Xiao Yan's eyes were fixed ily on the empty space half a meter before him. He actually discovered extremely faint wrinkles hidden within the space that were extremely difficult to detect. Following the trail of those barely disible wrinkles with his gaze, he was startled to find that these spatial folds almost formed a wall-like barrier, cealing the Hall of Souls behind it.

  He had once read about a barrier in his ste ring that was called 'Space Lock'. It was an exceptionally powerful barrier that only a Dou Vee expert could establish.

  'Could that Protector Wu be a Dou Vee? If he truly is, then that would be problematic. This Soul and Token might not be enough to bluff ae Dou Vee.' Xiao Yan furrowed his brows, but after p for a moment, he dismissed this jecture.

  'It's probably not the case. If he truly were a Dou Vee, Yun Shan wouldn't have been shouting like that. It's more likely that Yun Shan is also a Protector, just of a lower rank than Protector Wu.'

  While a Dou Vee could indeed set up a Space Lock, arranging one didn't necessarily require a Dou Vee. It could also be achieved usiain items a teiques.

  'That Protector Wu knows I possess a Soul and Tokee the otion I caused in the Misty Cloud Sect, he didn't appear even when Yun Shan crushed his soul jade piece. This proves that the Soul and Tokeowed by Hun Huzi still holds signifit status, likely higher than Yun Shan's.'

  Xiao Yan naturally had his reasons for causing such a se. Not only did he want to ehe Gate of Life ah in a mahat wouldn't arouse Ling Ying's suspis, but more importantly, he wao gauge the attitude of the Hall of Souls hidden within the Misty Cloud Sect toward him.

  This wasn't like attending school. If the Hall of Souls was divided into fas and he iently ended up in an opposing camp, then he would truly meet a wrongful death.

  However, he dared to e to the Hall of Souls because he had a certain level of fidend basis. He recalled that three years ago, not long after Nan Yanran came to annul their e, Hun Huzi had mentiohat he came upon hearing about a genius young man surnamed Xiao emerging in this remote Jia Ma Empire. In the end, Hun Huzi eve him take his Soul and Token to the Hall of Souls in the imperial capital.

  From this, it could be deduced that the reason Hun Huzi knew about him was because the people of this Hall of Souls had reported it to him, thus prompting his arrival.

  Therefore, it usible that this Hall of Souls was under Hun Huzi's jurisdi.

  Xiao Yan's gaze sharpened as he proceeded without hesitation. He had carefully sidered everything before ing to the Misty Cloud Sect.

  his Soul Robe, he walked straight through the Space Lod ehis Space Lock could only be accessed by those wearing Soul Robes.

  Upon closer iion, within this slightly distorted space y a stretch of polluted bd. The surface occasionally exposed some pale white objects. Startlingly, they were the skeletal remains of various creatures. The surroundings exuded an eerie and chilling atmosphere.

  It was a stark trast to the enviro outside.

  In the heart of this mountain forest stood a silent bck hall. At the sight of that pitch-bck structure, the words 'Hall of Souls' surged into Xiao Yan's mind. Without any introdu, he khat this was the Hall of Souls within the Misty Cloud Sect!

  Gazing at the jet-bck hall, a sinister and terrifying aura slowly permeated the area, rippling through this sealed space.

  Upon closer examination, several exceptionally thick bck s extended from the hall and plunged deep into the ground. Swirling clusters of bck fog enveloped these s, vaguely f human-like shapes. The s occasionally flickered with a faint luster.

  Wearing the Soul Robe, Xiao Yan immediately blended into the nd seamlessly. He slowly circuted the Spirit Heart Gathering Soul Teique and discovered that the soul light scattered here was even more trated than in ordinary locations.

  'Could it be that this bck hall possesses the ability to summon souls and gather spiritual essence?'

  Ihe Soul Sacrifice Old Shop he had entered previously was not a true Hall of Souls in the proper se was more likely a secret shop of the Hun !

  After all, si bore the name 'Hall of Souls,' there should at least be a grand hall, should there not? Moreover, there were scarcely any human figures to be seen ihe Soul Sacrifice Old Shop.

  Xiao Yan slowly made his way toward the pitch-bck hall. After walking for a while, he finally came across a few people also wearing Soul Robes.

  "Let's go. This time, I must colleough soul points," said a figure eared to be the leader among them.

  "pared to joining a team to hunt magical beasts in the Magic Beast Mountain Rao earn soul points, eliminating the Snake-People in the Snake-People Tribe is an easier way to gather soul points. The souls of the Snake-People are somewhat strohan those of ordinary magical beasts," another person added.

  The st person took out an irregurly shaped bck stone from the pocket of his Soul Robe and said, "I'm telling you, killing people is the fastest way. Although low-level cultivators and alchemists 't produce soul bodies, alchemists naturally possess strong Spiritual Strength. The soul stone be quickly filled."

  The leader said disdainfully, "No kidding. Who doesn't know that a mother is a woman? But our strength is only at the Dou Grandmaster realm. Even a 1st-tier alchemist holds a certain status in a Dou Spirit . It's exceedingly rare to enter a lone alchemist."

  Xiao Yan frowned upon hearing the versation of the three approag Soul Envoys. These Soul Envoys were akin to bees colleg honey, gathering the souls of the weak.

  His powerful Spiritual Strength swept over them.

  Although the Soul Robes of these three also possessed shielding abilities, Xiao Yaimated that they were merely the weakest Huang Css Soul Envoy robes, capable of blog the perception of at most a 2nd-tier alchemist. Naturally, they couldn't obstruct his spiritual perception.

  'All Dou Grandmasters, and if I'm not mistaken, these three were among the w enfort team members from this m.' Xiao Yan wasn't surprised that they were disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect.

  Since even the Sect Leader and the First Elder were members of the Hall of Souls, it was only natural that some elite disciples of the Misty Cloud Sed the fidants of several elders would also join the Hall of Souls.

  "Sigh, it's all because of that person named Xiao Yan. The First Elder and the others were actually expelled from the Misty Cloud Sect. Who knows what will happen iure?"

  "Isn't this eveer? Now the First Elder and the others always a the capacity of the Hall of Souls. I'm even sidering leaving the Misty Cloud Sect myself. Sometimes the resources provided for sect missions are too meager."

  Xiao Yan brushed past the three as they crossed paths with a whoosh. He her made a move to kill them nor uttered a word, simply ign them.

  He wasn't someoh a saintly heart. The Hall of Souls had branches spread extensively across the Dou Qi ti; how much could he possibly trol?

  As for the First Elder and the others, they were probably already waiting below.

  'So ordinary Soul Envoys without Soul and Tokens rely on those so-called soul stoo collect souls and exge them for soul points? It seems that soul points are still used as currency for transas here,' Xiao Yan pondered as he made his way toward the hall.

  Xiao Yan didn't enter many people along the way. This Hall of Souls gave him a somewhat desote feeling.

  'Why are there so few people?'

  The space cealed by the Space Lock wasn't very vast. He arrived at the foot of the pitch-bck hall after walking for a short while.

  He raised his head and gazed upward. In the ter of the bck hall, the words 'Hall of Souls' were engraved using Spiritual Strength. These characters seemed to emit faint wailing sounds. A few bck-robed figures were actually sitting on those thick bck s that bound the Hall of Souls.

  Xiao Yan's perception clearly sehat these individuals were all at the peak Dou Spirit or even Dou King realm, and none of them were from the Misty Cloud Sect.

  'Those s are releasing very strong Spiritual Strength. Could those things accelerate the cultivation of Soul Trainihods?'

  This was merely a small branch hall in a remote area, yet it already possessed such a foundation. Those Dou Kings were likely rogue cultivators from the Jia Ma Empire who had passed trials to bee Soul Envoys of the Hall of Souls.

  Xiao Yan surmised that the Hall of Souls had its own system of trials and recruitmehods.

  The door of the Hall of Souls suddenly opened with a creaking sound. Xiao Yan smiled faintly and, without the slightest hesitation, stepped directly into the hall.

  The door smmed shut with a resounding thud the momeered the Hall of Souls. One dle after another lit up, instantly illuminating the entire hall. A figure wearing a Soul Robe and a mass of bck fog stood in the ter, as if they had been waiting for him all along.

  Xiao Yan revealed a smile as he slowly removed his hood. His gaze fell on the person to the right and chuckled, "Jie Jie Jie, Old Sect Leader Yun Shan, we meet again."