As for Gu Yuan’s performance, it was somewhat unexpected to him.

Because Gu Yuan’s physique was even stronger than his who was a legitimate Demonic Cultivator!

"True Master, you overpraise me. I just don’t know about those two now."

Gu Yuan’s gaze turned to the position where the Xiu Dao Zhen’s Cave Mansion was earlier, his eyes deep.

"Little friend’s Yin Thunder Pearls are indeed formidable, even I would certainly die if caught off guard."

Blood Cry True Master nodded, then smiled again and said, "However, I also placed some little tricks in that Wooden Box earlier, even if those two escape your Yin Thunder Pearls, they absolutely cannot escape mine."

"These two are no simple characters; True Master should not underestimate them."

Gu Yuan shook his head, reminding the other to be careful.

But he also knew the little tricks that Blood Cry True Master placed. It was a terrifying mixture made from dozens of strange filthy Demonic Qi and Yin Qi, mixed with demonic poison. Even an ordinary Golden Core Great Cultivator would probably die miserably from just a trace.

Blood Cry True Master nodded, agreeing with this point, then waited for a moment with Gu Yuan before suggesting, "Little friend, why don’t we go have a look now?"

Currently, at the center of the explosion, some Thunder Light, Demonic Qi, and poison were still spreading, and even Divine Thought scanning couldn’t see much.

Gu Yuan, being one with a high level of skill and courage, knew if you do such things, you should do them wholeheartedly. To wipe out every trace is the most correct reason, so he readily agreed.

Seeing Gu Yuan agree, Blood Cry True Master was not surprised, he smiled, and the two immediately flew over.

Arriving at the position where Xiu Dao Zhen and Zheng Xingkong were earlier, it was already a ruin, but the two did not find any trace of Xiu Dao Zhen and Zheng Xingkong.

As for the distance, some other cultivators from Little Iron Cloud Island were alarmed by this sudden commotion and hurriedly ran over to see what had happened.

However, Blood Cry True Master merely waved his hand, sending out hundreds of evil spirits, Yin ghosts, and Yin Demons to pounce on those people.

So, this group of cultivators was intercepted.

Gu Yuan’s eyes were like lightning, without any relaxation of guard, searching everywhere for traces of Xiu Dao Zhen and Zheng Xingkong. Regardless of whether the two were dead or alive, some traces should remain. Blood Cry True Master did the same, searching everywhere for traces of the two,

True enough, it wasn’t long before Gu Yuan quickly noticed some bloodstains on the ground not far away.

The bloodstains were black-red, not only charred in some places but also emitting a slight putrid odor.

And in some places, they even found some flesh fragments.

Clearly, the one who left these was seriously injured.

Before long, as Gu Yuan passed a pile of ruins, his expression suddenly changed slightly, and he quickly avoided his original spot.

Immediately, a swift stream of light pierced through his former position.

"Xiu Dao Zhen, you really aren’t dead!"

Gu Yuan’s eyes flashed as he discovered the other’s trace, and his hand glowed, revealing an Immortal Sword with a sharp aura.

With just a single swing, he cleaved open the ruins before him.

"Boy, who on earth are you?!"

Accompanied by a voice full of malice, amidst scattering stones, a silhouette rushed towards Gu Yuan, directly pouncing at him. The speed was astonishing, and at a glance, it was clearly Xiu Dao Zhen.

Only now Xiu Dao Zhen looked exceptionally miserable, not only was one leg incomplete, but even his chest and abdomen had a large basin-sized chunk of flesh missing, and other parts were in tatters, especially his head, which was missing a third, making him almost unrecognizable as human.

Even the most important Dantian area was seriously damaged.

Normally, someone with such injuries would have died several times over.

However, Xiu Dao Zhen was, after all, a Yin God Giant, despite such injuries, he wasn’t dead either, because he had reached the Yin Spirit Realm, where the head, Dantian, and heart remained important, but the Yin Spirit within his body could entirely detach from the body, surviving alone, or even possess another body for rebirth.

Of course, real possession wasn’t so easy; not only would cultivation be significantly consumed, but the requirements for the possessed body were also significant.

And once possessed, even if successful, it would directly or indirectly reduce a considerable amount of potential.

Thus, after falling to such a condition, even if Xiu Dao Zhen successfully escaped this time, his likelihood of advancing to the Yang Spirit Realm was obviously much lower, and as for the Primordial Spirit, it was even more negligible.

So, he clearly hated Gu Yuan to the utmost!

Facing Xiu Dao Zhen’s frenzied assault, Gu Yuan, instead of retreating, pressed forward. With another swing of his Long Sword, two Sword Lights were emitted, crisscrossing to break open the void before him, slashing in an "X" shape.

The two Sword Lights were like slender threads, containing extreme sharpness within, unstoppable in their path.

Xiu Dao Zhen was no exception.

To withstand the previous explosion, he had already consumed some of his protective items, including a Middle Grade Magical Treasure now ruined.

At this moment, he had no protective items, merely relying on his Innate Divine Techniques to protect himself.

On normal days, he might have had some chances to block Gu Yuan’s Swordsmanship, but now heavily wounded, he couldn’t even utilize forty percent of his full power.

With a "puff" sound, Xiu Dao Zhen’s whole body was torn asunder.

Only a beam of Divine Light emerged from the remains, swiftly attempting to flee.

Yet Gu Yuan had anticipated this. With a thought, an ancient and solemn Ancient Bronze Bell descended, emitting a melodious and majestic bell sound.

Bong——!!!

With the bell’s resonance, the beam of Divine Light quivered fiercely, frozen in place like an insect trapped in amber.

This Divine Light immediately revealed its true form, astonishingly also resembling Xiu Dao Zhen, but evidently a miniature version, measuring just over half a foot high, and not flesh but a slightly ghostly Yin Spirit!

The essence of a Yin Spirit is actually a Divine Soul, merely clad in a shell. Its nature is a more exalted Divine Soul, but when detached from its body, it brings many taboos.

Not only is it much more fragile, but it cannot come into contact with various Pure Yang items, lightning, or filthy Demonic Qi, etc.

Pure Yang items are easy to understand, such as Taiyang True Flame, Red Flame Fire Crystal, and so forth.

Even the sunlight counts. Under the sunlight, if a Yin Spirit remains too long, it would also damage the Primordial Qi.

In essence, a Yin Spirit is still an entity of Yin nature, containing a substantial amount of Yin essence, or Yin Residue. A single mistake may lead to being struck by Heavenly Thunder.

One must entirely remove these, transitioning the Yin Spirit into a Yang Spirit, transforming it into a Pure Yang deity in order to ascend to the Dragon Gate Yang Spirit Realm.

Therefore, although a Yin God Giant’s Yin Spirit can persist outside the body, it’s still quite fragile overall, with non-negligible risks.

Only after reaching the Yang Spirit Realm can it completely detach from the physical form, not fearing any unforeseen incidents, truly eliminating all flaws.