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Leaving the ancestral hall, Liu Xi wore a satisfied smile. This trip's gains had been immense, far beyond imagination.

With the Ancient Jade in hand, he felt no unease.

Even if the others discovered the location of the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion beforehand, without this crucial piece of Ancient Jade, they would never be able to open it.

This was absolutely in the bag.

Once Liu Xi reached Nine-star Dou Sheng, he would have nothing to fear even if Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan joined forces.

Besides, Liu Xi still had hostages in his hands.

Hun Tiandi might not care about Hun Feng, but Gu Yuan could not possibly disregard Gu Xun Er. Whether he joined Gu Yuan to kill Hun Tiandi first, or played along until they entered the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion and then joined forces with his father-in-law to eliminate Hun Tiandi...

Liu Xi was already in an invincible position.

In the end, the Soul Clan's foundation was simply too deep. Setting aside Nihility Devouring Flame and those three Eight-star Dou Sheng, they had also spent a thousand years setting up the Spirit Devouring Life Severing Array, which covered the entire continent. Once that array was activated, there was no telling how much power it could gather.

Naturally, Liu Xi had no desire to risk his life. Otherwise, what would be the point of his advantage in knowing the story? Ideally, he would wipe out the Soul Clan before then, or have Gu Yuan take the brunt of it.

Now that Liu Xi roughly knew the Soul Clan's supposedly foolproof plan, it would be far too costly if he still ended up fighting them to the brink of death.

Although Liu Xi had suffered quite a bit along the way, he had ultimately taken shortcuts. Now that