Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

He coughed lightly, just about to observe the situation, when Mu Wenyuanxiang's voice reached his ears, "You two, please come out!"

Xihe stood up and gently patted her flushed face. "Who is she calling?"

"It's probably us. I didn't see anyone else here..."

"Huh? Shall we go out?"

Li Moxuan closed his eyes, used the power of the Xihe Divine Pearl to sense the situation, and nodded after confirming that Ying Chengfeng had left.

"Well, we'll be staying here for a while anyway, we can't just keep hiding, can we?"

The Mu family seems quite powerful; perhaps we can try to use their influence to find out about Ying Chengfeng.

After he disappears from the human world and becomes a guardian spirit of the underworld, I will then go to the underworld...

With this in mind, Li Moxuan led Xihe out, while Mu Wenyuanxiang was a little surprised to notice Li Moxuan's strange spiritual clothes and unusual short hair.

As for Xihe, she now resembles Jin Lingzi. Although she is more normal than Li Moxuan, her hair and clothes still don't quite resemble those of a normal person in this era.

Mu Wenyuan frowned slightly and parted her lips: "You two are probably not locals, are you?"

"We are indeed not..."

Li Moxuan sized up Mu Wenyuanxiang, noting that she possessed no spiritual energy. "How did you discover us?"

Mu Wenyuan smiled and explained, "I have been suffering from a strange illness since childhood. Although I am physically weak, I can sense the spiritual energy of people!"

"The more spiritual energy a person possesses, the stronger and healthier they tend to be. The spiritual energy emanating from these two is the most abundant I have ever seen in my life; even in their boudoir, I could sense it..."

What kind of illness is this? Could it be that, like Lu Tianyou, he has awakened his guardian spirit?

Li Moxuan's pupils gleamed with golden light as he looked Mu Wenyuanxiang over again from all angles. Strange, there was no aura of a guardian spirit!

"Sister, you smell so good!"

Xihe leaned forward and took a sniff; Mu Wenyuan always seemed to be accompanied by a faint, elegant fragrance.

To this behavior that others would find extremely offensive, Mu Wenyuanxiang simply smiled and said, "I've had this smell on my body since I was a child, it's probably caused by that illness..."

Li Moxuan pulled Xihe back from clinging to Mu Wenyuanxiang. "You just covered for us and persuaded your father to leave because of the spiritual energy in our bodies?"

"Well, you two are not bad people. You must have some unspeakable reasons for hiding here. But if my father finds out, he certainly won't feel at ease going to see the Emperor!"

With that, Mu Wenyuan extended an invitation, "If you two don't mind, you can stay here for now and leave once your difficulties are resolved..."

"Really? Is there anything good to eat?"

Li Moxuan pressed Xihe back down, "Since you've extended such a warm invitation, we'll gladly accept. However, we won't stay for nothing..."

A small box suddenly appeared in his hand. He opened the box, and inside was a ginseng root. "This is a hundred-year-old ginseng. I hope it will be of use to the young lady!"

Compared to the century-old ginseng, what surprised Mu Wenyuan even more was Li Moxuan's ability to conjure things out of thin air. However, she quickly calmed down and accepted the ginseng.

Her pretty face flushed slightly. "Since it's a gift from you, young master, Yuanxiang will accept it..."

As if remembering something, her expression turned urgent. "Young Master, I will have someone arrange accommodations for you later. We need to go see that Tai Xu Sect disciple now!"

"If it's convenient, we'll go with you!"

Li Moxuan had already guessed who that person was. To be honest, he really wanted to see what Li Xuanyuan was like when he was alive, but it was a pity that his relationship with Mu Wenyuan was destined to be a tragedy...

……

On the other side, in Nandou Street, at Tianlang Fortress.

Because they were on a passenger spaceship, Xia Ling quickly brought Cao Yanbing here, along with Xiang Kunlun, Liu Yuchan, and Fan Tianyin.

"Tianyin, we meet again!"

"Yes, Sister Lingyun..."

After greeting Fan Tianyin, Diao Lingyun looked at Cao Yanbing, who was being supported by Xia Ling, and said, "We already know about Cao Yanbing's situation..."

She waved to Li Gubai, who was standing to the side, and said, "Uncle Gubai, I'll leave the rest to you!"

"Okay, I'll give it a try!"

Li Gubei stepped forward and said, "Child, put him down!"

Xia Ling obediently did as she was told, putting Cao Yanbing down, helping him sit cross-legged on the ground, and then letting go of his hand.

Li Gubo walked up to Cao Yanbing, half-squatted down, and placed a hand on his head.

As a surge of spiritual energy flowed through Cao Yanbing's arm, the black markings on Li Gubo's head slowly emitted a golden light.

"Sister Lingyun, what is he doing?"

Xia Ling had stayed in Nandou Street for a while and had a good relationship with Diao Lingyun, so she asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Gu Bai has a good relationship with Cao Yanbing's parents, he won't harm him!"

Diao Lingyun crossed her arms and said, "He's trying to use his 'Heavenly Eye' to observe Cao Yanbing's situation..."

"The Heavenly Eye?"

"Yes, although Grandpa Gu Bo is blind, he also possesses 'eyes' that no ordinary person can have—the Heavenly Eye and the Earthly Eye..."

"Among them, the 'Earth Observation' allows him to channel spiritual energy into the ground, sense the surrounding vibrations, and transmit the resulting images back to his body!"

"And the 'Heavenly Eye' allows him to share the eyes of the dead he touches, and see everything they see..."

After processing what she had just heard, Xia Ling was still a little confused. "But Cao Yanbing is still alive! He's not a ghost..."

Diao Lingyun gently shook her head, "Grandpa Gu Bai's target isn't Cao Yanbing, but his ancestor Cao Cao. That guy couldn't possibly still be alive, could he?"

"However, he hasn't tried this indirect method of contacting the undead before, so he can't guarantee whether he can see Cao Yanbing's current situation..."

Chapter 246: No Going Back

"There are actually spirit users who possess this ability..."

Liu Yuchan had never seen Li Gubo's peculiar ability before and found it quite novel.

"The world is vast and full of wonders; there are many things even stranger than this!"

Xiang Kunlun wasn't particularly interested in that. "When I came over just now, I saw the army gathering. Are you about to go on an expedition?"

"Yes, we'll go to Tianxi Mountain to encircle and annihilate Ying Chengfeng..."

Diao Lingyun didn't hide it from the two of them. After all, Yuan Xichen had specifically instructed her that if Xiang Kunlun and Liu Yuchan were interested in participating, she could bring them along.

Liu Yuchan analyzed the current situation in the Underworld, "After this great battle, everything should be settled..."

"Li Moxuan didn't even tell me about this show-off thing. That's really not fair of him!"

Xiang Kunlun became interested. "How about I take one along?"

"If you want to go, of course you can..."

Diao Lingyun nodded gently, "Qin Wang Gong and Yuchi Lietang will be back from the Spirit Realm soon. After we finish handing over the defense duties to them, we can set off."

"I'll go too!"

As expected, Liu Yuchan also spoke up, "I wasn't of much help to Huangfu Longdou last time, so I don't want to miss this opportunity..."

Although Fan Tianyin also wanted to go, she knew her own strength. As an ordinary spirit user, she couldn't be of much help in this kind of battle, and she would probably only be a hindrance.

She'll stay obediently on Nandou Street, hoping for his return!

"Tianyin, Qin Wanggong and the others will probably be back in a while. I'll take you to Youmeng Residence first, and show you around while I'm at it!"

"Okay..."

Diao Lingyun led Fan Tianyin slowly toward Youmengju. Xiang Kunlun and Liu Yuchan planned to rest at Zhenxiuge first, while Xia Ling stayed here with Cao Yanbing.

Yan Fengzha was originally going to come with them, but he received a message from Honglian on the way and headed towards Tartarus.

"I saw him..."

Li Gubo suddenly spoke up, his brows furrowed, "Cao Yanbing's condition doesn't seem to be good..."

"That's...that's Xiaoxiao and Yanming opposite him. Their spirits are actually inside?"

Li Gubo realized that what he had shared was not Cao Cao's eyes, but the eyes of other undead, most likely Cao Yanbing's guardian spirit.

"Uncle Gu Bai, what happened to Cao Yanbing? Why is his condition not good?"

Xia Ling clenched her fists tightly and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Someone is using Cao Yanming and Xiaoxiao to threaten Cao Yanbing. This is bad! That kid Cao Yanbing is being held back..."

Li Gubo sighed softly and reached out his hand to Xia Ling, "Child, lean your head closer, I'll share my view with you!"

"Oh……"

Xia Ling hurriedly squatted down and leaned her head closer. As Li Gubo placed his hand on her head, a scene unfolded before her eyes.

"Old man, is threatening people all you can do?"

Cao Yanbing gritted his teeth and planted the dragon core in the ground. "If you're a man, release my parents. I won't fight you without weapons, how about that?"

He tried to provoke Cao Cao, but Cao Cao was a cunning old fox, how could he easily fall for his trick?

This only provoked Cao Yanbing further. "Boy, being too soft-hearted won't get you anywhere. How can I entrust the Great Wei to you with this attitude?"

"They've already died once, what's the harm in dying again? As long as you kill me and your parents, you'll be free. What are you still hesitating for?"

Cao Yanbing pulled out the dragon core again, looked at his parents' faces, and his mind kept flashing back to the time he spent with his parents when he was a child. In the end, he put the dragon core down helplessly.

He couldn't get over this mental hurdle. Even if they were ghosts, Cao Yanming and Tang Xiaoxiao were still his parents. If he could lay a hand on them, would he still be considered human?

"Our lord has lost..."

Xu Chu sighed. Cao Yanbing was far too young compared to the Prime Minister. He had rashly challenged the Prime Minister without understanding his methods or the darkness of human nature.

Unless Cao Yanbing is prepared to give up everything, he will not be able to win even if he has all the power.

Xiahou Dun nodded, also with a hint of regret, "Young Cao Cao is too inexperienced compared to the Prime Minister; in the end, he will not be able to inherit the Prime Minister's ambitions..."

Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Zhang He, and Zhang Liao all remained silent, perhaps because they had all seen the Prime Minister's shadow in Cao Yanbing and believed that he was the future of Wei.

But no matter how you look at it now, Cao Yanbing has lost that ambition and is no longer suitable to contend for the world!

Without absolute strength, one cannot have absolute principles; otherwise, one will be manipulated by those with ulterior motives sooner or later.

Of the seven, Dian Wei was the most conflicted, as he truly didn't know which side to stand on.