After discovering this passage, Qin Xuan's Divine Soul immediately drilled into it.
After looking around inside, Qin Xuan immediately realized that there was a hidden world within.
"I can sense a trace of the Nine Dragon Seal's Qi; the Nine Dragon Seal Spirit should be here."
Qin Xuan said to Han Ye with a pleasant surprise.
Upon hearing that the Nine Dragon Seal Spirit's whereabouts had been discovered, Han Ye was incredibly excited.
Now that the Spirit had been found, the next steps would be much simpler.
With the Spirit, as long as they took both the Spirit and the Nine Dragon Seal, they could use the Nine Dragon Seal to rush out of here in one go.
"However, subduing this Nine Dragon Seal might be a bit difficult."
"This Spirit requires constant erosion with blood Qi and Devilish Qi, which shows that the Nine Dragon Seal Spirit has high intelligence and is very stubborn, unlikely to yield easily."
"It won't be easy to subdue it. What should we do, Qin Xuan? Should we give up on the Nine Dragon Seal?"
Han Ye said to Qin Xuan.
He was worried now that if at the critical moment of subduing it, this Spirit was unwilling to cooperate, it would be troublesome.
All of them would die here.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Xuan shook his head.
"Senior, don't worry. It's nothing major. At worst, we'll talk to the Spirit then."
"We'll take it away, it won't have its intelligence erased, and it will let me control and use it."
Furthermore...
Qin Xuan's Divine Soul was strong enough that if this Spirit truly had ulterior motives, he could suppress it at any time with his powerful Divine Soul.
"If the soft approach doesn't work, we'll go with the hard one. We'll forcibly control the Spirit and make it take the Nine Dragon Seal."
"However, this would cause significant damage to the Spirit, so it's best not to use it if possible."
"Since this Spirit requires so much blood Qi and Devilish Qi to erode it, its intelligence is clearly not low."
"With such high intelligence, if used well, it would be a great help to me."
"If the Spirit's intelligence is high enough, then we can completely have a good talk with it. Cooperation benefits both, division harms both. The Spirit should understand this principle."
After speaking, Qin Xuan immediately moved to approach that side.
"Wait! Someone's coming!"
Just then, Han Ye suddenly said to Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan also realized something was amiss, dropping his hands and moving to the side.
He pretended to be inspecting the area, looking around.
A moment later, a black-clothed person slowly emerged from mid-air.
"Cheng Yang, why are you here?"
Seeing this black-clothed person, Qin Xuan's pupils slightly constricted.
Taiqing Realm First Level!
This black-clothed person, Cheng Yang, was known to him. He was an Elder of Nuoshen Palace, and his strength had reached the Taiqing Realm.
He was not an opponent; it was better to avoid his sharp edge for now.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Xuan cupped his hands towards the black-clothed person.
"Reporting, Elder, Grand Elder asked me to come here to check."
"To see if there are any other situations here, and if anything unexpected might happen."
"After all, the Double Pupils are about to be subdued."
Upon hearing this, the Elder sneered.
"Whether the Double Pupils can be subdued has nothing to do with your Grand Elder's lineage."
"You should focus on managing the Sect's other affairs properly."
"That way, when the Palace Master succeeds in the future, he won't forget your hard work. But if you dare to cause trouble or even collude with the Grand Elder, you won't be spared then."
"You better weigh your options carefully and not court disaster!"
Listening to this person's threat, Qin Xuan very cooperatively nodded repeatedly at him.
"Elder, rest assured, I still know my limits. Grand Elder sent me here just to help keep an eye out for any problems."
"So that the Palace Master can conveniently subdue the Double Pupils in a few days."
As he spoke, Qin Xuan intentionally or unintentionally looked at the dried corpse.
"That's good. It's best if you all behave yourselves and don't harbor any wild ambitions."
As he spoke, the black-clothed Elder continued to stare at Qin Xuan.
"Elder, what exactly is this corpse? This Disciple has been looking at it for a long time and still doesn't know what it is."
Upon hearing this, the Elder sneered, looking up with a sidelong glance.
"Didn't Grand Elder tell you?"
At this point, the Elder let out a series of strange cackles, as if mocking Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan showed a hint of helplessness on his face, shaking his head with a touch of indignation.
"Elder, I don't know. Although everyone else considers me Grand Elder's confidant, Grand Elder hasn't told me many secrets."
At this point, Qin Xuan feigned anger, as if truly upset by this.
Seeing Qin Xuan's demeanor, the black-clothed Elder's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"Oh, if that's the case, then why don't you switch allegiance to the Palace Master's side?"
"Don't worry, if you are willing to report the situation on Grand Elder's side to me, I can recommend you to the Palace Master. I imagine the Palace Master will not treat you unfairly, even making you a Personal Disciple would be no problem."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan's heart stirred.
This seemed like a good opportunity.
He immediately put on an excited expression, eagerly nodding repeatedly to the black-clothed Elder.
"Elder, if you can recommend me to the Palace Master, I will naturally be eternally grateful."
"I also know some things about Grand Elder's situation. If Elder is willing, I am willing to report the situation to Elder."
Hearing Qin Xuan say this, the black-clothed Elder nodded with great delight.
Then he looked at the dried corpse.
"Young man, this is the corpse of our Nuoshen Palace's first Palace Master."
"This esteemed individual's cultivation back then was extremely astonishing, having reached the Death Yuan Realm. For all these years, the Palace has been trying to find a way to revive this esteemed individual's corpse."
"You also know that our Palace has the method of corpse refining. If we can refine Ancestral Master's dried corpse into a refined corpse, our Nuoshen Palace's strength will greatly increase."
"Furthermore, ordinary things cannot contain the Double Pupils; only this Palace Master's dried corpse can resist it somewhat. Therefore, this thing has become crucial for us to subdue the Double Pupils."
"In short, you report Grand Elder's situation to me, and I can immediately recommend you to the Palace Master."
Listening to the Elder's words, Qin Xuan was thoughtful.
He then selectively informed the Elder of the information he knew about Grand Elder's side.
Some of this information was true, and some was false.
To escalate the conflict, Qin Xuan also fabricated many ambiguous pieces of information.
Listening to these secrets that Cheng Yang spoke of, the black-clothed Elder nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad, you indeed know a lot of things."
"Don't worry, you can continue to follow Grand Elder in the future. If he makes any moves, come and report to me at any time, and you will be greatly rewarded then."
Hearing this, Qin Xuan feigned excitement and repeatedly bowed to him.
"Alright, you can look around here for a while and then go back. This is an important place after all, don't wander around casually. I'm going to find the Palace Master."
Then the black-clothed person disappeared into mid-air.
A moment later, with a ripple in space, Qin Xuan knew that the black-clothed Elder had left.
"Hmph, it's indeed a dog-eat-dog situation. I merely provided some information about Grand Elder, and this person couldn't wait to go find the Palace Master. It seems he intends to deal with this Grand Elder next."
