Xugeng's Whereabouts
"You've uttered such nonsense! Prepare to die!" Xing Yixuan said in a deep voice.
The Raging Water Banner fluttered and danced, and several torrents surged forth, like angry dragons roaring as they rushed towards Song Wen.
The Origin-Returning Sha Qi poured out, transforming into a black barrier that completely protected Song Wen.
At the same time, four figures suddenly appeared.
Those were three Corpse Puppet and a Ghost King.
One of the Corpse Puppet was clearly in bad shape, with a hole the size of a bowl in its chest. However, it was the strongest of the four, a peak third-tier Silver Corpse.
The three corpses and one ghost attacked Xing Yixuan from different directions.
Upon seeing this, Xing Yixuan was suddenly startled.
She quickly manipulated the torrent, changing the direction of her attack and heading straight for the three corpses and one ghost.
Apart from the Silver Corpse at the peak of the third tier, the other two corpses and one ghost dared not take the torrent head-on and could only retreat and dodge.
The Silver Corpse, at the peak of the third tier, showed no fear and went against the current, rushing straight into the raging torrent.
"Bang!"
The torrents collapsed.
The Silver Corpse surged forward like a whirlwind, breaking through layers of turbulent waters and charging towards Xing Yixuan.
Xing Yixuan felt a sense of retreat. While continuously urging the torrents to block the Silver Corpse, she rose into the air and disappeared into the sky.
"Trying to escape!"
Song Wen's brow flickered, and three sharp blades of Divine Sense Blade shot out.
Upon seeing the three Divine Sense Blades, Xing Yixuan's expression suddenly turned ugly.
She clearly recognized Song Wen, and said through gritted teeth.
"So it was you!"
A pale white beast bone appeared in front of Xing Yixuan; it was the low-grade soul defense magic Law Treasure she had used in the Nethergod Mountain Secret Realm.
The animal bones emitted a pale white light, protecting her head.
The Divine Sense Blade pierced into the white light, but as if sinking into quagmire, its speed decreased sharply and it became sluggish.
However, despite being hindered by the white light, the sharp blade still pierced through layers of resistance. To Xing Yixuan's horrified gaze, it pierced into her Sea of Consciousness.
"Ah!"
Xing Yixuan let out a heart-wrenching scream as her head was struck by a heavy iron hammer, as if it were about to shatter.
This sudden, intense pain significantly reduced her control over the Raging Water Banner.
Because of the intense pain, her control over the Raging Water Banner weakened significantly, and the originally surging torrent's power instantly diminished.
The Silver Corpse, now at the peak of the third tier, was suddenly free of obstacles. It easily passed through layers of rapids and arrived in front of Xing Yixuan.
The dark claws suddenly extended and pierced Xing Yixuan's chest.
Blood gushed out, instantly staining Xing Yixuan's clothes red.
Sensing that her life force was rapidly fading away, or perhaps it was a final burst of energy before death, Xing Yixuan's consciousness became exceptionally clear in an instant.
Xing Yixuan used her last bit of strength to turn her head with difficulty to look at Song Wen, her eyes filled with disbelief.
In just over a decade, those who could only flee for their lives at her hands back then are now able to kill her.
This island is only a thousand miles from the Two Forms Sect, so it is not advisable to stay there for long.
Song Wen put away the Formation Flags and the three corpses and one ghost, rolled up Xing Yixuan's corpse, and disappeared into the vast sea.
He had only been gone a moment when a tall, slender figure streaked across the sky and appeared above the island. This figure exuded a sharp aura, like a sword drawn from its sheath.
The visitor was Purple Cloud.
She looked down at the desolate, ravaged island below, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.
"It seems that two top-tier Golden Core cultivators were fighting here. One of them died, and the victor escaped into the sea and left. I wonder if these two are related to Yin Bing's death."
She searched the island thoroughly but found no valuable clues, then left.
Song Wen traveled thousands of miles underwater and landed on an island with extremely scarce spiritual energy.
He placed Shan Yue in a Cave on the island.
Instead of going to find Shan Yue, Song Wen found a secluded place and began to search Xing Yixuan's soul.
The soul search went smoothly, Song Wen obtained some unexpected information.
Xing Yixuan went to Limitless Island on Xing Wenyao's orders to negotiate with Limitless Island.
The Xing Family wanted to obtain the Pill Formula for the Demon Soul Spirit-Breaking Pill from Xugeng.
Unfortunately, when she arrived at Limitless Island, Xugeng had already used the remaining liquid from refining the Life-Breath Pill to break free of the Soul Shackle and escape from Limitless Island.
Limitless Island also wanted to find Xugeng's soul. So, the two sides hit it off, and Xing Yixuan, representing the Xing Family, reached a cooperation agreement with Limitless Island to jointly find Xugeng's whereabouts.
Although Xugeng escaped, the Soul Shackle remained, still bearing traces of Xugeng aura.
If one could obtain the "Ten Ten-Thousand-Mile Breath-Tracking Technique" from the Two Forms Sect, one could track down Xugeng by relying on the aura on the Soul Shackle.
Since Limitless Island possesses the Soul Shackle, the task of plotting the <Ten-Thousand-Mile Breath-Tracking Technique> naturally fell to Xing Yixuan.
Therefore, she eventually arrived at the Two Forms Sect.
Song Wen also wanted to obtain Xugeng's soul and acquire the follow-up Cultivation Method of the <Corpse King Reincarnation Art> from him.
However, despite possessing the <Ten-Thousand-Mile Breath-Tracking Technique>, he lacked the Soul Shackle and the aura of Xugeng, leaving him only to sigh in vain.
Song Wen received a thousand Superior Spirit Stones from Xing Yixuan's storage ring, a windfall indeed.
In addition, there is a Golden Core Pill and a low-grade soul defense magic Law Treasure, both of which are quite valuable.
To Song Wen's delight, he found three foot-tall spirit medicine in a jade box.
The spirit medicine was entirely emerald green, with a crystal-clear, ice-like flower blooming atop it. It was the Profound Ice Flower, the spirit medicine needed to refine the Infant Spirit Pill.
Yuan Qing once tried to exchange a Cold Marrow Wood for a Profound Ice Flower from Xing Yixuan, but ultimately failed.
After taking inventory of the storage ring, Song Wen devoured Xing Yixuan's Essence Blood and soul, burned the corpse to ashes, and then went to the Cave where Shan Yue was hiding.
"Extreme Yin, you're finally back! Is everything settled?"
Upon seeing Song Wen return, Shan Yue beamed and took the initiative to greet him.
Shan Yue had no idea what Song Wen had done outside. Song Wen only told her that he had some business to attend to and asked her to wait in the Cave for a few days.
Since their casual yet intimate conversations on the spaceship, the two have grown much closer, at least that's what Shan Yue thinks.
After that day, Song Wen's attitude towards her softened considerably, instead of treating her merely as a tool as before.
Shan Yue naturally moved closer to Song Wen, and Song Wen took the opportunity to put his arm around her slender waist.
"Let's go, let's head to Fangzhu Island."
Ten days later, the spaceship arrived at Fangzhu Island.
"Where shall we stay? Shall we go straight to Fangzhu City?" Shan Yue asked.
Song Wen shook his head. "Many people in Fangzhu City have seen your face. If you stay in the city for a long time, you'll be easily recognized."
"Where to?"
"The Poison Old Ghost's Poison Grotto has a relatively rich Spiritual Qi and is teeming with poisonous insects; ordinary people wouldn't set foot there."
"Good."
The spaceship arrived at Rift Valley tens of thousands of miles east of Fangzhu City.
Song Wen put away his spaceship and, together with Shan Yue, flew to the bottom of the Rift Valley, a drop of ten thousand feet.
When they arrived at the entrance to the Poison Grotto, Shan Yue was about to step into the Cave when Song Wen stopped her.
"Wait a minute, it seems someone has already taken this spot."
"Is someone in the Poison Grotto?" Shan Yue asked doubtfully.
Her Divine Sense detected nothing unusual within the Poison Grotto.
Similarly, Song Wen also failed to find any obvious abnormalities.
But he knew that in a corner of the Poison Grotto, there was a secret room that the old Poison Old Ghost had used to cultivate poisonous plants.
At the junction of the secret chamber door and the rock wall, Song Wen discovered relatively fresh wear marks.
Someone recently opened an escape room!
Moreover, this person seemed to be deliberately concealing his whereabouts, leaving no other traces in the Poison Grotto, making it easy to mistakenly believe that the place was an empty cave.