Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Yan, then at Yao Lao, then at Sun Buxiao.
The Hall of Souls. Undercover.
That business.
...She didn't get it.
.??m
"So what's your real reason for infiltrating the Hall of Souls?"
Although she didn't understand, Xiao Yi Xian knew exactly how to get to the heart of the matter.
"The reason is simple: to worm my way into the organization behind the Hall of Souls."
"Little Yanzi, do you remember this?"
Sun Buxiao took out the Xiao Clan's Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment and slapped it down in front of Xiao Yan.
"Isn't this our clan's... jade fragment?"
Xiao Yan picked up the jade fragment and blinked.
He remembered this jade fragment. Ever since he was little, the Xiao Clan's Great Elder had carried it on his person. Its primary function was to monitor the clan leader's soul power. Each successive Xiao Clan leader would establish a connection with it, then entrust it to an elder for safekeeping.
That was no longer possible, of course, since it had already been traded to Sun Buxiao.
That was why Sun Dog thought this thing was pretty ridiculous. The pieces of the Tou She Ancient God Jade couldn't even sense one another or anything. It was just a jade fragment. If he threw it away, everyone might as well stay trapped at Peak Dou Sheng until they died.
"There are eight jade fragments like this in the world."
"And if you collect all eight and put them back together-"
A smile appeared on Sun Buxiao's face.
"You can use them to open the cavern abode of this world's last Dou Di."
"-Huh?"
The silence hung in the air for several seconds before Xiao Yan's sharp intake of breath pierced it.
"Brother Sun, you mean this thing