The ruins of the Lin family home.

Not long after Qin Feng and Lin Qingyin left, two streaks of light descended from the sky and landed on the ruins of the Lin family.

As the light faded, two stunningly beautiful women with slender figures and exceptional looks were revealed.

One of them was Meng Xiyao!

Meng Xiyao glanced around, her brows furrowing slightly. "There's still that kid's aura; he really did come!"

"Fellow Daoist Qingluan, is what you told me true?"

"I don't want to get involved with that kid again because of something uncertain!"

The stunningly beautiful woman beside Meng Xiyao was actually the mastermind behind planting spies in the Beiming Immortal Sect—Qingluan!

Like Meng Xiyao, Qingluan was also at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, but her aura was much stronger than Meng Xiyao's.

Qingluan glanced at Meng Xiyao and smiled faintly. "Fellow Daoist Meng, if you still don't believe me, I can swear on my inner demons!"

Meng Xiyao stared at Qingluan for a long while, then said calmly, "No need!"

"If I find out you've been lying to me in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Qingluan ignored Meng Xiyao's threat. She looked around, her brows furrowing slightly. "We must find Lin Cong and his wife as soon as possible!"

"We can't let those old fogies from the Dark Soul Palace find them first, otherwise we'll have far fewer bargaining chips in future negotiations."

Meng Xiyao sneered. "I don't agree with what you're saying!"

"Without this Qiankun Bagua Plate in my hand, they can't do anything."

"So having one or two makes no difference; the stakes are the same."

"If we can't reach an agreement, then let's just part ways. I don't believe those old guys from the Dark Soul Palace would dare to completely break ties with us!"

Qingluan glanced at Meng Xiyao and smiled. "What you said makes some sense, but we still need to find Lin Cong and his wife before we reach the Dark Soul Palace."

Meng Xiyao nodded, then changed the subject. "By the way, is the plan against the Northern Underworld Palace still going to proceed?"

Qingluan pondered for a moment, then shook her head. "No rush!"

"Zi Yun and Hao Yue must have made thorough preparations by now. If we make a move now, it will definitely cause us great losses!"

Meng Xiyao frowned slightly. "What about Chi Yunfeng's treasure?"

"Aren't you worried that Ziyun will find out and take it?"

Qingluan disagreed. "If she could have figured it out, she would have found out already!"

"Besides, we don't necessarily need that treasure. It's not worth the risk if we're not absolutely certain!"

"Zi Yun and Hao Yue are too strong. I estimate that they are already very close to the Heavenly Emperor Realm."

"Therefore, we should try to avoid direct confrontation with them!"

Meng Xiyao sighed almost imperceptibly. "It's all thanks to that kid Qin Feng!"

"I really regret not befriending Qin Feng back then. Otherwise, if I had asked him to help me refine the Emperor Realm Pill, perhaps I could have gotten infinitely close to the Heavenly Emperor Realm!"

Qingluan smiled slightly. "It's not 'maybe,' it's 'definitely!'"

"Unfortunately, there's no going back!"

...

Two days later, in Silent City.

Qin Feng and Lin Qingyin went directly to the City Lord's Mansion after leaving the Qingming Chamber of Commerce branch.

As the two arrived near the city lord's mansion, a loud booming sound suddenly came from inside.

Qin Feng frowned slightly and immediately released his divine sense to investigate.

Lin Qingyin's expression changed drastically. Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately flashed towards the City Lord's Mansion.

At this moment, several figures in the city lord's mansion rose rapidly, reaching a height of several thousand meters in the blink of an eye.

Several people dressed in black and wearing strange masks surrounded a woman with a graceful figure and an otherworldly beauty.

This woman is none other than Leng Rushuang, the city lord of Wuyin City and Lin Qingyin's aunt.

"Auntie!"

Lin Qingyin arrived at this moment and stopped about twenty meters away.

Leng Rushuang looked at Lin Qingyin with some surprise. "Qingyin, what brings you here?"

Lin Qingyin glanced at the group surrounding Leng Rushuang. "I'm here to see my parents!"

"Looks like my parents didn't come here!"

Leng Rushuang frowned slightly. "What exactly happened?"

Why are these people looking for your parents?

Lin Qingyin replied, "It seems to be for the Lin family's heirloom, the Seven Spirit Seal!"

Leng Rushuang was stunned for a moment. "Seven Spirit Seals?"

Then, Leng Rushuang glanced around and said coldly, "Lin Cong and Leng Bing are not with me, and the Seven Spirit Seals you want are not with me either!"

"I'll only say this once: either get out, or leave your lives behind."

The group exchanged glances, but none of them showed any intention of leaving; they immediately began to attack.

Two of the ghost-faced masks rushed towards Lin Qingyin, while the other four ganged up on Leng Rushuang.

Facing the attack of four people, Leng Rushuang was completely unfazed, displaying terrifying strength and absolutely suppressing the four of them.

Lin Qingyin faced the two ghost masks with no pressure whatsoever, overwhelming them completely.

Both of the ghost masks were only ordinary mid-stage Immortal Emperors. Lin Qingyin could easily take on at least seven or eight of them!

Qin Feng watched the battle for a while and couldn't help but frown.

He felt something was amiss; of the six masked men, only two were at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, two were at the late stage of the Immortal Emperor realm, and two were at the middle stage of the Immortal Emperor realm.

This kind of lineup actually dares to provoke Leng Rushuang!

Although Leng Rushuang's reputation was not very high, she was not among the top ten immortal emperors.

However, Leng Rushuang's strength is extremely formidable. Anyone familiar with her knows that this woman's strength is enough to rank her among the top three of the Ten Immortal Emperors.

With a lineup like that, they're practically committing suicide.

Therefore, Qin Feng suspected that there was someone else in the shadows, who was very likely waiting for an opportunity to ambush Leng Rushuang.

With this in mind, Qin Feng secretly increased his vigilance, preparing to support Leng Rushuang at any time.

A few minutes passed.

Lin Qingyin severely injured two opponents, and then Leng Rushuang used a powerful technique to severely injure four opponents in succession.

Just as Lin Qingyin and Leng Rushuang were about to deliver the killing blow, two figures suddenly appeared out of thin air behind the two women.

Caught completely off guard, Lin Qingyin and Leng Rushuang were instantly sent flying.

Although Qin Feng was prepared, he had no time to react and could only watch helplessly as Lin Qingyin and Leng Rushuang were knocked away.

Fortunately, Lin Qingyin and Leng Rushuang were both strong enough that they only suffered minor injuries.

The two women steadied themselves and looked at the two men who had just attacked them with grim expressions.

A burly man with a scar on his face.

A thin, elderly man in a blue robe with a monkey-like face.

Both of them were at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, and their auras were not weak.

"Gira!"

Leng Rushuang recognized the old man in blue, her face turning extremely grim. She coldly said, "Gui Luo, who gave your Dark Soul Palace the audacity to provoke me!"

Gui Luo chuckled. "Fairy Ru Shuang, isn't what you're saying a bit nonsensical?"

"Who do you think you are? Why wouldn't the Dark Soul Palace dare to provoke you?"

Leng Rushuang's gaze sharpened, and she coldly snorted, "It seems I should have sent you, you beast, into reincarnation a thousand years ago."

"But it's not too late now. I want to see if you've made any progress in the past thousand years."