Chapter 843 - 674: Chaos at Danxia
"Heavens have mercy! I can see Junior Sister Ruyi again."
Liu Qianshan coughed, an abnormal flush appearing on his pale face.
The once murky old eyes suddenly brightened, tightly staring at the ethereal figure of Li Ruyi, with an excitement that could not be concealed surging in his gaze.
Anyone could see that the joy and excitement were not feigned.
A trace of strangeness flashed across Shen Xuan’s eyes.
If he wasn’t mistaken.
The fall of Li Ruyi in her previous life was Liu Qianshan’s handiwork.
It was thought that the relationship between Liu Qianshan and Li Ruyi was complex.
Perhaps it was due to love turned into hate, from unrequited affection.
Now it seems, he was actually wrong.
The clarity from [Other Shore Demon Flower] on the essence of life came through clearly.
Liu Qianshan’s lifespan was even shorter than what Wan Hua Lou’s intelligence had indicated, probably only ten or so years left.
Perhaps, during this time, he refined Spirit Pills, displayed Divine Powers.
Depleting his already limited lifespan.
Li Ruyi’s soul body slightly fluctuated, staring at Liu Qianshan, asked in a deep voice: "Senior Brother Qianshan, why did you do that back then?"
Liu Qianshan’s lips moved slightly, but no sound was made.
He was spiritually communicating with Li Ruyi.
Shen Xuan averted his gaze.
He had no intention of prying into the private past of the two.
Shen Xuan glanced towards within the Nine Palaces Immortal-Trapping Array, where Cui Jin True Master and Bao Song True Master were firmly suppressed by the fierce Profound Ice Spiritual Power, the Protective Spirit Light flickering amidst the cold tide.
With his current profound cultivation, comparable to the late stage of the Golden Core, aided by Tier Three Array Dao mastery, trapping two True Core middle stage cultivators was a piece of cake.
This was still under the truce between Yan and Song, seeing as Danxia Sect, showing leniency.
Inside the Cave Mansion.
Li Ruyi and Liu Qianshan continued their spiritual communication.
Both were highly emotional.
Power of the Divine Soul was violently fluctuating.
Shen Xuan could sense the surging emotions within Li Ruyi’s soul body.
Anger, grief, confusion, shock, all mixed and indistinguishable.
In the end, Li Ruyi showed an expression of disbelief.
She was silent for a while.
Suddenly, she raised her hand and waved it in the air.
A palm shadow formed by pure soul power landed squarely on Liu Qianshan’s face, making a crisp sound.
This hit was quite heavy.
Liu Qianshan’s gaunt cheeks visibly swelled with redness, and several of his sparse teeth fell out, blood oozing from the corners of his mouth.
He didn’t use his power to resist.
"Liu Qianshan, return my flesh body to me."
Li Ruyi’s voice was extremely restrained, words uttered distinctly.
Liu Qianshan didn’t wipe the blood, lightly stroked his cheek.
Spiritual Light brushed over, the swelling quickly receded.
He looked at Li Ruyi, a bitter smile appeared.
"Alright. Follow me."
Finishing, he turned to Shen Xuan, with a complicated look: "This Fellow Daoist, how should I address you?"
By this point, he naturally knew that the so-called Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator Shen Wuqing was surely an alias.
"That’s none of your business."
Li Ruyi coldly interrupted him, her soul body floated a step forward.
Shen Xuan smiled slightly, his tone calm: "Fellow Daoist Li, I’ll accompany you in."
He was worried that the inner chamber had been prepared with traps.
After all, Liu Qianshan, being a long-standing True Core, and the master of this place, setting up an array restriction within the Cave Mansion’s inner chamber was normal.
One must be cautious.
Li Ruyi, however, was taken aback, her expression slightly stagnant.
She was silent for a few breaths, and softly said: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shen. However, Ruyi can go in alone."
Shen Xuan looked at her and nodded.
Just as Liu Qianshan was about to turn and lead Li Ruyi into the inner chamber, Shen Xuan pointed his fingers together.
A thread-like Primordial Profound Ice Sword Qi silently shot out, so fast that only an afterimage remained.
Liu Qianshan couldn’t react at all, only feeling a coldness at his Dantian, an extremely cold spiritual power had already penetrated his body, quickly sealing several vital meridians.
Liu Qianshan’s figure swayed, his already declining presence further weakened.
"Apologies, Fellow Daoist Qianshan."
Shen Xuan’s voice was stable.
"To ensure Fellow Daoist Li’s safety, I had no choice but to resort to this tactic."
Liu Qianshan’s lifespan was nearing its end, his magical power long unable to match his prime, difficult to display Divine Powers.
At this moment, sealed by Shen Xuan at the Dantian, his strength was merely one or two tenths.
In any case, he posed no threat to Li Ruyi.
Li Ruyi looked at Shen Xuan, her soul body nodded slightly, expressing gratitude.
Then, she said no more, following the faltering Liu Qianshan, one after the other, entered the inner chamber of the Cave Mansion.
Shen Xuan remained in the outer chamber, his gaze swept over the two True Pill True Masters within the array, their faces ashen.
Within the Nine Palaces Immortal-Trapping Array, blue light flowed, coldness permeated.
Cui Jin True Master’s face was ashen, lips pressed into a thin line.
He suddenly opened his mouth and spit out a small bronze bell. The bell hovered before him, moving without wind, gently swaying.
"Ding!"
A clear and high-pitched sound of the bell pierced through the array’s light barrier, echoing within the Cave Mansion, the lingering tones carrying a peculiar penetrative force.
Shen Xuan frowned slightly.
"Fellow Daoist Cui Jin, what’s the point of this?"
He lightly sighed.
Amidst the lingering bell tones, Cui Jin True Master’s body shimmered with golden light, surprisingly cracking a bit of the thin ice condensed on the surface, which fell off in flakes.
He lifted his eyes to look at Shen Xuan outside the array, his gaze like lightning.
"Does Fellow Daoist know what you are doing?"
"Helping an old friend settle old scores, retrieve what was rightfully hers."
Shen Xuan’s tone was calm.
"Old friend?"
Cui Jin True Master snorted coldly, pointing towards the direction of the inner chamber: "If I’m not mistaken, that soul body is the traitor Li Ruyi of my Danxia Sect."
"Three hundred years ago, she violated the sect rules, the Sect Leader personally ordered her execution. To preserve its reputation, the sect kept this matter undisclosed, known only to the Sect Elders."
He sped up, with a tone of admonition: "Fellow Daoist, unaware of the truth, deceived by her, is understandable. Withdraw the array now, and everything still has room for resolution. Otherwise, you will be declaring enmity with the entire Danxia Sect."