiyi, City Lord," the little girl said with a sweet smile. "Master has already begun refining the 'Shadow Moon Essence.' Please be patient for a short while, City Lord."

"It has already begun?" Yuan Lianyao expressed her astonishment.

"Yes."

During their conversation, tiny silver sparks began to rise from the ground and merge into Yu Yuan's body, disappearing inside him like moths to a flame.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Shadow Mountain, modest in height, trembled violently as the silver sparks departed. Huge boulders tumbled down the slopes, exploding upon impact and transforming into clouds of dust and smoke.

As the Shadow Moon Essence vanished, Shadow Mountain itself seemed to contract.

"Is the Shadow Mountain about to collapse because the Shadow Moon Essence has disappeared?" Yuan Lianyao asked, her voice tinged with panic. "Yiyi, your master won't be harmed, will he?"

"Don't worry, the master will be fine," Yu Yiyi reassured her with a smile. "City Lord, haven't you noticed? Master's body is also radiating a silver glow."

Yuan Lianyao looked down and exclaimed, "Indeed it is!"

With a resounding boom, Shadow Mountain quaked more intensely, and additional rocks burst into ash.

In just half an hour, a small Shadow Mountain, once towering dozens of meters high, had been reduced to a landscape of silver-grey dust.

In the midst of the dust, the Crucible of Evil lay upside down, its surface gleaming with a sinister, dark light.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Blood Moon, commanding two thousand Banes, established a vast rune circle. They enveloped the cauldron from the outer ring, while at the heart of the formation, ghosts capable of condensing into Banes were drawn to the cauldron's walls and vanished in succession.

Before long, all the captured ghosts and spirits had been ushered into the little world within the cauldron, all under Yu Yiyi's direction.

Some time later, the cauldron abruptly reversed, its opening now facing the heavens. Yu Yuan, aglow with a silver luminescence, emerged from within.

With curiosity, he raised his arms, experiencing the marvelous benefits of the Shadow Moon Essence, his brow smoothing out as he did so.

His face lit up with a smile, "This ghostly substance is truly extraordinary. Since merging with my skin and flesh, I feel my Evil Body Refining technique has advanced a level!"

"We're not there yet, it's still not enough. We must find another place like Shadow Mountain that contains the Shadow Moon Essence!" Yu Yiyi exclaimed.

Yu Yuan nodded, decisively declaring, "Onto the next one!"

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