114: Chapter 114: The Underground Treasure

Lin Qing did not rush to kill Fang Shuo.

As the overall leader of the Xuanye Demon Court's operation, the information Fang Shuo possessed was far beyond that of the ordinary Demon Court Disciples. Compared to his life, the information stored in his mind was of paramount importance.

Lin Qing captured Fang Shuo using the same method, and his vast Divine Thought instantly invaded the other's mind to perform the Soul Searching Technique.

Compared to the Divine Soul of the ordinary Disciples from before, Fang Shuo, as a Core Disciple heavily cultivated by the Demon Court and the leader of this operation, possessed an extremely profound Divine Soul foundation.

However, the gap in Realm was like a chasm. Before Lin Qing's pure and massive Divine Thought, his profound foundation was useless.

As the Soul Searching Technique was applied, massive amounts of intelligence flooded into his mind. As the leader, Fang Shuo not only knew the number of Demon Court Disciples who had infiltrated but also knew the appearance and cultivation Realm of every single Disciple.

Moreover, he also held an evacuation method.

This evacuation method was known only to Fang Shuo; he had not told the other Demon Court Disciples.

Although the Demon Court Disciples who infiltrated this time were numerous and powerful, the Disciples sent into the Secret Realm by the Chuyun Immortal Sect were not to be underestimated either. They could not guarantee that every Demon Court Disciple could defeat the Disciples sent by the Immortal Sect.

After entering the Secret Realm, the landing points were random. If they acted alone and encountered elite Disciples of the Immortal Sect, there was a risk of being captured at any time, so only Fang Shuo knew about this evacuation plan.

If the mission went smoothly and the overall situation was decided, Fang Shuo would use this method to lead the Demon Court Disciples to evacuate.

If an unexpected turn occurred midway and the operation was exposed, Fang Shuo could abandon the other Demon Court Disciples and evacuate alone to preserve his own life.

However, this evacuation method was not a Magic Treasure that could be activated instantly, but a small-scale space Formation. This Formation was of a very high grade; even though Fang Shuo had the complete Formation map and brought all the Materials, it still required a large amount of time to set up.

Therefore, from the moment Lin Qing's Divine Thought locked onto Fang Shuo, he never had a chance to escape.

After the Soul Searching was complete, Lin Qing withdrew his Divine Thought, his eyes cold to the bone. Fang Chao had died by his hand years ago, and now his son, Fang Shuo, would follow the same path.

Before Fang Shuo's consciousness could fully recover, the spiritual power at Lin Qing's fingertips had already condensed. Several wind blades formed and swept out.

Puchi!

Cold light flashed, and blood splattered.

Fang Shuo's body was sliced and dismembered layer by layer by the wind blades. His death was tragic, similar to the end of his father, Fang Chao, years ago. Father and son had ultimately met the same fate.

After dealing with Fang Shuo, Lin Qing continued to patrol the entire Secret Realm.

With the appearance of all the Demon Court Disciples in Fang Shuo's memory, the efficiency of the subsequent cleanup increased several times over.

Previously, he had to rely on the feature of "wearing a Storage Ring on the left thumb" to lock onto targets and then use telepathy to test them. Now, he could omit these steps.

Lin Qing patrolled at high altitude, cleaning up the stragglers while exchanging information with other Immortal Sect Disciples through communication tokens.

In the following days, a thorough cleanup storm swept through the Secret Realm.

Whether hiding in mountains, forests, swamps, or river valleys, no matter how they concealed or disguised themselves, they had nowhere to hide under the coverage of Lin Qing's Divine Thought. They were pulled out one by one and killed on the spot.

While purging the Demon Court Disciples, Lin Qing also took the opportunity to clear out the Yao Beasts with excessive strength in the Secret Realm.

After several days of sleepless, round-the-clock patrolling, Lin Qing's footprints covered every corner of the million-mile Secret Realm.

Until the last hidden Demon Court Disciple was killed and the situation in the Secret Realm was confirmed to be completely stable, Lin Qing couldn't wait to rush to the place he had felt strange about earlier.

That strange fluctuation was hidden deep underground, thousands of miles down, and was extremely concealed.

Even with his terrifying Divine Thought, he only happened to sense it when he was directly above that location.

It was conceivable that none of the Chuyun Immortal Sect Disciples who had entered the Secret Realm in previous generations could have detected this secret.

Even the Prodigies who were stunning through the ages in the Sect's history, when under thirty years old, had a Divine Thought coverage range that could not reach one-tenth of Lin Qing's current Divine Thought, so they naturally could not detect it.

After arriving at the destination, Lin Qing directly used the Earth Evasion Technique, his thick spiritual power wrapping around his body, and plunged straight into the thick soil layer.

The resistance of moving underground was far greater than in the air, and his speed was significantly limited. Lin Qing broke through rock layers and penetrated soil layers all the way, continuing to sink deeper.

After a full hour of traveling underground, crossing thousands of miles of rock barriers, the oppressive feeling around him suddenly eased.

The next moment, Lin Qing's figure flashed, and he appeared in a vast and empty giant space.

This space was completely different from the gloomy, crimson, and lava-rolling underground Secret Realms. Here, the space was clean and clear, filled with Spiritual Qi, quiet and distant.

In the center of the space floated a palm-sized orb, with five-colored spiritual light flowing throughout its body. The luster was gentle and restrained, as if it possessed living life, slowly rising, falling, and rotating with every breath.

The five-colored halo spread out in layers, illuminating the entire giant space, dyeing the dim rock layers colorful, beautiful, and mysterious.

Lin Qing slowly approached the orb, while once again extending his Divine Thought to investigate carefully.

After careful perception, the five-colored orb had a gentle and pure aura, without any violent fluctuations.

However, for the sake of caution, Lin Qing still did not directly reach out to touch it, but took out a Spiritual Weapon to poke it. The orb remained stable, floating, without unleashing any attacks or showing any abnormal movements; it was unbelievably docile.

After several tests, Lin Qing completely let down his guard and slowly reached out his right hand, intending to take this mysterious five-colored orb to study it carefully.

But just the moment his fingertips touched the orb!

Hum—!

A humming sound exploded in Lin Qing's ears!

The originally gentle and restrained five-colored spiritual light instantly erupted, shining brightly!

A massive, tremendous force erupted from the orb, impacting Lin Qing's body.

Bang!

With a muffled sound, Lin Qing was hit as if by an ancient divine mountain. His figure flew backward, slamming into the hard and thick underground rock wall!

The violent shock pierced through his limbs and bones, his internal organs churned violently, and a mouthful of scalding blood uncontrollably sprayed out from his mouth.

"Damn! A trap!"