52: He betrayed his teacher and ancestors and seized Jingxu's cave!

Quiet Void Taoist, this white-haired, youthful-faced, kind-eyed old Taoist.

He held his hand in an orchid gesture, pinching three Seven Star Needles between two fingers.

"Sun, Moon, Stars, Soul Lock, Shadow Fix ~ Go!"

The old Taoist flicked his middle finger, and the three needles accurately pierced the shadow on the Immortal Sedan.

At this moment, Quiet Void Taoist chuckled inwardly: "Originally, I planned to use these Seven Star Needles against the Su Family, but I didn't expect to encounter another Cultivator who plays with shadows."

"Once your magical power is more than half depleted, how will you break free from the Seven Star Needles' suppression?"

Inside the Immortal Sedan, the Blood Shadow First Daughter broke out in a cold sweat when she saw her shadow fixed in place.

"Seven Star Needles? From where did you find such a Magic Treasure!"

The Seven Star Needles are one of the Magic Treasures that restrain Shadow Demons. These needles are forged from extraterrestrial meteorites and stellar iron.

Moreover, the forging technique has long been lost, and the Seven Star Needles are consumables, with one less every time one is used.

Only the tail of the needle glowed with the light of a morning star, firmly pinning the shadow to the ground.

Each Seven Star Needle can only be used once; if pulled out, the needle becomes as brittle as a bamboo sliver.

This Magic Treasure is not only for dealing with Shadow Demons but also for people!

Li Yan, hiding in the distance and observing, immediately realized the danger.

He must not be caught by this old man!

The Seven Star Needles can fix a person's shadow and Divine Soul. If he were pinned, his fate would be no different from that of the Blood Shadow First Daughter.

And Quiet Void Old Taoist, stepping on his Flying Sword, pursed his lips and chuckled, almost wearing his triumph on his face.

"Where did this old man get the Seven Star Needles? The secrets of Heaven cannot be revealed."

"Little beauty, you are now fixed by this old man, so you are no longer free."

"Let this old man see if you are suitable to be a vessel. These little darlings are already eager to enter your body."

With that, Quiet Void Old Taoist even showed the Gu in his hand, which looked like a walnut.

Inside the Gu, there were wriggling, plump, translucent larvae.

Seeing Quiet Void Taoist walk towards the Immortal Sedan, Li Yan narrowed his eyes.

He believed in the principle of 'it's none of my business.' He had originally thought that the Eldest Daughter could kill Quiet Void Old Taoist.

Or that both sides would fight to a mutual defeat, and Li Yan would pick up the spoils.

But now it seemed that Quiet Void Taoist had somehow obtained the Seven Star Needles, which could fix souls and lock shadows, and the Eldest Daughter was completely suppressed.

However, none of this concerned Li Yan; he only sighed in regret.

He had hoped to pick up a bargain, but he didn't expect the Eldest Daughter to be captured by Quiet Void Taoist just like that.

Through the shadow's perspective, Li Yan saw Quiet Void Taoist approach the Immortal Sedan and slowly pull open the white curtain of the Immortal Sedan.

"Little beauty, the Gu in this old man's hand craves tender flesh and blood!"

Quiet Void Taoist's expression gradually turned sinister as he forcefully tore open the curtain of the Immortal Sedan!

At this moment, Li Yan was somewhat puzzled.

Even if the accompanying maidservants didn't play a role, why did Si Deng Elder also flee?

There was no reason. Logically, Si Deng Elder's strength was not weak; he shouldn't abandon the Eldest Daughter and run.

And all these doubts vanished the moment Quiet Void Taoist pulled open the Immortal Sedan.

Quiet Void Taoist had a special move, so how could the Venerable's Eldest Daughter not have one?

When the Immortal Sedan's curtain was pulled open, there was no one inside at all!

Inside the sedan was a human-head-sized seven-colored glazed treasure pearl; the Eldest Daughter was not inside at all.

It was then that Li Yan's eyes lit up: "Glazed Projection? That means... the Eldest Daughter in the sedan was actually just a sub-shadow?"

The real Eldest Daughter was still residing in Mi Mountain City, projecting her shadow into the Immortal Sedan through the seven-colored glazed pearl.

And the shadow could materialize, transforming into the appearance of a real person, which made Li Yan mistakenly believe that a real person was sitting in the sedan before.

What a brilliant method!

Li Yan was secretly astonished, feeling a wave of lingering fear as he touched his chest.

"I had previously wanted to find an opportunity to act against the Blood Shadow First Daughter, to turn her into my Shadow Puppet. Fortunately, he didn't give me the chance to act..."

Thanks to Quiet Void Taoist stepping on the landmine for him, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Imagine, if Li Yan had tried to secretly imprint the Shadow Puppet Mark on the Eldest Daughter, only to find out it was just a sub-shadow, that scene would have been incredibly awkward.

And at this moment, the most bewildered person was clearly Quiet Void Taoist.

He pulled open the curtain and saw a seven-colored glazed treasure pearl inside the sedan, and the old Taoist's entire face fell.

Li Yan secretly enjoyed watching the old Taoist's frustrated expression.

Then, from the seven-colored glazed pearl inside the Immortal Sedan, came the Eldest Daughter's playful voice.

"Want to catch this Young Miss? You mere insects, do you really consider yourselves Immortals?"

"Oh, right, your Gu will explode, and my seven-colored glazed pearl will also explode, you know."

The Eldest Daughter's voice was filled with mockery towards the old Taoist, along with a hint of playfulness.

The old Taoist's face changed dramatically; he had already turned and fled without any hesitation.

But behind him, a series of sinister laughs echoed, and in the dim dense forest, a pair of hundred-zhang-long shadow hands rose from the ground.

The two large hands, like a net from heaven and earth, blocked Quiet Void Taoist's escape route.

Immediately afterward, a crisp sound of shattering glass could be heard.

Smash.

The seven-colored glazed pearl cracked, and a death ray shot out from its core!

That black death ray pierced through the sky, striking the fleeing Quiet Void Taoist from behind.

Li Yan, hiding in the shadows, personally witnessed Quiet Void Taoist's head being shattered by that black ray.

The dim yellow sky was thus split in two by the black line.

The headless Quiet Void Taoist fell from the sky, landing among the withered leaves.

Watching Quiet Void Taoist become a headless corpse, sweat beads rolled down Li Yan's forehead.

"The Cultivators of the Blood Core Realm fighting is terrifying to this extent."

"The Eldest Daughter has too many tricks; she is so cautious when traveling, actually using a projection."

Clearly, the Spells mastered by Blood Core Realm Cultivators were already beyond what Li Yan could compare to at present.

Fortunately, he was quite cautious and did not act rashly.

As the black death ray slowly dissipated into the air, without the treasure pearl projection, the Blood Shadow First Daughter naturally ceased to exist.

Unless she had a second seven-colored glazed treasure pearl prepared in her sedan, otherwise, her shadow would not be able to appear for a while.

Until everything in the dense forest returned to tranquility, Quiet Void Taoist, who had already become a headless corpse, suddenly twitched a few times.

Seeing this scene, Li Yan frowned deeply: "This old ghost, he's still alive?"

"Fortunately, I didn't rush up to loot the corpse. It's always right to be cautious."

He saw the headless corpse twitch a few times, then stand up. It dragged its broken body, swaying, and walked west.

Li Yan, hiding in the dark, was like a calm hunter observing a wounded prey.

"Should I make a move?"

"But the opponent is, after all, in the Blood Core Realm; he has already condensed his core."

"Even if this old man is seriously injured, I'd better not act rashly, lest he has other trump cards."

Even facing a seriously injured, headless Blood Core Realm Cultivator, Li Yan still felt it was better to be cautious.

And seeing Quiet Void Taoist, this headless man, find a hidden place to sit down and meditate cross-legged there.

Li Yan stroked his chin, and a bold idea surged into his mind.

"From Mystic Night Taoist Nun's memory, I know that Quiet Void Taoist has his Immortal Cave lair, which is a great mountain-protecting array that outsiders cannot easily enter."

"But if I seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and use Quiet Void Taoist to open the mountain-protecting array, wouldn't everything in his treasury, and his Immortal Cave, belong to me?"

A detailed and bold plan gradually perfected in Li Yan's thoughts.