Chapter 1640: Comprehending the True Essence of the Soul

On this side of the stone platform, several characters were carved, all inscribed in the unique soul script of soul shamans. From a distance, they gave a chilling, eerie feeling.

"To take the soul seal, one must comprehend the true essence!"

He quickly recognized the meaning of the characters.

Having obtained many soul shaman techniques and scriptures from Mo Hunsheng, he could already recognize this special script.

"So this is called a soul seal. Though I can't tell its rank, it should be quite high..."

He raised an eyebrow.

He couldn't yet tell what level of treasure it was, but since it could stop him in his tracks, its rank was likely no lower than that inkstone of Ziyu Ancient Sage.

"I must take it; otherwise, the Jiang family will be like a tiger with wings, and who knows how many masters will die because of it..."

He snorted coldly.

Judging by the attitudes of Jiang Fangyou and the pale young man, once they engaged masters, the more powerful the treasure, the greater the harm. He had to eliminate this隐患 beforehand.

"Let me try!"

Taking a deep breath, he strode toward the seal. After only two steps, sweat poured from his head, as if countless needles were pricking his soul, making it hard to endure.

"No, if I continue, even my soul shaman soul won't hold up..."

He stopped and stepped back a few paces, leaving the range of the seal's pressure.

He had thought that with his current strength, he could easily walk over, but now it seemed he had overestimated himself.

"Since it says... comprehend the true essence to take it, I'll comprehend the true essence first..."

After thinking for a while with no other solution, Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and snorted.

Anyway, the true essence of the soul was something he would have to comprehend sooner or later, and it would greatly enhance his strength. He had planned to take the Jiang family's treasure first and then learn it after leaving, but now it seemed he had to learn it before leaving.

Standing still, he focused his mind on his sea of consciousness. In the blink of an eye, he retrieved the Heavenly Dao technique concerning the true essence.

Knowledge flowed slowly, and Zhang Xuan comprehended bit by bit.

Previously, he had comprehended the true essence of spatial sealing very quickly because he had already learned the first three layers of the Yanspace Heavenly Book; learning only the fourth layer naturally didn't take long.

Learning the true essence of time was noticeably slower, but it still didn't take too long.

He already had a good foundation in the soul, and his soul shaman soul was extremely powerful. After ten breaths, his eyes suddenly snapped open.

Buzz!

Vortices spun continuously in his eyes, making anyone who looked at them feel dizzy.

After nearly ten breaths of arduous cultivation, he had fully comprehended the Jiang family's true essence of the soul. In battle, soul power had become a powerful means of attack.

Meanwhile.

"The ancestors stir, the forebears submit... Someone has comprehended the true essence of the soul!"

Standing in the ancestral hall, looking at the scene before him, Jiang Fangyou trembled with excitement, his face pale: "Great, great! I didn't expect this girl to comprehend so quickly and succeed in one go..."

He had just sent his daughter to comprehend the true essence, and this happened. Who else could it be?

"Heaven has not been unkind to our Jiang family. Having comprehended the true essence of the soul, her strength will surely increase greatly. As long as she receives the ancestral inheritance, even if turmoil begins this time, the Jiang family will have enough power to protect itself..."

His eyes shining, Jiang Fangyou breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been tense all along, but now he relaxed.

Having comprehended the true essence of the soul, she could master the soul seal. Even without using the family's ancient sage, she could handle some contingencies.

"Go quickly and prepare the clan leader's succession ceremony. I'll go find Feifei now and see how she's doing!"

Suppressing his excitement, Jiang Fangyou instructed the elders behind him.

"Yes!"

Many of the elders withdrew, each revealing a look of pride.

The Zhang family had Zhang Xuan, the Luo family had Luo Tianya. They had thought that their Jiang family would fall behind, but unexpectedly, Jiang Feifei had directly broken through...

From this perspective, they were not inferior at all!

After giving his instructions, Jiang Fangyou hurriedly rushed toward the treasure vault. In the span of a dozen breaths, he entered the main hall and saw the girl standing before the jade wall, still drenched in sweat, unable to approach within a dozen meters.

"Feifei, what's going on?"

Unable to suppress his shock, Jiang Fangyou quickly asked.

Under normal circumstances, as long as one had comprehended the True Solution of the Soul, the jade wall before them would no longer exert any oppressive force, allowing one to approach it directly. How could it be that his daughter still seemed unable to hold on?

"Don't worry, Father, I will work hard and strive to comprehend it as soon as possible..."

Seeing that her father had repeated his instructions several times and still couldn't rest assured, even coming over directly, Jiang Feifei felt somewhat embarrassed and spoke with a hint of irritation.

"You haven't comprehended it yet?"

His body swayed, and Jiang Fangyou felt as if struck by lightning.

"I've only been here for less than ten minutes in total. How could I possibly comprehend it so quickly?" Jiang Feifei said, utterly speechless.

Was her father out of his mind?

If she could have comprehended it that quickly, she would have done so long ago, and wouldn't have delayed until now.

"This..."

His body swayed, and Jiang Fangyou felt as if his scalp had exploded, nearly fainting on the spot.

He had thought that the breakthrough just now, the one who comprehended the True Solution, was his daughter... Since it wasn't, then who could it be?

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Seeing her father's change in expression, Jiang Feifei also sensed something amiss. She stepped back a few paces, moving out of the oppressive range of the jade wall, and looked over with a puzzled expression.

"After you left, I went to the ancestral hall. Just now, there was a phenomenon of 'ancestors trembling, forebears submitting.' I thought... it was you who had broken through!"

Jiang Fangyou explained.

"It wasn't me... Could it be that, like that Luo Tianya, there's someone from a collateral branch within the clan who has broken through?"

Only then did she understand what had happened, and Jiang Feifei was also somewhat stunned.

"A collateral branch... there aren't that many formidable collateral branches!"

Jiang Fangyou found it hard to believe. His brows furrowed tightly, unable to figure out what was going on no matter how he thought about it. He shook his head helplessly and looked at the girl before him: "When you were cultivating here just now, did you notice anything unusual?"

"No, I didn't."

Jiang Feifei shook her head.

Just now, she had been completely focused on comprehending the True Solution of the Soul and hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary.

"To be able to comprehend a True Solution that makes ancestors tremble and forebears submit, one must possess the bloodline of the clan. Otherwise, it would be impossible... But to break through without the aid of the jade wall? How was it done?"

Jiang Fangyou was perplexed.

The most core disciples of the clan, using the jade wall, had spent who knows how many years without a single one succeeding. Who could it be, who had directly accomplished it without even knowing it themselves?

"Could it be... Damn it, come upstairs with me!"

Suddenly, his brows twitched as he recalled something. His body swayed, and he shot straight up the stairs.

Not understanding what he meant, Jiang Feifei followed closely behind.

In the blink of an eye, they reached the second floor. Taking one look, Jiang Fangyou's face turned deathly pale.

The room that had been full of treasures was now completely empty, not even a rat dropping to be found.

"Someone came to steal things. Judging by the situation, they only succeeded recently and might not have escaped yet. Quickly activate the clan's sealing formation!"

Clenching his fists, Jiang Fangyou's hands tightened abruptly.