The Great Xia Dynasty doesn't even possess a single Tier One Spiritual Artifact. Given Xiaoo Ying'Er's limited experience, it was normal for her to be so excited!

While he sneered inwardly, Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er picked up two teacups and handed one to Cao Yu. "Cao Zhen's Biography, a gentleman's word is his bond. Drink this tea as a token of our agreement!"

After speaking, Xiaoo Ying'Er drained the tea in her hand in one gulp.

Cao Yu, at this moment, was also excited about the Immortal Artifact, so how could he suspect Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er would tamper with the tea? Furthermore, he had personally witnessed Xiaoo Ying'Er drink tea from the same teapot, completely lowering his guard. Moreover, as an Immortal Sect True Inheritance, how could he have imagined that the lifespans of the Celestial Sect's Five Great Elders were in his hands, yet the Third Princess would poison him at this very juncture...

He picked up the teacup, drank it in one gulp, and then said with some urgency, "Third Princess, you should be able to tell me now where the Immortal Artifact's traces have appeared. Which State Mansion is it in, and which faction does it belong to... Huh, no!"

Mid-sentence, Cao Yu's expression suddenly changed dramatically. He sensed his realm plummeting rapidly and looked coldly at Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er.

"There's something strange about this tea! It contains Corpse Scorpion Venom, which can cause a cultivator's realm to drop!"

Upon hearing this, Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er's expression also changed dramatically. "No, my cultivation is also rapidly decreasing! How can this be? This is the territory of the Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect; how could anyone possibly sneak in and poison us?"

Cao Yu, sensing his realm rapidly declining, had no time to worry about anything else. He immediately retrieved a Tier Seven Magical Artifact from his Ghost Frog Pouch, moved far away from Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er, and then looked nervously towards the entrance of the council hall.

Just then, Cao Yu suddenly felt a hand press down on his shoulder.

With Cao Yu's keen senses, he hadn't detected Lin Xuankong's hand at all before it touched him. Such a powerful effect of concealing one's form and movements was naturally Lin Xuankong utilizing the Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique! The Hidden Shadow effect of the Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique was so potent that even Lin Xuankong, who possessed the Eight Gates Celestial Eye, found it impossible to guard against effectively and would always be snuck up on from behind by Young Lady; how could Cao Yu, who lacked the Eight Gates Celestial Eye, fare any better!

At the same time, Lin Xuankong's voice leisurely reached Cao Yu's ears, "Cao Zhen's Biography, your senses are indeed sharp. That is indeed Corpse Scorpion Venom, Tier Nine Perfection Corpse Scorpion Venom!"

As the voice sounded, before Cao Yu could react, he felt the immense amount of True Qi within his body instantly dissipate.

The True Qi in his body, already tainted with Corpse Scorpion Venom, was completely absorbed by the person behind him.

Losing the True Qi in his body, Cao Yu's expression changed. He couldn't even hold the heavy Tier Seven Magical Artifact in his hand.

The Tier Seven Magical Artifact, weighing 70,000 to 80,000 pounds, fell to the ground with a CLANG, smashing a pit several feet deep into the incredibly sturdy floor of Linshui Pavilion!

Cao Yu turned his head in astonishment and saw Lin Xuankong looking at him with a cold expression.

At this moment, having lost all his True Qi, Cao Yu couldn't even activate the Time Technique, nor could he use any of the Immortal Sect's spells. He couldn't even expend True Qi to open a Spirit Vein Transference through his Celestial Demon Bone, his strongest life-saving measure, to escape!

By now, how could Cao Yu not understand that he had fallen for a scheme by the person before him and Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er!

He struggled violently, trying to shake off the hand on his shoulder.

But the Tier Nine Perfection Corpse Scorpion Venom was terrifyingly potent; it had already reduced his cultivation to the Third or Fourth Layer Realm. How could the power he could muster at such a realm possibly break free from Lin Xuankong's control!

After struggling in vain, Cao Yu's expression grew even colder.

He abruptly turned his head to look at Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er. "Xiaoo Ying'Er, you have some nerve! Are you out of your mind? Are you insane? You actually teamed up with someone else to attack me? Don't you know I am an Immortal Sect True Inheritance of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect? Even your father and the Celestial Sect Leader treat me with utmost respect and wouldn't dare to offend me in the slightest! Don't you know that if anything happens to me, the Divine Soul Token I left at the Immortal Sect's encampment will immediately react? Then, if my master, who is already in the Earth Immortal Realm, becomes enraged, the entire Great Xia Dynasty will be utterly annihilated! The thousand-year foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty will be destroyed in an instant!"

Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er remained silent. Lin Xuankong spoke coldly, "How would the Divine Soul Token react? Cao Yu, I don't intend to kill you!"

Hearing this, Cao Yu's heart relaxed slightly. His expression gradually calmed, and a hint of confidence and coldness returned to his face. "Since you don't dare to kill me, then let go immediately. If you two choose Cliff Leash at this moment, I might spare you and let bygones be bygones!"

Lin Xuankong, however, chuckled. "But I don't intend to let you go either!"

Cao Yu, whose expression had just turned cold, felt his heart tighten upon hearing this. "What exactly do you want?"

Lin Xuankong ignored him and turned to Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er. "Third Princess, I need to take Cao Yu away for a while. When I've settled the matters I need to attend to, I will bring him back!"

Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er nodded slightly, yet a trace of bewilderment appeared in her eyes.

"Mr. Mu, please proceed according to your own plan. However, Ying'Er has some questions. The method Mr. Mu used just now to absorb True Qi, was that the Blood Bath Divine Skill?"

"This Blood Bath Divine Skill is a secret tradition of my Celestial Sect; absolutely no outsider can learn it. Moreover, in the entire Great Xia, I am the only one with the Profound Phoenix Strange Vein. If others cultivate it, they can at most reach the Realm of Integration... The Blood Bath Divine Skill you just displayed is at the same realm as mine, having already reached the Returning to the Essence Realm. Mr. Mu, how did you achieve this?"

Of course, it was because of your rather pleasant term of endearment—'husband.' If not for that 'husband,' which allowed me to gain the Blood Bath Divine Skill and absorb all of Cao Yu's True Qi, how could I have subdued Cao Yu so easily!

Thinking this, Lin Xuankong wore a calm smile. "I naturally have my ways! However, I cannot explain this matter to the Third Princess for the time being!"

"You are that Mr. Mu who can refine the Demon Prison Cage? But you just absorbed my True Qi, which was tainted with Corpse Scorpion Venom. Why do you show no signs of poisoning, nor has your cultivation dropped?" Cao Yu suddenly recalled something and looked at Lin Xuankong, his face etched with astonishment.

At this moment, Lin Xuankong raised his right hand and gently patted Xiaoo Ying'Er's shoulder, who was also afflicted by the Corpse Scorpion Venom. Instantly, a large amount of True Qi with Immortal Tier Poison Resistance flowed into her.

After the True Qi was infused into her body, Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er felt a lightness spread through her. Her cultivation, which had been suppressed to the Second Layer Realm by the Corpse Scorpion Venom, immediately recovered fully, returning to the Mid-Grade Sixth Layer.

A hint of amazement appeared on Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er's pretty face.

Cao Yu, still under Lin Xuankong's control, stared with wide eyes, exclaiming in disbelief, "This... this... To instantly dispel Tier Nine Corpse Scorpion Venom! Such an ability can only be possessed by an extremely powerful cultivator in the Earth Immortal Realm who has Immortal Tier Poison Resistance! You... but the refinement level of your True Qi is far from the Eighth Layer, at most around the Sixth or Seventh Layer of cultivation. How can you possess Immortal Tier Poison Resistance!"

"Immortal Tier Poison Resistance? Earth Immortal Realm?" Hearing Cao Yu say this, the amazement on Xiaoo Ying'Er's face deepened.

Lin Xuankong didn't answer. He picked up Cao Yu and walked outside, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye.

Xiaoo Ying'Er stood there, her face a picture of astonishment, gazing out of the council hall. Various doubts surfaced in her mind.

Why had she and Cao Yu noticed nothing when Mr. Mu approached him?

Why was Mr. Mu able to dispel the Corpse Scorpion Venom with a wave of his hand? Could he truly possess an Immortal Tier body, as Cao Yu had suggested?

Why did Mr. Mu suddenly possess the Blood Bath Divine Skill, and at the same realm as her own? In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, she was the only one who had cultivated the Blood Bath Divine Skill to the Returning to the Essence Realm! Even the Immortal Sect True Inheritance and her own father had only reached the Realm of Integration!

Thinking further about Mr. Mu's astounding methods in refining the Demon Prison Cage, and his ability to master the Spirit Puppet Technique in just a few days... Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er's pretty face was filled with confusion. She felt that this Mr. Mu's talent and abilities increasingly surpassed her imagination, making him seem ever more mysterious.

Most importantly, she had wanted to control Cao Yu to help the Great Xia Dynasty contend for the Immortal Artifact. Why was Mr. Mu helping her like this? Or perhaps, that secured Immortal Artifact, the cultivator who secured the Immortal Artifact, had something to do with Mr. Mu... A gleam flickered in Xiaoo Ying'Er's beautiful eyes, and they suddenly lit up.

"Third Princess, what just happened here?" Several sounds of rushing air suddenly came from outside the council hall. Five figures drifted in from outside; they were the five Grand Elders, their skin wrinkled and hair white, looking wizened and frail.

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