44: Ten-thousand-year-old jade marrow, a fourth-order demon beast!

Possession!

The purpose of a soul imprint, besides protecting a Disciple...

...is that it can also be used to initiate Possession upon them in times of crisis!

And now, facing the encirclement of dozens of Nascent Soul powerhouses, as well as the intervention of a True Immortal Stage powerhouse...

...those Nascent Soul Elders of the Xuanming Sect had already fallen into a desperate situation of certain death.

Possession and Rebirth became their only glimmer of hope for survival.

Cross-realm Possession would cause immense damage to the Divine Soul; even if successful, one's strength would drop to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

But they had no choice; otherwise, there wouldn't even be a shred of hope.

Even so, in a battle of souls against Disciples who had promoted to Core Formation, it was still uncertain who would emerge victorious.

"They are performing the technique of Possession! End this quickly!"

Mu Lang, who was bringing Mo Jinghun back to the Xuanming Sect, saw a Xuanming Sect Elder suddenly self-detonate, yet the Nascent Soul remained suspended in mid-air without fleeing. He reacted instantly, and his Divine Soul transmission immediately reached the ears of all his allies.

In fact, even without his reminder, the Disciples of the Six Sects had already noticed.

Various high-power Spells and Divine Soul Spells shot out, aiming to slay these Demonic Path Cultivators with the greatest speed.

Among them, the Sword Cultivators of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect were the fastest.

In just a few breaths, three or four Inner Sect Elders along with their Nascent Souls were shredded.

"Rest assured, even if I die, I will not possess Girl Luan."

Seeing his wary gaze sweep over, Mo Jinghun chuckled.

"That is for the best. It seems Qingluan's specific request to save you was not in vain."

Mu Lang nodded slightly and spoke solemnly.

Mo Jinghun's smile slowly faded as he asked seriously, "Could you tell this old man exactly what Girl Luan's identity is?"

"That... I'm afraid I cannot say."

Mu Lang shook his head, continuing to fly forward with him. "It's better to let Qingluan tell Elder Mo herself!"

"Very well."

After a moment, the two arrived at the Xuanming Sect's square.

They happened to encounter Qiu Hongyun returning with Zhao Jiuyin and the other two, who were sealed by an Earth-element Immortal Art like pieces of amber.

"Senior Brother Qiu."

A Cangyun Sect Disciple responsible for inspecting the Formation stepped forward and bowed.

"Li Qian, how is the Formation? Can it still be activated?"

Qiu Hongyun casually placed the three ambers at the edge of the square and asked indifferently.

"Senior Brother Qiu, the Formation has been mostly destroyed; it cannot be activated yet."

Li Qian replied respectfully, "The Formation cultivation of these Devil Heads is too poor; this Formation can only support the passage of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators. Fortunately, we obtained the anchor coordinates beforehand and made some preparations. Give this Disciple three more days, and I will surely be able to repair and improve the Formation so that it can support the passage of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators."

"Very well. Whatever you need, have everyone cooperate with you!"

Qiu Hongyun waved his hand and made the final decision.

The Mingye Sect received the coordinates for the Underground World and the Secret Realm at the same time, so they had made many preparations in advance.

To the major Sects, the Cuiye Secret Realm was not worth mentioning; its importance was less than uprooting the tumor that was the Xuanming Sect.

Therefore, the Mingye Sect did not keep it to themselves, but instead notified the other Six Sects immediately.

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Li Qian took the order and left.

Qiu Hongyun's gaze fell upon Mo Jinghun as he slowly walked over.

"Senior Brother Qiu."

Mu Lang chuckled and cupped his hands toward Qiu Hongyun.

To be able to be so lighthearted in front of a Soul Transformation Peak powerhouse, their relationship was clearly extraordinary.

"Mo Jinghun?"

Qiu Hongyun waved his hand, sizing up the somewhat dazed Mo Jinghun. "Good. You didn't perform Possession like those fools; otherwise, it would be impossible for you to even wish for death in this lifetime."

Then he looked at Mu Lang. "Xiao Lang, release him!"

"Senior Brother Qiu?"

Mu Lang's face darkened as he asked, somewhat confused.

"You heard just now; the teleportation Formation will take another three days to be usable."

Qiu Hongyun rose into the air, flying toward the True Immortal on the roof. "Qingluan's strength is low. Just in case, let Mo Jinghun protect her well. In three days, you go and bring her back."

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Mu Lang realized and quickly responded.

Then, he struck Mo Jinghun with a palm, releasing all the restraints on his Divine Soul.

"You... trust me this much?"

Feeling the reconnected Divine Soul and Nascent Soul within his body, Mo Jinghun was quite puzzled.

"The one who trusts you is Qingluan."

Mu Lang said meaningfully, "Besides, from the moment we arrived here, you've been under constant surveillance."

"So that's how it is."

Mo Jinghun's face showed bitterness. He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Rest assured, Girl Luan will certainly be safe and sound."

...In the middle of the Blazing Hell Abyss, within an underground cavern dozens of miles below the surface.

"ten thousand year jade marrow?!"

Su Ling and Yun Qingluan crouched at the mouth of a cavern, cautiously peering out, their eyes filled with pleasant surprise.

Over the past month or so, they had explored at least four lava caves but had never found any trace of the jade marrow.

They hadn't encountered any Blazing Sun Flowers on the outside either.

Su Ling had even doubted at one point whether these two types of spiritual items even existed in the Blazing Hell Abyss.

He didn't expect that this deep foray into a lava cave would yield an unexpected surprise.

In a lava pool no more than two or three miles across, there was a massive fiery-red rock.

Directly above the cave, a large stalactite pointed toward the rock below, where a drop of crystal-clear, fiery-red jade liquid slowly dripped down.

It happened to fall into a groove at the top of the fiery-red rock.

Inside the groove, a pool of fiery-red jade liquid about the size of a large bowl had already accumulated.

Judging by the information provided by Mo Jinghun, the fiery-red jade liquid before them was indeed the ten thousand year jade marrow.

"Molten Fire Turtle, Third-Tier Middle Stage."

"Senior Sister, with our strength, we should be able to take it down, right?"

"You go get the jade marrow; I'll hold it off first."

"Okay."

A Molten Fire Turtle, not particularly large in size, was dozing in the lava pool.

The two reached an agreement through Divine Sense transmission and immediately sprang into action.

Yun Qingluan unfurled the beast soul banner, and streaks of Divine Souls silently surged from the cave entrance, lunging straight at the Molten Fire Turtle.

Her hands formed hand Seals, and the Soul Capturing Art was ready to be unleashed.

The human puppet then moved out, throwing a punch at the Molten Fire Turtle.

"Ang!"

The Molten Fire Turtle let out a high-pitched cry, stirring up massive waves of fire.

Taking advantage of the Molten Fire Turtle's diverted attention, Su Ling activated his wind-riding boots and Phantom Shadow Technique, shooting out like a bolt of lightning.

Within a few breaths, he had landed on the fiery-red rock.

A wave of scorching heat rose from the bottom of the wind-riding boots. Su Ling didn't dare to be careless, quickly circulating his mana and using a pre-prepared ice-jade bottle to begin collecting the ten thousand year jade marrow.

But as his mana surged, the jade marrow didn't move at all; instead, a fiery-red barrier suddenly rose, flinging Su Ling backward.

"Not good!"

While still in mid-air, Su Ling hastily released the golden bone sword, frantically attacking the barrier.

"Ang!"

A deeper, more muffled roar echoed from the depths of a tunnel of unknown distance, causing the entire cave to tremble.

Following it was an extremely majestic demonic power and a terrifyingly potent Divine Thought.

Yun Qingluan's expression changed drastically as she immediately cast the Soul Capturing Art.

The Netherworld Ghost Hand reached out through the air, grabbing the Molten Fire Turtle's Divine Soul from its body and pinning it within the lava pool.

"Su Ling, hurry up!"

"There's a Fourth-Tier Demonic Beast!"

The three-edged thorn appeared and shot toward the flame barrier.

Having finally found the ten thousand year jade marrow, it would be a great pity to give up now.

But that unknown Fourth-Tier Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beast was a massive threat.

With their combined efforts, the flame barrier shattered with a bang after three breaths.

Su Ling exerted his mana, and the jade marrow surged into the ice-jade bottle like swallows returning to their nest.

"Senior Sister, retreat!"

With no time to deal with the Molten Fire Turtle, Su Ling flew back, grabbed Yun Qingluan, and sprinted toward the tunnel.

"Ang!"

Without the control of the Netherworld Ghost Hand, the Molten Fire Turtle roared at the sky, and countless streams of magma erupted.

The human puppet faithfully blocked the tunnel entrance, attempting to stop the Molten Fire Turtle's pursuit.

In the next moment, a hideous giant head emerged from the lava pool, spitting out a mouthful of scorching magma.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

The Peak Foundation Establishment Body Refining Puppet actually began to melt rapidly in this magma.

Sensing the human puppet's state, Yun Qingluan's mind shook. The three-edged thorn spun frantically, blasting toward the lava above their heads.

"There's no time, break through!"

Su Ling understood her intent, and the golden bone sword joined in the bombardment.

After a breath, the lava was blasted open, revealing an upper tunnel.

The two of them dove into the upper level together, beginning a new round of escape.