Zhu Diezhen touched the remnants and broken walls around her with her hands.
Everything felt so familiar.
Just like the Soul Refining Hall in the dream.
This couldn't be faked.
Since the Soul Refining Hall was still here, then the man from the dream must also be real.
He was a cultivator from Moonlock Pavilion.
Named Ye Yu!
Zhu Diezhen's gaze became sharp.
She refused to believe that everything before was just a dream.
To her, those experiences felt more like memories from a past life.
Though she didn't understand why they suddenly appeared, Zhu Diezhen believed that all of this was destined.
Her future husband could only be Ye Yu.
And, the Union Pill.... was not just in the dream.
In reality, she possessed it too!
...
The next day, inside the Azure Cloud Sect's sacred land.
"Ahchoo!"
Ye Yu sneezed.
He didn't know why, but ever since he woke up this morning, he couldn't stop sneezing.
As if someone was cursing him.
It was truly uncomfortable.
Ye Yu pinched his nose.
With a casual wave of his hand, several small spirits of various colors appeared out of thin air.
They gathered around Ye Yu, bowing their heads in submission.
Last night, after gaining the Foundation Establishment cultivation and the Ten Thousand Souls Technique, Ye Yu didn't rush to sleep.
Instead, he came alone to the back mountain to test his skills.
It had to be said, the Ten Thousand Souls Technique truly deserved its status as the top technique of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall.
Even though Ye Yu's cultivation level was low now, and he couldn't use most of the Ten Thousand Souls Technique, he could still perform the basic soul gathering and soul summoning method.
With just a thought, he could command these spirit beasts' souls to serve him.
If he had enough time and enough spirits around, Ye Yu could gather around five hundred spirits by the end of the day.
By then, even a Golden Core stage master wouldn't be his match.
It was definitely an unparalleled technique for overwhelming opponents with numbers and killing enemies beyond his level.
But its biggest flaw was, Ye Yu was currently just a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, one of the Sacred Lands.
How could a righteous cultivator reveal demonic sect techniques?
Ye Yu had considered it last night.
Should he flee Azure Cloud Sect overnight and join the Ten Thousand Souls Hall to become a demonic cultivator?
But this idea was quickly dismissed.
The Ten Thousand Souls Hall and Moonlock Pavilion were sects unique to the dream. In reality, they might not exist at all.
Even if they did indeed exist, the Ten Thousand Souls Technique was a technique only the hall master of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall could practice.
Once exposed, how would he explain it?
Therefore, Ye Yu resolved to continue his modest development within Azure Cloud Sect.
Through the dream system's continuous strengthening, he would then make a grand entrance, dominating everything.
Before that, he'd better keep an eye on this five-acre spiritual field.
Maintain the status quo!
Ye Yu clenched his fist with one hand.
The spirits around him disappeared instantly.
Then he sat beside the spiritual field, waiting for nightfall.
At noon, two people appeared from the north, walking towards him.
One of them wore a cyan lotus-patterned silk robe, with a jade plaque hanging from his waist.
This attire was exclusive to inner disciples of Azure Cloud Sect.
Seeing this situation, Ye Yu couldn't help but feel surprised.
This place belonged to the outer sect's territory, and under normal circumstances, inner disciples wouldn't come over. What were these people here for?
As Ye Yu pondered, the two had already arrived in front of him.
Upon closer inspection, Ye Yu recognized both of them.
They were Hou Zhen and Hou Wang, brothers who entered Azure Cloud Sect at the same time as Ye Yu.
They were also outer sect disciples.
However, they had been assigned to the dirtiest and most laborious chores, while Ye Yu had the relatively easy task of cultivating spiritual fields here.
They hadn't met in a long time, so Ye Yu didn't recognize them immediately.
Hou Wang smiled lightly and said, "Brother Ye, long time no see."
"It has indeed been a while. I didn't expect Brother Hou to become an inner disciple. Congratulations."
Ye Yu greeted them with a smile.
The treatment between inner and outer sect disciples in Azure Cloud Sect was like night and day.
Outer sect disciples were like servants doing manual labor, while inner sect disciples were the true cultivators. They no longer needed to do any chores and could focus solely on cultivation.
The late Foundation Establishment stage was a major watershed. It completely separated those with talent from those without.
After hearing Ye Yu's polite words, the smile on Hou Wang's face deepened a bit more.
He continued, "Brother Ye, I won't beat around the bush. How about you switch with my brother, Hou Zhen? You go to the menial tasks, and he'll take care of the spiritual fields. Give me face, and I'll give you face. If anyone bullies you in the future, I'll stand up for you. How about it?"
Hou Zhen smirked, "Brother Ye, you're a smart person. You wouldn't refuse, right?"
Listening to the back and forth between the two brothers, Ye Yu instantly understood what they meant.
Hou Wang wanted to leverage his status as an inner disciple to force him to hand over the relatively easier job of tending the spiritual fields to Hou Zhen.
It was ridiculous.
Ye Yu wouldn't do those dirty and tiring chores at all.
So he immediately shook his head and said, "Sorry, I'm not the type to give face to others."
Hou Wang's face immediately turned extremely grim.
Since becoming an inner disciple by chance, everyone in the outer sect treated him with utmost respect.
Yet this Ye Yu dared to speak to him like this? Who did he think he was?
"You little brat, you're asking for death!"
Hou Zhen was impatient by nature and couldn't hold back. He stepped forward to throw a punch at Ye Yu.
But Ye Yu easily dodged it and casually slapped Hou Zhen down to the ground.
"It's a grave offense to strike a fellow disciple. Brother Hou, please don't act impulsively,"
Ye Yu warned, not bothering with Hou Zhen on the ground but instead looking directly at Hou Wang.
If this had been earlier, Ye Yu might have considered swallowing his pride.
But now that the system had come into play, there was no way he would just meekly comply.
"Alright, alright. You know the rules of the sect very well. But what good does it do you? I could kill you right now, dump your body at the foot of the mountain, and who would even know?"
Hou Wang suddenly raised his sword finger.
Chanting a sword incantation, a faint sword shadow appeared, its edge aimed directly at Ye Yu's forehead.
Ye Yu chuckled softly.
So, were the lives of outer sect disciples so worthless?
In that case, neither of you will be leaving here alive!
Ye Yu raised his hand suddenly.
Two spirit beast phantoms appeared.
One on the left and one on the right, they bit down on Hou Wang's hands, completely disrupting the sword incantation he had prepared.
"What... what are these things? Get off me! Get off!"
Hou Wang was terrified, desperately trying to shake off the spirits biting his hands.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do it.
Ye Yu spread out his hand and pressed it into the air above Hou Wang's chest.
"Soul Capture!"
In an instant, Hou Wang ceased struggling.
A faint blue spirit was pulled out from within him.
This was the first humanoid soul Ye Yu had captured.
There would soon be a second one as well.
Ye Yu turned his head to look at Hou Zhen on the ground.
At this moment, Hou Zhen had been completely stunned by what was happening before his eyes.
He didn't think about running away. He couldn't even stand up.
He could only watch helplessly as Ye Yu approached.
Soon after, Ye Yu collected the souls of the two brothers.
He was preparing to begin the cleanup work.
But it was at this moment, that a cold voice came from behind him.
"What technique did you just use?"