About three breaths later.
The scene fell into extreme silence, and a large flock of crows flew by quietly.
"Tsk tsk tsk, are you performing as a clown?"
Xiao Jietian looked at Protector Wu, who was laughing and shouting madly, and mocked him.
"Useless."
Yun Shan said coldly from the side.
"I'll wait for you to come down and join me."
Protector Wu knew that the mark he had left had been removed, otherwise Yun Shan would not have cooperated with others, so he gave up his actions.
"Are you talking about this?"
Xiao Jietian waved his hand, and a faint soul energy appeared in his hand.
"How is that possible? This is impossible. I don't believe it."
Protector Wu saw the soul power in Xiao Jietian's hand, which was exactly the wisp of soul he had secretly separated earlier.
"I have sealed this entire space, so all your methods are in vain."
Xiao Jietian smiled lightly, his voice full of disdain.
"I have an early morning class, and you, a Half-Step Spirit Soul, ambushing me is one thing, but you also sealed the space, you traitor, you villain, you rebel. Ahhhhhh!!!"
Protector Wu was so utterly defeated that his Dao Heart shattered, and he was almost driven mad.
"Snowflakes fluttering, north wind whistling..."
Xiao Jietian, seeing Protector Wu in this state, couldn't help but hum the tune.
"Kill me, quickly kill me."
Protector Wu couldn't endure the humiliation and only wished for death.
Yun Shan also had a face full of black lines. He had always thought Xiao Jietian was very serious, but he didn't expect him to be so devious, killing people in such a soul-crushing way.
Afterward, Xiao Jietian achieved his goal. Facing the almost collapsed Protector Wu, Xiao Jietian directly began to question him, but he didn't get any valuable information from Protector Wu, only the location of a small branch hall.
It made sense. Protector Wu was just an Earth-rank protector, not a core member of the Hall of Souls, at most a mere errand runner.
It was only after he captured Yao Lao that his status soared, entering the core circle.
Xiao Jietian did not choose to kill Protector Wu, but instead used a specially made jade bottle to contain his soul body, constantly burning it with Strange Fire (Exotic Flame) to prevent him from recovering, only allowing him to remain in a half-dead state.
Xiao Jietian put this jade bottle into the system space. Even if he broke through the jade bottle, he wouldn't be able to get out of the system space.
As for not killing him, it was just not killing him for now. Who knew if the Hall of Souls had left any special soul tokens to prove whether someone had died? After all, the Hall of Souls and the Hun Clan were experts at playing with souls.
Xiao Jietian didn't want a small Earth-rank protector to attract more people from the Hall of Souls today.
A powerful aura erupted from his body. Yun Shan looked at Xiao Jietian, who suddenly burst with aura, and immediately felt a powerful chill. His body couldn't help but tremble, and he became wary, afraid that Xiao Jietian would discard him after he had served his purpose.
Xiao Jietian didn't pay much attention to Yun Shan, directly covering every inch of land, not missing a single spot.
Finding no abnormal problems, Xiao Jietian withdrew his energy consciousness.
"Oh, what are you doing? Don't worry, I wouldn't go so far as to discard you after you've served your purpose. I have no conflict of interest with you."
Yun Shan was his wife's teacher. If he killed him, future matters would be difficult to handle, and he wouldn't dare to leak today's events, otherwise, his family's vast enterprise would be the first target for destruction.
Seeing that Xiao Jietian really had no intention of attacking, Yun Shan breathed a sigh of relief.
This terrifying Half-Step Spirit Soul realm, a casual slap from him would probably knock the shit out of this Dou Zong who took a shortcut to reach his current cultivation.
"Since that's the case, and everything is handled, I'll withdraw first. You can deal with the rest yourself."
Xiao Jietian saw that everything had been taken care of and there was nothing left, so he didn't want to stay with this old man.
Xiao Jietian was about to turn and leave when he suddenly noticed something off about Yun Shan. He seemed to have changed entirely.
"Why does this old man feel a bit more benevolent?"
Xiao Jietian's eyes constantly scrutinized Yun Shan. Yun Shan was bewildered by Xiao Jietian's scrutinizing gaze, feeling a chill down his spine.
He inexplicably felt danger in his nether regions.
"What are you trying to do?"
"Get lost, I'm not interested in men. I'm only interested in beautiful women."
Xiao Jietian saw Yun Shan's actions and knew that this old man had a problem with his thinking.
"Hehe, that's good, you scared this old man to death."
Yun Shan immediately relaxed and said with a chuckle.
Hearing Xiao Jietian's last sentence, a glint flashed in Yun Shan's eyes, and an idea popped into his head.
Xiao Jietian didn't pay much attention and directly turned to leave. Xiao Jietian immediately lifted the spatial seal.
"Fortunately, I had this Spatial Sealing Talisman, otherwise he really might have escaped. Hmm? Wait, talisman… Could it be that old man Yun Shan changed because he used the Soul Purification Talisman too forcefully?"
Xiao Jietian thought about it and realized it was indeed possible, almost laughing out loud. Perhaps the ambitious Yun Shan, who was full of thoughts of conquering other forces and expanding territory, was gone.
Only a benevolent, indifferent Yun Shan, diligently developing his own power, remained.
Xiao Jietian couldn't help but show a strange expression, wanting to laugh but feeling embarrassed to do so.
Just half an hour after Xiao Jietian left, a graceful figure appeared at the spot where Xiao Jietian had previously stood, recalling Yun Shan's change.
"Is this the aura of that little scoundrel?"
The figure that appeared was Yun Yun, who had returned from a mission and sensed a familiar aura in the back mountain, so she came over.
"Yun'er, why have you come to your master's place?"
Yun Shan asked, sensing Yun Yun's arrival.
"Yun'er just sensed the aura of another person in the forbidden area, so I came to take a look."
Yun Yun arrived in front of the cave and said respectfully.
The cave door opened, and Yun Yun walked in.
Inside, Yun Yun saw that the floor of Yun Shan's cultivation cave was covered in spiderweb-like cracks, and there was also a strong lingering aura of Xiao Jietian, as well as a cold aura, but there were no traces of blood.
This proved that a struggle had occurred here, and a hint of worry appeared on Yun Yun's face.
"Master, this...?"
"It's nothing, just a simple sparring session with someone. He's fine. If there's nothing else, you can go back first. Don't let what happened here get out."
Yun Shan said indifferently, his voice carrying a strange implication.
"Yes, Master, your disciple bids farewell."
Upon hearing this, the heavy stone in Yun Yun's heart fell, and she let out a sigh of relief, not even noticing the strange tone in Yun Shan's voice.
"Hehe..."
Yun Shan watched Yun Yun's departing figure, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.
Having dealt with Protector Wu, Xiao Jietian returned directly to the room arranged by the Mittel Family. The card's effect hadn't worn off yet. Although it wasn't openly radiating, Hai Bodong, who was not far away, still felt a powerful sense of oppression.
Hai Bodong came to Xiao Jietian's room and knocked on the door.
"Xiao Jietian, what is this...?"
Hai Bodong was very curious about Xiao Jietian's sudden use of a secret method to enhance his strength.
"I just went out to do something."
"Is everything handled? Is there anything this old man can help with?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hai Bodong shook his head.
"You see, my words are superfluous. If you can't solve it, then I certainly can't. Hehe."
"Elder Hai, this is just concern. I understand your loyal nature very well, and I also like your character, haha."
Xiao Jietian praised Hai Bodong with a smile.
The two chatted for a few moments, and Hai Bodong left, saying that if there was anything needed, he could arrange for the Mittel Family to do it.
Xiao Jietian looked at Hai Bodong a few times, lost in thought.