Chapter 464: Chapter 464: 161: Soul Search

As the Shopkeeper Shen’s voice fell, those around immediately burst into a buzz of discussion.

Many were unaware that one could rely on the Heavenly Tribulation to escape the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm; only a few knew about it.

Just then, the cultivator surnamed Wu discussed with a few people next to him and then approached Xu Ye and said,

“Daoist Brother Xu…”

“You should have some understanding about this matter. Is what he said true or false?”

Xu Ye looked at the cultivator surnamed Wu and replied,

“Using the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to break open the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm should be true…”

“As for the Teleportation Array he mentioned, I am not sure.”

“Only a Soul Search on him would reveal the truth.”

Upon hearing this, the cultivator surnamed Wu furrowed his brow,

“Soul Search…”

“This Shen is at the peak of Golden Core Cultivation, with incredibly powerful Divine Sense. Who could possibly perform a Soul Search on him?”

“That, obviously, isn’t very realistic.”

At this moment, the conversation between the two was overheard by some people around them.

Consequently, someone suggested,

“Otherwise, we can just separate the three of them and interrogate them, or make them swear an oath with their Soul Spirit.”

After hearing this, Xu Ye shook his head,

“Neither interrogation nor swearing by the Soul Spirit is particularly safe.”

“At this point, even if they truly took an oath by their Soul Spirit to save themselves, we couldn’t easily trust them.”

He then turned to the cultivator surnamed Wu and said,

“Do you really intend to let them go?”

The cultivator surnamed Wu was taken aback for a moment before shaking his head,

“For what they’ve done, even dying a hundred times wouldn’t be too much. How could I possibly let them go?”

“Not to mention myself, the other Daoist Brothers certainly wouldn’t agree either.”

Xu Ye nodded and replied,

“Naturally, they understand this as well, which is why interrogation or an oath by the Soul Spirit remains perilous.”

However…

As Xu Ye and the cultivator surnamed Wu were discussing, suddenly a scream erupted from within the crowd, followed by a wave of noise.

“What are you doing?”

“If you kill them, what will we do if we can’t get out?”

Everyone turned to look and saw that next to Shopkeeper Shen, one of the bound cultivators had a through-and-through wound at the Dantian, now gasping for his last breaths.

It turned out someone took advantage of his being bound and made a move directly to kill him there.

The person who acted was a slender young man.

He had been stopped by others, and with faintly red eyes, he surveyed the crowd and said,

“He caused us such misery, and still, you trust them?”

“Is it that you will only awaken after they have killed us all?”

At this moment, someone spoke up,

“Can you get us out?”

However, the slender young man angrily retorted,

“Even if we want to get out, we can’t trust their words.”

“Who knows if they will pull some trick?”

At this time.

Seeing his companion killed, Shopkeeper Shen seemed to understand that his situation was dire. He quickly spoke up,

“Everyone…”

“I know I’ve wronged you in the past, but now you must trust me.”

“I indeed have a method to leave. If you don’t kill me, I can swear an oath on my Soul Spirit to take you out of the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.”

“The Teleportation Array I mentioned earlier requires a special method to activate. Without me, even if you leave the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, you won’t be able to escape.”

The words of Shopkeeper Shen caused a stir among the crowd.

The frail young man sneered with disdain and said,

“I knew it…”

“He definitely wants to use this method as a threat, telling us we can’t kill him. We have no clue about what’s going on outside; who knows if what he’s saying is true or false.”

“Even if he swears on his Soul Spirit, I wouldn’t believe a person like him.”

Hearing the youth’s words, everyone fell silent.

Xu Ye was also at a loss.

Because even Xu Ye couldn’t discern whether what Shopkeeper Shen had said was true or false…

Initially, since Shopkeeper Shen had deceived so many people into the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, now that he had shown up here, everyone despised him to the bone.

But…

The crowd wanted to leave the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, and since Shopkeeper Shen had brought them in, he might very well know the way out.

However, Shopkeeper Shen was far too untrustworthy.

Just then, Lin Jing suddenly spoke up and said to Xu Ye,

“Actually, it is not impossible to conduct a Soul Search.”

Xu Ye and that Wu-surnamed cultivator turned their heads to look at Lin Jing and said,

“Lin Daoyou, can you conduct a Soul Search on the one surnamed Shen?”

“Keep in mind his cultivation is at the Golden Core Peak, and his Divine Sense is incredibly powerful. A slight misstep could lead to backlash.”

Lin Jing nodded and said,

“It’s possible…”

“It’s just a bit more troublesome.”

Lin Jing was indeed capable of conducting a Soul Search on Shopkeeper Shen.

Lin Jing’s Divine Sense was already immensely strong, equivalent to the early stages of the Nascent Soul Stage.

With the Divine Sense strength of the Nascent Soul Stage, conducting a Soul Search on a Golden Core Cultivator was naturally feasible.

In addition, Lin Jing could use an enhancement possession function to further strengthen his own Divine Sense.

The enhanced Divine Sense even approached the later stages of the Nascent Soul Stage.

With Divine Sense of the later stages of the Nascent Soul Stage, conducting a Soul Search on a cultivator at the Golden Core Peak posed no problems.

At this point, Xu Ye, somewhat worried, asked Lin Jing,

“Lin Daoyou…”

“Are you confident?”

“Keep in mind that you are about to face your Tribulation. At this time, you really can’t afford any mishaps, otherwise, if it interrupts your Tribulation, the loss would outweigh the gain.”

Hearing that Lin Jing was about to face his Tribulation, the Wu-surnamed cultivator quickly looked up in disbelief at Lin Jing.

Previously, Lin Jing hadn’t revealed the aura of his cultivation, so the Wu-surnamed cultivator was not aware of Lin Jing’s exact level of cultivation.

And Xu Ye’s cultivation he knew, was at the Golden Core Peak, on the verge of facing the Heavenly Tribulation.

Unexpectedly, this unassuming cultivator was also on the verge of facing the Heavenly Tribulation at the Golden Core Peak.

Lin Jing nodded affirmatively and said, “Soul Searching won’t be a problem…”

“I have a secret technique that can temporarily increase the strength of my Divine Sense, enough to conduct the Soul Search.”

“However, during the Soul Search, it is best not to be disturbed, so it can’t be done with so many onlookers.”

After Lin Jing finished speaking, the Wu-surnamed cultivator nodded repeatedly and said,

“Naturally, it’s indeed inappropriate to have an audience during a Soul Search.”

“So, can the Soul Search be done now?” the Wu-surnamed cultivator asked.

After speaking, he went on to explain,

“This time, Shopkeeper Shen and a few others were calculated against by True Lord Ling Yi and sent into this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.”

“Clearly, it’s a case of killing the donkey once the grinding is done. Now, we only lack one cultivator to meet the thousand Golden Core count. I reckon that True Lord Ling Yi will soon send over that last person.”

After hearing this, Lin Jing nodded and said,

“It can be done…”

The Wu-surnamed cultivator nodded, and then he went to where Shopkeeper Shen was sealed, grabbed him, and brought him before Lin Jing.

“Daoyou…”

“I’ll leave this Shen to you.”