Xuanyuan City, the inner city.
The once magnificent imperial palace in the inner city had long since become scorched earth, with ruined walls and shattered masonry everywhere.
An enormous hall radiating dim golden light floated and trembled above the palace ruins. It was the palace treasure the Xuanyuan Imperial Clan had passed down since Primordial Antiquity-the Human Emperor Hall!
Inside the Human Emperor Hall, thousands of soul slaves were bound tightly by countless golden chains, their ceaseless, piercing howls making one's scalp crawl.
At the center of the hall, Xuanyuan Hong and Hai Dafu stood shoulder to shoulder, their expressions utterly grim.
"Brother Hai."
Xuanyuan Hong spread his divine sense, surveying the devastation throughout Xuanyuan City. His voice carried unprecedented gravity. "There are simply too many people whose minds have been controlled by the Tai Sui Gate."
"Even if we join forces, I fear we cannot quell this!"
Hai Dafu nodded slowly.
Since the Evil Soul Seals had erupted, he and Xuanyuan Hong had fought with all their might, killing thousands of soul slaves. Even more had been captured alive and suppressed within the Human Emperor Hall.
The Dao of Alchemy Grandmasters at the Spirit Transformation Stage, in particular, had all come by invitation and shared close ties with Xuanyuan Hong.
Even with their minds controlled, Xuanyuan Hong could not bear to kill them. Instead, he had temporarily suppressed them while waiting for Lin Mo to successfully refine the Nine-Turn Demon-Cleansing Pill.
More than half a month had now passed since the Evil Soul Seals erupted, yet there was still no word from Lin Mo. Even the Alchemy Sect had no idea where he was.
All they knew was that Lin Mo had set off for Xuanyuan City and apparently vanished along the way!
"The Alchemy Sect is refining the