When Ye Tianfan flew near Senior Brother Yunti, Senior Brother Yunti had already been waiting there for some time. From the moment Ye Tianfan flew over, Senior Brother Yunti had seen him and was waiting.

"Senior Brother Yunti, can your Kirin Seal defend against illusion techniques?" Ye Tianfan asked as he approached Senior Brother Yunti.

"Illusion techniques?" Senior Brother Yunti replied suspiciously, "No, it can't. Why do you ask?"

Ye Tianfan nodded, confirming his suspicion that immunity against illusion techniques only appeared in illusion realms. He began to explain to Senior Brother Yunti, "I just fell into an illusion technique, and it was a multi-layered one at that. But it seems I've managed to exit it. In the illusion, you mentioned that your Kirin Seal could be immune to illusions, so I came to confirm and remind you."

"I see, then I'll send up a signal flare to inform the others," Senior Brother Yunti said, about to fire a flare into the sky.

However, Ye Tianfan quickly stopped him and said softly, "I came directly to warn you because sending a signal flare would alert the enemy. Moreover, the person who cast the illusion on me didn't seem to want to take my life, otherwise, he would have killed me while I was trapped in the illusion. Maybe there's something here that he needs, and he doesn't want to alarm all of us."

After listening, Senior Brother Yunti nodded, agreeing with the reasoning. He then said to Ye Tianfan, "Alright, go notify Bai Feng and the others to the north. I'll inform the other two, and then we'll meet at the town mayor's residence in the center of town."

"Okay!" Ye Tianfan nodded, then turned and flew towards Bai Feng and the others.

Before long, the group had gathered at the town mayor's residence. After Ye Tianfan recounted how he fell into the illusion, everyone began to watch their surroundings vigilantly.

Ye Tianfan suddenly recalled that there seemed to be a basement in the illusion realm he encountered. Unsure if one existed here, he used his Divine Sense to probe underground, only to find no basement.

However, Ye Tianfan discovered something intriguing — a pearl buried beneath, pulsating with significant spiritual power fluctuations.

Ye Tianfan thought, could it be the Cage Pearl? But then he doubted, considering that he was previously in an illusion realm.

Nonetheless, Ye Tianfan shared this discovery with Senior Brother Yunti, who also used his Divine Sense to probe underground after hearing it and found the same pearl with immense spiritual power fluctuations.

"This pearl seems to emit a strong spiritual power fluctuation, but why does it feel so hollow? It appears to have intense surface fluctuation, yet internally it's very weak," Senior Brother Yunti commented after his investigation.

Upon hearing this, Bai Feng and the others also probed it. Otherwise, they would be left out of the conversation.

After hearing Senior Brother Yunti's words, Ye Tianfan probed again and found that it felt like a one-time magical treasure — it looks potent, but once the spiritual power is depleted, it's practically useless.

Ye Tianfan decided to dig out the pearl for Bai Feng to examine its identity and utility.

Ye Tianfan suggested to Senior Brother Yunti, "Senior Brother Yunti, shall we dig out the pearl to see what magical treasure it might be and what it's used for? Given the spiritual power fluctuations it emits, it might become an ordinary pearl once its power is exhausted in a few days."

Senior Brother Yunti immediately instructed everyone to retreat, "You all back up; I'll extract the pearl."

However, Bai Feng stopped Senior Brother Yunti, "Hold on, Senior Brother Yunti, let me do it. I happen to have a treasure specifically for digging, which I practiced before but haven't had the chance to use. Now is a perfect opportunity."

Senior Brother Yunti, hearing this, stepped aside and let Bai Feng begin the excavation.

Meanwhile, in a nearby residential house outside the town mayor's residence, a group of black-robed figures gathered. One of them said, "I told you not to conduct such experiments so close to the Taichu Sect, yet you insisted. And worse, you left survivors, and the Taichu Sect discovered you. What are you going to do next?"

Another black-robed figure, with a somewhat elderly voice, suggested, "Why don't we just kill them all and finish it once and for all?"

"Are you stupid?" The first black-robed figure scolded back. "If I wanted to kill them, I'd have done it when I trapped that cultivator in my illusion. There was no need to wait until now. If I wanted them dead, I would trap them into my illusion realm one by one."

At this point, a black-robed lookout interrupted, "Stop arguing. They've already discovered the Soul Suppressing Pearl we buried. If they dig it out and destroy our Soul Suppressing Array, the evil Qi we've been suppressing will erupt and turn the surrounding hundred miles into a land of the dead. And not just the Taichu Sect, but all other righteous sects will come. This is already becoming a matter of grave repercussions."

"What? They've discovered the Soul Suppressing Pearl?" The first black-robed figure was shocked, quickly heading to the lookout's side to peer into the mayor's residence.

They saw Bai Feng had already excavated a large pit with his digging treasure, nearly reaching the Soul Suppressing Pearl.

The first black-robed figure turned to the group and said, "Let's go! Abandon this experimental field. Once they get the Soul Suppressing Pearl, the Soul Suppressing Array will be broken. It will be difficult to escape once the pearl is destroyed or taken."

While the second black-robed figure looked back with reluctance, being primarily responsible for the experiment here in Copper Gong Town. Abandoning it would tarnish his position, subjecting him to punishment. Yet, he glared at Ye Tianfan and company with bitter disdain, thinking: If I don't have a good time after returning, neither will you. Can you even get out? The souls suppressed by the Soul Suppressing Array are my parting gift to you.

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