58: alien remains

A thousand feet beneath the Puppet Sect, in front of a very hidden gate to the Forbidden Ground.

Looking at her palm, Yun Xi said coldly, "Open it."

The remnant Soul of the Withered Old Man spoke tremulously, "Fairy... Fairy Yun Xi... You should be able to enter this place..."

"I can enter, but they cannot."

"Hurry up! If you dawdle any longer, I'll have Revered Master crush you and find someone else to open it!" Su Ningying said indignantly.

Chirp! (Hurry up!)

The Withered Old Man shuddered.

Su Zhirou was dazed throughout the entire process.

She truly hadn't expected Yun Xi to actually destroy the entire Puppet Sect for Su Ningying... To be able to study under such a Revered Master was truly a blessing earned through ten lifetimes... Faint light emanated from the Withered Old Man's remnant Soul and sank into the gate.

The Restriction on the gate dissipated, and it slowly opened.

Qin Tian looked up as a wave of blood-red baleful Qi rushed toward him, making him feel as if he were in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, making it hard to breathe.

Yun Xi raised her hand, and her Spiritual Qi condensed, blocking the blood-red baleful Qi.

Only then did Qin Tian see clearly that inside the room behind the gate, black gold chains hung high, binding a body over ten feet tall.

The appearance of that body was hideous and terrifying; its shape was roughly similar to the Human Race, but its face was definitely not human.

There was a head-sized circular bloody hole in the chest of the body. The shape was regular, and the exposed bones were even, still bearing a terrifying aura. It must have been pierced by some powerful weapon.

Qin Tian's brow furrowed as he looked at the remnant body; it felt as if something in his Bloodline was being awakened.

That feeling was very unpleasant!

"Revered Master, what kind of creature is this?"

Yun Xi's brow was tightly furrowed as she said solemnly, "An extraterrestrial being, a Yan Clan Bitter Demon."

"Extraterrestrial?"

Qin Tian was slightly confused.

"It is still too early for you. Knowing too much will affect your Dao Heart; it is harmful and of no benefit."

Yun Xi sighed softly, "The Immortal Ancient era may seem stable, but in reality, it has been in a state of war. From ancient times to the present, it has never stopped."

"Is it against them?" Qin Tian raised his hand in surprise, pointing at the Yan Clan Bitter Demon.

"They are but one of the insignificant ones among them."

Qin Tian's heart sank.

Yun Xi looked coldly at the remnant Soul in her hand, "Speak, where did you obtain this body?"

The Withered Old Man's Soul trembled, "That was twenty years ago. Junior Brother Kui Yin found it at the border of Great Qian. When he found it, this Yan Clan Bitter Demon had no life left in it."

"Junior Brother Kui Yin spent twenty years studying it, wanting to refine this Creation Realm body into a Creation Puppet, but he was missing a dao seed full of life, so..."

"So you targeted Junior Sister's Miraculous Spirit Wood?" Qin Tian snorted coldly, "You truly have a lot of nerve!"

The Withered Old Man's remnant Soul cowered.

Qin Tian pondered.

This way, everything made sense.

By taking the Miraculous Spirit Wood, they would have the chance to obtain a Puppet at the level of a Creation Heavenly Monarch. Even if it was just a Physical Body, it could help the Puppet Sect join the ranks of the top Sects in the Canglan Domain.

For this, they were willing to risk offending the Dao Seeking Immortal Sect.

After all, Sect forces that possessed a Creation Heavenly Monarch were very few.

However, there was still one thing that didn't make sense... "I ask you, how did you know that Junior Sister's dao seed was the Miraculous Spirit Wood?" Qin Tian said coldly.

The Withered Old Man's Soul froze and did not answer.

Seeing this, Qin Tian's gaze became eerie and his voice colder, "You might not know that the Dao Seeking Immortal Sect has a main peak called Pill Cauldron Peak. Within it is a Soul Refining Furnace, specifically for refining Divine Souls."

"When a Divine Soul enters, it will endure the tempering of the Samadhi True Fire, the Six Wash Cold Water, and the Nine Polar Raging Wind."

"You will surely think that if you can't hold out, you'll just die. But you might not know that the Dao Seeking Immortal Sect has another main peak called the Hundred Herbs Medicine Peak, which has a type of Soul-Nurturing Grass specifically for strengthening Divine Souls."

"After you enter the Soul Refining Furnace, every time you are about to die, I will put in a stalk of Soul-Nurturing Grass. We will repeat this cycle to keep you from dying, letting you deeply experience what true Hell is..."

"Of course, if necessary, there are also Spirit Medicines that can increase pain by ten or even a hundred times that can be used on you..."

"Hiss—!"

The Withered Old Man's remnant Soul instantly curled into a ball, shivering violently. His eyes were filled with deep terror as he looked at Qin Tian!

Su Zhirou stood frozen in place, "Ningying, the way your Senior Brother looks now... feels a bit scary..."

"?"

Su Ningying looked confused, "Auntie, Senior Brother looks very handsome, okay?"

"To deal with such an evil person, this kind of punishment is considered light. If it were me, I'd first give him dozens of poisons specifically for the Soul, then find some spirit insects that specialize in devouring Souls to bite him for a few years before throwing him in..."

Squeak! (That's right!)

Su Zhirou: "..."

She suddenly felt that the current Su Ningying seemed completely different from usual... "Don't... don't say anymore..."

"I'll talk!"

"I'll talk!!"

Qin Tian's voice was like a demon's whisper; the Withered Old Man could no longer bear it.

"It was the Heavens Secret Palace. We once asked someone from the Heavens Secret Palace to perform a divination, and only then did we learn that Su Ningying, a Disciple of Divine Firmament Peak of the Dao Seeking Immortal Sect, possessed the Miraculous Spirit Wood..."

"Heavens Secret Palace, is it..." Qin Tian's gaze grew even colder.

"Those old geezers are truly seeking death!"

Yun Xi's voice carried anger as she obliterated the Withered Old Man's remnant Soul with a single squeeze.

She then put away the alien remnant body and ignited a talisman to send a message to the Dao Seeking Immortal Sect.

"As for the Heavens Secret Palace, your Grandmaster will go there to demand an explanation. We don't need to worry about it anymore."

"Heehee, those guys from the Heavens Secret Palace are going to have a bad time." Su Ningying had a gloating expression.

Qin Tian nodded slowly, "There's something I'm curious about. Twenty years ago, a Creation Realm alien appeared in Great Qian, and at the same time, the Su Family was wiped out without a sound. Could there be some connection between the two?"

Su Ningying and Su Zhirou both paused at the same time!

"I'll ask You Ruoli." Qin Tian took out the sound transmission jade and tapped it.

Yun Xi: "?"

Su Ningying: "?"

"Senior Brother, when did you get You Ruoli's sound transmission imprint?"

"Oh, before entering the Fallen Dragon Grotto."

Yun Xi: "..."

Su Ningying: "..."

As expected!

Senior Brother and that You Ruoli!

Are! Up! To! Something!

...In the Great Qian Imperial Palace, You Ruoli's pupils suddenly constricted.

"Yan Clan Bitter Demon!"

"I was actually completely unaware..."

"Twenty years ago, the Su Family... Hmph, this is getting interesting."

"Someone, come!"

Shangguan Ling entered in response, "Her Majesty the Empress, what are your orders?"

"Go and bring me all the Jade Slips related to the Su Family of Huaixuan from twenty years ago."

"The Su Family?" Shangguan Ling was puzzled.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A short while later, You Ruoli looked at the Jade Slips before her, lost in thought.

"The Yan Clan Bitter Demon can incinerate all traces of aura. If there really was an Alien Race helping, it wouldn't be surprising."

"However..."

You Ruoli's brow furrowed.

An Alien Race wouldn't target the Su Family for no reason. This meant that within Great Qian, it was very likely that someone was cooperating with the Alien Race.

What this involved was no longer as simple as just Great Qian... You Ruoli took a deep breath and lightly tapped her finger, transmitting all the contents related to the Su Family to Qin Tian...