Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 501 The choice between life and death! (3k8, please subscribe!)
Being able to show up at such a critical moment, it is obvious that, apart from the elder who is already in the branch hall, the biggest suspect is the Shadow Protector who provided the information!

You must know that even though Soul Palaces can compete and be hostile to each other, falsifying information will always be an unforgivable crime.

The Shadow Protector not only fabricated the illusion that Yin Gu was unknown in the Soul Palace, but also knew the purpose of his coming here from the very beginning, which led to the current crisis.
What exactly does this person want?
Seeing Xiao Yan's face turn pale, Mo Yi realized that something was wrong and asked in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, what happened?"

"It seems like someone has plotted against us." Xiao Yan's expression was frighteningly ugly. "Someone once told me that in the vast Soul Palace, apart from the elders, no one knows anything about your origins. Now it seems that not a single word of it is true!"

"You mean, someone has figured out your identity?"

Mo Yi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, uncharacteristically. "The disguise fighting skills you practice are fundamentally different from ours. Even I couldn't see the slightest flaw. No one would guess that you were related to Yin Gu based on this."

You must know that the 'Fang Hua Jie Mie' that Xiao Yan practiced was a work personally taught by the Valley Master. Both the details and the upper limit were far beyond those of ordinary disciples.

As the secret of Yin Valley, there is essentially no difference between 'Fang Hua Jie Mie', 'Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire', 'Three Thousand Thunders' and other sect treasures. Everyone can practice it to a small degree of success, but can never go further.

In order to protect the foundation of the sect, this is the common choice of all sects, and there are absolutely no exceptions!

After hearing the other party's analysis, Xiao Yan became even more confused. No matter how he recalled the conversation between the two, he couldn't figure out where the flaw was revealed.

"There's no time." Xiao Yan glanced at the Soul Order, his brows knitted together. "Brother Mo, there's no time to lose. Don't stay here any longer. I'll find a way to get you out of this dungeon first, and we'll act accordingly later."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand, hoping to use the force to help the other person stand up from the ground.

But what Xiao Yan never expected was that Mo Yi, who had initially groveled and begged for mercy from the guardian, now just shook his head lightly, his expression calm as if he was stating a fact.
"Brother Xiao, I can't leave."

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Xiao Yan was speechless.

He knew that taking the other person away would be equivalent to completely abandoning the only remaining possibility and standing in opposition to respecting the elderly.

Although it was most likely that the Shadow Protector had leaked the information, taking the initiative and then making a judgment after reviewing the other party were obviously two completely different situations.
He doesn't have that ability.

Mo Yi's palms were shaking constantly, and he could barely support his body. He took a few deep breaths, suppressed his trembling voice, and said slowly:

"You have your path, I have my mission. Kneeling and begging for mercy is not a terrible thing. But if the roots of Yin Valley are cut off, it would be truly shameful to face the Valley Master and the ancestors."

"I'm best at flattery and kowtowing. Those people usually have low guard against me."

Mo Yi grinned, not feeling ashamed at all. "Go deep into the dungeon, count and turn left three times. That's where they store the treasures of the prisoners. I'm not capable enough to retrieve the tokens stored there, so I'm relying on you!"

After saying these words, the man in hemp clothes took a deep breath again, suddenly stood up, and kowtowed hard in the direction of Xiao Yan.

"Brother Xiao, regardless of whether you succeed or not, the 382 disciples of Yin Valley here are grateful to you!"

"The three hundred and eighty-two disciples of Yin Valley here are grateful!"

The calls made beads of sweat appear on Xiao Yan's palms, as if an invisible burden had crossed the long river of history and was pouring down on him like a rainstorm.

A blood feud, only forbearance can repay
"I see."

Apart from responding, Xiao Yan could no longer say any words of comfort.

He looked away, turned around and was about to walk out of the cell door, but just as he turned around, the man's gentle voice came again from behind him.

"To prevent the information from being leaked, I hope Brother Xiao can erase my memory before I leave."

Xiao Yan slowly closed his eyes.

"Ah."

With the help of the intelligence, Xiao Yan entered the secret room where the prisoners' belongings were stored without any accident, and opened the door using the Shadow Protector's soul order in the same way.

As expected, the Yin Valley secret order mentioned by Mo Yi was found in one of the extremely sturdy steel cages.

The Naling plus the special dark pattern can achieve the effect of isolating the fighting spirit to a certain extent. If you want to take it out, you must either destroy it completely or use a secret key to unlock it.

However, this seemingly difficult problem that was difficult to find a solution to was obviously not enough for Xiao Yan, who had advanced to the Spiritual Realm.

With the blessing of the spiritual realm soul, Xiao Yan, who had already learned to influence reality through soul power, quickly took objects through the air, took out the plain white token, and held it tightly in his hand.

"No matter how long we can hide it, we should at least try."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and took out a soul order that he had seized from a traitor from his storage ring, and attached the disguised fighting skills to the surface of the soul order.

After ensuring that the shape and appearance were exactly the same, Xiao Yan repeated the same trick and carefully placed the "token" back into the cage.

"Old man, please hold on." After praying in his heart, Xiao Yan did not stop and walked out of the dungeon at a very fast speed.

"Damn Soul Palace evildoer, kill me if you dare!"

"If you allow this old man to have a chance of survival, I will unite with all the other regions and completely eradicate your branch temple!"

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The familiar and noisy curses made Xiao Yan feel even more irritated. He couldn't help but quicken his pace and walked towards the gloomy door at the end.

But at this moment, a familiar flattering voice suddenly reached his ears——

"Sir, are you leaving now?" The man in sackcloth stretched his hands out of the prison cell, shaking the iron bars frantically as if to promote himself. "When I meet the other lords, I hope you can put in a few good words for me. As long as I can escape from this prison, I will serve you like a slave, without any second thoughts!"

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Xiao Yan slowly exerted force on the door handle, opened the iron door, left the damp darkness behind, and walked towards the light alone.

Inside the room, Venerable Skyfire was anxiously guarding the room, sensing the two figures getting closer and closer.

There is no doubt that with his current strength, it would be a waste of time to try to perform tricks in front of a Dou Zun-level cultivator.

Therefore, the only thing he could do was to convey information to Xiao Yan as much as possible and urge him to return as soon as possible.

"Damn it! We agreed that there would only be Heavenly Grade Protectors, but this Shadow Protector actually brought a Dou Zun with him. How could such a coincidence happen?"

Venerable Skyfire cursed inwardly, pacing back and forth in the storage ring like an ant on a hot pan. After thinking it over, he had no choice but to place Xiao Yan's soul robe in the nearest position inside the door, not daring to make any more noise.

Once a Dou Zun-level cultivator saw the flaw, even if his and Xiao Yan's combat power increased tenfold, they would not be able to make even the slightest splash.
By that time, it will be a situation where there is no chance of survival!
Just when Venerable Tianhuo was extremely anxious, two figures, one in front and one behind, slowly walked out from the corner of the hall without any hurry.

"Ying Mo, this seems to be the first time we've met in private since you left me, right?"

The middle-aged man walking in front chuckled, and walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, with a terrifying power that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

There is no doubt that this person is none other than Venerable Qinghai, one of the branch hall controllers whom Shadow Protector has been thinking about for a long time!
"Master Qinghai, you are joking. I am only here to coronate the newly promoted Heavenly Protector. It is not a private meeting at all."

The Shadow Protector's stiff face forced a smile, but it seemed to be filled with bitter regret. "In my early years, I was naive and thought I could make a name for myself by leaving you. Now I'm like this, it's all my fault."

Although they were chatting, the Shadow Protector kept a fairly steady pace, always lagging behind the other person by a large body length, and his bent and submissive appearance was completely different from the impression he had.

This is the terrifying deterrence of a Dou Zun strongman!
The corner of Qinghai Venerable's mouth curled up, "As long as you are willing to come back, I can make the decision and exempt you from those unnecessary trivial matters. How about it?"

The Shadow Guardian was taken aback for a moment, then said, somewhat flattered, "Your Excellency is too kind. The current situation is my own fault. How could I possibly cause you any more trouble?"

"No problem, as long as you nod, the position of my personal guard is always open to you."

Reverend Qinghai waved his hand. "Come to think of it, I remember that the Flame Guardian you brought out also seemed to be at a very high level of spiritual realm. I heard that he was almost as good as you."

Hearing this, Shadow Protector's expression changed slightly, but he quickly reacted and said with an apologetic smile:
"Your Excellency, you may not know that according to Guardian Yan himself, he once learned the art of alchemy for a period of time."

Reverend Qinghai's eyes lit up. "Oh? That Protector Yan actually learned the art of alchemy?"

The Shadow Guardian nodded, then said cautiously, "It was only because of his lack of talent that he ultimately chose to give up. However, even so, he relied on this alchemy technique to significantly increase his soul strength, making him a perfect match for my Soul Palace."

After listening to Shadow Protector's story, the light that had originally appeared in Venerable Qinghai's eyes gradually faded away, and he shook his head with a lack of interest.

"Well, alchemy is not something that everyone can master after all. It's really not easy for him to be promoted to a Heavenly Guardian so quickly."

Reverend Qinghai knew that the only person in the entire Soul Palace who could possess both alchemy skills and combat capabilities was Old Man Mu Gu, and his status was no less noble than that of the Heavenly Venerable.

It is obviously unlikely that a guardian who has just joined the group will possess such abilities that countless people envy.

"Hmm?" As they reached the end of the road, Venerable Qinghai looked at the corner ahead and asked with a smile, "Is that where the Flame Guardian is? Instead of bringing him into the hall, they're waiting in this remote corner. Ying Mo, as a superior, you're being a bit too harsh."

"Hey, hey!"

Seeing the other party's pace gradually quickening, Shadow Protector became anxious and hurriedly trotted to the other party, saying in great embarrassment:

"My lord, you don't know that this Guardian Yan is a man of violent temper, frivolous and arrogant. If I don't kill him, and if he offends you in the hall, even ten heads will not be enough for me to lose."

"Why?" Reverend Qinghai smiled and said meaningfully, "You've already brought him here. Are you still worried that I won't be able to see him? I know you best. Even if you're still arrogant, can you still compare to you back then?"

The Shadow Protector's body suddenly froze, and he whispered, "I dare not."

"If you don't dare, then make way. If you stand in front of me, those who know me will think that you are afraid of offending me. Those who don't know me will think that after not seeing you for many years, you, Ying Mo, are already riding on my head." The smile on the face of the Qinghai Venerable did not diminish, but his eyes were deep and there was no ripple.

"Yes."

Swallowing his saliva secretly, Shadow Protector did not dare to be negligent and immediately knelt on one knee on the ground, not daring to do anything beyond the rules.

A look of satisfaction flashed in the eyes of the Qinghai Venerable, and he smiled faintly, "Haha, I'm very familiar with your temperament, so I won't take your slight disagreement to heart."

After casually stepping over the obstacle in front of him, Venerable Qinghai's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he slowly walked towards the dimly lit corner room.

However, the moment his body disappeared around the corner, the originally respectful Shadow Guardian's forehead was quietly covered with fine beads of cold sweat.
One breath, two breaths
Just as Shadow Protector was about to stand up from the ground, unable to bear the dead silence in the air, a burst of clear laughter and conversation suddenly came from the small house in the corner.

"Hahaha, you are indeed an outstanding cadre of my Soul Palace. You were able to remain calm even when meeting me for the first time. You are truly worthy of the title of Heaven-level Protector."

"Your Excellency is greatly honored. If Shadow Protector had not informed me in advance, I would never have been able to maintain this shred of sanity."

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Listening to the occasional conversations coming from inside the house, Shadow Protector seemed to be frozen in place and couldn't help but pinch his face.

The intense pain caused his stiff face to twitch a few times before he finally came to his senses.

"What the hell is going on?" Shadow Guardian suddenly realized that things had developed into a situation he had never expected.
(End of this chapter)