Chapter 382: Half Left |
Black water pool, an extreme yin place, Yang Haoran looked at the suspended soul-refining cauldron in front of him, his expression slightly helpless.
The soul-refining cauldron had undergone a significant change. Firstly, the color had changed from the initial light gray to a pale black. Secondly, the surface of the soul-refining cauldron had become much smoother compared to its previously rough texture.
Such a change in the soul-refining cauldron was supposed to be a good thing, but Yang Haoran couldn't feel happy at all because the current soul-refining cauldron was still only a semi-finished product, not truly refined successfully. Instead, the Yin Qi at this extreme yin place had been absorbed entirely by the soul-refining cauldron, leaving no trace behind.
What made Yang Haoran feel helpless was that the soul-refining cauldron had not been refined successfully, yet the Yin Qi of this extreme yin place, the black water pool, had been drained dry.
He truly hadn't expected that refining the soul-refining cauldron would require so much Yin Qi. He had thought that one extreme yin place would be enough because the Yin Qi at an extreme yin place was highly concentrated. He even thought that refining the soul-refining cauldron might not exhaust all the Yin Qi of a single extreme yin place.
However, facts proved him wrong. He had been too naive. The amount of Yin Qi required for refining the soul-refining cauldron was far greater than he had imagined. The Yin Qi of a single extreme yin place was simply insufficient to meet the soul-refining cauldron's needs.
In other words, if he wanted to continue refining the soul-refining cauldron, he had to find another place. It didn't necessarily have to be an extreme yin place, but at least a location with relatively concentrated Yin Qi.
Of course, an extreme yin place would be the top choice. If he could find an extreme yin place, that would be best because an ordinary place with concentrated Yin Qi might not satisfy the soul-refining cauldron's refinement requirements.
Sighing, Yang Haoran wore a helpless, bitter smile. With a wave of his hand, he stored the soul-refining cauldron in his independent space.
With a sigh, Yang Haoran gently shook his head. Then, he stood up straight in the void, having maintained a cross-legged sitting posture for nearly half a year. As he stood up, a series of cracking sounds echoed throughout his body.
After stretching his stiff body, Yang Haoran looked down at the black water pool.
Since there was no Yin Qi left in this place, the water in the black water pool had also changed. It was no longer pitch-black but had returned to its normal color.
Yang Haoran didn't activate his ghost eye, but with his abilities, even without the ghost eye, he could accurately sense whether there was Yin Qi present or not. According to his senses, there was no more Yin Qi here, and the place had become clean.
Although the black water pool no longer had Yin Qi, this place had been corroded by Yin Qi for an extended period, so it still appeared lifeless and desolate, like a dead land.
This situation wouldn't last forever. Without Yin Qi, the black water pool and its surroundings would no longer be affected by Yin Qi. Over time, plants and trees would inevitably grow again, restoring life to this place.
"If nothing unexpected happens, I probably won't come back here in this lifetime."
Withdrawing his gaze, Yang Haoran withdrew the restriction barrier, then tore open space and decisively left the black water pool.
Although he had spent nearly half a year and felt some regret for not fully refining the soul-refining cauldron, at least he had refined it halfway, and no other accidents had occurred during this period, which Yang Haoran considered satisfactory.
He chose to leave the black water pool immediately because there was no longer any Yin Qi there, so staying would serve no purpose.
Moreover, he hadn't shown up for nearly half a year, which meant that the Night Watch in Lecheng hadn't received their salaries for half a year.
After such a long time without receiving salaries, Old Wu hadn't called to report this situation, so Yang Haoran knew that Master Wu must have handled it.
With Master Wu's capabilities, handling such a trivial matter wouldn't be a problem. Yang Haoran naturally trusted his abilities.
However, trust aside, salaries should still be paid when due. Previously, he didn't have time, but now that he was free, he naturally had to take care of this issue to prevent the Night Watch from waiting anxiously.
Furthermore, Guanhai had called a few days ago to inform Yang Haoran that he and Xiao Mo had gotten their marriage license and decided to hold their wedding banquet on June 1st of this year.
It was already late May, and June 1st was just days away, so he had to return to the city to congratulate the newlyweds. Even if the Yin Qi at this place hadn't been absorbed yet, he would still go back to offer his blessings to Guanhai and his relationship.
After leaving the black water pool, Yang Haoran returned directly to the study room in his villa.
Unlike before, his current strength had increased significantly since leaving the villa. Therefore, he only needed to tear a single space rift to travel from the black water pool to the villa.
The villa remained as deserted as when he had left, appearing uninhabited and eerie, with traces of Yin Qi and faint Demonic Qi lingering. How could an ordinary person possibly live in such a place?
Inside the villa, Yang Haoran didn't sense Master Wu's presence or Bai Xue's existence. He only sensed Xiaokang's location.
"This little fellow is truly diligent, studying in the study room again."
Based on his senses, Yang Haoran found that Xiaokang was in the study room. A smile appeared on his face, and he left his study room, heading towards Xiaokang's study room.
To give Xiaokang a surprise, he didn't make any noise, and even sealed all the fluctuations of his power and aura.
However, what he didn't expect was that he had just left the study room when he heard Xiaokang's excited voice.
"Uncle Yang! Is it you who has come back?"
Xiaokang excitedly ran out of his study room, and his excited expression became even stronger when he saw Yang Haoran.
"Uncle Yang! You really have come back!"
Seeing Yang Haoran standing outside the study room, Xiaokang excitedly rushed towards Yang Haoran. His speed was fast, and even left afterimages during the process of rushing towards Yang Haoran.
This scene surprised Yang Haoran. Xiaokang's speed was not something an ordinary person, let alone a child, could achieve. He clearly sensed that Xiaokang had used Yin spirit power.
Long ago, he had left a Death Mark Seal within Xiaokang's body, originally just to prevent Xiu Juan's Yin Qi from affecting Xiaokang.
Before leaving the villa, Yang Haoran had instructed Xiu Juan, hoping that Xiu Juan would allow Xiaokang to learn some real skills, which would be beneficial for him in the future.
At that time, Xiu Juan agreed to Yang Haoran's suggestion, but to be honest, Yang Haoran didn't know if Xiu Juan would follow his advice or not.
However, from the current situation, it seemed that Xiu Juan had followed his advice and allowed Xiaokang to learn some skills that ordinary people didn't possess.
In the blink of an eye, Xiaokang rushed to Yang Haoran's side, and with a surprised heart, he picked Xiaokang up.
"Yo, little guy, you've gotten heavier and taller." Yang Haoran habitually patted Xiaokang's head and said with a smile.
"Uncle Yang, you finally came back! Xiaokang missed you so much!" Xiaokang said with a beaming smile, while rubbing his face against Yang Haoran's body.
At this time, Xiu Juan also floated out from the soul gathering bead.
"Divine envoy, you finally came back." Xiu Juan also revealed a delighted smile and said.
"There were some very important matters that couldn't be avoided, so this time I was away for almost half a year," Yang Haoran responded with a smile.
Saying this, Yang Haoran looked at Xiaokang and continued, "The fluctuations of your power are acceptable, and the speed you ran over just now was not bad."
"I have the Death Mark Seal planted by Uncle Yang in my body, so I also have Yin spirit power. However, I didn't know how to control this Yin spirit power before. It was Grandpa Wu who taught me. Also, Sister Bai Xue also taught me some skills, but I'm still not proficient, and sometimes I'm inconsistent when using them."
Xiaokang was very excited, and at this moment, he just wanted Yang Haoran to know that during Yang Haoran's absence, he had worked hard and learned a lot of skills.
He didn't want to disappoint Xiu Juan, and he didn't want to disappoint Yang Haoran either.
"Very good, keep learning. When you can skillfully control the Yin spirit power within your body, Uncle Yang will get you some pure yin qi to enhance your strength," Yang Haoran said with a smile.
Gaining Yang Haoran's affirmation was the happiest thing for Xiaokang. At this moment, he was like he had endless things to say, and he continued to speak to Yang Haoran.
"Just now, I was reading in the study room, and I suddenly sensed a fluctuation of power coming from your study room. I guessed that you must have come back, and I didn't expect that it was really Uncle Yang who had returned!"
Hearing Xiaokang's words, Yang Haoran was somewhat surprised by Xiaokang's sensing ability. He had torn through space to return to the study room, and the movement he made was not significant. Moreover, he had subsequently sealed his aura and fluctuations of power, but he didn't expect that Xiaokang had still sensed it.
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