Upon hearing this, the once amiable Valley Master of Lingyou Valley immediately turned sullen.
However, he did not refuse outright. Instead, he said, "Young friend, you should know better than I do that this so-called Azure Vein does not exist at all. That secret realm is just a place where a demon is sealed!"
"A demon..."
Shen Yunhao lowered his head and smiled slightly: "I don't know if it's a demon or not, but I do know that if I don't go down, this demon might come out in a while!"
"What did you say?" Shu Wuxin's face showed surprise: "But... the seal below is still there, how could she get out?"
Shen Yunhao held up one finger and pointed above his head: "Of course someone will let her out..."
"You mean... Green Vine!"
Shen Yunhao smiled but remained silent.
"That's impossible!" Shu Wuxin shook his head and said, "Why would Qing Teng release that demon to kill the people in the valley for no reason?"
"Has the Valley Master forgotten that the Green Vine is, after all, part of the Dark Abyss Vine? How can it be said that it happened without a reason?"
After a long silence, Shu Wuxin still insisted, "This old man does not believe that Qing Teng would do such a thing, Qing Teng, she..."
"She's a good girl, right?"
"..."
Shen Yunhao chuckled softly and said, "Qing Teng grew up in Lingyou Valley and truly considers this place her home. She wouldn't do anything to harm the valley... The Valley Master left Qing Teng behind back then, using the purest good intentions to suppress evil thoughts, which was indeed a good method..."
"However, all of this is based on the premise that Qing Teng is still Qing Teng! If Qing Teng merges with Mo Yan's memories and completely becomes another Mo Yan, will the Valley Master still be confident that she will live peacefully in the valley and get along harmoniously with everyone?"
As he spoke, Shen Yunhao slowly raised his head: "It's like a person with amnesia suddenly remembering all their memories. Who can be sure what kind of person they will become?"
"Qing Teng is indeed a good child now, but wasn't Yan Mo a good one back then? Since Yan Mo could become Mo Yan later, how can the Valley Master guarantee that Qing Teng won't become Hei Teng or Zi Teng?"
These words left Shu Wuxin speechless.
Finally, he sighed and said, "Young friend, you mean that Qing Teng is still in a coma and is merging with Mo Yan's memories?"
"pretty close!"
Shen Yunhao stroked his chin: "And it will most likely be three days..."
"???"
Shu Wuxin pondered for a moment, then asked, "Young friend, why do you wish to go to the Azure Vein? Could it be that you want to persuade Mo Yan to do good?"
"Let's leave this to Buddha; I'm afraid I can't do it..." Shen Yunhao waved his hand and said, "However... perhaps there are other ways to distract him..."
After a while, seeing that Shu Wuxin was still deep in thought, Shen Yunhao suddenly laughed and said, "Valley Master, you wouldn't be thinking of notifying Medicine King Valley to handle this matter, would you?"
"..."
"Leaving aside whether Medicine King Valley would tolerate the existence of Spirit Nether Valley, if Medicine King Valley were to actually appear, it would be tantamount to pushing Mo Yan completely towards the Demonic Sect! All your father's painstaking efforts over the years... would truly be in vain!"
Shu Wuxin had just sighed when he noticed something, his eyes widening in disbelief as he looked at his aged face: "You... how did you know..."
"It seems I guessed correctly..." Shen Yunhao's lips curled into a smile: "That Senior Ling Huanzi is indeed the Valley Master's biological father!"
Upon hearing these words from Shen Yunhao, Shu Wuxin was shaken. He took two steps back, a faint glint of malice appearing in his eyes: "Even the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley doesn't know about this, nor does Mo Yan. How did you guess it?"
"Is it that hard to guess?" Shen Yunhao shrugged, appearing nonchalant. "There may be many coincidences in this world, but when all the coincidences come together, they are no longer coincidences!"
"With so many demons under Senior Ling Huanzi's command, why are only Mo Yan and the Valley Master able to reach the Spirit Void Realm? Why are all the others so mediocre in talent?"
"..."
"As one of the seven major sects of the righteous path, and with Ling Huanzi being an important elder of the sect, I don't believe that there aren't one or two disciples with high-grade aptitude under his command."
Generally speaking, only when one's innate talent reaches the top three grades, and with sufficient resources, can a cultivator qualify to attempt to break through to the Void Refining Realm.
As a high-level cultivator, Ling Huanzi naturally had a good eye for people. However, nine out of ten of the disciples he selected stopped at the Soul Refining stage, and some couldn't even reach the Soul Control stage.
"I think... what those disciples said back then, while not entirely believable, shouldn't we also not completely disbelieve it?"
When these things were mentioned, Shen Yunhao saw a clear look of pain on the face of the Master of Lingyou Valley.
Or perhaps it's... a feeling of guilt.
"When the incident occurred, all the disciples were bewitched by the Demonic Sect and stepped forward to identify Ling Huanzi. Only the Valley Master did not show up, thus escaping this calamity..."
"At that time, the Valley Master had a very low profile in Medicine King Valley. Only a few people knew of his existence. This must have been intentionally done by Senior Ling Huanzi."
"I won't go into the rest, but why did you secretly seal Mo Yan in this vast mountain range without telling everyone? Why did you have the Valley Master guard this place for so many years? And where did the missing part of those disciples go...?"
"It wasn't until I remembered the Valley Master's real name that I connected all the guesses..."
At this point, Shen Yunhao smiled slightly: "Why did the Valley Master choose the name Wuxin? And what does he need to prolong his life? I can't guess these things, nor do I want to guess... But if Moyan is completely suppressed by Medicine King Valley, or completely bewitched by the Demonic Sect, then the Valley Master and this Lingyou Valley will cease to exist..."
At this point, the Valley Master of Lingyou Valley fell into a long silence once again.
Finally, he sighed and said, "It was Mo Yan who told you about what happened back then, right? I didn't expect that demon to trust you so much. So, even if you go down there, you won't be in any danger..."
“Well… I guess so…” Shen Yunhao scratched his head: “The reason is that I have no grudge against her, and I have fought alongside Qing Teng before, so she has no intention of killing me.”
However, the fact that the Valley Master of Lingyou Valley still considered his life or death at this point can be considered as showing the utmost benevolence and righteousness.
"Of course, if the Valley Master thinks that I went down there to help Mo Yan break the seal, then he may search me. As long as there is no pure water element power, my cultivation level will definitely not be able to affect the Soul Flame Lock."
"No need, I trust you, young friend!"
Shu Wuxin finally calmed his turbulent emotions and slowly said, "At this point, whether or not the seal at the bottom of the valley is lifted is no longer of great significance. As long as Qing Teng is still outside, no one can stop a late-stage Spirit Void Realm expert."
"It is best that the Valley Master has this intention. I will do my best to help Lingyou Valley avoid this calamity!"
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