Forced soul search, life or death unknown

Shen Fan immediately cried out in injustice, prostrating himself on the ground: "Sect Master, you wrong me! I am just a Qi Refinement Stage Disciple with a first-grade Five Elements miscellaneous Spiritual Root. How could I possibly have killed so many Senior Brothers and the Golden Core Stage Grand Elder?"

Xue Qiutian snorted, "I didn't say you killed them. Couldn't you have colluded with people from the Blood Refinement Sect and the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect?"

At this moment, Shen Fan realized that Li Huanxue's words were true; this Xue Qiutian truly had no human feelings!

"I, I, I..."

Shen Fan found it hard to argue, saying, "Even if you gave me ten thousand guts, I wouldn't dare. Sect Master, please see clearly!"

"Moreover, besides that, with my trash talent, only the benevolent Sect Master would take me in. The people of the Blood Refinement Sect wouldn't even look at me!"

Seeing Shen Fan's appearance, a smile appeared on Xue Qiutian's unpredictable face: "Haha... Look at him!"

But the next moment.

Xue Qiutian stretched out both hands, and two immense forces grabbed Shen Fan and Lu Qingzhu, pulling them forward.

Boom!!

The powerful force of the Soul Searching Technique swept over directly.

Unlike the Soul Searching Technique used by others on Shen Fan before.

Xue Qiutian completely disregarded the two, caring nothing for their lives or deaths.

The powerful Divine Soul force ravaged their Divine Souls.

Their Divine Soul, like a calm lake, was stirred up by Xue Qiutian's large hand, turning everything upside down.

Memories from their birth, even images they themselves had forgotten.

All were extracted, one by one, vividly, and then displayed as a spiritual screen in mid-air in the great hall with immense power.

Everyone saw the contents within.

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A moment later.

Everyone had finished viewing the contents.

The facts were exactly as they had stated.

After doing all this, Xue Qiutian threw the two onto the great hall floor, like discarding useless dead dogs.

"Carry them out! Whether they live or die depends on their fortune!"

Xue Qiutian waved his hand with a look of disappointment.

But the next moment.

On Xue Qiutian's inscrutable face, a smile appeared again: "Everyone, the door has been opened for you. Now it's up to you.

To be able to so smoothly get the other three Sects to accept our support and investigation, it was all thanks to Jia Chengxin's death, which accelerated the process.

Otherwise, getting into their territory smoothly would probably have taken some effort. Seize this opportunity to strike directly at the Dragon, get the three keys, understand?"

No one knew that the so-called Demon Extermination Order was merely an excuse for the Tianxuan Sect.

An excuse that allowed their own people to enter the territories of the other three Sects.

Because their true goal was to find the keys to the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect that the three great immortal Sects had taken away.

No one knew that the Corpse King of the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect was not sealed by them back then.

Instead, the Corpse King sealed himself when he saw that the general situation was lost.

Beneath the original land of the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect.

An existence capable of making the entire Great Li Kingdom, and even the entire East Flower Spirit Province, tremble, was buried.

Xue Qiutian's goal was to open it.

The prerequisite was four keys; three were in the hands of the three great immortal Sects.

And one was in the hands of the remnants of the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect.

Previously.

The Tianxuan Sect had tried countless times.

But because they had rebelled against the Sect and formed their own lineage.

They were extremely resistant to the Tianxuan Sect and gave them no opportunities whatsoever.

This was also why Grand Elder Xuan Xiang understood and hated Xue Qiutian so much.

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And at this moment.

Shen Fan and Lu Qingzhu were thrown out like dead dogs.

The Disciples responsible for carrying them couldn't help but shake their heads and comment regretfully.

"Alas! What a pity. After suffering such an overbearing Soul Searching Technique from the Sect Master, their Divine Souls are probably completely ruined. Even if they survive, they'll probably be idiots!"

"Especially this Lu Qingzhu, she was even a Personal Disciple. It's a pity the Grand Elder also died, and no one is backing her anymore; otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen to such a state!"

"So what do we do with these two now?"

"If you ask me, just throw them down the mountain and be done with it. Whether they live or die, let's see their fortune!"

"I think so too, but... Senior Brother, this Lu Qingzhu is a Personal Disciple after all, and she was once greatly cherished by Bai Qianyu, with many people pursuing her. Her Divine Soul is only damaged, her body is still intact. Why don't we keep her here, and the two of us can have some fun?"

"Come on! You're a Foundation Establishment cultivator, can't you discard those dirty thoughts? Besides, if the Sect Master found out about this, you'd have the life to enjoy, but not the fortune to accept!"

"Alas! It's such a waste to just throw them away like this!"

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The two had the intention but not the guts, so they carried the two people to the edge of the cliff.

But just as they were about to throw them down.

A voice suddenly stopped them.

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The stinging sensation prevented Shen Fan from opening his eyes.

It was like the day after a severe hangover, incredibly uncomfortable.

The treasure gathering cosmos bowl had protected a part of his Divine Soul.

But the rest was completely messed up by that bastard Xue Qiutian.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

When Shen Fan opened his eyes, he found himself in complete darkness.

Upon touching, it felt muddy, as if he were in a mud pit.

Boom!!

As Shen Fan circulated his spiritual power, the surroundings were instantly illuminated by firelight.

A strong smell of blood mixed with the stench of corpses assailed him.

Just then, the white bone jade pendant in the qiankun bag within the treasure gathering cosmos bowl seemed to stir.

Seeing this, Shen Fan immediately took it out.

In an instant, the white bone jade pendant emitted a dazzling white light.

Illuminating the entire area where Shen Fan was situated with a pure white glow.

At this moment, Shen Fan finally saw clearly where he was.

Where he touched, it was bloody.

The muddy sensation he had felt earlier was actually pools of blood mixed with flesh pulp.

Not far away, skeletal remains were scattered, filling this cave.

"What is this place?"

A feeling of fear and unease rose in his heart.

The damage to his Divine Soul caused Shen Fan excruciating headaches, making it impossible for him to move freely.

Fortunately, he still had some Medicinal Pills for treating Divine Soul injuries.

He took one out, put it in his mouth, allowing its medicinal properties to slowly repair his body along his limbs and bones.

If it weren't for the protection of the treasure gathering cosmos bowl, he probably wouldn't be dead, but he'd be an idiot.

Divine Soul damage is not something that can be recovered in a single day.

This was irreversible damage.

He hadn't expected that old dog Xue Qiutian to be so ruthless.

There was no sun or moon in the cave, only the white bone jade pendant accompanying Shen Fan.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

When Shen Fan felt the stinging in his mind lessen somewhat, allowing him to move with effort, he slowly got up.

He was in a narrow cave, with winding paths and an exit ahead.

Beneath his feet, flesh and blood formed trickling blood water, flowing forward along the cave exit.

Shen Fan held the white bone jade pendant and groped his way forward.

He discovered that around him, there were more blood and flesh caves similar to the one he was just in.

They looked like storage rooms for flesh and blood.