C7 Invited to Live Together

"No way! Are all the women here this forward?" Lei Yan was both astonished and delighted.

Since his arrival on the Soul Weeping Continent, his romantic adventures had been nonstop, with stunning beauties constantly throwing themselves at him.

"Kid, don't fall for that siren's charms, or it'll be the end of you. My heart is much kinder than hers, you know," Zhang Huan said with a cold laugh and a sneer.

"Senior Sister Lee, as an elite disciple of our Divine Plant Pill Sect, please don't make such jokes," Soul Cultivator Lu said, startled, and quickly offered a conciliatory smile.

"Junior Brother Lei Yan, I see great potential in you. If you can reach the Peak of The Human Soul within a year, you can share a room with me," Lee Qingping said with a gentle smile, gazing at Lei Yan.

She was deliberately saying this to needle Zhang Huan.

"Senior Sister Lee, with your encouragement, I'll dedicate myself to my training," Lei Yan replied with a mischievous grin.

"Junior Brother Lei Yan, follow me. I need to sort out your living arrangements," Soul Cultivator Lu said respectfully, no longer underestimating Lei Yan after noticing Lee Qingping's high regard for him.

Lei Yan then had to say a reluctant goodbye to Lee Qingping and followed Soul Cultivator Lu.

An hour later, Soul Cultivator Lu settled him into a stone house at the Outer Disciple Hall.

Though it was quite secluded, the surrounding mountains and rivers were picturesque.

"Despite the stunning scenery, there's not a single woman in sight," Lei Yan mused, looking around at the mountains and feeling somewhat disheartened.

After reflecting for ten minutes, he began his cultivation.

Lei Yan knew that to enhance his Human Soul, his body needed to absorb more Spiritual Power.

The area's dense Spiritual Qi allowed him to absorb copious amounts of Spiritual Qi during cultivation, which he could then convert into Spiritual Power.

Indeed, every living thing in this world has a soul, including plants and trees, though their souls are faint and challenging to absorb.

Spirit herbs, however, contain not only Spiritual Qi but also a measure of soul, which ordinary Soul Cultivators cannot directly absorb.

But a sect like the Divine Plant Pill Sect has the ability to refine spirit herbs into potent Soul Pills.

The Jade Spring Star Pill, a Rank 4 Soul Pill, had the ability to mend the Sinew Power Orb within a Soul Cultivator's body, enhancing their Soul Power and bolstering their resistance to Soul Poison.

Lei Yan, however, was merely an Outer Disciple. Soul Cultivator Lu had informed him that the Divine Plant Pill Sect allotted just one Common Soul Pill to Outer Disciples each month.

Being a Rank 1 Soul Pill, the Common Soul Pill's efficacy was understandably the lowest among Soul Pills.

Inner Disciples received far better benefits, with an allowance of five Common Soul Pills monthly, while Elite Disciples were entitled to twenty.

"If I can charm Senior Sister Lee, I could gain both fortune and favor," Lei Yan mused, his mind wandering at the thought of Lee Qingping, who possibly possessed an Extreme Yin Body.

The Divine Plant Pill Sect spanned an immense territory of a hundred thousand miles, with hundreds of surrounding peaks under its domain. This vastness meant that disciples were widely dispersed.

Even so, the sect's least advanced disciples had reached Human Soul Level 1, enabling them to communicate with one another using Soul Power over great distances.

At dawn, Lei Yan was meditating in a grove near his stone dwelling, quietly practicing the Devil Sovereign's Soul Devouring Arts.

The nearby flora was soon shrouded in a mystical mist, a result of their Spiritual Power and Soul Power being extracted by the force of Lei Yan's technique.

Wisps of this mist steadily seeped into his body, dampening his garments.

With a chuckle, Lei Yan felt his Soul Power gradually increase, and his Spiritual Power surged even more rapidly.

His gaze was electric, and within the misty Spiritual Qi, he could discern faint, peculiar filaments.

These filaments multiplied as the sun climbed higher, revealing themselves to be the very souls of the plants around him. The Yang Spiritual Power and the sun's own Yang Soul were also being drawn into Lei Yan's practice.

As dusk fell, Lei Yan's Soul Power reached a tipping point and, with a sudden surge, he broke through to Level 2.

"Hahaha... The Devil Sovereign's Soul Devouring Arts are truly formidable," Lei Yan thought to himself with immense joy, as his Soul Power had astonishingly broken through to Level 2 of the Human Soul in just a single day.

Going forward, he continued his training in various forests, absorbing Spiritual Power and Soul Power daily. The Soul Devouring Arts, a mystical technique from the Devil Sovereign, allowed him to harness several times more power from the local flora than from those in the outside world.

Lei Yan's rapid progress was largely due to his prior experience with the Devil Sovereign's cultivation methods.

After ten days, the once vibrant forest had begun to wither, prompting Lei Yan to cease his use of the Soul Devouring Arts. Continuing would risk killing the surrounding vegetation entirely, drawing unwanted attention from Beast Soul experts of the Divine Plant Pill Sect.

The following morning, Lei Yan began to cultivate his physical body. He dashed through the forest while practicing the Devil Ape Body Refining Arts, a formidable technique of nine levels, which the Devil Sovereign had serendipitously acquired.

On the Soul Weeping Continent, there are thousands of Devil Beasts, among which the Devil Ape stands out for its incredible strength, speed, and near-impervious hide that renders ordinary weapons ineffective.

Lei Yan had yet to master even the First Level of the Devil Ape Body Refining Arts, so he was determined to advance his training without delay.

His regimen became more intense: sprinting through the woods, swimming against strong currents, and diving deep to endure the crushing weight of the river. He even braved the force of waterfalls, letting the fierce torrents pummel his body.

The Devil Ape Body Refining Arts demanded an almost inhuman resilience, a challenge that would break most men, but Lei Yan's resolve was extraordinary.

"Senior Sister Lee, just you wait. Within a year, I'll reach the Peak of The Human Soul and then, I can share a roof with you," Lei Yan would muse, his determination fueled by thoughts of Lee Qingping's enchanting visage.

In fact, this was merely one of the driving forces behind Lei Yan's diligent training.

"I must cultivate the power of a Devil Sovereign, which requires immense effort!" Lei Yan thought of the Devil Sovereign's esteemed status and the privileges he enjoyed within the Great Qian Dynasty, and a surge of motivation to train filled his heart.

Six days later, Lei Yan had finally mastered the first level of the Devil Ape Body Refining Arts. He then directed a palm strike towards a massive boulder a kilometer away.

"Boom!"

In an instant, his powerful punch shattered the boulder into hundreds of fragments.

"Ah..." He followed with another fierce roar, channeling his relentless spirit.

Chapter 18 - The Devil Sovereign and the Great Qian Dynasty