Chapter 10: The Soul Seal Plate (V)

When Ling Lang emerged from Chan Yu’s palace on the fifth day, he had gone to Chan Yu’s mother’s tribe and brought back a young man.

After completely eliminating all obstacles with the support of the Divine Mandate Immortal Lord, Ling Lang passed the throne to that young man.

From then on, he was simply Ling Lang.

He returned to Chan Yu’s palace, took off the exquisite and luxurious emperor’s robes, and put on the blue robe that Chan Yu had personally made for him.

He stood in front of the bronze mirror, carefully grooming his appearance. He was tall and slender, with a handsome and cold face, just like when he first met Chan Yu.

Sui Ning and Xie Changzhou knew what he was going to do.

Ling Lang came to the Wildlands Battlefield, where there was no trace of the great battle that had taken place. The endless yellow sand covered everything.

He couldn’t even find Chan Yu’s body.

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He was going to find Ah Yu and their child.

When they got married, they made a vow to each other.

Sleep together, die together.

Tears fell from Sui Ning’s nose, and she wept.

The Emperor, who had cultivated for thousands of years, self-detonated his spiritual energy, and a mighty force swept over, causing the barren land of yellow sand to come alive.

This became the Xian You Secret Realm later on.

At the moment when Ling Lang’s body completely dissipated, the Langyu Hairpin fell to the ground.

In the next moment, the space in front of Sui Ning and Xie Changzhou suddenly began to twist into a vortex.

The space shattered into countless fragments, and spiritual energy couldn’t condense. The two were sucked into the vortex by a fierce force.

Xie Changzhou quickly pulled Sui Ning into his arms and used his body to shield her from the flying debris.

After passing out, Sui Ning woke up in confusion.

“Sorry, Miss Ningning, it was an emergency.”

Xie Changzhou quickly let go of her, his ears turning red and his speech becoming incoherent.

Sui Ning shook her head and looked at the woman in front of her.

The woman had a beautiful and gentle appearance, and her temperament was extremely soft, exuding a pleasant purity.

She was Chan Yu, and her pure little face was full of tears at the moment.

What was even more strange to Sui Ning was that Chan Yu was clearly crying, but there was still a smile on her face.

The smile was helpless, with a hint of pity and despair.

She muttered incoherently, “So that’s how it is.”

Xie Changzhou’s gentle voice sounded, “After Chan Yu died, did you bring us into the illusion for the sake of Emperor Ling Lang ?”

“What happened to Emperor Ling Lang ?”

Sui Ning looked at Xie Changzhou in surprise. From his tone, did something happen to Emperor Ling Lang?

But wasn’t he already dead?

He self-destructed his spiritual energy, and his cultivation was completely scattered, turning into this mysterious secret realm.

Chan Yu wiped away the tears on her face, and when she looked up again, she still had that gentle and calm appearance.

“You two, I was wrong to bring you in without permission, but I really want to know the truth of the matter.”

Chan Yu’s eyes were slightly red, and she looked at Sui Ning and Xie Changzhou with a soft gaze, like a pool of spring water.

“I died in the Four Directions Killing Array and should have been scattered to the winds. However, the soul seal plate was my life-saving treasure, and it was also an ancient divine artifact. It exhausted all of its power to keep one of my souls intact and brought me into hiding in this Wildlands Battlefield.”

“The Soul Seal Plate kept me asleep for thousands of years, but not long ago, I suddenly woke up and vaguely sensed the Emperor Ling Lang’s aura.”

“The aura here is filled with demonic energy. As a result, the spirit beasts here have started to transform into demonic creatures, and the aura of the emperor has become even more deeply infused with demonic energy.

“I want to go find the emperor, but I cannot escape from the soul seal plate. All I can do is anxiously wait for an opportunity.”

“But then you came, and I sensed the aura of the Langyu Hairpin. Before the emperor left, I personally gave him the Langyu hairpin. The Langyu hairpin witnessed all of the emperor’s experiences, so I brought you into this illusion.”

As soon as Chan Yu spoke, Xie Changzhou’s originally calm and gentle face suddenly became serious.

“Are you saying that the spirit beasts here have turned into demonic creatures because of Emperor Ling Lang?”

“I’m not sure,” Chan Yu shook her head lightly.

Even Sui Ning understood the seriousness of the situation.

The divine senses left behind by the fallen ancient emperor has caused the spirit beasts in this secret realm to gradually transform into demonic creatures. But it has been thirty thousand years, so why did Emperor Ling Lang suddenly turn into a demon?

Xie Changzhou fell silent for a moment, then spoke up: “Does Chan Yu want us to take you to find Emperor Ling Lang?”

Chan Yu nodded, her gaze fixed on Xie Changzhou’s face. “I can sense the general direction of the emperor. I hope this young friend can take me and the soul seal plate there.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a wooden plate appeared under her feet. It was palm-sized, dark brown all over, and had a silver needle in the middle, similar to the compass that Sui Ning had seen before.

That was Chan Yu’s divine tool, the Soul Seal Plate.

The Soul Seal Plate slowly floated up and landed in Xie Changzhou’s hand. Chan Yu’s figure flickered, and she disappeared inside it.

A gentle voice came from the Soul Seal Plate, “Young friend, I will guide you. Please follow me.”

A vague white light led the way, and Sui Ning and Xie Changzhou followed closely behind.

The secret realm they were in now was different from when they first entered. The entire dense forest was covered with black mist, and the further they went, the stronger the smell of blood became.

Sui Ning was uneasy and pulled on Xie Changzhou’s sleeve, “Jianzun, why hasn’t anyone come to rescue us? What about the elders outside who are in charge?”

Xie Changzhou patiently explained, “The Qingxiu Trial lasts for seven days, and there is an array outside the secret realm. Once it is closed, it will not open automatically until seven days later. They can’t come in now.”

They could only wait outside, perhaps already driven mad.

Indeed, as Xie Changzhou thought, chaos had already broken out outside the secret realm.

They were focused on the trial when suddenly a black mist filled the area and all the Wandering butterflies were killed. The scene disappeared instantly.

The Head of He Huan Sect, Ni Chang, stood up immediately and said, “It’s demonic energy! How can there be demonic energy in the secret realm?”

The head of Tai Xu Sect, Mo Gu, had an ugly face. The Xian You secret realm was their sect’s territory, and the Qingxiu Trial was also organized by them. Young disciples from various sects had come.

If they died in this secret realm, the Tai Xu Sect would be held responsible!

The elders were already in chaos. Some elders who were worried about their disciples attacked the array outside the secret realm, but the array remained unscathed.

Mo Gu shook his head and said in a low voice, “It’s useless. This is the soul lock array, and it cannot be broken.”

The soul lock array was researched by several generations of Tai Xu Sect leaders, and it can suppress a person’s realm within a designated range. Once activated, it is impossible to open it within seven days.

All the sect leaders and elders were in a panic.

All the young talents inside were cultivated with a lot of resources and wealth, and they were the hope of their sects’ future.

How could they die here?

How could they explain this to their sects?

Mo Gu remained silent.

After being demonized, the spirit beast will only experience a surge in energy and become even more cruel and bloodthirsty. These disciples will have to endure the next seven days, no matter what.

In just seven days, they will be saved.

Sui Ning and Xie Changzhou followed the guidance of the Soul Seal Plate and had already reached the deepest part of the dense forest.

The area was completely covered in black mist, and the smell of blood filled the air. Xie Changzhou lit a firefly to light the way.

Through the dim light, Sui Ning saw a scene that made her heart tremble with fear.

Countless bodies lay on the ground, blood staining the entire muddy ground.

She saw many familiar faces among them, including several female disciples from the He Huan sect, with deep bite marks on their fair necks.

They were all bitten to death by the demonized spirit beasts.

Xie Changzhou’s brows furrowed, his eyes were cold, and his aura was rising.

“I’m sorry. If it weren’t for me pulling you into the illusion, maybe you could have saved many people,” said Chan Yu’s voice from the Soul Seal Plate. Her usually gentle and watery voice sounded somewhat heavy.

Xie Changzhou shook his head and comforted her in a clear voice, “It’s not your fault.”

His cultivation level was suppressed to the golden core stage by the array, and he didn’t have the ability to save so many people.

Besides, if it weren’t for Chan Yu pulling them into the illusion, Sui Ning might have died under the beak of the Green Falcon.

Xie Changzhou’s gentle gaze turned toward Sui Ning beside him. Her usually lively and agile face was now serious, her beautiful eyebrows tightly furrowed.

He felt somewhat guilty. It was he who had forced Sui Ning to come with him this time, but he had not fulfilled his promise to protect her completely.

As Chan Yu led them further in, the black mist grew thicker and the smell of blood grew stronger.

In the end, Sui Ning could hardly bear it and nearly vomited. Xie Changzhou quickly cast a barrier to block out the smell for her.

At the end of the black mist is a cave, shrouded in fog and impossible to see inside for Sui Ning. As if sensing something, the jade hairpin in her bag suddenly flew out and headed straight for the cave. Chan Yu’s voice sounded urgent: “The jade hairpin is made from the Emperor’s blood and can sense the Emperor’s condition.

The Emperor is in danger now. The soul seal plate in Xie Changzhou’s hand sensed its owner’s urgency and began to hum incessantly. Xie Changzhou summoned Du Wang, and a sharp sword light broke through the black mist, with Sui Ning following closely behind. Under Du Wang’s illumination, the visibility inside the cave increased slightly, revealing a black shadow struggling against the barrier that imprisoned it.

The barrier was continuously supplying it with demonic energy. “Emperor!” Chan Yu appeared from the soul seal plate, her gentle face now filled with anxiety. The black shadow turned out to be Emperor Ling Lang. How did he become like this, and why was he trapped in an array? Xie Changzhou handed the soul seal plate to Sui Ning and created a barrier to keep her safe.

“Miss Ningning, stay here and don’t come out.” As soon as he spoke, he lifted Du Wang and charged forward with a resolute and unstoppable sword intent, tearing through the void.