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"Meng Qianyun, does the Divine Dao Sect have a branch in Tian Shu City?"

"There is no branch altar, but Meng Hanbing lives year-round in a secluded courtyard in the eastern district of Tian Shu City. That place is protected by a restriction, and outsiders cannot enter."

"Restriction Level".

"At least at the Nascent Soul level; she herself is at the early Nascent Soul stage."

Qin Yu didn't ask any further questions; he was weighing his options.

Having achieved their goal of rescuing Kui Hong, and having obtained the crucial information from the Western Underworld Records, they should leave Tian Shu City immediately according to the original plan.

But the matter of the Qingfeng Sword prevented him from leaving.

If Meng Hanbing's connection isn't severed, Qin Weier and Xue Fengyin will be exposed.

Their cultivation levels were only considered below average in the Martial Emperor Continent. When they encountered a Nascent Soul stage monster like Meng Hanbing, who specialized in attacking the soul, it was no different from sending them to their deaths.

(This Meng Hanbing is a big shot in the headquarters of the Divine Dao Sect in Martial Emperor City; they just share the same name. Meng Hanbing of Kunlun Mountain is merely a puppet controlled by a divine soul.)
"what's on your mind."

Meng Qianyun had gotten used to Qin Yu being silent for a while before making important decisions.

"I'm thinking about how to kill a Nascent Soul stage Soul Cultivator in Tian Shu City without revealing my identity."

These words made Meng Qianyun tap her fingers three times on the table.

Even she didn't expect that there was a powerful soul cultivator in Martial Emperor City who shared the same name as her birth mother.

“You can’t beat her. Meng Hanbing’s fighting power doesn’t lie in her cultivation level, but in the Soul-Devouring Worm. That thing can erode the soul defense of anyone below the Nascent Soul stage.”

"I didn't say fight, I said kill."

Meng Qianyun remained silent for two breaths.

"You have a plan."

"Yes, but I need your help with something."

"What kind of help?"

"Go find Zhuge Chuchu."

Upon hearing the name, Meng Qianyun's pupils contracted for a moment.

"Why would we want to see her? She's the eldest daughter of the Shenwang family; she's not one of us."

"She owes me a life. She paid back half of it in the back warehouse of Wanbaoge. I'll use the other half tonight."

After saying this, Qin Yu took out a jade talisman from his storage ring and handed it to Meng Qianyun.

"Give this to her, she'll understand."

When Meng Qianyun took the jade talisman, she secretly scanned it with her spiritual power. There were only six words engraved inside: VIP Room No. 3.

She couldn't deduce the meaning of those six words, but Qin Yu didn't intend to explain, so she didn't press him further.

After Meng Qianyun left, Qin Yu sat back down at the table and poured himself a glass of spirit wine.

The city of Tian Shu outside the window was brightly lit. The night market after the auction was even more lively than during the day. Disciples from various sects were spending money on the streets, and spirit crystals flowed into the shops along the street like water.

But this excitement had nothing to do with Qin Yu.

He was waiting for two things.

The first one was Zhuge Chuchu's reply.

The second example is Lei Ming's reaction after discovering the counterfeit medicine.

It's hard to tell which of the two things will come first.

The answer will be revealed after a cup of tea.

First came the thunder.

It wasn't Lei Ming himself who came, but his reaction spread to every corner of Tian Shu City.

A beastly roar suddenly came from the direction of the Thunderclap Sect's headquarters. The sound penetrated the restrictive formation of half the city, and even the windows on the third floor of Tingyu Pavilion were shaking.

Qin Yu held his wine glass without moving; he knew what that sound was.

The roar of the sixth-grade demon beast, the Purple Lightning Lion, was not a majestic roar, but a desperate lament of a demon beast as its realm collapsed.

The fake Soul Purifying Elixir was used.

A mixture of low-grade Soul Cleansing Dew and Flower Fairy Spiritual Energy was poured into the soul crack of a sixth-grade demon beast. Ye Qingxue's spiritual energy could only maintain surface fluctuations for two hours. After two hours, the Flower Fairy Spiritual Energy dissipated, and the low-grade medicine and the high-grade demon soul became incompatible.

Lei Ming spent 10,000 spirit crystals to buy medicine, which boosted his mount from the sixth rank to the third rank.

The manager of Tingyuxuan ran upstairs and knocked on the door.

"Sir, something's happened outside. The Thunder God Sect is making a huge fuss, and it looks like they're going to close the city gates."

"This has nothing to do with me, keep serving the wine." The shopkeeper ran off again, and Qin Yu put down his wine glass and stood by the window.

A purple signal flare, unique to the Heavenly Thunder Sect, lit up in the direction of the eastern city gate of Tian Shu City; it was the symbol of the city lockdown order.

Lei Ming used the special privileges of the Thunderclap Sect in Tian Shu City.

This power comes from the Demon Extermination Order authorized by the Martial Emperor City. Under normal circumstances, it can only be used to capture demons. However, Lei Ming interpreted it more broadly, on the grounds that someone was suspected of colluding with demons to disrupt order by switching genuine items at an auction.

The city gates are sealed off, and no one can leave.

Qin Yu had no intention of leaving.

Half an incense stick later, Meng Qianyun returned, followed by a petite figure wearing a veil.

Zhuge Chuchu.

When she entered the private room, she first scanned everyone in the room with her glassy eyes, her gaze lingering on Qin Yu's face for a moment longer.

The Thousand-Layer Veil transformed Qin Yu into a merchant in his thirties, but Zhuge Chuchu's pupils did not see his face.

"Your fate hasn't changed; you're the one who kicked down the door of the Xuan Yin Palace."

"Your presence means you're willing to help, so let's cut to the chase."

Zhuge Chuchu sat down at the table without touching the wine and fruit on it.

"What do you mean by writing VIP room number three in the jade talisman?"

"The person who won the Qingfeng Sword in room number three this afternoon, did you use the Divine Observation Technique to check her fortune?"

Zhuge Chuchu drew a circle on the table with her finger.

“I’ve seen it. Her luck is off. On the surface, it’s the golden luck of the early Nascent Soul stage, but at the bottom, there’s a layer of black mist. I’ve only ever seen that kind of black mist on one type of person.”

"Who is it?"

"Those who raise Soul-Eating Worms will have their luck turned against them by the worms, so there will always be an unyielding darkness at the bottom of their fortune."

This information perfectly matches what Kui Hong said.

"Can you use the Divine Vision technique to pinpoint her exact location within the city?"

"Yes, but there are conditions."

"explain."

“You saw what Huang Lingtian did to me in the Xuan Yin Palace. I want him dead.”

Qin Yu did not hesitate.

“He’s worse off than dead. You can take his life anytime. There are more than a dozen elders of the Xuan Yin Sect locked in the Spirit Tower. You can choose one yourself.”

This answer made Zhuge Chuchu freeze for a moment; she hadn't expected that Huang Lingtian had already been imprisoned in the Spirit Tower.

"The spirit tower you mentioned is the Nine Netherworld Tower."

"Correct."

"Which floor is Huang Lingtian on now?"

"On the second floor, he's locked up with those elders from the Xuan Yin Sect. You can go in and deal with him anytime you want."

A glint flashed in Zhuge Chuchu's azure eyes. Three years ago, when she received a family mission from Shenwangmen to negotiate with Xuanyin Sect, Huang Lingtian took a liking to her Xuanyin Sacred Body and forcibly detained her.

The experience she had in the Xuan Yin Palace for just half an hour was the greatest humiliation of her life.

If Qin Yu hadn't kicked the door open, she might already be in Huang Lingtian's hands.

"Deal. Who do you want me to lock in? I'll lock in right now."

“Shendao Sect’s Meng Hanbing, this afternoon she spent three thousand spirit crystals to buy a spirit sword engraved with three bamboo leaves in the No. 3 VIP room of Wanbao Pavilion.”

Zhuge Chuchu closed her eyes, and a glassy light shone from behind her eyelids, making her look like a human radar.

She opened her eyes after ten breaths.

“In the East District, three streets away from here, there is a detached house with two layers of restrictions and four Soul-Eating Insects.”

Four.

Qin Yu remembered that Meng Qianyun mentioned a restriction, but did not mention the Soul-Devouring Worm.

Zhuge Chuchu added a piece of information that made him even more concerned.

"Those four Soul-Eating Insects aren't in the courtyard. They're under the courtyard, in an underground space where a person is imprisoned."

"Who is it?"

"I can't see clearly; the aura is covered by the Soul-Devouring Insects, but that person's soul is very special—it's golden." (End of Chapter)