Soon, Chen Xingyun regained control of his body. Fortunately, all his limbs and parts were still there. If anything had been missing, Chen Xingyun would have wept tears of blood.
"No, there's still A Pang," he thought.
At this moment, Ning Beichen remembered the foolish demonic soul. It wasn't that Ning Beichen had any affection for him, but rather that his master, Chen Xingyun, still needed him for cultivation.
When Ning Beichen asked the Demonic Soul King for A Pang, the Demonic Soul King was stunned for a long time, unable to recall who A Pang was.
Only after he fetched a subordinate and inquired for a while was A Pang, whom Ning Beichen wanted, found in a cell.
Seeing that Ning Beichen was alive, A Pang was also stunned for a long time, looking as if he couldn't believe his eyes.
When Ning Beichen and Chen Xingyun took him and swaggered out of the Demonic Soul King's castle, A Pang still looked as if he had seen a ghost.
Heavens! He had actually left the Demonic Soul King's clutches alive.
"Beichen, are you really planning to let the Demonic Soul King go?" Chen Xingyun asked Ning Beichen after they were out.
"Master, although I can restrain him, defeating him is not easy. If the Demonic Soul King were to fight with his life on the line, I might not be able to defeat him. Moreover, we have no conflict of interest. If I were to kill him, the demonic souls here would descend into chaos," Ning Beichen explained.
"Mm, what you say makes sense. It's better to avoid trouble," Chen Xingyun nodded and said. After all, they were only here to cultivate and would leave once they were done. There was no need to stir up unnecessary trouble. The most important prerequisite, of course, was that they couldn't win. Even if he and Ning Beichen joined forces and eventually defeated the Demonic Soul King, they would pay a heavy price, making it not worth the effort.
"But will that Demonic Soul King truly be content?" Chen Xingyun was still somewhat worried.
"What can he do if he's not content? As long as he's not foolish, he'll know that offending us is not beneficial to him," Ning Beichen said.
"Never mind, let's not worry about him. At least for the short term, he won't dare to do anything to us. Let's go, Master, we'll go back and continue cultivating."
Chen Xingyun nodded. Just as the two were about to leave, they suddenly heard A Pang speak.
"Actually... actually, within the Demonic Soul King's castle, there's a place where cultivation is hundreds of times more effective than in the well."
"What did you say?" Ning Beichen immediately turned to look at him.
Ning Beichen's sharp gaze made A Pang a little flustered, and he stammered again.
"Really? You're not lying?" Ning Beichen asked, looking at him.
Although A Pang was flustered, he still shook his head.
"Let's go, Master, we're going back." Ning Beichen said immediately.
Soon, Ning Beichen and the others returned to the Demonic Soul King's castle. The Demonic Soul King watched them with an inscrutable expression.
"Demonic Soul King, I heard you have a place to cultivate souls. I need to use it," Ning Beichen said. At this moment, Ning Beichen was certainly not going to be polite. Relying on his lingering threat, he was certain the Demonic Soul King wouldn't dare to refuse him.
"You can, but you can only use it for three days," the Demonic Soul King replied after thinking for a moment.
"Three days? No, three days is too short. It needs to be at least a month," Ning Beichen said with a lion's appetite. "Because three days is not enough to ensure Master's promotion."
"No, absolutely not. The energy in the Demonic Soul Pool can only be used for ten days at most. Giving you three days is my bottom line," the Demonic Soul King said through gritted teeth.
"Five days, no lower than that." Ning Beichen glanced at A Pang. Seeing A Pang subtly nod, indicating that the Demonic Soul King was not lying, he said, "Alright, then five days."
The Demonic Soul King had no choice but to agree. He wasn't truly afraid of Ning Beichen, but just as Ning Beichen had threatened earlier, even if he could defeat Ning Beichen, he himself would be greatly weakened. At that point, it was uncertain whether the other demonic souls would revolt and overthrow him as the Demonic Soul King.
Soon, the Demonic Soul King led them to the Demonic Soul Pool. The pool was filled with floating demonic souls, dense and countless. These demonic souls were trapped within, continuously providing energy to the Demonic Soul Pool, like a series of engines. The scene was both spectacular and brutal. No wonder the Demonic Soul King was reluctant to give them five days, which caused him so much heartache.
"Master, go down and try it," Ning Beichen said excitedly to Chen Xingyun. As for brutality, Ning Beichen didn't care at all. He wasn't a demonic soul; different species have different intentions.
"Alright." Chen Xingyun descended into the Demonic Soul Pool, then glared at A Pang. A Pang hesitantly followed him down. Who would have believed that one day he would get to use the Demonic Soul Pool?
Indeed, the cultivation speed in the Demonic Soul Pool was far superior to that of the well. An hour of cultivation here was equivalent to a month of cultivation in the well. It should be noted that after each cultivation session in the well, one had to wait for three nights for its energy to recover, whereas here, there was no such delay.
After about three days, a tremendous roar echoed from the Demonic Soul Pool, followed by Chen Xingyun's hearty laughter.
"Congratulations, Master, on advancing to Heavenly Venerate!" Ning Beichen said excitedly, looking at Chen Xingyun within the Demonic Soul Pool. Finally, he had someone powerful to rely on. With his Master as a Heavenly Venerate and himself possessing strength not inferior to a Venerate, the master and disciple could now roam freely in this world.
"Beichen, this pool is too good. You should come down and try it too," Chen Xingyun said to Ning Beichen.
"I can too?" Ning Beichen asked, somewhat surprised.
"Although your cultivation level has not reached that of a Venerate, most Venerates are no match for you. There's no reason why you can't. Moreover, you achieved the unification of soul and body before Master," Chen Xingyun said.
"Then I'll go down and try." No one would complain about having too high a cultivation level, and Ning Beichen was no exception.
Soon, Ning Beichen descended into the Demonic Soul Pool and began to cultivate. Under normal circumstances, Ning Beichen wouldn't have used much energy. However, as Ning Beichen was cultivating, he saw the Tai Jing in his sea of suffering open its mouth and inhale, drawing away ninety percent of the Demonic Soul Pool's energy, all without Ning Beichen's knowledge.
After Ning Beichen had cultivated for two days, he discovered that the Demonic Soul Pool was completely depleted of energy.
"What... what is going on?" Ning Beichen was also baffled and could only assume that the Demonic Soul King's Demonic Soul Pool was a fake, lacking the energy the Demonic Soul King had claimed.
After Ning Beichen and Chen Xingyun swaggered out of the castle, not long after, a hysterical shout was heard from within the castle.