The death of his cousin had turned Yu Yuanjun from panic to despair, but when a group of monks suddenly appeared today, someone whispered to him, asking him if he knew about "Luoshu Lake"? At that time, Yu Yuanjun thought he was hallucinating.
Even in the close-knit Qingling Sect, only a few high-ranking members knew about the existence of Luoshu Lake.
Even the elite disciples who had been to "Luoshu Lake" thought that it was just a branch of "Qingling Sect", but they didn't know that the two were once allies.
Therefore, when Yu Yuanjun woke up, he thought that the other party was a direct descendant of the "Qingling Sect" high-level officials, so he knew the existence of "Luoshu Lake".
For a moment he was terrified, not knowing what the other party was going to do. He even thought that the other party was trying to test his identity and then inform the evil cultivator.
With doubt in his heart, he just stared at the middle-aged woman carefully with a shocked expression, until the middle-aged woman told him the content of the distress message they had sent and the appearance of the "Luoshu Lake" family token, he began to believe that this person should not be a test from the "Qingling Sect".
But before he saw the family token, Yu Yuanjun, who was now like a frightened bird, still had doubts in his heart. He was still unwilling to admit that he knew any "Luoshu Lake" family. He was vague with the other party, neither admitting nor denying it.
Even when the woman asked about his cousin, he still answered indifferently that the man had died in the battle. He also pretended to ask the woman if she had any old ties with the "Qingling Sect", otherwise how could he know them.
Yu Yuanjun had to be on guard, and he was in a state of panic all day long. Unless a Jindan demon cultivator captured him and searched his soul, he had to be careful in everything.
The reason why he was so confident was that if the informer failed, his fate would be even more miserable than his.
The reason why he was hesitant to make a final confirmation was that the woman said that the family token was with their captain, who was a demon cultivator.
It was so ridiculous that a demon cultivator actually came to rescue him. He could feel the most familiar aura from that demon cultivator, which was the pure demonic energy that had always frightened him.
His understanding of this was the same as that of many human cultivators. Over the long years, low-level cultivators had never seen a demon cultivator. Even the cracks in the Yinmo Cliff had become a secret, let alone knowing the secrets of the demon cultivators.
Just when Yu Yuanjun was thinking about something, a voice suddenly rang out, causing the six people in the room to open their eyes at the same time. Only a moment later, the other five "Qingling Sect" disciples set their eyes on Yu Yuanjun.
"Junior Brother Yu, why did that demon cultivator ask you to come over? It's already late at night, and you didn't explain it clearly to him just now?" At this time, a disciple of Qingling Sect who looked somewhat older said cautiously.
He is currently the person with the highest cultivation level here, and is at the same level as Yu Yuanjun, both are in the late stage of foundation building. However, Yu Yuanjun has consumed more essence and blood, and his current level has dropped significantly.
The two of them were at the same realm before, and they had more interactions with Yu Yuanjun in the "Qingling Sect", so when they heard that Yu Yuanjun was asked to go to the other side, they immediately became cautious.
Yu Yuanjun already had some guesses in his mind. He was very conflicted at this moment. He wanted to go out immediately, but he was afraid that it was really some conspiracy of the evil cultivator. In the end, he came to confirm his identity.
Once they fall into the trap, they will force him to lead the team to find the entrance to the "Luoshu Lake" family. Hesitantly, he said ambiguously to the "Qingling Sect" disciple, "I think that's about it."
In the end, he still left himself a way out and did not say anything final.
At this moment, Sun Guoshu's voice sounded again, but it had become a little cold. "Yu Daoyou, this is Lord Jiao's order. Do you need Lord Jiao to issue the order in person before you obey it?"
Yu Yuanjun felt a chill in his heart at this moment. He knew Jiao Hua's temper. Now Jiao Hua hadn't said anything, which meant that he really had something to look for him. Jiao Hua was right next door. If he waited for Jiao Hua to speak, he would be skinned alive if he didn't die.
But when he thought of this, Yu Yuanjun suddenly felt disappointed. Could it be that he really guessed right and the other party was testing him? But no matter what, he couldn't escape.
So Yu Yuanjun forced a smile towards the people from the Qingling Sect and said, "We are in the same courtyard, and Lord Jiao is here. What can happen? I will be back soon!"
After saying that, Yu Yuanjun stood up and walked out.
When Yu Yuanjun and Sun Guoshu came to Li Yan's room with trepidation in their hearts, King Hu Xiao immediately activated the formation in the room.
At this time, Li Yan did not delay at all. He waved his right hand and a small iron scroll appeared in his hand. He then threw it to Yu Yuanjun and shouted in a deep voice, "Confirm it quickly. We must leave here immediately!"
Looking at the walnut-sized iron scroll floating in front of him, Yu Yuanjun's hands began to tremble. For a moment, he was at a loss. "Why is it different from what I thought? What is going on? Lord Jiao..."
Seeing Yu Yuanjun in a daze, Li Yan urged him again in dissatisfaction, "Hurry up!"
Yu Yuanjun came to his senses immediately and subconsciously took the iron scroll in front of him in his hand. It was indeed a familiar family keepsake with the word "Yu" engraved on the front and a lake pattern on the back of the scroll.
But when he looked up excitedly and saw Li Yan's face covered with patterns, he was a little confused. It was possible for a cultivator to transform into a demon cultivator, but the demon cultivator in front of him clearly had demonic energy everywhere.
"Could it be that the ancestor of the family is so powerful that he can bribe the evil cultivator? How did this evil cultivator hide it from Jiao Hua?" Ding Yuanjun thought inexplicably in his heart.
But he nervously said repeatedly, "We have all been restricted by the demon cultivator, and the restriction token that controls our life and death is still there..." Before he could finish his words, a red light flashed in the hand of the demon cultivator opposite, and an object floated in the air again. It was a red iron block. Li Yan only took out the token that imprisoned Yu Yuanjun's spirit.
The next moment, Ding Yuanjun's whole body began to tremble. Then he excitedly raised one arm and touched the red iron block floating in the air.
Although no spells were cast at this time and the red iron block was like a dead object, Ding Yuanjun had already felt the most familiar breath from it, which was the sensation emitted by his spirit.
Looking at the red iron block in his hand, Ding Yuanjun's palms were covered in sweat and his eyes turned red. It would have been great if his cousin could have held on until now.
At this moment, he suddenly felt his hand lighten, and the red iron block was snatched back by Li Yan. Then Li Yan quickly cast a spell at the red iron block, "See clearly, there is a trace of your soul here."
As Li Yan spoke, he pointed at the two faces that had already appeared. As soon as Yu Yuanjun's face appeared, Li Yan retracted the magic formula in his hand and then collected the red iron block.
When the restriction token was taken away from his hand again, Ding Yuanjun almost jumped up subconsciously, as if he had lost the most precious thing in the world.
But when he saw Li Yan's ferocious face, he thought of Jiao Hua for a moment, and his momentum suddenly froze.
"You...you...what are you doing?"
Li Yan said coldly, "It's nothing. I just took it out for you to confirm that the forbidden token is correct. When we return to the rear, this item will be handed over to your ancestor. Are you sure you can release the essence in it now?"
Ding Yuanjun, who was originally feeling lost, was speechless for a moment after hearing this. Now that the restriction token was placed in front of him, he really had no way to make his spirit return to his body without any harm.
But he still said unwillingly, "But, after all, it is my spirit that is imprisoned here..."
"If I give it to you now, can you guarantee that the spirit energy on the forbidden token will not leak out? Will others find out why a forbidden token that controls the life and death of human cultivators appears on one of your cultivators?"
"I..." Ding Yuanjun was speechless for a moment after hearing Li Yan's words. He hadn't thought so much just now. It was hard to say whether there were any tracking marks of the evil cultivator on this forbidden token.
Now, everything seems normal to this demon cultivator, but if someone finds out that he has this thing in his hand, it will be impossible to explain.
Seeing Li Yan put away the red iron block, although he was reluctant, he had no choice but to do so. But then Ding Yuanjun suddenly asked.
"There are five other brothers from the Qingling Sect here. If I escape, their fate will be extremely miserable. Can you take them along..."
"No, everything from now on depends on their luck. If they can find out something is wrong after we leave and take the opportunity to escape, that would be their luck.
And if you are blessed with good fortune, you may be able to retrieve the essence in this forbidden token. We will not do anything else unless you want to expose your whereabouts, then we will immediately abandon the plan to rescue you."
Li Yan interrupted Ding Yuanjun's words and sneered in his heart, "I can rescue you only because you are valuable. Otherwise, I would kill you now. I don't know how many of our monks you have killed, and you even want to take those people back with you."
If Li Yan was not afraid of arousing the vigilance of other demon cultivators here, if only Jiao Hua's team was here, he would have planned to destroy the spirits of the five people in the forbidden token except Ding Yuanjun.
Li Yan himself did not realize that as his cultivation level improved, his character gradually became more cold-blooded, just like that of other cultivators.
However, Li Yan's subconscious attachment to family affection still remained in his heart, so he always thought that he had not changed, and only the environment had changed.
This is the sorrow of cultivators. The further one practices any technique, the more human nature will be erased.
Until the end, perhaps only one's closest relatives can evoke the long-lost warmth in the cultivator's heart.
But this does not mean that Li Yan is heartless, but his standards for love are becoming higher and higher and more stringent.
Yu Yuanjun opened his mouth and wanted to ask more questions, but Li Yan had already stood up and said, "From now on, shut up and let us handle everything. Otherwise, if your whereabouts are exposed because of you, you can forget about going back."
Then he winked at King Hu Xiao, who took a deep breath and waved his sleeves. The door opened again, and then several people filed out. At this time, they didn't want to stay here any longer.
Without being told, Yu Yuanjun obediently shut his mouth and nervously followed everyone. As soon as Li Yan arrived in the yard, he glanced at the room where Jiao Hua was and said lightly.
"Fellow Daoist Jiao, I will go over and check it out now. It would be best if what you said is true!" His words were incoherent and outsiders were confused as to what was going on between the two demon cultivators.