Chapter 2141: Mystery of the Saintess

The Spirit Clan's Martial Cultivators were all retreating to the rear.

Ye Liuyun worried that if they kept retreating, it would be inconvenient for him to follow up, and he might lose the two people.

"Zhang Heng, can you and your men still fight?"

Ye Liuyun used a Slave Seal to contact Zhang Heng.

"Master, our True Essence is all depleted; we've already returned to Kangning City and are recovering!"

Zhang Heng and his troops were assaulting the city, resisting the Spirit Clan disciples' Tokens; the consumption was considerable, and now they have no True Essence left to fight.

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment and directly released Pang Ren.

A Ninth Layer Late Stage Demon Cultivator suddenly appeared, frightening the Spirit Clan's Martial Cultivators into a panicked flight.

Ye Liuyun used a Slave Seal to control Pang Ren and charged at Elder Lingxi.

Pang Ren's technique is still unrefined, but his realm power remains; with this palm strike, Elder Lingxi can only block with a Token.

Moreover, within her Token was the power input by a Ninth Layer Late Stage strongman.

"Boom"—the two Ninth Layer Late Stage strongmen's blows collided, flinging the Martial Cultivators around them.

Qing Feng, who was beside Elder Lingxi, was also blasted several zhang away.

However, Pang Ren struck again, delivering another palm.

Elder Lingxi, upon seeing Pang Ren's hideous face, was startled.

Realizing they were no match, they could only meet the attack again with a Token.

Seeing that Qing Feng could no longer run, he immediately used a Token, releasing power to resist the aftershock.

"He's here! Master, he's come to avenge us!"

Qing Feng shouted at Elder Lingxi as well.

He had recently been worrying that Ye Liuyun would come to settle scores, so he immediately thought that Ye Liuyun could strike at the two of them.

"Boom"—Elder Lingxi, relying on a Token, blocked Pang Ren's strike again.

But at this moment Pang Ren directly lunged toward Elder Lingxi.

With no other choice, Elder Lingxi could only activate another Token.

Qing Feng also used a Token to defend again.

"Ye Liuyun, I know you're nearby; if you let anyone strike again, I'll expose your secret!"

Qing Feng shouted into the air.

Another boom rang out; Pang Ren, being too close, was blasted back, and Elder Lingxi was shaken and kept retreating.

But she retaliated with a palm toward Qing Feng: "You rebel!"

Qing Feng immediately released another Token for defense, and pleaded to Elder Lingxi.

"Master, I just don't want to die!"

Elder Lingxi's attack was also blocked by Qing Feng's Token.

At this point Ye Liuyun approached Qing Feng, directly placed a Slave Seal on him, and pulled him into Space World.

Elder Lingxi was about to strike again when Qing Feng suddenly vanished; she immediately realized that perhaps Ye Liuyun was truly here.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun's Soul surged into Elder Lingxi's Sea of Consciousness.

"So it's really you!"

Elder Lingxi hadn't expected it, but her disciple had indeed guessed correctly.

Before seeing Ye Liuyun, she could not believe that this Ye Liuyun was the same one she had met in the Mortal Realm.

It had only been a few years from the Mortal Realm to the Divine Realm, yet Ye Liuyun had progressed to the point of challenging the Spirit Clan; she always thought that was utterly impossible.

However, now that she knows, it's too late.

She too was sealed with a Slave Seal by Ye Liuyun and pulled into Space World.

Pang Ren chased other Spirit Clan members for a while, then Ye Liuyun captured him and brought him back.

Later, Ye Liuyun had his clone use Black Tower to teleport Qing Feng to the Underworld where Zhuge Feiyu was, letting Zhuge Feiyu handle him himself.

He then directly performed a Soul Search on Elder Lingxi to learn what had happened.

After they returned from the Mortal Realm, Liang Xue was immediately taken away by Elder Qingyuan.

Moreover, Elder Qingyuan had warned them not to disclose Liang Xue's affairs in the Mortal Realm.

Another female disciple of Elder Lingxi, because she was loose‑tongued and told a friend, was slain by Elder Qingyuan in a rage, along with that disciple and everyone who knew the information.

Elder Qingyuan originally intended to kill Qing Feng as well.

It was Elder Lingxi who pledged their life as guarantee, allowing Qing Feng to live until now.

As for why such great effort was spent on secrecy, Elder Lingxi did not know.

She only vaguely felt that this Saintess's selection was unusual, speculating it might be linked to the disappearance of the previous Saintess.

But since it was unrelated to her, she did not wish to get involved.

The less she knows about certain important matters, the safer she is.

After Ye Liuyun learned this information, he was quite puzzled: "To keep a secret, they even executed several disciples! That shows the secret is indeed important!"

He immediately asked the five Ninth Realm Elders who had just been sealed with Slave Seals about the situation.

One elder said to Ye Liuyun: "I only know that the previous Saintess didn't seem to have disappeared of her own accord.

It was the core elders who performed some ceremony with that Saintess, and after that they never saw her again, not knowing whether she is dead or alive!"

The other elders were all unaware of the situation.

The Spirit Clan, imitating Sect structures, has inner and outer gates, with countless Elders.

The Elders who truly decide the Spirit Clan's fate are called core Elders; they hold real authority and many of the Clan's secrets.

Ye Liuyun immediately looked at Elder Lingxi and calmly asked: "Didn't you say you would take Liang Xue as a disciple and look after her?"

As it turns out, she's actually in danger now—what do you say?

I also believed the core elders' words back then and went to carry out the mission—nothing more!

The Lingxi Elder also immediately knelt before Ye Liuyun and begged for mercy.

She is now already controlled by Ye Liuyun's slave seal; even if she wanted to explain, she dare not show the slightest disrespect toward Ye Liuyun.

Take out your token!

Ye Liuyun took her token, then had those few Spirit Clan experts inject defensive power into it, and then returned it to Lingxi.

Then he also transmitted the Ten Thousand Poison Heart Sutra to the Lingxi Elder and released her from the Space World.

"Mu Lingxi..." the Lingxi Elder's full name is Mu Lingxi.

"You take me back with you, investigate clearly what the Spirit Clan's purpose is in seeking the Holy Maiden.

Upon returning, immediately cultivate the Ten Thousand Poison Heart Sutra; when necessary, you can poison those who block your path!

Ye Liuyun instructed her.

"Master, are you also coming back with me?"

The Lingxi Elder didn't understand what Ye Liuyun meant.

Ye Liuyun, however, used the Thousand Illusion Technique and directly transformed into Qingfeng's appearance.

"This will do! Let's go!"

Ye Liuyun said, and then set off with the Lingxi Elder to catch up with the Spirit Clan's retreating troop.

Just now, in the chaos, no one noticed the situation of the two of them.

Moreover, after returning, they did not follow the troop into the next city, but directly returned to the Spirit Clan's base.

Entering the Spirit Clan's base requires a Spirit Clan token.

Ye Liuyun had originally left behind Qingfeng's token, but his token suddenly broke midway.

"What's going on?"

Ye Liuyun asked Mu Lingxi.

"He's dead!"

Mu Lingxi said with a dim expression.

She had actually been quite optimistic about this disciple.

Ye Liuyun crushed the token into powder, and also took out the token of that maid from the Space World.

"Can this be used?"

Ye Liuyun asked Mu Lingxi.

"It can be used! However, one cannot enter the inner sect."