While stabilizing his Core Formation Stage cultivation Realm, Yang Che continued to ponder deeply.

He was not in a hurry to leave this place; instead, after continuing to Cultivate for several days, he decided to open his Pill Furnace and perform Alchemy.

However, at this moment, he suddenly received a mental message from Shui Tianxin: “Zhang Gu, how is it? Have you Breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage cultivation?”

Yang Che’s heart stirred; it seemed Senior Shui had calculated the time well.

With a thought, Yang Che replied, “Senior Shui, it’s almost done. I estimate I’ll be able to fully advance to the Core Formation Stage in another half a month.”

“Good. Then I will await your good news.”

Shui Tianxin’s voice was as gentle as ever, yet it still carried a sense of etherealness.

Yang Che discarded distracting thoughts, adjusted his spirit, Qi, and essence, took out his Pill Furnace, and then took out the substitute medicinal ingredients for refining the ‘Soul Pill’ one by one.

This time, several soul fixing grass plants gathered from the ‘iron cage building’ in the outer area of this relic were over three thousand years old.

Therefore, Yang Che judged that even if refined with substitute medicinal ingredients, the efficacy would be almost identical to that of a true ‘Soul Pill’.

Moreover, after Yang Che obtained Senior Qing Yuanzi’s Qing Yuan Dan Record, his discernment and experience in identifying medicinal herbs had long become incomparable.

Imperceptibly, his Alchemy Dao progress had already improved by a large margin without him realizing it.

Based on the ancient Pill Formula in his hand, coupled with a higher-grade Pill Furnace, and the Nine Heart Thunder Flame, which had recovered to two hearts, Yang Che was full of confidence that refining the ‘Soul Pill’ would definitely not be a problem.

However, the only thing he was somewhat concerned about was what Tianxie Ziyin had said back then.

At that time, Zi Yin had said that if he refined the ‘Soul Pill’, he should not consume it immediately, but must let her consume it first.

Clearly, Zi Yin had seen that this Pill Formula seemed to have a slight problem, and the refined Soul Pill should have some side effects.

However, in order to be fully prepared and have a greater assurance for survival and treasure hunting in the upcoming ‘Five Emotions Hall’, Yang Che ignored what Zi Yin said.

Given Yang Che’s current Alchemy Dao attainments, he believed that even if the Soul Pill had a slight side effect, he would absolutely be able to control it.

After careful consideration, Yang Che began to refine the ‘Soul Pill’ single-mindedly.

…

Half a month later.

The Soul Pill was successfully refined.

A total of twenty pills.

After Yang Che consumed one, he did not feel any side effects, so he left the place with a joyful expression and stood once again before the three suspended black rope bridges.

Shui Tianxin naturally already knew that Yang Che had Advanced to the Core Formation Stage. After congratulating him, she immediately said solemnly:

“These three black rope bridges have a flight Restriction, and the corresponding dark areas are not fixed; instead, they mysteriously change every so often.”

Yang Che’s brows furrowed upon hearing this.

At this moment, Shui Tianxin continued, “Once you take the wrong path, you definitely won’t reach the ‘Fear’ path, let alone obtain the Key of Fear.”

“Please enlighten me, Senior Shui.”

Yang Che did not want to waste time. He had already delayed for so long and was naturally worried that the Wan Family’s Sixteenth Mistress would get ahead.

Although Shui Tianxin had sworn before that with her guarding the entrance to the Fear Hall, it would be impossible for any other Cultivator to enter the Fear Hall again.

Yang Che still felt a faint worry.

After all, the middle-aged poisonous woman, Sixteenth Mistress, had used a High Grade Array Pestle to open the gray light gate at the base of the stele, allowing access to this place.

So, no matter how he looked at it, that ‘Sixteenth Mistress’ should already know some secrets of this relic.

At this moment, Shui Tianxin’s voice continued to resonate in Yang Che’s mind: “Do you have a ‘Spirit Expelling Talisman’ on you?”

“Spirit Expelling Talisman?”

Yang Che was a little surprised.

Of course, he had this Talisman, and quite a few of them.

Because this type of Talisman is a very common Talisman, often used by low-level Cultivators in defiled places to drive away ‘Yin Spirits’.

He had obtained many Storage Pouches before, and gradually accumulated dozens of them.

“Yes. Use the Spirit Expelling Talisman and cast a spell on these three rope bridges. Due to special Restrictions, if the Spirit Expelling Talisman’s light shows no reaction, that is the correct path. However, because these three rope bridges can change mysteriously at any time, you must hurry and pass through at the fastest speed.”

“Understood.”

Yang Che knew the method and no longer hesitated.

He quickly took out three ‘Spirit Expelling Talisman’, activated them, and directly cast spells to cover the three black rope bridges.

The first one on the right, the Spirit Expelling Talisman’s light showed no reaction, indicating that there were no ‘Yin Spirits’ on this rope bridge.

Yang Che directly stepped onto this rope bridge, the Black Feather Cape on his back subtly flashed, and he quickly crossed the bridge, entering the obscure darkness at the end that led to the unknown.

When Yang Che stepped onto the other end of the bridge, an inexplicable sense of ‘fear’ arose in his heart.

Ahead, a long, eerie stone slab path appeared.

Suddenly, a large number of tall Puppets with terrifying faces surged from the stone slab path, wielding sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, and forks, all attacking Yang Che.

Yang Che did not want to waste time at all. At this moment, without waiting for Shui Tianxin’s mental message, he directly summoned his Flying Stealth Magic Treasure, and within a few breaths, he had directly cut these Puppets, comparable to Early Golden Core Stage Cultivators, into pieces.

He quickly stepped onto the stone slab path.

Ahead, Puppets with twisted, terrifying faces appeared again.

This time, the Puppets that appeared had strength comparable to Core Formation Stage Cultivators.

Yang Che mercilessly cut them into pieces again.

He continued forward.

The stone slab path suddenly became unusually scorching hot.

However, Yang Che’s Physical Body was already tough, so he directly ignored the heat and continued to speed forward.

Not long after, a large number of Puppets appeared again, their strength comparable to Late Stage Core Formation Cultivators.

Yang Che remained expressionless, sweeping them away like cutting melons and vegetables, slicing all these Puppets into pieces.

And along this path, the number of High Grade Magical Artifacts Yang Che collected had reached several hundred.

Although he couldn't use them, selling these Magical Artifacts after leaving this place would also yield a very substantial amount of Spirit Stone.

Yang Che had also discovered by this time that after advancing to the Core Formation Stage, the spiritual power in his two Dantian was more abundant, and controlling Magic Treasure felt more effortless.

Killing these Puppets, comparable to Late Stage Core Formation Cultivators, surprisingly did not feel strenuous at all.

However, very quickly, Yang Che’s expression gradually became solemn.

Because as he continued to advance, the strength of the emerging Puppets began to rival Core Formation Great Perfection.

Although Yang Che was still fearless, the number of these Puppets was too great, and Yang Che felt extremely troublesome when eliminating them.

He retracted his Flying Stealth Magic Treasure, a ruthless glint flashed in Yang Che’s eyes, and he simply took out the ‘Advanced Middle Stage Talisman’ Thousand Thunder Talisman, which he had used once before.

Activating the Talisman, thousands of bolts of lightning suddenly appeared, striking directly onto this group of Puppets.

After a crashing sound, these Puppets were all shattered to pieces.

Yang Che collected the High Grade Magical Artifacts from these Puppets, and without any delay, he continued to move forward quickly.

Soon, at the end of the stone slab path, a suspended bronze box appeared.

The moment he saw this bronze box, a sense of familiarity suddenly startled Yang Che’s heart.

And next to this bronze box, a strange Yao Beast sat, completely black, over two zhang tall, with a pig’s head and human body, green face and fangs.

This Yao Beast was shockingly a Level 8 demon beasts, comparable to Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators.