Old Ghost Zhaixing: Your strength is not bad, join the Soul Hall

Not far from him, an old man spoke up, "Mu Gu, what is it?"

"Venerable Qinghai, notify Old Ghost Zhaixing immediately. I have discovered someone the Hall Master is extremely interested in! Hehehe..." Old Man Mu Gu narrowed his eyes and let out a strange, cackling laugh.

Venerable Qinghai was stunned. "Who?"

"This person is not only a peak Dou Zun powerhouse who shook the Dou Qi Continent, but also an incredible alchemist—my dear senior brother... Yao Chen! At this very moment, he should be near the Heaven Burial Ravine, refining medicinal pills!"

"Is that true?"

"Hehehe, his aura can be faked, but the aura of the Bone Chilling Flame cannot be hidden!" Old Man Mu Gu said with a sinister tone.

Venerable Qinghai's eyes lit up. "Since you can sense him, he must not be far. Let the two of us strike together, capture him, and present him to the Hall Master!"

"The... two of us?" Mu Gu paused.

Venerable Qinghai lowered his voice. "Are you really content to live your whole life under Old Ghost Zhaixing? With your strength, combined with your status as an eighth-tier alchemist, the position of Heavenly Venerate for this branch should be yours!"

"Old Ghost Zhaixing isn't here right now; this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If you wait for him to return, you won't have another chance!" Venerable Qinghai continued to fan the flames.

Mu Gu did not agree immediately.

It was he who had turned Han Feng against their master back then, then joined forces with Old Ghost Zhaixing to severely wound Yao Chen, forcing him to self-destruct his physical body to escape.

In the end, the Hall Master hadn't given him any rewards at all; all the benefits had been snatched up by Zhaixing!

Now that there was an opportunity...

A ruthless look flashed in Mu Gu's eyes. "Fine, let's go!"

The two of them set off immediately.

When they arrived, they were shocked to find that the surrounding mountain peaks were already swarming with people, their eyes all brimming with greed!

There were even quite a few magical beasts.

Mu Gu looked toward the mountain peak where the scent of the Heavenly Flame and the medicinal fragrance were thickest, and sure enough, he saw that familiar figure!

"Yao Chen, oh Yao Chen, my dear senior brother, you didn't expect this, did you! It is fated that I am the bane of your existence!"

"I searched high and low, only to find it without any effort. Who would have thought this old thing would deliver himself to my doorstep!"

Venerable Qinghai licked his lips, his killing intent surging wildly.

"Let's strike together!"

"Don't be hasty. He must be refining a high-grade medicinal pill. We will strike once he succeeds."

Venerable Qinghai suddenly stopped Mu Gu.

"Yao Chen is yours; I want the pill!"

"Deal!"

The two joined forces to set up a barrier around this area.

They had to prevent more people from discovering them!

On the mountain peak.

Yao Chen had also sensed Mu Gu's arrival!

Recalling the events of the past, his hands, which were controlling the Bone Chilling Flame, could not stop trembling.

"Mu Gu!!"

Yao Chen's voice, filled with hatred, echoed throughout the valley!

Mu Gu was not surprised to be discovered and appeared openly in the sky above Yao Chen!

"Hehehe, Yao Chen, my dear senior brother, it has been nearly a hundred years. I have missed you so much! Have you missed me?"

Yao Chen looked at Mu Gu, his hatred surging like a tidal wave.

At the same time, he felt surprised.

"How are you here?!"

Mu Gu let out a strange, cackling laugh. "Naturally, I am here to capture you!"

"Just you?"

"A peak Dou Zong—if any other protector had come, they truly wouldn't have been able to do anything to you! However, your current strength is not enough to pose a threat to me!"

As he spoke, BOOM!

BOOM!

Thunderclouds in the sky began to churn violently, and bolts of lightning snaked through the clouds!

The exotic fragrance emitted by the medicinal pill grew even more intense!

It was a sign that the pill was complete!

"Strike!"

Mu Gu and Venerable Qinghai moved immediately.

Venerable Qinghai charged into the crowd, slaughtering everyone who attempted to scavenge the pills or compete with him for them.

Even their soul bodies were harvested by him using the secret techniques of the Soul Hall.

Mu Gu rushed straight toward Yao Chen: "Senior Brother Yao Chen, join the Soul Hall! That way, we can continue to be brothers!"

"In your dreams!"

Knowing that he was no match in his current state, Yao Chen immediately retreated.

He didn't even care about the pills he had just refined.

Mu Gu flickered, appearing behind Yao Chen. Gathering vast Dou Qi into his palm, he curled his fingers into a claw and lunged at Yao Chen!

"Senior Brother, don't waste your energy. We have already sealed off this area! With your strength, there is no escaping!"

Just as Mu Gu's palm was about to land on Yao Chen, he suddenly noticed that Yao Chen showed no signs of panic, but instead revealed a meaningful, cold sneer.

Has he been scared witless?!

The next second!

Suddenly, a terrifying force struck like a tsunami.

In an instant, it blasted Mu Gu's arm into pieces!

"Ah!" Mu Gu shrieked in pain.

"This... this is a... a four-star Dou Zun?! Damn it! It's a trap!"

Venerable Qinghai realized what was happening and turned to flee.

But...

It was too late!

A giant hand descended from the sky!

Bang!

Like swatting a fly, it smashed Venerable Qinghai into a mist of blood in mid-air!

His soul tried to escape!

But it was pulled into a spatial rift by a terrifying suction force.

From within, a faint voice drifted out.

"Did you ask for my permission before trying to capture Yao Chen?"

"You... who are you? How dare you snatch someone from my Soul Hall? Do you have a death wish?!"

"The Soul Hall? Is that supposed to be impressive?!"

Mu Gu was shocked and immediately crushed a communication jade slip to notify Old Ghost Zhaixing!

The signal had barely been sent!

A pale black giant hand seized Mu Gu.

"Ah!!"

As the giant hand tightened, Mu Gu let out a blood-curdling scream!

The bones in his body were crushed to powder, yet he was not quite dead.

Bang!

Xiao Xuan tossed Mu Gu's body casually in front of Yao Chen.

Yao Chen knew this was Xiao Xuan giving him the chance to take his revenge!

Yao Chen walked toward Mu Gu.

Mu Gu lay on the ground like a pile of mud, limp and broken.

He begged for mercy with a trembling voice.

"Yao Chen... Senior Brother Yao Chen, we are fellow disciples after all. Give me a chance... I want to be a good person. Don't worry, I will definitely turn over a new leaf. Give me a chance, I know I was wrong..."

"You know you were wrong? Heh, you're just afraid of dying!"

A wisp of bone-chilling white flame appeared in Yao Chen's hand.

Whoosh!

The white flame instantly engulfed Mu Gu.

Mu Gu immediately detonated his physical body, preparing to escape in his soul state.

But he was directly devoured by Xiao Xuan using a devouring technique!

Then, he cast his gaze forward!

"Since you've arrived, why hide your head and show your tail?"

"Heh, Yao Chen, you actually dare to conspire with others to kill an elder of my Hun Clan! You truly do not know how to spell death!"

The space ahead began to twist violently.

Then, a black chain thrust out from the void!

An old man dressed in grey-white robes stepped onto the black chain and traversed the air toward them!

"Old Ghost Zhaixing!"

Yao Chen glared at the old man before him, gritting his teeth.

"Heh, so you found a four-star Dou Zun as a bodyguard; no wonder you were acting so brazenly!"

Old Ghost Zhaixing smiled faintly.

He looked toward Xiao Xuan, realizing he did not recognize him.

He chuckled:

"Your strength is decent. If you are willing to join our Soul Hall branch, I will grant you the position of an Elder, and furthermore, I will not hold you accountable for killing our Soul Hall Elder. How about it?"