There's Something Wrong With My Immortal Path

Chapter 6: Absorbing Soul Stones

"Xia Ming, come in," said Jiang Liang's calm voice from behind the door.

Hearing Jiang Liang's voice, Xia Ming tugged at his pale clothes.

There seemed to be a drop of blood on them, but Xia Ming had erased all traces of it.

All of this felt like an illusion.

...

"Disciple Xia Ming, greetings to Elder Jiang," Xia Ming said humbly.

Seeing the humble Xia Ming in front of him, Jiang Liang's smile grew even more pronounced.

There is always a way out!

What is lost in the east is gained in the west.

Li Dahua, Li Dahua!

You miscalculated this time!

If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have discovered this gem of Xia Ming!

This kid is truly a genius at collecting corpses!

Thinking of this, Jiang Liang stood up and patted Xia Ming's shoulder affectionately.

"Xia Ming, you did well this time. From now on, I will give you a soul stone every day."

"Also... you can take one of today's findings."

Seeing the lacquer tray slowly pushed towards him by Jiang Liang, Xia Ming waved his hands repeatedly.

"I dare not, disciple only did what was expected of me. I dare not seek rewards."

Xia Ming's words struck a chord in Jiang Liang's heart.

Listen!

Listen!

This is what a good disciple of the Soul Capturing Cliff should be like. What kind of person is Li Dahua?

Relying on his meager skills, he doesn't report back to the sect and still wants to negotiate with me?

Bah! Does he even deserve to be a disciple of the Great River Sect?

Looking at Xia Ming's youthful face, Jiang Liang became even more certain of Xia Ming's sincerity.

Innocence is like a precious jade. Compared to that, Li Dahua is just a piece of smelly rock in a pit.

"Take it! You must take it! Xia Ming, if I tell you to take it, you take it."

Hearing Xia Ming's tone that brooked no argument, Xia Ming finally looked at the nearby lacquer tray.

There were about ten small objects scattered on the tray. Xia Ming's eyes shimmered as he scanned them.

He remembered clearly that he had opened twenty of them, so why were there only ten left?

Xia Ming, calm and composed, finally picked up a brass ring from the corner of the tray.

It was an extremely ordinary brass ring.

When he first opened this ring, Xia Ming was stunned for a long time.

Why would Yin Shiqi hide such an ordinary ring in his acupoint?

Is there an old man with a white beard inside?

Or is it a storage ring?

Xia Ming had also fantasized about obtaining a magical item and soaring to great heights.

But unfortunately, this was just an ordinary brass ring.

Even when placed in the sensing magnetic field, it still had no reaction.

Perhaps this ring held a very special meaning for Yin Shiqi.

Seeing Xia Ming pick up the inconspicuous brass ring, Jiang Liang's admiration almost overflowed from his eyes.

Good!

Knowing when to advance and retreat, he's a good seedling!

After patting Xia Ming's shoulder again, Jiang Liang said kindly,

"Xia Ming, you've worked hard today. You should rest first. Also, take these three soul stones."

Before Xia Ming could respond, Jiang Liang directly stuffed the soul stones into his hand.

"Disciple Xia Ming, thank you, Elder Jiang."

...

When Xia Ming walked out of the quiet room, the sky had already darkened.

The waning moon hung high, solitary stars twinkled, and the galaxy seemed boundless.

Looking up, Xia Ming couldn't find a familiar corner.

Xia Ming knew that he could no longer go back.

In the winter month, the cold grew heavier, moonlight turned frosty, layer upon layer of immersion.

Rank One after Rank One, following the patrol officer, Xia Ming returned to his thirty-seventh cave.

After putting down the grass curtain at the entrance of the cave, the bitterly cold thirty-seventh cave became a bit more lively.

Wrapping himself tightly in the thin cotton quilt, Xia Ming curled up in a corner of the grass mat.

By the faint light, Xia Ming carefully examined the three soul stones in his palm.

Soul stones are a type of spiritual stone. When the soul does not disperse, there is a chance for a soul stone to be born by merging with a spiritual stone.

Unlike the spirit stones exclusive to cultivators, soul stones are more accessible.

Whether it's cultivators or ordinary people, anyone can use soul stones.

In theory, as long as a living being has a soul, they can use soul stones.

However, you can't absorb too much of this soul stone.

If you absorb too much of this thing, you'll get addicted.

Staring at the three soul stones in his palm, Xia Ming squeezed them tightly.

In an instant, the stone skin shattered, and a gray mist rose from Xia Ming's palm.

Curiously, Xia Ming leaned in, poking at it with his fingers, and then took a sniff.

He directly sucked in more than half of the gray mist, and Xia Ming suddenly felt clear-headed, with no fatigue in his body.

This thing...refreshes the mind!

But you can't absorb too much!

Cough, cough!

As he continued to inhale, Xia Ming suddenly felt uncomfortable and started coughing violently.

In just that moment, more than half of the mist in his mouth and nose dissipated.

When Xia Ming realized and wanted to inhale again, the mist had already disappeared into thin air.

Just a few breaths, and Xia Ming couldn't sleep for most of the night because of the pain.

What a loss.

A huge loss.

...

In the following days, the Thirty-Seven Caves were extremely busy.

The corpse carriers came and went, and the patrol enforcers lingered.

Xia Ming worked almost eight hours a day, which was unexpected.

But surprisingly, Xia Ming not only didn't complain at all, but rather enjoyed it.

Seeing this, Jiang Liang increased Xia Ming's workload.

Then, something extremely strange happened at the Soul Capturing Cliff.

The Thirty-Seven Caves were bustling, while the other caves were extremely idle.

Gradually, a rumor spread throughout the entire Soul Capturing Cliff.

The inhabitants of the Thirty-Seven Caves were not humans.

They were a donkey that had become clever.

Only a donkey would be foolish enough to do such work.

No!

The donkey would even bray a few times, but that person in the Thirty-Seven Caves was even more excessive than a donkey.

Faced with these rumors and gossip, Xia Ming naturally turned a deaf ear.

In his eyes, those corpses hiding Spirit Roots were the foundation of his path to immortality.

For the sake of treading the path to immortality, what's wrong with a little exhaustion and hardship?

One day, two days, three days...

As time went on, Li Dahua from the Seventeenth Cave couldn't laugh anymore.

The situation was gradually deviating from his expectations.

Not only did Jiang Liang not come back to find him, but the tasks provided to the Seventeenth Cave also significantly decreased.

Could it be that the disciples of the Thirty-Seven Caves really could surpass him, Li Dahua?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

And so, another ten days passed.

Li Dahua couldn't sit still anymore.

Even if he didn't want to believe it, the fact was already there, and he had to accept it.

Therefore, Li Dahua personally went to see Jiang Liang.

He was respectful in his attitude and behaved appropriately.

Li Dahua proposed to follow the previous rules, one in ten.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liang laughed.

One in ten?

It seems that Li Dahua hasn't woken up yet.

Times have changed, and now Xia Ming can completely replace Li Dahua!

Isn't that little donkey more useful than this heartless tiger?

A fool who doesn't know any better.

With a cold snort, Jiang Liang waved his hand at Li Dahua.

Watching Li Dahua's retreating figure, Jiang Liang's gaze became even colder.

"Li Dahua, Li Dahua, have you...turned into a dog all these years?"

"Or...do you really think I'm as soft as those others?"

(End of this chapter)