Chapter 789 Escape
An excited heart, trembling hands—even Yang Haoran, usually composed in any situation, found his emotions hard to control at this moment.
After his careful examination, he confirmed that the item he had just refined was indeed a genuine Soul Crystal.
Its appearance, the Pure Yin Qi it emitted, and the immense Pure Yin Qi contained within it all proved that it was, without a doubt, an authentic Soul Crystal!
Suppressing his inner excitement, Yang Haoran placed a seal on the Soul Crystal. With this seal, the Soul Crystal would not continue to emit Pure Yin Qi, ensuring that the Pure Yin Qi would not dissipate over time.
After confirming that the seal he had placed was secure, he smiled and put the Soul Crystal into a delicate wooden box, then stored it in his personal dimension.
Having finished all this, he lit a cigarette for himself and took a deep drag, his emotions long unable to settle.
The reason for such a strong emotional fluctuation was purely the immense preciousness of the Soul Crystal. For him, an Underworld Office agent, to describe the Soul Crystal's value as "terrifying" would not be an exaggeration, because the Pure Yin Qi contained within a single Soul Crystal was equivalent to the Pure Yin Qi contained within a hundred Soul Pills.
From this alone, one could discern just how invaluable a Soul Crystal was to him.
Even Yang Haoran, who possessed a Soul-Refining Cauldron, was so agitated upon obtaining a Soul Crystal. An Underworld Office agent without a Soul-Refining Cauldron, if they were to acquire one, would undoubtedly be even more excited than he was at this moment.
Only after finishing a cigarette did Yang Haoran's excited emotions gradually calm. He began to ponder why he had never refined a Soul Crystal before, yet this time, precisely, he had managed to produce such a treasure.
He initially considered whether it was an issue with his technique or process, but he quickly dismissed this idea. Upon careful recollection, both his refining technique and process were no different this time than any other.
Each time he refined a Soul Pill, it consumed a significant number of souls. Therefore, to minimize the failure rate, he had always strictly followed the learned techniques and procedures, never daring to attempt other variations. In his urgent need for Soul Pills, he could not afford failure, nor new experiments.
Thus, in his opinion, the accidental refinement of a Soul Crystal this time should have no relation to his technique or process.
Beyond the refining technique and process, another possibility he considered was the materials used for refining Soul Pills.
In the past, the materials he used for refining soul Pills were either Wánglíng, Evil Spirits (evil Spirits), or Evil Spirits (evil Spirits); sometimes he even used Resentful Spirits.
However, this time, even though the material used for refining the Soul Pill was also an Evil Spirit (evil Spirit), it was an Evil Spirit (evil Spirit) approaching the Ghost King Realm, completely incomparable to the Evil Spirits (Evil Spirits) he had used before.
Thus, he speculated whether it was because Zhang Changchun's father was exceedingly powerful, already close to the Ghost King realm, which allowed him the good fortune to refine a Soul Crystal this time.
Before refining Zhang Changchun's father, he had already refined several batches of Soul Pills. The quantity of Soul Pills produced each time varied, and because of this, he had exhausted all the souls he had, apart from Zhang Changchun's father's.
Of course, "all souls" here referred only to the souls he had selected for refining Soul Pills, not all the souls in his possession. The remaining souls, he planned to send all to the Underworld for reincarnation.
He had saved Zhang Changchun's father's soul for last precisely because Zhang Changchun's father's strength was formidable, incomparable to other ghostly entities. That was why he decided to give Zhang Changchun's father's soul special, separate treatment.
Now that he thought about it, his good fortune in refining a Soul Crystal might very well be for this reason.
Beyond this reason, excellent luck was naturally indispensable. After all, successfully refining a Soul Crystal inherently required a certain amount of luck; without it, it was certainly impossible, as no one could guarantee refining a Soul Crystal every time.
It was a matter of probability. In his view, using different materials, techniques, and processes should be able to determine the magnitude of the probability. This time, he had chosen different materials, thus increasing the probability of refining a Soul Crystal to a certain extent. Coupled with exceptionally good luck, he was fortunate enough to successfully refine the first Soul Crystal of his life.
Just as he was still reveling in his good fortune, he suddenly sensed spatial fluctuations outside the Mountain River Grand Array. Following this, two power fluctuations appeared in that area, though both were quite weak.
"Why would people from the Talisman Order suddenly come here to me? Their auras are so weak; they're clearly severely wounded. Could they be fleeing here for refuge? ”
Outside the Mountain River Grand Array, the power fluctuations released by the two individuals were both Talisman Spirit Power. From this, Yang Haoran identified them as Talisman Masters.
Furthermore, the auras they currently emitted were very weak, indicating they had clearly just endured a major battle and sustained severe injuries.
As for whether they were fleeing for their lives to this location, Yang Haoran merely speculated and did not draw a definite conclusion.
However, just as this speculation arose in his mind, he suddenly thought of someone else—none other than Wang Yiming!
During that battle, his life had hung by a thread. Although he hadn't personally witnessed or heard what happened afterward, he had later heard others speak about certain matters, including those concerning Wang Yiming.
He knew that Wang Yiming had gone to great lengths to find him and had worried a great deal about his situation, which still touched him deeply.
He had originally planned to visit the Talisman Order after returning from Ancheng to check on Wang Yiming's situation. However, eager to open his Earth Soul, he had buried himself in his study upon returning to Lecheng and began refining Soul Pills.
Now, sensing the sudden appearance of two Talisman Spirit Power fluctuations outside the Mountain River Grand Array, it naturally brought Wang Yiming to mind.
"Could one of these two suddenly appearing individuals be that kid Wang Yiming? ”
Yang Haoran's thought was not without basis. Within the circle of non-ordinary people in Lecheng, anyone with even slightly informed news knew that he had some grievances with Zhang Changqing. As for his Night Watchers and the Talisman Masters of Lecheng's Talisman Order, everyone was well aware of this matter.
Precisely because of this, his Night Watchers did not interact with the Talisman Order, and the Talisman Masters of the Talisman Order did not associate with their Underworld Office personnel.
Therefore, even if Talisman Masters encountered danger, they should not, by rights, have fled to him—unless the person fleeing was acquainted with him and came here to seek his help. In that case, it was highly likely to be Wang Yiming, because among the entire Lecheng Talisman Order, only Wang Yiming had a connection with him.
Of course, it wasn't certain that the other party had fled here specifically to seek his help; it was also possible they intended to divert trouble his way.
Although both possibilities existed, to be safe, Yang Haoran decided to go out and see for himself. If it truly was Wang Yiming coming to him for help, and he remained indifferent, continuing to do as he pleased, he might very well miss the optimal time for rescue.
He waved his hand, putting away the Soul-Refining Cauldron, then flashed out of his study.
His current strength was vastly inferior to Xu Meijing's. If he possessed her current power, he wouldn't need to rely on speed to reach the scene; he could simply tear space within the Mountain River Grand Array's barrier and teleport there. However, at present, his strength temporarily prevented him from doing so.
Yang Haoran had indeed guessed correctly. The person who had appeared outside the Mountain River Grand Array was, without a doubt, Wang Yiming. Besides Wang Yiming, the other person was also someone he knew: Jiang Die, who had previously formed a grudge with Bai Xue, had a demonic curse planted on her by Bai Xue that turned her into a madwoman, and whose life Yang Haoran had ultimately saved.
In a certain sense, Yang Haoran was Jiang Die's savior. However, because of the incident with Bai Xue, both parties had parted on very unpleasant terms, not only ending on a sour note but also implicating Zhang Changqing, which ultimately caused the relationship between Lecheng's Underworld Office and Lecheng's Talisman Order to become strained.
Although several years had passed since that incident, Lecheng's Talisman Order and Lecheng's Underworld Office still had no interaction, and Jiang Die and Yang Haoran were naturally no exception.
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