Interrogation

"Gu Huang, you absolutely cannot die, you must live."

Jiang Wanyue held the sharp sword to Song Wen's brow, but the blade was trembling slightly.

For her, the best options were either to pierce Song Wen's head with a sharp sword, preventing the mysterious soul from possessing him, and then to severely injure that soul with her sword intent and Taiyin Cold Qi; or to escape while the soul was trying to possess Song Wen.

However, Jiang Wanyue didn't choose any of them.

She was waiting, waiting for Song Wen, a Lingxu Dao Immortal Realm, to defeat a Jade Firmament Profound Immortal Realm spirit.

It was highly unlikely, but that's what she was waiting for.

Perhaps it was a fantasy that the souls of those in the Jade Firmament Profound Immortal Realm had weakened and their strength greatly diminished over the long years.

"Human Race, once your master successfully possesses your body, your death will be imminent," the Ape Yin Soul suddenly spoke.

"Exactly," a Flood Dragon Yin Soul chimed in, "A fool who thought himself clever, he still fell for his master's trick."

Jiang Wanyue's heart suddenly tightened.

The two of them fell into the trap of these Yin Soul — the Ape Yin Soul and the five-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul were actually in cahoots, luring them to this cave at the bottom of the lake so that the divine soul could possess them.

As for those few Biluoqingxin Leaves, they were also one of the baits.

I'll kill you all first!

Jiang Wanyue's expression turned fierce as she swept her long sword across the nearest Ape Yin Soul.

"Madam Jiang, why provoke a bunch of beasts?" Song Wen's voice suddenly rang out.

The longsword stopped in mid-air, Jiang Wanyue looked at Song Wen with excitement and surprise.

"Gu Huang, are you alright?"

"An Ran," Song Wen replied, a faint smile still playing on his lips.

"But... what about that divine soul? It's Jade Firmament Profound Immortal Realm!" Jiang Wanyue said.

"His soul has been scattered to the winds," Song Wen said.

"Really?" Jiang Wanyue's voice trembled slightly with surprise.

However, the six Yin Soul were terrified, their eyes filled with panic.

"This is impossible..." the Ape Yin Soul roared.

"Master could never fail!" the five-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul roared in a chaotic manner.

Song Wen had no intention of listening to their nonsense. His Blood Tide surged and swallowed all six Yin Soul, and the surroundings instantly became quiet.

"Let's go, it's time to leave this place."

As Song Wen spoke, he had already withdrawn the Blood Tide into his body, and together with Jiang Wanyue, they headed towards the top of the lake.

At the same time.

Part of Song Wen's consciousness sank into the Sea of Consciousness.

That divine soul was perfectly still within the Sea of Consciousness, but it was suppressed by the Sea of Consciousness Black Hole and unable to move.

Upon seeing Song Wen appear, he cried out in alarm.

"What's going on with your Sea of Consciousness? Why is there a Black Hole in the sky above, capable of releasing a terrifying power that suppresses all things?"

Song Wen did not respond, maintaining an inscrutable and detached demeanor.

Actually, that's not the case; he himself didn't know where this Black Hole came from.

It was as if the Sea of Consciousness Black Hole had existed since he came into this world, only becoming apparent after a period of time; or rather, it took him some time to discover the Black Hole himself.

"And what's going on with it? You actually suppressed the Void Demon in your Sea of Consciousness!" The divine soul's gaze fell on the Shadow Void figure again.

"Senior, you have too many questions," Song Wen said coldly. "Right now, you are under my control and seem to have no right to ask me any questions. Besides, it is because you attempted to possess me that you have ended up in this state. Do you think I would answer your questions?"

Shen Hun immediately abandoned his inquiring thoughts and regained some of his arrogance as a 'senior expert'.

"Young man, I admit defeat. But although your Sea of Consciousness Black Hole has the power to suppress, it seems unable to erase my soul. How about we make a deal?"

"Oh!"

Song Wen chuckled softly, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"It seems you haven't grasped your own situation yet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of scalding golden liquid rapidly condensed in front of Song Wen, radiating intense heat.

The golden liquid drifted slowly, drawing closer to the soul.

Shenhun's expression immediately changed drastically.

Before the molten gold even touched him, the scorching heat made him feel as if his very soul was about to melt.

"Stop! Just tell me what you want. I will do my best to fulfill it."

"Very well," Song Wen said. "Tell me about your background first."

The spirit said, "My name is Youquan. I was originally a Rogue Cultivator of the Ghost Dao, and in my previous life, my cultivation had reached the Profound Immortal Yuxiao Late Stage. However, I was ambushed and seriously injured, and with enemies relentlessly pursuing me, I had no choice but to risk fleeing into the Fengdu Poison Sea in search of a glimmer of hope."

"When my cultivation was only at the Lingxu Dao Immortal, I once entered the Absolute Yin Land Fengdu Poison Sea and knew of its existence. After escaping into the Fengdu Poison Sea, I came straight here, hoping to use the Yin Qi to recover from my injuries."

"Unexpectedly, my injuries were too severe, and I underestimated the toxicity of the miasma. After escaping to this place, my physical body was already exhausted, and I could only abandon my body to preserve my soul, barely surviving on Yin Qi until now."

"The miasma in the Fengdu Poison Sea weakens every three hundred years; but I am now only a soul, and even when the miasma weakens, I cannot resist its corrosive effects, so I am trapped and die here. Helpless, I had no choice but to devise a plan to possess someone who came to seek heavenly materials and earthly treasures, so I subdued several Demon Race Yin Soul and made them cooperate in this charade."

After listening to Youquan's words, Song Wen asked another question.

How many years have you been trapped here?

"It should be six or seven thousand years ago," Youquan said. "In my memory, the miasma in the Fengdu Poison Sea has weakened no less than twenty times. However, in the past, either no one came to this Absolute Yin Land, or when someone did come, they were protected by the Profound Immortal Yuxiao, which made me dare not rashly seize the body."

Upon hearing this, Song Wen's interest in Youquan greatly diminished.

Youquan has been trapped in the Fengdu Poison Sea for thousands of years, yet he has never stepped out of this forbidden land. As a result, Youquan's understanding of other areas of the Fengdu Poison Sea is probably extremely limited, and therefore of little value to Song Wen.

But now that we've captured Youquan, there are still some questions we need to ask.

"You must have heard of the Grand Clarity Soul-Nourishing Pill, right?" Song Wen asked.

"Of course I know," said Youquan.

"If that's the case, are there still any spiritual herbs needed to refine this elixir in this Absolute Yin Land?" Song Wen asked.

Although Song Wen had gathered all four main ingredients for refining the Grand Clarity Soul-Nourishing Pill, he was still missing three of the auxiliary spirit medicine he had been searching for for many years.

"I remember there were several Yin Jade Zhi growing in the cave labyrinth. I just don't know... if they've already been picked by someone," Youquan said.

Yin Jade Zhi was exactly one of the auxiliary medicines that Song Wen was missing, but he did not show any joy on his face. Instead, he stared coldly at Youquan.

You'd better not harbor any malicious intentions. Otherwise, I'll make you suffer terribly!