The person in the hall was dressed in a battle robe with a scarlet profound fire mark on his face. His eyes were cold and deep as he walked towards Duanmu Xie step by step.

Under the pressure of this aura, Duanmu Xie’s entire body trembled endlessly, and she did not dare to raise her head. She said in a trembling voice, “I wonder why Venerable Envoy Xuanhuo came here today … These past few years, there have been quite a few Soul Cauldrons …”

“You don’t have to be nervous.”

The battle-robed man’s eyes were still cold as he said, “This messenger came here today to tell you that no matter how many Soul Cauldrons there are this time, they must be delivered in advance.”

“Bring it up … ahead of time?”

Duanmu Xie raised her head with a puzzled expression. In the past, didn’t she always send a Soul Cauldron every ten years? Why was it three years earlier this time …

“What? Do you have a problem?” The man in battle robes looked at him and said coldly.

“Ah … no, no problem!” Duanmu Xie hurriedly lowered her head, three years ahead of schedule. However, the number of soul cauldrons …

The man in battle robes said, “Send the Soul Cauldron over next month. Remember, there must be no mistakes in this matter.” As he spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the back hall.

“Don’t worry, Venerable Envoy! There definitely won’t be any problems!” Duanmu Xie hurriedly raised her head and looked at him.

“That’s good.” The man waved his robe and walked out, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first.”

“Respectfully send off the Venerable Envoy!”

Only at this moment did Duanmu Xie dare to stand up and bowed respectfully to send him away. The disciples outside all held their breath and didn’t dare to make a sound.

After sending Venerable Envoy Xuanhuo away, Duanmu Xie finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, the next moment, she suddenly felt as if she had lost her soul. After a long time, she returned to the cave uneasily.

In the past, because he only sent the Soul Cauldron to the “Heaven Domain” every ten years, he usually waited for the next few years before he began to search for his soul and condense the Soul Cauldron. But this time, he suddenly came. How could he have so many Soul Cauldrons in his possession?

“Your Excellency, how about we send people to the Northern Region? I heard that many people were killed and wounded in the battle there a while ago. We might be able to find some living souls this time.” A middle-aged man dressed in black whispered in Duanmu Xie’s ear.

“Northern Region …”

Duanmu Xie pondered for a moment before her expression became serious. She asked, “How much can she catch?”

“At least this number.” The middle-aged man moved closer to him with an eight in his hand.

“800?”

Duanmu Xie’s gaze narrowed. Although it was a little less, it was still better than nothing. The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled, saying, “It’s 80,000 yuan.”

“80,000 living souls?”

At this moment, Duanmu Xie’s expression became very serious. What was the concept of 80,000 living souls? Even in the past, the most he could send to Heaven Realm was less than 10,000. This 80,000 living souls was no small matter …

The middle-aged man smiled and said, “If the Sovereign is at ease, then this matter will be left to the disciples. However, at that time, the Sovereign will need to give two powerful magic treasures. Otherwise, the disciples will not be able to steal those people under the Old Black Wind Demon …”

“No problem.”

Duanmu Xie’s gaze narrowed. This time, he had finally resolved a worry in his heart. Actually, more than a thousand years ago, they did not have this worry at all. Until later, when the Heavenly Domain was occupied by a mysterious person, that person killed the original Heavenly Domain Master with one hand and became the new Heavenly Domain Master.

No one knew the true identity of this Empyrean, only that his cultivation was unfathomable. Even former Nine Realms experts were as fragile as ants under his peerless divine abilities.

Therefore, cultivators within a radius of hundreds of thousands of kilometers could only bow down and submit. Every ten years, they had to send a Soul Cauldron condensed from their living souls to ensure the safety of the coming year.

Duanmu Xie had seen the Mystic Fire Venerable Envoy being so scared just now. It wasn’t unreasonable for her to be so scared. Only now did she slowly regain her senses. Seeing that the middle-aged man was still standing in front of her, she asked with a frown, “Do you have anything else to do?”

“This …”

The middle-aged man thought for a moment, then smiled and said, “What do you plan to do with the woman you captured today?”

“Huh?”

Duanmu Xie’s eyes narrowed. This time, he finally understood what was going on. He pointed at the middle-aged man and said, “You brat, let me tell you, why are you so smart today? Good, good, good. You’ve done your job well for me. I’ll only pick that little lady three times and reward her later.”

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was overjoyed, “Thank you, Your Excellency!” As he spoke, he couldn’t help but glance at the back hall. The burning heat in his eyes seemed to be uncontrollable.

Two days passed like this. On the third day, there was still no movement outside. Xiao Meng’er was trapped in the back hall. The entire hall had layers of restrictions. Even if she rushed through the acupoints on her body, she might not be able to escape Duanmu Xie’s devil palm.

By today, Xiao Meng’er no longer expected Xiao Chen to save her. She could only take the risk and circulate the Primordial Xiao Clan’s Heaven-defying Profound Technique, the Primordial Heaven-defying Technique.

This heaven-defying profound art was no small matter. It was passed down from the six great ancient families of the Xiao Clan. If this profound art had been ranked among the top three profound arts in the world back then, even the ancient Xiao Clan would not have been able to fully cultivate this profound art.

Now that it reached the Xiao Clan of the Spirit Ruins Realm, there were only fragments left. However, even if it was fragments, it was no small matter. Ordinary people simply could not cultivate. Forcibly cultivating would only result in their entire body’s meridians being burned down. In fact, they would even fall into the Devil Abyss by fire and fall into the Ten Thousand Foot Devil Abyss.

Therefore, this’ Ancient Heaven-defying Art ‘was also listed as a forbidden technique of the Xiao Clan. Even the current Clan Head, Xiao Xuanfeng, was unable to cultivate this technique. It was not that this technique was listed as a forbidden technique and he was unable to cultivate, but his talent was insufficient. It was truly difficult to cultivate this technique. In the past thousand years, only two people had cultivated this technique.

The first person was Xiao Hen, who had been expelled from the Xiao Clan back then. This person was a heavenly longitudinal genius, but his mind was not right. He had peeked at this method several times.

The second was Xiao Meng’er. Even Xiao Zhufeng, a peerless genius from decades ago, had given up cultivating after seeing this technique.

Back then, how could Xiao Zhufeng cultivate such a technique? This cultivation method was somewhat strange, especially the ‘Three Devil-Defying Transformations’ recorded in it. It was both evil and evil. When cultivating, one would circulate all the true energy in one’s body backwards to transform one’s body into a devil. Using the ‘Essence’, ‘Qi’, and ‘God’ as the price, one would be able to unleash an invincible technique that could dominate the world. Once one lost control, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Moreover, every time he used the [Devil-Defying Three Transformations] technique, he would enter a deeper level of the Devil Realm. In the end, he might never be able to recover and turn into a True Devil, and it would be difficult to turn back from now on.

Therefore, even though Xiao Zhufeng was completely capable of cultivating the Ancient Heaven-defying Art. If he cultivated this profound art, he would surpass any other Xiao Clan genius in the past, but in the end, he gave up.

It was because he didn’t want the only person he loved in this world, Su Rou, to see him after entering the devil realm many years later. Even at that time, his divine ability was unparalleled, and no one in this world could defeat him.

The reason why Xiao Meng’er was able to take the risk to cultivate this profound art was because she had joined Immortal Monarch Donghua’s sect and learned a tall and profound Dao Art. She was able to use her own supreme Dao Art to suppress the demonic nature of this archaic profound art.