Chapter 1678

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To know.

Puppets, for the most part, spend their entire lives obeying their master’s commands without question, until they are sacrificed in place of their master. Tian Linzi had always dreamed of becoming a living being once more. Initially, his attempt to possess Ye Wushuang was driven by the desire to seek a new vessel for his soul, a way to be reborn through another’s body.

He still vividly remembers the day Ye Wushuang told him: “Follow me, and I promise you will become a human again.” Now… that possibility has truly come within reach. Tian Linzi trembled with excitement all over.

Ye Wushuang took out the Nine Spirits Heavenly Soul Ginseng and looked at Tian Linzi, saying once more, “For thousands of years, you have suffered under the seal placed upon you by Mu Beige. Those days of torment are now behind you!” “Today, I grant you a second chance at life. If you ever revert to your old ways and harm the innocent again, I will ensure your suffering is far worse than it is now. Do you understand?”

Tian Linzi knelt down, his eyes turning red as he declared, “I swear to serve Master Ye with my life. I would never dare to betray you!”

Ye Wushuang nodded and said, “Very well!” “First, you must integrate the Nine Spirits Heavenly Soul Ginseng into your body. With your current strength, you cannot fully digest it. Later, I will teach you a mantra. Follow it to refine your soul, and gradually you will be able to nurture your spirit. In time, as your soul grows, it will reverse the decay of your flesh, allowing you to transform from a puppet into a true living being!”

“Yes, Master!” Tian Linzi took the ginseng, his body trembling uncontrollably. Why had he once tried to possess Ye Wushuang? It was his own scheme for a chance at a new life. But it had failed. Now, following Ye Wushuang, he truly had a chance at rebirth!

Looking at the beauty lying in the coffin, seemingly in a deep sleep, Ye Wushuang sighed and said, “Close it. The deceased are gone. We have obtained the treasure we sought; there is no need to do anything more.”

“Okay,” was the response.

Ye Wushuang and Yu Yourong together closed the lid of the coffin. Just as they were about to jump out of the pit, suddenly, outside the hall—

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed through the air. The spiritual barrier that Tian Linzi had erected was shattered. Immediately after, three figures charged into the hall.

Ye Wushuang looked up to see a man in the center, appearing to be in his forties, with delicate features and a gaze fixed intently on him.

“It’s you!” the man exclaimed, his eyes widening in recognition.

Ye Wushuang raised an eyebrow.

Yu Yourong and Tian Linzi also looked over, their hearts tightening with anxiety.

“Xing Han Yun!” Yu Yourong’s expression turned cold.

Xing Han Yun was the younger brother of the current Lingjian Pavilion elder, Xing Han Wen, and a formidable late-stage Zhaixing realm cultivator himself.

At once, Yu Yourong and Tian Linzi positioned themselves in front of Ye Wushuang to protect him.

After Xing Han Yun and his companions arrived, another seven or eight people poured into the hall, blocking the exit.

Xing Han Yun sneered, “I never expected to run into you here. It seems that fate itself wants you dead!”

Ye Wushuang and his companions retreated from the pit and stood at the back of the hall, their brows furrowed as they observed the newcomers.

“Be careful,” Xing Han Yun warned.

Xing Han Yun immediately said, “That boy still has two Heavenly Thunder Bombs…”

The two Zhaixing realm cultivators standing beside Xing Han Yun immediately began to surge with energy.

Xing Han Yun’s gaze fell on the coffin inside the pit.

“It seems you’ve had quite the stroke of luck, haven’t you?” Xing Han Yun took a step forward, and Ye Wushuang and his companions retreated step by step.

“Tong Xuan!”

“Hua Jian!”

Xing Han Yun commanded, “Open the coffin and see what treasures lie within.”

When Xing Han Yun had entered, Ye Wushuang and Yu Yourong had just closed the lid of the coffin, so he naturally assumed that the three of them hadn’t had the chance to open it and check its contents yet.

By sheer coincidence, it seemed they had stumbled upon a great fortune.

Tong Xuan and Hua Jian, the two Zhaixing realm cultivators, leaped into the pit and opened the coffin lid.

In the next moment, Sun Yansi, who seemed to be in a deep slumber, was revealed to the group.

Tong Xuan and Hua Jian immediately became tense.

But upon closer inspection, they realized that the woman had no breath left in her.

“Brother Yun, it’s just a corpse!” Tong Xuan called out.

Xing Han Yun glanced at Ye Wushuang and his companions warily before looking back at the woman in the coffin, his brow furrowing.

“A coffin hidden so well, containing a corpse—there must be something more. Search for it!” he ordered.

“Yes, sir!” Tong Xuan nodded, then grabbed Sun Yansi’s body and tossed it aside into the pit.

He began to search the inside of the coffin, while Ye Wushuang, Yu Yourong, and Tian Linzi continued to back away.

“Something big is about to happen,” Ye Wushuang whispered. “We’ll have to wait for the right moment to act.”

“Okay,” came the response.

As Tong Xuan and Hua Jian searched the coffin for any hidden treasures, Xing Han Yun looked at Ye Wushuang and sneered, “Your name has been on everyone’s lips lately, Ye Wushuang. Your fame has spread across the entire Central Continent!”

“You’ve caused my Lingjian Pavilion so much embarrassment time and time again. This time, I’ll see how you manage to escape!”

Ye Wushuang looked at Xing Han Yun and couldn’t help but smile. “Don’t you find it strange that every time your Lingjian Pavilion tries to kill me, I always manage to survive?”

“Strange?” Xing Han Yun sneered. “It’s all because of those three from the Silver Saint Sect who keep protecting you. This time, let’s see who will…”

“Brother Yun,” Tong Xuan and Hua Jian looked up at Xing Han Yun and said, “There’s nothing here.”

Nothing?

Xing Han Yun’s expression changed.

Tong Xuan continued, “But there are hidden compartments on the sides of the coffin, and it seems that whatever was inside has been taken!”

Upon hearing this, Xing Han Yun glared at Ye Wushuang and sneered, “You brat, did you take it?”

Ye Wushuang simply shrugged and said, “We followed Qi Rongxuan, Yun Xiaoyu, and the others in here. If anyone took it, it must have been them.”

Xing Han Yun’s brow furrowed.

“Whether you took it or not, you’re all going to die now!” As soon as Xing Han Yun finished speaking, the people behind him stepped forward, their murderous intent palpable.

“Ah… ahhhh!”

At that moment, a terrified scream suddenly erupted from within the pit.

Tong Xuan, at that moment, uncontrollably grasped a knife, and without any warning, thrust it straight through Hua Jian’s abdomen beside him. The scream had come from Hua Jian’s mouth.

Xing Han Yun’s expression froze as he shouted, “Tong Xuan, what are you doing?” But at this moment, Tong Xuan’s eyes were bloodshot, and a surge of malevolent energy rolled within him, completely disregarding Xing Han Yun’s reprimand.

The blade pierced through Hua Jian’s chest, and without hesitation, Tong Xuan lifted the knife and sliced upward with a single motion. With a sickening sound, the knife split Hua Jian’s body in two.

Blood stained the pit red. Both Tong Xuan and Hua Jian were at the late stage of the Zhaixing realm, and the two had a very close relationship. Hua Jian could never have imagined that Tong Xuan would suddenly turn on him like this!

Caught completely off guard, Hua Jian took the fatal blow, and with Tong Xuan’s intent to deliver a deadly strike, Hua Jian, a cultivator at the initial stage of the Zhaixing realm, met his untimely end, his body split in two and his life snuffed out in an instant.

“Tong Xuan, have you gone mad?” Xing Han Yun roared, his eyes bloodshot with rage.

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