A rare opportunity

Although he was mentally prepared, Li Yu still felt disappointed! Watching the four sect leaders leave, Li Yu felt a chill run through his body and his mood became extremely low!

According to them, this Divine Soul Tree is basically a figment of their imagination! Could it be that Mao Xiazong was really lying to him? If this Divine Soul Tree really doesn't exist, then what will happen to his master? He was filled with worry and anger towards Mao Xiazong!

Just as the four sect leaders were speaking, Mao Xiazong sensed something was terribly wrong! When he felt Li Yu's overwhelming rage, he shouted urgently:

"Li Yu! You mustn't act impulsively! A treasure like the Divine Soul Tree isn't something just any Tom, Dick, or Harry could know about. If that were the case, wouldn't everyone be able to obtain it?"

"Then tell me, where exactly is that Divine Soul Tree?"

Li Yu glared at him and said coldly.

"Hey... kid! Do you think I'm a fool? If I told you, would you let me go? Stop talking nonsense, if you don't believe me, just kill me!"

Although Mao Xiazong felt somewhat guilty, he dared not show it. He still forced himself to speak harshly.

Li Yu wasn't buying it. He immediately grabbed Mao Xiazong and swung his hand across Mao Xiazong's face!

'Snap, snap, snap...' Several crisp sounds rang out! The blows made Mao Xiazong see stars and howl like a banshee! Knowing Li Yu was still raging and that begging for mercy was useless, he pretended to be a coward. He gritted his teeth and remained silent!

Even if Li Yu had some doubts, he wouldn't actually kill himself. After all, Mu Chun held an irreplaceable place in Li Yu's heart. Even if there was only a sliver of hope, he wouldn't give up!

However, Li Yu was too ruthless. It was as if he harbored a blood feud with him, using all his strength and showing no mercy! Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he cried out:

"Stop! Stop it right now! Don't you really want to save your master? If I die, you'll never find the Divine Soul Tree again!"

"Since you are unwilling to reveal the whereabouts of the Divine Soul Tree, and we are going to find it anyway, what use are you?"

He did not stop because of Mao Xiazong's threat, and continued to strike with one palm after another.

Seeing his soul growing weaker and weaker, Mao Xiazong shouted sternly:

"Stop! Stop! Stop right now! Aren't you afraid my true form won't let you off?"

However, Li Yu remained unmoved and continued to slap Mao Xiazong's face.

Seeing that threats were useless, Mao Xiazong finally showed fear on his face! He then pleaded:

"Please stop! I... I can't take it anymore! Do you really want to kill me? Only I know about this Divine Soul Tree! Stop! Please stop!"

Li Yu didn't really want to kill Mao Xiazong; he just wanted to vent his anger! Seeing that Mao Xiazong's life force was weakening and he was in danger of being annihilated at any moment, he stopped. However, thinking of his master, he felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

He immediately imprisoned Mao Xiazong again in the jade pendant, his eyes red, and approached Mu Chun's spirit. Looking at his master's closed eyes, and remembering the kindness his master had shown him, he knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down his face.

The whereabouts of the Divine Soul Tree are unknown, and the recovery of Master's divine soul seems a long way off!

Although Li Yu spared Mao Xiazong, Mao Xiazong was far from happy! After all, he was still imprisoned in the jade chamber, and his fate remained in Li Yu's hands. Given Li Yu's feelings for Mu Chun, if he discovered he was lying, Mao Xiazong could die at Li Yu's hands at any moment!

Although I will avenge myself, I will ultimately not survive! Revenge is a small matter; survival is the most important! To live, I can only continue to deceive Li Yu, so that he dares not actually kill me.

Mao Xiazong's eyes darted incessantly over Li Yu's body, filled with fear. He inadvertently caught sight of Mu Chun lying within Li Yu's sea of ​​consciousness, and his heart skipped a beat! He widened his eyes to examine her closely.

Mao Xiazong opened his mouth, then rubbed his eyes hard. But in the end, he didn't reveal what he had seen about Mu Chun's strange spiritual movements.

He discovered that Mu Chun's soul was much more solid than before!

Mao Xiazong secretly glanced at Li Yu and, seeing that he hadn't noticed the changes in Mu Chun's soul, secretly breathed a sigh of relief! It seemed that Li Yu hadn't discovered the changes in Mu Chun's soul!

Mao Xiazong dared not tell Li Yu about this situation. He didn't want him to know the reason for Mu Chun's soul change! If he knew that Mu Chun's soul was solidified by relying on the souls of those Saint-level cultivators that Li Yu had swallowed into his sea of ​​consciousness, then he would probably not hesitate to raise his sword against him.