213: The Nine Heavenly Venerables of the Soul Clan, the might of a Void Immortal!

"System, query targeted intelligence."

[Host, please set the direction for intelligence acquisition.]

"Query the true identity and coordinates of the mastermind from the Soul Clan who instigated Fairy Xuanji."

[Targeted intelligence Rank set to: Blue]

[Requires consumption of Destiny Points: 100 points.]

[Confirm?]

"Confirm."

[Blue Intelligence: The mastermind behind the kidnapping of the Saintess is one of the Nine Great Heavenly Venerables of the Soul Clan, a Great Ascension Stage Peak Cultivator—Soul Void Master.]

[The "Shattered Star Sea" coordinates deduced by Li Changsheng are actually a fragment of a sleeve stained with his own aura that Soul Void Master intentionally left behind to mislead the heavenly secrets.]

[His true body is not in the Shattered Star Sea, but is currently lurking within the borders of the Central Region, in the Soul-Severing Canyon, only a million miles away from the Yaochi Holy Land [Click to view].]

After reviewing the intelligence, a playful arc curled at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth.

He looked at the confident Li Changsheng and shook his head: "Li Changsheng, it seems your Divination Technique is not only poorly learned, but you are also always being led by the nose."

"What do you mean?!" Li Changsheng glared: "My deduction this time is absolutely correct! That aura is incredibly clear, right in the Shattered Star Sea!"

"Is that so?"

Lu Yuan sneered: "That is merely a deceptive trick left by the Soul Clan. Your so-called mastermind is named Soul Void Master, one of the Nine Great Heavenly Venerables of the Soul Clan, with a Mahayana Peak cultivation."

"He isn't in the Shattered Star Sea at all right now, but in the Central Region, right under our noses."

"Impossible!" Li Changsheng retorted loudly: "The Central Region is the heartland of our Righteous Path. How could a Mahayana from the Soul Clan be so bold? Senior Lu, stop talking nonsense here!"

"Whether it's nonsense or not, we'll know after a quick verification."

Lu Yuan was too lazy to argue with him.

He slowly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and lightly swiped at the void.

"Great Dao of Space, open."

There were no fancy movements, just a simple swipe.

"Riiip!"

The void in front of everyone was instantly torn open like cloth, revealing a pitch-black and deep spatial tunnel.

Lu Yuan did not enter personally; he only reached one hand into that spatial tunnel.

The next instant.

His arm seemed to cross a distance of hundreds of millions of miles, descending directly into the distant Shattered Star Sea.

"Return."

Lu Yuan gave a soft cry, and his arm retracted.

Between his fingertips was a tattered black sleeve fragment.

On that sleeve fragment, there was indeed the aura belonging to a Great Ascension Stage Cultivator of the Soul Clan, but other than that, there was nothing else.

"Is this the 'foolproof' you spoke of?"

Lu Yuan casually threw the sleeve fragment in front of Li Changsheng and sneered: "This is merely a fragment of Soul Void Master's sleeve."

"If we had followed your guidance and rushed to the Shattered Star Sea, not only would we have failed to catch anyone, but we would likely have fallen for the Soul Clan's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain."

Looking at that lifeless sleeve fragment, Li Changsheng felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He tremblingly picked up the sleeve fragment, feeling the gradually dissipating aura on it, and completely broke down.

Wrong again?

How could it be wrong again?

Why did his proud 'Diligence Makes Up for Lack of Talent' talent and his maxed-out proficiency in Divination Techniques seem like a clumsy joke in front of Lu Yuan?

Watching this scene, the last bit of patience in the Yaochi Holy Mother's eyes was completely exhausted.

She looked coldly at Li Changsheng, her voice devoid of emotion: "Li Changsheng, you have repeatedly misled me and almost caused a great disaster."

"It seems your so-called Divination Technique is nothing more than some Jianghu tricks."

"Someone, expel this person from Yaochi."

"From now on, the Yaochi Holy Land does not welcome this person to set foot here even half a step!"

"Holy Mother! Holy Mother, listen to my explanation! I..."

Li Changsheng still wanted to struggle, but he was picked up by two already impatient Law Enforcement Elders and thrown out of the Yaochi Holy Land like trash.

After dealing with this jumping clown, the Yaochi Holy Mother turned to Lu Yuan, her attitude instantly becoming gentle and solemn.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, since you know the true whereabouts of that Soul Void Master, please point the way."

"This matter concerns the reputation of my Yaochi. That Soul Clan must be made to pay the price. Once it's done, Yaochi will surely offer a heavy reward."

Lu Yuan smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "The Holy Mother is too polite. Since this Soul Clan member dares to stir up trouble in the heartland of our Human Race, as a man of the Righteous Path, I naturally cannot sit idly by."

After he finished speaking.

Lu Yuan raised his hand again.

This time, he mobilized even more majestic power of the Great Dao of Space.

"Hum!"

The void trembled, and an incredibly stable spatial tunnel formed instantly.

At the end of the tunnel, it was no longer the pitch-black void, but a scene of a gloomy and dark canyon.

Through the tunnel, everyone could vaguely see that in the center of that canyon, a black altar emitting an eerie light stood tall.

On the altar, a figure completely shrouded in a black robe sat cross-legged, seemingly waiting for something.

"Let's go."

Lu Yuan stepped into the tunnel.

The Yaochi Holy Mother followed closely behind, her Void Immortal Realm aura beginning to revive, like an ancient Vicious Beast about to awaken... Central Region, Soul-Severing Canyon.

This place was covered in miasma year-round and was sparsely populated.

On the altar, Soul Void Master was closing his eyes to rest.

He was very confident in the trap he had set; not only had he turned Xuanji, but he had also laid multiple deceptive arrays.

The stand-in left at the Shattered Star Sea was enough to delay Yaochi for a long time.

By the time they realized it, the Saintess's Primordial Spirit would likely have already been sent to the clan.

"Calculating the time, Xuanji should have succeeded by now..."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Soul Void Master's mouth.

Just then, his heart skipped a beat, and an unprecedented sense of crisis instantly enveloped his entire body.

"Who is it?!"

He snapped his eyes open and looked up at the void.

He saw the space above his head crack open without warning, revealing a huge gap.

Two figures stepped out from it, like gods descending to the world, looking down at ants.

When he clearly saw the beautiful figure shrouded in immortal light, Soul Void Master's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of needle points, and a terrified scream escaped his lips: "Yaochi Holy Mother? How did you find this place?"

This was impossible.

His location was only known to Xuanji, and he also had the clan's supreme treasure to obscure heavenly secrets; even a Void Immortal should not be able to lock onto his true body so quickly.

The Yaochi Holy Mother had no intention of wasting words with him.

She looked down at Soul Void Master, the killing intent in her eyes gushing out like a physical substance.

"Harming my disciple and disturbing my Yaochi—Soul Void Master, today is the day you die."

Before her voice finished echoing, the Yaochi Holy Mother lightly raised her fair hand and pressed down toward the bottom.

"Rumble—!"

As this palm strike was released, the world changed color.

The Spiritual Qi within ten thousand miles was instantly sucked dry, transforming into a Heaven-Shrouding Giant Palm that was ten thousand feet large.

Upon that giant palm, crystal-clear Immortal Dao Laws circulated, each strand of Law seemingly weighing ten thousand tons, pressing the void until it collapsed inch by inch.