Chen Jin stared blankly at An Liang's back as he disappeared at the entrance of the hall, then looked at the corpses all over the ground, not knowing what expression to make for a moment.

What just happened was too shocking and far beyond his imagination.

It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He stopped thinking about An Liang and started thinking about his current situation.

Before leaving, An Liang said that someone wanted to kill him, and that person had a very high status and even knew about his entry into the Taoist Palace and made preparations for it.

Given the situation at the time, there was no need for her to lie.

"Who wants to kill me? And why?"

Given the confidentiality level of the Pre-Qin Taoist Palace, such top-secret information as the exploration list would definitely not be widely spread. Even if the person who could get the news was not Zhaixing, he would have to be a leader of the major forces.

Almost instantly, Chen Jin came up with the answer.

"There is a traitor to the Celestial Being among the top leaders! My talent is too amazing, even they can't imagine it, they want to kill me as soon as possible!"

If this conjecture is true, then even if this operation fails, there will definitely be many assassination attempts against him in the future!
This made Chen Jin's expression more solemn than ever before.

Just as he was thinking, the old man not far away suddenly opened his eyes, and a soft white light emanated from the soul-nourishing wood in his hand.

This moment attracted Chen Jin's attention.

As he watched, a woman in an emerald green dress floated out of the soul-nourishing tree out of thin air.

She slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw the surroundings clearly, she showed a somewhat dull expression of surprise: "Where is this..."

"This is the interior of the Pre-Qin Dao Palace."

After hearing Chen Jin's answer, the woman's face was even more surprised: "Pre-Qin?"

"That's right." Chen Jin said, "It's modern times now, and tens of thousands of years have passed since the fall of the Qin Dynasty..."

Chen Jin briefly introduced the current situation, including the great war between the Qin Dynasty and the Celestials that he had heard from Jiang Wu, the current situation of China, and the reason why he entered this place.

In the back, the old man sitting on the high platform was also listening silently without saying a word.

When Chen Jin finished speaking, the woman in the skirt had a complicated expression on her face: "Dao Palace... I escaped from here that year. I wanted to tell the world what those villains did, but I didn't expect that thousands of years would pass. When I returned here again, everything had changed..."

Chen Jin was immediately delighted when he heard this: "You were once a member of the Dao Palace?"

The woman nodded: "Not only that, the 'Secret Hall' you mentioned should be the one that my wife has sealed away."

"What?" Chen Jin was shocked. He never expected that the spirit he accidentally saved was actually related to the Pre-Qin Taoist Palace!

He quickly said, "Please explain in detail, Senior!"

The woman responded and slowly told her experiences over the years.

According to her, she was a personal maid of Hu Ji, one of the concubines of the First Emperor.

After the initial emperor repelled the celestial beings, he traveled around the nine provinces and gathered the power of the world to build the "Heaven Sealing and Dragon Locking Array" that could completely block the celestial beings.

Unfortunately, the formation failed at the last moment, and the First Emperor suffered backlash, reducing a large amount of his lifespan.

After the First Emperor passed away, those celestial beings returned again.

Although the "Heaven Sealing and Dragon Locking Formation" was not completely completed, it still greatly restricted the activities of the celestial beings, greatly reducing the number of celestial beings that descended.

So the celestial beings changed their tactics. They no longer attacked with force, but disguised themselves as humans and used humans' own strength to break down the resistance.

"Zhao Gao." The woman spat out these two words through gritted teeth.

"He was the leader of the Celestial Beings at that time. Unfortunately, no one in the court noticed his true identity. By the time we discovered his true identity, he had already seized power and no one could shake him."

Chen Jin's eyes showed a look of enlightenment. He had also heard of this history. Zhao Gao disrupted the government and almost killed all the descendants of the First Emperor, leaving only Hu Hai as a puppet, which eventually led to the demise of the powerful Qin Dynasty II.

I didn't expect there was such a secret behind this.

The woman continued, "The first thing Zhao Gao did after taking control of the government was to enter the Pre-Qin Taoist Palace and completely destroy the inheritance that could fight against the gods."

"Madam was not only the First Emperor's concubine, but also a powerful astrologer. In order to stop Zhao Gao, at the last moment, she sacrificed her own life and sealed Zhao Gao and his guards in the Hall of Secret Arts."

The woman wept and said, "My strength is too weak. I am not even qualified to die with my wife. I lived in shame just to let the world know about Zhao Gao's conspiracy. Who knew that before I could accomplish my goal, I was captured by the remnants of the six kingdoms. After they recognized my identity, they directly abolished all my cultivation and buried me in a tomb."

At this point, the woman leaned forward and bowed to Chen Jin: "Thank you, sir, for allowing me to see the light of day."

"Senior, there is no need to be so polite," Chen Jin waved his hand quickly, and then immediately asked, "Since the Secret Hall was sealed by Hu Ji, and you are Hu Ji's maid, then you should know how to open the hall?"

The woman shook her head: "This formation was set up by Madam with her life. It is the 'death curse' in the tradition of astrology. It is impossible for outsiders to open it."

After saying this, Chen Jin couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed.

But at this time, she continued, "However, the formation in the Taoist Palace can protect the soul for tens of millions of years. Madam's soul may still be there. If we can wake Madam up, she can open the formation."

Hearing this, Chen Jin was overjoyed. After thanking the old spiritual man again, he couldn't wait to leave this place with the soul-nourishing tree and the woman's soul and rushed to where the two star-picking bosses were.

And just at this moment, he received replies from the two star-picking bosses.

The content of the reply was similar. It said that they were besieged by a group of strangers. The group was very powerful. Although they didn't hurt them much, neither of them gained any benefits and were dragged to the spot.

At this moment, Chen Jin had completely figured it out. Those phantoms possessing the An family were most likely the souls of Zhao Gao and his guards who were buried by Hu Ji. They transformed into spirits with the help of the formation in the Taoist palace and have survived until now!

Those who attacked and killed him should be just a small number of spirits. The real main force was trying to hold back the two bosses!
Thinking of this, Chen Jin quickly explained the situation, and the two responded almost at the same time: "Wait a moment, we'll be there soon."

Within two minutes, Qin Xiang and Hui Wen arrived at Chen Jin's location one after another.

Seeing that Chen Jin was really safe, Qin Xiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, cursing, "I felt something was wrong as soon as those guys showed up, but the old guy who led them was really difficult to deal with, and I couldn't get rid of him for a while."

Huiwen also said solemnly: "Those people's methods are very magical, unlike modern magical powers, I have never seen them before."

Chen Jin said: "This is a long story, two seniors, let's talk while we walk!"

……

On the way to the Secret Hall, Chen Jin succinctly recounted his experience, and this fantastic experience made the two bosses open their eyes wide in shock.

Let’s not talk about the An family’s affairs for now. The most important thing is that there is indeed a traitor among the top leaders!
The person who betrayed has an extremely high status and can know the identities of those who enter the Taoist Palace. He can even control the allocation of top resources such as the First Emperor's Secret Realm to a certain extent!
These pieces of bad news were like heavy hammers that hit Zen Master Huiwen's heart, dissipating a lot of the joy of finding a way to unlock the secret.

On the other hand, Qin Xiang didn't think so much, he just sighed: "The modern traitors are mixed with the traitors thousands of years ago."

Zen Master Huiwen said: "Fortunately, we have found a way to open the hall. Although it may not work, it is worth a try."

"but……"

Zen Master Huiwen seemed to have thought of something, and frowned, saying, "Among the group of people who attacked me, there was one who was particularly powerful. He should be the famous 'Zhao Gao'. However, according to what you said, these spirits have to possess a warrior to maximize their power. In order to maintain such a strong combat power, the strength of the host body cannot be too weak. I feel that the warrior possessed is most likely a star picker!"

What Master Huiwen said made the two of them look even more solemn. They had a vague feeling that this trip would not be smooth. In this gloomy atmosphere, Chen Jin and his party arrived in front of the closed door of the secret hall.

Under the watchful eyes of Qin and Xiang, Chen Jin released the spirit from the soul-nourishing tree.

The woman in a silk dress slowly emerged and looked up at the huge bronze door in front of her. Her confused expression was gradually replaced by pain: "Yes, it's here."

“That’s where I escaped from.”

On the side, Zen Master Huiwen turned his head and looked over.

After Chen Jin's explanation, he had a general understanding of the origin and identity of this spirit. Although he still found it hard to accept that a remnant soul picked up by Chen Jin was the key figure in opening an important inheritance, this was obviously not the time to sigh or marvel.

Zen Master Huiwen bowed and said, "Senior, have you heard that there is someone who can open the seal of the Secret Hall?"

The woman's reaction was a little slow, as if she had just escaped from her memories. After a while, she replied, "Yes, this hall was sealed by my wife. As long as we can find my wife, we can open it naturally."

"Your wife? That Hu Ji?" Qin Xiang interrupted, "Hasn't she been dead for many years? How can we find her?"

Hearing this, the woman floated to the side for a distance in silence, as if she was somewhat dissatisfied with Qin Xiang's words.

Seeing her expression, Qin Xiang scratched his head: "What's wrong?"

Chen Jin replied at the right time: "It's nothing, Brother Qin. I heard that there is a formation in the Taoist Palace that can nourish the soul. As long as you are within the scope of the Taoist Palace, even if the body dies, the soul can remain immortal for tens of millions of years."

Qin Xiang was surprised and asked, "Is there such a good thing?"

"The methods of the ancient powerful monks are indeed mysterious and unpredictable." Zen Master Huiwen echoed and turned to the woman in the green skirt and asked, "Senior, can you sense the aura of Madam Hu Ji's soul?"

The woman hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly.

Chen Jin and others were overjoyed.

At their urging, the woman walked around outside the hall and then stopped next to the huge bronze door.

She pointed to the black bird carved on the bronze door and said, "The eyes of this divine bird are made of a special material that also nourishes the soul. If I'm not mistaken, Madam's soul should be lodged here."

"However, Madam sealed the palace at the cost of her life, and her current condition is probably not much better than mine before."

At this time, Chen Jin and others also stepped forward one after another and looked at the ruby-like "eye".

Chen Jin looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was. Qin Xiang next to him also didn't understand it at all. He kept scratching his head with a confused look on his face.

However, after observing it carefully for a while, Zen Master Huiwen frowned and said, "It seems that there is indeed some soul inside, but the consciousness has been almost dispersed under the wear and tear of time."

Qin Xiang was shocked and said, "It's already like this, can she still wake up?"

Seeing Chen Jin looking at her, the woman in front of her smiled bitterly and shook her head: "My strength is low, and I am lucky to wake up today. Regarding Madam's affairs... I really have no way to deal with it."

Chen Jin frowned.

Even if you have been prepared for this answer, you will still feel disappointed.

Just when everyone was at a loss.

Zen Master Huiwen stepped forward and said, "I have a soul-nourishing technique that can consume my true energy to gather my spirit and soul together. However, my true energy is far from enough, so I need your help."

"But since I've never used it before, I'm not sure if it will be successful. I might even... suffer a backlash."

Chen Jin asked cautiously: "Is there any danger?"

"I'm not sure." Master Huiwen said, "But now that things have come to this, no matter if it's dangerous or not, we have to give it a try."

After all, this is the closest they have ever been to the secret technique.

"Hahaha, good!" Qin Xiang laughed loudly, "What's wrong with being a little dangerous? High risk, high reward! As long as we can survive and take the secret method out, do you want any recovery elixir?"

He strode forward, looked at Master Huiwen and said, "Tell me, what should we do?"

Chen Jin was about to speak when Qin Xiang saw this, but he seemed to have expected it. He turned around and waved his hand at him: "Forget about you kid. You are not strong enough. Your true strength is not enough in front of the two of us! Besides, if there is any side effect that damages your potential, causing you, a peerless genius, to be half useless, won't you break my legs, brother?"

"This kind of trial and error thing should be left to us old guys who have little room for improvement!"

Zen Master Huiwen sighed and rarely said something: "I think I still have a lot of room for improvement."

In other words, it's okay for you to act cool in front of the younger generation, but can you please not drag me into this?

Qin Xiang laughed twice and didn't care.

The two ignored Chen Jin and began to inject true energy into the "Soul Nourishing Bead" that housed Hu Ji's soul according to the method proposed by Zen Master Huiwen.

Chen Jin knew that he couldn't persuade them, so he didn't waste any more words. Instead, he stood guard diligently to prevent sneak attacks from those phantoms hiding in the dark.

As a large amount of vitality was lost, the aura of Qin Xiang and Hui Wen became visibly weak.

The red gem inlaid on the black bird relief became more and more dazzling, and the already extremely bright red color became so rich that it seemed to be dripping with blood.

gradually.

Outside the bronze door, a shadowy figure dressed in silk and wearing pearls and jade on the head appeared.

Seeing the phantom, the spirit woman stepped forward excitedly and said, "Madam!"

The voice just fell.

The shadow's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and a hint of fierceness suddenly flashed across the beautiful face.

She flashed and appeared directly behind the spirit woman. She stretched out her hand to strangle her throat and said harshly: "Gui Yue, even you betrayed me!"

She immediately glanced at Chen Jin and the others: "Who are you? The lackeys of Zhao Gao, the traitor?"

"Amitabha, this poor monk..."

"Shut up!" The shadow didn't give them any chance to explain. "Leave quickly! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Chen Jin and the other two looked at each other.

Trouble!
It’s not that they were afraid that she would really be rude to them... This woman was almost dead, and she was only able to condense into a physical body with the help of Qin Xiang and Hui Wen. Even if all her strength had not dissipated, there would probably not be much left.

If a fight really breaks out, there is no need to consume the resources of two Star-Picking Realm masters. Chen Jin alone can suppress her!

However, what they need at this moment is not to defeat her, but to convince her!
But it is obvious that the woman in front of him has lost her rationality!
"Husband, madam..."

The maid named Gui Yue reluctantly said, "I did not betray you, and they are not Zhao Gao's lackeys..."

"They are people from ten thousand years later. The Great Qin... The Great Qin has been destroyed!" (End of this chapter)

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