After opening my eyes, I looked around. The narrow Soul Devouring Cave was still the same as before. I didn't see anything strange. Then, I used my Dao energy to check, but I didn't find anything either.
I frowned and asked Tong Tong, "What's going on?"
Tong Tong came out of the jade bracelet and pointed at the innermost part of the cave. "There's something there."
My eyes immediately focused on that spot, but after staring for a long time, I still didn't find anything strange.
I asked Tong Tong what it was. She frowned and hesitated for a while. "I don't know, but I can show it to you."
She raised her hands, and a black light curtain appeared out of thin air. Then, she swept it in that direction.
Right at this moment, I heard a sound in the air. When Tong Tong's black light curtain swept over, a faint shadow appeared out of thin air.
Sure enough, there's something there!
When I saw the phantom, my first thought was that it was a ghost similar to Tong Tong!
However, I immediately rejected this idea.
Yin souls were all Yin, and this Soul Devouring Cave was densely covered in Yin energy. Not to mention Yin souls, even the disciples of the Corpse Sect would suffer from the pain of having their souls devoured just because of the heavy Yin energy on their bodies. How could ordinary Yin souls endure it?
Of course, Tong Tong was an exception. She was a heavenly embryo and was born with three souls. She wasn't afraid of Yang energy, so she wasn't affected at all.
Could it be that this shadow was also a heavenly embryo?
That was impossible. Not to mention anything else, just looking at his illusory body, I knew he couldn't be a heavenly embryo.
No matter how weak a heavenly embryo was, its body was much more solid than an ordinary Yin soul.
Then, I used my Dao energy to sense it. I was even more certain that it wasn't a heavenly embryo because this shadow didn't have any Yin energy fluctuations. Instead, it was shrouded in Yang energy, just like me.
I carefully looked at the old man's illusory face, and a word popped up in my head.
Dao Ghost!
That was the only possibility. After death, the Dao energy didn't scatter and fused with the three souls. His body was shrouded in Yang energy.
Apart from that, I couldn't think of any other possibilities.
However, I didn't know what a Dao Ghost looked like.
It was very rare and rarely circulated in the world.
As for the one on my arm, it's a Dao Ghost Seal that I've already made. I'm not sure if the other Dao Ghosts look the same.
Just as I was about to say something, the old man spoke first. He looked at Tong Tong with an admiring expression and asked, "Little girl, could it be that you're a Heavenly Child?"
My gaze instantly froze. This old man actually recognized Tong Tong's identity right away!
Although the birth was strange, it was impossible to tell it from the outside. Previously, when I was being examined at the Metaphysics Headquarters, I let the pupil come out, but the Glory of Consciousness realm Fengshui Masters present couldn't recognize the pupil at all.
A wave of hostility rose in my heart as I coldly asked the image, "Who are you?"
The old man's illusory face turned to look at me and chuckled. Then, he amiably said to me, "Little boy, don't be nervous. I won't steal your Heavenly Child. It's just that I haven't seen it before. Now that I've seen it, I can't help but be excited and ask too many questions."
His words made me even more nervous. Tong Tong and I didn't answer him, but he had already affirmed Tong Tong's identity. This proved that he was very confident in his judgement.
Could it be that this illusory face was an existence above the Glory of Consciousness realm?
I hastily used my Dao energy to check, but I still couldn't feel any power fluctuations.
After a moment of silence, I coldly asked him, "Senior, who are you? Why did you sneak into my Corpse Sect?"
The illusory face looked at me in astonishment before laughing involuntarily. "You little doll, you're quite interesting. It's obvious that you're the one who sneaked in, but now you're making a false accusation!"
I was stunned for a moment before silently agreeing.
However, I immediately said mockingly, "Likewise. Senior's body is surrounded by Yang energy, so you must have come from the outside world."
I couldn't determine this person's strength, but from the current situation, he should be a friend and not an enemy. I probingly asked him in an attempt to rope him in.
Who knew that the old man's illusory face would suddenly laugh and say, "Little friend, you're wrong. This old man is Yan Nantian. Not only am I a member of the Corpse Sect, but I'm also the Corpse Sect's Grand Elder!"
Grand Elder!
When I heard this word, my mind immediately buzzed.
Even the small Ghost Raising Sect's Grand Elder was at the Heaven Teacher realm. The Corpse Sect was much larger than the Ghost Raising Sect, so what realm was the Grand Elder at?
He had to be at least a Heaven Teacher!
Could this old man's illusory face really be the soul of a Heaven Teacher?
Thinking about it, it seemed possible. From the beginning, I couldn't find this illusory face using my Dao energy. Even now, when I looked at him, my heart still palpitated.
In this case, I had no doubt that he was a Heaven Teacher.
More importantly, he said that he was a member of the Corpse Sect!
If a Corpse Sect's Grand Elder found out that I was an outsider who had sneaked in, I didn't need to use my brain to think about what would happen.
However, before I could panic, the old man's illusory face immediately explained to me, "When he was alive, he was only at the Heaven Teacher realm. But now, he only has his soul and soul, but he has lost his body and power. He only relies on the Yang energy in the Soul Devouring Cave to support his soul."
The Heaven Teacher's soul … The two words "Yang Spirit" immediately appeared in my mind.
Yin souls had different levels, just like pupils. At this moment, the Ghost Marshal's power was close to that of the Ghost King, and above the Ghost King was the Yin Spirit.
The Yin Spirit's power was roughly equivalent to the Heaven Teacher realm. Ordinary Yin souls could reach this realm after cultivating. If a Heaven Teacher died and his soul turned into a Yin soul, then he would have the Yin Spirit cultivation base.
The opposite of Yin Spirit was the Yang Spirit.
The Yang Spirit was also formed from three souls, but it wasn't a Yin soul. After one's cultivation base reached the Heaven Teacher realm, the three souls and the soul would break free from the shackles of the body and form something similar to a primordial spirit.
In fact, I didn't really understand this realm. I had only read about it in the Death Scripture, so I could only understand it to this point.
I silently looked at the old man's illusory face and asked, "Since you're a Yang Spirit of the Corpse Sect, why did you lose your body and power and hide in this Soul Devouring Cave?"
The old man's illusory face seemed to be startled and blurted out, "You know about the Yang Spirit?"
The Yang Spirit was indeed very mysterious and only circulated in the circle of Heaven Teachers. For a Feng Shui master at the Acupuncture Point Realm like me, it was too far away. It was normal for him to be surprised.
I nodded and said, "I've only heard a little about it."
The old man's illusory face wryly smiled and sighed. "Little friend, you have some knowledge … However, this question is a long story. Moreover, it involves a big secret of the Corpse Sect. It's not good to tell you right now."
Big secret?
I wasn't interested in the secret of the Corpse Sect, so I didn't continue to ask. I just nodded and asked again, "May I know why Senior has come to find me?"
The old man's illusory face sighed again and continued, "It was because of that secret that I became the target of the Corpse Sect. After my Yang Spirit left my body, my body was destroyed. In the end, I had to rely on a cultivation technique that I learned from a mysterious sect in my early years to escape to this place. I relied on the abundant Yang Qi to barely survive.
Until now, the Corpse Sect is still tracking the whereabouts of my Yang Spirit, so I don't dare to take a step out of the Soul Devouring Cave. "
After he finished speaking, he looked at me with a burning gaze and said, "Over the years, it's not that no one has entered the Soul Devouring Cave, but they were all Corpse Sect disciples. This old man thought that there was no hope for me to escape, but I never thought that I would meet you here today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, I understood that he wanted me to help him escape.
I hesitated for a moment, then shook my head and said, "I have something else to do here, and it's very dangerous. It can't be said that I'll die, but at least I don't know whether I'll live or die. If Senior wants to rely on me to escape, I'm afraid you're asking for a fish from a tree."
I wasn't talking nonsense. The purpose of this trip was to find my parents' remains. Even if I didn't have much confidence in this matter, I didn't want to bring a person of unknown origin with me. I didn't want to bring trouble to myself.