Chapter 407: Human Spirit
The Demon Pill deeply moved Bai Xue, but she didn't immediately put it into her personal spatial storage. She knew that until Yang Haoran agreed, this Demon Pill wasn't truly hers yet.
However, before she could even open her mouth, Yang Haoran spoke, telling her to accept the Demon Pill. This filled Bai Xue with both excitement and gratitude.
Originally, Yang Haoran had wanted to give Bai Xue the Demon Pill he possessed as well, but considering that he might encounter things like demonic script or demonic curses in the future, he could only temporarily set that thought aside.
"Underworld Office big brother, these things are all used by Spirit Masters. How should we deal with them? " After putting away the Demon Pill, the excitement on Bai Xue's face hadn't yet faded as she grinned and asked Yang Haoran.
"Keep them for now. Who knows, they might come in handy someday," Yang Haoran replied, then put all of Zhao Hong's collection into his own personal spatial storage.
Of course, Yang Haoran didn't include Zhao Hong's personal effects.
Due to the potent poison, Zhao Hong's corpse had completely blackened by now. Yang Haoran turned over the dark corpse and found a small bottle.
Earlier, from the shadows, he had personally witnessed Zhao Hong taking the man's soul and his Guardian Spirit into this very bottle, so Yang Haoran naturally hadn't forgotten it.
This bottle was somewhat similar to the Underworld Office's Soul-Gathering Bead, both capable of collecting and trapping souls. However, in comparison, the Soul-Gathering Bead was much superior to this bottle in all aspects.
For example, when Zhao Hong collected the man's Evil Spirit Guardian Spirit tonight, she would have to deal with it quickly, because given the bottle's quality, it couldn't contain an Evil Spirit for too long.
Putting everything else aside, based solely on these two points, this bottle couldn't compare to the Underworld Office's Soul-Gathering Bead.
As for why Zhao Hong didn't use a Soul-Gathering Bead as a container for collecting souls, one reason was that the Soul-Gathering Bead required Spirit Power to activate, but this wasn't the main reason. The primary reason was that she was a Spirit Medium, and the Soul-Gathering Bead belonged to the Underworld Office. Spirit Mediums had their own pride; they generally disdained using the Underworld Office's Soul-Gathering Beads.
Through Yang Haoran's inspection, he discovered that there were many souls inside the bottle, but the vast majority were ordinary Wánglíng. Among them, one Wánglíng was even Zhao Hong's fellow villager, specifically the deceased from the family Zhao Hong had helped tonight. The reason he recognized this deceased was partly from Zhao Hong's memories, which contained this scene.
Furthermore, when he had been monitoring Zhao Hong in the car tonight, Yang Haoran had a certain impression of the deceased's black-and-white portrait, hence his recognition.
Yang Haoran decided not to keep these souls in the bottle, as it was simply too inferior for him. Thus, he transferred all the souls into the Soul-Gathering Bead.
The process of transferring the souls went relatively smoothly, though it took some time when transferring the Evil Spirit. After all, an Evil Spirit's strength shouldn't be underestimated. Even a newly promoted Evil Spirit was still an Evil Spirit, far stronger than an Evil Spirit (evil Spirit), so it was inevitable that transferring it would take some time.
However, the previous battle had already severely depleted this Evil Spirit, and coupled with its inherent inferiority to Yang Haoran, it ultimately failed to escape Yang Haoran's grasp and was forcibly stuffed into the Soul-Gathering Bead by Yang Haoran.
In addition, the Spirit Master who had previously died at Zhao Hong's hands was both shocked and terrified by Yang Haoran's appearance. He naturally recognized Yang Haoran's identity, which was why his expression had become so "colorful. " However, Yang Haoran had no intention of wasting time on him and directly forced his soul into the Soul-Gathering Bead without a single word of nonsense.
After completing all of this, Yang Haoran dialed Luo Dui's number, informing him that the matter had been resolved and that he shouldn't worry, while also expressing his thanks.
Seeing Yang Haoran hang up, Bai Xue smiled and said, "This trip was quite fruitful. Remember to call me next time something like this comes up."
"Heh heh, aren't you afraid you'll lose your life one day because of it? " Yang Haoran asked with a laugh.
"Fortune favors the brave. The dangers I've faced to cultivate into a demon and reach where I am today are beyond your imagination. There are so many white snakes in this world, but few can become demons. Why is that? Opportunity is one reason, and another is that they lack courage," Bai Xue said with a charming smile.
Yang Haoran smiled without a word, then with a wave of his hand, a gust of Yin wind swept through the area, sending Zhao Hong's corpse, her personal effects, and the corpse of the male Spirit Master Zhao Hong had previously killed, all into a large pit. They were then covered by loose earth and gravel.
Bai Xue watched Yang Haoran's actions, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
"They're enemies, why bury them? Wouldn't it be better to leave their bodies exposed in the wilderness?"
Yang Haoran gave a faint smile and replied, "They are enemies, but not my personal foes."
Bai Xue seemed to understand yet not understand. She then shook her head and said, "You humans are truly complicated. No, Underworld Office big brother, you yourself are truly complicated. Sometimes I really can't figure out what you're thinking."
"I told you before, sometimes I'm very principled, and sometimes I have no principles at all. If you really can't figure it out, just think of me as crazy," Yang Haoran said with a faint smile.
This remark amused Bai Xue. She hadn't expected Yang Haoran to describe himself in such a way.
"Wait for me a moment, I just forgot something very important."
As her voice fell, under Yang Haoran's gaze, Bai Xue went to the spot where Zhao Hong and the other Spirit Master were buried. She then extended her fair right hand and fiercely sucked downwards!
Above the two corpses, there was only a layer of gravel and soil. Although these bits of earth and gravel completely covered the bodies, they hadn't been compacted, so the soil and stones were very loose.
However, with Bai Xue's suction, the earth and gravel didn't react at all. Instead, wisps of milky-white mist floated out from the gaps in the soil and gravel, then converged towards Bai Xue's palm.
This process lasted for approximately twenty breaths of time. Only when the milky-white mist stopped floating out did Bai Xue retract her hand.
At this moment, a fist-sized orb of milky-white mist had condensed in her palm. The mist gathered without dispersing, slowly rotating.
"Hehe, Underworld Office big brother, do you know what this is? " Bai Xue held up the milky-white mist orb in her hand and asked Yang Haoran with a smile.
To be honest, Yang Haoran had never seen this before. However, the fact that Bai Xue would go to the burial site of Zhao Hong and the other man to collect this stuff indicated that the milky-white mist should be related to their corpses. Combined with Bai Xue's identity as a demon, he had some guesses in his heart.
"Is this Human Spirit? " Yang Haoran replied, though his tone was uncertain.
"Oh, not bad! Underworld Office big brother knows quite a lot. This indeed is Human Spirit. Normally, Human Spirit is formless and colorless, just like Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, invisible and intangible. But when it becomes dense enough, it can still be observed with the naked eye," Bai Xue said with a smile, giving a positive confirmation.
"The reason why we demons transform into human forms after cultivating into demons is because humans are the chief of all spirits. However, even if we demons take human form, we won't have Human Spirit within us. Human Spirit only exists in true humans. And for us demons, this Human Spirit is a great tonic, an excellent substance for increasing our cultivation and strength."
"The reason why demons eat humans is to absorb the Human Spirit present in human flesh and blood. The stronger the human, the more potent the Human Spirit contained within their flesh and blood. These two Spirit Masters were both very strong, and the Human Spirit contained within their flesh and blood was also quite powerful. It's a pity, though, that most of the blood in their corpses was lost, which is why the Human Spirit I extracted from their bodies is reduced. Still, being able to extract this much makes me quite satisfied."
Bai Xue explained with a smile, then controlled the Human Spirit above her palm to float in front of her face. She closed her eyes and took a gentle breath, and the Human Spirit transformed into two streams of milky-white mist, which were continuously inhaled through her nostrils.
The fist-sized Human Spirit rapidly shrank at a visible speed. In just a blink of an eye, the Human Spirit was completely absorbed into Bai Xue's body.
Although the Human Spirit had been absorbed by Bai Xue, Yang Haoran didn't feel any increase in the power fluctuations she emitted because she hadn't had time to refine it yet.
This was different from them, the Underworld Office agents. For them, as long as they had Pure Yin Qi, once it was absorbed into the body, the effects were absolutely instantaneous!
"Their blood was spilled here. Can't Human Spirit be extracted from that blood? " Yang Haoran asked after seeing Bai Xue finish absorbing the Human Spirit.
"Once human blood leaves the body, if the Human Spirit isn't extracted in time, it will quickly dissipate. So, the bloodstains on the ground can no longer yield Human Spirit. The Human Spirit you just saw me extract was mostly from the flesh, because there wasn't much blood left in either of their corpses."
If Bai Xue hadn't explained, Yang Haoran wouldn't have known about this particular intricacy. After this explanation, he finally understood what was going on.
"Anything else that needs handling? " Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
"No, no, let's hurry home. I need time to refine the Human Spirit in my body, and that Demon Pill I just got," Bai Xue said with a laugh, her eyes showing eagerness.
Yang Haoran could understand Bai Xue's urgency at this moment. With her strength about to advance another level, Bai Xue, given her personality, definitely couldn't remain calm.
Nodding, Yang Haoran didn't waste any more words. He directly tore space apart, and the two stepped into the space rift, departing from the area.
Upon returning to the villa, Bai Xue greeted Yang Haoran then excitedly entered her own bedroom. Yang Haoran knew that Bai Xue was busy refining the Human Spirit and the Demon Pill, so he didn't stop her.
As for him, he once again tore a space rift and left the villa. When he reappeared, he was back on the large mountain where he had previously slain Zhao Hong.
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