Chapter 672: Lingyin Delivers Medicine

Jiang Fan asked in surprise, "You know this object?"

Elder Six Paths chuckled, "Who doesn't know the Red Demon Grand Master's Nine Phoenix Dao-Worshiping Hairpin? A thousand years ago, she used this hairpin to cut through the ancient giant tide and took the head of the Giant King amidst thousands of soldiers and horses. Unfortunately, she later died unexpectedly, leaving no trace of her remains. The Nine Phoenix Dao-Worshiping Hairpin has been missing ever since."

He sighed lightly, his voice tinged with a sense of vicissitude. "To think it's now damaged and buried in this desolate wilderness. It was once so glorious, battling alongside its master through the ages, suppressing endless turmoil. In the end, it lies here in silence, unknown to anyone. And is now hidden in the hands of a human brat. What a pity, what a pity."

Jiang Fan's face darkened. "That last sentence was unnecessary!"

Elder Six Paths chuckled. "Alright, I'm not joking with you anymore. Acquiring this hairpin can be considered your stroke of luck. This hairpin needs to be activated with soul power. It can summon nine phoenixes to snatch people's souls! Back then, the Red Demon Grand Master successfully snatched the Giant King's soul precisely by relying on the nine phoenixes."

Snatch souls? Jiang Fan's eyes grew fervent. Doesn't that mean if he encounters a Nascent Soul expert again, he can just conjure this hairpin and instantly seize their soul?

"Don't get ahead of yourself!" Elder Six Paths snapped, "With your meager soul power, you can't activate this hairpin. The Red Demon Grand Master once had a malevolent disciple who stole this hairpin and tried to use it against her. As a result, as soon as he tried to activate it, his own soul was taken away by the nine phoenixes within the hairpin! If your soul power isn't strong enough, you won't be able to control the nine phoenixes inside."

Jiang Fan gasped, stunned. Even a late-stage Soul Transformation realm couldn't activate it? Then his soul power, which was merely close to the Nascent Soul realm, was even more out of the question.

Elder Six Paths added, "However, this hairpin is broken, with only half of it remaining. Whether it can still be activated, and how much soul power is needed to control it once activated, are all unknowns. Given your current realm, it's best not to try it lightly. If you suffer a backlash, it'll be quite a spectacle."

Jiang Fan nodded. He solemnly put the hairpin away. This item was like opening a blind box with your life. If it opened well, he'd be laughing. If it didn't, his enemies would be roaring with laughter.

"Thanks," Jiang Fan said.

Elder Six Paths looked deeply at Jiang Fan and said, "Alright. We'll meet again in the jianghu!" He transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished into the air.

Jiang Fan felt a sense of loss. A moment later, he shook his head and continued to clear the battlefield. The only thing he hadn't dealt with was the bronze coffin. He remembered the coffin's strangeness vividly; touching it would immobilize him.

"It probably won't be of much use during combat," Jiang Fan murmured. He couldn't exactly smash people with a coffin during a fight, could he? "But, since it can remain incorruptible for a thousand years, it's definitely not an ordinary item. I'll keep it for now!" He raised his hand, and Jiang Fan stored it in the Sky Thunder Stone. After completely clearing the area,

Jiang Fan picked up Consort Yunxia and returned to the Silver Fox Clan's refuge, his heart a little heavy. Seeing Elder Jiu Yinzhu and the other Silver Fox clan members approach, Jiang Fan felt deeply guilty.

"Elder Jiu..."

Jiu Yinzhu's expression changed, and she said, "Yunxia, she..."

Jiang Fan replied, "She's still alive. But her soul is severely wounded, and there's no cure in either the human or demon realms." The only hope had been Elder Qinghe's spatial storage ring, but the result had greatly disappointed him. As things stood, Jiang Fan could only travel to Taicang Prefecture. Only in the Outer Realm Divine Sect might he find the necessary materials.

"Elder Jiu, I plan to..."

Jiang Fan was speaking when Jiu Yinzhu waved her hand, a very complex expression on her stern face. "Don't worry. I have a pill here that treats the soul."

"What?" Jiang Fan's body trembled. "Is that true? How could that be?" A pill for healing the soul was a Rank 4 spiritual pill. Neither the human nor the demon realms possessed them. Even the so-called Taicang Prefecture might not be able to find one. The Silver Fox Clan, a demon tribe, would have such a spiritual pill? Jiang Fan found it very hard to believe.

Jiu Yinzhu took out a jade bottle from her embrace. Jiang Fan took it, and his pupils constricted. "A Rank 4 spiritual pill, Soul Nurturing Pill! Elder Jiu, how does your noble clan possess such a spiritual pill?"

Jiu Yinzhu said hoarsely, "Someone else gave it to me."

Jiang Fan found it incredible; who would give such a precious pill to the Silver Fox tribe? "Who was it?"

"Priest Lingyin," Jiu Yinzhu said calmly.

Lingyin? That mysterious old priest? She actually has such a spiritual pill? Jiang Fan was greatly surprised. However, the outcome was good; it could just save Consort Yunxia. Holding the jade bottle, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What a coincidence! Out of so many types of spiritual pills, she just happened to send one for healing the soul."

Jiu Yinzhu raised her eyes, staring at Jiang Fan, her gaze profound. "Do you know Priest Lingyin?"

Jiang Fan shook his head blankly. "We've never met. Very few among your demon race can even see her, let alone an outsider like me."

Jiu Yinzhu showed a look of doubt. After a long moment, she slowly said, "This spiritual pill was just delivered by her."

"Just now?" Jiang Fan suspected he had misheard. "Are you saying Priest Lingyin sending the pill isn't a coincidence? But rather, she knew Consort Yunxia suffered a soul injury and sent the pill for that reason?"

How could that be? Leaving aside how Lingyin knew Consort Yunxia suffered a soul injury, it had only been two or three hours since Consort Yunxia was injured! Lingyin was in the Demon Imperial Court. How could she rush here to deliver the pill in such a short time? And why would she want to save Consort Yunxia?

Jiu Yinzhu showed a hint of worry. "That's not the strange part. The Priest lineage has always been mysterious; precognition isn't impossible for them. The strange thing is..." She looked deeply at Jiang Fan. "Priest Lingyin has no ties whatsoever with my Silver Fox lineage. Moreover, she has a very detached personality and doesn't like to meddle. She would absolutely not send a spiritual pill to save Yunxia. There's only one explanation: she came for you."

Uh— For a moment, Jiang Fan didn't know whether to thank Priest Lingyin or feel a deep sense of unease. This woman... is too mysterious.

"Elder Jiu, I destroyed the Priest lineage's undead puppets," Jiang Fan said. "And I severely bullied her daughter. For her to do this for me, it just doesn't make sense."

Jiu Yinzhu affirmed, "Don't doubt it. She definitely came for you." Staring at Jiang Fan, Jiu Yinzhu took a few steps back. A deep apprehension appeared in her eyes. "Since you've become involved with Priest Lingyin, I have to reconsider our alliance to avoid implicating my Silver Fox Clan."

Uh— Jiang Fan felt a chill down his spine. "Elder Jiu, is this Priest Lingyin really that terrifying?"

Jiu Yinzhu looked around, as if fearing her words would be overheard. On her aged face, an uncontrollable trace of fear emerged. She said in a low voice, "Didn't anyone warn you when you were in the Demon Imperial Court to stay away from Priest Lingyin?"