Chapter 1508

Old Ghost Bai Jun flies battered over green ghost desert, furious that Suan Bu Jin did not chase him. The three limbs destroyed in the soul explosion have already recovered through his healing methods. All his soul beasts are dead, the loss is too huge, and he fears his master’s punishment. He resolves to hide the failure and report after gathering another group. ^{ch. 1508}

Eagle Concubine suddenly appears and sneers that he has spoiled their master’s plan and that master ordered her to bring him back for questioning. Asked how master knew, she says master would never hand him a rank eight Immortal Gu without some means of monitoring. He insists he can make up for it, but she says he has no opportunity left and confirms that master gave the command personally. He agrees to return, with no thought of rebelling. ^{ch. 1508}

The two immortals cross an immense distance to a quicksand pit and descend close to a thousand li into a space filled with green lights. A golden staircase appears, and they climb it to a lofty palace door. The plaque reads Divine Bean Palace, the Immortal Gu House of Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable that Fang clan has conspired for generations to obtain. They kneel, the door opens, and an enormous soul beast lies in the hall with a tortoise shell, four tiger paws, a dragon tail, a snake neck and a human head. Both greet it as master. ^{ch. 1508}

The beast howls at Old Ghost Bai Jun and grabs him with its huge right paw, ignoring his plea. It catches a scent and addresses Spectral Soul Demon Venerable as the enemy who eliminated its clan. Though Spectral Soul is dead, it says, the scent marks an inheritor or descendant, and it laughs madly. Old Ghost Bai Jun realizes he was brought back because Suan Bu Jin seems connected to Spectral Soul. Green rays from Divine Bean Palace pierce the beast and stop its laughter. Old Ghost Bai Jun begs it to calm down and mind its body, and it calms and vows to kill all the inheritors and descendants of Spectral Soul. ^{ch. 1508}

At the same time, a green aurora shines over Heavenly Court, and Fairy Zi Wei deduces that Divine Bean Palace, a rank eight Immortal Gu House, is about to appear in Western Desert. She says Western Desert must not obtain it. She orders Chen Yi, a rank eight Gu Immortal and first supreme elder of Heavenly Lotus Sect, to subdue it by her plan. He agrees at once, and when told success will let him resign and enter Heavenly Court, he is slightly moved and thanks her. ^{ch. 1508}

Several days later in Western Desert, Fang Yuan’s soul leaves his body. He moves it to grasp a handful of sand. His soul has turned from phantom to solid, interfering with the material world. He has finally reached hundred million man soul. ^{ch. 1508}