Jin Yu let out a cold laugh.
Trying to make a move right in front of him?
Jin Yu didn't even turn his head. A strand of sword qi shot into the air, blocking the attack aimed at the Nascent Souls, while another strand of sword qi flew straight toward Yu Lin.
That attack just now had been launched by Yu Lin!
Daring to use such petty tricks in front of him, wasn't that simply courting death?
Yu Lin had completely failed to anticipate that Jin Yu would react so quickly, and even less that he would attack him without the slightest hesitation.
Caught completely off guard, Yu Lin was knocked back several steps, his face turning increasingly pale.
"So Patriarch Yu is planning to kill people to silence them," Yun Jin sneered.
Yu Lin's expression changed. He hurriedly said, "What are you talking about? I merely saw the tragic state of these missing people and, in a moment of anger, acted impulsively."
"Is that so?" Yun Jin looked toward the two floating Nascent Souls. "What about you two, do you agree with that explanation? Just now, you clearly saw that he attacked with full force, intending to make your souls scatter completely."
The two Nascent Souls looked at Yu Lin, and a trace of hatred immediately appeared in their eyes.
Yu Lin said calmly, "Eradicating criminals is everyone's responsibility. I have no relationship with them whatsoever, how could I be killing to silence them? These two Nascent Souls have committed countless evils. Even if I didn't act, would you really spare them? Either way, they were bound to have their souls scattered and destroyed. By the way, you two have cultivated evil arts for many years, do your juniors and descendants also cultivate such evil arts with you? If that is the case, then evil must be eradicated to the very end."
As Yu Lin spoke, the expressions of the two Nascent Souls clearly changed again.
One of the Nascent Souls said slowly, "Patriarch Yu is a righteous cultivator, while we are evil cultivators. If there's any relationship between us, it is naturally one of mutual enmity."
The corners of Yu Lin's lips revealed a barely perceptible smile.
Yun Jin nodded, "I see. Presumably, you both have juniors or descendants who have fallen into Yu Lin's hands. That makes sense, without leaving some leverage on each other, how could cooperation proceed smoothly? Those people should also be in the Yu Family, right? Once we return and thoroughly investigate the Yu Family, it should be easy to find them."
Yun Jin spoke calmly, yet the expressions of Yu Lin and the two Nascent Souls changed once more.
Yu Lin hurriedly cried injustice, "Fairy Yun has already convicted me in her heart. But I haven't done what I haven't done. Fairy Yun cannot smear me like this! I know that Fairy Yun and Yu Songnian are close, and that my nephew has always been resentful about my succession as the patriarch. That's why Fairy Yun wants to fabricate charges to pull me down, so that the position of patriarch can return to Yu Songnian. Fairy Yun, there's no need for you to act this way. Songnian's cultivation isn't sufficient yet, once he reaches Fusion Stage, I would be more than willing to pass the position of patriarch back to him."
Yu Lin spoke with an air of utter sincerity.
Yun Jin narrowed her eyes.
His words sounded pleasant enough, yet this man had long known that senior brother suffered from petrification disease. Being able to maintain his cultivation without regression was already extremely difficult, cultivating all the way to Fusion Stage was even more unrealistic.
"Junior Sister Yun, there's no need to waste any words on him," Jin Yu said calmly. "If Junior Sister Yun has doubts, just directly interrogate these two Nascent Souls. They're going to die anyway, but how they die could still be discussed. With disciples of Xuandan Sect here, are you afraid they won't talk?"
Ye Liuqin smiled slightly and took out a porcelain bottle, "I have a type of pill here called Poison Soul Pill, specially developed to target Nascent Souls. Once this pill is taken, the Nascent Soul will suffer extreme pain. At that point, they'll probably be willing to confess everything."
Poison Soul Pill?
The two Nascent Souls had also heard of this pill. That kind of pain was inflicted directly on the divine soul, said to be worse than death itself, utterly unbearable.
Ye Liuqin didn't waste any words. With a lift of her hand, she tossed two pills straight into the mouths of the two Nascent Souls.
Yu Lin's expression slightly changed, while the two Nascent Souls immediately began to wail in agony.
Pain inflicted upon the divine soul was countless times more terrifying than physical pain. To them, it felt as though they were trapped in purgatory, dying again and again, this feeling is truly worse than death.
"I…I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!" one Nascent Soul screamed.
The other quickly followed, begging for mercy as well.
Ye Liuqin raised an eyebrow and casually tossed in two more pills.
Only then did the two Nascent Souls' soul bodies stabilize somewhat. Both wore expressions of lingering fear, they really didn't want to experience that pain again.
"Speak," Yun Jin asked expressionlessly.
Yu Lin's expression shifted as he stared fixedly at the two.
"Patriarch Yu, there's no use glaring at us anymore. They already suspect you. Once they search the Yu Family thoroughly, our few juniors will still be unable to escape," one Nascent Soul said.
Yu Lin's expression slightly changed, yet he still forced himself to say, "I don't know what you're talking about."
That Nascent Soul directly said, "The matter is actually quite simple. The three of us brothers and this Patriarch Yu were originally old friends. About ten years ago, we went through Blood Dao Sect's channels in hopes of advancing our cultivation. At the time, we invited Yu Lin to join us, but he had some concerns and refused. However, after we obtained the Sacred Flower, Yu Lin invited us to reside long-term in Lin City. He listed all kinds of benefits for us, and so the three of us came here and planted the Sacred Flower. Once the Sacred Flower is planted, it must be allowed to mature before it can be taken away. Otherwise, one can only guard it indefinitely. In order to make the Sacred Flower mature, we first hunted some cultivators, letting the Sacred Flower devour their flesh and blood. Then we had the Sacred Flower emit light, disguising it as a rare treasure to lure even more cultivators over."
The Nascent Soul glanced at Yu Lin.
Yu Lin's face was ashen, his eyes darting wildly as if thinking about how to escape.
"Yu Lin, don't blame us for selling you out. Either way, none of us are getting out of this alive today. Having one more person keep us company isn't such a bad thing," the Nascent Soul continued, "Later on, Yu Lin learned that we needed flesh and blood from stronger cultivators to nourish the Sacred Flower. He then came to us to discuss matters and set a trap to lure Yu Feng here. After that, the four of us joined forces and killed Yu Feng. Afterward, Yu Feng's corpse was taken by us and fed to the Sacred Flower."
Inside the blood pool.
Yu Songnian's searching movements paused slightly.
His body trembled as if he had seen something.
Step by step, he walked to a set of white bones, and tears silently fell.
He recognized them.
These were his father's remains.
For his mother's illness, his father had once specialized in cultivating a healing secret technique. This technique caused his bones to change day by day, until they eventually became like white jade.
Just now, he had brushed aside the bones above.
At the very bottom lay his father's bones.
No wonder they couldn't find his father's body back then.
After his father's death, even his flesh and blood had been sold cleanly by that so-called good uncle of his.
Yu Songnian carefully excavated the skeleton bit by bit, then temporarily stored it in his storage ring.
After that, he turned to look at Yu Lin.
Yu Lin subconsciously avoided his gaze.
The Nascent Soul continued speaking, "After Yu Feng died, some of the old diehards within the Yu Family insisted on searching for Yu Feng's body, investigating the truth, and strongly opposing Yu Lin's succession as patriarch. Because of this, Yu Lin sought us out several more times. Those old fellows were all besieged and killed by us one by one. Now, they're all in this blood pool as well, keeping Yu Feng company."