Great Zhou Dynasty, secluded courtyard.
As night deepened, the small courtyard returned to silence. Only the faint clamor drifting from the direction of the Royal Palace proved that the one-sided slaughter just now had not been an illusion.
Mo Lin still sat leisurely in the quiet room, idly turning a warm jade chess piece between his fingers, as though he had not just wiped out more than twenty Divine Mansion Realm experts with a flick of his hand and devoured their origins.
Space rippled slightly, and Yao Yao silently appeared in her dark teal dress. Her bare feet touched the ground lightly, while Tun Tun, restored to his little beast form and contentedly burping, lay in her arms.
"Taken care of?" Mo Lin asked casually without even raising his head, his tone as relaxed as if asking whether she had eaten dinner.
"Mhm." Yao Yao responded faintly, walked over to sit across from him, and set Tun Tun aside.
Tun Tun let out a "Wuji," rolled into a corner, curled up, and began digesting the Divine Mansion Realm energy he had just devoured.
"Just a rabble. The strongest was only at the middle stage of the Divine Mansion Realm. They were utterly vulnerable." Yao Yao's voice remained calm, as if she had merely done something insignificant.
Her clear eyes turned toward Mo Lin. "However, from the fragments of their scattered souls, I caught some fragmented information."
Only then did Mo Lin raise his eyes, a knowing smile at the corner of his lips. "It's about the Cang Xuan Sacred Seal, isn't it?"
Yao Yao nodded slightly, a trace of gravity appearing on her jade-like face. "Yes. They came from an organization called Gu Zong and acted under orders from the Saint Origin Palace behind it. Palace Lord Shengyuan seems to