The white crane swerved again in the mist, heading towards Chu Tian.
Its target had always been Chu Tian's brow.
This was truly a soul attack.
The brow was the most vulnerable point, a direct conduit to the soul.
"Hmph..." Chu Tian grunted softly.
He did something incredible.
Anyone witnessing it would surely be astounded.
He voluntarily abandoned his defenses, opening up his brow.
A white vortex appeared, unlocking the gate of the soul and allowing the crane to plunge in.
At the same time, he inwardly thought, "Moon God's Wrath, don't you dare betray me!"
Just moments ago, the doll-like voice within Moon God's Wrath had suddenly shouted in Chu Tian's mind.
"Master, let it in, Yueyue is hungry..."
Chu Tian felt speechless. This fellow's intelligence had been increasing lately.
It had even given itself a name, Yueyue.
Recalling its previous behavior towards things containing soul power, Chu Tian decided to trust it.
The crane, formed from the white mist, pierced through the soul gate and appeared directly within Chu Tian's soul space.
Moon God's Wrath was already waiting at the entrance.
The moment it appeared, with a 'swish,' it pierced straight through the crane.
Seeing this, Chu Tian was taken aback. His earlier attack had passed through the crane's wing without causing damage.
Had Moon God's Wrath's attack also failed?
The next moment, Chu Tian realized something was wrong!
At the tip of Moon God's Wrath's spear, a small purple stone was held, emerging from the crane's body.
Then, the crane exploded into pieces.
As the crane shattered, the white mist immediately transformed into countless pure soul energies.
They descended like a spring rain within Chu Tian's soul space.
Chu Tian was slightly surprised. Each droplet of rain contained wisps of soul energy.
"Such pure soul energy!"
Chu Tian was astonished. He hadn't expected to be able to absorb the soul energy condensed within the crane's body.
Moreover... the soul energy it contained was even purer than his own.
It felt as if it had been refined through a thousand trials, and even possessed a mysterious power.
Chu Tian couldn't quite describe it, but it was a power that could elevate his soul.
He then turned his gaze to Moon God's Wrath, specifically the purple crystal adhered to its spearhead.
In a mere instant, that fingernail-sized object had shrunk to the size of a soybean.
"Yueyue, can you let me see it?"
Chu Tian spoke to Moon God's Wrath as if coaxing a child.
"Mm... alright! Master can only look, you can't snatch Yueyue's snacks!"
This creature hadn't forgotten to caution Chu Tian, leaving him torn between amusement and exasperation.
With a thought, the remaining soybean-sized purple crystal appeared in his hand.
[Ding... System Prompt: Acquired Item [Damaged Wraith Crystal] x1.]
Chu Tian paused, thinking that since Moon God's Wrath had absorbed most of it, the system had classified it as damaged.
He opened the item description in the Heavenly Dao System.
[Damaged Wraith Crystal]
Grade: None
Description: Purpose unknown.
Introduction: Formed from the resentment of the deceased. Prolonged possession may lead to infection by the wraith's aura.
"Yueyue, won't you have problems absorbing this wraith aura?"
Chu Tian frowned upon reading the description and questioned Moon God's Wrath.
"Wraith aura?" The little doll within Moon God's Wrath seemed not to understand Chu Tian's words.
"It's this inside..." Chu Tian asked again.
"Master, give it to me quickly, Yueyue is hungry..." was the only reply.
In his speechlessness, Chu Tian could only retrieve the [Damaged Wraith Crystal] back into his soul space.
Moon God's Wrath immediately pounced on it excitedly.
In the blink of an eye, the soybean-sized stone vanished completely.
However, it seemed still unsatisfied, urging for more and asking for a few more to be released.
Chu Tian pretended not to hear, ignoring it.
He proceeded towards the center of the valley.
The white crane from before was too lifelike, and here he couldn't sense any soul fluctuations.
At first, Chu Tian had mistaken it for a real demonic beast.
What kind of place was this?
Chu Tian continued forward, and various creatures would leap out to attack him from time to time.
All of them were met by Chu Tian opening his soul gate, letting them into his divine platform, and being killed one by one by Moon God's Wrath.
With the death of each demonic beast, both Chu Tian and Yueyue gained benefits.
The dangerous forbidden land, as described by Miao Zuo,
had now become Chu Tian's playground.
Chu Tian attempted to kill the beasts that manifested from the wraith crystals directly in the outer world.
When they dispersed, faint traces of pure soul energy also entered his body.
However, it was about eighty to ninety percent less compared to killing them directly within his soul space.
It seemed that soul cultivators coming here would still gain considerable benefits.
In the time it took, Chu Tian noticed that the lake water within his divine platform had risen significantly.
This indicated that his soul strength had once again improved.
As Chu Tian pressed onward, the soul beasts grew increasingly powerful.
However, they were still no match for him.
His soul gate would open, allowing them entry, and Yueyue would unleash its might, killing them in a single blow without any hesitation.
After walking for an unknown duration, Chu Tian took a step and emerged from the mist.
What greeted his eyes was a vast lake.
However, along the path leading to the lake, numerous buildings appeared.
Suddenly, a figure flashed past ahead, entering a pavilion.
Chu Tian blinked, thinking he was hallucinating. The figure's back resembled Nie Yun's!
How could she be here?
Chu Tian advanced nearly a hundred meters and stood before the pavilion Nie Yun had entered. After a moment's hesitation,
he finally stepped inside. He heard sounds from within.
Chu Tian quickly moved forward and approached the doorway of a room.
He gently parted the bead curtain obstructing the entrance and stepped into the inner chamber.
The next second, as his gaze fell upon the couch,
a scene that made his blood surge appeared.
Nie Yun was clad in a light purple gossamer dress, thin as a cicada's wing, with a scandalous amount of fabric.
Her slender and voluptuous figure was faintly visible beneath the sheer gauze.
A pair of healthy-toned long legs were exposed to the air, radiating a sun-kissed glow, crossed and rubbing against each other.
Her delicate body writhed restlessly on the bed,
lying there limply as if boneless.
Nie Yun emitted strange soft moans from her nose and mouth, her expression one of allure, a flush rising on her cheeks.
"Xiao Tian... come to big sister..."
Nie Yun's alluring eyes, filled with a captivating gaze, softly called out to Chu Tian.
Chu Tian walked to the bedside, his brow furrowed.
Seeing Chu Tian not move, Nie Yun became even more seductive.
Her breathing grew rapid, her voice trembled, and she panted softly.
"Chu Tian..."
She whispered his name, her languid and delicate body half-sitting up. One hand reached out towards Chu Tian's chest.
She slowly rose, entwining herself around Chu Tian like a water snake.
When her legs coiled around Chu Tian's waist and her arms embraced his neck,
her warm, soft, and tender lips simultaneously pressed towards Chu Tian's mouth.