Qi Qi's voice was very tense, even trembling slightly, "They...they want to open the 'Netherworld Rift' on the night of the 'Seven Stars Alignment' three months from now, to summon the ancient evil god to descend. They need...the souls of nine hundred and ninety-nine virgin boys and girls with pure Yin destinies as sacrifices..."
The room was deathly silent.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine children.
The Netherworld Rift.
An ancient evil god.
Each word represents an unimaginable disaster.
Lin Wei's face turned deathly pale. "Three months from now. The seven stars will align. We don't have much time left."
Huo Yuwei held Qiqi tightly, feeling the little body trembling slightly in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, Qiqi, don't be afraid." He thought the little girl was scared, so he quickly comforted her gently, "With your brother here, with everyone here, we will definitely not let their conspiracy succeed."
Qiqi raised her head, her big eyes filled not with fear, but with a burning rage.
Huo Yuwei and Lin Wei were both stunned for a moment.
They thought this three-and-a-half-year-old toddler would be scared and terrified, but to their surprise, she was first filled with a fierce fighting spirit.
"These bastards, Qiqi is going to beat them all to a pulp!"
Qiqi clenched her little fists. Although her face was still a little pale, her eyes were as firm as a burning torch. "To actually try to harm nine hundred and ninety-nine children is unforgivable!"
Looking at the immense courage bursting forth from such a small body, Lin Wei felt a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her.
She crouched down, looking Qiqi in the eye, "Little fellow Daoist, this is not a battle you must fight alone. We will mobilize all our forces to stop them."
“I know.” Qiqi nodded, but quickly frowned again. “But Sister Lin Wei, just knowing what they’re going to do isn’t enough. The memories I saw in the Soul Searching Technique are all fragments. I need to look more closely to see if I can find out where their headquarters is and who their accomplices are.”
Huo Yuwei immediately objected, "No, you're injured and haven't fully recovered. You just used the Soul Searching Technique, which depleted your spiritual energy. You need to rest."
"It's okay, big brother, Qiqi can still hold on." Qiqi was a little anxious. "Besides, the Seven Stars Alignment is in three months, and they'll definitely be catching children with pure Yin destiny everywhere. The sooner we know their specific plans, the better we can stop them!"
The main problem is that if we don't target specific groups for sabotage and allow them to arrest people all over the country, they simply won't have time to rescue them.
Bai Xuan's voice came from the jade bracelet, "She's right, time is of the essence. However, the Soul Searching Technique has indeed taken a heavy toll on her. Perhaps we can try another method."
"What method?" Huo Yuwei asked.
“I can temporarily reside in this sealed paper package and try to ‘communicate’ with the soul inside,” Bai Xuan said calmly. “Snakes are skilled at mental erosion. Although they can’t read all memories like a soul-searching technique, they can extract key information. And it won’t be a burden on Qi Qi.”
Qiqi's eyes lit up. "Wow, Xiaobai, you're so smart! But I just finished developing this Soul-Sealing Talisman, and I'm not sure if it has any side effects. Are you sure you want to go in? What if it affects your soul?"
"Do you have a better idea?" Bai Xuan asked coldly.
Qiqi: "No, that's not true either."
"Then shut up and listen to me," Bai Xuan said firmly.
Qiqi, "Well... okay." After thinking for a moment, she got up, grabbed her small bag, took out a white pill from it, and handed it over. "This is a Soul-Stabilizing Talisman. For safety, you should take one first."
The jade bracelet swayed slightly on Qiqi's wrist, then turned into a white light and landed, transforming into Bai Xuan.
He reached out and took the pill, intending to put it away as he had imagined before, but Qiqi puffed out her cheeks and said, "No, you can't put this away, you have to eat it right away."
Bai Xuan: ……
Well, the little girl is always generous to her own people.
If she were to suffer any injury in the future, she would certainly not be stingy with her elixirs.
Eat it!
Bai Xuan put the pill into his mouth. "Is that alright?"
Qiqi was satisfied.
Lin Wei hesitated for a moment before saying, "But Senior Bai Xuan, your injuries..."
"It's recovered to about 60-70%, enough to handle it." Bai Xuan said, transforming into a beam of white light and landing on the black paper package.
A thin layer of ice appeared on the surface of the paper package, and then Bai Xuan's figure disappeared.
A brief silence fell over the room, broken only by the occasional soft trembling of the paper package.
Clearly, the soul inside is undergoing some kind of "torture".
About ten minutes later, Bai Xuan reappeared, his face paler than before, but his eyes were clear.
"How is it?" Huo Yuwei asked.
"We've obtained some important information." Bai Xuan sat down to meditate. "This organization calls itself the 'Netherworld Cult' and worships the ancient evil god 'Blood Eye'. The identity of the cult leader is unknown; even this three-eyed masked man has never seen his true face. However, the cult has seven 'Venerable Envoys,' each responsible for activities in different regions."
"Is the three-eyed masked man one of them?" Lin Wei immediately took notes.
"Yes, he is the seventh envoy, in charge of Yunshan and the surrounding area. Their main camp is in the 'Black Mist Valley' on the southwestern border, where the terrain is treacherous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and protected by natural miasma and barriers."
“Black Mist Valley…” Lin Wei frowned. “I know about it. It’s a primeval forest, and it’s a blank area on the map. It’s said that very few people who go in ever come out.”
“They have special methods to get in and out,” Bai Xuan continued. “Moreover, they didn’t just start operating recently. The ‘Netherworld Cult’ has existed for at least twenty years, secretly collecting information on children with pure Yin destinies. They’ve been preparing this list of 999 sacrifices for a long time.”
Twenty years!
This number sent a chill down everyone's spine.
This means that the organization's foundation may be deeper than imagined.
"What about... what about those children who were arrested?" Qiqi asked anxiously. "Are they still alive?"
Bai Xuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Most of them are still alive, imprisoned in the dungeons of Black Mist Valley, their lives maintained with special drugs to ensure the freshness of their souls. They will only be sacrificed collectively on the night of the alignment of the seven stars."
Qiqi's face turned pale instantly. "We have to hurry and save them!"
"The problem is how to get there." Huo Yuwei held down the excited Qiqi. "Black Mist Valley is a dangerous place, with miasma and barriers. Even if we know its location, it will be difficult to get in. Moreover, it is definitely the headquarters of the Netherworld Cult, heavily guarded."
"I have a plan!" Qiqi suddenly said, "Since they have special methods to get in and out, we can disguise ourselves as their members and sneak in!"
"Disguise?" Lin Wei raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean, young fellow Daoist..."
"Qiqi has talismans that can change appearance and body shape!" Qiqi's eyes sparkled.
These strange and unusual talismans were originally created by her to tease her junior brothers and sisters while maintaining her dignity as the senior sister. She never expected them to come in so useful now.
"Furthermore, Xiaobai can mimic the aura of that three-eyed masked man, and Da Miao can transform into a kitten and hide. We can pretend to be envoys returning to report on our mission; that should fool the guards!"
This plan sounds audacious, but upon closer inspection, it seems feasible.
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