Realm of the Night God - Chapter 129: Dark Yin Stone

Apart from Guanhai, Wang Yiming, and Master Wu, all other friends’ messages were filled with New Year wishes.

These messages posed a challenge for Yang Haoran. Whether he was truly happy during this New Year, he knew best. Nevertheless, since his friends had sent their greetings, he reluctantly replied with a “Happy New Year” to each one.

By the end, he deliberately checked if there were any messages from strangers. Yet, after checking twice, he found none. Everyone who messaged him was someone he knew.

This result inexplicably left him feeling somewhat disappointed.

Closing the message panel, Yang Haoran composed himself, adjusted his mood, lit a cigarette, and finally opened the photo of the yellow cloth taken by Lizhu in the cave.

The prominent words “Soul-Refining Cauldron” caught his eye first. Then he enlarged the picture and carefully read the information below.

Ten minutes later, Yang Haoran put down his mobile phone, his eyes gleaming.

The cigarette in his hand had long burnt out. He was so engrossed that he didn’t even have time to take a puff before it was gone.

Taking a deep breath to calm his excitement, he lit another cigarette for himself. This time he took a drag first before turning his gaze back to the mobile phone screen.

In fact, he had already read all the information on the yellow cloth. Looking at the mobile phone screen again was not to check for smooth sentences or typos but to confirm once more, to see if he had missed anything or misread something.

This time it only took five minutes. After five minutes, Yang Haoran put down his mobile phone again. After double-checking, he was certain that he hadn’t misread or missed anything.

The information recorded on the yellow cloth was divided into two categories: the function and usage method of the Soul-Refining Cauldron, and the refining method and materials required for the Soul-Refining Cauldron.

Although these two categories were not very detailed on the yellow cloth, Yang Haoran could understand them just fine.

To Yang Haoran, it wasn’t that the author didn’t want to write in more detail, but rather, the yellow cloth was only the size of a palm. It was already filled to the brim with writing, leaving no room for even a single extra word. How could there be more detailed information? Perhaps they were running out of fabric at home.

Though somewhat regrettable, as long as he could understand, Yang Haoran was satisfied.

At this moment, he finally had a comprehensive understanding of this Soul-Refining Cauldron.

At the same time, he understood why Xu Meijing was so interested in the Soul-Refining Cauldron.

Previously, he had some doubts. Xu Meijing was a strong practitioner of soul power. What kind of treasure would make her so excited?

Now he understood. He also understood Xu Meijing’s excitement because he was even more excited now.

What exactly was this Soul-Refining Cauldron?

This so-called Soul-Refining Cauldron was a special vessel that could refine souls into soul crystals.

And what were these soul crystals?

Soul crystals were condensed forms of a vast amount of pure Yin Qi, extremely beneficial for cultivation in the Yin Division. Just one soul crystal could bring unexpected benefits to the consumer, rapidly boosting the Yin spirit power within their body at a terrifying speed!

“No wonder Xu Meijing was so excited. It turns out this Soul-Refining Cauldron can produce experience pills that allow us practitioners of the Yin Division to level up quickly!”

Yang Haoran’s heart raced. He took a deep drag of his cigarette, only to find it had burned out again.

He lit another one for himself and took a deep breath, his face showing contemplation.

Xu Meijing had emphasized to him multiple times that no information about the Soul-Refining Cauldron, including everything that happened in the cave, should be leaked. Otherwise, both of them would be in serious trouble, and they might even lose their lives.

At the time, although he didn’t doubt the truthfulness of Xu Meijing’s words, he still had some doubts in his mind. He wondered what the background of this Soul-Refining Cauldron was, worthy of Xu Meijing’s cautiousness.

Now his doubts were dispelled because he understood what it meant for practitioners of the Yin Division to have a Soul-Refining Cauldron.

It meant that he had a method and channel to rapidly increase the Yin spirit power within his body. Such a method and channel would undoubtedly make other practitioners of the Yin Division envious. Therefore, once the information leaked out, their situation would become very dangerous.

Although they were all practitioners of the Yin Division, it didn’t mean they were all united. In the face of absolute interests, while you might adhere to principles, you couldn’t assume others would do the same. They might do some outrageous things for greater benefits; that was certain.

Therefore, all information about the Soul-Refining Cauldron must not be leaked, whether for Xu Meijing or for himself. Everything that happened in the cave must be kept secret.

“No wonder Xue Li went crazy, mutilating spirits and extracting their souls. It turns out he wanted to refine soul crystals to enhance his own Yin spirit power. I just don’t know where he got this piece of yellow cloth from.”

Yang Haoran now understood Xue Li’s motive for crazily killing and extracting souls. However, he still had one doubt in his mind: how did Xue Li obtain such valuable information?

Regarding this point, Yang Haoran couldn’t figure it out. He knew that even Xu Meijing wouldn’t be able to figure it out. After all, Xue Li’s soul had scattered, and he wouldn’t know where he got this piece of yellow cloth from.

How Xue Li obtained the yellow cloth was no longer important. What was important was that this piece of yellow cloth had now fallen into his and Xu Meijing’s hands.

Xu Meijing’s actions remained a mystery to Yang Haoran, but he knew what he needed to do. With such a treasure in hand, he had to fully utilize its value; otherwise, it would be a waste.

Of course, he would never resort to harming living spirits like Xue Li did just to enhance his own power. Even if he wanted to refine soul crystals, he wouldn’t target ordinary undead, let alone go on a mad killing spree to extract souls from living beings. Instead, he would target evil spirits that endangered lives.

“The fewer people who know about this treasure, the better. Yet Xu Meijing didn’t simply eliminate me; she even voluntarily let me take a photo.”

Yang Haoran couldn’t quite comprehend this matter and could only smile wryly in the end. Perhaps it was because he had always held some misunderstandings about Xu Meijing; this person might be one of those who appeared tough on the outside but were soft-hearted inside.

Of course, this was just Yang Haoran’s own speculation. He couldn’t know what Xu Meijing was thinking at the time; only Xu Meijing herself knew that.

In the following time, while smoking, Yang Haoran memorized all the content on the yellow cloth. He considered it unsafe to keep such information solely on his mobile phone.

What if the webpage got infected?

What if his mobile phone got lost or stolen?

Such possibilities were not allowed. The most prudent approach was to keep everything firmly in his mind.

After an uncertain amount of time, Yang Haoran put down his mobile phone, closed his eyes, and ran through all the information he had memorized in his mind. Once he confirmed it was accurate, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He had memorized all the content on the yellow cloth.

As he prepared to delete the picture, he hesitated again. Then, he fetched some paper and a pen, wrote down all the information he had memorized, and cross-referenced it with the yellow cloth to ensure accuracy. Only then did he feel comfortable deleting the picture.

He hid the handwritten notes in a corner of the old house where no one could find them.

He did this naturally to have an extra precaution. What if he got hit by a car and lost his memory? Such scenes were frequently seen in movies.

Of course, he didn’t think such a cliché thing would happen to him, but he still believed in being prepared for the worst.

“To obtain soul crystals, first, the Soul-Refining Cauldron must be refined. But what exactly is this Dark Yin Stone?” Yang Haoran frowned, full of doubts.

To refine the Soul-Refining Cauldron, the Dark Yin Stone was the primary and only material required.

Refining and crafting may seem similar in overall meaning, but they were two completely different steps.

Firstly, one had to find the Dark Yin Stone, and it couldn’t be too small. It had to at least meet the requirement of crafting a Soul-Refining Cauldron the size of a fist.

The Soul-Refining Cauldron, once crafted, did not have the function of refining souls yet. It required a special method in an area with extremely dense Yin Qi to activate it, enabling the Soul-Refining Cauldron to constantly possess the ability to absorb Yin Qi.

Following this method, the Soul-Refining Cauldron had to be nourished with Yin Qi for a long time until it no longer absorbed Yin Qi. Only then would the Soul-Refining Cauldron be considered a true Soul-Refining Cauldron. This process was the refining process detailed on the yellow cloth.

Finding a place with extremely dense Yin Qi, although somewhat troublesome, was not impossible. With Night Watch’s sensitivity to Yin Qi, finding such a place was only a matter of time.

Crafting came first, and refining came later. Without crafting the Soul-Refining Cauldron, even if one found a place with dense Yin Qi, it would serve no purpose. To craft the Soul-Refining Cauldron, one must use the Dark Yin Stone.

But Yang Haoran truly had no idea what this Dark Yin Stone was or where to find it.

Thinking it over, Yang Haoran picked up his mobile phone and searched online for information about the Dark Yin Stone. He didn’t find the Dark Yin Stone, but he did come across mentions of the Dark Yin Wood, which was not what he needed.

The Dark Yin Stone was the sole material for crafting the Soul-Refining Cauldron. Without the Dark Yin Stone, it would be impossible to refine the Soul-Refining Cauldron, which was causing him a headache.

Suddenly, he thought of a problem.

“This doesn’t seem right. The Soul-Refining Cauldron found on Xue Li didn’t seem to be made of stone. Did I misunderstand something about this Dark Yin Stone, or did Xue Li find other materials to substitute for the Dark Yin Stone? Is the Dark Yin Stone not the only material for refining the Soul-Refining Cauldron?”

Yang Haoran suddenly remembered Xue Li’s three-legged green tripod. In his memory, although he didn’t know what material the tripod was made of, it definitely didn’t look like stone.

But it was clearly stated on the yellow cloth that the Dark Yin Stone was the only material needed to refine the Soul-Refining Cauldron. It should be absolute and not replaced by anything else.

Yang Haoran couldn’t understand it. He felt that he would probably have to ask Xu Meijing to figure out what was going on, as Xu Meijing knew much more about the Soul-Refining Cauldron than he did.

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