135: Chapter 134 The Ancient Clan Wants to Kill Souls and Destroy Life

Just as the Hall of Souls Branch Hall Deputy Hall Master stepped out to give chase, a cold figure instantly appeared before him; it was Soul Mie Sheng.

Leng Jie did not have the qualifications to summon Soul Mie Sheng, but the Deputy Hall Master, being a Three-Star Dou Sheng, could contact him directly in emergencies.

After briefly asking for the direction, Soul Mie Sheng went in pursuit.

However, his efforts were ultimately in vain. As a Void Ancient Dragon, Zi Yan was most adept at running away, with a speed far surpassing experts of the same Realm, and she had also specifically used her Void Ancient Dragon power to conceal both of their auras.

Soul Mie Sheng could not even sense the auras of Ling Yuan and Zi Yan; where was he supposed to chase them?

Upon returning to the Hall of Souls, Soul Mie Sheng was completely baffled.

Since the opponent was from the Gu Clan, why did they only send a First-Turn Dou Zun to deal with the Hall of Souls Branch Hall?

Many things were highly illogical.

Although Soul Mie Sheng ordered the matter to be kept confidential, he did not expect that it would inexplicably leak out and soon spread throughout the Central Plains.

So, the destruction of over a dozen Hall of Souls Branch Halls wasn't the work of the Pill Tower after all; it was the Gu Clan!

When the Elders of the Gu Clan learned of this, they were all dumbfounded.

After carefully inquiring within the clan, they finally confirmed that this matter was definitely not the work of anyone from the Gu Clan.

An Elder said, "If our Gu Clan wanted to take action, would we need to be so sneaky? There is no need to hide or cover up when dealing with a Hall of Souls Branch Hall. If we really wanted to strike, we could just destroy their Hall of Souls Heaven Hall directly; why waste time destroying branch halls?"

These words reminded Gu Yuan and the other Gu Clan Elders.

Although the Hun Clan hid in the Soul Realm and did not come out, the Hall of Souls was still active in the Central Plains.

As a subordinate force of the Hun Clan, they had previously ignored the existence of the Hall of Souls.

The Dou Di Clans were, after all, arrogant beyond measure.

They even looked down upon the Hun Clan for establishing forces in the Central Plains.

In their eyes, this move by the Hun Clan was likely no different from playing house.

But now, the Hall of Souls was linked to their Gu Clan.

After a little investigation, they learned that Soul Mie Sheng did not seem to be cowering in the Soul Realm, but was staying at the Heaven Hall.

The Gu Clan Elders immediately became interested. Soul Mie Sheng was a Dou Sheng expert of the Hun Clan; if they could kill him, it would cause the Hun Clan to lose a top-tier combatant. For the Gu Clan, this was all benefit and no harm, so they were naturally happy to see it happen.

Consequently, the Gu Clan took the initiative to contact several other Dou Di Clans, proposing to unite and deal with the Hall of Souls together.

The Gu Clan could kill Soul Mie Sheng on their own, so why join forces with them?

Because they also discovered that Soul Mie Sheng was not at the Late Stage of the Four-Star Dou Sheng Realm, but had broken through to the Five-Star Dou Sheng Realm.

It was unknown when he had broken through, but to kill Soul Mie Sheng—to reliably kill a Five-Star Dou Sheng like Soul Mie Sheng—the Gu Clan would need to dispatch at least one Six-Star Dou Sheng.

And uniting with the other Dou Di Clans to take action was also to inform the major Dou Di Clans.

Their actions were to avenge the Shi Clan, which had been wiped out by the Hun Clan, and did not violate the alliance agreement between the Dou Di Clans.

Since they were going to take action to kill Soul Mie Sheng, they might as well go all the way and take the opportunity to eradicate all the Hall of Souls Branch Halls in the Central Plains.

For such a task, the Gu Clan felt it was clearly better to drag the other Dou Di Clans along.

...

After Zi Yan and Ling Yuan returned to the Ling Clan, Zi Yan felt that she was about to break through to the Late Stage of the Four-Star Dou Sheng Realm.

Calculating the time, it had been a while since Zi Yan broke through to the Middle Stage of the Four-Star Dou Sheng Realm.

After cooperating with the Medicine Clan, Zi Yan had eaten her fair share of Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills, so this Breakthrough was within expectations.

Thus, Zi Yan went into seclusion to undergo the Breakthrough.

For the past while, in order to soothe Zi Yan, who had become sensitive and unusually clingy after pregnancy, he had spent almost every day by her side, which had somewhat neglected Xiao Yi Xian.

Now that Zi Yan was in seclusion, he happened to have some free time, so he planned to go keep Xiao Yi Xian company.

"This is Heart-Devouring Grass. I happened to come across it, so I picked it for you. It should be able to help you break through to the Nine-Star Dou Zong Realm."

Ling Yuan took a black medicinal herb out of his storage ring and gave it to Xiao Yi Xian.

These highly toxic medicinal herbs were fatal to others, but for Xiao Yi Xian, who cultivated poison arts, they were a great tonic that could help her improve her Realm.

Giving gifts to women casually was Ling Yuan's standard operating procedure.

Xiao Yi Xian did not accept the gift immediately.

She hugged Ling Yuan, her eyes filled with affection.

"You coming here is the best gift."

Xiao Yi Xian had a gentle temperament and never competed or fought for anything, but this did not mean she did not miss Ling Yuan.

Once a woman has experienced it, she will always crave it; no one is an exception, only that some women are more reserved.

Xiao Yi Xian cherished Ling Yuan's arrival and tried her best to make both of them comfortable.

The two sat in the courtyard, chatting and whispering sweet nothings as usual. After chatting for a while, when their passion deepened, they embraced and went into the inner chamber.

After the battle, while holding Xiao Yi Xian, Ling Yuan said, "I've been a bit busy lately and have neglected you."

Xiao Yi Xian leaned against his chest, shook her head gently, and said softly, "I don't blame you. Sister Zi Yan is pregnant and naturally needs your care. I am already very happy that you could find time to come see me."

"Besides, I've been quite busy lately too. If you really came every day, I might not even have the time to keep you company."

Ling Yuan did not believe this; it was obvious that Xiao Yi Xian was saying this to alleviate his sense of guilt.

Such an understanding Xiao Yi Xian.

"I heard that a region of poisonous miasma has recently formed in the Far North, and many rare poisons have been bred there, which would be beneficial for your cultivation. You must be quite bored staying in the Ling Clan. In a few days, I'll take you there to have a look; consider it a trip out for you to enjoy."

"Alright."

...

Not long after, Ling Yuan also learned the news from his father that the Gu Clan intended to destroy the Hall of Souls, and he was completely dumbfounded.

He had used the Emperor Seal Skill to disguise himself as a member of the Gu Clan, intending to shift the blame onto the Gu Clan and make the Hun Clan resent them.

He hadn't expected the Gu Clan to be quite something; they were going directly for killing Soul Mie Sheng and destroying the Hall of Souls.

It was unexpected.

However, Ling Yuan felt that this was actually quite good.

If he could take advantage of this opportunity to kill Soul Mie Sheng and destroy all the array eyes of the Soul-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Array, even if the Hun Clan wanted to set up this great array again in the future, they would have to spend a massive amount of time and energy, making it extremely difficult.

Without the Soul-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Array as support, the Hun Clan would likely be unable to use the Emperor Slaying Array. Without this trump card, the Hun Clan would have no means to threaten Zhu Kun.

Destroying the Hall of Souls was a good thing!

He had to support the Gu Clan!

The idea to destroy the Hall of Souls was proposed by the Gu Clan, and the Yan and Lei Clans were supporting it.

The Medicine Clan had remained still, clearly waiting for the Ling Clan to make a decision.

By now, the Medicine Clan had clearly leaned towards the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

Once the Ling Clan clearly stated they had no objections and were willing to participate in the operation, the five major Dou Di Clans immediately reached a consensus and began secret preparations.

Each clan dispatched some Dou Sheng experts for the secret operation, intending to first destroy the Heaven, Earth, and Human Halls of the Hall of Souls.

The main goal was still to kill Soul Mie Sheng and cause the Hun Clan to lose a Five-Star Dou Sheng.