Chapter 303: Defence Plan
"Azhen, do you think the soul beast can be eaten?" Jiang Yue suddenly asked.
"Its body looks like water but I think it should be delicious." He continued and Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but be stunned.
What about the soul beast core?
Wasn’t it normal to first think about the soul beast core in this situation?
However, Yu Nianzhen soon got over it and even felt proud.
’As expected of my Taoist companion. His thoughts are different from others.’ He thought.
"XiaoYue, wait a moment. I will study the soul beast and prepare a good meal for you." He said and rubbed his husband’s head.
"Okay, good." Jiang Yue said and nodded eagerly.
"Nonsense." A roar resounded and the two turned to look at Yang Xu.
"Master, what’s the matter?"
"What’s the matter? Study the soul beast core before you think about cooking the soul beast." Yang Xu admonished and the two were a little ashamed.
Originally, Yu Nianzhen planned to do just that but was sidetracked by Jiang Yue.
However, the earth was big, the heaven was bigger, and his husband was the biggest.
Since Jiang Yue wanted to eat the soul beast, Yu Nianzhen naturally wanted to fulfil him.
"Why don’t we set up a camp here for the time being?" Bing Lan said while trying to suppress her amusement.
"The area is not large enough to take out the ancient palace. We can only set up tents." Jiang Yue observed and immediately pulled Yu Nianzhen to prepare the tents.
"Master, please have a look at the soul beast while we set up tents." Yu Nianzhen said and followed Jiang Yue.
"These brats!" Yang Xu admonished and took a big mouthful from his wine gourd.
"Nianzhen is too radical. He will be sold one of these days, and still, help his husband count the spirit stones." Yang Xu complained but Bing Lan rolled her eyes when she heard that.
After staying together for the past few years, Bing Lan knew her husband’s virtue.
In fact, Yang Xu was very satisfied with how the two boys got along.
If Yu Nianzhen didn’t spoil Jiang Yue, Yang Xu would be the first person to complain.
’Knife mouth but tofu heart.’ Bing Lan thought but she didn’t demolish her husband’s stage.
Instead, she looked at the soul beast and showed a little interest.
"I am also curious about how it tastes." She said.
"I will let Nianzhen prepare it for us when he sets up the tents." Yang Xu said and smiled at his wife.
’What about the soul core? What about priorities?’ Bing Lan thought but she didn’t say anything.
"Let’s help them take out the soul beast core." She instead said.
"Good."
After that, the two went to work.
Yang Xu reached out to touch the soul beast but realised he couldn’t.
"I still need to use soul power even if it’s dead?" He wondered but still coated his hands with soul power.
When he touched the soul beast this time, he succeeded in touching the body.
"Its body is not solid but also not liquid." He commented after touching the soul beast.
"This soul beast and those in the distance look like rabbits. However, their bodies look a little different." Bing Lan stated.
"Mmmm." Yang Xu agreed.
If he had to explain, he felt that the bodies of the soul beasts varied in density. Some were denser than others.
"We can take our time to study the soul beasts." Bing Lan said and sighed.
"For now, let’s take out the soul beast core and help the boys observe it."
When he heard that, Yang Xu dug out a small bead from the head of the soul beast.
The bead was grey and was the size of a baby’s fist.
At a glance, it looked different from demonic beast cores and the two couldn’t help but be curious.
"It has a small amount of soul power but there is something else in the bead." Yang Xu said and frowned.
He could feel a bit of consciousness in the bead but he couldn’t figure out what it was.
All he was sure about was that the soul beast core couldn’t be refined carelessly.
"Could the consciousness be a trace of the soul beast’s soul?" Bing Lan asked.
"I think so." Yang Xu answered and continued to study the soul beast’s core.
However, he couldn’t come up with more answers.
He suspected that the consciousness was a strand of soul.
Unfortunately, the strand was extremely small and wouldn’t affect a cultivator’s body.
Most importantly, it was not enough to seize a cultivator’s body.
However, Yang Xu felt uneasy when he thought of the consciousness mixed in with soul power.
For some reason, he felt that the matter was not simple and he was reluctant to let his disciple experiment with the soul beast core.
"We will talk about it when everyone is together." Bing Lan said.
She also felt that the strand of consciousness couldn’t be ignored.
At the very least, they had to find a way to eliminate it before they thought about absorbing the soul beast core.
"Let’s put the matter aside for the time being. I will collect the soul marrow." Yang Xu said excitedly.
Although the grade of the soul marrow was low, it was still very useful for everyone.
"There are at least a dozen drops of soul marrow in the puddle." Bing Lan was also excited and she said happily.
While the two were collecting the soul marrow, Xuan Ke left the ancient palace.
"How?" Jiang Yue asked as soon as he saw the person.
"Fortunately, there is no damage to my soul." Xuan Ke said but frowned.
Although there was no damage, he felt he was lucky.
The soul beast they encountered was relatively weak and its attack couldn’t damage his soul.
However, they were still at the edge of the soul beast forest.
When they went deeper, they would surely encounter powerful soul beasts.
At that time, the soul attacks would be enough to rip his soul apart and even destroy his body.
’This won’t do.’ He thought and turned to his brothers.
"Brothers, have you practised any soul-protecting techniques?" He asked.
"I haven’t asked." Jiang Yue answered quickly.
"I also haven’t but I may have a way."
From his sword body refining technique, Yu Nianzhen knew how to condense a soul sword.
When he thought of that, he felt the principle of condensing a sword and condensing a shield was the same.
If he inferred the shield from the sword, then he and his group would have a way to protect their souls.
"I will try it first and then teach it to you." Yu Nianzhen continued.
"Brother Yu, can you also teach it to me?" Xuan Ke asked with a low voice.
Although his face was flushed with embarrassment, his gaze was steady when he looked at Yu Nianzhen.
Xuan Ke knew his request was shameless.
However, he remembered the pain of the soul attack and had to forcibly thicken his face to ask for unreasonable favour.
"Brother Yu, techniques are precious and soul techniques are even more so. I am willing to pay a reasonable price for the soul-protecting method." He continued solemnly.
"Brother Xuan doesn’t need to be so rigid." Yu Nianzhen said and looked at Xuan Ke.
Although techniques were precious, Yu Nianzhen was not stingy.
He recognised Xuan Ke as his brother and he was willing to help him when he could.
At this time, giving the soul-protecting technique was not a hardship.
"Brother Xuan, wait for me to deduce the method." He said.
"Okay." Xuan Ke said and heaved a sigh of relief.
’I hope I can use the soul sword to infer a soul shield. Most importantly, I hope it can be used by people without a sword origin.’ Yu Nianzhen thought.
"Nianzhen, are you done?" Yang Xu called and three turned to look at the man.
"Master, we have finished setting up the tents." Yu Nianzhen said.
He and Jiang Yue had set up three tents.
One tent was for the master couple, the other was for Xuan Ke, and the last was for the two of them.
After setting up the tents, Jiang Yue arranged a defence formation and several other formations to protect the tents.
Unfortunately, he didn’t know any formations that could guard again soul attacks.
’I wonder if there is such a map in the formation space. I should find time to look for it.’ He thought.
Since they had entered the soul beast forest, it was naturally best to find an effective array for their situation.
"For the time being, I think it’s best if we don’t stay outside when we can avoid it." Jiang Yue said.
His plan was to place the ancient palace in one of the tents and then enter the palace.
In this way, they would be safe from soul attacks.
However, he was also worried that others would discover their camp and break in.
If the ancient palace was discovered and taken, they would be in trouble
