1612 Book Of Earth Appears, Gou Chen Imperial Commander, Monk Fa Hai, Retrieve My Precious

Violet Eye Clan Leader's forehead was covered in glistening sweat.

Chu Kuangren might sound indifferent, but the hidden threats between the lines were enough to make the Clan Leader's legs weak.

He fell onto his knees and pleaded, "Brother Chu…Uh… Master Chu, we are loyal to you and you only. We no longer have any contact with the Soul Restricted Area."

"Huh? Why are you on your knees? Stand up and talk," Chu Kuangren said.

Violet Eye Clan Leader dared not simply stand up. His heart pounded anxiously and his thoughts were a mess as he started to think about why Chu Kuangren would visit his clan.

Was it only to study the soul-related cultivation technique?

Or was it just an excuse for him to target the Violet Eye clan and remove them once and for all?

Nothing felt right.

Given Chu Kuangre's authority and power on the planet, eliminating the Violet Eye clan was easy. He did not need an excuse to do it.

Was he here to eliminate the entire clan?

Violet Eye Clan Leader said, "Master Chu, we joined the battle in the Underworld. We have pledged our unwavering loyalty to you."

"I know about the battle in the Underworld, so stand up," Chu Kuangren said.

Violet Eye Clan Leader reluctantly stood up and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

"Do you know where the Soul Restricted Area is?" Chu Kuangren asked.

"The Soul Restricted Area's exact location has always been a mystery. Even though we used to be its affiliated organization, we don't know where it is either. We only know that it is somewhere within the Immortal World," Violet Eye Clan Leader said after arranging his words carefully.

"I see…"

Chu Kuangren continued studying the soul-related techniques without any more questions.

There was a plethora of cultivation techniques recorded in the library, and most of them were soul-related. There were also a number of techniques for torturing, such as Soul Needle, Soul Purgatory, and more.

The names of those torturing techniques were terrifying enough.

Chu Kuangren found them interesting, so he learned some of them.

After a while, something among the cultivation techniques caught his eye. It was an article.

"Soul Concentration Flower…"

According to the article, it was a strange flower that could gather and concentrate one's soul.

It could also protect a soul cultivator's soul from being damaged while cultivating. It was quite rare to find one in the wild.

"Is there any Soul Concentration Flower here?"

"Yes, yes. We have some," Violet Eye Clan Leader said with repeated nods.

"I want to have a look."

"Right away."

Violet Eye Clan Leader immediately brought over a few stalks of Soul Concentration Flowers.

Chu Kuangren's brows slightly furrowed when he saw the flowers with only three petals.

"Only three petals?"

According to the article he just read, the best Soul Concentration Flower would have nine petals.

"These are the best Soul Concentration Flowers that we, the Violet Eye clan, can cultivate," Violet Eye Clan Leader smiled bitterly.

Then, a sudden thought rushed into his mind. His eyes shimmered as he said, "There may be higher grades of Soul Concentration Flowers in the Soul Restriction Area, where the earliest cultivation method for the flowers came from there."

"Alright." Chu Kuangren nodded. He believed the Soul Concentration Flower was the key to saving Shi Ying.

"It seems like I'll have to visit the Soul Restricted Area myself."

He went through all the books and scriptures in the Violet Eye clan's library and read all the cultivation techniques.

The only clue he got was the Soul Concentration Flower.

"I'll be taking these flowers with me," Chu Kuangren said.

"Please do, Master Chu."

After he left, Violet Eye Clan Leader finally sighed a breath of relief.

As the saying went, keeping the emperor company was like living with a tiger.

He finally experienced the meaning of that phrase firsthand.

When Chu Kuangren asked him about the Soul Restricted Area, he felt like it was the end for the Violet Eye clan.

…

With the Soul Concentration Flowers, Chu Kuangren returned to Euphoria Pure Land.

After using the flower on Shi Ying, her soul did show signs of recovering and concentrating, but it was not effective.

"It's not effective enough. I must get the ones with nine petals," Chu Kuangren muttered.

In order to get a nine-petal Soul Concentration Flower, he first must locate the Soul Restricted Area.

He asked Buddha Yun Lan about it, but she barely had any understanding of that place.

Restricted Areas were all mysterious in nature, especially the Soul Restricted Area.

"It seems like I'll have to target someone from inside to get information," he muttered.

He returned to the Hundred Academy.

Since Shi Ying had consumed the Undying Elixir and the Soul Concentration Flower, she was no longer in a dire situation and would live for a little longer.

In contrast to that, something that happened recently in the Immortal World captured a lot of attention — the appearance of the Book of Earth.

In ancient times, the Immortal World once produced three mystical books— the Book of Heaven, the Book of Earth, and the Book of Human.

The Book of Heaven was the Great Deification Tablet, used by the Immortal Hall to grant qualified cultivators a position among them in ancient times. It contained the essence of how the Immortal Hall carried out the deification process.

The Book of Human was the Life-Death Note. It contained the life and death and life expectancy of all living beings in the universe.

The last one was the Book of Earth. The mystical book was said to be the fetal membrane of the Earth, and it contained absolute defensive capabilities. It also recorded the changes in the Immortal World from the beginning of formation and covered every detail of every inch of the world.

The appearance of the Book of Earth attracted much attention.

Many cultivators headed forth in an attempt to acquire the Book of Earth, which would increase one's odds to be the ruler of the Immortal World.

Meanwhile, in the Immortal Hall, a blinding light shimmered and shadowed the heavens. It felt like there was a myriad of soldiers riding and marching out from the shimmering light.

A boundless might erupted and shook the heavens.

Many of the Immortal Hall cultivators were shocked by the scene.

"It's Gou Chen Imperial Commander!"

"He has finally appeared! His energy presence is so powerful! He's already an Arch Gilded Immortal!"

After appearing in the Immortal World, Gou Chen Imperial Commander gazed in a certain direction before his figure flashed and disappeared.

"That direction is where the Book of Earth is!"

"Is the Imperial Commander going after the Book of Earth?"

"We wish him all the best!"

…

Meanwhile, inside a grand Buddhist temple, many Bodhisattvas sat in a circle in the Mahavira Hall.

The one in the leading position was a Buddha with long earlobes and golden Buddhist robes.

Beneath the Buddha was a handsome young monk with a Zen scepter and a violet golden bowl.

There were Sanskrit runes floating around him, granting him a holy aura.

"Fa Hai, I want you to represent the Great Thunder Temple to acquire the Book of Earth. Are you up for the task?" said the Buddha with long earlobes.

The handsome young monk nodded. "Fa Hai will accept the task."

"Very well. Although we Buddhists should not be greedy, the Book of Earth is a crucial item. If it falls into the wrong hands, dire consequences will follow. Especially the Demon King who killed countless of us in the Far West Land, if he gets his hands on the Book of Earth, the Buddhist world might once again face a disaster."

"Fa Hai understands."

"The Five Ways Pure Lands have been severely damaged by the Wicked Buddha and the Demon King. Now is the time for the Great Thunder Temple to take charge of the Buddhist world. Go and make our name known to the world!"

"I understand."

With the golden Demonbane Zen Scepter and the violet golden bowl in his hands, Fa Hai walked out of the Great Thunder Temple, leaving a trail of blooming lotus behind with every step he took.

The appearance of the Book of Earth stirred up the Immortal World once again.

Chu Kuangren was at the Hundred Academy when he, too, got the news about the Book of Earth.

"Three books have their respective usage. I have half a Life-Death Note, which is a part of the Book of Human. However, it is lackluster compared to the complete Book of Earth. The Book of Earth can deduce changes happening to the world and record them all in detail. Maybe it can help me locate the Soul Restricted Area!"

Chu Kuangren's eyes gleamed with interest. He had his eyes on this Book of Earth as well.

"Lan Yu, I'm going to retrieve my precious treasure." He smiled at Lan Yu behind him.

In other words, he already saw the Book of Treasure as one of his possessions.