Chapter 224

Inside the Taiqing Immortal Pool, after those two people left, Lin Xuan didn't pay much attention. Although those two weren't good people, how many cultivators could claim their hands were clean of blood? As long as they didn't provoke him, he generally wouldn't bother with them.

Ling Qingzhu raised her hand to clean up the Three-Headed Demon Snake, and as soon as she turned her head, she saw Lin Xuan taking off his upper robe. In the next moment, Ling Qingzhu's pupils slightly contracted.

At this moment, Ling Qingzhu understood why Lin Xuan had deliberately let the Dao Sect disciples leave first, not traveling Together with him. It was because his injuries weren't as simple as they appeared on the surface.

One had to know that Lin Xuan was related to the entire situation in the Eastern Xuan Region. To put it bluntly, how the remnants of Yuan Gate would stir up trouble in the Eastern Xuan Region next depended entirely on Lin Xuan's deterrent power.

If, at this time, the news of Lin Xuan being seriously injured were to spread, those rebellious members of Yuan Gate would definitely take the opportunity to engage in various small actions, even secretly coercing and enticing others to inflict Demonic Contamination on some strong individuals or super sects.

Don't underestimate the intelligence system of the Otherworldly Demons. Even if there weren't any hidden agents of the Otherworldly Demons within the Dao Sect disciples, the Otherworldly Demons had various means of investigation, and could be said to be all-pervasive. For example, like the lineage of the Illusion Demon King that was annihilated back then, there must still be other illusion experts.

Therefore, once the number of people who knew increased, then the fact that Lin Xuan was seriously injured would definitely not be able to be concealed. And the Eastern Xuan Region, having lost Lin Xuan's deterrence, would inevitably be stirred up into one disturbance after another by Yuan Gate.

In fact, what Ling Qingzhu didn't know was that Lin Xuan concealed his injuries not only for this reason, but more importantly, because of the Nine Kings Hall, that Nine Kings Hall that he had sealed in the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet back then.

Don't think that the Nine Kings Hall hasn't made any movements yet, and the Demon Prison hasn't discovered the Nine Kings Hall either. As long as he can't deter Yuan Gate, and Yuan Gate acts recklessly, they will inevitably, at the first opportunity, plant chess pieces in the Great Yan Dynasty, and engage in small actions in the Great Yan Dynasty, or even the Lin Clan.

And the ruler of the Great Desolate Province, the Great Demon Gate, as a marital ally of the Lin Clan, would inevitably be affected. At that time, the matter of the Nine Kings Hall would no longer be able to be hidden.

No, even, as long as Yuan Gate carefully operated in the Great Yan Dynasty at this time, they might be able to find clues to the Nine Kings Hall along the trail, thereby judging that the Nine Kings Hall was sealed in the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet.

After all, when the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet was opened back then, the news was not blocked at all. Countless adventurers who went to the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet had felt that terrifying Demonic Qi.

Lin Xuan didn't pay attention to Ling Qingzhu behind him, but only focused his gaze on the hideous wound on his chest. There, the crack, which was half a foot long, was constantly seeping out black Demonic Blood. That was Demonic Qi constantly eroding Lin Xuan's flesh and blood, but because it couldn't penetrate, it was expelled by the energy in his body, causing the flesh and blood there to constantly rot.

Before, Lin Xuan had deliberately suppressed the energy in his body, allowing the Demonic Qi to invade his body, so it looked like just a wound. Although it looked miserable, if you didn't look carefully, it was just a simple wound.

But in fact, that wound was the attack released by that Otherworldly Demon General who was about to break through to the King-level, using all of his Demonic Qi, in the knowledge that he would die, creating a huge wound on his chest, with endless Demonic Qi constantly eroding towards the heart.

The wound was just to allow the Demonic Qi to better erode the heart. Compared to the Otherworldly Demonic Qi in the body, that wound was the easiest trouble to solve.

Black blood, like ink, constantly seeped out along the wound. Through the wound, one could vaguely see something constantly beating.

However, before Ling Qingzhu could see clearly, three thousand strands of white hair covered the wound. Then, Lin Xuan slowly stepped into the pool.

As soon as he entered the Taiqing Immortal Pool, when the pool water first touched the wound, the surface of the water near Lin Xuan's body was like red-hot metal encountering cold water, constantly bubbling, and at the same time, there was a 'hissing' sound.

That head of white hair quickly spread out on the surface of the water, like a blooming white lotus, pure and quiet. And Lin Xuan, standing in the Taiqing Immortal Pool, couldn't help but frown slightly when the pool water seeped into the wound. The intense pain made it impossible for him to completely ignore it.

Ling Qingzhu, who was on the side, was also silent when she saw this scene, but there were bursts of ripples stirring in her heart. She didn't dare say that she fully understood the person in front of her, but in this world, she definitely dared to say that she was one of the few people who understood this man the most.

Ordinary pain was nothing to the man in front of her, and she couldn't even see the slightest expression on his face. Even the strange Yin-Yang Qi in the Ancient Tomb Mansion hadn't made him show any emotion, but today, on his face, his brows had even involuntarily furrowed, which showed just how painful it was.

But even so, this man still didn't complain, or even say a word, but silently endured all of this.

Alas!

At this moment, Ling Qingzhu finally understood somewhat why her senior sister, such a cold person, would always involuntarily have her heartstrings tugged by the person in front of her.

It had to be said, this man was always so distressing.

His body probably had countless scars left on it, but most of them might have already healed, and couldn't be seen.

It was said that back in the Hundred Dynasty Mountain, he fought alone against several people, and in the end, he even forcefully forced back the Seven Kings Hall, resulting in serious injuries and unconsciousness.

Thinking of this, Ling Qingzhu couldn't help but be stunned. Sometimes, she didn't even dare to think about what he had experienced and endured. And Lin Xuan was silently using the energy of the Taiqing Immortal Pool to heal the injuries in his body.

Although he had the Vermilion Bird bloodline, this kind of power also needed energy to support it. And recently, he had been injured frequently, and the injuries were not light. It would probably be difficult to quickly heal through the Vermilion Bird bloodline.

So, after entering the Taiqing Immortal Pool, Lin Xuan fully utilized the energy of the Taiqing Immortal Pool to heal his injuries. He had to recover his condition as soon as possible, because, not long after, there would probably be a great battle waiting for him.

The events that occurred within the Otherworldly Demon Domain were quickly transmitted to the Otherworldly Demon City.

After all, after the Burning Heaven Ancient Treasury ended, many strong individuals had already begun to make their way to the exit. Even the various super sects were rushing to the teleportation array to leave the Otherworldly Demon Domain.

Therefore, even before Lin Xuan had left the Otherworldly Demon Domain, various rumors had already begun to circulate outside.

"The Yuan Gate disciples were completely annihilated!"

"The Yuan Gate colluded with the Otherworldly Demon race, attempting to release the Otherworldly Demon General sealed within the Otherworldly Demon Domain. Then, the Sword Saint personally entered the formation and suppressed the sealed Otherworldly Demon General!"

"The Dao Sect and the Taiqing Palace, along with many other forces, annihilated the Yuan Gate and its lackeys!"

"Ying Xiaoxiao of the Dao Sect and Ling Qingzhu of the Taiqing Palace joined forces and easily killed Yuan Cang and others!"

And so on, various pieces of news quickly spread throughout the Otherworldly Demon City. Subsequently, the news swept across the entire Eastern Xuan Region like a hurricane.

It could be said that everything that happened within the Otherworldly Demon Domain was because the Dao Sect had made sufficient preparations and directly lifted the veil of shame. Naturally, countless forces were secretly on guard, waiting for the Yuan Gate's reaction.

In fact, even the Dao Sect was waiting for the Yuan Gate's reaction. At this time, many strong individuals of the Dao Sect had already prepared to go to war with the Yuan Gate. As soon as the Yuan Gate started the war, they could immediately join forces with the other super sects to fight against the enemy together.

However, what was strange was that, in the face of ironclad facts, the Yuan Gate chose to remain silent, neither denying nor resorting to desperate measures, jumping out to stir up war. This was somewhat puzzling.

At this time, within the Otherworldly Demon City, at the Yuan Gate's foothold, the Yuan Gate's Three Great Sect Leaders, including the newly promoted Grand Elder, and many other top experts were all present.

"Sect Leader, are we not going to take action yet?"

A Purple-Robed Elder said in a deep voice, with a hint of anxiety in his tone.

At this moment, the Dao Sect had already made its move, which meant that, as they had previously guessed, the Dao Sect had completely allied with the several super sects of the Eastern Xuan Region, and might even have formed a situation of mutual assistance.

Of course, they probably hadn't reached the point where all six super sects had built spatial formations for each other. After all, such a project was somewhat vast. However, they could definitely provide mutual assistance to each other.

At this time, if their Yuan Gate launched a full-scale attack, attacking one of the super sects such as the God Sect, they would most likely only face the forces of two, at most three, super sects, which would not include the top super sect, the Dao Sect.

Facing other super sects, even if three super sects were added together, with the current strength of their Yuan Gate, they would definitely be able to win and destroy them. Even if the many strong individuals of the Dao Sect provided timely support, they would be able to inflict heavy damage on the Dao Sect's alliance.

But if they just sat and waited for death, until the Dao Sect and the Taiqing Palace, the God Sect, and other forces were completely connected, then when they wanted to attack and attack one side, they would be jointly besieged by the Dao Sect and the other super sects.

Of course, the God Sect, Symbol Valley, and Sword Sect were not worth worrying about. At most, the Ten Thousand Puppets Gate, which had a celestial puppet, had a little resistance. But once these truly achieved the same advance and retreat as the Dao Sect, it would be difficult to handle.

Therefore, this Yuan Gate Purple-Robed Elder was a little anxious. After all, at this time, as long as they didn't attack the Dao Sect and the Taiqing Palace, which provided mutual assistance to the Dao Sect, they could completely deploy multiple layouts against the remaining four super sects, seemingly attacking everywhere, but in reality, focusing on one place. At that time, they could completely disperse the Reincarnation Realm combat power of the Dao Sect, thereby achieving certain victories, or even reversing the situation.

But if they did nothing now...

"Don't worry, the Sect Leader has his own plans."

The Great Elder, with a strange aura, glanced at the Purple-Robed Elder with his dead eyes, and then said without any waves.

After being glanced at by the Great Elder, the Purple-Robed Elder couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and a chill flashed through his mind. The many elders were afraid of this newly promoted Great Elder to the bone, because this guy was completely different from them. He had completely become an Otherworldly Demon.

"Yes! Yes!"

After the Purple-Robed Elder hurriedly responded, Tian Yuanzi then turned his gaze to him, then scanned the other Revolving Wheel Realm elders, and said softly.

"Be careful, I have a plan. The mere Dao Sect is not worth worrying about."

While speaking, Tian Yuanzi's eyes flickered. He had previously guessed that Lin Xuan had secretly entered the Otherworldly Demon Domain. Now, not only was his idea confirmed, but it also indicated another thing: Lin Xuan must be in trouble now.

For a dignified Sword Saint to sneak into the Otherworldly Demon Domain could be said to be for hiding his tracks, so that their Yuan Gate wouldn't know, thus preventing their Yuan Gate from attacking while he was away.

But now, that Otherworldly Demon General had already been killed, yet the Sword Saint had not appeared. There were only two possibilities: either he was hiding in the dark, waiting for them to relax their vigilance and launch a large-scale attack, then suddenly attacking and severely injuring them.

Or the other possibility was that the Sword Saint was now seriously injured and temporarily unable to show himself, and might even not have left the Otherworldly Demon Domain.

If it was the former, Tian Yuanzi would naturally act cautiously, but if it was the latter, then it would be an excellent opportunity for their Yuan Gate. Moreover, they could take this opportunity to hold back the Sword Saint and the attention of many powerhouses in the Eastern Xuan Region and Northern Xuan Region, so as to steal the Thunder Ancestor Symbol and instantly release that Otherworldly Demon King.

According to the accurate information they had obtained, Lin Xuan had gone to heal his injuries alone after erasing the Otherworldly Demon General that day, letting all the Dao Sect disciples return. Of course, this didn't necessarily mean anything; after all, it could be an excuse, or perhaps he was deliberately putting on a show for them.

However, Tian Yuanzi was more inclined to believe that it was the latter—the Sword Saint's old injuries had not healed, and he had forcibly taken action to erase the Otherworldly Demon General, which had aggravated his injuries. Therefore, he was still healing in the Otherworldly Demon Domain.

As for the reason, it was that the reincarnation of the Ice Master, Ling Qingzhu of the Taiqing Palace, had not left the Otherworldly Demon Domain with the Taiqing Palace's team.

If the Sword Saint wanted to hide behind the scenes and give them a fatal blow after they took action, then why leave Ling Qingzhu behind? Wouldn't using a reincarnation of the Ice Master as bait be an excellent opportunity?

That was the Ice Master! If they could get rid of her, how could they miss it? And the Sword Saint had always been confident, and he most likely had the strength to be confident, so why didn't he do it?

"Not in a hurry, we're waiting for someone!"

"Waiting for someone? Which lord?"

After hearing Tian Yuanzi's words, the Yuan Gate Elders were all overjoyed, thinking that Tian Yuanzi had brought in a powerhouse from the Demon Prison to help. Who knew that the next moment, Tian Yuanzi would gently utter two words.

"Sword Saint!"

After hearing these two words, the pupils of all the Yuan Gate powerhouses present shrank.