Chapter 551: Arcane Soul Skills
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
Ming Yu came after two days. He was Lu Li's most loyal subordinate, more trustworthy than Madam Yan and Yu Huashen.
During the past half a year's time, with the help of Lu Li's supply of top level elixirs and his own cultivation, Ming Yu had been making fast improvements. He was about to reach the latter stage of the Noble Lord Realm.
It was a pity that Ming Yu didn't have any Bloodline awakened and the Profound Meaning he learned was only of the second level. Hence, his future development potential was limited. At the latter stages, level of Profound Meanings and Bloodlines would make a huge difference in warriors' capacities.
Take Jiang Qiling's eighth rank Bloodline as an example. She could kill warriors at the peak of Noble Lord Realm at ease despite the fact that she was only at the initial stage. It could be said that without the knowledge of powerful Profound Meanings, it was a waste to put so many Mystical Materials in Ming Yu.
But Lu Li felt differently. He was a person that appreciated the bonds of friendship. He wouldn't say anything even if Ming Yu were to throw the Mystical Materials into the ocean. Ming Yu was still young, just over 30 years old and he had never joined any force before. To be able to reach the current realm was already a proof of his talent.
Lu Li could learn two Profound Meanings. Who was he to say that Ming Yu couldn't get another chance to learn a Profound Meaning? Nobody could say for sure. When an opportunity presented itself, Ming Yu might be able to learn a Profound Meaning soon.
God of Meng kept sending over more Mystical Materials. Lu Li asked Ming Yu to go to the Pavilion of Delicacy and trade. At the same time, Lu Li began to send people to investigate Lu Ling's whereabouts in Clouds Plains, Wings Plains, Serenity Plains and other places. Simultaneously, someone was sent to the Central Plains to ask about the Bodhi Fruit secretly.
Of course, Lu Li had lost his hope on the Sanctuary.
That was Samsara Palace's subordinated chamber of commerce. Ji Mengtian had information about Lu Ling, which showed that the Sanctuary hid no secret from Samsara Palace. Now that Lu Li had disgraced the Samsara Palace, he wouldn't count on buying Bodhi Fruit there.
As a matter of fact, Lu Li didn't get his hopes up on buying Bodhi Fruit at the Central Plains. If it was so easy, then the "Immortal's Perish" wouldn't be incurable here. It was true that Grand Master might have shown Lu Li a book secretly owned by the Demon-slaying Hall, but a life-saving prescription should spread out easily.
Half a loaf is better than no bread. Lu Li couldn't sleep unless he tried. He also told Ming Yu to bring Bai Xiashuang out. Lu Li asked Bai Xiashuang to tell nobody about the Deserted World, not even to Madam Yan. It was hard for her to be stuck here for such a long time.
Ming Yu left. After five days, Ye Cha came back in delight. His precious granddaughter had reached the Eternal Realm, which had given him hope to see the rise of the Cyan Phoenix Race.
Now that Ye Cha had arrived, Lu Li planned to stay here for a while. He sent out Third Patriarch of the Cyan Phoenix Race who went directly to the Serenity Plains from the Deserted World through the passage to see if Lu Ling was there.
Patriarchs of the Cyan Phoenix Race were fast and they were the best of scouts. Nobody was more suitable than Third Patriarch to go the Serenity Plains to collect information.
Ye Cha and Lu Li's relationship was close and Lu Li trusted the former completely. Lu Li didn't hide what happened at the small battleground from Ye Cha. Of course…Lu Li didn't say that Grand Master would only shield him for 10 years. Lu Li merely said that Grand Master put pressure on the four forces and that they wouldn't dare to mess with him.
Ye Cha's sparse eyebrows were knitted together after he heard about it. He could tell from Lu Li's tone that there was something else. After some consideration, Ye Cha stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you, Saint Lord, for venting anger on us. Even though Ji Mengtian and Die Feiyu weren't killed this time, we still find it delightful. What has happened cannot be reversed. To overthink it wouldn't help. If the four forces are here to put on a killing spree, then we will fight till the end of our lives."
Back in the days when six forces tried to wipe out the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race, the Samsara Palace and the Pavilion of Blossoms were among them. Even though Lu Li didn't do what he did for the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race, Ye Cha still felt pleased.
"Soul attack?"
Ye Cha remembered hearing this from Third Patriarch. He thought about it and said, "I think there is a remnant of a book on soul cultivation. We of the Cyan Phoenix Race are not good at soul attacks so we have been putting it aside. That remnant book is passed on from one of our founding ancestors. I will go and pick it up now. You can see if it can be of any help."
"Remnant book?"
Lu Li was intrigued. He had been fumbling on his own to learn soul attacks, having no guidance at all. It would the best if he could learn from a book, not to mention one that was passed on by one founding ancestor of the Cyan Phoenix Race.
Lu Li asked Ye Cha to go back and pick it up now. After all, there was no business for Ye Cha to handle here. Lu Li went to the castle to cultivate.
If Jiang Qiling went back to the Pavilion of Delicacy, she would attempt to find him for sure. It was not feasible for him to go to her. He had to bury his yearning for her in his heart. Having nothing else to do, he had to focus on cultivation.
He began to concentrate on elevating his realm and building more Fate Wheels. After all, he had a huge collection of Mystical Materials. If he worked hard enough, he would see continuous improvement on his realm.
Several days later, Ye Cha returned and brought back with him a letter from the Pavilion of Delicacy. Lu Li opened the letter right away. Upon finishing reading it, he felt more downcast.
Jiang Qiling stayed at the Demon-slaying Hall!
It was within Lu Li's expectation as a matter of fact. The future chosen warrior would cultivate faster at the Demon-slaying Hall. Jiang Tianshun would rack his brain to find ways to make Jiang Qiling stay so that she wouldn't be with Lu Li.
Lu Li had to admit that it was better for Jiang Qiling to stay at the Demon-slaying Hall even though he was low-spirited. The Emperor of Heaven Reverse had passed something miraculous onto her. If she could master it, her abilities would be transformed.
If she was let back at the Pavilion of Delicacy, she might wander her way to the Northern Desert every now and then, which would sow deeper hatred between her and Jiang Wuwo. Something might happen that would distract her from cultivation.
Shaking the thoughts of Jiang Qiling out of his head, Lu Li took over a big yellowish hide scroll.
It was missing some parts. There were probably thousands of words in an illegible mysterious letters.
Lu Li read it for a while with a frown. He handed it back to Ye Cha and said, "Is this the ancient language? I cannot read it. Translate it for me."
Ye Cha understood the ancient language. He took it over, browsed it and said, "There should be five soul skills recorded on this but half of the hide scroll is lost so only two skills are complete. The rest three cannot be learned."
"There are two complete ones?"
Lu Li was cheered up. He had thought that it only recorded one skill. Never had he expected to find five here, not to mention that two were complete. Lu Li said in a hurry, "Then translate it, translate everything."
"Well…"
Ye Cha felt a bit awkward. He said with a bitter smile, "I can translate it but the words are subject to individual understanding. Saint Lord, I suggest that you learn the ancient language. I can translate it and you can compare the original with the translation. Maybe in that way you can learn it faster."
"I need to learn the ancient language?"
Lu Li was not happy about the prospect. But Ye Cha was right. What if there were some errors in his translation? These were soul skills. Once the translation was wrong and the method was erroneous, his soul might be damaged during cultivation which was not a trivial matter.
"Okay!"
Lu Li thought about it and said to Ye Cha, "Go to Chee-kar for some books in ancient language and teach me word by word. Do you think I can learn in half a month?"
Ye Cha thought about it and said, "I think so. Saint Lord, your soul is powerful enough. You will learn a new language very quickly."
The stronger the soul was, the faster the thinking process and reaction would be. Memory capacities could be elevated as well. In this case, learning a new language was nothing difficult.
Ye Cha went to the Hag Race and came back with many ancient books at once. He started to teach Lu Li read the ancient language. As a matter of fact, the ancient language was easy to read. Many were pictographs and the meanings were easy to be guessed. Lu Li was able to draw inferences about other cases from one instance soon.
While Ye Cha was teaching Lu Li, he was also translating the soul skills. He translated the two complete ones in three days.
Reading the translation, Lu Li was overjoyed. The two secret skills were definitely powerful soul skills passed on from ancient times. If he could master them, his abilities would soar.