84: Existence in the Deep Tomb

However, there was one good point: this Female Immortal's severed hand would not touch Lu Chen's Dao Soldiers, nor would it touch the Xuan Fa Realm Monster Corpses that Lu Chen intended to keep as Dao Soldier seeds.

That was enough.

Lu Chen no longer bothered with it. After his consciousness left the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, he quickly headed towards the Burrowing Armadillo Hall.

That nest of Burrowing Armadillo Monster had already been cleared out by the Dao Soldiers, just waiting for him to clean up the battlefield.

Seventeen Xuan Fa Realm Burrowing Armadillos, plus over forty Penetrating Aperture Realm ones, and more than thirty Spirit Transformation and Qi Condensation Realm ones.

After this wave, Lu Chen's Xuan Fa Realm Monster Corpses once again accumulated to forty-six. If all were piled onto one Golden Armor Dao Soldier, it would definitely be enough for Lu Chen to cultivate another Five Elements Dao Soldier, and there might even be some left over.

Because among the seventeen Burrowing Armadillo Monster, there was one massive one extremely close to the Dao Embryo Realm.

The remaining Penetrating Aperture, Spirit Transformation, and Qi Condensation Realm Burrowing Armadillos were also enough to promote a Silver Armor Dao Soldiers to Golden Armor, with some surplus.

A huge profit!

Lu Chen was excited inwardly, quickly cleaned up the battlefield, and slipped away immediately.

"Wait!" Lu Chen suddenly paused, then quickly put the storage ring and the small qiankun bag he had looted from Li Jinyi's corpse into the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin.

"That was close!" He wiped away non-existent cold sweat.

This was Li Jinyi, the Sword Fighting Peak Lord and Third Elder's registered Disciple. How could he not have left behind things that the Sect could trace?

Moreover, this guy most likely had a 'life token'. Now that Li Jinyi was dead and his life token was shattered, the Sect had probably already noticed. If Lu Chen kept carrying Li Jinyi's storage ring and small qiankun bag, he would likely be caught red-handed by the Sect very soon.

Fortunately, his Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin was a born treasure and could not be detected by outsiders. Isolating Li Jinyi's aura was not a problem.

Furthermore, Li Jinyi's Physical Body was even struck by that Female Immortal's severed hand and swallowed as a beam of light, not even leaving a single strand of hair. No matter how incompetent the Sect was, they couldn't possibly trace it back to Lu Chen.

After tidying up, Lu Chen no longer lingered and instantly left with his Dao Soldiers.

Lu Chen was still traveling deep underground and had not returned to the surface, so naturally, he did not see that beneath the clouds, eight Monster Clan members who had almost completely transformed into human form were quietly standing.

The leading Monster Clan member had a slender and well-proportioned figure, wearing a fiery red robe, with fiery red hair tied up with a fire jade crown. Above his brow, there were six red scales, and on top of his head, a pair of straight horns. His vertical pupils were amber-colored, indifferent and cold.

He watched the churning earth gradually subside and spoke indifferently, "So, Human Race members of the same Sect also fight amongst themselves!"

Beside him, a small Rat Demon with a human body and a rat head chuckled sinisterly, "Your Highness is unaware, the Human Race is most skilled at internal strife. When they fight amongst themselves, it's even more intense and vicious than when they fight outsiders!"

Another Deer Demon with a human body and face, but with a pair of deer antlers and a deer tail, sneered, "A bunch of rabble. Sooner or later, they will be trampled underfoot by our Ancient Demon Realm."

"Your Highness, the person underground is probably not an unknown figure from the Human Race's Dongming Sect. His Puppet Technique is extraordinary. Should we take this opportunity to completely eliminate him?" another Lion Demon asked.

The red-robed Monster Clan member with straight horns on his head and six red scales above his brow retracted his vertical pupils and said calmly, "Let him go for now. After this Your Highness recovers from injuries, I will come back for his life. Also, this Your Highness wants to use soul-searching techniques to see how this Human Race's Puppets are refined."

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Deep within the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb, in the Void, thunder roared incessantly. Moreover, streaks of lightning, like Giant Pythons, densely covered and coiled, transforming into countless dense runes, sealing everything.

The Grand Elder of Mingjing Peak, the Third Elder of Doujian Peak, as well as the True Disciple Luo Tingwu stationed in Qing Province, and the True Disciple Yang Qingpeng stationed in Yuan Province, were all sitting cross-legged before the Void, meditating motionless.

But at this moment, the Third Elder suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of killing intent passing through them. The next moment, he opened his palm, and a shattered life token appeared in his hand. Faintly, one could still see the words 'Li Jinyi' carved on the shattered jade token.

"How could your registered Disciple Li Jinyi die in such a place?" The Grand Elder frowned.

The moment killing intent flashed in the Third Elder's eyes, the Grand Elder had already sensed it and naturally saw the shattered life token in the Third Elder's palm.

A shattered life token could only mean two things. One was that Li Jinyi had betrayed the Dongming Sect and actively shattered his life token. But clearly, Li Jinyi wouldn't go mad like that, nor would he betray the Dongming Sect and shatter his life token without reason.

Then, there was only the second possibility.

Li Jinyi had perished, his life and Dao extinguished in this Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb!

"I have also seen this Third Elder's registered Disciple a few times. Although his pair of spiritual eyes are not rare in the world, they are extremely extraordinary. In the future, he even had hopes of achieving the Yin God Realm and competing for the position of True Disciple. How could he fall in this small Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb?" Luo Tingwu also looked at the shattered life token in the Third Elder's palm, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Even if it was strong in the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb, it was nothing more than some Dao Embryo Realm Monster. But ultimately, they couldn't stir up much trouble.

With Li Jinyi's strength, even if he encountered a Dao Embryo Realm Monster alone, he shouldn't have easily died. At least escaping wouldn't be difficult. If he couldn't even do that, and yet still dared to travel alone in this Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb, then it could only be said that he was being foolish.

Yang Qingpeng glanced at the shattered life token in the Third Elder's palm with indifference, thinking to himself, "Useless talent." He then paid no further attention.

How much achievement could someone who lost his life in a small Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb have in the future?

His reputation didn't match reality. If he died, then he died.

There were many Disciples in the Dongming Sect, and Li Jinyi wasn't the only one who died.

Even they, the True Disciples, and even the Inner Sect Elders, sometimes lost their lives in danger. It wasn't worth making a fuss over.

"Crack!" The Third Elder's face gradually darkened. His hand slowly closed, little by little, completely crushing Li Jinyi's already shattered life token in his hand into powder.

Although Li Jinyi's personality wasn't likable, the Third Elder had never overlooked this registered Disciple.

Because Li Jinyi was indeed exceptionally talented and could go very far on the path of cultivation. When he grew up in the future, he would be at least an Inner Sect Elder at the Yin God Realm, or even, as Luo Tingwu said, compete for the position of True Disciple, which was not impossible.

But now, his registered Disciple had died in the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb, almost right under his Master's nose. By all accounts, the Third Elder should go and see.

Leaving aside whether there was any hope of saving him, at least, the Monster or person who killed Li Jinyi should provide an explanation.

"This old man will leave for a moment." The Third Elder slowly stood up. His clenched hand reopened, and a wisp of spiritual light rose up, quietly floating before the Third Elder's eyes.

This was Li Jinyi's last wisp of aura from his life token. By following this wisp of aura, he could surely find Li Jinyi's location.

"Boom!"

At this moment, there was thunder and lightning. Behind the Void densely covered with runes, a vast and terrifying creature made a move, striking the dense lightning runes, blasting out a huge fist print.

"Little things from the Dongming Sect, you can leave the small Monster in the Remnant Tomb alone, but if any of our Ancient Demon Clan descendants suffer the slightest mishap, then you Qingming Human Clan, just wait for blood to flow like rivers!" A low, ancient voice, like muffled thunder exploding, came from the other side of the Void, shaking the heavens and earth.