Facing the barrage of questions from the Spirit Hall Golden Generation, Xu Sheng patiently explained until he was finally freed...
"Everyone, you shouldn't have any problems with your cultivation process now, right?"
The crowd nodded, expressing their gratitude, "Xu Sheng, thank you for patiently explaining everything to us. We usually don't get many opportunities to understand these things!"
The only ones who could receive direct guidance from Pope Bibi Dong were almost exclusively Evil Moon and the others!
As for them, at most, they could only get some pointers from Yueguan and Gui Mei during their free time.
Xu Sheng smiled slightly, "It's good if I can be of help to you all!"
Receiving his response, everyone then signaled subtly and went to the side to digest the knowledge they had just received...
At this moment, Evil Moon came over, looking at the departing group before turning to Xu Sheng with a complex expression, "Xu Sheng, explaining to so many people at once, you must be very tired, right?"
It was only Xu Sheng who had such patience to explain to each one individually!
If it were Elder Ju or Elder Gui, at most, they would just say a few words...
Xu Sheng shook his head, "Not really, it's just that their questions were very basic, it seems they really haven't received much guidance."
Evil Moon pondered for a moment and suggested, "How about randomly selecting a few people to answer next time? Or just leave them alone?"
He wasn't blaming those people for taking up Xu Sheng's time, but he was worried that it might be too troublesome.
Xu Sheng waved his hand, "Let's not. After all, they are members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation. Without proper guidance, their cultivation has already been stagnant!"
"If this continues, won't it affect you in the future?"
Evil Moon nodded, finding some sense in Xu Sheng's words...
"Well, it seems I was a bit hasty in my thinking!"
Meanwhile, Hulena and Flame evidently awoke from their cultivation...
"Indeed, practicing near Xu Sheng helps improve our strength faster; I've broken through another level so quickly."
"Mm-hmm, even though I didn't break through, I feel my speed of condensing Soul Power clearly increased!!"
"Is that so, then that's good."
"But after absorbing the Soul Ring, you guys haven't gone to see Your Holiness yet, right?"
Xu Sheng suddenly brought up the issue...
As soon as he said that, Hulena, along with the others, became visibly embarrassed...
Indeed, ever since they broke through after absorbing the Soul Ring, their excitement had kept them from reporting to Your Holiness!
Evil Moon coughed, breaking the silence, "Well... Nana, Flame, we seem to have forgotten. How about we go report to Your Holiness?"
Flame immediately agreed, "I think that's a good idea. We can't let Your Holiness worry all the time!"
Hulena glanced at them and gritted her teeth, "Alright... alright."
Being the student most valued by the teacher, how could she forget something like this, and needed Xu Sheng's reminder, how embarrassing!
After reaching a consensus, Evil Moon turned back to Xu Sheng, "Xu Sheng, would you like to come with us to see Your Holiness?"
The latter hesitated for a moment and then declined, "No need, you guys go ahead. I need to leave Martial Soul City for a bit."
Hulena, taken aback, blurted out, "What? Xu Sheng, you're leaving? But haven't the abyssal creatures always been trying to find ways to attack you? What if...."
Flame also showed a rare expression of worry, "Indeed, Xu Sheng, you were recently attacked by the abyssal creatures. Isn't it unsafe to leave Martial Soul City at this time?"
Xu Sheng smiled, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. I don't plan on revealing my whereabouts, so the abyssal creatures shouldn't be able to find out."
Knowing he couldn't change Xu Sheng's mind, Evil Moon frowned, "Xu Sheng, be careful!"
Sadly, even knowing this, with their level of strength, they couldn't offer any help beyond saying so!
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Inside the grand hall!
Bibi Dong, who was dealing with the affairs of the Martial Soul Hall, was suddenly interrupted by a soldier responsible for guarding the doors...
"Your Holiness, the Holy Daughter and others seek an audience!"
Hearing this, Bibi Dong paused her work and calmly said, "Let them come in."
Shortly after these words were spoken, Hulena and the others stepped in...
Clasping their fists, they greeted, "Your Holiness (Teacher)"
Bibi Dong merely nodded slightly, "Mm."
Then, she used her spiritual power to perceive their state...
"Your auras have grown stronger, it seems you have successfully absorbed the soul beasts Xu Sheng and Gui Mei captured for you and have broken through to Soul Elders, right?"
Leading the group, Hulena replied, "Yes, teacher, we broke through to Soul Elders a few days ago but were so excited that we didn't report to you right away."
Bibi Dong waved her hand, indicating she didn't mind, "No problem, successfully absorbing the Soul Ring and breaking through to Soul Elder is what matters. I didn't expect you all to be able to absorb it so easily."
"After all, those thousand-year soul beasts' cultivation level almost reaches the limit of what you can absorb."
Hearing this, Hulena showed a guilty expression, "Teacher, the process wasn't that smooth after all... I almost failed while absorbing the Soul Ring."
Bibi Dong was a bit surprised, "Oh? You almost failed?"
She hadn't heard about this from Gui Mei!
Hulena nodded affirmatively, "Yes, teacher. At that time, my Sea of Consciousness was overwhelmed by the impact of the Soul Ring, nearly collapsing..."
Bibi Dong pursed her lips, "But since you succeeded in absorbing it, I assume Gui Mei intervened?"
Hulena paused for a moment, "No, it wasn't Gui Mei, it was Xu Sheng."
Bibi Dong was a bit puzzled, "Xu Sheng?"
Hulena continued to explain, "Yes, it was at that moment Xu Sheng injected a stream of Soul Power into me; that power stabilized my Sea of Consciousness and suppressed the pain from the impact."
"That's why I could successfully absorb it!"
Bibi Dong's expression turned incredibly complex, "Injecting Soul Power into someone who is absorbing a Soul Ring? Xu Sheng is indeed audacious."
"So, Evil Moon, Flame, it was the same for you?"
Flame and Evil Moon quickly answered, "Replying to Your Holiness, our absorption process went relatively smoothly."
However, this action left Hulena a bit puzzled, "Teacher, is there something wrong with what Xu Sheng did?"
Bibi Dong's expression became a bit more severe, "Of course there's a problem. When a Soul Master is absorbing a Soul Ring, interference from someone outside can often lead to absorption failure and even death!"
Hulena was shocked to hear this...
"Teacher, does this mean that Xu Sheng was...."
But before she could finish her sentence, Bibi Dong suddenly smiled, her tone laced with intrigue, "But shouldn't we expect this from Xu Sheng? He manages to accomplish tasks that defy common understanding."
For anyone else, this could be hindering the Soul Ring absorption, but with Xu Sheng, it's not surprising!
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