In the secret chamber, Shi Yan was immersed in arduous cultivation, gradually entering a peculiar realm, almost forgetting himself.

Visually, his body showed no particular change. However, should anyone possess a powerful Sea of Consciousness, they would perceive the soul fluctuations within Shi Yan’s mind as extraordinarily complex and intricate.

Five distinct soul auras converged within his Sea of Consciousness—five auras steeped in despair, terror, bloodlust, greed, and resentment. These auras were slowly being refined, seemingly absorbing the negative emotions accumulating within his body without cease.

Under the aggregation of vast negative emotions, the Five Demons, forged from the condensation of the five soul auras—despair, terror, bloodlust, greed, and resentment—within the Sea of Consciousness, each bore savage expressions, appearing as if they yearned to break free from the Sea of Consciousness and rush into Shi Yan’s brain domain, seizing control of his mind.

Guiding the negative emotions, maintaining a void-like stillness in his mind, not daring to relax even slightly, he was striving to reclaim the initiative.

This cultivation technique, the Heart Sea Five Demons, originated from the Blood Patterned Ring. It seemed tailor-made for him, fitting seamlessly with his mysterious Martial Soul.

Much like the Rampage Triple Heaven, the cultivation method for the Heart Sea Five Demons required channeling through the mysterious Martial Soul, utilizing the negative emotions gathered within his acupoints.

Those negative emotions that would normally plunge him into utter ruin, now condensed into five demonic entities. While they remained under the control of the Sea of Consciousness, they already filled Shi Yan with trepidation. Once they broke free from the Sea of Consciousness’s grasp, they would completely overwhelm Shi Yan’s awareness.

This fact Shi Yan had grasped while practicing the Heart Sea Five Demons.

Before this peculiar martial art was fully cultivated, the backlash from the demons would assault him constantly. This process itself served as a trial for the demons’ formation; if he could not shatter the inner demons, even if the demons took form, Shi Yan would suffer the consequences himself.

He understood that cultivating the Heart Sea Five Demons was even more perilous than the Rampage martial techniques, but once successfully mastered, it would surely possess a terrifying deterrent power, just like the Rampage Triple Heaven.

Therefore, even knowing the extreme danger of cultivating this art, he hadn't hesitated in the slightest when he obtained the cultivation method for the Heart Sea Five Demons, immediately beginning his practice.

He relished challenging martial techniques.

All sorts of negative emotions gathered in his Sea of Consciousness, serving as nourishment for the five demons. Shi Yan concentrated his spiritual sense, attempting to penetrate the consciousness of the five demons, thereby influencing them and establishing a peaceful connection with them.

However, after receiving more infusions of negative energy, those five demons appeared to have gradually developed consciousness. Since the demons contained Shi Yan's soul imprint, these five entities were, in essence, endowed with Shi Yan’s wisdom. They seemed aware of Shi Yan’s intentions, immediately repelling him the moment his consciousness approached.

After repeated attempts, Shi Yan could only vaguely control the shifts in his state of mind, preventing his sanity from being affected as negative emotions flowed through his Sea of Consciousness. Yet, he could not truly permeate the Five Demons with his spiritual consciousness to establish a direct link and thus gain true mastery over them.

After a long while.

Shi Yan slowly opened his eyes, contemplated quietly for a moment, and then retrieved the seven volumes of soul scriptures originating from the Yin Mei Clan, beginning to silently read them one by one.

These seven soul scriptures did not detail particularly intricate soul martial techniques. Instead, they explored various profound aspects of the soul, elucidating the characteristics of the soul and detailing different cultivation methods with considerable depth and precision.

After only a short perusal, Shi Yan’s eyes gradually brightened, and a look of immense joy crossed his features.

These seven soul scriptures contained profound realizations regarding the mysteries of the soul. The Yin Mei Clan was indeed ahead of other races in grasping the Martial Soul. Yu Rou seemed to have known precisely which type of soul scriptures would be most effective for him at this juncture—all seven volumes dealt exclusively with the exposition of soul profundities.

Shi Yan treasured them as priceless artifacts, refraining from immediately attempting to control the Heart Sea Five Demons. He dedicated himself to studying the seven Yin Mei Clan scriptures tirelessly.

He was unaware that these seven volumes represented the very essence of the Yin Mei Clan’s understanding of soul profundities.

All of the Yin Mei Clan's various soul secret arts were founded upon these seven scriptures. By thoroughly comprehending them, he would possess an intimate knowledge of all their soul martial techniques.

Guiding the Main Soul, which was deeply hidden in the recesses of the heart, drawing the Main Soul into the Sea of Consciousness, using the Sea of Consciousness to nourish the Main Soul, gradually forming the Spirit Soul. Once the Spirit Soul was formed, it would break free from the shackles of the soul, allowing divine abilities to reach the heavens and the earth... A classic text concerning the profound mystery of the Main Soul caught Shi Yan’s attention. He delved into it profoundly, forgetting time, forgetting the bottlenecks in his cultivation, focusing solely on comprehending everything related to the Main Soul.

According to the scripture, everyone possessed a Main Soul, the core of the soul. Ordinary people could not sense the existence of the Main Soul, nor could they control it or harness its power. However, as martial artists progressed, with the vigor of their physical essence and breakthroughs in their state of mind, their souls would slowly strengthen. The core of the soul—the Main Soul—could one day be sensed.

Once a martial artist broke through to the Nirvana Realm and formed a Sea of Consciousness, if they could guide the Main Soul out and draw it into the Sea of Consciousness, the Sea of Consciousness and the Main Soul would complement each other, growing together.

The Main Soul residing within the Sea of Consciousness, nurtured by it and propelled by the martial artist’s increasing realm, would undergo gradual transformation. One day, should the martial artist reach the Divine Realm, the Main Soul would also evolve dramatically, becoming the Spirit Soul within the Sea of Consciousness. The formation of the Spirit Soul signified that the martial artist had truly become a powerhouse of the Divine Realm, where the Spirit Soul and the Sea of Consciousness interacted to unleash inconceivable soul power...

Shi Yan painfully internalized the texts, committing each volume deeply to memory, gradually forming his own unique understanding of the Yin Mei Clan’s soul insights.

Main Soul, guiding the Main Soul into the Sea of Consciousness, nourishing it with the Sea of Consciousness—could the Main Soul, then, restrain the Five Demons?

One day, a flash of inspiration struck Shi Yan; he seemed to have suddenly realized a feasible approach. Once this thought arose in his mind, he became somewhat unable to restrain his excitement, eager to seek out the Main Soul in the depths of his soul and guide it into the Sea of Consciousness.

The White Jade Spirit Fruit!

Shi Yan’s expression jolted, and he suddenly laughed.

According to Yu Rou, the White Jade Spirit Fruit was a miraculous fruit capable of nourishing the soul, benefiting the Main Soul as well. Once consumed, the strange energy emanating from the fruit would surge into the soul, granting both the soul and the Main Soul greater energy. If this were true, merely by consuming the White Jade Spirit Fruit and sensing carefully, could he not easily locate the Main Soul by feeling the dissipation of the fruit’s power? Shi Yan’s eyes lit up.

Wiping his Blood Patterned Ring, a flash of light appeared, and the jade box immediately manifested.

Lifting the lid, a soul-refreshing fragrance suddenly wafted out of the box. The White Jade Spirit Fruit within was pure, dazzling white, truly resembling a piece of exquisite jade, circulating with an enchanting luster, as if some strange energy lay hidden deep within it.

Shi Yan narrowed his eyes, gazing intently and meticulously at the fruit, only to discover countless minute filaments intertwined densely within the White Jade Spirit Fruit, resembling the intricate neural pathways of a human brain—utterly miraculous.

Inhaling the fragrance emitted by the fruit, Shi Yan’s soul shuddered, experiencing a sense of ethereal detachment, as if his soul had been instantly purified by something extraordinary.

Shi Yan froze for a moment, then dared not linger. He hurriedly swallowed the White Jade Spirit Fruit in one gulp and immediately spurred his vital essence to digest it.

"Whoosh!"

A flame suddenly erupted within his body, originating from his heart in his chest. The moment the White Jade Spirit Fruit entered his abdomen, the flame enveloped it.

The crystal-like jade fruit began to burn within Shi Yan’s stomach, and strands of strange energy rose like swirling smoke, gradually converging toward his mind.

Shi Yan immediately felt the peculiar sensation he had experienced when absorbing soul power through the Soul Gathering Orb, but this feeling was far more distinct and vivid. When he absorbed power via the Soul Gathering Orb previously, the soul energy diffused from the orb was extremely scattered, dispersing throughout every area of his mind as soon as it entered.

But the strange power of the White Jade Spirit Fruit was markedly different. This surge of peculiar energy seemed to have its own target; they slowly surged into Shi Yan’s mind, but only converged upon a specific, peculiar corner of his brain domain.

The forehead.

A brilliant, milky-white light suddenly shot out from Shi Yan’s glabella. His glabella seemed to sprout an eye, flashing with an unusual light. Within that brilliant strange light, dense soul energy formed a tempest, seemingly stirring up a fierce storm in his mind.

Shi Yan’s imposing body trembled violently, and the light emanating from his glabella grew dazzling. Gradually, these lights enveloped his entire head, causing him to radiate concentric circles of divine light from his head like a true god, mysterious and uncanny.

Found it!

Shi Yan was overjoyed. Following the strange penetrating power derived from the White Jade Spirit Fruit, his consciousness followed closely, entering a certain mysterious region of his forehead along with the fruit’s power.

Inside, he saw another version of himself, witnessing a dazzling spectacle. In that mysterious region, another self sat cross-legged, eyes tightly shut, divine light blazing from the glabella, in a state identical to his own at that moment!

Within that area, seven-colored light shone brilliantly. A small figure sat cross-legged, a look of joy emanating from the corner of its mouth, surrounded by white divine light above its head, with dazzling radiance emanating from its glabella.

Shi Yan’s consciousness followed this trail, and the small figure seemed to suddenly sense something, abruptly opening its eyes.

Those eyes were like an unfathomable, deep pool, reflecting images of Shi Yan’s life imprints... The entirety of Shi Yan’s life experiences manifested within those two eyes. His consciousness, having arrived here, seemed to be drawn in, plunging forcefully into those eyes, becoming a segment of his own soul imprint.

"Boom!"

It was like an explosion in his mind; Shi Yan’s spiritual sense shook violently, and his Sea of Consciousness became extremely unstable. But the small figure in that mysterious place gradually detached from that area and, guided by the light of the soul, directly retreated into the Sea of Consciousness.

The entire world suddenly fell silent.