Conjecture

"Xu Yan True Person?"

Upon hearing this name, Yang Tianyou was startled. This person was none other than the Grand Elder of the Three Blazing Flame Palace, Spirit Transformation level cultivator. But why would he call himself a sinner?

Not only Yang Tianyou, but also cultivators from other forces were quite puzzled.

However, one thing is certain: Xu Yan True Person is very likely not dead. The phantom before us does not seem to be a pre-programmed image, nor does it seem to be a remnant soul.

"It seems you all already know my identity, so I won't waste any more words. You should all possess some Three Blazing Flame Palace Tokens, more or less."

"These tokens were distributed two hundred years ago when I felt my days were numbered and I felt I should leave behind a legacy for the sect. That's why I used the power of the Secret Realm to spread them out."

"The tokens are divided into nine categories, each representing one of the nine treasure sites within the Secret Realm. The holder of a token can enter the corresponding treasure site."

"The Nine Great Legacy Grounds will open in half a month. During this period, all the tokens will emit an unstoppable beam of light every other day."

"What you need to do is defeat your competitors, seize the token, and enter the treasure land to receive the inheritance!"

At this point, a cruel smile appeared on Xu Yan True Person's originally kind face, but after blinking, he returned to his original kind and gentle appearance.

"Our Three Blazing Flame Palace adheres to the principle of survival of the fittest; only the truly strong are worthy of receiving the inheritance!"

"One month from now, I will select the three strongest and most talented Cultivators to undergo the final trial, and ultimately one of them will be chosen to inherit the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm!"

After saying this, Xu Yan True Person gave a meaningful look, and the hundreds of Cultivators gathered below vanished without a trace as their figures trembled.

"Let's go, let's get out of here first!"

Yang Tianyou looked around and found that only Yang Xuanwu had arrived among his clansmen. The others should be on their way. So he grabbed him, his face grim, and activated his Magnetism Power, transforming into a streak of blue lightning that shot into the vast sky.

Many other perceptive Cultivators did the same thing as Yang Tianyou, especially the Rogue Cultivators who possessed the Three Blazing Flame Palace Token. Their faces turned pale, but they couldn't bear to give up the token, so they had no choice but to flee in panic.

Those powerful cultivators who lacked tokens couldn't help but feel a surge of desire to seize them after hearing Xu Yan True Person's words.

None of the cultivators present noticed that their emotions seemed to be slowly spiraling out of control, and a red light quietly appeared in the eyes of each of them.

At the heart of the Central Volcano stands a Palace, entirely fiery red, crafted from the Third Tier Spirit Material, Blazing Flame Stone.

The Palace stood atop the lava, with Chains extending out from all sides. Beneath the lava, the phantom of a magnificent furnace loomed, spewing forth scorching Three Blazing Flames Spirit Fire, frantically burning the being suppressed within the Palace.

Inside the Palace, the dense Array Mark was dizzying to look at.

An incredibly powerful Formation, drawing upon the Origin Power the Secret Realm's origin, firmly suppressed a disheveled white-robed cultivator, rendering him immobile.

Splash!

The white-robed cultivator trembled slightly, and the entire Palace shook, the Chains connecting the outside rattling incessantly.

"Xu Yan, you can't suppress me. The greatness of the demon is beyond your imagination!" A violent voice resounded throughout the hall. The heavy demonic nature contained within it would drive anyone with a weak mind mad.

"Shut up, you Demonspawn! You have caused the deaths of tens of millions of people in my Three Blazing Flame Palace. I will refine you into ashes in this lifetime!" The old voice was full of masculine energy, but the sense of weakness was hard to hide.

"Heh heh, Xu Yan, why won't you let An Ming speak? Are you afraid?" The demonic voice rang out again, seemingly mocking him.

"Demonspawn, you can't possibly disturb my mind..." Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly stopped.

"Finally, I've regained control of this body. It's a pity that Xu Yan is too stubborn. We are all one entity, so why won't you let me devour him?" A rather cold voice rang out, very similar to Xu Yan True Person's tone, but fundamentally different in temperament.

If the first demonic sound was violent and insane.

The second voice is masculine and upright.

As for the chilling voice that had just rang out, it was like Nine Hells, biting cold to the bone.

"An Ming, how's your plan going?" The irritable demonic voice calmed down a bit.

"Don't worry, as long as your Desire Demon Qi is truly effective, once these Cultivators start fighting, we can devour their souls and absorb a large amount of their Essence Blood to restore some of our strength."

"Then, with the help of those Cultivators, we'll break free of our shackles and abandon this old, frail body!"

"In that case, let's wait and see the despair on the faces of those ants..."

In a valley several hundred miles east of the Central Volcano, Yang Tianyou landed with Yang Xuanwu.

Then, he activated a Talisman to summon the Lineage's cultivators to this place.

"Nineteenth Uncle, is there something wrong with that Xu Yan True Person?" Yang Xuanwu asked softly, standing beside him.

"Something's not right. According to the records, Xu Yan True Person was an extremely upright and masculine senior. But this illusory figure before me, although seemingly kind and approachable, gives me a very strange feeling. It's like a wolf in sheep's clothing!"

"Furthermore, a thousand years ago, the Three Blazing Flame Palace was suddenly destroyed, yet the most powerful Grand Elder in the sect is still alive and well. Don't you find that extremely strange?"

"Finally, there's the struggle for this token. It's clearly designed to make us fight each other, but if that's the case, why did he release the token to the outside world a hundred years in advance?"

"If the goal was truly to have everyone fight each other for the trial, there would be no need for such a redundant method!"

"It gives me the feeling that... two completely different people made two very different decisions."

After Yang Tianyou finished explaining, he seemed to remember something, and with a wave of his right hand, he released Zhiming and Black and White.

"You two use your innate Law Technique to take a look and see if there's anything wrong with this Secret Realm," Yang Tianyou instructed.

The two Spirit Beasts nodded, and then Zhiming's eight ears began to twitch slightly, releasing an invisible and intangible divine power.

Black and White and White flapped its pure black wings, an eerie and unpredictable aura rising around it, as it closed its eyes and sensed something.

A quarter of an hour later, the two Spirit Beasts stopped what they were doing. Black and White spoke up, "Master, I sensed a power similar to Curse permeating the entire Secret Realm. This power seems to affect people's minds, gradually making cultivators irritable and crazed, ultimately losing their reason and leaving only a pure desire to kill!"

Zhiming added, "Not only that, I also heard the cries of endless wronged souls right beneath the Central Volcano, as if countless wronged spirits and Resentment Qi are buried there."

"The mysterious power that Black and White spoke of originates from there!"

After the two Spirit Beasts finished speaking, Yang Tianyou's eyes flickered, and a bold guess welled up in his mind.

Could this Xu Yan True Person be the culprit behind the destruction of the entire Three Blazing Flame Palace?