Chapter 1840: Chapter 1840: Heavenly Shaman Sect
Upon hearing Lanni Barnes’s words, Wyatt Barnes’s gaze suddenly became somewhat distant.
His thoughts momentarily returned to the past.
Back then, when he was still in his mortal hometown on the ’Cloud Skies Continent,’ he ventured deep into the Death Marsh, discovering the ’Demon Sealing Monument’ within an underground palace.
Initially, a tremendously powerful soul burst out from the Demon Sealing Monument, intent on seizing his body!
Unfortunately, at the most critical moment, that soul turned to ashes!
The situation at that time was akin to when the Reincarnation Martial Emperor attempted to take his body, only for the Reincarnation Martial Emperor’s soul to turn to ashes as well!
"You’re not of this world!"
He still remembers, before the Reincarnation Martial Emperor’s soul disintegrated, it had shouted such a phrase.
When the soul that emerged from the Demon Sealing Monument, far stronger than the Reincarnation Martial Emperor, clashed with his soul and turned to ashes, he realized that his soul from the Earth of his past life seemed protected by some rule in the pure soul battle!
However, until now, he still doesn’t understand the specific reason.
"Elder Fire!"
If there’s a problem, consult Elder Fire; this has basically become Wyatt Barnes’s best method for solving issues now.
"Elder Fire, after soul-transferring from Earth in my past life to this world, possessing this current body... At that time, a top-tier expert from the mortal continent of this world intended to seize this body and used his powerful soul to attack mine, but in the end, I was unscathed, and he was destroyed! What’s going on?"
Wyatt Barnes straightforwardly asked.
Before Elder Fire could answer, he added, "Oh! Before he disintegrated, he said something... something about me not being of this world!"
"This is the restriction of the secular plane’s rules!"
Elder Fire replied: "Rules differ between two secular planes... The soul born in this secular plane naturally gets tainted with this plane’s rule aura. The soul born in another secular plane is similarly tainted with that plane’s rule aura."
"According to what you’ve said, I can almost conclude... Yanhuang Star, which you referred to as ’Earth,’ and the secular planet beneath us are not in the same secular plane!"
Elder Fire continued: "Because of this, the soul from Yanhuang Star is tainted with the rules of another secular plane... Therefore, in this secular plane, life forms cannot use pure souls to defeat your soul and take your body!"
"Of course, this doesn’t mean your soul is indestructible in this secular plane... If it weren’t those without bodies using pure souls to attack your soul, but rather those with bodies using soul attack methods on your soul, they could still obliterate your soul!"
Elder Fire explained further.
Despite Elder Fire saying so much, Wyatt Barnes didn’t quite understand.
Nevertheless, he managed to grasp two points.
First, in this secular plane, any soul without a body as a vessel, no matter how powerful, cannot defeat his soul and take over his body.
Second, a soul with an existing body poses a threat to his soul with soul attacks.
"Wyatt, what are you thinking about?"
At the same time, seeing Wyatt Barnes begin to daydream again, Lanni Barnes called out to him perplexedly.
"Dad!"
Wyatt Barnes jolted and snapped back to reality, then asked, "What were we talking about?"
If it were someone else becoming distracted while talking to him, Lanni Barnes would surely be displeased.
But this person was Wyatt Barnes, his son, so naturally, it’s entirely different.
Lanni Barnes patiently repeated the question, "I asked you earlier, did you find the ’Demon Sealing Monument’ in the ’Death Marsh’ of our hometown?"
"Yes!"
Wyatt Barnes nodded, there’s nothing to hide about this.
As for his dad knowing about him having the ’Demon Sealing Monument,’ he wasn’t surprised either, given that the news of him obtaining the Demon Sealing Monument once spread throughout the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land!
Even now, quite a few people are probably still searching for him.
The reason for seeking him out is naturally due to the ’Demon Sealing Monument’ in his hands.
"When you acquired the Demon Sealing Monument, did you encounter anything peculiar? For example... was there a soul so strong it could temporarily break free from the Demon Sealing Monument, trying to take your body?"
Lanni Barnes asked again.
This was what intrigued him the most.
If his recollection serves him correctly, the main soul of Black Nether has always been within the Demon Sealing Monument, and to acquire the Demon Sealing Monument, one must first confront Black Nether.
"Yes!"
Wyatt Barnes nodded, "At that time, a powerful soul tried to take my body... However, for some unknown reason, an extraordinarily strong force suddenly surged from the Demon Sealing Monument, instantly obliterating that soul!"
"When that soul attempted to take your body, did it say anything?"
Lanni Barnes asked again.
"Seems like he was talking about my bad luck or something... Also, he mentioned that as long as he can crush my soul, he can take over my body, then go find his ’Soul Split’ or something."
"He also seemed to say... once his main soul returns, it will make that obstinate guy completely vanish into thin air!"
Wyatt Barnes recalled for a moment, and finally recounted what the soul had said back then.
Except for the ’truth’ of that soul’s demise, he shared everything else.
After all, the ’truth’ concerned his past life, and he didn’t know if his cheap old dad could accept it, nor did he know if his mom could.
In his opinion, not revealing the ’truth’ was the kindest lie in the world.
"Obstinate? Such obstinance!"
To Wyatt’s surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, Lanni Barnes sneered, then as if talking to the air, or perhaps to himself, "Black Nether, you probably never dreamed... that your main soul would be destroyed by my son! Your ’Soul Split’ contended with me for control of my body for nearly twenty years, but in the end, I won!!"
"Dad... what do you mean by that? Could it be that the obstinate guy he mentioned was you?"
Wyatt was dumbfounded, speechless.
Could there be such a coincidence in the world?!
With Lanni’s explanation, Wyatt came to realize, there was indeed such a coincidence!
It turned out, years ago, his father had been invaded by Black Nether’s Soul Split, temporarily possessing his body, which led him away from the Mortal Continent to the Martial Dao Sacred Land.
As for his subsequent cultivation improvement, it was all due to Black Nether’s enhancement.
From the start, though his father’s soul wasn’t extinguished, he was merely a bystander.
Until later, when Black Nether’s greed led to the damage of his Soul Split, giving Lanni Barnes’s soul an opportunity to seize back control for a while, until Black Nether’s Soul Split regained control.
From that point on, Lanni Barnes and Black Nether took turns controlling the same body.
While their strength rapidly increased, Black Nether controlled the body to kill the original House Master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, occupying the nest, and taking his place!
Initially, the people of the Mansion of Azure Clouds resented loud grievances, although subdued by Black Nether’s force, very few recognized him as House Master.
Until during the periods when Lanni controlled the body and showed kindness to people of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, did he win over many hearts.
In addition, with Lanni and Black Nether taking turns controlling the body and their formidable strength, they led the Mansion of Azure Clouds to new heights, becoming a top quasi-third-rate power comparable to Shadow Mountain’s black market!
Only then did everyone from the Mansion of Azure Clouds truly acknowledge him as House Master!
Finally, one day, Black Nether’s main soul was destroyed, and his Soul Split perished with it, allowing Lanni Barnes to fully control his own body.
It was at that time that Lanni Barnes immediately returned to his hometown, Cloud Skies Continent.
Cloud Skies Continent, where his beloved wife and son were!
"I never expected... the soul that wanted to take my body was actually the main soul of the Demon Cultivator that took over your body, dad. Turns out, the reason you could return to Cloud Skies Continent to find mom and me, was all thanks to me!"
Looking at Lanni Barnes, Wyatt couldn’t help but sigh.
"Dad... although Black Nether’s main soul didn’t manage to take over my body, I could still feel his soul was immensely powerful. Do you know his ’background’?"
Wyatt curiously asked.
"I only know that in his prime, he was a renowned powerhouse of the Upper Domain. As for his other background, he never mentioned... but I occasionally heard him mutter some odd things, involving one of the Upper Domain’s three major sects, the ’Heavenly Shaman Sect.’ I guess his origins likely have something to do with the ’Heavenly Shaman Sect’!"
Lanni Barnes shared everything he knew.
One of the Upper Domain’s three major sects, the Heavenly Shaman Sect?
Upon hearing this, Wyatt’s pupils slightly contracted.
The Heavenly Shaman Sect, being one of the Upper Domain’s three major sects, was certainly on par with the Fire Worship Sect!
That powerful soul that tried to take over his body but was annihilated due to the rules of the mundane plane was suspected to be from the ’Heavenly Shaman Sect’ of the Upper Domain!
While Wyatt and Lanni were casually chatting.
Far away at the Mysterious Void House’s residence, Augustine Landon had finally dealt with all his matters.
After bidding farewell to his father, ’Winty Landon,’ he left the Mysterious Void residence and headed south.
"Heading in the same direction as when Wyatt left... this direction is not towards the Upper Domain!"
Just after Augustine left the Mysterious Void residence, at the place he previously passed, the air rippled, and a figure appeared at extreme speed.
In the eyes of those with lower cultivation, this figure seemed to appear out of thin air.
"It seems he is going to find Wyatt!"
If Wyatt was here, he would instantly recognize:
The person tracking Augustine was none other than the Vice House Master of the Mysterious Void House, Atlas Dunn!