The old Taoist priest took a swig of wine, narrowed his eyes, and his expression became serious. "Speaking of which, I remember now. The aura on their bodies comes from the Demonic Disciples. Boy, have you ever heard of the Demonic Disciples?"
"A demonic disciple?!" The two brothers exchanged glances, both indicating they had never heard of him.
At this moment, Liu Jiantang asked in a serious tone, "What is the relationship between the Demon Disciple and the Demon Race?"
The old Taoist priest turned his head and wiped the grease from his mouth on the tattered Taoist robe on his shoulder, then said, "If that's what you're asking, I don't know. But there's an old saying I don't know if you've heard: 'Where the sun sets in the Western Wilderness, even gods and ghosts cannot enter the Blood Spirit Abyss. Do not ask, do not go, for in retrospect, it's all just a dream.'"
Xiao Yuhan frowned. "What do you mean by that? Is the Western Wilderness Plains at the end of the day some kind of forbidden area?"
"Hey! You've hit the nail on the head, young man!"
The two looked at the old Taoist priest with expectant expressions.
He sucked his fingers and said, "I've never been there either, but I've heard that the place is very hard to find. Once you find it, you basically can't come back, and those who do come back are usually not the same people who went there."
As the old man started eating again, Xiao Yuhan couldn't help but say, "Senior, can't you finish your sentence in one go?"
"Didn't you see me eating? Not many people know about these demonic disciples. They should come from the Blood Spirit Abyss at the end of the day in the Western Wilderness. They mainly make transactions and do things for people, exchanging things for equal value, and ultimately deceiving you into selling your soul. Moreover, there are quite a few demonic disciples. They are quite common in the Western Wilderness, and occasionally one or two of them will run to the Central Plains."
Xiao Yuhan thought for a moment and said, "Senior, do you mean that my Senior Sister Shen and that Li Wenruo have the aura of demonic disciples? What does this mean?"
"They are either followers of the demons or people who make deals with the demons."
Xiao Yuhan was taken aback. The setting of this demon disciple seemed to be somewhat similar to that of an old TV series, which used people's greed to collect souls.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yuhan immediately organized the clues and said to her senior brother Liu Jiantang beside her, "Since Li Wenruo has the aura of a demon disciple, can we guess that he is a demon disciple? Now he has returned with ulterior motives, perhaps for the two array eyes in the Lingsu region, or perhaps for the spiritual vein mentioned by the senior. Then, Senior Sister found Li Wenruo, and because of their past relationship, she was not on guard, so she was controlled for some reason? After all, given Senior Sister's personality, she shouldn't be an accomplice to evil. Now that you mention it, I agree with what you said before, Senior Brother. Perhaps Senior Sister Shen did not betray the sect."
Liu Jiantang nodded, agreeing with Xiao Yuhan's analysis. He then turned to the old Taoist priest and asked, "Could you tell me where they went, senior?"
The old Taoist priest shook his head. "I didn't chase after them! I don't know!"
Xiao Yuhan frowned slightly and continued to ask, "Did they find anything when they came here to investigate the array's core?"
The old Taoist priest stopped eating. "Are you underestimating me?"
Xiao Yuhan pondered, "So they didn't find anything. Will they come back? Or did they go and continue to investigate the core of the sect's grand formation?"
"Junior Brother, you can rest assured about the sect's great formation, after all, your senior brother is guarding it..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yuhan interrupted him, saying, "Senior Sister Shen is an elder of the sect; she can enter the Heavenly Sword Sect without anyone noticing!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jiantang's expression changed, but he remained calm. "Junior brother, how about this, we split up. You go back and tell our sect leader about the situation here. I'll stay here and guard the place!"
Xiao Yuhan thought for a moment, then nodded and took his leave.
Therefore, Xiao Yuhan immediately flew back to the Heavenly Sword Sect on his sword. The distance between Lingsu City and the Heavenly Sword Sect was not far, and it did not take long for him to return to the sect's territory by flying on his sword.
Without any delay, Xiao Yuhan went directly to the sect leader's courtyard. But as soon as he arrived, he saw Senior Sister Shen fighting with the sect leader. The senior brother was fighting timidly, as if he was afraid of hurting Senior Sister. Sure enough, they had really come to the sect.
However, Xiao Yuhan did not see Li Wenruo, so she became cautious and began to observe her surroundings.
But after looking around, he still couldn't find the boy. He didn't linger any longer, since the situation was urgent and his senior brother and sister were still fighting.
Given the sect leader's personality, he couldn't bear to hurt his senior sister badly; it was truly frustrating to beat her like that.
At this moment, Shen Huairu's face was pale and her eyes were lifeless, as if she had no mind. Although she did not have a celestial sword in her hand, her most proficient water-based Taoist magic was extremely powerful.
Among the Five Elements Daoist arts, people generally believe that the Fire element Daoist arts are the most powerful, but in reality, all five elements have their advantages. Someone like Shen Huairu, who can use the Water element Daoist arts to the point that dripping water can condense into frost, is already beyond the ordinary realm.
Kidney water is yin, which is inherently incompatible with Ye Qingyun's fire-based Daoist techniques. In addition, Ye Qingyun has always doted on his junior brothers and sisters, and now that they are fighting, he is hesitant and afraid of hurting Shen Huairu, so he immediately lost the battle.
Xiao Yuhan observed calmly for a moment. With his current strength, dealing with Senior Sister Shen would not be a problem. Most importantly, he would not be soft-hearted. Taking advantage of the entanglement between Senior Sister Shen and Senior Brother, he seized the opportunity to sneak up and launch a surprise attack. His lightning magic instantly paralyzed all the major acupoints on Shen Huairu's body.
The sect leader seized the opportunity to come forward and help, taking out the sect's magic weapon, the Immortal Binding Rope, to restrain Shen Huairu.
Xiao Yuhan told Ye Qingyun about the situation he had investigated down the mountain, and Ye Qingyun finally understood what was going on. However, after hearing the term "demon disciple," Ye Qingyun seemed to think of something and his expression became extremely solemn.
"Senior brother? Senior brother? What are you thinking about?"
After examining Shen Huairu, Ye Qingyun suddenly said, "Junior Sister's soul is gone. Of the three souls and seven spirits, only one soul remains. But it is precisely because of this one soul that she has not yet become a demon disciple. We must find that Li Wenruo!"
"Senior brother, you are knowledgeable and experienced. Have you ever heard of anything about the demonic disciples?"
Ye Qingyun's expression grew increasingly grim. After pondering for a long time, he finally decided to stop hiding the truth and said, "Junior brother, do you remember the portrait in Master's room? That woman named Su Li is also a demon disciple, but she is different from other demon disciples; she has a soul!"
Xiao Yuhan looked at his senior brother, the sect leader, in surprise, "What does this mean?"
“Ordinary demon disciples have no souls, but apart from having a slightly worse memory, they are no different from ordinary people. Although I don’t know why people can live without a soul, most demon disciples are like that. But that Miss Su Li is an exception. I heard from Master that she claims to be from the Blood Spirit Abyss, and ordinary demon disciples have to go around her when they see her.”
Xiao Yuhan pondered, "I estimate that she should be a higher level than the Demon Disciple, but why have I never heard of the Blood Spirit Abyss?"
This doesn't just mean that he has no memory of Blood Spirit Abyss in this world; rather, throughout the entire Eternal Empress storyline, there is no description of Blood Spirit Abyss. Upon thinking of this, Xiao Yuhan immediately had a bad feeling.
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