Starting With 100 Million Lives-Chapter 595: Opening the Soul Gathering Pool

Sect Leader Jiang appeared not long ago and was seen by the people here.

Soon, the standard Profound Armor of the Divine Hall he was wearing caused quite a stir.

"Divine Hall Guard!"

"Oh my god, Guard Sir!"

"Greetings to Guard Sir..."

Before long, everyone on the roadside naturally made way, and those offering salutations never stopped.

This caught Brother Cheng a bit off guard.

He wore this attire indeed for convenience, but he hadn't thought the reaction would be so big.

It seems that the people just now held quite a high status in the White Profound Race.

The Xuan Race people do not distinguish between the Lower Realm and the Immortal Realm.

And the power of these people is roughly equivalent to the Daoist Palace and Saint Tier on the other side, with stronger ones barely reaching True Immortal level.

Consider the excitement they must feel upon suddenly seeing a Profound Immortal Golden Immortal appear.

Even the clan leader of this tribe and a group of elders came scrambling out to greet him.

Upon seeing Brother Cheng's Profound Armor, their expressions became even more respectful.

"What Guard? This is a distinguished Steward!"

"Greetings to Steward Sir!"

"What? It's actually Steward Sir?"

The others became even more respectful, many even fell to their knees in shock.

The Divine Hall of the Xuan Race is extremely difficult to enter; tribes like these might not produce a Divine Hall Guard in tens of thousands of years.

Above Guards, there are Guard Captains, and above them are Stewards.

To them, this truly felt like the arrival of a heavenly official.

After a warm welcoming ceremony, Brother Cheng declined the clan leader's invitation to join the feast.

He was busy with important matters.

However, seeing several pretty girls leaving from the feast area, he felt a slight regret inside.

"Ahem!"

"Your Soul Gathering Pool..."

The clan leader had a sudden realization, and everyone quickly bustled around Brother Cheng, grandly flying toward that place.

"Are you here to inspect the Soul Gathering Pool? Everything is intact!"

Neither he nor the other clan elders suspected Brother Cheng's identity.

For one, Brother Cheng's disguise was too convincing.

Moreover, unlike the previous group of Divine Hall disciples, they hadn't seen him come out of Fallen Immortal Mountain.

Although they couldn't sense his Profound Power, they assumed his realm was too high, beyond their sensing range.

"No, I plan to reopen it once more."

"Ah?"

The clan leader was surprised, "Isn't the Divine Hall's rule to open it every five years? It hasn't reached the term yet."

Brother Cheng quickly fabricated, "This year is an exception, we're opening it temporarily!"

The crowd waited for him to explain what's exceptional about this year, but he offered no follow-up.

However, since it was a command from the Steward Sir of the Divine Hall, naturally the clan leader didn't dare defy, and hurriedly sent people to carry it out.

The opening of the Soul Gathering Pool was a grand event, and soon spread through the tribe.

For some time, everyone enthusiastically shared the news, and the place quickly became bustling.

The spotlighted Brother Cheng stood on the high altar of the Soul Gathering Pool's transmission, high-spirited and proud.

See, other immortals have to break in or sneak in.

Only Brother Cheng enters grandiosely under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

This is the difference in status.

Not long after, a large group of real little kids appeared around him.

The older ones were five or six, the younger ones just two or three...

Brother Cheng looked confused towards the clan leader and others.

"Excuse me, what's going on?"

The clan leader quickly replied, "These are the new generation of tribe members entering to comprehend the Profound Essence!"

"Yes, yes, this generation hasn't comprehended the Profound Essence yet."

To them, this was an initiation ceremony, and everyone did seem matter-of-factly.

This made Brother Cheng very frustrated.

No way, is he going to enter the trial with this group of real little kids later on?

"Pfft hahaha..."

Cang Ling was already laughing her head off.

"Don't you love the prestige the most?"

"Isn't this enough prestige for you?"

"Grand Late-stage Quasi-Emperor, mingling with a bunch of infants, I wonder where you'll put your face?"

Being quite affectionate, Brother Cheng could not refuse the kids entry, ruining their initiation opportunity.

He could only grit his teeth and temporarily ignore that schadenfreude woman.

Soon after, the Soul Gathering Pool rumbled open.

The colorful mist steamed up, obscuring the interior scene.

Quite a few children were frightened to crying, and the altar became noisy with cries, while laughter echoed below.

Subsequently, one child after another entered, some even crawled in.

Next, Brother Cheng was about to step in.

This immensely surprised the clan leader and elders nearby.

"Steward Sir, are you entering too?"

"What, can't I enter?"

"No, no, it's just you can't enter..."

This Soul Gathering Pool is used by Xuan Race people to awaken Profound Essence; each person gets just one awakening opportunity.

Those with Profound Essence are naturally repelled and can't enter.

Dignified Divine Hall Stewards should have long surpassed this stage.

"Oh, my skeleton is unique, different from others."

"Also, I'm going in to protect these kids, just to prevent any accidents."

After saying this, Brother Cheng jumped in.

Only then did others 'understand' and commenced praising the Steward Sir for his extraordinary talent and nurturing nature.

Though they also didn't know how he's supposed to protect others inside...

Soon after Brother Cheng entered, the previous group of Divine Hall disciples also arrived at the tribe.

"He's right here!"

"His position stopped here!"

Their way to find the place was simple; those Profound Armors had been refined, everyone had sensory connections with their armor.

Though unable to best Brother Cheng, they dared not let him loose in the White Profound Race territory.

One side notified nearby Divine Hall branches to summon experts, while they pursued themselves.

When they appeared, the clan leader and elders were tremendously surprised.

"What, you're Divine Hall Stewards?"

"Do you have any proof?"

"Where are your Profound Armors?"

"A Divine Hall Steward just came, are you fakes?"

This made the group both angry and anxious.

They were the genuine Divine Hall disciples, but instead got taken as imposters.

Especially the distant tribe people, they eyed them with even more wariness and vigilance.

This group of new Divine Hall Stewards and Guard Captains didn't even have Profound Armors, entirely lacking the spirit of the previous one.

Finally, they exhibited their power and presented the Divine Hall tokens, finally gaining trust.

"Where is the person just now?"

"That Steward Sir entered the Soul Gathering Pool!"

"What?"

The Divine Hall disciples' faces altered tremendously.

The leading lady was also exceedingly anxious, "It's over, he's an imposter, not a White Profound Race person. How could you let an Otherworldly Evil Demon enter?"

"Otherworldly Evil Demon?"

There was an uproar all around, the clan leader was deeply anguished.

Those who earlier put their children into the Soul Gathering Pool were wailing loudly on the spot.

However, it was already too late; the Soul Gathering Pool opens for three days each time, cannot be halted mid-way.

Those who comprehend the Profound Essence inside will be automatically sent out.

As for the outsiders, they already have Profound Essence and cannot enter, nor interfere.