As he spoke, a single clang rang out, and the Three Demon-Sealing Swords returned to their sheaths in unison.
The aura fluctuations around Xu Taiping abruptly receded into his body like an ebbing sea.
Then, not only the aura fluctuations outside his body, but even those within it began to subside little by little.
Xu Taiping discovered that although the Eight Soul Seals on him had been completely removed, his ability to conceal his aura through the soul seals had not vanished with them.
Upon noticing this, Xu Taiping speculated inwardly:
It seems these Eight Soul Seals also trained my ability to conceal my aura.
Suddenly, Dongfang Yuejian, who had been waiting outside the tower all along, finally could not help asking:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, did that aura and pressure just now come from you?"
Xu Taiping nodded and said:
"Yes, Miss Yuejian. You, Master Xuanzhi, and Gu Yu need not worry. I was merely testing what I gained during this seclusion."
Dongfang Yuejian immediately asked with great curiosity:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, why did your aura suddenly become so much stronger?"
Hearing this question, Xu Taiping hesitated inside the Dragon-Trapping Tower, but ultimately answered without concealing anything:
"I used a method Immortal Elder Wuji taught me to remove all the soul seals on me."
Outside the tower, Dongfang Yuejian first froze, then said in disbelief:
"I... I didn't mishear you, did I? You mean-you mean you've already removed all the soul seals on you?!"
As a cultivator who had entered the Mysterious Wasteland Tower alongside him, Dongfang Yuejian naturally knew about the soul seals on Xu Taiping that sealed away eight powerful Demon Emperors.
She had even gained some inkling of the existence of the Demon-Sealing Swords Xu Taiping used to seal those Eight Soul Seals.
And it was precisely