Two disciples guarded by his side, their hands forming sword gestures, also remained vigilant.
Finally.
The three of them found the secret passage and walked through the corridor all the way to the chamber where the Soul Suppressing Vase was kept.
Looking at the empty chamber, the middle-aged Qi Refiner paused, then gave a wry smile, "Let's go, I should have thought of this."
"Thought of what?" the female disciple asked.
"Dragon Willow Villa has been operating for so many years without incident, yet suddenly such a tragedy occurred. If there wasn't someone behind it, how could this be possible?" the middle-aged Qi Refiner said, "There must be Evil Demons descending to the world, giving Prince Duan the opportunity to hasten the maturation of the magical treasures..."
"Hasten maturation?" the female disciple was stunned and exclaimed in shock, "Prince Duan has gone mad, using so many lives to hasten the maturation of magical treasures, isn't he afraid of being denounced?"