516: The person Xin Yuelan "longs for"

She quietly lowered her head, looking down at the lower steps; an exquisitely shaped jade foot hung over a throne of embers made of white bones.

"Elder Hundred Refinements."

Her voice was calm without a single ripple, yet it was more heart-wrenching than a ten-thousand-year cold wind blowing through cracked bone crevices.

"You have operated in the northern borders of the Ba Xia Dynasty for hundreds of years; your ears and eyes must be quite well-informed."

Her fingertips imperceptibly brushed over the illusory outline of a golden hairpin. "This Seat only asks one thing."

Her crimson gaze, like physical ice needles, locked onto the trembling Soul below.

"Yin Yang Sect Disciple Yao Delong, where—is—he—right—now?"

"Thud!"

Demon Venerable Hundred Refinements' withered head slammed heavily onto the cold, profound ice, kicking up specks of frost dust.

"Saint... Saintess's inquiry!" His voice was dry, like sand rubbing together.

"That Yao... Yao Delong, his reputation in the Eastern Region..."

"Get—to—the—point."

Three words, crisp and cold as ice beads, interrupted all his nonsense, crushing down with an unquestionable ultimate pressure!

The laziness in Xin Yuelan's eyes vanished, and a hint of impatience, like a deity looking down at an ant, appeared on her incomparably demonic face!

Hundred Refinements' entire skeletal frame emitted a fine creaking sound as if on the verge of collapse!

"Yes! It was today! At the profound fire ancient mirror rift's Demonic Formation hub! I personally... encountered him!!"

He spoke rapidly, as if trying to spit out all possible life-saving information.

"The person I fought! Mid-stage Soul Transformation cultivation of the Yin Yang Sect! His Yuan energy was mixed and treacherous yet blazing like the sun, ever-changing and unpredictable!

Furthermore, he is proficient in... an Appearance and Qi Transformation Technique that even this old man couldn't see through for a time!"

He suddenly looked up, the green phosphorus flames in his skull's eye sockets flickering violently, carrying the deepest wariness and confirmation:

"With such cultivation and such erratic combat power! In the younger generation of the Yin Yang Sect, only the rumored Natural Dao Body, Dao Changge..."

"And the Yao... Yao Delong mentioned by the Saintess Your Highness! Could be capable of this!"

"This subordinate struck with seventy percent of my power to shake his Divine Soul and dao foundation! Yet... I could not shake his Primordial Spirit or cause even a fraction of a crack!

I ended up... letting him lead the Cultivators within the valley out of the Rift Blood Pool!"

This last sentence was almost a roar, carrying the aftershocks of unbelievable trembling, completely nailing down the strength of that person's identity!

Above the jade throne.

Xin Yuelan's fingers, which were stroking the phantom of the yanshen fetus, suddenly stopped!

Deep within her red pupils, the galaxy of demonic intent hidden since ancient times seemed to have a blazing sun thrown into it and explode instantly!

No wonder she had sensed the aura of the yanshen fetus after entering the Frost Silence Cold Plain. Relying on that subtle perception,

she had rushed toward the Profound Fire Ancient Realm and ended up encountering the hunted Hundred Refinements. It seemed the person Hundred Refinements spoke of was undoubtedly Yao Delong!

Only a few months ago! This kid was merely at the Late Golden Core Stage.

How long has it been, and he has already reached Mid-stage Soul Transformation? This cultivation speed is simply inconceivable.

Even with Xin Yuelan's Dao Heart, which had been tempered by ten thousand tribulations of the Heavenly Demon and had long regarded the world's geniuses as dust,

she felt a bone-chilling cold explode from the deepest part of her Sea of Consciousness, spreading throughout her body!

"Where—did—he—go?"

Three words were squeezed out from between Xin Yuelan's ice-jade-carved teeth.

Every syllable carried a grim chill sufficient to freeze the Divine Soul and Dao Soul!

"Saintess... please see clearly!"

Demon Venerable Hundred Refinements felt as if his throat's Origin was being gripped by the hand of ten thousand demons.

"He took one of this old man's Hundred Refinements Myriad Withered Palms from a distance... Even if that kid had a Magic Treasure protecting him, the sensation of his Primordial Spirit tearing could never be faked!"

"Right now... he has most likely shrunk back to the Yin Yang Sect's fortress camp, using the advantage of the heavy formations to adjust his breath and neutralize the poison!!"

Yin Yang Sect camp!

The corner of Xin Yuelan's bright red lips curled down imperceptibly.

She turned her head slightly, her gaze sweeping over the massive figure standing silently in the shadows of the ice cave corner like an ancient dark stone—Ah Da!

Stalwart as a primordial giant demon, his aura was as heavy as the nether deep sea!

That was her true reliance for this trip to the Frost Silence Cold Plain!

A servant from the Heavenly Realm who was not well-known even in the sect's Council of Elders, but who had truly touched the barrier of the Late Void Refining Stage!

Previously, it was he alone, using the bitter cold Law that freezes all things combined with the matchless brute force that tears through the void,

who, under the hunting pincer attack of the two Void Refinement Mid-stage Peak powerhouses, Lei Zhenzi and Venerable Kunyuan,

forcibly tore open a path of survival for Hundred Refinements and the others! Unscathed! He forced back the two heroes!

But no matter how strong... he was still just one person.

To forcibly attack the fortress camp where tens of thousands of Yin Yang Sect northern border elites were gathered, protected by layer upon layer of defensive formations?

It would be no different from an ant trying to shake a tree!

Even if they could briefly disturb it, it would be extremely difficult to penetrate deep inside, let alone lock onto and forcibly kidnap a Yao Delong who was in a state of recovery!

The consequence of alarming them would likely be the immediate arrival of a higher-level Human Race giant tearing through space!

At that time, not only would she fail to retrieve the divine fetus, but even she, a crucial future chess piece of the Holy Cult, would inevitably fall!

"Hundred Refinements..." Xin Yuelan's voice returned to that indifference that controlled all ages.

"This subordinate is here!" Hundred Refinements felt as if he had been granted a grand pardon, prostrating himself even lower.

"Mobilize all the informants you can use under your command in the northern border of the Ba Xia Dynasty."

Invisible Demonic Essence outlined at her fingertips, a blurry image containing the unique Yuan energy characteristics of the Yin Yang Sect—

especially that trace hidden beneath the mixed energy, like a dormant blazing furnace-like aura of a Vicious Beast—

the imprint of Yao Delong's Origin aura—was silently struck into the depths of Hundred Refinements' withered Soul Core!

"The moment this person's tracks..."

Her blood-red pupils were deep like a bottomless cold abyss:

"Leave—the—camp!"

"Report immediately!"

"Yes! Yes! This subordinate obeys the Holy Decree! I will not dare to delay!"

Demon Venerable Hundred Refinements' Soul fire jumped wildly, as if he had grabbed onto the last straw to save his life!

On the jade throne, that hanging bare jade foot hooked lightly, and a crimson ribbon flowed like a bloodstain.

"Begone."

The voice fell like an edict.

Hundred Refinements scrambled to his feet, his skeletal body like a fleeing hyena, instantly disappearing into the darker shadow tunnels of the grotto, fearing to stay for even half a moment longer!

Inside the ice cave, it was as silent as ten-thousand-year profound ice.

Only the point of illusory golden light floating at Xin Yuelan's fingertips remained, emitting an obscure and unclear faint light—

That was the projection of the yanshen fetus's Origin she possessed.

In her heart, this dao artifact embryo was not only related to her dao foundation but also represented a shame of being forcibly captured!

That man named Yao Delong had actually captured her alive and toyed with her at will,

forcing her to mortgage such a supreme treasure to escape... This humiliation was etched into her bones!

Ah Da's body, which was like ancient cold rock, moved imperceptibly; his ice-blue gaze fell silently, transmitting an inquiring thought.

Xin Yuelan's red pupils deeply swept over the cave entrance where Hundred Refinements had disappeared, her lips curling into a cold indifference and disdain:

"Look at his appearance, like a stray dog. The 'Great Plan' my father entrusted to him has probably rotted into a pot of sour soup."

Her fingertips lightly pinched, and the golden phantom flickered,

"Forget it, the guillotine of the Hall of Sect Law will deal with him.

I came this time only to take back what is mine! This time, I will definitely make that Yao Delong pay dearly!"

Her voice was resolute, carrying an unquestionable supreme authority and bone-deep hatred.

Yao Delong! This name was like a brand, searing her self-esteem and Dao Heart!

Reclaiming the dao artifact embryo and washing away the humiliation was her only obsession at this moment!

In the shadows beside the jade throne, Luo Tianying's delicate body trembled imperceptibly.

Yao Delong! It really was him!