The Soul Clan's Hidden Hand

"Since we can neither plant someone inside nor turn them, why not simply replace them? You should all know that I have become the new master of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Its memories contain information on this old adversary. Nihility Devouring Flame has done plenty of things like devouring a powerhouse's soul and then replacing them."

"If the Soul Clan truly replaced members of the Ancient Clan's upper ranks, then the most likely targets would be the elders of the Ancestral Shrine. Xun'er told me that the Ancient Clan's Ancestral Shrine elders are the people closest to the Tou She Ancient God Jade. The Ancient Clan's piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade is kept within the Ancestral Shrine."

Xiao Yan spoke in a rather calm tone.

"Nihility Devouring Flame again."

Gu Yuan's expression darkened.

At this moment, Gu Yuan's killing intent toward Nihility Devouring Flame was more intense than ever before.

"I roughly understand how the Soul Clan made their move. The spies the Soul Clan planted among our middle ranks cannot reach the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but that does not matter. It is enough for them to learn the movements of the Ancestral Shrine elders."

"Once an Ancestral Shrine elder left, the spy would send the news back to the Soul Clan. Upon receiving it, the Soul Clan would dispatch Nihility Devouring Flame to intercept and kill our Ancestral Shrine elder, then replace their soul with that of a Soul Clan expert."

"The body would not be changed, only the soul. Perhaps Nihility Devouring Flame could even strip away the Ancestral Shrine elder's memories and have the Soul Clan expert fuse with them. As long as that 'Ancestral Shrine elder' kept a low profile after returning and did not appear before people like us