Chapter 1760 - 820: One Third of the Demon Ancestor’s Soul

Chapter 1760: Chapter 820: One Third of the Demon Ancestor’s Soul

The Demon Talisman and the spiritual patterns are vastly different, Yan Jiu didn’t think Ye Lingyue had the capability to dissolve his Demon Talisman, but he didn’t want to dampen her spirits.

"The Demon Talisman is behind the stone tablet."

After Yan Jiu informed Ye Lingyue, she circled around to the back of the stone tablet.

Sure enough, the back of the stone tablet was covered with numerous special rune patterns.

The writing of these runes was very bizarre, entirely different from the spiritual patterns Ye Lingyue knew.

Seeing Ye Lingyue silent for a while, Yan Jiu spoke.

"Ling Yue, you don’t need to push yourself too hard. The South Nether Ancient Clan is one of the oldest demon tribes, and their Demon Talismans are probably ancient inheritances. Some Demon Talismans, even Xi Zhong himself might not be able to decipher. If not for this, Chi Ye and I wouldn’t have succumbed to the Demon Talismans."

Precisely because they wanted to avoid the Demon Talisman of the South Nether Ancient Clan, even at the peak of the Demon God Guard, Di Shen and Yan Jiu did not fall out with the South Nether Tribe.

It wasn’t until Xi Zhong forced Di Shen to marry Moonflower that Di Shen completely broke off with the South Nether Ancient Clan.

Yan Jiu even suspected that the ambush on Di Shen back then was a suggestion from that old ghost Xi Zhong.

"But I feel like I’ve seen this Demon Talisman somewhere before."

Ye Lingyue rubbed her chin, observing the text on the back of the stone tablet repeatedly in the dim bonfire light.

A sudden flash of insight came to Ye Lingyue.

"Cauldron Spirit, spit out the sixth Cauldron Piece we got from the Tang Family first."

Ye Lingyue always felt the pattern of the Demon Talisman seemed familiar. With her incredible memory, she was confident she wouldn’t mistake something she had seen.

After a brief exchange with the Cauldron Spirit through Divine Sense, the sixth Cauldron Piece, which was the Jiu Provinces Cauldron Tripod, was spit out.

This Cauldron Piece had been with Ye Lingyue for over half a month.

Because of the inexplicable Evil Qi on the Cauldron Piece earlier, Ye Lingyue had the Cauldron Spirit work hard to refine away the Evil Qi.

Unfortunately, even after more than half a month, the Evil Qi on the Cauldron Tripod Fragment still hadn’t dissipated.

However, after refining, the Cauldron Tripod Fragment looked much cleaner, and the patterns on it were clearly visible.

Upon examining it, Ye Lingyue found that the patterns on the Cauldron Tripod Fragment had quite a few uncanny similarities to the so-called Demon Talisman of the South Nether Ancient Clan.

Could it be that this Cauldron Piece is related to the South Nether Ancient Clan?

"Brother Yan Jiu, what do you know about the South Nether Ancient Clan, do you recognize the patterns on this Fragment?"

Ye Lingyue handed over the Cauldron Tripod Fragment to Yan Jiu for inspection.

"Isn’t this the Totem from the Imperial Tomb of the South Nether Ancient Clan? But it seems a bit off, it looks more like a pattern akin to an Ancient Demon Clan’s Totem, I can’t say exactly what it is."

After taking a few glances, Yan Jiu exclaimed in surprise.

"You mentioned the Imperial Tomb, could it be the Demon Thirteen Tombs?"

Ye Lingyue hadn’t expected the Cauldron Tripod Fragment to be associated with the Demon Thirteen Tombs.

The Yan Clan, where Yan Jiu belonged, was also one of the ancient demon tribes in the Demon World.

He was from the Sky Demon Ancient Clan and was one of the few who could enter the Emperor’s Mausoleum to offer sacrifices.

He had indeed seen similar patterns in the Demon Thirteen Tombs.

But he couldn’t pinpoint exactly which Imperial Tomb it was from.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingyue fell into deep thought. The people from the Tang Family only mentioned that the patterns on the Fragment were later carved by the Jade Hand Poison Master.

Could it be that the Jade Hand Poison Master had also been to the Demon World, perhaps even the Demon Thirteen Tombs?

What exactly is in the Demon Thirteen Tombs?

Is it the Jiu Provinces Cauldron Fragment, or some other clue concerning the safety of the Hong Meng Fang Immortal?

Ye Lingyue originally didn’t plan to visit the Demon Thirteen Tombs, but now it seemed necessary to make a trip there after finishing matters at the Beiyu Palace, hoping it’s still in time to meet up with Di Shen then.

"Brother Yan Jiu, I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I can’t help you regain your freedom at the moment. But don’t worry, Di Shen has already gone to the Demon Thirteen Tombs, he might find a way to help you regain your freedom faster than I can."

Ye Lingyue said with an apologetic expression.

"You said Di Shen went to the Demon Thirteen Tombs?"

Yan Jiu’s voice rose in pitch.

"Yes, is there something unusual about the Demon Thirteen Tombs?"

Ye Lingyue asked curiously.

"Not exactly, it’s just that the Demon Thirteen Tombs is a place where Di Shen’s biological father forbade him to enter. Because of his lineage, every time there’s a sacrifice, Di Shen would be excluded, and I would often steal some offerings for him to eat."

Yan Jiu recalled the bygone days with a hint of nostalgia.

"With Chi Ye absent, the Beiyu Palace must be in dire straits. Set off tomorrow morning. Also, I collected one-third of Di Shen’s soul fragments; you should take them with you."

The fact that Yan Jiu had possession of Di Shen’s soul fragments had somehow been discovered by the South Nether Clan Leader Xi Zhong.

In order to force Yan Jiu to hand over the soul fragments, Xi Zhong set up the Divine Hidden Fire and Prohibition here, torturing Yan Jiu daily.

If it weren’t for Ye Lingyue’s timely appearance, those one-third soul fragments would eventually fall into Xi Zhong’s hands.

After Yan Jiu finished speaking, a ball of light flew out from the stone tablet, and was collected by Ye Lingyue.

At dawn, Ye Lingyue left with Little Jiu Nian and Chi Chi and the others.

Before leaving, Little Jiu Nian bit his lip and quickly doubled back, suddenly turning around.

"Faithless father, you must hold on, and wait for me to rescue you, mother... she’s been waiting for you to return all this time."

With that, Little Jiu Nian suppressed the tears welling in his eyes and strode towards the direction of the Beiyu Palace.

Ye Lingyue glanced at the stone tablet and sighed.

Amidst the wind, it seemed as if someone responded.

"I’ll be waiting for you."

Shortly after Ye Lingyue bid farewell to Yan Jiu, she saw a cloud of green rapidly approaching from the horizon.

That green cloud landed on the ground, revealing itself to be an elder in a green robe, none other than Xi Zhong, the clan leader of the South Nether Ancient Clan.

This morning, Xi Zhong suddenly felt a pang of restlessness, and upon casting a divination, found that something was amiss.

Upon arriving in this area, he realized that all the Prohibitions in this vicinity had completely disappeared.

The Divine Hidden Fire was gone too!

Looking at the stone tablet that Yan Jiu had transformed into, it stood there soundly.

"Old Clan Leader Xi Zhong, long time no see."

Seeing the darkened expression on Xi Zhong’s face, Yan Jiu felt exceedingly cheerful.

When Xi Zhong swept his Divine Sense over again, he perceived that the demonic power vibration belonging to the Demon Clan from Yan Jiu had also disappeared.

"Who, who on earth! Took away my Mutant Fire? Could it be that Di Shen has been here!"

With a sullen face, Xi Zhong looked angrily at Yan Jiu.

"You ask me, who should I ask?"

Yan Jiu feigned ignorance.

"Outrageous! Yan Jiu, do you really think I can’t do anything to you!"

With a fit of anger, Xi Zhong’s palm instantly gathered a mass of black Qi, which intensified rapidly, emanating a ferociously violent aura.

He raised his hand and let it fall, the black Qi surging and with a bang, it landed on the stone tablet.

Since Di Shen’s soul fragments were no longer there, what use was there in keeping Yan Jiu alive!

Xi Zhong’s cultivation was astonishing, this strike used seven to eight-tenths of his power, a determination to kill Yan Jiu for certain.