Seeing that Hou Yong knew how to open the spatial Seal, Elder Wang withdrew his gaze and no longer harbored any suspicions.
After all, only a few of them knew about the spatial Seal here.
"After you send the soul cores in, go quickly and return quickly. Don't stay inside for too long. Sect Master Hou Luo has instructed us to keep a low profile during this period unless something important happens."
Keep a low profile?
Qin Xuan was a bit puzzled, but he quickly understood.
Given his recent disturbance at the mine, the Celestial Fiend Sect Lord evidently felt it was time to act cautiously and keep a low profile, which was why he instructed this Elder to have them proceed discreetly.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan sneered inwardly, but on his face, he displayed a respectful expression, bowing to Elder Wang.
"This subordinate understands. Thank you, Elder, for the guidance."
After speaking, he turned and entered the Seal.
"This kid is much more honest today. It seems the Sect Master must have already spoken to him."
"Now is a crucial time. As long as we collect enough soul cores, we can begin preparations for the ritual."
Elder Wang murmured, a determined expression on his face.
Qin Xuan stepped into that space, and the scenery before him instantly changed.
"I didn't expect this Heavenly Fiend Sect to be so formidable, actually using means to Seal this entire space."
Looking at the dim space around him, Qin Xuan murmured.
These Elders of the Heavenly Fiend Sect used a spatial Seal to enclose the space here, so from the outside, there would be no issues.
But in reality, this space held a hidden dimension.
"It's quite normal. An Elder of the Heavenly Fiend Sect can even use spatial imprisonment techniques. Given that, the Heavenly Fiend Sect must have extraordinary attainments in spatial secret arts. Perhaps there are even spatial secret arts within the Sect."
Listening to this, Qin Xuan nodded.
"According to Hou Yong's memory, there should be someone here specifically responsible for receiving and transferring the soul cores."
Qin Xuan frowned, deep in thought.
Although Hou Yong had some connection to the Celestial Fiend Sect Lord, he was ultimately not Hou Luo's confidant. Of course, Hou Luo wouldn't entrust something as important as soul cores solely to Hou Yong.
Looking around, in the dim space, ahead was a massive plaza.
And around the plaza stood dozens of stone pillars.
These black stone pillars were incomplete, and iron chains hung from them.
The chains extended towards the center of the plaza, and in the center of the plaza, a broken stone base could vaguely be seen.
"It seems that something once existed in the center of this plaza, and it was bound by the surrounding chains."
Han Ye speculated, and Qin Xuan frowned slightly.
"So, these broken stone pillars were all torn apart because that thing tried to break free from the chains?"
Qin Xuan said with a solemn expression.
"That's hard to say. I don't know if the people of the Heavenly Fiend Sect deliberately did this."
Hearing this, Qin Xuan nodded. Just as he was about to speak again, he suddenly stopped.
A figure walked over from the other side of the plaza. Looking at this figure, some light flashed in Qin Xuan's eyes.
"It should be the person responsible for handing over the soul cores."
However, a moment later, that figure seemed to float directly in front of Qin Xuan.
The figure floated over, expressionlessly sizing up Qin Xuan, then extended a withered hand.
"Soul cores!"
Qin Xuan's face remained impassive, but a monstrous wave surged in his heart.
This 'person' didn't look like a Human Race at all. It seemed to be some kind of state between a physical and a Mental Energy body.
"A very powerful Mental Energy body, but it seems to have a partial physical form, making it stronger than ordinary Mental Energy bodies."
Han Ye said, as he was currently a Mental Energy body himself, he naturally understood a lot about them.
"Being between a Mental Energy body and a physical body means that ordinary Cultivator attacks are completely ineffective against it."
"To suppress it, one needs powerful Mental Energy. Let alone a good-for-nothing like Hou Yong, not even a few Elders of the Heavenly Fiend Sect could surpass this Mental Energy body in Mental Energy. No wonder Hou Luo could so confidently let Hou Yong come here to deliver the soul cores."
"With Elder Wang guarding the outer layer and this Mental Energy body inside, it's not foolproof, but it's unlikely to cause major problems."
Hearing this, Qin Xuan's heart stirred. Before he could speak, seeing 'Hou Yong' not react, the Mental Energy body's face finally changed.
"Give me the soul cores, or die!"
The Mental Energy body's words were harsh and sounded nothing like the language of the Human Race.
"Yes, the soul cores are here!"
Qin Xuan said, handing over the qiankun ring filled with soul cores, making a humble gesture towards the other party.
Seeing Qin Xuan hand over the qiankun ring, the Mental Energy body took it. Just as it infiltrated the qiankun ring with its Mental Energy to check the soul cores inside, Qin Xuan instantly attacked.
Surprise Spirit Stab instantly appeared before the Mental Energy body. Before the Mental Energy body could react, Qin Xuan's Surprise Spirit Stab struck it.
"Ah!"
Although the Mental Energy body's Mental Energy was powerful, it naturally couldn't compare to a Cultivator like Qin Xuan, who had already undergone the Awakening of his Sea of Consciousness.
However, upon being attacked, the Mental Energy body immediately let out a sharp shriek, trying to report the situation here.
But Qin Xuan had anticipated this move. Just before it shrieked, Han Ye flew out and suppressed it with his Mental Energy as well.
"Alright, it's been controlled!"
Han Ye said with satisfaction.
If only Qin Xuan had been alone, he might not have been able to control this thing, but with Han Lao present, the two of them working together could easily suppress this Mental Energy body with their Mental Energy.
"Quickly, soul-search it and see what's in its memory!"
Han Ye said excitedly.
Requiring a Mental Energy body to guard it, the secret here was indeed not simple.
"Let me see how many secrets you truly hold!"
Qin Xuan snorted coldly, then began the soul search.
However, after soul-searching for a while, Qin Xuan's expression became somewhat grim.
"How is it? Is there any useful information?"
Han Ye eagerly asked. Hearing this, Qin Xuan nodded and then shook his head.
"Through soul-searching, I did learn some information on how to get further inside, but I found absolutely nothing about the situation deeper within!"
Qin Xuan's expression was a bit grim.
Just now, through soul-searching, he found information on how to enter deeper from this Mental Energy body.
However, regarding the situation deeper within the plaza, no matter how he soul-searched, he found no clues.
More accurately, the information about this part within the Mental Energy body was a complete mess, containing nothing at all.
"It seems that a powerful existence must have erased these Mental Energy bodies' memories, throwing them into confusion."
