Chapter 497 - 252: Buried History, Star-Picking Tower

However, before Liou Yuan could speak and express his request for Xuanyi’s help to remove the imprint,

the Sect Leader of Five Extremes Mountain had already shifted his gaze from Liou Yuan’s chest, shaking his head with considerable regret, saying: "This imprint has penetrated your soul and is engraved upon your Divine Soul. Forcibly removing it will undoubtedly harm your soul."

"I might manage to kill someone, but as for removing this imprint, I truly cannot do it."

Continuing, Xuanyi paused again, explaining: "It’s not that I am unable, but if I were to remove this imprint, your soul would also shatter."

Liou Yuan had previously witnessed Xuanyi resist the power within the ship contract and crush the mysterious force within it, initially believing he was saved.

Unexpectedly, Xuanyi’s words were akin to a cold shower poured over him, chilling Liou Yuan from head to toe.

"Even the Sect Leader cannot remove it?"

"Who else in this world can save me?"

Liou Yuan stood rooted to the spot, speechless.

Xuanyi approached the imprint to observe for a while and suddenly said: "My master, the Supreme Elder Bo Qingchuan of Five Extremes Mountain, has accomplished quite a bit in the way of Divine Sense, and he may be able to remove this imprint without harming your Divine Soul."

"However, his elderly self has been in seclusion for over twenty years, and who knows when he will emerge. Let’s see if you can endure until then."

Anyway, Xuanyi’s words offered Liou Yuan a glimmer of hope.

He immediately composed himself and bowed deeply to Xuanyi: "Thank you, Sect Leader."

Since Xuanyi mentioned Bo Qingchuan and said he had a way to remove the imprint from Liou Yuan, it represents that he would not stand by idly.

After Bo Qingchuan emerges from retreat, he will certainly help plead with that Supreme Elder on behalf of Liou Yuan.

"Why thank me? Consider it your reward for handing over the ship contract." Xuanyi dismissed indifferently.

Yet, thinking about Liou Yuan being assigned to the Nightmare Demon Palace in the Linlang Domain next,

and considering Liou Yuan’s status as one of the two remaining bloodlines of the Liou Family’s Ice Vein, along with his talent and potential that are not inferior to Liou Zhen’s, Xuanyi furrowed his brow again.

If it were any other Inner Sect Disciple, he might not bother to intervene.

Since it is Liou Yuan, he truly cannot stand by idly.

"Forget it, I’ve been idle for so many years, might as well find some amusement for myself." Xuanyi murmured to himself.

Then, under Liou Yuan’s wooden gaze, Xuanyi casually activated the ship contract that he had previously suppressed.

Buzz! Black eerie light surged from the ship contract once again and wrapped around Xuanyi’s body.

This time, Xuanyi didn’t stop it, allowing the black mist to transform into a black hole and swallow him leisurely.

Those black energies eventually gathered on Xuanyi’s wrist, transforming into an identical Dark Prison Seal as the one on Liou Yuan’s chest, under Liou Yuan’s watchful gaze.

"Sect Leader!" Liou Yuan’s face changed dramatically, his voice sharpened. He never expected Xuanyi would do such a thing.

Xuanyi appeared indifferent, glancing at the ’卍’ symbol on his wrist, his mouth curving, waving his hand nonchalantly to indicate Liou Yuan not to speak further.

"I know my limits."

Saying this, Xuanyi casually concealed the hand with the imprint beneath his sleeve, addressing Liou Yuan: "Now you can rest assured and proceed to the Linlang Domain; with me shielding you, as long as I’m alive, that ghostly force won’t seek you for now."

Liou Yuan understood the significance of Xuanyi’s actions.

He couldn’t remove the Dark Prison Seal while ensuring Liou Yuan’s safety.

So he entered the situation himself, shielding Liou Yuan.

He couldn’t remove the imprint, but he could withstand the ghost ship’s force directed towards the current world, and this was enough.

Of course, Xuanyi’s actions were certainly fraught with peril.

Yet he still did it, evident of the deep-seated madness and unfathomable nature of Xuanyi.

"For an Inner Sect Disciple alone, how many Sect Leaders in the Cyan Feather Realm can go to such lengths."

This silently moved Liou Yuan’s heart.

Xuanyi showed no intention of continuing, gesturing for Liou Yuan to return and prepare for his journey to the Linlang Domain.

As for the Cyan Feather Gui Character Crossing, Xuanyi strictly forbade him from speaking out.

Giving Liou Yuan the feeling that Xuanyi seemed to know some secrets about the Cyan Feather Gui Character Crossing.

But he did not reveal them, and Liou Yuan dared not ask, only able to bow before slowly departing from Wenda Tower.

Leaving Xuanyi alone in Wenda Tower, seemingly unaffected by the Dark Prison Seal, quite content, he resumed manipulating the painting he had been working on.

Leaving Wenda Tower, Liou Yuan returned to his own abode.

His footsteps on the floor of the abode seemed a bit lighter.

With Xuanyi shielding him, the threat of the ghost ship was temporarily avoided.

Thus he could proceed to the Linlang Domain with peace of mind.

Meanwhile, within the Inner Sect Treasure Vault Registration Tower,

Wei Miaomeng had already departed.

No one knew what the woman said before leaving, or what Wang Zhuoqun learned from Wei Miaomeng’s mouth.

Wang Zhuoqun no longer returned to recline on the vine chair but stood atop the Registration Tower, overlooking the Inner Sect.

Sometimes frowning in thought, sometimes with a smile, his expression fluctuated unpredictably.

The only certainty was that the current Wang Zhuoqun was different from before.

His eyes previously were filled with deadness, possessing unparalleled cultivation yet binding himself in a cocoon.

Now his pupils gleamed, shedding the twilight, his Sword Intent resonated intensely above the Registration Tower.

Like a dusty sharp sword, eroded by time for decades, its blade mottled, yet now free of rust, its edge remained chillingly sharp.