I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Zhou Yuan's mind raced, and he quickly came up with a plan.

He didn't act immediately, but instead, while the people were still talking, he quietly left from the other side of the island without alerting anyone.

After fleeing hundreds of miles, he determined his direction and sped off to the south.

More than 8,000 li away.

A desolate island came into Zhou Yuan's view.

The island is quite large, spanning several hundred miles, but it is completely barren, with not a single blade of grass to be seen.

Even before getting close, one can feel a chilling aura that hits you right in the face and penetrates to the bone.

Zhou Yuan landed on the island, and as far as the eye could see, there were the corpses of monsters everywhere!

Huge skeletons are scattered haphazardly across the island's valleys, plains, and even the coastline, some tens of feet long and others only a few feet.

Some skeletons have weathered away to the point of being only fragments, while others still retain their complete form.

The sheer density of the Yin energy made even someone with Zhou Yuan's cultivation level feel slightly uncomfortable.

This is exactly the "burial ground" that the old man in the green robe mentioned—the graveyard of demonic beasts!

Zhou Yuan didn't waste time being sentimental and immediately began making arrangements.

He took out the repaired Ninefold Sealing Pill Array and buried the array plates and flags one by one in an open area on the island that was most likely to be chosen as a landing point.

Nine array plates and thirty-six array flags, interlocked in one ring.

This time, he deliberately made the formation even more concealed, burying the formation patterns deep underground and covering the formation flags with an illusion array, so that no clues could be seen from the outside.

After setting up the formation, he took out the spirit beast bag.

"Come out."

With a thought, the transparent, invisible jellyfish floated out of the bag, hovering in mid-air, its huge tentacles swaying gently.

Zhou Yuan pointed to the only path in front of the array area: "Release the hallucinogenic mist there. The concentration must be high, but it must blend in with the island's gloomy mist so that no one can detect it."

Jellyfish have no intelligence, but they can perfectly execute the instructions transmitted in the soul imprint.

It slowly drifted to the designated location, and began to release a faint mist around it.

The thin mist was transparent, and when mixed with the gray-black fog that permeated the island year-round, it was almost indistinguishable.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to detect anything amiss without careful investigation.

"very good."

Zhou Yuan nodded in satisfaction, then his figure flashed and disappeared into the shadow of a boulder behind the formation, his aura completely concealed.

Several hours later.

Several figures appeared at the edge of the island.

It was the young master of Qingyang Sect and his group!

However, at this moment, only three of the five female cultivators remained.

The other two Foundation Establishment female cultivators have disappeared without a trace.

Zhou Yuan glanced at them and immediately understood—those two had probably been used as a furnace by the young master to replenish their energy and die on the way.

Such things were clearly commonplace for that young master.

"Young Master, this is the place," the old man in the green robe said, pointing to the misty fog that enveloped the island.

"Hmm, not bad, the yin energy is heavy enough, there should be quite a few demonic spirits."

The young man nodded in satisfaction, then took a spirit beast pouch from his waist and opened it.

A dark figure darted out of the bag.

It was a small beast, no more than a foot tall, that resembled a monkey.

Its entire body was covered in a layer of emerald green fur, which shone faintly in the dim ghostly mist, making it look particularly eerie.

The most peculiar thing is its nose, which is raised high and is incredibly large, taking up almost half of its entire face!

It is the Soul-Crying Beast!

"Chirp chirp!"

As soon as the crying spirit landed, it immediately cried out excitedly, its little eyes darting around and its nose twitching constantly, clearly having smelled the "delicious food" that made its mouth water.

"Go ahead and search for your food." The young man waved his hand.

The Soul-Crying Beast immediately hopped and skipped towards the island, moving at an extremely fast speed, and disappeared into the mist in the blink of an eye.

The young man, along with two late-stage Core Formation elders and the three trembling female cultivators, followed behind at a leisurely pace.

A moment later, a commotion arose ahead.

The Soul-Crying Beast squatted in front of a huge pile of monster skeletons, and took a deep sniff into the depths of the bone pile!

A beam of yellow light shot out from its enormous nose, and the beam seemed to have a life of its own, penetrating directly into the depths of the bone pile!

From the pile of bones, a black mist suddenly shot out! The mist condensed into a phantom beast shape, letting out a mournful howl as it desperately tried to escape.

But the yellow beam of light coiled around it, binding it firmly, and then with a swift movement—

The demonic soul was powerless to resist and was directly sucked into the nose of the Crying Soul Beast!

"Chirp chirp!"

The Soul-Crying Beast snorted, a satisfied expression on its little face, and continued hopping and skipping in search of its next target.

"very good!"

The young man laughed loudly, "The Soul-Sucking Divine Light of the Weeping Soul is becoming increasingly powerful!"

Zhou Yuan, hidden in the shadows, watched this scene, and the last trace of hesitation in his heart completely disappeared.

He was determined to get this beast!

His gaze was fixed on the two late-stage Core Formation elders.

They followed behind the young man, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings while chatting casually.

At this moment, the two had already stepped into the poisonous fog area of ​​the invisible jellyfish, without realizing it at all.

A few more steps and they will step into the range of the Ninefold Sealing Pill Formation!

Zhou Yuan held his breath and waited for the best opportunity.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps —

"Now!"

Zhou Yuan suddenly made a hand seal, activating the great formation!

A white, semi-circular light shield suddenly rose up, instantly enveloping the two late-stage Core Formation elders and the surrounding space of several hundred feet!

Ninefold Pill Sealing Array, activated!

Inside the array, nine layers of restrictive light shields overlapped, and the illusion array was operating at full capacity!

The two old men felt the scene before them suddenly change, with a vast expanse of white fog everywhere, making it impossible to distinguish east from west!

Even more deadly is that the formation is already filled with hallucinogenic poisonous mist from invisible jellyfish!

The poisonous fog and the illusion array overlapped, causing the two people's consciousness to become completely chaotic, and they were trapped in a deep illusion, unable to escape for a short period of time!

"Who goes there?!"

The three female cultivators and the young master of Qingyang Sect who were walking behind were shocked!

The old man in the green robe and the short, stout old man were trapped in the formation, their fates unknown. This sudden turn of events plunged them into panic!

And at that very moment—

The young master of Qingyang Sect suddenly clutched his head and let out a piercing scream!

The Twelve Stabs of the Divine Court!

Zhou Yuan unleashed a full-force attack, his divine sense, comparable to that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, condensed into twelve invisible spikes that pierced fiercely into the young master's sea of ​​consciousness!

How could a mere early-stage Core Formation cultivator's spiritual sense withstand it?

The young master's eyes rolled back, and he became completely dazed, standing motionless in place like a puppet who had lost its soul.

Immediately afterwards—

A beam of emerald green sword light shot out!

Green Blaze Sword!

A flash of sword light, and it pierced straight through the young master's head!

"puff!"

Blood splattered as a gaping hole was pierced through the young master's head. His body swayed before collapsing to the ground with a thud, his life force instantly fading away.

The young master of Qingyang Sect is dead!

The three Foundation Establishment female cultivators were initially startled by this scene, but then—their faces revealed uncontrollable ecstasy!

"He...he's dead?"

"That beast is finally dead!"

"Hahaha! Good riddance! Good riddance!"

Overjoyed, the three women burst into tears and, without prior agreement, unleashed their magical artifacts, frantically bombarding the young master's corpse!

Sword light, spells, flying needles...

Attacks rained down on the already dead corpse, sending blood and flesh flying everywhere!

These women, having been sexually exploited by the young master every night, already harbored deep hatred for him!

They knew better than anyone else that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they would be killed by the young master's sexual exploitation within a few months, their souls scattered!

Now that someone has killed this beast for them, they wish they could tear him to pieces!

The next moment, Zhou Yuan appeared from the shadows.

The three women were startled when they saw the unfamiliar Core Formation cultivator suddenly appear, but then they realized that this was the benefactor who had killed their young master!

"Thank you so much, senior, for killing that beast!" The leading woman knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down her face. "We sisters also wanted to find an opportunity to kill him, but unfortunately, we weren't strong enough..."

She raised her head, a resolute glint in her eyes.

"Sisters, our revenge is complete. See you in the next life!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand and slapped the top of her head!

Blood splattered, and the body fell to the ground.

The other two women exchanged a glance and each revealed a relieved smile.

"In my next life... I will never be a monk again."

Both men simultaneously severed their own heart meridians and collapsed to the ground, dying.

Zhou Yuan watched this scene quietly without intervening.

He knew they had made the right choice.

Even if he spares them, they won't live long—having been drained of their life essence to such an extent, their foundations are already destroyed, and their lifespan is limited.

Moreover, the matter of killing the young master of Qingyang Sect must never be spread.

If the Three Yang Master finds out who killed his only son, Zhou Yuan will be met with a frenzied pursuit by a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert!

Their willingness to die saved him the trouble of silencing them.

Zhou Yuan withdrew his gaze and strode to the young master's corpse.

He raised his hand and pulled a gray bead from the mangled corpse.

This bead is about the size of a thumb, perfectly round, and has a faint shimmering light flowing inside.

Holding it in your hand, you can feel a peculiar spiritual fluctuation.

Soul-Sounding Orb!

This is the key to controlling the Soul-Crying Beast!

Without the Soul-Singing Pearl, even if one obtains the Soul-Crying Pearl, one cannot truly control it.

At this moment, the mark left by the young master of Qingyang Sect on the bead was easily erased by Zhou Yuan, because with his cultivation level, he had not yet successfully refined the Soul-Sounding Bead.

Zhou Yuan carefully put away the Soul-Sounding Pearl and then took the storage bag from the young master's waist.

The bag contained many items, but now was not the time to examine them closely.

After doing all this, his gaze turned to the still-operating array.

Within the formation, two late-stage Core Formation elders were still trapped in the illusion.

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