"I heard you've cultivated the Demonic Path's great Divine Ability, Celestial Capital Corpse Fire. Are you planning to purge the sect this time? Oh, right, the Void Heaven Palace is about to open. You must want the incomplete map in my possession, right?"
The middle-aged man's string of revelations stunned everyone. They looked around in horror, then discussed Ancestral Master Zenith Yin and the so-called 'Demonic Path's Number One Person'.
"The Demonic Path's Number One Person… could it be… that person?!" Those who knew began to tremble slightly, their faces turning pale.
Han Li frowned, his mind a little chaotic. What exactly was going on?
What was originally a simple matter had now become incredibly complicated, making it impossible to sort out.
Fairy Ziling's face turned pale as she said, "Senior Scarlet Fire, you are actually a Disciple of Six Paths Extreme Sage?! You…"
"Zi Ling, you'd rather believe your enemy than me? You're the one who invited me here in the first place, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess."
Scarlet Fire's anger flared, his voice filled with displeasure, as if he was about to give up and leave.
The middle-aged man laughed heartily, "Then go! I'd be delighted if you left. Without you, as long as Old Devil Zenith Yin doesn't come in person, and only uses his possession technique, even if he has cultivated the Celestial Capital Corpse Fire, I can still escape. If he doesn't get the Void Heaven Palace incomplete map from me, do you think he'll take his anger out on you?"
"Hmm, perhaps not. After all, your Master is the Demonic Path's Number One Person. Even Old Devil Zenith Yin wouldn't be so bold as to attack you!"
"Nonsense!"
Scarlet Fire Old Freak was enraged and furiously attacked. A series of fierce black lightning flames shot out from the dark clouds, striking directly at the middle-aged man.
A blood-red light appeared on the middle-aged man's hand, easily breaking Scarlet Fire Old Freak's attack.
Both were in the late stage Core Formation, making it difficult to determine a winner for a time.
"Zi Ling, what are you all waiting for? Just because he said a few words, you believe him? Where are your brains?"
The Core Formation Cultivators exchanged glances.
Fairy Ziling looked at them. Han Li said, "Until the situation becomes clear, Han will not make a move with his companions."
With Han Li stating his position, the others followed suit, with the exception of two people: Elder Zhao and Elder Meng of Exquisite Sound Sect .
At this moment, the middle-aged man spoke again, "You are surnamed Zhao and Meng, right? The taste of having your life and property fall into someone else's hands isn't pleasant, is it?"
"I know Zenith Yin's methods all too well!"
Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions changed drastically, and they couldn't help but stop their hands.
"Junior Martial Uncle Wu Chou, you wanted to reap the benefits and take the beauty home. That's not going to happen now, is it? To keep so many of us here, the price you'll have to pay won't be small."
"What's the point of hiding? If you want something, exchange it for lives!"
Han Li's pupils constricted when he heard the name Wu Chou. Was it him?!
Just then, a cold voice came from the air not far away, "Junior Martial Uncle Sun, tell me, who leaked the information to you? I'll give you a quick death later!"
Then, a ripple appeared, and a person emerged in the air. It was Wu Chou, with his ugly appearance and violent eyes.
The middle-aged man sneered, "You? You're just a greenhorn."
Wu Chou was enraged, but suddenly the look in his eyes changed, becoming profound.
"You truly are the Disciple I thought most highly of back then. However, someone must have tipped you off, to know so many secrets. You've hidden yourself quite well."
"It seems I'll have to thoroughly reorganize things when I return."
"Fellow Daoist Scarlet Fire, there's no need for you to be like this. He's spoken so clearly, and from the looks of the others, it's unlikely they'll believe you now."
Zi Ling looked at Wu Chou and asked bitterly, "Senior Zenith Yin, was it your Jiyin Island that harmed my Exquisite Sound Sect and my mother?"
Ancestral Master Zenith Yin readily admitted it, the demeanor of a Demonic Path overlord evident.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a spatial fluctuation appeared in the distance, and over a dozen refined corpses emerged, quickly surrounding them.
They were all emerald green, clad in shiny black iron armor, bare-handed, with inch-long, incredibly sharp fingernails and mouths full of charred yellow fangs, grinning terrifyingly. They were monsters that could surely wake one up from a nightmare.
The middle-aged man's face changed drastically, "Eighteen Celestial Capital Corpses?!"
"No wonder you dared to come alone!"
"What, the person who tipped you off didn't tell you? My good Disciple, as long as you hand over the Void Heaven Palace incomplete map and then obediently tell me who told you, I will grant you a quick death."
The middle-aged man's face was grim. He had thought that his attempt to sow discord would be enough to secure victory, but with these eighteen Celestial Capital Corpses here, each one was more troublesome than an Early Stage Core Formation Cultivator. Their bodies were hard, their movements incredibly agile, and they were impervious to ordinary Magic Treasure attacks.
"You all fend for yourselves! These eighteen Celestial Capital Corpses are not something ordinary Core Formation stage Cultivators can deal with!"
The middle-aged man didn't want to die here, so he turned and fled. His subordinates also received his voice transmission and scattered, each trying to escape.
Li Feiyu examined the Celestial Capital Corpses. They looked terrifying, and their strength was indeed formidable.
His own refined corpses, however, paled in comparison.
But then again, cultivating such a refined corpse would likely take several years and a large amount of Materials.
"Biting off more than I can chew. Cultivating the Five Elements Cultivation Technique alone is enough to occupy most of my time."
Li Feiyu completely abandoned his plan to refine corpses.
Seeing the middle-aged man flee, Han Li and the others also scattered and ran.
Ancestral Master Zenith Yin pursued the middle-aged man alone, while the eighteen Celestial Capital Corpses chased the various Core Formation Cultivators, Fairy Ziling, and the two envoys, Fan and Zhuo.
As for the other small fries, Ancestral Master Zenith Yin didn't even pay them any mind.
Li Feiyu knew that Old Devil Zenith Yin would appear, so he didn't dare to get too close. He glanced at Han Li's side and quietly followed the middle-aged man.
He was determined to get the Void Heaven Palace incomplete map. Without this map, he simply couldn't pass through the Void Heaven Palace's protective barrier.
Scarlet Fire Old Freak emerged from the dark clouds. He was a burly man with a red shirt and a purple face. He and Zhao and Meng also pursued the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man surnamed Sun was a late stage Core Formation Cultivator, and his strength was not weak. Old Devil Zenith Yin was currently only possessing Wu Chou, so his strength was limited. At this time, he was fighting the middle-aged man to a draw.
The middle-aged man surnamed Sun was constantly wary of Old Devil Zenith Yin's Celestial Capital Corpse Fire, fearing it would contaminate him.
Li Feiyu and Scarlet Fire Old Freak both watched the show from the sidelines.
However, a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator is still a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator. Even if he could only exert late stage Core Formation strength now, his methods were not something an ordinary late stage Core Formation Cultivator could withstand.
A moment later, the middle-aged man surnamed Sun was hit, and then Old Devil Zenith Yin shot out a dozen blue needles that struck his head. The middle-aged man surnamed Sun instantly lost consciousness.
Old Devil Zenith Yin beckoned, and the Storage Pouch flew over. After a sweep with his Divine Sense, he frowned slightly.
"As expected of my Disciple, he's truly cautious. It seems I can only perform a soul search."
Li Feiyu knew from Zenith Yin's expression that the middle-aged man surnamed Sun's Storage Pouch did not contain the Void Heaven Palace incomplete map. Since he couldn't get it himself, he couldn't let Old Devil Zenith Yin get it either.
He activated the Formless Soul Shocking Needle, attacking Zenith Yin, Scarlet Fire, and Elder Zhao and Meng separately.
Old Devil Zenith Yin and Scarlet Fire Old Freak had powerful Divine Sense and discovered the Formless Soul Shocking Needle when it was still a dozen feet away from them.
They then roused their magic power, forming a magic power barrier.
Old Devil Zenith Yin shouted, "Who is it? Come out, to this Ancestral Master!"
Elders Zhao and Meng did not have their abilities and were pierced through the forehead by the Formless Soul Shocking Needle, dying instantly.
Scarlet Fire Old Freak was furious, his magic power surging outwards. Li Feiyu then appeared, but he wore a mask, obscuring his face with magic power to prevent them from seeing his true appearance.
"Who are you?! You were the one who tipped him off, weren't you?"