“Deva soul in hand!” Bai Xiaochun couldn’t have felt more excited. The only path avable to him was that of the Heaven-Dao Nascent Soul stage, and if he didn’t walk it, his Dao of living forever would end.


    But now he had four deva souls. All he had to do was find a metal-type soul... and he would havepleted the set of five elements. With those souls, he could break out of the Gold Core stage... and forge that legendary item that, up til now, only the Celestial on Heavenspan Ind had seeded in forming... a Heaven-Dao Nascent Soul!!


    “After reaching Heaven-Dao Foundation Establishment and Heaven-Dao Gold Core, my longevity has increased dramatically. Considering how difficult it is to reach the Heaven-Dao Nascent Soul stage, the longevity increase should definitely be heaven-defying!!” As soon as he had the earth-type deva soul, he threw it into his crystalline soulhoarding pagoda!


    “He took the deva soul!”


    “That was what Bai Hao was after, the deva soul!!”


    “What does he think he’s doing? He killed Bai Qi, used his blood to open the restrictive spell, and then took the deva soul.... Does he really think that after all that, he can trade the deva soul in to the n for aplete set of five elements deva beast souls?!?!”


    The n members outside of the ancestralnd were all very puzzled. All they could think about was what they would do if they were in Bai Hao’s shoes. After killing Bai Qi, he would already be considered a traitor to the n, so even if he got the deva soul, he would still face the wrath of the entire n.


    “He’s gone crazy! Not only has he turned traitor against the n, but he’s trying to steal our deva soul!” Although cold expressions could be seen on the faces of all the n elders, the eyes of some from the auxiliary bloodline glittered.


    “Not necessarily. Perhaps Bai Hao killed Bai Qi because of some personal matter between the two of them. As for the deva soul, it should belong to whoever manages to get it....”


    “That’s right. If Bai Hao hands over the deva soul after he emerges from the ancestralnd, and asks for the five elements deva beast souls, that would prove that he doesn’t have a traitorous heart....”


    Different thoughts ran through the heads of the different n members. However, Madam Cai’s shrieks intensified, and her venomous hatred only grew more intense.


    Furthermore, the direct bloodline n members began to speak up, voices filled with rage.


    “He <i>must</i> die! He killed my Qi’er! He absolutely must die!!”


    “I don’t care what excuses youe up with, Bai Hao <i>will</i> die. He killed someone in the ancestralnd, which proves he’s a traitor!”


    Even as the n members mored, the n chief suddenly stopped battering at the stone gate. Spinning in ce, he looked around with a vicious re, killing intent surging as he roared in a thunderous voice that crushed all other sound: “On my authority as n chief, I hereby dere that Bai Hao is a traitor, and shall be killed in body and soul! His name will be stricken from the n records as a warning to anyone who would follow in his footsteps!!”


    The icy coldness of his words couldn’t have been clearer as he officially used his power to dere Bai Hao a traitor!


    Meanwhile, in the hidden chamber in the n’s catbs, the old patriarch sat in the middle of the circle of candles with their green mes. A mysterious glow could be seen in his eyes as he seemingly ignored all of the chaos and shouting that was currently going on in the n.


    His gaze was fixed on the screen, and Bai Xiaochun, and his eyes were gradually beginning to glow with excitement and greed.


    “He... is the perfect choice for my next incarnation....” The shriveled patriarch’s chest heaved as he considered rising to his feet. However, after looking at the seven candles which surrounded him, he settled back down.


    Meanwhile, back in the ancestralnd, Bai Xiaochun put the deva soul away and suppressed his excitement. Then he opened his Heavenspan Dharma Eye a crack, which enabled him to judge how much progress had been made in opening the ancestralnd from the outside.


    “I have about the time it takes half an incense stick to burn.... After that, they’ll open this ce up.” Although he was nervous, he took a deep breath to calm himself, then waved his hand to produce a bag of holding.


    It was Bai Qi’s bag of holding; after his death, his branding mark had faded away, leaving the bag ownerless. Bai Xiaochun quickly sent some divine sense inside to search around, whereupon his eyes began to glow.


    Inside of the bag of holding was a bone slip which contained aplete record... of Bai Hao’s research notes, which had previously been written on the floor of his hut, and hadter been wiped away!


    “The form for fifteen-colored me... as well as Bai Hao’s augury technique....” Bai Xiaochun was ted, and could barely even breathe straight. The value of this information was no less than that of the deva soul he had just acquired. The form for fifteen-colored me was actually secondary. Most important of all was Bai Hao’s augury technique, which pertained to many aspects of enlightenment regarding me conjuring.


    With that augury technique, Bai Xiaochun would be able to understand me conjuring on a much deeper level, and improve his skill dramatically, just as he had with the medicinal knowledge he had gained in the Heavenspan River region.


    Bai Xiaochun put the bone slip away, and then looked around with determination gleaming in his eyes. As of now, he had aplished just about everything he wished to aplish in the Bai n. There were a few other things, but they couldn’t be handled right here and now.


    “The most important thing right now is to get out of here safely....” As usual, Bai Xiaochun wanted to make sure that his poor little life was not in any significant danger. After he made sure it was not in any significant danger, he would reduce that danger even further.


    As of this point, he could easily use his Undying Hex to pierce through the boundaries of the ancestralnd. In fact, he might even be able to make it past the n’s grand spell formation. However, he still didn’t feel safe. Even with the murdersoul spikes in ce, he wanted a more stable n.


    “I only have one life. The slightest slipup or instance of overconfidence, and I could provoke aplete catastrophe....” Having reached this point in his train of thought, he blinked a few times, and then gritted his teeth.


    “When ites to my poor little life, making extra preparations will always be worth it. After I get out of the ancestralnd, I need to make sure the n is thrown intoplete chaos. In fact, I also need to lock down the deva patriarch. That will make things much safer....” At that point, his eyes glittered.


    “I know... if I cause heavenly fire to rain down onto the Bai n as I’m leaving, that will definitely cast them into turmoil. Even the deva patriarch will have to worry about protecting the n!” His heart also surged with excitement over the realization that going through with this n would once again put his awesomeness on disy for the entire n to see.


    The feeling of being able to show off a bit after keeping such a low profile caused his excitement to surge.


    “Plus, any people hostile to the Bai n will definitely take an interest in me afterward....” Chuckling, he flew straight up into the air.


    The sight of him flying up caused the hearts of the n members on the mountain to begin to tremble in fear. Simrly, the n members on the outside were all paying close attention.


    As of this moment, Bai Xiaochun feltpletely thrilled. His lifelong desire to be the center of attention had never beenpletely fulfilled in the River-Defying Sect, but out here in the Wilnds, it was bing a reality.


    Feeling very proud of himself, he waved his hand, causing arge group of vengeful souls to fly out of his soulhoarding pagoda.


    As all n members looked on in shock, he then made a casual grasping motion!


    Instantly, his hand became like a ck hole, which caused all of the souls to fly into his palm. He closed his fingers into a fist, and then slowly opened them to reveal... a tongue of one-colored me!


    On the ancestral mountain, numerous eyes widened in shock, and the same thing happened outside in the n!


    “He’s conjuring me!!”


    “Look at how smoothly he did it! It’s only one-colored me, but even still, it worked instantly!!”


    The n elders’ eyes widened, and as for the grand elder from the Hall of Justice, his heart trembled in shock. After all, the grand elder was also adept at me conjuring, and could instantly see many things from how casually Bai Xiaochun had conjured the me....


    Of course, Bai Xiaochun wasn’t finished. As everyone watched in amazement, he dispersed the one-colored me, fed more vengeful souls into the fire... and then casually closed his fist.


    Three-colored me!


    Five-colored me!


    Seven-colored me!


    In the blink of an eye, Bai Xiaochun conjured seven-colored me, sending blistering heat out in all directions. Furthermore, his motions were allpletely smooth and casual!


    “A master necromancer!!”


    “Heavens! I can ept that he’s a master necromancer, but... the speed and uracy of his me-conjuring is impossibly high!!”


    “Am I seeing things? One shot? In one shot, he conjured everything up to a seven-colored me?!?!”