On the other side in Yin Capital City.

A green-robed cultivator crashed through a dwelling's window and landed on the street, glancing around before quickly heading towards the edge of the city.

Moments later, three cultivators rushed out of the dwelling. They were disheveled and bore numerous wounds, but none of them stopped to heal. After quickly determining the direction in which the green-robed cultivator had fled, they chased after him, their faces murderous.

Due to the lingering fog in the city and the inability to fly, the green-robed cultivator's tunneling speed was not fast, and he was unable to shake off the three men pursuing him.

Worse still, due to unfamiliarity with the terrain, he soon ran into a dead-end, surrounded by tall buildings on all sides, with no other exit but the way he came.

"Heh, run, why aren't you running now?" The three pursuers blocked the entrance to the alley, and the one with a beard on the left, seeing the green-robed cultivator had no way out, sneered immediately.

"Fang Hongru, hand over the treasure you stole, and I might mercifully spare your life," the burly leader said coldly.

Fang Hongru, the green-robed cultivator, turned around and saw the fierce look on the three men's faces, not believing his statements at all. His eyes shifted, and he suddenly proposed, "Fine, I can give you the treasure, but there's only one. How will you three split it?"

At this remark, the expressions of the two men at the back slightly changed. However, the leader impatiently furrowed his brows and turned to scold, "Don't be fooled by him. Let's first get our hands on the item. We can talk about how to divide it afterward. If we argue now and it ends up with someone else, that would be time wasted."

Hearing this, the two men momentarily curbed their greed, and their ferocious gazes locked onto Fang Hongru once again.

When one plan failed, Fang Hongru's eyes flickered as another idea came to him.

"Fine, you've forced my hand. I didn't want to use this secret technique, but since I can't escape, I will fight to the death and take one of you with me!" Fang Hongru bellowed, his hands forming a spell, and a terrifying aura burst forth from him, along with a dense, blood-red color climbing up his body.

Seeing this, the faces of his three pursuers slightly changed. While they prepared themselves, they also calculated their next moves.

Fang Hongru was undoubtedly going to be killed, but if they got too injured during the fight or even killed by his desperation attack, it would advantage the other two.

This time, even the leader couldn't help but feel dubious.

Seeing this, Fang Hongru's expression grew even more fierce, but internally, he felt a surge of relief.

The so-called secret technique he was using was merely a pretense intended to be intimidating without actually enhancing his strength.

Still, no cultivator would want to face a cornered enemy. Fang Hongru's act was designed to force the pursuers to instinctively protect themselves, thus creating an opportunity for him to escape.

Based on his years of experience in the Cultivation World, the more enemies there were, and the less united they were, the better the success rate and effectiveness of this tactic.

"Take this, Blood Burning Technique!"

Fang Hongru saw that the timing was right, and with a scream that strained his voice, he executed his magic and manipulated his Magic Treasure with a blood-soaked aura, convincing anyone that he was not merely bluffing.

As expected, faced with a desperate Fang Hongru, the bearded trio looked utterly horrified. They not only summoned their Magic Treasures to protect their bodies but also retreated rapidly backwards, inadvertently clearing a path for him.

Seeing this, Fang Hongru was proud of his ploy but suddenly sensed something was amiss.

They didn't have to be that afraid, did they?

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, he suddenly felt a pain in his Divine Soul, followed by a complete loss of consciousness.

Behind Fang Hongru, a silver-robed man emerged from the void, not even glancing at the now lifeless Fang Hongru. His icy gaze turned to the fleeing bearded trio, and with a cold snort, three silver Spirit Vines shot out from the void, piercing through the chests of the three men and dragging them back.

At the same time, a silver-white soul leech slowly floated up from Fang Hongru's body. It was slightly larger than ordinary soul leeches and emitted a different aura.

The soul leech, seeing the bearded trio impaled by the Spirit Vines, excitedly swam towards them and quickly devoured their Divine Souls completely.

Afterward, the silver-robed man used the Spirit Vines to drain the four corpses dry and then caught the now plumper soul leech, merging it into his body before preparing to tear through the void to hunt for new prey within Yin Capital City.

The Six Desires Venerable had survived for thousands of years, and his development and research of the soul leech's abilities had almost reached perfection.

The rebirth of the soul leech seemed random, but it actually still followed the law of survival of the fittest. After the main soul died, the strongest among all the soul leeches would transform into the new main soul.

If one actively facilitated the soul leech's consumption of Divine Souls, it was possible to manually control the location of its rebirth. Moreover, by nourishing it with a large number of Divine Souls, one could shorten the seven-day limit and accelerate the revival process.

The man in the silver robe had been searching for the Void Stone in the Shura Palace and thus became aware that many Loose Cultivators at the Core Formation Stage were treasure hunting in Yin Capital City. He had informed the Six Desires Venerable, hence, just before dying, the Six Desires issued him his final command—

Sacrifice the cultivators in this place in blood to hasten his return.

As a Level 4 demon beast who mastered Space Divine Power, the man in the silver robe was undeniably swift when hunting Loose Cultivators in the Core Formation Stage, a speed that surpassed ordinary expectations. The Six Desires Venerable was confident of this point and therefore did not have the man in the silver robe flee with him.

He believed that in less than 15 minutes, he could resurrect, reclaim his physical body, and slay the two thieves in his prime condition.

However, from the moment his main soul died, everything entered an unknowable state. Although he trusted the loyalty of the man in the silver robe, he ultimately could not foresee all events.

Just as the man in the silver robe was about to tear open the void, his expression suddenly stiffened. The space he could usually tear open with ease had become as firm as iron, impervious to breakage. Despite using several times the power he normally would, he could barely open a small gap, allowing only a single vine to stretch out.

The man in the silver robe was not lacking in intelligence, but the Six Desires Venerable had not disclosed everything to him. Facing this sudden and unexpected situation, a bad premonition arose in his heart, yet now that the space was reinforced, he couldn't escape directly from this place.

"I must revive my master quickly, so he can take control of the situation!"

Determined, the man in the silver robe then used his physical body to move through Yin Capital City, continuing to hunt the Loose Cultivators who had come seeking opportunities.

Initially, due to being somewhat unfamiliar with the Escape Skill, his speed was not fast, but as he killed more and more Loose Cultivators, he gradually mastered the tricks of the Escape Skill, quickly annihilating almost all the cultivators in the entire city.

After devouring the Divine Souls of so many Loose Cultivators, the soul leech residing in his body had swollen unbearably, its massive body no longer able to merge into the man in the silver robe's body.

As the Soul Power was digested, the aura emitted by the soul leech gradually intensified, and its form rapidly changed, first growing limbs, with hands and feet slowly forming, followed by a head and facial features. Its hair also swiftly grew out and quickly turned from white to black.

Soon, a brand-new Six Desires Venerable lay before the man in the silver robe. His closed eyes suddenly shot open, exuding a formidable aura unique to the Sleeping Witch, which was quickly suppressed.

"Master, you are awake," said the man in the silver robe joyfully.

However, the Six Desires Venerable did not regard his greeting but instead abruptly looked up toward the depths of the Shura Palace.

"Villains! How dare you destroy my physical body and annihilate my soul leech!" he bellowed, his enraged face hiding a trace of panic.

Each resurrection was the most dangerous moment for the Six Desires Venerable. To quickly navigate through this period, he had prepared many methods to cope.

Accelerating the revival of the Divine Soul through a spirit pet was one method; relying on soul splitting to temporarily ensure the safety of the soul leech was another.

However, when the soul splitting in his backup physical body was slain by Ni Mu using an Exotic Treasure, and the soul leeches he had hidden throughout the Shura Palace were discovered and annihilated one by one during this period.

For the former, he could still make excuses, such as setting too many limits on the soul splitting or his physical body being not strong enough, or being too careless facing Ni Mu and so on.

But for the latter, even though he had now awakened, he still knew not how Xiao Ying had managed to locate his soul leeches.

The only thing he could think of was the Countertracking Spell that the Central Plains cultivators had created three thousand years ago, but that required activating the connection between the soul leeches, something he couldn't possibly fail to notice.

Could it be that they had optimized this spell?

A chill sank into the heart of the Six Desires Venerable. As he contemplated this, another soul leech was discovered and slaughtered. Now only three of his soul leeches remained hidden in the Shura Palace; he no longer had time to delay.

With this thought, he immediately leaped up and turned to look at the man in the silver robe.

"Yinkong, quickly revert to your true form and help me escape from here!" he swiftly commanded.

Upon hearing this, Yinkong dared not delay, and with a shift of his Spiritual Power, his skin rapidly turned tough and coarse. His limbs gradually merged with his torso, his features slowly dissolved, and his hair continued to grow, eventually turning into silver leaves that still shimmered brilliantly in the mist.

Soon, a towering tree appeared in Yin Capital City, its body radiating a silver-white brilliance. Its roots did not dig deep but rather firmly rooted in a void space rift.

Immediately afterward, the Six Desires Venerable quickly stepped forward, placed his hand on the trunk, and the Soul Power he had finally accumulated surged into Yinkong's body like it was free.

Yinkong trembled in response, his entire canopy rustling loudly. His roots seemed to breathe, expanding and contracting, continuously drawing Space Power from the void.

The space, originally as solid as iron, seemed to be melting and gradually softened. Suddenly, a crack appeared behind the Six Desires Venerable, its ends slowly expanding as if forcibly pried open.

Soon, a space crack wide enough for one person to pass through fully formed. Through the crack, the Six Desires Venerable could even see the dark clouds and yellow sand outside the Shura Palace.

He was only a step away from escaping this place.

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