Previously, Ye Ling had specifically investigated the murder of Li Xiaoxiao's mother, Li Xiaomei, for Li Xiaoxiao's sake.
In that incident, all of Li Xiaomei's friends and relatives died bizarrely, leaving only Li Xiaoxiao and Yang Qi as survivors.
As the investigation deepened, Ye Ling discovered that Li Xiaomei had invented a special device that could scramble a person's memories and then, through the brain's unique analytical method, allow the brain to read the correct information when accessing memories.
This device allowed the user to prevent soul-searching without having their memories sealed.
To obtain the device invented by Li Xiaomei, the Hongchen Pavilion had been cooperating with the Yun Palace to search for Li Xiaomei's遗物 (yí wù -遗物).
And Ye Ling, in order to lure out those who coveted Li Xiaomei's device, deliberately released Yang Qi as bait, planning to lure those people out and capture them all in one fell swoop.
However, later came the matter of extraterrestrial powerhouses coveting the ultimate power of the Creator God, and with the Hongchen Pavilion destroyed, Ye Ling thought that Li Xiaomei's matter would come to an end, so he temporarily put aside the matter of Li Xiaomei's special device.
But after searching Shan Bu's soul, Ye Ling discovered that Shan Bu's memories were extremely chaotic, with many parts filled with contradictions and lacking logic.
If Shan Bu's soul memories were so chaotic, his actions should have been no different from those of a madman.
But judging from Shan Bu's actions of secretly instigating conflicts among the demons in the Ancient Demon Town and attempting to kill Nan Ba Tian, Shan Bu himself possessed extremely meticulous logic and thinking!
Shan Bu's actions and the memories existing in his soul were completely different people!
In such a situation, Ye Ling could not help but suspect that Shan Bu's brain had been modified.
If that were the case, it would mean that the Yang Qi he had released had already taken the bait.
However, Ye Ling had planted a mark on Yang Qi, and if Yang Qi were killed, he would know immediately.
But so far, he had not received any feedback.
This meant that Yang Qi was still alive.
"Did the mastermind deliberately spare Yang Qi's life to delay my discovery?"
Ye Ling murmured to himself. He checked Shan Bu's brain structure and indeed found that Shan Bu's brain had been tampered with!
This way, the memories searched from Shan Bu's soul through soul-searching were completely different from the memories Shan Bu himself perceived!
"Brother, what did you discover?"
At this time, Ye You and Xu Xiaoqing were still unaware of Li Xiaomei's matter. Seeing Ye Ling's reaction, they were completely confused.
Ye Ling released Shan Bu and briefly explained the current situation to Ye You.
After hearing Ye Ling's explanation, Ye You frowned, realizing the seriousness of the matter, and said in a deep voice, "In that case, we won't be able to know the truth?"
"Not necessarily," Ye Ling shook his head. "If we can pry the truth out of Shan Bu's mouth, it's also possible."
"After all, we can't find it through soul-searching, but Shan Bu himself knows."
"Then what should we do?" Ye You asked again. "Torture him?"
Ye Ling: "Torture is a good method, and it's also very effective, but it's useless against Shan Bu."
Ye You: "Why?"
Ye Ling said, "Shan Bu is just a clone. Even if he is tortured, the effect will be very small."
Ye You suddenly realized, "So, we need to find his main body and torture him?"
"That's right!"
Ye Ling nodded. "Shan Bu used his clone to do these things, which in itself proves that he cherishes his own life immensely. If we find his main body, it will be much easier to pry the answer from his mouth."
"Then what are we waiting for here? Let's hurry and find Shan Bu's main body!" Ye You said quickly. "Brother, you should know where Shan Bu's main body is by now, right?"
"No rush," Ye Ling waved his hand. "Shan Bu is not important."
"Hey, Brother..." Ye You was stunned by Ye Ling's words and was also a little anxious. "Brother, what exactly do you want to say? Why can't I understand?"
Ye Ling did not explain clearly at this time, but transmitted his voice to Ye You, saying, "Shan Bu is only at the True Martial Realm. If he has any connection with the Shadow Hall, he won't have a high status within the Shadow Hall."
"If we go to him now and pry secrets from his mouth, we won't get much. Instead, he will become a discarded piece of the Shadow Hall and won't be of much use."
"So, Brother, you mean..." Ye You calmed down and suddenly understood what Ye Ling wanted to do.
Ye Ling continued to transmit his voice, "The other party currently should not know that we have seen through this matter. We can completely play the long game to catch a big fish and lure out the truly influential people."
"The most urgent task now is to find Ruo Xue."
"Brother is right... I was a bit too impatient." Ye You understood and was no longer anxious, waiting for Ye Ling to proceed with the next step.
After informing Ye You of the plan, Ye Ling glanced at the surrounding demons and said loudly, "Since everyone is here, I happen to have something I want to ask you."
"Whoever can answer my question will not only leave alive, but I will also give them a reward."
As soon as Ye Ling said this, all the surrounding demons held their breath, their hearts heavy.
They did not need any rewards.
They only knew that if Ye Ling did not get the information he wanted, they would probably...
All die!
With heavy hearts, the demons asked Ye Ling, "What does Your Excellency want to know?"
For them, rewards were secondary; as long as they could leave alive, it would be a great fortune!
Ye Ling said, "I heard from the little demons guarding the entrance to the Half-Spirit Realm that a few days ago, several humans sneaked into the Ancient Demon Town, and coincidentally, you were also looking for those people."
"Now I can confirm that those people used some method and are still among you. If anyone knows, you can tell me."
"Anyone who has information, as long as it is useful, I will let him leave. Moreover, I can directly increase his cultivation by one rank!"
As soon as Ye Ling said this, it immediately caused a huge stir among the crowd!
All the demons looked at Ye Ling in shock, dumbfounded!
Cultivation increased by one rank?
What did this mean!
No demon dared to believe it.
After a while, a rabbit demon mustered up the courage, unable to resist the temptation, stepped out of the demon crowd and asked Ye Ling, "Your Excellency, can any information do?"
Ye Ling smiled and said, "Of course, anything!"
The rabbit demon swallowed hard and then said, "A few days ago, I saw five humans dressed in purple robes holding a woman and entering the town. At that time, they headed straight for the northwest of the town, and then suddenly disappeared. I don't know exactly where."
After speaking, the rabbit demon looked at Ye Ling nervously, "Your Excellency..."
Ye Ling narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Very good, your information is useful."
With that, Ye Ling threw a ball of his demonic energy at the rabbit demon.
Boom!
The moment the demonic energy entered the rabbit demon's body, its aura began to soar!
Under the shocked gaze of the demons, the rabbit demon's cultivation directly rose from fifth rank to sixth rank!
The entire scene was in an uproar!
This was real!