Volume 4: Great Puppetry Art 02: Searching for the Soul

  Among the monks who came out of Wuyou Temple, one team was led by Guo Wuxie. Guo Wuxie was a Jindan monk in his early days and an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall in Wuyou Temple. He had average qualifications and only reached the Jindan stage when he was nearly three hundred years old. He watched Lu Wuyou grow from a small Qi refining period disciple to the current deputy master of Zhenmo Palace, so he understood Lu Wuyou's character very well.

  Guo Wuxie knew this was an opportunity. If he could find the murderer of Lu Renjia before others, his position in Lu Wuyou's heart would be greatly enhanced.

  Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Guo Wuxie was just that.

  In Lu Renjia's "Wàn Shēng Hu Lú", the Azure Blood Bees were sent by him, and he had made some small modifications to them. So as soon as they came out, they immediately sensed the existence of the Azure Blood Bees and rushed towards the location of the Jiao Nan Conference.

  After the battle between the monks at Jiaonan Temple, the Zhang and Li families returned with renewed courage, only to find that Lu Renjia and Jiang He's two groups had completely disappeared, with no one knowing what the final outcome was.

  Thinking back to what Lu Renjia said before about taking over the mine, but now he's nowhere to be found. Li Wanshan felt uneasy in his heart, Lu Renjia's background was too deep, if something went wrong, it would definitely implicate the Li family.

  Li Wanshan didn't dare to delay, immediately gathered up the Li family's people and abandoned this mine to the Zhang family.

  When Gao Renxia and Gao Renquan arrived with their swords, the Li family had not yet retreated. The powerful fluctuations of law on their bodies were like substances that shocked everyone below, causing their bodies to go soft, and those who were cleaning up the aftermath stopped in their tracks.

  Gao Ren's gaze swept over, and apart from these ordinary people, he saw that in mid-air, there were more than a dozen crystal blue blood-sucking wasps hovering lazily after being full of blood.

  He reached out and scooped up a crystal blue vampire bee in his hand, sealing it with magic.

  "Third brother, this azure blood bee is a spiritual beast that the disciples of the Demon Gate like to use. The nearest Demon Gate is the True Devil Palace. Could it be that they have had a conflict with the disciples of the True Devil Palace?"

  "It should be like this."

  "I hope Xiao Yuan is okay, if she falls into the hands of Zhenmo Palace, it's likely to be a disaster."

  "Second brother, don't worry, we'll just ask someone."

  Gao Renquan said, with a wave of his hand, a giant illusory hand appeared and brought Li Wanshan right in front of him.

  Li Wanshan had met the two immortal masters, and they told him to do whatever they said. Li Wanshan hastily paid his respects, but in mid-air, he was terrified, fearing that if either of them became displeased, they would drop him and he would be done for.

  "Uh-huh. I'll ask you something, just answer honestly."

  "Mortals dare not deceive their immortal masters even a little; the immortal master asks."

  "Has anyone here ever fought with Master Shifu? What was the outcome?"

  "There were two sides of immortal masters fighting here, one side was the young master of Zhenmo Palace, Lu Renjia, and he brought four helpers. The other side was two young immortal masters with unknown names, a master and an apprentice, both very powerful. Later, Master Lu released a strange bee that could suck human blood, so we all ran away and only came back now to clean up. When we returned, they were all gone, and it's unknown who won or lost."

  Li Wanshan hastily told everything he knew about the situation.

  "What did those two young monks look like? Describe them carefully."

  "The leader of the immortal masters looked like he was seventeen or eighteen years old, I don't remember what he looked like, but I only remembered that his eyes were very bright, and his body could emit thunder and lightning, and..." Li Wanshan recalled, only to find that he didn't have much impression of Jiang He.

  "Alright, I know, let's talk about another one." Gaoren nodded in agreement, confirming that what he said was indeed Jiang He.

  "Another one, at the beginning said to be a lower person, only later found out that he was also a celestial master after fighting, he looked very majestic, with a noble aura on his body, rough facial features..."

  "Second brother, Jiang and this kid have gone too far, actually making Xiao Yuan serve as a subordinate. I will definitely extract his soul and refine his spirit." Gao Ren gritted his teeth and said.

  "Very well, this is an elixir of longevity. Whoever takes it will have their lifespan extended. I'll give it to you." The immortal casually tossed a pill to Li Wanshan. Li Wanshan hastily expressed his gratitude.

  "Boom——"

  At this moment, a huge arrow-shaped magic treasure suddenly appeared from afar, and the friction of this magic treasure rubbing against the air produced a tremendous sound.

  "The people of Zhenmo Palace!"

  Gao Renquan and Gao Renxi exchanged a glance, this treasure's aura was too overwhelming, they secretly guarded against the newcomer, fearing their cultivation might not be below theirs.

  The two men locked eyes for a moment, and the arrow-shaped treasure had already stopped in front of them.

  A figure flashed, already appearing outside the treasure, the person wore a dark blue long gown, white eyebrows and hair, with demonic energy surrounding his body, the demonic energy constantly transmitted the sound of wronged souls wailing, it was precisely Guo Wuxie.

  Guo Wuxie appeared, his entire body emitting a kind of overwhelming pressure that seemed to seal off the entire space.

  "Golden Elixir Period!"

  Gao Renxi, Gao Renquan's heart was greatly shocked, and he hastily paid his respects, saying: "Tianfeng Sect's Gao Renxi (Gao Renquan), has seen Senior."

  "You two young ones, how did you end up here? Could it be related to the disappearance of the Young Palace Master?" Guo Wuyi said domineeringly, not waiting for their response, and slapped his palm down.

  Rumble!

  Although Gao Ren and Xi Er were in the late stage of foundation building, they had no ability to fight back in front of Jindan cultivators. As the giant palm was about to slap down, the two hastily activated their air force to meet it, while hurriedly shouting:

  "Senior, please forgive me for reporting."

  Just as Guo Wuxie slapped down with one palm, the two of them felt a huge mountain pressing down on them, their entire body's spiritual power shook violently, and their feet became empty, falling straight down. Strange and bizarre spiritual powers drilled into their bodies, rushing towards the dantian, and wherever these powers passed through, the two people's bodies were filled with pain.

  Fortunately, Guo Wuxie did not continue to attack, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. After landing, they tried their best to dispel the spiritual power that had entered their bodies.

  "Ah——" A shrill, inhuman cry echoed through the air, and Li Wanshan's entire head was shrouded in a black mist. His body convulsed repeatedly, as if he was suffering from extreme agony.

  "Soul Searching Technique!"

  Gao Ren and Xi Er were shocked at each other.

  Soul Searching Technique is a very overbearing secret technique that directly reads the opponent's memory. This secret technique has many thresholds and restrictions.

  Firstly, the cultivation of the person who casts the soul-searching technique must be above the Golden Elixir stage, and their soul must be much stronger than that of the person being searched. Each time it is cast, the user's soul requires a period of recovery to restore itself, while the outcome for the person being searched is dire: at best, they lose some memories and become half-witted, and at worst, they die on the spot. Of course, if the user of the soul-searching technique has a weaker soul than the person being searched, the result will be tragic - their memories will be devoured!

  A moment later, Guo Wuxie had finished the soul search. With a flick of his sleeve, Li Wanshan fell from mid-air and landed on the ground with a splat, turning into a puddle of blood and mud.

  The warriors on the ground couldn't help but kneel down and tremble all over under the powerful magical pressure of Guo Wuxie.

  "You two!"

  Guo Wuxie glanced at the Gao brothers and spoke up.

  "Please give us your instructions, senior." The two of them hastily said.

  "I just searched through that mortal's memories, and indeed it has nothing to do with you. The True Devil Palace and the Tianfeng Sect are neighbors and have always been on good terms. Since it has nothing to do with you, I'll let you off this time!"

  Guo Wuxie said casually.

  "Thank you, senior." The two were quite surprised. Although the True Devil Palace and the Tianfeng Sect had an agreement that high-level cultivators could not attack low-level cultivators, in this situation, the other party clearly had a good excuse to do so, yet they let them leave, which was indeed unexpected.

  Unexpectedly returning unexpectedly, the two didn't dare think much and immediately mounted their swords and ran away.

  "Old Guo, why did you let these two people go?"

  A young true devil palace disciple appeared beside Guo Wuxie, asking inexplicably. This disciple was over thirty years old, but also had the cultivation of the late foundation building stage.

  "Kobayashi, what was our purpose in coming out?" asked Guo Wuxie stroking his beard.

  "Seize and kill the murderer of the young palace master!"

  Guo Wuxie smiled and said: "That's right, I knew when I searched their souls earlier that the person these two are looking for is probably also the one we're looking for, which is why I let them leave."

  "You mean we secretly follow them?" Little Lin suddenly realized.

  "It's me who will follow. You go to the Wushu organization Shun Tian Alliance, and bring back a person named White Tiger to Wu You Temple to hand over to the Palace Master." Guo Wu Xie said coldly.

  Next week will be a huge explosion.