The Secret of the Primordial Hall

Above the ice plains, after expelling the demonic Qi from his body, Lin Xuan's injuries quickly stabilized. Only the shocking wound on his chest still spoke of the previous, almost tragic battle.

After getting up, Lin Xuan turned his head to look in a certain direction. Zhu Yan and Fu Zhu quickly ran over, finally landing beside Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan didn't ask about the sudden disappearance of Fu Zhu and Zhu Yan, as he never liked to interfere in other people's affairs.

Turning his head to look at Ling Qingzhu and Ying Huanhuan standing together, Lin Xuan's gaze lingered on Ling Qingzhu's dark hair. Her previous ice-blue hair had now completely returned to its dark and lustrous state, although there was still a hint of frost at the ends.

After scanning Ling Qingzhu and Ying Huanhuan, Lin Xuan nodded slightly, not mentioning the ownership of the Ice Ancestor Symbol. Since Ling Qingzhu had obtained it, it was her opportunity.

However, seeing the closeness between Ling Qingzhu and Ying Huanhuan, Lin Xuan felt a strange sensation in his heart. He felt that something was different between the two of them.

Moreover, Ying Huanhuan seemed not only to have accepted Ling Qingzhu's acquisition of the Ice Ancestor Symbol, but also seemed quite happy about it, completely different from her previous attempts to target Ling Qingzhu at every turn.

Shaking his head slightly, Lin Xuan didn't want to think about these things, nor could he understand them. Lin Xuan had an excellent quality: he wouldn't bother himself with unimportant things he couldn't understand.

"Let's go, it's time for us to leave!"

Lin Xuan said softly, taking the initiative. Ying Huanhuan, upon hearing this, looked at Lin Xuan with some worry. Regardless of whether the Demon Prison had other motives, they would definitely want to eliminate Lin Xuan if they could.

And Lin Xuan, in his current weakened state, made it hard to say that the Seven Kings Hall wouldn't do everything possible to kill him.

However, Ying Huanhuan also knew that once Lin Xuan made a decision, it was difficult for others to change it. Moreover, he should have a good understanding of his own condition and should have recovered a lot.

"After we get out, be careful. The Yuan Gate people are probably waiting there. Just stall until Daddy and the Palace Master arrive."

Ying Huanhuan instructed softly. Ling Qingzhu didn't speak, but nodded in agreement. The Yuan Gate Three Sect Leaders could be resisted by the various Sect Leaders.

Lin Xuan didn't refute, but he knew in his heart that Ying Xuanzi and the others were probably being held back by the Seven Kings Hall.

The Seven Kings Hall had set up such a large scheme, and their aim was definitely not small. However, the Tianxuan Continent side was not without action. At least, there were many arrangements in the Eastern Xuan Region.

If the Seven Kings Hall wanted to find something in the Eastern Xuan Region, it would inevitably alarm Ying Xuanzi and the others. If Ying Xuanzi and the others were not held back by the Seven Kings Hall, there was only one reason: Lin Xuan's arrangements were too poor, and he had failed to guard against the Seven Kings Hall.

But Lin Xuan was very confident in himself. Apart from the Yuan Gate, even if the other factions had not yet fully allied, they had many secret connections, and any abnormalities would be noticed.

As for the Yuan Gate Three Great Sect Leaders, they should have been stopped by Bo Xuan and the others.

At least, in terms of various arrangements, the Tianxuan Continent side should have the advantage. After all, in the Eastern Xuan Region, in addition to the super sects of the Eastern Xuan Region, there was also the Northern Xuan Region overlord, the Darkness Hall, as an external aid. In theory, it was normal to have the advantage.

But Lin Xuan felt a little uneasy in his heart. He could smell the calamity Qi permeating the air. It seemed that another disaster was about to arrive.

The three of them didn't speak, flying towards the distance, searching for the passage to leave this space.

On the other side, above the plains outside the space, Bo Xuan, who had set up the Darkness Realm, stood in the void with a solemn expression.

Not long ago, Bo Xuan received a message from another Grand Elder that the Seven Kings Hall had forcibly broken into the Primordial Hall and seemed to have obtained some kind of demonic treasure from within, greatly increasing the demonic Qi of their clone and causing their strength to skyrocket. They had even suppressed the Primordial Banner.

The Primordial Banner was a top ten divine object on the Ancient Divine Object List, on the same level as Bo Xuan's previous Darkness Holy Scythe. However, unlike the damaged Scythe Spirit of the Darkness Holy Scythe, the Primordial Banner had an intact Banner Spirit.

It could be said that among the current few divine objects, the Primordial Banner should be the one in the best condition and with the highest combat power.

If the Primordial Banner was successfully taken away by the Seven Kings Hall, it would not be good news for the Tianxuan Continent side. It would even be a huge blow to morale.

The Primordial Banner was the official banner in the ancient times. How could the morale not be affected if the banner was seized? When the news spread, it would probably cause panic.

Bo Xuan's eyes flickered slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he directly reduced the suppression of the Darkness Realm by a bit. At the same time, Bo Xuan personally joined the Grand Elder in charging into the Darkness Realm, attacking Tian Yuanzi and Di Yuanzi.

As for Ren Yuanzi, who had triggered the demonic Qi in his body, Bo Xuan used the Darkness Realm to interfere, not engaging in direct combat with him.

With Bo Xuan's addition, Tian Yuanzi and Di Yuanzi's pressure doubled. After only a few exchanges, Bo Xuan had already left several wounds on their bodies, which had only suffered minor injuries before.

Tian Yuanzi and Di Yuanzi didn't stubbornly resist. Seeing that the suppression from the Darkness Realm wasn't as strong, they directly sent a message to the Seven Kings Hall for help. They were worried that once Lin Xuan emerged from that space, even if they paid a price, they might not be able to escape unscathed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Powerful energy fluctuations continuously emanated from the Darkness Realm, and the pressure on Tian Yuanzi and Di Yuanzi continued to increase, leaving both of them with unsightly expressions.

At this time, the Seven Kings Hall, far away in the Primordial Hall, after receiving the message from Tian Yuanzi and the others, also glanced warily at the white-browed, black-robed old man.

Ying Xuanzi and the others were wary of the Seven Kings Hall's greatly increased strength, but the Seven Kings Hall was equally wary of Ying Xuanzi and his group. It wasn't so much that it feared Ying Xuanzi's strength, but rather that it worried that in a prolonged fight, a madman like the Primordial Hall Master would risk his life to fight it, dragging it down.

And by then, once Tian Yuanzi and the others were defeated and fled back to Yuan Gate, the Seven Kings Hall would be caught in a pincer attack. Moreover, the creatures of the Tianxuan Continent were always crazy, and perhaps this clone of it would really be left behind.

It didn't care about a mere clone, but the treasures it carried on this clone were crucial. If they were lost, it would be guilty of a crime punishable by a hundred deaths.

Therefore, to act cautiously, the Seven Kings Hall chose to retreat first and rescue the Yuan Gate people, at least preventing them from being driven back to Yuan Gate. Otherwise, even the mighty Seven Kings Hall couldn't withstand such immense pressure alone.

Seeing the Seven Kings Hall retreat, Ying Xuanzi and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The Taiqing Palace Master flew to the Primordial Hall Master's side and, looking at the Primordial Hall Master's failing vitality and greatly diminished aura, couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Palace Master, we were late this time, causing you to suffer such a great loss."

"If you all hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid I would have died at the hands of that fiend. I should be the one thanking you all."

The Primordial Hall Master shook his head slightly, expressing his gratitude to the Taiqing Palace Master, Ying Xuanzi, and the others. However, after speaking, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, his eyes sweeping over the scorched earth, and a sense of sorrow filled his heart.

"It's a pity that I am incompetent, allowing the foundation of our ancestors to be destroyed in my hands. Even my teacher's coffin was destroyed by that fiend, causing the thing my teacher suppressed to be taken away by that fiend, and even implicating the Primordial Banner, which was suppressed by that fiend."

"The Primordial Banner?"

Ying Xuanzi and the others' expressions turned solemn. When they arrived, the Primordial Banner had already been suppressed by the Seven Kings Hall. After fighting for a while, the Seven Kings Hall had retreated directly.

Only now, after hearing the Primordial Hall Master's words, did they realize that the Seven Kings Hall had actually suppressed and taken away the Primordial Banner. If they had known this earlier, they would not have allowed the Seven Kings Hall to leave so easily.

That was a divine object ranked among the top ten on the Ancient Divine Object List, such an important treasure, actually falling into the hands of a fiend.

"The Primordial Banner is in your sect, so why have we never seen your sect use it?"

The Taiqing Palace Master's Dai Eyebrows furrowed slightly. She wasn't doubting the Primordial Hall Master's words, but rather felt that the appearance of the Primordial Banner seemed to have some issues.

"Alas, my teacher's coffin is a place of suppression. The Primordial Banner seems to be suppressing something beneath it. The reason the Seven Kings Hall's strength suddenly increased is because it took away that demonic object."

The Primordial Hall Master couldn't help but sigh softly, his eyes filled with regret and self-blame. In his opinion, if it weren't for his incompetence, the Primordial Banner wouldn't have fallen into the hands of a fiend.

"Actually, my teacher's coffin, to be precise, isn't my teacher's own, but mine, or rather, the coffin of every Primordial Hall Master."

"Every Palace Master's?"

Qian Laogui and Ying Xuanzi were slightly stunned, obviously not quite understanding. The Primordial Hall Master explained softly upon hearing this. In fact, he didn't know much either. These things were passed down from generation to generation.

"Yes, before my teacher passed away, he took me with him to take my grandmaster's bones out of the coffin, cremated them, sealed them in a jar, and placed them in the Ancestral Hall. Before passing away, he told me that when I was about to pass away, I should do the same, take my teacher's bones out and cremate them, storing them in the Ancestral Hall."

"At that time, after my teacher instructed me on this matter, he entered the coffin. Now that I think about it, it must have been my teacher using his last bit of life to help suppress the demonic object beneath the coffin, and cremating the bones must have been to prevent the bones from being controlled by the fiend."

A look of realization flashed in the Primordial Hall Master's lifeless eyes. Only now did he understand the meaning of his ancestor's instructions.

The Taiqing Palace Master and Ying Xuanzi and the others, who were listening, were all filled with awe and respect. Even the white-browed, black-robed old man looked at the Primordial Hall Master with a hint of respect in his eyes.

"No wonder, it seems that your sect's inheritance should have come from the Primordial Lord's inheritance on the Primordial Banner."

The Taiqing Palace Master and Ying Xuanzi nodded slightly in agreement upon hearing this. It seemed that this was indeed the case. However, the Primordial Hall Master wore a look of guilt on his face.

"I dare not claim kinship with the Primordial Lord. It is our incompetence that we failed to protect the treasures left behind by the Primordial Lord."

Back then, the Primordial Lord was so prestigious, but now, he could only watch as the demons took away his demonic objects. Not to mention recognizing the Primordial Lord as their founder, in the Primordial Hall Master's heart, he had no face to face the Primordial Lord.

"Hall Master, you don't need to blame yourself too much. After all, the Seven Kings Hall is a high-level entity within the Demon Prison, with extremely cunning methods. Even the Primordial Lord himself would have to take it seriously. We should just do our best and not blame ourselves for it."

Although that was what he said, the truth was that even the white-browed old man himself felt a bit of self-blame when he learned that the Primordial Banner had been suppressed and taken away. If he hadn't stayed in Yuan Gate all this time and had instead tracked the Seven Kings Hall, even if he couldn't catch up, he wouldn't have had to rush over from so far away.

The four of them came from three directions. Among them, the white-browed old man was the furthest away, while Dao Sect and Taiqing Palace were about the same distance. Therefore, even though he was the strongest, he still arrived with Ying Xuanzi and the others.

"Now, I can only hope that there won't be any problems on the Hall Master's side."

However, as soon as the white-browed old man finished speaking, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then his pupils rapidly dilated. He hurriedly spoke out.

"Not good, the Seven Kings Hall just left. I'm afraid they've gone to the Hall Master's place. We must go there immediately."

As he spoke, the white-browed old man stretched out his hand and directly created a spatial passage. Without saying a word, he directly entered it. Ying Xuanzi and the Taiqing Palace Master and others behind him followed suit. The Primordial Hall Master also followed after seeing this.

The white-browed old man glanced at the Primordial Hall Master but did not refuse. At this time, more people meant more strength. No matter what, he had the combat power of the Revolving Wheel Realm.

"Just now, this old man received a message from the Hall Master that the Yuan Gate Three Sect Leaders were trapped. In order to help us out, the Hall Master forced the Yuan Gate Three Sect Leaders to ask the Seven Kings Hall for help. The Seven Kings Hall left in a hurry just now to rescue the Yuan Gate Three Sect Leaders."

"I'm afraid it's more than that. Perhaps the Seven Kings Hall is also worried that we will hold them back, and after Bo Xuan Hall Master returns, he will leave their clone behind. Moreover, my disciple has already gone with Ying Sect Leader's beloved daughter to retrieve the Ice Ancestor Symbol. If they succeed, and the Seven Kings Hall is isolated and helpless, I'm afraid they will also be in a dangerous situation."

This was indeed the thought deep in the Seven Kings Hall's heart, and it was also the most frustrating thing for the Seven Kings Hall. Such a good game of chess, which should have been played by them, the Demon Prison, in the dark, had always been in the upper hand and taken the initiative.

For so many years, they, the Demon Prison, had been doing this, constantly eliminating the Ancestor Symbol controllers of the Tianxuan Continent, eliminating so many geniuses, while the Tianxuan Continent had only been able to passively defend. Their Demon Prison had always been in the initiative.

But now, at Yuan Gate, everything had suddenly completely reversed. Not only had their Demon Prison failed to take the initiative everywhere, but they had also suffered considerable losses from time to time.

Last time, they lost the Space Ancestor Symbol. This time, the Seven Kings Hall was forced to use an Ice Ancestor Symbol as bait for a task that could have been easily completed.