Published: February 25, 2025
“Tan, Tan Yun... please, can you not kill me...” The old man's divine soul trembled in fear.
“Just tell me who you are and why you tried to kill me, and I promise I won’t kill you,” Tan Yun said without hesitation.
“Alright, I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you!” The old man’s divine soul hurriedly responded, “My name is Cui Chaoping, and I am an elder of the Immortal Sect's Artifact Lineage. You killed the chief’s grandson, and it was the chief who ordered me to eliminate you.”
At this moment, Cui Chaoping was terrified and said, “Tan Yun, I’ve told you everything. I beg you, after you let me go, don’t reveal what I told you. Fang Canghai is ruthless, and if he finds out I told you, he will definitely kill me!”
“Cui, you’re worrying too much,” Tan Yun mocked, “I did say I would spare you, but I can’t guarantee whether the Old Ape will let your divine soul perish.”
“Tan Yun, you’re going back on your word, you little beast…” Cui Chaoping’s angry curse was abruptly cut off as the heavenly slayer demon ape's giant hand grasped tightly, and his divine soul was turned to ashes!
Then, under Tan Yun’s indication, the heavenly slayer demon ape dove into the Spirit Beast Bag.
Tan Yun looked at the shocked expressions of Mu Mengyi and Xue Ziyan and told them that he possessed both the golden dragon spirit lion and the heavenly slayer demon ape, including the origins of the heavenly slayer demon ape.
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The next day, at noon.
Tan Yun maneuvered the Spirit Vessel, carrying the two women, and when they were still fifty thousand miles away from the Mountain Gate of the Immortal Sect's Five Soul Lineage, he noticed Xue Ziyan looked troubled. He furrowed his brow and asked, “Ziyan, what’s wrong?”
“Brother-in-law, I’m fine,” Xue Ziyan said, pursing her lips.
“Ziyan, your face tells a different story. How can that be fine?” Mu Mengyi grabbed Xue Ziyan’s hand and urged, “Tell your sister, what’s the matter?”
“I… I don’t want to go back,” Xue Ziyan seemed to think of something, and a trace of panic appeared in her beautiful eyes.
“Ziyan, did someone bully you in the Five Soul Lineage?” As soon as Mu Mengyi's words fell, the usually carefree Xue Ziyan suddenly threw herself into Mu Mengyi’s arms and started to cry.
As Xue Ziyan clung to Mu Mengyi, her sleeve slipped down, exposing a section of her icy white arm.
“Ziyan, who did this?” Tan Yun suddenly noticed something, stepping forward to grasp Xue Ziyan's delicate wrist. He saw a long scar on her fair arm that looked like it had been caused by a sword wound!
From the scar's coloration, it seemed she had been slashed recently!
Mu Mengyi touched the shocking scar on Xue Ziyan's right arm and urged, “Tell your sister and brother-in-law who hurt you!”
“Brother-in-law, sister, please don’t ask,” Xue Ziyan choked out.
“Ziyan, tell your brother-in-law, I’ll help you take revenge!” Tan Yun's eyes were filled with uncontrollable killing intent!
“Ziyan, speak!” Mu Mengyi pressed, “Who exactly is it?”
Xue Ziyan left Mu Mengyi's embrace and whispered, “It was my master who hurt me!”
“The Five Soul Daoist!” Tan Yun clenched his fists, seething with anger, “What happened? Don’t be afraid, your brother-in-law is here!”
Xue Ziyan wiped her tears and hesitated for a moment before saying, “Brother-in-law, during the Nine Meridians Grand Competition, my master saw that I became second on the Crouching Dragon Rankings using the Five Spirits Divine Sword Technique you gave me, and he wanted to claim the technique for himself.”
“For nearly three years, he repeatedly forced me to explain the technique so he could teach it to his grandson, Wu Ling.”
“Nine days ago, he found me again. When he saw I still wouldn’t reveal the technique, he became furious and hit me… and injured me…” Xue Ziyan’s fragrant shoulders trembled as she wept, “Brother-in-law, I don’t want to go back, I’m scared.”
Tan Yun suppressed his rage and held Xue Ziyan in his arms, patting her back to comfort her, “Ziyan doesn’t need to be afraid. Come, I’ll take you back to the Danmai. You already have the technique I gave you, so you don’t need to practice anything else. Just focus on your seclusion and increasing your strength in the Danmai from now on.”