The candlelight in the secret chamber of the Ye Family in Qinglan City crackled and popped. Ye Fan spread half a map, brought back from the bottom of the Nether River, across the stone table, and the silhouettes of the four women cast overlapping outlines on the stone wall. The bloody seal in the center of Qín Wǎnshuāng's palm glowed with a faint reddish light, fitting seamlessly with the cinnabar marks along the edge of the map to piece together the complete Nine Peaks Map—the central peak was circled three times in red ink, with the ancient seal script beside it reading: "The Demon-Breaking Pill is hidden in the Xuanyin Cave."
"The Lord of the Nether Palace practices the art of soul usurpation, which requires the Demon-Breaking Pill to corrode the original owner's Sea of Consciousness." Su Qingxue's fingertips brushed across the red circle on the map as the silver bells at her wrists chimed softly. "The notes left by my mother mentioned that this pill is the fatal weakness of all past lords of the Nether Palace. If we can get it, we will have the bargaining chip to turn the tables."
Lin Zhaoyue's Qingfeng sword vibrated slightly in its scabbard. She lowered her gaze to stare at the map, her eyelashes casting butterfly-wing-like shadows beneath her eyes. "We set off tomorrow."
Chapter 321