Lin Yue Strengthened the Formation's Defenses and Investigated the Mastermind

Chaos Rosy Cloud tore through the void. Wrapped in overwhelming fury, Lin Yue appeared above Yue Sheng Palace in an instant. The pressure of a Sage descended like an unfathomable ocean, causing the spiritual energy throughout the palace to surge. Under that pressure, the Formation Patterns of the Nine-Turn Guardian Formation began to shine brilliantly of their own accord.

Seeing this, Su Qingyan immediately flew up to Lin Yue and bowed before him. "Husband."

Lin Yue's gaze fell on Su Qingyan. Seeing that she was unharmed and her aura was steady, he felt some of the anger in his heart subside, though the chill in his eyes remained. He raised a hand to help her up and said gravely, "You've worked hard."

"It was my duty, husband. There's no need to worry." Su Qingyan shook her head, then turned and handed him the black Soul Extinguishing Demonic Banner. She also gave him a detailed account of how Jinzha Vajra and the others had stormed in, only for her to drive them back and kill them. "This is the Soul Extinguishing Demonic Banner personally bestowed by Jieyin, Sage of the Western Teachings. It contains a dense, vicious demonic aura and is designed to corrupt the origin of the soul. Clearly, it was aimed at Senior Pangu's remnant soul."

Lin Yue took the Soul Extinguishing Demonic Banner and sent his divine sense into it. At once, he sensed its overwhelmingly domineering power, devoted entirely to destroying souls, along with a faint trace of Jieyin's origin deep within the banner. His expression darkened further, and the pressure of his Sage power surged, scattering every cloud above Yue Sheng Palace.

"Jieyin, Zhunti!" Lin Yue ground out, his voice icy. "I spared you once by the Luo River and let you off at Western Niuhe