Soon, Lin Long returned to the stronghold.
Seeing that Lin Long came back safe and sound, Huo Zhengcheng and the others breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked what happened.
Lin Long naturally answered truthfully.
Hearing that the demon was killed by Lin Long, everyone's faces were naturally filled with joy.
But hearing that there seemed to be an even more powerful demon behind the demon and that it was related to Sun Anlu, they immediately showed a worried expression.
"Sect leader Huo, you were saved by that Sun Anlu before. Do you think there's a problem with him?" Lin Long asked Huo Zhengcheng.
Huo Zhengcheng had long been frowning in thought when he heard Linlong's words. Now that Linlong asked him this question, he immediately shook his head and said, "I didn't see anything unusual with him before. It's very likely that he was just recently controlled. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened.
"That should be it." After thinking about it, Linlong also nodded.
After all, he had interacted with Sun Anlu before.
"Could it be that the evil ghost on his back is controlling Elder Sun's soul, or has it directly devoured Elder Sun's soul?" Someone couldn't help but speculate.
"That should be it." Huo Zhengcheng nodded.
"Let's ask the Grand Elder and see what he thinks," Linlong said.
Grand Elder was heavily injured and couldn't walk around at all, so he naturally couldn't come out to greet Lin Long.
"Okay." Huo Zhengcheng nodded.
Then, the two went straight to the cave where Grand Elder was.
After meeting with the grand elder, Linlong recounted the entire sequence of events.
After thinking seriously for a while, Grand Elder said, "Little brother Lin, during the time you were gone, I seriously thought about what my master told me about Mo Ying and realized that I missed something. Now, combining all the things you've encountered, I suddenly feel that all of this is most likely controlled by Mo Ying."
"I had the same thought, but after thinking about it, I don't think it's possible. After all, Mo Ying didn't enter the hidden secret realm," Lin Long said.
"That demon Mo Ying didn't go into the hidden secret realm, but he actually cultivates a special demonic skill called soul splitting. This demonic ability allows him to separate a soul with intelligence from his own soul …" Mo Ying's eyes widened as he looked at Mo Ying.
Before Grand Elder finished, Huo Zhengcheng couldn't help but interrupt, "Grand Elder, do you mean that the demon was actually separated from Mo Ying?"
"That's right, that's what I mean." Grand Elder immediately nodded.
"However, the separated soul will definitely be much weaker. How can it enter this hidden secret realm?" Lin Long couldn't help asking.
"You don't know this, but there's actually another tunnel next to the tunnel we came in. That tunnel is restricted by powerful beings. Under such circumstances, Mo Ying could use his soul splitting technique to enter the secret realm," the great elder said.
"I can't believe there's such a tunnel. According to what you've said, that special evil spirit from before was most likely Mo Ying's split soul." Huo Zhengcheng nodded.
"But, if that's the case, why doesn't that evil spirit know where I came from?" Linlong asked doubtfully as he recalled what that evil spirit had said before.
"It's very simple. This Soul Splitting Technique isn't perfect. The separated soul can't completely inherit the original soul's power. So it's normal that it can't remember where it came from. It might even be Mo Ying's doing," Grand Elder said.
"According to what you said, the demon that controlled and absorbed Sun Anlu's soul could be Mo Ying's soul?" Lin Long asked.
"Yes, that's most likely the case." The Grand Elder nodded his head heavily.
"This Soul Splitting Technique is incredible, but as long as the demon doesn't come personally, we don't have to worry too much." Thinking about how the demon didn't even have the guts to fight him and just used the teleportation formation to escape, Lin Long said.
"Little brother Lin, what did you just say? You said the demon used the teleportation formation to escape?" Grand Elder suddenly asked.
"Somehow there's a teleportation formation there. The demon used it to escape." Lin Long nodded.
"That might not be the teleportation formation from before. It was set up by the demon himself. In other words, the demon that controlled Sun Anlu's soul might be proficient in teleportation formations." Grand Elder frowned.
"Yes, that's very likely the case." Linlong nodded in agreement after some serious thought.
"If that's the case, then be careful. It might be hiding in the secret realm to find a tunnel for Mo Ying to enter. If it finds it and lets Mo Ying in, our chances of getting the Thousand Demon Fire will be zero," Grand Elder said seriously.
"That's really possible." Lin Long couldn't help but frown too.
"The most important thing right now is to get rid of this demon. Mo Ying won't even have a chance to come in," Grand Elder said. Then, he looked at Lin Long and asked, "Little brother Lin, what do you think of this demon's power?"
"It shouldn't be very strong. As long as I can find it, I'll be able to deal with it," Lin Long said.
"There's no time to lose. Little Brother Lin, you have to use that runic formation again to sense its existence, then go and kill it." The Great Elder said.
"Okay," Lin Long said without hesitation.
"Little brother Lin, thank you. No matter what happens in the future, our Holy Gate won't forget your great kindness," Grand Elder said sincerely.
"That's right, our Holy Gate will never forget your great kindness." Huo Zhengcheng couldn't help but chime in.
Soon after, Lin Long brought the four elders to the cave where he had set up the Runic Magic Array. After arriving at the cave, Lin Long immediately asked the four of them to activate the Runic Magic Array.
If their guess was correct, then this time, he could still use this Runic Magic Circle to sense the location of the evil spirit.
After a while, when all the black runes disappeared, Huo Zhengcheng and the others asked, "Young master Lin, how is it? Did you sense it?"
"Mhm, I sensed it." Lin Long nodded.
"How's the situation over there?" Huo Zhengcheng asked.
"There seem to be many powerful demons nearby. It's much more dangerous than last time," Lin Long replied.
"Then we'll go help you," Huo Zhengcheng said without hesitation.
"No need, it's quite far. You guys won't be able to help much," Lin Long said and walked out of the cave.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
