"Fantastic! He has finally made his move!"

Duan Gujin was thrilled; he had Divine Sense locked onto the old man and didn't miss any of his subtle movements.

A moment later, Duan Gujin suddenly realized.

"So that's it! The old man has a demon in his possession that contains some energy. Just by merging with this demon, he can gain some energy and then directly pass through the surveillance Array specially set up for the servants in the Guanghan Heavenly Palace! The Palace Master told me that if anyone approached that surveillance array, it would immediately make a buzzing sound, but now the array seems to be malfunctioning!"

Shortly after, he saw the old man pull out a piece of paper and a pen from a rock. He quickly found a relatively flat spot nearby, then spread out that paper on the ground and began to write some text.

"So that's it!"

Duan Gujin's eyes immediately lit up.

After a while, he saw that the old man had finished writing the note.

The old man continued moving forward, and when he passed through a thick forest, he pulled several huge birdcages out of a tree.

When the old man opened the cages, dozens of homing pigeons were revealed.

The old man then stuffed the notes into the pigeons' ankle bands, and then let the pigeons fly.

Seeing those pigeons, Duan Gujin instantly understood that they were the old man's way of sending messages to the Netherworld Sect.

After releasing all the pigeons, the old man quickly returned to the courtyard prepared for the servants at the Guanghan Heavenly Palace.

Duan Gujin locked his Divine Sense onto one of the pigeons, his body flashed, turning into a streak of light as he rushed towards the pigeon.

In less than 15 minutes, he caught the pigeon.

However, when he unraveled the note from the pigeon's ankle, he found it to be a long string of apparently meaningless numbers.

He knew, these numbers were a code.

Duan Gujin's mind raced, contemplating whether to take action against the old man ahead of time.

After much thought, he decided to make a decisive move and immediately rushed back to capture the old man.

Soon, he indeed captured the old man.

Afterwards, Duan Gujin made the old man swallow some medications, which controlled the old man's Divine Wisdom, rendering him incapable of swallowing poison or doing anything else.

After capturing the old man, Duan Gujin brought him in front of the Palace Master.

Duan Gujin handed over the notes and the pigeon to the Palace Master and told him that he could make the old man tell the truth.

"Let him speak the truth then,"

said the Palace Master.

Duan Gujin said, "Palace Master, the method I am now using is the rather cruel Soul Searching Technique. Once I extract the soul, the old man could potentially die immediately. In any case, there are various possibilities."

"No problem, just go ahead!"

The Palace Master, harboring deep resentment for the old man who betrayed the Guanghan Heavenly Palace, allowed Duan Gujin to proceed.

Duan Gujin hastily used the Divine Control Technique to control the old man and forced him to reveal the truth.

A moment later, the old man's eyes became blurred, having lost his consciousness.

When the old man revealed that he was Han Zhanyi's father, both Duan Gujin and the Palace Master were visibly shocked.

"My God, I had no idea that this old man was actually Han Zhanyi's father."

Knowing the truth, the Palace Master was even more terrified in her heart.

She had never imagined that the spy from the Netherworld Sect had been lurking in the Guanghan Heavenly Palace all along, and this spy was no minor figure.

She carefully recalled the past and immediately understood.

"No wonder our Guanghan Heavenly Palace has leaked so much secret information these past few years; we've actually been harboring such a dangerous mole within us!"

The Palace Master took a deep breath, her mind stirred, and she began to ask the old man some questions.

After a while, the two of them learned that this old man had revealed the locations where demons were sealed in the Guanghan Heavenly Palace to his son.

Their reason for releasing the demons that had once caused calamities across the Qiankun Continent was that the Netherworld Sect sought revenge against many sects on the Qiankun Continent for a great massacre that had happened years ago.

"So that's the truth!"

Duan Gujin only understood after listening that there was such deep-seated hatred between the Netherworld Sect, Green Cloud Sect, and other various sects.

And the Sealed Lands where the Demon Kings of the Netherworld Dark Clan were sealed had been destroyed by the Netherworld Sect, and the demons were ultimately released.

Knowing the truth, the Palace Master's eyes gleamed with murderous intent.

Moments later, she summoned two disciples and had them take the old man out to be executed.

Knowing the truth, a cold sweat broke out on the Palace Master's back.

She had previously asked the old man and found out he hadn't obtained many treasures from the Guanghan Heavenly Palace, but he still managed to find out some intelligence they wanted, such as the former leaders of the Guanghan Heavenly Palace who had sealed the demon kings from the Otherworld in three different locations on the Qiankun Continent.

The people from the Netherworld Sect initially wanted to enter those Sealed Lands to search for the demon kings' treasures as a way to counter the martial artists of the Qiankun Continent but ended up deciding to release those demons.

The Palace Master sighed and said, "It turns out this calamity on the Qiankun Continent arose because our Guanghan Heavenly Palace failed to prepare adequate protection."

"This can't be blamed on Guanghan Heavenly Palace, the blame should fall upon the people of the Netherworld Sect!"

Duan Gujin retorted.

Moments later, the Palace Master said to Duan Gujin, "Duan Gujin, join us. First, we need to eliminate those who are colluding with the Sky Crossing Demon King."

"Okay!"

Duan Gujin quickly nodded in agreement.

Thus, on that day, the Palace Master and Shang Yumin gathered hundreds of disciples from the Guanghan Heavenly Palace and set off with Duan Gujin towards a stronghold of the Netherworld Sect.

On the way, the Palace Master said to Duan Gujin, "It seems I'm really getting old. From today onwards, this era belongs to young people like you."

After a while, the Palace Master indicated to Duan Gujin that he might soon pass the position to Shang Yumin.

Shang Yumin looked terrified; she knew she was inexperienced and very young, finding it difficult to control the overall situation or become a leader.

"Yumin, if I want you to take over, you take over. Back in my day, I knew nothing about the worldly affairs and still became the Palace Master of Guanghan Heavenly Palace! There's a lot you need to learn on your own, not just rely on others' guidance and teaching. Look at your peer, Duan Gujin, he's only 18 this year and yet, he's already very experienced! From now on, you should learn more from Duan Gujin."

"Palace Master, you are being too serious! I just happen to have more experience venturing out and about, it's nothing special!"

Duan Gujin said modestly.

"You are being modest!"

The Palace Master laughed.

Shang Yumin felt awkward, knowing that she had always lived in the Guanghan Heavenly Palace and had never ventured into the outside world, clearly understanding that her experience in navigating the worldly society was far less than Duan Gujin's.

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