Chapter 216: The Way to Obtain Soul Beads in the Inner Area
“Hey, how about we get a little closer?”
“Yeah! That’s a great idea. Let’s hold hands, shall we? That would be nice.”
“Good suggestion!”
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After witnessing this scene, Peng Yuan and the others, who were already quite frightened, became even more terrified. They couldn’t help but grab each other’s hands.
Inside, they were crying out in despair.
They originally thought they had come to the inner area for an opportunity, but unexpectedly, they realized they were just here to get scared.
Had they known this would be the case, they would have stayed away. The outer area was much better!
Sunny and bright.
However, there was no way to escape, and they didn’t want to cause any trouble for Qin Bei.
Otherwise, these people would already be sprinting back in a panic.
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Qin Bei paid no mind to these individuals.
But he did feel somewhat grateful to them.
Not that he was thankful for any help, mind you; it was merely a case of mutual benefit.
He used people to repay their needs and fulfilled the promises he made to them.
The reason he felt grateful was that these folks helped him gain a newfound understanding of the so-called “cultivation geniuses” in this world of cultivation.
He had previously assumed that all geniuses would be like Qin Chen, calm and composed, dedicated to cultivating fervently.
Unfazed by injury, unafraid of hardship, and possessing a steely heart.
Yet these people made Qin Bei realize that Qin Chen-like individuals were but a minority.
Most genius disciples of the sect had been well-protected since childhood.
Even when they ventured out for training, they were always accompanied by elders for protection.
It was akin to royal shadow guards; a prince is followed by shadow guards from the moment of birth.
Only when the prince establishes his own entourage in a branch house do the guards step back.
Thus, this group of individuals lacked real training and hadn’t truly recognized the world of cultivation.
Qin Bei had nothing much to say about this.
It could only be said that these people lived in Great Xia, where the environment was too favorable, leading to such occurrences among these so-called geniuses.
If they were in the Chaos Domain or the Holy Demon Dynasty, things might have turned out differently.
Thinking about this, Qin Bei found himself worrying a bit for the future of Great Xia.
Is this really the next generation of Great Xia? If the Emperor were to pass, who would hold up the front?
‘Eh~ What am I thinking? That’s something for the Emperor to consider. It has nothing to do with me. Besides, there are still many outstanding individuals out there, right? And these people are just starting to comprehend this world of cultivation. They’re just a bit late, which isn’t that significant.’
‘But I still need to thank you; when my palace recruits retainers, you’ll definitely serve as a textbook case on what not to be! No matter how talented a genius is, it’s useless to me. I only accept seasoned veterans!’
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“Out of this many graves, there’s only one tombstone. Looks like I can only get one soul bead at most.”
Qin Bei mumbled as he gazed at the lone tombstone.
He had thought that the way to obtain soul beads in the inner area would be the same as in the outer area—sensing through the tombstone to comprehend it and hence acquire soul beads.
This time, he didn’t linger about for two days like in the outer area.
After all, it was clear that this was no place for leisure activities.
“I feel something’s off, be careful.”
Ji Zhuyue cautioned.
While she too didn’t know how to obtain soul beads in the inner area, the current circumstances indicated that things should be very different from the outer area.
“Got it.”
Qin Bei nodded and stepped forward, finally stopping in front of the only tombstone.
“Defending the Demon Army, captain of the seventh squad.”
Qin Bei approached the tombstone and read aloud the words engraved upon it.
“Defending the Demon Army? Does our Great Xia still have such a unit? This name doesn’t sound very legitimate at all.”
He muttered a few words but ultimately sent a thread of his soul power into the tombstone.
If this were the outer area, he would have noticed the trace of soul power left by the tombstone’s owner, along with that person’s lifelong expertise.
However, this time, the soul power he probed in simply vanished inexplicably.
This left Qin Bei puzzled.
Such occurrences had never happened in the outer area before.
“Perhaps the inner area has higher requirements and needs more soul power.”
Qin Bei considered, then tried again with a strand of soul power that was significantly stronger than before.
Yet, unexpectedly, it still vanished in the end.
He didn’t glean a single piece of information from this tombstone.
“Hiss~ What does this mean? Is it actually capable of devouring soul power?”
Qin Bei felt somewhat speechless.
Because after the two soul energies vanished, they truly disappeared.
It was like they had been consumed by someone else.
In other words, a portion of Qin Bei’s own soul power had been lost.
Though just a tiny bit, it still left Qin Bei very unhappy.
He had always been the one to plunder others’ things, yet today he found himself up against a cheeky creature that dared to rob him!
“I’ll tell you right now! I don’t care who you are or whether you understand the current situation, but if you dare to swallow my soul power again, we’re far from finished!”
Qin Bei pointed vigorously at the tombstone in front of him, speaking fiercely.
Beside him, Mu Zhaoxue and the others couldn’t help but cover their mouths, snickering at Qin Bei’s antics with the tombstone.
Others found Qin Bei’s comical behavior eased their anxiety about the surroundings.
Qin Bei, on the other hand, didn’t care about their thoughts—he was thoroughly enraged.
The tombstone before him had truly given him no respect at all.
Not only did it deny him a chance to acquire a soul bead, but now it even attempted to devour his soul power!
It was simply infuriating!
But Qin Bei wasn’t one to easily give up.
Faced with this situation, he resolved to try once more!
This time, he directed an amount of soul power dozens of times stronger than his previous attempts.
If one had to quantify it, this soul power was at least equivalent to what he could extract from hundreds of sixth-level soul beads.
It was evident that Qin Bei was serious about challenging this tombstone.
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Meanwhile, beneath the tombstone in the underground crypt:
A strange-looking creature was indulging in the offering supplied from the outside world.
It was mumbling something under its breath.
“Ah~ What a feeling! So refreshing! How many years has it been since I’ve received such a splendid offering of soul power!”
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