As for Wang Wanqiu’s cultivation level, Lin Yu was still unable to come to a conclusion.

Based on the strength of that sword strike, it was very possible she had broken through. But according to Yuxuan’s definition, only with Three Souls as One could one reach the Defiant Heavenly Realm.

Wang Wanqiu had at most taken back her Earthly Soul, her Heavenly Soul had not yet returned to its place, so she should not have reached the realm of Three Souls as One.

However, these things didn’t need too much attention; after all, he now seemed to have gained a very powerful ally.

Moreover, now that Wang Wanqiu had become so formidable, she probably wouldn’t die from a water disaster, right?

If even the loss of her heart wouldn’t kill her, how could water harm her?

Although his disciple had turned into a demon and was not easy to approach for now, Lin Yu’s mood had rarely relaxed a bit.

The process had some twists and turns, but the future seemed bright.

The three of them talked as they walked and soon arrived at the house where the first witch resided.

However, when they arrived, the witch was already dead.

In their haste to find the other witches, they also only found different corpses.

All the witches had died, devoid of any signs of life. At this point, even if Lin Yun wanted to save them, it was impossible.

"With the master dead, the servants follow—since the High Priest is dead, they too..."

Wang Wanqiu was somewhat saddened.

These witches were truly pitiable. Until now, Wang Wanqiu did not understand why the High Priest turned all the witches into this state; wasn’t it enough to just turn them into puppets?

"Don’t be too sad. Perhaps, for them, death is a kind of release."

Having long lost their own consciousness, merely being controlled by others as puppets, death was indeed a release.

Lin Yun also felt some regret, for not being able to save more people. However, the affairs of the world were not so perfect; at least, he had managed to save those around him.

"I know."

Wang Wanqiu was not one for affected sentimentality. Her sadness was only temporary, and she quickly gathered her spirits and led Lin Yun to the Divine Temple’s treasury.

The treasury of the Divine Temple stored various herbs, poisonous plants, and Gu worms.

The Gu worms included sealed eggs and adult worms, numerous and varied in kinds. But Lin Yun had no interest in rearing worms. He left these ordinary Gu behind and only moved the herbs and poisonous plants.

The space inside the Demon Summoning Well was vast, adequate even to serve as a warehouse. Hence, except for the Gu, Lin Yun left nothing behind for others.

He nearly took the floor with him as well.

"The Southern Border is a bit poor, huh..." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

After looting the treasury, Lin Yun couldn’t help but comment.

Scouring the entire treasury felt less valuable than the pile of items once found in the Snow Maiden’s storage ring.

"What’s here is only what’s visible to the eye; the real treasures are likely in the forbidden area."

This remark by Wang Wanqiu invigorated Lin Yun’s spirit. That’s right! The good treasures were certainly hidden deeper. Now that the High Priest was gone, they could march straight in, deep into the Underground Palace.

They also had no need to regard the locals of the Southern Border.

Now that Hei Feng was dead, only Bai Jing remained. Lin Yun could even dare to face him alone. If Lin Yu took action, it would be a complete rout, not to mention having another enigmatic and formidable Wang Wanqiu as an ally.

Her realm was ambiguous, not to be measured by human standards, but her strength was evident. One sword strike on a person would likely cause immediate death.

The ranks of friendly forces were growing even stronger.

Following Wang Wanqiu, who knew the way well, they went to the great rear of the Divine Temple, and Lin Yun also saw the forbidden area.

The Formation at the entrance to the Underground Palace was very complex. If it was not unraveled in the correct manner and someone chose to forcibly break the formation instead, the formation would self-destruct, simultaneously destroying the entire Underground Palace.

A self-destructing lock with a password—this posed a bit of a challenge.

"What if we can’t get in?"

Lin Yun felt some regret. If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have killed the High Priest; he could have forcibly given her a Slave Mark and made her take him down there. Wouldn’t that have been easy?

Intuition told Lin Yun that there should be something below.

It was at this time that the Moon Water Spirit Pearl within his body began to stir.

Since the event at the Moon God Ruins, the Moon Water Spirit Pearl had been quiet for a long time, to the point that Lin Yun had nearly forgotten that it was a gift from a Divine Spirit.

Now that it was reacting again, his suspicion was even more confirmed.

However, the guidance from the Moon Water Spirit Pearl was advising Lin Yun not to go down, warning of danger.

This...

"Sister Qing Nu, could you give me some advice? Should we go down or not?"

Lin Yun spoke to the Statue of Qing Nu in his heart. Of course, no one responded to him, only Xiao Qing looked confused and tilted her head. She called her master ’master,’ so why was her master calling her ’sister’?

But the term ’sister’ sounded quite pleasant to her.

Knowing that Lin Yun was seeking an opinion, Xiao Qing wrapped her tail around the statue and nodded her head anyway.

Lin Yun didn’t wait for Qing Nu’s response, but Xiao Qing had nodded. Wasn’t that the same thing?

So, the decision was to go down!

The Moon Water Spirit Pearl, this coward, can just stay to one side then. Next time, I’ll use you for setting up a Formation!

At this moment, Wu Xin at Mount Heavenly Dragon suddenly felt her heart skip a beat.

She touched her clothes and realized something was missing.

"Damn, I forgot to bring that thing!"

Thinking that Lin Yun and Lin Yu might be at the Southern Border and could potentially enter her Underground Palace, she was concerned that once they discovered her secret...

"Don’t panic, it’s not a big problem. They definitely can’t get in. Without the correct method to break the Formation, the entire Underground Palace will be destroyed."

Wu Xin tried to comfort herself but was unaware that she was setting herself up for failure.

Lin Yun had decided to enter the Underground Palace; now he just needed to find a way.

"Since there’s a self-destruct mechanism, why not just destroy your self-destruct mechanism as well?"

Lin Yun thought his plan was simply genius.

At the same time, Lin Yu had also understood the entrance’s Formation and was about to study it when suddenly Nine Heavens Thunder Movement roared, and one after another, thick Golden Thunderbolts struck down.

This was the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder that Fang Yu had warned should not be used with full force.

In the past, Lin Yun used this move with the assistance of Little Gold, not by himself.

But this time, recalling the incident of Hu Yuling’s house collapsing, he did not hesitate to use it.

His Thunderbolt could break spells; no matter the Formation, it would shatter with a single blast.

After eighteen Thunderbolts, Lin Yu was dumbfounded, while Wang Wanqiu trembled with fear.

It was an instinctive fear. Such Thunderbolts were her weakness. If struck by one, surely she would be electrocuted badly.

She never thought that Lin Yun could use such a terrifying spell; this man truly was horrendously powerful!

Not to mention their astonishment, under Lin Yun’s actions, the entrance to the Underground Palace collapsed with a loud noise, the Formation instantly failed, and although the entrance collapsed, Lin Yun only needed to dig a bit, and he could go down just the same.

That was how Hu Yuling had become a victim in the past.

Except, one was an accident, the other was intentional.

Lin Yun transformed Qiaobian into a shovel and cleared away the fallen rubble shovel by shovel, revealing a pitch-black hole before them, akin to something awaiting exploration...

Uh, so dark, it must have been entered many times before, right...