Two Worlds: Demonic Cultivator with His Zombie Materials-Chapter 290 - 158: Secret Immortal, Profound Spirit Realm

"Yi Qing Zi is truly dead?!"

Zheng Yi asked with some surprise in response to Qi Lin's report.

It could be said that, although he had never met Yi Qing Zi face to face, Yi Qing Zi was indeed the most challenging rival Zheng Yi had encountered since beginning his cultivation journey. The cunning ability to escape like a sly rabbit made Zheng Yi admire him reluctantly.

This man was truly like a natural-born wolf, sensing even a trace of unease and decisively fleeing, acting with firm cruelty, becoming his enemy brought no peace of mind.

Yet now, such a person has died so inexplicably? And this fellow had left a clue for him before dying.

This was the strange part.

This indicated that from the start, Yi Qing Zi already knew about Zheng Yi's activities at Black Cliff Mountain, knew that Lady Yin Yu and others had long fallen into his hands.

Logically, they should have been enemies, fighting relentlessly.

But now, with Yi Qing Zi's complex actions, one couldn't help but suspect—what exactly is the trick here? Or is there some unexpected reason involved?

"Sir, when Yi Qing Zi died, his body was incomplete; he must have suffered a heavy blow. Although he luckily escaped, he was too severely injured to endure and ultimately died!"

"He likely foresaw his own death, which is why he left clues intentionally, guiding us to track him..."

Qi Lin supplemented.

At the location where the remains were discovered, there were no signs of a fight; it was apparent that Yi Qing Zi's injuries were sustained elsewhere.

This meant he had another group of relentless enemies.

Zheng Yi heard the words, his face expressionless, but his eyes flickered with a trace of brilliance, thinking carefully.

"By the way, besides Yi Qing Zi's corpse, there was a storage ring left at the scene."

Qi Lin immediately presented, as if offering a treasure, a ring found next to Yi Qing Zi's body.

"Hmm?!"

A gesture, the storage ring appeared in Zheng Yi's palm. He had a strong feeling that this was Yi Qing Zi's purpose for all this.

Sure enough, Divine Soul Power swept over the surface of the storage ring, quickly erasing Yi Qing Zi's brand and directly opening it.

Inside were merely some ordinary elixir pills and a few Foundation Establishment Magical Artifacts.

Similarly, these items, clearly considered top Upper-Grade Spiritual Artifacts in the hands of Foundation Establishment cultivators, were all dilapidated and severely damaged, with the worst reduced to scrap iron, which suggested a terrifying battle must have occurred during his life.

And at the very bottom of the storage ring, there was a Jade Scroll left.

He took out the Jade Scroll directly; as for the other items, Zheng Yi was entirely uninterested and tossed the storage ring back.

"It's yours, being the Chief Steward of the Daluo Alliance without even a High-Tier Storage Spiritual Artifact doesn't make sense."

"There are a few damaged Upper-Grade Spiritual Artifacts inside, which could be repaired and reused, do as you see fit..."

"Yes! Thank you for the reward, sir."

Qi Lin quickly caught it, his face alight with joy, and immediately excused himself, leaving the grand hall.

He knew in his heart that the master had important matters to attend to, so he left the hall very conscientiously.

...

Before long, the grand hall calmed down, and Zheng Yi immediately released a vast Divine Soul Power, directly isolating the surrounding space.

Only then did he pick up the Jade Scroll, carefully probing a strand of Divine Soul Power into it, seeking the information clue left by Yi Qing Zi.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in Zheng Yi's consciousness, speaking softly to him.

"Don't be nervous, outsider."

Zheng Yi remained unmoved, his Divine Soul examining, knowing this was merely Yi Qing Zi's Soul Brand, the final image he left before dying, and the real Yi Qing Zi was completely shattered and undeniably dead.

Even though they were enemies to each other, Zheng Yi couldn't help but secretly admire—Yi Qing Zi certainly had grown into a fine-looking figure.

Dressed in white, with three strands of beard, his eyes were phoenix-like, slightly narrow, yet the overall impression was one of unpredictability.

This was the first time Zheng Yi saw Yi Qing Zi's appearance firsthand; even in Lady Yin Yu and others' memories, this person remained elusive. Now, in face, he indeed possessed a good physique.

Faced with the sudden appearance of Yi Qing Zi's Soul Brand, Zheng Yi was prepared, merely observing quietly, but his Divine Soul Power had already begun to gather, ready to deal with any issues that might arise.

"Don't worry. By the time you see this, I'm already dead; it's only my residual soul brand, it will dissipate after I finish speaking."

"That's right! I'm dead!"

"Killed by the people from the Profound Spirit Realm; they eventually caught up..."

Yi Qing Zi's few words contained immense information, even causing a flash of brilliance in Zheng Yi's eyes as he sat upright.

Clearly, Yi Qing Zi intended to address posthumous matters; though brief, this speech encompassed substantial information. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Nonetheless, Zheng Yi did not overthink, but rather quieted himself to listen to what Yi Qing Zi had to say next.

"I know you've come for the Secret Immortal Cave Mansion, as it's a treasure of the Secret Immortal Sect lineage. You should have been searching for me because of this..."

As Yi Qing Zi spoke, Zheng Yi's eyes glinted with brilliance, silent, digesting the information within his words.

It turned out that, as Zheng Yi anticipated, Yi Qing Zi, Yellow Crane Daoist, Lady Yin Yu, and others were not genuinely kind-hearted but simply treated them as puppets and scapegoats necessary for escape, thus leaving them with backup plans long ago.