Heiye Wuguang is determined to do whatever it takes to make Ling Xiao his adoptive son.

He simply doesn’t believe that with enough persistence and persuasion, he can’t make Ling Xiao his adoptive son.

"The second request, well, I need Soul Gems of mid-grade or higher! Or magical treasures with soul-repairing effects, can you tell me where to find them?"

Ling Xiao made this request, actually for Yuan Venerate and Shen Dian.

Butterfly Girl needs Spirit Stones, which he already has.

But Yuan Venerate and Shen Dian require treasures that repair souls.

Especially that weaving magical treasure he got from White Wolf County City, which he couldn’t identify at all with his current abilities.

If he wants Yuan Venerate’s help, he must consume Soul Power.

But now, Yuan Venerate has only just recovered some Vital Energy, and he doesn’t want Yuan Venerate to crumble to dust.

Therefore, soul treasures are extremely necessary.

Under the nourishment of Soul Gems, Shen Dian has noticeably become much stronger and might help him greatly in the future.

The stronger Shen Dian is, the stronger the Secret Technique Sword becomes, which is beneficial to Ling Xiao.

"For this, you have to ask in the Inner Hall of Reward Good and Punish Evil Hall, they may have what you need there.

In principle, items in the Inner Hall can be exchanged for Contribution Points.

But there are other methods as well.

For instance, like how you obtained the Wolf Travel Thousand Miles, you can complete the tasks they assign."

Heiye Wuguang replied, "The Inner Hall Master is from the She Clan, and there are three Vice Hall Masters, from the Sword Clan, the Sha Clan, and the Dark Clan respectively.

The Vice Hall Master from the Dark Clan is my elder brother, Heiye Wuliang.

I think he has a good impression of you; find him, and you might find what you want.

However, although you are a disciple of the Upper Eight Immortals Mountain and can enter the Inner Hall, you are still just a branch family member, and the price for purchasing or exchanging anything is quite high.

Why not just become my adoptive son? At the very least, you could save half of your Contribution Points or Spirit Stones."

"No way!"

"Think about it again, won’t you."

"I said no means no. Why haven’t I come across someone like you before, forcing someone to be your son?"

Ling Xiao’s attitude remained resolute.

"You kid, one day you’ll agree. Well, you’ve made two requests now, and I’ll help you fulfill them. When you go to the Inner Hall, you can mention my name, and my brother, for my sake, as long as it’s not too precious, will definitely sell it to you for cheap, or even give it to you for free.

I’m leaving now!"

Perhaps realizing that coercion couldn’t change Ling Xiao’s mind, Heiye Wuguang had clearly changed tactics now.

He no longer forced Ling Xiao but instead adopted the strategy of offering benefits to make Ling Xiao owe him a debt of gratitude.

Over time, he couldn’t believe Ling Xiao wouldn’t call him father.

Could a biological father be any different?

After Heiye Wuguang left, Ling Xiao returned to the cabin, where Qing Luanhua and Lin Yang were nervously watching him.

"Are you okay, boss?"

"What could happen? Heiye Wuguang Grand Elder didn’t punish me. Instead, he agreed to two of my conditions.

One of them is to visit Ling Yan in the fifth level of Ghost Prison.

Of course, officially, it’s for cultivation."

Ling Xiao turned to Qing Luanhua and said.

"You’re going alone?"

Qing Luanhua couldn’t help but worry, "Even though you are strong, the fifth level of Ghost Prison is not a good place. You alone might not be enough."

"Don’t worry, I’m not going to rescue anyone just yet; I simply want to see Ling Yan and understand the situation.

Only with coordination inside and out can there be success. Otherwise, making a plan blindly would almost certainly have a very low success rate."

Ling Xiao explained.

"I see. In that case, I’m relieved."

Qing Luanhua immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"You don’t need to worry, just hurry and cultivate. Later, I’ll go to the Inner Hall of Reward Good and Punish Evil Hall."

Ling Xiao said.

"Just go about your business; after what just happened, no one dares to mess with us easily now.

Besides, you can’t protect us forever, can you?

We both have improved our strength, and as long as it’s just branch family members causing trouble, they might not be able to do much to us."

Qing Luanhua said.

"Yeah, boss, just go about your business."

Lin Yang also said.

"Alright, I’ll get more familiar with ’Wolf Travel Thousand Miles’ and then head out."

This body movement technique will be something Ling Xiao will often use for a while, and he needs to cultivate it well first.

After all, Shadow Step and Rapid Light Movement are not appropriate to reveal yet.

Besides, at this stage, they’re not as powerful as Wolf Travel Thousand Miles anyway.

The three continued cultivating.

Ling Xiao’s heart still longed urgently to improve his strength.

His next opportunity lay in the Shadow Black Gourd trial.

First, he must become the first among the branch families.

The third among them, Bai Yin, has already been killed by him.

Remaining are the first, Su Mo, and the second, Lin Fengyan.

If there was no enmity, naturally he wouldn’t go for the kill, but defeating them is a must.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be qualified to approach the Shadow Black Gourd.

The Wolf Travel Thousand Miles as a body movement technique of top-level mid-grade difficulty, is extremely hard to cultivate.

Among ordinary Yin-Yang Realm martial artists, countless have spent their entire life failing to succeed.

Even talented individuals find it very challenging to cultivate it to a small success stage.

Extremely talented geniuses might only manage to cultivate it to proficiency or great success.

To reach great perfection, in Eight Immortals County City, one would be considered a top-level genius.

As for Transcendental Realm, it has never been achieved in this city.

But despite how difficult Wolf Travel Thousand Miles is to cultivate, Ling Xiao managed to cultivate it to proficiency in just a mere shichen.

This terrifying comprehension speed is partly due to the powerful analytical ability of the Tyrant Sky Martial Spirit.

And also due to Ling Xiao’s years of cultivation experience.

He is proficient in Rapid Light Movement and Shadow Step, and generally, body movement techniques are interconnected.

So cultivating Wolf Travel Thousand Miles turned out to be easier than cultivating those combat martial skills.

If others knew he cultivated Wolf Travel Thousand Miles to proficiency in just a shichen, they would likely be insanely jealous.

Should Heiye Wuguang know, he would certainly be even more eager to make him his adoptive son.

Having cultivated it to proficiency, further improvement will likely be honed through actual combat, as merely studying it alone here is no longer effective.

So Ling Xiao stood up and stepped out of the cabin.

And before departing, he hung a sign outside his cabin door.

"No disturbances allowed, violators will be severely punished!"

This is his territory, and he indeed has the right to post this sign, especially given the deterrent power of having slain over two hundred branch family members in anger.

Leaving the cabin, Ling Xiao headed straight for the Inner Hall of Reward Good and Punish Evil Hall.

The Inner Hall is located separately from the Outer Hall. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

It covers a larger area, and just approaching it, one can sense a uniquely intoxicating aura.

It’s obvious there are countless treasures inside waiting for someone to claim them.