A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 678: Soul Stone

“Oh, I’m actually quite interested in these puppets. Giving them to my junior disciple as a means of survival is pretty good. But I wonder, what does True Immortal Tianjing plan to exchange for them?” Another cultivator who looked to be no longer young stroked his long beard and asked.

“Hehe, what I’m exchanging is quite rare—something called a ‘Soul Stone’ from the ancient times. One Soul Stone is exchanged for one of my Puppet Beasts. These puppets were all personally made by ancient cultivators. I estimate that there are no such high-level puppets left in this realm,” True Immortal Tianjing said calmly.

“Soul Stone?”

Hearing this unfamiliar name, all the cultivators present showed puzzled expressions.

None of them had ever heard of such a thing. It was truly strange.

True Immortal Tianjing seemed to have anticipated this. He reached into his storage pouch with one hand and produced a thumb-sized green crystal stone in his palm.

At a glance, the crystal resembled a wood-element spirit stone. But when those present scanned it with their spiritual awareness, they discovered that the stone did not emit the familiar wood-element spiritual energy but instead gave off an extremely cold and mysterious aura.

“Perhaps some fellow practitioners have this item but do not recognize it. I happen to have one here. Fellow cultivators can try to identify it,” the old cultivator said, holding the crystal stone and continuing slowly.

“Eh! This is a bit strange. It’s somewhat like the power of a yin soul, but much purer,” a demonic path cultivator, wrapped in black energy, said in surprise.

“I don’t know what exactly this crystal stone contains, but it is definitely not ordinary soul energy. Otherwise, how could I possibly exchange these puppets for such a stone?” True Immortal Tianjing was straightforward and replied directly.

“Oh! That makes sense,” the demonic path cultivator tactfully decided not to press further.

But as Han Li took a closer look at the crystal stone, his face beneath the mask changed drastically, and his eyes flickered with uncertainty.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this “Soul Stone” was clearly the “Dark Shadow Beast Crystal” he had collected from the land of darkness and shadows. Of course, the term “Beast Crystal” was just the local name used there. Among ancient cultivators, the true name seemed to be this so-called “Soul Stone.”

“Not only does this True Immortal Tianjing bring out so many puppets, but he is also collecting a lot of these ‘Soul Stones.’ Considering that the many puppets seen in the Void Heaven Hall all contain these Soul Stones embedded inside, it seems this person…” Han Li began to ponder thoughtfully.

However, these ‘Soul Stones’ were obviously something very few had discovered. After quite a while, only one cultivator hesitantly took out a stone and stepped forward to exchange it for one Beast Puppet.

True Immortal Tianjing asked a few more times. Seeing that no one else came forward, although he expected this, he couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed.

Just as he was about to pack up the remaining Puppet Beasts, someone suddenly stood up and approached. This made the old cultivator’s spirits lift, and he looked at the newcomer excitedly.

“Fellow cultivator, you also have a Soul Stone?”

The person who stepped forward was none other than Han Li, whom he had finally decided upon in his heart. Silently, Han Li flipped his palm, revealing a green crystal stone.

However, this crystal was about the size of an egg, emitting a nearly visible aura of extreme coldness that was incomparable to the one the old cultivator had produced.

True Immortal Tianjing was first startled, then overjoyed in his heart. A smile spread across his face as he said:

“Fellow cultivator, such a large Soul Stone is indeed rare. How about this: among these puppets, you may choose two to take. I will not let you suffer a loss.”

“Two?” Han Li smiled lightly and shook his head.