Deep within the space of the Demon Locking Tower.
Ye You glanced at Xu Cai, who had lowered his long sword behind him, and asked Ye Ling with a smile, "Brother, what did you say to him just now? Why do I feel like his entire demeanor has changed so much?"
Ye Ling smiled, "Just a few casual words. I think that kid has a good disposition. It would be a shame if he died here. It's a loss for Shu Mountain."
Ye You chuckled, "I didn't expect you to be so appreciative of talent, Brother."
Ye Ling replied, "It's not about appreciating talent... After all, Shu Mountain has just suffered a heavy blow, and there will be many opportunities to use people in the future. That fellow is the Third Elder of Shu Mountain, and he's quite important to this sect. It was just a matter of a few words, so I saved him if I could."
Xu Xiaoqing, who was standing nearby, heard the conversation between Ye Ling and Ye You. Although she didn't know what Ye Ling had said to the Third Elder just now.
She knew clearly that Ye Ling's words had saved Xu Cai's life...
Thinking of this, Xu Xiaoqing quickly bowed to Ye Ling, thanking him, "Thank you, senior, for sparing the Third Elder. I truly don't know how to repay your great kindness to Shu Mountain!"
Xu Xiaoqing's sudden bow surprised Ye Ling and Ye You, and they were momentarily taken aback.
After bowing, Xu Xiaoqing realized she had been too abrupt and presumptuous. Her pretty face blushed, and she stammered, "I, I... I'm not qualified to represent Shu Mountain. I just wanted to express my gratitude. The Third Elder, he..."
Seeing Xu Xiaoqing's flustered state, Ye You chuckled, "Pfft," and playfully put her arm around Xu Xiaoqing's shoulder, saying, "Silly girl, stop talking. We all understand what you want to say."
"The Great Elder of your Shu Mountain is my junior brother. If Shu Mountain is in trouble, it's only right for us to offer some assistance. You don't need to feel indebted to me."
"The Great Elder is your junior brother, senior?" Xu Xiaoqing was stunned by what she heard, staring blankly at Ye You, her mind going blank.
Ye You looked no more than twenty years old, while their Great Elder was almost a hundred years old... The difference between Ye You's apparent age and her actual age was truly immense!
Ye You didn't seem to care about the age difference, smiling and saying, "Yes, before your Great Elder began cultivating, I was the one who sent him to Shu Mountain. Speaking of which, I also have a past with Shu Mountain."
To Ye You, she was only a little over a hundred years old. Compared to her brother's sixty thousand years on the Eastern Profound Continent, Ye You felt she was still very young!
"Senior..." Hearing Ye You's words, Xu Xiaoqing couldn't help but become curious about Ye You's past, wanting to know about her experiences.
The three of them moved forward in the space of the Demon Locking Tower, chatting leisurely. Despite the gloomy and terrifying surroundings, there was no tension among them. They looked as if they were on a tour.
Soon, the three arrived at the deepest part of this spatial layer, before a massive cage.
Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng were imprisoned inside, wearing shackles.
Their meridians were all under a restriction, and even their five senses were sealed. They remained motionless in the cage. If Ye Ling hadn't been able to sense their auras, he would have thought they were dead.
Ye Ling swept his gaze over Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng in the cage and muttered to himself, "Their five senses are sealed, leaving only consciousness. They can think but cannot express themselves... This method of imprisonment is probably the most cruel."
The consciousness of Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng was currently in darkness. They could think but could not perceive space or time.
While being in such a state might be bearable for a short period, if the duration were any longer, anyone would go mad!
"I'll go save them."
Seeing Xu Changsheng's condition, Ye You immediately opened the cage and was about to remove the seals on Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng when Ye Ling stopped her.
"Brother?" Ye You looked at Ye Ling in surprise, not understanding why he was stopping her.
Ye Ling said, "Take a closer look. The seals on them are a bit strange."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye You also began to observe the seals on Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng carefully. She noticed that the seals were connected to their souls.
Once the seals were removed, the souls of Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng would also disappear.
Ye You saw through the nature of the imprints on Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng and exclaimed, "They've been given a death knot imprint... Is Xu Gui's method so vicious?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "This doesn't seem like an imprint Xu Gui would be capable of."
He walked into the cage, crouched down, and examined the imprints on Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng closely. He said, "The person who could place this kind of imprint on them must have a cultivation of at least the True Martial realm. With your current cultivation, Little You, you can't remove this imprint yet."
Ye You asked, "So, Brother, do you mean you can remove it?"
Ye Ling nodded, "It's not difficult for me to remove this imprint. However, the caster doesn't seem to be very good at concealing their aura. I'll try to see if I can find the caster's location from their seals. Perhaps Ruoxue is there."
"Let them endure it for a while longer."
With that, Ye Ling covered Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng with his divine soul, analyzing their imprints.
Ye You could feel her brother's divine soul aura spreading outwards.
Chu, who was perched on Ye Ling's shoulder, also sensed Ye Ling's surging soul power and asked, "What are you doing?"
Ye Ling replied, "Looking for someone."
"A friend?" Chu asked.
Ye Ling said, "An enemy."
Chu then stated, "I can help you find him."
Hearing Chu's words, Ye Ling was taken aback and looked at Chu in surprise, "You can help me find the person I'm looking for?"
Chu nodded, "The life structure of everyone in this world is unique. The aura left by that person is very distinctive. I can sense where the person you're looking for is."
Ye Ling was astonished and became even more curious about Chu's abilities. He asked, "Then tell me, where is the caster?"
The rules of the world could not define Chu's existence. It itself had no soul and could not use divine soul, spiritual energy, or other such methods.
Ye Ling couldn't imagine what method Chu would use to find the target without relying on divine soul detection.
"Okay."
Chu nodded, leaped from Ye Ling's shoulder, sniffed in front of Xu Lingzhi and Xu Changsheng, then released its domain, causing the surrounding laws to become chaotic.
It tore open space and pointed to the other side of the spatial rift, saying, "The person you're looking for is in this space, hidden in a town."
"There..." Ye Ling looked at the other side of the spatial rift, his eyes narrowing slightly.
The direction Chu pointed to was the Half-Spirit Realm on Earth, the Ancient Town of Demons!