'How come the more I listen, the more guilty I feel …'
Yun Yang muttered in his heart.
'It looks like I'll have to be more careful in the future. I shouldn't use my manifestation powers if I can … What if I meet a hothead of the older generation who thinks I'm the Soul Demon and kills me? That would be a great injustice!'
Dong Qitian's expression was solemn as he said, "When the Soul Demon was wreaking havoc, this old man and the Soul Demon had fought hundreds of times. I can be said to be experienced and not weaker than anyone. Although I was only a beginner-level Supreme Saint at the time, I could suppress the Soul Demon and gain the upper hand. Victory was in my grasp."
"But against the Soul Demon, the so-called upper hand is useless. The so-called victory is in your grasp, but it's just wishful thinking. It's not realistic at all because no matter how many times you break it, the other party can recover in the next moment, and it'll be back to its best state! Even if this old man dies of exhaustion on the spot, I still can't kill him. If the battle drags on until the end, who knows who will be the one to escape! "
Dong Qitian laughed bitterly. "The Soul Demon's real combat power is not as good as mine, but this old man would rather fight a saint than fight the Soul Demon alone!"
"You must know that even against a saint, the odds of winning are slim, but at least it's a real battle. Fighting the Soul Demon, on the other hand, is like a man fighting against the sky and the air in a frenzy!"
"The feeling of having no place to exert force, especially when you have no place to exert force from the beginning to the end, is really crushing!"
Yun Yang coughed and said, "If so, how did you trap him and inflict heavy damage on him back then? According to senior's description of the Soul Demon's characteristics, a siege is even more difficult to work. Instead, there will be negligence! "
Dong Qitian snorted, a thoughtful look in his eyes as he said, "Back then, the unexpected rise of the Soul Demon almost led to another tragedy of the human race after the ultimate battle between humans and demons. However, we were unable to form a sufficient threat to the Soul Demon. In the end, it was Sacred Heart Palace's Lei Qianli who invited everyone to join in the great cause to eradicate the Soul Demon. "Originally, as you said, the Soul Demon's attribute is special, so a siege is often more difficult to be effective. However, Lei Qianli's cultivation of Azure Sky Thunder is one of the few magical cultivation methods that can make the power of the soul stagnate for a moment, and it is also the only means that can form an effective restraint on the Soul Demon. In addition, Fierce Gale Saint's temporary control of the wind further constitutes a hindrance. Taking advantage of the short gap when Deep Earth Saint turned the ground under his feet into leakless steel, he sealed the Soul Demon into a special isolated space constructed by the combination of water and fire of Soft Water Saint and Fiery Saint's water and fire, which is extremely opposite but compatible with each other. Then, Jade Sword and Golden Saber Saint attacked and strangled, as well as the complete removal of traces of my soul.
"In the beginning, Lei Qianli came to me. At that time, his cultivation base was inferior to mine, so he suggested that I be the leader and join in the righteous cause …" Dong Qitian slowly recounted in frustration, "In that battle, Jade Sword and Golden Saber joined forces to attack the Soul Divine Sect and successfully lured the Soul Demon out. After a fierce battle, the battle formation gradually moved to the Triangular Stormy Gorge. Because the Triangular Stormy Gorge is filled with clouds and mist all year round, the Soul Demon can move freely in that place. It is almost the best battlefield for him, so he did not care much about the change of location. Instead, he enjoyed it."
"What he didn't know was that the Dual Masters of Water and Fire had already spent all their cultivation in a specific place to form a special space where water and fire converged, which was the nemesis of his incarnation. Then, the rest of us worked together to further seal the four dimensions of heaven and earth, leaving no loopholes. Then, the thunder and lightning struck and paralyzed his body. Only then was his spirit locked in the form of flesh. I took the opportunity to strike and crushed his brain and heart. Then, the moment I stopped, the jade sword and the golden saber joined hands and cut the Soul Demon into more than twenty thousand pieces of flesh. I was still not at ease. It was not until all the pieces were smashed and made sure that every drop of blood and every piece of flesh had been refined by the thunder and lightning that the situation ended …"
"After that, Lei Qianli accumulated merits and was promoted to become the Grand Elder of the Sacred Heart Palace. The others then went their separate ways and went their separate ways … It was on the way back that I encountered … Sigh, I was imprisoned for 4,300 years …"
Dong Qitian chuckled bitterly. "I didn't expect that after 4,300 years, for the first time in the martial world, I would actually encounter the most disgusting opponent of that year. Indeed, the affairs of the world are like a game of chess, unpredictable …"
Yun Yang was dumbfounded for a long time.
Wasn't such a method a little too much …?
The confluence of water and fire to build an extremely opposite special space?
Was there such a possibility?
But if there was, it was indeed the greatest nemesis of wind and cloud!
Then, the thunder would strike the earth, the saber and the sword would strike together, and the thunder would forge every inch of flesh and blood …
It seemed like … this kind of method could be used for reference on himself, okay?
Moreover, if this method was really used on him, he was afraid that he would not even be able to survive the first step, because he did not have the terrifying recovery ability of Soul Demon. He would definitely disappear directly in the first place …
Yun Yang shuddered.
He could not think about this …
It was too scary!
He was timid, so there was no need to scare him like this!
"That's not right. Since the assassination was set up so carefully, how could the Soul Demon still have a chance to come back from the dead? This …" Yun Yang asked cautiously.
Dong Qitian's eyes were full of heaviness. "The previous assassination was all perfectly realized without any loopholes, especially the last Thunder Forging. As long as we follow the established practice … even if the Soul Demon had a thousand lives, it would be hard for him to escape death!"
"Fierce Gale Saint Master, Thick Earth Saint Master, Soft Water Saint Master, and Raging Fire Saint Master were here to set up the foundation of the killing trap. They didn't participate in the fatal attack, so there's nothing wrong with them!"
"The joint attack of Jade Sword Saint and Golden Saber Saint completely shattered the Soul Demon's spiritual body, so the two of them are not much of a suspect."
"The subsequent sweep of the traces of the soul … Logically speaking, this step is the easiest step to make mistakes, but the one who carried out this step is this old man with the highest cultivation base among the eight. I am confident that there are no mistakes. What's more, when I swept with all my might, Jade Sword and Golden Saber confirmed it again and again, completely eliminating the possibility of negligence!"
"Then, there is only the last step … Thunder Forging!"
Dong Qitian murmured, "The only possibility for the Soul Demon to survive is that there is a flaw in the last step of the Thunder Forging process, where the soul and spirit are destroyed …"
"Logically speaking, the Soul Demon that is still alive must have something to do with Lei Qianli!"
Dong Qitian frowned. "But … Lei Qianli was the one who initiated the whole plan. Who would have a problem? He shouldn't have a problem …"
Yun Yang smiled and said, "Regarding this, this junior has a little insight that may be able to solve senior's doubts."
"Hmm?"
"In the Sacred Heart Palace, there must have been more than one person competing for the position of Great Elder. After all, apart from the Temple Lord and the two Deputy Temple Lords, the Great Elder is the fourth most powerful person in the Sacred Heart Palace! "
"I believe that such a high position, even in the entire Bound of Universe, can be considered a high-ranking position of honor … How could it not attract covetous eyes?"
"If my guess is correct, there must have been several people competing for this position, and Lei Qianli did not have an advantage among the competitors. He may even have been a relatively weak party."
"Under such circumstances, Lei Qianli had no chance of winning."
"If he hadn't made a great contribution, he would have had no chance at all!"
"May I ask senior if this is the truth?"
Dong Qitian pondered and said, "Back then, the Great Elder of the Sacred Heart Palace was approaching the end of his life and had the intention of giving up his position to someone more capable … Regarding the Great Elder's vacancy, there were indeed several people who were qualified and willing to ascend to the position of Great Elder … but I'm not very clear about who exactly they were."
Yun Yang was sensitive enough to notice that Dong Qitian's eyes flickered a little when he said this, but since Dong Qitian was unwilling to elaborate in detail, Yun Yang would only provoke each other and not help.
Now, however, he knew that there was indeed something wrong with the Sacred Heart Palace's Lei Qianli!
But as long as he could confirm this point, it was already a worthwhile trip!
"Senior … should we inform the Sacred Heart Palace about this?" Yun Yang asked cautiously after some thought.
Unexpectedly, Dong Qitian replied blankly, "Inform the Sacred Heart Palace for what?"
Yun Yang could not react in time and rolled his eyes.
Old Master Dong, Dong Qitian, was indeed a martial arts fanatic of his generation. He was not the least bit worried about playing with people's minds.
"Now that we can basically confirm that there's something wrong with Lei Qianli, inform the Sacred Heart Palace to take precautions. It's better to be safe than sorry. After all, it involves the Demon Race, not just one family …" Yun Yang muttered to himself.
"Do whatever you want." Dong Qitian was really not interested in this at all.
To him, there was something wrong with Lei Qianli?
It was simple – he could just kill him the next time they met.
What other hidden dangers could there be if he was killed? What was the big deal?
What was the point of spending so much effort and thinking about it? Wouldn't it be better to spend more time cultivating?
Nothing in this world was more important than the path of cultivation!
Dong Qitian did not want to think about anything other than martial cultivation, but Yun Yang could not. He had to consider the pros and cons of the future. Should he inform the current case? There were definitely benefits to informing, but there seemed to be disadvantages as well!
There was a traitor hidden in the Sacred Heart Palace for many years. Did the current Temple Leader, Zhan Wufei, really not know?
Was it a good thing or a bad thing to expose Lei Qianli?
Yun Yang suppressed this thought in his heart.
He would think about it again if there was a chance in the future and if he could use it …
After all, Yun Yang might not even trust Zhan Wufei, the Temple Leader of the Sacred Heart Palace!
He realized that there were too many strange things in the Bound of Universe. Who was real and who was fake, who was right and who was wrong, no one dared to say that they could really tell.
Without a certain degree of understanding, even if one had the All-Seeing Eyes, how could one clearly see an old monster that had lived for tens of thousands of years?
Even if Yun Yang had the reputation of Supreme Wit, he still did not have the confidence to do so!
…
At this moment, Bai Bingxuan had already stood up, quietly standing at the side with her five subordinates. Seeing that Yun Yang seemed to be deep in thought, she was very sensible not to disturb him.
When she saw Yun Yang turn his head, she hurriedly bowed with joy. "Thank you, Sect Leader Yun, for your help!"
At this moment, she really felt relaxed. The restraints on her body and the murderous intent that shone upon her life had been completely removed.
This situation made her want to cry tears of joy.
How many years had she been looking forward to this day? The day when her shackles were all gone.
Previously, not to mention vindicating the Elder Ancestor and avenging her family, even her own life was in the hands of someone else. That kind of precarious pressure had put her in an atmosphere of despair at all times, tormenting her.
Now that she had abruptly gotten rid of her shackles, she was overjoyed, but there was also a subtle sense of unreality.
She was in a trance, as if she was dreaming.
"What are you thanking me for … sigh." Yun Yang sighed faintly about Bai Bingxuan, with a faint hint of bitterness.
He finally realized that his scheming methods were not completely useless in the Bound of Universe, but at least for many people, there was little room for them to use!
For example, Old Fiend Hun. Yun Yang felt that he had Old Fiend Hun in the palm of his hand with his previous arrangements. This time, he had even brought Dong Qitian with him, confident that victory was in his grasp and the overall situation was within his grasp. However, even though he had the advantage of scheming against Old Fiend Hun, he was still almost defeated in one move!
With the absolute gap in ability, no matter how good the arrangement was, no matter how perfect the planning was, it was still not enough and could only sigh helplessly!
Another example was Dong Qitian. This boss's behavior pattern had always exceeded Yun Yang's estimation. He clearly knew that the failure of his plan to eliminate the demon in the past was due to someone with ulterior motives, and he had even locked onto someone with ulterior motives, but he had no intention of taking further action. At least in Yun Yang's opinion, this person was simply incomprehensible!
There was also the matter of Bai Bingxuan … At least for now, Yun Yang had never considered rescuing Bai Bingxuan at this time. On the contrary, Bai Bingxuan leaving with Soul Demon was the ideal situation that Yun Yang was looking forward to.
All his arrangements for Bai Bingxuan were to keep Bai Bingxuan by Soul Demon's side!
In the future, no matter what news there was or what Soul Demon did, he would know.
This could maximize the role of an undercover agent …
Now it was all right.
As soon as Dong Qitian came forward, Soul Demon actually sent Bai Bingxuan over, along with the one-stop service of lifting the ban. It was simply the best service with the best price-performance ratio …
At least ten thousand divine beasts were galloping and roaring in Yun Yang's heart at this moment!
What was this?
It was such a casual move, but it had directly cut off a series of arrangements that he had made before and ended prematurely!
"Why did Senior Dong, as soon as you made your move, Soul Demon gave up Miss Bai and the others? Is it really just because of the gap in strength and the threat of Senior? "
Yun Yang asked curiously. Of course, there was also a lot of regret and frustration in this question.
Dong Qitian scratched his head at Yun Yang's question. He really just had a sudden whim about this matter. His original intention of coming here and the subsequent changes still did not include this little cat demon.
It was really just a lucky hit, a mistake with a mistake!
"Girl, who … who are you?" Dong Qitian did not beat around the bush and asked directly.
Bai Bingxuan was smart and said, "This junior is Bai Bingxuan … My ancestor is the Nine-lives Cat King …"
Dong Qitian coughed and said, "So, you're the descendant of the Nine-lives Cat …"
He looked up for a long time and said, "So, you're the descendant of the Nine-lives Cat …" He looked up at the sky for a long time and said, "Does Soul Demon often bleed you after he caught you? Does he want you to breathe to the moon according to the Nine-lives Cat's unique cultivation method every full moon night? Does he want to detect the progress of your cultivation method?
"Yes!"
"Does he often ask you to kill? And to detect the turbulence of your soul after that? "
"Yes."
"Has he ever pulled out your bones?"
"Yes."
"Are you the only direct descendant of the Nine-lives Cat's bloodline now?"
"Yes."
"Are you …"
Dong Qitian asked seven or eight questions in a row, and Bai Bingxuan gave a direct affirmative answer without hesitation.
Dong Qitian heaved a long sigh of relief and said, "I see. It's really a stroke of luck, but it's just a coincidence. It's a good coincidence, too good a coincidence."
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