Ling Xiao's soul entered his mother's womb and wholeheartedly cultivated, temporarily forgetting everything that he needed to do.
Yurou Fei, Sha Tian, and Xuan Yao also took the opportunity to cultivate. Every bit of strength they had was an extra bit of protection.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a year had passed. The time for the Heavenly Domain to open had arrived again.
Ling Xiao and the rest were unable to make it to the Heaven Connecting Formation this time.
There were many people coming and going from the Yin Drake Sect, but many of them encountered illusions and were led to him. Many of them were trapped in illusions and temporarily unable to escape.
However, illusions were only illusions after all. They did not exist in reality. There would always be some cultivators with firm minds or with eye techniques who discovered the abnormalities here.
However, when they were about to enter the secret room, what awaited them was a terrifying killing formation.
For a moment, those who discovered the secret passage did not dare to act rashly. At the same time, they guessed that there might be a shocking treasure behind the killing formation.
Of course, these people were just people who came to try their luck. One of them had the strength of a peak Saint. He had eye techniques and could coincidentally see through the illusions here.
The others were just companions who had followed him here.
Two of them were too impatient. After entering the secret passage, they recklessly rushed inside, but in the end, they were killed by the killing formation without leaving a corpse behind.
The peak Saint and the rest did not dare to act rashly, so they planned to invite some capable people to break the formation.
This peak Saint's name was An Youpeng, and he was a somewhat famous rogue cultivator.
He didn't dare to seek the help of the big forces in a big way. He just found a few helpers who were similar to him in the rogue cultivator world and invited two Array Rune Masters over, intending to break the array together.
A total of fifteen people, led by An Youpeng, once again arrived at the entrance of the secret passage.
The two formation masters used various methods to probe the killing formation, and one of them revealed an astonished expression. "This is a Light Shield Killing Formation, and it's already a Tier 8 formation. The killing formation is hidden in the surrounding rock walls, and even a Saint will be killed if they fall into the formation. I really don't understand how an evil sect like the Ghastly Drake Sect could actually set up such a light-attribute formation. Perhaps these light-attribute beast cores are useless against them."
The other formation master said, "That's right, the Shield Light Killing Formation has an unexpected and fatal method, but it's not difficult to break this formation. We just need to spend some effort."
An Youpeng said happily, "Then I'll have to trouble the two of you. We'll stand guard outside."
The two formation masters began to use their methods to break the Shield Light Killing Formation.
Unfortunately, just as they were about to break through the Shield Light Killing Formation, they seemed to have touched some kind of restriction. Immediately after, there was an earth-shattering explosion.
The two Formation Grandmasters were blasted out of the secret passageway. One of them had an arm blown off, and the other was covered in scars. Both of them were in a sorry and miserable state.
An Youpeng and the others hurriedly rushed over.
An Youpeng asked, "Masters, what is this?"
"There's a formation within a formation. The person who set up the formation should be extremely treacherous, treacherous, treacherous …" One of the formation masters said angrily.
The other formation master with a broken arm cried, "My hand … My hand, this is a series of formations, it's really impossible to break, you guys should find someone else!"
After saying that, he took out a pill and swallowed it, then staggered out of the place.
The other formation master also sighed, "The person who set up the formation is a genius, to be able to link the killing formation and the formation runes before the killing formation together, making it impossible to guard against, I am also helpless. Brother An, I advise you to be cautious, although the treasure is good, but if you lose your life, what's the use!"
After saying that, he also left.
An Youpeng was extremely unwilling. He had been stuck at the peak of the Saint Realm for many years, and had always wanted to find an opportunity to break through to the Holy Emperor Realm. Now that there might be an opportunity for him to advance in this secret passage, he really didn't want to give up just like that.
After An Youpeng and the others discussed for a while, they decided to forcefully destroy the formation here.
However, their group did not manage to break the formation, but lost more than half of their men.
In the end, they had no choice but to leave, while An Youpeng found another helper.
This time, his friends were from a force, and two of them were low-level Holy Emperor experts.
"Hong Guang Holy Emperor, Hong Liang Holy Emperor, this is the secret passage that I discovered a few days ago, but there is a killing array here, please be careful, as for what holy room is inside, I, An Youpeng, will only take a third of it, what do you two Holy Emperor think?" An Youpeng said very respectfully.
Hong Guang faintly said, "This killing array is probably extraordinary. It will take a lot of effort for the two of us to break it. It's impossible for you to take a third of it."
Hong Liang chuckled and said, "Big Brother, don't be so direct. There must be Brother An who knows about the existence of this secret passage. After we break the formation, let's see what treasures are inside. At that time, Brother An can just take one of them."
Hearing the words of the two, An Youpeng's expression instantly became extremely ugly.
He knew that if he found these people who were stronger than him, he wouldn't even be able to get a single hair out of them.
He thought to himself, "This formation isn't that easy to break. Once they break the formation and are seriously injured, I'll take their lives from the side. Everything inside will be mine!"
However, his wish came to nothing. Dozens of puppets flew out from Hong Guang's spatial ring.
These puppets, which had all reached the Saint Realm, were not afraid of any killing array at all. They directly entered the secret passage and began to destroy the formation.
These formations destroyed them, but before they were completely destroyed, they destroyed some of the formation cores of the formation.
When Hong Liang summoned the second wave of puppets, the formation in front of him was basically destroyed along with these puppets.
Following that, the two Holy Emperor led the way. The two formations behind them were directly destroyed by them, allowing them to prepare to enter the secret passage.
"Haha, all the treasures inside will be ours!" Hong Liang laughed loudly.
His voice echoed in the secret passage, and he seemed especially excited.
"I think there must be a lot of Spring of Life Liquid here. I can already feel the surging essence of life!" Hong Guang said excitedly.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a sword light shot out from the secret passage.
The sword light was too fast, like a meteor streaking across the sky. It disappeared in a flash, making it impossible for anyone to react.
Pfft!
Hong Liang only felt a chill on his neck. A bloody hole had already appeared on his throat.
Hong Guang's hair stood on end. He didn't even think about attacking that person.
However, the other party was many times faster than him. The sword light swept across once again, and a long sword mark slashed across his chest.
In an instant, his body was cut in half, and blood flowed non-stop!
This sudden turn of events happened too quickly. An Youpeng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. That feeling was truly terrifying.
"There are still people from the Ghastly Puppet Sect alive!"
That was the only thought in his mind. Then, he ignored the others and instantly fled outside.
He no longer had any extravagant hopes of obtaining any treasures. He would be happy as long as he could keep his life!
Unfortunately, that person did not intend to let him go.
The other party's speed was many times faster than his. In just a blink of an eye, he was cut in half by the sword light.
A large pool of blood blossomed in the air, appearing abnormally demonic.
The others were scared out of their wits and fled as fast as they could.
However, Sha Tian would never let anyone escape. They all became souls under his sword!
Sha Tian returned to the secret passage again. Xuan Yao had no choice but to set up the formation again. He sighed and said, "My strength is still limited. I can only stop a Saint, but not the Holy Emperor. I hope Palace Lord can quickly refine the fetus and leave this place. Otherwise, something will happen sooner or later!"
Under the secret passage, Ling Xiao's physical body sat cross-legged at the side with his eyes closed. There was no trace of emotion on his face. His soul had already been completely immersed in the fetus of the Ghost Mother Formation below.
In the past half a year, he had absorbed a large amount of power from the fetus with the Soul Controlling Spell, increasing his soul power by countless times. His soul power looked no different from a real person, but his skin looked especially crystal clear, as if it was made by nature, making people feel that he was a bit bewitching.
Ling Xiao was completely unaware of the changes in himself. He only knew that he was absorbing the power here to his heart's content.
His absorption speed was extremely fast. However, the fetus's power seemed to be continuously transmitted to him, making him feel as if he was bathing in a celestial pool. It was indescribably wonderful and intoxicating.
In the blink of an eye, another four months had passed. The power of the fetus was almost completely absorbed by Ling Xiao.
At this time, Ling Xiao's soul had unknowingly undergone a change!
His originally condensed soul gradually showed signs of collapse. It was as if it had been shattered by a terrible power. It gradually dissipated between heaven and earth.
If someone saw this scene, they would definitely think that Ling Xiao's soul had been extinguished.
However, as Ling Xiao's soul dissipated, the fetus that was about to dry up also changed. It began to shrink from the original red placenta and gradually condensed into a baby inside. This baby actually grew gradually. In just a few days, it became a five or six-year-old child. After half a month, it actually turned into a young appearance of Ling Xiao. However, he was now shrinking in the fetus. The power of the fetus was already very weak. It was only maintained by the life essence that was transmitted from the Ghost Mother Formation.
At this time, Ling Xiao's soul was no longer a simple soul. It was like a living body with flesh and blood. This was definitely a process of transformation.
This was the important moment when Ling Xiao's soul became a Divine Soul.
Bang!
In the fetus, Ling Xiao opened his dragon eyes slightly. His soul gently stretched, and the power of the fetus that wrapped around him instantly burst.
The many rays of life essence provided by the Ghost Mother Formation became disordered. It seemed as if it would be destroyed and dissipated at any time.
"The three of you put down all your defenses. Don't resist anything I do!" Ling Xiao's voice echoed in the secret room.
Then, he did something that would benefit the three of them for the rest of their lives.