Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

The arrival of Xia Ximo and his group revitalized the already routed Golden Feather Army.

Yang Lin only dared to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the Crown Prince was unharmed.

He immediately said to Zhao Li, "Your Highness and Princess, why don't you return to the Prince Wu's residence first? I will take care of things here."

Zhao Li turned to look at Zhao Wan, shook his head slightly, and said, "At this time, I must stand with the people of Liangzhou City. How can I be afraid of death?"

Yang Lin knew the Crown Prince's temperament. Hearing his firm tone, he knew he couldn't persuade him. Helpless, he could only grip his spear tightly and stay by the Crown Prince's side as much as possible.

In fact, those evil spirits and demons had already retreated when they saw Xia Ximo and Ren Fengjue.

However, due to the influence of Yin and Yang, the number of ghosts and monsters will only increase, not decrease.

No matter how strong they are, they are still just flesh and blood. Their strength and soul power will eventually be exhausted.

Zhao Li also saw this. He looked at the dark sky and knew that a head-on confrontation was not a long-term solution. He said to Ren Fengjue, "This is not a solution. These ghosts... seem impossible to get rid of."

Ren Fengjue was also secretly considering this matter.

Yan Zhengchu only gave him a general overview of Yin-Yang Sha at the time.

As for how Wangji, the former leader of Yunhe Mountain, quelled this evil spirit in the capital, the details remain unknown.

Looking at it now, removing this evil spirit is not simply a matter of sealing away the demon; there should be... another step.

"I remember that to refine this evil spirit, there must be a formation. Presumably, only by breaking the formation can this matter be completely resolved."

Upon hearing Ren Fengjue's words, Zhao Li immediately thought of the secret room in the Eastern Palace...

He suddenly asked, "Could that place be near the Marquis of Zhenbei's residence?"

Ren Fengjue didn't answer, but Xia Ximo, who was not far away, suddenly said, "It shouldn't be."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Yuebei Mountain not far away and said, "To refine this evil spirit, one needs an extremely yin place. The Zhenbei Marquis's residence is not far from the Wan Ting Army's encampment, which does not meet the requirements."

"If I were Chong Li, I would choose Yanshan."

Yanshan once sealed away two evil spirits, "Chimei Wangliang". After the seal is broken, it will likely become an extremely yin and evil place, which will be more effective in refining Yin-Yang Sha.

Upon hearing this, Ren Fengjue glanced in that direction and said, "I'll go take a look."

"You can't go alone."

Xia Ximo directly rejected him, saying, "Your eyes haven't fully recovered yet."

Ren Fengjue knew she was concerned about him, and smiled slightly, "I can see clearly now..."

Xia Ximo said, "Let's go together."

Ren Fengjue also had concerns about this.

Given the current situation in Liangzhou City, they probably cannot leave.

Just as Zhao Li was about to recommend himself, Xia Ximo spoke up again: "How long are you two Soul Envoys going to hide? Are you going to wait to reap the benefits without lifting a finger?"

Her words were incomprehensible to most people in the room.

Until the ground suddenly shook without warning.

Yang Lin hurriedly shielded the Crown Prince behind him, only to find that all the evil spirits around them had actually fled.

A sudden thick fog blinded everyone, but two figures, one black and one white, emerged from the fog.

However, only Xia Ximo could see it clearly inside the arena.

The underworld's soul-reaping and soul-locking messengers appeared calm and collected as they emerged from the mist, but in reality... they were somewhat flustered.

The Earth God has ordered them to help the Ink Bone Maiden quell the Yin-Yang Fiend.

He also instructed that they should not reveal themselves unless it was absolutely necessary.

At this moment, it's unclear whether it's truly a critical juncture...

They hadn't dared to move, but unexpectedly they were called out, which was quite embarrassing.

The two envoys walked up to Mo Gu and bowed to each other without prior arrangement, showing him great respect.

Xia Ximo stood ramrod straight, accepting their bows with unwavering respect.

Inside the Soul-Crossing Lamp, Wuyou was practically sweating for her.

But then she thought, she was a renowned imprisoned soul in the underworld, what was there that she wouldn't dare to do?

"Well, actually we just arrived too."

The Soul Reaper tried to defend himself.

Xia Ximo narrowed his eyes, seemingly not believing it at all.

"Although the two soul envoys have not shown themselves, the ghostly aura emanating from them cannot be concealed."

"..."

The two envoys couldn't help but glance at each other, as if asking – is the smell really that strong?

The Soul-Locking Envoy coughed lightly and immediately said, "The Earthly Lord sent us here to lend Miss Mo Gu a hand."

Xia Ximo glanced behind them. "Didn't bring any underworld messengers?"

"The Earthly Lord only sent us, and this matter... shouldn't cause too much of a commotion in the Underworld, otherwise those in the Nine Netherworlds..."

Although he only said half of what he wanted to say, Xia Ximo immediately understood.

They dared not make too much of a fuss, for fear of disturbing the evil spirits of the underworld, who might take advantage of the chaos to do something detrimental to the underworld.

Xia Ximo didn't ask too many questions. "Then I'll trouble you two soul envoys to temporarily suppress the hundred ghosts."

The two soul envoys dared not refuse and immediately agreed.

Xia Ximo pulled Ren Fengjue and turned to leave, but the Soul Reaper suddenly stepped forward and whispered, "Miss Mogu, the way to break the Yin-Yang Fiend lies in that pool of blood."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ximo paused in his tracks, quite surprised.

She remembered the pool of blood in Fu Lou, filled with corpses at the bottom.

The Soul Reaper continued, "Once the Yin-Yang Fiend is activated, all the bones inside will be refined, except for one 'core bone' which will not be refined. Once you find it, burn it directly to break the formation."

Xia Ximo retorted, "Is it that simple?"

The Soul Reaper seemed to chuckle softly, "This 'backbone' won't be easy to find..."

Xia Ximo had anticipated this.

She asked again, "Anything else?"

The Soul Reaper shook his head: "The Earth Lord only explained so much. Furthermore... once you enter the formation, what you see may not be true, and what you hear may not be false. Please, Miss Mogu, carefully consider and discern."

After saying this, it quickly took a step back, afraid that the other party would ask another question.

Unexpectedly, Xia Ximo took a step forward and closed the distance between them.

The two servants, unaware of her feelings, felt a surge of unease.

"The Earth Lord should know that there are conditions to my helping him."

The Soul-Locking Envoy was somewhat displeased upon hearing this.

From the human realm to the underworld, no one has ever dared to negotiate with the Lord of the Earth.

Just as it was about to speak, the Soul Reaper beside it quietly nodded and replied, "The Earth Lord said that everything can be discussed."

Soul-Locking Envoy: "..."

Xia Ximo then pulled Ren Fengjue back up and, without saying a word, turned and walked towards Zhao Liyu and the others.

Watching her figure disappear into the distance, the Soul-Locking Messenger hurriedly asked, "Did the Earth Lord say that?"

The Soul Reaper nodded. "The Earth Lord secretly instructed us that... if she doesn't bring it up, there's no need to bring it up ourselves."

"..."

They're all quite cunning.

The Soul-Locking Envoy snorted, thinking to himself, "Luckily, those mortals can't hear the language of souls, otherwise the Underworld would lose all face!"

"I wonder what conditions she'll demand this time. The Earthly Lord has already given her 60% of his soul power; if she asks for another 20%, she'll be able to do whatever she wants in the Underworld!"

"Ahem, brother, watch your words."

"..."