Seven days passed in a flash. Xiang Shaoyun had spent the past seven days traveling within the Nisha Range, and apart from encountering some beast attacks, he had also gathered some herbs. He treated the trip as a tempering expedition.

Money had also been released to the outside world, preventing him from lazing about in the astral cosmos sea all day long. In fact, Money's realm was now above Xiang Shaoyun's, and he was capable of doing many things himself.

After traveling for seven days, Xiang Shaoyun finally arrived near the Sin Dragon Pond, and he started seeing the occasional sin dragons moving about. A lot of them were Demon Kings, while some were Demon Emperors.

Fortunately, they did not normally reside together. Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy for Xiang Shaoyun to sneak into their territory. There were two particular times when he and Money encountered the attacks of two powerful sin dragons. Both times, he was so frightened he immediately turned invisible while Money turned tiny again. That was how they had survived the sin dragons.

Near the Sin Dragon Pond, Xiang Shaoyun felt like he was walking on thin ice. Each step he took further increased the nervousness he was feeling.

Soon, he found a hidden location where he could hide. The smell on him completely vanished, and he even managed to get some sin dragon's smell on him. He had obtained the scent from the sin dragon he had killed earlier. By covering his smell, he prevented the sin dragons from smelling him while he was concealed.

It was a trick he had learned from an ancient text he had once read, and it was rather practical to use. And in such a manner, he was able to avoid detection. Often, the sin dragons were able to smell some faint sin dragon smell. They had assumed that the smell was something they had left behind, so none of them placed much thought into what they had just smelled.

Xiang Shaoyun had managed to make use of knowledge he had learned from a book, displaying the benefit of reading a lot of books.

The sin dragon aura is getting really thick here. So where is the pond exactly? thought Xiang Shaoyun as he spread out the senses of his Nether Soul Domain.

Everything in his surroundings appeared in his mind, allowing him to observe them with clear clarity. Soon, he sensed that above a nearby mountain was a lake exuding thick vicious energy. The energy was so dense it was hard to see the lake clearly. There were also numerous tiny sin dragons fighting each other around the lake.

Evidently, the lake was the so-called Sin Dragon Pond. About a dozen powerful sin dragons were hovering above the peak. Even the weakest of them was a peak Demon Emperor. The nearer a sin dragon was to the pond, the stronger it was. As for those nearest the pond, they were absolutely Demon Sovereigns. There were also a few spots where he couldn't sense properly, and there might be even stronger sin dragons at those spots.

Xiang Shaoyun was fearful as he thought, No wonder Jifeng was so serious when he was warning me. This is most definitely a place laden with danger. It won't take me long to rush over to the pond. The issue is how I can get some sin dragon energy and escape smoothly.

The sin dragon energy was impure due to the large amount of sin vicious energy within it. Purifying the energy wasn't so easy either. A lot of people had obtained the sin dragon energy but had gotten themselves killed after failing to purify it.

Thus, Xiang Shaoyun considered collecting a portion of sin dragon energy into his astral cosmos sea. But after some thought, he decided it was unfeasible. After separating from the Sin Dragon Pond, the sin dragon energy would start dissipating. The astral cosmos sea would not be able to keep it around for long. It was even more impossible to store the entire Sin Dragon Pond into his astral cosmos sea. He was not strong enough for that.

My only option is to stay in the pond for some time and absorb as much as I can, decided Xiang Shaoyun.

With his current strength, he could stay invisible for an hour. That was far from enough time to absorb a large amount of sin dragon energy and purify it. But he did not have too many options left. He had reached this place risking his life for the sake of the sin dragon energy. He definitely couldn't return empty handed.

Having made up his mind, Xiang Shaoyun turned invisible as Money hid on his skin to turn invisible as well. He then rushed straight toward the pond. He was quite far away, but with his speed, he was able to arrive quickly.

He could sense the sin dragon energy in the pond, and it gave him goosebumps. Fortunately, he had tempered his flesh greatly and could block the energy outside his body. Any other person would not be able to adapt to such an environment and would be forced to block the energy with their own astral energy.

Xiang Shaoyun scanned his surroundings, looking at the small sin dragons fighting each other around him. They displayed a ferocity far surpassing that of regular demonic beasts. Since sin dragons were hard to tame due to their ferocious nature, nobody bothered turning them into mounts.

Xiang Shaoyun did not have the time to think too much. Just as he was about to dive into the pond, half a sin dragon head emerged from the pond. The sight turned his entire body cold.

The newly emerged sin dragon was staring right in his direction. From the complicated runes on its head, it was obvious this sin dragon was terrifyingly powerful. It could very well be a peak Demon Sovereign. A sin dragon at this level could probably kill him with a flick of its tongue. He had an urge to flee, but he stayed rooted, not daring to budge.

Please don't notice me! Please don't notice me! Xiang Shaoyun prayed inwardly.

Sure enough, the sin dragon had not noticed Xiang Shaoyun. Once again, the head submerged into the pond. At that, Xiang Shaoyun heaved a breath of relief and quickly moved to the other side of the pond, getting as far as possible from that sin dragon. He headed toward the other end of the pond, preparing to go enter from there. But there, he found numerous ferocious vines growing at the pond's shore. The vines were filled with thorns, and any carelessness would cause one to be pierced.

"Sin dragon vines!" Xiang Shaoyun was pleased.

These vines could only grow under the nourishment of a large amount of sin dragon energy. Consuming the vines would help one form sin dragon energy within one's body, and it would greatly tempter one's bones, meridians, and inner organs. Apart from that, the vines could also help one form their soul foundation. They were basically sovereign-grade herbs.