Published: September 5, 2025
Chapter 702: Refining the Nascent Soul
“The Marquis of Nanlong has ties to the Tianji Sect? Fellow cultivator Yun, you never mentioned this before!” The elderly woman’s expression shifted slightly, and the black-faced man showed a mixture of surprise and anger.
“Never mentioned it? Perhaps I was careless and overlooked this matter. However, my old friend has not truly joined the Tianji Sect. If you two remain worried, you could always join our Ghost Spirit Sect. Once you become elders here, the Tianji Sect won’t be able to do anything to you!” The old man surnamed Yun smiled faintly, speaking calmly without a hint of anxiety.
“Hmph! At my age, I have no interest in being bound by anything anymore,” the elderly woman snorted coldly and refused flatly.
“I’m used to living carelessly and likewise have no desire to join your sect,” the black-faced man said indifferently, furrowing his brows.
“That’s truly a pity! If you two joined the Ghost Spirit Sect, it would greatly enhance our influence. Still, I won’t force you. As long as the Marquis of Nanlong is killed here, the Tianji Sect won’t truly stand up for a dead man. Unfortunately, although I have known the Marquis for over a hundred years, he has been tight-lipped about Fallen Demon Valley. All I know is that within a secret cavern here lies a route map of the valley from Master Cangkun’s travels. Following that map will guarantee safe passage. So when we catch up to him later, don’t kill his nascent soul immediately. I want to use soul-searching techniques to see if I can extract any useful information,” the old man continued, not showing any anger at their refusals, instead shifting to other matters.
“But what if that route map is in the jade box that young cultivator Han Li took away? That would complicate matters,” Wang Tiangu said with concern.
“That’s easy to handle. At worst, we expose this matter, letting all sects in Tian Nan know. Then, not just the righteous and demonic paths, even the Heavenly Dao Alliance will demand the map from him. Afterwards, we can fish in troubled waters. A mere Luoyun Sect thinks it can keep the treasures of Fallen Demon Valley to itself? Let’s see how greedy they really are! More than the map, I’m interested in what the Marquis knows about Fallen Demon Valley from his mind. If everyone knows how to enter the valley, we will have a huge advantage,” the old man surnamed Yun said slowly.
“If things really go that poorly, we have no choice but to proceed like that. But before then, we might try to trade with the other side to get the map back, even at a high price. After all, there’s no such thing as an untradeable matter. Even if he bears a grudge against us, it’s the same,” Wang Tiangu proposed after some thought.
“Heh heh! Junior Disciple Wang, your words are more prudent than mine. But speaking of this young man’s magical abilities, they are truly bizarre. Is he really about the same age as Junior Disciple Wang? Judging from his combat experience, he’s far craftier than us old folks. Even Fellow Cultivator You fell for his tricks. In a one-on-one fight, I’m not sure I could handle him,” the old man surnamed Yun sighed, muttering.
“I asked Wang Chan. This person used to be just an ordinary disciple from Yellow Maple Valley, and his cultivation was foundation establishment stage. How he suddenly advanced so rapidly with such great supernatural abilities is unclear. But if he wasn’t far more formidable than we expected and causing trouble, how else could the Marquis of Nanlong have escaped so easily when we combined our forces?” Wang Tiangu’s eyes flickered with a hint of frustration.
Obviously, he recalled Han Li’s attack using black mountains and his final use of the supreme mysterious divine seal to block them!
The elderly woman and others could only smile wryly upon hearing this.
“Speaking of which, let's first return to lift the seal on Fellow Cultivator You. With his nascent soul stage cultivation base, he should still be saved. Also, I’m somewhat worried about my nephew. Just now, when young Han Li left, he emitted a black-red light slice. It looked somewhat like the blood spirit great technique I practice! I hope it isn’t something serious!” Wang Tiangu added.