Chapter 434: Chapter 428: Lin Yuan: "You Want Me to Clean Up Your Mess?

After Daoist Randeng was struck by an arrow from the Golden-Winged Roc, Elder Bai and the other three attacked together, completely obliterating Daoist Randeng’s divine soul.

As the saying goes, death is like the extinguishing of a lamp.

At that moment, Daoist Randeng was just like a lamp wick snuffed out.

Elder Bai and the others didn’t suspect anything and sealed Daoist Randeng’s corpse, bringing it back for the Yin Mountain Ghost King to devour.

However, the wick of an extinguished lamp might still have some residual warmth, and under certain conditions, it may reignite.

Why were Elder Bai and the others deceived by Daoist Randeng?

After being hit by the arrow, Daoist Randeng knew that with his severe injuries, he couldn’t escape from Elder Bai and the others.

Thus, he hid a fragment of his divine soul, hoping that this fragment would make Elder Bai and the others pay a price at a critical moment.

After the Yin Mountain Ghost King devoured Daoist Randeng’s corpse, Daoist Randeng’s divine soul fragment seized the opportunity to vie for control over the Yin Mountain Ghost King’s body.

After gaining control of the body, Daoist Randeng planned to launch a surprise attack.

He wanted to ambush his current five targets.

Elder Bai and the other three were too powerful, making the success rate of an ambush too low.

Undoubtedly, Lin Yuan became the unlucky target of the ambush.

Daoist Randeng’s choice was correct.

At the crucial moment, the Little World Power intervened, helping the Yin Mountain Ghost King regain half of the body control.

Otherwise, the Five-Pronged Heaven-Supporting Fork would have already pierced through Lin Yuan’s chest.

After learning the course of events, Lin Yuan then realized he had wrongly blamed the Yin Mountain Ghost King.

It was Daoist Randeng who wanted to kill him, and the Yin Mountain Ghost King who saved him.

No wonder the Five-Pronged Heaven-Supporting Fork stopped a few centimeters from his chest.

Now, all Elder Bai and the others did was suppress the Yin Mountain Ghost King’s body, while inside, two divine souls continued battling for control.

Ultimately, it’s a toss-up whether Wu Nengsheng’s obsession or evil intent will control the Yin Mountain Ghost King’s body.

After clearing up the matter, Lin Yuan looked at Elder Bai, irritably saying, "Old Bai!"

"You guys handled this sloppily, huh? After killing someone, don’t you check?"

"How could you leave Daoist Randeng with a divine soul? Four people less astute than one?"

What Lin Yuan said made Elder Bai and the others feel utterly ashamed, wishing they could crawl into a hole.

Lin Yuan’s words were spot on!

This incident was due to Elder Bai and the others’ oversight, and they indeed had no rebuttal.

Everything at the time went according to plan, very smoothly, so they didn’t give it another thought.

Now that the problem arose, they needed to find a way to solve it.

Otherwise, if evil intent ends up controlling the Yin Mountain Ghost King’s body, it would spell trouble for Lin Yuan.

"So, what do we do next?" Lin Yuan asked Elder Bai.

Elder Bai contemplated for a moment and seemed to have an idea: "We need to enter the Yin Mountain Ghost King’s body with divine souls to help obsession defeat evil intent."

Upon hearing there was a solution, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the problem could be resolved, any slip-up along the way was just a minor hiccup and didn’t affect the bigger picture.

"Then don’t just stand there!"

"Hurry in! With your collective strength, anyone entering could easily handle any evil intent or obsession; even the living Daoist Randeng is no match for you!" Lin Yuan urged Elder Bai and the others.

However, just as Lin Yuan finished speaking, he felt four pairs of eyes turn on him.

Instantly, a bad premonition stirred in his heart.

"What?"

"You want me to go?" Lin Yuan asked, testing the waters.

Elder Bai nodded a bit sheepishly, without saying anything.

"Isn’t that off?"

"You screw up, and want me to clean up your mess?" Lin Yuan asked in astonishment.

Then, the Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder chimed in, "It’s not that we don’t want to go, but we can’t."

"Our divine souls are too strong, so the Yin Mountain Ghost King’s body would feel threatened and reject our entry."

"Even if we force entry, the Yin Mountain Ghost King’s subconscious would consider our divine souls as enemies, and we’d be facing both obsession and evil intent."

"You’re different; you’re Tier Four, so your divine soul is weaker and poses no threat to the Yin Mountain Ghost King. His body won’t reject your entry."

"Moreover, you’re the master of this Little World and also master of the Yin Mountain Ghost King, so the obsession recognizes you."

"Once inside, the obsession will join forces with you to combat the evil intent."

The Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder’s reasoning was clear and convincing.

But Lin Yuan still didn’t want to go.

No matter if it’s evil intent or obsession, it’s from a Tier Two powerhouse, and what advantage does a Tier Four have in such a mess? 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

It’s like trying to mediate a fight between Eagleland and Dragon Country, and Syria offers to step in.

Could they mediate? They couldn’t; no capability, understand?

Elder Bai clearly saw Lin Yuan’s reluctance and spoke to him: "Rest assured, if we want you to go, we’ll certainly ensure your safety."

With this, Elder Bai took out a white jade drum and a pair of drumsticks, handing them to Lin Yuan: "These are treasures that can attack divine souls."

"Once inside the Yin Mountain Ghost King’s body, you don’t need to fight the evil intent; just beat the drum to aid the fight."

"As soon as the drum sounds, the obsession’s combat power will be enhanced, and it will surely defeat the evil intent."

After handing the white jade drum to Lin Yuan, Elder Bai and the Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder discussed: "You should lend him that diagram for protection; otherwise, he might not be willing to go."

With Elder Bai’s suggestion, the Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement: "Alright!"

After agreeing, the Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder took out a scroll from his robe.

"When beating the drum, open this scroll and hang it by your side."

"At that time, no divine soul attack will harm you!" the Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder said.

Treasures used by Tier Two powerhouses are extremely precious, evidenced by the lengths people go for fragments even in battles like Wu Nengsheng and the World Honored’s, proving their rarity.

Among Tier Two treasures, those capable of attacking or defending divine souls are scarcer.

The white jade drum and scroll may not be mightier than the Human Seed Bag, but they’re certainly rarer.

Lin Yuan, being profit-driven, found the task of cleaning up Elder Bai and the others’ mess acceptable with treasures involved.

Once he tidied up for them, Lin Yuan demanded to keep the treasures without hesitation.

He, Lin Yuan, was like a pixiu: treasures come in, but don’t go out easily.