Translator: Jon Editor : Dhael Ligerkeys That was indeed the case. The moment Lu Ye opened the second door and entered the Lost City of Xianyuan, Yi Yi detected an anomaly. Lu Ye’s figure almost felt like an empty shell at that time. She initially thought that Lu Ye had passed away, so she bawled her eyes out. However, she soon realised it was not as severe as she had thought. That was because she and Amber were still alive, which meant that Lu Ye must not be dead. Nevertheless, she could not be optimistic, for Lu Ye’s breathing was very weak. It was to the point where it was almost undetectable if she did not pay close attention to it. In the past few days, she had tried all sorts of ways to wake him up, but her attempts were futile. It was not until that moment that she realised Lu Ye might have returned. His weak breathing, which felt like it would stop at any moment, rapidly strengthened, and his soul seemed to have returned to his empty-shell body. She kept calling out to Lu Ye. Her pleas penetrated the invisible barrier and reached the lake in his heart, forming layers of ripples. As the ripples spread, Lu Ye soon regained consciousness and figured out what was going on. A long time later, he finally felt that he had regained a bit of control over his body. He opened his eyes with difficulty and saw Yi Yi kneeling in front of him. Her gaze was filled with anxiety and worry, and her eyes were bloodshot. If not for the fact that she was an apparition, her face would have been covered in tears. As their eyes met, Yi Yi exclaimed in surprise, “Lu Ye! How do you feel? What happened?” Lu Ye parted his lips and attempted to speak for a while before he managed to say in a hoarse voice, “Don’t worry…” He initially wanted to comfort the woman, but his control over his body was still too weak. As such, he was unable to say more. Fortunately, they were in the guest room of the Divine Trade Association, so there would not be any danger. If he had fallen into such a state in the wilderness, he would have been killed. He closed his eyes and continued to recuperate. As time passed, the incompatibility between his soul and his body gradually eased off. At that moment, he had the illusion of finally regaining control over his body after recovering from a severe illness. Recalling Ji Yuan’s words, he quickly fished out the jade bottle filled with Soul Cleansing Water from his Storage Sphere and consumed a drop of it. He was initially exhausted after his soul returned to his body, but once the Soul Cleansing Water took effect, the exhaustion soon disappeared. Realising that the most difficult time was over, he let out a breath. Yi Yi and Amber had been staying by his side as they looked worriedly at him. Lu Ye stroked Amber’s head and said to Yi Yi, “I’m fine now.” “So, what happened? Did you suffer from cultivation dissonance or something?” Yi Yi asked him. Cultivation dissonance would rarely happen to cultivators in Jiu Zhou because their cultivation was a step-by-step process. As long as they refrained from trying out strange cultivation methods, they would not suffer from cultivation dissonance. “It’s a long story.” Lu Ye sighed. He merely wanted to go to the Rift of Illusions and get some training. As such, he did not expect to end up heading to the Lost City of Xianyuan and joining the battle against the insectoids. All the same, he did not have to hide anything from Yi Yi. Therefore, he briefly told the woman what he had experienced. Yi Yi was surprised to learn that he went to the Lost City of Xianyuan again and that the situation was different from the previous time they were there. Furthermore, there seemed to be some secrets behind the city. Her eyes turned bloodshot when she heard that Liu Datong and Yu Qing willingly got killed so that Lu Ye could safely return to the base. It was not until she found out that the apparitions in the Lost City of Xianyuan were undying and that Butcher’s team had been resurrected that she smiled again. “Anyway, the City Lord told me that since I’m not a Divine Ocean Realm Master yet, incompatibility might occur if my soul is detached from my body for a long time. So, I’ve been using Soul Cleansing Water to stabilise my soul. I’m fine now.” Yi Yi nodded. “You have to get more rest, then.” “Alright.” Lu Ye dipped his head and stroked his belly. “I’m hungry.” Hearing that, Yi Yi quickly got to her feet. “I’ll ask someone to send you food, then.” With that, she turned around and left the room. The services of the Divine Trade Association were top-notch. The cultivators staying in this place had access to all sorts of services. A moment later, aromatic food was sent to Lu Ye’s room. There was also fresh Spirit Beast’s flesh for Amber too. The two of them devoured their food. Lu Ye fished out several jade bottles and filled them with Soul Cleansing Water before passing them to Yi Yi. Yi Yi was an apparition, who could rely on Amber and grow stronger with it. However, with Soul Cleansing Water’s help, her power would continue to increase without having to rely on anyone. It could be said that the Soul Cleansing Water was more useful to her than to Lu Ye. One could strengthen their soul using the Soul Cleansing Water and temper their body using the Dragon Scale. The soul and the body were the most important foundation and heritage for every cultivator. Powerful foundation and heritage were what allowed Lu Ye to destroy much stronger enemies. Moreover, as his foundation and heritage strengthened, it would be easier for him to cultivate as well, forming a virtuous cycle. After filling his stomach, he sat down with his legs crossed and closed his eyes to rest. He did not cultivate or read a book. A long time later, Yi Yi’s voice sounded all of a sudden. “Lu Ye!” A shocked Lu Ye quickly opened his eyes, only to realise that he was looking at things from a weird angle. He seemed to be flying and was several metres above the ground. Yi Yi looked worriedly at him while Amber darted its gaze around with widened eyes. Lu Ye followed the tiger’s gaze and saw a familiar figure. Upon closer look, he was flabbergasted, for the figure was none other than himself! [What’s going on?] While he was puzzled, his vision contorted suddenly. Following that, he felt an irresistible pull as he plunged and entered his body. When he opened his eyes, he slowly regained his senses. He reckoned that his soul must have left his body again earlier, and it happened without him noticing it. Ji Yuan was right to say that since he was not a Divine Ocean Realm Master yet, incompatibility would occur when his soul was detached from his body for a long time. If Yi Yi had not called out to him, he would not have realised it. Nevertheless, it was not a big issue. In the following days, his soul repeatedly left his body without reason. Sometimes, it happened when he was meditating. Sometimes, it took place when he was walking. He would hear a thud behind him, and when he turned around, he would see that his body had collapsed to the ground. Most of the time, he would lose control over his body all of a sudden, and his movements would be uncoordinated. His experience for the past few days was strange. Even Real Lake Realm and Divine Ocean Realm Masters would not fall into such a situation, let alone Cloud River Realm Masters. This kind of problem had a huge impact on any cultivator. Cultivators would frequently get into fights. If such an incident happened during a battle, the person affected by it would lose his life. Lu Ye would consume a drop of Soul Cleansing Water every day to stabilise his soul. Several days later, the frequency of such an occurrence lowered until it never happened again. However, he was still worried, so he stayed in the Divine Trade Association for several days more until he could confirm that his soul would not leave his body again without a warning. He could feel that his soul and body were completely compatible and that his soul had become stronger after his experience in the Lost City of Xianyuan. After all, he had taken a bath in the Pool of Divine Purification once. To other cultivators, the strengthening of the soul was good news. Lu Ye was initially elated as well. From the day he started cultivating, he had an edge over the other cultivators because his soul was powerful. For example, when he came across people who wanted to kill him, he could detect danger and react swiftly. Another example was the Mind’s Eye Technique that Xia Liang had taught him. If not for the fact that his soul was powerful enough, he could not have grasped it so quickly. Nonetheless, he soon realised that something was off. His soul was too powerful, and it was to the point where it almost exceeded the cultivation realm he was in. That was not necessarily a good thing. If a person’s body could be regarded as a container, his soul would be the water inside it. The improvement in a cultivator’s power would mean that the capacity of the container and the water inside increased at the same time. Regardless of how much a cultivator’s power grew, his body, which served as a container, could always accommodate his soul. However, Lu Ye’s case was different. The increase of his Soul Power was significantly quicker than his body’s capacity. In other words, the water had exceeded the container’s capacity. His body was bearing a pressure that it could not take. In the worst-case scenario, the container would break apart. On the other hand, in the best-case scenario, the water would only spill out of the container. The reason none of the outcomes had happened so far was that Lu Ye had a robust body. He had been tempering his body with the help of the vitality in the Dragon Scale, which allowed his body to be as sturdy as the Body Tempering Cultivators in the same Realm. He would also frequently eat the flesh of Spirit Beasts and make use of Gluttonous Feast to increase his vitality. In the martial world of Jiu Zhou, Lu Ye’s condition was unprecedented. Perhaps some people’s souls could be stronger than their bodies, but it would not go so far as to exceed a Major Realm. Therefore, after his soul and body became compatible again, Lu Ye realised a hidden problem. With that said, it wasn’t hard to solve this problem. He just had to improve his cultivation and increase the container’s capacity. He initially had the chance. Over 300,000 battle points could be traded for more than 20 Golden Amulets, which would allow him to reach the Eighth-Order or Ninth-Order Cloud River Realm at once. However, all the battle points obtained in the Lost City of Xianyuan had been traded for Soul Cleansing Water. From a long-term perspective, the Soul Cleansing Water would be more valuable than Golden Amulets, but it could not solve his immediate problem. Fortunately, Lu Ye was aware of a place where he could rapidly increase his cultivation.