For some powerful cultivators with extensive spiritual connections, the Mind Demon Oath may not be absolutely useful. However, Qin Lingyun was fearless of soul-snatching, having the protection of the Jade Hairpin and other treasures to safeguard her divine consciousness. Anyone attempting to snatch her soul would be equivalent to providing her with "nourishment" to strengthen her primordial spirit.

  "The person inside the stele can no longer possess powerful magic, and it's likely that they don't even have a physical body left. In this case, even if he goes back on his word and doesn't take his oath to heart, I will still have the ability to protect myself."

  Wu Guang's attack landed smoothly on the stone tablet, with a loud crash, Wu Zhui was bounced off, and there was no trace left on the stone tablet.

  "Haha, you're being reckless, little girl. Without my guidance, you won't be able to open the stone tablet no matter how hard you try." The old man's voice was laced with a hint of mockery.

  Qin Lingyun angrily said: "I'm trying to rescue you, old man, don't be too excessive."

  "Even seniors are no longer addressed as such, but instead called old men? Young people these days don't know how to respect their elders and care for the young. It's truly a sign of the times, and people's hearts are not what they used to be." The elderly voice sighed.

  Actually, Qin Lingyun had already called him an old man earlier, but he didn't notice. Originally, Qin Lingyun was being cautious not to provoke him, so she treated him as a senior, but she didn't expect that this old antique, who seemed very muddled, was actually very cunning, and being sealed in the stone monument, he basically had no power at all.

  If there was a powerful force, then there would be no need to discuss conditions with Qin Lingyun. Cultivators value strength above all else; as long as they suppress her, Qin Lingyun will have no choice but to obey.

  Since he schemed against Qin Lingyun, letting her take on the nearly impossible task of rebuilding the Ice Jade Demon Palace, Qin Lingyun no longer respected him and was not afraid to provoke him again.

  "All right, all right, old man. Hurry up and tell us the way to unlock the stone tablet. Let's leave the Void Heaven Temple first." Qin Lingyun said with a hint of impatience.

  The old man's voice stopped arguing with Qin Lingyun, he muttered a few words and told the method of opening the stone tablet.

  These stele can only be destroyed with powerful treasure, as the ancient voice said, without a special technique, it is difficult to open the stele.

  Qin Lingyun's fingers formed a seal, and she first shot out ten rays of spiritual light towards the top of the stone stele, followed by another ten rays towards the base of the stone stele, totaling twenty rays of spiritual light. This was a specialized technique for breaking through the stone stele's restrictions.

  "The stele is just an ordinary grey stone slab, with a layer of powerful seals on the outside. Once you break the seal, you can use your magic treasure to strike the stele, and under the intense shockwave, I will be able to emerge from the stele. However, be careful, when breaking open the stele, you must stand at least two zhang away from it, do not get too close." The old man's voice said solemnly.

  The ban has been successfully lifted, Qin Lingyun retreated to a distance of about 20 feet: "Are you ready?"

  "Alright, quickly use the Law of Treasure to strike the stone tablet." The old voice was filled with a hint of excitement.

  Wū zhēn remained in Qín Língyún's hand, and after she inputted her spiritual energy, Wū zhēn transformed into a dark light that shot towards the stone tablet.

  At the moment when the dark cone crashed into the stone tablet, the stone tablet made a cracking sound, and suddenly it collapsed like flowing sand, and a ray of light flew out from inside, making a dragon's roar.

  Around the stone monument, a region of about two zhang in diameter suddenly burst into eerie black flames, but Qin Lingyun felt no temperature at all, she was just outside the two-zhang range, not inside the black flames.

  "No wonder I was asked to retreat two zhang away, it turns out that after the stone tablet is damaged, this strange black flame will appear, but I don't know what the black flame is or if there's any danger in being surrounded by it."

  It seems to have sensed Qin Lingyun's thoughts, and the old voice came from the halo of light in the air: "That black flame is the Hellfire of the Underworld. Although its power is not very strong, it is easy to destroy you, a small Qi cultivator. As long as you walk in, your physical body will not be damaged at all, but your divine consciousness will definitely be swallowed by the Hellfire of the Underworld."

  The spirit is the foundation of humanity. Without the spirit, even if the physical body remains intact, this person would also cease to exist.

  Qin Lingyun couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, the black flames looked eerie and its ability to devour spiritual consciousness was terrifying, she hastily retreated several steps back.

  "The flames of hell won't last for long, but we need to leave the Valley of Absolute Heaven quickly. Once the Suppressing Stone Stele is shattered, the valley will soon recover its sealing power, and our time is limited." The old man's voice was solemn and serious, this time he spoke with great sincerity.

  At this time, the auspicious light had already floated in front of Qin Lingyun, and after the radiance dispersed, her true appearance was revealed.

  This was a pale red feather, about a foot long, looking very ordinary, and not much different from the tail feathers of an ordinary wild chicken. At this time, a bright light slowly rose up in the middle of the feather.

  A bright light formed a figure in mid-air, and Qin Lingyun looked over, but was shocked.

  A figure floats in mid-air, its body semi-transparent. On its head is a black and red dual-colored crown, as if two dragons of different colors are coiled together. It wears a moon-white robe with intricate workmanship, embroidered with many strange symbols that don't seem to be from the mortal world. Its feet wear a pair of slightly upturned dragon boots, also emitting a faint, elegant glow.

  This was not an old antique, but a young man with a majestic aura, his eyes naturally revealing a condescending expression, this noble temperament seemed to be innate, yet also seemed to have been cultivated from long-term superior status.

  Qin Lingyun said: "Old man, you haven't come out for 10,000 years, why do you have to transform into a young appearance? Can't you use your original face?"

  Qin Lingyun is now completely at ease, no longer worried that the person would be unfavorable to her, seeing the shadow she had transformed into was just a wisp of residual soul, without even half a bit of power, and fundamentally could not pose a threat.

  The young man was initially stunned, then burst out laughing: "Little girl, I haven't transformed, this is my true face." His voice was exactly the same as before, still sounding so old.

  Seeing Qin Lingyun's still puzzled look, the young man said: "There is no time to explain it to you now, the suppressed seal will be reactivated soon, so we need to leave quickly. Now listen carefully to every word I say, don't make any mistakes."

  A young man's face was solemn: "First pass through the gray mist and come to a stone monument outside."

  Outside, there was a stone monument with the Wan Jian Fa Zhen engraved on it. Qin Lingyun grabbed the young man's light red feathers and dodged the hellfire, then passed through the gray fog to come outside.

  Plum Blossom Cold Three Friends were not near the stone tablet, but sat far away on top of three large flowers.