A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Chapter 173 Kim Kyu and Gap Chen

After transmitting his voice to Ji Yin, Qing Yi frowned. "According to Brother Wu's suggestion, what should we do?"

"Of course, we should kill that brat surnamed Lin beforehand to prevent future trouble!"

Ji Yin looked ferocious, as if he wanted to devour someone, but Qing Yi shook his head and transmitted his voice, "Brother Wu, you've really made a good plan! You have a grudge against this person and want to use us to get rid of him. But we have no grudge against him. If we don't completely kill him, we'll only be bringing a mortal enemy upon ourselves, which is not worth it."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yin frowned and quickly sent a telepathic message to Man Hu Zi, "Brother Man, what do you think? With this person's help, Wan Tianming's chances of retrieving the cauldron have greatly increased. Are you just going to stand by and watch Wan Tianming take the cauldron?"

The bearded man sneered and transmitted his voice in return, "My lifespan is running out. If I don't get that Heaven-Mending Pill, I'm afraid I won't have much time left. So what if I have to risk it all? Ji Yin, don't try to provoke me with Wan Tianming. Even without you saying it, I can't just stand by and watch him take the cauldron."

"Good!" Ji Yin was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly looked at Qing Yi Jushi, "Brother Qing, you've heard what Brother Man said. What do you think?"

"With Brother Man's help, dealing with a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage is a sure thing, but I still disagree with doing so."

In Ji Yin's view, with a powerful mid-Nascent Soul cultivator like Man Hu Zi, plus the two of them, Lin He would have no chance of escaping even with a Nascent Soul early-stage corpse. However, he did not expect Qing Yi to refuse.

The bearded man, also curious, asked, "Qingyi, tell me your reasons."

Qing Yi stroked his beard and explained, "Firstly, Wan Tianming will definitely protect this person closely within the inner hall, making it difficult for us to have a chance to act. Therefore, if we really want to make a move, we can only do so in the outer hall. However, this would mean offending the Star Palace. Moreover, I've heard that the one in charge of the Void Heaven Hall matter this time is none other than the Star Palace's Grand Elder, Jin Kui!"

Upon hearing that Jin Kui was in charge of this matter, both Ji Yin and Man Hu Zi frowned, clearly showing great apprehension towards this Grand Elder of the Star Palace, who was at the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.

Seeing this, Qing Yi transmitted his voice again, "Secondly, I have a backup plan that I didn't intend to reveal so early, but since the other party has won over a Nascent Soul cultivator, I can no longer hide it."

Qingyi then transmitted his voice to Nangong Wan, who respectfully bowed to Qingyi, as if she were paying respects to an elder.

Both Ji Yin and Man Hu Zi were quite surprised to see this, and at the same time, they were also somewhat wary.

He muttered in a sinister tone, "That old ghost Qingyi, if he hadn't seen Lin He being won over by Wan Tianming, he probably wouldn't have revealed this hidden trick."

Imagine if the demonic path succeeded in taking the cauldron, Qing Yi could gain more initiative with Nangong Wan as his helper, and might even take the Void Heaven Cauldron by surprise.

Thinking of this, Ji Yin and Man Hu Zi were both happy and worried. They were happy that they had gained an extra helper and were not at a disadvantage compared to the righteous path.

The worrying thing is that Qingyi has gained a lot of initiative, and when it comes time to divide the treasures, he will definitely demand a larger share.

Qing Yi looked smug. Seeing this, Ji Yin suddenly remembered something and quickly transmitted his voice, "I remember now! I've heard that Nanhe Island has produced two Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the past few decades. Could that female cultivator be one of them?"

Qingyi stroked his beard and chuckled, which was taken as tacit agreement.

"Where is the other Nascent Soul cultivator now?" Ji Yin looked around with some concern.

If Qing Yi had brought two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with him, the bearded man would have been alright, since he was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. However, his Yin-based influence would have been even weaker. Even if he were to use his two exotic fire pythons to retrieve the cauldron, he would have no chance of obtaining the Void Heaven Cauldron.

After searching several times, Ji Yin still couldn't find any other Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Qing Yi sighed and said, "Brother Wu, that fellow Daoist is in seclusion and simply can't find the time. Otherwise, I would have loved to bring him along."

Hearing this, Ji Yin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Ji Yin had been thinking of bringing Madam Wen into the discussion, but the latter showed no interest and said she would go back to White Wall Mountain after gathering some spiritual herbs. This disappointed Ji Yin, but he dared not show it.

The actions of the demonic path naturally did not escape the notice of Wan Tianming and his companions, and Wan Tianming sighed helplessly.

He also wanted to win over that Nascent Soul female cultivator, but she was extremely aloof and didn't pay much attention to him at all.

Unexpectedly, this woman seemed to have a close relationship with Qingyi Jushi, thus restoring the balance of power between the righteous and the demonic forces.

Suddenly, Mu Tengzi, who had been silent all along, said, "Sect Master Wan, I have heard that there have been two extraordinary phenomena of Nascent Soul formation on Nanhe Island in recent decades. It seems that the female cultivator must be one of them."

Tian Wuzi's face darkened as he said, "We finally managed to win over that Fellow Daoist Lin, but we still didn't gain the upper hand. What a pity."

Wan Tianming's face was gloomy, and his previous joy had completely vanished.

Both the righteous and demonic factions were scheming to obtain the cauldron. Just then, a figure flashed outside the hall, followed by two more figures. Upon seeing this, everyone immediately fell silent.

One of them was dressed in a loose robe that covered his face. He only glanced at everyone, and they all felt uncomfortable. Even Wan Tianming and Manhuzi frowned, as if they were somewhat wary of this person.

"Kim Kyu!"

Lin He frowned. This person should be Jin Kui, the current Grand Elder of the Star Palace. He has the cultivation of the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm and is only one step away from entering the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.

The other person wore a golden mask and was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He was one of the more than twenty Nascent Soul elders of the Star Palace, and his name was Jia Chen.

Jin Kui looked at everyone, his gaze lingering on Lin He, Nangong Wan, Manhuzi, and Wan Tianming for a moment, before he announced loudly, "The two Holy Lords are currently in seclusion and unable to attend this trip to the Void Heaven Palace. Therefore, Elder Jia and I will represent the Star Palace to oversee this grand event!"

"The rules for this treasure hunt remain the same as last time. Anyone who bullies the weak or commits murder to steal treasure will be stopped by the two of us and will be wanted by the Star Palace. However, our supervision is limited to the outer hall. Since the two of us will not enter the inner hall, those who are not strong enough should stop at the outer hall."

Elder Jia added, "Furthermore, even if cultivators die within the traps and mechanisms of the Void Heaven Palace itself, we will not intervene."

After saying this, Kim Kyu and Jia Chen sat cross-legged on either side of each other.

A few days later, a white jade door suddenly fell down in the hall, completely sealing it off.

Jin Kui and Jia Chen also got up and walked over, and a teleportation array suddenly appeared strangely.

After inspecting it, the two said, "This is the teleportation array leading to the outer hall of the Void Heaven Palace! You'd better take care of yourselves."

After saying that, the two walked onto the teleportation array and were quickly teleported there.

Seeing this, everyone was eager to try, and soon many people were teleported over.

Qingyi, Jiyin, Manhuzi, and Nangong Wan were teleported over together.

Seeing this, Wan Tianming's face darkened. Just as he was about to call Lin He and the others to leave, Lin He shook his head and said, "Sect Leader Wan, I still have two juniors who need my help, so I will act alone first."

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Wan Tianming didn't say anything, but took out a piece of black jade and said, "Although the Star Palace is supervising, we still need to prevent Ji Yin and the others from resorting to desperate measures and harming you. Keep this piece of black jade safe. If anything happens, crush this piece of black jade, and we will sense it immediately and come to your rescue."

Lin He nodded and accepted the ink jade. After Wan Tianming and the other two left, Lin He called to Zi Ling and Xin Ruyin, and walked onto the teleportation array. "Let's go, let's see what this outer hall is like!"