Chapter 289: Soul-Snatching Containing Light

Ning Jiu-fan tried his best and rushed over.

Seeing that Ning Zhuo was intact, he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Ning Zhuo hurriedly ran to Ning Jiu-fan, his face still pale: "Ancestor, Yang Chanyu attacked us! Thanks to the Oily-Smooth Water-Slick Talisman, I luckily escaped. But, but Zheng Jian..."

Before he could finish, another Jin Dan cultivator flew down.

"Zheng Jian!" He whispered, extremely sorrowful.

It was Zheng Danlian, one of the two ancestors of the Zheng family.

He scanned Zheng Jian's whole body with his spiritual sense, confirmed that the latter was dead beyond doubt, and the sorrowful expression was immediately replaced by anger and hatred.

"Who, who killed my clan's talent?!" He roared, staring dead at Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo hurriedly retreated behind Ning Jiu-fan, only revealing his big head to say: "It, it was Yang Chanyu of the Non-Empty Sect!"

Ning Jiu-fan snorted coldly, stepped forward, and shielded Ning Zhuo from Zheng Danlian's pressure: "Brother Zheng, the top priority is to find the murderer for revenge. You are a dignified Jin Dan, an ancestor of a great clan, how can you make things difficult for a Qi Refining junior?"

Zheng Danlian gritted his teeth, veins popped on his forehead, and a violent murderous intent suddenly arose in his heart.

At this time, Zheng Shuanggou also flew to the crime scene.

He landed directly on the ground, squatted down, and probed Zheng Jian's detailed situation.

"His soul is gone, only the flesh remains."

"Flesh... heart shattered, all vitality gone!"

Zheng Shuanggou shook his head slightly and sighed long.

Zheng Danlian shouted: "Ning Zhuo kid, speak quickly, what exactly happened just now! Don't miss a single detail, or I will hold you accountable!"

Ning Jiu-fan's magic power swelled: "Brother Zheng, I know you are heartbroken."

"But didn't our clan's Ning Xiaohui also fall the other day?"

"Our two families are in the same situation!"

"Ning Zhuo is not the criminal; he only saved his life this time because of the treasure talisman I gave him."

Zheng Shuanggou interrupted and said to Zheng Danlian: "Brother, calm your thunderous anger. We and the Ning family are allies, not enemies."

Zheng Danlian gasped fiercely, his eyes filled with bloodshot, and finally managed to suppress his anger.

Only then did Ning Jiu-fan move aside slightly, turned slightly, and said to Ning Zhuo in a gentle tone: "Speak, Xiaozhuo, try not to miss any details."

"Yes, Ancestor." Ning Zhuo hurriedly recounted the situation at that time.

Zheng Danlian's brows furrowed, and Zheng Shuanggou was expressionless.

Just as he was about to finish, a rainbow light flew from afar, fell here, and turned into a Jin Dan cultivator—Zhu Xuanji.

"Lord Zhu, you finally came!" Zheng Danlian had sent a flying letter before.

Zheng Shuanggou said: "Divine Catcher, our clan's talent has fallen, and we need you to use your means to capture the true murderer!"

Zhu Xuanji scanned the scene quickly, glanced at Zheng Danlian, and looked at Zheng Shuanggou: "I just went to another crime scene."

"Something happened on the Zhou family's side too."

"Sun Lingtong suddenly appeared and attacked Zhou Zhu and Zhou Zeshen."

Zheng Shuanggou: "Oh?"

Zheng Danlian: "But did the two geniuses of the Zhou family also fall?"

Zhu Xuanji shook his head: "It should be said that the Lava Immortal Palace saved them both, but Sun Lingtong is only at the Qi Refining stage, but he was suppressed by the environment of the Immortal Palace. Zhou Zeshen was slightly injured, and Zhou Zhu was seriously injured and dying. At that time, the situation was in jeopardy."

Zheng Danlian snorted coldly: "The Zhou family didn't die, but our Zheng family lost a talented junior!"

Zhu Xuanji frowned slightly, only thinking that Zheng Danlian was heartbroken, so his tone was very harsh. He ignored Zheng Danlian, only looked around, stepped on the scene, and walked many steps.

During this period, his eyes flashed with gold, and he performed the method of tracing the source.

In an instant, he saw the situation where Zheng Jian's heart was pierced.

That bloody knife became a close-up in Zhu Xuanji's field of vision.

Zhu Xuanji sighed: "This should be Yang Chanyu's weapon—Soul-Snatching Containing Light Knife."

"When this knife is used, the aura is extremely restrained, and the power can be continuously superimposed. Combined with Yang Chanyu's Old Cicada Skill, once accumulated for a long time, the power is enormous!"

"Those who are hit by the knife often have their souls torn and invaded by the blade, which is very sinister."

"Zheng Jian was only at the Qi Refining stage; after being hit by the knife, his entire soul was invaded."

After analyzing this, Zheng Danlian roared: "Yang Chanyu! You are a dignified Jin Dan, but you sneak-attacked a Qi Refining junior; you simply have no face! I want to kill you, kill you!"

"Lord Zhu, track her down quickly, find the murderer, and let me drink the enemy's blood with my sickle!"

Zhu Xuanji shook his head: "The means of the Non-Empty Sect are extraordinary; that Yang Chanyu, like Sun Lingtong, acts against time. Once the time limit is reached, no matter what the situation is, she retreats decisively without leaving any clues. How can I track her?"

"Ah!" Zheng Danlian roared.

Zheng Shuanggou's brows furrowed, faintly sensing that Zheng Danlian's emotions were wrong, and hurriedly walked to his side to appease him: "Brother, please calm down!"

"Even if Lord Zhu had clues, it might be that the other party deliberately left them behind to lure us into a trap."

"The Non-Empty Sect is still a great evil sect and has been lurking in our Fire Persimmon Immortal City for many years; it must not be underestimated."

Speaking of this, Zheng Shuanggou secretly transmitted: "Brother, if we confront Yang Chanyu, our Zheng family will be provoking two great sects at the same time."

"Please calm down, calm down!"

Zheng Shuanggou persuaded him hard, which made Zheng Danlian restrain his anger.

Zheng Danlian looked at Zhu Xuanji and asked hatefully: "Lord Zhu, the situation is like this, is the royal family still not taking action?"

"I think the Zheng family, since the alliance, has been willing to follow the tail and obey the dispatch."

"Before, my Zheng family mistakenly killed a Jin Dan true disciple of the Taiqing Palace. Now, my clan's talented child died tragically at the hands of the Non-Empty Sect..."

"Thinking about it now, that black-shadow demonic cultivator must also be from the Non-Empty Sect!"

"How long will our Southern Bean royal family tolerate these evil criminals?"

"If there is still no help, our clan will simply defect to Meng Kui and see how this City Lord performs!"

Zhu Xuanji frowned suddenly, his expression becoming cold.

"Brother!!" Zheng Shuanggou shouted, glaring at Zheng Danlian.

Immediately, he bowed to Zhu Xuanji, excusing Zheng Danlian for being angry and speaking incoherently, hoping for Zhu Xuanji's understanding.

After this venting, Zheng Danlian realized he had made a mistake, broke into a cold sweat, and stopped talking.

He didn't speak, but Ning Zhuo spoke.

Ning Zhuo looked at Zhu Xuanji: "Lord Zhu, please, you must take action to save us."

"This Non-Empty Sect is really sinister and vicious!"

"I, this kid, relied on the Oily-Smooth Water-Slick Talisman of the ancestor this time and luckily saved my life."

"But this intelligence has already been leaked."

"The Non-Empty Sect has the Treasure-Trapping Technique. Their next move will likely be to take the treasure talisman first, and then take my life!"

"Even if they don't deal with me, they will catch others in the reform team one by one!"

"In this situation, how can we actively take

"I think the Unempty Gate is acting this way because they must have seen our actions and don't want us to obtain the various positions in the Molten Lava Immortal Palace! Because doing so would certainly weaken their control over the Molten Lava Immortal Palace!"

Ning Zhuo's words caused the four Jin Dan cultivators in the room to reveal expressions of difficulty simultaneously.

Standing from their perspective: City Lord Meng Kui had launched a public scheme, promising generous rewards for those who maintained their positions.

Under this public scheme, cultivators would inevitably strive to secure positions and control the Immortal Palace, which was beneficial to the overall situation and had no downsides. Furthermore, this plan killed two birds with one stone, as it could also split the three-family alliance.

Previously, Zheng Jian had issued an ultimatum to Ning Zhuo, and the conflict that erupted between the Zheng family and the Ning family was precisely the result of this public scheme.

The Unempty Gate clearly did not want the Nan Dou Kingdom side to control the Immortal Palace positions, so they immediately took action to counter it.

Their method of counteraction was very simple: to ambush and kill the members of the renovation team.

Everyone in the renovation team held the status of trial disciples, which granted them bonuses when competing for Immortal Palace positions. Yet, this group only had cultivation bases at the Qi Refining stage and possessed weak combat power, making them easy targets.

The reason the Jin Dan cultivators in the room felt troubled was that their situation was too passive.

If they protected the renovation team, their own energy would be tied up.

Even if they used the renovation team as bait, as long as the Unempty Gate did not come to ambush them, they would still have their manpower and resources tied up.

And if they left them to their own devices, how would the Jin Dan cultivators answer to their respective clansmen?

They were, after all, of the righteous path.

The dilemma of the Jin Dan cultivators did not hinder the collection of Zheng Jian's corpse.

Shortly after.

Zheng Hua, an elder of the Zheng family, personally stepped forward to preside over the big picture and stabilize the morale.

His first act was to hold a simple memorial service for Zheng Jian.

The Zheng family's renovation team all participated in this memorial.

"Boss!"

"Chief!!!"

Many people looked at Zheng Jian's corpse, their eyes reddening as they cried out in grief. It was as if doing so could bring Zheng Jian back to life.

"Wuu wuu..." Some wanted to wail, but they gritted their teeth and held it back.

Zheng Hua stood beside the coffin with a gloomy expression.

It was too tragic.

This loss for the Zheng family made Zheng Hua feel a deep, painful sting!

Zheng Jian...

This outstanding younger generation member of the family not only possessed natural talent, but even more precious were his character, his leadership ability, his judgment of the situation, and so on.

He was highly regarded, and in the eyes of the Zheng family's main lineage, Zheng Jian would at least become a powerful elder in the future!

However, he had fallen.

He had not been able to grow up!

A feeling of immense regret and pain filled Zheng Hua's heart.

As a family elder, he had always favored Zheng Jian and looked forward to the latter's future.

But now, Zheng Jian, lying in the coffin, no longer had a future!

A Zheng family cultivator suddenly walked into the hall and reported to Zheng Hua: "My lord, Ning Zhuo of the Ning family has come to request an audience. He says he also wants to pay his respects to Boss Zheng Jian."

The renovation team members who heard this began to clamor.

"He still has the face to come?! If it weren't for needing to discuss things with him, how could Boss Zheng Jian have gone out?"

"Why did that bitch Yang Chanyu only kill the Chief and not him!"

"This guy used to collude with the Unempty Gate, and now he's gained Zhu Xuanji's forgiveness and successfully washed his hands of it. What 'turning over a new leaf'? Hmph, for all we know, he's still conspiring with the Unempty Gate. This time, he plotted against my brother Zheng Jian!"