"Jie jie jie... Then as the Lord of the Soul Hall, I welcome your arrival," Feng Piaoling smiled.
"Alright, Hall Master. But then again, why do you laugh with a 'jie jie jie'? It feels quite creepy."
As the two shook hands, Xuan Ziwen voiced the confusion in his heart.
"This is the secret code of our Soul Hall," Feng Piaoling said solemnly.
Xuan Ziwen came to a sudden realization. "Jie jie jie, so that's how it is."
Looking at the two men snickering, Ju Zi couldn't help but roll her eyes.
That afternoon, Feng Piaoling introduced Xuan Ziwen to the rest of the Soul Hall.
With that, Xuan Ziwen became the first Revered Elder as well as the Chief Soul Engineer of the Soul Hall.
As for why he was called a Revered Elder instead of an Elder, that would be explained later.
Afterward, Feng Piaoling recounted the Azure Lotus Sword Formula and the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye to him.
Upon learning that the Azure Lotus Sword Formula created by Feng Piaoling could enhance the density of Soul Power and cultivation speed, and that the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye could enhance spiritual power, Xuan Ziwen's heart shook.
While Xuan Ziwen was greatly astonished, he also couldn't help but come to a sudden realization. "No wonder you can manufacture Soul Tools three classes above your rank and control a massive number of Class 5 Soul Tools. To be able to create such a formidable absolute technique, it seems you don't just possess unique talent in Soul Tool manufacturing."
Feng Piaoling smiled and didn't say much more. With the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye and the Azure Lotus Sword Formula, his talent for manufacturing Soul Tools had indeed received a substantial boost.
However, his true reliance was still Heaven Rewards Diligence.
Right at this moment, Xuan Ziwen seemed to recall something and suddenly spoke up: "Right, I almost forgot to tell you something. Na Na from our academy's fifth-year Practical Control Department has come to the laboratory looking for you a few times."
Lan Susu's eyes lit up as she said, "Could it be that Senior Na Na has thought it through and wants to join our sect?"
Lan Luoluo said with certainty, "It must be. After all, Leader is so good and so capable; there's no reason for her not to join."
"Whether she is or isn't, won't we know once we go see her?" Feng Piaoling smiled.
With Xuan Ziwen, an instructor at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, finding someone was simply all too easy.
They casually stopped a fifth-year student on the road, and Na Na was called over.
Everyone gathered in Xuan Ziwen's laboratory.
Ju Zi happened to be here as well.
Seeing such a grand display from them, she was initially unclear as to what was going on, until she saw Na Na arrive and faintly guessed something.
On the contrary, Na Na was startled upon seeing so many people inside the laboratory.
"I heard you were looking for me?" Feng Piaoling asked, getting straight to the point.
A trace of panic flashed through Na Na's eyes. She scanned the crowd with a frightened gaze, lowered her head, and didn't dare speak.
Feng Piaoling said, "These people are all members of my Soul Hall. Whatever it is, just speak out. Your identity is no secret in front of them."
Hearing these words, Ju Zi rolled her eyes at Feng Piaoling. When did she become a member of the Soul Hall too?
Taking a deep breath, Na Na retrieved a pitch-black box from the storage Soul Tool she carried with her and said:
"The Cult Leader sent someone to hand this over to you, and also asked me to bring you a message: don't forget the agreement between you and him."
Feng Piaoling didn't take it, but said with a half-smile, "Have you not opened it to take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Na Na subconsciously stepped back a step in wariness. In her view, this young master who could get involved with the Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult was absolutely no good person.
Feng Piaoling didn't continue to keep her in suspense either, saying solemnly, "Open it and take a look."
"Hurry up and open it to take a look, Senior Na Na."
"That's right, Senior Na Na. Our Leader wouldn't harm you."
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, who were on good terms with Na Na, saw that she seemed to have some misunderstanding toward Feng Piaoling and hurriedly advised her.
Na Na glanced at the two sisters. Based on her trust in them, she opened the black box.
In the next instant, two streaks of bloody light drifted out from within, turning into two blood-colored vengeful spirits. But strange to say, the features of these two vengeful spirits actually bore a thirty to forty percent resemblance to Na Na. Only at this moment, they were completely dazed, clearly having been tortured out of shape.
"Elder Yi, give her a hand," Feng Piaoling sighed in his heart.
In the next moment, his eyes were instantly covered in an ash-white color, and immediately following that, a ring of pure white light was released from his eyes. His spiritual sea, which had been expanded to a boundless extent with the help of Electrolux, kicked up infinite waves.
The massive spiritual power turned into a form of the purest purification power between heaven and earth.
The moment that pure white halo landed on the vengeful spirits, the bloody light on their bodies was dispelled, and their consciousnesses subsequently returned to normal.
They looked at Feng Piaoling and the others with blank expressions, and finally, their gazes landed on Na Na.
Na Na had long since stood frozen in place with reddened eyes. The moment she saw her parents' souls return to normal, tears could no longer be held back, spilling from her eyes and sliding down her cheeks.
Feng Piaoling didn't say anything, merely walking around Na Na and her parents' souls silently to step out of the laboratory.
The others also seemed to realize something. While marvelling at Feng Piaoling's capability, they gave Na Na a sympathetic look before following closely behind him.
Before long, Na Na's weeping could be heard coming from inside the laboratory.
The crying was sorrowful, and at the same time, carried a sense of liberation and relief.
Everyone listened silently, and the atmosphere appeared exceptionally oppressive and quiet.
"Leader, those two just now were...?" Xiao Xiao asked the question that was confusing everyone.
"Presumably you all should have some conjectures. That's right, they were the vengeful spirits transformed from the souls of Na Na's parents, and they have just been purified," Feng Piaoling said with a grave expression.
Hearing this, everyone instantly sucked in a breath of cold air. Having lost her father early on and nearly losing her mother, Jiang Nannan strongly empathized with Na Na's current encounter, saying with reddened eyes, "It must be that Benefactor, having learned of Sister Na Na's plight, rescued her parents' souls from the hands of the bad guys."
Feng Piaoling nodded and said, "This matter actually has to be traced back to over a year ago... At that time, when I went to a Holy Spirit Cult stronghold to trade with the Holy Spirit Cult Leader, I happened to see Na Na."
"Then not long ago, Susu and Luoluo wanted to recruit Na Na, a user of a Body Martial Soul, into the Soul Hall, and she was recognized by me."
"Since Susu and Luoluo approve of her character, out of trust in them, I didn't take action. Afterward, I conducted a secret investigation on her, only to learn that her parents had been killed by people from the Holy Spirit Cult many years ago, and their souls had even been imprisoned."
"It was precisely because of this that Na Na was forced to join the Holy Spirit Cult."
"Therefore, I made a deal with that Holy Spirit Cult Leader to trade her parents' souls back."
After listening, everyone was filled with righteous indignation. Xiao Xiao's delicate and lovely little face turned shades of green and purple with anger. "This Holy Spirit Cult is truly too detestable. Such actions are practically no different from evil soul masters."
Feng Piaoling lowered his head slightly, looking toward Xiao Xiao as he said, "Correct, they were originally evil soul masters."
These words left the members of the Soul Hall a bit unable to wrap their heads around things.
Ju Zi understood Feng Piaoling very well. She looked toward the members of the Soul Hall and said, "This world is not simply black and white. If you want to seek revenge, showing your fangs before you have sufficient strength is merely a foolish act. A true wise person will choose to bide their time, and even utilize the enemy's strength to elevate themselves."
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