The Greatest Martial Arts Cultivator

Chapter. 3. Soul Fragments

Yuan Liong entered the last room and found a sight that could make the hair on the back of his neck stand up. Instantly his footsteps were rooted to the spot.

At that moment, right in front of Yuan Liong's eyes sat a cross-legged corpse that was still intact, not rotting even though it had gone through thousands of years of time shifts.

Even if it seemed scary to a twelve-year-old boy. However, Yuan Liong calmed his turbulent heart. He took a few steps forward then bowed respectfully to the corpse. This is a form of politeness that his parents have instilled in him.

Even though this boy lives in a quiet wilderness, this does not mean that Yuan Liong's parents have forgotten about the moderate ethics of life.

“Wise old man! … Sorry Junior. This is not something that Junior accidentally broke into your resting place. If an apology is not enough, how about this Junior will give your body a proper burial?” Yuan Liong menstruated. Yes, he was still just a kid, just from the way he spoke it would sound a little strange to other people's ears—there was an element of bargaining there.

The corpse, which was still intact, of course, would not respond to Yuan Liong's words. The boy was in a slightly awkward position.

He straightened up and scratched his head which didn't itch, confused about what to do. Then, after thinking for a moment, Yuan Liong bent down again to try to touch and move the body.

Yuan Liong wanted to bury the body properly in the area outside the cave.

However, when Yuan Liong's palm had just touched a bit of the corpse's outer clothing, a sudden change occurred.

Spend!! ….

It's like the corpse was completely burned to dust. It simply collapsed on the floor and became a pile of dust.

Yuan Liong was extremely shocked and felt regret in his heart. He fell deeply again, and even Yuan Liong's body trembled non-stop. “Senior, it is not Junior's intention to destroy your remains.”

Yuan Liong was completely drenched in cold sweat and filled with guilt.

Wuss!! ….

The cold wind suddenly blew up. It not only gave rise to a cold wind but also a silvery blue arc of light that dazzled the eyes.

Yuan Liong was shocked, but he couldn't see clearly. The arc of light had temporarily blinded the boy's vision.

“Humph! What an impudent kid.” A disgusting sneer sounded in Yuan Liong's ears. It was as if he was very upset because of Yuan Liong's reckless actions.

At that time, Yuan Liong had regained his sight. Before his eyes, Yuan Liong discovered a faint shadowy figure of silvery blue light. It was the figure of the corpse that had been reduced to dust before.

Yuan Liong couldn't understand, in his heart, he screamed, “How is this possible?” However, Yuan Liong calmed his heart and tried to correct his mistake. “Senior, Junior Yuan Liong. Junior truly has no ill will toward you—”

Yuan Liong's words were simply interrupted by the shadow. “Cowardly, irresponsible, and incompetent.”

It was truly a disgusting assessment given to Yuan Liong just like that.

However, Yuan Liong was unable to refute it at all, when the violent wind hit his body. The wind carried a force that locked the boy and made him float in the air. An increasing feeling of fear gripped the boy's heart.

“Senior … what are you going to do?” Yuan Liong swung his legs and shook his neck. By doing this he thought he would increase the burden on his body and make him fall back to the floor.

The shadowy figure ignored Yuan Liong completely. He swung his right arm elegantly. Another gentle wind hit again. Then a cauldron manifested there. It was a huge refining pot, even bigger than Yuan Liong's body.

With another swing of his hand, Yuan Liong's body was thrown into the cauldron.

The boy was really scared, “Hey, damn old man! I am very thin and have hard bones. You won't be able to chew it.”

Yuan Liong uttered curse words. In his opinion, the shadowy silhouette of the old man had acted very unreasonably. After all, with the sight of this big pot Yuan Liong knew what the old shadow was going to do.

Bam! ….

With his face pitch black, the old shadow figure slammed the cauldron cover. He didn't care about all kinds of words Yuan Liong said.

Swoose!! ….

Warmth was suddenly felt in the cold layers of the cauldron.

Yuan Liong realized that a fire had been lit and started heating the cauldron. Yuan Liong was completely desperate. The survivors from the lion's beard ended up in the tiger's mouth. How could he not hate this unfair life?

In reality, it was just Yuan Liong's depressed mood, and he had been fooled by the old shadow figure by using bad expressions and words to the boy.

The old man's shadow didn't do anything that would harm Yuan Liong. He was just testing the little boy's strength and determination. After all, even though the old man had only a fragment of spiritual consciousness remaining, it did not mean his eyesight had become bad.

From the beginning, he had seen the condition of Yuan Liong's body—several broken ribs, pale face, and only relying on the motivation of revenge to continue to maintain his condition like that.

Yuan Liong was in the cauldron which was starting to get hot, cursing and cursing loudly, “Damn old man! Get me out of here!”

“Monkeys, dogs, pigs, lions, blind fish … damn bastards! Get me out!” And various other types of animals continued to appear in the little boy's mouth.

The old man still didn't care at all. How could he possibly get Yuan Liong out of the cauldron? This would only defeat the purpose of the real exam.

Yuan Liong became tired of himself because of the endless shouting and cursing. In the end, it would only make him feel the pain again from the broken ribs and bruises on his flesh that he received yesterday.

Yuan Liong had learned from experience. This fatigue made him remember breathing exercises that could relieve suffering. Under the same conditions and in different situations, he calmed his mind again and sat cross-legged, controlling his breathing in regular circles in his body.

In just a moment, Yuan Liong was immersed in basic meditation in the cauldron.

The old shadow saw clearly what Yuan Liong was doing. He smiled and said in his heart, “Not bad, this kid can take appropriate action when he is really in a bitter situation.” The old shadow then chuckled softly. “But, he's still stupid and sharp-mouthed.”

“Well, how would he respond if Lao Tzu added some more torture?” The old shadow's laughter was really loud and shook the cave at the bottom of the abyss.

What does the old shadowy figure want? Who are these spiritual remnants?