Fighting: I am Han Feng, I respect my teacher

"So much time has passed since that great battle, and you're telling me you haven't even gathered the main intelligence on the Soul Slaughtering Division?"

The Great Celestial Venerable suddenly felt the pressure on his body increase; the pressure from a late-stage Three-Star Dou Sheng was simply too strong.

“I suspect that the Soul Slaughtering Division has a very powerful background, perhaps even stronger than our Soul Palace.”

The Great Celestial Venerable hurriedly offered his explanation.

"Our people have searched many places, but they haven't found any trace of the Soul Extermination Bureau. There's only one possibility!"

The deputy hall master frowned.

"You mean... there's an even stronger force behind the Soul Extermination Division?"

The Great Celestial Venerable nodded.

The deputy hall master fell into deep thought, realizing that what the Great Celestial Venerable said was not without possibility.

Not every force possesses a Dou Sheng level expert. Apart from the eight ancient clans, it would be difficult for any other force to build such a powerful force in such a short time.

There's no reason to do it.

Have you investigated Yao Chen from the Starfall Pavilion?

The deputy hall master asked again.

The Great Celestial Venerable quickly responded, "We are already investigating. Yao Chen did not intervene in Gu You's incident, so we can temporarily rule out his involvement."

The Starfall Pavilion has recently become very famous, and Yao Chen is not an ordinary cultivator, but the former number one alchemist on the continent. Therefore, the Great Celestial Venerable has long sent spies to investigate, and also suspects that the other party has intricate connections with the Soul Extermination Division.

Unfortunately, when Han Feng instigated the great battle, Xingyun Pavilion was peaceful and quiet. Yao Chen even held lectures to teach his students.

"Yao Chen has come back from the dead; he must have some secrets. Don't give up; continue to monitor him."

"Yes."

The Starfall Pavilion has recently expanded rapidly, which has greatly increased its strength, but it has also taken in a large number of cultivators, including some servants subdued by the Soul Palace.

However, what the Great Celestial Venerable was unaware of was that Han Feng and Yao Chen had long since discovered these so-called spies, and their act was merely a facade intended for the Soul Palace to see.

After being elevated by the Great Celestial Venerable, the Soul Slaughtering Division was seen by the Deputy Hall Master as a pawn of some ancient family.

After pondering for a long time, the deputy hall master finally said to the Great Celestial Venerable, "This time, you must personally take action and bring the leader of the Soul Slaughtering Division to justice."

The Great Celestial Venerable nodded and said, "I will capture him."

The leader of the Soul Slaughtering Division has been acting arrogantly lately, seemingly intending to provoke the entire Soul Palace.

However, the Great Celestial Venerable is not afraid of him provoking the Soul Palace. As long as he doesn't hide, there will be a chance to capture him.

“Vice Hall Master, just to be on the safe side, could you please give me a copy of your spatial decree? If the leader of the Soul Extermination Division is at the same level as me, I’m afraid that if I fail to capture him, I might alert him.”

The Great Celestial Venerable spoke cautiously at this moment.

He was somewhat worried about the strength of the leader of the Soul Slaughtering Division, fearing that he might follow in the footsteps of Gu You.

The deputy hall master smiled contemptuously, his gaze toward the Great Celestial Venerable filled with mockery.

"You're getting more and more timid as you get older."

"Very well, I will give you a spatial decree."

The deputy hall master took out a scroll from his storage ring, and a powerful aura emanated from the scroll.

This is a spatial decree, capable of quickly opening a spatial passage, allowing the recipient to directly arrive at their location. Its function is somewhat similar to that of the Void God Stele.

The creation of such spatial decrees is extremely complicated, and even a Dou Sheng powerhouse wouldn't have many in reserve.

The Great Celestial Venerable received the spatial decree, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

With the deputy hall master, a late-stage three-star Dou Sheng, there, even if the leader of the Soul Extermination Division had three heads and six arms, he would definitely not be their match!

"Do not disappoint me!"

The deputy hall master said one last thing, then his body flashed and disappeared from the Human Hall. The blood-patterned assassins who followed him also disappeared quickly.

The Great Celestial Venerable looked at the remaining spatial rift ahead, his gaze gradually hardening.

He knew this was his chance to redeem himself through good deeds.

We must firmly grasp this!

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In the northern region of Zhongzhou, Han Feng, who was busy eradicating the Soul Hall, saw a message from the Soul Hall's Human Hall headquarters after killing a Soul Hall elder.

Three days later, at the summit of Five Absolutes, a decisive battle will take place. —The Great Celestial Venerable

"Five Absolutes Mountain".

Han Feng smiled gently.

This message was transmitted directly to the identity tokens of the elders, specifically to notify Han Feng.

However, this Great Celestial Venerable seemed certain that Han Feng would go.

"In that case, I will launch a direct attack on the Human Palace in three days."

Han Feng's eyes flashed.

He knew the location of the Human Palace headquarters.

The Great Celestial Venerable must have secretly prepared many contingency plans for this challenge.

Although Han Feng was not afraid, there was no need for him to fall into Han Feng's trap.

The space shifted.

At this moment, the Great Celestial Venerable looked at the message in the token, his eyelids lowered.

This time, there shouldn't be any problems.

Since the leader of the Soul Slaughter Division wanted to kill the Soul Palace experts, he wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

His whereabouts were kept strictly secret in all the branch halls.

Even Bone Ghost has a backup plan to guard against soul searching in his soul.

Once the souls fall into the enemy's hands, they are basically doomed. The Soul Clan has many ways to prevent its members from revealing their millennium-long plan.

However, just to be on the safe side, it's best to prepare for both possibilities. The Human Palace contains a large amount of soul essence that is being refined. Since I'm leaving, I need to make proper arrangements for people to guard it.

The Great Celestial Venerable looked at the list and decided to select the newly appointed Three Celestial Venerables and Four Celestial Venerables to jointly protect the Human Palace.

There is a severe shortage of manpower, and only these two are qualified to take up the post.

The current Three Heavenly Venerables is a very senior Nine-Turn Battle Venerable who has lived for a thousand years. Now, in order to find a glimmer of hope to break through to the Half-Saint realm, he has chosen to join the Soul Palace.

The current Four Heavenly Venerables is a Third-Rank Battle Venerable, known as Venerable Jueyun, and was a renowned powerhouse in Zhongzhou five hundred years ago.

It is said that he had a close relationship with Xuehe and came to avenge his friend.

After the Great Celestial Venerable finalized the selection, he immediately sent a message to transfer the two people from the distant branch hall.

Two figures emerged from the spatial passage one after the other.

This was the first time the two of them had come to the headquarters of the Human Palace since joining the Soul Palace.

Upon seeing the Great Celestial Venerable on the throne, they bowed respectfully.

"Great Celestial Venerable!"

The Great Celestial Venerable waved his hand and went straight to the point: "You should already know why I invited you here today."

"I'm going to Five Absolutes Mountain to fight the leader of the Soul Slaughtering Division. The safety of the Human Palace is in your hands."

The two celestial beings were invigorated and couldn't help but feel a little happy.

The Guardian Hall—this is one of the three Heavenly Halls of the Soul Palace!

The level here is definitely higher than that of the palace. If we can gain some benefits during this time and find an opportunity to break through to the level of a half-saint, that would be wonderful.

However, after the initial joy, the very old new Three Venerables sensed something was amiss.

The Human Palace is the most important secret of the Soul Palace. Isn't it a bit hasty to tell two outsiders who have only recently joined?

Although the newly appointed Three Heavenly Venerables had doubts, the person in front of them was a Dou Sheng powerhouse, and even if he had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to act rashly.

"I humbly obey the command of the Great Heavenly Venerable!"

The two said in unison.

The Great Celestial Venerable nodded, then changed the subject.

"Just to be on the safe side, I need to teach you some secret techniques of the Soul Clan. Open your minds."

Upon hearing this, the two were momentarily stunned.

To open one's mind is to completely entrust one's life to the person in front of you. What's the difference between that and sending them to their death?

"What's wrong? Is there some difficulty?"

The Great Celestial Venerable frowned.

“Everyone who joins the Human Palace or the Soul Palace must go through this test; it’s not just the two of you who need to.”

The two looked rather grim, but considering that the person before them was a Dou Sheng, the consequences of refusing were obvious.

After much deliberation, the ninth-level Dou Zun lowered his head first and relaxed his mind.

He's lived a long time, and he's afraid.

Since there are no safe havens in all directions, kneeling down isn't out of the question.

In any case, in order to break through to the Half-Saint level, he had already forgotten what he had pursued in the first half of his life. As long as he could break through, he would do anything.

Seeing that the Three Heavenly Venerables agreed, the Four Heavenly Venerables had no choice but to lower their heads.

Those who understand the times are wise; neither of them wanted to die directly.

The Great Celestial Venerable curled his lips into a smile and struck out two marks with his hand, which were then sent into the consciousness of the two men.

Ah!

The intense pain caused both of them to tense up.

This doesn't seem like a simple secret technique at all; it's more like planting a slave mark!

But by then it was too late to resist.

With the mark planted, the Great Celestial Venerable was somewhat relieved about the two of them.

"If we succeed this time, I will find opportunities for you to be promoted. Currently, the positions of the two Heavenly Venerables in the Human Palace are vacant, and I happen to lack capable people by my side, so you must guard them well."

After delivering the blow, the Great Celestial Venerable began to offer empty promises to the two of them.

Although the two were unwilling, the slave seal had already been formed, and their lives were in the hands of the Great Celestial Venerable. They had no chance to resist, so they could only pretend to be happy and agree.

The Great Celestial Venerable checked the time. "Alright, it's about time for me to set off. You all stay here and guard this place. Remember, do not go anywhere else, and do not try to pry into the secrets of the Human Palace, or you know the consequences."

Before leaving, the Great Celestial Venerable gave the two a meaningful look and warned them.

With the departure of the Great Celestial Venerable, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief. They exchanged a glance and fell silent.

The Soul Palace's domineering actions today made them feel regret for the first time.

If joining the Soul Hall is like signing a contract of servitude, then they would rather not join.

However, since things have come to this, we can only hope that the Great Celestial Venerable will keep his promise in the future and help them find opportunities to break through.

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The summit of Wujue Mountain.

The Great Celestial Venerable had arranged for people to set up a Heaven-Binding Array here in advance to prevent the leader of the Soul-Slaying Division from trying to escape if he was outmatched.

The vitality of a Dou Sheng powerhouse is quite tenacious; as long as the soul is not destroyed, it can recover or even be reborn.

The Soul Palace contains many secret techniques that can help souls possess another body and be reborn, quickly restoring their powerful strength.

Although this secret method has the side effect of shortening one's lifespan, since one is already dead, the lifespan gained will be meaningless.

It's always worth it to live a little longer.

The Great Celestial Venerable stood quietly on the mountaintop, gazing into the distance with a serene expression.

Suddenly, a mysterious puppet flew in from a distance.

The Great Celestial Venerable was startled.