Husband and wife finally reunited (1 / 2)

In the Central Plains, after a full day and night of recovery, along with taking a Life-Saving Pill, Yun Yun gradually regained consciousness and slowly awoke.

When she glimpsed the scenery around her streaking past in blurred trails, she realized she was moving at high speed and instantly became much more alert.

She struggled briefly, only to find her movements restrained. A chain exuding an evil aura and engraved with eerie black-and-purple runes was bound around her.

The chain binding her body sealed her Dou Qi, making it difficult for the Dou Qi within her to circulate. Its ghostly blue flames also assailed her soul, sending waves of pain through it from time to time.

Yun Yun's brows never once relaxed.

She tried circulating her Dou Qi to break through the Evil Soul Chain's restraints.

After several attempts failed to budge the Evil Soul Chain in the slightest, she simply gave up and closed her eyes, slowly recovering from her injuries.

Noticing that Yun Yun seemed to have stirred, Soul One glanced at her as he carried her through the air at high speed.

His gloomy gaze swept over Yun Yun. When he saw no movement from her, his brows knitted.

She clearly moved just now. Had I sensed it wrong?!

Soul One released a wisp of Soul Dou Qi from his fingertip, probing her body through the Evil Soul Chain.

Suddenly sensing an unfamiliar surge of Dou Qi forcing its way into her body, Yun Yun was greatly alarmed. She hurriedly pressed her stirring Dou Qi back into her Dantian and continued feigning unconsciousness.

Gripping the Evil Soul Chain, Soul One examined her inside and out. Finding nothing unusual about Yun Yun, the last trace of suspicion in his heart vanished completely.

Still, to prevent a long night from breeding troublesome dreams and unforeseen complications, Soul One accelerated with Yun Yun in tow, flashing through the sky in rapid bursts.

In the blink of an eye, he left Gu He, who had been following at a leisurely pace, more than a thousand meters behind.

Finding himself left over a thousand meters behind in a single blink, Gu He blinked in bewilderment as he desperately tried to catch up.

No, wait for me~!

I can't keep up!

To keep up with Soul One, Gu He had no choice but to grit his teeth and accelerate.

After swallowing several pills that could briefly make his Dou Qi surge, Gu He's flying speed instantly increased considerably.

Yet how could a few pills bridge the gap in speed between a Dou Wang and a Dou Zong?

Although Soul One was carrying a burden named Yun Yun, the distance between him and Gu He continued to widen.

Within a few breaths, Gu He had fallen a full two thousand meters behind Soul One and Yun Yun, and the gap was still growing.

Gu He was fucking about to fall apart.

A few pills were nowhere near enough.

Gritting his teeth, he swallowed several more pills, triggering another surge of Dou Qi within his body.

Fortunately, they were not far from the Dead Soul Mountain Range. Although Gu He could not match Soul One's speed,

he could still just barely see Soul One enter the Dead Soul Mountain Range and then descend.

Gu He followed, and soon a palace called the Earth Fiend Hall appeared before him.

As expected, this was a branch hall of the Soul Hall.

After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, Soul One and Gu He entered the Earth Fiend Hall one after the other.

The Branch Hall Master had already received word from Soul One that he had captured a woman named Yun Yun.

Supposedly, this woman was Chen Yang's exclusive plaything. Capturing her would allow them to lure Chen Yang to the Dead Soul Mountain Range.

Then all they needed to do was cast a net stretching from heaven to earth and wait for Chen Yang to walk into it.

Now, both Venerable Elders, Star-Picking Old Ghost and Old Man Mu Gu, were in position. Everything was ready; all that remained was for Chen Yang to come knocking.

The Branch Hall Master swept his gaze across Yun Yun's face, revealing a hint of disdain.

This woman was beautiful, certainly, but she was simply too weak.

Her strength did not match her beauty at all. She was nothing more than a decorative vase, something for the strong to vent their lust on.

What was more, she was damaged goods someone else had already used.

In an instant, the Branch Hall Master lost even more interest.

He waved his hand, signaling Soul One to lock her in the Dungeon. All that remained was to stand ready for Chen Yang's attack.

Two Venerable Elders, one Branch Hall Master, and two Branch Hall Deputy Masters—a lineup amounting to nearly four Dou Zun. If Chen Yang dared come, this place would be where his bones were buried.

As his words fell, the Branch Hall Master suddenly noticed Gu He behind Soul One, and his brows tightened slightly.

He turned an inquiring gaze toward Soul One.

Soul One immediately stepped forward to explain, "My lord, this is Gu He, an honorary elder of the Misty Cloud Sect and a peak Sixth-Rank Alchemist.

"He admires Yun Yun, the woman your subordinate captured.

"To obtain Yun Yun, he wishes to join our Soul Hall."

The Branch Hall Master said nothing, fixing Gu He with a scrutinizing gaze as though trying to see straight through him.

"Soul One said you wish to join the Soul Hall?" the Branch Hall Master asked, staring at Gu He. "Your Dou Wang cultivation is truly pathetic, but alchemists are hard to come by. Your status as a Sixth-Rank Alchemist barely qualifies you to join the Soul Hall and serve us as a Soul Hall Protector."

With that, the Branch Hall Master patted Gu He's shoulder approvingly with his broad, powerful hand.

Having won the Branch Hall Master's approval and even received the title of Soul Hall Protector, Gu He was overwhelmed by the favor. He hurriedly knelt to offer his thanks and declare his loyalty.

"Thank you for valuing me, my lord. I will not fail your trust and will complete any task you assign me with distinction."

Gu He knew how to handle people, and the Branch Hall Master liked him all the more.

"Good. I was right about you. With your talent, the sixth rank certainly won't be your limit."

The Branch Hall Master introduced Gu He to Old Man Mu Gu, the Soul Hall Venerable Elder standing to his right.

"Let me introduce you. This is one of our Soul Hall's Venerable Elders—Old Man Mu Gu.

"He is an eighth-tier alchemist and a Three-Star Dou Zun.

"In the future, if there is anything you do not understand about alchemy or cultivation, you may ask him for guidance at any time."

Gu He looked in the direction the Branch Hall Master pointed. When he saw Old Man Mu Gu, his expression gradually filled with excitement.

This was an eighth-tier alchemist, one of the foremost practitioners of Alchemy on the continent. To think he was fortunate enough to meet such a figure.

More importantly still, Old Man Mu Gu had once been the junior fellow disciple of Yao Chen, Venerable Yao, and a disciple of Han Shanshan.

As a child, Gu He had been fortunate enough to receive guidance from Venerable Yao and become an alchemist.

Old Man Mu Gu gave Gu He an indifferent glance, and disdain became the only expression on his face.

A Dou Wang and a Sixth-Rank Alchemist—such talent might be considered exceptional in the Northwest Region, but in his eyes, it was trash.

Still, the Soul Hall lacked alchemists, and since the Branch Hall Master had already said as much, he had to show him some respect, did he not?

Thus, after his display of disdain, he gave a slight nod, indicating that Gu He could come to him with anything he did not understand about alchemy or cultivation. He would answer Gu He's questions about pill refinement and cultivation depending on the circumstances and his mood.

While Gu He and Old Man Mu Gu were getting acquainted, Soul One had already escorted Yun Yun to the Earth Fiend Hall's Dungeon.

The Earth Fiend Hall's Dungeon was built deep underground, surrounded by ten-thousand-year-old ice. The temperature was therefore extremely low, and Yun Yun felt a chill, her body instinctively shivering.

It was precisely that shiver that made Soul One realize Yun Yun had long since awakened and had merely been pretending to remain unconscious.

What a scheming woman.

A cold glint flashed in Soul One's eyes. He released the Evil Soul Chain's restraint and hurled Yun Yun toward the ground.

Thinking she was about to hit the floor and be knocked senseless, Yun Yun could no longer afford to keep feigning unconsciousness.

Yet in the next instant, she collided with a scorching wall of flesh—a man's chest!

Yun Yun was about to push him away, but before she could move, that familiar scent slipped into her nostrils.

In an instant, she stopped moving. Tears immediately filled her eyes as she raised her head to meet his gaze, her voice alluring, tender, and sweet.

"Husband~!"