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Chapter 133 Refining the Evil-Seeking Pill

A hint of resentment flashed in Yunbo's eyes: "He clearly wanted to humiliate me, just because I have no power or influence, that I can be humiliated at will."

In order to be with Xiao Qianrui, Yun Bo eventually sided with the evil cultivators and gained great power.

Later, after meeting Xiao Qianrui, the two conspired together and planted a Soul-Devouring Gu in the spiritual object that Gu Boyu was cultivating. This Gu worm would slowly devour his soul, causing him to die in agony.

Gu Changzhou glared at him, his anger almost consuming him.

"You heartless wretch! For your own selfish desires, you have committed such a cruel act. Today is your death day!"

Having said that, Gu Changzhou channeled his spiritual power, preparing to deliver the final blow to Yun Bo and make him pay the price for his evil deeds.

However, at this critical moment, Gu Changzhou suddenly realized that if he killed Yun Bo like this, many key clues might be lost forever.

In order to completely destroy Xuanji Hall and expose Lin Yan, he suppressed his anger and decided to perform a soul search on Yun Bo.

Gu Changzhou took a deep breath, quickly forming hand seals. A dazzling golden spiritual light surged from his palms, slowly enveloping Yun Bo.

A flicker of fear flashed in Yunbo's eyes. He struggled desperately, but found his body seemingly bound by an invisible force, unable to move. As the golden light penetrated deeper, Yunbo's mind was like a treasure trove forcibly opened, countless fragments of memories flooding into Gu Changzhou's consciousness like a tidal wave.

Gu Changzhou's consciousness seemed to transform into an invisible hand, surging and exploring through Yun Bo's overwhelming memories.

Before his eyes appeared a series of bizarre and fantastical images, Yunbo's dark and twisted past, interspersed with all sorts of strange scenes and evil spells.

In the fog of memory, Gu Changzhou saw the scene of Yun Bo colluding with evil cultivators.

It was a valley shrouded in a blood-red mist, filled with a pungent stench of blood, where countless figures of evil cultivators appeared and disappeared in the mist.

Yunbo stood in the center of the valley, surrounded by a ring of runes that emitted an eerie light.

The evil cultivators surrounded him, chanting incantations. Streams of black energy converged on Yun Bo from all directions, causing his body to tremble violently, and his face to show a mixture of pain and excitement.

As energy was injected, Yunbo's aura grew stronger and stronger. He seemed to be swallowed by darkness, his eyes filled with madness and greed.

The scene shifts, and Gu Changzhou sees Yun Bo and Xiao Qianrui plotting in a secluded room.

The walls of the secret chamber were covered with mysterious runes, shimmering with a cold, eerie light.

The two sat facing each other. Xiao Qianrui's face was covered in tears as she recounted the pressure from her family and her helplessness towards Gu Boyu.

Yunbo gripped her hand tightly, a sinister glint in his eyes, and whispered his plan for revenge. Their figures appeared particularly eerie under the reflection of the runes.

Gu Changzhou continued his search, and finally, he obtained key information about the Xuanji Hall's stronghold.

It was a mysterious castle hidden in the cracks of time and space, shrouded in a colorful yet eerie light curtain.

On the screen of light, runes flickered, constantly changing into complex patterns, as if reciting ancient and evil incantations.

The castle was surrounded by endless void turbulence, like giant beasts baring their fangs and claws, and anything that approached would be instantly torn to shreds.

The castle's interior holds even more secrets.

The crisscrossing spiritual energy channels are like a maze; a slight misstep could lead to utter ruin.

Deep within the castle lies a massive black crystal ball, within which surges black mist, and within the mist, the cold face of Lin Yan faintly emerges. He stands before the crystal ball, directing the henchmen of the Xuanji Hall to perform various evil rituals.

Just as Gu Changzhou was about to further investigate Lin Yan's plan, Yun Bo suddenly unleashed a powerful backlash.

This force, like a surging black tide, carrying endless resentment and evil aura, crashed madly towards Gu Changzhou's consciousness.

Gu Changzhou felt as if he were in a dark ocean, with the surrounding darkness like invisible hands trying to completely devour his consciousness.

Gu Changzhou gritted his teeth, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

He channeled all his spiritual energy, constructing a golden defensive barrier within his consciousness.

This barrier, woven from countless golden runes, radiated a dazzling light and clashed fiercely with the black waves.

Light and darkness intertwined, erupting with a deafening roar, as if the entire space of consciousness was about to be torn apart by this force.

The shadow guards watched Gu Changzhou nervously from the side. They saw his body trembling slightly, his face sometimes as pale as paper, and sometimes flushed due to the intense circulation of spiritual energy.

They all channeled their spiritual energy, continuously transferring their power to Gu Changzhou, hoping to lend him a helping hand.

With the support of everyone, Gu Changzhou, through his tenacious will, finally stabilized the situation.

He concentrated all his energy and suddenly increased his spiritual power output. Golden light shone like the sun, forcibly forcing the black tide back.

As the black tide receded, Yunbo's consciousness gradually faded. He let out a shrill scream, and his body turned into a wisp of black smoke, disappearing completely into the air.

Gu Changzhou slowly opened his eyes, a resolute and determined look flashing in them.

He stood up, looked at the shadow guards, and said in a deep, powerful voice, "I have located the Xuanji Hall's stronghold; Lin Yan is there. This will be an unprecedentedly fierce battle, but we must go all out!"

The shadow guards shouted in unison, their voices echoing in the stone chamber, filled with a determination to die for their cause.

In the Palace of Longevity
Looking at the pile of medicinal herbs that the manager of Wuji Tower had gathered at breakneck speed, Liu Sijun felt both gratified and a great sense of responsibility.

She took a deep breath, quickly immersing herself in a state of focus.

With hands as nimble as butterflies, they traced dazzling spiritual energy trajectories in the air, precisely placing the medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace one by one.

This alchemy furnace is not the one in the main hall of the Longevity Palace.

It was something Gu Changzhou had just given her.

The furnace body was covered with ancient and mysterious runes, which now shimmered with a ghostly light under the stimulation of spiritual power, as if they had been given life.

As the medicinal herbs were added to the furnace, five-colored flames instantly ignited within, accompanied by faint sounds of dragons roaring and phoenixes singing—a manifestation of the furnace's spiritual power. Liu Sijun focused intently, controlling the temperature and intensity of the flames, feeling the herbs gradually melt and fuse within them.

Her eyes were fixed on the alchemy furnace, as if she could see through the furnace walls to the changes inside. Every flow of spiritual energy and the degree of fusion of each medicinal herb were under her control.

However, an accident occurred when the medicinal materials were being fused into the ingredients at a crucial stage.

(End of this chapter)